[music playing]
I have arrived at
the old Hoffstedt
residence, long rumored to
house poltergeists, ghosts,
and demons.
The house has fallen
into disrepair
and is scheduled
for destruction.
Today, I, Carrie
Malone, will attempt
to prove or disprove that the
house may or may not be, or--
well, I-- I'm just going to
see if it's haunted or not.
RICKY: Hey, Chris.
Hi, Ricky.
What have you been doing?
I've been checking
out the festival.
How is it?
Great, I just got
back, and I dropped off
all the stuff I won.
I won three goldfish, a giant
foam finger, four posters,
and a purple teddy bear.
A purple teddy bear?
Chris, why don't you guys
watch where you're going?
Maybe you should
watch where we're going.
This is the perfect place
to test my newest invention.
Ah, perfect.
I'm not afraid right now.
If I was afraid, that would mean
I'm not a real ghost hunter.
And I am a real ghost,
so I'm not afraid.
I'm so afraid right now.
[unhappy meowing]
This is it, contact.
[cat growling]
[crashing]
So you said you
needed my help?
Yes, I do.
I'm game.
What can I do?
This sensor uses laser beams
to count thermal entities.
It will tell us precisely how
many people are in a given
area in mere seconds.
Cool.
I need you to place
the sensor for me.
No problem, where does it go?
Up there.
Up there?
And what makes you think
I'm the guy to do this?
You're the brave one.
Yes, well, that's true.
CARRIE: Natalie.
Oh, hey, Carrie.
I just ran into your brother.
Are you OK?
Physically, yes, emotionally--
Hey, Jesse.
I, uh--
- Hey, Carrie.
- Hey, Alex.
What's up?
Just hanging out
at the festival,
it's pretty cool this year.
What are you guys doing?
Looking for my brother.
Have you seen him?
Your Your brother, yeah,
where is that cutie pie?
Ew, that's my brother
you're talking about.
Yeah, that's Carrie's brother,
and I won't stand for you
talking about him like that.
OK, ease up.
So he's not a cutie pie.
So, Jesse, have you seen him?
Carrie, I, uh--
Flipping Christmas,
what the heck is he doing?
He couldn't get
electrocuted, could he?
I mean, not that I care.
Electrocuted?
No, probably not.
Probably?
Got it.
Nice move.
That was sweet.
Oh, well.
So, Mr. Practer, what made you
decide to throw this festival?
This is my gift to
the people of Brandel,
to show them that Practer
Industries is their friend.
Let's go ahead.
See if it works.
[beep]
[electric buzzing]
I'm sure it's nothing,
nothing to worry about.
That wasn't quite the
success I hoped for.
So, Mr. Practer,
what made you decide
to choose Brandel as the
site of your next project?
Well, Brandel is the perfect
fit for Practer Industries.
I couldn't think
of a better place
to build our new golf
course and country club.
We've heard rumors that
Practer Industries actually
pressured some of the
local business owners
into selling their shops just
to make room for the resort.
That's ridiculous.
The shop owners on
Bay Street were only
too happy to sell their
old, worn-out buildings,
at a very generous
price, to make way
for a new and
modern country club.
Boy, I sure do love ice cream.
I know you do, Gus.
Now, missy, did I ever
tell you about the time
that I met the queen?
She came here in 1941, came
right here to this town,
and I met her.
Yeah, Gus, you mentioned
it once or twice.
She shook my hand, you know?
And I wish you could have seen
the rings and the bracelets she
had on that hand,
jewelry like I've
never seen before or since.
Ah, Ms. Malone, so
nice to see you again.
I told you, I'm
not selling my shop.
So you'll have to build
your golf course around me,
because I'm not selling.
This is my father's shop,
and I won't ever give it up.
A simple hello
would have sufficed.
Allow me to introduce
Mr. Weeks, from the IRS.
Mr. Weeks, this is Karen
Malone and her son, Calvin.
How do you do?
I don't know who
the old man is.
Name's Gus.
Would you mind telling
me what you're doing
here when I asked you to leave?
Well, it seems that
your father miscalculated
his taxes back in 1964.
He underpaid by, uh, $100.
A simple mistake, really, he
simply forgot to carry the one.
Fine, I'll pay the
$100, no big deal.
Actually, with late fees,
fines, penalties, and interest,
the total now due is
closer to $300,000.
What?
