Richie Rich Page #4

My dad Iives in CaIifornia.

If we didn't e-maiI,

I'd probabIy never taIk to him.

Give me the baII. Come on.

Man, he'd Iike this pIace, though.

Must be cooI to have everything.

So you guys wanna pIay, or what?

Hey, I got an idea.

Wanna try the KiddipuIt?

The KiddipuIt?

-UnbeIievabIe!

-That was so cooI!

That was great!

That was nothing.

You guys wanna pIay tag?

-Tag?

-Tag?

In the gentIe hand of the gardener

Iies the hand of God.

-Are you a Sagittarius?

-No, madam.

-Pisces?

-No, madam.

-Leo?

-No. No, I'm a Taurus.

I knew it. The buII.

-Correct, madam.

-Oh, Iook, don't caII me madam, okay.

I don't Iike the connotation.

My name's Diane.

Of course, Diane.

And how about you?

You got a first name?

-Of course.

-And?

-Herbert.

-Herb.

No, it's Herbert.

I'm not a seasoning.

Do I detect a rising fire sign,

Herbert?

You, Diane, are a Capricorn.

Hey, how did you know that?

Yeah!

Oh, yeah!

Yeah!

Man, this is the best day of my Iife!

-Me too.

-The day's not over yet.

You mean, there's more?

-Your own roIIer coaster.

-Check it out.

-Awesome!

-It's so big!

That is cooI.

My dad gave me this Iast Christmas.

It's pretty intense.

-Yeah, I just ate.

-You aIways just ate.

Now, their pIane ought to be

about right here by now.

Just about time for me to move

into a much bigger office.

Roger that, center. Billion Dollar One,

over and out.

WouId you take over for a whiIe, darIing?

I think I'd Iike some coffee.

Don't go sneaking into those chocoIates.

They're reserved for the queen.

Regina, I'm dieting.

The Iast thing I want is chocoIate.

Where are those chocoIates?

Up, up.

ChocoIates. ChocoIates.

SmeIImaster.

Handkerchiefs. Hand-embroidered.

Marble egg. Faberg.

Trinitrotoluene.

I'II teII him you caIIed. Thank you.

Open it.

DarIing, this one doesn't have a tag.

Do you know what it is?

-No, I don't.

-The SmeIImaster says it's trinitrotoIuene.

And if my memory serves me right,

trinitrotoIuene is the proper name for. . . .

TNT!

-Good God, Regina. It's a bomb.

-Get rid of it!

Richie, this is great!

To the new chairman of Rich Industries:

Me.

WeII, it's been a sIice. Maybe I'II see you

around sometime, huh?

Yes, you never can teII.

When you get off the embaIming fIuid,

give me a caII, Herbert.

-Thanks a Iot for coming over.

-No probIem.

Don't forget. BasebaII next Wednesday.

-3:
30.

-I'II be there.

Hey, wait. What about our

hundred bucks?

-I said, forget about that, Tony.

-What hundred bucks?

The penguin-Iooking dude said he'd give

us $ 1 00 for coming to pIay with you.

-GIoria, I didn't know that--

-Look. Nobody has to pay us anything.

End of story.

See you Iater, Richie.

We had a great time.

Master Rich, I reaIIy am

most dreadfuIIy sorry.

-Mr. Cadbury!

-Excuse me.

Master Rich. . . .

What?

It's your parents.

-DadIink on.

-Hiya, slugger.

-Locate Dad.

-Locating Dad now.

Signal contact:
negative.

Power increase.

Searching.

Dad not found.

Dad not found.

Dad not found.

Mr. Van Dough, sir?

Fergie, entrez.

I was just thinking that after I pIunder

the Rich famiIy vauIt. . .

. . .I think I'd Iike to buy a country

somewhere.

Something smaII, not too ostentatious.

Luxembourg, perhaps, or maybe Ecuador.

Sir, it seems we have a sIight probIem.

The boy wasn't on the pIane, sir.

FecuIent fooI! After aII of my

carefuI pIanning--

AII right.

I got rid of the king and the queen.

I don't think the boy prince

wiII be any probIem at aII.

The plane has been missing

more than 1 2 hours.

But despite the biggest air

and sea search in U.S. naval history...

... there is still no sign of billionaires

Richard and Regina Rich...

...missing since the apparent crash

of their plane.

They're aIive, Cadbury. I know it.

And wherever they are, Master Richie,

I'm sure they're together. . .

. . .and happy.

Richard, if we ever get out of this. . .

. . .I'm gonna soak for a week

in a vat of OiI of OIay.

Why haven't they found us yet?

WeII, probabIy because

the Iocator transmitter in the pIane. . .

. . .is under a miIe of water.

UnIess we can see a Radio Shack soon,

we can kiss off any chance. . .

. . .of getting my DadIink to work.

There's onIy one person ruthIess enough

to set off a bomb on our pIane.

-When I get my fingers--

-We don't know for sure.

Oh, Richard, wake up

and smeII the seaweed!

You shouId have fired him years ago.

I've never fired anyone in my Iife.

I don't intend to start now.

But Van Dough. . . .

He thought Richie

was on the pIane with us.

Regina, we have to survive. . .

. . .if onIy to warn Richie.

His Iife is in danger.

Ladies and gentIemen. . .

. . .before we begin, I'd Iike to observe

a moment of siIence. . .

. . .on the tragic passing

of Mr. and Mrs. Rich.

Now, first order of business:

United TooI.

What do you mean, they cIosed

the factory?

It just happened. My mom

and everyone eIse got fired.

I didn't know. You gotta beIieve me.

Hey, I'm really sorry about your parents,

but can 't you help?

I don't know if I can do this, Cadbury.

Remember this. . . .

-What's that mean?

-It means you have the power. . .

. . .of your father inside you.

Kind of Iike, ''Trust the Force, Luke. ''

ExactIy, sir.

It's so hard.

Sir?

Mr. Richard Rich Jr. to see you.

Miss FairchiId, I need those memos done

by 3:
00 today.

Yes, sir, Mr. Van Dough, sir.

Richie, Richie, Richie. . . .

AIIow me to express my heartfeIt

sympathies over your Ioss.

We aII Ioved your mother and father

very much.

My parents are aIive.

I pray nightIy that they are.

We're doing everything we can

to coordinate the search effort.

PIease, have a seat.

-What have you come to see me about?

-WeII, untiI my parents come back. . .

. . .I've taken a. . . .

SabbaticaI, sir.

I've taken a sabbaticaI from schooI.

You know, so I can be here

and run things.

Run things.

Richie, the job of senior officer. . .

. . .of a muIti--

NationaI corporation. . .

. . .it's very demanding business.

Hours go, weII just, way past

your bedtime.

So I think that it's best

to Ieave this job to. . .

. . .an aduIt who has experience

in these matters. Okay?

I don't think so.

By the way, Cadbury,

how much stock do I own?

UntiI your parents are found, sir,

as the soIe heir. . .

. . .you own 51 percent

of the voting stock.

You're not of IegaI age

to exercise your voting rights.

But I am, sir.

And under the terms of the Rich estate,

I stand in loco parentis...

. . .and Guardian ad Litem

to Master Richie.

And accordingIy, I give him fuII

proxy power and authority.

And by the way,

United TooI stays open.

Fine.

Round one to you, sir.

With the Iosses in our manufacturing

division, this wiII necessitate--

Sorry.

WiII necessitate

some empIoyee downsizing.

Downsizing. You mean fire peopIe.

WeII, caII it what you wiII, Richie.

It is our job to cut the fat.

Mr. Van Dough, my father never

fired anybody.

He aIways said when

peopIe are secure in their jobs. . .

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