06x16 - Sleuth on the Loose

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Master Splinter,
you have taught me much

about the ways
of the ninja,

but I know that there
is one combat maneuver

you have yet
to teach any of us.

Very well, Leonardo.

I will teach you
the one technique

for which
there is no defense:

the viper maneuver.

The, uh, viper maneuver?

To accomplish this move,

you must first let your
whole spine become flexible,

like a snake's.

This draws your
opponent toward you.

Then you must transform
your spine into solid steel,

striking like a cobra.

Now you try it.

Spine like serpent,

then like steel,

strike!

Ah, I guess I need
a little practice.

Spine like serpent,

then like steel,

strike!

I do not understand,
Leonardo.

You're
my most gifted pupil,

yet this maneuver seems
beyond your ability.

Ah, maybe I'm just
having a bad day.

Perhaps you have
some hidden fear

which prevents you from
accomplishing the maneuver.

What?

That's not true,
Master Splinter.

I'm not afraid
of anything.

If you say so, my pupil,

but you will not be able
to accomplish the viper

until you have faced
your darkest fear

and overcome it.

Leonardo, you're just
in time to check this out.

[April]
Perhaps the most
baffling robbery

in the city's history
was committed yesterday.

Police don't have a clue as
to who the guilty party is,

or why anyone
in their right mind

would commit
such a robbery,

yet as you can see,

every one
of the 600 snakes

in the city zoo's reptile
house has been stolen.

Ah, snakes?

What kind of a nut case
would steal 600 snakes?

Uh, now I'm not in the
mood for television.

Maybe
I'll read a good book.

Hey, that's a good idea,
Leonardo.

Maybe we'll find a clue
about the robbery

in my illustrated
guide to snakes.

On the other hand,

maybe I would
rather watch TV.

It's high time we did these
dishes, Michelangelo.

Aw, major gross-out.

This sink
is stopped up again.

Yo, Donatello,

where'd you put the snake?

S-S-Snake?

There's a snake in here?

Yeah, here it is.

What's the matter
with you, Leonardo,

you're as jumpy
as a cat lately.

Yeah, dude, maybe you
ought to switch to decaf.

Fellow turtles,

this baffling mystery deserves
our undivided attention.

That's right.

Snake lovers everywhere
are counting on us.

What am I going to do?

I'm terrified of snakes,

but the guys look
to me for leadership.

Now, the first
thing we should do

is check out the
snake house for clues.

Hey, guys!

Maybe we should stop
for a slice of pizza.

Not now, dude.

We're hot
on the snake case.

Uh, anyone for hopscotch?

What has gotten into you,
Leonardo?

Yeah, we've got to get
to the bottom of this

baffling disappearing
snake mystery.

Uh, dudes, speaking
of baffling mysteries.

Uh, do you see
what I see?

Come on!

Locked.

We can get in
through that air vent.

[clanks]

Let's check out
that console.

Snakes.

Yow!

Don't let that
one get away.

Gotcha!

Don't tell me snakes
stole all this stuff.

Well, it would explain why
that piece of equipment

seemed to be moving
under its own power.

What do you think,
Leonardo?

Uh, Leonardo?

Did you ever notice what
intricate craftsmanship

these old buildings have?

Craftsmanship?

Will you get down
from there?

We've got work to do!

Uh, I'd really rather not.

Oh, come on,
quit clowning around.

This must be one of the snakes
that was stolen from the zoo.

Stolen snake stealing
electronic equipment?

Makes sense to me.

But what would snakes want

with all these
high-tech gizmos?

Well, obviously they aren't
doing it for themselves.

Someone must be using some
form of snake mind control.

[gagging]

What's the matter,
Leonardo?

Oh, nothing,

just a slight headache.

Whoa, this scaly, little
dude sure wants to go home.

It must be under
a thought control command

to return with the others.

If we can slip
on this homing device,

we can follow it back
to its base of operations,

and catch the mastermind
behind all of this.

Leave it to Donatello

to have a homing device
that fits a snake.

Okay, Raphael,
you help out.

[hissing]

There!
Now let him go.

Okay, let's follow it.

[sighs]
This is gonna
be a long night.

[Vernon]
April? It's late.

I'm tired,
and I want to go home.

Come on, Vernon.

Where's your
journalistic spirit?

We've got to pin down
this missing snake story.

[glass smashing]

What was that?

[April]
Somebody's breaking into
that sporting goods store.

Oh, I hope
they don't see us.

I just hope
we can see them.

Okay, boys, you know
what the orders are.

We gotta swipe
some diving gear.

Right, Pinky.

Leave us get out of here
before the cops arrive.

It's Pinky McFingers.

This is great!

Oh, yeah, swell.
I have to go now.

Stay put, Vernon.

This is news.

[April]
Hmm. Since when
are those hoodlums

into aquatic sports?

He's up to something,

and we're going
to find out what it is.

Must we?

They went thataway!

What is this place?

It's the old
botanical garden.

It's been closed for years.

[whistling]
Boy, talk about your
urban jungles.

I know, the air
is almost tropical.

Don't sweat it,
compadres.

