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(door knob clicking)

- It's locked.

- [Girl] I've got my pick set.

- Okay.

(tools clicking)

- I still think Jamie and I should check outside.

- No, let's stay together, we're less likely

to get caught.

(lock clicking)

- [Girl] I got it.

- Okay.

So really quietly.

Jamie, watch our backs.

(door creaking)

- Okay. - Oh there is, we know--

- No, no Rose.

There could be an alarm.

Jamie, check it out.

- Okay, um.

Ah-ha.

- See?

(hands clapping)

- Well done my little criminals.

But, you forgot one thing.

- What Dad?

- Well when you took your glove off to pick the lock,

left a fingerprint on the door knob.

- I'm sorry guys.

- But other than that you meddling kids did a great job.

So like I've been saying throughout this class,

if you want to learn criminal science

and become great detectives,

you need to learn to think like a criminal.

(laughs diabolically)

- Oh seriously, Dad?

And the goggles, really?

- Okay.

So anyway, follow me back into the other room,

and I'm going to show you how to raise the fingerprints

off the doorknob using household glue.

He chose poorly. (laughs sinisterly)

(chemicals hissing)

So the fumes from the glue bind to the oils in the skin.

- Hey, are we still going out for ice cream after class?

- Ahem!

Then, once the glue is finished steaming,

you can just dust for fingerprints like usual

and lift it off with packing tape.

- And then, you could scan the prints into a scanner.

And put in Photoshop and enhance the images even more.

- That's right Amy.

- Thanks Dad.

- Don't you do this kind of stuff up

at the Mount Hideaway facility?

- Nice try Rose, you know the work we do

up there is classified.

- Thanks again Dr. Bradford for um,

leading this club.

This forensic science project really makes physics,

chemistry and even government a lot more interesting.

- You're very welcome Jamie.

You know, with your dad helping to teach business

and Bethany's mom helping out with social studies,

you kids are getting some really great projects

and field trips along with your homeschool curriculum.

- Raising fingerprints is awesome.

I can't wait to go home and do it myself.

- That's great Bethany, but be careful

and always use your protective equipment.

- I will.

(playful music) (cock crowing)

(suspenseful adventure music)

(gloves clapping)

(woman laughing)

I give up.

- It just takes a little practice.

- You know, I forgot how bad I was at baking.

Measuring and following directions just really

isn't my thing.

- No, it's not.

You're much better with people than you are with pies.

I mean seriously, I have never met anyone

that can connect with every single person that she meets.

And that's a gift.

- Thanks Mom.

- You know, I love having you home, for as long as you want,

but I think we're gonna need to find you some other jobs.

- Yeah, I think you're right.

Oh, I could take the food to the church food pantry.

I'd love to catch up with Pastor Nehemiah.

- I think that's a great idea.

- Oh, Joy, I'm headed to the church to take some food.

Do you wanna come with?

- No, I'm good.

I'm almost done with my ancient history module

and I still have to feed the bunnies.

Wait.

- I'll be right back.

Hey Pastor Nehemiah.

- Hey Beth.

- Hey. - Hey Beth.

It's so good to see you.

- It's so good to see you too.

So I brought apples and apple butter and peach preserves.

- Thanks a lot Beth.

This will help the folks out a lot.

- It's just getting started now.

- Why don't you put it up on the big TV?

- Can yo udo that with a phone?

- Gimme the thing.

- Oh.

Oh, okay.

(ladies giggling)

- So here we are at a house I just bought this morning.

Now it was scheduled to be demolished,

however, the foundation, studs and plumbing

seem to be in good shape.

- Yeah, I'm gonna flip a house one of these days.

- Woman please, you just like looking at James Wood.

(both women giggling)

- [Woman In Gray] Well he is a cutie.

- Act your age.

- Plus I got it for a great price,

since I offered it all in cash.

Now there are always risks in taking deals like this one.

Um Cannali beans, I guess for when you're hungry.

But you know, you can also find some

real great treasures too.

Which, speaking of, shall we check behind door number one?

You never know, the owners might leave us

a little surprise, ah!

Ah holy!

I, I, I help!

Hey, help!

Anybody, help!

- Mom, did you hear what happened?

- No, what's going on?

- Oh my gosh, I was at the church and people

were watching a live stream of Jamie flipping a house.

- Yes?

- Mom, seriously?

Stop.

Anyway, Jamie opened a closet door

and a dead body fell out.

- What? - Yeah.

- Do they know who it is?

- No, no, they shut it off after that happened

so I don't know any more than that.

- Yikes!

Well, what about Jamie?

Bethany Shanholtz, you need to talk to him.

- Look, a customer.

(Mom sighing)

- Hi, can I help you?

We're actually closed for the season,

but I did just take some fresh pies out of the oven.

- That sounds lovely but actually I'm looking for--

- Grace, hi.

- [Grace] Hi.

- Mom, this is my friend Grace Biddle from D.C.

- Oh nice to meet you. - You too.

- [Bethany] Yeah, I didn't know you were in town.

- I am, I've been here for a little while actually.

- Wow, that's wonderful.

Well, why don't I show you around the shop?

- [Grace] Great.

- We'll be back in a few.

What are you doing here?

- It's nice to see you too.

- I've been stationed at Mount Hideaway

for the past two weeks.

- You're working at the classified facility

outside my hometown?

- They reassigned me there right

after you took your leave of absence.

- To keep an eye on me?

- Believe it or not Beth, it's not all about you.

There's actually a growing concern

about the town itself.

- You mean to the facility, right?

- No, no, I mean to the town itself.

But, it's a town with a lot of agency employees

so it could be a national security threat.

- Okay, okay, what kind of a threat

are we talking about here?

- Well, for starters, you know the body

that just turned up?

That was the Town Zoning Commissioner, Frank Bavier.

Did you know him?

- No, no not really.

- Well, he was about to make a pretty big decision

about the land adjacent to the facility.

- So?

- So, a decision about what they do with the land

right next to the facility,

directly affects our security.

And also we keep hearing chatter

about a threat originating from the town itself.

- In Stephens Mill?

You mean like a terrorist attack?

- We can't tell for sure.

- Grace, I'm trying to live a quiet life

and get to know my home down again.

- Yeah, how's that um,

how's that going for you?

- Okay, that's not fair.

I'm learning new things.

- Beth, you're the best operative and asset handler

I've ever met, and what happened

in August wasn't your fault.

- Uh-hah no, it wasn't.

I was ordered to put a civilian in harm's way

against my better judgment.

- I know, I know.

And we're not gonna go down that road again.

I approved your lead for as long as you need.

But this is different.

Look, you're technically still on leave,

so it's your call.

- Fine.

Grace, fine.

But I'm not doing it for you or for national security.

I'm doing it for my town and my family.

- That's fair.

- Okay, who do I have for support.

- Well, uh, that's the thing.

The agency's barred from conducting operations

on U.S. soil, so you're on your own.

This is technically a black op.

- Okay.

So, I'm investigating a murder with no official authority,

no support, and if it goes south, I'm hung out to dry.

- Yeah, that sounds about right.

Here's the address where they found the body.

You can start there.

- She seems nice.

- Mom, we need to talk.

