[snoring]
[mumbling]
[dog barking nearby]
[laughing]
[alarm wailing]
[grunts]
[guard] Attention! Perimeter breach in Sector 4-West!
Ratty McThumbs, hands in the air. And no sudden moves.
Hmm. What? You mean, like... this?
[laughing]
♪ Who's the mouse who's fun and witty Scoops the news for New Mouse City ♪
♪ Geronimo! ♪
♪ He's amazing, he's terrific Watch out world he's cheddarific ♪
♪ He's outta site and in the know ♪
♪ Go! ♪
♪ He's the one we call Geronimo ♪
"Notorious thief Ratty McThumbs made a daring escape last night,
leading police on a massive mouse-hunt.
Divers are searching the Rodent River, but Ratty is at large.
Community, be on the lookout. As reported by Geronimo Stilton."
Good reporting, bro.
[sighs]
Too bad it's not enough to sell papers anymore. This is what sells papers.
"A Daily Rat exclusive.
The entire city can breathe easier,
thanks to hulking hero, the Gator Samaritan.
Yesterday, the good-deed-doer thwarted a robbery at a gas station,
where explosions rocked the city,
but the fires were put out by the amiable amphibian.
Then the gallant gator disappeared into the dark sewers mysteriously.
Reported by...
Uh... Sally Rasmaussen."
Wow, I can't wait for the movie.
It's refreshing having a story about someone doing good.
-Too bad it's probably made up. -No, no, no. Don't ruin the ending for me.
Made up or not, The Daily Rat's selling more papers.
Yeah, but you're an honest reporter. You'd never stoop as low as Sally.
[Simon grunting]
Why do I have to go out again? I just stopped a robbery yesterday,
jumped off a building, nearly got blown up,
and that actor you hired still has my wallet.
Quit complaining. This scheme is working great.
It's the most brilliant plan for selling papers I've ever had.
But I'm the one who's in danger!
Remember, make it look convincing. I want plenty of pictures.
[Sally humming]
[clears throat]
[screams]
A purse snatcher! Help!
I said, a purse snatcher! Help!
[Sally screaming]
Look, it's the Gator Samaritan!
[horn honking]
Oh. Thank you, Gator Samaritan. You saved my life.
[all cheering]
I said, help! Get over here and help me!
[sighs]
[grumbles] Would you mind explaining what happened?
Hello? I'm speaking to you. What's wrong with you?
Huh? Oh, I'm not sure. Helping someone for real, instead of faking it,
and seeing that look on her face, it made me feel good.
Don't talk like that. Get out there, be dishonest, and feel rotten.
This costume wasn't cheap.
Get back out there and be a Good Samaritan.
"Last night's rescue was one more example of the Gator Samaritan's bravery,
-risking his life to save another." -Jumping Jiminy!
I wonder if he can fly or melt steel with his gator laser vision.
Ugh. I'm sure he can't do any of that. It's someone in a costume doing good.
Brave, strong, risking his life. Not bad qualities.
Thea, don't tell me you're falling for this. This story stinks.
-Of course not. I'm just impressed. -Isn't it obvious? It's too coincidental
The Daily Rat is the only one who has the exclusive on the gator stunts.
Hmm.
Yes, coincidental. Not to mention having a photographer ready and waiting.
Photographer?
[gasps]
Sally's setting the whole thing up. She's setting it up!
If The Rodent's Gazette can prove this is a hoax, that's a news story.
Now, that is a news story!
The Gator Samaritan comes from the sewers. So, we stake out the sewers. Who's in?
[siren wailing]
"The priceless Double Diamond, the most unique diamond in the world,
will go on display at the museum starting today."
All units, be on the lookout for Ratty McThumbs,
who is at large and is armed and dangerous.
Who says I'm armed?
Simon, get in here. I have another mission for the Gator.
Simon.
Sybil, where's Simon?
[Sybil] Uh, he left an hour ago, didn't say where he was going.
What? How dare he leave without permission.
[Sally grumbles]
[baby crying]
[groans]
When you said this gator story stinks, you weren't kidding.
Synchronize watches. Touch base every five minutes or so.
Ready?
[yells]
Help! Geronimo!
Quick! This way.
You? The Gator Samaritan?
-[Geronimo] Thea! We're coming! -[Trap] Hold on!
Wait. Come back.
Thea, are you all right?
Yeah. Just a little soaked. The Gator Samaritan saved me.
Whoa. He knows where there's trouble.
He must have a radar brain with sonar hearing.
Quick. He went that way.
Sally?
-Where have you been? I told you to-- -[Geronimo] Hurry up, he came this way.
Oh, great, Geronimo.
[gasps] Wait a minute.
[laughs]
Sally, you are brilliant.
Give yourself a raise. Get down there and do your job.
[Simon yells]
[cackling]
[Sally laughing]
Two million copies, sold out!
