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[barking]

[Jacqueline] It was a beautiful day in San Juan.

Sister Bertrille and I were rewarding her first-graders and ourselves

with a weenie roast at the beach.

In a nearby shopping district, it was business as usual.

My purse.

Raffles, give it here. Raffles, give it here.

Hey, we promised, no more of this.

We're going to be honest from now on, remember?

Come on. Come on, give me that.

Good boy.

[snarling]

[woman] That's the man, officer.

All right, hand over that purse.

Oh, yes, officer, the purse.

Uh, is this the lady who lost it? How do you do?

I didn't lose it.

You grabbed it and ran with it.

No, no, I didn't grab it, and I ran

because I was chasing the dog who took it.

What dog? This do...

There was a dog here,

and I saw him take the purse and I ran after him.

I was going to give the purse back to the lady when...

Is this any way to treat an honest man?

Come on. Is this how this goes?

[laughing]

Hello.

I am janus zayukovsky.

Everyone calls me "the gypsy."

I take it that you find this business of being in jail amusing.

No, not amusing, my friend.

Ironic.

You see,

after all these years of playing, uh, fast and loose with the law,

when I finally decide to go straight,

they put me in jail for something I didn't do.

Sure, sure.

No, no, it's the truth.

My dog got me into this mess.

Still, all things considered, it's not so bad, huh?

Besides, Raffles can take care of himself.

[all chattering]

[whining]

[kids laughing]

[barking]

[children shouting]

Who's our new friend?

I don't know. No one asked for his I.D.

[Raffles barking] Where's Jamie?

Well, he was right over... I don't know.

Jamie. Jamie?

Jamie?

[Jacqueline] Jamie.

Jamie.

Jamie.

Yes, sister?

Jamie, what are you doing under there?

This is my secret place, sister.

Oh, well, that's very nice,

but wouldn't you like to come out and play with the other kids?

Well, maybe the next game, sister.

Ok.

"Maybe next game."

Mmm-hmm.

[children yelling]

[barking]

[barking]

You have to throw it, Jamie.

Now, we got everybody?

Let's see, we started out with 8.

We've got one, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Raffles makes 9.

Well, how do you know his name is Raffles?

It says it on his collar.

Well, maybe we'll see him next time we come to the beach.

Yeah. Ok, everybody say goodbye to Raffles.

Let's go, children. [all] Bye, Raffles.

Bye-bye. Let's go. Ok, move 'em out.

[Raffles whining] All right, gang.

Jamie.

Go away, boy. Children.

Go on, boy. Go on.

Maybe he hasn't got a home, sister.

Well, somebody named him Raffles and put a collar on him.

He'll go home as soon as we leave.

Yeah.

I think he's lost.

Can't he go home with us, sister?

He doesn't belong to us.

But if he's lost and we just leave him here, what'll happen to him?

They'll take him to the pound.

[Jamie] Let him come with us, sister.

Please. Please, sister.

Well, if he follows us, I guess we can't help it.

Ok, gang, everybody go.

Let's go, children. Move out. Let's go.

You know there's a strict no pets rule at the convent.

How are you going to explain Raffles to the Reverend Mother?

Well, we'll think of something.

But, Sister Bertrille, there are rules.

But, Reverend Mother, there are exceptions to the rules.

But, Sister Bertrille, if we make an exception to the no pets rule,

then tomorrow we will make another, and then another and another.

With your gifts, Sister Bertrille,

you might very easily turn San Tanco into a menagerie.

But, Reverend Mother, this is an exceptional exception.

I know you've been as worried about Jamie as I have.

But, Reverend Mother, look.

[Raffles barking]

And another thing, Reverend Mother,

this is only a temporary exception.

Temporary? Of course.

We'll be trying to locate Raffles' real owner.

And when we do, end of exception.

But, meanwhile, if Jamie becomes attached to the dog,

will separating them not be very painful?

Reverend Mother, right now Raffles is the medicine that Jamie needs.

Oh, yes. When it comes time to take the medicine away,

Jamie won't need it anymore.

I see.

Very well, we shall make an exception.

Thank you, Reverend Mother.

A temporary exception.

Yes. I'll tell Jamie.

Sister Jacqueline.

Uh, yes, Reverend Mother?

What if we cannot locate

that dog's true owner?

Oh, well...

No.

Absolutely no. [Bertrille] No what?

Whatever it is you came to ask-- whatever it is

you came to ask me. I know.

And we didn't come here to ask you anything.

You didn't? No.

We're a committee appointed by the first grade to bring you a present.

Committee, huh? Uh-huh.

Oh.

[Carlos] And I suppose

this is the chairman.

Well, that's Raffles.

[Raffles whining] Hmm. Nice dog.

[Bertrille] And smart, too. We're teaching him a lot of tricks.

Well, sister, you are just the one who could do it.

Now, what is all this about a present for me?

Jamie.

