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This capital city of San Carlos, some thousand jet miles south of Miami, lies

the foot of a smoking volcano on an unreclaimed swamp surrounded by steaming

jungle. It's a place that no one ever visits unless he has to. And having been

once, never comes back again.

Even the mosquitoes avoid it.

There are, however, certain other pests.

Gracias.

Hotel Meryl, please.

To the hotel, to the hotel.

You are to come with me.

May I ask where we'll be going?

She's a general, of course.

Most impatient.

By all the rules, one can hardly ignore an impatient general, can one?

Especially this general.

The rules will have to be changed, won't they?

For two very good reasons. One, I have no idea who the general is.

And two, I have no idea who you are.

You gave the sign of recognition.

I saw you.

You removed a flower from your buttonhole. And three, I have no idea

talking about.

Look, I don't want trouble, huh?

And you, you can be big trouble, Simon Templar.

Aren't you a little nervous for this sort of work?

You've come here to see General Cuevas.

Yet you won't permit me to take you to him. But why?

I wish you'd stop harping on the same old theme. I have no idea who General

Cuevas is.

And what brings you to San Carlos?

The climate.

No.

You are here to deliver a message.

Am I?

What sort of message?

It concerns me the delivery of certain supplies, as you well know.

Go on!

All right, I... I do have a message.

I knew it.

Well... The message is I'm going to take that gun out of your hand and break it

over your skull!

Oh, please call the Crown and Heather. Yes, sir.

Fine. Take care. No,

don't have this dry clean for me, will you?

Oh, it's been a long time.

Not long enough to change Fergus McQuish. What is this?

A pub or the old curiosity shop? Oh, just a wee bit of home in this flaming

city. Oh, can a thirsty man buy a drink here? Not you. You can't buy anything.

It was good of you to come, Simon.

I haven't the words to thank you. Well, then don't try it.

To hope.

Now you're here, it's come back to me.

How bad was it, Fergus?

That's a fine question to ask a Scotsman who's been swindled out of his life

savings. Seventeen thousand.

Dollars?

Your letter didn't say how, but it must have taken something special to swindle

an old fox like you.

Aye, extra special.

It was my own greed.

I was planning to go home next year for good to put my feet up. I had more than

enough to see me through.

Then the blackguard showed me how to double my money.

Who is he? Where can I find him?

Humphrey Nestor is what he calls himself.

Also calls himself a professor.

Are you staying at the middleman? And he will find you.

And there's something else I should tell you, Simon. He has a daughter, Alice.

That's nice.

You'll be saying that again when you see her.

That is nice.

Cheers. Cheers.

I can't think of what we've done to deserve such miserable luck.

Well, for one thing, Daddy, you're getting old.

What about the land deal the old Scotchman bought?

Yeah, and you paid off so many people, you landed up with a fat nothing for

yourself. Well, needed the practice.

We needed the money.

All right, Alice, take your thumb off the button.

The panic's not here yet.

Isn't it? We've $28 ,000 in the bank, haven't we? Count again, Daddy.

We haven't got a lead penny. No, look, Alice, half of that belongs to me,

doesn't it?

Only when you retire.

When you give up hooking suckers and start raising chickens.

Not before. You look here, Alice. That's the way it was agreed, and that's the

way it's going to be.

But if I don't find the sucker quickly, I'll have to borrow from the fund.

You better start looking, Daddy, because the fund isn't lending.

Your baggage has been taken out to your room, senor. You may go right.

Professor Nestor! Si.

Oh, pardon.

Can I borrow your lap piece? Si, senor.

Thank you, senor. Oh, I am sorry.

It's quite all right. No harm done.

You may be right.

We're changed.

Come with me.

Ah, you took a long time arriving, Senor Templer. I have been waiting.

Not too uncomfortably, I trust?

I've been resting as a reward for my work here.

Well, don't tell me you're the chambermaid.

Quintana, Captain.

National Security Police.

I suppose you see my package, huh?

Yes, I unpacked your bags for you, Senor. And very neatly.

You will find everything needing to be hung is hanging.

There's one possible exception.

Did you find what you were looking for?

There was nothing of interest.

