The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024) s01e02 Episode Script
The Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You
(birds chirping)
Welcome to Spiderwick.
Welcome to Spiderwick.
(door creaks open)
Once we clean this up, this'll
be great.
And I know we can all use a
fresh start.
SIMON:Lemondrop and
Jeffreyare missing.
JARED:I heard
something in the house.
A possum, I think. Maybe it ate
them.
A possum, I think. Maybe it ate
them.
Lucinda is my favorite person
ever.
Institutionalized Aunt Lucinda?
Little Miss, you must leave.
Spiderwick is dangerous.
It's all real.
-My dread Lord Mulgarath
-Shh.
Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide
will soon be ours.
Mom said the apple is poison.
Mom said the apple is poison.
YOUNG LUCINDA: Not if you
prepare it correctly.
-Drink. -MELVINA: Are you crazy,
Lucinda?
Boo!
Boo!
(both scream)
JARED:Lucinda was
telling the truth.
Arthur knew.
These-these creatures are
real!
Arthur knew.
These-these creatures are
real!
We came here to see Dr. Brauer
and that's what we're gonna do.
Let's go.
(knocking)
Hi, Dr. Brauer.
(clock ticking)
(clock ticking)
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(whispered chatter)
(clears throat)
I asked my daughter to fetch us
a snack.
She makes an exquisite
charcuterie plate.
(exhales) I'm feeling rather
peckish.
Sorry if we, uh, interrupted
dinner.
Sorry if we, uh, interrupted
dinner.
(sighs)
Your mom is very concerned about
you.
Especially considering your
Great-Aunt Lucinda's history.
Especially considering your
Great-Aunt Lucinda's history.
Here you go, Lucinda.
Tell me, then, what kind of
creature
Tell me, then, what kind of
creature
is lurking inside Spiderwick?
Is it an elf? Sprite?
Nixie? Pixie?
Nixie? Pixie?
Goblin? Gargoyle?
Griffin? Troll?
Ooh! Maybe it's, uh, a mean old
ogre?
Why'd you say ogre?
Your mom said that you came
across a drawing of sorts?
May I see it?
(bag unzips)
Ooh.
You know a lot of creatures.
Well, this town is full of
stories.
Well, this town is full of
stories.
LUCINDA: Manchineel tea is
useful for fighting ogres.
LUCINDA: Manchineel tea is
useful for fighting ogres.
Just a few drops.
Stir with forefinger.
Stir with forefinger.
Clockwise.
Thumb tucked.
Pinky all the way out.
Pinky all the way out.
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(echoing clock ticks)
(echoing clock ticks)
-JARED: I know what you're
doing. -I'm making conversation.
Indulging me.
Indulging me.
You think I'm manipulating you?
I know you're manipulating me.
Wow.
You've been through a lot of
therapy, haven't you?
Do you believe in fairies?
(sighs)
(sighs)
May I see that page?
-(sighs) -You're not nearly as
smart as the others.
Or understanding.
Small-town therapist.
Not even a couch, man.
You really think that you could
help me?
You really think that you could
help me?
(exhales)
I can only help you if you help
me.
I can only help you if you help
me.
-Okay. -You don't like that
much, huh?
You've heard that before, it
hasn't changed anything.
You've heard that before, it
hasn't changed anything.
I'm sure you're tired of being
doubted.
Untrustworthy. Irredeemable.
Untrustworthy. Irredeemable.
You own a thesaurus. How
vintage, dude.
Being smart isn't going to solve
your problems.
Being smart isn't going to solve
your problems.
You'll still be you.
Why do you hate being you,
Jared?
(clock tolling)
(clock tolling)
Ah. Well done, my darling.
Ah. Well done, my darling.
Daddy.
Help.
Lucinda's missing from the
hospital.
We have to find her.
(vehicle approaching)
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(vehicle door closes)
-(door opens) -HELEN (distant):
Kids?
Come down! All hands on deck!
Come down! All hands on deck!
We need flashlights, blankets.
I packed our camping gear
somewhere.
I packed our camping gear
somewhere.
-We camp? -We camped.
MALLORY: This box is cookbooks.
MALLORY: This box is cookbooks.
I've got book books.
Children's toys?
There's a night-light, I think.
There's a night-light, I think.
Mom, I really think we should go
with you.
No, I-I need you to stay here
with Jared.
No, I-I need you to stay here
with Jared.
He's stayed by himself plenty.
Your brother's having an
episode.
-Yeah, that's un-shocking. -This
is different.
-Yeah, that's un-shocking. -This
is different.
He says he saw a creature.
Like Aunt Lucinda?
Jared is in a very precarious
place.
Jared is in a very precarious
place.
He must be heard without
judgment or contradiction.
He must be heard without
judgment or contradiction.
-He needs you. -Yeah, well, we
should tell Dad.
It's hard to help from Brooklyn.
SIMON: I mean, he could be
supportive.
SIMON: I mean, he could be
supportive.
He's probably just getting out
of rehearsal now.
We have all the support we need
right here.
We have all the support we need
right here.
We'll find Lucinda. I promise.
While we're gone, I invoke Grace
family rule number one.
Yes. We won't be d-bags, I
promise.
I swear, you two are the
bestest.
I swear, you two are the
bestest.
-(whispers indistinctly) -SIMON:
Okay, Mom.
-(whispers indistinctly) -SIMON:
Okay, Mom.
Order a pizza, put onDemon
Slayer, clean this up.
I'll be in touch.
DORIAN: Thank you for letting
Calliope stay.
HELEN: Our pleasure.
(thudding)
Okay, what manner of crap
is that sentient turd unleashing
now?
is that sentient turd unleashing
now?
Jared?
Is that you in the attic?
We can hear you, dummy. Come
down.
(glass shatters)
Maybe we should go up?
Maybe we should go up?
SPIDERWICK:There's
one. In the peonies.
-YOUNG LUCINDA: I don't
see anything.-Look
closer.
-YOUNG LUCINDA: I don't
see anything.-Look
closer.
SPIDERWICK:Fae are
all around us.
They use glamour spells,
They use glamour spells,
turn invisible or
shape-shift,
conceal themselves from
humans.
YOUNG LUCINDA:Why do
they hide?
YOUNG LUCINDA:Why do
they hide?
SPIDERWICK:Some are
frightened of us.
Others we ought to be
frightened of.
Others we ought to be
frightened of.
My Field Guide will help
usknow them.
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
We must learnhow to
see them, Luce.
We must learnhow to
see them, Luce.
JARED: Don't move.
It's right there.
What are you filming?
Don't look at me with that face
in your voice.
This is proof.
This is proof.
You see how the dust floats
around it?
What are you two losers saying?
You made it go away, dumbass.
You made it go away, dumbass.
-Made what go away? -You heard
the film.
I think our great-great-grandpa
Arthur Spiderwick discovered
that magical creatures are real.
You put in an extra "great."
CALLIOPE: Whoa.
What is this thing?
What is this thing?
The page I found was from this
book.
This Field Guide thing.
It fits.
It fits.
What's on the other pages? Why
were they ripped out?
I thought I saw something, too.
It was just an insect that I had
never seen before.
You probably saw some kind of
local varmint or something.
It wrote me a message.
It wrote me a message.
"Click-clack, watch your back."
Classy varmint. Rhyming in
couplets.
You grew up here.
You grew up here.
Do you know what Arthur
Spiderwick was doing?
I don't know. He's like the
bogeyman.
I don't know. He's like the
bogeyman.
Kids have been coming here for
years,
daring each other to spend the
night
without losing their teeth.
without losing their teeth.
Their teeth fell out?
(laughs softly)
(gasping)
Please tell me that that was
Lemondrop and Jeffrey.
Please tell me that that was
Lemondrop and Jeffrey.
It's not Simon's stupid mice.
I told you that there's
something in this house with us.
I don't know what it is, but I
know we can catch it.
-Everybody get a map? -OTHERS:
Yeah.
Lucinda Spiderwick has been
missing for two hours now.
