01x01 - Welcome to Your Life

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Hardy Boys". Aired: December 2020 to present.*
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Frank and Joe go on a search for answers after the tragic death of their Mother only to find something very sinister.
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01x01 - Welcome to Your Life

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[VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYING]

- FRANK: [GRUNTING]

Die!

Die!

- [CRUNCHING]

[JOYSTICK CLICKING]

[CRUNCHING]

FRANK: You've come to the River Caine.

- Treasure awaits inside the castle, if thou art...

- Why are you reading this?

We've been here, like, ten times already.

We've got the boots of Hermes.

Jump the lava, get the treasure.

No, Joe, you only get to use the boots once.

There's a trick to this.

It's never that simple.

The only trick is not being lame.

- Give me the controller.

Give me the controller!

- I'm not being lame, you dweeb.

- Get off of me, butt head!

- Bite me, barf bag!

Joe, Frank, enough.

Knock it off.

Frank, can you go back out my car, please, before Dad gets home?

- Really?

- Yes, really.

You love it.

Touch it, and I'll end you.

JOE: Okay.

- Go.

- [GAME BEEPS]

[f*ring SOUNDS]

Are you serious?

- Go, Joe.

- Mom, that's like, two hours!

Fine, he's gonna win.

Go, Joe.

FRANK: I'm not gonna hurt him.

I'm not gonna hurt him.

- Yeah, you're gonna hurt him.

I know you're gonna hurt him.

- Joe!

- I'm gonna hurt you.

Aah!

- FRANK: Mom...

LAURA: Joe, go.

[YELLS]

[LAURA LAUGHING]

Stop!

Ow!

- No!

- JOE: No, no!

Oh.

Game over.

Is that bad?

- Why do you do this?

- [LAUGHING]

Joe!

- [ALL CHATTERING]

JOE: Get off me.

No!

- FRANK: Joe!

- JOE: No, no!

[LAURA LAUGHING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[SAILORS CHATTERING]

[CHATTERING CONTINUES]

SAILOR: There's an authentic fisherman, right there.

[LAUGHING]

[MACHINE CLATTERING]

[SAILORS YELLING]

- Cut the engine.

We're caught on something.

SAILOR: Got it.

Got it!

[WHIRRING]

Ah.

What happened?

[STRAINING]

SAILOR: We got something here!

You've gotta cut her loose.

She's liable to take us down.

You're the only one light enough.

Hop to it.

♪ SAILOR : Watch yourself.

That might snap back.

SAILOR : Hold steady, there.

SAILOR : You got her.

SAILOR : Steady, steady.

Easy, now.

Hey!

There's something inside.

Just cut the line and come down.

What is it?

It's a box!

Get it.

ERN: I can't reach it.

SAILOR: It's too far.

Yeah, yeah!

SAILOR: Jason, keep her steady!

[CLATTERING]

SAILOR: Holy smokes.

What is it, Cap?

I don't know.

Back to work, all of you.

SAILOR: All right, fellas, let's...

let's go below deck.

♪ - [STATIC]

- This is Captain Ben Carter of the Astghik.

Do you read?

- [STATIC]

- MAN [OVER RADIO]: I read you clear.

I found it.

MAN [OVER RADIO]: Proceed to the assigned coordinates, and standby for further instructions.

- CAPTAIN: Copy.

- [RADIO CRACKLING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[RAIN POURING]

♪ We got company.

- Drop anchor!

- SAILOR: Dropping anchor!

There's been talk.

But I never thought anyone would actually find it.

[BEEPING]

[WHIRRING SOFTLY]

[RHYTHMIC BEEPING]

Look, the only reason why I called you first is 'cause you said you'd pay more than the others.

I lied.

[FIRES, b*llet RICOCHETS]

[g*nshots]

[SPLASHING]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[EXPLODING]

♪ Yes!

That's it.

That's the rotation.

[GRUNTS]

You are gonna blow them away with your million-dollar fastball.

Uh-huh.

Right until they hit it with their two-million-dollar swing.

No, you know what I told you.

You gotta get into their head.

Okay?

Everybody's got a tell, and once you spot it, you've got them.

Now show me your curve ball.

- [GRUNTS]

- Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

You're a winner.

You're a winner, winner, chicken dinner.

[LAUGHS]

["SAY HELLO" BY APRIL WINE PLAYING]

♪ I won't go living in the past ♪

♪ But I believe that love can last ♪

♪ That you'd always remain ♪

Frank, stop.