Only a letter from Senor McLeish which explains why you have come here.

Then have you quite finished with your siesta?

Si, senor, but not with my business.

One of my men recognized you at the airport.

He observed you talking with one Julio Medeiros. True, senor?

That's his name, yes.

What was your business with Medeiros?

Why, he seemed to be under the impression that I had some sort of

him. Ah, you gave him a message.

No, no, we exchanged a few pleasantries.

Then he left rather hurriedly.

End of incident.

I hope it is, senor. For your sake. Why?

Medeiros is a follower of a certain General Cuellas.

A man who plans to take over the country at his own personal domain.

If these men are not stopped, senor, there will be much bloodshed.

They sound like a nice, happy little group.

They are desperate men.

And extremely dangerous.

You will report any further contact directly to me.

I will.

Be very careful, senor.

These people are killers.

Let them catch you off guard for one single moment and... I wish you a most

pleasant stay in St. Carlos, senor.

It's been nothing but laughs so far.

realize what you've done?

No, Colonel.

You have revealed us to a possible enemy.

But there's nothing to indicate that a Templar is against us.

He is with us, imbecile?

No, no.

And what brings a man like the infamous Simon Templar of San Carlos?

I don't know.

Then we'd better find out. And if you have the slightest suspicion he is

against us, well, fire, fire.

I have spoken to my cousin, the one who is a bellhop at the Hotel Miramonte.

Yes? He says that this man Templar has had a talk in his room with Captain

Quintana. Did he hear what was said?

No, General. My cousin could not stay to listen. He had to go upstairs to

deliver some ice water to an American tourist.

I am surrounded by fools and incompetents. Very well.

We shall now see if two idiots working together are more efficient than one

idiot by himself.

The two of you will go to the hotel.

You will dog the footsteps of the senior Templar day and night until you find

out what he's doing here. Is that clear? I doubt it.

Go now, the pair of you, out of my sight!

And who are you?

Buy yourself a sleeve.

Thank you.

Waiter, would you like to bring me a champagne cocktail? Very dry. Make sure

it's out of the oldest bottle you've got. Very good, sir.

Hiya. Hi.

A man who drinks champagne is a man I can do business with.

Relax, Daddy, and stop quivering.

Hello?

Simon. Harvey?

It's me, lad.

Fergus McLeish.

I'm calling like you said I should.

How's that Canadian deal shaping up?

Are they ready to close?

They what?

Well, how much more do they want? $40 ,000?

$50 ,000?

All right, pay them what they ask.

Sure, I know it's a holdup, but you don't run across properties like this

day, do you?

Now, you just pay them what they want and call me back.

Bye.

It's what they want.

Like it grows in trees.

Stop drooling, Daddy, and start thinking of ways and means.

Oh, I've thought.

The oldest game of them all.

The fraud?

Have you got it with you? Of course.

Camera? That, too.

You're a good daughter. I know.

Now, let's see how good you are.

And, Pappy, try not to ham it up too much.

Right. Okay, Daddy, you first.

I'll bring your bag in case the thieves are out.

This is of no value.

He's sipping his drink.

That's all. Our orders are swell to observe.

Well, then you stay and observe.

I am going upstairs.

To search his room.

Pardon me, sir, if I might impose on you for a moment. Would you be kind enough

to take a snap of my daughter and myself?

Be delighted, sir. Thank you.

My name is Professor Humphrey Nestor.

Sebastian Toombs. This is my daughter, Alice.

How do you do? It's very kind of you, Mr. Toombs. We never get a photograph of

the two of us together.

Is this all right?

Just fine.

We ought to have one with the frog.

Oh, no, no, no. We mustn't take up too much of Mr. Toombs' time.

Oh, that's quite all right, Professor. I have nothing but time.

Would you move in for a close -up, please?

Thank you, sir. You have been most kind.

Oh, it's always my pleasure. That's quite an unusual piece. It looks like

gold. It is.

Oh, now, Daddy, don't you think that's rather rude?

After all, anyone might be curious.

Oh, of course.

My apologies, Mr. Toombs. I didn't wish to bore you.

On the contrary, I'm sure it'll be fascinating.

Why don't you join us?