Lucinda Spiderwick has been
missing for two hours now.
We'll split up.
Dale will go toward Route 75,
I'll head south toward the
Claire River.
I'll head south toward the
Claire River.
Anything we need to know about
your patient, Dr. Brauer?
For our own safety?
Uh, Lucinda's probably scared,
Uh, Lucinda's probably scared,
confused, doesn't know who or
where she is,
so approach with caution.
so approach with caution.
If you do find her, just let her
know
that you're there to help.
I just want to add-- hi,
everyone.
I'm Lucinda's niece Helen.
I'm Lucinda's niece Helen.
I appreciate seeing all of you
here
and the whitefish casseroles you
all sent.
and the whitefish casseroles you
all sent.
Lucinda isn't dangerous.
She is kind and gentle and loves
disco and nature
She is kind and gentle and loves
disco and nature
and is probably just out picking
flowers.
Peonies, because they represent
healing and, uh
Peonies, because they represent
healing and, uh
I-I really appreciate this, and
I-I know
I've already said that, but I-I
really do.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Let's get moving.
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Let's go!
Let's go!
■Always on the move ■
JARED: We need to set
trapsall around the
house
to catch this little creature.
■Don't knowwhere I'm
going ■
Put just a little
Yep.
■Stranger windskeep
blowing ■
-Okay. -I think we got it.
-Okay. -I think we got it.
-■Troubles going
around ■ -CALLIOPE: Nice.
Good.
-Hey. -(both laugh)
-Hey. -(both laugh)
■Yeah, can't let
darknessbe found
■
TANNER: Don't forget your maps
and, everyone, please be safe.
TANNER: Don't forget your maps
and, everyone, please be safe.
I'll catch up with you two
later.
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
■They can't find us ■
■But keep them further ■
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
■They can't find us ■
Jared!
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
■They can't find ■
JARED: If it steps in the flour,
we'll be able to follow its
footprints.
we'll be able to follow its
footprints.
-■We're getting closer ■
-■ They can't find ■
-(chuckles) -Ah. Okay.
-You want to go? Okay. -Oh,
yeah? (stammers)
(both laugh)
(both laugh)
Guys.
(laughing): Okay.
Jared.
Hey, Jared.
Is, uh, is that the little door
we saw?
I was checking out the town's
history,
and during the Firefly Festival,
they set up
a live feed of downtown to see
if anyone can
a live feed of downtown to see
if anyone can
spot a fairy.
(laughs softly) Henson is a
whole vibe.
You got flour on your favorite
hoodie.
-It'll stain. -Yeah.
Calliope and I were just messing
around.
Calliope and I were just messing
around.
You don't always have to be so
nice, Simon.
Please, take your jealous pants
off.
Please, take your jealous pants
off.
But they match my shoes.
(scoffs) Okay.
Tell me the part you aren't
saying.
Tell me the part you aren't
saying.
JARED: It's not just this little
creature thing.
When I was at Dr. Brauer's,
I (sighs)
I thought I saw Great-Aunt
Lucinda.
He's her therapist.
He's her therapist.
No, I-I looked at Calliope,
and then I-I blinked and
Calliope was Lucinda.
and then I-I blinked and
Calliope was Lucinda.
Just for a sec, and then
not.
Hmm.
Hmm.
It was probably just a
reflection.
No, no, it was her. Ish.
I don't know, it felt like
Lucinda was reaching out to me,
I don't know, it felt like
Lucinda was reaching out to me,
like she needed my help.
She does. I mean, she's missing.
This is more than just finding
her, Simon, it's saving her.
This is more than just finding
her, Simon, it's saving her.
If we can find this creature
that I know I saw,
we can prove that Lucinda isn't
crazy.
we can prove that Lucinda isn't
crazy.
Right. Which would mean you're
not crazy?
You don't believe me.
I don't get flour on my fave
hoodie for just anyone.
You're my brother. I'm here for
you.
You're my brother. I'm here for
you.
I love you.
Creatures exist, and I'll prove
it.
Creatures exist, and I'll prove
it.
Wild peonies.
Wild peonies.
-Lucinda's favorite. -I don't
think she's been around here.
-These are all deer tracks.
-Rabbit tracks.
-These are all deer tracks.
-Rabbit tracks.
Broken dogwood shrub.
Yeah, from a rabbit.
I've hunted my whole life.
I've hunted my whole life.
Have you? So have I.
It's not Lucinda, so let's get
going.
It's not Lucinda, so let's get
going.
What's your beef with me, Dr.
Brauer?
No beef, I'm just concerned
about the whereabouts
No beef, I'm just concerned
about the whereabouts
-of my patient. -No, you're
concerned
with covering your own ass for
putting us all in direct danger.
with covering your own ass for
putting us all in direct danger.
(sighs) Psychiatric patients
won't lower the property values.
Oh, until something bad happens.
Then maybe the state will
finally take our proposal
to shut down the Meskwaki
Hospital seriously.
You're trying to use this as
evidence
to shut down the hospital?
You want to blame someone?
Blame me.
Blame me.
I saw Lucinda for the first time
in decades.
I said something, I-I did
something to
How'd you get those scratches?
How'd you get those scratches?
She didn't mean to hurt me.
That makes it worse. And it's a
deer track.
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Huh.
Hey, Yalda.
Billion dollar idea here.
Move the cereal closer to the
milk.
Genius.
I'm sensing sarcasm.
I'm sensing sarcasm.
You are a clerk, Hubert. Be a
clerk.
Look how much milk we're
throwing out.
Look how much milk we're
throwing out.
The cereal is seven and a half
aisles away,
if you count the hummus display.
People are dim.
People are dim.
Put the moo juice and the
Cheerios together
and (exhales sharply) magic.
They put the milk and the cereal
across the store
They put the milk and the cereal
across the store
because they want people to walk
past all the crap
they don't want and make an
impulse buy.
Such a waste.
Such a waste.
You know what they say?
"No use crying over spilt milk"?
-(entry bells chime) -Mind your
own dumb business.
That's not an expression.
(panting softly)
Ma'am, are you okay?
Where are the bloom-dow-cheek'd
peaches?
Where are the bloom-dow-cheek'd
peaches?
The swart-headed mulberries? The
bright-fire-like-barberries?
The swart-headed mulberries? The
bright-fire-like-barberries?
I don't know what that is, but
Sumo Oranges are in season.
I don't know what that is, but
Sumo Oranges are in season.
Not 40 years ago, there was a
vast field right here
with knee-high wild grass.
with knee-high wild grass.
Where is it?
Where is the Goblin Market?
Where is the Goblin Market?
Hmm.
Hmm
Hmm
Whoa.
Lady Spiderwick. It's an honor.
I don't
I don't
recognize your face.
Humans encroach deeper into
faery,
so we must hide ourselves.
My truth is concealed under this
glamour.
My truth is concealed under this
glamour.
(sniffs) Your breath smells like
Hot Pockets.
Because they're delicious.
Because they're delicious.
I don't have time to waste.
I need to purchase a favor.
I need to find the Goblin
Market.
I need to find the Goblin
Market.
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(birds chirping)
(birds chirping)
JARED: Mallory! Did you set it
up yet?
Okay.
Okay.
JARED: Hey, how we doing?
JARED: Hey, how we doing?
Just set Mom's computer in the
third hallway.
You know, the one with the water
stain
that looks like the Thanos butt
chin?
MALLORY: And if you go through
my photos,
MALLORY: And if you go through
my photos,
I will eliminate you in every
timeline.
SIMON (distant): Calliope?
SIMON (distant): Calliope?
Be right there.
Are you coming?
Are you coming?
All set.
All set.
Virtual meetings increased
isolation
and the sale of sweatpants, but
on the plus side,
and the sale of sweatpants, but
on the plus side,
we can also use it to make a
banging surveillance system.
(key clicks)
(alarm ringing)
Hold on-- Jared!
(panting)
(panting)
(grunts)
(low growl)
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(phone ringing, buzzing)
(phone ringing, buzzing)
Hey.
