01x06 - Grave the Last Dance

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "School Spirits"

They found Maddie's backpack? Where?

D deserted house.

Wait, you died at the homecoming game?

Yeah, and my family still

shows up for me every year.

Did you say anything about me?

I don't remember.

Is it hard seeing him?

It's getting easier, especially now that

I'm 95% sure he didn't k*ll me.

Win back Claire's confidence,

and then you crack her.

How am I gonna do that?

Tell him to ask her to

the homecoming dance.

Ask her to the homecoming dance.

You're sh1tting me.

- Do you wanna go to the dance with me?

- Sure, Wally.

I'm guessing this is how

Claire dragged your body out of here.

You what?

I just can't

a football player?

Shh! Keep your voice down.

You waited to be dead

to go to a school dance

with a jock?

Who are you now?

I'm changing the subject.

I would rather talk about my m*rder

and my maybe m*rder*r, Claire, please.

Simon.

That's so gross.

Is it, Chloe?

I mean, I just think it's gross

that you're being so judgmental.

Isn't your boyfriend the

guy who's been wearing

the same boat shoes without socks

since the seventh grade?

And yet, I've never brought that up.

Xavier is hot and original.

And he's been through a lot.

Expand your horizons, ladies.

And we're sure he didn't

m*rder his girlfriend?

Yes, we're sure.

Wait, I heard she ran away.

Then why would her blood

be on the wall, dumbass?

[CELL PHONE BUZZES]

[INTRIGUING MUSIC]

He has other shoes.

♪

Claire said yes.

- Told you it would work.

- That's good.

sh*t. What now?

Operation Claire we

crack her at the dance.

Operation Claire we

crack her at the dance.

Crack her? What does that even mean?

Get her to admit what she did.

The blackmail, for starters.

We know she's blackmailing

Anderson for grades, right?

When they got that video, they freaked.

And if Anderson didn't do it

Then Claire definitely did.

We need to confirm

she took Maddie's phone

and smashed it

and what else she may have smashed,

like Maddie's head.

- Simon.

- Jesus. Come on.

- Nice.

- What? We need the truth.

Does the truth have to be so

graphic while we're eating?

You need to charm

Claire into a confession

and record it on your phone.

Get her to admit she

dragged Maddie's body

- out the fallout shelter.

- Charm her?

Last week she was pretending

I didn't even exist.

How did that feel?

I don't even know why she said yes.

Maybe she still thinks you're hot.

He's gotta look hotter.

But you need to look hotter.

She did ask if I had a suit.

- Do you?

- No.

- Well, Nicole can help.

- Nicole,

take him to the mall, find him a suit.

Why, 'cause I'm a girl?

[CHUCKLES]

- This needs something.

- Fine.

- Yeah.

- BOTH: Ketchup.

Are you sure you're okay with this?

You mean setting up my

cheating ex-boyfriend

and my traitor ex-friend?

It's a great plan.

Stop looking at me like that

or I'm gonna change my mind.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

Don't forget me when I'm gone ♪

♪

Don't forget me when I'm gone, gone ♪

♪

Don't you forget me ♪

Don't forget me when I'm gone ♪

Don't you forget me when I'm gone ♪

Don't you forget me ♪

Don't forget me when I'm gone ♪

- Is this dust or dandruff?

- [SNEEZES]

[COUGHS, SNIFFLES]

Ghosts can have allergies.

That's good to know.

Yeah, poor Charley will never

know the glory of a peanut M&M.

Even dead he still swells up.

- Really?

- Yeah.

So are you thinking dress or suit?

- Dress.

- Well, that's a statement

for a homecoming dance.

Surprised you'd go frilly.

That's really [SQUEALS]

I'm surprised you're

going to this thing at all.

It doesn't totally track with you.

Well, how can one revolt

if they've never assimilated?

Weak reasoning.

But I'll let it slide.

I guess I'm just surprised you guys

are throwing yourselves into this.

