All language subtitles for Daktari s03e15 The Elephant Raid 1

Thank you.

The day of celebration outlasts the sun.

Soon it will be dark.

Your fellas can sleep a good sleep of
fulfillment, my uncle.

Our storehouse is overflowed with grain.

Our hearts with joy.

My home with hospitality.

Clarence, I think my uncle is trying to
tell us it's too late to drive back to

the compound.

We accept your hospitality, my uncle.

Besides, Clarence couldn't possibly
travel on such a full stomach.

Hey, Judy, take it easy.

Come on. That's okay.

I wonder what's eating her.

I don't know.

Something's sure bothering her.

She's just out there with Paula feeding
the animals.

Dad!

There's something wrong with the
animals.

That thing jittery. and nervous.

I wonder what could be spooking them.

I don't know.

No signs of predators in the area.

Even if they are, they're perfectly safe
in their own cages.

Something's got them on the verge of
panic.

We'll just have to keep our eyes open.

Mike, can the credits get back in? No,
not yet.

I wonder how long that celebration's
going to go on.

in the Turcos village is celebrating
their biggest grain harvest in years.

allowed to last all night.

What's the matter, sport?

Calm down, Clarence. Calm down now.
What's gotten into you?

Never known you to be so jittery.

Easy, boy. Easy now. That's a good boy.

That's a good boy.

What is it, my nephew?

Clarence's growls awaken me.

It's nothing. I thought... Wait.

Yes. There, do you hear it?

It's all right, Clarence. It's all
right.

A storm in the mountains.

No, it's not thunder. This comes from
the earth.

It grows louder.

It's an earthquake.

No. No, it's something out there moving
quickly in our direction.

Some food will calm him down.

Easy.

Well, any theories?

Nope.

First time I've ever seen Homer turn
down food.

They all seem to sense something, I
think.

You know, it's as if there's something
out there in the bush they're frightened

of.

Judy!

Judy!

Come on now. Come on. Come on out.

Judy, what's the matter?

Dad, I've never seen her this nervous.

Hey, Marsh, maybe one of us should go
take a look around. You know, a lot of

times an animal will sense danger before
a human.

Yes, if we don't take the time to
listen.

Well, if you want, I'll listen and you
can go look.

Okay.

Any word for Mike?

No.

Why, are you worried?

No, it's just that... Well, I'll circle
the compound and check in with the

walkie -talkie.

Paula, bring Judy here, will you?

I'll take Judy along with me.

Maybe I can use those animal senses of
yours.

Jack, I'm worried.

I've never seen the animals acting so
strangely before.

No, nor have I.

Hey, you sure you didn't feed them the
leftovers from that stew you made last

night?

Brother Judy look at that destruction

No!

No!

Thank you.

Marsh calling O'Mara. O'Mara's calling
O'Mara. Do you read, over?

I read you, Marsh. Where are you?

In the Tonka Ravine.

Jack, I think I just solved our little
mystery.

It's a large herd of hungry elephants.

Elephants? In the Tonka Ravine?

Well, what's left of it, they chewed up
the whole area.

But the strange part of it is they've
migrated from the mare.

I just spotted their leader, old
Spindletooth himself.

Spindletooth?

Well, that old tusker's a legend, are
you sure?

Ah, no mistaking the majesty of that old
bull.

Well, how come the herd migrated so far
south of their normal feeding grounds?

I don't know, Jack, but I have a feeling
we're going to have to find out.

Dad, is that why the animals were scared
with the herd being in the vicinity, I

mean? Yes, quite possibly.

Look, we're going to be heading back.

You two load up the supply truck. Be
sure and put in cameras and the portable

lab kit.

We're going to go on an elephant hunt.

Henry, I'm glad to see you. I had a
little problem that just came up. I

you remember Simon Treadwell? Simon
Treadwell, for crying out loud.

You know, you're looking great. You
haven't changed a bit in 20 years. Well,

neither have you, and you're the last
person I ever expected to see back in

Africa.

Paul and Jack, this is the man who once
saved my life.

Of course, Colonel Treadwell, U .S. Army
in North Africa. Right. Oh, I should

have known. Dad's spoken of you often.

Why, we just have a few million things
to catch up on.

Paula, get some refreshments, will you?
Okay. I'll give you a hand. Excuse me.

Oh, Jack, has Mike come back yet? No,
not yet, Marsh.

You know, it's quite a layout you've got
here, Marsh.

Hadley here gave me the short tour and
brought me up to date on your work. It's

quite impressive.

