Scene 23: Nick's Childhood

[Judy leads the ZPD to the sky tram]

Judy Hopps: I thought this was just a missing mammal case, but it's way bigger. Mr. Otterton
did not just disappear. I believe he, and this jaguar, they... they went savage, sir.

Chief Bogo: Savage? This isn't the stone age, Hopps. Animals don't "go savage".

Judy Hopps: I thought so too... 'Till I saw this. [Judy moves the leaves to show Manchas, but
he's no longer there] What? He was right here!

Chief Bogo: The savage jaguar?

Judy Hopps: Sir, I know what I saw. He almost killed us!

Chief Bogo: Or maybe any aggressive predator looks "savage" to you rabbits. [to the ZPD]
Let's go! [starts to leave; Judy tries to stop him]

Judy Hopps: No. Wait! Sir, I'm not the only one who saw him. [looks at Nick, who is between
the officers] Nick!

Chief Bogo: [scoffs] You think I'm gonna believe a fox?

Judy Hopps: Well, he was a key witness, and I-

Chief Bogo: Two days to find the otter, or you quit. That was the deal. [holds out his hoof]
Badge. [Nick looks at Judy and Chief Bogo, shocked]

Judy Hopps: But sir, we had--

Chief Bogo: BADGE!

[Judy reluctantly starts to unclip her badge, until Nick speaks.]

Nick Wilde: Uh, no.

Chief Bogo: [looking at him incredulously] What did you say, fox?

Nick Wilde: Sorry, what I said was, "No!" She will not be giving you that badge. [Chief Bogo
grunts irritably] Look, you gave her a... a clown vest, a three-wheeled joke-mobile, and two
days to solve a case you guys haven't cracked in two weeks? [Chief Bogo looks slightly
ashamed] Yeah, it's no wonder she needed to get help from a fox. None of you guys were
gonna help her, were you? [Chief Bogo tries to speak but Nick cuts him off] Here's the thing,
chief. You gave her the 48 hours, so technically we still have... [counts and holds out his
paws] ten left to find our Mr. Otterton, and that is exactly what we're gonna do. So, if you'll
excuse us, we have a very big lead to follow, and a case to crack. Good day.
[After another gondola pulls up, Nick walks to the sky tram. Judy tries to say something to
Chief Bogo, but decides not to push it and follows Nick. Chief Bogo watches them in silence.
Nick opens the door for Judy.]

Nick Wilde: Officer Hopps.

[Judy and Nick enter the gondola and it departs. Chief Bogo and the ZPD watch them and
leave. Judy seems amazed for what Nick had done for her. She looks at Nick.]

Judy Hopps: Thank you.

Nick Wilde: Never let 'em see that they get to you.

Judy Hopps: So... things do get to you?

Nick Wilde: Oh, I mean, not anymore, but I was small and emotionally unbalanced like you
once.

Judy Hopps: [sarcastic, rolls her eyes and looks away] Har-har.

Nick Wilde: No, it's true. [Judy looks at him] I think I was eight or maybe nine, and all I
wanted to do was join the Junior Ranger Scouts. [A flashback shows a young Nick in front of
a mirror being fitted in a scout's uniform by his mother. Young Nick stands straight, trying to
look fierce. She tickles him from behind, causing him to flinch and giggle] So, my mom
scraped together enough money to buy me a brand new uniform, because by God I was
gonna fit in, even if I was the only predator in the troop, the only fox. [Young Nick enters the
Junior Ranger Scouts where he is greeted by the scouts; a zebra, a hippo, a goat, a
woodchuck, and an antelope]

Woodchuck bully: Okay, Nick.

Nick Wilde: I was gonna be part of a pack.

Woodchuck bully: Ready for initiation?

Young Nick Wilde: Yeah! Pretty much born ready. [he comes down the stairs with a confident
smile]

Nick Wilde: I was so proud.

[Young Nick slaps palms with the zebra. The Woodchuck bully snaps his fingers. The lights
go off and the Woodchuck bully shines a flashlight on Young Nick's face. Young Nick briefly
winces at the bright light.]

Woodchuck bully: Okay. Now raise your right paw and deliver the oath.
Young Nick Wilde: [raises his paw with two fingers up] I, Nicholas Wilde, promise to be
brave, loyal, helpful, and trustworthy!

Woodchuck bully: [his smile suddenly fades] Even though you're a fox?

Young Nick Wilde: [confused] What? [The Woodchuck bully turns off the flashlight. Then
Young Nick gets roughly pushed to the floor and is held down by two of the Ranger Scouts.
All of them glare at him.] No, no! What did I do wrong, you guys?! No, please! Tell me! What
did I do wrong?! [Woodchuck bully straps a muzzle on Young Nick] What did I do?! [shakes
his head] No!

Woodchuck bully: [chuckles darkly] If you thought we would ever trust a fox without a
muzzle, you're even dumber than you look! [Young Nick runs out of the building and goes to
the side, terrified. The others laugh cruelly.]

Junior Ranger Scout 2: [from inside] Crybaby!

Junior Ranger Scout 3: [from inside] Aw, is he gonna cry?

[Young Nick leans against the wall, panting. He struggles with the muzzle before throwing it
away with a grunt. He breaks down in tears and begins to sob quietly, sitting down and
rubbing his eyes.]

Nick Wilde: [narrating] I learned two things that day. [the flashback ends and we return the
present] One: I was never gonna let anyone see that they got to me.

Judy Hopps: And two?

Nick Wilde: If the world's only gonna see a fox as shifty and untrustworthy, there's no point in
trying to be anything else.

Judy Hopps: Nick, you are so much more than that. [Judy places her paw on Nick's arm.
Nick looks at her and pulls back.]