You know, Wally's acting

like it's the first time

he's ever even heard of a dance.

Yeah, well, he's been going to

this thing alone for 37 years.

So brava, I suppose,

for helping him tackle

this unfinished business.

We don't always get second

chances on this side.

I have a question,

but you can't laugh.

Okay, well, I can't

guarantee anything, but sh**t.

Can ghosts have sex?

I said we can swell, didn't I?

Oh. So you've all

La grande mort is no competition

for la petite mort, Tootsie Roll.

But yeah, we've been going

through puberty for decades.

We have needs.

We have a past. We all do.

We all do, right?

[PLAYFUL MUSIC]

Maddie Nears, did you die a virgin?

Uh hello.

I just wanted to come and check in

and make sure that, um,

with everything going on,

finding out that you may

have possibly been dragged

through a m*rder tunnel and all that,

um, I wanted to see if you

were still up to go to the

- I mean, are do you

- To go to the dance?

- Yeah.

- Okay, you are

You're not going to

this one alone, Wally.

That's that's awesome.

And I will I'll

♪

[SIGHS]

No, that was cool. That was really cool.

Shut up.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Hey.

- There's a chick in here!

Hey.

Can we talk?

In here?

You might wanna check with them.

I mean, I'm wearing clothes but

Why the text?

Uh, wh what do you mean?

Why now?

[TENSE MUSIC]

I mean, I I wrote it a while ago.

I just I figured

I felt bad about the way I

treated you, and it just

it took me a while to press send.

I guess I

I miss you.

Oh, you guess.

I know I miss you.

♪

Pick you up at 7:00 tomorrow.

You don't want me to drive?

- I wanna drive.

- You do?

Why?

My car has a bigger

back seat than yours.

♪

You want Simon to copy

this and give it to him?

It's only 16 pages.

Front and back.

I mean, "I've been watching

you for the past 28 years."

Charley, Mr. Figueroa or Emilio,

he's gonna think that

you're messing with him.

Yeah, I didn't I

didn't think about that.

I mean

He's in his what now, 40s?

And isn't he married to some guy?

Okay, wow.

Stab me in the chest, why don't you?

Sorry, it's just, what

exactly are you trying to say?

Well, I just I said

some awful things back then.

You know? I was so mad.

So now I just I

I just wanna apologize.

Yeah, I hear you.

But, you know, I think

this should read like 1994,

when you were alive.

I want him to know me now.

I know. But all you can say

is that you didn't mean those words

and that you forgive him.

Ugh. Okay.

Note taken.

One last thing.

You know once he reads the letter,

you're gonna have to

forgive yourself, right?

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Start living your life or whatever,

or living your death.

Live your death.

I love that.

I'm gonna put that on a T-shirt.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[CELL PHONE BUZZES]

- Ope!

- Sorry.

- Jesus.

- f*ck.

What about checking the

metadata on the phone?

- Are you able to pull that up?

- No, I I did.

There's nothing no date, no place,

nothing about the phone it was shot on.

- That's weird.

- Yeah.

Of all the questions

and there are many

this one seems like a big one.

Someone took that video, Nicole.

It doesn't matter who

took the video, all right?

The point is, Claire thinks

Maddie took the video.

So that's what we should focus on, okay?

Where's your car?

Oh, my parents weren't

thrilled I got called in

by the cops for questioning,

so it's cycle city for

the foreseeable future.

Guess I'm driving to the dance.

I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

Yo, Simon.

Simon.

I think Claire's playing us.

- He's bailing?

- What do you mean?

It's crazy that she said yes, right?

Not that crazy.

It was a pretty convincing text.

Of course it was. I wrote it.

And she cornered me in

the locker room earlier

like she was cornering

prey, I swear to God.

Oh, please. You're hardly prey, Xavier.

Hm. Did you talk?

She's picking me up at 7:00 tomorrow.

Good.

And she sent me a photo.

Like, a nude?

