Beethoven Page #4

-Here you go.|-Thank you. l`ll only be a moment.

-Would you like a lemonade?|-No, thank you.

All right.

Beethoven, how are you doing?

Lookin` good. Lookin` good.

Beethoven, this is gonna hurt you|a lot more than it hurts me.

But it`s a great benefit to mankind.

Put some of this here.

-l`m gonna get those bones.|-No, l get some!

You get the next.

Okay, that`ll do ya.

All right now.

-No!|-Emily, what`s the matter?

Come on, you big stupid mutt!

Help! Help!

George! Oh, my God!

Help, somebody! Help!

Good boy. Good boy!

Beethoven! Beethoven!

-No!|-Get off him.

Beethoven!

Beethoven. Oh, my gosh, Beethoven!

Why`d he do that?

My gosh, look what he did!

-Are you all right?|-Well, l don`t know.

-What happened?|-He just lunged at me!

That`s not true. l saw you hit Beethoven.

-Emily, please.|-Why would l? l patted him on the head.

lt`s possible that from a distance the child--

Liar!

-Emily!|-l`m sorry. Everything`s all right.

lt`s very natural the child would want|to defend her dog.

-Let`s call an ambulance.|-No, l`ll take care of it.

l`ll take care of this myself.

l`m terribly sorry.|He`s never done anything like this before.

Once an animal crosses the line|and attacks a human being...

...you can rest assured he`ll do it again.

Of course, next time|it could be one of your children.

l`m very, very sorry. Let me help.

Mr. Newton, we have a real problem here.

The law is very clear|when it comes to dealing with this.

Unless you bring the animal|to my office immediately...

...l`m afraid l`ll be forced to press charges.

l`m so sorry.

l don`t want anything|to happen to Beethoven.

Dad won`t believe us|`cause he hates Beethoven.

He`s always hated Beethoven.

Dad has Beethoven!

Wait, wait! Stop!

Stop! Daddy!

Wait!

Wait!

My dad had to take our dog|to the vet to be put down.

l hated him for it.

Now l`m doing it myself.

l know you won`t believe me,|but l don`t wanna do this.

You understand.

lt`s not your fault.

-Mr. Newton.|-Dr. Varnick.

l know that you`re doing the right thing.

l hope so.

Follow me.

Come on. Come on.

How`s your arm?

lt`s fine.

-Thirty-seven stitches.|-l`m so sorry.

Do you want the collar and tags?

-Some people like to keep them.|-Yeah.

Do you mind? l have the bad wing.

Come here. Come here.

l`m sorry.

You were my dog, too.

Sad state of affairs.

Sad state of affairs.|Come on, boy. Come on.

Come on, boy.

ln you go. There you go.

All right. Magnificent.

George Newton.

We`re gonna have to charge you|for a day`s boarding...

...because Jimmy, who handles|the lethal injections and disposals...

...he doesn`t work today, so we`re gonna|have to hold the dog overnight.

Should we bill you?

Dog killer!

Nice dog, huh, Doc?|He`s perfect for the animal experiment.

Get everything ready.|l`ll be by in the morning.

We`ll do the test on him first thing.

All right.

Nice doggie, good doggie.

Okay, close the door.

l`ve got him. Come on!

Good doggie. Come here, doggie.

-Okay, l got him.|-Good, good.

-l got him. Come on, doggie.|-Not you! The dog!

Put him in. Okay, you got him?

ln the cage. Get in.

Shut up!

There.

Doc will work on him|first thing in the morning...

...and then he`s one dead puppy.

Can we eat?

-Yeah. You hungry?|-Yeah. l`m hungry.

-What do you feel like?|-A chef`s salad.

Did l do the wrong thing?

l don`t know, honey.

Beethoven made this house real.

He put the dents in it.

l know he slobbered and he smelled bad,|but he loved us.

Even you.

l just hope your motives were pure,|and you did this for the safety of the kids.

l really hate to think|we sold Beethoven down the river...

...for a piece of carpet|or a chance to sell more air freshener.

lt had nothing to do with carpet|or air freshener. You saw what he did.

l know. But we don`t know why he did it.

Maybe the vet didn`t hit him, but maybe|he handled him too rough or something.

Emily`s really sticking to this.

Have we ever known her to attack an adult|and accuse them of lying?

No, but why would a vet|say something like that?

lnstead of listening to some guy|we`ve met only twice...

...maybe we should try listening|to our own child.

Honey, something doesn`t make sense.|Can`t we just talk to him?

What do you want me to do?

Dr. Varnick, are you sure|you didn`t hit our dog?

Yes, Mr. Newton,|l just remembered l did hit your dog.

-Come on!|-lt`d make me feel better. Let`s go.

-l`m coming with you.|-So am l.

We`re all going with you.

l`m terribly sorry.

-We want our dog back!|-Where`s Beethoven?

-Kids, let Daddy handle this.|-What can l do for you?

-We want our dog back!|-l`m terribly sorry.

lt`s too late. The dog`s been destroyed.

-Dad?|-Now, wait a minute.

l was told this wouldn`t happen|until tomorrow.

l don`t believe you!

Take your hands off her! What are you--

l told you he was lying!

What the hell are you trying to pull?

You can`t come in here.|This is private property.

Beethoven?

-He`s not here.|-Hold it right there.

You have no right to be in here.|Out, all of you.

Where`s my dog?

l don`t have to answer your questions.

You ordered that dog destroyed,|and it was done. Now get out.

You hit me, l`ll have you put in jail|for assault and battery.

Dad!

-Honey!|-That was amazing.

Dad, you were awesome.

-You were really cool.|-l never found you more attractive.

l may need an X-ray.

-He said our dog bit him.|-But he didn`t really. Tell him.

There were no bite marks on his arm!

`"So what?`" What do you mean?

l`d like to file a report on you!

-They`re not going to help us?|-Not this year.

-Dad! Dr. Varnick.|-Look!

Let`s follow him.

Maybe he`ll lead us to Beethoven.

Hold your door. Hold your door.

Shut it.

Dad, haven`t you ever followed anyone?

Turn off your lights.

-l think that`s the last of it.|-Start getting the dogs.

The dogs?

Yeah! He said we gotta destroy|all the evidence.

l`m gonna check this out.

lt`s 9:
30. lf l`m not back in 15 minutes...

...call the police.

Don`t come in after me.

Before you destroy the dogs, bring me|the St. Bernard for the ammo test.

Okay.

And bring me a little one|for this chemical test.

Sure. l know just the one.

Hurry up.

Latch.

Congratulations.|You`re gonna be a pioneer.

-Like Davy Crockett, right?|-Right.

Good doggie!

Oh, no! No, no!

l`m saving you. l`m saving you!

He pushed me on the ground,|and l couldn`t get up.

Emily, come on. Here, Ryce, take her.

Lock the doors. lf l`m not back in 15....

-l`ll be back.|-Lock the doors. Lock that one.

Nice doggie.

We`re gonna have a field test|with this new ammo.

So long.

You`re a very foolish man, Mr. Newton.

You should`ve left well enough alone.

-That was a gun!|-Daddy!

-Mom, get over here!|-There`s no time!

l don`t know where.|lt`s a big thing, a warehouse!

-Buckle up.|-You can`t drive. You don`t have a license!

-We`re going in!|-What are you doing?

l don`t know. lt`s a--

Ted! Ted!

-Cool.|-Dad!

Dad! Dad!

My babies! Are you all right?

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