The Last Chance Detectives is a live action series produced by Focus On The Family.
With a B-17 bomber as their clubhouse, these four friends use their detective skills to solve strange cases in the badlands of Arizona.
With a B-17 bomber as their clubhouse, these four friends use their detective skills to solve strange cases in the badlands of Arizona.
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00:00You
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01:30I
01:32I
02:03Look what you made me do
02:08I said quiet. I don't make me come over there
02:33Hold still
02:39Yeah, I don't teach it
02:44Who's there
02:48Said who's there
02:55Whoever's a better come on out
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03:32I
04:02I
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05:37So, uh pop do you believe the story going around town, you know about mr. Barner seen a Bigfoot
05:44Well Mikey any man that can high tail it in the town 10 miles with three cracked ribs
05:50Sure sounds like he was in an awful hurry to get away from something
05:54So you think it's true?
05:56I don't know
05:58You know Silas has been known to drink a little too much from time to time
06:02Sheriff Smitty he did want to investigate. He said he didn't see any footprints, but he did say
06:08That the inside of that cabin looks like it might have been ransacked the inside now Silas claims that his stash of gold is missing
06:17So Smitty's turning an investigation. Well, it's kind of tough when the only witness insists that the suspect is a big
06:26Yeah
06:42Man am I glad to see you
06:45You must be pop follow. Yes, sir. This is my grandson Michael. I'm Dan plumber
06:49I appreciate you coming on out here this early our pleasure. I don't know what happened. It was late
06:53I was tired must have dozed off next thing. I know. Well, I guess our first step is get that trailer right side up, right?
07:00Didn't you tell me that you called from the McAllister place? Yeah. Yeah, that's right
07:05Well, you could have stayed there last night and then we could have picked you up this morning brought you back out with us
07:09I've got a lot of expensive equipment in that trailer. I wanted to guard it
07:20Hey pop come here
07:24What you got look at these doors the way they're bent back
07:30These almost look like
07:32carmarks
07:33Holy smokes
07:35What could have done all this? Mr. Plumber? I
07:37Don't know. I I may have hit a rock or something when I went off the road. Probably. Well, this is Sancho
07:43I don't see me rock. I
07:45Don't know fellas
07:47One thing's for sure if we don't get moving. I'm never gonna make it to Albuquerque by this afternoon, huh?
07:52All right. Sorry. I'll just back the tow truck around
08:22Where'd you get this Spence? Track the devil on the internet. It's the famous Murphy footage from 1967
08:30Spence, can you enhance this? Sure
08:38Whoa, look at that thing, but how could there be a Bigfoot around here in the desert?
08:45Well, there's reports all over
08:47Sasquatch Bigfoot mud monster yeti different names different places
08:51Problem is nobody's ever been able to produce any real proof
08:55Then what do you call Mike found?
08:58All we have is some hair. We can't identify
09:01Well, did the driver say anything? Mr. Plumber? He didn't really want to talk about it kept changing the subject
09:07But I got to thinking what if he didn't fall asleep at the will?
09:11What if he swam in the water?
09:14What if he swerved off the road to keep from hitting something yeah, and it attacked the trailer
09:20whoa
09:21the Bigfoot, but
09:24Why wouldn't he just tell you the truth? Well, you saw what happened to mr. Varner. Everyone thinks he's crazy
09:29So we might just have two sightings. Not one. How can we prove that?
09:36I've got it
09:38I've got it
09:40No, really. Listen Winnie. All we got to do is go to mr. Varner's place and see if there's any more hair if it's a match
09:48bingo
09:49Not bad Ben. Not bad at all. And what if mr. Varner doesn't want us poking around
09:56Come on Winnie, he's probably just a sweet old man
10:01Right there
10:04Hi, are you mr. Varner what's left of it?