[HUFFS] Not exactly. I

I I feel like I'm

walking into a trap.

Funny. I don't recall you being scared

when you were hooking

up in your back seat.

Yo, are you listening to me?

I don't think this is a great plan.

Simon, tell him he can't back out now.

You can't back out now, Xavier.

- He owes me.

- You owe me.

I owe you?

Maddie.

[TENSE MUSIC]

You owe Maddie.

♪

[MUSIC PLAYING QUIETLY]

I look stupid.

Anything Harry Styles would wear

is the opposite of stupid.

I I just don't really feel like

I can pull off high-waisted pants.

And do they have to be orange?

It's called fashion, Xavier.

Oh. You know you're not

wearing pants, right?

Yeah. If I'm getting k*lled tonight,

it's not gonna be in anything orange.

Thank you.

Where's the blue suit?

Uh, it's over here. I got it.

Are you seriously worried

Claire might hurt you?

Xavier?

I don't know.

Maybe.

I thought I knew her.

Maybe I don't.

There's no turning back now.

- What's this?

- When I was cleaning up,

I found this essay Maddie wrote

for her college application.

I hate doing stuff online,

but I don't want her

to miss any deadline.

She already turned it in.

Early decision.

Uh, we both did.

Well, I thought Nicole said

something about a deadline.

For her. Nicole's submitting a portfolio

- for art school in Chicago.

- Oh.

The idea is we'd all be

together in the same city.

At least that was that was the plan.

It still is.

Maddie is coming home.

They found her backpack at that house

and evidence that someone's

been sleeping there.

I have to believe

that she's coming back.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

You're right. I'm, uh

I'm sorry.

♪

She hasn't tried to

reach out to you at all?

You would let me know

if she had, wouldn't you?

Of course.

I should go.

I gotta get ready. Tonight's homecoming.

Going to my first high school dance.

Oh, that's sweet.

Will you send me some pictures?

You know, I always thought

that it would be nice

if you and Maddie went to that together.

♪

Oh, you're her best friend, Simon.

I don't know what she

would do without you.

Thank you.

Could I borrow this?

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

♪

Beep, beep!

Your ride has arrived, m'lady.

You're late.

How will I ever make it up to you?

Promise me that's not a hot dog.

Well, that can be arranged.

Um well, you look amazing.

[CHUCKLES] Well, you can thank

the theater's costume department

and Dawn's gift with the

home ec sewing machine,

although it's really unsettling

to watch her laugh

with pins in her mouth.

[CHUCKLES] Uh, yeah.

Well, speaking of gifts, I, um

57?

Your football number?

Yeah. Ah, sh*t.

You hate this, don't you? I'm sorry.

- No.

- This I'm embarrassed.

No, this is so stupid.

It's so stupid. It's just something

we used to do back in the '80s.

- It's a thing, you know?

- Wally

- As a football player

- It's sweet.

Yeah. [CLEARS THROAT]

It was hard to find

flowers, so I had to,

uh, use paper, as you can see.

- [CHUCKLES]

- So, uh,

stay away from an open flame.

Cool? All right, let's go.

♪

[CHUCKLES]

After you.

- Wow.

- I know.

- [LAUGHS]

- It's a pretty sweet ride.

Here we go.

Whoo!

Hm.

That's very generous, Claire.

Oh, it's nothing.

My parents just wanted to show

their support for your re-election.

Well, I'll be sure to give 'em a call.

Let me just see what's

taking Xavier so long.

Oh, no rush.

No, I'm early.

My mom always says, if

you're on time, you're late.

Yeah. Her meds are helping with that.

I'm just glad the school

didn't cancel homecoming.

Yeah, this year has been unreal.

First Maddie and then Mr. Anderson

Yeah, it's nothing you

kids need to worry about.

- The police are on it.

- It's hard not

to wonder though if we'll

ever have any answers.

Are there any updates?

Mm, nothing I can share quite yet.

My parents keep asking why

Anderson's not speaking.