- Honey, I was an intelligence analyst

at Mount Hideaway for years.

Your dad was always deployed in places he couldn't

tell us about, whatever you need to do,

you have my support.

- Thanks Mom.

- So, I guess I'll be making the pies from now on.

(both ladies laughing)

- What?

- Just thinking you even make

that ridiculous hat look good.

Seriously though Bethany,

you know, my whole world is falling apart but,

still feel like the luckiest guy in the world, ya know?

- Look Jamie, we're gonna figure out what happened

at the warehouse and clear your dad's name.

Everyone knows that he wasn't the one

who caused the explosion.

We just have to keep digging.

And I hope that you're the luckiest guy in the world.

Because last time we went fishing,

ya caught zilch, zero.

- Oh really. - Nada.

- Well, I guess if it's true, I mean--

- Is that Rose's car?

Rose!

Do you see her?

- I don't see her anywhere.

Rose!

Rose!

- The water was really high last night because of the storm,

you don't think that--

- What was she doing out here?

You two were talking last night.

What were you talking about?

- Nothing.

I mean, I asked her to help us

with the investigation again.

But then she got all irrational.

- Bethany, she said she didn't want any part

of this investigation.

We agreed we would leave her out of it.

- I know, but she worked at the warehouse

before the explosion and I just, I thought,

- So you pushed her harder?

- No, that is not what happened.

As soon as I brought up the subject,

she got really evasive and really defensive,

like she was hiding something.

And then she just stormed off.

- So you just let her go?

- What was I supposed to do?

- Well, not that.

(Bethany sighs)

- Hi, Amy.

- Beth, what are you doing here?

- Well, I know it's an active crime scene, but...

- You know it's technically against regulations,

but, come on in.

You already found the boots and gloves.

- So, that's Frank Bavier?

- Wait, how did you know that already?

- Oh, right.

I didn't know him very well since he was older than us,

but I do know that he worked for the county

and he got a couple of promotions.

- He didn't live around here, did he?

- No, and there wasn't any blood,

so he was probably killed somewhere else.

- Interesting.

Who's that?

- Hi Amy.

Uh, is everything okay in here?

I thought I heard someone talking.

- No, it's just me.

Talking to myself, and this guy here.

- I just want you to know, your crime scene is completely

secure here, I'm making sure of that.

- Thanks Travis.

Um, I'm gonna,

I'm gonna back to work now.

- Yeah, yeah yeah.

Um, any chance you'd wanna go get a custard

or something sometime?

When you're done here.

- Oh, thanks Travis, you know, I've got a date

with a guy tonight that's probably gonna go pretty late.

This guy.

- Uh, oh. (chuckles)

(Amy chuckling)

- Travis Mayfield?

- Yeah, he's got a crush on me.

- And?

- I don't know, we'll see.

- Have you checked out the other rooms yet?

- No, Travis secured the building,

but I haven't searched the rest of the rooms.

Lemme know if you find anything interesting.

- Hey, Amy, check this out.

(light switch clicking)

- That might help.

(Bethany chuckling)

Looks like somebody's been living here.

- Yeah, and pretty recently too.

The expiration date on this yogurt is next month.

- Maybe whoever was camping out here

saw who brought the body in.

- Well, I know you have to bag this all for evidence,

but I'm gonna take a look around to see

if I can figure out who our mysterious camper is.

- Sounds like a plan.

Beth, I'm so glad you're here.

It's just like playing detective when we were kids.

You and me and Jamie and...

Oh yeah, and Rose.

Have you talked to Jamie yet?

- No.

I don't really see a reason to.

Um, yeah, I've been avoiding him.

We've both moved on.

Okay, yeah, I know.

(Bethany sighing)

Hi Jamie, yeah, it's been a long time.

Um, I'm sorry that I left without saying goodbye.

Um, yeah, I'm also sorry that you think

that Rose's death was my fault.

Um, and I am sorry that I was the worst girlfriend

in the world and never returned any of your calls.

But I was in a lot of pain at the time

and honestly, you were not very understanding.

But, we can leave that behind us now and,

and be adults.

And have adult conversations like,

how 'bout that dead guy you found?

(Bethany sighing)

- I watched those trucks get loaded yesterday.

What do you mean the shipment didn't get there?

Right.

Okay.

Yeah.

Sounds good, I'll see ya soon.

Hi honey, you talking to the dog again?

- Yeah, he's a good listener.

So what's going on?

- I loaded up two trucks of apples yesterday

to go to the cidery up north,

and they still haven't arrived.

- That's weird.

- Yeah.

So,

back to you.

Talking to the dog?

- You know, last time we spoke, he made it pretty clear

that he did not wanna see me again.

- Honey, that was years ago.

And you were both in a lot of pain.

- Mom, I know.

But things have changed and we've both moved on.

I think I just need to keep it that way.

- Okay sweetie.

Love you.

- Love you too, good luck today.

I'll come in a bit later.

- Okay.

(chips crunching)

(apple crunching)

(door squeaking)

- Hm.

Hey, yeah, no one's here.

Coming back now, bye.

(door creaking and closing)

- What the heck? - Oh!

Okay, okay, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Who are you?

And what are you doing here?

- Calm down, I heard the guy who lived here died

and I just wanted to borrow a few things,

maybe stay here a few nights.

- And you're okay, with camping in a dead guy's house?

- I've stayed in worse.

I know every good squatting spot in the county.

- Okay, so maybe you know the abandoned house

on Water Street?

The place where they found the body of the guy

who owns this house?

- Nope, never heard of it.

- Well, maybe you forgot the specific house?

Hey, why don't we do this?

Let's just drive there right now.

I'll pick up food along the way.

I know this amazing pancake house.

- Actually, I'm okay.

Thanks for the offer though.

I guess you really do owe me one

for almost murdering me earlier.

- Well wait wait wait.

You are so right.

Here, lemme write down my number,

and if you see anything or hear anything,

just let me know.

Pancakes are on me.

- Sure.

(Bethany sighing)

(phone ringing)

- This is Grace.

- Hey Grace, it's Bethany.

This line's secure.

I have a computer here that I need hacking into.

Are you sure you don't have some tech support guy who can--

- Not only can I not provide tech support,

but you cannot call me.

At all, ever.

I will call you if I have something.

But otherwise you're on your own.

(Bethany sighing) (laptop snapping)

- So, yeah it was fun.

Hi Levi.

- Whoa. - Come here buddy.

This is Levi. - Oh hi.

- Hey Jane, can you come get Levi please?

This is Jane, my veterinary assistant,

and this is Beth, my friend from D.C..

- Awesome.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Thanks Jane.

- So, what is it like balancing your veterinarian practice

while doing crime scenes.

- Oh, I'm sure it's not as exciting as what you do,

but you know, it actually works out pretty well.

You know Stephens Mill, it's not like there's a big

crime wave or anything.

Beth?

- Uh, well, I was going to tell you

when I knew a little bit more.

- Tell me what?

- The thing is, this could be dangerous.

- Beth, I am a sworn law enforcement officer.

You can read me in.

- Okay.

This has to stay in between us.

The people that I work for think that Frank Bavier's death

could be connected to some deeper things.

- Huh.

You know, I'm really not surprised.

