1 00:00:07,241 --> 00:00:07,965 [pop song] ♪ The secret's out ♪ 2 00:00:08,103 --> 00:00:09,862 ♪ I can't even bear to say♪ 3 00:00:09,965 --> 00:00:11,931 ♪ You might not live another day ♪ 4 00:00:12,034 --> 00:00:13,620 ♪ Now we'll find out ♪ 5 00:00:13,724 --> 00:00:15,758 ♪ You got the fire in you...♪ 6 00:00:15,896 --> 00:00:19,000 [Nori] Ah... April Shon... 7 00:00:22,379 --> 00:00:23,931 I thought I was the one bringing the merch. 8 00:00:24,068 --> 00:00:26,758 [Nori] Um... just helping Lila out. 9 00:00:28,413 --> 00:00:30,103 This is from April's last album. 10 00:00:30,206 --> 00:00:31,827 I was under strict instructions - 11 00:00:31,931 --> 00:00:34,103 current album promo material only. 12 00:00:35,758 --> 00:00:37,206 It's for April to sign 13 00:00:37,310 --> 00:00:38,517 when you take her on that dive, isn't it? 14 00:00:38,620 --> 00:00:40,448 Only if she has time. 15 00:00:40,551 --> 00:00:41,965 [hiccups] 16 00:00:42,068 --> 00:00:43,689 [laughs] It's okay. 17 00:00:43,793 --> 00:00:46,448 My bodily functions also go skew-whiff when I'm nervous. 18 00:00:46,551 --> 00:00:47,965 -I'm not nervous. -Okay. 19 00:00:48,068 --> 00:00:50,310 [hiccups] 20 00:00:50,413 --> 00:00:53,275 [Lila, on radio] That was superstar April Shon, 21 00:00:53,379 --> 00:00:54,931 who will be performing live today 22 00:00:55,034 --> 00:00:56,172 on Rock Island FM 23 00:00:56,275 --> 00:00:58,965 for our special beachside broadcast. 24 00:00:59,068 --> 00:01:02,034 She'll be giving us a sneak peak of a brand-new song! 25 00:01:02,172 --> 00:01:03,827 Don't you just love her? 26 00:01:03,931 --> 00:01:05,931 -Here's the merch. -Thanks for the help. 27 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,137 There's so much to get organised. 28 00:01:08,241 --> 00:01:10,241 Meesha told me to remind you... 29 00:01:10,344 --> 00:01:12,000 I am not delaying April's performance 30 00:01:12,137 --> 00:01:13,172 for a karate comp. 31 00:01:13,310 --> 00:01:15,344 She either gets here in time or she doesn't. 32 00:01:15,482 --> 00:01:17,896 I'll let you tell her that. 33 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,827 -Move. Back over there. -[hiccups] 34 00:01:20,965 --> 00:01:22,862 So? 35 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,206 Nervous about your date with April? 36 00:01:25,310 --> 00:01:27,379 It's not a date. It's a dive. 37 00:01:27,517 --> 00:01:29,379 -Organised by her management. -Right. 38 00:01:29,482 --> 00:01:33,517 You, April, underwater, nobody else around... 39 00:01:33,620 --> 00:01:36,275 -Come on, it's a date. -[hiccups] 40 00:01:36,379 --> 00:01:38,379 Hey! I'm nervous too. 41 00:01:38,517 --> 00:01:41,068 About my date? I mean, dive. 42 00:01:42,241 --> 00:01:43,206 Sure. 43 00:01:43,310 --> 00:01:45,758 But also, April's halo effect is huge. 44 00:01:45,827 --> 00:01:47,448 And having her on the show 45 00:01:47,551 --> 00:01:49,896 could really spread the word about our anti-mining campaign. 46 00:01:50,034 --> 00:01:52,655 Her follower numbers always triple after a live performance. 47 00:01:52,758 --> 00:01:54,206 And with a new album coming out, 48 00:01:54,310 --> 00:01:56,137 she's gonna be even bigger! 49 00:01:56,241 --> 00:01:57,482 And... I... 50 00:01:59,172 --> 00:02:02,482 I'd better help with the set-up for April's gig. 51 00:02:02,586 --> 00:02:04,103 -Yeah. You should. -Yeah. 52 00:02:04,206 --> 00:02:06,275 Don't want anything to go wrong. 53 00:02:08,034 --> 00:02:09,275 Um... 54 00:02:09,413 --> 00:02:13,103 That was April Shon, breaking hearts everywhere. 55 00:02:13,206 --> 00:02:15,620 She'll be performing live in just a few hours 56 00:02:15,758 --> 00:02:17,586 so we're all getting excited over here. 57 00:02:17,724 --> 00:02:21,758 [electricity crackles] 58 00:02:21,862 --> 00:02:25,448 Wow. The... atmosphere over here is electric. 59 00:02:25,551 --> 00:02:27,103 Literally. 