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This Makes no sense.

How can we not Be in the system.

Keep checking.

We paid for this timeshare A month ago, I have the

Confirmation number.

There must be a mistake.

We flew 5 hours to get Here and the entire island

Is booked.

So you sent a Check to timeshare savers

And they confirmed you Had a week at the resort?

And then when We got there, nothing.

They had never even Heard of timeshare savers.

So I tried to call Them but the line was

Disconnected.

So I went to the police And the fraud division

Sent me to you.

Well you're not Alone, there are 22 others

In the same position.

But I Checked this company out.

They had a website, Reviews, they looked

Legit.

Can't you just go There and arrest them?

Well there probably Is no “there.” most likely

They've pulled up stakes And moved to another

Location.

This vacation Was a big deal for me.

What do I do now?

You can help if you Can provide us with the

Canceled check you Wrote to timeshare savers.

It'll help get Their bank information and

That's a good start.

I know you don't want To hear this but it's

Unlikely we'll be able To get your money back.

Well just Please get these people.

I can't believe They took the jamestown

Bell.

So the Tradition lives on.

What tradition?

Every year Livingston tech pranks us

A week before the Homecoming game.

This year clearly They swiped our bell.

Maybe we should give Them a taste of their own

Medicine and Swipe their mascot.

What is it again?

A satellite.

Never mind.

You know this Would make a really great

Lead story.

Livingston tech punks Jamestown u with bold bell

Theft.

You know, don't Run that one yet, I've got

A better one.

J.U. Trumps tech with Brave bell retrieval.

We need to get Those bank records from

Timeshare savers.

I'm already on it.

Bank manager is Emailing them today.

Good.

Today, march 8th.

Yep.

It's a week From march 15th.

What do you Know about march 15th?

Ides of march!

Mmm hmm...

Okay, okay, word Around the campfire is

That you have your final Meeting with inspector in

Charge downing about the Promotion on the 15th.

Wow, word travels Fast around that campfire.

Yes, I have one More meeting.

Oh, so you'll Be in town that day?

Huh?

So if you get the Promotion you gonna take

The job?

Oh, if I had a Nickle for every time

Someone has asked Me that I'd...

Hey, we're Partners, right?

We share.

Ask me, ask me anything, I am an open book.

Really?

Well then, okay, I will Tell you if you tell me

Why you became a letter Carrier after the army.

No, That's personal.

What Happened to the open book?

Returned it turned Into the library.

Oh man, 96 to 44.

96 to what?

That was the Final score of our season

Opening basketball game.

We got killed.

Looked like first String versus shoestring.

They really Lost their mojo.

Because They lost the bell.

I'm telling you man, it's Psychological like when

Golfers get the yips.

We have to get that bell Back before the homecoming

Game.

If only we knew Someone with profound

Investigative skills.

Noah, you don't Have to compliment me, I

Started investigating This 2 hours ago.

I've already calculated All the exit routes the

Thief could've taken.

We've got your Bell, we've got your bell,

We've got your bell, We've got your bell.

You've Gotta be kidding.

Guys, look.

Attention Jamestown university, we

Have your precious bell.

Last night was just a Taste, prepare for more

Humiliation at homecoming.

This will not stand.

Bell, Bell, bell, bell...

Bell, bell, bell, Bell, bell, bell, bell,

Bell, bell.

Timeshare savers Opened their bank account

11 months ago.

You would not believe How many vacations they've

Sold in the last Quarter alone.

I'll bet these Customers all had similar

Experiences to The wellsborns.

Look, it's in the bank Records; they cash the

Checks and then Drain the accounts.

Yeah, exactly, There's nothing left.

There's An address here.

Let's see if Anyone's home.

Okay, so I took The livingston tech video

And extracted just the Audio, then I ran it

Through a noise reduction Process in the queue.

Listen to this.

We have Your precious bell.

Last night was Just a taste...

Veronica; what was that?

Sounds like a plane.

Let's try again.

Precious bell...

Last night was Just a taste...

Is That a whistle?

Play it again.

Last night Was just a taste...

That sounds Like a train whistle.

Ooh, train, okay, We can work with that.

Next stop, justice.

You know, I'm just...

Bell, bell...

Nothing here.

You sure this Is the right address?

This is the Address the bank had on

File.

Nothing in here But an empty coffee cup.

Why are there always Empty coffee cups in these

Places?

Something To remember them by.

We gotta contact the Landlord, get in there,

See if we can get some Prints off that cup, maybe

Get some leads to Where they went.

So hey, if you take The job and it doesn't

Work out do you Get to come back?

Mitch...I think we Should play the no talking

Game in the car On the way back.

Okay.

We can listen To the radio.

Fine.

Great, what kind Of music do you like?

What, classical?

Rock?

K-pop?

You guys See this right here?

The redline train runs Right by the campus.