Ever since you left, this town has been changing.

I can't put my finger on it but,

something is, off.

- Well, you're not the only one who thinks that.

But I can't act in my official capacity

and I don't have agency resources.

- Shhh it's not a problem.

We can do this.

- All right, well, now all we need is tech support,

somebody with computer and surveillance skills.

- Again, not a problem.

I got a guy.

- You got a guy?

- Not like that.

Well...

(bell ringing)

- Well, well, well.

If it isn't the lovely and talented Amy Bradford.

You have another code for me to crack

from our dedicated but antiquated heroes

down at the Sheriff's Department?

Well, hi!

Um, Amy, what is Bethany Shanholtz doing here?

Do you know who she works for?

- Amy, um, this is your computer expert?

Hector the hacker?

The guy who writes poems in Klingon

and went to the Stephens Mill high school prom

dressed as Harry Potter?

- Red against the brown.

- Look, I'm sure the agency had plenty of stuffy

MIT grads, but Hector is great.

Just give him a few minutes to warm up.

- Hector, I don't mean to sound rude,

but I kinda need to see what you do.

- Well, I thought you'd never ask.

Let's see here.

(Hector humming)

(cellphone buzzing) Oh yeah, encrypted file,

no you're not anymore. (cellphone buzzing)

And bam. (chuckles)

Oh.

- So, you know.

He works.

- So, um, is this an official police investigation?

- Well, it is and it isn't.

All you need to know is that you're helping us

save the world, or the town.

And you get to be a part of this.

- I accept joining your party.

- Okay.

Well, Hector, your first assignment

is to find us a homeless kid.

I figured out who the mysterious camper was

from the fixer-upper.

- Did you talk to her?

- Uhhh, I tried to, but she was too skittish.

So, I need ya to find her.

She is about five four, she's got short brown hair,

kind of boy-cut and she's got brown eyes.

- (chuckling) Alright, can I find her?

(laughs) Does Jamaica have a bobsled team?

Hey, enough people say, they know they can't believe,

Jamaica's got a bobsled team mm mm.

People say, you know they can't believe,

I'm gonna find this girl for Bethany, hey!

Yeah people say, you know I can't believe,

I'm doing cool stuff (hums).

- First I would like to thank Reverend Nehemiah McDaniel

for allowing us to use this house of worship today.

For many years, this house has been a source of hope

for my family, as well as the community.

As mayor of Stephens Mill, I want to assure everyone

that we are doing everything possible to solve this crime.

And while we can't comment on an open investigation,

we will keep you updated as best we can.

Thank you.

Yo, thanks for letting me do this little dog

and pony show here, man.

- Of course Simon, of course.

Now we wouldn't have gotten the zoning and the permits

for this food pantry going without you.

And as you can see, it's much needed.

- Looks like a win-win.

- Yeah.

Mr. Mayor, this is Beth Shanholtz.

- Oh Tina Shanholtz's daughter,

welcome back home young lady.

My wife brought home one of your mom's pies last week.

Had dessert for dinner, finished it off for breakfast.

(people chuckling)

- Well thank you so much Mr. Mayor.

Things must be pretty crazy up at City Hall.

- You got that right.

- Any idea why somebody would want

to kill the Zoning Commissioner?

- Well yes and no.

I mean zoning battles can get heated,

but not like this.

- Zoning battles?

- Well, like in any growing town,

there's a constant struggle between the past

and the future.

In Stephens Mill, it's between the farmers

and shop keepers who built the town

and the outside corporations who want to come in

and use the land for other things.

- Companies like Omni Millennium.

- Got sharp one here, Hemmy. - Mm-hmm.

- Frank Bavier was right in the middle of a battle

between Walter Branneman, the banker who works

with the farmers and Omni,

who wants the farmlands owned commercial.

- What's Omni Millennium want with a bunch of farmland?

- I hear they wanna put a wind farm on the mountain

and fill the valley with warehouses and data centers.

- Neither of which provide many jobs for the town.

- Very impressive young lady.

- Mr. Mayor, it's time for you to go

to your next appointment.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Hemmy, I'll see you soon. - Okay.

Yep, lot of things have changed since the last time

you and your friends hung out here.

A lot more home schoolers are using the facility.

One of the parents here is teaching robotics.

(laughs) Yeah.

And James has jumped in to teach financial literacy

and social media marketing.

- Hm, well it feels like the whole town's changed.

But that's part kinda cool.

- Gotta go, but stick around if you want to.

- Okay. - All right.

(Bethany sighing)

- Bethany?

- Jamie.

- I actually go by James now.

Um, it's more professional.

- Yeah, no, that sounds more mature and responsible.

- I'm supposed to establish my brand, ya know?

Um with maturity and

sophistication. (laughs) - Right.

- Yeah. - Jamie I think we need

one more of these games.

Oh, hi.

Who's this?

- Hi, I'm Bethany Shanholtz.

- Oh my goodness!

So great to meet you.

I'm Alison Branneman.

- It's so nice to meet you too.

- [Alison] So do you volunteer at the church here too?

- Uh, yes, actually I bring food from our family orchard.

- That's so sweet.

Well James and I teach a class for the kids

about finances and accounting since ya know,

he's a big real estate mogul.

And well, my daddy owns a bank.

- Wow, well that is, that is so charitable.

Okay, well, it was so nice to meet you.

Um and great to see you again, uh, James.

- Well Bethany wait.

You just got back in town.

Why don't you come over tonight, join James and I

for some hot cocoa?

- That is such a great idea.

But I'm actually having dinner tonight with my mother,

so I can't make it.

Maybe another time.

- Sure. - Okay.

- Bye Bethany.

(cellphone buzzing)

- Hey Amy, what's up?

- Hey, so Mom just got back from shopping

at Val's Boutique. - Okay?

- I know, just listen, okay,

so, Mom said that Val was talking about zoning

and banking and Jamie.

Mom didn't understand it, but it sounds like Val

could be worth talking to.

I mean you know what a mover and shaker she is.

- Oh, okay, got it.

(door squeaking)

- Hey, there's my girl!

I heard you were back in town.

- Yeah, hey Val.

Oh, it's so good to see you.

- Lemme take a look at you.

I see you've been keeping in shape.

Oh, but I see you've let the D.C. office vibe

like throw up all over you,

so we're gonna get you out of this X-files getup

and into some jewel tones, bring out your green eyes

and gorgeous hair.

- So I guess you heard about Frank Bavier.

- Wasn't that awful?

Poor Jamie.

He and I are on the Chamber of Commerce together.

- I watched it live.

Some people at the church food pantry

were watching it on the big TV.

- You know, I heard Frank Bavier's been taking kick backs

to influence his zoning decisions.

But somebody recently upped the ante

and got him to switch sides.

- Any idea which side?

- Hard to tell.

Ever since the explosion and the Omni Millennium buy-out,

more big box stores have been moving in.

- Hmm. - It's gotten harder

for us local shops to keep going.

- Hmm, makes sense.

- And to be honest, I don't trust the Brannemans either.

But at least they're local.

It's the devil you know, ya know?

And those?

- These?

- Perfect.

Okay my dear, time to go live.

- Thanks.

- Check.

- Hm.

- So how'd you know that Bethany girl again?