60 00:02:27,241 --> 00:02:29,758 Coming up next, from... 61 00:02:29,896 --> 00:02:31,448 -[zap!] -[screams] 62 00:02:33,206 --> 00:02:34,586 Nori! 63 00:02:36,241 --> 00:02:38,724 [Ellis] Nori! Can you hear me? 64 00:02:38,827 --> 00:02:40,965 April Shon? 65 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:45,896 -What happened? -Did you get electrocuted? 66 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,965 -Was that what that was? -Let me help you up. 67 00:02:49,068 --> 00:02:50,827 -[zap!] -Ahh! 68 00:02:50,931 --> 00:02:52,241 Ow! 69 00:02:52,344 --> 00:02:53,724 What was that?! 70 00:02:53,862 --> 00:02:55,172 [groans] 71 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:58,586 Was that me? I'm sorry. 72 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:01,000 I feel tingly. 73 00:03:01,137 --> 00:03:03,103 [electricity crackles] 74 00:03:03,172 --> 00:03:06,000 Is this what an electric shock feels like? 75 00:03:06,137 --> 00:03:07,965 The electricity should've left your body already. 76 00:03:08,103 --> 00:03:10,000 But... I think... 77 00:03:12,586 --> 00:03:13,620 -[zap!] -Ow! 78 00:03:13,758 --> 00:03:15,448 Really?! 79 00:03:15,586 --> 00:03:17,137 It makes no sense. 80 00:03:17,241 --> 00:03:18,482 [zap!] 81 00:03:18,620 --> 00:03:21,793 But you are electric! 82 00:03:25,793 --> 00:03:28,275 ♪ It's a curious situation ♪ 83 00:03:29,586 --> 00:03:33,034 ♪ A strong case of speculation how ♪ 84 00:03:33,137 --> 00:03:35,241 ♪ It takes more than intuition ♪ 85 00:03:35,344 --> 00:03:38,482 ♪ To work the situation out ♪ 86 00:03:39,413 --> 00:03:42,862 ♪ It's right before your eyes Can you feel it? ♪ 87 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,344 ♪ It's right between the lines Try to reveal it ♪ 88 00:03:46,482 --> 00:03:49,965 ♪ So look until you find all of the pieces ♪ 89 00:03:50,068 --> 00:03:52,000 ♪ Put them together ♪ 90 00:03:52,137 --> 00:03:53,827 ♪ Now you see it ♪ 91 00:03:53,931 --> 00:03:55,758 ♪ Rock Island Mysteries. ♪ 92 00:03:56,586 --> 00:03:59,241 Power's out everywhere. Bad, bad news. 93 00:03:59,310 --> 00:04:00,896 Show's off until they get it fixed. 94 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,241 I can't be electric. 95 00:04:02,379 --> 00:04:04,793 The human body conducts electricity. 96 00:04:04,896 --> 00:04:06,724 If you got a shock from the power surge, 97 00:04:06,862 --> 00:04:08,034 it should've left you 98 00:04:08,172 --> 00:04:10,034 as soon as you took your hand off the power source. 99 00:04:10,172 --> 00:04:13,137 But instead it got trapped? In me? 100 00:04:13,241 --> 00:04:15,137 [phone buzzes] 101 00:04:15,241 --> 00:04:17,793 Oh. It's just my phone. Sorry. 102 00:04:17,896 --> 00:04:20,379 -It's April's people. -[phone buzzes] 103 00:04:20,517 --> 00:04:21,896 If they've found out about the blackout, 104 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,344 they could cancel! 105 00:04:23,482 --> 00:04:24,517 Hello. 106 00:04:24,620 --> 00:04:26,448 It's just like my hiccups. 107 00:04:26,551 --> 00:04:28,862 A blip! I can still take April out. 108 00:04:28,965 --> 00:04:31,068 -Um... on a dive? 109 00:04:31,172 --> 00:04:32,551 -In water? -Yeah. 110 00:04:32,655 --> 00:04:33,965 A situation which doesn't exactly 111 00:04:34,034 --> 00:04:35,448 mix well with electricity! 112 00:04:37,241 --> 00:04:38,793 April's already on the ferry. 113 00:04:38,896 --> 00:04:40,551 She'll be in here in two hours! 114 00:04:44,034 --> 00:04:45,931 I'm not sure about this, Nori. 115 00:04:46,034 --> 00:04:49,620 Electricity is just power. 116 00:04:49,724 --> 00:04:50,896 And I need to burn it off. 117 00:04:51,034 --> 00:04:54,206 [gasps] I don't feel so good... 118 00:04:54,310 --> 00:04:55,931 -[zap!] -Ahh! 119 00:04:57,827 --> 00:05:01,275 It's obvious what you need to do. 120 00:05:02,586 --> 00:05:04,482 Earth. 121 00:05:04,620 --> 00:05:07,620 Nature's very own electrical conductor. 122 00:05:08,896 --> 00:05:12,827 Gaia! Mother Earth! 123 00:05:12,965 --> 00:05:15,862 Take from our friend that which he does not need. 124 00:05:15,965 --> 00:05:19,172 Let his energy flow through you! 125 00:05:21,034 --> 00:05:22,517 Okay. 126 00:05:23,793 --> 00:05:25,068 -[zap!] -Ow! 127 00:05:26,551 --> 00:05:28,965 Sorry. Guess Gaia didn't want it. 128 00:05:29,103 --> 00:05:30,310 Both good theories, 129 00:05:30,413 --> 00:05:33,344 but it's time for some real science. 