RICHARD (over phone):
Simon texted me about
Lucinda.
-It's fine. I'm-I'm fine.
-That means you're not.
-It's fine. I'm-I'm fine.
-That means you're not.
You have to tell Simon the
truth.
You know why I can't.
No, I-I know why you say you
can't.
I called because I know
what your aunt means to
you.
-That's all. -Thanks for
calling.
-I'll talk to you later. -(twig
snaps)
Ow. Hey.
I, uh, I have news.
I just got a call, Lucinda was
spotted
at Nielsen's Food Mart,
at Nielsen's Food Mart,
so we should head in that
direction.
This is great.
("Kinjitou" by Reol playing)
("Kinjitou" by Reol playing)
■ ■
Mal. Mal.
We have to find out who did
this.
The camera didn't catch who set
the fire.
Need your help.
Mallory!
Mallory!
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(panting)
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VALENTINA:You are too
fixed.
All your plans are set in stone.
All your plans are set in stone.
I cannot teach you,
Mallory Grace.
(rustling)
(laughter)
(laughter)
(screaming)
Maybe we should try WD-40?
If you put WD-40 in my hair,
I will gladly get tried as an
adult.
I will gladly get tried as an
adult.
I can't believe you would do
this just because I wouldn't
-play your stupid game, Jared.
-JARED: It wasn't me.
These knots are way too tight.
These knots are way too tight.
It has to be whatever set the
fire.
-It's the creature. -SIMON: The
Internet says to use
apple cider vinegar?
Maybe Mom packed some.
-I think we have to cut it. -No.
-I think it's the only way-- -I
said no!
Why are you so mad at me?
Because the fencing maestro
called me untrainable.
Your mediocrity isn't my
problem, Mallory.
Please. I was tops in Brooklyn
before you made us move.
Please. I was tops in Brooklyn
before you made us move.
Standing in the shallow end of
the talent pool
makes you look large, huh?
You could just say sorry.
I didn't do it!
How could you mess with my hair,
Jared?
Of all things, my hair?
I mean, you know how much time
goes into this.
I mean, you know how much time
goes into this.
Every Sunday, sitting on the
floor for hours
so Mom can oil my hair and put
it in pigtails
while I was growing it out.
Kids made so much fun of me for
wearing those pigtails.
Relentless.
But it's all worth it
But it's all worth it
when I take my fencing mask off
after a victory
and my hair spills out.
Like a warrior queen.
Like a warrior queen.
SIMON: Oh, my God. No!
Who would do this?
Who would do this?
Why?
I'm gonna get something to clean
this up.
I'm gonna get something to clean
this up.
(speaking secret twin language)
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Tell me their names.
Lemondrop and Jeffrey.
-Which one is which? -Jeffrey is
the one that looks
-Which one is which? -Jeffrey is
the one that looks
like a human resources manager.
Mm.
Mm.
Dear Lemondrop and Jeffrey
Dear Lemondrop and Jeffrey
It's hard to believe that you're
gone.
We wish you were still here to
eat bugs
or clean your whiskers
Maybe we just wish you were
still here.
We will always remember the way
that you played,
We will always remember the way
that you played,
and the way that you brought
comfort
when we were lonely or sad.
when we were lonely or sad.
Thank you, Lemondrop. Thank you,
Jeffrey.
You were good mice.
You were good mice.
That was beautiful.
I've been to enough funerals.
You still have flour on your
face.
Do you believe in fairies?
No.
So, you think Jared killed them?
So, you think Jared killed them?
If I were you, I'd be furious.
If I were you, I'd be furious.
Jared can be a jerk, but he can
also be fun.
You know, he's never not doing
something wrong.
Yeah.
Yeah.
He stirs pots and I have to
unstir.
Sucks having to hide who you
are.
They were good mice.
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HELEN: Is Tanner really trying
to shut down the hospital?
DORIAN: Oh, somebody's been
trying
to shut down Meskwaki since it
opened 150 years ago.
to shut down Meskwaki since it
opened 150 years ago.
People are uncomfortable with
emotions
-they can't comprehend. -Yeah.
I got a lot of stares when I
said we were moving here
I got a lot of stares when I
said we were moving here
-for the hospital. -Mm.
You've been going through so
much.
You've been going through so
much.
Divorce. The move.
I know things have been tough
for Jared.
Thank you for giving him a
chance.
Mm.
You know, uh, I've lived here a
long time.
A very long time.
What was the word Jared used,
uh?
I'm vintage.
-(chuckles) -Yeah, I have
studied this town.
-(chuckles) -Yeah, I have
studied this town.
Call it an occupational hazard.
The one thing I can tell you,
these people are superficial,
petty, jealous monsters.
these people are superficial,
petty, jealous monsters.
And Dan Ryba doesn't pick up his
dog's poop.
-Mm? -Mm.
-Mm? -Mm.
Alex Gallinson steals Kelly
Saldua's Internet.
Becca Hall signed up to get
adult braces
Becca Hall signed up to get
adult braces
so she can sleep with Dr.
Beasley,
who's currently having an affair
with Nannette Lee,
Jennifer Miller and Jennifer
Miller.
Jennifer Miller and Jennifer
Miller.
(chuckling)
So, Jennifer and Jennifer are
two people
with the same last name?
The '80s.
We all have our secrets. Some
are darker than others.
We all have our secrets. Some
are darker than others.
You know, I heard whisperings
that Tanner Kent murdered his
wife.
that Tanner Kent murdered his
wife.
No, he didn't.
These people are no better than
Lucinda, Jared,
you, me
We're all just trying.
■ ■
Guys, come here. I have
something.
Guys, come here. I have
something.
(keys clicking)
I found a reflection of our
arsonist.
I used Mom's credit card to buy
a hacked NASA computer program
from some dude in Prague named
Lobo
that can render the picture
and show us who started the
fire.
and show us who started the
fire.
Uh, I-I didn't do it. I swear.
That's you right there.
Maybe it's a glitch in the
camera.
Maybe it's a glitch in the
camera.
Or maybe it's the creature.
Come on.
Using Mom's credit card, setting
fires,
Using Mom's credit card, setting
fires,
tying my hair to the bannister,
freezing Lemondrop and Jeffrey
to death is your oeuvre!
I didn't do anything wrong.
We're stuck in this nowhere town
in this tragic house because of
you.
Everything awful that happens in
this family
can't all be my fault.
can't all be my fault.
Simon?
Tell them it wasn't me.
Tell them.
Wow.
(pencil scribbling)
(pencil scribbling)
One thing I already love about
Henson is the sky.
One thing I already love about
Henson is the sky.
We could never see so many stars
from the light pollution.
Aren't you sick of this? 'Cause
I'm sick of this.
Aren't you sick of this? 'Cause
I'm sick of this.
You know, this is like that time
that we shaved our heads for
lice and you started
that GoFundMe for cancer
treatment
because Mom wouldn't get you
some Pokémon?
Why can't you, for once in your
life,
just admit what you did and
apologize?
You really think I could kill
Lemondrop and Jeffrey?
You really think I could kill
Lemondrop and Jeffrey?
It's not just me.
I don't care what Mallory or
that girl think.
But, Simon you really think
I'd hurt you?
But, Simon you really think
I'd hurt you?
(footsteps nearby)
(soft growling)
See? I told you. I told you.
See? I told you. I told you.
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SIMON: Jared.
-Dude, what the hell? -It's
usually a book
-Dude, what the hell? -It's
usually a book
that activates a secret passage.
SIMON:How to Build a Secret
Passage.
Maybe it's this one?
Maybe it's this one?
(creaking, clacking)
Whoa. Holy crap.
Whoa. Holy crap.
Come on.
(indistinct chatter nearby)
THIMBLETACK: Excuses, excuses.
You think I care.
THIMBLETACK: Excuses, excuses.
You think I care.
Newsflash-- I actually never
cared once.
You want me to pretend that I'm
happy--
LUCINDA: Thimbletack, I need you
to snap out of it.