Frank!

- Frank!

- Hi!

- No, no, no, no, no, no!

- Get dressed.

Yes.

Get up!

♪ Say hello ♪

♪ Take me ♪

♪ Take me high ♪

♪ Say hello, say hello ♪

Um, okay.

Okay, um, stay there, and I will...

I'm coming right now.

Um, yeah, Marnie, I gotta go.

The kids are ready.

All right, I'll, I'll see you later.

Bye.

- Who was that?

- It's just, uh, Marnie.

Just...

I forgot that I have to meet her tonight.

Mom, everybody's got a tell.

What?

It's nothing.

I'm just meeting her.

You're gonna make it to the game though, right?

Of course.

[GASPS]

Oh, my gosh.

Uh, holy smokes, I almost forgot.

- Mom, stop.

- LAURA: It's our thing, and if I don't, then you'll lose.

So here.

Yeah.

Okay, so I'm gonna meet her, and then I'll come to the game.

Go get your dad, okay?

Joe!

- FRANK: Dad!

- FENTON: Coming!

And don't forget your lunch, buddy.

JOE: Tuna?

Really?

I'm gonna smell like I'm .

Well, if you wanna live that long, you'll eat what I make you.

- Fenton!

- FENTON: Yeah, right here.

Dad, just so you know, I'm strongly opposed to going to school in the summertime.

Well, I guess you should have been strongly opposed to flunking math then, huh?

- Have a great day.

- Bye.

What are you wearing?

- Clothing.

I need your car.

- Bye.

Again?

What are you up to?

Me?

Up to something?

Okay, clothes.

The car.

You're onto something.

They should give you the gold shield.

Yeah, they should.

Okay, can you just please be careful, 'cause I really could not handle those two without you.

[CHUCKLES]

I love you.

Love you.

LAURA: Bye.

FENTON: Uh, I'll see you at the game.

All right.

Out.

- Out.

- LAURA: Come on, Frank.

We're in here.

FRANK: See you tonight, Dad.

[ENGINE STARTS]

- BOY : Dude, pass it.

Come on!

- BOY : Back here, back here!

- BOY : Here, I'm open!

- BOY : Come on.

Let's go.

- [BALL DRIBBLING]

- Okay, I'm good.

I'm good.

- BOY : Hey, here!

Here, look!

- BOY : Oh, come on.

Hey, farty.

Pass the ball.

- This ball?

- Yeah.

JOE: [GRUNTS]

Don't call me farty.

Get him!

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

SAM: I got him on your three.

He's heading to the trailer.

Keep an eye on him.

We're gonna take him down today.

Fenton, we tossed the car.

There's no money.

The guy just bought a house with a pool.

All cash.

How do you do that on a city inspector's salary?

Maybe he's good with the ponies.

FENTON [OVER RADIO]: Taking a closer look.

SAM: Careful, man.

These guys aren't big fans.

[CLATTERING]

[CAMERA WINDING, SHUTTER CLICKING]

You got a bogey coming.

- [SHUTTER CLICKING, CAMERA WINDS]

- He's coming around.

- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]

- Ten feet.

Five feet.

[FENTON SIGHS]

FENTON: Your line's out.

I gotta get something from my truck.

- See anything?

- [PANTING]

I know he's got it on him.

So you didn't see a hand off?

Maybe I did.

Fenton!

Fenton, don't do this, man.

MAN : Yeah, I know.

But when he comes down, just let him know they need to see him in the shop.

MAN : Like, when he's done?

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

Hey, Aucoin!

Hey, how ya doing?

Can I talk to you?

What do you want?

I'm the police.

- You're a funny guy.

Get out of here.

- Yeah, I'd like to arrest you for bribery.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

Go ahead.

Search me.

Search my car.

And when you're finished, maybe I'll call City Hall

- and get your badge taken away.

- Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

[AUCOIN GRUNTS]

- [PUNCH LANDS]

- [GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

[YELLS]

FENTON: I don't need to search ya.

I think you went in there with a blue thermos, and you came out with a green one, and now, oh, no, no, no, no.

That's not coffee.

MAN [ON RADIO]: When was the last time I saw them play live?

I saw them play live, I think it was in ' , ' .

- Something like that.

- WOMAN [ON RADIO]: Ha ha!

