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Hey, Nancy.

Look, I-I heard what happened
with you and Ace.

Are you all right?

Hit me back
when you get a chance,

'cause Dad number two's worried.

Nancy, it's Bess again.

Did you get my tip about
inspirational Post-its?

They work.

Sending you more healing
from heartbreak vibes!

Nancy.

Hey. Uh, just wanted to say

we miss having you around.

We're here for you.

Hi, it's me letting you know

I do not miss you, and I'm
totally not worried about you.

I'm sorry Ace broke your heart.

Call me back.

♪ The end ♪

♪ Of the world. ♪

Hello?

Where are you?

Ow!

What the...?!

Cut!

What the hell?

Bogey on set!

Hank, I'm calling a medic.

Call a medic!

It's okay. We have a permit.

Oh, shoot.

♪ ♪

Sorry, we should've had a P.A.

locking up
that end of the woods.

Can we reset
the head drop, please?

My woods.

You're shooting a movie
in my backyard.

- I live right over...
- Nancy Drew?

-Laci McAllister?
-Doug, we need you back on set.

What are you doing here?

Are... are you the director?

Surprise.

I guess you stopped listening
to my podcast

after we "worked together"
at DetectiveCon.

I haven't really been listening
to much of anything.

Or... going outside.

Yeah, I recognize that look.

That's a heartbreak suit
right there.

Laci.

wardrobe is asking
which one you like better.

Oh, uh...

That one. It's more arterial.

Thanks, you two.
Tell them it looks great.

You're the best,
stunts department.

Let me guess, you're directing

a romantic comedy?

Musical?

A remake of Longhook.
Slasher film from the '90s?

- They shot it in Horseshoe Bay back then.
- Rings a bell.

Yeah, the original was one
of my favorite movies as a kid,

and so I wrote
my own version years ago.

And, uh...

after DetectiveCon,
everything changed.

Producers took my calls.

Someone liked my script

and liked the new take.

Of course,
in the original Longhook,

the only Black character dies
within the first ten minutes.

But, in Longhook 2020,

our lead is a kickass
Black woman.

She's the best.

I love it. Your...

grandma must be
incredibly proud of you.

Whoever's on that walkie,

can you get off, please?

You're a nightmare!

Okay, what the hell is that?

It's starting to freak me out.

It's okay.

Just some weird frequency
interference

on the walkie.

That does not sound
like a frequency interference.

Every day, something else.

What does that mean?

We got here three days ago, and
we're already behind schedule

because of things like this.

Like, uh, faulty lights,

bizarre noises in the trailers.

Could've used a Nancy Drew.

I just, I feel like somebody's

trying to scare me off
this movie.

The answer's yes.

I'm available.

"Available"?

To be a Nancy Drew.

To find out what's happening.

If someone's working
against you...

Oh, yeah, no, no, no.
I-I didn't mean literally.

Uh, but it...

it was great
bumping into you, Nancy.

- Laci?
- Uh... Mm-hmm?

- Uh, we're ready for you.
- Okay, uh...

-you take care.
-You take care.

Did you know that movie crew
thinks that they're shooting

- here tomorrow?
- Yeah.

So did you. Remember?

I sent you the contract to sign.

No, I don't remember.

Maybe that was
when I was giving you space

and trying not to depend on you.

Not depending on me
isn't the same

as not checking your email.

Whatever. It's fine.

We need to make sure
that we order

extra bottled water so
that people don't accidentally

ingest any supernatural
influences.

Do we still think
that's necessary?

It's been over a week
since the incident

with Judge Abbott,
and no one has reported

any problems with
the drinking water since then.

Um, of course
it's still necessary.

What, so you're backing off?

See,
this is why I've been trying

to talk
to that councilwoman, Brie,

about shutting off
the town's water.

- But she stood me up for our meeting.
- Wait.

You were supposed
to meet with her?

What, now I can't talk to her?

I was the one who was worried
about it in the first place.

No, it's not that.

I was supposed to have a meeting
with her yesterday, too.

