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[theme music playing]

[theme music ends]

[sips drink] [rooster crows]

[yawns]

-Ahh. -Anne! Anne! Anne! An--

[sips drink]

[gulps]

Anne! Anne! Anne! Look what I found!

A blue moon shell. Pretty.

Yup! And you know who's gonna love it?

Ivy! Tomorrow's her birthday.

And this is the perfect gift.

Morning, kids! Time to start the chores.

Whoa! Is that a blue moon shell?

[gasps] Beautiful!

You know, some frogs die never having seen one.

[laughs] Suckers!

Anyway, enough dilly-dallying.

Chore time! Bessie's waste ain't gonna shovel itself.

Well, don't wanna get this thing dirty.

-[whistles] -Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You're just gonna leave that there?

Someone's gonna steal it.

No, they won't. This is Wartwood, Anne,

not some den of thieves.

You could at least cover it up or something.

I will do no such thing!

I trust my community.

And frankly, Anne, I pity you for not trusting yours.

Okay, okay. Sheesh.

[Hop Pop] Kids, get your butts over here!

[in unison] Coming, Hop Pop.

Glad that's over with.

Well, I'm scarred for life. Yup.

But never mind that. Look.

The blue moon shell. Right where I left it.

Wait. Wait a minute. What? The shell. The shell's not here.

I've been robbed!

Well, I don't wanna tell you, "I told you so."

-But-- -[sobs]

Ivy's birthday is tomorrow, and I've got nothing.

[sobs, pants]

Okay, first, calm down.

[breathes heavily]

Second, maybe we can track this thief down.

Quick. Look for clues.

Well, well, well. What do we have here?

Oh, that's just waxed yarn. They sell it at the Grub and Go.

Well, then, let's grub and go there to catch our thief.

[chuckles] Nice.

Finally, hundreds of hours of watching trash cop shows

is gonna pay off. Cop, what?

You know. A cop, po-po,

five-oh, doughnut munchers?

Mmm.

Here.

[police siren wails]

[police siren stops]

I don't care what it takes!

Bring him to me, dead or alive!

[police siren wails] One knife victim without pants.

We've gotta catch this sicko.

So, you're a marathon runner, eh?

Well, maybe this will jog your memory.

Jelly-stained boxers found at the scene of the crime.

-[gunshot fires] -How'd you get my phone number?

-Easy. -[gasps]

I looked up "guilty" in the phone book.

[chews]

[man] Justice is watching you.

[bullet ricochets]

Whoa! I'm into this.

Who wouldn't be? Now let's go catch that thief.

Ow! Whoops. Why are we wearing these again?

All the best cops have mustaches.

Now, here's how it's gonna go. I'm the good cop.

So I'll butter 'em up and make 'em lower their guard.

Then bam-o!

You come in as the bad cop and get the confession.

Got it.

[store bell rings]

Hey, buddy. Nice little place you got here.

Business good? Um,

we're having kind of a rough season.

Good, good.

We're here about a shell that got misplaced.

Recognize any of these?

Huh. Couldn't say. I see a lot of shells.

Psst. Hit him with the "bad cop."

Oh, right.

Your hair looks incredible. [grunts]

Thanks. I use product.

Sergeant, could I speak to you for a moment?

Sprig, that wasn't bad cop. That was sad cop.

You gotta get mad, man!

Yeah, I'm not generally a mad kid, Anne.

You gotta dig deep, dude.

Think about what that thief took from you.

Your shell. Your gift.

Your future with Ivy.

The frog of your dreams! [groans]

Yes. Yes, Sprig. Let it flow! [grumbles, yells]

Hey, you little noodle!

This blue shell, you seen it?

Yes! Yes! I remember now! Out there. Late morning!

Great. Now, who buys this string?

Uh, no one except the baker, really.

The baker, huh? You have a nice day, sir.

Keep the change, kid.

Actually, you're short. Oh, sorry. Sorry.

All right, same drill. Good cop, bad cop time. Got it.

[store bell rings]

Well, howdy there, baker. Nice pile of bricks you got here.

Listen I wanted to ask you-- Where's my shell?

[grunts] Whoa, dude. What are you doing?

[grunts] Shell? What shell? This string was found at the scene of a crime.

And only you use it.

Talk! [groans] I wrap my buguettes in that.

So whoever bought a loaf is a suspect.

Uh-huh. [Sprig grunts]

Whoa! [chuckles] I want names, you worm.

[shudders]

Baker's oath. Customer list, confidential.

Hmm.

Your favorite apron, right?

Sure would be a shame if something happened to it.

