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( insects chirping )

( birds twittering )

( monkey chittering )

( twig snaps )

( hawk screeching )

( screeching )

( gunshot )

Cover me

When I run

Cover me

Through the fire

Something knocked me

Off the trees

Now I'm on my knees

Cover me

Darling, please

Hey, hey, monkey

Monkey,

monkey

Don't you know you're gonna

shock the monkey?

Hey, hey, shock the monkey

Hey, hey, yeah...

Le patron?

Monkey

The wheels keep turning...

Ah, Richard.

Monkey

Something's burning...

( indistinct chatter )

Monkey, don't like it

But I guess I'm learning

Shock

Shock, shock

Watch the monkey get hurt,

monkey

Shock

Shock, shock

Watch the monkey get hurt,

monkey...

Woman:
You'd think that given

the number of animals

the government buys in a year,

you'd honor a long-time understanding.

Man:
Listen, lady, I treat all of my

customers the same,

whether it's the government

or the circus.

These are young, healthy chimps,

and you don't come by them every day.

- Hey, Pop, look what we got.

- Please, Melvin, not now. I'm busy.

Let's tag these for delivery:

Northeast Institute, food and drug.

Yerkes, hepatitis.

Johns Hopkins, cancer.

( monkey whines )

No, send that one to Hopkins.

This little guy goes

to the University of Wisconsin,

the department of psychology.

Shock the monkey,

shock the monkey

Shock the monkey

Shock the monkey to life.

Good morning, little one.

Now don't be afraid.

No one's going to hurt you.

Teri, come and meet

your new student.

Now don't take it personally

if he doesn't like you right away.

He will, but sometimes the chemistry

takes a little bit of time to work out.

We have a tendency

to expect these--

( both chuckle )

As I was saying...

( monkey coos )

- Hi.

- My, my, my.

Hi.

Virgil, look.

Virgil, look what I have-- apple.

Yes, that's good.

Look, apple.

Do you want it?

That's good, but--

Virgil, Virgil, look.

Apple.

You don't want it?

( sighs )

Virgil, look.

Apple. Apple.

Apple.

Virgil, Virgil,

apple.

You don't want this?

Apple.

Apple.

Virgil, look.

This means "apple."

Look, look.

( Virgil grunts )

( Teri sighs )

Fine.

- ( Virgil screaming )

- Fine. Bye.

All right, all right.

Mm-mm-mm.

Good. Clean. Right.

No, it's not food time.

You just ate.

No, no, it's not playtime either.

It's work time.

Come on.

Virgil, look.

Where's the dog?

Where is he?

Good. Good. Dog in.

Now where is he?

Where is he?

Good. Dog out.

Who am I?

Who am I?

Do you remember?

"Yellow hair." Do you remember?

Teri?

( laughs )

Good. Yellow hair.

That's right. Good.

What's this?

Help? No. Look.

Help? I don't know

what that means.

Help what?

Help fly?

You mean this?

( chittering )

Shh shh shh.

No, it's not playtime.

No, it's Teri's work time.

Hey, enough.

( Virgil whimpering )

Okay, how about

if I write your name on it?

Then it will be Virgil's alligator.

Look.

No, no, it's not playtime.

All right, it's playtime.

Fast break, fast break.

Hurry. Ready?

Put it in, hurry.

Dunk it.

Hurry, hurry.

Good, good, good.

Dr. Criswell.

What's up?

Good morning, Teri.

I just heard from the NHF.

They've decided

not to renew your grant.

Hey, Virgil.

I'm really, truly sorry.

At least you have enough material

to write your thesis.

- And I think I can get the department--

- Wait a minute.

Here. Here you go.

Want to color?

Want to color?

Look.

It's okay. It's okay.

( muffled conversation )

All of us here recognize how

remarkable the work you've done is.

And you know you have a good shot

at a position on this faculty.

They're not

taking Virgil away.

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