That's amazing!

MAN [ON RADIO]: And I could have swore that I remember seeing you there.

Right up against the stage...

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

BOY: More to the right.

More to the right.

[CHATTERING]

COACH: Let's go, boys!

There's a big game today.

Big game today, guys.

Come on!

- EMMA: Hey, you.

- Hi.

- You ready?

- Think so.

- Hey, Sandra.

- Oh.

Hey.

I'll see you after the game.

We can celebrate.

[LAUGHS]

You're gonna do great.

Emma, stop.

I'm totally gonna hurl.

All right.

Hey, what's wrong?

It's nothing.

It's all good.

I'll see you after.

[CHATTER ON RADIO CONTINUES]

[CHATTER ON RADIO CONTINUES]

♪ [ENGINE ROARING]

SPORTSCASTER [OVER PA]: It's the bottom of the third.

Your Dixon City Tigers in the lead, one to nothing.

COACH: Look alive!

Look alive in there!

- UMPIRE: Strike!

- SPORTSCASTER [OVER PA]: Swing and a miss.

- [CROWD CHEERING]

- Strike's out.

Next up at bat for the Sluggers...

Okay, as much as I'm not into the whole, romance, you know,

- human affection thing...

- Uh-huh.

I guess it's pretty cute he keeps looking at you.

He's not looking at me.

He's looking for his mom.

That's weird.

No, it's not.

I think it's sweet.

LAURA [ON VOICEMAIL]: This is the Hardy residence.

Leave a message.

Hey, honey.

Um, this isn't the way that I expected the day to go down.

I'm...

Guess I'm not gonna be able to make the game.

But, um, hopefully Frank will pitch a no-hitter.

Okay, I gotta go.

I'll, I'll talk to you soon.

♪ Fent.

It's Laura.

- [LIGHTS CLICK ON]

- [CROWD CHATTERING]

JOE: What'd I miss?

Bottom of the ninth.

Two out, but we're up by one.

Frank was a little tight in the first.

Super rough in the seventh, but we got this.

So we're winning.

Got it.

SPORTSCASTER [OVER PA]: Next up at bat, number for the Sluggers, center fielder Tomlinson.

COACH: Come on, guys!

This guy doesn't look that tough.

Looks like someone's stepdad.

♪ [GRUNTS]

- UMPIRE: Strike one!

- [CROWD CHATTERING]

- [GRUNTS]

- [BALL CRACKS]

SPORTSCASTER [OVER PA]: Foul ball.

Two strikes.

That was too close.

WOMAN: Here we go, Tigers.

Here we go!

Yeah!

Woo!

Tigers!

[CROWD CHATTERING]

- UMPIRE: Strike three.

You're out of there!

- [CROWD CHEERING, CLAPPING]

SPORTSCASTER [OVER PA]: The Dixon City Tigers, winning five to four.

[CROWD CHEERING]

- FRANK: Did you see Mom or Dad?

- JOE: No.

♪ [BREATHING HEAVILY]

WOMAN: Gonna need the jaws of life!

MAN: Uh, you're gonna have to hang on for a second.

Hold it.

- Stay here.

- OFFICER: Detective...

- FRANK: Dad?

- OFFICER: This way.

I'm so sorry.

MAN: Okay, Steve, bring out the board.

♪ MAN: Hold it, hold it!

Mom.

- [FRANK BREATHING HEAVILY]

- [JOE CRYING]

[SOBBING]

MAN: Officer, could you examine this, please?

POLICE OFFICER: Yeah, coming through...

[SOBS]

[SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ Come here.

GLORIA: The hardest thing a parent can do in this world is to bury their child.

Even though distance kept us apart for far too long, I knew my daughter still had so much she wanted to do.

When Laura believed in something, she stood her ground.

She was a fighter.

And I know if she were here now, she'd still be fighting...

for those people she loved the most.

♪ ♪ Thank you for letting me speak, Fenton.

Meant a great deal to me.

And please, if there's anything at all that I can do, don't hesitate to ask.

I, I'd love to have the boys any weekend.

Thank you.

I'll keep that in mind.

I'll see you back at the house.

♪ [GUESTS CHATTERING]

EMMA: I've never been to a funeral before.

I don't really know what to say.

Um, I'm gonna get you some water, okay?

Hey.

Hey.

You've grown into such a handsome young man, Francis.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Yeah.