-Snap out of it, now.
-THIMBLETACK: and everything
is all rainbows
and celebratory cheese puffs?
Why are you being so contrary?
You know I hate that!
THIMBLETACK: I think you're a
bad friend.
-No. No. -A terrible friend.
How the hell is this happening?
Oh, I didn't know you guys were
here.
Great-Aunt Lucinda?
I'm Jared.
That's Simon. We're Helen's
children.
Mulgarath is a deceiver.
A shape-shifter. He could be
anyone.
Everyone. Can't trust a soul.
Who is Mulgarath?
The dreaded cur.
I hid my father's notes on ogres
here
so I could defeat him, but I
can't find the page.
so I could defeat him, but I
can't find the page.
Because Jared burnt it.
I told you I didn't.
Hey, wait, wait!
Hey, wait, wait!
It's okay. It's okay.
Okay, it's okay. Please. It's
okay.
The boy isn't lying.
No fairy can tolerate iron.
No fairy can tolerate iron.
You're human enough.
What does this ogre want from
you?
This is the only bestiary of its
kind.
My father catalogued each and
every creature
My father catalogued each and
every creature
of the invisible world.
Their strengths and weaknesses,
how to find them.
Their strengths and weaknesses,
how to find them.
The information was too valuable
to destroy,
so to protect the Field Guide
from Mulgarath,
so to protect the Field Guide
from Mulgarath,
I tore out the pages and hid
them all around Henson.
I tore out the pages and hid
them all around Henson.
Where are they now?
(gasps)
(gasps)
(stammers) I remember there were
86 pages.
(stammers) I remember there were
86 pages.
I know this because that's
precisely
three times my age which I
thought was lucky
three times my age which I
thought was lucky
since we all know three is a
magic number.
How old do you think you are?
I'm 25, obviously.
I'm 25, obviously.
Eight-six divided by three,
right?
Let's call my mother.
I'm not crazy.
I think I-I asked her to
eliminate the memories.
I think I-I asked her to
eliminate the memories.
Asked who? To do what?
(Thimbletack shouting)
(muttering)
(muttering)
(shouting continues)
That's Thimbletack.
He used to be a great help, a
dear friend, poor thing.
He's a furiously broken boggart
now.
He's a furiously broken boggart
now.
-(shouts) -(projector clicking)
There's one.In the
peonies.
YOUNG LUCINDA:I don't
see anything.
SPIDERWICK:Look
closer.
SPIDERWICK:Look
closer.
Fae are all around us.
They use glamour spells
or turn invisibleor
shape-shift,
or turn invisibleor
shape-shift,
conceal themselves from
humans.
Why do they hide?
Why do they hide?
Some are frightened of
us.
Others we ought to be
frightened of.
My Field Guidewill
help us know them.
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
(whimpers)
Oh, children,
Oh, children,
I tried to protect you from the
ogre's wrath,
but I forgot my father's lesson.
but I forgot my father's lesson.
Hopefully, I did one thing
right.
Hopefully, I did one thing
right.
The pages are in hidden vaults
all over Henson,
marked by Nazars--
marked by Nazars--
protective totems
against evil fae.
Some are plain to see.
Others obfuscated.
Some are plain to see.
Others obfuscated.
Each vault has a unique,
magic puzzle you must
solve
in order to open it
and procure the page
within.
Find the pages.
Put Spiderwick's Field
Guideback together.
Put Spiderwick's Field
Guideback together.
-Mulgarath consumes. -(growls)
If he gets the Field Guide,
he'll use the information
to kill everyone in Henson
and-and control all the the
magical creatures
and-and control all the the
magical creatures
my father found.
And it will all be my fault.
And it will all be my fault.
I thought I saw you earlier, at
Dr. Brauer's.
I thought I saw you earlier, at
Dr. Brauer's.
Sounds like you saw a portent.
Is that a good or bad thing?
It's neither nor.
Fairies operate with numinous
logic.
I don't know what "numinous"
means.
I don't know what "numinous"
means.
That's the thing.
No one does.
(chuckles softly)
No one will ever believe us.
No one will ever believe us.
It's lonely when they think
you're crazy
It's lonely when they think
you're crazy
and you know you're not.
It sucks.
Mm-hmm.
Jared, you can't tell or trust
anyone.
Jared, you can't tell or trust
anyone.
Thimbletack will help, should
his tantrums cease.
But I procured a treasure from
the Goblin Market.
But I procured a treasure from
the Goblin Market.
A Hot Pocket?
Oh, sorry. That's for me.
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■ ■
It's the key to everything.
You have to help save everyone,
Jared.
I'm I'm just a kid.
That's why you can succeed.
(door creaks open)
Thank God you're okay.
-Mom's home. -Mom.
Mom
(quietly): Simon
Sorry I gave you a fright,
but necessity dictated action.
I think that's enough excitement
for one night.
I should take you back to the
hospital
so you can get some rest.
so you can get some rest.
Yeah.
Sorry, Little Miss.
Sorry for all the troubles to
come.
No one should have to endure
such pain.
Remember the lessons I taught
you.
Remember the lessons I taught
you.
Let's go.
("The Chauffeur" by Duran Duran
playing)
■Out on the tar plains ■
■The glides are moving ■
■All lookingfor a
new place to drive ■
I wasn't sure back at
Spiderwick.
You seemed so human.
You seemed so human.
You've gotten quite good at
shape-shifting.
But when I got in the car,
I smelled the dank and pungent
woods
and I knew it was you,
Mulgarath.
and I knew it was you,
Mulgarath.
That's rude.
It's been a long time, Lucinda.
It's been a long time, Lucinda.
A long time to think and plot
and plan.
And I assume you're the living
portent
And I assume you're the living
portent
who made it seem like my nephew
set fire
to the ogre page?
to the ogre page?
■Way down the lane away,
living for another day ■
■Way down the lane away,
living for another day ■
What kind of beast are you?
The death-some kind.
(chuckling)
(sighs)
(birds chirping)
(birds chirping)
Do you know how long I've been
trying to get you?
I once spent an entire year
disguised as an emotional
support dog.
A corgi named Sir Barks-A-Lot
with tiny, useless legs.
A corgi named Sir Barks-A-Lot
with tiny, useless legs.
And still, I failed as you hid
behind iron and enchantments.
You made a grave error leaving
the safety
You made a grave error leaving
the safety
of your antiseptic hospital.
I had to warn them about you.
Well, they are your blood. I'd
be staggered if you didn't.
But we can't have that happening
again now, can we?
But we can't have that happening
again now, can we?
Not when I'm this close to
getting the Field Guide.
I can't tell you how or where to
get the pages
I can't tell you how or where to
get the pages
because I don't know.
I had it all wiped from my
memory
I had it all wiped from my
memory
just so I wouldn't be able to
tell you a damned thing.
You know what that makes you?
A sharp thorn.
(scoffs)
Useless.
(groans)
(gasps weakly)
(laughing)
(laughing)
(laughing hysterically)
(laughter echoing)
(frustrated exhale)
(scoffs)
■ ■
■ ■
■Do you see it too? ■
■I don't know what to do
■
■I don't know what to do
■
■Call me on the
telephone ■
■Because I'm feeling
all alone ■
■Because I'm feeling
all alone ■
■So where do you want to
go? ■
■We can hit the road ■
■We canhit the
road ■
■We'll find the sun out
there ■
■No need to run out
there ■
■Another fire, I'm not
afraid ■
■Another fire, I'm not
afraid ■
■To see new worlds
come off the page ■
■I'm not a hero but I can
see ■
■I'm not a hero but I can
see ■
■There's something
specialin you and me
■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■And no one gets it
like you do ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■And no one gets me
like you do ■
■And no one gets me
like you do ■
■Ooh ■
■Ooh-ooh ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■And no one gets it
like you do ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■And no one gets me
like you do. ■
■ ■
■ ■
■ ■
■ ■
■ ■
■ ■
■ ■
■ ■
■ ■
Welcome to Spiderwick.
