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| - [Cue destruction theme. Title card Attack of the Alligators! is displayed then fades. Scene opens to a dense jungle to show a large alligator resting on a river embankment. In the background, a boat called the Maria with two men on board, passes by. Cuts to an overhead shot of the scene. It is revealed that there are two alligators on the bank. One of them swims into the river. The passenger of the boat, Blackmer and the boatman, Culp, see the alligator.] [The alligator continues up the river without causing any trouble.] Culp: "I wouldn't recommend that, Mr Blackmer. You might stir yourself up a whole heap of trouble..." [Scene cuts to a riverside frontal view of a large house. Cuts to a window which the housekeeper, Mrs Files is looking out of. She goes to an intercom.] [Scene cuts to basement laboratory.] [Scene cuts back to the Maria.] [The Maria keeps going upstream, then stops at the small quay. Dr Orchard and Hector McGill are waiting.] Dr Orchard: [Gesturing to Hector McGill.] "This is Hector McGill, my assistant." Blackmer: "Now, I'd appreciate it, gentlemen, if we could get this business over with as soon as possible. [To Culp.] You er, wait here, huh?" Dr Orchard: "Listen Culp. We don't have to take any insolence from you. You get paid to run that boat of yours up this stretch of river and that's it. [He looks up. There are dark clouds approaching overhead.] Huh, looks like we got a storm coming up..." [Scene cuts to the basement laboratory. Camera pans over many glass tubing and bottes containing different coloured, and some smoking, chemicals.] [Camera zooms in on a few peculiar potted tropical plants.] [Scene cuts to outside the house. Culp is shifting his way through the dense undergrowth until he comes across a grate in the wall of the laboratory. He begins to eavesdrop on the trio's conversation.] Dr Orchard: [From grate view.] "As you are aware Blackmer, the world is heading for a grave food shortage. [Laboratory.] Now this plant you are holding is going to solve that problem." Blackmer: [Slightly confused.] "You mean we're going to start eating this?" Dr Orchard: "Hehehe, er not, er, not quite Mr Blackmer. Take a look at that beaker over there. [Cuts to show a beaker being filled with sea green liquid. Dr Orchard continues talking off-camera.] The processed juices that it is collecting can be used as a additive to the diet of the livestock of the world, and could develop animals that would enlarge our meat output fantastically." Dr Orchard: "Our experiments have proved it. [To Hector McGill.] Er, McGill, better put the Theramine away for today." [Dr Orchard and Blackmer walk off. Hector McGill takes the Theramine and places it on the top shelf of a dark grey cupboard. He walks away. He does not notice Culp, who has seen where the Theramine is placed.] [Animal keeping room. There are two parellel lines of cages containing rabbits.] Dr Orchard: [To the rabbits on the right.] "These rabbits were imported from North America last year. They've been fed and cared for with normal diet." [Camera pans over some of the rabbits which are normally sized.] Dr Orchard: [To the rabbits on the left.] "Whereas these rabbits here, have been given a minimal dose of theramine." [Camera pans over some other rabbits which take up nearly all the space in the cage.] [A clap of thunder suddenly booms, causing Culp to look over his shoulder at the darkened clouds. Scene cuts to Tracy Island. Thunderbird 2 has blasted off, with Virgil Tracy in casual clothes but Alan Tracy in full high maintenence gear. Grandma and Jeff Tracy are watching them from down below.] [They both head back inside. Thunderbird 2 flies towards the other end of the island. Cuts to Thunderbird 2 cabin.] [Thunderbird 2 approaches the mast, which is very tall and quite high up, and Thunderbird 2 hovers above the aerial dishes.] [Virgil pulls a lever. Alan begins to descend to the mast on a cable.] [He continues to descend.] [Alan finally lands on the platform and releases the cable.] [Virgil returns the cable and moves Thunderbird 2 away.] [Jeff's office.] [Aerial mast. Alan is inspecting the wiring.] [Jeff's office.] [Aerial mast.] [Jeff's