Well, thank you kindly.

I, uh, don't suppose you've heard of the, uh, telepus nest door?

Do you catch it with a rotten line or from walking barefoot on those half

-norths?

Oh, wait, uh, champagne, please.

It's the sacred golden frog of the Aztecs.

Daddy discovered it. That's why it's named after him.

You see, the ancient jungle cultures of South America made a fetish of the

golden frog, used it in all their sacred rites.

It is fascinating.

Daddy spent a great portion of his life tracking down this artifact.

All his holidays.

Once we even spent an entire term away from the university.

I don't mind telling you, sir, many is the time I almost give up in despair.

But you didn't.

He never quits.

Did you go along, too?

Why, of course.

I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Oh, she goes everywhere. She has always been a tomboy.

I find it quite difficult to imagine you as any sort of boy.

Just how did you go about finding this fraud, Professor?

Well, it's a long story, Mr. Toombs. The point is we succeeded.

We not only found this exceptional specimen, but all of its kind that ever

be found.

You mean there are more than one? Oh, yes. 37 to be exact. In a cave into

we stumbled by the sheerest accident.

It's amazing.

Are they all the same size?

Three of them are enormous. As big as footballs.

Solid gold.

Of course.

If I'd known an archaeologist could hit pay dirt like that, I'd have gone in for

it myself.

What sort of business are you in, Mr. Jones?

Well, I guess you could call me a speculator. I dabble in anything that

interesting. I'm happy to say, so far, I've done pretty well just playing my

hunches. Oh, I wish I could say the same.

Well, you must excuse me. I have an appointment with the curator at the

Poor darling.

I must have missed something along the line.

If I had a hoard of gold statues, I'd be jumping for joy.

Unfortunately, the idols are still in the cave.

And since we're born with only one head, we must be very careful not to lose it.

There are headhunters in the jungle?

There are.

It would take an expedition to get to those idols.

We haven't got the money.

I see.

Interesting.

Very.

If I could get just a few of those frogs for Daddy, I wouldn't care what

happened to the others.

Wouldn't you?

Suppose I managed to find a businessman who was a bit of a gambler and made a

deal with him on my own. What sort of deal?

Well, suppose that in return for financing the expedition, he got to keep

the golden frogs.

Is there any mail for me?

No, Signorita, I'm sorry.

Would you think I'd done something very wrong? I'd say you deserve a medal, a

gold one, of course.

Look, would you and your father like to have dinner with me tonight?

Why, yes, we'd love to.

Wonderful. And if you should decide to make someone an offer concerning these

frogs of yours, well, I'd be delighted if you let me have first crack.

I will.

That's a promise.

Fine. I'll see you here at eight? Mm -hmm.

Yes? Telegram.

Telegram.

Oh, yes.

Yes, telegram.

Now, my friend, the next time you decide to search my room, make a little less

noise about it, all right?

I tell you, General, there was nothing among his possessions to reveal why

Templar has come to San Carlos. Nothing.

Obviously, he's not here to intercept our shipment of arms.

They have safely arrived, thanks to Vargas.

But, General, wasn't Señor Vargas' mission only to arrange for the shipment

the guns and to send us a message concerning when we might expect a

Si, si, Julio. I see your point.

Our comrade took a daring risk running the guns himself.

But I have no fault to find.

Since fortunately for Vargas, he succeeded.

Now, our problem is to get these weapons to our men who are training in the

jungle.

Ah, Varkov.

God.

What did you find out? Everything, Cameron.

This Professor Nestor according to my cousin is a swindler.

He pretends to know where there is a cave in the jungle where there are

statues. Statues of frogs.

Frogs? Si, General. He finds a rich tourist who is willing to put up the

to go and look for the statues. And then a boat is hired. They go up the river

away where there is a fake Indian attack.

And then, of course, they have to come back.

And that is all?

Si, General.

Except that this Professor Nestor, he makes plenty money out of this.

You are sure they go into the jungle by boat? Si, General.

Then it appears our problem is solved.

I would like to talk to this Professor Nestor. Bring him here.

Yes, General.

General,

what if he doesn't want to come with us?

I did not say invite him, Julio. Bring him.

