In the adventures of superman thats the last piece of film i got from her. Lets see, todays the 15th. A week ago friday. Ten days. Amined. That sister of mines crazy enough. I had to send olsen to haiti with her. Two irresponsible nuts. A fine pair. Mmm, haitian officials cant find a trace of them . Nothing. Ive spent 200 on phone calls. I dont like it, kent. I dont like it one bit. Did you see the face on that voodoo doctor or whatever he was . He knew he was being photographed. Chief, suppose i fly down there and just take a look around . Its a good idea. I have got two tickets on the midnight pan am clipper. Oh, chief, you dont have to make the trip. In fact, ill do much better alone. I think i can make my own decisions alone. Thats just what im afraid of. What . Oh, nothing, chief. Nothing. I had the boys make a blowup of this voodoo doctor, just in case. I hope your sister and jim arent in his hands. So do i. Well, you better go home and get packed. Our plane leaves in 55 minutes. [french accent] this is haiti, messieurs. Our Police Methods are somewhat different than those in the united states, because our problems are not the same. However, my government has instructed me to give you every assistance within my power. This i gladly do. Good. What do you suggest, mr. Bergeret . What can i suggest . The gendarmerie have searched the entire island for your sister and the young man olsen. It is unfortunate. [drumming] that drum, is that a voodoo drum . No, monsieur. Voodoo is no longer practiced in haiti, except perhaps in secret. Sounds like a voodoo drum to me. That drum is only talking, sending a message to someone back in the bush. Do you understand what its saying . No, monsieur. Unfortunately, that course was not included two white men talk to antoine bergeret in hotel. This was taken from the last piece of film my sister sent back to the states. Mmm, these would appear to be a voodoo doctor. But on the other hand, sometimes photographers how you say . Arrange such things. Not my sister. When she takes a picture of a voodoo doctor, you can be sure its the mccoy, the real thing. If this is the real thing, then your sisters peril is also very real. But only the ignorant and the superstitious of voodoo, and the ignorant and the superstitious are always dangerous. If you dont need me, i think ill take a little walk. Im curious about that drum. If you will allow me to suggest, monsieur kent, the haitian bush is not the best place for a stranger, especially at night. Well of course not. Stay where you are. When we go into the bush, well take a competent guide with us. I shall be happy to supply a detachment of gendarme to accompany you, monsieur. No, lets leave the police out of this. Just get me a good guide who speaks english. I have a hunch if we find this bird, well find my sister and olsen. An american and an englishman. One of them [knock at door] come in i mean, entrez. I hope im not intruding. Certainly not. As a matter of fact, i was about to mention your name. Oh . These gentlemen were just inquiring as to someone who could guide them into the back country. Mr. White and mr. Kent, permit me to introduce mr. William johnson, one of the men i spoke of. How do you do . Its a pleasure, mr. White. How do you do . How do you do, mr. Kent . Wont you sit down . Thank you. I heard some drum talk back in the hills a short time ago. It said that two white strangers were having a conference with monsieur bergeret here at the hotel, so i figured it had something to do with the missing photographer and her assistant. The drums spoke of miss white . No, that was merely an assumption on my part. Which turned out to be correct. And now, if you gentlemen will excuse me, i have some reports to get out. And if you need any official assistance from the haitian government, please do not hesitate to call on me. Thank you. I appreciate it. Ill see you out. Hmm . Oh, im sorry, i wasnt listening to the drum. Did you happen to meet miss white while she was here in capha tien . Yes, i had the pleasure of meeting her and her assistant, um. Nelson, i believe. Olsen. Jim olsen. Yes. We met at a party at monsieur bergerets home. Incidentally. Whos this ugly brute . Thats what we came down here to find out. Bergeret tells me youve spent over 12 years down here in haiti. Yes, im sort of an amateur explorer and do a little writing. Would you be interested if youre looking for him, mr. White, hes a bokor, a voodoo doctor. Ive managed to stay healthy down here by keeping out of voodoo. You dont believe in voodoo . I believe in sharp knives and poisons. If your sister and young olsen have been unfortunate enough to fall into the hands of voodoo cultists, my advice to you is to forget about them and go back to the states. We can do without that kind of advice, mr. Johnson. Then at least have the good sense to keep out of the jungle. Let the haitian gendarmes