All language subtitles for Daktari s03e22 The Killer Cub

the gun down. After I finish off this
cattle killer.

But why are you doing it? Is he badly
hurt?

No, just exhausted.

He'll be dead in a minute.

Ed, you're on reserve territory.

You've no right to kill any animal. I
have every right to protect my cattle

those of my neighbors.

But this is a young cheetah, not fully
grown.

How could he bring down any of your
stock?

Well, maybe not him. But he's been out
in hunts with his mother. She's taught

him how to kill young cattle.

She won't do any more hunting.

I see.

But you're not going to kill him.

I'm taking him to Daktari.

Mr. Caldwell, you're being melodramatic
and acting like a fool.

Now put that gun down and help me to
make a cage for this poor little fellow.

You may be the law in this reserve,
Headley, but I think my rancher's

association has a little more pull with
the governor than you and Daktari.

I'm going to use your radio.

calling the girl.

Ed Caldwell calling the girl.

Come in, the girl. Come in.

Ed Caldwell calling the girl.

Ed Caldwell calling the girl. Come in.

Yes, well, all right, I know, but next
treatment is tomorrow.

Yeah, you're all fine. You're coming
along just fine, so run along.

Yeah, I know. I love you, too. Let's go
along. Okay.

Oh, looks like you have another patient.

Judy, I examined Edgar yesterday.

Look, Judy, will you stop playing nurse
and stop bringing me healthy patients?

Okay, Edgar, you run along and play now.
That's a boy.

Oh, Adley.

Well, this is a pleasant surprise.

Welcome to our marrow, Mr. Caldwell.

I haven't seen you in quite a while. How
are you?

Very annoyed.

Oh? I'm sorry to involve you, Dr. Ari,
but this animal's mother is a marauder.

She's been poaching on our calves for
the last six months.

Yes, I know. I've heard of her.

Well, the ranchers delegated me to hunt
her down. I caught up with her. We're

just about to finish off young Junior
here when Hedley, the humanitarian,

intervened. Marsh, we radioed the
governor, and he's placed the matter in

lap. In my lab? What does he expect me
to do?

Marsh, this animal's mother's taught him
how to kill young cattle.

By the time he's full grown, he could be
the lead hunter for a whole band of

cheetahs. Now, the ranchers want him
destroyed.

Marsh, I persuaded the governor to give
you the opportunity to cure him of his

cattle -killing instinct.

Well, how do you expect me to do that?

Marsh, I honestly don't know, but I
thought perhaps one of your new

approaches.

Apparently, that's a pretty tall order.
I don't know.

I told you, Hedley, that you're wasting
your time. That cat's incurable.

Well, why don't you put him in a zoo? At
least he'd be in a cage and, well, he

wouldn't be able to harm the cattle.

Yes, Paula, I did radio a few, but they
only want perfect specimens.

That scar makes the cheetah an
undesirable zoo animal.

And I'll tell you what, why don't you
leave him with me for a month or so and

I'll see what I can do.

Marsh, you have one week.

One week?

I'm sorry, Marshal, but the ranches were
adamant that all the time the governor

would allow.

But, Henry, that's an impossible
deadline to meet. I can't work overnight

miracles. Then I'll kill the animal
right now.

That cat's a killer, and I'm going to do
something about it.

I'll do something about it.

Like what?

Like I'll take that week that you
offered.

That isn't enough time.

I'm sure Mr. Caldwell can convince the
other ranchers to give you more time.

I'm sorry. One week.

The ranchers feel the same way I do
about it.

We have a right to protect our cattle.
They're our livelihood.

Besides, you've got the governor to deal
with.

He's right, Marsh.

As I said, the governor set a time limit
of one week.

Well, maybe I can convince the governor
to give me some more time.

I can promise you he won't. You seem
pretty sure of that.

I am.

Fall out. The Cattlemen's Association's
a very strong organization and wields a

lot of power.

Took a bit of doing to get that one
week.

Yes, I see.

Well, then I just want you to know that
I do understand.

Well, I'm sorry, Marge.

Pedley, get that cat unloaded and take
me back to my car.

I just don't understand that, Mr.
Caldwell.

He could talk to the ranchers into
leaving the cheetah alone, and he could

easily persuade the governor.

He's probably the most powerful and
respected rancher in this territory.

He was.

No, after his wife and two sons were
killed in that plane crash, well,

naturally, he became pretty embittered.

Since then, he's been spending all his
time hunting in the free area.

Yeah, that was a tragedy.

