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Howdy.

Doggone it.

The frame has got hung up on this log.

Well, since this was a work trip for Modoc anyway, we'll just start her a

early. Come on, sweetie.

Paul, do you want to get behind the wheels?

All right, Monarch. Come on. Move it up. Come on. Come on. Move it up there.

Attaboy. Come on. Easy does it. Move it up.

All right.

Come on, Monarch. Move!

Good boy, Mora. Good boy.

There's only broken bottles, will you?

Are you all right, Clarence?

It won't be so rough from here on in.

Everything's all right back there. Oh, good.

You know, I still can't bear how Chief Macko heard about DDT.

Well, neither do I.

But Hedley said that he heard they were using it for some malaria control.

Boy, have times changed.

Used to be beads and colored trinkets. Now we're making peace with insecticide.

Well, they think that one of our reserve animals pulled down three of their cows

last month.

So if a little DDT on a day's work for MODOC will square things, I think we got

off easy.

Where the devil did this come from?

A spear.

It doesn't seem to be hurt too bad.

It's pretty unlikely you could hurt an elephant with a spear thrown from way

over there.

Whoever threw it must have known it would barely scratch him.

But it didn't keep him from trying.

It was more of a gesture.

A gesture?

Or a threat?

Hello.

Hello.

Who's that with the chief?

I don't know.

Paula, don't say anything to the chief about the spear in Murdoch.

Should we mention it to him? This is his territory.

No, there's no harm done, and he might misunderstand Nick recusing one of his

tribes. Get Murdoch.

Move up, Murdoch.

I don't believe we've met.

No, but my uncle told me of your coming.

I'm Selu.

Yes, of course. I'm sorry.

He's Marco's nephew.

Oh, Paula, you remember Selu.

He was the first native to attend the university from Kanga. We read about him

in the journal.

Of course. I'm Paula Tracy.

My uncle said you were pretty.

She was wrong.

You're beautiful.

Chief, perhaps you'd better tell your people that Clarence is as harmless as

pet chimpanzee, Judy.

Judy,

come on. Shake hands with the chief.

This one's made for work, Dr. Hardy.

That's right.

He's from India.

He's a good worker.

The Maharaja of Kubaidel gave him to me last year.

Well, how about saying hello to the chief, huh?

Ah, boy.

Fine -looking animal, Doctor.

He seems to suffer the cut of some sort.

Yes, oh, yes.

Well, they probably scraped a tree or something.

Oh. We brought you something else we heard you might need, Chief. Some DDT.

It's very thoughtful of you.

Well, now we know how the Chief happened to hear about insecticides.

I'm on vacation from the university, and I try to make good use of my time by

initiating a few innovations here in the village. Well, it's time well spent.

You're to be commended. Thank you.

I understand MODOC's going to pull a few trees for us.

Yes, um...

Well, enough for a stockade for your cattle.

If one of our reserve animals did pull down your cows, well, I can assure you

will not happen again. Very good.

I'm anxious to see him at work.

Paula, do you want to start, Modoc?

Come on, Modoc.

Hey,

Judy, will you stay right here and be a good girl and protect Clarence, huh?

Clarence, don't let any of the natives frighten you.

How's the stockade going?

Well, thanks to your marvelous elephant, we've more than enough timber to finish

it.

You hear that, Modoc?

It looks like your labor is rendered.

This thing you do for us, Dr. Hardy, it is good thing.

The chief has arranged a festive celebration in the honor, Dad.

A small gesture of our gratitude.

Well, that certainly is very nice.

Well, as it should be.

Come now.

Come on, Modoc. Move it up. Come on. Move it up. Come here to me. Come on.

Time for dinner.

Must be like that.

Come on, move it up.

Dad, dinner's ready.

Come on over.

Thank you.

Thank

you.

Hey, um, Chief Mocko, didn't you like the work we did here today?

Yes, Dr. Hardy. Why do you ask?

Well, you, uh, so much good food in front of us, uh, I thought maybe you

hoping we'd eat ourselves to death.

