01x09 - The Key

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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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01x09 - The Key

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NARRATOR: Previously, on Hardy Boys...

Where's your nephew now?

MRS. KHAN: Three weeks
ago, he disappeared.

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

[THWACKS]

MAN: We know that you're
looking for Rupert Khan.

We are also looking for a Mr. Khan.

FRANK: Dean McFarlane said that my mom

found out something that changed her.

MS. DIAZ: She said her
family was running the town,

and she wanted to expose it.

She wrote a piece, but
it never got published.

FRANK: You're making
them sound like they're...

A secret organization.
That's what they are.

[CAR ENGINE RUMBLING]

- [TIRES SQUEAL]
- [CLANKING]

JB: We're going for a ride, Joey.

- JOE: I'm not your accomplice anymore.
- No, you're not.

You're my leverage.

- So, where's Stacy?
- Why?

CALLIE: I thought you
two were hitting it off.

- She seems nice. If not...
- Yeah.

... a little odd.

TRUDY: I come from a
family of detectives.

I'm gonna do what comes naturally.

- Joe?
- What are you doing here?

JB: He seems to think
that whoever hired me

had something to do
with k*lling his mom.

So, get Gloria Estabrook.

Let him go. I won't ask again.

That's good, 'cause I'm tired of
talking to you. Where's Gloria?

- Buddy. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Hey!

All right. I'll get her.

JB: Good.

- [JOE GRUNTS]
- Sorry.

- I'm sorry.
- You said you wouldn't hurt me.

Are you okay? I didn't mean to.

GLORIA: What's going on here?

Are you all right, Joe?

- I'm fine.
- GLORIA: Who are you?

Why are you holding my grandson?

JB Cox.

I'm the guy you hired to steal
back that idol, and then...

threatened.

Because there was something else inside.

How are you?

Right. Well, funny story: Joe,
here, is the one who found it.

Is that true, Joe?

Yeah, it's true.

And I brought him to you.

So I'd like to think that
means that you can pay me,

and I can make my way
out of here. Sound good?

Do you really think you
can barge into my house,

hold my grandson hostage,
and demand money from me?

I mean, it's working, isn't it?

[THWACKS]

- [JB GRUNTS, THUDS]
- Thank you, Stefan.

- Of course, ma'am.
- GLORIA: Now get Chief Collig.

Did you know Stefan could do that?

Well.

It would seem the three of us
have quite a lot to discuss.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]



Are you sure you're not hurt, my dear?

I'm fine.

I'm so sorry.

Having you involved in my problems

is the last thing I
wanted to have happen.

But is it true you removed
the piece from the idol?

- Don't tell her anything, Joe.
- Why would you say that, Francis?

The idol that JB stole from you
was found by your fishing boat.

You lied to both of
us about the Astghik.

I hired that man to get
back what's rightfully mine.

That's all you need to know.

Has anything you've told
us so far been the truth?

Yes. Of course.

But do you have what
was inside the idol?

We don't have it.

Why don't you let your brother answer?

We're not telling you anything
until you answer our questions.

Very well.

Ask away.

That thing that was inside the
idol. Is that what got Mom m*rder*d?

- GLORIA: What?
- She was m*rder*d.

JOE: Grandma.

Are you okay?

No, no, no. The, the police told me
that the car slipped off the road.

They said it was an accident.

No, it wasn't.

How do you know that?

This lady named Mrs. Khan.

She hired our father to
find her nephew, Rupert.

Rupert and our mom were
working on a story together.

We think she was k*lled to
stop the story from coming out.

How could you not tell me that?

We didn't know who to trust.

We still don't.

[PANTING]

Okay. What's your situation?

- It's Joe.
- Joe?

I saw him in a car with that JB Cox guy.

A car? What do you mean?

Like, were they going for a ride?

This wouldn't be a situation if
they were just going for a ride.

So, did JB take him or something?

He didn't put him in the trunk, but...

I don't think Joe went
with him by choice.

We need to tell my mom.

COLLIG: I don't know what to say.

Dixon City PD was convinced
it was an accident.

My grandsons heard otherwise.

How could they learn
something the police couldn't?

I don't know.

How do we know Khan wasn't playing
Fenton for some other reason?

If there's any truth
in that, I'll find it,

and deal with those responsible.

What do I do with him?

You know what to do with him.

- You're sure it was JB you saw?
- PHIL: Mm-hmm.