Or is he?

Do we think he had anything to do

with what happened to Maddie?

It's an ongoing investigation, Claire.

But, uh, be sure to tell you folks

we're very thankful they're cooperating

while we continue to search

the abandoned property.

Will you?

[TENSE MUSIC]

Hey.

I I couldn't find my belt.

Wow.

- You look

- Almost respectable.

♪

This is your influence, I'm guessing.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, you look great.

Thanks.

Make sure he behaves himself, will you?

And you, you better

look after that suit.

You know, your grandfather

had a suit like that

had it his whole life.

He was buried in it.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

What? It's called psychological t*rture.

- I guess.

- Her penetrating gaze

watches over us, especially Claire.

Uh-huh.

If you really got something to hide,

her eyes follow you.

Yeah, no, I get it. Stop.

Hey. Did you put that up there?

Is that a problem?

No, no, it's a really nice gesture.

She should be here, at

least in our thoughts.

Please. No one even knew her.

The last place Maddie

would wanna be is here.

Yeah, I wanted to tell her

mom that, but I couldn't.

This morning Sandra

said she always thought

Maddie and I would end up

going to homecoming together.

Hm. I can see that.

What? Why?

Please, you never thought about it?

Nope.

Maybe once, but I

I shut it down immediately.

Yeah, yeah.

She's my best friend.

The stakes are way too high.

When was the last time you wore a suit?

The only dance I've ever been to

was a middle school mixer,

and I was only there

'cause my band was playing.

Cute.

What just happened?

Why are we k*lling the engine?

Claire?

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

I wanna talk.

Isn't that what we're doing?

♪

The cheerleaders might be

a bit bitchy to you tonight.

That tracks.

Mm.

I wanted to prep for you.

When I mentioned I was going with you,

they've been very judgey.

Extra spicy, you know.

Right. Well, consider me prepped.

Can we get back on the road?

'Cause I think if we're

They've noticed you've been

hanging out with Nicole lately.

Kristin saw you hang

out at the mall together.

What's that about?

She was Maddie's best friend.

We were always around each other.

♪

Can we go now?

No.

♪

Now we can go.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Oh, look at you, Dead Astaire.

Thank you, thank you,

thank you, Mr. Peanut.

[CHUCKLES]

You look, uh, um

Use your words.

[LAUGHS]

- [LAUGHS]

- [CLEARS THROAT]

I like your jacket.

So you plan on dancing tonight?

Oh, hell no. No.

Unless they miraculously

play, like, Roicc,

I'll be focused on Operation Claire.

- Yeah, they here yet?

- Not yet.

But in the meantime,

here's Charley's letter

transcribed to

world-of-the-living paper.

You got any more ghost

friends that need favors?

Can I charge them?

I think that's already

cost Charley plenty,

but thank you.

And where is this Charley?

Is he standing right next to you?

Hi.

[CHUCKLES] No.

But he's very grateful, Simon.

That letter's gonna help him

more than you can imagine.

Help him what

cross over?

Is that gonna happen

when we figure out what happened to you?

Maybe.

So yeah, just, uh, tell

him that you found it

in between the pages of an

old library book or something.

Um, I gotta go. I'll just

I'll come find you in a sec, okay?

Punch.

- Thank you.

- Course.

[SONG CHANGES]

So what do we do now?

- Hey.

- Relax. Just

- You just gave that to me.

- Come on, let's go.

- Wally.

- Come on.

- Wally, I don't dance.

- We're dancing.

Yes. Yes.

Give me your hands. Loosen up.

- Let's get wavy.

- [CHUCKLES]

I didn't know dancing was this easy.

Ooh. Okay, watch.

Boom, boom, boom, boom. Yeah.

- Wow.

- I know, I know.

- Everything okay?

- Mm-hmm.

Uh, nothing for you to worry about.

- Are you good?

- Mm-hmm.

