Original subtitles

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- Hi, Johnny! - Hi, Alain!

Groceries!

- Will you stop playing with that catapult? It's not for kids!

- I'm just looking, that's all. - So? Don't put your hands on it!

- I'm tired of waiting.

It's taking hours. - Then just stop pestering us.

It'll go must faster.

Heh! He's really nervous out there.

"I'm tired of waiting. It's taking hours." (kids laughing)

- We'd better make up our minds right now, eh?

There's still a few who don't want that boy.

- That's not the point. I just said he was a bit too young.

I was wondering whether he'd be able to follow us.

- There might be a way to check that out.

We could give him a little test.

(police siren in the distance)

- (boy): What if he refuses to go through the test?

- (girl): We'll tell him that if he doesn't go through the test,

he just can't become a member of the gang, that's all.

- (girl): It depends what we ask him to do. He's only 10 years old, you know.

- (boy): What could we ask him to do?

- (boy): Nothing too easy; nothing too hard either.

(all talking) - I've never tried,

but I've seen it done. - Right, and if he misses

on the first try, we could give him a new test.

- You're right, it's something else rolling down the hill.

- Sure, why not? - Just one chance;

that'll be OK. - It's just gotta be wild.

(ball hitting wall) (kids laughing)

- Bunch of stupid idiots!

- Stop spying on us!

- That's dangerous, you know!

- You sure didn't miss the mark. (kids laughing)

- OK, cut it out now. We'd better

start looking for a test. - Hey, I think I've got a really good one.

(kids all talking) - Hey, hold on a minute!

We could give him five tests instead of just one.

- Hey, that's a perfectly bright idea! Each of us can choose what he prefers.

(sigh)

- (girl): He's gonna cross the whole yard?

- (boy): Sure. - Just like in the war movies.

Tum-ta-ta-tum, ta-ta-tum! - (girl): Hey, what's that?

- (boy): I betcha anything it's him again. - (boy): Aw, never mind.

- Hey! Alain! You'd better cut that out

before I come down there and break your neck!

- All right, let's go! We're waiting for you.

Hey! You'd better cut that out! Come on!

What are you doing there? - Well?

- Well nothing! That's my place!

- If you want to join our gang, we want to see some sort of proof.

- Proof of what? - You've got to prove to us all that you're capable of doing

what we ask you to do. - Oh! You people want me

to do something, and I've gotta show I'm capable of doing it.

- That's it. There'll be five tests in all. - That'll be the proof.

- You gotta prove to us you're capable of doing four out of

five tests to join the gang. - Oh, I know I'll be able. What do I have to do?

- We each chose one for you. - We've got easy ones and more difficult ones.

- Like what? - You know the cable that runs

from the shed to the big hangar? Well, we want you to cross

the yard just hanging on to it. - Oh, right,

the cable that's in the yard just by the blue house. - Yeah, that's it.

- Oh, sure I'll be able. What else is there?

- Mine's more difficult. You've gotta go search for the trophy

the gang down the block stole from us last night.

We know they hid it somewhere in their clubhouse.

- The gang down the block? They're all huge guys!

I'm sure they'll never give me the trophy!

- Well, don't ask them anything, just bring it back here, that's all.

- That's all? Oh, sure. Why don't you go if you're so clever?

- YOU'VE got to prove yourself. Remember, you're the one

on trial here. - The gang down the block...

They'll break my neck or something.

- Look, you just gotta make sure they're somewhere else.

- Yeah...

Well, what else have you got?

- Oh, mine's very simple. All you have to do is shoot with the slingshot.

- Oh, that's real easy. - Have you ever tried?

- Well... yeah!

I'm not bad with a slingshot. What else have you got?

- How about espionage? - What are you trying to say?

- Are you capable of spying on someone?

- Spying? To follow a guy and not let him know it?

That's pretty easy. Who do you want me to spy on?

- The old man who just moved into my neighbourhood.

- The old Pollock? - He's not a Pollock.

- He doesn't speak English; he's a Pollock.

- Come on, now, he's Portuguese. - Yeah, my mother heard him speaking at the store.

He's either Spanish or Portuguese.

