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(bells ringing)

(steady music)

(school bell ringing)

(children screaming)

- Hey, catch.

(glass shattering)

- Now who threw this ball?

- Me sir.

Sorry sir.

- Report to me tomorrow morning before school.

- Yes sir.

(children screaming)

- Look, there's Josephine.

Hello Paddy.

- Ah, hello boys.

Here, here, would you look after Josephine for me?

I gotta go see Mr. Jordan.

Ah, good afternoon Mr. Jordan.

- Hello Paddy.

- Have you any junk for me today?

- Yes I have but I haven't got it sorted out yet.

Can you come round later?

- I will lad.

- And if I'm not around it'll be in the usual place.

- I'll bring my lorry.

- Did you say you had a lorry Paddy?

- I have that.

My new partner, Mr. Skinner

has put money in the business.

He's all for modernization.

- What about Josephine?

- Mr. Skinner wants me to get rid of her.

But I will not stand for that.

- I should hope not.

- Well, I must be off.

- Bye Paddy. - Bye Paddy.

- Goodbye boys.

(giddy music)

(horse clopping)

- Why don't you get rid of that horrible animal?

I mean look at her.

All she does is eat all day.

- You don't understand Mr. Skinner,

Josephine's a friend of mine.

She'll be useful.

- Useful for a catch me man more likely.

- Josephine stays Mr. Skinner.

- I mean but what about

this beautiful lorry I bought ya?

- Well now the lorry's just grand.

It's just what the business always needed Mr. Skinner.

I'll be off to the Dolphin School now.

(door creaks)

(door bangs)

(engine turning over)

(junk crashes)

- I thought you said you knew how to drive you old fool.

- I do, I do.

It's me gears.

(engine turns over)

(Mr. Skinner grunts)

(boxes crashing)

- You old fool.

(comedic music)

- Hi Dick.

How's things?

- Okay, I suppose.

- What's up?

You in trouble again?

- I busted a window.

And of course they had had to catch me.

- Never mind the cake's smashing.

- You wash your hands, me lad,

before you start your tea.

- Yes mom. - And when you're finished

you get on with your homework.

No watching telly till it's done.

- No mom.

- What you got for homework, Dick?

- Lot of French.

- There's no French book here.

- Of course there is.

Crumbs, you're right!

- Now you won't be able to do it.

- I'm in enough trouble already without that.

I'll have to go back to school and get it.

- Won't it be locked?

- Old Jordan will let me in.

And don't eat all the cake.

(ominous music)

(brakes squeak)

(knocking)

(knocking)

(engine roaring)

(knocking)

(Paddy whistling)

(Paddy laughs)

(chair crashes)

- Who's that?

(ominous music)

(book thuds)

Is that yourself, Mr. Jordan?

(desk lid thuds)

Burglars be damned.

- Ow!

- Help.

Help me.

(Paddy screams)

(engine roaring)

(bell clangs)

- Hey.

Stop!

Hey!

What's going on?

Hey!

Who's there?

Come back here.

- It's a disgrace headmaster,

a disgrace!

- I quite agree Admiral Hennessy.

But-- - That bell

is of great historic value.

It was in my ship all throughout the war.

I only presented it to the school

because I thought it would be looked after.

And appreciated.

- It wasn't my fault Admiral.

I heard a noise and I ran out

and I saw one of the boys running away.

- As a governor of the school

I insist that that boy be found

and an example made of him.

(knocking on door)

- Come in.

What is it Dick?

- You told me to report to you sir.

About the broken window.

- Not now Dick, come back later.

- Stop.

That's him, that's the boy that took the bell.

- Me?

- Saw him last night sir.

- Is this true Dick?

- Well, sort of, that is--

- Well speak up boy.

Were you here last night?

- Well, I was here

but I didn't steal the bell.

- I saw him sir.

He ran out of school towards the bell mounting.

And when I got there the bell had gone.

- Well was he carrying the bell?

- No!

- Well it was too dark to see sir.

But even if he never took it

he must know something about it,

he was the only one there.

- All right Jordan that will be all.

- Now Dick, you'd better go home.

- But sir!

- Now let's see, today is Friday

report to me on Monday.

This will have to be investigated.

- I didn't do it.

- Now that's all.

Off you go now.

- Yes sir.

