01x06 - In Plain Sight

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NARRATOR: Previously on Hardy Boys...

JOE: Today's the day
JB's gonna meet his buyer.

FRANK: If we find out who
was after this thing...

JOE: Then we find out who k*lled Mom.

- [CLATTERING]
- Joe!

- [FRANK GRUNTS]
- JOE: Where'd he go?

Francis, I understand that you
are looking into universities.

Um, me and my dad were thinking
about schools close to home.

Think bigger. Think Rosegrave.

WILT: One more year to go
in this boring town, huh?

I have to get accepted
to Rosegrave first.

So, where does this leave us?

SAM: Kanika Imani Khan.

FRANK: She hired him to
find her nephew, Rupert.

JOE: Dad's been gone longer before,

but I don't think I've
missed him this much.

Any crime scene should be
studied as quickly as possible

to preserve evidence.

This is where we lost him.
Just retrace his steps.

See if we can find anything.

What's that?

JOE: Does this look like the
same thing he was wearing?

- [YELLS]
- When we went back,

the tall man found us.

FRANK: He's not gonna
stop looking for it,

so we're gonna use
that to our advantage,

and we're gonna trap him.

[METAL CLATTERING, SWISHING]

We think that all of this has something
to do with what got her k*lled.

JOE: This tall guy might have
the only answers that we can get.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

JESSE: Well. You've been busy.

I talked to a flight attendant

from a plane that had to
make an emergency landing

because someone jumped.

The attendant said that after
the guy jumped from the plane,

a tall, scary-looking man was
screaming that he'd been robbed.

She identified you.

Do you think I'm scary looking...

Jesse Hooper?

You think you're rattling me?

You're not.

Why don't you tell me what you're after?

Why are you in Bridgeport?

But you're having such a
good time playing detective.

It's just a matter of time.

And you're gonna stay in that cell
until I find out what you're up to.

Time is on my side.

Excuse me.

I need my beauty sleep.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

- This is wonderful.
- TRUDY: You think so?

[FRANK LAUGHING]

Oh, hi, boys.

So, Francis, how are you
feeling about Rosegrave?

Are you ready for the exam?

Oh, yeah. Yes.

You know, you really
might enjoy studying there.

There are some aspects of the
place that are quite unconventional.

And the test is at the school, right?

No, no, no. They're testing in
various cities around the country.

But I volunteered my house
for the Bridgeport session.

There'll be a few other
people there today,

including your friend Callie Shaw.

Wonderful.

So, : at my place, and don't be late.

There're gonna be some members
of the board and faculty there,

and I want you to
make a good impression.

- Okay. All right.
- All right, sweetheart.

[KISSES] See you later.
Bye-bye, everyone.

- Bye, Gloria.
- Bye, Grandma.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

Aunt Trudy, are you
sure this is a good idea?

Look, even if you get accepted,
you won't start for another year.

And hopefully by then,
your dad will be back,

and you can make the decision together.

Yeah.

TRUDY: And hey, keep an open mind.

You know, everyone
who went to that school

turned out to be a big success.

And what if I don't
want to be a big success?

What if I just want my old life back?

Frank, you already said you would.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLICKS SHUT]

I got a shift at Wilt's.

See if you can find out
where this came from.

What am I supposed to find
out from a piece of cloth?

I don't know. Ask somebody.

[FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING]

- [TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACKING]
- [PHONE RINGING]

I can't make heads or
tails of this guy, Ezra.

He just stares at you, like
he thinks we can't touch him.

Problem is, he might be right.

I got this report from
the federal authorities.

They got nothing on
him. The man is a ghost.

JESSE: I used to think I
wasn't afraid of ghosts.

I'm not so sure now.

Jesse Hooper I used to know
wasn't afraid of anything.

[SCOFFS] That was before my daughter

was hanging around the Hardy boys

and putting herself in the
path of psychos like this guy.

Well, we'll keep a special
eye on her and the Hardy boys

until this freak is out of
our hair. It won't be long.

Feds are coming to take him in hours.

Soon it won't be our problem.

WILT: Uh, you know, Frank,

I don't know why you're not excited

about the exam for Rosegrave school.

'Cause it's what my grandma wants, Wilt.

I want to make my own decisions.

You go to Rosegrave,
you're in the elite.

You drive fancy cars.
You live in mansions.

Money means choices.

