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[IMPATIENT CHATTERING]

I can't keep them waiting much longer.

You know Professor Fielding.

She'll make her appearance
when she's ready.

Okay.

I just had to check one more thing.

[EXHALES]

Professor Fielding,

what is the significance
of this discovery?

Well, these arrowheads and
sharpened stones prove

that this was a hunting ground

for several primitive human tribes.

What's next for you?

Well, a mandatory vacation.

- [ALL CHUCKLING]
- Although,

I'd rather keep digging.

Uh, Professor Fielding...

How does this dig compare

to your find in Rochester in 2008?

Well, I'd say this one is much better.

This time, we did not dig
up an old septic tank.

[LAUGHTER]

Hi.

Great to see you.

- Thank you.
- Thanks, guys.

Adelle!

Look at you, all professional!

How are things
at the Massachusetts Historic Trust?

Oh, I rule it with an iron fist.

An iron fist with manicured nails!

Nice!

I guess I'm not down in the dirt

like we used to be, but

you know historical preservation's

always been my interest.

Well, I'm glad things are going well.

Well, actually, Emma, they're not.

- I need your help.
- What's wrong?

Have you heard of the Chandler Castle?

- That great place up in Essex county?
- Mm-hmm.

Wanted to dig around in
there my whole life,

but the owners won't allow it.

Well, I'm working on a deal

that would allow the
state to purchase it

through the trust.

Oh! I bet there's some
fantastic finds up there.

The archeologist on-site...

And I really wish it were you...

Claims to have made

a quote-unquote
"ground-breaking discovery."

What discovery?

That's just it. He won't tell anyone.

He says he's gonna reveal it next week.

That's an odd way to go about it.

- Who is he?
- Professor Thomas Webster.

- Oh...
- you know him?

Just by reputation.

He's a bit of an eccentric.

That's a very nice word for what he is.

And there's another thing.

The one big artifact
he's found so far...

Is missing.

Wow!

It was stolen?

Looks like it.

And a number of artifacts...

Paintings, sculptures...

All missing from the
castle in the last week.

This is serious!

Have you called the police?

Yeah, I let the Sheriff know,
and he's investigating it,

but what would really
make me feel better

is if I had an archeologist
on-site I could trust.

Okay...

I think something very wrong

is going on at Chandler Castle.

Well...

As you heard, I do have
a week off coming up.

Mm-hmm...

You know I can't resist a mystery.

Ah! I was counting on it!

[SIGHING]
I'll come up Saturday

with my grad students.

And I do want to bring
in another consultant,

someone who knows more
about art theft than I do.

Whatever you need!

The castle's huge,

and they'd be happy to host us.

I think it's best if we stick together.

It would be just like old times.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Hey!

Hey!

Well?

- What do you think?
- An impressive structure.

It's pretty spooky, though,
you have to admit.

"Spooky" is not a term we
use much in archeology.

Well, we sure use it a lot in tourism!

Now, this castle even comes equipped

with its own legendary curse.

Does it?

Yeah, something about, ever
since the Colonial era,

all the Chandlers dying one by one.

And have they?

Well, they're all dead,

except the one who's alive.

How'd they die?

Old age, I think.

Spooky.

[ANGRILY]:
You'll pay for this, Webster!

I'll make sure of it!

Look where you're going.

Hey!

Who was that?

A friend of Professor
Webster's, I think.

That was his "friend"?

When you meet him, you'll understand.

[SCOFFS LIGHTLY]

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Wow.

Hello, miss Adelle.

Hello!

And Professor Fielding, I presume?

You presume correctly.

Let me show you to your room.

[CHUCKLES, WHISPERS]:
Is that the butler?

Actually, that's the house manager,

Sherman Arlington,

but he thinks he runs the place.

Oh.

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Professor Fielding.

I trust you found your way?

Got a little turned
around at the solarium,

but I figured it out.

They're expecting you in the library.

Lead the way.

That way, I won't have to leave
a trail of bread crumbs.

Do you know the history of the castle?

Why don't you tell me?

The castle was built

by Corvus Chandler in 1867,

but the Chandlers have owned this land

from time immemorial.

Corvus constructed the
castle on the site

of the Chandlers' ancestral home.

There he is.

Though Corvus is long dead,

his spirit lives on in this house.

Nice place, Corvus.

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When a fire destroyed a
portion of the old house,

Corvus tore it down

and built this castle in imitation

of the Walter Scott books
he'd loved in his youth.

- He...
- He's not telling you

that silly story, is he?

You know, old man Corvus

he never read a book in his life.

In fact, half of these
volumes, they're just props.

Adelle, you are looking
as lovely as ever.

And don't tell me, is
this Professor Fielding?

It is.

Bray Chandler.

You do not look like an archeologist.

I know. You were
expecting Indiana Jones.

You would look very good in that hat.

I tried. I do not.

[CHUCKLES]

Adelle, have you reconsidered my offer

to go horseback riding

or have a candlelight dinner

or, say, swim in the moonlight?

No. You don't give up, though, do you?

Well, you know, it's a part of my charm.

Bray?

We have a problem.

Some more stuff missing?

You'd better come and see this.

[BRAY]:
Which one was it?

An F.E. Church landscape

from the Hudson River School.

Ooh, that sounds pricey.

Yeah, another Church
went for about $80,000

last year at an auction.

Ouch. So how many have been stolen?

Well, I'm still taking inventory,

but with the Fulper
Pottery pieces missing,

that makes eight.

What would I do without you, Perry?

Oh! How rude of me.

Professor Fielding, this is

my executive assistant, Perry Quinn,

you're here to keep an eye
on Professor Webster?

I'm just here to consult with him.

Right. "Consult."

And keep an eye on.

We don't trust him, Professor Fielding.

Are you talking about me?

Professor Webster.

Professor Fielding.

I've... I read your latest paper

on the early Dutch
settlers in Newfoundland.

A very nice try.

"Nice."

That's what I was going for.

And I understand you are
here to consult with me?

That's right.

Well, perhaps we should
speak in my lab.

Away from the prying eyes of amateurs.

Lead the way.

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[WEBSTER]: It's just
a makeshift lab.

I'll build something
more permanent later.

You will?

To showcase my discoveries.

These are just fragments

that I've found in the basement.

Some wonderful finds.

This is garbage.

You can learn a lot from garbage.

I have more significant finds elsewhere.

You gonna share them with me?

In time. I need to keep them
out of the hands of the fools.

The fools?

Them.

Bray Chandler...

He's only interested in how
much money he can make.

Perry Quinn,

she just wants to make sure the
silverware is accounted for.

Adelle Fisher would be happy

if I found the lost ark on the property,

because then she could
bring in more tourists.

And Sherman Arlington just
wants everyone to leave

so he can have the castle to himself.

Wow. Do you treat everyone
with so much contempt?

They've earned it.

You know, they can throw you
off the estate at any time.

They'd never do that.

I know too much.

- Really?
- I'm an archeologist.

It's my job to dig up secrets.

Do you have any idea how
much money Bray owes?

And to whom?

You see, I have information like that

on all of them.

They'll never get rid of me.