130 00:05:35,620 --> 00:05:37,103 A Leyden jar. 131 00:05:37,206 --> 00:05:39,689 Leyden jar? That's science? 132 00:05:39,793 --> 00:05:42,793 My award-winning entry to the Grade Five science comp. 133 00:05:42,931 --> 00:05:45,068 That was five years ago! 134 00:05:45,172 --> 00:05:46,551 Is it even gonna work? 135 00:05:46,655 --> 00:05:48,448 It's designed to de-charge electricity. 136 00:05:48,551 --> 00:05:50,206 Just attach these... 137 00:05:50,310 --> 00:05:53,172 and then turn the wheel and... de-charge. 138 00:05:53,275 --> 00:05:55,620 It was voted most innovative design. 139 00:05:55,724 --> 00:05:57,379 Brock Jefferson's ant farm, 140 00:05:57,482 --> 00:05:59,137 while impressive, didn't stand a chance... 141 00:05:59,241 --> 00:06:00,862 Is it safe? 142 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,758 Of course! 143 00:06:02,862 --> 00:06:05,172 Just... turn the wheel. Slowly. 144 00:06:05,275 --> 00:06:07,758 [wheel squeaks] 145 00:06:07,862 --> 00:06:09,655 A little faster. 146 00:06:09,758 --> 00:06:10,517 Yeah. 147 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:12,344 -[Lila chuckles] -Yeah. And faster. 148 00:06:12,482 --> 00:06:14,862 Okay, and... 149 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,931 [electricity crackles] 150 00:06:19,034 --> 00:06:20,310 Oh. 151 00:06:21,379 --> 00:06:22,862 That should have worked. 152 00:06:22,965 --> 00:06:24,586 -Why didn't that work? -[phone buzzes] 153 00:06:24,655 --> 00:06:27,965 [both mutter indistinctly] 154 00:06:28,068 --> 00:06:29,827 It's April! 155 00:06:29,931 --> 00:06:32,000 Directly to me! 156 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,000 She says she's excited for the dive. 157 00:06:35,137 --> 00:06:38,000 Oh, what do I do? 158 00:06:38,103 --> 00:06:39,965 I can't cancel. It's April Shon. 159 00:06:40,068 --> 00:06:41,827 Your phone. 160 00:06:41,931 --> 00:06:43,827 It's not fritzing! 161 00:06:43,931 --> 00:06:45,965 The case must be protecting it? 162 00:06:46,068 --> 00:06:49,448 How am I gonna type a response without zapping the screen? 163 00:06:49,551 --> 00:06:51,034 And what am I gonna tell April? 164 00:06:51,172 --> 00:06:52,586 She's gonna hate me. 165 00:06:52,689 --> 00:06:54,000 -[electricity crackles] -I'm gonna hate me. 166 00:06:54,103 --> 00:06:55,551 -[zap!] -Ow! 167 00:06:56,827 --> 00:06:58,517 He didn't even touch me! 168 00:06:58,620 --> 00:07:00,137 I can feel it getting worse. 169 00:07:00,241 --> 00:07:02,206 -Here, take this. -[stammers] 170 00:07:02,310 --> 00:07:03,655 We're going to help you, 171 00:07:03,793 --> 00:07:05,827 but we need to protect ourselves first. 172 00:07:10,172 --> 00:07:12,137 Is this really necessary? 173 00:07:12,275 --> 00:07:13,655 The protective foam suit 174 00:07:13,793 --> 00:07:14,793 is meant to act like your phone case. 175 00:07:14,931 --> 00:07:17,379 It's meant to keep youinsulated and usunzapped. 176 00:07:17,482 --> 00:07:21,448 Yes, but if you do wanna cancel on April, 177 00:07:21,551 --> 00:07:23,172 I wouldn't do it in person. 178 00:07:24,620 --> 00:07:27,137 Bro. What is with the get-up? 179 00:07:27,241 --> 00:07:28,758 [groans] 180 00:07:28,862 --> 00:07:30,310 Oh! What is that smell?! 181 00:07:30,413 --> 00:07:31,827 Fish bait. 182 00:07:31,931 --> 00:07:33,793 Half melted thanks to the freezers going down. 183 00:07:33,896 --> 00:07:37,137 -Dude, you look like a floatie. -Ha! 184 00:07:37,241 --> 00:07:39,344 Is there a kids' party going on? Are you the entertainment? 185 00:07:39,448 --> 00:07:42,448 -I hope they're paying you well. -[electricity crackles] 186 00:07:42,551 --> 00:07:44,068 Maybe the power's coming back on. 187 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:47,931 -Can this day get any worse! -[zap!] 188 00:07:48,068 --> 00:07:50,689 [glass breaks] 189 00:07:53,413 --> 00:07:54,896 Whoops. 