You don't want to work
in some run-down diner

slinging burgers for unappreciative
punks your whole life.

[CHUCKLES]

- What?
- [DOOR OPENS]

- [BELL ON DOOR JINGLES]
- Nothing.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[CHET SIGHS]

FRANK: [CHUCKLES] You look tired.

Man, I could still hear my dad yelling.

Figured he'd think you were a hero.

CHET: No, that's not my dad.

He's not really big on trouble
getting brought back to the farm.

He's got a lot on his
plate right now, so...

FRANK: What's going on?

CHET: Uh, harvest isn't
treating us so well.

The bank's breathing
down our necks, and...

My dad says we'll pull through, but...

I'm just wishing I
could do more to help.

It'll be okay, man.

You got plans.

Yeah.

There's always that
winning lottery ticket.

- [BELL ON DOOR JINGLES]
- Man, it's Bridgeport.

- No one wins the lottery around here.
- [FRANK LAUGHING]

- Hey.
- Hey.

CALLIE: So, today's the big day, huh?

- Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.
- You ready?

I don't know. I tried to study,

but they didn't give us
anything to study, so...

Yeah, that's part of the fun. You
have to be good at like, everything.

- [LAUGHS]
- Okay, see,

that right there sound
like too much stress for me.

I'm happy I just play baseball.

Yeah, which you do better
than anyone else in town.

CHET: Well, when I win that pennant,

I'll make sure and remember
the little people, huh?

CALLIE: Oh, okay, big sh*t.

But before you forget about us,

do you mind giving us a
ride out to the test today?

I guess I could fit you
in my super busy schedule.

CALLIE: Perfect.

Frank.

Pick your head up, man.

Rosegrave isn't until next year.

Kids would k*ll for your
opportunity to go to this place.

I know. It's just, none of this
would be happening if my dad was back.

I'd be going to school back in the city.

[CAR ENGINE ZOOMING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

[VELCRO RIPS]

- [WHISPERS]: Okay.
- [CAMERA WINDING]

[DISTANT CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

[DISTANT CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[CAMERA WINDING]

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

[g*n COCKS]

Got me.

[GROANS]

You're pretty good.

I didn't even hear you coming.

[MAN GRUNTS]

- [THWACKS]
- [GRUNTS]

BIFF: Hello?

Earth to Joe.

You're looking at that piece of cloth
like you expect it to talk to you.

I wish it would. It'd definitely help.

I mean, how am I supposed to find
out where this thing came from?

Just ask someone who
knows about that stuff.

- What, like some sort of fabric expert?
- Like a tailor.

All right, genius. Tell me where
I'm supposed to find one of these...

tailors.

Best bet is the only
tailor in this town.

Tan Likely.

You could have just told me that.

I like seeing you squirm.

[CHATTER OVER POLICE RADIO]

Hey.

[METAL CLATTERING]

Wake up. I have some
more questions for you.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

Billy, get the keys to cell one.

[KEY CLATTERING IN LOCK]

[CELL DOOR SQUEAKS OPEN]

♪

CALLIE: Wish us luck
on the test, Stefan.

STEFAN: You won't need it, Callie.

You're Rosegrave material
if I've ever seen it.

What about me, Stefan?

To you, I'll say "good luck."

Talk about a vote of confidence.
What'd I ever do to him?

Don't let him get to you.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

FRANK: Ah. Check out
the brain trust in here.

Looks like the junior egghead club.

[FRANK CHUCKLES]

FRANK: That's our competition.

I guess we're each other's competition.

You okay to still talk,

or did you want to stand in
separate corners of the room?

No, no, it's fine. But once the
testing starts, it's game on.

Paul, I'd like you to meet Callie Shaw.

Callie, this is Paul McFarlane.
He's the dean of Rosegrave Academy.

- CALLIE: A pleasure to meet you, Dean McFarlane.
- Gloria speaks highly of you.

Well, I hope she hasn't raised
your expectations too high.

Oh, don't believe the false modesty.

I've been mentoring this
young lady for quite a while.

She shows great promise.

DEAN MCFARLANE: You
must be Francis Hardy.

FRANK: Uh, Frank. It's nice to meet you.

Frank is more of a nickname.

DEAN MCFARLANE: It's
a pleasure to meet you.

As I'm sure you know,
our school was founded by

your great-grandfather,
George Estabrook.

Yeah, so I've heard.