- If you wanna dance then

- [NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

Dance with me ♪

♪

It's pretty fast but ♪

This is what you do at parties, right?

♪

And I know it's hard ♪

Was that your idea?

No, it was was probably

one of the teachers.

I, um I heard they found

her backpack Maddie's.

It was in that empty

house your dad owns.

And?

Well, it's just weird that

they found it there, right?

Out of all places.

Are we gonna spend the night talking

about your old girlfriend?

And move your feet to the beat ♪

♪

[ON TV] How fast was I going, officer?

I'd say around 90.

Suppose you get down off your motorcycle

and give me a ticket?

Suppose I let you off

with a warning this time?

Suppose it doesn't take?

Suppose I have to whack

you over the knuckles?

Suppose I bust out crying

and put my head on your shoulder?

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

[SIGHS]

[ON TV] 8:30 tomorrow evening?

That's what I suggested.

You'll be here too?

I guess so. I usually am.

Same chair

- [LOUD THUD]

- [GASPS]

♪

Maddie?

[DOGS BARKING]

[JOE JACKSON'S "STEPPIN' OUT" PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

And here's one for the chaperones.

Oh, sh*t!

This is my song.

This DJ sucks.

This DJ rules.

The guy's pretty fly,

I'll give him that.

[CHUCKLES]

[SINGING ALONG] Now ♪

The mist across the

window hides the lines ♪

- Incredible.

- Whoo!

But nothing hides the color ♪

Of the lights that shine ♪

How'd you know about the backpack?

One of the many perks of

living with the sheriff.

But you already knew.

- My stepdad told me.

- Oh.

We ♪

So tired of all the

darkness in our lives ♪

Come on, Principal Hartman, let's go!

With no more angry ♪

Words to say can come alive ♪

Whoo!

Get into a car and drive ♪

- Oh, ouch. Oh.

- To the other side ♪

Me babe, steppin' out ♪

Have you, uh you

been back to that house,

you know, since we

Are you asking if I went back there

to hook up with someone else?

No. No. Definitely not.

I don't go there alone.

[CLEARS THROAT]

I'm gonna go get us some drinks.

Dance with him.

- Oh.

- I'll be right back.

Okay.

Punch bowl now.

We'll leave the TV and the radio ♪

- How's it going?

- I don't know.

She's smooth. She's a really good liar.

Oh, met your match, huh?

- Maybe we should call it off.

- No.

Absolutely not. Dude,

he has to push harder.

Are you even trying? Ask more questions.

What do you think I'm doing, Simon?

Okay, maybe he's not

asking the right questions.

- [GROANS]

- Simon?

It's fine.

Did you ask her about the phone?

No. No. Not yet.

If I ask her about the

phone, she's just gonna bail.

Just stop being a

f*cking coward. Ask her

- Simon, chill!

- A cow f*ck you, Simon.

You know what? I'm not your puppet.

I'm gonna figure this out by myself.

- No, Xavier

- Just back off.

- [CELL PHONE RINGING]

- Both of you, okay?

- It's Sandra.

- [RINGING STOPS]

- Dude.

- I'll call her back tomorrow.

I just can't handle it right now.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

She's calling me now.

[SIGHS] She needs more friends her age.

You're being a jerk.

Hey, Sandra.

Could you repeat that? I couldn't

Maddie?

Wait, did you call the cops?

Yeah, no, that's probably smart.

Okay. I'll be right there.

She said she was watching TV

and she heard someone in the backyard.

She thinks it's Maddie.

She's afraid to call the police

in case they scare Maddie off.

She wants us to come over.

You know what? I I'll handle it.

Can you find a ride home?

Mr. Figueroa.

Hey, what's up, Simon?

Uh, isn't your first name Emilio?

Yeah.

I think I found something that, uh,

belongs to you maybe.

I was in the library yesterday.

I found this tucked into an old copy

of "The Things They Carried."

Look, Maddie, you know I hate to brag.

And even though I was dead and

I couldn't put on the crown,

I did win Homecoming

King my senior year.

