Mystery Lane

Ha! (LAUGHS)

Come on, Marcus.

Give it everything you've got.

Ugh...yah!

Wait, Rover. Don't go over there.

Huh? Why not?

Just forget it. It's lost.

What?! No, it's not.

It's right under the bridge.

Don't go there. Stay away.

Dogs have been disappearing right and left at that spot.

It's an evil place.

You got to be kidding.

No, trust me.

Each time a dog walked along the shore under the bridge,

they were never seen again.

Bah! It's broad daylight.

Nothing can happen to me.

Rover, stop!

We'll find another ball!

The ball's right over there. I'll be back in two seconds.

Oh, no!

Rover?

Rover?!

Rover?

Rover!

Come on, boy. It's time.

Say, there. Where'd your buddy go?

Rover?

She's gonna have the fright of her life!

Clever! Help!

Huh?

(ON RECORDING) Clever! Help!

Bro!

Boo!

Huh? Uh...

Huh?

Are you crazy?!

I see nothing wrong with scaring someone who's trying to frighten me

with something as crude as...

..a watch gadget recorder.

(ON RECORDING) Clever! Help!

Phee!

I bet you carried out some long, complicated investigation

to deduce that I was going to play a prank on you today.

Complicated? Seriously?

Your recorder is above all a watch.

Last night, you forgot to switch off the clock function,

and it beeped every hour.

I had to get up to find out where the noise was coming from.

While analysing the settings to silence it,

I noticed the recording function.

Next time, pay more attention to detail.

Or else don't take on the world's greatest detective.

Ah!

A watch that tells time too?!

Eh!

Ah! A client!

Bro, look at your watch.

Playtime's over.

"Playtime's over."

Hello, Detective.

Clever, Bro. Glad to see you.

Oh! Nice watch, Bro.

Phah! Alright already!

I know that it's a watch.

Uh...

Pay no attention, Detective.

He's having problems with the alarm clock function.

And you have a problem too. Am I right?

I'm going to go bananas with all these dogs going missing

behind the Lexington Alley bridge.

Runaway dogs?

No. Instantaneous disappearances.

Not a trace, not a trail.

No explanation.

Now, this sounds like a promising case.

Why didn't you tell me about it earlier?

Up to now, it was only rumours, but...

..yesterday, Rover, the dog of one of our detectives,

went missing as well.

So you admit that you're not intelligent enough

to solve this case alone?

What?! No!

I'm simply saying

that Clever sometimes has flashes of genius that help to...

But you admit that you're less intelligent than us?

What?! That I'm less intelligent than you?

Bro, you are out of your mind.

Bro, please.

Detective, can you be more precise

as to the place where the dogs disappear?

No. It's a blind spot at the foot of the bridge.

This is the sixth report of a dog disappearing from this precise spot.

But you...surely you went there to investigate and you didn't disappear.

Indeed. I took this risk with Travis.

Huh! But nothing happened to us.

Hmm. A secret passage.

McFLARE: We checked every stone on the bridge,

every square inch of ground.

It's incomprehensible.

You'd think that...

..that I'm less intelligent than you?

McFLARE: (ON RECORDING) ..that I'm less intelligent than you?

Isn't it awesome?

Hm! Will you delete that at once?

And why? Well, because...

..that I'm less intelligent than you?

I'm confiscating that watch as an exhibit.

OK, OK, OK! I'll delete it.

If we want to find out more, we need to visit the scene,

but taking certain precautions.

Hm? What's that, again?

It's right back there.

Ah! By Nessie!

Alert! Alert!

That's Brian's laugh when he watches his favourite sitcom.

Pretty freaky, huh?

Oh! A watch that sophisticated must be waterproof.

Am I right? No way!

We'll use a pole fitted out with a mirror

to explore the area without physically being there.

Uh, what are you doing, Mac?

Have no fear. I personally am in no danger.

I visited the zone and I didn't disappear.

No! We must take no risks!

McFLARE: Shh! I think I hear something.

Uh, uh!

Mac?! Mac?! Wait! It's too dangerous!

Let's hurry and finish the mirror first.

It's...it's incredible.

He's gone.

What do we do? Should we follow him?

Oh, no. That would be walking straight into the lion's den.

I need to think. There must be some detail I overlooked.

Hey, rodents!

Clever! Rats!

And they don't look very friendly.

It's the same clan as in the Invincible Adversary affair.

Hyah!

Oh! Ugh!

Hey, guys. What's up?

Did you lose something? (LAUGHS)

Who's paying for your services this time?

You'll find out soon enough.

Huh? They want to force us to seek refuge under the bridge.

In the disappearing zone!

We need to get out of here.

Huh! Huh! Boo!

Where do you think you're going?

You're outnumbered.

This time, you have no chance against us.

Bro, he's right.

A successful escape is a victory over a more powerful enemy.

Huh? Follow me.

Whoo-hoo!

Whoa! Ow!

Basket! Bingo!

Ah!

Phew! That was a close call.

What about Mac?

Don't worry. We'll come back.

I'm going to need to concentrate to resolve this mystery.

McFLARE: (ON RECORDING) ..that I'm less intelligent than you?

Don't you worry, Mac. We'll find you anyhow.

Besides, I didn't show you my watch gadget recorder's tune function.

I think I'm missing something.

The ground, the wall, no passageway.

There has to be a clue!

Huh?

A camera?

No, there's no lens.

What is it?

A pollution catcher?

Hmm. Unless...

The pond!

Huh?!

Bro! Your watch.

Ugh! Fine! I'll switch it off.

But you have to admit it's the most complete accessory of all time.

Maybe. That'll depend on how much it can do for me. Hand it over.

McFLARE: (ON RECORDING) I'm in no danger.

I visited the zone and I didn't disappear.

(ON RECORDING) No! We must...

I knew it! You recorded everything, didn't you, little bro?

Uh...oh! Maybe I forgot to press pause.

(ON RECORDING) ..must take no risks!

McFLARE: (ON RECORDING) Shh! I think I hear something. Uh, uh!

Bingo! I found it! Did you hear?

Oh, nothing but some outside noises, which are normal in a park.