What, are you crazy?
We don't have that
kind of money.
I'm sorry to say that if
you do not pay this amount
within three weeks,
United States
government will take
possession of your deed
and transfer it to the bank.
And then the bank will
put it up for auction,
and I'll get it for a song.
Hmm, you know, I--
I seem to recall offering
you $70,000 for your shop.
And now I'm going to
get it for a lot less.
Now I call that quite a deal.
Toodles.
Weeks.
What are we gonna do?
I mean, I can't lose
this place, Cal.
I grew up here.
It's all right, Mom.
We'll figure something out.
Hey, you know what always
makes me feel better?
I think about the
time I met the queen.
Well, at least I'm not
the only failure of the day.
Jesse's experiment was
less than fruitful as well.
I swear, if I had a dime for
every time he almost k*lled us,
I'd be rich.
What's with him, anyways?
Every time I talk to
him, he gets all stuttery
and won't say anything back.
Well, I guess that you can sum
it all up to one simple fact.
Boys are doofuses.
[startled cry]
Jesse, what are
you doing here?
You scared me half to death.
I'm hiding out.
After the fiasco in town
today, I suspect the police
will be looking for me.
- What was that yelling?
Oh, I just, uh--
KAREN: Kids, dinner.
Dinner?
Can I have some?
I'm sure there's
enough for one more.
But I have to hide out.
It's fried chicken.
I see your point.
So I have some bad news.
What?
Well, it seems we owe the
IRS some money, about $300,000.
What's that mean?
It means we're gonna
lose the shop, monkey boy.
How can they do that?
They just can.
What will we do
without the shop?
Well, I still have that job
offer at Mr. Travis's company.
But we'd have to move to Tyler.
Where is that?
It's out near Hunter.
But I don't want
you guys to worry.
I'm gonna go into the city and
meet with some business people.
And they might be able
to lend us some money,
help us get out of debt, and
even do some renovations.
So everything's OK?
It's fine, sweetie.
I'm just going to be out of
town for a couple of weeks.
No problem, Mom.
We'll take care of
things around here.
No.
I talked to your grandma
today, and she'd love to have
the two of you stay with her.
Grandma?
Vacation is supposed to be fun.
How can we have fun when we
have to stay at Grandma's?
Carrie, it's just
outside of town.
Exactly, outside of town,
Natalie lives in town.
So does Jesse.
That's true.
Wait a minute.
You said two.
What about Calvin?
I'm saying here.
What?
How is that fair?
He's older, and he can
take care of himself.
Plus, I need him here to keep an
eye on the shop while I'm gone.
But Grandma's is
only outside of town.
Carrie, don't start.
[doorbell ringing]
I'll get it.
Oh, my gosh, I just called
this guy, you know, Josh.
And he said that he might want
to go out with me on Friday
night and maybe
go to the movies.
Why are you still
dressed like that?
Well, the band was supposed
to be here today, but it's not.
And they had this festival
thing, so they canceled it.
Come on.
Let's go to my room.
[classical music]
This is dorky.
Nobody dances like this.
Shh, you'll get it.
I could greatly
increase the probability
of ensnaring a fish.
That rod uses only one lure.
It just doesn't make
sense mathematically.
That's the whole point.
[girls giggling]
What in the name of
Jupiter are they doing?
Who knows?
Girls are stupid.
Computers, they make
sense, girls, not so much.
What's wrong?
You look like there's
something on your mind?
Don't worry about it.
No, what is it?
Well--
I was just thinking about
how my mom might lose the shop.
What about it, that
you might have to move?
What?
You can't move.
Who will be around to
French braid my hair?
Oh, thanks, Nats.
I'm glad you're seeing
the big picture here.
You You know what I mean.
It just, well, it wouldn't
be any fun around here
without you.
I just wish--
I wish there was something
I could do, to help out,
you know.
But how could I raise $300,000?
That would be a lot
of lemonade to still.
Besides, my mom says
that it will be all right.
Well, then, what's
to worry about?
Let's do makeovers.
Wouldn't you rather
take my telescope out
and check for UFOs?
What?
You're serious?
There has to be
something I can do.
There just has to be.
I can't think of anything.
Perhaps I need some brain fuel.
Let's eat.
We just ate.
22 minutes ago.
KAREN: Kids.
What is it, Mom?