If Dr. Hardy's belly whys like his head.

You tell him when to close his mouth.

You look tired, Uncle.

Do you feel well?

Weariness is the reward of labor.

We all sleep well tonight.

Dr. Artie, you and your daughter stay this night in village?

We'll be delighted.

Stay back! He's killed the thief! Stay back! Move!

Judy,

go get my kid.

How is he?

It's hard to say yet.

He could be serious.

Do you want to take him to my hut?

No, I don't want to move him any more than I have to.

And we'll leave light here in the shade.

Easy, Modoc. Easy, boy.

No one's going to hurt you.

to your father.

I told them not to act like beasts.

Murdock is safe, at least for the moment.

Oh, easy, boy, easy. Just relax.

Everything's going to be all right.

How is he?

Well, he's got some cracked ribs and a broken arm.

Will you tell your people to stop saying that Murdock is a killer?

Murdock is not a killer.

If my uncle dies, doctor, I...

you will have a difficult time convincing them otherwise.

This doesn't even make sense.

Orlick has never acted this way before.

I only know what I saw, Doctor.

I heard the elephant trumpet.

I ran out of the hut. He was literally walking through my uncle's hut.

I yelled.

I tried to stop him, but as you can see, I was too late.

Octari, it is a custom that an animal like a man must stand trial for this.

Why?

I don't understand.

It is a custom, Octari, that an animal accused of attack is tried the same as a

man.

That's senseless.

It might be so for you and I, but it is a tribal custom.

It would be best for you to agree to it. But even if I did agree to it, Monarch

already stands condemned in front of everyone's eyes. You do not agree.

He will kill him right now.

He won't have a chance to defend himself.

Easy, boy. No one's going to hurt you. You're not a vicious killer.

Priscilla, would you at least give me till this afternoon if...

Some sort of time to prepare a defense or something.

Coy, I'll talk to the elders.

Vigella, wait a minute.

Piper Chief.

Well, he's not a young man, and he's received a very severe shock, but I

he has a chance.

Paula, Bodak is going to have to stand trial for his attack on the chief.

Bodak on trial?

They really are going to try him for murder.

Why, the whole idea is barbarous. Besides, the chief's still alive.

It's their custom, Paula.

Whether the chief lives or dies, the penalty is the same.

Murdock's not a killer. He just isn't.

Dad, what are we going to do?

The only thing we can do, defend Murdock.

But how?

Look what he's done.

Yes, there's no denying what he's done.

Our only hope is to prove extenuating circumstances.

How?

I'm not sure yet.

Our first concern is saving the chief's life.

Maybe when he can speak again, he'll shed some light on all of this.

Paula, I want you to run back to Romero and pick up some epinephrine.

Epinephrine? It's a form of stimulant. I'm hoping it'll bring the chief out of

his coma.

And I'm going to take a sample of Modoc's blood, and I want you to have

a complete test on it.

What do you hope to find?

Well, I don't know.

Maybe he ate some poison weed or something.

Anyway. If Jack finds anything, have him call me immediately on the walkie

-talkie.

Sounds as if we're grasping for straws, doesn't it?

I'm afraid that's all we can do.

I'll get the syringe out of my medical kit.

Well, Doc, why, huh?

Why, why, why?

How is he?

He's still unconscious.

Here comes Selu. What are you going to tell him?

The chief is sleeping.

What if they find out you're lying?

I'm not lying.

That epinephrine you brought should bring him around.

He's much stronger this afternoon.

How's my uncle?

He's better.

He's resting right now.

Selu, is it possible to postpone this trial for one more day?

It's not possible, Doctor.

They're anxious to begin the trial.

Now, so I see.

Doctor, the elders have asked me to act as prosecutor. They feel since I was an

eyewitness... No, I understand.

Well, I tried to refuse... No, no, don't apologize, Salo. It's quite logical

that they would choose you.

Thank you.

Tano, the first elder, speaks English. He will tell the others what is being

said. Oh, good.

My modability is a little rough.

How did you get it?