Yes, General.

And Julio?

Yes, General.

Buy yourself a sleeve.

Ah, just the man I wanted to see. Come in.

You wish to report Julio Madero's attack on you?

Oh, I'm sure you know all about that.

However, I do want to talk about your insurrectionists. Yes?

You know who they are?

Their leader is General Cuevas, as I've already told you.

Will you sit down?

Why don't you arrest him?

I said I know who, senor, but not where.

Julio Medeiros is the only man we ever see. If we could catch Aquavis, the

revolution would be over before it even begins.

And surely if you follow Medeiros, he'll lead you to Aquavis.

That is the only reason Julio is not in prison.

My men are tailing him day and night.

And you've learned nothing?

Only that Julio can lose my men whenever he wants to.

Then you should tail someone else.

Someone a little easier.

There is no one else.

Isn't there?

You know someone who can lead us to General Queves?

Tell me.

Of course, Captain.

But first I want to be sure that this valuable contribution to the nation's

welfare evokes a small show of gratitude.

How much?

I don't want money.

What do you want?

A scrap of paper.

A document signed by the President of the Republic.

Your father approved of the deal.

He nearly went to the roof when I suggested parting with half the frogs.

I bet.

But I pointed out the advantages of half a loaf as compared to none, and he had

to agree.

It's too bad he couldn't join us for dinner. We could have started working

plans. Oh, we'll meet Daddy later.

He's gone to visit Loro.

Loro? The native guide who took us into the district.

He's a full -blooded Indian.

If it hadn't been for him, we'd never have made it back alive.

Surely he won't want to go back there.

Well, that's what Daddy's seeing him about.

He wants us to join him there.

Yeah, that'll do.

I don't know, Prof.

These gigs get me down.

All that heat.

And the flies.

And the jungle, it's dirty.

Ah, I don't like it.

Are you holding out for more money?

Did I say I wanted more money?

I'm paying you $1 ,000. That's not a lot of money for a man who lives in fried

bananas.

Believe me, prof, it ain't the money.

It's just that I don't like that dirty jungle.

All right.

I'll make it $1 ,200.

Do you mean it?

Yeah.

Professor, you got yourself an Indian.

That'll be him. Get ready.

Are you ready?

All Indian.

But the simple, the sweet, the innocent Indian. Are you right? Right.

And I love you like a father.

Now it won't be so easy to capture Nestor.

This man Templar is... The devil in person. Do not worry, amigo.

I have a way with devils.

At least I can handle Satan himself.

We'll anchor here at the bend of the river. Rincon del Rio, it's called. From

there, the expedition proceeds on foot.

How many men will we need? I say about 30.

30? Oh, we must show a force of strength, Mr. Toons. Enough to keep that

of headhunters at a safe distance. It's the only way.

Now, just a minute. We're going to be carrying an awful lot of gold, we hope.

And with 30 -odd men, we're bound to find more than one believer in free

enterprise. So it could be goodbye gold.

And, well, still, goodbye world.

Young masters speak with straight tongue.

Soldiers steal gold frogs.

Laura, no plan.

Make all here fill up with joy.

What is it? Take guns.

Let Indians have it.

You mean shoot the Indians?

No. No, shoot the guns.

Give the guns.

Guns for indios, gold frogs to masters.

Do you think they'll trade?

Oh, they trade.

Headhunters get the guns, get the more heads.

Also, get heads the more quick.

Including ours.

No, no, master. You keep heads. Part of plan.

I make talk with chief.

Him good man.

He say word, he keep word.

How many guns do you think we'll need?

One hundred.

200. Also bullets.

That's impossible. There aren't that many guns in this country.

Oh, Laurel, my dear father.

Laurel know men with much guns left over from last revolution.

High price, but man's self. Give $10 ,000, man's self.

Well, we wouldn't really be saving anything, would we?

Oh, yes, Queen of Light.

Big save.

Save trouble.

Save fighting.

Also save...

Yes, sir.

We wouldn't have to recruit an army. I like it.

You two run along. I want to discuss some of the finer points with Laurel.

make arrangements with the bank. First thing tomorrow morning.

Bank? Mr. Toomes?

