1. It all started when a statue
of an idol was stolen from the museum.Copy !req
2. Thomson and Thompson
were asked to investigateCopy !req
3. when the case took an unusual turn.Copy !req
4. The idol is back!Copy !req
5. Thomson, case closed.Copy !req
6. Although the police
dismissed the case,Copy !req
7. I had a feeling it wasn't that simple.Copy !req
8. Wait a minute.Copy !req
9. The idol in the museum is a fake.Copy !req
10. An artist famed
for his wood carvingsCopy !req
11. has just been found dead.Copy !req
12. I went to his apartmentCopy !req
13. to see if his death
held any clue to the fake idolCopy !req
14. Lovely man!Copy !req
15. The parrot was here
when Mr. Balthazar was killed?Copy !req
16. Lovely man!Copy !req
17. That's it.Copy !req
18. Jacob Balthazar was murderedCopy !req
19. to keep him quiet
about the idol he carved.Copy !req
20. If only I had a witness.Copy !req
21. Of course! The parrot.Copy !req
22. But someone else
wanted to find the bird as well.Copy !req
23. Maybe señor Tintin wants the parrot
for the same reasons we do.Copy !req
24. Maybe he too is looking
for the name of Balthazar's killer.Copy !req
25. Rodrigo Lopez!Copy !req
26. Lopez?Copy !req
27. Lopez.Copy !req
28. I knew I had a chance
to uncover the mysteryCopy !req
29. if I could get to Lopez
before the men did.Copy !req
30. I was too late.Copy !req
31. But it was also too late for the killers.Copy !req
32. A few more minutes and we're home free.Copy !req
33. You're under arrest.Copy !req
34. Now we must get the idol back.Copy !req
35. It will not be easy.Copy !req
36. Señor Tintin is a clever one.Copy !req
37. Sí, but even a clever one
can be tricked, Ramon.Copy !req
38. The sooner I return this to the museum,
the sooner I'll...Copy !req
39. The ear! It's not broken!Copy !req
40. This is a fake.Copy !req
41. Tintin, this just came over the radio.Copy !req
42. You're invited to the capital
by the minister of Justice.Copy !req
43. "To honor your bravery
in capturing the smugglers."Copy !req
44. The press asked I bring the idol.Copy !req
45. Sounds like a hero's press conference.Copy !req
46. I just wish I had better news.Copy !req
47. Hey! That's my suitcase! Stop!Copy !req
48. Good boy, Snowy.Copy !req
49. Señor? Please come with us.Copy !req
50. Good. You must be here
to escort me to the minister.Copy !req
51. Why so many soldiers?Copy !req
52. There's talk of a revolution, señor.Copy !req
53. Is there some mistake?Copy !req
54. This looks like a prison!Copy !req
55. There is no mistake, señor.Copy !req
56. Snowy, you wait here
while I find out what's going on.Copy !req
57. Come in!Copy !req
58. Ah, señor.Copy !req
59. Please open your suitcase.Copy !req
60. What's going on?
Where's the minister of Justice?Copy !req
61. I have no time for terrorist jokes.Copy !req
62. Open your suitcase, señor!Copy !req
63. Alright, but I'm going to speak
to the Minister about this,Copy !req
64. and I'm sure he will not be happy with...Copy !req
65. Huh? This is not my suitcase!Copy !req
66. This is crazy!Copy !req
67. Take your positions!Copy !req
68. Ready!Copy !req
69. Aim!Copy !req
70. Viva la revolución!Copy !req
71. Long live General Alcazar!Copy !req
72. Come back, traitors!Copy !req
73. Cowards!Copy !req
74. Don't shoot! I surrender.Copy !req
75. Snowy! Boy, am I glad to see you!Copy !req
76. You are a brave man, señor.Copy !req
77. My man tells me you were to be executed.Copy !req
78. That's true.Copy !req
79. Good. Any friend of the revolution
is a friend of General Alcazar's!Copy !req
80. I shall make you my aide-de-camp!Copy !req
81. Get this man a uniform!
Then bring him to the palace.Copy !req
82. He can help me work.Copy !req
83. Now what have I got myself into?Copy !req
84. I am sorry, señor,Copy !req
85. but the General will not see anyone
except his aide-de-camp...Copy !req
86. Ah, there he is now!Copy !req
87. Perhaps he can help you find this man
the police arrested.Copy !req
88. - You!