- Portuguese, Spanish, Pollock - it's all the same, you know.

- You don't know the meaning of the word "Pollock."

- So? What does it mean? - A Pollock is a Pole, that's all.

- That's right. - Yeah, I knew that.

- So you want me to spy on him? - You're gonna spy on him,

but I want you to bring back some pictures. - What sort of pictures?

My name's not James Bond. - What's the big deal? - What do you mean,

what's the big deal? I've never taken any pictures, you know.

- I'm gonna teach you with my brother's old camera, all right?

- I don't mind spying, but pictures are out.

- Well, that's the type of test I've chosen.

- OK. You and your stupid espionage...

- Well, you know, it's up to you.

- What sort of thing you got? - I just told you earlier. It's the slingshot.

- There's just my bit left.

- So what's your request? Please go jump off the roof?

- Heh, well, it's much easier than that. You've gotta go

on a tire tumble. - A tire tumble?

- You climb aboard, and we all push. - But where to?

- Oh, just now I'm not sure, but we'll find a good hill. - That's dangerous, guys.

- Not a bit. It's great fun, a tumble ride.

- Well, it depends where you're sitting.

- You understood what's expected of you?

- I don't remember all of them, but, uh, I'm willing to try.

Tell me which one I should begin with.

Why do you put those on?

- Well, you try without gloves on.

All right, you watch me now.

- Tummmm, ta-ta-ta-tummmm.

Tummmm, ta-tummmm.

Tummm, ta-ta-tummm, ta-ta-tummm.

- Here, put these on. - No, no.

- Put them on! You'll burn your hands.

- I won't. - You'll burn your hands, Alain.

- I won't, I'm telling you! I won't.

¶ Dum da-dum da-dum, dum da-dum da-dum da-dum ¶

¶ Da-dum dum dum dum da-dum da-dum da-dum ¶

¶ Dum dum da-dum dum da-dum dum da-dum dum ¶

- What are you doing?

- ¶ Dum dum da-dum dum ¶ Ugh!

Ah! There's nothing to it. - Where did you find that?

- Oh, in my brother's things. Hey, it doesn't come off that way. You gotta press on it.

- That makes it one out of five, kid.

- Hey, I've gotta try that thing.

It looks like a lot of fun. (yelling like Tarzan)

- ...with guards all over. - Yeah, there was one on TV

last night. - Hey, look at Albert.

- (Albert): OK, guys, watch Tarzan!

(yelling like Tarzan)

Ahhhh!

Hey, wow!

That thing really travels, man.

(whistling)

- What are you doing there? - What? What do you want?

- What are you doing there? - I'm taking some pictures.

- Will you take one of us too?

- All right, uh, that's just fine.

Don't move, now.

Hold still.

- (Albert): See this thing here? - (boy): Yeah.

- That's for the ammunition. You can put all sorts of things in there.

- How do you fire it? You pull here?

- It's ready, Alain. - Here, let me show you.

See? You pull on the rope like this...

When it's down, you put the hook on.

- Where's that? - Right here. After that,

you just shoot. The hook slides out.

(Albert mimics artillery fire) - Normand! Normand, I'm ready.

- Luc's not here yet. - Where is he?

- He just left. He said he'd be right back.

- (Alain): Well, too bad for him. I'm not waiting.

- All right, watch me carefully.

(ping!) You see? It's really quite easy.

You try now. I know you can make it.

- ¶ I know you can make it, I know you can make it-- ¶

- Cut that out!

(ping!) - Beautiful, Alain! That's just great.

- ¶ You're really great, chicka-ch, chicka-ch ¶

¶ You're really great ¶ - You're getting on my nerves.

- OK, OK.

- Give him a chance to concentrate!

(ping!) - That makes it two out of two!

That's great! - I told you I could do it.

- Bravo! - It's OK, you passed the test.

- What do you mean? - Well, you had to hit the target at least twice

with three marbles. If you want to quit right now, you can.

- Even if you missed, it wouldn't matter. - Oh, might as well

try the last shot. - It's up to you.

Try it for luck.

- What are you doing there?

- Hi there, Luc!

- OK, get down here!

- Oh, it was just to play a joke on you. Come on, out of the way.

