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[radio DJ] April Shon killing it as always

with her latest track.

Later today we have a brand-new show,

'Island Vibes', where Lila Gray

will be interviewing a very special guest.

Only on Rock Island...

You are going to smash the show today, Lila.

Thanks, guys.

I can't believe you landed a prime-time spot.

Taylor would be so proud.

She'd also be mega jealous

you're interviewing Serena Sweeney.

Yeah, Taylor always said

Serena was the queen of marine biologists.

Besides her mum.

Lovely work. Who's the subject?

Um...

-...Taylor? -Ooh.

You've given her a name!

That's the sign of a true artiste.

You've obviously got a connection with this girl.

Yeah.

I just can't get it to look like her.

[Nori] It looks great, Lila.

What if I'm starting to forget what she looks like?

You could work from a photo.

We don't have any.

Oh, well.

-Keep at it. -[whispers] Thanks.

Oh, Nori!

This obviously isn't your first 'objet d'art'.

My uncle gives my brother and I lessons whenever we stay.

Well, it shows. It's exquisite!

[Meesha] Mine is exquisiter.

[chuckles] All that matters is that youlike it.

Exquis-it-er.

Lila, if you've got a moment,

I would love your help with my soshes.

Soshes?

My sosh media.

I want to connect with the youth.

You know, drum up business for my art class.

Sure. I can help.

Oh, thanks.

[phone buzzes]

What?!

No. It's my producer!

Serena's been called

to rescue a stranded dolphin pod,

which means I don't have a prime-time guest!

I'm sorry, Gillian.

Oh. Not a worry.

I've already started photographing

pieces from my adult class.

And I've been adding filters and hashbrowns.

Hashbrowns?

Uh... You mean hashtags?

Lila, please help her.

[Lila] Oh, that's...

No problem! I can do it!

I can do it all!

Okay, just take pics of the pics,

create a social-media storm for an amateur art class,

find a new radio guest...

Oh, and remember what my sister looks like

before she fades from my memory completely.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[giggles]

Look at you.

No stress.

I wish my life was as simple as yours.

Whoa!

What is going on?

No, no, no, no!

No strange teleporting! Not today!

♪ It's a curious situation

♪ A strong case of speculation how ♪

♪ It takes more than intuition ♪

♪ To work the situation out

♪ It's right before your eyes Can you feel it? ♪

♪ It's right between the lines Try to reveal it ♪

♪ So look until you find all of the pieces ♪

♪ Put them together

♪ Now you see it

♪ Rock Island Mysteries. ♪

Hey, Lila!

Oh!

Oh, sorry, buddy. I didn't see you there.

-What are you doing in here? -I wasn't here...

Then I was.

In the kitchen?

-Who are you? -Nori.

Did you see a girl in here?

Big energy, colourful hair extensions.

Huh.

She must've gone to the radio station.

Where exactly am I?

The Milk Shack?

Milk Shack? Where they keep the cows?

-Who are you again? -I'm Samuel.

Pleasure to be met.

Are you here for the art class?

Art class? That sounds stimulating.

-Will I meet new friends? -Uh... sure.

Let me introduce you to some.

Hey, gang.

This is Samuel. I found him in here.

How do you do, everyone?

Love the vintage look, Samuel.

I also enjoy your unusual attire.

Where's Lila?

She might be stationed at the radio.

[Meesha] You look familiar.

Wait.

I think... No way!

I was helping Nan sort these,

and there was one with a boy fishing.

A boy who looks exactly like...

Hang on.

That looks like Lila.

That doesn't just look likeLila.

That isLila!

Those were the clothes she was wearing.

So, if Samuel is gone from the painting...

[Ellis] And he's now here...

You don't think...?

Lila's actually in the painting?!

Great. My phone's dead. [laughs]

If this is the universe's way of suggesting a tech cleanse,

now is not the time!

No GPS.

I'll just find my own way back to the Milk Shack.

[thud!]

Oh.

[thud!]

No.

No, no, no, no. Please...

[thud!]

Wait!

This is exactly where the edges of the painting were.

Which means...

I'm stuck inside a painting!

No! [grunts]

You. What did you do?

Uh...

Samuel, what did you do right before I ran into you?

Fishing.

-And before that? -Fishing.

Oh. And also fishing.

Yep. It definitely sounds like he was stuck in that painting.

In a painting. Me?

But that's impossible.

Yeah, but you definitely did something

to switch places with our friend.

No, I didn't, I swear it.

If we don't get Lila back soon, she'll miss her radio show.

And be stuck in a painting forever!

Probably a higher priority.

Okay, look, I'm not having another one of my friends

stuck in a different world.

We need to find a way to switch them back.

You want me to go in there?

The paint might hold the key. It has a highly unusual...

-[Gillian] Ellis Grouch! -Ahh!

Don't you dare! These pieces are still drying.

