Skipper: Kowalski? Rico? Private? Anyone? All my men seem to be gone. Perhaps they’re at Marlene’s.
[He sneaks over to Marlene’s habitat, careful to not be seen]
Skipper: Marlene? Marlene! She seems to be gone to! This must be a complot, but from who? The only suspicious activity I have seen came from…[Gasps] Kowalski!
[Skipper quickly rushes to the maki, lémurien habitat. After much searching (even underneath the "RoyalThrone")he finds it empty]
Skipper: No! Not the lemurs too! I may not like that deranged Ringtail but that doesn’t mean he deserves this! I must hurry to warn the others before Kowalski gets to them to; he must be out of control!
[Skipper goes to the monkey’s cages, the éléphant pen, the reptile room and even the kangaroo’s corral. He finds every single one of them empty. Skipper gives up and slowly trudges back to his lair]
Skipper: [tragically]Gone, they’re all gone. My crew, Marlene, all of them. But what is Kowalski planning? Is he in alliance with the enemy? He could be holding them hostage!
[Dives into the hole beneath the poisson dish. Inside the lair he finds a suprising image; Private, Rico, and Kowalski watching T.V. calmly. Not exactly the condition in which he had expected to see them. He had visualized a demented Kowalski holding hostage the struggling Rico and Private with fast musique playing in the background. Perhaps he should stop watching all of those dramatic action movies]
Private:Hello Skipper! Out for a stroll?
Skipper:[Suprised]Private? Rico? Kowalski? What has been going on here? The entire zoo has been kidnapped! Where were you?
Kowalski:[Avoiding his last question]That sounds highly illogical Skipper. Perhaps toi went to see them while they were busy somewhere else.
Skipper:All at once? I want the truth man! I can take it; if you’ve turned sides I’ll still l’amour you, in a hateful sort of way of course.
Kowalski:Turned sides? Skipper, are toi suggesting that I have taken the contrary to you? Never!
Skipper:Than what’s all this madness? [Nobody answers]Man? [He looks at them, they all look down]
Private: Well, toi see Skipper…
Kowalski:Today is National Hide-and Seek-Day! And as I was “it” I tried to get everyone ready. We…err… thought toi knew.
Skipper:Oh. Well, why didn’t toi say so? I l’amour hide-and-seek it’s good practice. Let’s play!
Private:Oh, err…uh… we can’t right now because…
Kowalski:[Quickly]The game’s already over
Rico:[Nodding nervously]Agh!
Skipper:Did toi find everyone than Kowalski? Because i looked in every nook and cranny that i thought possible for anyone to be hiding in.
Kowalski:Find? Oh, yes... I found everyone. They were all just hiding very well.
Skipper:Oh, all right, good job Kowalski. I’m going to hit the sack than, I’ve got a hard routine exercise planned and I want to be able to keep awake during it. Good night man! Glad to know you’re not jouer la comédie against me.
[Skipper goes to bed. Rico, Private, and Kowalski look at each other and sight in relief. It had been a close one, Skipper had almost found out their plan. Kowalski turns to Rico and Private]
Kowalski:And now, we need to figure out how to get rid of Skipper.