Señor Ramirez, you have been very kind to all of us

at convent San Tanco.

The first grade made this to show our appre-- appreci--

appreciation.

Oh, that's beautiful. Thank you very much.

You like it? You really like it?

I love it. Must have taken a lot of work.

I'm going to keep it right here on my desk.

I tell you what.

I want to show you my appreciation, too.

I want you to take the first-graders a treat from me.

Some candy or ice cream.

Oh, well, that's not necessary.

I want to do it.

That's strange.

What's the matter? My wallet.

It's gone.

And I just had it here a few minutes ago.

Well, don't panic. You probably left it in some obvious...

Your wallet? That's beautiful. Why, how did you do it?

I mean, you weren't even near me.

The dog?

Sister Bertrille, having a trick dog is fine,

but the tricks you're teaching this one

will land you both in the pokey.

But the purse c-c-could not just disappear.

But I put it down right there.

It was a rather large wicker and leather purse with a--a brass clasp.

Similar to that?

Why, it's exactly like that.

Is this yours?

Well, yes, it is.

Yes, well, I guess you're wondering how I happen to have it.

You see, uh, Raffles over there, well, he was playing ball

and he chased the ball and brought this back instead.

How enterprising of him.

Yes. I'm terribly sorry.

No harm done. No harm at all.

Thank you very much. Yes.

Good day.

He didn't know he was doing anything wrong, Reverend Mother.

Of course not. But still--

it was only an accident.

I'm sure it won't happen again, will it, fella?

[barking]

[Jacqueline] Little did Sister Bertrille know how wrong she was.

Despite her lectures and Jamie's pleas,

Raffles always yielded to temptation.

After several days of searching

the lost and found section to no avail,

we decided to place an ad of our own.

And we took Raffles with us to keep him out of trouble.

You be a good boy.

We'll be right back.

Hey, Raffles. Good boy. Good boy.

Move over. Get over.

Sister Bertrille? Yes.

Well, if Raffles' owner is still in San Juan,

there's a good chance he'll see the ad.

I know the children will miss the dog, but...

Under the circumstances...

What is it, Reverend Mother?

[gasps]

[Jacqueline] The first order of business

was to return the purses Raffles had collected

as quickly as possible.

Which turned out to be not quite as quickly as we had hoped.

Oh!

Of all the times to get a flat tire.

Oh, dear.

[growling]

Good afternoon, officer.

Well, sisters,

looks like you're in trouble.

Officer, the way it happened--

oh, that isn't important.

From here on, I'll take over.

Oh, I'll have the tire changed in 5 minutes.

Oh, well, thank you. Oh.

Thank you very much.

That's very nice of you.

Not much activity today.

E-Except for a gang of purse-snatchers.

A gang?

We figure 2 or 3 professionals.

They grabbed 6 or 7 purses in an hour.

Just a question of time till we pick them up.

Th-that much time... Is it...

Time.

Oh, I'll take that. I'll take it. Excuse me, I'll just--

thank you, sister.

[snarling]

What do you want? Oh!

Oh, I just wanted to get some of those papers to spread on the ground.

Excuse me. Oh, she'll get them.

Ooh, yes, I'll get them.

There you are.

Uh, sister, you don't, uh, need to hold my jacket.

Oh. No, well, I-- it's the least I could do.

[sighing]

Well, there you are, sisters.

Ready to roll. [Bertrille] Thank you, officer.

[officer] Uh, now, my jacket.

Sister Jacqueline, why don't you help him

with his jacket? Of course.

That isn't necessary.

It's my pleasure.

[laughing] Oh! There.

Oh, my goodness, Raffles, what are you doing?

Come on. Come on.

Oh, very good. Very good.

That's--that's fine, sister. Thank you.

Well, that's fine, sister. That's fine.

Well, so long, sisters.

Glad to have been of help.

Yes. Well, officer, I don't know quite how to tell you this, but--

oh, forget it. Maybe someday you can do a favor for me.

Oh.

[growling]

I tell you, Sergeant, I don't know how these purses got into my car.

I only stopped once.

2 nuns from San Tanco had a flat tire.

It's--it's just impossible.

It's just impossible.

But, Reverend Mother, I don't really think we can blame Raffles.

He's been trained to steal.

Yes, but I feel we can rehabilitate him.

By using the pavlov theory of conditioned reflex...

Sisters. ...We can teach him anything.

The convent San Tanco is not a rehabilitation center

for delinquent canines.

No, but, Reverend Mother, you see, what I feel is--

I have given this matter a great deal of thought

and, uh, there seems to be only one possible solution.

He must be turned over to the proper authorities

at the pound.

The pound? But, Reverend Mother,

if someone doesn't come and take him in 10 days, they'll--

I know, Sister Bertrille.

But what are the alternatives?

Return him to his owner?

We have tried,

but we've had no response to our advertisement.

Keep him here?

Under the circumstances, I'm afraid that is impossible.