10:12No, no you kids, uh, I'm Mike Fowler, this is Winnie Ben and Spence
10:20Last chance gas on a 66. Yeah pops my grandfather
10:25What do you want well, we heard about what happened last night and you know, just wondered if we could take a look around
10:34We're just looking for hair hair
10:38Well, seems you're the only one from town that believes me
10:42You can but I want y'all to have five minutes you here. Thanks. Mr. Varner
10:54Oh
10:57You're John's boy
10:59You know my dad Vic did
11:03Following him around like a puppy. He's always John this and John that
11:09He's one of my dad's friends is Victor son or something. It was
11:17Yeah, he could have stayed here and helped me make this good ranch
11:24Your father talked him into running off and joining the service
11:33Just like your old man, my dad's not dead
11:38He's missing
11:39It's not what I heard. Well, they're wrong. Okay, I'm gonna prove it someday
11:54I just found him like this
12:02Hey you kids get away from there
12:05Mr. Varner, I think there's something wrong with your dog
12:09Jake
12:10Yeah, he looks real sick or something. Just leave him alone. He'll be all right
12:16But he's hurt. He needs to see a doctor
12:19Crazy that town just loved to send me one of his big fat bills, but it's a busy. I'll take care of what's mine
12:25You you just mind your own business you here
12:30Like we can't just leave him here. Oh my just look at it
12:36We have to do something
12:44Hey, what are you doing there? I'm sorry, mr. Potter, but your daughter not he's going to go see a doctor
12:51No, he's not. Are you putting him back here?
12:57Mike can we just do this fence? Mike's right. He's gotta see a doctor
13:07That dog is my property and I'm gonna call the sheriff
13:22So, what do you think doc? Well, I don't see any wounds broken bones or obvious symptoms of disease I
13:29Would guess Jake's problem is just severe dehydration
13:32In other words, he hasn't been given any water
13:35That's good thing. You kids brought him in though. He's pretty far gone
13:38But the IV should bring him around with a little rest
13:41portrait
13:43Well Silas used to run a pretty neat ranch until his son died. Then he started drinking and let everything go
13:48This isn't the first time he's been guilty of animal cruelty something else. Dr. Mangus, you know
13:54Yeah, do you really think mr. Verner saw a Bigfoot?
13:58Well, I wouldn't rule it out
14:01Not even out here in the desert
14:03Seem to remember hearing something about an old Navajo legend. What does it say?
14:08I'm not Navajo. I'm Apache
14:11Wait a minute
14:12My grandmother once told me an old Indian legend about some kind of mythical guardian beast
14:17But you think that could be a Bigfoot big hairy monster on two legs
14:22What else fits that description? Come on, Winnie. What's this thing about a guardian beast?
14:27Well, its name was tuck quits translated
14:30That means the guardian of the gold the old ones believe that guarded all the gold in the Indian land
14:35And what is it old Silas has been doing all these years?
14:39prospecting
14:40So you mean that this thing's been prowling around looking for gold? Well who can say Ben, but if there is something out there
14:49Let me put it this way I wouldn't go camping out that way for a while
14:58And the flames were bigger and bigger and hotter and hotter
15:03Chasing him down the corridors of creaking and moaning timber
15:09until at last
15:12He had nowhere else to run
15:22So the townspeople had their revenge
15:25But at what cost see when they returned and sick to do all the ashes
15:44No burnt clothing no skeletal remains nothing
15:54So no one really knows what happened to the stranger
15:59Although some say you can still see his face
16:05In the flames of camp butler's
16:10Like this one
16:13Man you guys jump
16:16Faces hey, you didn't scare me. Okay. I was just startled. Oh, okay Alex
16:22So what's your hot dog doing in the fire?
16:25Man
16:27Great now, what am I gonna eat? Don't sweat it. There's plenty more in the back of the trunk
16:34Hey
16:35Although you know what? We should have brought was chicken the bride Alex
16:39Yeah, you're laughing now Sam, but just you wait you'll get yours
16:43Okay
16:52Oh
16:57Hey guys a raccoon or something got into the phone
17:13Hey good try Alex
17:23You
17:35Gotta be kidding
17:52I
18:03Thought to make us right
18:06That I need did the trip at a boy Jake good dog. All you needed was a little TLC
18:13So did your mom say could keep her? I
18:16Haven't exactly asked her yet. I
18:18Mean taking him to the vet was one thing
18:21Keeping him. You don't mean you actually take him back to you. I don't know
18:26Come on, Mike. There's got to be another way
18:31What
18:36Hello
18:37Who's this?
18:39It's Mike Fowler, sir. Where's my dog?
18:43That's what I wanted to talk to you about. You see I
18:46Was wondering if you would be interested in well selling him Sally. Yes, sir
18:53No
18:54Why not? He's never should let you on my property in the first place
18:57I should have known you'd try to do something like stealing my dog. Now. Why can't you follow this?