(children speaking indiscriminately)

- How'd you get on? - What's he gonna do

about that busted window?

- Window, that's nothing.

He thinks I swiped Old Hennessy's bell.

- Crikey that's real trouble!

- I've got to leave now

and come back again on Monday.

- That gives us the weekend to find out

who really pinched the bell.

- Fat chance.

- I bet the rest of Third Form would help.

We're bound to find out something between us.

- Good idea!

We'll meet in my shed after school.

- What'll your mom say,

you coming home at this time?

- She'd do her nut.

I'm keeping out of the way.

And I'll go down to the junkyard, see Paddy.

- Oh, eh.

It's a lovely bit of stuff.

Oh.

Morning Mr. Skinner.

- Why don't you stop wasting time

with that blasted horse and unload the lorry?

- In a minute Mr. Skinner.

- You find anything interesting at the school?

- (titters) Not me.

The place was haunted.

- Oh, come off it.

(ominous music)

You didn't pick up anything, did you?

- Not on your life.

I was in the lorry and away.

- A little souvenir?

- What are you blithering about?

Look for yourself.

- Yeah, well I am.

Um, Paddy look, why don't take your horse out

for a little walk.

You know, see if you can pick up anything.

- But you just asked me to unload my lorry.

- No it's perfectly all right Paddy

I'll do it all myself.

(Paddy sighs)

(bell clangs)

- Come along Josephine.

(horse clopping)

(fast-paced music)

(bell thuds)

- Paddy!

Paddy.

- You looking for something?

- I was just looking for Paddy.

- He's not here now buzz off.

- But I want to-- - Buzz off, I said.

- Why aren't you at school?

- I haven't been there all day.

- Why not?

You in trouble?

Can I help?

- Yes, you can.

Go back home and get dad's binoculars

and your doll's pram. - Okay.

- And don't tell mom.

- Hello boss.

Yeah, well this is Skinner here.

You know that bell, from HMS Dolphin?

Well it's sort of come into my possession.

Yeah.

Now I know that you flog things to collectors

who aren't too fussy where they come from.

Right?

Well now this might be worth a few quid.

Mightn't it?

It's very historic, you know.

Yeah.

Yeah, sure I'll look after it.

Right.

About that other job,

I see you a bit later then.

All right.

- Are you sure you know how to put it back?

- Of course silly.

- Take care of these,

mom doesn't know I've got them.

- Right.

You know what to do.

- Yes, keep the man busy

while you sneak in and have a look.

- Okay.

- What do you want?

You got any pram wheels mister?

- No, clear off.

- (titters) Hold on.

That's no way to talk to a lady.

And a customer at that.

The part wheel department's over there.

Would you step this way.

- Hey, what a minute now look,

you carry on with your work.

All right girly, see what you can find.

(mysterious music)

(metal rattling)

- Mister.

(dogs barking)

How much is this?

- What's that?

- A pram wheel.

How much is it?

- Two bob.

- Make it a bob.

- Two bob, take it or leave it.

- One oh six.

- Two bob!

- Go on mister.

- No!

- Please.

- (sighs) All right, one oh six.

Now clear off.

- I'll go and see if it fits.

(boxes thud)

- Hey, I thought I told you to buzz off.

(fast-paced music)

(upbeat music)

- Hey constable.

(bell clangs)

(lid clangs)

(steady music)

- Come on.

Move here.

Come on.

It's in the office, over there.

- Officer.

Officer is there anything I can do to help?

- This boy said he saw the bell

that's missing from the Dolphin School.

- Bell?

Bell, we don't have any bells around here.

I, uh...

I think there being some sort of mistake.

But look here officer,

you're very welcome to have a look if you'd like to.

Sonny, uh,

where'd you say you saw this little bell of yours.

- In there.

- I'll just make sure if you don't mind.

- Yes certainly.

Look, I'll lead the way, shall I?

- There.

Oh.

- This is not a bell, son.

- It's a very natural mistake officer.

- I'm sorry to have bothered you sir.

- But isn't a mistake, the bell was there

not that old bit of junk.

- Well now tell me sonny,

where do you think it is now?

Up my sleeve?

- Come along laddy.

- Wait a minute.

I saw something else.

The bell rope on the back of this lorry.

(mysterious music)

- Really?