This is the best-selling scoop in the history of The Daily Rat!
But, Sally, I didn't save him. I saved his sister.
Small detail, no one cares.
Put that costume on and get back out.
We have to milk this while the iron is hot.
[groans]
Oh! I don't believe this.
Wow, you were actually saved by the Gator Samaritan.
Uh, no, he actually saved me.
It's always The Daily Rat that gets the story.
And Sally's reporters were there when the Gator showed up.
This story stinks. Come to think of it,
I noticed an odd aroma when the Gator Samaritan landed on me.
[sniffs]
-It wasn't me. -For once.
Smelled like cheap cologne.
We need to unmask this Samaritan to find the truth.
He is doing good. We should leave him alone.
-Who's with me? -Ooh, ooh, ooh!
[alarm ringing]
Drat.
[siren wailing]
[grumbles]
There's got to be a better way to get my hands on that diamond.
[scoffs] What a scam.
This Gator Samaritan's gotta be some stooge in a costume.
[chuckles]
Hey.
That's it.
Yeah, it's the perfect cover.
I've just gotta get my hands on that costume.
We'll each take a sewer.
Thea, here. Benjamin, here. Trap, here. Converge on the center.
No way the Gator gets past us. We'll corner him.
[cheering]
Gator! Yeah!
You're a hero.
-Bookworm to Bluebird. In position? -Affirmative.
-Bookworm to Tiger, report. -In position, over.
Bookworm to Eagle One. Status?
-I wanna be a wallaby. Over. -Fine, you're a wallaby.
All right, let's go.
[insects squeaking]
[shrieks]
[shouts]
Think like a wallaby. Think like a wallaby.
[chuckles]
I am a wallaby. I am a wallaby. I am a wallaby.
[grunting]
Did you hear that? Go, go, go.
Wallaby!
[all grunting and shouting]
[Thea] I've got him.
-[Geronimo] No, I've got him. -[Trap] I've got myself.
Is that my foot? It tastes like my foot.
Yummy!
-[Geronimo] Ratty McThumbs? -Oh, I hear that guy's dangerous.
-[growls] -[whimpers]
The Gator Samaritan!
Pardon me.
I'll catch you later. I've got a double date with a real jewel.
[laughing]
-[all] Simon Squealer? -You're the Gator Samaritan?
[chuckling]
[sniffs]
Ugh. I should have recognized your cologne.
Sally's plan was to have a bad reporter
doing good deeds for a bad reason. That's bad.
Oh, that's good. I mean, bad.
-Uh, what were we talking about? -Say cheese.
Hey, it's the Gator Samaritan.
-Can I get your autograph? -Will you kiss my baby?
Uh... [clears throat] Who's in charge here?
Oh. Why, it's the Gator Samaritan. To what do we owe this great honor?
I heard that Ratty McThumbs is on the loose.
I'm here to help protect the priceless Double Diamond.
But of course.
For a hero like yourself, I would be honored.
-Right this way, sir. -That's what I was hoping.
[grunts] I can't believe you let Simon go.
Simon may be sleazy, but he didn't commit crimes.
He was actually doing good deeds for once.
Now we need to figure out where Ratty ran off to.
-Uh, I'll let the police know we saw him. -He had a date.
I've heard of bringing flowers and candy, but an alligator head? That's weird.
-Wait. It's not a date. -A costume party?
He said it was a double date with a jewel.
The Double Diamond, that's what he's after.
Phew! What a relief. That's much better than an alligator head.
Come on, let's go.
Huh?
[director] With a weight of 546 carats,
the Double Diamond is the largest and most unique diamond in the world.
I can't really see it.
I hurt my eyes in the glare of the headlights
when I saved that old lady from the truck.
Could you possibly take it out, so I could get a closer look?
Well, normally I'd never remove such a precious gem from its case,
but after what you've done for New Mouse City,
-it's the least I can do. -And stealing it's the least I could do.
[alarm ringing]
There he is. He's getting away.
No, he's not. Look, everybody, it's the Gator Samaritan!
[all shouting and cheering]
Stop touching me. Hey, what is wrong with you?
Hey, get off me.
[siren wailing]
[officer] All right, Ratty.
Sorry we had to cut your date short.
[growls]
Okay, hold it, everybody.
And... cheese.
Well, if you want to be do-gooder, do some good with these dirty windows.
[gasps]
And I don't want to see a speck, a smudge, or a thumbprint.
[Simon groans]
The Gator Samaritan was merely a ploy to sell newspapers.
But good deeds turned bad
when Ratty McThumbs got hold of the costume.
For The Rodent's Gazette, I'm Geronimo Stilton.
[cracking]
At least we got some good out of this.
Ooh, a walnut. That's my favorite.
[all laughing]
Ooh, a pecan. That's my favorite.
Ooh, a cashew. That's my favorite.