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The Seven Crystal Balls - Part 2

[tintin] it all started when

seven archeologists discovered an ancient peruvian mummy,

and unknowing released a mysterious curse.

[man] the strangers will carry

the inca's body away to their distant land,

but the divine curse will follow them

wherever they go.

[radio announcer] and following this mysterious story,

yet another member of the sanders-hardiman expedition

has been found in a coma.

[tintin] three members of the same expedition

all in a coma.

it's very strange.

look at this.

found beside the victims.

fragments of broken crystal balls

that the doctors say must have contained

some sort of sleeping potion.

then these are deliberate attacks.

but why?

tarragon?

you know him?

he's an old friend of mine.

isn't he the one who had the actual mummy

of rascar capac that the explorers returned with?

i could introduce you if you like.

why we could go right now.

meet rascar capac.

he who unleashes the fire of heaven.

the prophecy has been fulfilled.

the vengeance of the inca

will strike me down.

mr. Tarragon.

mr. Tarragon.

too late.

the crystal balls have claimed

their last victim.

the curse of rascar capac has come true.

this doesn't make sense.

no one can get in or out.

every single exit is guarded.

unless...

no, the shutters are locked from the inside.

you there, have you seen anything?

no, sir. not a thing.

this absolutely beats me.

look, rascar capac's jewels have disappeared.

[barking]

a rope.

someone came down the chimney.

[coughs]

quick, we got to check the roof.

check the roof, search the grounds.

whoever it is couldn't have gotten far.

[tintin] there he is.

[gunshots]

got him!

find him, snowy. find him.

[whines]

oh, poor old snowy.

you can't smell a thing with

all that soot in your nose, can you? [man shouting]

blistering barnacles.

that's tarragon.

quick, let's go!

[tarragon] help me!

huh?

here they come. they're back.

they'll tear me to pieces.

get away, fiends.

no! no!

professor tarragon, calm down.

ah!

[bird chirping]

gracious, morning already?

well, did you find anybody?

i'm afraid not.

my men have searched the grounds all night.

we found some blood stains this morning,

but nothing that we could follow.

what about tarragon?

uh, still in a coma.

the doctor is with him.

i can't understand what caused the fit.

heartbeat's normal,

pulse is steady.

muscles relaxed.

a clear case of--

ah! they're back!

is hercules in?

well, yes, but he's in a bad state.

walking around the estate?

oh, good, i'll join him.

[tarragon] ah!

leave me alone, you monsters!

hercules!

hercules!

now where can he be?

oh, i know.

i'll find him with my pendulum.

hercules!

oh, hercules!

oh ho.

how peculiar.

hello, what have we here?

that's rascar capac's bracelet.

how on earth did it come to be here?

it really is magnificent.

i'll just slip it on and surprise everybody.

and how well it goes with my coat.

calculus!

i don't think shouting is going to help.

you know how hard of hearing he is.

well, where on earth could he be?

calculus!

[tintin] captain, look at this.

[groans]

there, on the tree.

so that's why they couldn't find the culprit.

he climbed up that tree to hide.

but he could still be up there.

i'm going to see.

[captain] be careful.

[groans]

well? [tintin] nothing.

i'm coming down.

[captain] ow! don't worry, captain,

i'm all right.

i'm happy to hear that.

captain, over there, to your right.

more to your right.

you've got it.

calculus's umbrella.

[barking]

[tintin] what is it, snowy?

there were signs of a struggle here, captain.

a struggle?

calculus in a fight?

the intruder must have been hiding in a tree

when he saw calculus come along, he jumped him.

blistering barnacles,

why would anyone want to attack calculus?

i don't know, captain, but we better find him.

snowy, try to find the professor.

[sniffing]

[gun cocking]

ah!

[gunshots]

[engine racing]

thundering typhoons,

they're getting away.

the police will get them now.

i've got their license number.

they kidnapped a man named cuthbert calculus,

a friend or professor tarragon.

a black sedan registered 317-413.

proceeding from hansford at 9am in a southwesterly direction.

we'll build blockades on route 28 and 52.

okay, this could be him.

look out!

inspector, this is road block z.

the black sedan just drove through us on route 28 heading north.