Nobody understands, do they?

What it's like to lose someone like this.

No goodbyes.

No preparation.

Just...

One minute they're there, and then the next minute they're...

- This doesn't feel real.

- No.

This might seem like a strange time for gifts.

But...

this belonged to your mother when she was a little girl.

I think she would have wanted you to have it.

[MUSIC BOX PLAYS SOFTLY]

Excellent powers of observation.

Just like your mother.

Hug for the road?

- You'll be fine.

- [CHUCKLES]

Oh, and Francis?

There's more than one secret in that little box.

[MUSIC BOX CONTINUES PLAYING]

- [LID CLOSES]

- [MUSIC STOPS]

FRANK: Joe?

[FOOTSTEPS SLOWLY APPROACHING]

Everybody's leaving.

Good.

They're just here for the show.

That's not fair.

They cared about Mom.

- They cared about us.

- Yeah, maybe they cared about you.

"Frank's so smart.

Frank's so good at baseball." All Mom ever talked about was your baseball.

And if you hadn't forced her to go to all your stupid games...

Don't!

Don't say that.

- Come on.

- Get your hands off me.

[SIGHS]

♪ FRANK: Here's the mug I gave Dad for his desk at work.

It's all from his desk.

Photos of Mom and us.

- What's all this stuff doing here?

- I don't know.

JOE: This is Mom's accident.

What's he doing with these?

[DOOR OPENS]

Come on.

[CLATTERING]

Hey.

Just looking for you guys.

Some people want to say goodbye.

- We were just...

- Yeah.

Oh.

Yeah, I get it.

It's a lot of people.

[SIGHS]

Yeah.

I need you boys to pack up your stuff tomorrow.

In the morning.

I'm taking a leave from work, and, uh, we're gonna move to Bridgeport for the summer.

What?

Yeah, Aunt, Aunt Trudy's gonna make up rooms for you.

We...

You know, we need to get out of the city.

- FRANK: Dad, our friends are here!

- I..

- Emma's here.

- FENTON: Frank, I understand that, but I don't know how to do this without your mom.

- You didn't even talk to us.

- FENTON: Well, I'm talking to you now.

What do you want to know?

You can start by telling us why you're carrying around files of Mom's accident.

Those...

No.

That's nothing.

Those, those are just for insurance.

Dad, I'm years old.

You can't lie to me anymore.

That's right.

You're not grown up, and you don't need an answer

- for every single thing that happens in the world...

- FRANK: You can tell us what's going on!

Enough!

We're going.

And that's that.

[CLATTERING]

Pack up your stuff in the morning.

♪ Frank, what's going on?

Nothing.

JOE: You're lying.

Just like him.

What is it?

Joe...

FRANK: My dad says it's just for the summer.

So we'll be back for school, okay?

EMMA: Yeah, I know.

You said...

- [HONKS]

- FENTON: Hey!

Hey, hey.

Hey, um, your aunt has long distance, right?

Yeah.

Come here.

[MELLOW ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

- EMMA: And you'll call me?

- FRANK: Every day.

- SANDRA: Enough, already.

We get it.

- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]

I'll miss you.

I'll miss you, too.

["SISTER CHRISTIAN" BY NIGHT RANGER PLAYING]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

You're gonna be fine.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

- [ENGINE STARTS]

- Okay.

Bridgeport, here we come.

JOE: Licorice?

♪ What you looking for? ♪

♪ You know those boys ♪

- ♪ Don't wanna play ♪

- Seat belt.

- ♪ No more ♪

- Yeah.

♪ With you ♪

♪ It's true ♪



♪ You're motoring ♪

♪ What's your price for flight ♪

♪ In finding Mr. Right ♪

♪ You'll be all right tonight ♪

♪ Babe you know you're growing up so fast ♪

♪ And Mama's worrying that you won't last ♪

♪ To say let's play ♪

♪ Sister Christian, there's so much in life ♪

TRUDY: Hey!

- [SIGHS]

- [RADIO SHUTS OFF]

Come give your Aunt Trudy a hug.

- Hey, Frank.

- FRANK: Hey, Aunt Trudy.

Okay, so there are two rooms up for grabs, and they're both upstairs.

[RADIO TURNS ON]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING]

[RADIO STATIONS CHANGING]

[SIGHS]

- How you doing?

- Oh, you know.

The boys are mad at me.

