02x09 - Ghost Castaways Part 2

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Ghostwriter". Aired: November 1, 2019 –; present.*
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A ghost haunts a neighborhood bookstore and starts releasing fictional characters into the real world; four kids must team up to solve an exciting mystery surrounding the ghost's unfinished business.
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02x09 - Ghost Castaways Part 2

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Why did Ruben disappear?

What did we do wrong?

We must've accidentally changed

something here in the past.

[CURTIS] And I think it's making

my time sickness worse.

That's not the only thing

it's making worse.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

You have made a ripple in time

that has erased your

friend's very existence.

Perhaps you should not

have stolen my ship.

- You're Captain Vincent?

- Of the Vermillion?

Pleasure's all yours.

Now, follow me.

We have a lot to talk about.

[CURTIS SIGHS]

Captain Vincent, sir,

I'm really sorry we borrowed the

Vermillion without telling you,

but we really need to get

our friend back, so

But the Vermillion is not the only

thing you borrowed from me, is it?

I think he means the compass.

[RETCHES] You don't happen

to have a, uh, pudding cup

or some fruit gummies, do you?

Uh

First things first, my compass.

[SNAPS FINGERS]

Your only item to barter, and

yet you gave it up so quickly.

Uh, you should know

never to trust a pirate.

- [HORN HONKS]

- [SQUEAKS]

Did that rat just drive that car?

Meet Santiago,

- my most devoted companion.

- [SQUEAKING]

[DONNA] Wait, this isn't just a car.

It's your transforming time-traveling

ship, the Vermillion, isn't it?

Very perceptive.

You'd make a good first officer.

Are you gonna help us bring

back our friend Ruben?

Well, I would need, uh,

something in return.

What do you want?

As with all things, my intentions

will be revealed in time.

Please, join me.

What do we do?

We don't really have a choice, do we?

Not if we wanna get Ruben back.

Prepare for a quantum time leap.

[DINGS]

[CHILDREN SCREAM]

What just happened?

It really does transform.

[CHUCKLES]

Where's Curtis?

[CURTIS RETCHING]

Looks like I'm seasick now too.

This is incredible.

[CURTIS COUGHS]

Now could someone please

tell me how I got up there?

Items have a tendency to shift

when the Vermillion transforms.

Eh, you'll learn where to stand.

- [SQUEAKS]

- Uh, no, Santiago, it's not for you.

[SIGHS]

This popcorn is from your time.

It should heal your time sickness.

- You want a piece, Santiago?

- [SANTIAGO SQUEAKS]

So, where are we?

The Vermillion prefers to

return to her original form

between missions.

But our only mission is to find Ruben.

Such loyalty.

Now, if I'm to help

you find your friend,

you must first do something for me.

What were you thinking?

Well, when you, uh, borrowed

my ship, my crew disappeared.

I will need a new one, 'cause

rats alone can't run a ship.

[SQUEALS]

Wait, you want us to be your crew?

Precisely.

Pirates forever.

Forever?

On the Vermillion, you have

loyalty or you have nothing.

- We need to discuss this as a group.

- Uh, think quickly.

There is a Spanish battleship

headed our way.

What do they want?

Well, I may have taken

some of their prized possessions

off of their hands.

[CHILDREN GASP]

Looks like they want them back.

Did they just fire a cannon at us?

Uh, cannons, yes.

[CHILDREN SCREAM]

So, uh, discuss, but discuss quickly.

- Hard to starboard, Santiago.

- [SANTIAGO SQUEAKS]

We have no choice but to be in his crew.

We have to save Ruben.

We can't be trapped here forever.

In the book, Captain Vincent

double-crossed three kids.

He told them one thing,

but then did another.

And we can do the same to him.

I'm sure once we find Ruben

and get the manuscript,

G.W. will put him back in the book.

- They're not yours!

- [SANTIAGO SQUEAKS]

But we do get to be in his

crew for a little while.

I can work with that.

As long as we get Ruben back,

of course. [CHUCKLES]

[CANNONS f*ring]

- Faster, Santiago, faster!

- [SQUEAKS]

We agree.

- [SQUEAKS]

- [CHUCKLES]

We'll be part of your crew if

you help us save our friend.