Well then I suppose we better go

and look at the back of this lorry then.

- There's no need to bother you anymore sir.

- Now officer, I absolutely insist.

Now come on then laddy.

Now, show me where this bell rope was then.

- Here.

- That?

You call that the rope from the Dolphin Bell?

- No, but--

- You wanna be careful my lad,

accusing people like that.

- It isn't the same rope.

- Now I'm warning you

don't take things too far.

- No it's all right officer, I'm,

I'm sure he only acted for the best.

- It's very good of you to take that view, sir.

- That's all right.

- Well I better be off.

Good day sir.

- Goodbye officer.

- You're hurting.

- Hey, you leave that boy alone.

- I ought to break his neck.

- You're crooks, both of you!

That's what you are, a couple of crooks.

They're a couple of crooks.

I saw that bell with my own eyes.

They swiped it and now they've hidden it.

- Not Paddy Probie.

He's a mate of ours.

- But he must be in it.

He's Skinner's partner.

I bet it was him at the school last night.

- Hello. (boys groan)

- This is a private meeting no girls allowed.

- I just came to ask

when Dick was going to put the wheel back on my pram.

- She did help me get into the junkyard.

- Ah, very well let her stay.

- As long as she keeps quiet.

- Well, what are you doing about it?

- All we know is that

the bell is somewhere in the junkyard.

- But they'll have to bring it out sooner or later

to flog it.

- So we keep an eye on the junkyard.

- How?

They won't let us in now.

- I've got an idea.

My dad's garage is right behind the junkyard.

You can see over the wall from the upstairs office.

- Fine, we'll use Brian's dad's garage as our base.

Not you.

This is Operation Third Form.

- In here.

You can see the junkyard from here.

Look.

There.

- Look, there's Skinner.

I wonder where he's going?

- Let's shadow him.

- Hold it, not the whole mob of us.

And certainly not you Dick, he knows your face.

I'll go with Tom.

- You'll have to hurry.

He's nearly at the gate.

(steady music)

(engine roaring)

(mysterious music)

- Okay boss, I'll see to it first thing in the morning.

- All right?

- I got the number of the car.

You tail Skinner,

I'll meet you back in the ops room.

- Hey.

- Oh sorry.

- Thank you.

- One of those please. - Seven pence please.

Thank you. - Thank you very much.

(register rings)

- The fat man drew something on a napkin

and gave it to Skinner.

The impression came through onto this one.

See.

- Looks like the plan of a house.

It's got some writing on it.

It looks like,

- Golf course.

- What's golf course got to do with the Dolphin Bell?

- Search me.

But it's a clue so we follow it up.

Skinner said he was gonna look

the place over tomorrow morning.

So he'd better be shadowed.

Any luck?

- Skinner went home.

- Address?

- 86 Dove Terrace.

- Right.

We'll have it watched from now on.

(steady music)

- That's him.

(telephone ringing)

- Ops room.

Okay Harry.

Skinner's on his way to the junkyard.

- Right.

- Thanks Harry.

- Look, stop messing around with that blasted horse

and get the lorry started, hey.

- Here, here Mr. Skinner

that policeman coming here yesterday--

- Now look, don't argue with me.

Get this animal moving, come on.

- [Paddy] Come on, fast, fast, here you are.

- [Skinner] Come on.

(door creaks)

(steady music)

(gravel crunching)

- What are you waiting for?

- It's a bit posh, isn't it?

- Don't argue.

Look round the back.

See if you can find some junk.

(door creaks)

- I will.

I will, I will that.

(mysterious music)

(footsteps approaching)

- Here.

- Well chuck it in the back.

(thuds)

- Jump out and see what he was looking at.

I'll stay with them.

(steady music)

(loud knocking)

- Hey boy!

What are you doing here boy?

- I was uh--

- And a Dolphin School boy too.

Do you know who I am?

- You're Admiral Hennessy.

- Sir.

- Sir.

- What are you doing sneaking around my house?

- I was trying to see--

- To see what?

- A picture of Dolphin, sir.

- Oo, you're interested in ships, hey boy?

- Yes sir.

Especially Dolphin.

- Mm.

You come along inside with me.

I've got something that will interest you.

There you are boy.

There's the old Dolphin,

fine ship.

Proud to have commanded her.

- Super.

