 All aboard for the transcribe premiere production the crews of the Paul Parrot We're ready for another exciting adventure of the sea in our thrilling story, which takes place in the year 1860 In our last episode Johnny and Sue along with Captain Dalton old Dickens Sue's brother as Randall the rest of the crew of the Paul Parrot set sail from the islands of Tristan de Cunha on the last leg of their journey home But while they were in Tristan, they met a very disagreeable captain of a merchant man named Karsh Who strange to say had his supposed merchant vessel equipped with full-sized cannon? Dickens hasn't trusted him from the start because he thinks Karsh is really a privateer and when the Paul Parrot finally leaves The harbor and sails north homeward bound the Africana Karsh's ship puts on full sail and follows This is doubly suspicious because Karsh was supposed to be sailing for South Africa And also because Karsh has apparently guessed that there is a very valuable cargo on board the Paul Parrot Because it's sailing home and it doesn't carry much whale oil and of course We know there is a very valuable treasure aboard those rough diamonds from the island of Galto as we see our friends again The Paul Parrot is fairly flying through the waves with the Africana in what is now openly full chase and Johnny and Sue Are talking to Dickens? There's no doubt of it now anymore Dickens that Captain Karsh is really after us. Hey Johnny lad I knew from the very beginning that swab was a bloomin privateer The only thing I can't understand is why Captain Dawson is running away. Blow me down Sue. What do you mean? I mean that is well It's just isn't like Captain Dawson not to stand and fight. Now there's Sue Looks to me as if you've had so much excitement on this trip You're always expecting people to start fighting it does you know There's times when it don't pay to look for trouble. What do you mean, Dickens? Blow me down lass. Now hark ye to this The Africana is twice as big as the Paul Parrot therefore they must be twice as many men aboard her then too She's equipped with regular naval cannon and all we has in the form of arms is rifles and pistols He's right Sue. It would be suicide if Captain Dawson just pulled up to face him and fight it out I guess that's true But how is it that that awful Karsh hasn't fired at us if he really wants to take us? If you ask me lass, he won't overtake the ship not sink it. You may later that Since the Africana so much bigger than the Paul Parrot He thinks it's only a matter of time before he catches up to us anyhow. He does we've surely been keeping ahead of him though Johnny lad, there's not another whaling vessel on the seven seas that could have kept ahead of him as long as the Trim little Paul Parrot is but how long we can keep this up. Well I'll be blowed if I knows Batten down me at your right He's got all part of my headwind and he's creeping up like a blooming cat on a mouse Well, if we have to I'll fight with the rest of the men Johnny you Have asked their youngins. They'll be time enough to think of fighting when they catch us and we ain't caught yet We ain't You get less that shot was across our bowels signal enough to stop But if we don't stop they may stop firing at us and not around us gosh if we only had some cannons to fight back Oh, here comes Captain Dalton. He looks awfully worried and he's with my brother Ezra. Mr. This is the most difficult decision of my days of sea if I were alone on this ship with my crew I'd stand and fight. I know you would captain with little sue and you and Johnny aboard sir Well, I have no right to practically throw away the lives of my passengers in a fight where our chances are only one out of ten If it were only for me captain, I'd say go ahead and fight but sue here. I'll hide Ezra I won't get hurt, but don't let them take us I'll help you fight sir. I can handle a gun. I led you're as brave as they come but it won't do We haven't a chance against them. There's nothing to do as I can see but haul sail and surrender Captain captain everyone's a part of our forward railing. Oh, it's war man. It's war They mean business all right. You may later that the next one will be to disable us Well after all captain there isn't much they can do to us, is there? We have the diamonds hidden and remember at best captain karsh can only suspect we have the valuables aboard He doesn't know about the diamonds. Hey, that's true. I've been thinking that the best they can do is board us Flash me to a yard on captain that bore skim the four-deck. I blasted it looks like the time has come to heave two a vast all-hand I'm afraid the men may not like the idea of giving him without a struggle They're following my orders, mr. Grains. They'll do as I say can't be helped All hands stand by to defend the ship if the other crew gets any ideas of piracy At least mr. Grains, we won't let them massacre us. They're drawn closer by the second captain There's captain karsh hanging over the rail with a speak and trumpet. He's hailing us They're too high since we have no choice Well, let me let the first sign of violence on your part We'll shoot you in as many of your men as we can before your wife us out That was thunder from the looks of them slate-colored clouds there's squalls ahead Gee, that's all we need caught by a privateer and then it looks like a storm ahead The waves are very calm, old dicken. Blow me down lad. Don't let that fool you in the south seas That'd be the full honor of a hurricane. Mr. Buscara Let down the ropes end in the rope ladder the africanus dory is hard to port Men stand close by the firearms. Now don't pick them up But be ready to use them if real danger threatens