190 00:07:55,034 --> 00:07:57,827 This isn't normal electricity we're dealing with. 191 00:07:59,310 --> 00:08:00,758 Could it be your emotions? 192 00:08:00,827 --> 00:08:02,379 Think about it. 193 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:05,034 You zapped me when you were worried about April. 194 00:08:05,137 --> 00:08:08,000 And when Silas was teasing you made the lights go bang! 195 00:08:08,137 --> 00:08:09,551 [laughs] 196 00:08:09,655 --> 00:08:12,034 You're like an electrical mood ring. 197 00:08:12,137 --> 00:08:13,931 Does the why even matter at this point? 198 00:08:14,034 --> 00:08:15,896 I just want it to stop! 199 00:08:16,965 --> 00:08:19,689 -Nori, breathe. -How?! 200 00:08:19,827 --> 00:08:22,275 I've been infected with some strange electrical current 201 00:08:22,379 --> 00:08:24,517 on what was supposed to be the best day of my life! 202 00:08:24,655 --> 00:08:26,586 -[electricity crackles] -Ow! Stop! 203 00:08:28,896 --> 00:08:30,310 Was that me? 204 00:08:30,448 --> 00:08:31,689 Quickly! 205 00:08:31,793 --> 00:08:33,206 Take off anything metal you're wearing! 206 00:08:33,310 --> 00:08:34,655 Check your pockets! 207 00:08:35,931 --> 00:08:37,896 My lucky coin. It's stuck! 208 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,551 I can't get it out! 209 00:08:39,689 --> 00:08:42,379 -Get out of here now! -Ahh! 210 00:08:42,517 --> 00:08:45,448 [electricity crackles] 211 00:08:45,517 --> 00:08:46,551 [zap!] 212 00:08:46,689 --> 00:08:49,068 [Ellis] I can still feel it! It burns! 213 00:08:50,344 --> 00:08:53,034 Is nothing safe anymore? 214 00:08:53,137 --> 00:08:55,517 [announcer] This is an emergency broadcast. 215 00:08:55,620 --> 00:08:59,827 Please be patient and stay home while we work to restore power. 216 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,724 Thanks for the loan, but, please, 217 00:09:02,862 --> 00:09:04,275 don't cook any more of my clothes. 218 00:09:04,413 --> 00:09:06,689 Guys, I'm so sorry. 219 00:09:06,758 --> 00:09:09,413 If I could stop zapping you, I swear I would. 220 00:09:09,517 --> 00:09:11,862 Well, it definitely gets worse when you're stressed. 221 00:09:11,965 --> 00:09:14,551 So just try and take some deep breaths. 222 00:09:14,655 --> 00:09:17,137 Inhale, exhale. 223 00:09:17,241 --> 00:09:19,517 What's this in your pocket? 224 00:09:22,068 --> 00:09:24,241 Did you have this when the surge happened? 225 00:09:24,379 --> 00:09:26,379 It's a guitar pick I made for April. 226 00:09:26,482 --> 00:09:27,758 Awww. [giggles] 227 00:09:27,862 --> 00:09:28,724 How sweet. 228 00:09:28,827 --> 00:09:30,758 Is it burnt too? 229 00:09:32,034 --> 00:09:34,586 This piece of wood should've been fried to a crisp. 230 00:09:34,689 --> 00:09:36,103 Hold this. 231 00:09:39,896 --> 00:09:44,000 So that pick is somehow unaffected by his electricity? 232 00:09:44,103 --> 00:09:46,172 What wood did you use to make that from? 233 00:09:46,241 --> 00:09:48,034 I don't know. Faraz gave it to me. 234 00:09:48,103 --> 00:09:50,103 The wood could be the key. 235 00:09:50,241 --> 00:09:52,103 We need to find out everything about the tree it came from. 236 00:09:52,241 --> 00:09:53,724 And if he has any more that I can study. 237 00:09:53,827 --> 00:09:56,034 Let's talk to him. Now. 238 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:58,758 You find Faraz. 239 00:09:58,862 --> 00:10:00,379 I'm not letting anyone else see me like this. 240 00:10:00,482 --> 00:10:01,931 We could just say 241 00:10:02,068 --> 00:10:03,448 you're testing an extra-insulation suit 242 00:10:03,551 --> 00:10:05,379 to protect against jellyfish stings. 243 00:10:05,482 --> 00:10:07,724 [electricity crackles] 244 00:10:11,620 --> 00:10:13,241 Is he out there? 245 00:10:13,344 --> 00:10:14,862 I can't see him. 246 00:10:16,862 --> 00:10:18,758 -Whoa! -[zap!] 247 00:10:20,482 --> 00:10:21,965 What? 248 00:10:23,379 --> 00:10:24,862 [both] Nothing. 249 00:10:28,517 --> 00:10:30,931 And Meesha for the win! 250 00:10:31,034 --> 00:10:34,310 Total annihilation. 