And if you help us recover

a Mason Briggs manuscript.

Ah, yes, I did overhear you talking

about this Mason Briggs fellow.

[ALL SCREAM]

Ah [CHUCKLES]

But, uh, we'll save that for later.

In the meantime, pirates forever.

Forever.

Forever.

For Ruben.

- [CHUCKLES]

- [CANNONS f*ring]

Not a moment too soon.

Now, prepare for a quantum time leap.

[DINGS]

When are we?

Your new present.

[STAMMERS]

We must see what has

changed in the present

to figure out what to

correct in the past.

- Bookstore?

- We better change first.

- [SANTIAGO SQUEAKS]

- [SIGHS]

I do not require you on this mission.

Mm-mm-mm.

- [DOOR ALERT CHIMES]

- [SANTIAGO SQUEALS]

Mason Briggs is a mystery writer.

People think he left behind

an unpublished manuscript

called The Cobalt Mask,

so we're trying to find it.

Is he a well-known writer?

Can we please focus on

finding Ruben right now?

[GRUNTS SOFTLY]

Grandpa?

Oh.

I don't have any grandchildren.

Welcome to Crowley Books.

- Crowley Books?

- Yeah.

It's, uh, been in my

family over 70 years.

My grandpa started this

way back in the 1950s.

And now you see how your actions

have shifted the sands of time.

Is everything all right?

We're just surprised.

We thought a man named Ernesto

Reyna owned this store.

The only Ernesto I know is a

teacher over at Hammett Middle.

He comes in here all

the time to buy books.

Speaking of which shouldn't

you kids be in school?

We're on lunch, but we're headed back.

Thank you so much for your help.

If the bookstore doesn't even

belong to Ruben's family,

I wonder what else has changed.

- [CURTIS] Looks about the same to me.

- [CAPTAIN VINCENT] Ah

Never underestimate what

one small change in the past

can do to the future.

Hello, fellow Hammett-ites.

Wait, did he win the election?

- Hey, Asher, uh, congratulations.

- Thank you.

Yeah, congrats. You ran a good race.

Well, it wasn't much of a race.

No one ran against Krista and I.

No one?

Wait, Curtis, what are

you even doing here?

I thought you got sent

to boarding school.

What? When?

[ASHER] Months ago.

Anyways, gotta go. See you around.

Why would I get sent away?

Seems your friend Ruben

may have had a bigger impact

on your life than you know.

He's right. If there's no Ruben,

then there's no mystery,

and we wouldn't have all become friends.

And if we weren't friends,

I wouldn't have gotten

help with my dyslexia.

Mom and Dad must have

sent me to boarding school

because of my grades.

- I don't like this timeline.

- Me either.

We better find Grandpa.

And I bet I know which class he teaches.

I knew it. You're an English teacher.

Yes, Chevon. I'm your English teacher.

And I already told you this morning

I'm not changing the grade

on your Wrinkle in Time paper.

You deserved a D.

I got a D? But I get A-pluses.

Not this time.

We already talked about

how you need to cut down

on the extracurriculars.

Do you remember this?

"Bring your favorite characters

to life with Miss Weaver."

It was a lifetime ago.

Where did you get this?

Oh, uh, we're doing a history

project on the neighborhood.

We heard you won the

mural design contest.

That's true, but I haven't

thought about that in years.

Who told you?

Tess Vargas.

Who's that?

There's our time ripple.

[SIGHS]

We accidentally changed the

past and created a ripple,

so Ruben's grandma and

grandpa never became friends

when they were kids.

Which means they never

met again in the future,

never had Ruben's mom, and

since she never existed

Then Ruben never existed.

[CAPTAIN VINCENT LAUGHS]

Does that sound about right, Captain?

This This Owen Quinn is

quite the private investigator.

Now, Ruben's grandparents never

becoming friends is why he's gone,

but we still don't know what

you did to cause the ripple.

- I caused it.

- [SANTIAGO SQUEAKS]

I told Tess I admired

how much she stands up

for what she believes in.

You think that's why she wrote

a boy's name on her design?

I think so. If she hadn't

made Mr. Crowley mad,

she would've been the girl winner.