DEAN MCFARLANE: But, even with
such a strong family connection,

you still have to pass the
entrance exams like everyone else.

I should hope so.

GLORIA: Paul has been a
great asset to Rosegrave.

And to the town.

He knew your mother.

You knew her?

Yes. We were in the same class.

Well, look at the time.
We best get started.

GLORIA: Here we go.

DEAN MCFARLANE: Future scholars.

I hope you've sharpened your pencils,

because today, we are going
to put you to the test.

- This way please.
- Here we go.

I'm gonna say, let's get rid
of this bell-bottom business.

- It's not the ' s anymore, and thank goodness for that.
- [DOOR OPENS]

Off you go to the change room.

Welcome, young friends, and
how may I help you today?

Are you here to pick up
something for your parents?

Uh, no. I have a question
about this piece of fabric.

My Aunt Trudy wanted to
match it to make a shirt.

- We only had a little piece.
- TAN: Mm.

Color me intrigued.

It's not a lot to work with.

It's all we have, Mr. Likely.

My father is Mr. Likely.

Please call me Tan.

Let's take a closer look.

Hmm.

It's a classic thread,
and by classic, I mean old.

- How old is old?
- Ten years or more.

But whatever clothing this came
from, it won't show its age.

Why?

Tight weave. Very
durable. Water resistant.

Your aunt's gonna have a hard
time making a shirt from this.

This is from an overcoat, but not
the kind you'd buy off the rack.

Off the rack?

He means one you can't buy in stores.

This overcoat is from
a uniform manufacturer.

Possibly m*llitary, but...

judging by the color, I'd
say most likely police issue.

So you're saying that this piece
of fabric came from an overcoat

that could have been worn by police.

Not the kind I'd let one of
my customers wear, but yes.

DEAN MCFARLANE: There
will be four sections,

covering a variety of
core academic subjects.

The test will get harder, so
be sure to pace yourselves.

Each section will be
marked as you complete it.

The students with the lowest
score will be asked to leave.

By the end of testing, only
two of you will be left.

Those two will undergo a final test

to determine whether or not

they will join the other successful
applicants across the country.

All right, students.

Let's begin.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

So, unless there's some sort of solider

running around looking for this
idol, it seems our bad guy's a cop.

So maybe we're looking for
some dirty cop from Dixon City.

Yeah. Or maybe someone
a little close to home.

How close?

Like, close, close.

Bridgeport PD.

Where my mom works?

All I'm saying is that
Chief Collig was the one

who picked up the envelope at the park.

We don't know who's involved here.

Not the chief, and not my mom.

[SPLASHING]

[COUGHS, SPUTTERS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

So, this is Mr. Hardy.

- [CHUCKLES]
- FENTON: My friends like to call me Fenton.

Or Fent. Uh, and, uh, what's your name?

Oh, my name is not important.

What is important is that
you tell us why you're here.

Okay.

I was, uh...

I was bird watching.

- Mm...
- Yeah.

We've been watching you.

We know that you're
looking for Rupert Khan.

- Okay.
- We are also looking for Mr. Khan.

We want you to tell us what
you know about his whereabouts.

I don't know anything
about his whereabouts.

I just followed the trail
of evidence that led here.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

Oh, no.

[THWACKS]

ADAMS: Why are you looking for him?

[GRUNTS]

Ah. [CLEARS THROAT]

His aunt hired me to find him.

[GROANS] She was very worried about him.

- ADAMS: Well, she should be.
- Yeah.

He's playing a game
against our interests.

Which are what?

[WHISPERS] He's lying.
He knows about the idol.

You guys have any idea
what happened to my wife?

Huh? You guys happen to
know anything about that?

So, you really know nothing. [CHUCKLES]

It's too bad.

That means you're of no value to us.

["THE SAFETY DANCE" BY
MEN WITHOUT HATS PLAYING]

♪ We can dance if we want to ♪

♪ We can leave your friends behind ♪

♪ 'Cause your friends don't
dance and if they don't dance ♪

- ♪ Well they're no friends of mine ♪
- Time's up, students.

♪ I say, we can go where we want to ♪

♪ A place where they will never find ♪

♪ And we can act like we
come from out of this world ♪

♪ Leave the real one far behind ♪

♪ And we can dance ♪

DEAN MCFARLANE: Miss Collins.

You're going to have to leave us.

♪

We'll continue on with the next section.

Pencils down, everyone.