19:02Just leave me alone, but we didn't steal
19:05I want that dog back tomorrow and that final
19:17I
19:24Doesn't look like it went too well
19:27He won't sell
19:31And I guess you know what you have to do
19:33But I can't take him back. It wouldn't be right. It was right for you kids just to take him. Well, yeah
19:40It's not like we stole him. What would you call it?
19:43Look Jake could have died if I left him there. So the end justifies the means
19:50Something like that
19:54Mike I
19:55Know your heart's in the right place
19:58But you can't make up your own rules as you go along
20:02The world is full of that kind of thinking and it can start you down a very slippery slope
20:07Mom, the rules are not gonna help Jake. Isn't it better for him if he's treated, right?
20:13Not if you have to break God's rules
20:16Mike
20:18Your dad gave you that Bible you carry around for times just like this
20:23In Proverbs it tells us not to lean on our own understanding
20:28But to trust in God
20:30In other words you do what you know is right
20:34Leave the rest up to him
20:37It's not always easy, but that's the deal
20:41Excuse me deal, but if you don't ski-daddle on into town you you're gonna miss that shipment of fresh veggies
20:48Oh, thanks, Mom. We'll talk some more later
21:03Sounds like you've got yourself quite a dilemma
21:05What are you doing here, I just couldn't resist coming back for some more small-town hospitality
21:11So who is this infamous dog abuser anyway? He's an old prospector that lives outside of town
21:17See me and some friends. Well, we're out there looking for signs of Bigfoot Bigfoot
21:23Yeah, it sounds crazy, but he thinks he saw one and now that you're here I was wondering if I guess me
21:31Did you say something about a Bigfoot? Yeah, well, I don't know
21:34Something about a Bigfoot. Yeah. Yeah, apparently my little buddy here has been investigating some rumors going around town. Well, it's no rumor. I
21:43Saw him
22:04Oh
22:29What are you guys doing it's a perfect match what is
22:34Remember the hair I found on mr. Plummer's trailer. It's a perfect match for the other hair
22:38What other hair since when did you guys find other hair the guy that saw Bigfoot?
22:42I got it off the back of his car
22:46That's not all you think we know where it's gonna strike next you do look here's mr.
22:52Varner shack where he says he saw Bigfoot
22:56And here's where I found the hair on mr. Plummer's trailer
22:59Which was scratched and smashed sometime earlier and here's the campsite where he scared those guys
23:04last night
23:06So it's moving in this direction
23:08Which puts it on a straight path to here?
23:12It's coming here. It's just possible and if we're right
23:16Probably gonna get a visit from our friend tonight. I know I'm definitely not gonna be
23:26What's this for
23:29Short stick spins the night in the b-17. Oh, no, I'm not
23:33Come on, man. One of us has got to do it. Look you pick first
23:37I
24:01Brought my sleeping bag
24:03Jake and I will bed down on the floor. If you see anything I'll get scared
24:06We'll be right there. You can just wake us up. Come on, man. It can't be that bad. Hey guys, show him what we rigged up
24:13This is our low-tech alarm system
24:15The Bigfoot seems to be looking for food
24:17So he should hit the garbage cans first which shifts this wire and rings a bell inside which should hopefully wake you up
24:24Wake me up. Are you kidding with that thing out there?
24:28What's all this for
24:29Well, if you do stay awake, we're hoping you might get that thing on tape
24:33The blankets are in case you get cold. There's supposed to be a big storm blowing in tonight
24:39Perfect
25:03I
25:33I
26:03I
26:10Think it just got away. I'll take a look outside. Are you kidding? I'm not sticking my head up there you look
26:18Mike where are you going? Get a better? Look? That's right. It's with the entire area
26:24My this is insane, please don't do this just a sec. He's gonna be out there somewhere
26:33I
26:50Hear this is the creature he looked exactly like this
26:56Don't you think you might be slightly exaggerating hey, this thing was big break Mike
27:01I cannot believe this. No hard evidence. No footprints. No videotape. Nothing. Come on, Winnie
27:06We had other things in our mind like what?
