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The Broken Ear - Part 2

- Now we must get the idol back. - It will not be easy!

Senor Tintin is a clever one.

Si, but even a clever one can be tricked, Ramon.

The sooner I return this idol to the museum, the sooner I'm going to...

The ear! It's not broken!

This is a fake.

Tintin, this just came over the radio.

You've been invited to the capital by the minister of justice.

"... to honour your bravery in capturing the smugglers. "

The press has asked that I bring the idol.

Sounds like a hero's press conference...

I just wish I had better news.

That's my suitcase! Stop!

- Good boy, Snowy! - Senor?

Please... come with us.

Ah, good, you must be here to escort me to the Minister!

Why so many soldiers?

There's talk of a revolution, Senor.

Is there some mistake? This looks like a prison?

There is no mistake, Senor.

Snowy, you wait here while I find out what's going on..

Come in!

Ah, Senor!

Please open your suitcase.

What's going on? Where's the Minister of Justice?

I have no time for terrorist jokes!

Open your suitcase, Senor!

Alright, but I'm going to speak to the Minister about your behaviour.

And I'm sure he will not be happy with...

Huh!

This is not my suitcase!

This is crazy!

Take your positions!

Ready!

Aim!

Long live the Revolution!

Long live General Alcazar!

Come back you traitors!

Long live General Alcazar!

Cowards!

Don't shoot! I surrender!

Snowy! Boy, am I glad to see you!

You are a brave man, Senor.

Look out!

My man tells me you were to be executed.

That's true.

Good! Any friend of the revolution is a friend of General Alcazar's.

I shall make you my aide-de-camp.

Get this man a uniform! Then bring him to the palace!

He can help me work.

Now what have I got myself into?!

I'm sorry, Senor, but the General

will not see anyone except his aide-de-camp.

There he is now!

Perhaps he can help you find this man the police arrested.

You! You!

Ah, Tintin, there you are!

Let's get to work!

Our plan has failed...

For now...

It's a very delicate position!

Very delicate!

Ah, I have it!

Checkmate, General!

Aagh! You dare to beat me!

They're only blanks! A little joke, heh?

We play again, heh?

We've checked the idol.

It's a fake.

That's the same idol you tried...

to smuggle into San Theodoros.

- That's it, I kill him now! - Patience, Ramon!

Senor Tintin just needs...

some gentle persuasion.

You must know that the idol you're so desperate for is worthless.

Worthless to you maybe.

Tell us the truth!

Now!

Yes... Now!

I kill you!

Come on, Snowy!

Get him!

Quick! After him!

Where did he go!

Caramba!

I wish I knew what the big deal over that idol is.

Reporter's rule No. 1: When in doubt go straight to the source...

The Arumbayas!

Yes, that's him!

Let's go!

Great snakes!

A train! We've got him now!

So Senor, what brings you out into the middle of nowhere?

I'm trying to find the Arumbayas.

You don't want to go there, Senor...

The Arumbayas is a very fierce tribe.

The last man who went there was the British explorer, Ridgewell.

He never came back.

I'd still like to go.

Do you know anyone who'd be willing to guide me?

Caraco...!

You called, Don Jose?

Yes, this is Senor Tintin.

He's looking for someone to take him downriver.

- Where do you want to go, senor? - I want to find the Arumbayas.

You should not go there. The Arumbayas do not like strangers.

Okay, senor.

But we need a canoe.

Is that enough?

That's plenty.

We leave tomorrow.

- Goodnight, Caraco. - Goodnight, Senor.

Caraco?

Caraco?!

His things are gone!

Well, looks like we face

the Arumbayas alone, Snowy!

We've got to be in Arumbaya country by now!

What's that sound?

Oh, no! Rapids!

Hang on, Snowy!

Great snakes!

This is our only chance!

Made it!

Now for the Arumbayas!

You know Snowy, I have the strangest feeling

we're being watched.

Uh! My guide stranded me.

Mister, mister..

The name's Ridgewell.

The explorer!

But... I thought...

You thought

The Arumbayas killed me.

So what are you doing in their land?

I don't believe everything I hear.

Call it reporter's instinct.

You're smarter than you look.

Most people think of the Arumbayas as savages...

but nothing could be further from the truth.

Well, I certainly don't mean them any harm.

- I just need some answers. - Answers about what?

Ohh!

I'm very sorry...I should never have started to teach them golf.

You were saying something about answers?

Yes, about a wooden idol.

The chief said it started long ago

when a man named Walker was captured by the tribe.

Walker came in peace and was welcomed...

He had with him a young man named Lopez who was the guide for their expedition.

Walker was shown the ways of the Arumbayas.

So, he and his party came to be trusted as good people.

The Chief took Walker to the Arumbayas' most secret place.

Walker was shown

an ancient gemstone...

the 'Heart of the Jungle'...

which according to the Arumbayas

had magical healing powers.

He took a vow of silence so no other man would hear of

of the heart of the jungle's power.

To honor his vow of silence he was given

the Idol of the Broken Ear when he left.

All seemed well at the time.

But the Arumbayas were betrayed...

The gem had been stolen.

The Arumbayas went after Walker.

His party was killed and their supplies lost.

There are many accounts of Walker staggering out into a distant village with only the idol.

What happened to the boy Lopez?

The Chief says Lopez vanished before the expedition was attacked.

Strange coincidence!

The man who stole the idol from the museum

was also named Lopez.

So Lopez

stole the gemstone

and hid it in the idol.

But he panicked and fled

just before the Indians attacked,

leaving Walker with the idol, who brought it to Europe.

Years later, in prison, Lopez

told his cellmates about the idol and the gem,

and they doublecrossed him.

The Chief says that he feels in his soul that the heart of the jungle

is in a faraway land.

The gem's still in Europe!

That's where the trail of the real idol went cold.

Can you get me back to San Theodoros?

Well, Snowy, it's great to be home!

But we're back to square one! Looking for this idol is like finding a needle in a...

Great snakes!

That's fantastic!

Oh no!

Now someone's making replicas of the real idol!

Excuse me.

Can you tell me where you got these idol?

A fellow has a wood shop not far from here.

I think I still have his card.

Simon Balthazar!

His brother, Jacob, was that famous artist who died not long ago...

Of course!

Here we are.

- Wow! - May I help you?

Mr. Balthazar?

Yes.

Sir, I need to ask you about these statues.

What about them?

Did you carve them from a sketch, or from a real idol?

From a real idol that I found at one of my brother's. Why?

That idol was stolen from a museum.

I've been halfway 'round the world looking for it.

Oh dear, I sold it to a tourist yesterday...

Here!

Samuel Goldbarr,

an American sailing on the S.S Washington.

- Thanks... - Funny...

Two Spanish gentlemen were just here asking the same question!

Ramon and Alonso!

We gotta hurry, Snowy!

Excuse me... the S.S. Washington?

Oh, no!

At last!

How do you open this thing?

- Break it open! - Not here! Goldbarr might come back!

Okay, let's go!

Gotta find them, Snowy!

Before it's too...!

- The idol! - The idol!!

The gemstone!

Caramba!

Good boy, Snowy!

Get it!

Got you again!

Fool! It's gone!

And all because of you!

But... I... Hey, leave me alone!

Man overboard!

- Stolen!? - Exactly!

Then I wouldn't consider keeping it a moment longer.

Can I ask you to return it to the museum. Tintin?

Of course, sir!

The End...