We'll find those
snakes in the grass.

Whoa.

Dudes, where's
the Leo-meister?

Anything wrong,
Leonardo?

No, everything's
just snake--

I mean great.

Oh, boy.

Looks like the snakes
found us first.

Dudes,
they're everywhere.

There are
too many of them.

Leonardo! Help us!

But snakes scare the living
daylights out of me.

Oh, terrific.

Fellow dudes?

I think the scales
are tipped against us.

I've got a snaky suspicion
we're in big trouble.

Oh, what happened?

I must have fallen
through the floor.

Those snakes.

They got the guys.

I've got to find them.

But there are 600 s-snakes
somewhere around here.

On second thought,

I think I'll chicken out.

Leonardo, what were
you doing in there?

And what were you
running away from?

Uh, I'll explain
it to you sometime.

What are you
two doing here?

Pinky McFingers and his g*ons
stole a bunch of scuba gear

and came straight here.

What's going on in there?

Well, it all started
when we were passing

this scientific
supply building,

and there was this machine.

Do you have to have all these
snakes around, Cobrato?

They give me the creeps.

Serpents are my friends.

Yeah, sure, okay.

So we swiped the diving
gear like you asked.

So now what?

Thanks to my snake''
stealthful robberies

of the scientific
equipment,

I have completed
this thermal device.

Your men are to use
the scuba gear

to place it at the
bottom of the East River.

What good's that gonna do?

I will activate the device,

heating up the water,

so that my
serpents can thrive

in the tropical
atmosphere.

You're saying that Pinky
McFingers is in there,

with someone who's been
using mind control

to make the stolen snakes
steal scientific equipment?

Why, that makes about
as much sense as-- as--

As what we're doing here.

[car door opening]

[April]
Now what is that thing?

I don't know, but we'd
better find out.

Wait!

You said
the other turtles

were trapped in that
building somewhere!

Aren't we going
to rescue them?

Uh, right.

Well, you see I--

If three turtles couldn't
get past those snakes,

what chance would one
turtle and two humans have?

Right. Right.
Good thinking, Vernon.

Now follow that limo!

[engine starting]

My inner vision tells me

that Leonardo stumbled
upon his greatest fear

and lacks the courage
to confront it.

The lesson he must learn

is that to conquer
one's fears,

one must face them,
not run away.

Now make sure
you plant that thing

at the very
bottom of the river.

Forget it,
McFingers!

Your underwater
caper is all wet!

Why,
you rotten reptile.

It's curtains
for you.

Thanks, but I prefer
Venetian blinds!

That ought to hold you.

Uh-oh.

Two more fish
for today's catch.

All right, Pinky.

What was that device your men
just dropped in the river?

It's got something
to do with the guy

in the botanical gardens,

a guy with a snake
fixation, doesn't it?

Yeah, that's right,

but I don't know
what the gizmo does.

Who's the guy?

His name
is Rudolph Cobrato,

and I ain't saying
anything else

without a witness
protection program.

[Cobrato]
McFingers must have
placed the device

in the river by now.

[hissing]

Now, my beloved serpents,

I will activate the device,
heating up the water,

so that you can
take your place

as the rightful
rulers of this city!

[beeping]

Soon, the city
will be ours!

Did you hear that?

Yeah. It sounds
like that gizmo's

about to make things
hot for the citizens.

We've got to stop him.

But, like,
how do we do that

when we're stuck in this
humongous reptile cage?

Well, there's got
to be a way out somehow.

Hey, maybe Leonardo
will come rescue us.

With his fear of snakes?

Forget it.

The poor guy won't come
anywhere near this place.

Hey, hold on.

There may be
a way out after all.

This cage has no base.

It's merely bolted
to the floor.

If we can get
all these bolts loose,

we could just pick
the whole thing up

and get out of here.

Great. Anybody got
a screwdriver?

Uh, no.

Hey, how about my
grappling hook?

Well, it's better
than nothing.

Aw, dude, it's like
you'll have to unloosen

a bazillion of these things

just to get us loose.

Look, will you stop worrying?

We'll get out of here.

Oh, sure,
in a couple of weeks.

I don't think the police
will get anything more

out of Pinky than I did.

I've checked with
the newsroom files

on this
Rudolph Cobrato.

He was a famous
herpetologist.

What, you mean
he studied herbs?

No.

A herpetologist
is a scientist

who specializes
in reptiles and snakes.

Uh? Snakes?

But last year,
Cobrato vanished

after a lab accident
with some snake venom.

No one's heard
from him since.

Until now.

Leonardo, the only way we'll
get to the bottom of this

is to go back
to the botanical gardens.

Uh, back?

It's the only way we'll
rescue the other turtles.

Uh, rescue?

Leonardo,

what in the world
is the matter with you?

I hate to tell you this,

but I have this paralyzing
fear of snakes.

The last time
I saw one, I fainted.

Ha ha ha ha!
You're a scaredy turtle.

Ha ha! That's rich.

Okay, then, you go deal
with those 600 snakes.

On second thought,

that's quite understandable.

What are we going to do?

Last time,
we rescued you.

Now it's your turn.