And Ernesto would've

been the boy winner.

The mural contest is where

they were supposed to meet.

[CHEVON] Exactly.

And I messed it up.

But we can clean up the mess.

Together.

I have a plan.

- Captain?

- Quantum time leap?

[CURTIS SIGHS]

Why did Ruben disappear?

What did we do wrong?

We must've accidentally

changed something here.

Which is exactly what we

weren't supposed to do!

We can't see our past selves, or else

Time catastrophe.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

You have made a ripple in time.

It may already be too late.

We must hurry and bring back your friend

so we can focus on the manuscript.

Then one of us should

go find Albert Hughes.

He's here in 1955, and we think he knows

where the Mason Briggs manuscript is.

I like the way you think, Curtis.

I will accompany you while Donna and

Chevon work to bring back Ruben.

[THUNDER CONTINUES]

Time is not on our side.

Oh, Donna, there you are. Good.

I wanna get a photograph

with the winners.

Ernesto, come here, please.

Uh, Miss Weaver, could

you get the camera?

I'm sorry, Mr. Crowley,

but I can't paint the mural.

But you're our girl winner.

And I'm honored that you

chose my mural design,

but you liked Tess's design better.

Well, that was before I knew a

rule breaker had designed it.

I prefer people who

stay within the lines.

Miss Weaver, what do you

think of Tess's drawing?

I think

that the best artists see the

world a little differently.

I know you only want the best

for your bookstore, Mr. Crowley,

and you said it yourself

Tess's design was best.

It is a beautiful design.

And I get such a kick out of the

dancing teacups. [CHUCKLES]

Oh, fine, fine. Tess can paint

her mural in the back hallway.

[TESS] Not a chance.

I don't want to paint

my mural in a store

that doesn't treat girls fairly.

So that's when we figured

out that Albert Hughes

and Mason Briggs are the same person.

Fascinating.

And how do you intend to

make this Albert confess?

I hadn't really thought that far ahead.

Ah. Oh, you could, uh, borrow my sword.

Let's try talking to him first.

- Mm. Well, we should hurry.

- [THUNDER RUMBLES]

- The time ripple's worsening.

- [CURTIS GROANS]

This is the building that Albert

went inside when I got time sick.

Like Miss Weaver said, this contest

isn't about winning or losing.

For me, it's about what's

right and what's wrong.

And if you paint the mural,

you think you'd be telling Mr. Crowley

that you think his rules are right.

- She has a point.

- [MISS WEAVER] Tess.

I know that the hallway isn't

the best mural location,

but isn't it better that some

people see your work

rather than no one at all?

I know what I need to do.

Hello, Ernesto. My name is Tess.

May I help you with your paints?

Timeline restored.

Where's Ruben?

Hello?

[MAN] One second.

He's alone.

Shh, just be quiet.

Everything all right?

Can I help you?

Um, yeah, I, uh, need a lawyer.

Really? You're a kid.

Sometimes kids need lawyers.

My office is this way.

Hmm.

Let me do the talking.

- Swell book?

- I haven't started reading it yet.

Because you know how it ends?

Do you really need a lawyer?

I need the truth.

You know how this book

ends because you wrote it.

I'm no writer. I'm just a lawyer.

I don't write anything but contracts.

You, sir, are a scoundrel and a liar!

Qualities I normally find

admirable, but not today!

You're telling tales!

You write about this city on a

typewriter with a slanted U,

and even though you don't

want anybody to know

This is you. You're Mason Briggs.

Not bad, kid.

That is me.

But a photograph doesn't

make me Mason Briggs.

- It doesn't?

- Doesn't?

If the person who writes

Mason Briggs novels

doesn't want anyone to know,

would they put their

own photo on the book?

Would you like my sword now?

But if Albert isn't Mason,

he must know who is.

Did you ask him about "S"?

No. I can't believe we're back to "S".

- The mystery continues.

- Hmm.

Don't get too excited, Donna.

If you got Ernesto and Tess to meet,

then why isn't Ruben back yet?

Perhaps you have caused

another time ripple.

We'll have to return to

your present to investigate.

Prepare for a quantum time leap.

[DINGS]

[GASPS] We must've done something right.

It's called Village Books again.