- Uh, we went to high school together.

- I thought you were home schooled, James?

- Well, my mom taught us in elementary school,

but we later joined the co-op.

- Co-op?

- Basically the parents would teach subjects

they were experts in and even lead some field trips.

- Was that even legal?

- Mom.

- Many successful people are homeschooled.

Olympic athletes, movie stars, I think it shows initiative.

Very entrepreneurial, James.

- But of course we wanted you to go to Lemley Prep School,

like we did Allie darling.

- Yeah I know Mom.

(doorbell chiming)

- I'll get it.

Oh, uh, hi.

- Hi.

So,

- I see your mom at the market once in a while.

Um, (laughs)

she's doing a great job with the place.

- Yeah, yeah.

So, ya bought a house with a dead guy in it.

- Yeah, I did.

Um, (laughs) every flip house has its surprises,

but wow. (laughs)

- Yeah.

Any idea how he got there?

- Um, no.

The police asked me all about it,

but I'm pretty sure they know

that I had nothing to do with it, so,

I'm in the clear. (laughs) - (laughs) Yeah.

Yeah.

It's um, it's a real mystery.

- Yeah.

So, um,

I think we should talk sometime, if uh,

if that's okay?

I think there's some things we need to clear up.

- Yeah.

Um, - Jamie, it's your move!

Queen to queen's bishop three.

Bethany, hi!

Well come in, come in.

- I don't think she can stay, but--

- Actually, my mom canceled on me,

so I thought I'd take you up on the offer to drop by.

- Wonderful.

Come on in, come on in.

(Jamie groans quietly)

- Ah, Miss Shanholtz, welcome.

- Nice to see you Mr. Branneman.

- Oh you can call me Walter, now that you're all grown up.

- Thanks Walter.

- So, last time I talked to your mom at the bank,

she said you were working down in D.C., for the government?

- Yes sir.

I got a little tired of the bureaucracy

and decided to move back home for a little while.

Get some peace and quiet.

- Things around here were quiet, until that awful business

at James's investment property.

- Yes, how awful.

Did you know him well?

- We saw him all the time, the country club,

the wine festival, all our parties and barbecues.

To be honest, I never really liked the man.

- But you still invited him to your parties?

- Well, as the Zoning Commissioner Frank was a colleague

and one of the town leaders.

- So, it sounds like you did know him.

- I had a few meetings with Frank.

On behalf of local businesses, mostly in an effort

to persuade him to keep the town zoned

in a way that would preserve the economy of the town.

- Since his murder people have started to say

maybe he was taking bribes

to influence his zoning decisions.

- What are you implying Bethany?

- It's okay James.

The young lady has a fair question.

In a small town like this, lots of folks do favors

for people they do business with.

But I assure you that my meetings with Frank

were all legal and above board.

- So who else was trying to buy the land?

- Omni Millennium and their foreign investors

wanna turn all of the farmland, land like your mom's,

into warehouses and data centers.

Lots of folks think that would be bad for the town.

- Bad enough to kill over?

- What's that supposed to mean?

- Honey. - It's okay.

My family has been in this town for over a hundred years.

This is our community and we solve

our problems like neighbors.

If you're really interested in this situation,

I think you should go talk to the people

at Omni Millennium

and their real estate agent Rex McNear.

- Sorry, curiosity sometimes gets the best of me.

I shouldn't have asked.

I'm gonna let you guys get back to your Chess game.

Allison, thank you so much for inviting me in.

- Of course.

- What is wrong with you?

- What is wrong with me?

I was just trying to have a conversation

with Walter, why are you getting so agitated?

- Do you really think I'd be involved with killers?

Do you really think I've changed that much?

- I didn't say that.

To be honest, I'm not sure how much you've changed, James.

(door creaking and closing)

- How is Jamie?

- He can be such a jerk.

- Well I always thought he was a gentleman.

You know, the kind that every mom wants her daughter

to bring home and maybe marry or--

- Ohho, stop Mom.

Jamie, I'm sorry, I mean James and Allison Branneman

look practically engaged.

He fits right in at Castle Branneman

and I've got my own life.

Like I said before, we both have moved on.

- It's great to have her home.

And she's so grown up.

(Bethany growls exasperatedly)

(Mom laughing)

- Hi. - Can I help you?

- Yes, my name is Bethany Shanholtz

and I was wondering if Rex McNear was available.

I have a few questions about a house I heard about.

- Just a moment sweetie.

(bell dinging)

(bell dinging)

(bell dinging)

Rex, get in here.

- What? I was in a meeting.

- Oh please, you were playing online poker

on your phone again.

This lady needs to talk to you.

- I wish I could fire you.

- But I got half this company in the divorce settlement.

- Well at least I got the cat.

- How dare you mention Mr. Bumpkins?

- I'm sorry miss, let's meet in the conference room.

So why don't you have a seat right here?

Can I offer you a cup of coffee?

- No, I'm good.

- [Rex] So, how can I help you?

- Well, I heard that you used to work

with Frank Bavier and I just moved back into town.

And I hate to sound callous--

- But you wanted to get a great deal on the house

and you figured I was the one selling it.

Oh I like the way you think young lady.

- Well, maybe this was a bad idea.

I'll just go.

- No no, wait.

Yes, I heard about the Zoning Commissioner's great

TV debut, Frank was always a grandstander.

- You didn't get along?

- Oh, I wouldn't say that.

Frank just loved the power he held

over the town and the businesses.

- Did you have problems with him yourself?

- Problems?

No.

We just had some professional disagreements.

- Wow that, that sounds complicated.

- Well, you see, I represent Omni Millennium

for all their real estate needs in this county.

At first, he was dead set against my client's request

to rezone the mountain land from agriculture to commercial.

So we were at odds.

But a few days ago, he let me know quietly

that he was reconsidering that position.

So I was fine with him.

But if I were you, I'd see Branneman,

or his heir apparent, that Wood kid.

If Bavier would have changed his mind,

they would have lost their shirts.

(Rex coughing)

Ya old bat!

Is making coffee really that difficult?

It's three teaspoons of Columbian, five tablespoons

of Nicaraguan dark and four tablespoon of Ethiopian.

How many times do I have to tell you that?

- [Teresa] Your next appointment is here.

- You know, it's okay.

I really need to go.

- Well, if you wanna see the house,

just lemme know, we can get you a great deal.

- Right.

(cellphone buzzing)

- Hey Karl it's Rex.

- Yeah Rex.

- You asked me to call you if anybody inquired

about the Bavier house.

- Okay.

Thanks for letting me know.

- Does this have anything to do with our friends

or the warehouse?

- I told you, we only talk about that in person,

not over the phone.

(Rex expels air)

(Bethany sighing)

- Hey, yeah, okay so, apparently Bavier was

siding with Branneman and the farmers,

but then something changed his mind.

- So he was gonna side with Omni Millennium?

- It looks that way.

Hector, what about you?

- It looks like Bavier was doing a lot

of emailing back and forth with call

from the mayor's office.

Huh!

Looks like Karl was aligning himself with Omni Millennium

and quietly taking over the town.

- But Karl's just an assistant to the mayor.

- Yeah, but the mayor changes ever four years.

