Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet (Adéla ještě nevečeřela)

What a day again!

Clean it up

Always the same. When the chestnut ¨ is too hot for the police

then Carter has to do. Scotland Yard, Sûreté Paris, what to do first.

Who will be the lucky one?

Director of Police, Prague City. Where is that, Prague?

In Vienna. So...?

Mysterious disappearance in an important family

come immediately, will pay any price.

Interesting offer!

We have not sorted out the King's gang yet!

Can you handle them alone? -- Sure - it's only one gang!

Shall I pack your bags? - Hmm.

First some necessary information about those Antipodeans.

Of course I wasn't mistaken. It's almost in Vienna.

Locals use some kind of Slavic language. Well, I'll have plenty of time to learn it aboard the ship.

Peculiar people! -- Will you use your famous perfect disguises?

I will just melt into the crowd!

"Czech Quick and Easy"

Prague Terminal!

Beer! Beer! Drinking water!

Mr Carter! Welcome to Prague! I'm the Director of Police, Knight Franz von Kaunitz.

How did you recognize me?

Who wouldn't read about your famous disguises

Let me introduce... Commissar?

One second

Hot dogs...hot dogs... --Commissar Ledvina!

Josef Ledvina

I assume my arrival has been kept strictly secret! -- But of course!

The most famous American detective's in Prague!....

Ye know, can't keep a secret here....

To your success, Mr Carter!

Say what you want - Pilsen's the best! -- Pilsen?

Famous local beer. The liquid bread of the Czech nation.

Damn that's some baggage! -- God be with ye!

Please

Present from my friend Edison!

Why would ye drag that along? -- A modern detective can't be behind the times!

The allies of his are physick, chymistry, and the realm of science altogether.

Yeah, some ass-kicking can also do.

Let's get to the point, gentlemen! --Thanks man!

Mr Carter, the case is unusually mysterious. --No other cases are of my interest!

It has taken place in the bedroom of the wife of Duke Tuna

who therefore refuses any involvement of the police.

However this noble lady has entrusted me to...

...she is a great admirer of yours... ...to get you involved in this this case of mysterious disapperance.

Whose disappearance?

The lady will explain everything.

Here, a preliminary gesture of her gratitude...

Preliminary one, indeed...!

I work on my own. However, I'm a stranger

and cannot get by without some information.

Of course; that's why you'll have Commissar Ledvina at your disposal.

A man Prague holds no secrets from!

Alright then. Tomorrow - investigation at the crime scene,

this afternoon a sightseeing tour! --Sure!

So let's go sightseeing, then!

Eureka! It's weeping!

The plant is weeping! --Congratulations, sir!

Did he arrive? -- Yes, sir! He's staying at the Hotel Paris.

He has conferred with the Director of Police, is sightseeing now and tomorrow will start investigating, sir!

Good! If he wants to investigate, he must open the jail of my Adela!

Of course, sir! By tomorrow night, Adela will be back in your hands, sir!

I didn't cut you off a hangman's rope for nothing!

If only that American dick knew he's paving the way for my revenge!

He's full of himself...Can't handle us!

No way, sir!

Keep him in sight; even a mosquito can sting!

My people aren't asleep, sir!

Truly antique monument. From the Dark Middle Ages, isn't it.

Damn dark! That's why we put gas lights here!

And the statues - are they hand-made? --O' course, everything's hand-made here.

What wouldn't we do for the tourists-folks!

All the talkin' made me tong dusty! Have you drunk Pilsen before? No? Please!

So?

Another famous place; frequented by King Wenceslas.

But mainly they sell great sausages here.

And Pilsen?

Beautiful! One can just feel the spirit of history!

Yeah, strong spirit, I see!

If you're interested in history, I call this a historical date.

Flekovsky beer was born...

Where is the carpel...?

That terrible dream again...

You won't escape my revenge, you old Satan!

5 o'clock; we're going home!

Thanks, Commissar! Prague took me away...

The old palaces, the great cathedrals...

And we have not even visited at the Pinkas pub.

There's a bartender there who just cuddles the beer!

Always on guard. --Let's go home...

The Lady's awaiting ye.

Fit again... Well, Commissar; pay me back.

Hit me. Go on, no worry. --As you wish!

You don't box? -- You know, we slap.

No, in this country, I can't get by without you.

"You've won, Nick Carter!" whispered the scoundrel.

"Say hello to the devil, Gardener" said calmly the great detective.