Wasn't really asking about them.

FENTON: Ah.

It's smaller than I remember it.

JOE: Wait, this is Aunt Trudy's old room.

[INHALES, THEN EXHALES]

I wanted Dad's old room.

Whatever.

Joe.

It's all yours, buddy.

TRUDY: Hey, boys?

I need you to go to town and get some things for me.

Bikes are in the garage.

Oh, and grab some ice cream from Wilt's.

[MELLOW MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ We didn't bring locks.

JOE: If someone wants a purple bike, they can have a purple bike.

Hi.

Hi.

GIRL: Where are you guys from?

- Where are you from?

- Here.

And you?

Not here.

No, duh.

- [DOOR OPENS]

- Okay, then.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[PINBALL MACHINE DINGING]

PHIL: No, no...

I'll grab the ice cream, you get the peaches?

- Hey.

- What can I get ya?

Uh, tub of chocolate.

Tub of vanilla.

Tub of chocolate.

Tub of vanilla.

- Who even are you?

- Biff.

What kind of name is that?

First day of kindergarten, I couldn't say my name right.

I said "Elizabiff." It just stuck.

It's kind of weird.

You're kind of weird.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON SPEAKERS]

What do you want?

I don't know.

Gum ball?

If I get you one, will you leave me alone?

Maybe.

All right.

Okay.

It's fixed, Wilt.

But can this be the last time, please?

What?

It's Phil.

Lay off the machines, Phil.

Yeah?

What can I say?

I'm passionate.

[MACHINE DINGING FURIOUSLY]

You're Frank Hardy, right?

Uh, yeah.

How, how do you...

I'm Callie.

I know your grandmother, Gloria.

WILT: That's it.

You're Laura's kid.

I...

I was so sad to hear of her passing.

It's, uh...

She was a good egg, your mother.

Yeah.

CALLIE: Chet, you ready to go?

Um, Chet.

PHIL: The former champion of Legends of the March.

Okay, shut up, Phil, okay?

- That's, that's Phil.

- PHIL: Excuse me?

The reigning champion of Legends of the March!

Really?

Just had to rub it in, huh?

Okay.

Is everybody normally this friendly around here?

What, people don't make friends in the city?

FRANK: Yeah.

I mean no.

I, I guess...

Don't worry about it.

She's just giving you a hard time.

WILT: Here you go.

FRANK: Uh, and these, too.

- That'd be great.

- Okay.

FRANK: What do I owe you?

WILT: Oh, no, no.

Uh...

This one's on me, Frank Hardy.

- Really?

- Yeah.

But, uh, if you're looking for any part time work, uh, I could sure use a hand around here.

Just think about it.

Yeah.

I will.

Thanks.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[TRUCK RUMBLING]

[SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ - No, Trudy was called the Bride of Bridgeport...

- TRUDY: Okay...

- Have you ever wondered...

- FENTON: There was a reason for that.

- No, let me finish my story first...

- JOE: The Bride of Bridgeport?

- FENTON: She was called the Bride of Bridgeport, no...

- TRUDY: No, more importantly...

- [TRUDY AND FENTON ARGUING]

- [DOORBELL RINGS]

[DOOR OPENS]

Ah ha!

- I thought I locked the door.

- GLORIA: Boys, you're here!

Guess what?

I brought dessert.

Hello, Francis.

Hello, sweetheart.

Trudy.

I brought cherry pie.

[LAUGHS]

That's so thoughtful.

But we have dessert.

- GLORIA: Oh.

- Ice cream.

GLORIA: Ice cream?

Ice cream is not a dessert.

It's a side.

Get some plates, would you?

By the way, I have scheduled a "welcome to Bridgeport" barbecue at my place tomorrow night.

Nothing fancy.

Just meet and greet.

Hmm.

GLORIA: Now, I imagine you boys having lived in the city all those years, you probably know the best way to survive a new place is to learn the lay of the land.

And that's why I'm here.

FENTON: Well, I could show them that, too.

I grew up here, also.

GLORIA: Yes, I know.

But we might not show them the same things.

[GLORIA AND FENTON LAUGHING]

Oh, Fenton, I remember when Laura first brought you home to meet me.

Yeah, I remember that, too.

I think you said that you thought she found me in the forest.

- GLORIA: [LAUGHS]

That's funny.

- You remember that?

GLORIA: That's funny.