Fraternity row.

Well who's In that last house?

The one right Next to the tracks.

Eta kappa rho.

Wait, so you Think someone from ekr

Stole the bell?

I definitely Think we should ask them

Some questions.

Campus security Talked to all the

Fraternities.

Eta kappa rho did not Take the bell but they did

Admit to making the video.

Why Would they admit that?

They were just Trying to take credit for

The prank.

I don't think We're ever gonna see belle

Again.

You Mean “the” bell?

No, Belle, with an “e”.

You Named the bell, belle?

I named her belle Because she's beautiful

And she's a bell.

Very Enlightened.

I don't really Know where to take this

From here.

The campus officer pretty Much served me up a big

Bowl of by the book.

It's a rule preston, Not a suggestion, it's a

Law.

Phillips head.

Yeah, but what If I have a really good

Reason?

You know, like the Good outweighs the bad?

Rules exist to Make our cases stronger.

Now sometimes it calls For you to be a little bit

More creative in Your approach.

But I have no doubt That when the times comes

You'll be up for The challenge.

You know That security guy didn't

Necessarily tell us To stay out of it.

All he said was “we'll Take it from here.” am I

The only one who Interprets that as a

Textbook Definition of wiggle room?

Any word from the Landlord at the timeshare

Saver office?

No, she Doesn't know anything.

They didn't give her any Real information, just

Fake names, fake id's, Fake, fake, fake, fake,

Fake, fake.

The only prints that Georgia could get off the

Coffee cup were partials And they were too small to

Put into the database.

Another dead end.

Keep looking.

Okay.

I'll reach out to Joanne wellsborn, see if

There's something she Might've forgotten to tell

Us.

What's going on here?

All sugar diet?

No, I just...I Couldn't decide so I got

One of each.

Mmm...

Help Yourself, have one.

Really?

Yeah.

I love red velvet.

Red velvet huh?

Is that German chocolate?

I said one.

Okay.

Cheers to Timeshare savers.

To timeshare Savers, the founder of the

Feast.

You know after we pay For the hotel and the car

Service and this bill, We're gonna be running a

Little low on funds.

Well I was thinking About that and...Okay hear

Me out.

What if we posed as a Law firm staging a class

Action suit against Timeshare savers?

So we'd be Suing ourselves?

I like it.

But do you think They'll buy it?

Well think about It, I mean we already have

The suckers list, we have Everyone's information,

Everyone's names, Their addresses.

We know exactly how Much everyone paid.

I'd say they'd buy it.

You're a genius, and Beautiful, wicked little

Genius.

If it's not a Fraternity,

Then where does that Leave us?

Motive.

We need someone With a motive.

Well taking the Bell basically only hurts

Us, the school; and I Guess more specifically

The basketball team.

You're right.

Let's go talk to some Basketball players.

♪ music

Alright, coach Burress said he recently

Cut one of his players for Bad grades and he didn't

Take it well.

Apparently they had a very Public altercation over

It.

Let me Guess, brian gooding?

How Did you know?

His name came Up in my interview too.

Doesn't sound like anybody On the team was too sad to

See brian go.

Apparently he wasn't Much of a team player.

Noah, what did you get?

A couple Of phone numbers.

Noah!

But they brought Up that brian guy too.

They didn't like him.

Thought he was in it For his own glory.

Uh guys?...

...Brian gooding.

Whoa, Look at that guy.

That's a big dude.

Yeah.

So brian has motive, Access and clearly the

Strength to Steal the bell.

I say we check him out.

No, I'm sorry mrs. Wellsborn, there's nothing

New to report.

Seems the trail Has gone a bit cold.

But I will Keep you posted.

Well thanks For staying on it.

Oh one more thing, we've Been contacted by a law

Firm.

We signed on to be part Of a class action suit

Against timeshare savers.

Mrs. Wellsborn, Can you hold the line for

A minute?

Okay.

Hey mitch, I have Joanne wellsborn on the

Line.

She said there's now a Class action lawsuit

Against timeshare savers.

Well it's not the First time I heard about

That scam huh?

Why hit them once when you Can hit them twice, right?

Mrs. Wellsborn, We're going to need all

The information you Have on that law firm.

I think the trail may Have warmed up a bit.

Swift Legal associates.

Sounds like criminal-ese For don't draw attention.

How much you wanna bet That law firm is the same

People behind Timeshare savers?

What kind of law firm Would file a suit against

A company that Doesn't exist anymore?

Tulips?

Yeah, you know, I had a coupon that was

About to expire so...

What, you like tulips?

No, they're okay.

I've always been Partial to lilies.

Lilies smell nice.

And roses.

Who Doesn't like roses?

Peonies are pretty.

Okay, but you Like lilies, right?

Oh yeah, They're my favorite.

And where do I Send the money for the

Retainer?

