The Adventures of Tintin

THE CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS

Did you get it?

Yes. This is what to Iook for.

ExceIIent. And the name?

I can't. They'II kiII me.

If they find out about us, they'II kiII you anyway.

You disappoint us, Dawes.

Get him!

FoIIow me.

No!

Forget him! It's Dawes we want.

No!

C'mon, the Thom(p)sons are waiting.

Don't stick your nose where it doesn't beIong.

You don't see me digging in the garbage.

Now where couId that fiIe have got to?

Yes, where is it?

- Maybe on the desk. - Maybe

- on the desk. - PreciseIy.

What are these?

Objects found on the drowning victim.

The one we can't identify.

I'm sure I've seen this before.

May I borrow this?

- I'II be right back. - Right then!

Right back!

- What's got into him? - I'd best go investigate.

Best to find these things out.

Oh dear, he forgot his cane.

Oh dear, I forgot my cane.

It's got to be in here somewhere.

Tintin, whatever are you doing?

I'm sure this scrap of paper came from a crab tin

I threw here earIier.

- You don't say? - ReaIIy?

WeII?

WeII, it's not here.

PreciseIy.

You there! PoIice.

- But... - Open that sack now!

WouId you mind if we checked your sack?

We're trying to find a tin.

WeII... sure. I guess.

No, it's not here either. Thank you, sir.

Sorry to bother you.

Strange than strange.

I wouId even add: it's reaIIy strange.

CouId I keep this for a whiIe?

- Of course not. - I'd Iike to Iook it over.

Do you beIieve that?

They were Iooking for some kind of crab meat tin.

Mr Tintin doesn't know what he's getting into.

Yes, there's something written here.

OnIy I can't read it.

Let's darken these Ietters and see.

K...

A, R, A...

Karaboudjan.

Isn't that an Armenian name?

WeII, that doesn't heIp much.

- HeIp! - Pipe down!

HeIp!

Kidnappers!

- Murderers! - What

Great snakes!

HeIp! PoIice!

Let's go!

Hey!

I'II tend to you Iater, mutt.

First, I'II take care of you!

Excuse me.

Great job, Snowy!

Let's get outta here!

What happened?

Are you aII right, Mr Tintin?

Oh, that poor man!

He was onIy trying to deIiver a Ietter to you.

What in the worId is going on?

I don't know, ma'am, but I intend to find out.

A can of crab, the word

Karaboudjan, a drowned man,

a Japanese kidnapped on my doorstep: what does it aII mean?

- HeIIo? - Tintin?

- Yes. - Thomson here.

- Hi, Thomson. - How are you?

How am I? I've been better.

An interesting deveIopment.

We've just identified the drowned man:

Herbert Dawes. He worked on a ship caIIed the Karaboudjan.

Oh?

The Karaboudjan?

It's docked at Pier 4.

Thompson and I are going down there to ask a few questions.

HeIIo?... He hung up.

Ah, the Karaboudjan.

That's him?

Yeah. His name's Tintin.

He's a reporter.

We don't want reporters around here.

Look at aII the seaguIIs.

Look out!

You missed, fooI!

- What's going on? - Are you aII right?

I'm OK, thanks.

We're onto something. PeopIe don't kiII you for sightseeing.

Now, how do we get aboard?

HeIIo, Tintin.

We're here to make inquiries about that drowned saiIor.

ReaIIy? Mind if I tag aIong?

Consider yourseIf our guest.

- Come aIong. - Thanks, detectives.

PoIice, regarding Herbert Dawes.

WeIcome aboard.

I'm the first mate, AIIan.

I'm Detective Thompson.

Detective Thomson.

Let's go to my cabin, detectives.

You go on ahead. Snowy and I'II take a stroII on deck.

We'II meet you here in haIf an hour.

- Sounds good. - HaIf an hour, then.

This way, gentIemen. Watch your step.

Right, watch my step.

PreciseIy. Watch your step.

Take good care of our guest. Understand?

AIIan didn't seem pIeased to see us.

What is it, Snowy?

Look at this. Now we're getting somewhere.

Let's see what's going on.

You again! This time I'II feed you

to the sharks.

Come back here!

Wait!

It's aII cIear now.

He was drunk and drowned by accident.

PreciseIy: an accident by drowning.

Very unfortunate, but accidents happen.

Now where couId Tintin be?

He couIdn't wait. He Ieft 10 minutes ago.

But he didn't even say goodbye.

Thank you, detectives. And watch out

- for the step. - Righto.

Cheerio!

Raise the gangpIank! Cast off aII Iines! Prepare to saiI!

WonderfuI. How do I get into these messes?

HeIIo, Mr Tintin. Enjoy your stroII?

It was fine. Pardon me for not getting up.

Shut up!

How much does he know?.

Enough to know you kiIIed someone.

You mean

Dawes?

He wasn't the first and he won't be the Iast,

Mr Tintin.

Nice guy.

It'II take a miracIe to get me out of this.

Snowy!

Boy, am I gIad to see you!

Quick! Chew through these ropes!

Once I'm free, we've got to find a way off this ship.

We've stumbIed into a reaI hornet's nest.

What is it, boy?

You're the man they kidnapped!

My name's Bunji Kuraki. I'm a poIiceman from Japan.

What's going on?

I've been on this case for months.

The crab tin is one of thousands that they use to smuggIe narcotics.

Drug smuggIers?

I tried to warn you, but they caught me.

This is a worIdwide operation.

They'II stop at nothing to protect themseIves. Even murder!

- Herbert Dawes? - Yes.

He was seIIing me information.

I can't unIock these chains.

Don't worry about me. You must get a message to the poIice.

But I can't Ieave you here!

You have to! It's our onIy chance.

Give it up. He's barricaded.

The cop is stiII there.

What about Tintin?

There's nothing for him to eat. We'II starve him out.

First mate AIIan,

report to the Captain's cabin.

That booze hound probabIy wants another bottIe.

Then give it to him.

Right.

We'II never puII this off if he sobers up.

It's dark enough. Time to try out my pIan.

Who's there?

Trying to

bushwack Captain Haddock, are you?

Backstabbing scaIIywags!

But...

Don't say a word.

Who are you?

A prisoner on your stinking tub.

I'II have you cIapped in irons!

No one sIanders Captain Haddock's stinking tub!

I've had the fuII tour.

I particuIarIy Iiked your cargo hoId fuII of drugs.

Drugs? In my hoId!