Well, thank you. I'll give you the long
tour. You're personally conducted.

Come on over and sit down. Relax. Take a
load off your feet.

Well, fill me in.

You got a uniform? What have you been up
to? As a matter of fact, Marsh, I

retired two years ago.

Really? Colonel Treadwell is working for
us now.

Oh?

Yes, Paula told me you spotted the
Spindledooth herd.

Yes, that's right. They just moved into
the area, but... Now, don't tell me

you've become a game warden.

Well, yes, in a manner of speaking.

Marsh, you're well aware of the elephant
population problem the northern

province has been encountering.

There's only been a few tentative
reports.

As a result of those reports, the
government has retained Colonel

services.

Oh, that's wonderful.

You're not going to like this, Marsh.
The government has given me full

to institute control measures.

Control?

Well, it must be quite a scientific
project to bring you all the way down

No.

It's more of a military project to
achieve positive control.

Positive control?

Doctor, that entire herd and all the
others that will follow must be

Well, Dad, Clarence is hurt, too.

Boy, it's getting hot in that house.

It's a good thing we set it up outside.

Is he going to be all right, Marshal?

Well, no broken bones, but I already
drove as far as beyond me.

When he was mumbling about the fort, do
you think that's what really happened?

What are you talking about? An elephant
raid in his uncle's village? Uh -huh. Of

course.

Well, we'll get all the details when
that comes around.

Paula, how's Clarence?

He's very lucky.

Oh, don't worry, Judy. Your friend's
going to be all right.

Just needs a little rest.

Well, let's see if Henry's got any more
information on the radio.

Come on, Judy. You're just a little way
around here.

Look, you weren't serious about
destroying that herd, were you?

That's wholesale murder.

Serious?

Didn't you learn anything from what just
happened? What do you mean?

Your assistant almost trampled to death?

Village destroyed? Who knows how many
others injured and killed by a rampaging

herd of elephants?

Look, Simon, that herd's a rare variant,
the last of an evolutionary line.

But they're destroying nothing on God's
earth that's ever going to bring them

back. Now, look at it a different way.

Forget the overgrazing and the
destruction and the fire hazard of

dead trees, but one other thing.

Don't the lives of fellow human beings
mean anything to you? I mean, even a

scientist like you must value a human
life. Certainly I value a human life.

That's why all life is sacred and worth
savings.

And another thing. That spindle -toothed
herd is probably the advance party for

the entire elephant population within
hundreds of miles.

That's exactly why I need some time to
study them. But time is on their side.

Don't you see that?

For instance, you know there are 20 ,000
elephants in the Northern Reserve

alone, and another 20 ,000 due west.

And they're moving closer, right towards
us here.

Look, maybe we can divert them.

Divert them?

You're going to have a small -scale war
in your hands.

You're going to have people and homes
destroyed, crops ruined, other animal

species starved out. Simon, at least
give me some time to try to find out

causing it all.

It's probably nothing more than a basic
food supply problem.

All right, Marsh, you want some time,
you've got it.

I'll give you 48 hours and that's it.

And I'll be preparing my campaign in the
meantime.

I'm

afraid

Judy and I don't share your state of
alarm.

Yes, yes, I know, Judy. Not all
elephants are bad. Oh, come on, Marsh.

give me that.

Indian elephants aren't the problem
right now.

Right over and out.

Any news, Ellie? I've dispatched every
available Ascari unit to the village.

It's a miracle no one was killed, but
many were injured.

I'd like you there too, Marsh, please,
to help.

There's no time to waste.

Right.

Why, just last night they were
celebrating the grain harvest.

Well, they've nothing to celebrate
today.

Those marauders sacked the granary and
finished off every last ounce of it.

Well, I guess you're right, Doctor.

It's basically a food supply problem.

Jack.

Yeah, he's coming around.

Toto, go get a sponge for his forehead.

Get away.

Get away fast.

You or I'll get killed.

Keep out of their way.

You'll get killed.

Sounds like they're all rushing off.

Keep out of their way.

You'll get killed.

Okay, Judy, go on.

Marsh, well, if you'll wait a bit, we
can drive back together. I just have to

stop off at the depot for some supplies.

Supplies?

Weapons and ammunition.

Look, Simon, you gave me a time limit,
and I'm not going to waste it by helping

you cart around guns and ammunition.

Judy, a straggler from the herd.

Maybe I can get my blood sample from
him.

Yeah, I should put him to sleep for a
little while.

Yes, I know, Judy, it's a light dose,
but too much can kill him.

You wait here.

I'm going to have to work fast because
that won't hold him very long.