Well, I thought about what
you said about being away
from your friends for vacation.
So I called your grandma,
and she said each of you
can bring a friend
with you if you'd like.
Sweet, it'll be like camp.
[phone ringing]
Hello.
Mr. Practer?
Yes, Weeks, what is it?
It's about the woman with
the shop that won't sell.
What of her?
She's planning to set up a
meeting with his boss to put
some money into her shop.
Really?
Well, I have to give her credit.
She's a fighter.
Thank you, Weeks.
This might just get
interesting, after all.
Yes, goodnight.
So, Ms. Malone, you think you
can defeat me, John Practer.
Not very likely.
[music playing]
(SINGING) If you're jumping
back into your past,
looking for something you
know will really last,
and you find it every time,
when you go back in time,
oh, the treasure, back in time.
Sometimes, the answers
seem to run and hide.
Sometimes, you wonder
if time is on your side.
Hey, Mom.
Oh, my baby girl.
Good to see you, Lenny.
It's Grandma to you, darling.
My goodness, I think
you've grown a foot
since I saw you the last time.
Hi, Christopher.
How are you, darling?
Good, Grandma.
You and your friend are
going to share the room
at the top of the stairs.
Just go ahead and put
your things in there.
Carrie, how are you, pumpkin?
Fine.
You're going to stay in the
room across from the boys,
so go ahead and
put your bag there.
OK, thanks, Grandma.
- Well.
- I'm Jesse.
Hi.
I'm Grandma Lenny.
Lenny?
It's short for Lenora.
Very nice, where
should I put this?
Up the stairs, you'll
see Chris up there.
- Hello.
- I'm Natalie.
Jeez, Natalie, think
you brought enough junk?
A woman can never have
enough luggage, right, Natalie?
Right.
I've got all my beauty
supplies to think about.
I haven't been online all day.
No DSL?
No cable modem?
I'm in Hades.
This must be Hades.
So off to the city.
Yeah, I hate to leave
the kids for so long.
I mean, they're growing so fast,
and I don't want to miss it.
But I can't give up the
shop without a fight.
LENNY: Is it really
as bad as that?
It's worse.
I don't know what
I'm gonna do, Mom.
I think I'm gonna
lose Dad's shop.
I mean, John Practer, he's
not giving me any choice.
He's got the bank on his side.
LENNY: I wish I could
loan you the money.
I'm sorry, honey.
I just don't have it.
I'd give it to you if I did.
I know you would, Mom.
Carrie, I have to
tell you something.
I tell the kids everything
is fine, but it's not.
I mean, we may have to move,
and I said that we wouldn't.
They just looked so upset.
Maybe it wasn't the
right thing to do.
If it makes a child
happy, it's always right.
Well, hopefully my meetings in
the city will get us the money
that we need.
Who are the meetings with?
Well, I've got a couple.
The first one is with a guy
who runs a shipping company.
His name is Kyle Dooshel.
Yes, this is John Practer.
I'm calling from
Mr. Kyle Dooshel.
Mr. Dooshel, yes,
um, I understand
you have a meeting with a
woman, uh, name of Karen Malone?
Sweet.
KAREN: Chris, honey,
come say goodbye.
I've got to go.
You be good, OK?
I'll call every day.
Good, I'll miss you.
I love you, honey.
I love you, too.
See you doofuses around.
We need to have a meeting.
Natalie heard something.
Well, what is it?
What did you hear?
You know how your
mom said you don't have
to worry about losing the shop?
Well, I just heard her
telling your grandma
she was pretty sure
she would lose it.
It sounded like that Practer
guy was gonna take it from her.
I don't know about you
guys, but I am not giving in.
Right, we have to stop him.
I want to, but how?
We'll think of something.
I've seen enough
spy movies to know how
to take an evil developer down.
We search his banking records.
These guys are never
on the up and up.
And how do we do that?
Listen.
I'm, like, two
years shy of being
a full-fledged, beautiful, and
mysterious international spy.
Well, are we in it together?
We're with you, Chris.
You can set those in here.
What's that stuff for?
That's for me to know
and you to find out.
What are you reading?
It's a book about
the Brandel Banshee.
Oh, boy, not this again.
What?
What's that?
You've never heard
of the Brandel Banshee?
It's world famous, to
ghost buffs, anyway.
Well, what is it?
It's not an it.
It's a she.
Why don't you tell him, Grandma?