♪ We can dance if we want to ♪

♪ We can leave your friends behind ♪

♪ ' Cause your friends don't dance... ♪

Mr. Dukay, I'm afraid I'm going
to have to ask you to leave.

♪ I say, we can go where we want to ♪

Do you know who my father is?

♪ And we can act like we
come from out of this world ♪

- ♪ Leave the real one far behind ♪
- DEAN MCFARLANE: Let's continue, shall we?

- ♪ And we can dance ♪
- ♪ Dances! ♪

♪ We can go when we want to ♪

♪ The night is young and so am I ♪

♪ And we can dress real neat
from our hands to our feet ♪

♪ And surprise 'em
with the victory cry ♪

♪ I say, we can act if we want to ♪

♪ If we don't nobody will ♪

♪ And you can act real rude... ♪

That's time, students.

♪ And I can act like an imbecile ♪

♪ I say, we can dance ♪

DEAN MCFARLANE: Miss Fallon.

You won't be participating
in the next set of tests.

♪ We can dance, we're
doing it wall to wall ♪

♪ We can dance, we can dance ♪

DEAN MCFARLANE: Students, we've
come to the history section.

This will be the last written test.

Only two of you will
proceed to the final test.

I wish you all good luck.

♪ ... safety dance ♪

♪ Oh, it's the safety dance ♪

♪ Oh, it's the safety dance ♪

♪ Oh, it's the safety dance ♪

[CRICKETS CHIRPING OUTSIDE]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

TRUDY: Hey. It's a nice surprise.

Do you want something to drink?

Trudy, this isn't a social call.

- What is it? What's wrong?
- Where are the boys?

Frank's doing a test at Gloria's,

and Joe's upstairs
with Biff. What's wrong?

A couple of hours ago, the man that
they caught at the farm escaped.

How? I thought you had him locked up.

We don't know how he did it.

I went back to the cell,
and he was just gone.

TRUDY: He escaped?

JESSE: I came here to tell you

because he might come
after the boys again.

We'll do our best to protect them,

but you have to keep
a close eye on them.

He could be anywhere.

Yeah, some of those questions in
the history section were pretty hard.

Yeah.

- I think I did pretty well, though.
- Me, too. [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

The scores are tallied.

Congratulations...

... to Callie Shaw and Francis Hardy.

- You've moved on to the next round.
- [CALLIE LAUGHING]

Mr. Ito.

Thank you very much for your
interest in Rosegrave Prep.

[BOTH LAUGHING SOFTLY]

Good job. Both of you.

Thank you. Thank you. So, um,
when does the next round begin?

Right away.

Right now?

What's the subject? Can
we get a chance to prepare?

Oh, that's not necessary.
Nor possible, really.

The last test is... less conventional.

GLORIA: I'm so proud of you two.

And I think I'm going to be
a lot more proud very soon.

Uh, wh... what's the next
round? What do we have to do?

You simply have to leave this room.

Good luck. You have minutes.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[LOCK CLICKS]

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[RATTLING]

There goes that plan.

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

FENTON: Hey.

[MUTTERING]

I know, I know where Rupert is.

I got, I got information.

I know where Rupert is.

[WHISPERS]: I got information...
[MUTTERING]

- [THWACKS]
- [GRUNTS]

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[CRASHES]

[GROANS]

Okay...

[GRUNTING]

- [KEY JANGLING]
- [GRUNTS]

♪

[SIGHS]

You rest. I'll show myself out.

[DOOR OPENS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

♪

[ENGINE RUMBLING]

[ENGINE REVVING]

♪

BIFF: So the creepy tall guy's coming.

He's coming for us.

Well, for you, but
since I'm here, for us.

What are we gonna do?

- We have to think about this.
- Do we have time for that?

Now I know how Frank feels.

Why don't we just give
him the stupid thing?

No. This thing has something to do
with whatever happened to my mom.

And I'm not letting him have it.

I don't think your mom would
want you holding onto it

if the tall guy is coming after it.

Yeah, no duh. But I'm not giving it up.

We need to hide it.

Question is... where?

'Kay, we've looked all over.
I don't see any way out.

It's a puzzle.

Look at this.

"Please answer all
questions at the same time."

The back.

"Look further than the time,
to find the key to this rhyme.

Three and three make five.

Add one below,

and a flat face will chime."

How do you get three
and three to make five?

I don't know. We already did
the math section of the test,

and I'm pretty sure you
graded higher than I did.