Regarding the necessary finance, Professor.

Well, finance, finance, of course.

Good night, Laurel. Good night, my dear.

Mr. Dooms?

It's only Templar and the senorita.

Now we wait for them.

When he's gone, Julio, you go and wait by the house.

How did I do, prof?

Did I put on a good show?

Most commendable, Laura. You make a very intelligent illiterate. Thanks.

Look, I'm going to arrange for the crates of rocks to be on the quayside.

see they put aboard that ship tomorrow morning, okay? Sure.

Hey, now sucker will think they're full of guns, huh?

Yeah, that's right.

Professor. What is it now?

Why do we have to go all the way into that smelly jungle?

Why don't we just take off when he forks over the cash?

You forget it, because that sucker's going to lose his money legitimately.

I've nothing to blow to the law about.

Well, it's a... A lot of work for nothing. Nothing. Since when is ten

nothing?

You are coming with us, senor.

I can't believe this crazy dream is coming true.

How can I thank you?

Consider me thanked.

Well, I think I'm going to enjoy this trip.

And this tourist, what do you call him?

Sebastian Toomes.

He thinks you'll be taking a cargo of guns up the river.

Oh, no, General. Those crates will be full of rocks, I assure you.

Wrong, Fenyo.

Not rocks.

Guns.

You will be taking my guns.

Understand?

Yes, General.

One of my men, Colonel Vargas, will go along to make sure that you do.

I am.

Any questions, Professor?

Yes. Well, then.

Go on.

Well, I was wondering.

I'm a businessman, General. I wondered if there was something in it for me.

Oh.

There's a lot in it for you, Professor.

Quite a lot.

Your life.

Time of night to be calling on people.

Oh, it's you, Simon. Come in. Look at that. Come in.

Have you brought back my money?

Not quite, but it's beginning to look promising.

How well do you know the jungle?

It's better than most.

You know a place called Rincon del Rio?

They burned in the river. I know it.

These are what I think they are.

Fool's gold. Not worth anything.

Well, they may be worth more than you think.

Go and get dressed, Fergus. You're going to the jungle.

The jungle?

Rincon del Rio, to be exact.

Raffito, raffito.

Careful, careful.

Right.

Everything straight?

Just a few more cases.

Good. Hey, the sucker come through with the brake. Yeah, I got his check.

Check?

Professor, have you popped your cock?

A certified check is good as money. And Laura, will you drop the hip -talk until

this gag is over? Remember, you're an Indian.

Hey, Queen, now look at this. Look out, don't break those boxes. That'll thicken

the plot to have one of those things bust open, wouldn't it?

Come on. We'll wind this way. They're only filled with rocks. Yeah. How's it

going, Dad? Oh, fine, fine, fine.

Careful with it now. Don't want to bust it.

All right, now, look.

As soon as he's gassed up, tell him to get going, right? Sure.

Aren't you forgetting something?

What? The reason for this merry cruise.

Where's Mr.

Sebastian's tombs?

Uh -oh.

You're not looking your bubbly old self today, Pop. Anything bothering you? No,

no.

Oh, this, this, this. Well, I forgot to tell you we're taking a passenger.

A passenger? Why?

His name is Vargas.

I asked you why. Maybe I should have said how much.

I wonder where Mr. Tombstone's.

My men have located the taxis you described.

It is much easier to tell than Julio Medeiros.

My part of our bargain, Senor Templer.

You have been of great help, Senor. I am deeply grateful.

I've been well rewarded.

No, Senor.

This concession to find gold is not worth the ink that has written it. There

no gold in St. Carlos.

Yes, there is, Captain.

But how can you be so sure?

I put it there myself.

Will you come here a moment?

Yes, sir.

Ah, is everything aboard?

Everything, sir. That's fine.

Ah, come on. There you are, Mr. Jones. I'll catch you.

I'm sorry. I had to wait for a friend, a business associate, in fact. He was

late getting back from a journey. I couldn't leave without seeing him.

Must have been very important.

You might say a man's whole future depended on it.

Shall we get on the way?

Professor,

who's that character?

Oh, that's a friend of Laura's.

Shall we join Alice in the cabin?