Nick Wilde: [inhales, trying to change the subject, looking out of the car] Boy, look at that
traffic down there. How about we go up to Chuck in traffic central? [puts two fingers up to his
ear, imitating a reporter] Chuck, how're things looking on the jam-cams?

Judy Hopps: Nick, I'm glad you told me.

Nick Wilde: [gets an idea] The jam-cams...

Judy Hopps: Seriously, it's okay-

Nick Wilde: No, no, no, shh! There are traffic cameras everywhere, all over the canopy!
[Points excitedly to one just above their heads hidden in the fronds of a fake palm tree.]
Whatever happened to the jaguar...
Judy Hopps: The traffic cams would have caught it!

Nick Wilde: Bingo!

Judy Hopps: Oh-ho, pretty sneaky, slick! [punches him in the arm]

Nick Wilde: Eh, however, if you didn't have access to the system before, I doubt Chief
Buffalo Butt is gonna let you into it now.

Judy Hopps: No... But I have a friend at City Hall who might!

Scene 24: Assistance from Bellwether

[At City Hall, Bellwether is following Mayor Lionheart, carrying a large pile of folders]

Dawn Bellwether: Uh, sir, if we could just review these very important... Sir! [almost steps on
a mouse, who looks at her in annoyance] Oh, I'm so sorry. Sir!

Leodore Lionheart: Okay! I heard you, Bellwether, just take care of it! [slams another folder
on top of the pile] Please. And clear my afternoon, I'm going out.

Dawn Bellwether: [follows Mayor Lionheart, trying to keep the folders balanced and
gathering the scattering papers] Oh, no, but, sir, you do have a meeting with Herds and
Grazing. Sir, if I can just...! [Mayor Lionheart enters his office and lets the doors slam right in
Bellwether's face, making her spill everything] Oh, mutton chops. [she picks up the folders
until she's approached by Judy and Nick. Judy helps pick up a folder]

Judy Hopps: Assistant Mayor Bellwether, we need your help. [Judy and Nick are in
Bellwether's office, where Bellwether types on her computer.] We just need to get into the
traffic cam database.

[While they're waiting, Nick touches the top of Bellwether's wool. Then he starts to feel it.]

Nick Wilde: [whispering happily] So fluffy!

Judy Hopps: [sees Nick, in a loud whisper] Hey!

Nick Wilde: Sheep never let me get this close.

Judy Hopps: You can't just touch a sheep's wool!

Nick Wilde: It's like cotton candy!

Judy Hopps: [swats Nick's hand away] Stop it! [catches the wool back in place just before
Bellwether turns to her]

Dawn Bellwether: Where to?

Judy Hopps: [inhales] Uh, Rainforest District. Vine and Tujunga. [Judy glares at Nick, who
just grins. Bellwether shows camera icons for the map on the computer]

Dawn Bellwether: There! Traffic cams for the whole city. Well, this is so exciting, actually. I
mean, well, you know, I never get to do anything this important.

Judy Hopps: But you're the assistant mayor of Zootopia.

Dawn Bellwether: Oh, I'm more of a glorified secretary. [her ears briefly droop] I think Mayor
Lionheart just wanted the sheep vote. But he did give me that nice mug! [She shows a coffee
mug with the words "World's Greatest Dad" on it, with Dad crossed out and over it has
"Assistant Mayor".]

Judy Hopps: Oh.

Dawn Bellwether: [smiling fondly] Hmm. Feels good to be appreciated.

Leodore Lionheart: [through intercom] Smellwether!

Dawn Bellwether: Ah. That's a fun little name he likes to use. I called him Lionfart once. He
did not care for that. Let me tell you, it was not a good day for me. [answers it] Yes, sir?

Leodore Lionheart: [through intercom] I thought you were going to cancel my afternoon!

Dawn Bellwether: Oh, dear. [starts to leave] I better go. Let me know what you find. It was
really nice for me to be-

Leodore Lionheart: [through intercom] While we're young, Smellwether!

Dawn Bellwether: Oh. [she briefly struggles to open the door before rushing out of there]

Nick Wilde: You think when she goes to sleep, she counts herself?

Judy Hopps: [smiling slightly] Oh, shush. [looks through the cams] Okay, traffic cams.
Tujunga, Tujunga... We're in. [They see footage of Manchas chasing them into the log, then
Manchas closing in on Nick, then Judy and Nick swinging off the vine. A van appears and
two timber wolves get out] Who are these guys?

Nick Wilde: Ugh. Timber wolves. Look at these dum-dums. [The timber wolves approach
Manchas and one of them fires a net, trapping the jaguar. Judy gasps. The wolves carry the
captive Manchas.] Bet ya a nickel one of them's gonna howl. [the wolves howl] And there it
is. I mean, what is it with wolves and the howling? It's a...

Judy Hopps: Howlers. Night howlers! That's what Manchas was afraid of! Wolves! The
wolves are the Night howlers! If they took Manchas...

Nick Wilde: I bet they took Otterton too.

Judy Hopps: All we gotta do is find out where they went. [Judy switches through the footages
of the van driving out of the Rainforest District to Tundratown but it doesn't enter through
Tundratown] Wait, where'd they go?

Nick Wilde: [uses the wireless touchpad and goes through another footage] You know, if I
wanted to avoid surveillance because I was doing something illegal, which I never have,
[Judy smiles slightly] I would use the maintenance tunnel 6B. Which would put them out...
right there. [the van drives out through the tunnel]

Judy Hopps: [impressed] Well, look at you, Junior Detective. You know, I think you'd actually
make a pretty good cop.

Nick Wilde: [jokingly disgusted] Ugh. How dare you. [Judy chuckles; Nick follows the van
through more footage] Acacia Alley, Ficus Underpass, South Canyon.

Judy Hopps: Mm-hmm, they're heading out of town. Where does that road go?