27:10survival
27:11Hey, check out Jake
27:16Smelling boy smell the Bigfoot
27:20Hey, maybe a Jake it's known
27:25Go get him Jake
27:31I
28:01I
28:31I
28:43Whoa, look at him go that dog must be part bloodhound better do a radio check
28:53Mother hen, this is Desert Eagle
29:02I
29:05Mother hen to Desert Eagle reading you loud and clear
29:12All right, cut it out mom we're out in the old rock quarry
29:17Yeah, by the way Jake's acting I think we're getting pretty close
29:21You kids be careful. I don't want you walking into a cougar's den or something
29:26Don't worry mother hen we won't take any unnecessary risks over
29:30What do you mean? This whole case isn't a necessary risk. Come on, we got to get down there
29:55I
29:58Where is he didn't you guys see where I went?
30:07Jake here boy
30:18I think this qualifies as evidence
30:26Bigfoot
30:28Those are Jake's prints. He's inside. Come on. Wait a minute, Mike
30:31Maybe we should wait out here and let that thing come to us right no unnecessary risks
30:37Remember Jake's in there. I'm not letting anything happen to him. I'm going in
30:41All right, then but if one of us goes we all go there's safety in numbers
30:45Maybe one of us should stay behind
30:49To call for help you're right Ben
30:51Here Spence your communications wizard call mom and tell her what's up
31:12Mother hand come in, please doesn't eagle really needs to talk
31:22Oh, are you there?
31:43Hey Ben
31:45You got an extra flashlight in your pack. Yeah, there was enough room. Well, what do you have in there?
31:51Stuff to eat in case we get hungry
31:56That's Jake come on
32:13Look at the size of this place Jake. Where are you boy?
32:20I
32:28Got a bad feeling about this
32:43That doesn't sound like Jake sounded much bigger
32:50I think it's coming this way
32:53I
32:55Don't know
33:21Well, no honey was sitting right here
33:25I
33:34Better go check the sheriff's committee
33:55Oh
34:10Jake it's only you
34:25Oh
34:52You guys aren't gonna believe this
34:55But it's it's only a gorilla a gorilla
35:02Yeah, he's eating your candy bar Mike, okay everybody stay calm
35:11Sure
35:25Almost friendly and hungry too. We don't spin it's a load of this
35:47It's not like it's vicious or anything see
35:51Wow
35:53Already come from I don't know. He might have escaped from a circus or something
35:57He seems pretty tame like he's used to being around people
36:04Jake's you're not used to him yet
36:07What if our parents would let us keep him talk about a great mascot. Hey guys, I think we got company
36:15It's Dan Plummer
36:21Oh
36:27Kids get out of the way
36:32Wait, please. Okay, mr. Palmer. He's gentle
36:51You
36:53Should have been cold like you're the murderer not dead
36:59Tranquilizer darts eight cc's of Thorolin. You should be out for a while, but don't worry. He'll be fine
37:08What's going on, mr. Plummer
37:10Mike I I owe you an apology
37:13The other day I wasn't completely honest with you and your grandpa
37:17What do you mean well, it's true I fell asleep at the wheel but those scratch marks and the fur you found
37:24They came from this big fella when he got away from me
37:28I've been tracking him ever since but I haven't had much luck until I saw your dog get on his trail. You followed us
37:36Why don't you just tell us the truth I
37:39Couldn't exactly if the authorities found out I had him I could be in some very serious trouble
37:47That's why I need your kids help
37:50What kind of help?
37:52Well, I need us to keep our gorilla friend here a secret just between us
37:58He doesn't belong to you. Does he I?
38:00Don't think an animal this beautiful could belong to anybody really
38:05That's why I liberated him so he could be released back into his natural habitat
38:11liberated
38:12from where
38:13Look the less you kids know the better
38:17But trust me when I say that his previous owners were only concerned with making a profit
38:23He was living in such inhumane conditions that he wouldn't have lasted another year
38:28a gorilla like this is
38:30Gotta be worth thousands
38:32Is it right just to take him the question is?
38:36Would it have been right to just leave him there?
38:44I think about it Mike same thing as you guys did for Jake
38:53And for just as good of a reason
38:56If you stop and think about it, I think you'll realize
38:59We're on the same team
39:01so
39:03Can I count on you guys?