- You!Copy !req
89. Ah, Tintin! There you are!Copy !req
90. Let's get to work!Copy !req
91. Our plan has failed.Copy !req
92. For now...Copy !req
93. Hmmm.Copy !req
94. Hmmm.Copy !req
95. It is a very delicate position.Copy !req
96. Very delicate!Copy !req
97. Ah! I have it!Copy !req
98. Checkmate, General.Copy !req
99. You dare to beat me!Copy !req
100. They're only blanks.Copy !req
101. A little joke, eh!Copy !req
102. We play again, eh?Copy !req
103. Whoa!Copy !req
104. Help!Copy !req
105. We've checked the idol. It's a fake.Copy !req
106. I told you! That's the same idol
you tried to smuggle into San Theodoros.Copy !req
107. That's it! I kill him now!Copy !req
108. Patience, Ramon.Copy !req
109. Señor Tintin just needs
some gentle persuasion.Copy !req
110. You must know that the idol
you're so desperate for is worthless.Copy !req
111. Worthless to you, maybe.Copy !req
112. Tell the truth.Copy !req
113. Now!Copy !req
114. Yes...Copy !req
115. Now!Copy !req
116. I kill you!Copy !req
117. Come on, Snowy!Copy !req
118. Get him.Copy !req
119. Quick! After him!Copy !req
120. Where did he go?Copy !req
121. Caramba!Copy !req
122. I wish I knew what the big deal
over that idol is.Copy !req
123. Reporter's rule number one:Copy !req
124. When in doubt, go straight
to the source... The Arumbayas!Copy !req
125. Yes! That's him! Let's go!Copy !req
126. Great snakes!Copy !req
127. A train! We've got him now!Copy !req
128. So, señor, what brings you
out into the middle of nowhere?Copy !req
129. I'm trying to find the Arumbayas.Copy !req
130. You do not want
to go there, señor.Copy !req
131. The Arumbayas are a very fierce tribe.Copy !req
132. The last man who went there
was the British explorer Ridgewell.Copy !req
133. He never came back.Copy !req
134. I'd still like to go.Copy !req
135. Do you know anyone
who'd be willing to guide me?Copy !req
136. Caraco?Copy !req
137. You called, Don Jose?Copy !req
138. Yes. This is señor Tintin.Copy !req
139. He wants someone to take him downriver.Copy !req
140. - Where do you want to go, señor?
I want to find the Arumbayas.Copy !req
141. You should not go there.Copy !req
142. The Arumbayas do not like strangers.Copy !req
143. Okay, señor. But we need a canoe.Copy !req
144. Is that enough?Copy !req
145. That's plenty.Copy !req
146. We leave tomorrow.Copy !req
147. - Goodnight, Caraco.
