A Aristides
Thank you so much. No need to come in, I'll be quite all right.
T Thomson
No, but we insist.
T Thompson
Better safe than sorry. It's the least we can do.
T Thompson
[Thomson and Thompson have discovered Aristides Silk's collection of stolen wallets]
Good grief, what's all this?
A Aristides
It's my...collection?
T Thomson
What a lot of wallets.
A Aristides
I-I can't help it. It started with coin purses and sort of went on from there, really.
T Thompson
You ought to be careful. Haven't you heard? There's a pickpocket about.
T Thomson
Yes, he'd love this. Can you imagine?
A Aristides
What do you mean "pickpocket"?
T Thompson
Oh, a master criminal. A bag-snatching purse-pilfering wallet-lifting sneak thief.
A Aristides
I'm not a bad person! I'm a kleptomaniac.
T Thompson
[to Thomson]
A what?
T Thomson
It's a fear of open spaces.
T Thompson
Poor man, no wonder he keeps his wallets in the living room.
A Aristides
Wallets, I-I just can't resist the lovely little things. It's a-It's a harmless habit, really.
T Thompson
Good heavens, Thomson! Look at this! His name's Thomson too!
T Thomson
[chuckles]
What a coincidence!
T Thompson
No, Thomson. This is Thomson without a P, as in "psychic".
T Thomson
No no no, it's Thompson with a P, as in "psychiatrist".
A Aristides
[showcasing the wallets he stole]
Look at this one. A green one I managed to pick this from a pickpocket actually pickpocketing at the time. A-And this one...
T Thomson
No, you had it wrong. There is a P in "psychic".
T Thompson
I am not your sidekick. You are mine.
A Aristides
Smell it, won't you [sniffs a wallet] Piggy leather.
T Thompson
How dare you! I met you first.
T Thomson
I met you first.
T Thompson
No you didn't.
T Thompson
No you did not!
A Aristides
[Thomson and Thompson continue to bicker until Aristides throws wallets at both of them]
Listen up! I can't stand it anymore. Alright, I'll come quietly. Take them. Take them! TAKE THEM ALL!
T Thompson
Stop it! Pull yourself together man! We can't take your wallets. Do we look like thieves?
T Thomson
[pulls out Tintin's wallet]
Good heavens, Thompson. This looks familiar. Can't be.
T Thompson
[holds Tintin's wallet]
It is.
S Sakharine
Have you found it?
A Allan
He doesn't have it.
T Tom
It's not on him, boss. It's not here.
S Sakahrine
Not here? Then where is it?
[regains consciousness]
Where's what?
S Sakharine
[bangs cane against cage]
Oh, I am tired of your games. The scroll from the Unicorn. A piece of paper like this. [shows Tintin scroll]
The poem written in Old English.
It was inside a cylinder.
S Sakharine
[points his sword at Tintin's face]
You know the value of that scroll. Why else would you take it?
Two ships, two scrolls, both part of the puzzle. You have one, you need the other. But that's not it. There's something else.
S Sakharine
I will find it, with or without your help. You need to think about exactly how useful you are to me.
T Thompson
Not so loud. We're in disguise. [Tintin: So I see. You got the message I sent from the ship?] Uh, yes, well, bit of a long story, that.
T Thomson
The upshot is, we caught the thief, retrieved your wallet, then hopped on the next plane to Bagghar.
T Thompson
Yes, that pocket-picker has picked his last pocket. [gives Tintin his wallet] Here. Don't worry. He didn't take any money.
T Thompson
The victim's name was Barnaby Dawes. He was one of the top agents at Interpol. But we haven't got a clue what he was working on.
T Thomson
Quite right, Thompson. We're completely clueless. [Tintin: Interpol doesn't have any other leads?] Steady on, Tintin. We're still filling out the paperwork.
T Thompson
Police work's not all glamour and guns. There's an awful lot of filing.
[sees The Unicorn model ship in mirror reflection]
Snowy, look at this. [views model ship in glass case] Tripled masted. Double decks. Fifty guns. Isn't she a beauty?