39:05I
39:10Guess so good. I knew you kids were the kind of kids
39:19Hey, who's that? Oh, that's just sheriff Smitty the sheriff
39:24It's okay. He's our friend. Yeah. Well, I'm sure he's a swell guy, but if he finds me with a stolen gorilla
39:32Look kids got to cover for me
39:37Listen Mike that gorilla his life your hands
39:53I'm spinning. What do you guys think?
39:57It's not like mr. Palmer said
40:02convict or anything
40:04He seems okay
40:08Until we can think of something
40:12Well, what's going on nothing much sheriff
40:18Mother's worried about you Mike
40:20She asked me to come out and take a look
40:23No problems here. No, I think everything's under control
40:27Kids are acting kind of funny
40:29Sure, there's nothing wrong positive. Have a look around for yourself
40:47Hold on
40:50Stay back
40:55Kids heard what I said now get back from there now, but
41:10What are you looking at me like that for you saw what happened I had no choice
41:14He could have shot the gorilla he was trying to protect us look I don't have time to argue I
41:20Gotta go get my trailer you kids stay put now
41:27Sheriff Smitty, I'm so sorry. When is he gonna be? All right. I don't know
41:35Man
41:37How did we get ourselves into a mess like this Mike? What are we gonna do?
41:41Well, we should have done in the first place
41:54Hey Mike
41:56Give me a hand putting them into the trailer here. Sorry, mr. Plumber, but I can't let you leave
42:04What?
42:06What you're kidding right it's over can't go along with this anymore
42:15Hey, come on, give me my keys, huh?
42:22Ben Mike, I'm serious
42:24Hand him over buddy
42:26Ben go to Smitty's truck
42:29radio Arlene tell her to send a deputy
42:36Hold on Ben
42:38Before you kids do something rash you better make sure that this is the way you want to do this
42:44Go on Ben
42:55Now about my keys
43:06I
43:36Do something wouldn't try to fix Mitty's ring
44:06Oh
44:20What's that
44:36I
45:06I
45:13It's like this is the end of the line you're not going anywhere this is the end of the line
45:37Oh
45:56Hey you guys see plumber I'm right here Mike
46:06I
46:33Don't think it'll hold one of us buddy
46:36Hey crazy
46:39Tell you the truth I was getting a little tired chasing you in
46:51We've got to do something now, okay, but be careful we only have one shot
46:59No way I can't throw this little thing that far
47:03That's why I brought this
47:08That's not too good Mike
47:15Hand up the keys and I'll pull you up
47:18You still won't hand them up
47:23Stubborn boy Mike
47:25All right
47:29Let's make things a bit more
47:32Interesting
47:56Pay for this
48:01Oh
48:32Oh
48:38Where's power
48:40I
48:58Feel better than he does
49:00I found it in a plumber's truck. Oh, yeah
49:09Question it's gold must have been trailing the gorilla when he
49:14Stumbled on to Silas's deserted check found the gold
49:19Saw an opportunity to liberate it. Yep
49:23It's the common thief
49:25It's no protector of animals either a head Arlene running IDs through the police computer
49:31Turns out he's got a long record
49:33as a poacher
49:35I'll figure he was gonna sell our friends body parts to some overseas outfit
49:42Yeah, I'll be right there
49:45I
49:51So, what are you gonna do with him doc get him out of this cage into more suitable surroundings
50:00They agreed to put him up to the reptile farm so we can track down the rightful owner who knows maybe there's even a reward
50:08Let's see you guys
50:10Here you go big guy one more for the road
50:14I
50:25It looks like you kids have wrapped up another case
50:39Mr. Varner
50:45Dollar
50:49Maybe I shouldn't be so quick about wanting to run you off my place today
50:54Maybe was just here
50:56He told me how you was responsible for me getting my gold back
51:01Thank you. You're welcome, sir
51:03Here's the rest of what belongs to you
51:06I
51:12Apologize for taking Jake like I did I realize now it wasn't right except
51:20He's gotten really used to eating every day I know how to keep
51:24Yeah
51:30Bye Jake dog
51:34I'll forget you
51:36Oh
51:52All right
51:54Oh
52:01No, Jake you got to stay here mr. Barn. I just remember he's gotten really used to eating every day
52:10You mean I mean you better get out of here for a team of mine, thanks, mr. Varner
52:17Oh
52:20And Mike, you know, maybe old Jake there can help you find your dad someday I bet he can
52:46You
53:16You
53:46You
54:16You
54:46You
55:04You