Must have come as an awful blow to him.
Well, it changed him completely. He let

his ranch go to part.

Frankly, I wish there was something I
could do for him.

I'm sure he has reasons for being
bitter.

But I know he's wrong about that
cheetah.

Dad, do you think you'll be able to cure
him?

I suppose there's a chance.

But if we can't cure him, perhaps we
could set him free.

Oh, now, you know better than that.

Well, they'd put a bounty on his head
and hunt him down as a marauder.

We'll let him settle down for today,
because tomorrow we're going to have to

if we can change a killer's instincts.

You know, he looks just like the emir's
racing cheetah, Kimbia.

Yes, he does at that.

Why don't we call him Kimbia, or Kim for
short?

All right, fine. Kim it is.

Well, I guess the first thing we better
do is verify his instinctual behavior.

Well, why can't we take Mr. Caldwell's
word for it?

Because, Paula, we are supposed to be
the investigating scientists.

Now, write this down.

Subject cheetah was placed in an
isolated pen at 8 .07.

Unfair. All right, Jack, you can bring
in Sam now.

Okay, come on, Sam.

Come on, boy.

and scare Sam half to death.

Okay, Jack, drop it.

Here, Sam, take it easy, boy. Take it
easy. We're not going to let that cat

you.

Okay, let's get Sam out of here and
bring in Susie, huh? Right. Come on,

back to cow country.

If you're a little grumpy, nobody's
going to mind.

Easy, Kim.

Whose side are you on now?

Well, he's a cheetah. He can't help what
he is.

Well, then you agree with Ed Caldwell,
huh?

I don't know.

But it isn't his fault that his mother's
training to be a cattle killer.

Anyway, why can't we just feed him?

Because I want him hungry and alert for
natural food on the hoof.

Come on, Susie.

Come on, Susie.

Come on.

That's a girl.

Well, that'll open Zebra, our natural
prey for cheetahs, so he should go after

Susie like food is going out of style.

Okay, Jack.

Let's have a try with Susie.

Okay.

Kim isn't going after Susie the way he
did Sam.

No, he sure isn't.

Okay, Paula, make a note.

The Sunday cheetah is not aroused by the
presence of zebra.

It's obvious that cattle killer instinct
still dominates his behavior pattern.

All right, Jack. Lower away.

Oh, and Jack, please thank Susie for
being such a willing volunteer.

There, take it easy, Susie.

There, now that wasn't so bad, was it,
huh?

And you might give her some extra feed
since we scared her half to death.

Yeah, I know that's a tough -looking
cheetah, but he's not going to hurt you.

He's got kind of a diet problem.

Come on, girl.

A little extra food.

Here comes Ed.

Ed, we're over here. Come on over.

Well, how are you this morning?

Fine, thanks.

Good. Good morning, Mr. Caldwell.

Good morning. How's the experiment
coming?

Well, we're, uh... We're just getting
started, so it's a little hard to tell

you. Oh, not for me.

Even from a distance, I could tell that
that cat was still a killer. I wanted to

observe you in your natural environment.

A killer cheetah, an animal psychologist
at work, uninhibited by visitors.

Well, as long as you're here, why don't
you join us for the day?

Sure, why not?

I've given him a name, Mr. Caldwell.
We're going to call him Kim.

Kim, huh?

Yeah, I guess he doesn't like me very
much.

Can't say that I blame him. After all, I
killed his mother.

Yes, I wish you hadn't done that.

What else could I have done? Well, you
could have called me and I could have

gone out and tranquilized her. I had
every legal and moral right to kill that

marauding animal.

Besides, you've got something more
important to do right now.

From where I sit, that cat is still a
killer, and he'll be a killer till the

he dies, six days from now.

What's Judy doing?

I guess she must feel sorry for Kim, so
she brought him some food.

Oh, thank you, Judy. That was very
thoughtful of you.

Well, we'll give him something, huh?

Dad, what's wrong with him? Why won't he
eat?

Well, Paula, he's been trained to only
eat a fresh kill out in the bush.

I'm afraid he's not adjusting very well
to being penned up.

Marsh, I don't think you're going to
have to worry about killing that cat.

Looks to me like you'll die of
starvation.

Yeah, his eyesight's improving all
right.

He blinked.

Or it might have been a fly in his eye.

Okay, Judy, if you please show Clarence
the calf.

Hey, Clarence, come on, don't turn

away.

Clarence, it's over here.

Clarence! Judy, listen.

Go shake up Clarence and tell him we
need his reaction to a cow. It'll help

March in his experiment with Kim, huh?
Go ahead.