251 00:10:34,413 --> 00:10:36,965 Ooh! Yeah! Ah! 252 00:10:39,344 --> 00:10:41,620 Uh... excuse me? 253 00:10:41,758 --> 00:10:44,241 -Victory cheer? -Power's out everywhere. 254 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:46,241 April's show is off. And Nori's electric. 255 00:10:47,793 --> 00:10:50,068 Um... 'electric' as in he's on his game? 256 00:10:50,172 --> 00:10:51,448 -Or 'electric' as in... -Voltage. 257 00:10:51,551 --> 00:10:53,000 It's a whole thing. 258 00:10:53,068 --> 00:10:54,758 But... 259 00:10:54,896 --> 00:10:57,103 I think I found something in Uncle Charlie's journal. 260 00:10:57,241 --> 00:10:58,620 What is it? 261 00:10:58,758 --> 00:11:01,275 There is a this tree called The Lightning Tree. 262 00:11:01,379 --> 00:11:04,241 But, weirdly enough, it doesn't get affected by lightning. 263 00:11:04,310 --> 00:11:06,758 Aren't trees the first victim in a lightning storm? 264 00:11:06,827 --> 00:11:09,103 But this one doesn't get charred or burnt. 265 00:11:11,103 --> 00:11:12,724 Just like the guitar pick. 266 00:11:14,931 --> 00:11:16,379 What if it came from the wood of that tree? 267 00:11:16,482 --> 00:11:17,517 Guitar pick? 268 00:11:17,620 --> 00:11:21,034 But what are those dots and those squiggles? 269 00:11:21,137 --> 00:11:22,551 Bats? I don't know. 270 00:11:22,655 --> 00:11:24,517 How about you catch me up properly? 271 00:11:24,620 --> 00:11:26,448 This has been a day. 272 00:11:26,551 --> 00:11:28,551 Gillian left me in charge 273 00:11:28,655 --> 00:11:30,827 and thanks to the island-wide blackout 274 00:11:30,931 --> 00:11:33,655 I'm having to get rid of all this spoilt food. 275 00:11:33,793 --> 00:11:36,068 The wood you gave Nori to carve this from - 276 00:11:36,172 --> 00:11:39,068 is there anything important we should know about it? 277 00:11:39,172 --> 00:11:41,172 Oh, excellent work, Nori. 278 00:11:41,275 --> 00:11:42,655 Thanks. I worked hard on it. 279 00:11:42,793 --> 00:11:44,827 Actually, I'm using the power outage 280 00:11:44,965 --> 00:11:47,482 to sell some Faraz originals. 281 00:11:51,413 --> 00:11:52,689 Don't know why Gillian wont let me 282 00:11:52,793 --> 00:11:54,517 set up a permanent display. 283 00:11:54,655 --> 00:11:57,896 Faraz? The tree the pick came from? 284 00:11:57,965 --> 00:11:59,103 Oh, yes. 285 00:11:59,172 --> 00:12:01,206 It's driftwood from the Rock Island strangler fig. 286 00:12:01,344 --> 00:12:02,758 There's a big tree on the ridge over there 287 00:12:02,862 --> 00:12:04,413 on the Eastern Bluff forest. 288 00:12:04,551 --> 00:12:06,896 Anything else special about it? 289 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,931 No. Should there be? 290 00:12:09,862 --> 00:12:11,793 Anyway, I've gotta get out there. 291 00:12:11,896 --> 00:12:14,413 April Shon's fans will be swarming 292 00:12:14,551 --> 00:12:17,172 and I've got some art to sell. 293 00:12:18,965 --> 00:12:20,551 [phone buzzes] 294 00:12:20,655 --> 00:12:22,827 [sighs] Good news. 295 00:12:22,931 --> 00:12:24,551 Meesha says she's got something to show us. 296 00:12:24,655 --> 00:12:26,103 Let's go. 297 00:12:33,931 --> 00:12:35,379 Oh. You're back. 298 00:12:35,517 --> 00:12:38,068 I leave for five minutes and you get all zappy. 299 00:12:38,206 --> 00:12:41,172 -Nice outfit, by the way. -[electricity crackles] 300 00:12:41,275 --> 00:12:43,241 Electrical mood ring, remember? 301 00:12:43,344 --> 00:12:46,206 Well, we have good news. Lila's found something. 302 00:12:46,344 --> 00:12:48,034 A tree that traps lightning. 303 00:12:48,137 --> 00:12:51,034 That has to have something to do with your sparky situation. 304 00:12:51,172 --> 00:12:52,896 But I didn't get struck by lightning. 305 00:12:53,034 --> 00:12:56,000 Power surges and lightning hold a huge electrical load. 306 00:12:56,103 --> 00:12:58,137 What's that squiggle? 307 00:12:58,241 --> 00:13:00,344 Snap! That's what I said. 308 00:13:00,448 --> 00:13:01,551 Hmm. 309 00:13:01,655 --> 00:13:04,275 Faraz told us that the pick is made out of driftwood 310 00:13:04,379 --> 00:13:06,448 from the Rock Island strangler fig. 311 00:13:06,551 --> 00:13:08,586 And there's a big one in the Bluff forest. 