But she never showed up.

Oh.

Maybe she's ducking us?

What do her socials say?

Uh...

Huh.

She hasn't posted
in almost a week,

and she is a daily poster.

You're not the pizza guy.

Uh...

What?

Oh, it's just my line
in the movie.

I auditioned for the role
of Longhook Victim Number One,

and I nailed it.

Congrats.

- Ooh, do you think it was believable?
- No.

No, never mind.
I'll just call Ace.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Is Nancy's around? I-I haven't
been able to reach her

since, you know,
what happened with Ace.

- Well, she did just text in a coffee order, so...
- Oh.

- Okay.
- Morning.

- Hey.
- Hi, you're alive.

- You here for breakfast?
- Just picking up.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Okay.

I, well, I think I found
a way out of my funk.

I'm solving a new case.

Do you remember
Laci McAllister, that...

that podcaster who helped us
catch the Frozen Hearts Killer?

- Yeah.
- She's in town

directing that movie, Longclaw?

You mean Longhook.
Long...The movie?

Like, the original is
one of my favorite movies ever.

Hold on,
how do you not know Longhook?

Not a fan of horror movies.

Anyway, strange things have
been happening on Laci's set.

So I'm looking
into what's causing them.

So she hired you?
That's, that's perfect.

Oh, "hired," you know,

not in the traditional sense
of that word yet.

But she said
she could use a Nancy Drew.

- Of course.
- Actually...

I'm thinking maybe
a Longhook expert

could be extremely helpful.

Yes, absolutely.

At-at your service.
I can tell you everything

that you need
to know about it, okay?

Like,
where the jump scares are...

You're not the pizza guy.

How was that?

I believed I was the pizza guy.

Well, should I, like,
try an American accent?

Sure.

Oh, my
God, you are not the pizza guy.

Or I could do, like, Australian.

Blimey,
mate, where's the pizza guy?

Tough room.

Okay.

Um, have you spoken
to Nancy yet?

No.

If I did...

what would I say?

Yeah, well...

Good morning.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Okay.

I've been dodging
Chief Lovett ever since, uh,

Avery's father said
that he would report me

for giving teens access
to supernatural resources.

Sorry, Ace. Do you need me
to hold space for anything?

No. Thank you though.

I think I have
all the space I need here.

Knock 'em dead today.
You're gonna do great.

Okay, bye.

Theory:
Shooting the movie invoked

the spirit of the real Longhorn.

- Longhook.
- Longhook.

Yeah, and, while I can
understand how you'd jump

to that conclusion given
that we're in Horseshoe Bay,

Longhook was given to us by
the genius mind of Tom Brooker.

Okay, he's one of the all-time
great screenwriters

for horror films.

Not an actual ghost this time.

Nancy, what are you doing here?

- Just watching the magic happen.
- Hmm.

Okay, I'm investigating
your suspicious occurrences.

Gratis.

Officer Hilliard let us on set.

Is it all right if we observe?

Well, I don't think
I can stop you. Oh.

- Thank you.
- Quiet on set.

Rolling.

Action!

Longhook will come back

and I'll be ready for him,
but in case I don't make it,

I have to say it. It's you.

It'll always be you.

Oh, please. "Always"?

- It's never always.
- Cut!

Let's just reset
and-and go again.

You're not supposed to talk
unless you're in the movie.

- All right?
- Oh, sorry.

I didn't realize I was.

That mirror was clean
a minute ago.

That is not
a strange occurrence.

That's a threat.

You still think you don't need a detective?

Okay.

You're hired.

Okay, suspects.

Who here would want
to sabotage your movie?

Who hates you? Who's jealous?

Who thinks you remind them
of their ex?

No. None of the above.

We've all become like family
shooting this.

This opportunity
means a lot to me,

and I need to finish
what I started.

I promise, you will.

That is so legit.

Welcome to set.

Should I call you
"Victim Number One,"

or is "Bess" okay?

You joke now, but many stars

began their career
with one line.