Don't worry, Nan. We'll take care of them.

Well, make sure you do.

Alright, let's interrogate the kid.

[Ellis gasps]

-Where's the painting? -He stole Lila!

-[Meesha] Samuel! -[Nori] Samuel!

-[Meesha] Samuel! -[Nori] Samuel?!

-[Meesha] Samuel! -[Nori] Samuel!

[Meesha] Samuel!

[Nori] Samuel!

Samuel, you can't hide from us!

You don't need to hide from us.

Meesha didn't mean to scare you.

-Yeah, I did. -Can you cool it a little?

If he's lived in a painting his whole life

everything must feel weird.

You know who's also feeling really weird?

Our friend who's stuck in a painting!

Meesh.

Samuel!

It's okay. You can come out now.

Just because I'm a black belt in three martial arts

and know over 100 ways to hurt you,

doesn't mean I will.

Wait, I can hear something.

-Gotcha! -Argh!

Oh, it's just you.

Nice to see you too.

-Any sign of Samuel? -No.

-Meesha scared him off. -Hey. I'm not scary!

Absolutely. Not at all.

Anyhow, Gillian told me

where we can find the painter.

Cassandra Knowles.

Thought we could find out if there's anything

mysterious about her process.

Nice. But we better find Samuel.

If he damages the painting, it could hurt Lila.

Agreed. But this jungle is huge.

It could take days to find him.

Or it could take Dave to find him.

-Yeah? Eh? -Good idea.

We can cover more ground with a drone.

-I'll drive. -Not my firstborn!

-I'll take care of him. -But...

I'll talk to Cassandra,

you two take Dave and track Samuel.

-Can you text me the address? -Yeah.

-Got it? -Yeah.

We don't have time for helicopter parenting, Ellis.

-Come on! -[whimpers] Be careful.

Huh.

There's definitely some art going on here.

[woman] No, that's still not right.

-Cassandra? -[gasps]

Hi, I'm Nori.

I was actually hoping to talk to you...

No. No door knockers, no salespeople, no way.

Shoo! Leave me alone.

[Ellis] Meesha, be careful.

Look out!

I always thought this was super geeky. No offence.

But it rocks!

[Ellis] Send him northwest.

No, the other way.

-Not towards the tree! -[machine beeps]

What do you...?

Oh... that tree.

That's it! I'm revoking your Dave licence.

What? No!

That's him! Ellis, let go!

[Ellis] You're going to break Dave!

[Meesha] And you're going to make us lose Samuel.

[Ellis] No, I'm not.

-Dave! -Samuel!

Ah!

[Dave whirs]

[whirring stops]

Why do they always hurt you?

Uh...

Samuel's long gone. How do we get Lila back now?

Okay.

What would Taylor do?

You'd stay positive.

Review all facts and form a banging theory

about why all of this is happening.

Right. So...

I was having a brain overload

and I looked at the painting with the boy

and wished I had a simpler life...

A wish!

I wished myself here!

So, all I have to do is wish myself back!

[laughs] Yes!

Okay. [clears throat]

I wishto go back to my old...

Wait! No. Do-over.

I wish to go back home

but I promise I'll be way less busy

and I'll give up the radio and social media

and I'll concentrate on what's most important -

getting Taylor back before I forget her.

No. Please.

I wish?!

Please! I can't be stuck here forever!

[voice echoes]

What are you still doing here?

Oh. Um...

Your painting. I love the composition.

And the colours.

It's like you've found a way

to capture the foreboding qualities of the lake.

Oh. Thank you.

-Are you an artist? -I'm still learning.

But I saw your painting of the boy fishing.

Oh. 'Gone Wishing'.

Huh. Nice name.

What inspired you to paint it?

I was just feeling overwhelmed by all the stress of life

and wished for a simpler time.

Fishing in a bygone era seemed to capture that.

Hmm.

How do you get your paintings to shimmer like that?

I started to make my own paints from local ingredients.

Oh.

What exactly do you use?

Plant extracts. Tree sap. Bark.

It's strange,

but it makes me feel like they give

a mysterious dimension to my painting.

Yeah.

I feel that too.

Well, thank you, Cassandra.

Can't wait to see more of your work.

-Going so soon? -You've inspired me.

I have my own painting I just need to work on.

'Bye.

Ellis, I need you to run some tests.

If I knew I only had one wish,

I would've used it to get you back.

Or at least remember your face.

I'm sorry, Taylor.

Oh. Hey.

[laughs]

Chrysalis!

Is that Ellis for 'aha'?

No.

I mean, yes.

A chrysalis is what gives Cassandra's paint

its unusual shimmer.

It must've got mushed up in the bark she used.

Specifically, it's the discarded chrysalis

of the Rock Island butterfly.

Interestingly, sometime after the butterfly emerges,

the chrysalis loses the shimmer.

So, does that mean we can switch back Lila and Samuel?