Ah,

we're making good time. Should be a dream come by mid -afternoon.

Well, that's an impressive looking document you have there. Some sort of a

business contract?

Oh, this hard -won document grants me the right to prospect for, develop, and

keep any precious ores that I might find.

Oh, are there any precious minerals here?

Are there any golden frogs?

The natives must have found the gold somewhere.

And this Castilian gobbledygook says that if I can find it, I can have it.

I'm not surprised you're successful.

You don't miss a trick, do you?

In business, the plums are where you find them.

I go to land, arrange with headhunters, see if they take guns for frogs.

They say yes, I know.

Then I wait, get frogs. I come back with frogs sometime tomorrow. You give in to

your guns, we all go home.

I have tell Captain.

He wait here, look after you.

You be careful, Laura.

Oh, Laura always careful, Queen of Light.

Don't be afraid.

Me come back.

No loose head.

I go to canoe.

Think you'll be all right, Daddy?

Oh, yes.

Laura will be all right.

He's done it before.

Many times, I'm sure. Captain, would you like to give me a hand?

Now, why don't we all go ashore and look for some minerals?

Oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you. Not unless you're used to the unbearable

heat. It is unbearable.

I'd hate to miss any opportunity, Professor, to search for gold. And like

I love the jungle atmosphere.

Come on, Alice. You and I will go along.

Look at it.

What? Where?

Isn't it beautiful?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's great.

Oh,

what's the matter?

I saw something moving over there.

It's just a crocodile.

Just a crocodile?

Let's get out of here.

It won't harm you unless it happens to be hungry.

It's nice of you to take this little walk with me. Oh, I love it. I love the

jungle. I love all outdoors.

Yeah, I can see. Now, let's see. This looks a promising direction. You'd

go first.

Watch out for the snakes.

Maybe you'd better go first.

If you insist.

Watch out for the cougars.

Cougars?

Well, they always attack the last in line, but only if they're hungry.

Great fun, isn't it?

Oh, yeah, delightful.

Now, you listen to me, senor.

When we have finished with this nonsense with the Indians, we'll go up the river

to Guardia Island.

My comrades will be there to take away the guns. Hey, you!

You've not told anyone about these guns.

Not even my daughter I'd done exactly as the general said.

Just you keep on doing that, senor.

Because the moment you do not...

Why

do you keep picking up rocks? What are you looking for?

Gold, of course. The ancient frog worshippers must have got their gold

somewhere. I figure somewhere must be close to home.

Shouldn't we be starting back to the boat? It'll be getting dark soon.

We have heaps of time.

Let's push on a little further, huh?

I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying this.

I can't describe it either.

Not the way I'd like to.

Now listen, if any of you characters slips up, he gets a sock on the nose.

Right, now where's the gear?

Ah,

the record player. Is this still working today?

Sure.

Now what about this?

see for myself.

Why, hello, beautiful.

Ain't I seen you somewhere before?

Ah, you stupid bunch, it isn't real.

Alice, will you look at this?

What is it? It's gold.

Darling. This whole place is teeming with gold.

It's marvelous.

You're marvelous. The world is marvelous. I could kiss you.

Why don't you stand there?

Just look at it, darling.

Too bad you and the professor had the headhunters chasing after you the last

time you were up here. Otherwise, you might have stumbled across this gold.

It's wonderful that it has been found.

Wonderful for all of us.

Alice, sweetheart, are you by any chance under the delusion that we are

partners?

Aren't we?

I agreed to finance an expedition to recover the golden frogs, that's all.

But if we hadn't brought you here, you'd never have found the gold.

That's true, and if I hadn't gone on to the terrace of the Miramont Hotel for a

drink, I might never have met you.

Does that entitle the waiters to a cut?

Hear that?

Jones.

What is it, a fiesta in Laura's honor?

No. They play those drums for a blood ritual. I've heard them before.

Come on, Professor. We'd better go and have a look. No, there's nothing you can

do. I won't let you go.

Well, in that case, I'll stay.

If the show's over, we can go.

But not back to St. Carlos.

We're going up St. Gordillo Island. But we must go. I know how you feel.

I don't like it either.

