Colin is now firmly in the loving embrace of Daisy, but for
how long? A shadowy freelance vivisectionist, James Eldridge, is
on his tail and snatches him after an arts exchange in the flat.
Distraught, Tim and Daisy search high and low before they are tipped
off to his whereabouts in Terrapin Five. The gang is assembled and
the little guy is freed from his captors under the cover of darkness.
Eldridge escapes with his money, but how long can any rich man last
on Hampstead Heath
?
Part One
Tim is complaining to Mike that his life is a bit of mess. Daisy
is the happiest she's been in a long while, even hair looks good.
But that's not the problem. The problem is the reason for Daisy's
current fortune, little furry Colin. Tim's hatred of dogs seems
to be unresolved and this is making his life an ordeal. Mike suggests
sacrifices need to be made which pleases Tim, until he realises
he didn't mean by killing the tiny fuzz - ball. In a final attempt
to cheer him up, the bush wearing Mike suggests a game of hide and
seek
In
the inner sanctum of Fantasy Bazaar, Tim's boss, Bilbo, is telling
the story of Minty and Gramsci. Minty was a communist who had trained
his monster Alsatian, Gramsci, to attack the rich. The whole thing
worked until Minty one £100,000 on a scratchcard and Gramsci
bit his knees off
It wasn't the tragedy it first appears because
he just used his winnings to buy new joints and Gramsci
Gramsci
supposedly found refuge on Hampstead Heath
Close to the meat
Daisy
arrives in the shop with Colin in tow. Bilbo is unimpressed by what
he sees. Daisy says she's going shopping and tells Tim to tell Richard,
if he calls, that she is out with Colin. Bilbo asks who Richard
is and Daisy explains that he's her ex, describing their relationship
together as 'like a sandwich toaster'. Confused by this analogy,
Tim and Bilbo look to each other for explanation before Daisy leaves
the shop to do some proper retail therapy. With Twist on hand, Daisy
buys little gifts for Colin, little realising that a sinister figure
is watching their every move
During
a 'bonding session' of Tim, Daisy and Colin, Tim is persuaded to
give Colin a chance. Tim let's slip that he and Brian are having
a cultural exchange that night in the flat, watching the star wars
trilogy. Daisy asks if her and Colin can stay in too and be 'independent
observers'. Tim reluctantly agrees and goes out to get some popcorn
and a muzzle
As
he is skating outside number 23, Tim knocks into the same evil and
suspicious looking man. He
apologises and skates off not thinking any more about it. That night,
Brian and the flatmates watch the whole trilogy. Tim explains that
the fate of the galaxy hung on the actions of one minor character,
the gunner of the star destroyer at the beginning of the first film.
If he hadn't have let the pod escape, who knows what would've happened?
Brian backs this up by suggesting that this is chaos theory at work.
Just as he is explaining how this would all work, Tim has a flash
of inspiration
He has some fucking Jaffa cakes in his coat
pocket
Colin
needs to have a walk after all the celluloid excitement and Tim
is roped into taking him out. While he is walking him in the park,
the shadowy figure steals Colin and runs into the night. Tim panics
and runs back to the flat, where the distraught Daisy punches him
out
Part
Two
Tim and Daisy start the search for their lost number. They call
Colin's name all through the park, ask members of the public if
they've seen him, all to no avail. Daisy even sees another schnauzer
but, on closer inspection, it's not Colin
Back
in the flat, A letter has arrived. It read:
To whom
it may concern,
I'm writing to inform you of the whereabouts of your dog. Colin
has been taken by a man named James Eldridge, he is a free lance
vivisectionist. I cannot return your dog to you personally but can
tell you that the lab site is located at 11 - 13 Kettle Road N1.
Colin is being held in Terrapin Five. The lab has a skeleton security
staff of one. I hope this information is of use to you.
Yours in search of justice,
A friend.
With
it came Colin's collar. Tim asks Daisy to round up their friends.
They have a dog to rescue.
At
the meeting, the plans are examined. They are to break into the
lad grounds and, whilst Mike and Brian 'handle' the guard, Daisy
and Twist are to keep look out and Tim is gonna go in there and
save Colin's furry ass. And they all have to wear black. ALL BLACK.
Although charcoal grey pumps are ok
Tim tells them all to come back at ten, although he says to Mike
to get there for 2200 hours
At
that time, the team is lined up and ready for action. Twist wants
to bring her makeup bag for luck, despite the apparent abundance
of the stuff at animal testing labs. Tim suggests they use codenames
to prevent their identities becoming known. Mike is Luke, Brian
is Chewy, Daisy is Leia and Twist is
Jabba
the princess.
Tim, of course, is Han. Now, they're ready for action
In the back of Mike's Transit, Tim explains the finer points to
the troops. If anything goes pear - shaped, they're to meet at the
Beech Tree Inn on Stone Street
So,
once they're in, Mike and Brian make friends with the guard whilst
Daisy and Twist guard the entrance that Tim has run through. When
he finds Colin, Tim runs back and the gang try to make their escape
but are foiled by the fence. The guard, who it turns out was responsible
for the letter, undoes the gate for them. However, as his record
will be permanently marked with aiding an illegal break in the gang
feel they should help him
Suddenly, Twist has an idea
She uses the slap in her bag to make it look like they beat up the
guard. They say their goodbyes and, as the guard phones the old
bill, Colin and his rescuers disappear into the blackness
The
next day, Tim and Daisy read of the repercussions of their adventures.
James Eldridge is wanted in relation to illegal testing and has
disappeared, with all his money, on Hampstead Heath. We close with
seeing the vivisectionist receiving his just desserts from the jaws
of an angry Italian Marxist
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