No, thanks, Judy. No dark gun. If you
want to kill a vulture, don't use the

price water.

What are you doing?

Trying to say March of that Elephant.

Thanks, Simon. I guess that's the second
winning hand you've dealt me.

Second winning hand?

You can score it as three if you want to
count the life of that rogue elephant

Judy scared off.

Judy?

Well, I'll tell you something.

It's a good thing you did scare him off.

Because you'd have never brought him
down before he trampled me to death.

Well, in that case, Marsh, you better
quit while you're ahead.

From now on, this game is for keeps.

And neither one of us may hold the
winning card.

what we're up against and what our time
limit is.

Yep, and your friend the colonel gets to
play soldier again.

Jack, Simon Treadwell is probably one of
the finest and bravest men I know.

Frankly, his ability for playing soldier
I'm rather grateful for.

Well, I'm sorry, Marsh. I wasn't
questioning his integrity.

Dad, it's how he wants to solve the
problem.

A large -scale, useless slaughter of
innocent...

Well, I know they're not innocent, what
they did to you and to your uncle's

village, but they just don't know any
better.

Well, maybe we should.

What do you mean?

Look, if it's a war the colonel wants to
wage, there's more than one way to win

a war.

Oh?

What's that?

We just have to find out what caused a
spindle -tooth herd to migrate to Romero

Reserve.

Otherwise, the Treadwell's going to
destroy the entire place.

And all those who follow it.

Yeah, they're liable to wipe out every
farm and village from here to the

southern mountain range.

Yes, that's where we've got to find out
what caused their sudden change in

feeding habits.

Well, Dad, if we can, will we be able to
reverse their migration?

Maybe, if we have time.

But we could be risking one arrow.

The alternative?

Same old thing.

Yeah, you destroy the one thing you fear
instead of trying to understand it.

Jack.

Radio Ward and Douglas up in the
Northern Reserve. See if you can find

anything about unusual occurrences,
disturbances of any nature, you know.

I'll get a checklist started, too. All
right.

Paula, will you put a complete
serological chemical supply into my

All right, Dan.

Hey, Mike.

Huh? How do you feel? You feel up to it?

I think so, Marsh.

Oh, good. I, uh...

I'd sure appreciate it if you could go
around to the surrounding villages and

tell them to throw all their grain and
other supplies into deep pits.

Okay, no need to have any more bait
around, huh? All right, I'll try and

sure of it, will you? Right.

Oh, boy.

I know those drums have sounded the
alarm all over the place and probably

scaring half the population to death.

Well, calm their fears.

They'll believe a reliable witness like
me and, uh, Clarence.

Dad, I put the supplies in the kit, the
kit and the jeep in. Well, we're ready

to go, too.

I know, Paula, this is one I have to go
on by myself.

I want you to stay here with Jack.

You keep Judy with you.

Jack.

What?

I don't know.

Come on, kid, we got work to do. What's
bothering you?

I guess it's Dad.

I'd have to rush off with that blood
analysis equipment.

Uh -huh.

Okay. Thanks a lot, Warden Douglas.

Out.

Jack, where's Marsh?

He's looking into the elephant
situation.

His way.

How's Mike?

Mike?

He's doing some errands in a village.

He's up and about already, huh? He's
pretty rugged. Not going to use a

of iron men like that during the North
African campaign.

Well, let's not stand around beating our
guns. We've got supplies to unload.

Hey, wait a minute. Supplies to unload
here?

Colonel Treadwell's designated Romero as
his command headquarters.

Oh, no, no.

Marshal, never go for that.

Now, look, fella, I'm not here to play
games.

Well, I'm not here to let you turn a
research center into a slaughterhouse.

Jack, we're mayors on government
property, and the colonel's here on a

government assignment. Wait a minute,
Hedley, wait a minute.

Listen, son, I'm not here to commandeer
your facilities or interrupt your work.

I'm here to protect your compound and
allow you to continue your studies.

But I've got a responsibility, too, and
I can't let you interfere with it.

On the contrary, I'm going to need the
cooperation and support of...

Each and every one of you.

Fine. You can try that line on the
others.

But you can count me out.

Low down.

She's got the explosives. Hold it. Hold
it.

Easy, girl.

Easy now. We'll let you help unload the
supplies later. Now, you just put that

box down on the ground real gentle.

Real gently now.

That's a girl. Easy does it.

Hey.

That a girl.

Uh, could you tell me where I might find
Paula?

Yeah, she's down by the large animal
pens.

Thank you.