Welcome to Spiderwick.
(door creaks open)
Once we clean this up, this'll
be great.
And I know we can all use a
fresh start.
SIMON:Lemondrop and
Jeffreyare missing.
JARED:I heard
something in the house.
A possum, I think. Maybe it ate
them.
A possum, I think. Maybe it ate
them.
Lucinda is my favorite person
ever.
Institutionalized Aunt Lucinda?
Little Miss, you must leave.
Spiderwick is dangerous.
It's all real.
-My dread Lord Mulgarath
-Shh.
Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide
will soon be ours.
Mom said the apple is poison.
Mom said the apple is poison.
YOUNG LUCINDA: Not if you
prepare it correctly.
-Drink. -MELVINA: Are you crazy,
Lucinda?
Boo!
Boo!
(both scream)
JARED:Lucinda was
telling the truth.
Arthur knew.
These-these creatures are
real!
Arthur knew.
These-these creatures are
real!
We came here to see Dr. Brauer
and that's what we're gonna do.
Let's go.
(knocking)
Hi, Dr. Brauer.
(clock ticking)
(clock ticking)
■ ■
(whispered chatter)
(clears throat)
I asked my daughter to fetch us
a snack.
She makes an exquisite
charcuterie plate.
(exhales) I'm feeling rather
peckish.
Sorry if we, uh, interrupted
dinner.
Sorry if we, uh, interrupted
dinner.
(sighs)
Your mom is very concerned about
you.
Especially considering your
Great-Aunt Lucinda's history.
Especially considering your
Great-Aunt Lucinda's history.
Here you go, Lucinda.
Tell me, then, what kind of
creature
Tell me, then, what kind of
creature
is lurking inside Spiderwick?
Is it an elf? Sprite?
Nixie? Pixie?
Nixie? Pixie?
Goblin? Gargoyle?
Griffin? Troll?
Ooh! Maybe it's, uh, a mean old
ogre?
Why'd you say ogre?
Your mom said that you came
across a drawing of sorts?
May I see it?
(bag unzips)
Ooh.
You know a lot of creatures.
Well, this town is full of
stories.
Well, this town is full of
stories.
LUCINDA: Manchineel tea is
useful for fighting ogres.
LUCINDA: Manchineel tea is
useful for fighting ogres.
Just a few drops.
Stir with forefinger.
Stir with forefinger.
Clockwise.
Thumb tucked.
Pinky all the way out.
Pinky all the way out.
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■ ■
(echoing clock ticks)
(echoing clock ticks)
-JARED: I know what you're
doing. -I'm making conversation.
Indulging me.
Indulging me.
You think I'm manipulating you?
I know you're manipulating me.
Wow.
You've been through a lot of
therapy, haven't you?
Do you believe in fairies?
(sighs)
(sighs)
May I see that page?
-(sighs) -You're not nearly as
smart as the others.
Or understanding.
Small-town therapist.
Not even a couch, man.
You really think that you could
help me?
You really think that you could
help me?
(exhales)
I can only help you if you help
me.
I can only help you if you help
me.
-Okay. -You don't like that
much, huh?
You've heard that before, it
hasn't changed anything.
You've heard that before, it
hasn't changed anything.
I'm sure you're tired of being
doubted.
Untrustworthy. Irredeemable.
Untrustworthy. Irredeemable.
You own a thesaurus. How
vintage, dude.
Being smart isn't going to solve
your problems.
Being smart isn't going to solve
your problems.
You'll still be you.
Why do you hate being you,
Jared?
(clock tolling)
(clock tolling)
Ah. Well done, my darling.
Ah. Well done, my darling.
Daddy.
Help.
Lucinda's missing from the
hospital.
We have to find her.
(vehicle approaching)
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■ ■
(vehicle door closes)
-(door opens) -HELEN (distant):
Kids?
Come down! All hands on deck!
Come down! All hands on deck!
We need flashlights, blankets.
I packed our camping gear
somewhere.
I packed our camping gear
somewhere.
-We camp? -We camped.
MALLORY: This box is cookbooks.
MALLORY: This box is cookbooks.
I've got book books.
Children's toys?
There's a night-light, I think.
There's a night-light, I think.
Mom, I really think we should go
with you.
No, I-I need you to stay here
with Jared.
No, I-I need you to stay here
with Jared.
He's stayed by himself plenty.
Your brother's having an
episode.
-Yeah, that's un-shocking. -This
is different.
-Yeah, that's un-shocking. -This
is different.
He says he saw a creature.
Like Aunt Lucinda?
Jared is in a very precarious
place.
Jared is in a very precarious
place.
He must be heard without
judgment or contradiction.
He must be heard without
judgment or contradiction.
-He needs you. -Yeah, well, we
should tell Dad.
It's hard to help from Brooklyn.
SIMON: I mean, he could be
supportive.
SIMON: I mean, he could be
supportive.
He's probably just getting out
of rehearsal now.
We have all the support we need
right here.
We have all the support we need
right here.
We'll find Lucinda. I promise.
While we're gone, I invoke Grace
family rule number one.
Yes. We won't be d-bags, I
promise.
I swear, you two are the
bestest.
I swear, you two are the
bestest.
-(whispers indistinctly) -SIMON:
Okay, Mom.
-(whispers indistinctly) -SIMON:
Okay, Mom.
Order a pizza, put onDemon
Slayer, clean this up.
I'll be in touch.
DORIAN: Thank you for letting
Calliope stay.
HELEN: Our pleasure.
(thudding)
Okay, what manner of crap
is that sentient turd unleashing
now?
is that sentient turd unleashing
now?
Jared?
Is that you in the attic?
We can hear you, dummy. Come
down.
(glass shatters)
Maybe we should go up?
Maybe we should go up?
SPIDERWICK:There's
one. In the peonies.
-YOUNG LUCINDA: I don't
see anything.-Look
closer.
-YOUNG LUCINDA: I don't
see anything.-Look
closer.
SPIDERWICK:Fae are
all around us.
They use glamour spells,
They use glamour spells,
turn invisible or
shape-shift,
conceal themselves from
humans.
YOUNG LUCINDA:Why do
they hide?
YOUNG LUCINDA:Why do
they hide?
SPIDERWICK:Some are
frightened of us.
Others we ought to be
frightened of.
Others we ought to be
frightened of.
My Field Guide will help
usknow them.
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
We must learnhow to
see them, Luce.
We must learnhow to
see them, Luce.
JARED: Don't move.
It's right there.
What are you filming?
Don't look at me with that face
in your voice.
This is proof.
This is proof.
You see how the dust floats
around it?
What are you two losers saying?
You made it go away, dumbass.
You made it go away, dumbass.
-Made what go away? -You heard
the film.
I think our great-great-grandpa
Arthur Spiderwick discovered
that magical creatures are real.
You put in an extra "great."
CALLIOPE: Whoa.
What is this thing?
What is this thing?
The page I found was from this
book.
This Field Guide thing.
It fits.
It fits.
What's on the other pages? Why
were they ripped out?
I thought I saw something, too.
It was just an insect that I had
never seen before.
You probably saw some kind of
local varmint or something.
It wrote me a message.
It wrote me a message.
"Click-clack, watch your back."
Classy varmint. Rhyming in
couplets.
You grew up here.
You grew up here.
Do you know what Arthur
Spiderwick was doing?
I don't know. He's like the
bogeyman.
I don't know. He's like the
bogeyman.
Kids have been coming here for
years,
daring each other to spend the
night
without losing their teeth.
without losing their teeth.
Their teeth fell out?
(laughs softly)
(gasping)
Please tell me that that was
Lemondrop and Jeffrey.
Please tell me that that was
Lemondrop and Jeffrey.
It's not Simon's stupid mice.
I told you that there's
something in this house with us.
I don't know what it is, but I
know we can catch it.
-Everybody get a map? -OTHERS:
Yeah.
Lucinda Spiderwick has been
missing for two hours now.
Lucinda Spiderwick has been
missing for two hours now.