You tell it best.
Yeah, is it true?
Is there really a ghost?
Of course, it's true.
She lives-- I mean, she lived--
out in a little cabin
out in my back woods.
The cabin out back?
I saw it today.
Tell him, Grandma.
Tell him all about it.
All right, then, I'll tell
you about the Brandel Banshee.
Her name was Carolyn.
She was a beautiful woman.
In fact, her beauty was
famous all over the state.
She lived in the cabin out in
the back woods, with a daughter
just about your age.
Now they were very
poor, but happy just
to have each other's love.
They didn't need
anything, but Carolyn
wanted to give her daughter
a gift for her 12th birthday.
Carolyn worked in a hospital.
She didn't make much money,
but she loved helping people.
One night, when she
was checking a patient,
she was thinking about how
she couldn't afford to buy
a gift for her little girl.
She began to cry.
The patient saw how she
cried, and his heart broke.
Anyway, he offered Carolyn
a very expensive gold bracelet
for her to give to her daughter.
And it was adorned with
sapphires and rubies
and was said to be the
most exquisite piece.
[thunder]
Carolyn couldn't wait to see the
smile on her little girl's face
when she received the
bracelet on her birthday.
Unfortunately, she never would.
A storm came on fast.
It started much like
a typical rainstorm
but became much, much worse.
All Carolyn could
think of was getting
home to her little girl.
Unfortunately, she
didn't make it.
[thunderbolt]
Nobody ever saw
that bracelet again.
So Carolyn haunts the
Brandel woods, forever
searching for that
bracelet, to give
it to her beloved daughter.
What happened to the girl?
She grew up, as
all little girls do.
Well, I think it's
time for dinner.
You know what?
We should try to catch Carolyn.
The Brandel
Banshee, are you nuts?
Yeah, what do
you think, Jesse?
Could you make something
that could catch the ghost?
There's no such
thing as ghosts.
Some scientists
think ghosts exist.
And if someone
passes away suddenly,
where does all that energy go?
See, Chris?
Even scientists
believe in ghosts.
If it's true, I can
make a device that
detects electromagnetic fields.
That would enable
us to track it.
Really?
Could we catch it?
I suppose it's possible.
Let's do it.
Let's do it.
Do you think it's a good idea?
You can't catch something
that doesn't exist.
We could give it a shot.
It would be interesting.
LENNY: Kids, dinner's ready.
Here you go, darling.
And here's yours, Jesse.
Now remember.
Nobody leaves here until
your plate is clean.
I love you.
Well, dig in.
So I found an old fort
out back in the woods,
out by that cabin.
Yes, sweetie, your grandfather
built that for your mom
when she was a little girl.
I'm afraid it's falling apart,
though, through the years.
You know, I bet we could fix
it up, make a really cool fort.
Are you gonna finish that?
I think we're a bit too
old for forts, don't you?
Nonsense, I still
make forts myself.
I think it's a great idea
for you to fix it up.
What do you think, Carrie?
I'm in, sounds like fun.
It would be a
great place to base
our ghost-hunting
operation out of.
It would be good
for the other thing.
CHRIS: Jesse.
Huh, what?
Do you want to
rebuild the fort?
Sure, fine, whatever.
What about you, Nats?
You in?
OK, so long as
I don't get dirty.
Seconds?
What are you thinking about?
Mom, the shop, moving, I
don't know, lots of stuff.
Yeah, I know.
Do you remember when we went
to California for vacation?
The whole time we were there,
all I could think about
was coming home.
Yeah, I remember.
You cried the whole time.
Well, if we have to
move, maybe our lives
will be a lot like that.
Carolyn, Carolyn, are you there?
I know all about you
and what happened.
I know that you're haunting the
woods in search of the bracelet
that you never
gave your daughter.
See?
I know all about you.
Just give me a sign, any
sign, that you're out there.
Please.
Note, the first attempt
to catch Carolyn
has produced a negative result,
zip, nada, a big, fat zero.
Well, at least we can
still build the fort.
Well, there she is.
We've got our
work cut out for us.
Hi.
My name is Karen Malone.
I'm here to see Mr. Dooshel.
One moment, please.
Mr. Dooshel, there is a Karen
Malone here to see you, sir.
Yes, sir, very good.
Mr. Dooshel is too
busy to see you.
What?
We had an appointment.