Leonardo, I think
you'd better talk
to Splinter about this.

Maybe he'll have
some kind of solution.

I hope you're right.

[Leonardo]
Drop me off
at the sewers.

I'll get in touch
with you later.

[Splinter]
So I was right.

You do have a hidden fear:

a fear of snakes.

Yes,
Master Splinter.

I never realized
the fear was so deep.

And this
is what prevented you

from performing the viper
maneuver correctly.

Oh, I don't care about
the viper maneuver anymore.

I just want
to save the others.

Couldn't you
just hypnotize me

into not being
afraid of snakes?

No, my pupil.

If the hypnotic effect
should wear off,

you could be
in grave danger.

Then it's hopeless.

On the contrary, Leonardo.

You have been given
the opportunity

to confront
your deepest fear.

Seize it, and you will
be free of it forever.

If I don't pass out
from fright first.

I like warm weather
as much as the next guy,

but this is ridiculous!

Oh, it must be that device
of Cobrato's in the river.

I only hope Leonardo found
the courage to deal with him.

[Raphael]
Come on, Donatello,
hurry!

I'm going
as fast as I can,

but we're still
only halfway through.

Well, work mondo
fast, dude.

While we're stuck in here,

the city's
going to the snakes.

What am I going to do?

I want to confront my fear,

but I'm afraid to.

Hey, what's going on?

How come it's so hot?

I don't know,

but I'm getting scared.

Hey, look!

Whoa, it's one of the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Leonardo, you've
got to save the city!

I can't. I'm sorry.

But the whole city
is boiling hot.

You've got
to do something.

Please,
just leave me alone.

And you call yourself
a hero.

Yeah, you're just
a big chicken.

Me? Chicken?

No way!

Now you kids stay cool

while I go bust
some bad guys!

All right!

That's the Leonardo
we know.

Go Green Machine!

Turtle power!

Okay, Leonardo,
don't be afraid.

After all, snakes and turtles
are both reptiles.

Why should I be afraid
of a fellow species?

Because they're totally
scary, that's why!

Yee-ow!

[Splinter]
Only by confronting
your fear

can you be free of it.

Of course, I could get
strangled by a python.

No. I won't let you
frighten me.

I did it!

I made it past
all those snakes!

I'm not afraid anymore.

All right, Cobrato!

Prepare to get busted.

Oh, really?

Since when could a mere
turtle defeat a snake?

I d-don't believe it.

[hissing]

Does my appearance
disturb you?

I've looked this way

ever since my snake venom
experiment.

[hissing]

Now I no longer
study snakes.

I am one with them.

They obey me.

I am their ruler,

and,
like any good ruler,

I want the best
for my subjects.

Thanks
to my thermal device,

the entire city will soon be
turned into a tropical swamp.

The humans must flee
or perish,

leaving behind
a perfect environment

for me and my snake legions.

As for you and your
three friends,

well, snakes are
superior to turtles

in every way.

What?

All right, buddy.

I've had just about
enough of your lip!

No! I won't let you
do this to the city!

The viper maneuver.

Spine like a serpent,

then like steel,

strike!

Try slithering your way
out of this, snake eyes.

Hah!

Come quickly, my snakes.

I need you, all of you.

Whew!

There, that's
the last one.

Triumphant!

Now let's get
out of this thing.

Okay, guys.

Everybody lift!

Relax, guys.

Why don't you just
use the door?

It sure took you
long enough.

Leonardo.

How did you make it
past all those snakes?

I made an important
realization.

Fears are just in our minds.

We have the power
to overcome them.

Righteous, dude.

Can you really lift up that
cage and carry it around?

Sure, now that we went
to all that needless work.

We may have a use
for that thing yet.

You and Michelangelo
carry it into the lab.

Donatello,
you come with me.

We've got to
shut down the controls
to that thermal device

before the whole city
gets parboiled.

I think they're
over there.

Now to put this thing
out of commission.

Ahh!
No, I won't let you.

No! Augh!

Get this crawling
creep off me.

Clear out, slime ball!

No, I'm normal again.

Yeah. It's a regular
miracle.

But I loved being a snake.

[Donatello]
Uh, I think we
have a little problem.

No, my faithful followers.

Not me. Them!

[hissing]

I don't think he can
control them anymore.

Listen to me.

I only wanted
the best for you.

Hang on, amigos.

Here comes the cavalry.

[Donatello]
Move it with that
thing, guys.

My snakes.

[crying]

How could you betray me?

Well, maybe they didn't
like being bossed around

by a jerk like you.

Hit it, Donatello.

Ah, Cobrato?

I'd say your little
plan for conquest

just came up snake eyes.

[Splinter]
This is a moment of triumph
for you, Leonardo.

From now on,

you will never fear
snakes again.

Thanks to you,
Master Splinter.

After today, I'm glad
that none of us

even has to think
about snakes again.

And now,
for tonight's movie--

Hey, where
are you guys going?

It looks like a pretty
cool movie to me.

Yeah, maybe I'll
just snuggle up
with a good book.

Aw, just because I'm not
afraid of snakes anymore

doesn't mean
I have to like them.