It's a spear that hit Modoc.

I guess Judy plans to defend him in the literal sense.

The elephant, Modoc, stands accused of attempted murder.

I'll tell you what I saw yesterday.

He will hear my words.

You will make the judgment.

God, he's so fighting him. He doesn't feel like a prisoner.

I'm afraid that's what he is, Paul. A prisoner we're going to have to defend.

And we'd better win.

There does seem to be a trace of some foreign substance in Modoc's blood.

I'll bring my nuclear.

Has some of the properties of a hallucinogen.

It's enough to drive anybody out of their minds.

Even an elephant.

I know, but it's still a pretty vague analysis.

Maybe I can break it down a little further.

Jack, you've tried every chemical test so far.

Yeah, I know.

I've got to find an answer.

And so I must say that this elephant is dangerous.

It's unpredictable.

Our beloved chief, my uncle lies dying because of this animal.

I need not convince you with words.

Talk like this.

But I believe to prevent a similar situation in the future.

This elephant must die.

Easy Laura, easy boy.

Yeah, it's me.

It's me.

I will not attempt to deny

Deny what is obvious.

But I will attempt to prove that MODOK is not a killer.

I will attempt to prove that something, something yet unexplained,

drove MODOK wild for a moment.

Easy, boy.

Easy.

Steady.

Steady, boy.

That's me. Right here. Okay, putt.

Putt. Come on. Lift it up. That'll be it.

Easy. Easy, Mo.

Easy.

You know what you're doing, Doctor?

Tell your people to shout.

Yell. Tell them to try and scare Mo, Doc.

That answers my question. You don't know what you're doing. Tell him!

Judy, give me that spear before you hurt yourself.

Well, Murdoch appreciates your trying to pin him, but this is not the time for

it. Oh, Judy, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Easy. Easy, Mo. All right, move it over. Move it over.

All right, put it down.

Good boy, Mo.

Good boy.

I think that should demonstrate that Modoc is quite in control of himself.

I gave him every chance to kill.

And he did not.

Modoc would not become violent without a very good reason.

And as I said, I intend to find out what that reason was, but I need time.

I ask you, I beg you,

give me, give Modoc that time.

Dr.

Tari has demonstrated that the elephant is in control.

I agree.

It appears to be true.

But this is true also.

That even if my uncle does not die, your law, our law, demands

that this elephant be put to death.

Say, Lou.

Say, Lou, that's not fair.

I told you I thought there were extenuating circumstances.

Sorry, Marsh, but you have not proven this.

The elephant is unpredictable.

This has caused him to injure my uncle.

And for this, he must die.

I leave the decision to you.

If he points the spear up, it means he's innocent.

Down means guilty.

Say, Lou. Yes, Doctor?

Say, Lou, is there such a thing as an appeal in this court?

What do you have in mind?

As I said, I need time.

Time? For what, Doctor?

Time to find out the truth.

I'm sorry.

The judgment has been made. We must kill the elephant.

But I will see that it is done swiftly and painlessly with a native poison.

Say, I... I have some drugs I'd kill, too.

Would you permit me to put him to sleep?

Very well.

If you choose.

And would you... Would you give me till sundown?

Paul is very fond of Mordock, and I would like... I'd like the time.

I understand.

Yes, Dr. Ari.

The sundown.

Come on, my friend.

Open your eyes.

You're going to live.

Let Modoc live, too.

There must be something you can tell me.

Judy, it's not fair.

Oh, Modar.

It'll be the last meal he'll ever eat.

How did she... Well, he's gonna make it.

We'll take time, the time we haven't got.

Dad, isn't there something we can do? Maybe you could call Hedley.

No, no, no. The government never interferes in matters like this, Paul.

Dad.

Dad, maybe we could let Murdock escape into the bush. We could pretend it was

accident. They'd never believe that.

All the warriors we'd invade were marrow -seeking revenge.

Now, Jack, it's Marsh. Go ahead. We found out anything?

Maybe. We found definite traces of a hallucinogen in Modoc's blood sample.