312 00:13:08,689 --> 00:13:10,137 That's gotta be the same tree, right? 313 00:13:10,241 --> 00:13:12,241 If I could get a sample of its root, 314 00:13:12,344 --> 00:13:15,034 I can run a DNA analysis to understand how it works. 315 00:13:15,137 --> 00:13:16,620 [phone buzzes] 316 00:13:16,724 --> 00:13:18,931 Oh, could you chuck my phone here? 317 00:13:20,586 --> 00:13:22,275 -Oh! -[Nori] What? Who is it? 318 00:13:22,379 --> 00:13:23,931 It's from April. 319 00:13:24,034 --> 00:13:26,034 She wants to know where to meet you for the dive. 320 00:13:26,103 --> 00:13:28,827 What does she say? Her exact words. 321 00:13:28,931 --> 00:13:30,344 Oh, yeah. 322 00:13:30,448 --> 00:13:33,103 "Where should I meet you for the dive?" 323 00:13:34,620 --> 00:13:36,310 Question mark. 324 00:13:36,413 --> 00:13:37,793 Great. 325 00:13:37,896 --> 00:13:39,379 Right, okay, um... 326 00:13:39,448 --> 00:13:41,620 Write back, uh... 327 00:13:44,310 --> 00:13:45,827 "Yo, April..." 328 00:13:45,931 --> 00:13:47,241 'Yo'? 329 00:13:48,655 --> 00:13:50,482 "Hey, April... 330 00:13:50,620 --> 00:13:52,620 "Looking forward to the dive. 331 00:13:52,758 --> 00:13:55,344 "Just the minor issue of me being electric..." 332 00:13:55,413 --> 00:13:58,517 "Being electric". 333 00:13:58,620 --> 00:14:00,758 Huh? You can't say that! 334 00:14:00,862 --> 00:14:02,344 I can't see her. 335 00:14:02,482 --> 00:14:04,034 But I can't cancel, either. 336 00:14:04,137 --> 00:14:05,551 This could be my only chance to go on a date... 337 00:14:05,655 --> 00:14:07,448 -Dive. -...dive with her! 338 00:14:07,551 --> 00:14:09,551 -Whoa! -[phone beeps] 339 00:14:11,172 --> 00:14:13,000 Please tell me you didn't send that. 340 00:14:13,103 --> 00:14:15,482 Okay, bad news. 341 00:14:15,620 --> 00:14:17,206 Yes, I sent it. 342 00:14:17,310 --> 00:14:19,241 Good news - autocorrect changed it! 343 00:14:19,310 --> 00:14:21,103 Show me. 344 00:14:24,896 --> 00:14:28,379 "Just the minor issue of me being flatulent"? 345 00:14:28,482 --> 00:14:31,379 -How is that good news?! -Nori, just calm down! 346 00:14:31,482 --> 00:14:33,827 Stop telling me to calm down! 347 00:14:33,931 --> 00:14:36,586 -[electricity crackles] -Argh! 348 00:14:37,655 --> 00:14:39,103 Ow. Oh. 349 00:14:39,206 --> 00:14:41,103 Are you okay? 350 00:14:41,206 --> 00:14:42,827 Ow! 351 00:14:42,931 --> 00:14:43,965 [gasp] 352 00:14:46,241 --> 00:14:47,620 What? 353 00:14:49,172 --> 00:14:50,965 What is it? 354 00:14:52,655 --> 00:14:54,310 Why are you being weird? 355 00:14:56,379 --> 00:15:00,000 We don't want you to get more upset, but... 356 00:15:00,137 --> 00:15:01,586 You zapped your eyebrow off. 357 00:15:03,413 --> 00:15:04,655 No! 358 00:15:04,758 --> 00:15:07,896 How can this day get any worse? 359 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,586 No. This is okay. That I can fix. 360 00:15:10,689 --> 00:15:12,931 My make-up bag is in the radio van. 361 00:15:13,034 --> 00:15:15,000 We're gonna go find the tree. 362 00:15:15,103 --> 00:15:17,000 Yeah. Okay. 363 00:15:26,034 --> 00:15:27,758 Nori's zaps are getting worse. 364 00:15:27,862 --> 00:15:30,448 This tree better give us some idea of how to help him. 365 00:15:30,551 --> 00:15:33,275 If Uncle Charlie investigated it, it has to be special. 366 00:15:33,379 --> 00:15:35,275 If it's trapping lightning, 367 00:15:35,379 --> 00:15:37,275 how come it hasn't gone up in flames? 368 00:15:37,379 --> 00:15:39,448 It's probably not actually trapping the lightning. 369 00:15:39,551 --> 00:15:41,241 Usually when a tree is struck 370 00:15:41,344 --> 00:15:42,862 the outside shows signs of damage. 371 00:15:42,965 --> 00:15:44,344 And this one isn't showing those signs? 372 00:15:44,448 --> 00:15:46,758 So the lightning's going somewhere else. 373 00:15:46,862 --> 00:15:48,793 And whatever that somewhere else is, 374 00:15:48,896 --> 00:15:51,068 it might be able to help us. 375 00:15:51,172 --> 00:15:52,689 Whoa. 376 00:15:55,827 --> 00:15:57,586 That's funny. 