C Mr. Crabtree
It's a very unique specimen, that is. From an old sea captain's estate.
[reads label]
"The Unicorn."
C Mr. Crabtree
The Unicorn. Man o' war sailing ship. That's very old, that is. Built in the 16th century.
C Mr. Crabtree
Reign of Charles the First.
C Mr. Crabtree
That's what I said, Charles the Second. As fine as ship has ever sailed the seven seas. You won't find another one of these, mate. And it's only 2 quid.
We have to get to Bagghar ahead of Sakharine.
[referring to Sheik Omar Ben Salaad]
Because he has the 3rd model ship.
[pulls out brochure]
The Sheik collects old ships. [points to picture of the Unicorn] And this is the prize of his collection.
Blistering blue barnacles, that is the Unicorn!
Captain, do you see the distortion around the model?
It means that Ben Salaad exhibits it in a bullet-proof glass case in his palace.
And Sakharine's going there to steal it.
Yes, he has a secret weapon: the Milanese Nightingale. But that won't be enough to solve the mystery, and that is why Sakharine needs you. That's why he made you his prisoner. There is something he needs you to remember.
[sighs]
I read it in a book... [sits back down] ...that only a true Haddock can discover the secret of the Unicorn. [pause]
I don't remember anything about anything.
But you must know about your ancestors. Sir Francis. It's your family legacy.
My memory's not what it used to be.
Well, what did it used to be?
Captain, can you get us to Bagghar?
What sort of a stupid question is that? [gets up] Give me those oars! I'll show you some real seamanship, laddie! I'll not be doubted by some pipsqueak tuft of ginger and his irritating dog. I am master and commander of the seas! I know these waters better than the warts on my mother's face. [notices Tintin and Snowy unconscious] Look at the pair of them, fast asleep. Typical landlubbers, eh? No stamina these days. Nevermind. I'll get you there, Tintin.
[wakes up from his drunkenness and notices Snowy, jumps]
Ahhhhh! A giant rat of Sumatra. [sees Tintin stumbling into his room through the window; brandishes a bent pipe, thinking he's an intruder] So, you think you can sneak up behind me, and catch me wi' my trousers down, huh?
[dodging Haddock's blows]
I would rather keep your trousers on, if it's all the same to you.
I know you're here. You're one of them!
He sent you here to kill me!
Look, I don't know who you are!
That was his plan, to bump me off! Murder me in my bed by a baby-faced assassin![Snowy bites his ankle, tries to shake him off] Arrgh!
Assassin? Look, you've got it all wrong! [Captain Haddock and Tintin stops fighting] I was kidnapped by a gang of thugs. [drops rod]
[cries comically]
Oh, the filthy swine! He's turned the whole crew against me!
The sour-faced man with the sugary name. He's bumped them all off, every last of'em.
Of course, I'm the captain. Who else can I be? [Tintin shushes him] I've been locked in this room for days, with only whiskey to sustain my mortal soul. [Tintin reveals door is not locked, looks at Haddock exasperatingly] Oh...I assumed it was locked.
Well, it's not. Now you must excuse me, if they find me here, they'll kill me. We have to keep moving, try to find my way off this drunken tub [leaves Haddock's room with a bang of the door].
They've already taken it.
But nobody takes my ship TWICE! So what's our next plan?
Of course there's a plan. you've always got a plan.
Not this time. Sakharine got the scrolls. He's headed for the treasure. Could be anywhere in the world. We'll never see him again. It's over.
I thought you were an optimist.
Well, you were wrong, weren't you? I'm a realist.
Ah, that's just another name for a quitter.
You can call me what you like. Don't you get it? We failed.
Failed. There are plenty of others willing to call you a failure. A fool. A loser. A hopeless souse. Don't you ever say it of yourself. You send out the wrong signal, that is what people pick up. Don't you understand? You care about something, you fight for it. You hit a wall, you push through it. There's something you need to know about failure, Tintin. You can never let it defeat you.