Sounds like blackmail.

[CHUCKLES DRYLY]

I prefer to think of it as leverage.

What about that missing dagger?

Does your archeological experience

tell you where to look for that?

Why don't you

ask your friend, Adelle, about that?

What are you implying?

I don't imply.

I hint.

Have you ever seen the dagger?

It's old. Circa 15th-century.

You found this here?

It's called an "Athame".

A witch's dagger.

References to it

appear in a Tome from the middle ages...

'The Key of Solomon'.

Are you one of those people

who thinks Colonial America

was full of witches?

You've heard of Salem?

Well, people accused of witchcraft,

not actual witches. Come on.

I was wrong about you.

You're as foolish as the rest of them.

[STAMMERS]
like, so... that's it?

You're done with me?

You don't understand what I'm saying.

Whoever stole that knife did
it for one of two reasons...

Either because they knew
how valuable it was, or...

Or they want to perform a spell with it?

You said it. Not me.

- [SIGHS INCREDULOUSLY]
- You see,

this castle is built on the foundation

of a much older structure.

Much older.

Down there, in the basement,
where I'm digging,

near the centuries-old crypt,

I'm finding the most amazing things.

Fine. Let me see them.

No.

Not now. It's not time. Tonight.

Meet me at 8:00.

I'll show you then.

[GRUNTS IRATELY]

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[CHIMING]

You rang?

Wow. You said that.

Agent Conner, FBI.

[EMMA]: Conner!

Professor Fielding!

- Hey!
- Hey.

Hi. Um, Jim Conner. FBI,
antiquities division.

Adelle Fisher.

- Hi!
- Hello.

Wow. You know an FBI agent.

She actually helped me
solve a case recently.

You admit that I helped you?

Well, as a consultant.

Thank you so much for coming.

Well, when you... when you
asked for my assistance,

I was really happy to come.

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So, why didn't you tell me

you had a dashing FBI agent

on speed dial?

And why aren't you making a move?

It's a working relationship.

- Oh.
- Mm-hmm.

Well, I think that you should be...

working on that relationship.

I don't know, I-I think
it would be complicated.

Well, you know, a wise
mentor once told me,

"Adelle, if it were easy",

"it wouldn't be worth it."

- Wow...
- Hmm?

That mentor of yours is really smart.

Oh, she is.

You don't want to get on her bad side.

[SIGHS]

Hey.

What's your opinion about that?

Uh, French or Italian, dates
from the 15th century.

That's, uh...

The 1400s, right?

That's right.

Why do you do it like that?

It's very confusing.

I will bring that up

at the next historical
dating convention.

Could you?

You're joking, right?

[CHUCKLES] a little.

So, all the rest of the stuff he found

is from the 17th century?

Yeah. It doesn't really fit.

Huh. Do you think

Webster lied about finding it here?

Not necessarily.

It could be somebody brought
it over from England,

- as an heirloom.
- Oh.

Who do you think stole it?

I don't really have enough information

to make that kind of hypothesis.

- What's your gut tell you?
- At Harvard,

we were trained to trust the facts,

- not our gut.
- Really?

At Quantico, they told
us the exact opposite.

So... give it a try.

Not getting anything.

Keep trying.

I'll tell you this.

Webster's hiding something.

Yes! Yeah. You're learning.

Oh...

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[CLOCK STRIKING BELL]

It's 8:00.

Wasn't Webster supposed to come to you?

I think so.

What don't you like about him?

I never said I didn't like him.

You didn't have to.

Okay.

I think he's full of himself.

Thinks he's always right,

and everybody else is always wrong.

So, in other words,
he's an archeologist?

Occupational hazard.

Similar to FBI agents.

Point taken.

What do you say we go surprise him?

We?

I think you should meet him.

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[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

Oh... good timing.

Thank goodness for modern technology.

Yeah.

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Professor Webster?

Hello?

Professor Webster?

Where is he?

I don't know. Maybe
he's in one of these?

Oh. Not funny.

I didn't even know places
like this existed,

except in vampire movies.

Ah. Chandlers have been
burying their dead here

since the 1700s.

See?

Oh, yeah. Poor guy died young.

Yeah, 40 was a ripe old age back then.

Give me the 21st century any day.

How long's Webster been
working down here?

Couple weeks.

Said he's made some fantastic finds.

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You're never gonna find
Webster down there.

That what your gut tells you?

That's what my eyes tell me.

Oh.

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Conner!

Find something?

It's Webster.

He's dead.

How'd he die?

And how did he get in here?

Well... he's dead, all right.

But how do we get to him?

Could bust down the wall.

We could,

but I believe that would
compromise the crime scene.

- Am I right, Agent Conner?
- Yeah, that's right.

Well, not to mention

ruining the integrity
of the historic site.

We don't want to do that.

No. What we gotta do is,

is we gotta find another
way into that room.

This is really gonna upset my timetable.

I'm sure Professor Webster is very sorry

that he's inconvenienced you.

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Okay, but what if it's true?

What if the curse is real?

Oh, my...

Perry. Come on. There is no curse.

You know the lights. They always
flicker in this crummy house.

I'm worried about you, Bray.

I'll be fine.

After all, I have you
looking after me, right?

Emma?

I can call you Emma, right?

I need your help.

See, I have these insurance documents

on all the items that are
missing in the castle.

I don't think this is the right time...

They're not exactly archeological finds,

but they're very valuable,

so I was hoping you could

show them to Agent Conner
and just get his input?

Sure.

The Athame dagger?

Yeah, I-I added that on the
list of insurance claims.

Professor Webster just
found this a few days ago.

Perry is very efficient.

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Would you excuse me?

I need to talk to Adelle for a second.

When the time is right,

I want you to let me take
over the excavation.

I was hoping you would.

Do you think this whole thing
could be a significant find?

It could be.

Or it could be something else.

When the police are done
with the crime scene,

I intend to find out.

Maybe something there will
point to who killed Webster.

Agent Conner,

now, I'm not too proud
to ask for some help,

if there does happen to
be foul play here...

'Cause we're a little short
on seasoned investigators.

I'd be happy to oversee the
investigation, if you want.

[LOUD CRASHING]

[♪ ♪]

Oh...

Sorry... sorry.

Hi, Professor Fielding.

Where do you want us?

[EMMA SIGHS]

This is just like a
classic detective story.

A real "locked room" mystery.

Yeah, but in locked room mysteries,

you don't know how the
murderer got in there.

We don't know how the victim did.

You want to get a better look?

Yes.

Cool. I've been developing
a little robotic camera

for exploring hard-to-get-to places.

It might be just right for this.

Let's see it.

[♪ ♪]

[ROBOT WHIRRING]

Roll it over there, closer to the body.

[BRAY]:
You've gotta love technology!

Don't you understand? It's all true.

What's true?

The curse!

The curse of the Chandlers.

It goes back centuries,

to the house that was
here before the castle.

This'll be good.

You don't really believe
in curses, do you?

I didn't. Until now.

They say a witch that
was burned at the stake

placed a curse on the
Chandlers in the 1680s.

Okay, first of all...

Witches weren't actually burned
at the stake in New England,

they were hanged.