Okay, so what's your
non-math suggestion?

[FRANK EXHALES]

"Add one below, and a
flat face will chime."

The clock?

[PENDULUM TICKING]

"Three and three makes five."

It's gotta be the hands, right?

- [CLOCK HANDS CLICKING]
- Three, and five.

Add one below.

Oh. Maybe it's the pendulum.

What?

The pendulums have weights.

- Okay.
- Watch.

Anything happen?

- [CALLIE SIGHS]
- No.

- We only have five minutes left.
- Yeah.

Should we just break down
the door with the clock?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[EXHALES]

BIFF: Could we hide it behind a bench?

No, we already tried that. We
need to think outside the box.

An electrical box?

It's too dangerous.

How about a garbage can?

No, it'll end up in a
dump tomorrow morning.

How about the top of the lamppost?

Yeah, 'cause no one will notice
us walking around with a ladder.

Maybe we'll never figure this out.

We can just forget Rosegrave,

and you can be back in Dixon
City with your girlfriend.

[PENDULUM TICKING]

Emma and I actually broke up.

What?

You didn't tell me this.

Didn't come up.

Just focus on the puzzle, please?

Yeah. Um...

- Okay. Time.
- Mm-hmm.

Time. It said look
further than the time.

Yeah.

So maybe that means that it's not time?

Okay. "Look further than the time.

A flat face will chime."

- [PENDULUM TICKING]
- [CALLIE CHUCKLES]

What?

Key. Time. Flat. Chime.
I think it's music.

- [CALLIE CHUCKLES]
- FRANK: You play?

From when I was five to around .

Then I switched to
clarinet. What about you?

Yeah, my mom made me take piano
lessons up until last year,

so I know some stuff.

Okay, so let's try this again.

Uh, "three and three make five.

Add one below, and a
flat face will chime."

A flat face.

[WHISPERS]: A flat face.

A flat. That's the key it's in.

[CALLIE CHUCKLES]

- Okay.
- [PLAYS NOTE]

"Three and three make five."

Wait. A third interval and a
third interval make a fifth. Right?

- [LAUGHS] Yeah.
- Yeah. So it's A flat,

- three up, C.
- CALLIE: Yeah.

FRANK: Three more, that's E flat.

CALLIE: Then add one more.

Which is F, but it says "add below,"
which takes it to the beginning.

So, it's F, A flat, C, E flat.

F. A. C. E.

"Face, and a flat face will chime."

Why didn't it work?

I don't know. What are we doing wrong?

"Add one below.

A flat face will chime."

"Please answer questions
all at the same time."

It's a chord.

- [PLAYS CHORD]
- [CLICKS]

- [CALLIE LAUGHS]
- Whoa, that's cool.

- [FRANK CHUCKLES]
- [CLATTERING]

[WHISPERS]: What?

[LAUGHS] I can't believe
you thought it was the clock.

[CHUCKLES] Let's get out of here.

We have three minutes.

What are... What?

We found the key, Sherlock.

What are you doing?

[CLATTERS, CLICKS OPEN]

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh, my God.

Callie, that's the symbol.

♪

There's no lock or handle.

Frank, we should go.

I'm coming back.

[CLATTERS SHUT]

[KEY CLICKS IN LOCK]

[ALL CLAPPING]

DEAN MCFARLANE:
Congratulations, scholars.

Welcome to Rosegrave.

GLORIA: Well done. [KISSES]

- Well done, darling.
- [CALLIE CHUCKLES]

Thank you so much.

The test was interesting.

I realize it was unconventional,
but so is our school.

The final test measures
a candidate's timing,

reaction, ability to improvise.

And you both passed.

Be happy for yourself, Francis. Mm?

- Come, dear.
- [CALLIE LAUGHS]

Cup of tea?

DEAN MCFARLANE: Your grandmother
said you were exceptional.

This proves it.

You know, your mother
passed with flying colors.

What do you mean? My mom
never went to Rosegrave.

No. She opted not to, but...

She was always a step ahead.

Always thinking.

No matter what you threw at her.

Good luck, Frank.

I sincerely hope you
take us up on our offer.

JOE: You know, Bridgeport's
actually kind of nice.

BIFF: Duh. We have everything
anyone could ever want.

Arcade. Wilt's. Video store.

Dixon City has nothing on us.

I bet your mom loved growing up here.