Think hard, Daddy, and try to come up with something.

Even if it's legitimate.

Well, since we were more or less instrumental in his discovering the

perhaps he'd sell us a share in the find.

Oh, how could we? We haven't any money.

We've got the money.

What's left of the 10 ,000 we took him for and...

What's in the retirement fund?

You said we weren't touched.

Well, I've changed my mind.

We're heading away from San Carlos, aren't we?

Um, more or less.

Is this something to do with that man Vargas? Don't concern yourself with

Vargas. We've never had any secrets before. Why start now? I'll go before

annoy me. Okay.

Well, Professor, either I am a little mixed up or the skipper is.

San Carlos is back there.

Oh, yes, more or less.

Then why are we going in that direction?

Well, you see, senor, because I ordered it, I'm in command here for the next few

hours. And who the devil are you?

Colonel Emilio Vargas at your service, senor. Colonel, eh?

The name of your general wouldn't happen to be Cuevas, would it? It would

indeed, senor.

Professor, getting involved in an insurrection wasn't part of the deal.

I had no choice, Mr. Toombs. They threatened to kill us, both of us,

targeted their guns.

Our guns.

I mean, they were our guns.

And what happens to us when we've delivered the guns?

If it is not inconvenient, senor, you will remain as our prisoner until our

mission is over.

And if it's inconvenient?

The fortunes of war, senor.

Fine, thanks for your help, Professor.

I still say we're going in the wrong direction.

Turn the boat around.

Si, si, senor. Turn around.

Senor, you are a hero.

Once more, what have I done this time? General Queves and his men have been

arrested. Julio packed the lot.

I will personally see you receive the Order of San Carlos, our highest honor.

That's nice.

Has Colonel Vargas turned up? Who knows what has happened to him? Perhaps he

will turn up, but maybe without his head.

You see, Mr. Toombs, we do have an interest in your venture. Your gold

will open up the country and make it possible for us to get back our frogs

again. Nevertheless, you are not obligated to take up our contract.

Well, we did contribute something to your good fortune.

You both obviously feel quite strongly about this.

Perhaps you're right.

Oh, Sebastian, you will?

How much do you want to invest?

I have here a check for $20 ,000.

But it was my understanding you were broke, Professor.

So I was, my boy, so I was, but not anymore.

Upon our return to San Carlos, I discovered that I too had come under the

benevolent eye of fortune.

Nothing to compare with your good luck, of course.

What was it, Professor?

An unexpected inheritance?

What an extraordinary assumption. That's exactly what it was.

My receipt.

Thank you. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some business to finish up. I

find words to thank you, Mr. Toombs. Not now, perhaps, Professor, but you will.

You will.

Daddy, we did it. Well, of course. Don't you have any doubts that we would?

Received from Professor Humphrey Nestor, $20 ,000 for Falk and the Golden Frog

Mining Corporation signed Simon Templer.

Who?

Simon... Simon Templer. The saint.

How can I thank you?

Just send me a postcard from the Heelands.

Would you ask the room service to send someone out to pick up my bags?

Come in.

Ah, hello, darling.

Going somewhere?

Yes, business calls. My plane leaves in an hour, unfortunately.

Sorry to see you go, Sebastian.

Or would you rather I called you Simon?

Ah, you've noticed.

Bet you signed the receipt Simon Templer, yes.

Well, that was careless of me, wasn't it? Oh, don't worry. I haven't come to

make a scene.

In fact, I stopped by to thank you.

Thank me?

Yes, my father finally agrees it's time he retired.

I've been trying to persuade him for a year.

You did it in a few days.

I wasn't even trying.

What's he going to do now?

Go back home, buy himself a business.

Some kind of store, I guess.

At the risk of seeming inquisitive, what are you going to use for money? Oh, we

have money.

The money we got for the guns.

You sold the guns?

Yes, to the government of San Carlos.

It seems they're modernizing their army. That nice Captain Quintana gave us the

check.

Incredible. Why?

It's a straightforward business deal.

And in business, the plums are where you find them. You taught me that.

There was one thing I had to learn for myself, though.

After you've found the plums, you have to be very careful in choosing which one

to pick.