But Karl has been in that job forever.

- All right, well if Karl is our guy,

we're gonna have to prove it.

Hector do you have anything else on that squatter

that I found.

- Yeah boss, I tracked her to the church.

- I'm on it.

- Yeah, it's me.

This is getting more complicated by the minute.

Yes, I know what will happen if this gets out.

I'll take care of it.

(metal clanking)

(metal clanking)

- Hey kid.

I need you to come with me.

It's not safe here.

- Leave me alone, I don't want your help.

- Karl, let her go.

- She saw something she shouldn't have.

And now, so have you.

- I won't tell anyone.

- But if Bavier sided with you and Omni Millennium,

then why'd you kill him?

- I finally got him to change his mind about the zoning,

but then he grew a conscience and was gonna report

the whole thing.

So now I've got even more of a mess to clean up.

- Okay?

- Okay, now you're gonna take me to your car,

and drive me out of town.

(heads cracking)

(groans) Where'd you learn to fight like that?

- I was home schooled.

- What?

- My physical education included bailing hay

and studying Shaolin Kung Fu.

Okay, talk.

- You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into.

This is bigger than anything you can imagine.

- Well, who's behind it?

Rex? Branneman?

- You don't get it, do ya?

Branneman, this town, Mount Hideaway,

they're nothing.

Nothing compared to the people I work for.

Now they'll be after me.

Oh, and you too.

(dynamic music)

- So is Angie staying at your house?

- Um, yes, actually she doesn't really feel safe,

obviously at the church and so she's staying in Joy's room.

- Oh I bet Joy is thrilled.

- No, she understands the situation.

She actually understands a lot.

(cellphone buzzing)

- Excuse me.

- Well, from what I've been reading from these emails

and from what Karl just ominously said to you,

would not surprise me if there was some hidden hand

pulling all the strings.

- Hmmm. - Whoever it is,

I gotta hand it to 'em, really know how

to cover their tracks.

- Guys, that was the Sheriff's Department.

They were transporting Karl to lockup

when a van of heavily armed men ambushed them.

Nobody was hurt, but Karl escaped.

(Hector blows raspberries)

- We rolled a one guys.

- Right, yes of course, of course, yes.

The oh so famous real estate mogul is next

and then I'll be able to clean this whole thing

up completely, I promise I, hello?

Hello?

(water dripping)

- So Angie, how did you sleep?

- Is it okay if I give him some?

- Oh, yeah, sure.

Hey, watch this.

(all laughing)

- He's so cute.

Where did you get him?

- Um, that's actually kind of a long story.

I got him when I used to work for the government.

I knew someone who couldn't take care of him anymore.

- Joy, I have a few gift baskets to finish today,

can you come to the market?

- I was actually gonna stay home today.

I have to finish a commission for someone in New York.

- Oh, well, that's okay sweetie, can I see it?

- Yeah, one second.

- Angie, do you you think you could give me a hand?

- Beats being here all day.

Bethany will you be there?

- I have a few errands to run in town first

and then I will come by.

- Are you gonna go after that guy?

- Here Mom, I'm not finished yet,

but what do you think? - Oh I love it.

- Angie, you're gonna be safe from Karl, I promise.

The sheriff has people looking for him all around town.

If you stay with my mom you'll be fine.

And I'll come over soon too.

Okay?

- Okay.

(liquid sloshing)

(wrapper crackling)

(sugar rasping)

(liquid sloshing)

- (yawns) Rex McNear Real Estate,

home of Rexceptional service, how can I help you?

- [Rex] I don't care what your father-in-law does.

- No, he's in a meeting right now.

Can I have him call you back?

- [Rex] Gonna do and that's final.

- Okay.

Another satisfied client, I see.

- He's not a client.

- I know who he is, he's that young upstart

that's taking all of your business.

You know, I told you years ago that social media

was the wave of the future, but no.

- Well, mind your own business, ya old bat.

- Drop dead.

(Rex coughing)

Now what?

Is it that goofy organic sweetener going down the wrong way?

Or is it the cheap whiskey?

(Rex coughing urgently)

Rex?

(heavy thudding)

Rex?

Oh! Rex!

Oh Rex honey!

Oh my goodness!

Oh, Rex!

Honey!

Oh! Oh my goodness!

Oh, 911 (sobs)

Yes, 911, we have an emergency here

at Rex McNear Real Estate, come quickly please!

Help! Help!

Rex. (sobbing)

(RC car motor whining)

(missile whistling and thudding)

(Hector cackling)

- What?

- So, how is Angie doing?

- Well, she's tough, but she's terrified.

And as long as Karl's on the loose,

she's going to stay that way.

If the sheriff cannot find him, we need to.

- They've got all the available men out searching

for him, but it's a big county

and you know we don't even know,

he might have left the area altogether.

- Well, the town doesn't have any traffic cameras

because there's only a few stoplights.

(cellphone buzzing) But, I did manage

to see a blur of a white van speeding past

an ATM machine after the escape.

- Ahh, that's not much to go on.

- [Hector] It's the best I got right now.

- Guys, that was the Sheriff's Department.

There's been another suspicious death.

- That's two murders in less than a week.

- Who is it?

- Rex McNear, the real estate guy.

- Rex?

I was just there asking him about the zoning thing.

- I guess Karl's back in town.

- Well, we can't jump to conclusions until we see

the evidence, but I'll let you guys know what I find

when I process the crime scene.

- True, besides it would not surprise me

if that lady at the front desk had something

to do with that.

- One second. - Yeah she always scared me.

- Hey Mom, I'm fine.

- Okay smarty-pants.

I'm actually calling because I wanted to see

if you were gonna be able to go Val's boutique today

and ask her about those gift baskets.

- [Bethany] You know, it's not really the greatest,

oh, actually, you know what Mom?

That is a good idea, thanks.

- Oh okay, great.

Thanks honey, love you.

- Love you too Mom, bye.

Okay.

- Yes?

- Well, my mom needs me to drop by Val's

to take orders for gift baskets.

- But what about the hunt for Karl?

- Well, Val seems to know everything in this town,

so she's not a bad place to start.

- [Hector] Okay.

(camera clicking)

- So tell me again, what happened to your husband?

- X-husband.

I divorced him three years ago for being an ignorant

pig-faced nincompoop.

- But you're still working here.

- I got half the real estate business in the settlement.

I needed to stay here to make sure he didn't wreck it.

- I see.

So tell me again what happened.

- Well, he came out here, being obnoxious as usual.

And he was drinking his coffee out

of that stupid mug.

- Coffee?

Who made the coffee?

- Well, I did of course.

I made the coffee, I answered the phones,

I scheduled the termite inspectors.

- Did he come out here for a particular reason?

- He'd just been having a meeting with that James Wood kid.

And he came in here to get his messages,

and we got into a fight as usual.

And I told him to drop dead.

And he did. (sobs)

It's the first time he ever did anything

I told him to without me having to repeat it

a hundred times! (sobs)

(mumbling through sobs)

(camera clicking)

- Oh hey, Bethany, I will be with you in just one minute.

- No worries Val, I'm just looking around.

That is quite the setup though.

- Yeah.

Gotta keep fresh photos on the online store

and on social media.

I'm doing a live stream later today.