I wouldn't mind going in the navy.

- Fine career boy.

My family's been in the navy for,

oo, hundreds of years.

- Are those your ancestors?

- Yes, every one of them.

Sailors every one.

This one sailed with Nelson at Trafalgar.

- Must be terribly old.

- Yeah, it's old and valuable,

painted by a Spanish chap called Goya.

It's worth a pretty penny,

I don't mind telling you.

(knocking)

Yes.

- The car's ready Admiral.

- Oh, thank you Briggs.

Must be off, weekend in the country.

Come on boy.

(mysterious music)

- What do you mean, "Funny business?"

- Oh that kid

asking about the Dolphin Bell.

And us going all that way to that posh house

just to get a busted hat stand.

And now you're asking me

to keep away from me old junkyard.

I tell you, I don't like it

I don't like it at all.

And that's the truth.

- Now look, just do what you're told

and don't ask questions.

Now take the van back and leave it.

And stay away from the yard until tomorrow.

(engine turning over)

- It's me clutch.

(engine roaring)

(mysterious music)

(metal clanging)

- Hey.

Hey what you,

what you doing on my lorry?

Get down.

- Let me go, you crook.

- Hey,

that's the second time you call me a crook.

Explain yourself.

- Let me go.

- Hey,

I thought you and I was friends, Dick.

- A fine friend you are

pinching the Dolphin Bell

and letting me take the blame.

- The Dolphin Bell?

I had nothing to do with it.

- Is that the truth? - So help me.

- But I saw it, in your office.

- Are you sure? - Of course I'm sure.

The police didn't believe me,

Skinner laughed at me but I saw it.

You must believe me.

- Well, I believe you

but will you believe me if I tell you

I had nothing to do with it?

- Didn't you? - No.

Nothing.

(sighs) That Skinner.

It was a bad day for me when I took up with him.

- Well we're going to find out

just what he's up to.

And get the Dolphin Bell back.

- We are?

- Me and the rest of the Third Form.

And you, if you'll help.

- Yeah.

That Skinner

ordering me about in me own yard.

And telling me to get rid of Josephine!

I'll help you. - Good.

Come to our ops room.

There's something I think you ought to see.

- Eh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

I've got to feed Josephine first.

(steady music)

Yes, that's the place all right.

Yes, and that's the golf course.

It was Skinner's idea to go there in the first place.

- You know whose house it was?

Paddy!

- It's all right, he's on our side.

- Oh, good.

- Well what happened?

Well it was Admiral Hennessy's house.

And he asked me in.

- Admiral Hennessy?

What's Skinner want with him?

- Well there's this room full of paintings.

One of them's by this Spaniard.

It's terribly valuable.

- Maybe it's the painting that Skinner's after.

- I bet it is.

If he'd swipe the Dolphin Bell

he'd swipe anything.

(phone ringing)

- Ops room. - Alan here.

- It's Alan.

- Skinner's gone into the sports shop.

He's coming out now.

He's got some golf clubs.

I think he's going back to the junkyard.

- Good, keep after him.

- Skinner's just bought a set of golf clubs.

- Golf clubs?

- Ah.

There's a golf course behind Admiral Hennessy's house.

- And he's coming this way.

- Maybe he's going into the office

to make one of those mysterious phone calls.

If only I could overhear what he was saying.

- Isn't there somewhere to hide?

- Indeed there is.

Do you think you could squeeze in there?

- I think so.

- Good.

Excellent.

Now I'll put the boards back.

Now, there are no nails in them.

Now all you've got to do to get out

is to push the boards up after Skinner is gone.

- Right.

- You still here?

I thought I told you to clear off.

- Just going Mr. Skinner.

- Yeah, well you better be.

- The Dolphin Bell.

(ominous music)

(door bangs)

- Hello boss.

It's a piece of cake.

But look, I'm gonna need something to hide it in.

Yeah, no,

a cylinder.

That's a good idea.

So look, I'll see you in a half an hour

at the demolition site round the corner, all right.

Oh, uh, I'll bring the bell with me.

Right.

See you then.

(bell clangs)

- There's Skinner.

- Jim, Harry after him.

- [Jim And Harry] Right.

(tense music)

- I wonder where Tom is.

- I hope he's all right.

- Well come along boys let's go and find out.

- Yeah, come on.