- Forget it, it's all over. - What do you mean it's over?

- (Normand): It's all over. You just failed the test.

- Hey, whoa, hold it. I've got a right to prove I--

- You got one marble left and you're expected to score twice.

- I've got three marbles left, all right? Because I haven't even started.

- You already shot twice. - Look, I said it was for laughs.

- Listen here, I'm not sure you would have come out and said

it was for laughs. Look, it's OK, Alain.

You still got two more tests left.

- It's not fair, you know. - Can I have

my slingshot? - Your slingshot, huh? You're gonna have to run

after your stupid slingshot. - Hey, I only leant it to you

for the test. Give it back. - Your slingshot?

Pbbt! your slingshot.

- I want it now, OK? - Don't worry, he'll calm down.

- That's for sure I'm gonna calm down. I'm gonna calm down

so well, you'll never see me again.

I don't need your gang!

- Well, just let him pout. He won't go far.

- Hey, want to try it out? - Is that thingamajig really gonna work?

- This? It'll work. Just you watch.

Out of the way, Luc.

How about that? - Great!

- What do you use for ammunition?

- We should try it with marbles. - We've gotta use something soft.

We don't want to break a window. - Hey, will this do?

- Wow, that's perfect. Let's try. - Alain!

Come and see this, Alain! It works! Come on!

- Just leave me alone, OK? - Come see! It works!

- (Albert): OK, I'll hold it alone now.

- Ta-ta-tummm... Hurry up, will you?

Ta-tummm, ta-tummm,

ta-tummm...

ta-tummm, ta-ta-ta-tummm, ta-ta-tummm,

ta-ta-tummm... ta-TUM!

(pop!) - Wow, that's great!

Got any more? - No, that was my last one.

- Hey, we ought to shoot this.

- Where'd you find that? - We'll aim someplace else.

- How about there? - OK, we'll aim there.

Come on, Luc.

(Albert mimicking race car and screeching tires)

This time I'll pull it all the way down.

- Come on! Come on! Put the hook on!

- (Albert): Lift it a bit. OK. - (Luc): Go ahead, Alain!

- (girl): You forgot the sauce. - (Alain): Come on, come on.

- Everyone, man your stations!

Stand by, ready to fire!

Five! Four!

Three! Two!

One! Fire!

Where'd they go?

(crickets chirping)

(frustrated grunt)

(dog barking)

(dog barking)

- Hey, cut that out, will ya?

- Come on, you guys, stop fiddling around.

- Well, he started it. - Come on.

(guys playing guitar and bongos in clubhouse)

- Darn it.

- Hey! What's going on here? - Hey! Hey!

- Come on! Hey, that's our door!

Bring it back! Come on!

- So the guy opens the skylight and looks down,

and then he jumps - plop! - Uh-huh.

- There's no one on the roof. But then he notices

this funny little thing hanging from the ceiling.

It was an alarm system, see? Well, then all of a sudden

he sees this huge door, and thick like this.

Well, he walks right up to it and points his laser gun -

boom! The door falls down, he walks right in,

but there was a fire in there! It was all over!

He walks right up to the fire...

and he blows it out just like that!

Then suddenly the alarm... - The other one.

- (Luc): Beep, beep-beep, beep-beep! - Whoa!

Right here is OK.

- Let's go, fellas. - Come on.

- But then all of a sudden, the fire burst out

all over the place again, and that was really fun,

because you could hear the alarm system: beep-beep!

- I prefer that other hill we saw before. - The other hill

was just for beginners; this is a real hill.

- How about rolling the tire first to check how it works?

- It won't be a real test if you're not in it. - I'm gonna run someone over.

- We'll just push you in that direction.

- If you try it first, I'll follow right up.

- You're the one who's gotta prove he's brave. Look, we'll be

right behind you. Don't be afraid.

- OK, come on, let's go.

- (Albert): OK, in you go.

That's it.

Lower your head.

Hold still, now.

- I'm gonna break every single bone.

- Oh, come on. You're gonna have a lot of fun. Ready?

(Alain yelling)

(yelling)

- Ah!

Hey! Hey!

- I want you to hear my latest song.

- (all): Alain! - Stop him!