Secondly, Thomas Webster
wasn't a Chandler.

Yeah, but he worked for the Chandlers,

and so do all of us.

Okay, trust me,

the explanation for Webster's death

is not supernatural.

Emma.

What does that say?

Okay, so, so just because
I'm an archeologist,

you automatically assume I know Latin?

Oh... you don't?

Well, as a matter of fact, I do.

Do you think you can
tell me what that says?

Okay, uh...

"Maledictus"

"Qui hanc contritionem"

"Firmanentum"

"Quad intrat mors illi."

Which, roughly translated, means...

"Cursed be he that breaches the vault."

"Death to him that enters."

Or words to that effect.

I told you. It's true.

The curse. It's real!

- Hey!
- Hey.

Do you know the way to your room?

Uh, turn right at the suit of armor.

- Yes.
- Oh!

Do you know that man who was arguing

with Webster this afternoon?

No, but Webster has a lot
of strange associates.

- Mm.
- [EERIE HOWLING]

- What was that?
- The wind?

No, that was too spooky to be the wind.

Sorry. That word again.

I'll give you a pass.

You don't think that it could be the...

- What?
- [WHISPERS]: The curse.

Go to bed.

Hey! You don't want to be
roommates again, do you?

Go to bed, Adelle.

Okay.

Good night, Corvus.

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[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- [EMMA, GROGGILY]: Yeah?
- [CONNER]: You up?

Sort of.

You decent?

Oh. Yeah.

You know, it's traditional to
ask that before you walk in.

Sorry. Here. Coffee.

Thank you.

What time is it?

It's 6:00 A.M.

How long have you been up?

Well, I slept late. Got up at 5:30.

[GROANS]

You just decided to come
over and do some consulting?

- Exactly.
- About the murder?

Yep.

So now I'm officially a consultant?

Yeah, I would've brought
you an iron-on badge,

- but I'm fresh out.
- Hey, um,

I saw somebody threaten
Webster yesterday,

before he was killed.

Yeah?

Who?

He was middle-aged, well-dressed,

and he, uh, drove an old
silver Rolls-Royce.

That's good consulting.

Thank you.

Listen, I'm sorry,

but I'm gonna have to
break down that wall.

What? You can't!

I have to. I have no choice.

I'm worried about
destroying evidence, too,

but I can't find a way to get in there,

and I can't just leave
Webster laying there.

"Lying there."

- What?
- I'm sorry. It's the teacher in me.

I'll remember that for the exam.

When do you have to knock it down?

Uh, the workmen are coming at 11:00.

Okay. That gives me till 11:00.

To do what?

To figure out how Webster got in there.

[CAREY]:
How'd you sleep?

I never sleep well in a strange house,

and this is a pretty strange house.

You see what I did there?

Yeah, I saw.

Did you hear something last night?

Oh, you mean like the
wailing of a doomed soul?

- Shut up.
- It was the wind.

I can't believe anyone
in the 21st century

actually believes in curses.

That stuff was ridiculous
back in the Salem days.

Hey, Salem is nothing to laugh at.

I've studied the New England
Witch Hunts in great detail.

They cost hundreds of
innocent people their lives.

Yeah, I know that, but...

Mostly women and midwives

who didn't fit into patriarchal society,

not to mention the conflict

between the traditional farmers
and the new mercantile class.

Wow... It's amazing.

You can even make witch
hunts sound boring.

Oh, thank you.

[WHUMP]

[STONE CLATTERS]

[THUD]

[THUMP]

- What was that?
- I don't know.

Come on.

There's no door.

So, we saw on the robotic camera

that there is no door,

and there's no point of
entry on the inside.

So how did Webster get in there, hmm?

The body's over here, Professor.

In archeology,

we start at the edges,

learn what we can,

and move to the center of the site.

Didn't they teach you anything
like that at Quantico?

Yeah. We called it
"securing the perimeter."

Ah. You're learning.

You lighting more candles over there?

Yes. I like to see the place

the way people saw it back then.

They didn't have any electric lights.

Just candles.

Besides...

who knows how long the
power will last down here.

[♪ ♪]

Huh! Look.

We're gonna need a crowbar.

What? [CHUCKLES]

Hold on.

[CROWBAR CLANGS ON FLOOR]

Where do you think that goes?

Only one way to find out.

Robotic camera?

I prefer the old-fashioned way.

Of course you do.

Yeah. Come on. Help me up.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
- What?

I think I should go first.

Why? I have more experience

with this than you do!

No, no, no. It's not about experience.

Is it because I'm a civilian?

- No.
- A woman?

There's no right answer
to that question.

Okay. Here.

Okay.

Look.

I'm gonna tie this around my waist.

- And you're gonna hold onto one end...
- No.

And then I'm gonna tug
on it if there's trouble.

What kind of trouble?

Well, you know, if I get
stuck on something.

Why?

Did you think I meant, like, a ghost?

No.

Maybe a little.

[LAUGHS]

[GRUNTS]

[♪ ♪]

- [GRUNT AND THUD]
- Emma!

[♪ ♪]

Emma? Emma! Are you all right?

Emma!

Emma?

[♪ ♪]

Emma?

You okay?

Look at all this.

[CONNER]: What is it?

What does it look like?

Looks like some kinda
altar of some kind?

[EMMA]: Close.

It appears to be a witch's workshop,

circa 1680.

That's a wheel of the year.

A scrying mirror.

All the tools of the trade.

This was Webster's discovery?

Seems to be.

There's even a journal.

[CONNER]:
So what do you think?

[EMMA]: I don't know.

What about the body?

Well, that's your department.

What do you think?

Well, I need a medical examiner in here.

Looks like he died from
stab wounds to the back.

What is that?

[RADIOS CRACKLING INDISTINCTLY]

I would call this an
extremely suspicious death,

likely murder.

You can tell that without
doing an autopsy?

Well, he had a knife wound to his back.

There was no knife at the crime scene...

Agent Conner...

I think I'm gonna to take you up

on your offer to lead
this investigation.

[♪ ♪]

Whoa. Now, what is that?

Uh, that is a cabalistic symbol.

It represents a stone-throwing spirit.

Stone-throwing?

You don't think...

No. It couldn't be.

Could it?

[ADELLE]: What's it say?

It looks like the journal of a
woman named Abigail Endicott.

She was a servant in the
Chandler household.

Apparently, she was
accused of witchcraft,

and put a curse on the Chandler Estate

and all its bloodlines.

- Whoa!
- Well, if it's authentic,

which hasn't been determined.

Imagine if it is. Oh, my gosh!

That would make this place
such a tourist attraction.

[CONNER]:
Coming through!

[LAUGHS]

Any sign of a knife?

Nothing yet.

Okay, well, we had it confirmed.

Webster...

Died from a stab in his back.

Maybe by something like this?

Yeah, that fits the bill.

Yeah, that's the Athame Dagger.

Oh, the witch's dagger?

Oh, don't look at me! That's
what Webster called it.

The question is, who has it now?

And who used it to kill Thomas Webster?

[CONNER, SIGHING]: Oh...