Did you get a license plate?

No. It all happened so fast.

I think it started with a number.

Or letter.

No, no. It was, it was a number.

- Was it? No, it was a letter.
- Can you describe the car?

Two-tone black and blue
four-door. I believe model.

Really throaty exhaust.

Why didn't you start with that?

This officer here is gonna
take the rest of your statement.

Stay here. I need to make a call.

[PUSHING PHONE BUTTONS]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

JESSE [OVER PHONE]: Trudy,
it's me. Is Joe home?

No. Why?

Phil Cohen and Biff just
came in to report something.

He thinks Joe might have been taken.

Taken? What do you mean
taken? Taken by who?

I'm going to get every
available car looking for him.

I want to come, too.

No, you stay there.

- What? I can't just...
- Trust me on this.

You need to be there
in case he comes home.

Jesse, I can't just stay here.

We'll find him, Trudy. No matter
what it takes, we'll find him.

GLORIA: I can't blame either
of you for not trusting me.

I haven't always been as
forthcoming as I'd like to have been.

That's a nice way of
saying that you lied.

GLORIA: No.

I was sheltering you
from some harsh truths.

Because I wanted to protect you.

But I can see that you two are
going to find out the truth, anyway.

So it should come from me.

Are you familiar with the
cave-in at Demon's Paw mine?

Three miners, my father, Ahmed Khan,

and Sergei Nabokov,

they found something in the mine.

Uh, an ancient artifact
of unknown origin.

My lucky charm.

And when they disturbed it,
it caused the mine to collapse.

They were the only three survivors.

If you found what was in the idol,

you held a piece of it.

They called it the Eye,

because with it, you
could see what you needed

to achieve all your desires.

I mean, can you imagine if you
knew the outcome of all things?

If every decision, or, or, or
choice you made in your life

turned out to be the right one.

So, what did they do with it?

Could they have done anything?

Indeed. The Estabrooks,
the Khans, and the Nabokovs,

they became three of the
wealthiest families in the world.

Great. So they just made money with it.

- No, not just that.
I mean, think about it.

You could influence events if
you knew how they would end.

Control governments, if you
knew when they would fail.

Or create an invention if
you knew how it would work.

Or cure disease. Stop
wars. Prevent disaster.

Did they do any of that?

[SIGHS] No.

No. Well, not as much
as they should have.

They were more interested in
protecting their source of the wealth,

and power.

And so, they closed
ranks to keep the secret.

The called themselves
the Circle of the Eye.

And they swore an oath
to never speak of it.

Did Mom know about all of this?

Laura was very good at
finding herself in places

she was not supposed to be.

Enough, George! I will
not be lectured to.

Power unused is not power at all.

We have gone too far this time.

Four thousand people are dead!

We are not responsible for those deaths.

We didn't k*ll anyone.

We knew exactly what
was going to happen.

We have blood on our hands.

Our hands?

You were not delivering
this sermon a week ago.

And your fortunes have been
favored as much as ours.

This is our power. Ours to use.

You cannot simply walk away
from the Circle, George.

Laura.

Gloria, go after her! Talk to her.

GLORIA: She already had her suspicions

about her grandfather and the others.

But after that,

she didn't want anything
to do with the Circle.

Is that why she refused
to go to Rosegrave?

GLORIA: She rejected her whole family.

She had no idea how dangerous were
the secrets she was delving into.

After my father had this
argument with his partners,

he realized that The
Eye was too powerful

to be in any one person's possession.

So he devised a method to
divide it into three pieces.

One for each founding member,

each with an equal
fraction of the power.

Splitting The Eye up didn't destroy it.

He thought it was a risk worth taking.

It was while he was flying his
piece overseas for safekeeping

that his plane crashed.

After my father's death,

the Circle continued to
protect our interests abroad,

our wealth, and our power.

And that's it. I, I have now...

told you everything.

Not everything.

The door behind the bookcase.

Aren't you full of surprises.

Where does it lead to?

It's the repository of my
father's studies into The Eye.

I haven't been inside that
room since my father d*ed.

- So you don't have the key?
- GLORIA: No.

I can only guess it was
lost in the crash, as well.

I could pick the lock.

Ah...

I mean, I, I'd have to
learn how, of course,

'cause it's definitely not
a skill that I already have.

GLORIA: It wouldn't matter.