- Stop him! Alain! - Alain!

- Alain!

(Alain yelling) - Alain!

- Alain! - Stop him!

(yelling) - (boy): Alain!

- Alain! Alain! - Stop him!

- (others): Alain! Stop him!

(Alain yelling)

- Wah-ow! Ah!

- (all): Alain!

Alain!

(woman screaming)

- (Luc): Stop him!

- I got through!

Hey! I got through!

Can I join the gang? I did it!

- Are you OK, Alain? - Hey, that was some ride, Alain!

- Were you afraid when you started?

- Sure was. - Hey you were pretty good.

- For a while there, I thought you'd never stop!

- It's like flying, it really is!

- Hey, were you afraid? - How about you try now?

- Well, sure, but maybe we should change hills. - Yeah, we should.

- Anyway, you're in the gang from now on. - Yeah, you're in the gang now.

- That's right, you're one of us. - You proved yourself already.

- I thought you got hurt on the rock.

- That was funny when you hit that guy's guitar.

Crash!

(voices fading out)

- Now hold your breath, don't move...

Don't move at all. Come on!

Now you aim just a bit higher than the can.

- I got it!

Four out of seven. Not bad, huh? - Well, you're improving.

Keep up practicing.

- Hey! Why don't we try it with bottles?

- Sure. Who's gonna pick up the glass afterwards? You, I suppose?

- Here we go again. Luc's preparing another

karate show out there.

- Beep-beep! - Hey!

You want one of these right between the eyes?

- Of course, go right ahead.

- Huh, five out of nine. Did you see that? - Bravo! Bravo!

- Hello. - Hi, Luc.

(whistling)

- Hey, come and see. I'm gonna do my karate show.

- (girl): What, again? - What are you doing there?

- That's a birdhouse. - (Luc): We should nail it

to the telephone pole, and put peanuts in it.

It would attract the squirrel. It'd be fun.

- (girl): It's a birdhouse, not a squirrel house,

you dumb-dumb! - Bet ya anything if we put peanuts in it, the squirrels

would show up. - You missed, Alain.

- Go jump in the lake, for crying out loud.

- Watch this.

- Oh, wow, great shot. - Watch this one. Ah! Hey!

(Luc): Are you gonna come see my show? - (girl): Yeah, maybe.

- What did I tell you? - It doesn't count!

You hit the post, you know. - I made it fall anyway!

- You're a darned cheater. - Come watch Bruce Lee, guys, the world's karate champion--

- Champion. We know. - I got it with one shot.

- Two shots, Albert. - The first one doesn't count.

- You're a darned cheater! - Hey, Bruce, you did it

with a board last week. You should try a brick now.

- We'll begin with this board. After we'll try a brick.

- Isn't that board already split, Luc?

- Why don't you go fly a kite? - OK, you don't have to

bawl me out. I just wanted to help.

- Go on, hit it.

- Are you OK? - Aw, keep quiet, will ya?

I gotta concentrate.

- (whispering): All right, let's go, Luc!

- Shh! He's gotta concentrate. - Hee-yah!

- WAH-CHKAHH! CHOP!

YAAAA!

(Albert yelling) (Alain laughing)

- You just wait till I get you. - What's wrong?

- What's wrong? You know darn well what's wrong.

- One board or another couldn't be that different.

- Are you hurt badly? - Let's see you try with

the right hand. - I'm gonna clobber you

right in the face! - Wow! Bruce Lee's having a fit!

- You're just a big blabbermouth.

- Yeah? Well, let's see you try and split that board.

- Ah, well, not today - I'm out of shape.

- Never mind, Alain. All he ever does is talk.

- Hey, Bruce, don't forget your board now!

- Wait for me, Luc!

(kids yelling nearby)

Are you hurt bad?

You should put some cold water on it.

- I don't wanna play with those guys anymore.

- We should start our own gang, and we should build our own clubhouse.

- Hey...

- How about spying on them? - There's really no point.

- How about spying on the old Portuguese?

Well, he sure is slow coming out.

- A good spy is supposed to spend hours on the lookout.

- A good spy... - Yep.

- Hey, how about a disguise? We'd be able to move right up to the house.