Chevon, you're late for work.

Grandma?

- Uh, didn't she, um

- Die.

[SOFTLY] Die, yes.

Grandma?

"Grandma"?

You trying out another nickname for me?

You know, I prefer "Boss."

You work here?

Not for much longer

if she keeps showing up late.

I'm so sorry.

[GRANDMA] Oh.

Just kidding. Mostly.

There's a delivery in the

back that needs sorting.

[SNAPS FINGERS]

Grandma's back, but Ruben is still gone.

[CAPTAIN VINCENT] Uh, time

works in mysterious ways.

Uh, we need to find out

what happened to Ernesto.

Hey Boss.

Can you remind me, when did

you and Ernesto get married?

Who's Ernesto? You know

I've never been married.

What's with you today?

Do you remember this?

Where did you find that old relic?

We're doing a history project

on the neighborhood.

We heard you won this mural contest.

[GRANDMA] Boy, did I.

If I remember correctly,

the contest rules weren't

fair to us girls.

So I might have convinced the boy winner

to switch mural spots with me.

[CHUCKLES]

But how did you do that?

I didn't give him any choice.

I was fighting for what I believed in,

for what I thought was right.

And sometimes, to do that

you have to spin the wheel of life.

Thanks for the trip down

memory lane, kids,

but I better take care of this customer,

and you need to start sorting, huh?

It's one thing to stand up

for what you believe in,

but she stole Ernesto's spot.

No wonder they didn't become friends.

But why does that mean she's here?

[CAPTAIN VINCENT] One ripple

in time can cause others.

She took a different path.

It means she made different choices.

Take comfort in the fact

that she may still be alive

in countless timelines.

But not in ours.

And those two, they're up

against the left wall there.

[WOMAN] Thank you.

I'm actually having a really bad day.

I'm sorry to hear that, kiddo.

Do you mind if I get another hug?

Sure, if you think it'll help.

[CHEVON] It does.

[SNIFFLES]

I miss you.

Okay, I forgive you for being late.

Come on.

Tess, this isn't right.

This isn't your spot.

Don't be a square.

Ernesto agreed to switch with me.

Didn't you, Ernie?

Now, stop making a big fuss,

or Mr. Crowley and Miss Weaver

will come back here to stop me.

Maybe they should.

Come with me, Ernesto. Come on.

Why did you let her take your spot?

Dude, she stole your spot.

Go tell her you want it back, come on.

Answer me, why aren't you talking?

My English is

How do you say

I'd say it's pretty good.

Thank you.

Listen, it's not a big

deal to ask for help.

We all need it sometimes, right?

Do you wanna practice what

you're gonna say with me?

Please.

Tess, listen up.

Ernesto has something

he wants to tell you.

Your mural design is

very beautiful, Tess.

Thank you.

But we are both winners,

so we could paint something

together, maybe.

I show you.

[TESS] Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

That's a great idea, Ernesto.

I mean, painting together would be fair.

I like your Alice.

But we should use your rabbit.

They're getting along.

Does that mean the timeline's restored?

But where's Ruben?

He should be back by now.

[GROANS] We can't keep

doing this. We need him.

Need who?

- Ruben!

- There you are!

[CURTIS] I missed you, man.

Mm.

Okay, this is weird.

Curtis, are you better?

Do you still need a snack?

Hmm. [CHUCKLES]

Wait. Captain Vincent?

Ah. [LAUGHS]

The one and only.

And you, Ruben, are a

very hard person to find.

We'll explain later.

No way!

You know, when I think back

What is Albert Hughes doing

in the bookstore alley?

Come on.

[TESS] Hmm.

Uh-huh.

That's great.

[ALBERT] Look at this, now.

You're a published author. It's amazing.

I was hoping you could

autograph your book for me.

[DONNA] This moment right now

is why G.W. sent us to 1955.

Albert, you are such a good friend.

I hope you don't mind

I sign it Mason Briggs.

[ALBERT] As your lawyer,

I insist. [CHUCKLES]

Congratulations on your

first novel, Sarah.

Miss Weaver's first name is Sarah?

She's the "S" from Grandma's letter.

She's Mason Briggs.

And she's Ghost Writer.
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