But don't worry, I won't forget
you little people.

I'm sure that's true.

Listen, I need you two
to help me question the crew.

HBPD beefed up security,
but they're nowhere

on their investigation
of the threat. We can do better.

We're on it.

Thanks.

Okay, well,
everybody I talked to

seems to think
that Laci's great.

Okay, but I may have something.

One of the production assistants

mentioned that
one of the crew members

was actually cast
to play Longhook,

but he got fired after one day.

Hello, resentment. Who?

Doug Vexler.

The first assistant director.

How did it feel
to be replaced as Longhook?

Were you upset? Angry?

No.

I was relieved
I wasn't gonna have to quit.

I almost got heatstroke
in that costume.

Hey, what happened
to your hand there?

Oh.

The police cleared
the P.A.'s to clean

the fake blood off the mirror.
I was helping them.

Weird.

What was weird?

Well...

I actually worked a few days

on the original Longhook
back in the '90s,

and I remember the director,
Jim Stanley.

He used to do things
to terrorize the cast and crew.

Just stupid,

immature pranks really.

Quite dangerous though.

Why would he do
something like that?

Well, he said it was
to set the mood.

You know, get performances.

So a bloody threat on a mirror

that's not even part
of your set?

Classic Stanley.

Once he swapped out a fake prop
for a real one...

actor lost two toes.

Ready on set.

Bess, they're ready
for you in rehearsal.

Then I'm ready to die.

What if Jim Stanley

has something to do
with what's happening?

- We should talk to him.
- Uh, we can't.

He died right before
the movie finished filming.

It's part of the legend
of Longhook.

Have you really never seen
this movie?

Hmm, his body was found
in the Breaker Hotel.

No surprise there.

Text Ace, would you?

See if he can find Jim Stanley's
autopsy from 1993?

Or you could text him yourself.

He does not want
to hear from me.

Whoa. What's this?

There's an old leaked video
of him from set in 1993.

Cut! Cut! Cut!

Where is my dry person?

"Dry person"? Wow.

Who says that?

And, you, too many takes?

No. We'll do a hundred takes

if that's what I want!

You're a nightmare!

You're a nightmare!

So, don't worry,
all the hooks are fake.

- Mm-hmm.
- And Hank will be chasing you.

This is where I die.

Oh, I love it.

You're a nightmare.

I think the ghost of Jim Stanley
is haunting your set.

I just saw an old video
of him berating an actor.

"You're a nightmare."
Those were his words.

Exactly what we heard
on the walkies last night.

A ghost. Uh, great.

I don't even get
a podcast out of it.

Well, um, supernatural's
your thing, go on.

Jim Stanley fed off of
terrorizing his cast and crew.

He wrote threats in blood
on the mirrors.

And he died in Horseshoe Bay
before he finished shooting.

You see where this is going.

Yeah, nowhere good. So...

- what's the plan?
- We're gonna get his autopsy report.

See if he died
in a mysterious way.

And then find a ritual that'll
cleanse Jim's ghost from set.

And here I thought I was
just making a horror movie.

Ryan, can you pick up
my supplies, please?

Yeah, but I am gonna bill
production for this mileage.

- You ready to try one?
- Okay.

You ready?

Do you want to come watch?

All right, here we go.

- Settle, please.
- Camera set.

And... rolling.

Speed.

Action!

Coming!

You're not the pizza guy.

Oh.

Ow. Ow! Ow! Cut! Cut! Cut!

Quick. What happened.

Why'd you call "cut"?

- Because I bloody am!
- Oh.

Oh, my God, Bess.
Are you okay?

Yes. Yeah, I'll live.

Bet it made for a real
realistic performance.

That can't be.
All-all the hooks were fake.

It has to be Jim Stanley.

This is what he used to do.

And now the hauntings...

- Are getting worse.
- Gosh.

Whatever you have to do,
just-just get rid of this ghost.

- It's okay.
- Yes.

- We need medic.
- We need you on set.

Hi. I found Brie.
I think we should talk to her.

