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INSPECTOR: Sergeant Deux-Deux and I had just completed our night beat

when the Commissioner contacted us.

(TELEPHONE BUZZING)

Inspector here.

Inspector, I want you to report to my office at once.

Sorry to disappoint you, Commissioner, but I'm on the way home.

I'm all through for the evening.

Well, isn't that nice? Now, hear this!

If you are not in my office in 10 minutes you'll be all through for good.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

Well, don't just sit there. Hurry up. Step on it!

Sí.

(GROANS)

That's my foot, you fool. There's the throttle.

Sí.

(GROANS)

Here comes that stupid inspector. He's more trouble than he's worth.

(CAR STOPPING)

Here I am, Commissioner. Commissioner? That's strange.

The Commissioner gone, a broken window...

This smacks of foul play.

How's that for a smack, you bumbling idiot?

Now get up off the floor and pay attention.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

Now, you have your choice of two assignments.

One is to find a gorilla that escaped from the zoo,

and the other is to investigate a phantom creature

that has been haunting the Paris opera house.

I do believe the phantom case would be a more interesting challenge

to a crime fighter of my caliber and capability.

Never mind the baloney. Just get going. On the double!

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

One of these days...

All right, Sergeant, to the opera house, and hurry.

Sí.

Come back here, you fool.

Sometimes I wonder how he even got into the French police force.

You wait here, Deux-Deux. If I need you, I'll blow the whistle.

Sí, Inspector.

INSPECTOR: As the performance had ended several hours before

I figured that the phantom, thinking that he was alone,

would be more vulnerable to capture, eh?

INSPECTOR: Is anybody in here?

(ECHOING)

All right, you phantom creature, I know you're in here.

If you don't surrender at once, I shall be forced to use stronger tactics.

So, you're up there, eh?

Well, if you don't come down by the time I count to three

I'm going to drop you right in your tracks.

One...

Two...

(SCREAMING)

(CRASHING)

So, trying to assassinate an officer, eh? Well, this will put out your light.

All right, wise guy, turn on the light, or else...

Oh, no, you don't. You're not putting me on the spot.

I'm a bit too fast for you, eh?

(TRAP DOOR OPENING)

(INSPECTOR SCREAMS)

(CRASHING)

At last we meet, Monsieur Phantom, eh? It will be wise if you cooperate.

Now, that's better.

There he goes. After him.

He's running into the zoo.

We can trap him in there like a caged animal.

Well, Monsieur Phantom,

I see you've decided to give up your evil way of life

and have put yourself behind bars.

However, we have much better accommodations for you

back at headquarters.

Deux-Deux, get the Commissioner on the car phone.

Sí, Inspector.

(RINGING)

Hello? Oh, yes, Sergeant, I'll hold on.

- INSPECTOR: Commissioner? - Yes, Inspector. Have you been successful?

INSPECTOR: Oh, yes, but definitely.

Not only have I solved the phantom of the opera case

but I also captured the escaped gorilla. It seems that they are one and the same.

You might say it was a case of a gorilla going ape over opera music,

eh, Inspector?

Well, bring him in at once.

Sorry, but it looks like I'm going to be detained for quite a while.

He insists that I remain here

and listen to his entire collection of opera music records.