Yes, he offers his
apologies, but his schedule
is simply too full right now.
Fine, how about later?
Perhaps it would
be best if you
called back later this week.
PRACTER: He just told her he
couldn't take the meeting.
That's great.
And now we have to find out
who else she's meeting with.
And how are we gonna do that?
I know.
She left her kids in
charge of the shop, right?
And don't all moms
leave their kids a list
of where they're gonna be?
We just go over to the
shop and get that list.
Weeks, do not give me
that ill*gal mumbo jumbo.
If you want that job with my
firm, you'll do what I say,
when I say it.
I've got her.
[music playing]
Yes.
We did it.
She's something.
It needs something.
Paint, it needs to be painted.
Painted?
Let me do that.
LENNY: I brought
you some iced tea.
[clattering]
Natalie, what are you doing?
You're not qualified to handle
this level of technology.
You're not the only one
who has a way with computers.
Computer, find a telephone
number for Practer, John.
Hey, Carrie, come here.
Look.
JESSE: Chris, come here.
You should see this.
She's about to hack
into Practer's computer.
How do you know
all this stuff?
A good spy never tells.
NATALIE: Computer,
find password.
[wind blowing]
It's Carolyn.
It's the Brandel Banshee.
It's the ghost.
Do you really think?
Come on.
CARRIE: We have to go back.
NATALIE: No way, are you nuts?
I'm never going back there.
That ghost is real.
It's probably all gross
and ugly and slimy.
Hey, Jess, you OK?
CARRIE: What's wrong, Chris?
I thought you didn't
believe in ghosts.
Scared?
No, I'm not, butt dart.
Butt dart?
What the heck is a butt dart?
You are.
Anyway, there's no
such thing as ghosts.
You're all being silly.
It's just, well, something
was making that noise.
It could have been a bear
or a lion or something.
A lion?
That was no animal.
It was a ghost.
And I heard it.
It was a ghost, which
is why we have to go back
and document it, for science.
Right, Jesse?
Jesse thinks so.
Look.
I say we're not
going back there.
It's not safe.
So how's the fort?
Did something happen
out there today?
Come on, guys.
Let's-- let's have it.
We found the ghost,
or we heard it, anyways.
Really?
Yeah, but everyone's
afraid to go back, except me.
Is that true, Christopher?
Yeah, well, kinda.
There's no such thing as
ghosts, but there's something
out there, something scary.
Something, huh, but
you don't know what?
Well, if you don't
know what it is,
how can you be scared of it?
It seems to me you're
just scared because you
don't understand it.
That's not right, is it?
Well, if you need anything
else, I'll be in the other room.
Is your ghost gear ready?
Well, I--
I-- could you tell her I just
need to test the equipment.
Well, let's go.
Carolyn, look.
I didn't bring my
recorder because I thought
it might have scared you.
I just want to be friends.
Jesse's making this really
cool invention called the Ghost
Catcher 5,000.
And I'm sure it's going to
work because he's really
good at that kind of thing.
Oh, maybe I shouldn't
have mentioned that.
Well, I just want
to ask you a couple
of questions, like will you
ever stop haunting the woods?
And whatever happened
to your little girl?
[wind blowing]
Carolyn?
[distant sawing]
[hammering]
[scraping]
I give you the
Ghost Tracker 2,000.
It's gorgeous.
It's brilliant.
It's a toy.
How dare you?
It's one of a kind, a prototype.
Watch.
As it detects energy,
the lights blink quicker,
and the beeping speeds up.
That way we can tell
where the ghost is.
Cool.
So we can find it
with this thingy.
Then what?
Then we use the
Ghost Catcher 5,000.
Where is it?
Right here.
The deer?
Yes.
You couldn't have
come up with something
a little more less stupid?
This deer is made from
the perfect substance
to trap energy.
I'm sorry if it's not cool.
How does it work?
You hold on to these handles,
point the deer at the ghost,
and then pull the trigger.
The attraction ray will
come out of the black orb
on the deer's chest, sucking up
the energy, trapping the ghost.
Do it.
Show us.
No way.
Why not?
This baby is powered by
a highly potent combination
of electrical and fossil fuel.
No way I'm trying it first.
I'll do it, like
it will even work.
Wait.
We have to take precautions.
OK, we're set.
Depress the
activating mechanism.
Huh?
Pull the trigger.
