‘I’m sorry, but that is not possible. Clouseau is alreadydoing a very important job. I cannot move him.’

CHAPTER 1
The Tornado is back!
*Italy:DOTHE TORNASTEALS THE D!
UTURIN SHRO

Japan:The Tornadosthe Kusanagi teals
Sword!

Britain:

In a street near the Palais de Justice, Inspector Clouseau
opened his book. He wrote a parking ticket.
‘Hey! That’s my car!’ called a man. ‘What’s the parking
ticket for?’‘Your car is nine centimetres over the line,’ said Clouseau.
The man quickly started his car. Clouseau tried to putthe ticket on the car.
‘You must take the ticket!’ Clouseau shouted.

*The Tornado steals the Magna Carta !

At the Palais de JusticeJustice, Chief Inspector Dreyfus went tosee the Head of the French Police.
‘Ah, Dreyfus,’ said Monsieur** Joubert. All thenewspapers were on his desk. ‘So … the Tornado is back.’‘Yes, Monsieur Joubert,’ said Dreyfus.
‘Britain, Italy and Japan want to find him. Their top
people are coming here. We are going to have a ‘Dream
Team’ of the world’s best detectives.’‘And you want the best detective in France,’ said
Dreyfus.
‘Yes, yes. Where is he?’ asked Joubert.
‘I am here,’ said Dreyfus, surprised.
‘No, no, not you. They want Clouseau,’ said Joubert.
‘Clouseau?!’ said Dreyfus.
Dreyfus wanted to shout very loudly. He hated
Clouseau. But he only smiled.

‘Never!’ shouted the man in the car.
Clouseau put the ticket through the open car window.
The driver closed the window when Clouseau’s hand wasstill in the car. Clouseau tried to pull it out. It didn’t come.
The car started to move. Clouseau ran next to the car. The
car went faster and faster. Clouseau ran faster and faster.
‘Stop the car!’ shouted Clouseau. The car stopped butClouseau didn’t stop. He went high into the sky.
‘Aaaarrgh!’ he cried.

* See Fact File, page 36** Monsieur is Mr in French.
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Dreyfus sat behind his desk. Suddenly there was acrash outside the door.
‘Come in, Clouseau,’ called Dreyfus.
‘Good afternoon, Chief Inspector,’ said Clouseau.
He wore his medal. After he stopped the Pink Pantherthief, everyone in France was very happy. They said thankyou with a medal. Dreyfus didn’t have a medal. He did
not smile when he saw Clouseau’s medal.
Clouseau opened his book of parking tickets. ‘All thetickets from the last month are in here. One has your nameon it.’‘Thank you, Clouseau. Now, I have a new job for you –’Later, Clouseau talked to Nicole. He loved Nicole but
she didn’t know. She loved him too, but she never said
anything. He looked into her eyes.
‘We can never be together, Nicole, because of my job,’
said Clouseau. ‘One day someone with a gun is going toshoot me. I cannot put you between me and a gun.’‘Oh!’ said Nicole.
‘Nicole, do you remember that evening in Rome?’‘Yes. I can never forget it. We were together in thatlovely Spanish restaurant, La Plata de Nada.’‘Yes. It was a beautiful evening,’ said Clouseau.

‘I know! You need my help! The Tornado is back. I mustwatch the Pink Panther diamond.’‘No! That is my job. You have an easier job. You aregoing to be in the Dream Team. That is all.’‘Thank you, Chief Inspector! But I must say no. I cannot
leave the Pink Panther.’‘Clouseau,’ said Dreyfus. ‘You are starting tomorrow.
Ponton is going to help you.’‘Before you started the fire …’ remembered Nicole.
‘You must forget it, Nicole,’ said Clouseau.
‘Yes, I must forget it,’ said Nicole. ‘But …’
Suddenly Ponton came in. ‘Look at the TV!’ he cried.
On TV there was a picture of the Grand Palais. ‘Today
someone stole the famous Pink Panther diamond …’‘No!’ cried Clouseau. ‘This is the work of the Tornado!’89