Okay, Clarence, that's all for now.

We need you to do a little bloodhound
work in the bush.

Come on, boy.

Come on, boy.

We're taking them back to the place
where you killed Kim's mother. What do

expect to find there?

Well, Marsh thinks we can find other
members of the same family.

Yes, you see, Ed, I was thinking that,
well, if this cheetah that you shot

trained Kim to kill cattle, she might
have trained Kim's brothers and sisters

well. But Kim was her only cub.

Yes, possibly, but don't forget that in
a hunting family, why, you have aunts

and uncles, nephews.

So we're going out to see if Kim has any
bloodthirsty cousins racing around.

Well, fine. Destroy them all. You'll be
doing the ranchers a big favor.

Ed, if we do find any of them, we have
no intention of destroying them. We're

just hoping they'll give us some kind of
a clue so that we can help Kim.

Well, here you are, fellas.

Picnic, lunch, and dinner. Compliments
of the Wilmero Catering Service.

One day of delicious food, and then
you're on your own. Thanks, Paula. Looks

very good. Aha!

You didn't forget Clarence. I'd never
forget him.

Brad Gould of Oxford, Paula Tracy.

Just for you, Clarence.

How long do you fellas expect to be out
there?

Well, it'll take the rest of the week if
we're going to check all the water

holes, which means we'd better get
going.

Here, I'll put this up front. Clients
might change their diet. Good idea.

Can you get this, ma 'am?

Sure. So long.

Have a good trip.

Okay. Bye -bye. Bye -bye.

I wish you'd drop around more often.

It's kind of nice to see you. You should
get out and see some people

occasionally. I might just do that.

Besides, I promised the Ranchers
Association a progress report on your

Kim. Before you get involved with the
problems of the day, how about a cup of

coffee first?

Fine. That would be a good start.

Good. Come on up.

The memory of my wife and kids bothers
me.

I see them at the ranch, the places we
visited, wherever I go.

I guess there's just one thing for me to
do, and that's to sell out.

Leave here.

Leave Africa.

But if you leave Africa, where will you
go?

I don't know.

Travel, I guess. Back to the States.

I really don't have any goals.

I feel like a log in the river.

Well, Ed, take over the Ranchers
Association.

You've been their mainstay for years.

That's their headache.

Let's go.

He sure wrecked that make -believe calf.

He's still a cattle killer.

At least that device got him to eat.

Why don't you bring it up?

Frankly, it's as much of a surprise to
me as it is to you. It's part of Mike's

and Jack's eye test for clearance.

Sure, they must have done this before
they left and forgot to tell us.

Hey, Dad, this solves your feeding
problem.

Well, it sure worked. But what does it
prove?

Well, it proves that Kim can be trained
to eat.

Now we'll just wait until he's good and
hungry again, and then we'll substitute

that cardboard zebra.

Oh, I see. You think you can transfer
Kim's killing instincts from cattle to

wild game like other cheetahs. Well,
we'll find out in the morning.

I hope it'll work. You know, I'm
beginning to like the little fellow.

I'll tell you what, why don't you stop
by in the morning and see what happens?

Do you think it will work?

I really don't know.

All we can do is try.

That's the name of the game, you know.

Experimentation, trial and error.

But surely you can give me an educated
guess.

Yes.

My educated guess is that I doubt if he
can change a habit pattern that's been

ingrained in him since birth.

But at least we found a way to make him
eat by allowing him to make his own

kill.

Marsh. Just what chance is there of
effecting a cure in the short time we

left?

None.

Practically none.

I guess you got a right to hate me.

Come on, bite.

Chew. Get the heat out of your system.
Pretend it's me.

harassing the animals?

I wasn't harassing him. I was just
trying to find out what makes him tick.

if you're interested in animal
psychology, we can always use an extra

around here.

I'm not interested in that kind of
monkey shines.

Well, we treat a lot of other animals
besides monkeys, you know.

Come on, I'll show you.

What do you mean?

Just follow me.

know what you're doing.

Oh, I think so.

You see, cheetahs have many
characteristics similar to a dog.

They can be tamed very, very easily.

Hey, Ed, come on in. He's really quite
gentle once you get to know him.

Are you sure it's all right?

Oh, sure it's all right. Well, after
all, he's a cattle killer. Well, then he

won't hurt you.

There. You can even lead him around.

What do you mean, like a dog?

No, like a proud cheetah.

The fellas aren't the Cattlemen's
Association to think I was drinking

juice. Oh, I don't think so. Here, give
it a try.