We'll split up.
Dale will go toward Route 75,
I'll head south toward the
Claire River.
I'll head south toward the
Claire River.
Anything we need to know about
your patient, Dr. Brauer?
For our own safety?
Uh, Lucinda's probably scared,
Uh, Lucinda's probably scared,
confused, doesn't know who or
where she is,
so approach with caution.
so approach with caution.
If you do find her, just let her
know
that you're there to help.
I just want to add-- hi,
everyone.
I'm Lucinda's niece Helen.
I'm Lucinda's niece Helen.
I appreciate seeing all of you
here
and the whitefish casseroles you
all sent.
and the whitefish casseroles you
all sent.
Lucinda isn't dangerous.
She is kind and gentle and loves
disco and nature
She is kind and gentle and loves
disco and nature
and is probably just out picking
flowers.
Peonies, because they represent
healing and, uh
Peonies, because they represent
healing and, uh
I-I really appreciate this, and
I-I know
I've already said that, but I-I
really do.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Let's get moving.
■ ■
Let's go!
Let's go!
■Always on the move ■
JARED: We need to set
trapsall around the
house
to catch this little creature.
■Don't knowwhere I'm
going ■
Put just a little
Yep.
■Stranger windskeep
blowing ■
-Okay. -I think we got it.
-Okay. -I think we got it.
-■Troubles going
around ■ -CALLIOPE: Nice.
Good.
-Hey. -(both laugh)
-Hey. -(both laugh)
■Yeah, can't let
darknessbe found
■
TANNER: Don't forget your maps
and, everyone, please be safe.
TANNER: Don't forget your maps
and, everyone, please be safe.
I'll catch up with you two
later.
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
■They can't find us ■
■But keep them further ■
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
■They can't find us ■
Jared!
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
-■Somewhere ■ -■
We're getting closer ■
■They can't find ■
JARED: If it steps in the flour,
we'll be able to follow its
footprints.
we'll be able to follow its
footprints.
-■We're getting closer ■
-■ They can't find ■
-(chuckles) -Ah. Okay.
-You want to go? Okay. -Oh,
yeah? (stammers)
(both laugh)
(both laugh)
Guys.
(laughing): Okay.
Jared.
Hey, Jared.
Is, uh, is that the little door
we saw?
I was checking out the town's
history,
and during the Firefly Festival,
they set up
a live feed of downtown to see
if anyone can
a live feed of downtown to see
if anyone can
spot a fairy.
(laughs softly) Henson is a
whole vibe.
You got flour on your favorite
hoodie.
-It'll stain. -Yeah.
Calliope and I were just messing
around.
Calliope and I were just messing
around.
You don't always have to be so
nice, Simon.
Please, take your jealous pants
off.
Please, take your jealous pants
off.
But they match my shoes.
(scoffs) Okay.
Tell me the part you aren't
saying.
Tell me the part you aren't
saying.
JARED: It's not just this little
creature thing.
When I was at Dr. Brauer's,
I (sighs)
I thought I saw Great-Aunt
Lucinda.
He's her therapist.
He's her therapist.
No, I-I looked at Calliope,
and then I-I blinked and
Calliope was Lucinda.
and then I-I blinked and
Calliope was Lucinda.
Just for a sec, and then
not.
Hmm.
Hmm.
It was probably just a
reflection.
No, no, it was her. Ish.
I don't know, it felt like
Lucinda was reaching out to me,
I don't know, it felt like
Lucinda was reaching out to me,
like she needed my help.
She does. I mean, she's missing.
This is more than just finding
her, Simon, it's saving her.
This is more than just finding
her, Simon, it's saving her.
If we can find this creature
that I know I saw,
we can prove that Lucinda isn't
crazy.
we can prove that Lucinda isn't
crazy.
Right. Which would mean you're
not crazy?
You don't believe me.
I don't get flour on my fave
hoodie for just anyone.
You're my brother. I'm here for
you.
You're my brother. I'm here for
you.
I love you.
Creatures exist, and I'll prove
it.
Creatures exist, and I'll prove
it.
Wild peonies.
Wild peonies.
-Lucinda's favorite. -I don't
think she's been around here.
-These are all deer tracks.
-Rabbit tracks.
-These are all deer tracks.
-Rabbit tracks.
Broken dogwood shrub.
Yeah, from a rabbit.
I've hunted my whole life.
I've hunted my whole life.
Have you? So have I.
It's not Lucinda, so let's get
going.
It's not Lucinda, so let's get
going.
What's your beef with me, Dr.
Brauer?
No beef, I'm just concerned
about the whereabouts
No beef, I'm just concerned
about the whereabouts
-of my patient. -No, you're
concerned
with covering your own ass for
putting us all in direct danger.
with covering your own ass for
putting us all in direct danger.
(sighs) Psychiatric patients
won't lower the property values.
Oh, until something bad happens.
Then maybe the state will
finally take our proposal
to shut down the Meskwaki
Hospital seriously.
You're trying to use this as
evidence
to shut down the hospital?
You want to blame someone?
Blame me.
Blame me.
I saw Lucinda for the first time
in decades.
I said something, I-I did
something to
How'd you get those scratches?
How'd you get those scratches?
She didn't mean to hurt me.
That makes it worse. And it's a
deer track.
■ ■
Huh.
Hey, Yalda.
Billion dollar idea here.
Move the cereal closer to the
milk.
Genius.
I'm sensing sarcasm.
I'm sensing sarcasm.
You are a clerk, Hubert. Be a
clerk.
Look how much milk we're
throwing out.
Look how much milk we're
throwing out.
The cereal is seven and a half
aisles away,
if you count the hummus display.
People are dim.
People are dim.
Put the moo juice and the
Cheerios together
and (exhales sharply) magic.
They put the milk and the cereal
across the store
They put the milk and the cereal
across the store
because they want people to walk
past all the crap
they don't want and make an
impulse buy.
Such a waste.
Such a waste.
You know what they say?
"No use crying over spilt milk"?
-(entry bells chime) -Mind your
own dumb business.
That's not an expression.
(panting softly)
Ma'am, are you okay?
Where are the bloom-dow-cheek'd
peaches?
Where are the bloom-dow-cheek'd
peaches?
The swart-headed mulberries? The
bright-fire-like-barberries?
The swart-headed mulberries? The
bright-fire-like-barberries?
I don't know what that is, but
Sumo Oranges are in season.
I don't know what that is, but
Sumo Oranges are in season.
Not 40 years ago, there was a
vast field right here
with knee-high wild grass.
with knee-high wild grass.
Where is it?
Where is the Goblin Market?
Where is the Goblin Market?
Hmm.
Hmm
Hmm
Whoa.
Lady Spiderwick. It's an honor.
I don't
I don't
recognize your face.
Humans encroach deeper into
faery,
so we must hide ourselves.
My truth is concealed under this
glamour.
My truth is concealed under this
glamour.
(sniffs) Your breath smells like
Hot Pockets.
Because they're delicious.
Because they're delicious.
I don't have time to waste.
I need to purchase a favor.
I need to find the Goblin
Market.
I need to find the Goblin
Market.
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(birds chirping)
(birds chirping)
JARED: Mallory! Did you set it
up yet?
Okay.
Okay.
JARED: Hey, how we doing?
JARED: Hey, how we doing?
Just set Mom's computer in the
third hallway.
You know, the one with the water
stain
that looks like the Thanos butt
chin?
MALLORY: And if you go through
my photos,
MALLORY: And if you go through
my photos,
I will eliminate you in every
timeline.
SIMON (distant): Calliope?
SIMON (distant): Calliope?
Be right there.
Are you coming?
Are you coming?
All set.
All set.
Virtual meetings increased
isolation
and the sale of sweatpants, but
on the plus side,
and the sale of sweatpants, but
on the plus side,
we can also use it to make a
banging surveillance system.
(key clicks)
(alarm ringing)
Hold on-- Jared!