(Tom groans)

- Are you okay?

What happened?

- Never mind that, Skinner's gone to meet the boss

at a demolition site.

He's taken the bell with him.

- Why can't Jim and Harry check in?

- Then we could tell them

to go to the demolition site

so that they could hear

what Skinner and the Boss are saying.

- They'd never get close enough without being seen.

(knocking) - Yes?

Push off.

This is no place for kid sisters.

- I only want to help.

It's not fair you having all the fun.

- How could you help?

- I did before.

Oh all right.

- Hey, wait a minute.

Perhaps you can help. - How?

- You've got a doll's pram, haven't you?

- Yes, why?

- Well go and get it, quick as you can.

- Okay.

- And if you see my sister

tell her to come with you.

- Right.

- What's he up to?

- Search me.

I think he's gone balmy.

What's that then?

- It's a tape recorder.

My dad uses it for dictating letters.

- Who we gonna dictate a letter to?

- We're going to put a hidden microphone

in the demolition site.

(mysterious music)

- Oh, Alice needs her nose blown.

- I've got a hanky.

No I haven't.

I must've dropped it in the street.

- Let's go back and look for it.

- Okay, Alice can stay here.

(bell clangs)

- When will you do the job.

- I've arranged to have a round of golf

at 10:30 tomorrow.

- Good.

Bring the stuff to Regent's Park.

And don't use your car.

It's too easy to trace.

Take a bus.

- Do you think it worked?

- I hope so.

- [Boss] When will you do the job?

- [Skinner] I've arranged a game of golf at 10:30 tomorrow.

- [Boss] Good.

Bring the stuff to Regent's Park.

And don't use your car.

It's too easy to trace.

Take a bus.

We'll meet at midday. - Whereabouts?

- [Boss] You know the corner of--

(tape squelches)

- Aw.

- Just our luck.

The flipping tape's run out.

- Not to worry.

There's enough there to tell the police.

- What can we tell them?

It's not against the law to play golf

or meet a friend in Regent's Park.

- What about the bell?

- The police didn't believe me

when I told them about the bell in the junkyard.

Why should they believe the Boss has got it?

- Yeah, Dick's right.

You'll have to catch them red-handed.

- It's not only Skinner we want,

it's the Boss as well.

- We'll have to nab them

when the loot's being handed over.

- But Regent's Park is a big place

and we don't know where they're meeting.

- There's 30 of us in Third Form

we should be able to cover the park between us.

- We'll try it.

Every one in the car showroom after tea.

- He said everyone.

(steady music)

- And Skinner and the Boss

will be meeting in Regent's Park.

But we don't know where.

So now you all know what to do.

I'll go through it just once more.

You'll be in five groups.

T for Tom, J for Jim,

A for Alan, P for Paddy,

and D for Dick.

T for Tom will watch Admiral Hennessy's house

and the golf club.

The route between the golf club and Regent's Park

will be patrolled by Jim's group.

J for Jim.

It's up to you to follow Skinner

the whole of the way.

A for Alan's group will watch

all the entrances of Regent's Park.

There'll be two mobile groups:

my group, D for Dick with Josephine;

and P for Paddy with the lorry.

All groups must keep in constant touch with the ops room.

That's Brian's job.

And that's it.

Everyone in position by 10:30 tomorrow morning.

- And we'll be there too. - Yeah.

(upbeat music)

- Ops room.

- J for Jim. - J for Jim.

Where are you? - Swiss Cottage.

- What's the number? - Primrose, 6839.

- Roger, over and out.

Mark J for Jim at Swiss Cottage.

- A for Alan reporting.

I'm at York Gate.

Hunter, 2535.

- Hunter 2535.

Roger, over and out.

Mark A for Alan at York Gate.

(telephone rings)

Ops room.

(telephone rings)

Roger, over and out.

(telephone ringing)

Ops room.

- D for Dick reporting.

I'm at Home Gate.

Willbeck 6575.

- Willbeck 6575.

Roger, over and out.

Mark D for Dick at Home Gate.

Right,

everyone's in position.

We just have to wait for Skinner to make a move.

(club whooshes)

(club whooshes)

(mysterious music)

- Ah, dear, dear, dear.

I'm gonna have a job to get that one out.