captain. Here comes karsh and his men up the ladder Oh, hi, my pets We meet again And how are you captain sea lawyer dolton stole the talk karsh. Let's hear your terms We know we're outnumbered But it's only because I won't risk the lives of these passengers that we've let your board us without a fight We're powerless to win from you But if it comes to choice between massacre and honorable death We'll fight to the last man aboard Just so you understand. Oh pretty little speech indeed, dolton Well, my heart Amy terms are brief and to the point. Where's those diamonds? What diamonds? What are you talking about? Oh johnny? How did he find that out? I can't imagine so unless Listen, you needn't start any fancy pretending all of you. I can see by the look on your face as I took you by surprise Didn't I I know all about your finding a diamond mine on the island of gold I know all about your getting off the island just before that earthquake sunk it And I want them diamonds and I'll be on my way You're crazy, man. You don't know what you're talking about. Come come now You would be even more surprised to know that I've got aboard the africana one of the men who was on that island when she sunk You probably thought they was all dead, didn't you? Who? Who is it? Who is it? He says him that didn't know what I was talking about Wouldn't you like to know it might be one of dirt briskol's crew? Oh johnny it might be red moholy himself No lads it ain't red captain doles and shalom dead in a doornail and I seen it with me very own eyes Yes, talk. I'm getting anywhere. Do I get those diamonds? My answer is just as brief you do not Avast look captain. There's two more boatloads of men coming over the side Ahoy, what's the mean in all these men board miss kosh? Order them to stand where they are or I'll have my men pick up those rifles with all my men armed We'll go for your fancy passengers here first if you make a move tortoise dolton Mr. C lawyer so to figured you'd be stubborn about those diamonds So I came aboard prepared a search for him And just to be sure you don't try to play any fancy tricks on us I'm going to send some of your men over on my ship to be held as hostages until we get through They'll jump you to drop them a hand car. Go on drop your hand And there'll be bullets in the heads of that blinkin boy and girl standing there and that blasted shipowner of yours Quicker, and you can rate a spinnaker. Mr. Grange. I've got to do as he says. I can't let you be harmed I don't think they'll find the diamonds for some time anyhow, and meanwhile we may think up some way out of this I realize your hands are tied dolphin. It's your decision that will decide your master of the paw palette. Thank you, mr. Grange All right kosh, I'll send 10 men over to your ship Mr. Hollings take 10 men with you and go back in one of those doorways to the africana I wonder why captain Dalton is sending Hollings He was one of the privateers on go to Ireland and not one of our original crew at all But sue remember. He's the one who saved the diamonds for us. He's a very brave man And maybe captain Dalton already has something in mind some kind of a plan Captain Dalton sir, if you don't mind sir, it looks like a bad blow coming up men fix the lifelines Man all ports ready for squads Fast there. There'll be no tricks under my nose. My men will take care of this ship Look alive you swabs Briefing this old top to weather the storm and I take a look about in the captain's quarters for those diamonds Annabelle What's in the name of davie jones? You're doing aboard this out. No me. Don't look it's a young woman I can't avoid with the last port lord of your men. I made them bring me now. Look here, Annabelle You may be my betrothed, but you can't be poking your nose into my affairs like this Get back in that door and I'll have your road back bro. No, you wouldn't tell me what this strange business is all about You told me you'd stop privateering years ago, but this certainly doesn't look like it I had to come over here to find out what you're doing to these people Why did you send a boatload of their men back to your ship? Annabelle if you were already my wife I'd beat you with a ballet and pin for this so that you swine That's no way to talk to any lady least all your betrothed as I take it this young woman is oh johnny that beautiful girl Is going to marry that awful captain cars captain captain dozen of us a wall of water sweeping down on us is on again Cars get your betrothed ride and as many of your men below us aren't needed This is a terrible blow coming up. My men will take over and we'll settle our arguments after we ride out the storm We will not I'm in command here now and my men have taken over I've even put my mate at your helm Oh there Why what do you need to take over the helm when we got aboard? You're letting this ship drift away from ours When trouble comes to the pall parrot it comes in bunches First they're caught by the privateer karsh They lose part of their crew as hostages Then they get caught in an awful storm with two rival skippers on board and two crews And on top of it all they lose their anchor and their rudder and if they do ride out the storm safely What about all those other new problems? Who told karsh about the diamonds? Who is the survivor from galltoe island aboard the africana? Who is this lovely young woman who seems to be karsh's promised bride? Will karsh find the diamonds? Why did captain dalton send hollings to lead the hostages to the africana? The only way we can solve all these riddles is to listen for the next episode in the transcribe production The crews of the pall parrot until then this is your pall parrot announcer saying. Goodbye