handle it. Of all the conceited shh good evening, gentlemen. Sorry if i seem to be eavesdropping. Seem to be . matter of fact, i wasnt. Just didnt want to tangle up with johnson. We have a tendency to grate on each others nerves. Who are you and what do you want . Im dr. Leland masters. Youre miss whites brother, i take it . I am. Strong family resemblance. Cranial structure very similar. Anthropologist. I notice these things. Bout him. Hes the englishman whos familiar with the bush country. Ought to be. Spent the last 8 years tramping though it, measuring skulls. Ethnology. Tiresome work. Dont know why i ever took it up. Dr. Masters, did you hear anything of particular interest to you while you were standing at that window . I heard johnson give you some good advice about staying out of the bush. Heard him give you some better advice about not getting mixed up in voodoo. Then i take it you wouldnt be interested in guiding us into the bush country . Looking for your sister and the boy, ill take you. Tomorrow morning . Seventhirty . Well be ready. Would you care to go out that way . No, ill go through the garden, the way i came in. Just a moment, doctor. How did you know we were here . I heard a rada drum talking. I savvy that drum talk. [drumming continues] e. I know. Johnson left it. Well, at least weve got a guide. I wonder. What do you mean . Ever notice how clean and fresh it is down here, chief . No soot, no grime. What . I said no soot, no grime. Of course not, this is a tropical island, not pittsburgh. Well, i think ill go to bed, chief. At 8 00 . Whats the matter with you, kent . A little while ago, you wanted to take a walk. Now you want to go to bed. Im sorry, but youve got to stay here and go over those maps with me and help plan tomorrows trip into the bush. Good night, chief. Good night. [drums thumping] mademoiselle white, you would like me to remove you still think they are made of paper . They are not made of paper. They are made of heavy iron. Heavy, heavy iron. Are they not . Yes. I will remove them if you will tell me what you were doing in the secret corridor of the citadel. Tell me [slowly] i was taking pictures. Voodoo priest pictures of what . What secrets have you learned . Miss white i dont know. Voodoo priest tell me go back, then, to your cell, and think, and think until you do remember. Miss white . Yes . No. Theyre made of iron. Theyre only paper, ill break them for you. No only legbu can break these chains. If anyone else breaks them, i will die. You wont die. No, no please, no all right, i wont touch them. Tell me, do you know where jim olsen is . You remember jim olsen, dont you . They got you too, huh, jim . Superman you all right . Sure. But, golly, how did you ever find me . Never mind about that now. Whats happened to miss white . She drank some tea at bergerets house. Tea . Yeah. I didnt drink any. I dont know whether mr. Johnson or dr. Masters drank any. They were there at bergerets place . Yeah. I know miss white drank some because i saw her. Go on. Well, there mustve been something in it. What makes you think so . Because of what happened after. Of the bushes and grabbed us. Talk fast, someones coming. That voodoo man, legbu, brought us into an underground room, and he put paper chains on us and told us they were iron. Well, miss white believed him, so i figured she must be drugged. So i pretended like i believed them too, until i could get a chance to beat it and get help. Start digging. Stop digging. Of what hidden things did the woman take pictures . [slowly] i dont know. You know i dont know. When you find the secret passage to christophes treasure, i will remove this iron chain. Yes. Turn. Its all right. Hes gone. Golly, why didnt you grab him . Thats the guy that got miss white hypnotized or something. No one can be hypnotized against his will, jim. No, you were right the first time. Hes controlling her mind. Shes drugged. Whatll we do . Just keep up your act until i get back. That legbus crazy boy, id like to get away from here. You will, dont worry, just as soon as i find out whos behind all this. Great caesars ghost, are you gonna wear that outfit into the jungle . I thought it might be better if i waited and talked to mr. Bergeret. I telephoned him earlier. He said hed come over. You dont want to go into the jungle . I think i can do more good here, chief. Where its nice and safe. I have a theory i want to work out. Sometimes i wonder [door closes] [birds twittering] the trail forks here. That one goes to the village of tiburon. And that one . That goes up to the citadel. Wed better take the trail to tiburon. A lot of bush talk about strange things going on up there. Probably voodoo. Then well go to the citadel. All right. [knock at door] oh, come in im sorry to be late, monsieur kent, but i was unavoidably detained. Thats quite all right. E is such a Government Laboratory in