Yeah.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...

No, no. It's fine.

You're lucky you have Frank,
your Aunt Trudy, and your dad.

Me.

It's just me and my mom.

If she was involved in
any criminal activity,

- I don't...
- Hey.

Look. I'm no cool cop mom, but I'm here.

Thanks, Joe.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Go. Run.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Whoa.

CHET: Okay, so explain it to me again.

You guys were alone in a locked room.

Yeah.

CHET: For the test.

Mm-hmm. Well, first we
did the written component,

which was math, English,
science, and history.

And the final test was
us in a locked room.

CHET: Okay, but it was trapped,
though, so you guys had to escape.

We weren't trapped. It was a puzzle.

Yeah, it was so crazy.

We had to play just the
right notes on the piano

to find the key to open the door.

It was actually so fun.

And we found this
secret door in the room.

CHET: Wait, hold on.
There was a secret door

- inside the locked room?
- Yeah.

Like, maybe it's where she keeps
her priceless jewels or something.

I'm thinking skeletons.

Whatever was behind that door,

it had the symbol my mom drew on it.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR SHUTS]

♪

Come on.

WOMAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]: No! Get out!

[SCARY MUSIC ON MOVIE SCREEN]

[SCREAMING]: No. No! No!

- No! No! No!
- [CREATURES GROWLING ON MOVIE SCREEN]

Oh, no! Please help! Please! Oh, God!

[JOE PANTING]

BIFF: What are we gonna do now?

I don't know. But we
can't let him have it.

Can't hold onto it forever.

[MEN CHATTERING ON MOVIE SCREEN]

How are you with heights?

- What?
- JOE: Here. Help me up.

MAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]
And I'm telling you,

those things turned over our town.

We were damn lucky to get away at all.

Now you tell me those, those
things can't get through this...

JOE: Easy, easy, easy!

[LOUD CLANGING, CLATTERING]

[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS ON MOVIE SCREEN]

- BIFF: That's your idea of easy?
- JOE: We'll hide it up there somewhere.

BIFF: This is a crazy plan, Hardy.

Well, it's the only plan we've got.

BIFF: Be careful. We have to hurry.

[DOG BARKING ON MOVIE SCREEN]

[SCARY MUSIC PLAYS ON MOVIE SCREEN]

[SIGHS] You know, I thought
this was a better plan

at the bottom of the ladder.

BIFF: You know, if you fall, I'm
gonna have a lot of explaining to do.

JOE: Thanks for your concern.

BIFF: Please hurry.

MAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]:
They're coming for you.

Look! There goes one of them now...

- WOMAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]: He'll hear you!
- MAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]: Here he comes now!

I'm getting out.

[WOMAN ON MOVIE SCREEN SCREAMING]

WOMAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]:
Johnny! Help me!

[INTENSE MOVIE MUSIC PLAYING]

[WOMAN SCREAMING ON MOVIE SCREEN]

[EXHALES]

- Done.
- BIFF: Okay. Now come back down.

JOE: I just have to put
the speaker wires back.

- [LOUD CLATTERING, METAL CLANGING]
- Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa! Oh! Oh! [PANICKED PANTING]

[AUDIENCE CHATTERING]

Biff!

[LADDER CLATTERING]

- [LOUD CLANGING]
- [JOE GRUNTS]

- MAN IN AUDIENCE: Quiet!
- [JOE PANTING]

Are you okay?

Yeah.

MAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]:
... okay, we're here.

Now I think we can
all go back downstairs,

before any of those
things find their way...

MAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]:
They're dead, pal.

Y ou wanna get about four
or five men and a couple dogs

out of the house over
here behind those trees.

We wanna go check it out.

[INDISTINCT MOVIE CONVERSATION]

Done.

You really think it's safe up there?

It's away from my family,
and that's what matters.

Come on. Let's move this back up.

- [LADDER CLATTERING SOFTLY]
- [COMMOTION ON MOVIE SCREEN]

Let's get out of here.

MAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]:
It's down there!

MAN [ON MOVIE SCREEN]: Cooper!

Cooper!

Kanika.

- What a surprise.
- KANIKA: It shouldn't be.

We need to talk.

GLORIA: Please. Won't you sit down.

KANIKA: Thank you.

Could I offer you some tea?

KANIKA: Yes. As long as
it's Lapsang Souchong.

Oh, sorry dear. Fresh out.