office.] [Aerial mast.] [A gust of wind suddenly blows through, nearly knocking Alan off.] [Jeff's office.] [John's portrait beeps.] [Scene cuts to the house on the Ambro River. It is night-time and a thunderstorm blows over the area. Rain pours down in sheets as Mrs Files closes the curtains.] [Mrs Files exits.] [Rather mysteriously, the door swings open as a clap of thunder booms. McGill goes to investigate. He sees Mrs Files at the top of the stairs.] [Mrs Files goes up to her room and McGill closes the door. Little do they know Culp was hiding behind the grandfather clock and now he knows the location of the laboratory keys. Scene fades out.] [Scene opens onto the house. Cue Taking a Desperate Chance theme. Cuts to McGill and Blackmer's bedroom. They are sound asleep. Cuts to Dr Orchard's bedroom. The door to his bedroom opens then closes. Scene cuts to Mrs Files bedroom where she too is sound asleep and the door opens as Culp enters. Camera focuses on a bedside table with a set of keys, for the laboratory, and pans to Mrs Files, then pans back when Culp exits and the keys are gone. Scene cuts to laboratory. The lights flick on as Culp enters into view. He goes over to the same cupboard where the Theramine is. He opens it and takes out the beaker containing it. A brief shot of the normal and mutated rabbits before going back to Culp. Looking around for a way to sample it, he spots a phial, takes it and pours a sizeable quantity of the Theramine into it. He puts the beaker down which slips and falls in the sink.] [He simply washes the Theramine down the drain and, thinking craftily, picks up a conical flask containing a similarly colored chemical and pours that back into the beaker, in place of the Theramine. He puts the beaker back in the same cupboard and exits the laboratory, flicking the lights off. He fails to realize that, as the scene cuts to underwater, the Theramine is drained out into the river, and an alligator swims through it the dissolved cloud... Scene then cuts to the next day. Brightly shining after the storm, Blackmer and Culp are preparing to leave at the quay.] [Culp gets the Maria moving. Scene cuts to basement laboratory. McGill is checking the 'Theramine'.] [Cuts back to the Maria. Culp and Blackmer are slowly trundling down the river. Scene cuts to a river bank behind them, to show a MASSIVE alligator, mutated beyond its natural size, slowly creeping into the water. Cue Desperate Intruder underwater theme. Another alligator roars as it swims back into the water, cue destruction theme. The alligator comes up behind the boat and thumps it.] [The alligator pops its enormous head out of the water.] [Scene cuts to laboratory.] [They suddenly hear a sound of a shot being fired. Scene cuts back to the Maria as Blackmer gets a chance to use his rifle and is shooting at the alligator.] [Blackmer fires again, but the bullets have no effect only angering the alligator. Scene cuts to the houses' front entrance. Orchard, McGill and Mrs Files are observing the danger scene.] [The alligator, having enough, swishes its gigantic tail, tossing water at the two men before it rams the boat and capsizes it, throwing Culp and Blackmer into the river.] [Scenes cuts back to the river, as the alligator continues to ravage the boat. Blackmer and Culp are seen swimming around underwater. After the alligator swims away, Blackmer appears at the surface.] [Quay.] [McGill goes out in his motorboat. Blackmer continues to tread water until McGill arrives, and holds out a fishing rod to Blackmer.] [The alligator that attacked the boat is seen on a bank not far away. McGill is busy helping Blackmer into the boat.] Dr Orchard: (seeing the alligator) "No! Hurry!" [The alligator swims to get to them but is unsuccessful as McGill and Blackmer have already reached the house in time. A second giant alligator is seen on a bank. The camera zooms in on Dr Orchard as the alligator roars and clambers into the river and gives chase. Cue Drama on the South East Pass theme. Orchard retreats. Cuts to Mrs Files looking out a window as she sees a THIRD alligator come up. She goes to the door and holds it open. Orchard sprints back, sweating, with the alligator in hot pursuit. He