Soon the criminal's face, contorted with hatred, disappeared in the smelly swamp.

That was the end of the king of crime, known in New York as The Gardener.

Bravo! What a pity my dear Gert has not lived to see the end of The Gardener!

My dear! You talk about Gert as if he were dead!

Until that famous detective's had his last word, you must keep hoping!

You are so kind...have you forgiven Gert?

Sure. Such a little transgretion... But I think Carter won't be around this morning.

Why? -- Apparently he got extremely tired from all the sightseeing!

Lady!-- Yes!

Oh, he's not tired! -- Tell him to come in!

Interesting!--Excuse me, please; I am supposed to be chairing a meeting

of a Committee for Protection of Widows and Orphans!

He's so lovely excentric!--Welcome, sir!

When dear Gert disappeared so mysteriously behind those doors,

I put some radical measures in place, so until your arrival

the crime scene was not disturbed.

Praiseworthy foresight! --I learned that from you!

Karin, my favourite reading? -- Dante, Goethe, and Nick Carter novels!

Hm, sign of good taste!

Sorry

The key!

Your testimony first, please. I'll bother Miss Karyn at later time.

Yes...at any time...

Gert...

At this place I was playing his lullaby for the last time.

Lullaby? -- He wouldn't sleep without it.

This was his favourite corner.

He loved the smell of flowers.

This is the only thing left of him.

I beg you pardon?

Yes?--Nothing but the collar.

Gert was a - dog? -- Yes.

Only he understood me!

Indeed. A dog is man's best friend, after all. Please tell me everything.

That fateful evening...

I was getting ready to put myself in the bed

with the help of my assistant, as usually.

Any the keen Gert was doing the same!

When Karyn left the room, I locked all the windows and doors,

as Gert was terrified of robbers.

I made sure he was set up for the night, not knowing I was seeing him for the last time.

Pardon me, sir...! --Noble feelings require no excuses.

Thank you! Then I sat down at the spinet

Please, go on!

and began singing his favourite Mozart lullaby.

It's my favourite, too!

The lady was ringing the bell madly. I quickly ran over

and could hardly comprehend at first what had just happened.

But then I saw: There was only the collar...

And Gert... had disappeared as if into thin air!

We looked high and low for him... without luck. Gert has disappeared!

Only then the Lady had pronounced the saving word: "Carter!"

Thank you, Miss! I have no more questions!

-Really? Pity...

Good-bye, Miss Karyn! -- Yes!

She chases you hard! --- Commissar! We're not at the pub!

What a distant memory...

Mysterious case.

Dog? -- Gone!

I know that even without you! --Not the dog! The sausage!

It was here a moment ago!

--Enough! I'm in the middle of an investigation

and you are still only concerned about those... What's that?

Paper! Greasy paper!

National Newspaper. My sausage was wrapped in that newspaper.

It fell out of that flower! It ate the sausage and spat the paper out!

Calm! An expert crime investigator cannot jump to conclusions!

It must've eaten the dog, too!

A daring hypothesis!--Just look at it how it's perked up!

You bastard! You like eating others' food, huh!

Don't get carried away by anger! Now you'll find out by interrogation

how did this plant get here. And I'll borrow this for my laboratory.

Looks like you're in demand, my little one!

Thank you!--Please order a big portion of the sausages for my room!

-At your service!

Good afternoon! The sausages! --About time. Put them on the table.

We were waiting for fresh ones, sir! They'll just melt in your mouth!

And the smell! Just try it!

As you can see, it was no one of my staff.

Yeah? And how about that midget who run away?

There's a black sheep in every flock....

Get the hell out you....shepherd!

At your service!

Have you discovered anything new at the palace, Commissar?

Nope! No-one knows how the plant got there.

We have lost the battle, but we'll win the war!

You needs fresh air, some Pilsen beer,

and you're gonna be good!

Eat, Adelka, yum-yum! You haven't eaten for a long time!

Lucky the dog was so big and meaty!

Peeing on my leg, that doesn't pay off.

At least we know now what you can do!

So, has the detective sniffed anything out yet?

-Chloroform, sir! -- Sorry, sir!

To be frank, I don't wish to meet Nick!

Impossible, sir - I have his every step under observation!

Bravo! - Here, hold this!

Now I'll start the infernal device of my revenge!

Grandpa! Look, grandpa!

The General Butterfly, grandpa!

Admiral, my dear, Admiral!

And what've you caught, grandpa?