What do you mean you found Brie?

- Well, I had Ace track her cell, and she...
- Wait a second.

You did what?

That... that's illegal,

and-and kind of aggressive.

Okay, wanting to check if
someone is okay is aggressive?

What is your problem?

The Nick I knew would be asking
more questions right now.

What is that supposed to mean?

You're less curious
than you used to be

and less invested in the truth.

Excuse me?

Nick, she's not showing up
for meetings,

and she's never posting.

No one has seen her.
Maybe something is wrong.

I don't know.
I'm gonna go check it out.

Come with me or don't.
Up to you.

There you go. Just leave it on.

I walked the set-up of hooks
right before we started.

They were all fake.
I touched them.

It is not your fault.

There's something out there
that's trying to stop you

from finishing this movie,
and we're not gonna let it.

I got Bess's bag here.

Whoa. What happened?

The ghost of Jim Stanley.

All right, well,
Jim Stanley's autopsy said

that he passed out
in a bathtub, drowned.

It was, uh, Room 204
of the Breaker Hotel.

Ruled an accidental death.
There was no foul play found.

Well, that isn't stopping him
from haunting this movie set.

Ryan, can you keep an eye
on things

while we do some
supernatural cleansing?

Yeah, yeah. Scrub everywhere.

Yup.

Okay.

Hey, can I get one
of these chairs?

You know, I mean,
it doesn't have

to have my name on it
or anything. Um...

Oh, and some headphones, too.

- Oh, headphones?
- Yeah.

Wayward spirit
between two worlds,

leave this land of the living
and let your soul finally rest!

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

I think the set feels
lighter now. What do you think?

Yeah. Yeah, it's a pretty
effective ritual...

Let's hope it worked.

Shall we?

- Ghost all gone?
- We believe it's left the set.

Oh, we lose a ghost,
and gain Chief Lovett.

What is she doing here?

Laci, they're ready for you
to check out the bathroom set.

Mm, okay.
Uh, be right back.

Should I?
Chief Lovett,

- surprised to see you here.
- Ah.

Come to catch a glimpse of Hollywood?

No, seeing it ruins movies
for me.

I've been getting some reports

about dangerous conditions
on this set.

I was hoping to talk
to the director. Where is she?

Uh, Dougy Doug,
I left my binder downstairs.

- I'll get it for you.
- You're the best.

Let me know what you think
of that bathroom set-up.

Help!

Someone help! Aah!

Open the door! Someone help!

Open the door!

- Oh, thank God.
- Look out.

You could've been killed.

- Chief Lovett...
- You're done.

Filming on this movie is
postponed until further notice.

- How's Bess?
- She'll be okay.

Ryan took her home.

Listen, I know
that the ritual failed, but

doesn't mean
that our theory's wrong.

And Jim's ghost could
still be...

Hey, I'm gonna figure it out.

It's what I do.

I'll-I'll get your movie
running again.

It's not that.

I'm upset
about the movie, of course,

but... I want my crew
to be safe.

The other day, you mentioned
my grandma must be proud.

- Yeah.
- She would be.

But she... passed away

a week before the movie started.

And for as long
as I can remember, she's the one

that I would call
when things got rough.

So I just hate
that I can't call her right now.

You know, it's like

one piece of your life goes
missing, and-and the rest...

I'm so sorry.

Hey, I know this is your home,
um, so this might sound rude,

- but...
- You want to be alone?

Mm. Maybe just for a little bit?

Uh... Nancy?

I was thinking
about what you said.

How one missing piece
can throw everything off.

It's true with rituals, too.

I'm gonna go back
to the filming location

and see if I can find
that missing piece.

- Oh, my God! Doug!
- Whoa!

- What are you doing here?
- You first.

I just wanted to make sure
that the set was secure

after we hit pause
so... abruptly.

Also, I was hoping
to run into the owner.

That jug of water...

has the crew been drinking water
from the house?

Like, straight from the faucets?

Y-Yeah. Well,

when we got here four days ago
for rehearsals,

the stunt team filled that up.