portauprince. Do you wish something analyzed . Yes, i do. In regard to the disappearance of mademoiselle white . Thats right. Then permit me to be of assistance. I will take you to portauprince immediately in the government plane. Well, im in quite a hurry then we will leave at once, and i will personally introduce you to the government chemist, dr. Simone girarde. Thank you. Whats the matter . This trail is closed. What do you mean, closed . That is a voodoo lakou wanga. So what . To cross over one of them is supposed to mean death. Ha of all the ridiculous things thats what i think of voodoo [drums thumping distantly] dont move. What the get your hands up. [man shouts in french] [french accent] ill be happy to conduct an analysis as quickly as possible, monsieur kent, but these things take time. If you wish. I have some business to attend to at the courthouse, monsieur kent. I shall rejoin you here later. Thank you. Thats the fella were looking for looks like he found us. Why did you come through the bush, showing my photograph to natives and asking where i could be found . What have you done with my sister . That is an interesting question. Therell be a lot more interesting questions when the gendarmes get here. If they do get here, monsieur, they will not find any witnesses to testify against me. [speaks french] you are a student of haitian history, monsieur le docteur. I will spare you so that later you may answer some questions for me. You will go in there for the present, monsieur le docteur. My advice to you, mr. White, is to cooperate. You will go in quietly, monsieur. Kate kate, its me, perry kate, dont you recognize me . Get in there. So you knew it was only paper. [speaks french] this is a most interesting room that you have entered. It is known as the wine press. Do you see that small stone gutter and that little hole in the floor . That is so the wine can run through [man speaks french] i am now going to remove the hypnotic spell from miss white and then im going to ask her a question. On her answer depend your lives. Jim but she doesnt know the answer it will be most unfortunate for all of you if she does not. Miss white. Turn toward me. I only know that when i gave him the result of the analysis, he seemed very excited and left at once, asking me to tell you that he had to return to capha tien immediately. But if he was in such a hurry, why did he not wait for me . I had agreed to return him by airplane. What substance was on the handkerchief . Burnt sienna, cocoa butter, bolomania. Can you tell me, monsieur bergeret, what possible significance that could have . Im not sure, but excusezmoi, monsieur le docteur. But i tell you i had no reason for taking pictures in the lower c corrido except for photographic interest. I didnt see any secret doors im not convinced that youre telling the truth. So. Miss whihite what are you going to do . Im going to use this room for the same purpose that henri i chstophe used it. No. No no no no oh, no, no perman wheres drdrmasters . Locked behind that stone wall. What . Who are you . Thats superman. I always thought you were only a legend. Legbu hes getting away hes not the only one mixed up in this. Youre quite wrong. I know nothing of this. Someone does. Now watch. Mr. White its johnson i didnt think you were this big a fool. All this voodoo rigmarole is a blind to cover up his attempt to steal the christophe treasure. Ill find it yet, dont you worry. Y . I saw you snooping around the citadel with a camera. To be a photographer, and you cant take photographs without a camera. Perry, dont lose your temper. Lose my temper . I almost lost my life over this. This imbecile. Digging for treasure youll get plenty of digging in prison. Well, dont be afraid of this tea, jim. I made it personally. No, thank you. I think ill still stick to water. The prodigal son returns. Hi, mr. Kent. Hiya, jim. Hello, miss white. Glad to see you safe and sound. Und, mr. Kent, i assure you. Where have you been . Portauprinin. Portauprince, eh . We came close to being crushed to death. Wed have all been killed if it hadnt been for superman. Really . Golly, youve never seen anything like it the walls were closing in and we wouldve all been crushed. But, monsieur kent, how did you get back here so quickly . I. [ . . . ] narrator faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap Tall Buildings at a single bound. Man look up in the sky man 2 its a bird woman its a plane man 3 its superman yes, its superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Susurman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as clark kent, mildmannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a neverending battle in the adventures of superman [ . . . ] see, i told you there was a cabin here. The roads down that way about a half mile. Thats where we parked the car. This fellow sells live bait. [doorknob rattles] huh. Guess