Mudok, how about you showing me the way,
all right?

Easy, Homer.

Everything's going to be all right.
You've got to eat.

If you don't eat, you're going to lose
your hump. Now, how would you like that?

Now, come on.

In that case, I'm afraid it loses value
as an animal.

If you're looking for my father, he's
not here.

No, as a matter of fact, I was looking
for you. My new friend, Modoc, was kind

enough to leave me to you.

Your friend?

Since when is any animal your friend,
let alone an elephant?

Now, if you'll excuse me, Mr.

Colonel Treadwell, I'm very busy.

It's easy to see.

What's got into him?

And all the rest of the animals around
here.

They get nervous around strangers.

Oh?

Big strangers?

From the north?

Do you mind, Paula?

That's it, Homer, baby.

That's it. You just relax, huh?

Now, you do have a surprising effect on
animals, at least with Homer.

But if he only knew how valuable these
animals are to Dad's work.

Mm -hmm. And his life.

You know, it was an animal something
like Homer here that once saved your

life. And mine.

A camel?

Mm -hmm. During the war.

Our plane crash -landed and burned on
the Sahara Desert.

Only your dad and I walked away from it.

Well, Dad never went into details.

Well, he was delirious or unconscious
most of the time.

I carried him through that desert. I
don't know how far.

When did you come across the camel?

We didn't.

He came across us.

It was almost as if he knew we were in
trouble and wanted to help. I'd passed

out in that blistering heat. I don't
know for how long.

And all of a sudden I felt something
nudging me.

And I opened my eyes and I looked up.

And there was this face.

To me it was the most beautiful face I'd
ever seen.

And you know that camel became our...

Sun shield by day and our transport by
night.

If it weren't for the animals, you
wouldn't be here to destroy thousands of

other animals. How can you speak of
values?

I see the value of your father's work
and his desire to preserve the

but you know, I value human life and
property even more.

Just as an animal like Homer once saved
your dad's life, there's one of those

elephants out there that almost took his
life away.

I frightened the rogue with a rifle
shot, but you get the point, don't you?

Oh, yes.

Twice your dad was in luck.

Twice I happen to be there to save his
life.

And I'm very grateful.

So I'm here again, Paula.

Only this time the issues are larger.

It's a wider scale of values, not just a
simple choice.

Not just your dad's life, but his life's
work.

His compound.

Not just a hut or a small village, but
villages for hundreds of miles around.

Not just a few other animals, but entire
herds.

You see, your dad is torn between
idealism and cold, hard reality.

And your highly emotional reaction to
his problem is making his choice even

tougher. You know, you, more than anyone
else, must convince him that he really

has no choice at all.

Try this again, only this time with a
little more ammunition.

to wait for Mark any longer, huh?

Hey, fellas, come over here. I want to
show you the plans.

Now, you're all familiar with this area.

Could I borrow a pencil, please?

Yeah, thank you.

Now, here's the movement of the enemy's
advance force.

They started up here, moved on down, and
attacked the village.

stopping at the waterhole first.

After the raid on the village, the herd
dispersed as nearly as I can tell.

Now, we're going to need aerial
reconnaissance to confirm position,

range, and possible rendezvous point.

In other words, you think the herd is
going to keep heading south right

into Omero, huh? No, not directly.

I think they're going to regroup their
forces and make another assault on the

village. They would attack my uncle's
village again? But why?

They found a huge supply of provisions
there the first time. They'll go after

food there again, but this time we're
going to be ready for them.

We'll plant landmines at the approaches
to the village.

Landmines near the village?

We can reduce the risk if we keep the
villagers out of the area.

Now, our only other choice is the
waterhole. The elephants will go there

because they probably drained all the
others, as Marshall confirmed when he

back. But by planting landmines at the
waterhole, we'll endanger other animals.

So we're going to plant them here, here.

And here.

Mike, I'm going to need you to recruit
the villagers to help us set the

landmines, right?

Well, he's not in condition to go.

Well, he looks in pretty good shape to
me. How about it, Mike?

I'm all right.

Mike, don't you think you should wait
until Dad gets back?

I must warn my people about the
explosives.

But, Mike... Uh, Paula, remember we
discussed this. This is a personal

that each one of us has to decide.

All right, good.

We'll get started just as soon as you
line up a spotter plane, and I've showed

you how to plant the mines.

Jack, if I could borrow your radio, I'll
arrange for the aircraft.

Yes, sir, Hadley.

Look, Colonel, suppose instead we set up
a fire break right along that same

perimeter. That would scare the animals
away from the village, wouldn't it?