[on police radio] there's another road block two miles down,

i'll radio them right away.

sir, have you seen a large black sedan on the road?

i don't think so.

i didn't notice.

carry on, sir.

did you stop the black sedan?

what? it didn't come this way.

that's impossible.

we were following them not five minutes ago.

well? it looks like we've lost him.

it seems that the black sedan has vanished somewhere on the road.

wait, maybe they pulled into the woods.

let's go look.

[tintin] there it is.

empty.

nothing.

pour calculus.

the salt of the earth.

a prince among men.

anything?

no inspector.

but we've got the whole area blocked off.

call for reinforcements.

we'll search the entire woods.

it won't help.

the kidnappers are long gone.

why do you say that?

look. There's another set of fresh tire tracks here.

i'd say there was another car waiting for them.

a beige-colored car.

blistering barnacles,

how do you know the color of the car?

there's a trace of beige paint on that tree,

where the path is very tight.

and remember, as we arrived at the road block,

we passed a beige-colored car.

there were four people inside.

yes, the driver was wearing glasses.

he was spanish or something like that.

beside him was a skinny man who looked like an indian.

that's it!

ten thousands of thundering typhoons,

we could have had them.

well, don't give up yet.

officer, send out the description of the beige car,

and the men in it to all posts.

yes, sir.

i don't understand it.

why? why would anyone kidnap calculus?

a man who never hurt anybody.

why?

look, don't worry.

we'll find him.

i hope so.

[radio announcer] more on the disappearance

of renown scientist, professor calculus.

the police have identified the car used by the kidnappers

as a large beige-colored sedan, and the occupants

are believed to be of south american origin.

the kidnapping of professor calculus

is believed to be connected with the mysterious case

of the sanders-hardiman expedition.

and the subsequent misfortunes

that have afflicted all members of that expedition. [phone rings]

hello, tintin.

thompson here.

hello, thompson.

i say there's something very unusual going on

at the hospital where the seven explorers are.

i think you better slip around there

and have a look.

we thought you should know,

that professor tarragon's fit

was not an isolated case.

you mean all the explorers are doing the same thing?

yes, at exactly the same time every day.

we don't understand it.

[crying]

[gasping]

it's almost time.

oh. oh.

hello, mrs. Clarkson.

doctor, it's horrible.

can't you do anything?

we're doing all we can.

the best specialists in the country

have been called in.

could i please stay a little longer?

really, mrs. Clarkson,

it's best if you leave now.

go home.

get some rest yourself.

you're exhausted.

[whines]

they all seem calm enough.

for the time being.

but it will soon begin.

just...

about...

now.

[screams]

how is the captain, nestor?

he's been sitting by the phone for days.

have you any news of the poor professor?

none.

calculus has vanished into thin air.

[phone rings] hello.

yes, it's me. who are you?

oh, dear. Oh, dear.

the master will be so disappointed.

what? what? what?

thousands of thundering typhoons. captain?

[glass shatters]

captain?

[knocking] captain?

sir? sir?

it's me, nestor.

[tintin] can you see anything?

oh!

anchors aweigh, laddies.

hang on, professor.

we'll find you.

captain? what's happened?

no time to stop and jabber, son. [cat meows]

we're wasting time. [snowy barks]

but captain, at least tell me--

[snowy and cat fighting]

[howling]

snowy!

[barks]

snowy, come back here.

snowy!

snowy! stop! stop! [tires skid]

snowy!

[barks]

are you all right?

you gave me a dreadful scare.

all right, that's enough fooling around.

let's go.

captain, now will you please tell me where we're going.

that was the inspector on the phone.

the kidnappers have been spotted.

they stopped for gas at a garage near saint nazaire.

that's a port. exactly.

they're probably planning to get away by sea.

but i'd go to the moon to get cuthbert back.

we just fished her out of the water.

did you find anything?

not a thing.

license plates removed,

engine number filed off.

that makes sense.

well, at least we know

this was their port of departure.

we'll check on all outgoing ships and planes.

thanks. Please keep us informed.