(clubs thud)

Look, I've hooked my ball rather badly

over that garden there.

I'll go and see if I can find it.

Will you carry on? - Okay.

(thump)

(door creaks)

(fast-paced music)

(camera shutter clicks)

- Find it?

- No, so it's your game.

- Never mind.

Come and have a drink in the clubhouse.

- Uh, well look, I've, uh,

I've gotta go and meet somebody so, uh,

another time perhaps.

- Okay, bye.

(birds tweeting)

(steady music)

- He's coming.

- Ops room.

You silly nits.

What bus was it?

Where was he sitting?

Roger, over and out.

He's given them the slip

on a number 13 bus going south.

- Route 13.

That goes past Swiss Cottage.

We've got a man there.

- Swiss Cottage.

Here we are.

(telephone dial whirring)

(telephone ringing)

Come on.

- J for Jim. - Ops room.

Look out for Skinner on a number 13 bus going south.

He's sitting downstairs near the back.

And he's got a golf bag with him.

Keep him under close observation

until you are relieved.

- Roger.

(bus engine roaring)

- You going to get on this bus, or aren't you?

- Sorry, I made a mistake.

I don't want this one. (conductor sighs)

(bell rings)

(tense music)

- Ops room.

- A for Alan reporting.

Skinner is at Clarence Gate.

He hasn't gone into the park yet.

He's moving east.

Over. - Roger.

Over and out.

Moving east from Clarence Gate.

What's the next checkpoint?

- York Gate.

- York Gate.

(telephone dial whirring)

- A for Alan. - Ops room.

Skinner's on his way.

Keep your eyes open.

- Roger, over and out.

(steady music)

- Ops room. - A for Alan.

Skinner has now gone into the park.

Over. - Roger.

Over and out.

Situation under control.

I'll give Peter Paddy the signal.

- All right boys, come now.

(engine turning over)

- Peter Paddy's on his way.

I'll send the others to Regent's Park.

(steady music)

- Hey, lorries aren't allowed in the park.

- Especially when they're doing 60 miles an hour.

Let's get him.

(tires screeching)

(engine roaring)

(bell ringing)

(engine roaring) (bell ringing)

(tires screech)

(car hoots)

(mysterious music)

(fast-paced music)

- Roger, over and out.

Hurry up, he's coming.

(tense music)

That's the Boss.

Now you know what to do.

(bird caws)

(blowing whistle)

(fast-paced music)

- What's the meaning of this.

Go and play somewhere else.

- We know all about you.

- Quick Alan, go and get a policeman.

- You've had it Skinner.

- Get out my way old fool.

(boys screaming indistinctly)

(fast-paced music)

- Get off me.

- Calm down, break it off.

Now what's all this about?

- This man is a thief.

- [Boys] Get him.

(boys screaming indistinctly)

- Hey.

(comical music)

Hey.

This is my car.

Take that horse away.

(boys screaming indistinctly)

- What's going on. - Get off.

- Come on, let's leave the man alone.

Now, what's going on?

- There's a valuable painting in here.

It's stolen.

- This is an outrage.

These boys are playing some absurd sort of game.

That's my property.

- All right sir.

(bell clangs)

- He can't say this belongs to him, anyway.

- Wait a minute, I recognize this.

That's on the list of stolen property.

Hey you, come back.

(fast-paced music)

- It does seem rather an unlikely story, I must say.

- Here's a picture of him

coming out of Admiral Hennessy's house

with a painting.

- Why'd he have that then?

(boys screaming indistinctly)

(Boss screams)

- Somebody help me.

Help!

I can't swim.

(boys screaming indistinctly)

Help me somebody.

Help.

Help.

Someone help me.

Help.

I can't swim.

Help.

(Skinner groans)

(water splashes)

Help!

(all laughing)

You!

(whistle blowing)

- All right, out you come.

- So we have our famous bell back again.

Dolphin School can be proud of its Third Form.

They not only saved the school bell

but they rounded up a gang of desperate criminals

and foiled a plot to steal a valuable picture.

To make up for time spent on detective work

over the weekend,

I have asked the headmaster to declare today

a whole holiday.

(boys cheering)

- Here, here, here boys.

I've got something for you.

(Paddy laughs)

- Great.

(glass shatters)

(fast-paced music)

- Right, come on boys.

(horse clopping)