- Wow.

Hey, oh my mom mentioned that you might

want some gift baskets?

- Oh yeah!

My ladies love the ones with peach preserves

and local raw honey.

Ever since I did a segment on my YouTube channel

about local unfilter honey, poof!

Been selling like hotcakes.

And actually while I have you here.

You need to go try this on.

- Nah, I-- - Go upstairs.

Try that on.

- Excuse me, do you have this in a smaller size?

- [Val] Yes, I'll be right with you.

- Great thanks. - Thank you.

I will be one minute.

Go upstairs and try that on.

- Oh okay. - Okay, bye, go.

Hi, yes.

(Teresa sobbing)

- Do you know anyone that would wanna hurt your husband?

I'm sorry, x-husband.

- Everybody who ever knew him.

At least lately.

He used to be the town favorite.

I mean we had it all, and then a few years ago,

he started to change.

- Change?

- Well yes, he was secretive and stressed

and he'd go out drinking and gambling.

Called it networking.

Said it was good for the business.

Well, then finally I divorced him.

But, I stayed here to keep an eye on the business.

Guess he still was hiding things from me.

Idiot. (sobs)

(cellphone buzzing)

- Hey Amy, what's up?

- Hey Beth, I'm still at the crime scene.

It looks like Rex was poisoned.

I'm taking his mug to the lab now for processing.

- Anything else?

- Just it looks really bad for Teresa.

She made the coffee that poisoned him

and she gets the whole business now that he's gone.

Sheriff is coming, gotta go.

- Oh, now those are your colors.

That's what I'm talking about.

And the outfit, amazing so, smile,

because it's going on the website.

- So was Teresa McNear one of your customers?

- Yes.

She was.

Oh my goodness, that poor lady.

- Oh, so you already know about Rex?

Of course you do.

Do you think she did it?

- No way.

They fought like cats and dogs,

but deep down, they really loved each other.

She's in here once a week buying a new outfit.

You could see it on her face when she was trying on a dress.

He really was her world.

- Wait, but doesn't she get the whole brokerage

now that he's gone?

- Well, in the first place, a brokerage

without a real estate agent isn't worth much.

And Rex built that practice from all his good ol' boy

relationships, of course some of those good ol' boy

relationships weren't so good.

- Mmm.

Anybody dangerous?

- Not that I know of.

Although Rex did have a provision in his will

that if he got murdered, his half of the business

would go to somebody else.

- What?

- Yeah, I don't know if he was really afraid of her

or if he just put that in there to get her goat.

- Well then, who gets the brokerage now that he's gone?

- I don't know.

What? I don't everything.

(camera clicking)

- Shanholtz, how can I help you?

- Any word on finding Karl Corsaut?

- We have all available resources on the case.

We don't need any help.

- Oh, I wasn't offering.

But it does sound like your

department's got its hands full.

- If you're talking about the Rex McNear case,

that one's open and shut.

The wife was the only one in the room at the time,

she made the coffee, and she gets the whole business

now that he's gone.

- You sure about that?

- Excuse me?

- I heard a rumor that Rex named somebody else

in his will to get his part of the business

in the case of murder.

But of course, that's just hearsay.

- You know, for somebody who just came back here,

you sure do seem to know a lot

about other people's business.

- Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world.

- All right, we may check that out later.

But Miss Shanholtz?

- Yes?

- If you interfere with my investigation,

I will not hesitate to charge you

with obstruction of justice.

- Did you grow up here?

- Yeah, my great grandfather started this orchard

back in the 1800s.

- Have you always done this whole farming thing?

- As a matter of fact, no.

I have degrees in linguistics and political science.

And for 10 years, I worked up

at the Mount Hideaway facility.

- So you were a spy or something?

- Some folks up there do some pretty classified work,

but no, I was never a spy.

- Bethany told me that you used to homeschool her

and her sister?

- Yeah, their dad was special forces

and we moved around a lot.

And both the girls are exceptional,

each in their own way.

And well, we just felt like it was the best decision

for our family.

- I really liked public school.

I was an honor student, college bound.

Even had a few scholarships lined up.

But, then the explosion happened,

and I missed weeks of school because social services

was always taking me from family to group home

and I never really caught back up.

(child babbling)

- Did you grab a flashlight?

- I need one? - Yeah we do.

- Oh, okay. - Also...

- [Woman] Aren't they great?

- Hi, how can I help you?

- Hi well, to be honest with you...

- [Woman] Hey Bethany!

- Hi.

- Can I help you find something?

- Maybe, I'm actually looking for pie pans and baking tins.

- You know, you might wanna try these cast iron ones.

- Cast iron?

- Yes, they conduct the heat nice and evenly,

and they're kinda indestructible.

- You've been talking to my mom again, haven't you?

(woman chuckles)

(cellphone buzzing)

Hi Amy, what's up?

- So I finished processing the poison that killed Rex,

and somebody put cyanide in

that organic sweetener he uses.

- Cyanide, that's nasty.

The killer must have noticed that lots

of people drink coffee, but of course,

only Rex used that sweetener.

- There's more.

The cyanide was made from apple seeds.

- I mean I know that apple seeds contain a tiny

amount of cyanide, but you'd need 20

or more apple seeds to kill someone.

And on top of that, apricot seeds are actually

much better for creating poison from a fruit.

I mean sheesh Amy, your dad taught us that

in criminal science class.

- Exactly.

There was a fair amount of residue in the mix,

so I was even able to determine the type of apple

that was used, that's why I'm calling.

- Okay, shoot.

- It's a relatively uncommon variety of apple

called the Newtown Pippin.

- A semi-tart apple that was originally grown

by President Thomas Jefferson.

Yeah, my mom's the only orchard in town

that actually grows them.

Oh, oh no.

- I know Beth, and so does the Sheriff.

He's probably on his way right now to talk

to your mom and ask how apples from her orchard

got turned into the poison that killed Rex.

- [Joy] What is he doing here?

- I don't know, maybe he caught the guy.

- I doubt it.

- Good afternoon Miss Shanholtz.

- Good afternoon Sheriff.

So, did you find the guy who tried to kill my daughter?

- The investigation is ongoing.

- So what are you doing here?

- Well, I understand you grow a rare variety of apples here

called Newtown Pippin?

- Yeah, we're the only farm that grows them.

- And why is it that you're the only orchard in the area

that grows them?

- Well, they're a little tricky to care for,

but we do have a buyer up north that uses them

to make hard cider.

Sheriff, I'm a little confused as to why you're here

asking me about apples when there's a killer on the loose.

- There's no need to get agitated Mrs. Shanholtz.

- What's going on here?

- Nothing that concerns you Miss Shanholtz.

- You're on my property, talking to my mother

about our family business.

- We've determined that Rex McNear was poisoned

using apples from this orchard.

Which one of you would care to explain that?

- Wait, I had two truck loads of Newtown Pippin apples

go missing several days ago.

- Two truck loads of apples just disappeared?

I don't seem to recall you reporting them stolen.

- No, I didn't.

Ever since Omni Millennium took over the trucking company

service has gone downhill.

It's not uncommon for shipments to get delayed

or even lost.

Besides there are easier ways to poison someone

than making cyanide from apple seeds.