X-ray imaging has confirmed

any attempt to open the door
with anything but the proper key

would trigger an expl*si*n
destroying everything behind it.

Great-Grandpa wasn't fooling around.

GLORIA: No, and neither am I.

If you do have that piece of The Eye,

you have to understand,
it's too dangerous

to keep in your possession.

Especially now that we've found
that there is another piece

right here in Bridgeport.

- Mrs. Khan.
- GLORIA: Yes.

Which makes it even more imperative
that we keep our piece safe.

How? By giving it to you?

GLORIA: Yes.

If we can reassemble all
three pieces of The Eye,

then with its full power,

it might lead us to
your mother's k*ller.

I know you don't trust me.

But I need you to try.

[DOOR OPENS]

- TRUDY: Joe.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

Half the Bridgeport Police
Department is looking for you.

They said you... You were
kidnapped by some sort of criminal.

It wasn't like that. Not exactly.

Upstairs. Now.

You're gonna tell me what this is,
and you're gonna tell me everything.

JB: Why are we stopping?

- Get out and face the vehicle.
- JB: You don't have to do this.

I said... get out.

You don't have to do this.

[JB GRUNTS]

- I know what you're trying to do, okay?
- [HANDCUFFS CLINKING]

You work for Gloria. You want me to run.

I'll att*ck you, so you'll have just
cause to sh**t me. I get it, okay?

I'm not gonna do that.

- Just...
- All right.

Turn around.

Take. Look inside.

That's what was hidden inside the idol.

What is it?

There's another one just
like that here in town.

Gloria wants you to retrieve it,

by any means necessary.

And if I say no?

[CHUCKLES]

What was it you said
a minute ago about...

- just cause?
- [g*n COCKS]

You can tell Gloria
that I accept her terms.

Good boy.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[EXHALES]

[CAR DEPARTING, GRAVEL CRUNCHING]

Your mother was really m*rder*d?

Yeah, she was.

And we think we're getting really
close to finding out who k*lled her.

A secret society formed
around a magic artifact.

- Yeah, I know how it sounds...
- I believe you.

You do?

Yeah.

If you were lying, you would have
come up with a more believable story.

Plus, I can imagine Gloria
at the head of a cabal

trying to take over the world.

Why haven't you gone to the police?

FRANK: We can't.

Chief Collig is involved in this.

- We think he works for Grandma.
- But you can trust Jesse.

I mean, Mom wanted to talk to people.

So, maybe we shouldn't.

FRANK: Joe's right.

We can't tell anyone.

You want me to keep this a secret.

Yeah, I think that's the safest thing.

I have conditions.

If I feel like you're in over your head,

I'm going straight to Jesse. Am I clear?

FRANK: Yeah.

What are the other conditions?

No more secrets.

Anything you find
out, you share with me.

Deal?

- Deal.
- Deal.

[EXHALES]

I'm sorry, Trudy. We
should have told you.

What, that you've been sneaking
around behind my back all summer

investigating your mother's m*rder?

Yeah. You should have told me.

You would have stopped us.

She would have, too.

MAN: This is your last chance, Mr. Khan.

I'm gonna ask you a few more questions.

Why are you doing this?
What do you want from me?

Again, who else are you working with?

No one.

I wasn't working with anybody.

[POLYGRAPH MACHINE CLICKING]

[THWACKS]

[RUPERT GROANING]

Who got you out of Bridgeport?

I had forged papers ready.

You were going to move against us?

I don't want to be part of this.

I wanted to just disappear.

You'll disappear, all right.

FENTON: Or maybe not.

[PUNCHING, GRUNTING]

- [THWACKS]
- [THUDS]

- Rupert Khan?
- RUPERT: Yeah.

I'm Fenton Hardy. You knew my wife.

I don't know what you're talking about.

[POLYGRAPH MACHINE CLICKING]

Oh.

Okay.

Let me just pick up from
where your friend left off.

[CLEARS THROAT.]

Did you know my wife?

No. I don't... [GRUNTING]

I just came halfway across the
world to find out what you know.

So, if you think I'm
gonna let you lie to me,

you're making a very dangerous mistake.

- Again.
- [GROANS]

Okay.

I knew her.

I was helping her.

Helping her with what?

To destroy the Circle of the Eye.

The what?

[DISTANT CLANGING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

They're coming.

JOE: What if the key to
the secret door is lost?

Then what?

The way things have been going, I
would say it was hidden. Not lost.