[whirring]
Cool.
Wow.
It worked.
[device powering down]
Chris.
I knew it.
She's overheating.
I have to find some
sort of cooling system.
I'm going to have
to go into town
to secure the parts that I need
to fix the Ghost Catcher 5,000.
This is the perfect opportunity
to test my newest invention.
This will get me
there rather quickly.
I want to go, too.
Maybe you better not.
What's this button do?
Don't touch that.
I can't feel my feet.
Hey, look what you did.
That was awesome.
I would have to
say, you are correct.
I did it.
I spoke to her, yes.
Have you found anything yet?
Practer's software
encryption system
is tougher than I thought.
I might have found a
way around it, though.
Computer, access mainframe.
Well, I guess we
head back to Grandma's.
- What?
- Come on.
It's only a few miles.
Now, Calvin, did I tell you
about the time I met the queen?
You may have mentioned it.
I shook her hand.
You should have seen the
jewelry she had on that hand.
What's happening?
Hold on.
[beeping]
Darn.
He's got a firewall set up.
I can't read his files,
not even with the best
decrypting software.
Unless--
- Unless what?
Isn't that that Practer guy
who's trying to take my mom's
shop?
You're not welcome here.
I had a feeling.
I just thought I'd
drop by and take
a look at my future property.
You'll never get your
dirty hands on this shop.
It belongs in our family,
the way it always has.
Now you have to leave.
Ooh, and exactly what are
you going to do about it?
Gus, want to give me a hand?
Happy to.
Now-- now hang on a second.
Let's--
OK, OK, OK.
You don't have to be rude.
I can take a hint.
It slipped.
[phone ringing]
Malones, Calvin speaking.
Hey, what's up, hamster breath?
What?
Have you gone crazy?
No, I won't do that.
What are you,
crazy or something?
I thought you weren't coming.
I'm just here to keep
you out of trouble.
Well, keep an eye out then.
Are you in yet?
I'm in.
NATALIE (ON RADIO):
Good, go to the computer.
You know, Nats, did it ever
occur to you that you could
have just come here with me?
It would have taken too
long to search his files.
I have to be here to transfer
the data into my hard drive.
Then we can go through
his banking files
with a fine-toothed comb.
I just hope you
weren't too scared.
NATALIE (ON RADIO):
Yeah, right, hog pimple.
Now turn on his computer.
It's on.
NATALIE (ON RADIO): OK, now
listen to my instructions
very carefully.
OK, it's ready.
Computer, begin transfer.
Natalie, I've got to go.
Go
NATALIE: We need
another 30 seconds.
Don't cut off transmission yet.
Almost there.
Hey, Practer, you're a
giant tub of pigeon poop.
PRACTER: I am going to teach
you lousy kids a lesson.
You just wait and see.
I think it's ready.
Yeah, I'm sure it works now.
OK, that's it then.
We go tonight.
Tonight?
According to the
literature, the Brandel
Banshi comes out almost
exclusively at night,
around midnight.
What about Grandma Lenny?
She won't let us out that late.
I guess we sneak out.
We can set up camp in the fort.
Sneak out?
What if she checks on us?
Oh, we can take care of that.
After creating a foolproof
plan for sneaking out,
we've decided we're
going to test the Ghost
Catcher 5,000 this very night.
Finally, we're
going to get to meet
Carolyn, up close and personal.
Note to self, remember
to bring flashlights.
Oh, another note to self, we
do not need to be detected.
Wear black.
If Grandma catches
us, we're sunk.
[wind blowing]
Carolyn?
Yes, tonight, we're
going tonight.
I'm not scared.
I'm a ghost hunter.
Well, we're off to bed.
Already?
It's early.
Well, you know, early to
bed, early to rise, and stuff.
Well, OK, you should call
your mother first, though.
[phone ringing]
Hello.
Mom, how are you?
Oh, Carrie, hi, honey.
How are you doing?
Good, I'm glad to hear it.
Me?
I'm fine.
Things are going great.
Listen, hon.
I-- I gotta-- I need to go.
But, um, tell your
brother that I--
I love him, OK?
I love you.
I love you, too.
Bye-bye.
Be good.
She had to go.
She says she loves you.
[loud rock music]
NATALIE: Well, isn't
this just perfect?
I had one request,
not to get dirty.
Now look.
This will never come out.