(panting)
(panting)
(grunts)
(low growl)
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(phone ringing, buzzing)
(phone ringing, buzzing)
Hey.
RICHARD (over phone):
Simon texted me about
Lucinda.
-It's fine. I'm-I'm fine.
-That means you're not.
-It's fine. I'm-I'm fine.
-That means you're not.
You have to tell Simon the
truth.
You know why I can't.
No, I-I know why you say you
can't.
I called because I know
what your aunt means to
you.
-That's all. -Thanks for
calling.
-I'll talk to you later. -(twig
snaps)
Ow. Hey.
I, uh, I have news.
I just got a call, Lucinda was
spotted
at Nielsen's Food Mart,
at Nielsen's Food Mart,
so we should head in that
direction.
This is great.
("Kinjitou" by Reol playing)
("Kinjitou" by Reol playing)
■ ■
Mal. Mal.
We have to find out who did
this.
The camera didn't catch who set
the fire.
Need your help.
Mallory!
Mallory!
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(panting)
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VALENTINA:You are too
fixed.
All your plans are set in stone.
All your plans are set in stone.
I cannot teach you,
Mallory Grace.
(rustling)
(laughter)
(laughter)
(screaming)
Maybe we should try WD-40?
If you put WD-40 in my hair,
I will gladly get tried as an
adult.
I will gladly get tried as an
adult.
I can't believe you would do
this just because I wouldn't
-play your stupid game, Jared.
-JARED: It wasn't me.
These knots are way too tight.
These knots are way too tight.
It has to be whatever set the
fire.
-It's the creature. -SIMON: The
Internet says to use
apple cider vinegar?
Maybe Mom packed some.
-I think we have to cut it. -No.
-I think it's the only way-- -I
said no!
Why are you so mad at me?
Because the fencing maestro
called me untrainable.
Your mediocrity isn't my
problem, Mallory.
Please. I was tops in Brooklyn
before you made us move.
Please. I was tops in Brooklyn
before you made us move.
Standing in the shallow end of
the talent pool
makes you look large, huh?
You could just say sorry.
I didn't do it!
How could you mess with my hair,
Jared?
Of all things, my hair?
I mean, you know how much time
goes into this.
I mean, you know how much time
goes into this.
Every Sunday, sitting on the
floor for hours
so Mom can oil my hair and put
it in pigtails
while I was growing it out.
Kids made so much fun of me for
wearing those pigtails.
Relentless.
But it's all worth it
But it's all worth it
when I take my fencing mask off
after a victory
and my hair spills out.
Like a warrior queen.
Like a warrior queen.
SIMON: Oh, my God. No!
Who would do this?
Who would do this?
Why?
I'm gonna get something to clean
this up.
I'm gonna get something to clean
this up.
(speaking secret twin language)
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Tell me their names.
Lemondrop and Jeffrey.
-Which one is which? -Jeffrey is
the one that looks
-Which one is which? -Jeffrey is
the one that looks
like a human resources manager.
Mm.
Mm.
Dear Lemondrop and Jeffrey
Dear Lemondrop and Jeffrey
It's hard to believe that you're
gone.
We wish you were still here to
eat bugs
or clean your whiskers
Maybe we just wish you were
still here.
We will always remember the way
that you played,
We will always remember the way
that you played,
and the way that you brought
comfort
when we were lonely or sad.
when we were lonely or sad.
Thank you, Lemondrop. Thank you,
Jeffrey.
You were good mice.
You were good mice.
That was beautiful.
I've been to enough funerals.
You still have flour on your
face.
Do you believe in fairies?
No.
So, you think Jared killed them?
So, you think Jared killed them?
If I were you, I'd be furious.
If I were you, I'd be furious.
Jared can be a jerk, but he can
also be fun.
You know, he's never not doing
something wrong.
Yeah.
Yeah.
He stirs pots and I have to
unstir.
Sucks having to hide who you
are.
They were good mice.
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HELEN: Is Tanner really trying
to shut down the hospital?
DORIAN: Oh, somebody's been
trying
to shut down Meskwaki since it
opened 150 years ago.
to shut down Meskwaki since it
opened 150 years ago.
People are uncomfortable with
emotions
-they can't comprehend. -Yeah.
I got a lot of stares when I
said we were moving here
I got a lot of stares when I
said we were moving here
-for the hospital. -Mm.
You've been going through so
much.
You've been going through so
much.
Divorce. The move.
I know things have been tough
for Jared.
Thank you for giving him a
chance.
Mm.
You know, uh, I've lived here a
long time.
A very long time.
What was the word Jared used,
uh?
I'm vintage.
-(chuckles) -Yeah, I have
studied this town.
-(chuckles) -Yeah, I have
studied this town.
Call it an occupational hazard.
The one thing I can tell you,
these people are superficial,
petty, jealous monsters.
these people are superficial,
petty, jealous monsters.
And Dan Ryba doesn't pick up his
dog's poop.
-Mm? -Mm.
-Mm? -Mm.
Alex Gallinson steals Kelly
Saldua's Internet.
Becca Hall signed up to get
adult braces
Becca Hall signed up to get
adult braces
so she can sleep with Dr.
Beasley,
who's currently having an affair
with Nannette Lee,
Jennifer Miller and Jennifer
Miller.
Jennifer Miller and Jennifer
Miller.
(chuckling)
So, Jennifer and Jennifer are
two people
with the same last name?
The '80s.
We all have our secrets. Some
are darker than others.
We all have our secrets. Some
are darker than others.
You know, I heard whisperings
that Tanner Kent murdered his
wife.
that Tanner Kent murdered his
wife.
No, he didn't.
These people are no better than
Lucinda, Jared,
you, me
We're all just trying.
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Guys, come here. I have
something.
Guys, come here. I have
something.
(keys clicking)
I found a reflection of our
arsonist.
I used Mom's credit card to buy
a hacked NASA computer program
from some dude in Prague named
Lobo
that can render the picture
and show us who started the
fire.
and show us who started the
fire.
Uh, I-I didn't do it. I swear.
That's you right there.
Maybe it's a glitch in the
camera.
Maybe it's a glitch in the
camera.
Or maybe it's the creature.
Come on.
Using Mom's credit card, setting
fires,
Using Mom's credit card, setting
fires,
tying my hair to the bannister,
freezing Lemondrop and Jeffrey
to death is your oeuvre!
I didn't do anything wrong.
We're stuck in this nowhere town
in this tragic house because of
you.
Everything awful that happens in
this family
can't all be my fault.
can't all be my fault.
Simon?
Tell them it wasn't me.
Tell them.
Wow.
(pencil scribbling)
(pencil scribbling)
One thing I already love about
Henson is the sky.
One thing I already love about
Henson is the sky.
We could never see so many stars
from the light pollution.
Aren't you sick of this? 'Cause
I'm sick of this.
Aren't you sick of this? 'Cause
I'm sick of this.
You know, this is like that time
that we shaved our heads for
lice and you started
that GoFundMe for cancer
treatment
because Mom wouldn't get you
some Pokémon?
Why can't you, for once in your
life,
just admit what you did and
apologize?
You really think I could kill
Lemondrop and Jeffrey?
You really think I could kill
Lemondrop and Jeffrey?
It's not just me.
I don't care what Mallory or
that girl think.
But, Simon you really think
I'd hurt you?
But, Simon you really think
I'd hurt you?
(footsteps nearby)
(soft growling)
See? I told you. I told you.
See? I told you. I told you.
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SIMON: Jared.
-Dude, what the hell? -It's
usually a book
-Dude, what the hell? -It's
usually a book
that activates a secret passage.
SIMON:How to Build a Secret
Passage.
Maybe it's this one?
Maybe it's this one?
(creaking, clacking)
Whoa. Holy crap.
Whoa. Holy crap.
Come on.
(indistinct chatter nearby)
THIMBLETACK: Excuses, excuses.
You think I care.
THIMBLETACK: Excuses, excuses.
You think I care.
Newsflash-- I actually never
cared once.