[foghorn blows]

we haven't gotten very far.

don't get discouraged captain.

don't get discouraged?

what about calculus?

where is he?

he could be on that ship right now.

it's heading for south america.

wait! what?

[tintin] you! wait!

stop!

hello, general. i thought it was you.

tintin, amigo mio.

well, where are you off to?

i am returning to my country.

i have now no more partner.

no partner?

what happened to chiquito?

vamoosed.

he disappeared last night.

he left note saying he was never coming back.

last night? well, well, well.

tell me, general.

is chiquito a real indian?

saint de madre de dios.

he is one of the last of the incas.

the incas? are you sure?

but of course.

in fact, his real name is

rupac inca huaco.

hmmm.

did he tell you where he was going?

he did not.

but i remember he mentioned the name

of a town on the phone.

wait a minute.

it was something like...

"lodo shet."

la rochelle?

ah, si. la rochelle.

that's right. [man] all aboard.

caramba, must be going.

adios, amigo mio.

see you soon again, perhaps.

have a nice trip.

[foghorn blows]

if general alcazar wasn't wrong,

we might be on a good trail.

first we check in with

the port authorities at la rochelle.

i'm sorry.

we found no cuthbert calculus

on the departures list.

no chiquito or rupac inca huaco either.

well, what are we going to do now?

let's ask around

and see if anyone has seen calculus.

nothing.

not a single solitary lead.

this just isn't our day.

ow!

ow! ow! ow!

sorry, captain,

but you just fell

for the oldest trick in the book.

a brick under an old hat.

[laughter]

[barking]

hooligans! delinquents! iconoclasts!

bah! kids will be kids.

[man] hey! what do you think you're doing?

whew! that was close.

[barks]

thanks, snowy.

but we don't need that dirty old thing.

[whimpers]

[barks]

give that to me.

there.

that's the end of that.

[howls] [splash]

snowy!

what is it with you and this hat?

what do you want me to do? wear it?

then wouldn't i look like a--

calculus?

captain!

blistering barnacles.

these are his initials.

this is calculus's hat.

good boy, snowy.

what would we ever do without you?

captain, we've got to--

captain?

[captain] stop! stop!

blistering barnacles!

put me down!

now!

pinheads! sea gherkins!

kleptomaniacs!

body snatchers! come along, captain.

we've got to find those kids

who played the trick with calculus's hat.

fine. I have a thing or two to tell them, too.

[laughter] what do you think of this?

not bad. still my turn.

hey, where're you going?

don't worry. We only want to know

where you found this hat.

well?

the hat?

we found it on the key near dock 17.

all flattened.

but the trick was my friend's idea, not mine.

well, whose ever idea it was,

it turned out to be a pretty good one.

didn't it, captain? humph.

let's see, on the 14th dock 17.

there was a peruvian freighter.

the pachacamac.

she arrived from callao on the tenth

with a cargo of fertilizer.

she sailed again for callao on the 14th

with a load of timber.

thank you.

peru. The land of the incas.

it all fits together.

one, all the victims of the seven crystal balls,

violated an inca tomb.

two, chiquito, who disappeared

just before calculus was kidnapped,

is a descendant of the incas.

three, we find calculus's hat near a peruvian ship,

which is gone two days after the kidnapping.

conclusion?

calculus is aboard the pachacamac.

exactly.

we're off to peru.

[breathing hard] tell me.

that isn't the plane for south america, is it?

yes, that's her.

well, we'll be in callao

two days before the pachacamac.

oh, dear, oh, dear, what a calamity.

we'll get in touch with the police there

at once, and as soon as the ship arrives,

we'll have the kidnappers arrested.

what's up? anything serious?

it is indeed.

the master has left without a single spare monocle.

what's wrong, captain?

you don't seem pleased.

sure, sure.

but i have the feeling

that it won't be as easy as you say.

what a calamity.

my poor, poor master.

[tintin] anything will be worth having calculus back.

[captain] right you are, tintin.

right you are.