manages to get into the house in time and Mrs Files slams the door shut. The alligator comes upon the house and roams around the entrance.] Dr Orchard: (Breathing heavily.) "Thank heaven! What about Culp?" [The alligator growls outside. It slams its tail against the door, then again, and again.] [The pair retreat. Cue desert discovery theme as the alligators encircle the house. Scene fades out.] [Scene fades back in to the house entrance as the alligators roar and fight outside.] [Laboratory.] [The alligators continue to make a huge racket.] Mrs Files: (Quietly.) "International Rescue." [Scene cuts to Thunderbird 5.] Hector McGill: [on monitor] "There's just nothing we can do. There's now three of these monsters attacking the house." [Scene transitions to Tracy Villa Lounge.] John Tracy: (on portrait) "It's a lonely spot, far up the river. It might be a tricky spot to land. The terrain sounds treacherous." [Scott exits.] [Scenes cuts to Thunderbird 1 blasting off and away before going back to Jeff's office.] [Thunderbird 2 blasts off again with Virgil, Gordon and Alan in IR uniform. Cuts back to Jeff's office.] [Not too well. Scene cuts back to the house as the alligators continue roaring and thumping their bodies at the house. Orchard is getting anxious.] [An alligators' tail suddenly slams against the side of the laboratory, the shockwave knocking Orchard down.] [The alligators growl and snarl when something else adds to the noise: Thunderbird 1 arriving.] [Scene cuts to Thunderbird 1.] Jeff Tracy: (on radio) "How does it look, Scott?" [Jeff's office.] Scott Tracy: (on radio) "They're sturdy brutes. I don't know how effective our missiles are gonna be. And besides, the house is right in the line of fire." [Thunderbird 1.] Hector McGill: (on radio) "Loud and clear, International Rescue." [Laboratory.] [Thunderbird 1.] [Laboratory.] [Thunderbird 1.] [Thunderbird 2.] [Thunderbird 1.] [Thunderbird 2.] [Scenes cuts to show Thunderbird 1 landing successfully on a stretch of the swamp not far away. The alligators make more noise and scuffle a little as Scott, with frown expression on, travels to the house on his hover bike. He gets out his radio transmitter.] [Laboratory.] [Scene cuts to outside as Scott stops his hover bike a short distance from the house. He can see the alligators swarming and roaring outside the entrance.] Scott Tracy: (quietly) "Right, here goes." [Scott leans slowly forward and presses a button which fires a missile. The missile explodes upon contact with the house entrance, frightening the alligators and forcing them to retreat into the river. The coast clear, Scott moves up on his hover bike and stops outside the laboratory window. The diversion now over, the alligators creep back towards the house again.] Scott Tracy: (frowning) "Right, first of all, is there no other way out of this house?" [They are interrupted by one of the alligators slamming their tail against the window.] [The group quickly exits the laboratory. The furious reptile continues slamming its tail against the side of the laboratory causing plaster to fall and bottles to smash. It slams its tail again. A chemical explodes and a wooden plank falls down on the table. It slams again and more wood and plaster fall. The alligators swarm around the house, with one successfully decimating one corner of the house, another pokes its head in a doorway, and the other slams its tail against the window of the living room which causes the curtains to fall down. All the while the alligators roar and roar.] [The bookcase to their right shakes around.] [Tense music plays as the bookcase shakes more and Scott raises his gun. The bookcase then moves aside, revealing...] [It is indeed Culp, and he is armed. He promptly fires away Scott's gun, leaving him defenseless.] Hector McGill: (bitterly) "So the alligators didn't get you, after all." Culp: (Snickers) "A brilliant deduction. No, I used Lopez's secret waterway, but this is no time for explanations. You're gonna do things my way," (He pulls out the phial of the remaining Theramine.) "or else I can cause even more unpleasantness with Dr Orchard's remarkable discovery." [As the alligators swarm around the house the scene fades out.] [Cue