They're very big on being green.

But after that first day, uh...

...I tried to discourage them.

Whatever it is,

you can tell me.

You're gonna laugh at me,
but I swear, when they drank it,

their veins turned black.

I'm not laughing.

Doug, has anyone else
drunk this water?

No, only stunts.

I wanted to talk to Brie

about getting
the plumbing checked,

let her know we didn't cause it,
but... I haven't seen her.

Sorry. Brie? Councilwoman Brie?

This is her house?

Yeah, Brie Fortfield.

She rented her house
as a shooting location.

You know,
she and I were P.A.s together

on the original Longhook.

I was kind of hoping
to catch up with her,

but she hasn't been around
at all.

Where is my dry person?

Brie was the dry person.

Guess you have
to start somewhere.

Whatever is going on here...

it has something
to do with Brie.

It doesn't seem like
anything's wrong?

Okay, Brie cares about the town,
and blows off both of us

and hides out
at a rented vacation house?

No, something is up,
and you know it.

Nick... and George?

Hi. We, uh,
don't mean to intrude.

We got worried
when you didn't show up

- for our meetings this week.
- Oh.

I should have called to cancel.

Um, come in, let's talk.

Mm.

Thank you.

So, you wanted to talk
about the water, right?

I'm happy to address
whatever concerns you have,

and then I have to run to an appointment.

Uh, excuse me just one second.

- Hey.
- George!

Read your texts, please. Listen.

The house
where the movie's been filming

is Councilwoman Brie's house.

You need to find her
and talk to her ASAP.

You don't say.

We're actually way ahead of you
for once.

I'm at her house in town.

The first A.D., Doug,
said he saw black veins

when the stunt crew
drank the water.

It's just like Judge Abbott.

Ted, I was trying to tell Nick
about this earlier.

I had a feeling
that it could happen again.

Who is she talking to?

Um... her little sister.
Yeah, yeah.

She-she probably left her...
water bottle at school again.

This kid's lost so many bottles.

Just, uh...

I think Brie might have
something to do

with a film director's death
in 1993.

Oh, no.

It happened again?

Yup, water bottle.

If I'm right,

and the stunt crew's affected
the way I was,

then Laci's in trouble.

I'm gonna send you a video link

and all the information
you need.

Ask Brie about it,
but be careful.

Okay, we will. Got to go.

Love you, Ted.

Laci?

It's time for you to go.

You're a nightmare, Laci.

We're going to show you what it's like.

All right, Brie,
we're going to level with you.

This isn't
about our missed meetings.

We know that you worked
on the original Longhook movie,

and that the new film crew
has been shooting at your house.

Your old friend Doug told us.

We're also guessing, for reasons
that you can't explain,

about a week ago, you remembered
something pretty dark

-that you once did. Hmm?
-Cut! Cut!

That's why you went off the grid

and missed our meetings,
isn't it?

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Doug also told Nancy
that he saw some of the crew

acting strange after drinking
tap water from your house.

Whatever it is you're hiding,
you need to share it now.

Unless you want us
to post a photo of you

in your secret hiding spot,
along with this street address.

I don't know if you know,
but the director

of the new Longhook movie
almost got killed today.

You have to tell us
what happened

before someone else ends up
hurt or dead.

Look.

For the last 27 years, I thought

I loved my experience
working on Longhook'93.

It was why I offered up my house
for filming the remake.

But a week ago,
out of... out of nowhere,

I suddenly remembered
what a nightmare it was

to work on that movie.

So you just left?

I panicked.

What if I wasn't the only one
who remembered what happened?

Doug had emailed me to say

that he was coming back
with the crew.

What if there were others?

I didn't wait around
to find out.

Tell us what happened in 1993.

Jim Stanley was too powerful

to report without jeopardizing
our futures.

But he was dangerous,
and he needed to be stopped.

So I talked to some other crew members

who had been targeted by
his reckless pranks and cruelty.

Laci, you know you're
not in control anymore.