So, Francis, I understand that you are looking into universities.

- Making a short list.

- Uh, yeah.

I mean, still got a few years.

Well, I've begun to make some arrangements.

You know, pad out your resumé.

Get you to meet all the right people.

- Uh, that's great.

- GLORIA: Mm-hmm.

Uh, me and my dad were thinking about schools close to home in the city.

Nonsense.

Think bigger.

Think biggest.

Think Rosegray Preparatory Academy.

Now, young Joseph, I have been making some plans for you, too.

Uh, thanks, but I don't really wanna pad my resume.

[GLORIA LAUGHS]

No, I was thinking more along the lines of active summer diversions.

How would you like to learn to ride horses?

- JOE: Horses?

- GLORIA: Mm-hmm.

JOE: That's pretty awesome.

[BIG BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Is Grandma, like, the Queen of Bridgeport?

TRUDY: No, Joe.

- Yes.

- [ALL LAUGHING]

GLORIA: Hey, there you are!

Hello.

Hello.

[KISSES]

Welcome.

Hello, sweetheart.

Hello.

[KISSES]

Hi, hi, hi.

FENTON: Nice to see you.

Hi.

- Thanks for having us.

- GLORIA: Thanks for coming.

Thank you, thank you.

Hi, Trudy.

[CHUCKLES]

Uh, friends and neighbors, listen up for a moment.

Thank you all for being here.

I wanted you to meet my grandsons, Francis, and Joe.

I'm just thrilled to have them here with me.

So I hope you get a chance to say hi to them during the course of the evening.

Thank you so much.

[ALL APPLAUDING]

Go get some food, you guys.

Thanks for coming.

A lot.

JESSE: Just when I thought this town couldn't get any uglier.

Wait, is that little Jesse Hooper?

[LAUGHS]

Hey, you're a cop.

JESSE: For a while now.

EZRA: She's my deputy.

- Hey, Ezra.

- Hey.

I'm, uh, real sorry about Laura.

FENTON: Thank you.

I'm telling you, it was a naval mine.

A naval mine?

In Bridgeport?

Yeah.

From the w*r.

They're everywhere.

You know, the chains rust off, they would float to the surface, and...

"Kaplowie." I don't think mines go "kaplowie." Okay, Biff.

What sound does a mine make, then?

I don't know.

JOE: So what are we talking about?

CALLIE: The fishing boat that went down a couple of weeks ago.

Did they say what happened?

CALLIE: Cops think it was a gas fire.

JOE: Or someone could have done it on purpose.

CALLIE: Yeah, you're right.

Hey, your dad's a detective.

Maybe he knows.

But maybe he only deals with big city crimes.

FRANK: Huh.

My dad's actually from here.

You know any of his tricks?

Showed me how to dust for prints once.

I can pick locks.

Really?

You'll have to show me that one time.

JOE: Yeah, all right.

You boys making some new friends?

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, Callie!

Don't you look sweet.

CALLIE: Thank you, Mrs.

Estabrook.

Could I steal you away for a moment?

Yeah.

Yeah.

GLORIA: And that is my father.

George Estabrook.

He made the discovery that made all of this possible.

And that's him, too.

With his beloved plane.

FRANK: He was a pilot?

That's a story for another day.

JOE: What's that?

Aah.

That is the beast that got your Uncle Harry.

Um-hmm.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna go get some air.

Oh, Joe.

Joe, it, it's okay.

- [DOG BARKS]

- Joe, the dog!

- FRANK: Joe!

- GLORIA: Peppermint!

- [BARKS]

FRANK: Somebody stop him!

JOE: Peppermint!

FRANK: Peppermint!

Peppermint!

[OWL HOOTS]

Gotcha.

- FRANK: Joe?

- [JOE GRUNTING]

Whoa, whoa.

What are you doing?

Get off of him, man!

ERN: Turn off the lights.

Ern?

He's, he's okay.

He's okay.

He's fine.

ERN: Turn them off!

Now!

[FLASHLIGHTS CLICK OFF]

What do you want?

Do you know the lady that owns this house?

Go get her, and bring her to the stables.

I'm not going anywhere without him, okay?

- ERN: Now!

- [JOE GRUNTING]

Whoa.

'Kay!

ERN: And just her.

No one else.

I'm watching.

Joe, I'll be right back, buddy.

Okay?

[JOE GRUNTING]

- Francis.