Then we need to find it.

FRANK: I don't think it's that simple.

I think we need to find the
puzzle that leads to the key.

Oh, right. 'Cause that
makes so much more sense.

Great-Grandpa was a big fan of
puzzles. Maybe this is another one.

Like the trick piano
at the Rosegrave test.

[SIGHS] Mom's family is so weird.

They're our family, too.

Hey, maybe that's why
you are the way you are.

Hmm.

Do we trust Grandma?

I don't know.

TRUDY: Boys, you're
gonna be late for school!

Great. yeah. That's what's
gonna solve everything.

School.

[BELL RINGING]

Hey, Callie. What's up?

Frank, I heard Joe was grabbed by JB?

Uh, yeah. He was.

But he's fine.

I'm just glad he's okay.

So, what happened?

- FRANK: Hey, Stacy.
- Hi, Frank.

Callie.

Hey.

So, how are you enjoying Bridgeport?

I love it. It's way
better than my old school.

Oh. Which was that?

Uh, Galebridge High.

I couldn't wait to get out of there.

This one teacher, Mrs. Sumner,
she totally had it in for me.

Can't imagine why.

Easy, Callie.

Uh, it's okay. I don't scare easy.

I gotta go. See you around?

FRANK: Yeah.

What was that?

I thought small town people
were supposed to be nice.

What? I'm just getting
to know the new girl.

Right.

So, your grandma's dad d*ed

before he could make her
the ruler of the world?

- Yeah.
- [TEACHER LECTURING INDISTINCTLY]

You think that's a good or bad thing?

I don't know, but she really wants
to open that door again, so...

I think I would, too.

If all the ruler-of-the-world
stuff was behind it.

Frank and I are thinking,

maybe we should give
her the lucky charm.

That's dumb. You don't
know if you can trust her.

[TEACHER CLEARS THROAT]

Sure that's not gonna explode?

What's the point if it doesn't explode?

So, you were about to tell me

that you're gonna hand your lucky
charm over to the dragon lady?

Don't call her that.

And I don't know.

Frank and I are still
deciding, but maybe we should.

Why would you do that? Seriously.

She said it would be safer
with her than with us.

And I think she's right.

I don't even like knowing where it is.

Was the food always this bad here?

Oh, it was worse last year.

I don't think it's so bad.

FRANK: Uh, you know what?
I'll be back in a minute.

Okay.

Think there's something weird
about that new girl, Stacy?

What's up with you?

Why are you so stuck on that girl?

Or maybe it's the fact
that Frank's stuck on her,

and that's what's really bothering you.

Why are you acting like this?

That wasn't even convincing.

You know, I'm just trying
to look out for our friend.

Okay?

Although I do find
your jealousy adorable.

Who said I was jealous?

I could just be hungry.

- Are you following me, Frank?
- No, I... I mean, I thought...

You made it... Never mind.

- [LAUGHING]: I'm messing with you.
- [LAUGHS] Okay.

STACY: Thought we could hang out.

Don't think I'd be the
best company right now.

Why? What happened?

It's complicated.

I can do complicated.

Yeah, I guess I just found
some stuff out about my family

that I'm not sure I
really wanted to know.

Well, when it comes to family,

I think it's always
better to know everything.

Even the bad stuff. I assume
what you found out was bad.

Yeah, it was downright disturbing.

Great. Yeah. [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Well, truth is always
better than secrets, right?

Yeah.

So, maybe you should embrace
it instead of running from it.

Yeah, I think you're right.

Of course I'm right.


["I WANT CANDY" BY BOW WOW WOW PLAYING]

[EXHALES] You gotta
love you what you do.

♪ I know a guy who's tough but sweet ♪

♪ He's so fine he can't be b*at ♪

♪ He's got everything that I desire ♪

♪ Sets the summer sun on fire ♪

♪ I want candy ♪

- ♪ I want candy ♪
- Hi. Don't worry. I'm the, the bug guy.

Bit of a roach problem in here.

Sometimes you gotta
gas 'em up real good.

You have yourself a nice day.

♪ I go to see him when
the sun goes down ♪

MRS. KHAN: Nigel.

I feel rather lightheaded.

[SIGHS]

Something's wrong.

[DISTORTED]: Mrs. Khan.

♪ I want candy ♪

[DISTANT RUSTLING]

♪ I want candy ♪

[KNOCKING SOFTLY]

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

JB: Oh, boy.