Find him a new home? Again, under the circumstances,

how can we ask anyone else to assume such a responsibility?

So,

I am afraid that that leaves us with the pound.

Of course, I--I--I suppose that we should wait

until we see if-- if we do have

some response to our advertisement.

Oh, yes, at least a few days.

Sisters,

if the owner has not contacted us

by the day after tomorrow,

Raffles must be sent to the pound.

Agreed?

Agreed.

Well, my friend, it's been a pleasure.

Likewise.

I'll be happy to share a cell with you anytime.

No more cells for me.

First, I'm going to find my dog,

and then I'm going to find a job.

A job?

From here on, I play it square and straight.

If you don't mind.

Just the classified section.

"Help wanted, male."

Well, it's a horrible thought,

but if that's what you want, good luck.

Good luck to you.

[Jacqueline] Going on the assumption

that an old dog could be taught new tricks,

uh, with a scientific assist,

we went to work.

[barking]

Good boy. Good boy, Raffles.

He seems to be learning. Oh, yes.

Pretty soon he'll associate all purses

with the purse we sprayed with dog keep off.

When she sees how good he is,

do you think Reverend Mother might let him stay?

Maybe she'll reconsider.

If we'd just hear from his owner.

I don't see how anybody could lose a dog like Raffles

and not want to find him. I know.

Well, as soon as the Monsignor houk leaves,

we'll be able to show the Reverend Mother Raffles' progress. Come on.

Always a pleasure to visit the convent, Reverend Mother.

Such an atmosphere of spirituality and peace.

Thank you, Monsignor.

Well, who have we here?

Oh, this is Raffles.

Hello, Raffles.

One of the children has adopted him temporarily.

I see. Raffles, come here, boy. Let me see.

[whimpering]

Again, congratulations on the fine work you're doing here.

May nothing ever interfere with it.

Thank you.

Good day, Reverend Mother. Good day, Monsignor.

Reverend Mother. Yes?

Uh, we would like to show you how reformed Raffles is.

Yes. Reformed?

Yes. We're conditioning him to be honest

and you'll be amazed to see the difference in him.

The, uh, difference?

A wallet?

Not the Monsignor's?

Sister Bertrille.

Ah, yes.

Reverend Mother, I certainly will return it, and, uh...

[whispering] Take Raffles to the pound.

[Jacqueline] A delicate situation of this sort

called for special handling.

Thanks to Sister Bertrille's incomparable 2nd-story work,

the Monsignor would always think he'd left his wallet

in his other coat.

That was the easy part.

But taking Raffles to the pound...

That was going to be something else.

Meanwhile, the gypsy had looked all over San Juan for Raffles,

and for a job.

He hadn't found either.

He was tired and discouraged.

And what's more,

he had a hole in his shoe.

Raffles!

I cannot tell you how relieved we are

to be able to return Raffles

to his rightful owner, Mr. Za-- Zaj-- Zaja--

zayukovsky. Zayukovsky.

Thank you.

I am very relieved myself-- Reverend Mother.

Reverend Mother. Excuse me, but Raffles is gone. Gone?

Oh, don't worry. We will find each other.

Well, he's not the only one. Jamie's gone, too.

[Jacqueline] Carmelita saw them leaving.

Jamie didn't want to go.

And I-- we didn't want him to.

But he said he had to do it

to save Raffles from the pound.

Did he say where he was going, carmelita?

No, Reverend Mother.

He just said he knew a safe place.

Sister Jacqueline, I think you had better call the police.

Wait a minute, Reverend Mother.

Safe place? I've got a hunch.

Sister Bertrille, play it.

Right.

[engine starting]

Jamie.

Oh, Jamie.

Oh, it's all right. You can come out.

No, sister. I heard.

You're gonna take Raffles to the pound.

Then they'll... no,

I won't let you take him. I won't.

Jamie, they aren't going to take Raffles to the pound.

Word of honor?

Word of honor. Come on.

We found the man that Raffles belongs to.

Raffles.

[whimpering]

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, you old dog, you.

Who'd ever think that you'd end up in a convent, huh?

Now, listen, the 2 of us, you and me,

are both going to have to change our ways.

Now, the sisters have promised to help us, you see?

And the kids will help, too.

I think we can use all the help we can get.

Yes. We've made some progress with handbags,

but when it comes to wallets, he's got a long, long way to go.

Well, how was your visit with Raffles?

It was fine, Reverend Mother.

He was real glad to see me.

Oh, I'm sure he was, dear.

Now, uh, how, uh-- how are they getting along?

Oh, very nicely. Mr. Z-- Mr. Zig--

uh, the gypsy has a very nice job.

And they have a nice place to live.

And Raffles hasn't touched a purse or a wallet in a month.

Oh, I'm so glad.

I was afraid that

such a deeply ingrained habit might...

Now, if we can just turn him off of hubcaps and curb feelers.

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