377 00:15:57,724 --> 00:16:00,379 You don't usually see fireflies at day time. 378 00:16:00,482 --> 00:16:01,965 This must be it? 379 00:16:02,068 --> 00:16:03,965 No signs of exterior damage 380 00:16:04,068 --> 00:16:06,000 despite being the tallest tree in the area. 381 00:16:06,103 --> 00:16:09,965 I'd say high probability we've found The Lightning Tree. 382 00:16:10,068 --> 00:16:13,482 We need to find a tree root to run the DNA analysis. 383 00:16:15,724 --> 00:16:17,620 -You call that digging? -Huh? 384 00:16:26,896 --> 00:16:30,275 Light feathering motions. 385 00:16:31,344 --> 00:16:33,551 Ohh! 386 00:16:33,655 --> 00:16:35,586 April will be here soon. 387 00:16:35,689 --> 00:16:37,655 -Any response? -Still nothing. 388 00:16:37,793 --> 00:16:39,862 She's probably trying to figure out 389 00:16:39,965 --> 00:16:42,310 how to politely cancel because of my flatulence. 390 00:16:42,413 --> 00:16:46,517 Maybe it's for the best. Sparks and gas don't really mix. 391 00:16:46,620 --> 00:16:48,793 It was a typo! Ohh! 392 00:16:48,896 --> 00:16:50,724 Besides, what does it matter, anyway? 393 00:16:50,793 --> 00:16:52,965 I can't let her see me like this. 394 00:16:53,103 --> 00:16:56,724 Your eyebrow only needs a tiny adjustment. 395 00:16:56,827 --> 00:16:59,517 -I meant being electric! -Right. 396 00:16:59,655 --> 00:17:01,517 I'm gonna be like this forever, aren't I? 397 00:17:01,620 --> 00:17:05,620 I can say goodbye to diving. Or any form of human contact. 398 00:17:05,724 --> 00:17:07,724 Nori, your feet! 399 00:17:12,551 --> 00:17:14,344 Now I'm barbecuing the beach! 400 00:17:14,448 --> 00:17:16,034 Let's go. 401 00:17:16,137 --> 00:17:17,172 Whoa! 402 00:17:17,275 --> 00:17:18,379 Hold on. 403 00:17:18,482 --> 00:17:21,482 Is it strange the fireflies are only around one tree? 404 00:17:22,517 --> 00:17:24,068 The journal. 405 00:17:24,206 --> 00:17:29,724 Sure. Here. 406 00:17:29,862 --> 00:17:31,068 Of course! 407 00:17:31,206 --> 00:17:33,137 So that must mean... 408 00:17:34,724 --> 00:17:37,724 We've got it all wrong. It's not the tree! 409 00:17:37,827 --> 00:17:39,413 It's the fireflies! 410 00:17:39,517 --> 00:17:41,379 Fireflies? 411 00:17:41,517 --> 00:17:43,379 Nori, you look dreadful. 412 00:17:43,482 --> 00:17:44,862 I don't feel great. 413 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,862 He's overheating! 414 00:17:46,965 --> 00:17:48,551 Please, tell me you found something to help? 415 00:17:48,655 --> 00:17:50,000 Fireflies! 416 00:17:50,103 --> 00:17:51,241 There were a bunch of them around the tree. 417 00:17:51,344 --> 00:17:53,379 And the squiggle, it's actually an E, 418 00:17:53,517 --> 00:17:54,482 the symbol for energy. 419 00:17:54,551 --> 00:17:57,413 The tree discharges energy into the fireflies! 420 00:17:57,517 --> 00:18:00,517 And that causes their unusual heat signature. 421 00:18:00,586 --> 00:18:01,862 So, the wood from the pick 422 00:18:01,965 --> 00:18:04,275 somehow transferred all of the island's power 423 00:18:04,413 --> 00:18:05,931 from the surge into me? 424 00:18:06,034 --> 00:18:08,482 It's not the strangest thing to happen on the island. 425 00:18:08,586 --> 00:18:10,344 Are you saying I'm a firefly? 426 00:18:10,448 --> 00:18:12,896 How do fireflies get rid of their electricity? 427 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,275 These were at the tree. 428 00:18:16,965 --> 00:18:21,724 Their electrical charge builds up until they... 429 00:18:23,310 --> 00:18:24,758 ...burn out. 430 00:18:27,034 --> 00:18:28,793 [Lila] How do we help him? 431 00:18:28,931 --> 00:18:31,655 It's not like we can pour water on him to cool him down! 432 00:18:31,758 --> 00:18:34,103 -I've got it! -Not the Leyden jar. 433 00:18:34,206 --> 00:18:36,413 -What is it? -A failed science experiment. 434 00:18:36,517 --> 00:18:38,758 Let it go, Ellis! It doesn't work! 435 00:18:38,862 --> 00:18:40,413 Because I needed the right conductor. 