[gasps] No, not my favorite apron.

-Sprig! -[groans] Oh. Here.

There. Now that wasn't so hard, was it?

Oh! My baby! My baby!

Uh, sorry about that. He's new to this. It's okay, baby.

Daddy's here.

[loud munching]

So... that was a little too much bad cop.

Well, we got results, didn't we?

Well, yeah. But-- Then let's stop wasting time

and find who stole my shell already!

[sips]

Actually, there's nothing in here.

[grunts] Was it you, Stumpy?

[grunts] Was it you, Croaker? [shouts]

[grunts] [grunts]

Was it you, Toadstool? Sir, please help me.

Just let it happen, Toadie.

[grunts] Dude, there's no one here.

I know! I'm just fired up, Anne.

[children laugh] You were right. This town is a dirty cesspool of vice.

[munches] Disgusting.

Look, I'm glad you're being more cautious.

But I think this whole thing has gotten a little extreme.

Justice is extreme, Anne!

[pants] Besides, we only have one name left on our list.

Which means... we've got our guy.

Gunther? Who's that?

He just moved to Wartwood. Lives out in the woods.

Seemed nice. A little too nice.

Yeah. Sprig, I don't think we should-- Sprig!

Gunther, open up! Sprig!

Come on! Help me break the door down!

Nope.

Yep! No!

-[gags] -Bad frog.

-[groans, yells] -[groans, grunts]

Oh, can I help you children?

We'll be the ones asking questions.

Hey. We're just a couple of curious kiddos knocking on doors and saying hello.

Well, isn't that nice? Yeah.

Just wondering, what brings you here to Wartwood?

Well, I'm from down south.

But I had to leave due to an unfortunate misunderstanding.

Oh. Was it because you're a criminal?

Excuse me? Don't play dumb with us!

We know that shell's in here somewhere!

Shell?

-Is it here? -Hey!

Or maybe here?

Stop that!

Where are you hiding it?

Get out of my house! [growls]

Uh, Sprig, why is he changing color?

I don't know.

The only frogs who can do that are southern tusk frogs.

But Gunther doesn't have any tusks.

-[roars] -Oh, there they are.

[growls]

Think we touched a nerve there.

I kill you! Run!

[growls]

-[pants] -[growls]

We gotta hide somewhere.

Stumpy! Stumpy! Stumpy! Stumpy!

What do you want?

We're being chased. There's a big monster.

[both] He's gonna kill us!

You think I'm gonna let you in here

after you called me a thief?

Maybe.

[growls]

[roars] [yells]

He's crazy. You gotta let us in. He's gonna kill us.

He's after us. You've gotta help. Please let us in.

Toadie, buddy.

[both yell]

[both grunt]

Anne, I think I did too much bad cop.

You think? [growls]

Then maybe it's time this bad cop goes good.

Oh, that really hurts.

[growls] Huh? Gunther, wait.

I shouldn't have accused you like that.

[growls repeatedly]

I don't really know you.

And you've never given me any reason not to trust you.

I guess I just hopped to conclusions.

[laughs] Hopped.

[chuckles] Yeah. 'Cause I'm a frog.

Well, anyways, I wanted you to have these. Aw!

We ate most of them. But there's, like, three left.

[groans] Thank you, child.

Rage problems. You know how it is.

People misjudge me all the time

since I can turn into a hulking beast.

And it's super annoying, hmm.

Well, hey, I promise I won't judge you anymore.

Yeah, dude. Sorry about that.

Ooh, chocolate. [munches]

Actually, that's licorice.

[groans] I hate licorice!

-[growls] -[both yell]

-[sighs] -[sighs]

[Anne] Man, that guy was hard to lose.

I don't believe this. Went through all that

and we still haven't found the--

[gasps] Shell!

Hey, Sprig. Ivy?

I came by earlier, but I couldn't find you.

But I did find this sweet blue moon shell.

And you... took it?

Yeah. It was a little dirty.

But I took it home and polished it up. Here's it back.

Uh, thanks.

Go get her. Oh, right.

Happy early birthday, Ivy.

Whoa. Thanks, Sprig.

It's beautiful.

But I kinda like it here.

When I see it sparkle, I know I'm getting close to your place.

[stammers]

Wow! [blows raspberry]

-Okay. -[gasps]

Aw! Cut it out!

Well, see you dorks later. See you, Ivy!

Well, looks like we found our thief.

Yes, Anne. But she didn't just steal the shell.

She stole my heart.

[sweeping music plays]

-[music stops] -Too much?

Little bit, yeah. Got it.