against
the studio or the movie or me.
And someone who
hates Beethoven.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Lisa, what exactly did the
ransom note say, exactly?
''Hollywood bigwigs,
you will pay $1 million,
''or the beast known
as Beethoven...''
Beast!
He called him a beast.
I know who
kidnapped Beethoven.
Sal, the animal trainer?
Do you have evidence of this?
He called Beethoven a beast.
He's a real jerk.
Look, I've produced enough cop
shows to know that's not evidence.
It's at least
worth checking out.
Could you just update the
police about our theory?
The police don't know
anything about this,
and I don't see any
reason why they should.
What? You didn't
call the police?
We don't need the negative
publicity of a missing star.
We got enough footage of
Beethoven to finish the film.
After we wrap, we
call the police,
tell the press we finished
the film before the dognapping.
It's a win-win.
Except for the fact that
they might kill Beethoven.
Oh! Come on. Who's
gonna hurt that dog?
He's charming. He's
got star quality.
The dog'll be fine.
Anything happens to our dog,
and we're holding
you accountable.
Really? Who do
you think you are?
Lady,
I am done listening
to you talk.
You're not worthy
of Beethoven.
Come on, guys. Let's
go find our friend.
That was awesome, Dad.
Lizard trainer.
Well, this is it.
Wow, it really is
creepy at night.
Billy, try and
keep them quiet.
What's the matter, guys?
Dad, I think they
can smell Beethoven.
You guys stay here,
okay? I'm going in.
You scared me to death!
You? I think I had a
little heart attack.
What are you even doing here?
I told you to stay at the car.
Cart.
What?
You said car. It's
a cart, a golf cart.
Who cares?
Please, would you just
go back to the cart?
No! This is the climax! If you
think I've been working this hard
to miss the climax of
Beethoven's story, you're crazy.
Lisa, this isn't
some script, okay?
This is real life.
All right, then I'm
here to protect you.
Protect me?
Yes. I don't want
you to get hurt.
I like you.
Oh?
Yeah?
Yeah.
So what's the plan?
I have no idea.
But there's a backstage door.
Let's start there.
Sounds good.
Hey, hey, hey. I
better go first, okay?
Okay.
Oh!
Sorry. You okay?
What's the matter?
You want an apology?
Fine. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that big silly dog got
all the attention. Okay? Okay?
Yeah, okay. We're
okay. We're okay.
Hey, that's Fuzzy!
Frizzy. We're gonna be okay.
Look at us fighting all
the time, like Ike and Tina.
Who's there?
I know you're in here.
I can smell your fear.
I guess I must be
getting a little edgy.
Tick! Tick, come on!
We're making the ransom call.
All right. Come on, Frizzy.
Let's begin our
life of leisure.
Yes, yes. Good doggy.
That was close.
That's the guy I
saw driving the van.
Beethoven is here someplace.
You got to go call the police.
Let's both go. No.
There's no time.
They're gonna make the ransom call
now. If Patricia doesn't pay it,
who knows what they're
gonna do to Beethoven.
I'm gonna stay here, make
sure nothing happens to him.
But you gotta go
get help. But...
No buts. Go get help.
Do it for Beethoven.
Be careful.
Okay.
Wow.
Wow.
Okay, you listen up to
me, Miss Producer Lady.
We want $1 million in cash,
put in a large sack, and
taken to the corner of...
What?
Yeah. What? Go on.
Uh-huh.
I think it is very reasonable.
Beethoven is going
to be a big, big star.
Well, actually, I
think I do know a lot
about the movie business,
Miss Producer Lady.
Well, that's not a
very nice thing to say.
Well, that's downright nasty.
You better take
that back right now
or your beloved Beethoven
will be minced meat!
What? What did you call me?
Sal?
Me no know no Sal.
No. Sal who?
I don't know who
you're talking about.
Hello?
Hello?
What did she say?
She hung up on me.
And I think she
knew it was me.
Well, that's not good.
So when do we get our money?
Will you shut