Well let's not worry About our money right now

Mrs. Wellsborn, let's Concentrate on getting

Your money back.

I'll be mailing you a Packet with all the

Information on the class Action suit as well as

Where you can send Our retainer fees.

That sounds fine.

Thanks joanne, We'll talk to you soon.

You did great.

Well they put on A good show, but all the

Evidence points to the Fact these are the same

People trying to scam You all over again.

Just remember To continue to act as if

Everything is normal.

I will.

And when that Packet arrives in the mail

You get it to us Immediately, alright?

Alright, Brian lives in room 241.

There it is.

Now we wait.

Classes are out in about 15 minutes, brian should

Be here right after that.

In the meantime...

Noah/preston: foosball.

3 hours And no activity.

It's gonna be A long night.

Oh, wait a minute.

Yeah, someone's coming.

Oh, never mind, it's Just the cleaning crew.

So what's your Favorite color?

Blue.

What, just blue?

Like what, navy blue?

Cobalt blue?

Azure?

Indigo blue?

Cornflower blue?

I had no Idea there were so many

Options.

What's your Favorite color?

Blue.

Alright, that's Your cue buddy.

Are you sure This is a good idea?

He's even bigger Than he looked online.

Come on man.

There's Gotta be another way.

Let's brainstorm.

Do it for belle.

Yeah, Do it for belle.

Veronica/preston: belle, Belle, belle, belle,

Belle, belle.

If anything happens To me I love you both.

Take care of my pet snake.

Okay.

That seems highly Unlikely but yeah we got

You.

Hey mark, we got A pick-up game going in

The...

You're not mark, My bad.

He's got it, He's got the bell.

Still nothing But the cleaning crew.

Looks like they do a Pretty good job though.

Thorough.

Hey, hey wait.

Who cleans offices wearing A giant diamond ring?

Hi, united States postal inspectors.

Mind if I Look through your trash?

Uh, we're Just the cleaning crew.

With a ring like That you must really be

Cleaning up.

So how did the Final interview go?

Good.

Great actually.

So if you Get the promotion...

Mitch, please.

No, no, no, no, no, I was just gonna say that

If you get the promotion You should celebrate, it's

Something to be proud Of, it's a big deal.

Look, I don't know What's gonna happen with

The job but I'm Asking you...

Yeah...

Mitch, I'm begging You, please do not make a

Big deal of this.

Okay boss, Whatever you say.

Thank you.

Happy birthday!

Surprise.

Oh...

Surprise, Happy birthday mom.

Thank you.

How did you Know?

Well I Am an inspector.

Preston told you.

Yeah.

Mitch, I can't Get over all of this.

Yeah, and it's All your favorites.

There's blue, Like blue balloons.

And lilies and your Favorite music...

Red velvet cake.

Red velvet cake.

Thank you.

Happy Birthday ms. Wainwright.

Thank You veronica.

Happy b-day.

Oh thank you noah.

Say hi.

Were you Guys in on this?

Nope, that Was all this guy.

Listen, um...With All the preparations for

This party I just...Well I plumb forgot to get you

Something for Your birthday.

Oh mitch, you Don't have to do that.

No, no, no.

And so you've been asking About it so I thought, you

Know, I'd just...I'd tell You why I became a letter

Carrier after The military.

You see, while I was Deployed overseas every

Day I saw how important a Letter or a care package

From home could be to a Soldier who was...Who was

Tired or scared or Was missing home.

And I just...It made All the difference in the

World.

And I knew that when I got Home I wanted to be a part

Of that smile every day.

So happy Birthday.

Hey birthday Girl, chief downing had to

Take a flight so he asked Me to give that to you.

Oh, wow.

A card from the chief.

What?

I got The promotion.

This is A jamestown news

Exclusive.

The culprit behind the Bell burglary has been

Found and apprehended.

Mr. Gooding, can We get a statement?

Well the silence Is deafening; evidence

Of a guilty conscience.

Noah, noah, Where are you going?

I swear if he put One crack in her...

... Ahh still the bell of The ball.

Mhmm.

Oh, sorry. My bad.

As you can see, This beloved jamestown

Icon is once again safe And sound all thanks

To a campus super-sleuth.

Go jamestown u!

Reporting For jamestown news, I'm

Veronica ruiz.

Ciao.

Vacation Timeshares are a

Booming business.

More than 3 million Americans own a timeshare

And many are Very satisfied.

But sometimes share Brokers use hard sell

Tactics and other Practices that aren't

Necessarily illegal but Are definitely unethical.

So vacationers Need to be wary.

Timeshares are an Investment and just as you

Would with any other Investment check it out

Before committing Or sending money.

Ask for References and call them.

Talk to people who have Been happy and unhappy

With the company.

And check with The resort itself.

Ask questions and stay Vigilant or you might be

Giving your Money to a crook.