Go ahead.

Here.

Okay.

Say, Ed, why don't you stay overnight
with us? Tomorrow morning I'll be

continuing my experiments with Kim, and
you could give me a hand.

No, that's your work. I have a long way
to go home, and I want to get some

sleep. Well, sleep here. There's plenty
of room.

I'd keep you awake all night walking the
floor.

Think about it, Paul, for me.

Yeah, sure.

You know, he is a cute little fella.

Nice work, Kim. Yes, nice work.

You're just doing fine, boy.

Just doing fine.

Said you could wear my hat and not beat
it to death.

Sick.

You know,

it's, um, turned out to be quite a
beautiful day.

And what are you so cheerful about?

Why, do I seem particularly cheerful?

Well, then optimistic.

Well, you might say that.

You know, it's really quite amazing.

Kim is certainly a remarkably gentle
animal.

You think your experiment with Kim will
work?

I hope so.

I'm betting that cheetah's life it'll
work.

you go to sleep, the fire will keep the
predators away.

What's the matter? You have a nightmare?

I guess so.

Something about Clarence's eye
exercises.

I hope I never become that dedicated to
zoology.

Clarence, can you imagine wasting a
dream on eye exercises?

He must be cracking up.

Okay, go ahead and let's see what
happens.

Come on, Judy.

Well, Kim, old boy, you should be good
and hungry.

Here you go.

Come on.

Oh, come on.

I don't know, Judy.

Maybe I should put the bowl inside the
cage.

Now, look.

Judy and I brought this stuff for you.

You've got to eat something.

Let me look.

Negative, Dad. He simply won't eat.

Looked a little tired.

Did you get some sleep last night?

Not very much.

How's the experiment coming?

Just in time to see for yourself.

Come on.

Arch, it isn't going to work.

Believe me, I'm sorry.

I hoped it would.

Well, it looks as if you're right.

You don't suppose you could talk the
ranchers into changing their minds, do

Oh, not a chance. In this cage, Kim's
almost a pet, but on the outside, that's

something else again.

We're just going to have to face the
facts.

Kim is a cattle killer, and I'm afraid I
can't cure him.

Dad, you can't give up. Paula, it's not
a question of giving up. The governor's

ordered Kim's death, and there's nothing
I can do about it. Oh, sure.

Excuse me, Ed.

Paula.

Paula?

How can you be so callous? If that was
due to your clearance, you'd do

everything you could to protect them.
Now, listen here, young lady. I want you

to understand one thing.

I am doing what I think is right, and I
expect you to respect that fact.

Now, is that clear?

Boy, you got to try harder.

Yeah.

That's right.

You do what Judy tells you.

You've got to learn to leave cattle
alone. You've got to learn to...

To chase after wild animals like other
cheetahs.

Don't you understand?

If you don't do it, I'm going to have to
kill you.

Look, boy, God puts you on this good
green earth for a purpose.

To live, to be a fine animal, maybe a
champion racer.

So you've got to fight.

Come on, don't give up the race.

Good morning,

Mark. Good morning, Ed. Thanks for
coming over so quickly.

I'm sorry I was out when you called. We
were having a meeting in the Ranchers

Association. Oh, what did they have to
say about me this time?

Frankly, they think you're stalling.
Well, they're concerned about the

possibility of Kim escaping and leading
an attack on their herd.

How's it coming?

Anything new in the experiment?

No, uh, no, not so far.

Ed, I, uh, come up with a new approach,
and, um, well, I'd like to have your

help on it.

Well, aren't Mike and Jack back yet? No,
no, not yet. The cheetahs are tracking

you. You've moved on, and now the
fellows are out of radio range.

Well, Marsh, uh, I know you know your
business, but, uh, well...

Wouldn't Paula be a better assistant
than me? I'm just an old cowhand. I

know anything about wild animals.

Well, for smaller animals, of course I'd
use Paula, but now this involves Kim,

and frankly, he's just a little too
rough for her to handle.

What do you have in mind?

Well, Ed, you remember how we failed
with the zebra?

Well, a thought occurred to me to just
take that one step further.

By putting the scent of calf on the
cardboard zebra.

What would that accomplish?

Well, it might stimulate Kim to attack
the cardboard zebra. Now, if he does,

then we substitute the real zebra in the
adjoining cage and see what his

reactions are to a live prey.

Marsh, do you really think you can make
it work?

You haven't any time left.

Yes, I know, Ed.

I must confess, it's a long shot, but,
well, it's the only shot I have.

All right.

Give it a whirl.

