The Lie Detector

When Rip and the BION team travel to Central Africa to collect tribal artifacts, they discover that the game reserve has been losing elephants at an alarming rate! An elephant researcher, Scheider, says that Nasilele, a tribal idol which is a lie detector, blinked its eyes, implicating a local boy. When the BION team are attacked by a rogue elephant, they discover that a tracking device, planted by Scheider, is causing it to become enraged. When the idol blinks at Rip, he's accused of poaching, too! Sam discovers that Scheider is controlling the idol with a remote control. It's up to Cyril and his new-found friend the elephant to save the day! When the idol Nasilele indicates Scheider's guilt, he escapes to the river. Rip gives chase, only to end up with Sam and Cyril, in the Jumpjet, saving them both from going over Victoria Falls. In the end, Rip discovers that the batteries are missing from Scheider's remote control. Did the lie detector really know that Scheider was guilty? Believe it or Not!

Michael "Rip" Ripley, Cyril Barker, Samantha Seaver