A hallucinogen?

Dad.

It's time, Doctor.

The elephant must die.

Odor table.

You hear me?

Mark?

Dad,

we've got to do something.

Well, try, Paul.

I use this dart rifle to dispose of sick or dangerous animals.

This is a morphine solution.

Large dose.

I understand.

I've studied chemistry.

I'm sorry, boy.

Goodbye.

the body removed.

Can we take him back to Romero for burial?

How is my uncle?

He's going to be all right.

Well, at least we can be grateful for that.

I know how you feel, Doctor.

I'll stay with my uncle. If he comes around, I'll call you.

Dad, you've got 40 minutes before Murat comes, too. Everyone will know we

tricked them.

Jack. This is Marsh. Do you read me?

Jack.

I hear you, Marsh. Come in. What happened? We were cut off.

I had to stop to execute MODOK.

What? Relax.

I used a tranquilizer.

Now, look. They think he's dead, and we've got to come up with some sort of a

miracle before he wakes up.

Marsh, I'm afraid I don't have any miracles to offer, just what I started

tell you before.

We found the hallucinogen in Modoc's blood mixed with another substance,

possibly a dialamide, an inhibitor.

A dialamide?

Well, that's an inhibitor used to slow down the reaction of another compound.

Right.

Jack, I wonder if... Dad, what's wrong with Judy?

Hold it a second.

Judy,

what's the matter with you?

Judy, I didn't... Kill Modoc. He's sleeping.

Judy, quit that. Modoc is not dead.

Hey, Marsh, what's going on there?

I don't know.

Something wrong with Judy. She's having a fit or something.

She actually thinks we killed Modoc.

A fit?

Yeah, it's the same thing like... I have no Modoc.

Marsh, are you sure?

Jack, I'm not sure of anything, but the symptoms are certainly the same.

Look, maybe they had something in common, something they both ate or

There is. I sure don't know what it could be.

I've got it!

It's the spear, the one that hit Modoc on the way over. Cut Judy's foot when I

took it away from her this morning.

Well, I think you're right.

But you know I'm right.

Morris, what are you talking about?

Jack, look, I'll call you back later. Just sit tight, huh?

Through the spirit, Modoc, well, it was more than a gesture of dislike.

The tip was dipped in a hallucinogen.

The dynamite was a sort of timing device, a fuse set to go off hours

You mean, Bodak was used, framed?

Yes, very cleverly, almost diabolically.

Who would have thought of such a vicious plan?

There's only one man in this village with enough education to figure this one

out, Pauline.

A certain student of chemistry.

But how did he get Modoc over to the chief's hut?

Simple. He knew when the drug would take effect, so he just got Modoc into

position.

Yes, Doctor.

Modoc is a very trusting elephant.

Too bad you had to find out.

Throw away the spear.

Now!

And now, you and your charming daughter must die.

Legally. Legally?

What kind of nonsense is that?

Come now, Doctor. I'm not as naive as the others.

I know that you used a tranquilizer in that dart instead of morphine.

And when the elders find out that you tricked them, you'll be condemned to the

same punishment as your elephant.

Thank you.

He is guilty one.

Saw him bring elephant to my hut.

He is one who tried to kill me.

do here for good?

Why you try kill me?

Kwanini!

Kwanini!

Doctore, he tell you?

Yes.

You would have gained control of this village, and by making it appear that

of our animals killed you, we would have been discredited.

But what reason?

Well, this land is full of rich mineral deposits.

If he could have forced us out of Wamero, gained control of your village

land, well, you'd have been a very rich man.

Doctore.

These minerals, they mean much to you?

No.

I'm afraid I'm more interested in what goes on above the ground.

And no more trouble, Dr. Hattie.

No, my friend.

No more trouble.

Go ahead, eat.

Go ahead, eat, Dr. Hattie.

Okay, Clarence. Come on, get in the truck. I want you to keep an eye on

Or at least one eye at a time.

Come on, Judy.

Goodbye, Chief.

Party!