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he follows him, determined to get his money back. Emil dare not call the police because the local policeman in
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the bank teller his story. He proves that the money is his by describing the holes left by the needle he used to pin the bills to the lining of his jacket. Grundeis tries to run away, but the detectives cling onto him until a police officer arrives, alerted by Emil's cousin Pony Hütchen. Once arrested, Grundeis is found out to be a member of a gang of bank robbers.
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Emil and his new friends become local heroes, and Emil receives a bounty of 1000 marks for capturing
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