- We don't really need a disguise. Here!

There's nothing to it. Just take a newspaper,

and pretend you're reading. - Oh, yeah! I saw that

in a film, right. Let me have it. - Aw...

- All you gotta do is make two holes, right?

You make two holes in the paper.

The agent was in a building spying on a guy,

but he pretended he was reading: Blah, blah, blah.

And then when he thought something was going on,

he'd lift the paper like...

The holes are in the wrong place!

- Well, wait a minute. I'll fix 'em for ya.

- Hey! You almost put my eye out!

- I just wanted to make a hole. - Well...

What do we do now?

Let's move right in.

- Come on.

How about that, huh?

Did you see that big suitcase?

That's what I call suspicious.

Come on, quick!

- The bikes!

Luc!

Luc? Wait for me.

(whispering): He's there, Luc.

- (whispering): I'm not blind. I know he's there, you jerk!

- Then why'd you run?

- We're gonna lose him, darn it!

We lost him, of course. By the time we got to our bikes,

the guy was gone. Then we went to check

the building he'd gone into.

We just looked around. It was kinda huge.

- There were a lot of people.

The suitcase was black.

It seemed like it weighed a lot.

Well... not all that much, I guess. It looked heavy, didn't it, though?

- (Albert): Counterfeit money? - Could be, you know.

- Counterfeit $20 bills.

- Ten counterfeit $20 bills is 200 bucks!

- One thousand $20 bills.

- That's, uh... - Twenty thousand bucks.

- Twenty thousand bucks?

Wow! Twenty thousand bucks!

- Twenty thousand bucks!

- So, what do you propose? - Well, I propose we go and--

- We'll go and search the man's home! - Aw, cut it out, you nut.

- You just told me the man was a suspect. - Let's listen to Luc's plan.

- They're all nutty, his plans. - Second-rate James Bond.

- You don't like my plan, I'll go alone with Alain. - Now wait a minute, 007,

we're all in this. - So what's your plan?

(sigh)

(sigh)

- Well, if that man isn't here in 10 minutes, I'm going back home.

- He'll show up, don't worry. - You've been saying that for an hour.

- It's not my fault if the guy's late.

- We shoulda brought our bikes. - Yeah.

- Take cover!

- We'd better split into two groups: Normand, Alice,

and myself will look down here; you guys look upstairs.

- He's not around here. (man shouting nearby)

(man shouting)

(man shouting angrily)

(shouting)

(shouting)

(sternly): What do you want?

- It's just a guy in a kimono like Bruce Lee.

- (woman): Oh, the auditions are on the next floor up, dear.

- Thanks, miss. We'd better get the others.

(piano being played nearby)

(applause nearby) - You're pretty late. It's

already started, children. What's your name? - Alain Duncan.

- And yours? - Debbie Batchelor.

- What's yours? - Albert Sander. But we just wanted to take a look--

- That's quite all right. Now, just go right in, but don't

make any noise, OK? - There are three missing.

- They just got here, Frank. - (Frank): Uh, these three?

- (woman): Yes. - (Frank): OK.

OK, come on, children. Let's go. Be quiet now.

(young girl singing)

(piano accompaniment)

(singing in French)

- (whispering): Gotta get outta here.

- (whispering): Keep quiet.

- I'm fed up with your espionage.

(man shouting)

(man shouting)

(door creaking)

- (man): Damn it, can't a guy work in peace? Close the door!

- Hey!

This time...

you won't get away. Come on!

(piano accompaniment)

(tap dancing)

- Bet you could do better. - I suppose.

- Psst! Would you mind holding this for a while? - Sure.

Hey, Albert. Hey.

It's beautiful.

- Thanks very much.

(song ending)

(applause)

(man speaking Portuguese)

(speaking Portuguese)

- He's got an accomplice.

Ah, if only we could hear what he's saying.

- We'll go around that way. - OK.

- (woman): Jeffrey Briggs.

- Good luck to you.

¶¶¶

(playing out of tune)

(playing out of tune)

- He's out of tune. - Could be a lot worse.

(playing out of tune)

(men speaking Portuguese)

(men speaking Portuguese)

- Look out!