It's okay. It's fine.

It's... [NIGEL GRUNTS]

It's just knock-out gas.

You're gonna be okay.
Just... a little sleepy.

[EXHALES] Imagine if it was poison.

[CHUCKLES] It's not, though.

Come on.

Well, it definitely looks
like a piece of something.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR SHUTS]

[MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO]

[PHONE DIALING]

Hey, Marina.

Hey, how's Tommy?

Yeah.

Chet? Uh, he, he's good.

Yeah, everything's been great.

Um, random question for you.

Do you have a teacher at
Galebridge named Mrs. Sumner?

Oh, you do?

Oh.

Well, do you know anyone at
your school named Stacy Baker?

She would have transferred
away a few weeks ago.

Long brown hair. Kind of a
little-miss-innocent vibe,

but she dresses like a pop star.

Yeah, I know. It's a common name.

Yeah. Thanks, cuz.

Bye.

[PHONE CLICKS IN CRADLE]

JESSE: I'm glad Joe's okay.

Uh, yeah. He was with Frank
at his grandmother's, so...

Don't know if he was okay.

Phil was pretty convinced
that he saw Joe with JB Cox.

Phil was also convinced he saw a
giant alligator in the lake. Remember?

Yeah, but this just
seems more plausible.

I know.

But, uh...

I don't know what Phil saw.

And I do know where Joe was.

Don't know what else I can say.

You know, if Frank and Joe
are in some kind of trouble,

I can help.

If you let me.

If the boys are in any kind of trouble,

you'll be the first person I call.

I promise.

Okay.

Gloria. You're looking well.

Thank you, gentlemen.

I'm sorry, Kanika. I
wasn't expecting visitors.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- I just found out recently

that my daughter's death was not

an accident.

I know that she spent
time with your nephew.

With Rupert, before her death.

Uh, surely he must have
shared some details with you.

Rupert is missing.

I asked your daughter's husband
Fenton to assist in finding him.

Yes, I had to hear
that from my grandsons.

My nephew could be
running for his own life.

And from who, I don't know.

Why are you here, Kanika?

My piece of The Eye was stolen.

What if the person who stole your piece

now has mine?

Victor is dead.

The Nabokov line d*ed with him.

Who else is there who knows
enough to move against us?

That's the million-dollar
question, Gloria.

And we must find the answer.

[CAR ENGINE HUMMING]

FENTON: What are you stopping for?

RUPERT: Listen, I'm
telling you the truth.

Laura knew it. We were
working together to stop them.

Why wouldn't she tell me that?

She couldn't.

She was trying to protect you.

She knew how dangerous they were.

Are you saying that the
Estabrooks were involved in this?

George Estabrook was at the center.

He broke the object, The Eye,

into three pieces and gave
each to one of the families.

Someone is trying to
put it together again.

Laura and I were horrified
at the thought of our families

unleashing that power
on the world again.

We were trying to expose them.

That's why they k*lled her.

That's why they've
been trying to k*ll me.

Tell me something. Who in this
organization has the power...

to order her death?

I don't know.

Before Laura was k*lled,

Victor Nabokov was m*rder*d.

I don't know if he was k*lled
by the Estabrooks, my aunt,

or perhaps even one of his own,

but if you find out who k*lled Victor,

you'll find out who k*lled your wife.

[sh*ts f*ring, GLASS SHATTERING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Mrs. Khan?

NIGEL: Mrs. Khan has had a trying day.

Excuse us.

What was she doing here?

Her piece of The Eye was stolen.

Something is happening.

Our piece of The Eye is
no longer safe with you,

and you're no longer safe with it.

[EXHALES] Whatever is happening?

We've already lost Laura.

I couldn't bear to lose you, too.

I know where it is.

Thank you, Joe.

Thank you for trusting me.

Stefan, go with the boys.

Yes.

JOE: All right.

This is it.

Do we need tickets?

I didn't bring any money.

Neither did I.

I got this.

MAN [ON SCREEN]: Why
didn't you go with him?

WOMAN [ON SCREEN]: Look, if you
want to throw your weight around,

why don't you go outside
where there's plenty of room?

MAN [ON SCREEN]: I'm just
being mildly official.

WOMAN [ON SCREEN]: You
don't look much like...

JOE: There.

It's hidden in the speaker.

Up there.

MAN [ON SCREEN]: Look, all sheriffs
gotta wear this kind of hat.