I convinced them

to help me rig one big scare,

give Jim a taste
of his own medicine.

They helped me sneak
into Jim's hotel room

at the Breaker Hotel
when he wasn't there.

Oh. A-Aja. Wh-what are you...
what are you doing here?

You scared me.

It was you all?

The-the stunt department?

That night,

we were going to rig the lights

to flutter and flicker
and spark,

and we were gonna knock
on the walls,

and whisper creepy things,

make him think
he was losing his mind.

Writing in blood
on the mirrors...

pranks, just like
he would do to us.

The prank went perfectly,

and then I did
the last part on my own.

Ah, don't!

When he went into the bathroom,

I followed him
with a prop knife.

I wanted to scare him,
and I did.

But I didn't realize

that he'd been running a bath
when the prank started.

He was so startled

that he passed out
and fell into the water.

As Jim was drowning,
I just stood there and watched.

I could have saved him.

Please... help me.

And I did nothing...

...'cause I hated him so much.

Uh, you guys, help me!

Laci? Laci?

Hey, it's Nancy.
Help is coming, okay?

Got the supernatural

stomach pump from Tristan,

and an ambulance is
on its way, okay?

- The-the stunt crew...
- I know. I know.

Bess is taking care of it, okay?
Just stay with me.

Where am I gonna go?

Sarcastic sense of humor still intact.

That's a promising sign.

So the stunt crew was behind
everything that happened on set?

Including
your awesome performance.

They were
under the same influence I was

when I swallowed that water
at Abbott's office.

But whereas
I recreated an assault, they...

Recreated the pranks
that Brie and the crew played

on Jim back in the '90s.

Pranks that led to his death.

That makes Brie
our second guilty person

to remember
their long-buried crime

after the sludgy water
found them.

But what about the stunt crew?

The water made the stunt crew
resent Laci

as if she were Jim Stanley.

When I got here,
they were standing around,

watching her die just like
Brie watched Jim Stanley.

So, they were infected
by the emotions

and memory of Brie's crime,

all because they filled
their water jugs at her house?

'Cause they wanted to go green.

Let's not take
the wrong lesson from this.

I almost feel sorry for Brie.

She remembered the movie
as such a good experience,

she let Laci rent her house out
for the remake.

Okay, so the pattern is that
there is something out there

that can erase
the terrible things you did,

and replace it with fake,
but pleasant memories.

And then,

when this sludgy water
finds you,

it undoes it all. Got it.

- As for the eight bodies...
- Yeah.

That's tomorrow's migraine.

You know, tonight,
let's just feel lucky

that Tristan loaned us the
supernatural stomach pump again.

You know, I gave him my
vintage earrings as collateral?

Should we just get a,
you know, pump of our own?

There aren't enough earrings
in the world.

Tristan said it was the only

supernatural stomach pump
in existence.

Now there are no stomach pumps
in existence.

What are you gonna tell Tristan?

That I'll find a way to fix it?

Please don't tell his parents.

We've seen
what the Glasses are capable of.

Oh.

Nick and George are here.

Oh, they brought Brie.

Let's move a little upwind.

That night in 1993,

after I knew Jim had... died,

I called my father,
told him what happened.

He told me
to stay right where I was,

that he knew how
to make it all go away.

He just had to pay a visit
to the black door.

The black door?
What does that mean?

I don't know.

Did he say where it was?

- No.
- Where is your dad now?

He passed away a few years ago.

He never told me anything more.

I-I can't tell you
what I don't know.

What do you want from me?

Justice.

Resign from the town council.

No.

Why would I do that?

We may not have evidence
to get you convicted,

but the court
of public opinion...

that's a different matter.

And there are people
who want to make Horseshoe Bay

better and safer...
people who should be

on the town council instead.

I'll resign,
but then, we're even.

Jim Stanley died.

You resigned.

I think you came out ahead.

Hey.

- I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry.

Our breakup was, um,

more of an adjustment
than I thought it would be.