Good.

Well, that does it.

All adults.

Little Kim doesn't have any brothers,
sisters, or cousins out here.

Marsh should have realized that in the
first place.

Yeah. Well, we might as well pack up and
get home.

Hello, chaps. Have you seen any young
cheetahs about? Marsh has been trying to

get in touch with you. Another one,
Hedley.

And this is the end of the trail.

How's Marsh's experiment going with Kim?

He's just been on the radio to me about
it.

Then he found something?

I'm afraid Marsh couldn't produce any
instant miracles this time.

He asked me to have you bring this in.

You'll notice it's not a dart rifle.

Marsh, suppose you put in a personal
call to the governor. He might give us a

reprieve. Sure, Marsh.

If they give stays of execution to
hardened criminals, why not to an

cheetah? The point is, he's not
considered innocent.

I'm afraid that Ed and I have just used
up our last resort.

Now, look, the one reason we've been
able to get along with our neighbors is

because we've always kept our word.
We've been fair.

Oh, Marsh, we're certainly not doubting
your motives. Well, I gave my word to

the ranchers that I'd respect their
deadline.

But you could ask for an extension.

No, I can't.

I agreed to that deadline, and the time
is up.

Kim has to go.

Dad,

I could keep Kim. I'd take good care of
him.

Paula, you know the ranchers would never
agree to that.

But if we go back on our word now,
they'll never trust us again.

Isn't that right?

I'm afraid so.

If Dr. Terry doesn't take care of Kim
today, the ranchers will do it

Well, then, shall I go get Kim?

No, Jack.

Ed, would you mind getting Kim for me,
please? I'd like to have a little chat

with my sentimental daughter here and my
staff.

Now, listen, Paula.

Look, I know what you're all thinking.

But have you ever examined our budget
for animal care and feeding?

But, Dad.

Well, the ranchers pay the taxes that
support our study center.

Big deal, taxes.

That's right.

As a matter of fact, we have a very deep
obligation to Ed and his associates.

Does that also include the obligation to
kill for them?

Now, look, Jack.

I am not going to debate the question of
capital punishment with you.

Oh.

You know, we're two of a kind, you and
me.

We're born losers.

Yeah, it's a cruel world, Kim.

You know, you're a cute little fella.

We could be good friends.

I wish your mother hadn't taught you how
to kill young cattle.

Yeah.

Yeah. All right.

Let's take a walk.

What did they call it?

The last mile?

Judy, take it easy now. Come on.

Here, I'll tie them.

I'm afraid I'm not quite up to this.

I think you'd better do it.

I can't go through with it.

What's the

matter,

Ed? I don't think that Tim should die.

But you promised to get rid of him.

Look, the Ranchers Association is my
creation.

I took them from nothing and built them
up to where they are. They'll listen to

me, and so will the governor.

Yes, but you're overlooking the most
important problem.

If you don't kill Kim, what'll happen to
him?

I'll take him to live with me.

I'll keep him penned up, and then maybe
someday, with your help, we'll be able

to teach him not to kill cattle.

Well, it's possible, isn't it?

Yes, I think it's possible.

I think anything is possible if you want
it bad enough.

I thought you were going to leave the
country and sell your ranch.

I changed my mind.

You said you were lonely out there.

Well, Kim will take care of all that.

I think he really likes me.

We'll be good for each other.

Come on, Kim.

Let's go home.

Hey, Ed, I'll tell you what.

I'll come over and give you a hand on my
days off.

A few and far between, though they may
be.

So will I. Together we should work
something out.

Mr. Caldwell, thank you.

We'll give you a hand, Ed.

Well, I'm debating whether to kiss you
or slug you. Why? What have I done?

Well, all you did was use that
psychology of yours. You maneuvered Ed

into reaching out for Kim as his own.
Oh, well, no. It was just plain luck.

You planned the whole thing.

Sent the boys out in the bush so that Ed
would have to help you with Kim.

Not to mention the stunt with the rifle.

What's with the rifle?

Or the shell, which is obviously empty.

Oh, yes.

That's all right, Dad. It worked.

Yes, it did, by George. It certainly
did.

And let's just hope it stays that way.

For Ed's sake as well as Kim's.

But there's one thing no one's ever
going to believe, and that's that

calf.

Now, Dad, no smart animal's ever going
to believe that that's a real calf.

You know something? I wouldn't be too
sure about that.

I don't know.

Toto, what are you doing? And who told
you that was a real calf?

All right, Judy, we'll keep your secret
if you promise to keep ours. Fair

enough.