You want me to pretend that I'm
happy--
LUCINDA: Thimbletack, I need you
to snap out of it.
-Snap out of it, now.
-THIMBLETACK: and everything
is all rainbows
and celebratory cheese puffs?
Why are you being so contrary?
You know I hate that!
THIMBLETACK: I think you're a
bad friend.
-No. No. -A terrible friend.
How the hell is this happening?
Oh, I didn't know you guys were
here.
Great-Aunt Lucinda?
I'm Jared.
That's Simon. We're Helen's
children.
Mulgarath is a deceiver.
A shape-shifter. He could be
anyone.
Everyone. Can't trust a soul.
Who is Mulgarath?
The dreaded cur.
I hid my father's notes on ogres
here
so I could defeat him, but I
can't find the page.
so I could defeat him, but I
can't find the page.
Because Jared burnt it.
I told you I didn't.
Hey, wait, wait!
Hey, wait, wait!
It's okay. It's okay.
Okay, it's okay. Please. It's
okay.
The boy isn't lying.
No fairy can tolerate iron.
No fairy can tolerate iron.
You're human enough.
What does this ogre want from
you?
This is the only bestiary of its
kind.
My father catalogued each and
every creature
My father catalogued each and
every creature
of the invisible world.
Their strengths and weaknesses,
how to find them.
Their strengths and weaknesses,
how to find them.
The information was too valuable
to destroy,
so to protect the Field Guide
from Mulgarath,
so to protect the Field Guide
from Mulgarath,
I tore out the pages and hid
them all around Henson.
I tore out the pages and hid
them all around Henson.
Where are they now?
(gasps)
(gasps)
(stammers) I remember there were
86 pages.
(stammers) I remember there were
86 pages.
I know this because that's
precisely
three times my age which I
thought was lucky
three times my age which I
thought was lucky
since we all know three is a
magic number.
How old do you think you are?
I'm 25, obviously.
I'm 25, obviously.
Eight-six divided by three,
right?
Let's call my mother.
I'm not crazy.
I think I-I asked her to
eliminate the memories.
I think I-I asked her to
eliminate the memories.
Asked who? To do what?
(Thimbletack shouting)
(muttering)
(muttering)
(shouting continues)
That's Thimbletack.
He used to be a great help, a
dear friend, poor thing.
He's a furiously broken boggart
now.
He's a furiously broken boggart
now.
-(shouts) -(projector clicking)
There's one.In the
peonies.
YOUNG LUCINDA:I don't
see anything.
SPIDERWICK:Look
closer.
SPIDERWICK:Look
closer.
Fae are all around us.
They use glamour spells
or turn invisibleor
shape-shift,
or turn invisibleor
shape-shift,
conceal themselves from
humans.
Why do they hide?
Why do they hide?
Some are frightened of
us.
Others we ought to be
frightened of.
My Field Guidewill
help us know them.
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
Are they ally or imp or
enemy?
(whimpers)
Oh, children,
Oh, children,
I tried to protect you from the
ogre's wrath,
but I forgot my father's lesson.
but I forgot my father's lesson.
Hopefully, I did one thing
right.
Hopefully, I did one thing
right.
The pages are in hidden vaults
all over Henson,
marked by Nazars--
marked by Nazars--
protective totems
against evil fae.
Some are plain to see.
Others obfuscated.
Some are plain to see.
Others obfuscated.
Each vault has a unique,
magic puzzle you must
solve
in order to open it
and procure the page
within.
Find the pages.
Put Spiderwick's Field
Guideback together.
Put Spiderwick's Field
Guideback together.
-Mulgarath consumes. -(growls)
If he gets the Field Guide,
he'll use the information
to kill everyone in Henson
and-and control all the the
magical creatures
and-and control all the the
magical creatures
my father found.
And it will all be my fault.
And it will all be my fault.
I thought I saw you earlier, at
Dr. Brauer's.
I thought I saw you earlier, at
Dr. Brauer's.
Sounds like you saw a portent.
Is that a good or bad thing?
It's neither nor.
Fairies operate with numinous
logic.
I don't know what "numinous"
means.
I don't know what "numinous"
means.
That's the thing.
No one does.
(chuckles softly)
No one will ever believe us.
No one will ever believe us.
It's lonely when they think
you're crazy
It's lonely when they think
you're crazy
and you know you're not.
It sucks.
Mm-hmm.
Jared, you can't tell or trust
anyone.
Jared, you can't tell or trust
anyone.
Thimbletack will help, should
his tantrums cease.
But I procured a treasure from
the Goblin Market.
But I procured a treasure from
the Goblin Market.
A Hot Pocket?
Oh, sorry. That's for me.
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It's the key to everything.
You have to help save everyone,
Jared.
I'm I'm just a kid.
That's why you can succeed.
(door creaks open)
Thank God you're okay.
-Mom's home. -Mom.
Mom
(quietly): Simon
Sorry I gave you a fright,
but necessity dictated action.
I think that's enough excitement
for one night.
I should take you back to the
hospital
so you can get some rest.
so you can get some rest.
Yeah.
Sorry, Little Miss.
Sorry for all the troubles to
come.
No one should have to endure
such pain.
Remember the lessons I taught
you.
Remember the lessons I taught
you.
Let's go.
("The Chauffeur" by Duran Duran
playing)
■Out on the tar plains ■
■The glides are moving ■
■All lookingfor a
new place to drive ■
I wasn't sure back at
Spiderwick.
You seemed so human.
You seemed so human.
You've gotten quite good at
shape-shifting.
But when I got in the car,
I smelled the dank and pungent
woods
and I knew it was you,
Mulgarath.
and I knew it was you,
Mulgarath.
That's rude.
It's been a long time, Lucinda.
It's been a long time, Lucinda.
A long time to think and plot
and plan.
And I assume you're the living
portent
And I assume you're the living
portent
who made it seem like my nephew
set fire
to the ogre page?
to the ogre page?
■Way down the lane away,
living for another day ■
■Way down the lane away,
living for another day ■
What kind of beast are you?
The death-some kind.
(chuckling)
(sighs)
(birds chirping)
(birds chirping)
Do you know how long I've been
trying to get you?
I once spent an entire year
disguised as an emotional
support dog.
A corgi named Sir Barks-A-Lot
with tiny, useless legs.
A corgi named Sir Barks-A-Lot
with tiny, useless legs.
And still, I failed as you hid
behind iron and enchantments.
You made a grave error leaving
the safety
You made a grave error leaving
the safety
of your antiseptic hospital.
I had to warn them about you.
Well, they are your blood. I'd
be staggered if you didn't.
But we can't have that happening
again now, can we?
But we can't have that happening
again now, can we?
Not when I'm this close to
getting the Field Guide.
I can't tell you how or where to
get the pages
I can't tell you how or where to
get the pages
because I don't know.
I had it all wiped from my
memory
I had it all wiped from my
memory
just so I wouldn't be able to
tell you a damned thing.
You know what that makes you?
A sharp thorn.
(scoffs)
Useless.
(groans)
(gasps weakly)
(laughing)
(laughing)
(laughing hysterically)
(laughter echoing)
(frustrated exhale)
(scoffs)
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■ ■
■Do you see it too? ■
■I don't know what to do
■
■I don't know what to do
■
■Call me on the
telephone ■
■Because I'm feeling
all alone ■
■Because I'm feeling
all alone ■
■So where do you want to
go? ■
■We can hit the road ■
■We canhit the
road ■
■We'll find the sun out
there ■
■No need to run out
there ■
■Another fire, I'm not
afraid ■
■Another fire, I'm not
afraid ■
■To see new worlds
come off the page ■
■I'm not a hero but I can
see ■
■I'm not a hero but I can
see ■
■There's something
specialin you and me
■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■And no one gets it
like you do ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■And no one gets me
like you do ■
■And no one gets me
like you do ■
■Ooh ■
■Ooh-ooh ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■There's something magic
in the sky ■
■And no one gets it
like you do ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■There's something magic
in your eyes ■
■And no one gets me
like you do. ■
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