Otherwise, people wouldn't
know they were the law.

I'll get it.

[CLATTERING]

[CLATTERS LOUDLY]

[JOE EXHALES]

Be careful, please.

- I've done this before.
I can do it again.

MAN [ON SCREEN]: Look, you
can't stay here alone in a tent.

Whatcha gonna do?

[WOMAN ON SCREEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

MAN [ON SCREEN]: What's your name?

How do you fit into all this?

You part of the Circle, or
just one of the followers?

My loyalty is to Gloria Estabrook.

And her family?

MAN [ON SCREEN]: Have you got any money?

- WOMAN [ON SCREEN]: Sure, I've got three dollars.
- Okay. Good talk.

- MAN [ON SCREEN]: Thank you very much.
- WOMAN [ON SCREEN]: That's a lot,

when you think of how many times
I didn't have three dollars.

MAN [ON SCREEN]: What'd
you do in the car?

JOE: Uh...

FRANK: What?

JOE: I think we have a problem.

What kind of problem?

The kind of problem where the mystic,

space artifact thingy is gone.

What?

Joe...

It was there, and now it's not.

- What did you do with it?
- I didn't do anything!

I swear.

It's gone. All right?

The Eye is gone.

FRANK: Okay, who would have
thought to look for The Eye fragment

inside the speaker?

- You sure nobody saw you put it in there?
- Yes! I'm sure.

And you didn't tell anyone?

I think I'd remember
if I told someone about

a world-controlling magic
rock I'd hid in a speaker.

Well, it's not like it just
got up and walked off, Joe.

How do you know?

What does anybody actually
know about this thing?

Other than it's lucky, and
valuable, and dangerous to be around.

It's all the more reason to find it

before somebody else
in Bridgeport gets hurt.

[SIGHS]

What's with this town, anyways?

You can't throw a rock
without hitting a new mystery.

Everyone has a secret.

Sometimes more than one.

It's like their secrets have secrets.

It's like their secrets have secrets.

What are you doing?

What if the answer was right in
front of Grandma the whole time?

- A music box?
- Yeah.

I thought you already
solved that mystery.

I did. But when Grandma
gave me this box,

she said that there was
more than one secret inside.

You don't think she would
have checked it out already?

Maybe. She said her
father loved puzzles.

Maybe this is one she didn't solve.

If the key's in here, I'm gonna find it.

Even if I have to take
it apart piece by piece.

[CLATTERS SHUT]

GLORIA: Well?

Do you have it?

STEFAN: It wasn't there.

It must have been taken.

Did they lie to us?

I believe Joe was genuinely
shocked to find it gone.

Someone is one step ahead of us.

[STUDENTS CHATTERING]

CALLIE: Hey, Frank.

- Can I talk to you about something?
- Yeah, what's up?

So, I called my cousin,
who goes to Galebridge.

She said she doesn't know a Stacy Baker.

Don't you think that's weird?

No, I think it's kind of
weird that you called her.

Hey. Stacy, um, I've
been meaning to ask you.

My cousin Marina goes
to Galebridge High,

and she probably would have
been in some of your classes.

FRANK: Callie...

Did you know her?

Uh, Marina? No. Maybe she
just wasn't that memorable.

- Class is about to start. You coming?
- Yeah.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

How's it going with that music box?

See for yourself.

Whoa. You've been busy.

Not that it's done any good.

Whoa. Frank, look at this.

That's the symbol from Grandma's door.

JOE: Is that the key?

I don't know, but it's worth a sh*t.



[KEY CLICKING IN LOCK]

FRANK: You are getting way too
good at this lock-picking thing.

- Saves me having to carry keys.
- [WHISPERS]: Shh. Be quiet.

Why? Is she here?

I don't know. I'm
just saying, take this.

Why would we be here if she was home?

You said we would
wait until she was out.

I didn't see her car.
She's probably not here.

Don't freak me out, okay?

[CLUNKING]

[FRANK GRUNTS]

[SQUEAKS OPEN]

[CLANKS]

Are we sure about this?

What about the booby trap?

I just asked myself what you would do.

[JOE EXHALES]

[RHYTHMIC CLICKING]

[GEARS CLICKING, SQUEAKING]

Are those door sounds or trap sounds?

[CLATTERING, GEARS STOP]

It worked.

Any bets on what's inside?

Answers.

[DOOR BANGS SHUT]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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