Beethoven's Big Break Page #3

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Okay, there's your bed.

Good night.

What? You're gonna leave him

with all these creepy animals?

Creepy animals?

They're all

very professional.

They're gonna be fast friends. Let's go.

No, no, no.

You stay right there.

This is your bed.

You're hanging out

with these guys

for the night, okay?

Night, Beethoven.

Bye, creepy animals.

(SQUAWKING)

(CHIRPING)

(MEOWS)

(BARKING)

(QUACKING)

(CHITTERING)

(GROANING)

(BANGING)

(GASPS)

(EDDIE EXCLAIMS)

(CHUCKLING)

(BARKING)

WOMAN:
Hey,

keep that dog quiet!

TICK:
Frizzy, my poor

stressed-out little movie star.

You got your appetite back.

(LAUGHING)

Yeah. Yeah.

What are you laughing at?

She's eating a sandwich,

like a person.

Is that my sandwich?

Bad dog. Bad dog.

(DOOR OPENING)

TICK:
It's him.

Idiots.

Hey, boss. I didn't see

you there. How's it going?

Hey, boss.

Do you have the ransom?

No, I don't have the ransom.

Would anyone like to ask me

why I don't have the ransom?

Why don't you

have the ransom?

Because they didn't pay it!

(ANIMALS CHATTERING)

I mean, why would they pay it

when they have

not shot one frame

of film with Frizzy,

the bichon fris?

(BARKING)

Clearly, you have to wait for the

dog to be important to the movie,

preferably a star, before you kidnap

the dog and hold it for ransom.

Otherwise, it's iust a dog.

Right.

Wait a minute.

This was your plan.

Didn't you set the schedule?

That's a lie.

It was his idea.

What?

Anyway, I do have a plan,

one that will work.

Okay.

We wait.

We wait 10 days,

10 shooting days,

and then we dognap

the new dog.

Then they have to pay.

They think

they can outsmart me,

Sal Demarco, the greatest animal

trainer in the history of Hollywood,

the man who taught

a chicken to fly

and a cat to come

when it's called.

Well, they can think again.

They can think again!

Wait, chickens don't fly.

Shut up.

EDDIE:
Well, good morning.

How did you sleep?

Such a sweet little animal.

Adorable.

But don't worry. We're

taking you to a nice new home,

and you can sleep

all you want there.

Come on.

All right, come on, doggy.

Let's go. Inside.

Hey. No. Hey.

Doggy, doggy, doggy. Doggy!

Come on. In the truck.

(GRUNTING)

No, no. Come back.

Come on. Doggy!

It's Beethoven.

I'm sorry. Beethoven.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on.

I think he should

ride up front with us.

Us?

Well, if you're

taking my new best friend

to the pound,

I think I get to go.

Okay.

Fine. Fine.

You can say goodbye.

I think he should

ride up front.

Up front? Never.

Animals ride in the back.

(SIGHS)

Stay here. I'm gonna go get

Pete. I'll be right back.

Okay.

I mean it.

Stay right here in the truck.

(DOGS BARKING)

I don't get it.

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