Thunderbirds on the Way theme as the scene fades into a bird's eye view of Thunderbird 2 arriving at the danger zone.] Jeff Tracy: (on radio) "What's wrong, Son?" [Jeff's office.] [Thunderbird 2.] Virgil Tracy: "I've arrived." (to Gordon and Alan) "Right, the first thing we've got to do is get those reptiles away from the house." [The alligators have seemed to have stalled in their rampage as they search the full height of the house for the trapped people. Thunderbird 2 then overflies the house and activates its vertical thrusters, the ensuing steam billowing down repelling the alligators away from the house.] [The alligators retreat to the river. The group inside the house is backed up while Culp surveys the scene by the window, Scott's gun in his belt.] [Cuts to the alligators swimming in the river. Scene cuts to Thunderbird 2.] Virgil Tracy: (to himself) "What the heck is going on in that house?" (to radio)"This is Thunderbird 2 calling Mobile Control. Come in, Scott, do you read me?" [At the house, Scott hears Virgil and raises his transmitter, but Culp raises his firearm.] [Thunderbird 2.] Virgil Tracy: (on radio) "F.A.B." [Thunderbird 2 flies in low. Gordon fires a tranquilizer then so does Alan. Both darts hit one alligator each, successfully neutralizing them.] [Thunderbird 2 flies back around, giving the Tracy's a good view of the reptiles.] [The third alligator has returned to the house and continues the relentless siege, the swishing of its tail sending more plaster down and rocking another bookcase. Thunderbird 2 lands on the Ambro not far from the house.] [Alan exits.] Gordon Tracy: (frowning) "Alan! Come back!" [The alligator roars more as it rolls around in the rubble. The ensuing force sends the bookcase falling over flat on its face. Scott desperately turns to Culp.] Culp: (stubbornly adamant) "One move and you're dead!" [Cue Desperate Intruder helpless theme. Alan has begun venturing to the house on his own hover bike. He soon arrives at the house where the alligator, strangely, has stopped the rampage and is seemingly waiting for him.] [The alligator hesitates, then slowly creeps forward after Alan, with moving faster every time the alligator seems to get too close. He looks behind him. The alligator seems to have stopped.] [This encourages the alligator into crawling after him again. Gordon and Virgil are watching this.] [The alligator continues to tail Alan, who continually moves and checking behind him. He is so focused on the alligator he doesn't see the tree trunk blocking his way as he crashes into it.] [Alan is knocked off his bike, hits his head, and falls unconscious just as the alligator roars and closes in for the kill...] Virgil Tracy: (frowning) "GET IT, GORDON!" [Gordon quickly aims the gun and fires a tranquilizer, successfully saving Alan and neutralizing the alligator. It screams around in pain. Scene cuts back to house living room.] Scott Tracy: (raises hand) "No, Culp, it's not safe yet." [An impromptu groan from the alligator outside compels Scott to turn on his transmitter.] Virgil Tracy: (on radio) "Scott! Oh at last, what's up?" Scott Tracy: "Listen, Virg. There's a guy here pointing a gun at us." (Thunderbird 2, on radio) "He wants you to give him a clear passage from the house." [House living room.] [Culp exits the house. The group watches him leave.] [Thunderbird 2.] [Thunderbird 2's main body lifts off and flies away, leaving behind Pod 6 on the water. The door lowers and Thunderbird 4 launches into the river, with Gordon manning it. Meanwhile, Culp has taken the motorboat used by McGill earlier and leaves the house. Scott and Dr Orchard watch him leave from the wrecked entrance. Scene cuts to Thunderbird 4.] Gordon Tracy: (looks outside) "Hey, what's that?" [A fourth, LARGER alligator swims past. Cue Drama on the South east Pass theme.] Gordon Tracy (frowning) "Virgil, alligator!" [Karma takes its toll as Culp looks behind him and sees the alligator coming up behind him and capsizes the boat. Culp is thrown into the river and screams as he and the boat are ravaged by the alligator.] [Virgil pushes a lever. A missile is fired, which kills the alligator.] The End
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