436 00:18:40,517 --> 00:18:42,448 And now we have the best one possible - 437 00:18:42,551 --> 00:18:44,793 the root of The Lightning Tree. 438 00:18:44,931 --> 00:18:46,724 -Put this in the ground. -Okay. 439 00:18:50,034 --> 00:18:51,448 Now stand back. 440 00:18:51,551 --> 00:18:53,931 [Lila] Stay with us, Nori! 441 00:18:54,068 --> 00:18:56,275 Careful, Ellis. 442 00:18:56,379 --> 00:18:58,413 [Ellis gasps] 443 00:18:58,517 --> 00:19:01,827 Okay, now, turn that wheel to release the charge. 444 00:19:01,965 --> 00:19:03,586 -I can't. -Yes, you can. 445 00:19:03,689 --> 00:19:05,551 April's waiting. 446 00:19:05,689 --> 00:19:08,379 We're waiting. You can do this. 447 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:13,482 [gasps] 448 00:19:13,620 --> 00:19:17,172 [Meesha] Go, Nori. 449 00:19:17,310 --> 00:19:18,862 That's good, Nori! 450 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,689 [electricity crackles] 451 00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:22,206 [Ellis] It's working! 452 00:19:28,137 --> 00:19:29,827 The power's back on! 453 00:19:29,965 --> 00:19:33,241 Does that mean Nori's de-charged? 454 00:19:33,344 --> 00:19:35,862 I feel... deflated. 455 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,137 Okay, let me test him. 456 00:19:38,241 --> 00:19:39,724 Come on. 457 00:19:44,586 --> 00:19:46,827 [laughs] 458 00:19:51,103 --> 00:19:52,896 Nice! 459 00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:57,586 April's here! 460 00:19:59,172 --> 00:20:01,034 Guy, I don't know if I can do this. 461 00:20:01,172 --> 00:20:04,620 What?! You just survived being a firefly for a day! 462 00:20:04,724 --> 00:20:07,172 You can totally go on a date with April. 463 00:20:07,275 --> 00:20:09,965 You might just want to fix... that. 464 00:20:11,344 --> 00:20:14,172 That's easy, but April's gig is off. 465 00:20:14,310 --> 00:20:15,551 Nothing is set up! 466 00:20:15,689 --> 00:20:18,310 There's no stage, no seating. Nothing. 467 00:20:18,413 --> 00:20:20,275 I might have an idea. 468 00:20:22,862 --> 00:20:24,551 [slow acoustic ballad] 469 00:20:24,655 --> 00:20:27,689 ♪ I promise I'm learning ♪ 470 00:20:27,793 --> 00:20:32,551 ♪ Learning how to listen to myself ♪ 471 00:20:32,655 --> 00:20:35,310 ♪ But it's so exhausting ♪ 472 00:20:37,344 --> 00:20:41,689 ♪ Coz I don't ever wanna ask for help ♪ 473 00:20:41,827 --> 00:20:44,344 ♪ Or keeping much new hope ♪ 474 00:20:44,448 --> 00:20:49,034 ♪ I always hope you'll do the same ♪ 475 00:20:49,172 --> 00:20:53,068 ♪ We're in this together ♪ 476 00:20:53,172 --> 00:20:57,172 ♪ Don't say you'll do my best ♪ 477 00:20:59,172 --> 00:21:01,482 ♪ Just stay ♪ 478 00:21:08,862 --> 00:21:12,448 [cheering and applause] 479 00:21:16,034 --> 00:21:19,586 And that was April Shon unplugged 480 00:21:19,689 --> 00:21:20,655 with a brand-new track. 481 00:21:20,758 --> 00:21:22,827 It's a Rock Island exclusive! 482 00:21:22,931 --> 00:21:25,137 You're listening to Rock Island FM. 483 00:21:25,241 --> 00:21:27,172 Heya. You still up for our dive? 484 00:21:27,275 --> 00:21:30,310 I am, if you're feeling... okay? 485 00:21:30,448 --> 00:21:32,310 Oh. You mean my little... issue? 486 00:21:32,448 --> 00:21:36,103 Autocorrect fail, sorry. 487 00:21:36,241 --> 00:21:38,448 This dive's going to be awesome. 488 00:21:38,551 --> 00:21:39,689 [hiccups] 489 00:21:39,793 --> 00:21:41,310 [laughs] Cute. 490 00:21:43,068 --> 00:21:44,689 I need my dose of Rock Island 491 00:21:44,793 --> 00:21:46,413 before this tour really kicks off. 492 00:21:46,517 --> 00:21:47,896 Get it while you can. 493 00:21:47,965 --> 00:21:49,758 Have you heard about the mine that just set up here? 494 00:21:49,862 --> 00:21:51,965 Mining? No way! 495 00:21:53,793 --> 00:21:56,482 What can I do to help? I have a pretty big reach on socials. 496 00:21:56,586 --> 00:21:58,586 Really? I didn't know that. 497 00:21:58,724 --> 00:22:01,724 Well, uh... if you're keen, 498 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:05,275 Lila's got about 100 things to run by you. 499 00:22:05,379 --> 00:22:07,000 [April laughs] 500 00:22:35,344 --> 00:22:37,655 ♪ Rock Island Mysteries ♪