[wind blowing]
She's here.
Can you believe it?
I can't believe it.
You heard it, right?
A ghost, oh, man.
I'm a bit
frightened, actually.
Come on.
We've got to go try
out this ghosting gear.
I'm not sure we should.
Chris?
I don't know what to think.
How about it, Nats?
What do you say?
I'm tired.
I'm cold.
I'm filthy, and I like it.
Let's go get that ghost.
I think she's here.
Must be.
This was her home, right?
I'm going in.
Me, too.
I'll go with you.
No, you guys stay here,
in case something happens.
Somebody might have
to go for help.
Yeah, yeah, I like that idea.
I love that idea.
Wish us luck.
Good luck.
Oh, the little darlings.
It's been too long.
I'm going in.
[glass breaking]
What happened?
I saw something.
I know I did.
But I got scared and threw
the ghost tracker at it.
Where's Carrie?
She saw it, too,
but she ran after it.
You two go get Grandma.
I'm going after my sister.
I'm going to get you.
JESSE: Lenny.
Grandma Lenny.
Kids, why aren't
you upstairs in bed?
We've got to
tell you something.
Carrie.
Carrie.
This is where we saw it.
Oh, this is Carolyn's house.
We know.
It got Carrie.
Oh, now don't worry, honey.
I'm sure she's fine.
Come on.
Let's go find her and Chris.
Come on.
Is something there?
What-- who's there?
Carolyn?
Carolyn?
I can't believe it.
Carrie, Carrie, I'm so
glad you're all right.
Look what I found.
It's Carolyn's.
She wants to give
it to her daughter.
Oh, Carrie, thank
heavens you're OK.
I think I have
something for you.
It's beautiful, Mom.
It's beautiful.
What a night, huh?
So how did you know Grandma
Lenny was Carolyn's daughter?
I don't know.
I just did.
I just wanted to thank
you for finding my bracelet.
She's at peace now, Grandma.
I know, sweetie.
Now, Carrie, my mother wanted
me to have this bracelet.
But now I want to
give it to you.
Oh, thank you, Grandma.
You're welcome, baby.
Anyone home?
Mom.
Hi, guys.
Oh, I missed you guys so much.
CHRIS: We missed you, too, Mom.
So there's no way
to save the shop?
I'm sorry, honey.
Got It's just too much money.
The three weeks are up
tomorrow, and they're
going to take the place away.
Hey, we can sell the bracelet.
I'm sorry, baby,
but even that bracelet
is not worth enough money.
Well, duh, it's the bracelet
of the Brandel Banshee.
Ghost buffs will pay tons
for this kind of stuff.
We could have
an online auction.
It's the best way to sell junk.
Don't you get it, Mom?
It's like Carolyn is sending
us the bracelet to help us out.
You know, she sent
the bracelet for us
to find and save the shop.
It's got to work.
I know it.
Well, we can give
it a try, sweetie.
But don't get your
hopes up too high.
Come on.
Let's set the auction up.
I know you're here.
I can feel it.
You are here, aren't you?
I was so worried when
Mom came home and said
she couldn't save the shop.
Then I realized you sent me to
the bracelet to try to help us.
You don't mind if
we sell it, do you?
All right, Carrie,
we need a picture.
What do we want our lowest
accepted price to be?
What's that?
We can choose a price that the
bidders have to meet before we
agree to sell the merchandise.
Otherwise, someone might get
it for very little money.
$300,000.
OK, one extremely rare piece
of supernatural memorabilia
is now on sale.
$1,000.
$2,000.
$2,500.
It's going to work.
Still $3,000, it's
been like this for hours.
I guess that's it.
Mom.
Mom.
Mama, wake up.
Is she going to be OK?
I think so.
It looks like she just fainted.
We'll know more when
we get to the hospital.
Hey, she's going to be fine, OK?
I'm going to drop
you guys off at home.
Calvin's there.
And then I'm going to go to
the hospital with Grandma.
Can't we go, too?
Maybe later, OK?
I want to find out
what's going on first.
Come on.
That was Mom.
She said Grandma is
going to be fine.
They just want to keep
her there for some tests.
Thank God.
Mom's going to say.
What's wrong, Carrie?
She's going to be fine.
The shop, the bank is still
taking it away tomorrow.
Can you believe this place won't
be ours in a couple of hours?
I just wish Mom could've
been here one last time.