- Have you thought of an act? - I wouldn't know what to do.

- I think you should sing.

Well, you know that song you were singing this morning?

(violin piece ending) (applause)

You kept humming it: ¶ Na na-na na na-na ¶

¶ Na na-na na na-na ¶

¶ Na na-na na-na na-na ¶

That was pretty good, friend.

- I just can't make a word out.

(men speaking Portuguese)

(thud!)

- What is it? - He just busted my ear.

- He's taking off, Luc.

(man whistling)

- "Ryonu...suke Akutagawa."

- Well, that's just great.

You had us follow a bill sticker, for crying out loud.

- Hey, that's the Japanese we saw back there. See?

- You're a rotten James Bond, you know?

- All right, I blew it. So sue me.

- Alain Duncan.

- This is the house that Jack built. This is the house that

Jack built. This is the moat that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the rat, uh... - (whispering): Come on.

- ...the rat that ate the mole that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the rat...

The malt ate the malt in the house that Jack built.

This, uh... is just the dog that worried the farmer

sowing his corn that waked the priest

that married the cat with the malt...

that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt

that lay in the house that Jack built!

- Hurry up! Come on!

- (Normand): Where were you guys?

- There was a contest! - You and your crazy ideas.

- What's the matter? - OK, cut that out.

- Did you find the old guy? - Yeah, and he's no gangster.

We found him all right. - OK, we're going home.

- Hey, I didn't do too badly in that contest.

I should go back some other time.

Maybe I'll win and they'll put me on TV or something.

You know, on one of those shows.

Did you go very far? - Not really.

That's the last time I'll listen to you, boy.

- The important thing in life is to take risks.

- You like taking risks, huh?

Wanna risk getting punched in the face?

(Luc whistling)

- I had to go up there and do some sort of an act.

- You really think you're funny, huh?

- You know the things that goes like, uh, "This is the house that Jack built,

this is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built"?

You know, and it goes on and on?

Anyway, that's what I decided to do for an act, see?

- So what happened? - What do you mean what happened?

I got right up there on stage and I recited

the whole darn thing, that's what.

And you know something? I was pretty darn good,

if I may say so myself.

(church bells chiming)

- (woman): You little good-for-nothing!

I know it was you! You're always up to no good.

Next time, I'm going to call the police. You'll see.

Just you try that again! You're gonna be in a lot of trouble!

(church bells chiming)

- (Alain): Hi there, Albert! Gotcha!

(sigh) - What a baby.

- You know where Alain is?

- Just saw him on Mr. Black's garage.

Be careful, though - he's playing fireman.

- You got the rope?

- It's all there.

(kids yelling)

(man speaking French rapidly)

- Are you crazy? Listen, you little boy,

you want me to go up there and get you some manners, eh?

What's the matter with you, you stupid?

And you, what are you trying to do, run me down?

You'd better watch it, huh? (speaking French rapidly)

- Alain! Alain!

I know you're there!

- He's pretty funny, that guy.

- Are you sure Luc will go for it?

- What if he catches you in his house?

- There's really no danger. We watched him

for almost a week. He doesn't come back before 7 o'clock.

- Boy, I can't wait to see Luc - "I was right, wasn't I? The old Portuguese is a spy."

- What time are you coming back? - I should be here, uh, around 5:30 I suppose.

- Try to keep serious, huh? - OK, we'll wait right here.

- (muffled speaking): Ah, help! Help!

(all laughing)

(church bells tolling faintly)

Ball!

Another ball!

- Hey, you mean a strike!

- Steeee-rike!

Ball!

Strike!

That was a ball.

(bicycle motor running)

Come on...

Come on!

There. You put it back on when you leave.

- Don't worry, I will.

Albert?

Albert. - Nah!

- Cut out that nonsense, will ya?

- Gotcha, huh?

This is just perfect.

- Hurry up.

Come here.

Keep your legs together. - OK, OK.

Try to work things out so that Luc comes up first.

- OK, turn. - I can just see Luc's face,

and Alain's, when they find me.

The rest of you gotta pretend you're really scared.

- OK. Give me your hands.

- Not too tight, huh? Otherwise it'll hurt.

Not too tight, I said!