But after today, I realized

that we are still
a really great team.

You know?

So maybe we could just have
a little less space between us?

Please?

Because I miss my best friend.

Same.

And about the town council?

- I know. What I said was...
- It was nice to hear.

I'm going to lobby
for the open seat.

I think you should.

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- Here's your coffee, Laci.
- Oh.

Thank you.

It's nice to see you
on your feet.

Thanks to you.

Oh, and the producers talked
to Chief Lovett

and cleared everything up.

My stunt crew
is being overly nice to me.

So it looks like we're gonna
finish this movie after all.

Now, I was right.

I... needed a Nancy Drew.

Uh, if this is you happy
after solving a case,

I would hate to see you sad.

Oh. I just, um...

I've had a... a tough week,

and I thought working again
would make me feel better.

It didn't move the needle?

Yeah, I know.

When I lost my grandma,
I was numb at first.

And I love what I do,

but carrying the grief
of losing her... it just...

It-it made it hard
to find the joy.

But then I remembered something.

I named the lead of my movie
"Mariann" after my grandma,

because she's a survivor
who taught me

to leave things better
than I found them.

And that's what all this is.

And I miss her...

more than anything,

but sometimes you have to grieve

in order to be free
to feel something else.

Chief Lovett, how can I help?

I came to discuss something
I saw earlier.

- Hmm.
- When I heard about the movie
coming to Horseshoe Bay,

I thought, "What a wonderful
opportunity for our community.

Just what it needs
after a crisis."

But then... then I saw you

- and a circle of salt on the ground.
- Well, I can explain...

I have getting complaints
from concerned citizens.

And do you know where each
of those complaints leads?

To this building
and to you, Bess.

Look, I don't care
what you do in private,

but I won't tolerate it
in public.

One strike. This was yours.

Why is the supernatural
such a threat to you?

I mean, you saw the
reanimated bodies in the woods

just like the rest of us, right?

Anything
that endangers a community

in need of rebuilding
is a threat to me.

And teaching our townspeople,

our children, about
the supernatural can only lead

to hurt and chaos.

But that supernatural knowledge
is who we are. It's our history.

Some things are best left
in the past, don't you think?

This town... is my home, too.

And as long as I'm Keeper,

I'm gonna do whatever I can
to defend it.

That is not your job,
Ms. Marvin.

So why don't you just stay
in your lane?

Let's keep
the history natural, hmm?

Cannot believe

how many people it took
to make a movie.

Like, that was nuts.

Right?

Okay.

Hey, um, look, I know

that a parent is, like,
way down the list

of who you want
to share heartbreak with.

But I do remember
what it feels like,

so, if-if you ever want
to just talk...

What if I can't get over Ace?

You will.

Maybe not today, you know,
maybe not even tomorrow.

But I promise you that you will.

In the meantime,

you know what goes really well
with Lu Chow's fried rice?

-What?
-Longhook.

- Oh, no!
- Yes! This is the O.G. You got to see it.

When I was 16,
and I was coming home,

I'd turn off all the lights,

order some Chinese,

and I would just escape

for 90 minutes with Longhook.

So...

what do you say

you and I...

partake in some escapism, huh?

Fine.

But you have to tell me when
all the jump scares are coming.

Of course. I got you.

I know every single one.

I was just kidding.

Hey.

Your mother asked me to bring
you some knishes that she made.

Cards up, I tried one.
They are spectacular.

No judgement. They are.

Thank you.

So, Nick brought me up to speed

on what happened
with the water and with Brie.

Something about her story
got me thinking.

Look at what I found.

Nice thing about working
for the county is

you get access to all the
newsletters from their archives.

Here's a photo from an employee
retreat in the early 1990s.

This is a photo of Brie's Dad,
Ron Fortfield, and...

Judge Abbott.

They were obviously friends.

They both knew
about the black door.

Okay, so, Judge Abbott was part
of a mystical coverup in 1996.

Brie's father caused one
in 1993.

Whatever the town's
biggest secret is,

they were both a part of it.