Maybe it's best this way.
She might not
want to let it go.
Is that the bracelet?
Yeah.
Well, I'll be.
What is it?
That bracelet, it
belonged to the queen.
Sure, Gus.
It did.
Didn't I tell you about
the time I met the queen?
I shook her hand.
I'll never forget it.
That's her bracelet.
I bet that thing
is worth a fortune.
Here it is.
"One of the queen's
jewelry boxes
was stolen while she
was traveling in the US.
It's believed that the
pieces of jewelry in the box
have been split up and sold
off by unknowing vendors.
It's estimated that each
piece is worth $300,000."
If we could find somebody to
buy it, we could save the shop.
I'll buy it.
Could we sell it online?
The IRS will give the shop
back to the bank in 24 minutes.
We don't have that long.
Hey, I'll buy it.
Right, Gus.
I'm serious, and I have
the money to pay for it.
- Really?
- Yeah, at my home across town.
Let's go get it.
Well, uh, the bush
comes in 40 minutes.
The bus?
Well, I don't have a car.
We don't have that long.
Hey, we could use
the van out back.
Calvin, you could drive it.
Well, OK.
OK, mirrors in place.
Come on.
Come on.
All right.
Hurry it up.
Put the car in gear.
Merciful Zeus,
just let Gus drive.
Well, Weeks, in
20 minutes I'll
be able to buy that
silly, little shop.
I've got the check right here.
Well, let's go inside, shall we?
I'm sure the bank
manager is expecting us,
since he didn't tell
anyone else about the sale.
Are you sure you're
feeling OK, Mom?
I'm fine, honey.
I'm really fine.
Where is everybody?
I'm gonna go check out back.
Well, just a few
more minutes, and we'll
be able to complete the
transaction for you.
Good.
-
That'll be just fine.
Mom, I can't find
them, and the van's gone.
I think we should
go look for them.
Oh, boy.
Move it, Gus.
[kids shouting]
CHRIS: Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
That's a very sharp
suit you've got on today.
Why, thank you.
CARRIE: Can you believe this?
It's Mom, and she's mad.
20 seconds left.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6--
CARRIE: We got the money.
What?
Impossible.
We've got it.
In cash.
Look.
I guess you get
to keep your shop.
But-- but this isn't right.
My resort, what am I gonna do?
Mr. John Practer,
I'm Agent Smith, IRS.
I'm here to place
you under arrest.
What?
This is outrageous.
We were tipped off by
an agent Natalie Pierce.
It seems you've been
evading your taxes
for the past 12 years.
Chris and I did a little
reconnaissance work.
It seems Mr. Practer has
been cheating on his taxes
for quite some time.
I can't believe this.
Believe it, buddy.
You're going away.
And, Weeks, I'll
deal with you later.
You're in big
trouble, young lady.
We saved the shop.
What?
We got the money.
We did it.
I can't believe we
got to the bank on time.
I know.
And did you see the
look on Practer's face?
I want to give this to you.
Oh, Gus, thank you.
Carrie, I want to
give it to you.
Thank you, Grandma.
You're welcome, honey.
Thank you, Great-Grandma.
Carolyn, this is
probably the last time
I'm ever going to talk to you,
so I have a few things to say.
First, I'm sorry I
ever doubted you.
When the bracelet wouldn't
sell at the auction,
I thought you had abandoned us.
I was just scared we
were gonna lose the shop.
But in the end, you had
a plan for everything.
Thank you, Great-Grandma.
Thank you.
This is Carrie Malone, proven
ghost hunter for the case
of the Brandel Banshee.
Until next time.
[music playing]
(SINGING) It seems like
everything's so hard.
It seems like everybody is
out to get me, sometimes.
I try to play the right cards.
Somebody's always got a
better hand than mine.
But I know that I
am somebody special.
And I know somebody's
looking out for me.
And I know that I shouldn't
see the glass half empty,
'cause I know somebody's
got it worse than me.
It'll all work out.
Things are never quite as
bad as they are in your mind.
You may not know how.
Just believe that
everything will be
just fine, maybe not right now.
You never know what
tomorrow brings.
It'll all work out.
I don't know much,
but I know one thing.
It'll all work out.
It seems like nobody
knows what it's like to go
through the trouble I've seen.
But I realize everybody
else feels the way I do when
I can't seem to catch my dream.
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