[♪ ♪]

[EMMA]: So the guy I saw
outside the castle lives here?

That's what we're here to find out.

So how'd you find him?
Some fancy detective work?

Uh, well,

you mentioned that you saw
an old silver Rolls-Royce,

so I called a friend of mine at the FBI

and he ran a search of this area,

and this is the hit that came back.

Wow. That's...

Impressive?

I was gonna say "cheating", but...

[BOTH LAUGHING]

So are we gonna talk to him?

I prefer to talk to him alone.

But I need you here to I.D. Him,

make sure it's the same guy

it's a stakeout!

Yeah, I guess, you know, in a sense.

Did you get any donuts?

Why would you ask that?

Well, 'cause everybody knows

that you eat donuts on a stakeout,

I can't...

[LAUGHING] I knew it!

[GASPING DEEPLY] Ahh!

You don't have to be right

about everything,
Professor Fielding.

Believe me, I'm not.

Doesn't seem like it.

I learned a long time ago that...

If I wanted to be taken seriously,
as an archaeologist,

I had to be sure of myself.

Everyone was gonna
second-guess me, so...

I couldn't second-guess myself.

That's... smart.

Well...

[CLEARS THROAT]

Emma...

Do you think you...

Maybe you and I could go...

Somebody's coming.

[CONNER]: Is that him?

No.

You sure?

Yeah.

Okay.

I guess...

It's not gonna be that easy.

Nothing worthwhile ever is.

[♪ ♪]

Hello, Sherman.

Hello, professor.

This isn't the first, you know.

First what?

The first murder in this house.

You want to tell me about it?

Old Man Chandler was a Saint.

As long as he was alive,
this place was safe.

I took care of it.

Once he died, it all changed.

And you think he was murdered?

That's not how they told it.

You see,

Old Man Chandler

had begun to lose touch with the world.

Dementia?

He ran from the house one night,

convinced that a ghost was pursuing him.

He was found dead in the woods.

Apparently, he tripped and hit his head

on the stony path.

You don't believe that?

He'd walked that path
every day of his life

for 70 years.

What do you think happened?

Some say it was the
curse of the Chandlers.

I say...

Look at who inherited, and ran through,

the fortune in less than three years.

So, you think Bray killed
his father and Webster?

I don't think anything.

I'm just the house manager.

Now, if you'll excuse me, professor.

This chandelier won't clean itself.

[♪ ♪]

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

[♪ ♪]

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I guess.

It's just my back.

Crawling through those tunnels
really did a number on it.

Has it bothered you for long?

Yeah, for a while.
Ever since I got shot.

You know,

you never told me how that happened.

You want to talk about it?

I've talked to people about it.

You never talked to me.

Is that gonna help?

Wouldn't hurt.

Maybe later.

So who do you think
killed Professor Webster?

Well, there's no shortage of people

with motives at the castle.

Such as?

Sherman.

He hates the idea of
the castle being sold.

Maybe he thought killing Webster

would put the kibosh on that idea.

So the butler did it?

Well... [LAUGHS]
The groundskeeper.

But I don't think so.

What else?

What about Bray?

Because Webster was hoarding

all these valuable antiquities,

and maybe Bray wanted
to get ahold of them.

Something tells me Bray
doesn't want to get

his hands that dirty.

Perry?

Why Perry?

She's always talking about the curse.

Ah, so she's using that to
throw us off the trail?

But then why did she do
it in the first place?

- What else?
- [SIGHS] that's it.

What about Adelle?

- No!
- Yes.

She hated Webster, too.

And he all but accused her
of stealing the knife.

So maybe she killed him
to keep him quiet.

No... no way!

Why? Because you like her?

Well, I-I don't think
she would kill him.

I don't think she would
steal the dagger.

Why would she? What
would she do with it?

I don't know... I don't know.

But I'm gonna find out.

I'm gonna go look back
into Webster's past,

to see if there isn't anything
I haven't overlooked.

What should I do?

Well, talk to people.

Find out about things.

- Investigate?
- Yes. N... well, no, no. No.

It's like, when you're an archaeologist,

and you're onsite and you...
something up.

You shovel to...?

- Digging.
- Dig up. Yes. That's it.

[♪ ♪]

Miss Fisher.

Hello, Agent Conner.

Hey, can I ask you something?

Of course. Why? What about?

Well, it's about Professor Fielding...

Oh... oh? Is it?

Okay.

Well, it's... I wanted to say...

[STAMMERS BRIEFLY]

[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]

I mean, how long have you known her?

Agent Conner, are you nervous?

No! No.

Do you... you want to know

if she's said anything
about you, is that it?

No! You know...

- If... I mean...
- [LAUGHS] well...

I can say this.

If you like her,

you're on the right path.

Really?

Yeah. I mean, she hasn't said anything.

She doesn't share much, but, um...

I know her well. I can tell.

You've known her a long time?

Uh... yeah, gosh.

I guess it's been about seven years now.

We met on a dig in South America,

and I was working for
the state department,

and I was just an aide,
you know, she was already

the "famous" Professor Fielding,

but she took me under her wing,

she mentored me,

and, um, I wouldn't have this job

with the historic trust,
if it weren't for her.

Hmm! By the way, how's the trust doing?

Not great.

The new administration doesn't think

we serve much of a purpose,

so they want to cut our funding.

So you must have a lot
riding on this acquisition.

I do.

That's rough.

Although you can probably
get any other job, right?

Could I?

How many positions like
mine are really out there?

I'd, uh, I'd have to start over.

Sorry.

[CHUCKLES]

Okay.

Um, uh...

Did you just interrogate me?

I did.

Didn't hurt too much, did it?

[LAUGHS]

[♪ ♪]

[EMMA]: Bray showed me
the insurance documents.

You have an eye for antiques.

Yeah, my house dates back to the 1700s.

I mean, it's not grand enough
to be of any interest,

but... you might be able to
find what makes it special.

Oh, I'd love to see it.

Well, I'd like that.

- I'm worried, Professor Fielding.
- About what?

- The curse.
- Oh...

I know that you think it's silly,

but what if it's real?

What if something unearthly

is being released into the world,

and it's just gaining in strength?

- Oh, Perry.
- One man has already died.

And Bray could be next.

You really care about him, don't you?

He's my boss.

[♪ ♪]

Examining pottery shards.

This is exciting.

I wish we could have
a look at that stuff down in the cellar.

You said it.

That stone, for example.

It's a scrying mirror.

They used stone instead of glass

to peer into the future.

You don't really believe that, do you?

Well, the point is
that they did, back then.

And that cabalistic symbol

carved into the wall...

It's the same design that
was on the missing dagger,

and drawn in the dirt
near Webster's head.

The symbol of the stone-throwing spirit,

which is also represented by an owl.

Cool...
Okay, so who do you think was...

[CRASHING]

Come on!

Okay, we have to tell
somebody about this.

Professor Fielding!

Yes?

We thought you should know...
There's been a rock-throwing.

- Come again?
- At the lab.

There have been stones thrown at us.

I tried to record it, but...

Well, who threw them?

That's just the thing.

Nobody.

Yeah. There was no one there.

[DOOR BELL JANGLES]

Just a minute.