- Well that is of course, unless you just have them

lying around at your disposal.

- Okay that's enough Sheriff.

First of all, my mother neither had motive,

means nor opportunity to kill Rex McNear.

- And secondly, it actually only takes about 20 apple seeds

to kill someone with cyanide, so why in the world

would we lose two truck loads if we could just go

to the warehouse in the back and get some more?

- Anyway,

isn't it true that you were

at McNear's office just yesterday?

Care to explain what that was about?

- I had some real estate questions and he answered them.

But I certainly wouldn't have gone and killed someone

I'd never met before.

- Well, you just seem to have an answer

for everything, don't you?

- Oh. - Well you seem to have one

or more murderers on the loose.

- Sheriff, I think we've given you a reasonable

explanation as to where those apples

may have come from, so if you don't have

any further questions, we have work to do.

- Okay.

- Bethany.

Over here.

- What? - I think I can help.

I have camped in a bunch of different spots around town.

After I aged out of the foster care system

I needed to in order to survive.

Now, I just do it to find useful things.

- Okay, um, that's great, but how does this correlate

to what we were just talking about?

- So, there's this warehouse on Water Street,

near the railroad and nobody knows who owns it.

- That never happens in a small town

'cause everybody knows everybody.

- So anyway, I was camping out there about a week ago,

and these two big trucks came in.

I got closer to them thinking that there

could be something valuable, but it was full of apples.

Right?

So I slipped out of the warehouse and into the woods.

And as I was leaving I heard this mechanical noise.

I smelled this really chemically smell.

I began to dose off, but when I woke up,

everything was empty.

I honestly wrote it off as some sort of weird dream.

- Where did you say that was again?

- Water Street, near the railroad.

I, I can show you.

- Angie, it's okay.

I'll pop by and tell the sheriff later.

Thank you.

- Yeah, okay, so she said it was a warehouse on Water Street

near a railroad, - Mm-hmm.

- But nobody knows the owner.

- Okay, say no more, I shall find it.

All right, let's see here.

Okay, Water Street.

Yep, yep, here it is.

All right, it is owned by a string of shell companies

within shell companies.

Like one of those little Russian dolls.

- What? - The dolls that like,

they fit inside. - Okay, yeah.

Yeah, I'll look around for her.

- What's up boss?

- That was my mom.

Angie disappeared.

- You don't think Karl could have gotten to her, do you?

- No, but, I know what he'd do if he found her.

(door creaking and closing)

(shallow breathing)

- Angie, what are you doing here?

- Bethany, this obviously has to do with that guy

that tried to kill us, and I can't stay at home

shoveling cow dung in the barn.

What are you doing here?

- Looking for you.

My mom called me, worried sick.

Look, let's go someplace and talk.

- Wait, wait.

This real estate guy's card is everywhere.

That has to be a clue.

- Angie get in the car.

- Dad operated the forklift at the factory.

Um, Mom worked as a librarian part time.

It was a Friday afternoon and Mom as dropping

by to get Dad's paycheck.

- I was 12 and Joy was four.

Amy and I were playing Clue in the barn.

It was like our secret fort, we loved playing Clue there.

The doorbell rang and I'd rigged a second bell

to ring in the barn.

I thought it was the UPS man or my mom.

Definitely wasn't expecting two soldiers in uniform.

- There's so much I wish I could have said

or done differently.

Have you ever done anything you regretted, Bethany?

- Yes.

- Something's different this time.

I feel it in my bones.

They, they know something that we aren't catching.

- Everything is going to be fine.

Just go to your desk as usual,

copy the files and then use the dead drop,

like we always do.

- What if they find out?

- They're not going to find out.

As soon as we've verified the information

that you're providing, my superiors will send you

and your family to a safe house.

And then you'll be relocated to a whole new life.

You can do this.

Your family is counting on you.

(man sighing)

- Hey, Bethany, are you okay?

- Yeah, sorry.

So, I don't know why these things happen to us,

and I don't know why bad things happen to good people.

But, I know that you're here for a reason,

and you have to believe that.

- I don't know what I believe.

But it's nice of you and your mom

to let me bunk with you guys.

- Well, why don't you stay the next time, okay?

My mom is the kindest woman in the world,

but trust me, you do not wanna get on her bad side.

So I went to the warehouse and he had business cards

all over the place. - That's weird.

- Oh, Amy, there's something in the mug.

- Oh, that's Hazel.

She's nocturnal, so she likes to curl up in her mug

during the day.

- [Bethany] Aww!

(Bethany gasping) - Baby.

Oh I know. - Oh hello.

- Sleeping, say hi.

- Oh she's so cute.

Oh, can I hold her?

- Sure.

- Oh hello.

She is adorable.

- I know.

So why would Rex McNear be wallpapering a creepy warehouse

with business cards?

- Well, it sounds like he was trying really hard

to talk to the owner.

- Yeah, but nobody knows who owns this place.

- Maybe someone's trying to keep it that way.

(cellphone buzzing)

- Oh it's the Sheriff's office, they opened the will.

- Oh, finally.

Okay, tell me, what disreputable lowlife got

half of Rex's business in the will?

Oh, tell me it was Karl, that would make this really easy.

- The remainder of Rex's ownership in the brokerage

is deeded to Jamie Wood.

- What?

- Why would he leave his business to his biggest competitor?

That doesn't make any sense.

- No, actually it does.

Jamie was the second biggest agent in town.

So leaving the business to him was actually the best way

to take care of Teresa and the brokerage.

- Oh.

Well, you may be right, but the sheriff put that together

with the fact that Jamie and Rex were arguing

right before Rex died.

- Oh no.

- The sheriff is arresting Jamie for Rex's murder.

(Bethany sighing)

- This is ridiculous officer, this is ridiculous.

Look at him, he didn't do anything!

What are we doing here?

He didn't do anything wrong.

There's been a mistake of course.

- Miss Branneman please, step aside.

Can you?

- Hey Allison it's gonna be okay, all right?

- [Allison] What's going on?

- Sheriff, this is a mistake.

- No, I don't think that it is.

He was the last person to see McNear other than the wife.

He has means and opportunity, oh and thanks to you,

we now know his motive.

- [Jamie] What?

- No no no, it's not what-- - Really Bethany?

- No no no that's not-- - Do you really think

I'm still guilty?

- No!

- Bethany what is he talking about?

- [Jamie] Bethany, what'd you say?

- I thought you were his friend.

- No, I am his friend, I--

- Don't worry James, I'll call Daddy,

he'll call his lawyer and we will fix this.

You, you just stay away from my family.

- No. - Stay away.

- Allison, was just trying to help.

Guys, I really think that we can do this.

- Everybody in the town says that our dad is responsible

for the explosion that killed those workers.

How can we fight that?

- By proving that he didn't do it.

We know somebody set him up to take the fall

and, well there must be evidence somewhere.

- We're just high school kids, we can't do anything.

- No, but that's the point.

You see, nobody's gonna be paying attention to us.

And Amy can help, her dad works at the police station

and she hears stuff.

- Leave our family alone Bethany.

- Rose. - We've been through enough.

- Rose, we are family.

You know that.

- Rose I'm gonna find a way to clear Dad's name.