Well, this town seems to
be lacking in a few things.

Not lacking in anything I need.

You know why I'm here.

In Bridgeport, or in my home?

I understand that what
was lost by your father

has finally been found.

And your power in this
partnership has been legitimized.

You do have it, don't you?

Well, there are many pieces in play.

We'll have to wait and see.

I'm assuming it's your person that
they're holding in the town jail.

- My person?
- Mm.

He threatened my grandsons.

Then he definitely
wouldn't be my person.

You seriously want me to believe
he doesn't work for you, Kanika?

[GLORIA SCOFFS]

I have already lost my father.

And now, my daughter,

to the exigencies of our business.

But if any harm comes to
another member of my family,

you will have me to answer to.

And that's a fate you wouldn't
wish on your worst enemy.

You know as well as I do

we're not the only
people involved, Gloria.

There's another party to be considered.

There is. Indeed.

FRANK: You hid it in the theater.

A public place.

[SIGHS] And what about the
fabric we found at the warehouse?

JOE: I asked around,

and Biff had an idea,
and she knew a guy.

What idea? What guy?

We went to a tailor, you know.

He knows everything about fabric, so...

I showed him the piece,

and he said it came from a police coat.

Police coat?

Yeah.

The guy at the warehouse might be a cop.

Still doesn't tell us who he is.

Or who he's working for.

FRANK: Found out something, too.

The last test of the Rosegrave exam,

we had to find our way
out of Grandma's study.

She's got a secret door in there.

Cool. I love secret doors.

Yeah, except this secret
door had the symbol Mom drew

right in the middle of it.

Wait. So Grandma really
is involved in all this?

I don't know.

[SCRIBBLING]

The dean of Rosegrave.

He said he knew Mom. Said
they went to school together.

So?

It's not like there are that
many schools here in Bridgeport.

Yeah, I know. It's just...

I had this funny feeling
when he was telling me,

like there was something
he wouldn't say.

"Laura and Paul. Love is
definitely in the air."

Ew!

Dean McFarlane is Mom's
high school sweetheart.

JOE: Wait. So you don't think
he knows anything, do you?

FRANK: It's definitely
worth looking into.

TRUDY: Boys, your dad's on the phone!

JOE: Me first.

Age before ugly.

- Ooh.
- Give me that.

- Okay.
- Joe.

- Ooh.
- Dad, hi.

When are you coming home?

- FRANK [OVER PHONE]: What's going on?
- Hey, Joe. Frank.

Are you taking care of your aunt?

FRANK [OVER PHONE]:
Yeah, we've been good.

JOE [OVER PHONE]: Hey,
school starts in a few days,

and we really don't want to go
to school here in Bridgeport.

I bet they don't even
have vending machines.

Oh, Joe. You don't want
to go to school anywhere.

FRANK [OVER PHONE]:
Dad, did you find Rupert?

Well, it's, it's proving harder to find

someone that doesn't
want to be found, so...

We found some stuff, too.

We think Grandma has a secret
that she's not telling us.

Yeah, and we think it has
something to do with Rosegrave Prep.

JOE [OVER PHONE]: There are people
all over town who are involved.

Guys, listen.

I want you to stay away
from that. You guys...

You have to be careful.

We will, Dad, but we can ask around.

FENTON [OVER PHONE]: No. No,
I need you guys to stay safe.

So, I, I want you to stay away from it.

Please. Tell me that
you'll stay away from it?

Don't worry, Dad. I'll
take good care of Frank.

When are you coming back?

I'm coming home soon.

I'm getting close, so...

FENTON [OVER PHONE]:
Listen, in the meantime,

you guys just concentrate
on staying safe, okay?

Okay, Dad. We will.

You stay safe, too, okay? I love you.

FENTON [OVER PHONE]: I love you guys.

Listen, I'm... I'm gonna be
traveling, so I'll call you when I can.

- Okay.
- Bye.

- Bye.
- FENTON [OVER PHONE]: Okay. Bye.

[HANGS UP]

[PHONE CLICKS IN RECEIVER]

We're not gonna stay out of it, are we?

We're gonna be safe, Joe, but
we're in this till the end, okay?

One-hundred percent.

[FOOTSTEPS THUDDING]

Chief Collig.

I trust you have a good
reason for coming into my home.

The man who stole the
object from the boat...

He escaped.

That's bad news, Ezra.

Bad news for everyone.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]