1. A nasty patty.
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2. An act of revenge then a classic
case of mistaken identity.
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3. It was just a normal day
in Bikini Bottom
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4. as one local health inspector
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5. went on a routine visit
to the Krusty Krab.
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6. Little did he know that
in less than an hours time,
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7. he would be leaving a crime
scene in the trunk of a boat.
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8. I'm Kent Shocknek
and this is SpongeBob Docupants.
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9. The Krusty Krab.
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10. A popular eatery in the
small city of Bikini Bottom
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11. and where owner Eugene Krabs
and his employee,
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12. SpongeBob SquarePants
can be found almost every day.
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13. Sure, Eugene was
a little money-hungry.
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14. But I wouldn't say
he was a criminal.
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15. And SpongeBob, well, he always
seemed like such a nice boy.
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16. I didn't think
he was capable of...
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17. It was shocking.
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18. It was day like any other
for the Krusty crew
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19. until they received
a surprise visit
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20. from Health Inspector
Andy Yellowtail.
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21. Andy would often show up
at the restaurants unannounced.
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22. I think it helped him
to see the establishment
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23. in its natural element.
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24. But, uh, guess that
could put staff on edge.
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25. Yellowtail was there to do
one simple job,
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26. taste and grade every item
on the Krusty Krab menu.
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27. But he didn't count on
being served one item
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28. that wasn't on the menu...
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29. Murder.
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30. Hoping to be rid
of the Inspector soon,
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31. Krabs urged his young employee
to serve Yellowtail
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32. whatever he asked for.
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33. But as SquarePants prepared
to make one final Krabby Patty,
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34. Krabs overheard a startling
television broadcast.
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35. It was a public warning,
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36. urging the citizens
to be on the lookout
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37. for a local scam artist.
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38. Krabs took more than
a passing interest
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39. when he learned the nature
of the suspect's scams...
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40. To pose as a health inspector
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41. and get free food
from local establishments.
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42. You see this kind of thing
a lot when food's involved,
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43. especially when you're dealing
with Krabby Patties.
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44. A fisher is down
on their luck,
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45. starts to think
that health inspectors
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46. have a good thing going
and they start to think,
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47. "How can I game the system?"
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48. Health inspector impersonation
is a serious problem,
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49. but ultimately it was
a coincidence.
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50. This guy had nothing to do
with Andy Yellowtail.
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51. Krabs never considered
coincidence as a possibility.
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52. Convinced that
he had been conned,
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53. he decided to take matters
into his own claws.
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54. Thinking that somebody
had taken advantage of him,
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55. thinking of all
that free food...
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56. Well, that had to get
under his exoskeleton.
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57. If you ask me,
Krabs acted recklessly.
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58. Number one, it's not his place
to take the law
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59. into his own claws,
even if it was a scam.
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60. And two, if he'd just waited,
contact the proper authorities,
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61. he would have realized
he had the wrong guy.
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62. But when a person's
angry like that,
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63. all reason just
goes out the window.
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64. As Andy was inspecting
the restaurant's beverages,
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65. Krabs was convincing
his impressionable,
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66. young fry cook that they needed
to teach this conman a lesson.
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67. I do think SpongeBob struggled
with it at first.
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68. He knew it was wrong.
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69. But really, it didn't seem
like it took
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70. much convincing
to get him on board.
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71. The pair quietly went to work
adding undesirable ingredients
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72. to Andy's sandwich,
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73. lacing it with seahorse radish,
toenail clippings
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74. and even dropping it into
the restaurant's public toilet.
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75. The result was the most
diabolical Krabby
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76. Patty ever spawned.
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77. SpongeBob coined it,
"The Nasty Patty."
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78. Disgusting.
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79. Andy was starting
to get restless.
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80. Didn't usually take them
this long to get his food.
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81. In our line of work,
we get served first.
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82. But that's when SpongeBob
showed up to give him the patty.
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83. Andy didn't know it at the time
but that patty...
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84. That was "The Nasty Patty."
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85. Krabs and SquarePants
retreated to the kitchen
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86. where they planned to listen
to the ensuing turmoil.
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87. But for the second time
that day,
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88. the television broadcast
interrupted their plans.
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89. The fake inspector
had been captured.