I know, I know.

Was it an honorary thing

because you died the

night before the dance?

No. No. Hell, no.

No, I won fair and square, okay?

I got all my votes before I got hit.

Maddie, I don't know if

you know this about me,

but I'm actually pretty charming.

I liked kissing you earlier in the car.

Yeah, I'm a good kisser.

We've established that.

You know my soft spot.

What game are you playing?

You wanna get out of here?

Trust me.

Hey, Maddie, I think

this was a bad idea.

What was?

Coming to this dance together.

What? No.

I just I, um

I don't think you're

really ready to be dead yet.

Is anyone?

I am.

Okay. But you're, like, old dead.

I that came out wrong.

I just mean that I have been

dead for two weeks, Wally.

And

Wait, where'd they go?

[SOFT POP MUSIC PLAYING]

Where's your date?

What?

6'2", dark hair,

part boy, part golden retriever.

I can't really worry about

him right now, Rhonda.

Ouch.

So much for Wally's special night.

Have you seen Xavier and Claire?

I don't know who that is.

[HEAVY BREATHING AND KISSING]

You know, we could've

gone to the parking lot.

- This is way hotter.

- [LAUGHS]

Not to kink shame, but

What is that?

Xavier, what are you doing?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

Where'd you find it?

Over here by these back bushes.

Oh, yeah. What you got?

It was buried.

We figured if the backpack was here,

there could be something else.

Nice work.

And you thought you

could bring me down here

to what, Xavier, to what?

To force a confession out of me?

Did you k*ll her, Claire?

I know you swapped Maddie's phone.

Is that why you wanted to drive tonight,

so when you picked me up

you could get some answers

out of my dad, huh?

You know, maybe

maybe I should have shown my dad this.

- [VIDEO PLAYING]

- How do you have this?

Xavier, who else has seen this?

Other people, so deleting it's

not gonna make a difference.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Jesus.

I figured out Mr. Anderson was dealing.

Okay, and and I saw an opportunity,

and I took it.

Okay, people do this sh*t every day.

It was one class.

I just needed an A, Xavier.

I told Mr. Anderson

that if he gave me an A,

I wouldn't say anything about the money.

What about Maddie's phone?

Why'd you swap it?

What'd you do with the real one?

We thought Maddie took the video.

And I just wanted to delete it.

But I couldn't unlock it,

so I gave it to Mr. Anderson, okay?

He was the one that got rid of it.

You better not be lying to me.

I told him to pay her off,

to to give her the

money, whatever she wanted.

But that is all I did.

For me, there is no room for failure.

Okay, and maybe that seems dumb to you.

Everyone just thinks

that I have it so easy.

But do you know how much work it takes

to make everything look easy?

I know we made a mistake,

Anderson and I,

you and I, cheating.

I have been terrified.

Everything just it spun

out of control so fast.

I didn't hurt Maddie.

I don't know what happened to her.

But it wasn't me.

[LIL NAS X'S "AM I DREAMING"]

♪

Every song ♪

Every dream filled

with hell from beyond ♪

As I'm sinkin' ♪

I relive the story ♪

Every try ♪

Every breakthrough and every cry ♪

As I'm sinkin' ♪

I relive the story ♪

Oh ♪

Never forget me ♪

And everything I've done ♪

Oh ♪

Never forget me ♪

Like I'm your favorite song ♪

I'm fadin', replayin' ♪

These thoughts I thought

while sinkin' down ♪

Oh ♪

Never forget me ♪

And everything I've done ♪

- [DOOR OPENS]

- Tears running dry ♪

Shattered inside ♪

- But I still gotta smile

- [INDISTINCT SPEECH]

As I'm sinkin' ♪

I relive the story ♪

Glitter comes off ♪

Battered and blue, but I gotta go on ♪

As I'm singin' ♪

I'll rewrite my story ♪

BOTH: Oh ♪

And without further ado,

your 2023 Homecoming

Queen is Claire Zomer!