You're doing it too tight. - Stop complaining.

I'm almost through.

- Just remember to put the hook on.

You ought to tell Luc I could be dead by now.

Don't make it too tight! My hands are all numb.

- Don't make such a fuss! Stop it now!

It won't be long.

- (muffled): Hurry up! - What?

- Hurry up! I don't feel like spending the whole day here.

- Don't move now. We won't be long.

- Don't forget the hook!

(motor bicycle approaching)

Oh, no!

(motor bicycle stopping)

(dogs barking nearby)

- (whispering): It won't be long!

I'll just be a minute. Don't worry!

- "I've waited too much.

"I fear this poor fellow will die because of me.

"If only, if only I could fly...

"But I'm flying. What does it mean?

"Maybe it's the... the short,

"maybe it's the short circuit that pulverized my watch

"which has given me my superpowers like Superman.

I suppose I now control the powers of mind--"

- Be quiet! You're a pain, you know.

- "This armoured plate will prove whether it's so.

"Will it resist my powers, or not?

We'll soon see if I'm endowed--" - "A small transmitter was

"concealed in the dashboard, and therefore John could

tell the men where our friend would go. He found out."

- "Now I'll be able to destroy these spies...

(Alain sighs.) "...and all their weapons.

Beep! Beep! Beep!" - "Then Sam went in and saw

the old woman's body. It was a murder, and a well-planned murder at that--"

- Hey! - Hello. - Would you like a soft drink?

- Quick! Albert's in real bad trouble!

Come on! He's risking his life!

- What's going on? - Albert was caught in the old guy's house!

We'd better warn the others! - OK!

- Is there a fire somewhere? - Albert's just been caught! - By the old man, you know!

- Is that so? - Yeah, it looks like the old guy just grabbed him

and took him into his house! - Alice saw it all!

- So where is Alice? - She's on the way!

- I'd better warn the police! - No point getting nervous. He's probably OK.

- But he may not be OK! - I suppose we could look around first.

- We'll all go, the whole gang. - You think he could be dangerous?

- Listen, you'd better wait here if you're scared.

- Come on! What if it's just a trap?

- Let's hurry up. Once we know what's happened, we'll decide on a plan.

- OK!

- We'll wait for you over there. Hurry up!

- OK!

- Come quick, guys! Albert's been caught!

- That's perfect, my dear Alice! - You should have seen the way you bit the hook.

- I'm not kidding. The old guy came back.

- What?

- He's in the kitchen. - Albert?

- Not Albert, the old guy. Come on.

(railroad crossing bell)

(gasp)

- We'd better call the police!

- I'll get him. You stay here. - No, we'll go together. - OK.

- He's tied up! - He's... he's up in the roof!

- Yeah, we'd better fetch the police.

- Take it easy, will ya? Where is he?

- Come see. Keep your heads down.

He's there!

(muffled grunting)

- (muffled): Hurry up, will ya? Do something, for Pete's sake!

- OK, get me a ladder. - What ladder?

- Just look for one! Go on! - They don't grow on trees, you know.

- Just go look around. Go on. - Let's ask Mr. Bennett.

- It's too far. - Just bring a ladder back.

Hurry up, will ya? - Yeah, because if you don't find one soon,

I'm gonna go get the police, OK? - Oh, shut it, will ya?

- (whispering): Normand! There's a board that might be useful.

- We'll try, but I'm not that sure we'll find one, you know.

- What's your plan? - To go in through the window.

- That's dangerous. - I'll be right back.

- Where are you going? - Well, I'm going to get

my baseball bat. - Are you out of your mind?

(singing in Portuguese)

- Shh!

- OK, go ahead. - (Alain): Normand!

- Shh! - Normand!

- What's going on? - I thought you might want it.

- Oh, I don't!

Just a minute. - (muffled): Hurry up!

- Psst! Alice! Go get a crowbar, fast!

- You want a crowbar? - You want my bat? - No!

- What are you doing? Go with the others.

(singing in Portuguese)

- I got one!

- Give it to me! I'll take it up to him!

- Out of the way!

Here.

- (whispering): The bat! Get me the bat, quick!

- (whispering): Alain! Your bat!