- Grandma.

Did you find Peppermint?

I need you to come with me, okay?

Come with you where?

It's Joe.

[JOE GRUNTING]

Ern!

I brought her.

Now let him go.

Are you Ms.

Estabrook?

What is going on here?

Please put down the Kn*fe.

Ma'am.

I'm sorry to do this.

I was on your fishing boat.

The Astghik.

I don't recognize that name.

Your boat didn't sink.

- It blew up.

- GLORIA: What?

Yeah.

These men, they came on board, they k*lled the captain.

sh*t the entire crew.

GLORIA: Well, that's terrible.

ERN: I was the only one who survived.

- [THUDS]

Ow!

[GRUNTS]

[HORSES NEIGHING]

FRANK: You okay?

You all right?

I'm good.

GLORIA: Sure you're not hurt?

So, you owned his boat?

Yes.

Yes, I, I, I may own it.

I don't manage these things myself.

Then who does?

I will look into it.

What's important is that you're okay, Joe.

Now, come on.

Let's get out of here.

[FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

FENTON: Frank.

I wish you would have found me first.

FRANK: It all kind of happened really fast.

♪ I'm fine.

Look, Joe, I think he was just really shaken up.

He wasn't gonna hurt you.

You know, I can talk to Ezra and Jesse, and...

you know, we'll look into it.

Bridgeport's got a weird way of welcoming people.

FENTON: Yeah, it does.

But...

But...

The ice cream can't be b*at.

[SPOONS CLATTERING]

[FENTON LAUGHS]

Armed and dangerous.

- FRANK: Yes.

- JOE: Are you kidding me?

No, no, no.

Oh, man.

- This is good.

JOE: That one's mine.

That one's mine.

[ALL CHATTERING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

- FRANK: Hey.

- Hey.

How'd you sleep?

Fine.

What are you doing up here?

Just going through boxes of Mom's old stuff.

This is from when you were a baby.

What do you think she was thinking?

I know she wanted a girl.

[LAUGHS]

No, no.

In the car.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING]

I don't know.

Can't believe we're never gonna see her again.

Daddy took the camera.

Look at Joe.

Hi!

Look it.

That's Dadda.

Can you say hi?

- YOUNG FRANK: Hi.

- LAURA: Give him a kiss.

Aw, you're such a good boy.

[LAUGHING]: Oh, my God.

[KISSES]

Oh!

Oh!

You've gotta let go of my hair, though.

[LAUGHING]

[JOE LAUGHING]

Oh.

Hi!

You laugh like her.

LAURA [ON VIDEO]: Oh, my gosh.

Hey, Frank.

How's it going?

How's the maze?

See the stars?

[GASPS]

Do you wanna dance with me?

I'm gonna dance with my baby.

- [LAURA LAUGHING]

- [THUNK]

Do you hear that?

Is it from the garage?

It's probably just Trudy.

It's gone.

It didn't sound like Trudy.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

JOE: Who's that?

- I don't know.

- FENTON: You heard about my reputation.

You probably heard what my family's going through right now.

Well, that's why I'm here.

It's about your wife.

My nephew Rupert was in charge of much of our company's interests, but he started acting strange.

Paranoid, even.

Then three weeks ago, he disappeared.

Travel records show that he came to Bridgeport.

And the day your wife d*ed, phone records from the hotel show that he called her three times.

Excuse me?

Your wife was a journalist.

Yes?

No, not, not in the last couple of years.

I believe she was still working.

She was investigating something, and Rupert was her source.

I think that whatever he told her...

It got her k*lled.

Where's your nephew now?

[SCOFFS]

That's why I'm here.

After he checked out of the hotel in Bridgeport, he disappeared again.

An associate said that he saw Rupert back home, but all my attempts to find him have been fruitless, and I just want to get to him and get him help.

And I believe you're the man to find him.

I just, I can't really pick up and go overseas right now.

Well, if you want to find your wife's k*ller, it's a trail that must be followed.

Call me when you make a decision.

I'll be staying in Bridgeport the next few weeks.

And...

Make your decision quickly.

I believe that time is of the essence.

- Frank.

- [DOOR OPENS]

What's going on?

What does she mean?

[DOOR CLOSES]

It wasn't an accident.

Somebody k*lled Mom.

♪ We need to do something.

We gotta help Dad.

We're gonna find out what happened to Mom.

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