Now that's using your head.

Good thinking, Jack. That way the
animals and the villagers won't be hurt.

quite.

We could use incendiary charges to set
up a fire line that would trap the

elephants, cut off their escape route,
and drive them right directly into the

minefields. Congratulations, Jack.
You've got a good military mind.

Oh, Jack.

I was just trying to think of something
to keep them from being slaughtered.

Judy, stop that.

Come on, young lady, you stop that.

What about that little ape trying to
sabotage the war effort?

Well that didn't hurt, did it?

and lock. It's semi -automatic. Uh -huh.

Well, maybe a better way to get out into
the bush to fire it.

The only experience I've ever had is
with dark rifles.

Don't you worry about it. You'll get
plenty of practice on stragglers from

herd. Mike!

You know what these are?

Hand grenades.

Hey, Mike, be careful!

It's all right, Paula. I have great
respect for these. Besides, they cannot

explode until you pull this ring first.

Now, these little babies we treat with
extreme caution at all times.

It's called a pressure -sensitive
landmine.

And the slightest weight on it will set
it off, even by dropping it.

These little devils are going to be our
main line of defense against the enemy.

Hey, you're not going to pat one of
those things here.

Don't you worry about it. I'm just
demonstrating the correct procedure for

planting it. I haven't put a fuse in it
yet.

There. See, Mike?

You leave the dirt real loose around the
mine so the villagers can avoid them if

they do stumble into the minefields by
accident, huh?

Hi, Marsh. We just completed our battle
strategy.

So it seems.

Now, Paul, there's some samples in here
I want you to run through the

centrifuge. Use a sulfate reagent. Okay.

Simon, I'm having some trouble arranging
for this aircraft.

Will you come and talk to them?

Of course.

Jack, Mike, brief Marsh on our plans,
huh?

Excuse me, Marsh. Yeah, sure.

Dad, Jack and Mike are going to help
Colonel Treadwell destroy the herd.

Well...

Well, it was the only thing to do to
save the compound and all.

So you believe that the herd will
actually come right through here, huh?

Well, I did raid my uncle's village, and
I promised to do something to help.

I see.

So you're going to go along with the
colonel's plans?

It's the only thing to do.

All right, let's have it. What are you
two up to?

Okay, Marsh.

You see, we both sort of had the same
idea at the same time.

Couldn't fight him, so we join him.

And then fight him.

We agreed to help him.

But as you can see, I am in a very weak
condition and cannot work fast.

Yeah, I just can't seem to get the hang
of these super sophisticated weapons.

So you're going to deliberately sabotage
his effort.

Hey, I think that's a marvelous idea.
No, it isn't.

Why not?

Oh, Jack, my... That man up there has
more honor and integrity than almost any

man I know.

Well, sure, we don't approve of his
solution to the elephant problem because

tactics are extreme.

But we have to fight him back by proving
him wrong, not by being underhanded.

Look, we owe it to him and we owe it to
ourselves to be fair.

Be fair? This is war.

You know what's going to happen if we
fight the war your way? We'll be signing

the death warrant for thousands of
innocent animals out there.

And then what do we do?

Just sit around and watch the slaughter?

The colonel's arranging for air support.
We should get cracking any minute.

Marshal, they filled you in on the plan?

Yes, yes, they did, and I'm afraid I
objected.

What? Now, look here, Marshal. No, no,
not to Treadwell's plans.

To theirs.

We were going to pitch in with them,
Adderley.

Yes, but we were planning to pitch a no
-hit game.

What on earth are you talking about?

Well, shall we just say they weren't
planning on giving the colonel their

Sabotage his efforts.

This is very serious. Jack, Mike, is
this true?

All right, look, suppose we say,
Headley, that we're not going to play

little game at all.

I report for sick call, Sergeant.

We're not playing games.

Marsh, I know you'd have no part of
this, and a research scientist, you and

Paula, are free to abstain entirely from
this operation if you so wish.

But, gentlemen, you are under orders to
assist in this emergency.

I'm terribly sorry, but it isn't up to
me. That's why Treadwell was sent here.

You can't make me take part in this.

No, Mike, I'm afraid I can't.

And it hurts me to remind you that since
you're a citizen of this country,

you'll be arrested and placed in jail,
and there's nothing I can do about it.

Well, I don't want any part of it
either, Hedley, and I am not a citizen.

Jack, you know the law.

You're here on a visitor's visa and work
permit.

They'll be cancelled and you'll be
deported immediately.

I hate to say it, chaps, but you have no
choice.