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INSPECTOR: The notorious desperado Toulouse Le Moose

had escaped to Cherbourg after jumping bail.

There he had been apprehended, and I was sent to return him to Paris.

Company halt. You Cherbourg police are dismissed.

I will take over from here.

All right, hold out your hand.

I will put this pretty little bracelets on to keep from losing you. There.

And to make sure, I will throw away the key.

Now, you ugly brute, it's time to catch the Paris express.

March.

(EXCLAIMS)

Resisting an officer, eh?

(GRUNTING)

Now you have played right into my hands.

I was secretly hoping you would put up a struggle

so I could rough you up a bit.

The sûreté is not used to taking foolishness from low criminals like you.

When I say march,

I don't mean April, I don't mean June.

I mean march!

March!

You're trying my patience, monsieur. Put your hands up.

Put them down. Down. Down, please.

Imbecile, you have fractured my police pistol.

If you think we're going to miss that train, just think again, monsieur.

You're going even if I have to pay baggage rates on you.

Now, April. I mean, march.

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)

INSPECTOR: Needless to say, I did not check him as baggage,

because I would have had to ride in the baggage car with him.

Now, my pretty one, I would like to see you make just one false move.

(CHUCKLING)

(WHEELS SCREECH)

INSPECTOR: He made a false move. But I did not get a chance to see it.

(HOWLING)

My prisoner was not only escaping from the law, but with the law,

which, of course, was very embarrassing to me.

This has gone far enough. I command you to halt in the name of the law.

(EXCLAIMING)

You fool. You idiot. Can't you be more careful with me?

Watch out! The wall!

(SPLUTTERING)

(GASPING)

(SPLUTTERING)

(GASPING)

INSPECTOR: This case was beginning to have a lot of loose ends.

And I was one of them.

Halt! You are only making it worse for yourself.

Here comes a truck. Quick, get off to the side of the road.

(THUDDING)

INSPECTOR: It was our misfortune to choose a very busy highway.

Those hounds had picked up the scent again. Oh, those hounds.

As usual, when things seemed almost insurmountable,

a brilliant thought crossed my mind.

In a moment, you go your way, and I'll go mine.

INSPECTOR: After a long tiring day, the Moose decided to catch 40 winks.

He was on his 39th wink when I deduced he was safely asleep.

It was now or never.

It's nothing. You just have a small bump on the top of your head.

I can easily fix it in a jiff.

INSPECTOR: After that, we both settled down for 80 winks.

(BOTH SNORING)

(DOGS BARKING)

By morning, the hounds were closing in on us.

(SNARLING)

(INSPECTOR EXCLAIMS)

I was almost at the end of my rope. I mean, my chain,

when I was seized with a sudden inspiration.

I have a plan that cannot fail. Follow me, mon ami.

INSPECTOR: Of course, anyone could have thought of it.

Anyone with a sharp, quick mind, that is.

7:10 is due any minute now.

Now, the passing train will sever the chain and separate us.

INSPECTOR: It was then that the Moose directed my attention

to a slight oversight in my plan.

Yipe!

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)

We are free! Free at last, you beautiful Moose, you...

As I said before, I am taking you back to Paris.

So no more arguments.

INSPECTOR: I was quite sure this time that Toulouse Le Moose

would not jump the bale.