It's you.

How you doing, Trap?

I don't go by that name anymore, Conner.

I've turned my life around.

I'm clean and straight as an arrow.

Uh-huh.

You were arrested two
weeks ago on suspicion

of fencing stolen merchandise.

Well, you can't expect a man

not to have a few slip-ups.

I'm only human.

Besides, they let me go.

Because you gave 'em information.

You a criminal informant now, Trap?

I don't like labels.

Listen... anyone been in here,
trying to sell this this week?

In the past week? No.

Any more questions?

What's that?

What's what?

"What's what?" What's that?

If I'm not mistaken, that's an F.E.
Church,

from the Hudson River School?

- Good eye.
- Thank you.

Where'd you get it?

Well, it's not hot, if
that's what you're thinking.

No, sir. I'm selling it on commission.

Really?

I happen to know that was taken
from the Chandler Mansion.

That's the property of Bray Chandler.

Sure it is.

He's the one who brought it here,

along with all this other stuff.

How's the chandelier-cleaning going?

Just fine, Professor.

Does anyone have a slingshot
around here, Sherman?

Don't be ridiculous.

I'd never permit it.

The glass in these windows

was pressed in the 1850s,
it's irreplaceable.

You take great pride in
this house, don't you?

I do.

You don't like the idea of
it being sold to the state.

If your family had worked the
same land for generations,

how would you feel

to see it turned over for
the government to run?

How about it being turned over to Bray?

Bray.

Of course not.

This house should belong
to the Arlingtons.

We've taken care of it,

nurtured it, through the centuries.

If the world were fair...

But the world isn't fair.

No. It's more like nature.

Survival of the fittest, you know.

But Bray isn't the fittest?

Don't make me laugh.

Of course, he thinks he's
better than everybody,

but he's not.

Tell me about it.

Oh, I could.

I could tell you things
about Bray Chandler.

I don't think you could.

I think you're bluffing.

Bluffing?

You don't know.

You don't know the truth

about how Old Man Chandler really died.

Why don't you say it?

Did Bray Chandler...

Oh! My ears are burning.

What were you about to
say about me, Sherman?

[CREAKING]

[GASPS]

[CRASH]

You okay?

Just barely.

Sherman?

Did you do that deliberately?

Of course not, sir. The rope slipped.

I see.

Right as I was walking underneath it?

Afraid so, sir.

Clean this mess up right now.

As you wish, sir.

I'll tell you more.

Meet me at the end of the path,
behind the house.

After dinner.

[♪ ♪]

Hey! Where have you been?

Ah, following leads. You?

- Digging.
- Yeah? Did you find anything?

I don't know yet, but
Sherman's going to tell me.

I'm meeting him now.

- Sherman?
- Yeah.

Listen. I found out

who's stealing Bray Chandler's antiques,

and you're never gonna guess who it is.

Bray Chandler.

You're no fun.

I bet he's stealing from himself,

selling the pieces,
and collecting on the insurance.

- Surprised it didn't occur to you.
- It did,

but I had to confirm it,

because I'm a professional investigator.

What am I?

You're a gifted amateur.

Yeah. I'll take the "gifted".

Come on.

Why don't you let me
meet Sherman instead?

Why? He wants to talk to me.

I like to protect my consultants.

If I'd known you were
gonna act like this,

I never would've told you about it.

What are you talking about? I'm the FBI.

Oh, please.

Okay, you can follow me, and
if he pulls out a knife,

- you can arrest him.
- After he stabs you?

- Very funny.
- No, I'm not joking.

Look, just let me see what
I can get out of him.

Okay, but stay close.

Thank you.

[♪ ♪]

Sherman?

Sherman? Are you here?

Sherman? Where are you?

[GASPS]

Sherman!

[♪ ♪]

Conner. You better be behind me.

[CONNER]:
I'm behind you.

[GASPS]

Conner!

[♪ ♪]

[EXAMINER]: This man's also
been stabbed in the back.

I'd call that an
even-more-suspicious death.

Does it appear to be the same type

of blade that killed Professor Webster?

Hard to say for certain until
I can perform an autopsy,

but it looks like it to me.

Still no sign of that dagger.

[SHERIFF]: We haven't had
a murder in this town

in over 10 years.

Now we've had two in the same week.

We're gonna find who's
responsible for this.

[♪ ♪]

Miss Quinn!

Agent Conner.

I just wanted to ask you a few questions

about Sherman Arlington.

Poor Sherman.

- You were close?
- Well, no,

but he was the life's
blood of this house.

He did his best to maintain it.

He was trying to tell us something,

and I think it may have something

to do with Bray's father's death.

Well, it was sudden.

And suspicious.

Sherman believed that, uh,
Bray may have been involved.

- Bray?
- Mm-hmm.

Oh, that's absurd! He couldn't
have ever thought that.

- [GASPING]
- [THUD]

[♪ ♪]

That's the curse.

I could be next.

[♪ ♪]

Now that the police are done here,

it's time to make this
place more accessible.

You want to join in?

- Well...
- come on!

You said you were supposed to
do more than just observe.

Work!

All right, what do you think? Here?

- That looks good.
- Yeah?

Yeah. That's good.

[THUD]

[♪ ♪]

[♪ ♪]

Hey, Mr. Perez. Can I
ask you a question?

Agent Conner. Yes.

It's about Waldon Chandler's death.

Old Man Chandler?

Yeah.

That was three years ago.

Found in the woods behind the castle,

died from a fractured skull.

Fractured from a fall?

Possibly. I can't say
how the blow happened,

only that it killed him.

Could he have sustained
the blow before he fell?

Maybe, but he was old.

It's not uncommon for the elderly

to have a fatal fall.

But you're not sure?

Well, I'm not a detective,

that's your job.

How did Bray Chandler react to it?

He said...

"It must have been his time."

That's not much of a reaction.

After years of being away,

Bray showed up the day
after his father's death.

He arrived just in time

to take over the castle
and his inheritance.

And you think that's suspicious?

Well, as I said, I'm not a detective,

but if Waldon was killed...

Bray Chandler would
be the prime suspect.

He'd have plenty of reason
to kill Webster and Sherman,

to keep them quiet.

See? That's why I'm glad
I'm not a detective.

Well, at least you didn't
blame the Chandler Curse.

Well, I can understand
why people believe it.

Really?

That fire that burned down

the original Chandler House?

It killed Corvus's father,

and Corvus himself
died falling down a flight of stairs.

Not one of the Chandler heirs
has died a natural death.

Okay. Thanks.

[♪ ♪]

So, what do you think?

Okay, Abigail was in
Samuel Chandler's employ

in 1689.

Samuel accused her of witchcraft.

She vowed revenge on him and
the entire Chandler family.

She called on the stone-throwing spirit

to do her bidding, and...

- This is ridiculous.
- What do you mean?

- It's so dramatic!
- Yeah. You know what,

it's too dramatic.

It's too perfect.

It's like... it's like a movie.

This is what people think

that witchcraft was like in New England.

Exactly! It's terrific.

No! No.

It's like this scrying mirror.

I've never seen a scrying mirror.