hes closed up. Its 4 30. Do you realize weve been fishing since 8 30 this morning, and whatatave we got . Not a thing. I should have known better than to bring you along. Dont blame me. I did evererhing you told me. And a lot of things i didnt tell you. A fishing rods not a baseball bat. Youve got to handle it gently. O be quietet how can i be quiet with mosquitoes eating me up alive . Ahahmosquitoes. When i was your age, a few mosquitoes didnt bother me. [sighing] lets see now. Were parked on route 34, about six miles from glenbrook. Are weweoing home . No, were not going home. I came here to catch fish, and im going to catch fish ififts the last thing i do besides, it will be dark in an hour, and i dont like to drive at night. Now, theres a place called beaver falls near here, they have e good bass pond on the property. You mean were not gonna do any more fishing today . Totolate. Well, thats good. Oh doggone mosquitoes mosquitoes, mosquitoes. Is that all you can talk about . Id quit talking about them if theyd quit biting me. Look dont bother me. Nothing. Nothing. Ah, why do they print the names of these places so small . Put these away. Oh. Mosquito . Pay attention to what youre doing. I got it. Here dont shsh it to me. Where is it . Well, its on route 19. About three miles below shelby. Does 34 go into 19 . Yes, at parsons corner. See what i mean . Come on, pick up your stuff. Lets get going. You raise the devil with me when i complain about the mosquitoes. When they start biting you its a different thing. Boy. You call this fun . Itll l a sad day when i go fishing again. Nothing but mosquitoes and wading through brush and wading up to your knees. [ . . . ] [snickering] [car approaching] cars coming. Get back to youruroom, elsa. You better get too. Golly, we cant stay here, mr. White. This used to be a fine hotel. In the year one, maybe. Evening. Mr. White good evening. Ahem, is the manager around . Im him. Macy taylor. Oh. Im perry white. This is jim olsen. Here about seven years ago. I think you were a desk clerk then. Own the place now. George taylor got drowned a few years back. He was my uncle. Drowned, eh . Well, thatat too bad. Yep. Fell in the river. Never did find his body. You looking to put up for the night, youll find it comfortable at the shelby arms about five miles up the highway. We thought wed stay here. You wouldnt be comfortable. I got no help, no electricity. As a matter of fact, i was getting ready to close up the place. Oh, were not fussy. I want to fish the stream on your property tomorrow, get some of those big bass. Shed out. Fished out . But we saw good fishing upstream, though, at the shelby arms. Lets go up there, mr. White. No. Im too tired to drive anymore tonight. Well stay here. You wouldnt be comfortable, i tell you. Cant serve you no food, neither. We had a big dinner in town. Yeah, but what about breakfast . Well get some fish for breakfast. Now, you sign the register, jim. I want to get something from the car. Got a pen . Theres something i ought to tell you first. We aint had no guests in this hotel since uncle george got drowned. Thats on account of his ghost is haunting this place. Mobile radio operator. Come in, please. This is perry white. Call number mx39162. Get me clark kent or lois lane at the metropolis daily planet. Metropolis 60500. One moment, please. You say you saw your uncles ghost . Seen it a couple of times. I, uh. I think id better wait for mr. White before i register. [telephone ringing] kent speaking. Why, hello, chief i was just leaving the office when kent, listen to me. Jim and i are at the bayou hotel in south lordsville. Theres something screwy goininon here. What is it, chief . Do you need some help . No, no. Now, listen. What you can d d up on a man named george taylor. They say he drowned several years ago, but i seem to recall he disappeared. See what you can find out about him. George taylor, you say . Yes. Now, theres no phone in the hotel here. Im calling you from my car. Its 8 00 now. Call me back in an hour. Ill be in the car waiting. Whats your call number, chief . Mx39162. Mx39162. Right. Sorry i took so long. All set . Lets go to the shelby arms, chief. No, were staying here. Why do you want to stay in this crummy dump, chief . Thats the trouble with you. What . You havent got a nose for news. You dont smell stories. You. You mean you think theres a story in this old fleabag . Macy taylor lied to us. D him say that stream was fished out, saw big bass jumping when we crossed that little bridge. And that nonsense about a ghost he told you, that was to scare you, scare you away. Why . I dont know why, but im going to find out. I seem to remember that uncle of his, well, was a was s bit eccentric. Didnt trust banks. Used to keep all his money hidden somewhere. What is it, jim . Whats the matter . Llook what . A face. Like a ghost. The face in the in the