And Bethany's gonna help me, even if you won't.

- Fine, just keep me out of it.

- Rose! - Hey, let her go.

Hey, we got this.

- So they just arrested him?

- Yep.

But we know he didn't do it.

- I'm sure they'll figure it out.

- I don't know Mom, you've talked to the sheriff.

He gets one idea and he just runs with it.

- You're right he's not all that bright.

- Joy. - What?

- So, Angie, did you learn a lesson about getting

on Mom's bad side?

- I learned that there are rules that I cannot break

in your family apparently and if I do,

I'm left shoveling cow dung in the barn.

- Ah, correct you are, pick up dung, you will.

- Yoda? Really?

- Manure duty is just the beginning of your path.

Listen to her you will.

- Or you will face the wrath of Mom's dark side.

(ladies giggling)

- So the Sheriff says he has enough evidence

to go forward with the trial.

He thinks Jamie knew about the will,

but was afraid Rex was gonna cut him out

because of whatever they were arguing about.

- That's ridiculous.

- I've been going through the county's real estate records

for the past five years.

Wood's business was steadily growing

while Rex's was decreasing.

- So Jamie didn't need to inherit Rex's business,

he was already taking it.

- (sighs) There's something we're missing here.

- Did anybody look at Rex's computer?

- No, Teresa didn't know the password

and the sheriff doesn't have anybody here

that can crack it.

- Hector, can you get me into Rex's computer?

- (chuckles) Did Han shoot first?

Ah!

- Okay, I'll head over there as soon as it gets dark.

- Okay, all the alarms are disabled.

- Okay, great.

(electronic feedback ringing)

- Ah! - Oh ow!

What was that?

- Okay, looks like something in there is

giving off a weird wifi or Bluetooth signal

and it's jamming our coms.

- What do I do?

- Try looking around the room, seeing when it gets worse.

(electronic ringing)

- Oh my gosh.

Rex hid a secret camera in his conference room.

- Well it must have been a cheap one

that he bought online.

How rude.

If he would have bought that from me,

it would have never given off such a leaky signal.

But see, that's just it, people are afraid to buy local.

If people could just get over that

and get to the fact that it's genuine quality--

- Okay, okay, okay.

Yeah, I found a microphone too.

- So what do you think he was using the cameras for?

- Recording meetings without permission

is highly illegal so, my guess is blackmail.

Or insurance.

- The cameras were recording everything wirelessly.

So all that footage should probably be on the laptop.

- Okay, I'll take it upstairs and copy it.

I'll be back in a second.

- Copy that boss.

You see what I did there?

Copy that, ya know, control c and the, Bethany?

She hung up on me.

- No!

That evil woman set me up!

- Tell it to the judge.

- Who's gonna feed my snakes?

- So, as you can clearly see, James never went near

Rex McNear's coffee or his sweeteners.

- And tell me again, why did you return to a crime scene

that you had already processed?

- Well, I just had a feeling

that I might have forgotten something,

so I went back and I found this.

- You just had a feeling?

- Look, I grew up with Jamie.

I know he's innocent.

- Look, you're right, this doesn't show him doing anything.

But it also doesn't prove that he didn't go back

and put the poison in some other time.

- What? But--

- Look, look, thank you for your diligence,

but James is staying in jail.

- Sorry the sheriff didn't buy your story back there.

- Yeah, me too.

I don't think he's being reasonable.

- Hey, but it was pretty smart of you

to find those hidden cameras in Rex's office.

- Thanks Travis.

I just wish I'd found 'em sooner.

- Was there any more footage?

- No, that was all from the morning of the murder,

but Hector has the hard drives back at his computer shop,

since we don't have the equipment here

to decrypt them.

- Hector huh?

The guy that wears glasses,

dresses up like a Hobbit for Halloween?

- Yeah.

- Hey, you know, I took a forensic science class once.

- Hey, I just heard there's a hidden camera

in Rex McNear's office.

Yeah, the file they have is just from today.

The hard drive is at the computer repair shop

on Main Street.

- Hey Hector, um, when you downloaded those video files,

how far back did you go?

Okay, I'll be right over.

- For the last time Rex, they do not wanna purchase

that warehouse, they want you to stop looking into it.

- I know what I'm doing.

- I'm telling you that you're in over your head.

- I know what this town thinks of me.

I know what Teresa thinks of me.

I'm gonna make this deal and show them

that I still got it.

Be right back.

- Can you zoom in there?

- Uh, yeah.

Zooming.

Yahtzee!

Karl Corsaut putting the poison

in Rex McNear's coffee sweetener.

We got 'em dead to rights!

- All right, I'll call Amy and have her find

this footage and send it to the sheriff.

- [Hector] Ah good.

- No I don't think you will.

- (sighs) Karl, put the gun down, it's over.

- Over?

It'll be over when I shoot the two of you

and burn this place to the ground.

(toy missile whistling)

Seriously, again with the gun?

- Yeah, again. - Nice.

- Put your hands up.

(Karl scoffs) Put your hands up.

Oh!

Are you kidding me?

Hector!

(toy missile whistling)

Ow!

Stop.

- [Allison] Jamie!

- I'm sitting there, we're watching the video, right?

And then unbeknownst to us all, Karl, he's coming in

from behind, he's got his gun ready.

And I was like nyaahh!

But I didn't hesitate, I reached over,

I pushed the button, I fired the tank.

They said video games wouldn't help my accuracy,

they were wrong.

It was like rolling a natural 20 in real life.

It fired-- - Okay, okay.

Okay.

So it does look like Karl and Rex are working together.

But I'm getting really frustrated

that Karl keeps getting away.

- Well, he's probably long gone by now.

- Do you think we're ever gonna find Karl?

- I don't know, he's either skipped town,

or he's planning something much worse.

Either way, I've got my work cut out for me.

- You mean we've got our work cut out for us.

- Amy are you sure you wanna do this?

- Don't even start with that.

This is my town too.

And Bethany, I'm in this all the way.

- And Hector?

- Yep, and Hector.

- All right, well, in that case, let's just make sure

that we keep this in between us.

- Agreed.

So, how are you doing?

- No, really, Amy, I'm okay.

I came back knowing I would have to face Jamie

and face the responsibility that I feel

for Rose's death.

- And?

- And if this adventure and my time at the agency

has taught me anything, it's that there are so many things

that I just can't control.

People make their own choices for their own reasons.

My choice is to stay here and protect my town

and my family.

And Jamie,

he has a really sweet girlfriend

and a sweet life.

I'm genuinely happy for him.

And as for Rose,

she made her choice.

I don't know if I'll ever stop grieving for her,

but I think it's time for both of us to rest in peace.

(shovel rasping against dirt)

- [Man] Are you sure this is deep enough?

- [Woman] That's perfect.

Karl was pretty skinny. (chuckles)

And shouldn't be here for long.

- Hmm.

So you think somebody's gonna find this pretty soon?

- I'm sure of it.

The peaches will be ripe in about a week,

and the pickers will be all over this spot.

Yep, they'll find Karl buried right here,

and then the real fun will begin.

- You seem to know a lot about this place.

- I should.

This is my hometown too.

(energetic music)

(car engine starting)

(woman laughing sinisterly)

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