I've read about them,

but never a primary source,

it's always a second-person account.

It's...

Carey?

Carey, would... would you come here?

Could you look at that?

Do you see that?

Oh, no...

You see that, don't you?

How highly-polished that is?

What?

It's polished using a buffer.

An electric one.

And that means...?

Well... [SIGHS]

It means it was placed here
in the 20th or 21st century.

And that means...

This whole find might be a hoax.

[♪ ♪]

So, do you really think it's a hoax?

I'm not saying that,

just that there are questions.

Just when I think we have something.

I had a whole press release written up.

I got to go make some calls.

The truth is what it is,
even if it's inconvenient.

[CELL RINGING]

Where's my cell phone?

Oh, here it is.

Oh. Thanks.

Emma Fielding.

Oh. Yeah. I'll be right there.

[HUSHED]: Emma.

What's going on?

Shh... it's a stakeout.

What for?

It's for the rock-thrower.

Why?

Well, we don't have any leads,

and if it's not a spirit
throwing the rocks...

It's not.

Well, then...

I want to find out who it is.

[♪ ♪]

[ROCK CRASHES]

The eagle has landed!

Does that mean someone's throwing rocks?

Yeah.

Please just say that next time.

[♪ ♪]

It came from behind those trees.

Hey!

Adelle?

[♪ ♪]

I can't believe you arrested Adelle.

She's not under arrest,
she's under suspicion.

- Oh, please.
- Well, you saw her.

- She was throwing rocks.
- I didn't see her throw rocks.

Did you see her throw rocks?

I... we saw her holding rocks.

Circumstantial evidence.

You're a lawyer now?

I want to talk to her.

Okay, we'll talk to her together.

Fine. Why?

Well, maybe she'll open up to you.

Okay.

But I think she was framed.

I definitely don't think
she threw those rocks.

- I threw some rocks!
- What?

I only threw a couple,
like, two or three.

I thought you wanted me to.

- Me?
- Yeah!

You sent me that text.

"Go to the woods, do what you
need to do for publicity."

I never sent you a text.

But you did. Here.

- Can I see that?
- Well... yeah.

- Who sent this text from your phone?
- I don't know. I mean...

I know that's my phone,
but I don't understand.

I never sent that text.

Was your phone out of your
sight any time this afternoon?

No.

Well, um... Sort of.

We were excavating,

and the phone was in my jacket pocket.

But did you have a pass
lock on it, a code?

I find them annoying.

Perfect.

But why would throwing rocks

be what you need to do for publicity?

Well, you said you were gonna
prove the curse was a hoax,

and then that would ruin my plan

for publicity for the castle.

So, I thought, you know, I'll
go and throw some rocks...

A few harmless rocks...

And maybe people will think
"maybe the curse is real."

I did it for the sake of tourism.

Oh, Adelle.

I never threw any before.
Really, I didn't.

I don't know who threw those.
That was my first time.

Adelle Fisher, I'm
placing you under arrest

for the murders of Thomas Webster

and Sherman Arlington.

What?

I found this in your room.

If you could stand, please.

[ADELLE GASPS]

This way.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and
will be used against you.

She didn't do it.

What? Okay, then why was
the knife in her room?

Somebody set her up.
What about the text?

She could have sent that to herself.

Why on earth would she do that?

Well, to make it look
like she got framed.

What if she did?

Listen, outside of mystery novels,

hardly anyone ever gets framed.

I mean, in life, if it
looks like you did it,

generally, you did it.

But why would she do it?

Why would she kill Sherman?

He knew that she killed Webster?

Well, why would she kill Webster?

I don't know! Because
they hated each other.

I mean, they perpetrated a hoax together

and they had a disagreement.

Listen. Look. If she's the killer,

then, you know, she's locked up,

and if she's innocent,

well, then, at least
she's safe in there.

Angry, but safe.

What do we do?

I need to do some more digging.

Do you think everything in the
hidden chamber's a fraud?

I can't say yet. Maybe
some of it's real.

Definitely not all.

Who's capable of pulling
off a hoax like that?

Webster.

Webster? Why would he do it?

Uh, fame? Attention? Money?

There's a lot of money in archeology?

There's a market for anything rare.

It's time for us to visit
an old friend of mine.

Okay.

[DOOR BELL JANGLES]

Just a minute.

Just a minute.

[GRUMBLES]

You again.

Hey, Trap. How you doing?

Want to introduce you to my friend,

Professor Emma Fielding.

We came by to take a
look at that merchandise

you're holding for me in the back.

Be my guest.

So, uh...

You're sure that this is the guy
that brought this stuff in?

That's him, all right.

Yeah? Not him?

Nope. Never saw him before.

What about him?

Professor Webster?

Nope. Haven't done business
with him in a while.

You know Professor Webster?

Knew him.

He died. Haven't you heard?

[CONNER]: Yeah. We heard.

How were you acquainted with him?

Well, I don't just deal with
stolen goods, you know.

I'm also a legitimate businessman,

with several legitimate businesses.

Such as?

I broker deals.

What kind of deals?

Between people who
have interesting items

and people who want interesting items.

It's all legal and above-board.

At least I thought it was.

Oh, you're gonna have to explain that.

The professor would supply
me with historical artifacts

that had...

Questionable provenance

for a select clientele.

Articles stolen from museums?

I don't ask where they're from.

I'm just what you would call a conduit

for certain wealthy people
with a taste for history.

What went wrong?

Well, maybe you better
talk to Victor Bradford.

Victor Bradford.

[♪ ♪]

Wow...

[CONNER]:
Yeah. Wow.

Seems like a pretty
impressive collection.

Yeah, some of these things
should be in a museum.

Really. They should be in a museum.

Yes. I've been told that.

Sebastian tells me you're someone

I'd very much like to meet.

- Was he right?
- Emma Fielding.

Professor Fielding! Yes, of course!

Uh, well, I have followed your work

somewhat throughout the years.

It's an honor for me
to share my treasures

with a scholar of your renown.

Please, allow me to
show you my collection.

- [HUSHED]: That's him.
- Who?

The guy who was fighting with Webster

the day he was killed.

[VICTOR]:
Now, these are marvels.

An actual piece of the
Mayflower's figurehead.

A set of Paul Revere spoons.

And a saddle once owned
by George Washington.

Treasures of American History.

Well, Sebastian said you had
a remarkable collection.

Yes, well, Sebastian's not
the most reliable source,

but he has his ear to the ground.

He tipped me off to many of the items

I've collected over the years.

What about Thomas Webster?

Oh... Professor Webster.

Terrible thing that was.

- Mm-hmm.
- Terrible.

But yes, he himself supplied me

with many lovely pieces over the years.

A wonderful relationship.

Why did you have a fight
with him the other day?

- The other day?
- Mm-hmm.

I didn't.

[EMMA]: You did.

I'm the one you ran into
at Chandler Castle.

Oh.

Oh, yes. Of course.

Well, you see, the thing is,

Webster was a bit of a prickly fellow,

and one was bound to have

the occasional altercation
with him, from time to time.

It was nothing serious.

[EMMA]: What's that?

Oh! That's... nothing. Nothing at all.