(snap!)

- (muffled): No! No!

(singing in Portuguese)

- Don't move. We'll find a way to get you out.

- OK. - OK?

All right, get down. - Come on, get down, Alain.

- I can't open the window. - Hey, we could find a way

to get the old man out in the street.

You would get in through the back and free Albert.

- How do you plan to force the guy out? - We'll ring the doorbell

and we'll ask him if he's missing something or other. - I suppose, but missing what?

- I'm quite sure we'll find something.

- We could ask him if he lost a baseball bat. - Not the baseball bat!

- Hey, we should look for a cat and ask him if it belongs to him.

- Oh, sure, a cat. - I know where to look.

- OK, you gotta hurry though. You go with Alain.

- OK, we'll keep the man as busy as we can.

- Try not to lose it.

- Give me a hand, Luc.

- Careful.

- You stay here and let us know when they're back.

- (whispering): They're back!

- (Albert muffled): What are they doing?

- We'll say the cat was in front of the door.

- Let me do the talking, OK?

- It won't open.

- It was mewing in front of the door. Is it yours?

- A cat. You got? You got? - The cat, we want to know

if the cat's yours. - (man): Nice cat.

- OK.

- Nice cat. - Nice pussy cat, that's right.

- Nice little cat. - Just a baby, a little baby.

He's cute, isn't he? - (man): Yes, nice cat.

- (Alain): Is it yours? - (man): Yes, very nice cat.

- (Alain): It's not yours? - (man): But not my cat.

- (Debbie): It was right here in front of the door.

- Momento. Wait here.

- Hey, what's going on? Where's Albert?

- In the old man's house. Normand's there too.

- What's he doing there? - He got stuck.

His soup boiled over, see. And...

- (muffled): What are they doing?

What's taking them so darned long?

(muffled grunting)

- I suppose we could get another cat, Debbie,

and knock on the door again.

- It won't work, not twice in a row.

- I'll be right back!

Hey, Rod!

Rod!

Rod!

Rod! - Sounds like you're in trouble again.

- Have you got a pizza left? - A pizza?

- A pizza or whatever you have left in there will be all right.

- What sorta stupid joke you preparing now?

- It's not a joke! I'll explain later.

- I don't trust you one bit, Luc. I was caught one time. That's all.

- I swear it's not a joke! All you gotta do is pretend you're delivering a pizza.

- Ah, sure, once more! - It'll only take a minute!

- I just don't trust you, I said.

- Listen, Rod, if it's a joke, you can knock my head off!

It's gonna work. You just go back out front and it'll ring in a few minutes.

- Did you find another cat? - You can tell Normand to get out of the house.

- (Albert muffled): A pizza? Who's got time for a pizza now?

(doorbell)

- Here's your pizza. - What?

- Your pizza. You just ordered a pizza.

- What? No, no. - Didn't you just call us and order a pizza?

- (whispering): Hey, Normand. Normand!

- You didn't order a pizza? - No.

- Well, this is 644 Lake Street, right?

- Yes, yes, but-- - But you didn't order a pizza?

- (man): No!

- (whispering): Albert! - Later, later! Hurry up!

- Not to order the pizza. Must be mistake.

- You ordered it. You did. - No, mister. No!

- Oh, darn it!

(muffled grunting)

(questioning in Portuguese)

- (whispering): What's going on? - (whispering): Keep quiet!

- Did it work? - Shh!

- Push!

Run, Alain! - He's coming! He's coming!

- Go away! (man speaking Portuguese)

Go away! - The old man's coming after us!

We gotta get out of here! - Normand, he's right here!

- Hey! You got to open the door! This is my house!

- Go away! - Let's get out of here! - Hold it, Alain! Listen,

mister, I think I can explain.

- Go on, you're doing fine. A bit more.

Atta boy.

- (Luc): Now you got it! - (Albert): Go ahead, you can do it!

- That's great, José! Go on, you're doing fine.

(ping!)

(kids cheering)

- That was beautiful, José! - Oh, yeah, I was just about to.

- (Alain): Ah, there it is! - (Normand): That's right. - Yeah, that's the one.

- This is it, all right. - This is the one, José!

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