BOTH: Oh ♪

Never forget me ♪

Like I'm your favorite song ♪

I'm fadin', replayin' ♪

These thoughts I

thought while sinkin' down.

Oh ♪

BOTH: Never forget me ♪

And everything I've done ♪

What the hell is happening?

Where were they?

Claire didn't do anything to Maddie.

I believe her. I do.

Claire was blackmailing

Anderson for grades.

When Claire and Anderson got that video,

they thought that Maddie had taken it,

so they paid her off.

When Maddie disappeared,

Claire panicked.

I mean, if that video got out there,

people would think that

That's motive.

Yeah.

They couldn't get into

Maddie's locked phone,

so they destroyed it.

We were right,

but Claire wouldn't hurt Maddie.

She wouldn't.

I believe her.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

There was somebody out there.

- I believe you.

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]

Sandra, you home?

Did you call the police?

No.

[INSECTS CHIRRING, DOG BARKING]

Hi.

I promised I'd, um

well, I have some news.

You know the empty house where

we found Maddie's backpack?

Yes.

Well, we found something else,

a possible m*rder weapon.

What?

m*rder weapon?

We've traced the object to,

uh, a person of interest.

They're being brought in

for questioning as we speak.

Who?

- Roger South?

- Yeah?

It's an employee at the high school.

I can't release a name just yet.

I'm sorry.

But it's not Anderson.

He has a solid alibi.

As soon as I have more

information I can share,

you'll be the first to know.

Why

why would someone do this?

Anderson has given us enough

information to believe that, uh,

Maddie had a great deal of money on her.

And this person wanted it.

[SOBBING]

Sandra.

[SLOW DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

I was Team Crystal.

Oh, okay, humor did not work.

Uh, let's try truth.

Being a ghost sucks.

Yup.

I mean, you're forced to watch

your cheating ex-BF dance

with your cheating ex-BFF,

and they have no idea you even exist.

If you're trying to cheer me up

Okay, I I wasn't done.

Being a ghost sucks most of the time.

But today I was able to

watch the love of my life

close a very old, very deep wound

thanks to you.

How do you feel now?

I'm ready to forgive.

Live my death, remember?

It's good advice, you know.

Maybe it's time you,

you know, take it.

Maybe you should focus on

the person you came here with.

[INSECTS CHIRRING]

We ♪

- So tired of all ♪

- [DOOR OPENS]

The darkness in our lives ♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

With no more angry words to say ♪

Can come alive ♪

- Get in ♪

- Get into a car and drive ♪

To the other side ♪

Uh, that sounded better in my head.

Wally, I'm sorry.

There was a lot happening,

and I didn't want to

ruin this night for you.

But I should have just

been honest with you

and told you what was going on.

Maddie, it's it's fine.

You don't have to apologize to me. I

[STEPHEN DAWES' "TEENAGE DREAM"]

♪

That was also better in my head.

You make me ♪

Feel like I'm living a teenage dream ♪

The way you turn me

on, I can't sleep ♪

Let's run away and

don't ever look back ♪

Ever look back, oh ♪

My heart stops when you look at me ♪

Just one touch, now baby, I believe ♪

This is real, so take a chance ♪

And don't ever look

back, ever look back, oh ♪

Now here's a song for the

sad guy popping balloons.

- [CHUCKLES]

- [SINGING IN SPANISH]

Hey.

- Listen.

- I know, this song.

- We were just talking about it

- Simon, listen.

But what did they find?

A weapon.

A weapon that may have been used

to m*rder Maddie Nears.

And then how do they know that it's

South! He's the only one

who had access to that tool cabinet.

- Mr. South?

- Do you have your keys?

Yeah, I do. I'll take care of it.

Just I can't believe it.

[MUFFLED DANCE MUSIC]

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

♪

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[SIGHS]

♪

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[RAIN POURING]

[GRUNTING]

♪