Nothing of note.

I'm still waiting on the authentication.

It was just something
cheap that I picked up.

I'm sure it's nothing.

That doesn't look like nothing.

I'm sorry, I didn't catch
your credentials earlier.

- Mister...?
- I'm Jim Conner. FBI.

Antiquities division.

But don't worry.

This isn't an official visit.

You eat like that all the time?

Yeah, every chance I get.

What, do you only eat
salad and vegetables?

[EMMA]: Mm-hmm.
Yeah. It's healthy.

Mm-hmm.

Life's too short.

Yeah, it is if you eat like that.

So... what do we know so far?

Okay. Let's start with Bray Chandler.

Okay. We know he's been stealing

his own priceless possessions.

- Mm-hmm.
- Why?

You tell me.

Uh, well...

He's fencing them

and collecting the insurance.

Two for the price of one.

Double-dipping. Why?

Because he needs the money.

He spent his inheritance.

Okay. What about Victor Bradford?

Well...
He's definitely hiding something.

Yeah. We can agree on that.

Mm! The documents...

I didn't get a very good look at them,

but they looked like they were

mid-17th century, Anglo-American.

Certainly wasn't "nothing".

Mm-mm. And it was in a shipping tube,

like he'd just gotten
it back from somewhere.

He said he was getting it authenticated.

Mm-hmm.

If you had a mid-17th
Anglo-American document,

who would you go to?

Professor Raymond Hopley at Harvard.

He's considered the expert.

Who are you calling?

I'm calling Harvard. Professor Hopley.

You can't just call Harvard.

These are busy people. You
have to make an appointment.

What, do you have Harvard on speed dial?

Hi. This is agent Jim
Conner from the FBI.

I need to speak to a
Professor Raymond Hopley.

Uh-huh. Urgent matter, yes. Thank you.

Or you could just... do that.

[WHISPERS]: It's the FBI.

Uh, hello, Professor Hopley.

I believe you may have authenticated

a document for a Mr. Victor Bradford.

Oh, it was a forgery?

Can you fill me in on
the details, Professor?

[DOORBELL CHIMING]

Ah, one more thing, Mr. Bradford.

And this time...

It is an official visit.

This was to have been

the cornerstone of my collection.

My prize possession.

The founding document

of American Governance.

The "Mayflower Compact".

But that's impossible.

There are no original copies
of the Mayflower Compact.

That's what I thought,
until Professor Webster

convinced me otherwise last year,

to the tune of $100,000.

I simply had to have it.

But it's fake.

How do you know that?

Well, if it was found,

the newsfeeds would be
blowing up all over America.

You couldn't keep it quiet.

It's too big a part of American History.

You see, I wanted to believe so badly,

I allowed my heart to
run away with my head.

My ancestors came over
on the Mayflower.

I'm a direct descendant
of William Bradford,

and to own a document like this

would be like closing
a circle of heritage

for my family.

Well, you must have
had it authenticated.

Yes, of course, by experts.

I had the parchment analyzed,
I had the ink evaluated,

by one of the nations's
leading authorities.

It all checked out.

And then, about a year
after I bought it...

[EMMA GASPS]

[VICTOR]:
...the ink started to run.

[EMMA]: Oh...

I couldn't believe it.

After almost 400 years,
the ink now starts to run

So I had another authority analyze it.

That's Professor Hopley at Harvard?

Yes, that's right,
and he had a much different answer.

The ink contained oils native
only to South America.

The parchment had been
aged artificially.

[HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH]

It was not the Mayflower Compact.

I'd been had.

How did the first experts
get it so wrong?

Maybe because

the first set of experts split
the money with Webster.

Why didn't you report
that to the police?

Because you were too humiliated.

To be taken in by such an obvious fraud?

You would've been a laughingstock.

I preferred to handle this more quietly,

so I went to Professor
Webster, I demanded

that he return the money to me,

but he laughed.

So, I gave him an ultimatum.

I told him either he would
have the money for me

by the end of the week, or
there would be hell to pay.

The end of the week came around,

and he had nothing,

and he didn't care.

He challenged me to
go to the authorities

so that I would look like an idiot.

You were angry.

Yes, I was.

Angry enough to kill him?

[EXHALES SOFTLY]

Of course not.

[♪ ♪]

Why didn't you arrest Bradford?

Didn't you see his eyes?

What, killer eyes?

- Yes!
- Well, unfortunately,

there's no foolproof
ophthalmological method

of spotting murderers.

Besides, he claimed he
was at an estate sale

when the murder was happened,

so I think I should go look into that.

Corroborate his alibi?

Ah-hah! Now you're learning.

Pursue all avenues

until one of them leads to the truth.

But what else does

Bradford's story tell us?

Okay, Webster was a scam artist.

And the hoax at Chandler Castle

was one of his scams.

How does that make him money?

It wouldn't.

Unless someone was paying him to do it.

Well, but... but if he made all
that money conning Bradford,

why would he need more?

Trust me. The one thing I
understand as an FBI agent,

people don't commit crimes
'cause they need money,

they commit crimes
because they want more.

So, tell me.

Who would pay Webster
to create the hoax?

Uh, Bray Chandler. He was broke.

Totally out of money.

He's selling the castle to the trust,

and he needed it to be more valuable,

so he could charge more money.

But if Bray had no money,

then how would he pay Webster?

Well, maybe that's why he was
selling off all his antiquities.

Why do you get to ask all the questions?

Because I'm the FBI. That's what I do.

Besides, I like the way you think.

Thank you.

If you have any questions for me,

just go ahead.

- Any question?
- Mm-hmm.

Well, within reason.

How'd you get shot?

[LAUGHS]

I was, uh, investigating
a counterfeiting ring.

I got myself cornered
in this old warehouse

with some criminals.

But my contact was a federal agent

who was undercover with the gang.

You really do that sort of thing?

Yeah. All the time.

Anyway...

She intervened to help me,

and blew her cover.

Her cover?

- You gonna let me finish?
- Sorry.

So... anyway, things got
pretty hairy from there.

There was a lot of gunfire.

But it was my fault that
she blew her cover,

so I was not gonna let her
take a bullet for that.

So you saved her.

Yeah. The way I see it, she saved me.

Any more questions?

- No.
- Oh. Good.

I'm gonna go check out Bradford's alibi,

so you want me to drop
you off at the castle?

[LAUGHS]

Another question I never
thought I'd hear.

[CHUCKLING] Yeah.

[IGNITION STARTS]

[♪ ♪]

Hey. Excuse me.

Is this the Peterson Estate sale?

Oh, well, it will be.

We don't open to buyers until tomorrow.

Oh! Tomorrow?

Oh. Must have the date wrong.

Are you the owner of the estate?

Oh, no. As a matter of fact,

I'm running this sale
for the estate company.

Eleanor Lawton.

Hi. Jim Conner.

You know, usually, when
I miss an appointment,

I, uh, it's a bad thing,

but... well, at least I met you.

Oh. Uh, can I help you
with anything else?

Oh, no. I mean,

not unless you've seen Victor Bradford.

I was supposed to meet him here.