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90. BBPD already had the suspect
in custody.
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91. So Krabs and SquarePants,
they knew they screwed up.
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92. But I don't think they knew
how badly they screwed up.
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93. In a desperate attempt
to correct their mistake,
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94. SquarePants suggested
they come clean
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95. and explain
the situation to Andy,
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96. but when they checked
on the Inspector
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97. they were horrified
at what they found.
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98. A motionless Andy Yellowtail
lying next to "The Nasty Patty."
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99. This is an exact transcript
of the conversation
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100. they had after
they discovered Andy.
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101. Now, did you want me
to do the voices, too?
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102. "Cause I can totally do that.
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103. Not necessary.
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104. All right.
7:31 PM Bikini Bottom time.
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105. What are we gonna do?
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106. What's this "We" stuff?
You gave him the tainted patty.
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107. But you told me
to do it.
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108. Well, you could have
talked me out of it.
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109. You're right,
Mr. Krabs.
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110. You're right, Mr. Krabs?
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111. Oh, well, that just goes to show
you how much influence
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112. Eugene had over the kid.
It was sick.
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113. In the end, he convinced
SpongeBob that it was his fault.
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114. I don't think
he was thinking clearly.
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115. I don't think
either of them were.
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116. As the fry cook began to panic,
Krabs regained his composure,
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117. hoping that if they acted fast
they could cover up the crime.
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118. After calming down
a frenzied SquarePants,
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119. the two hatched a plan
to dispose of Andy.
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120. There were no witnesses
when Krabs and SquarePants
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121. arrived at Shallow Grave Road,
where they dragged
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122. Andy up a muddy hill
with a shovel in hand.
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123. Krabs kept a lookout
as SquarePants
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124. began to dig a hole
deep enough for the Inspector.
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125. But their absence
from the Krusty Krab
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126. wouldn't go unnoticed.
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127. The thing about working
at such a popular restaurant
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128. was that people knew
where to find you.
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129. So if you weren't there,
people noticed.
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130. Around the time SquarePants
was burying Andy,
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131. two would-be customers
arrived at the Krusty Krab,
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132. Officer Nancy O'Malley
and Officer John
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133. Slugfish of the Bikini Bottom
Police Department.
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134. Finding the restaurant
hauntingly empty,
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135. the two officers were forced
to return to their patrol
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136. on empty stomachs.
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137. Neither of them were sure
what to make of it.
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138. I mean, nothing outright
tipped them off
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139. that there was any foul play,
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140. but they were
definitely suspicious.
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141. I mean, why else would the
restaurant be empty like that?
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142. The two officers patrolled
the area on high alert
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143. for anything out
of the ordinary,
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144. and sure enough,
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they happened upon two figures
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of Shallow Grave Road.
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147. It looked like they had
been arguing or something.
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148. But as soon as that
flashlight came on,
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149. they stopped in their tracks.
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150. The Sponge was holding
a muddy shovel and shaking.
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151. But at this point, BBPD was
still operating on suspicion
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152. so they tried to keep it light,
you know,
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153. tried to make them
feel comfortable.
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154. And then Nancy said,
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155. "Why don't you put
that muddy shovel in the trunk
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156. and we'll give you a ride back?"
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157. SquarePants
and Krabs had no choice
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of evidence
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159. linking them to the crime in
the trunk of a BBPD police boat.
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160. But the shovel would be
the least of their worries.
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161. As is typical underwater,
it started to rain,
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out of his resting place
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163. and onto the side of the road.
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164. Unnerved, Krabs distracted
the officers
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165. as SpongeBob jammed
the Inspector in the trunk
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166. next to the shovel.
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167. Sure, they were already
underwater.
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168. But now, with the rain, too,
they were getting extra wet
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169. which means they would have
been really suspicious
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170. if they had refused the ride.
So they got in the boat.
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171. The Sponge seemed very nervous,
the kind of behavior
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to be on your guard.
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173. He was laughing
a little too loudly,
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174. he would jump whenever
anyone addressed him.
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175. Just something about the way
he was acting
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176. was just a little off.
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177. When they got to the restaurant,
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178. SpongeBob immediately
went around back
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179. to put Andy in the freezer,
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180. but he must not have been
thinking clearly
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181. "cause they always locked
the outside freezer.