No.

I've been doing some tests

and I still can't figure out what the catalyst was.

It must've had something to do with Samuel.

But all he ever did was fishing.

And fishing.

-Or wishing! -Huh?

Cassandra said the painting was called 'Gone Wishing'.

What if Samuel wished himself out of the painting?

But by that logic

we'd need Samuel to wish himself back into the painting

to bring Lila home.

[sighs] If only Meesha hadn't scared Samuel off.

[gasps]

Oh. Not good.

The paint's losing its shimmer.

It's fading. Just like the chrysalis does.

What does that mean?

Well, if the shimmer

gives the paint its power

and it disappears as it dries...

Lila's about to be stuck there forever.

Meesha needs to find Samuel stat.

When Samuel first arrived

he said he wanted to go to the art class.

He said it sounded 'stimulating'.

And all he did before was fish.

So maybe he's looking for something exciting.

So he'd be somewhere exciting!

Like the Institute's sea slug display!

Ha! Yes!

I was thinking more Paradise Beach.

Oh, yeah...

I'll call Meesha.

There he is!

Okay. We approach quietly.

We don't want to scare him off again.

-Maybe you should hang back. -No.

I need to fix my mess.

I can do it.

Uh-uh-uh-uh!

Hey, Samuel.

-Stay back! -No, no, no.

Look, I'm so sorry that I scared you.

Really, I would never hurt you.

I'm just really worried about my friend.

That's okay.

It's not just you that's scary.

It's the whole kit and caboodle of me being here.

I get that.

I don't understand what's happening to me.

I know. It must feel super strange.

Did you come to the beach to fish?

Yeah, I bet you're sick of fishing, hey?

Oh, no, I'd never tire of fishing.

It's the bees knees.

I just wish I had someone to do it with.

You're lonely?

Why, yes.

I think I am.

This morning did you wish you were somewhere with friends?

Yes, actually. I did.

So, if we could arrange for you to have a friend with you,

would you go back?

So that I can see my friend again?

Please.

Samuel's agreed to go back.

Thanks, buddy.

Oh, no. The shimmer's gone.

Oh, we're too late!

No. We use some more of that paint.

Come on.

If we use what's left of Cassandra's paint,

hopefully we can still swap Lila out.

-Hey! -It's safer with me.

Well, be careful.

Don't give Lila a third arm or something.

Hey, Samuel.

I was thinking all you have to do

is wish yourself back into the painting.

Meesha said she'd get me a friend.

How?

And which one of you is coming back with me?

None of us, but...

...I know a gifted artist who can paint you a new friend.

Thanks, Nori, I'll do my best.

I was talking about Cassandra.

Yeah, okay.

I just hope my new friend

cares for me as much as you do yours.

Alright. It's time.

I wish for my old life.

Did it work?

My paint theory may have been wrong.

Did anything strange happen before you got here?

Um...

I heard something, a girl's voice?

Lila must have made a wish too.

What? To catch a fish?

Well, she has been chronically over-scheduled lately.

She could've wished for some downtime.

So now she needs to wish for her old life back?

How do we get your friend to do that?

Hmm.

That's you.

I mean, I wish I could draw better, but...

...that's you, sis.

[sighs]

Okay, one thing done. Now just to figure out how...

Perfect timing.

Thank you, friends! [giggles]

[Lila and Ellis] I wish... to go back home!

[Lila] It worked.

I'm out. I'm home!

And there's still time to get to the radio station.

Unless you're feeling overcommitted?

Nope. Not anymore. I'm pumped to be back.

So, how much time do I have?

22 minutes and 5 seconds.

That is not enough time to find a new guest!

Don't worry. I've got something sorted.

Right now you're listening to 'Island Vibes' with Lila Gray.

Now, today I was immersed in a painting

and you're about to be too.

I'm chatting with special guest

and gifted Rock Island artist, Cassandra Knowles.

Art has the power to transport you to another place.

Now, Cassandra, what are you working on right now?

I'm making a small change on one of my paintings.

Adding a friend to my painting 'Gone Wishing'.

I'm using the last of some very special paints

so this will be one of a kind.

And this painting began its life

at Gillian Rai's new art workshop at the Milk Shack.

-She's an excellent teacher. -Who deserves a quick plug.

So, classes are open to all Rock Islanders, young and old.

Check out hashtag Gillian's Rock Island Art

at the end of this show for new dates.

I will be right back after this new track from Cloudlove.

[pop music plays]

A little to the left.

-No, no. Five degrees right. -[scowls]

This is to thank you for all your wonderful soshes.

My art classes are filling up.

Any time.

Careful. I'm gonna take you up on that kind offer.

I got Cassandra to do this for you.

It's beautiful.

But please tell me she didn't use any of her special paint?

Oh.

We'll get you back, Tay. Soon.

I promise.

♪ Rock Island Mysteries.♪