Oh, Victor. He comes to
all the estate sales,

but he won't be here until tomorrow.

Ah, tomorrow.

You know, this happened last weekend.

I missed him at the
Anderson estate sale.

Oh, what a shame!

He made several large purchases.

He did? He was there? Okay.

All right. I'll see you around.

[EMMA]: Well?

Bradford's alibi checked out.

"Killer's eyes" notwithstanding.

Where does that leave us?

What about him?

You think Bray's our man?

It's a theory.

Yeah, you think he
killed his father, too?

- That's a terrible thought.
- It is.

And then he would've had to kill Sherman

to stop him from giving you proof.

And he killed Webster?

- It could be.
- Can you prove it?

No. Are you kidding me?

I'm a long way from proving anything.

What are you going to do?

[♪ ♪]

Hey, Bray!

Do you have a second?

I want to ask you something.

Of course. Anything for the FBI.

What would you like to know?

Well, we were just wondering.

Did you kill Professor Webster?

- What?
- How about Sherman Arlington,

- did you kill him, too?
- Is this a joke?

Your father?

- Did you kill him?
- Okay, that's not funny.

Oh, but the first two were?

- What are you talking about?
- We know that you've...

...been selling things
off from the house.

[SCOFFS]

That doesn't make me a murderer.

Okay, I want you out of
this house right now.

No, she hasn't finished her research.

Yeah, the research is over.

What was that supposed to accomplish?

If he's guilty, he'll show his hand.

What if he's innocent?

Then I just got you fired.

Thanks for that.

I'm gonna go take another
look downstairs,

you know, in case it's my last chance.

I'm gonna go follow Bray.

[♪ ♪]

[♪ ♪]

[DIALING]

[RINGING]

This is Jim Conner.

Leave a message.

Conner. It's me.

I know who the murderer is.

Meet me in the crypt.

[♪ ♪]

Perry?

Emma.

What are you doing?

I thought you didn't like
exploring down here,

what with the curse and all.

Or...

Should I say hoax?

It's a good one.

All the finds are old.

Genuinely old.

Although, they weren't found here.

They were collected and placed here,

by someone who knew how.

- Who?
- [LAUGHS] Oh...

I don't have to tell you.

You supplied the artifacts, didn't you?

From your ancestral home?

Oh. My ancestors weren't witches.

Of course not!

That's why Professor Webster

had to add all the writing on the wall,

and alter the artifacts,
just a little bit,

to make it convincing.

Okay, that's ridiculous.

Although he didn't do a very good job.

There was a mark on... on the mortar.

The letter "q" for Quinn.

Your last name.

Why on earth would I do that?

That's what I couldn't figure out.

You wouldn't benefit from the sale

of the castle,

or from increasing the
value with the hoax.

Only Bray would.

That's right.

Yeah...

And then I got it.

You are in love with Bray.

You try to hide it,

but it eats you up inside.

Don't be ridiculous.

You knew that Bray was
in financial trouble,

that he was selling his antiques

and saying they'd been stolen.

So what if I knew?

You thought,

if you engineered the
sale of Chandler Castle,

you could help Bray,

and if you built up
this idea of a curse,

then you could turn the castle

into a real tourist attraction,

and you could help Bray,

and then Bray would be grateful,

and he'd notice you,

and you could win his heart.

Oh, that's...

Very romantic of me.

Do you think so?

I think it's kind of sad.

Besides,

how could I get Professor
Webster to help me?

Oh, you offered to pay him.

But then...

I think he probably demanded more money,

so you killed him.

Go on. This is very interesting.

Well, what better way

to cement the idea of a curse

than with a mysterious death?

And I suppose I killed Sherman, too.

How come?

Well, simple.

I think he figured out it was a hoax

and was gonna tell me.

Did I throw the rocks, too?

Yeah.

And I think you hid the
knife in Adelle's room

and tried to frame her,

because you were jealous
of all the attention

Bray was always paying her.

You're making me sound
like a crazy person.

Oh, I think you are.

I mean, only a crazy person would think

they could hoodwink the entire
archeological community.

I think Webster knew that.

He was playing you.

He was making the hoax
last as long as he could

so he could milk you for all he could.

He thought he was clever,

but he didn't know what he
was dealing with, did he?

No.

I don't think you do, either.

You might say you're too
smart for your own good.

Look like we'll have to
chalk up another death

to Abigail's curse.

[♪ ♪]

Hey! Hold on.

Hold on a minute!

Why should I?

Because I'm the FBI!

I can find you, wherever you go.

Look. I didn't do it.

Okay? I know I look guilty.

I-I always look guilty.
This is just how I look!

I don't think you killed anybody.

- But I think you know who did.
- I don't!

Okay? I'm not that smart.
I was just born rich.

If it wasn't for Perry,

I'd be living on the streets.

- For Perry?
- Yes! She has the brains.

It was her idea to
report the stuff missing

and to claim the insurance money.

Where is she now?

I don't know.

Okay. Come on.

Come on.

Do you think anybody's gonna think

Abigail's using a .38 for her curse now?

No.

But they'll believe the curse
made you commit suicide.

Oleander.

Just like they used to
use in the old days.

Quick and painless.

Sorry.

You're gonna have to shoot me.

How are you gonna explain that?

Well...

I'll be a little
inconvenienced at first,

but you'll definitely be dead.

Oh!

[THUD]

[BOTH GRUNTING INTENSELY]

[GASPING]

Bray!

[BRAY GROANING]

How could you?

It was the curse.

It was... it was Abigail's curse.

You killed them.

- No.
- You killed them!

I... I... I did it for you.

I...

[CONNER]: You're under arrest.
Stand up!

Bray!

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can,

and will, be used against
you in a court of law.

It's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

[♪ ♪]

[EMMA]: Didn't Adelle look
so happy to be out of jail?

[CONNER]: Yeah.
Bray's gonna be okay.

He's gonna have serious back
pain for the rest of his life.

[EMMA]: He'll probably
get jail time himself

for all that insurance fraud.

You know, it'll be good for him.

Maybe it'll make him
grow up a little bit.

You know, Perry did
all of that for love.

- Yeah.
- Throwing all those rocks...

Making all those weird
noises in the night...

She even arranged for that
close call with the ax,

to convince us of the curse.

She killed two men.

All for unrequited love.

It's one of the three motives of murder.

Revenge, money, and love.

I think it's the saddest motive.

Well, I didn't think you
were such a romantic.

It's been nice working with you again.

Yes. Yes, it has.

In spite of the danger
and tragedy and all.

We should really try
hanging out together

when there's not a murder involved.

It would be a nice change.

- You know, I do have one question.
- Only one?

- Yeah.
- Mm-hmm?

What really happened to Bray's father?

Was he murdered or not?

I don't think Perry killed him.

No. I don't either.

So either it was an accident,
like they thought, or...

Or?

...the curse.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

- No!
- No, no.

See you around, Agent Conner.

I'll see you around, Professor.

Hey, um... hey, hey.

We should probably, you know...

We should probably have a
coffee sometime, together.

- Consult?
- Yes! Exactly.

Consult.

That'd be nice.

[♪ ♪]