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182. That was code.
If they had left it unlocked,
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183. they probably would have
failed the inspection
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184. before Andy even got served.
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185. None of this
would have happened.
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186. As Krabs kept Officer John
and Officer Nancy busy,
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187. SpongeBob returned to the scene
with Andy's body
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188. stowed under
his Krusty Krab hat.
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189. Look, these are two of
the best cops in the ocean.
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190. I mean that.
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191. But even they couldn't tell that
Andy was stuffed into that hat.
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192. It was just too good
a hiding spot.
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193. As SquarePants hid the Inspector
in the freezer,
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194. Officer John received a call
on his two-way radio.
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195. We've got two suspicious figures
sighted at Shallow Grave Road.
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196. What's your 10-20?
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197. It was just another
piece of the puzzle.
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198. They had just come from
Shallow Grave Road.
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199. They had picked up two
pedestrians carrying a shovel
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200. and now they were getting
a report of two people
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201. burying someone
at Shallow Grave Road.
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202. It was just too much
of a coincidence.
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203. They still didn't have
reasonable cause
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204. and they certainly
didn't have a warrant,
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205. so Nancy did
some quick thinking.
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206. Officer Nancy requested
one thing
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a small soda.
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208. When Krabs provided it,
she insisted it needed ice
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209. and offered to get it herself.
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210. She was using the ice
as an excuse
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211. to get to the freezer
where Andy was.
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212. It was remarkable police work.
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213. As Officer Nancy quickly
made her way to the freezer,
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tried to stop her.
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the freezer door,
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reached its peak.
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217. These two had been through
a lot together that night.
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by this horrible secret.
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219. But when the cops were on
the verge of busting them,
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to turn on each other.
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221. As soon as it was clear
there was no way out of this,
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223. Overwhelmed by the
sudden confession,
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the freezer door in question.
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226. What she saw was something
nobody expected.
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227. The freezer was
completely empty.
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229. That's what's so strange
about it.
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231. Now, Eugene and SpongeBob
knew that,
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they could never prove
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in the first place.
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234. Before the officers
could ask any questions,
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stood a familiar figure.
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237. Health inspector
Andy Yellowtail was alive.
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for the wear.
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239. Definitely didn't look his best,
but he was okay.
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240. At that point, the suspects
were definitely afraid.
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241. They weren't stupid.
They understood the situation.
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242. The strongest piece of evidence
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Andy's testimony.
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244. Just imagine that moment.
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245. The cops are like,
"We need some answers."
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246. And the criminals are standing
there, they know it's over.
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247. They were caught. Their freedom
hinged on what Andy would say.
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248. But what Andy said was not
what the police
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250. He said nothing about
"The Nasty Patty,"
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or being buried alive.
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252. Instead, he simply presented
the Krusty Krab with a document,
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for the health inspection.
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254. BBPD had no choice
but to drop the case.
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255. I'll never understand why
they let these two off the hook.
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256. Oh, metaphorically, of course.
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257. SpongeBob and Eugene
came really close
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259. I don't think
that was lost on them.
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260. And they were lucky.
I mean, the case was dropped.
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261. The alleged victim
never confirmed any of it
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what really happened.
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263. If you ask me,
I believe that they're innocent.
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264. I mean, why would Yellowtail
lie about it?
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265. It's tough because there is
no doubt in my mind
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But without any way to prove it,
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really that could be done.
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268. The case was closed.
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269. Think about it.
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270. This all started
because Krabs thought
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trying to get free food.
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272. But one thing no one
ever talks about
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said about the freezer.
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274. It doesn't just say
Andy was missing
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276. No, no, no. It says, "Empty."
No patties, no buns, nothing.
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277. This was a restaurant?
Where was all the food?
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278. It's never been confirmed
what happened
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in the freezer
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reported anything missing.
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281. Sure, Krabs was cheap.
But, at that point,
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anything to stay out of jail.
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283. So if this health inspector
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for free food,
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a lot of food missing
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287. Maybe it was coincidence,
or maybe Krabs,
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business owner
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in his best interest to,
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292. Although
the case may be closed,
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than answers.
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294. But one thing we do know,
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in Bikini Bottom,
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encountered one "Nasty Patty."
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