- Goodnight, señor.Copy !req
148. Caraco?Copy !req
149. Caraco?Copy !req
150. His things are gone!Copy !req
151. Well, looks like we face
the Arumbayas alone, Snowy.Copy !req
152. We've got to be
in Arumbaya country by now.Copy !req
153. What's that sound?Copy !req
154. Oh, no! Rapids!Copy !req
155. Hang on, Snowy.Copy !req
156. Great snakes!Copy !req
157. That was close!Copy !req
158. This is our only chance.Copy !req
159. Made it.Copy !req
160. Now for the Arumbayas.Copy !req
161. You know, Snowy,Copy !req
162. I have the strangest feeling
we're being watched.Copy !req
163. Ah... My guide stranded me, Mister...Copy !req
164. Mister...Copy !req
165. The name's Ridgewell.Copy !req
166. The explorer? But... I thought...Copy !req
167. You thought the Arumbayas killed me.Copy !req
168. So what are you doing in their lands?Copy !req
169. I don't believe everything I hear.
Call it reporter's instinct.Copy !req
170. You're smarter than you look.Copy !req
171. Most people think of the Arumbayas
as savages,Copy !req
172. but it couldn't be
further from the truth.Copy !req
173. Well, I certainly
don't mean them any harm.Copy !req
174. I just need some answers.Copy !req
175. Answers about what?Copy !req
176. I'm very sorry. I should never
have started to teach them golf.Copy !req
177. You were saying something
about answers...Copy !req
178. Yes, about a wooden idol...Copy !req
179. The chief said it started long ago,Copy !req
180. when a man named Walker
was captured by the tribe.Copy !req
181. Walker came in peace
and was welcomed.Copy !req
182. He had with him a young man named Lopez,
who was the guide for their expedition.Copy !req
183. Walker was shown
the ways of the Arumbayas.Copy !req
184. Soon he and his party
came to be trusted as good people.Copy !req
185. The chief took Walker
to the Arumbayas' most secret place.Copy !req
186. Walker was shown an ancient gemstone,
the Heart of the Jungle,Copy !req
187. which according to the Arumbayas
had magical healing powers.Copy !req
188. He took a vow of silenceCopy !req
189. so no other man would hear
of the Heart of the Jungle's power.Copy !req
190. To honor his vow of silence,Copy !req
191. he was given the idol of the Broken Ear
when he left.Copy !req
192. All seemed well at the time.Copy !req
193. But the Arumbayas had been betrayed!Copy !req
194. The gem had been stolen!Copy !req
195. The Arumbayas
went after Walker.Copy !req
196. His party was killed
and their supplies lost.Copy !req
197. There are accounts of WalkerCopy !req
198. staggering out into a distant village
with only the idol.Copy !req
199. What happened to the boy, Lopez?Copy !req
200. The chief says Lopez vanished
before the expedition was attacked.Copy !req
201. Strange coincidence!Copy !req
202. The man who stole the idol
from the museum was also named Lopez.Copy !req
203. So, Lopez stole the gemstoneCopy !req
204. and hid it in the idol.Copy !req
205. But he panicked and fled
just before the Indians attacked,Copy !req
206. leaving Walker with the idol,
who brought it to Europe.Copy !req
207. Years later, in prison,Copy !req
208. Lopez tells his cellmates about the idol
and the gem and they double-cross him.Copy !req
209. The chief says that he feels in his soulCopy !req
210. that the Heart of the Jungle
is in a faraway land.Copy !req
211. The gem's still in Europe!Copy !req
212. That's where
the real idol's trail went cold!Copy !req
213. Can you get me back to San Theodoros?Copy !req
214. Snowy, it's great to be home,Copy !req
215. but we're back to square one.Copy !req
216. Looking for the idol
is like finding a needle in a—Copy !req
217. Great snakes!Copy !req
218. That's fantastic!Copy !req
219. Oh no!Copy !req
220. Now, someone's making replicas
of the real idol!Copy !req
221. Excuse me?Copy !req
222. Can you tell me where you got this idol?Copy !req
223. A fellow has a woodshop
not far from here.Copy !req
224. I think I still have his card.Copy !req
225. Simon Balthazar!Copy !req
226. His brother Jacob was that famous artist
who died not long ago.Copy !req
227. Of course!Copy !req
228. Here we are!Copy !req
229. Wow!Copy !req
230. May I help you?Copy !req
231. Mr. Balthazar?Copy !req
232. Yes.Copy !req
233. Sir, I need to ask you
about these statues.Copy !req
234. What about them?Copy !req
235. Did you carve them from a sketch
or a real idol?Copy !req
236. From a real idol that I found
in one of my brother's trunks. Why?Copy !req
237. That idol was stolen from a museum.Copy !req
238. I've been around the world
looking for it!Copy !req
239. Oh, dear!
I sold it to a tourist yesterday!Copy !req
240. Here.Copy !req
241. Samuel Goldbarr.Copy !req
242. An American sailing
on the S.S. Washington.Copy !req
243. Thanks!Copy !req
244. Funny. Two Spanish gentlemen
were just here asking the same question!Copy !req
245. Ramon and Alonso!Copy !req
246. We've got to hurry, Snowy!Copy !req
247. Excuse me... The S.S. Washington?Copy !req
248. Oh no!Copy !req
249. At last!Copy !req
250. How do you open this thing?Copy !req
251. Break it open!Copy !req
252. Not here! Goldbarr may come back!Copy !req
253. Ok. Let's go.Copy !req
254. We've got to find them,
Snowy, before it's too...Copy !req
255. The idol!Copy !req
256. - The gemstone!
Caramba!Copy !req
257. Got it.Copy !req
258. Good boy, Snowy!Copy !req
259. Get it!Copy !req
260. Got you again!Copy !req
261. Fool! It's gone!Copy !req
262. And all because of you!Copy !req
263. But... I— Hey! Leave me alone!Copy !req
264. Man overboard!Copy !req
265. Stolen?
Exactly.Copy !req
266. Then I wouldn't consider
keeping it a moment longer.Copy !req
267. Can I ask you to return it
to the museum, Tintin?Copy !req
268. Of course, sir.Copy !req
269. ECLAIRCopy !req