Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021) s01e03 Episode Script

Previously on
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
Remember that jolt
I felt coming out of the hatch?
What if we went
through a portal or something?
[Griffin scoffs] A portal?
[Harper] The hotel is open for business.
Savannah hasn't gone missing.
Your dad is our age.
Time travel is the only explanation.
We can see what happened to Savannah.
Maybe even save her.
You heard what Griffin's parents said.
The Tremont is completely safe.
The Tremont is cursed!
My mom doesn't want me talking to you.
She said we can't be friends.
[Griffin] Because I live at The Tremont?
[Wyatt]
I'm telling you, I heard something.
[low growling]
[both] Mom!
We have to get out of here!
Savannah's upstairs!
[Wyatt] What if we really did disturb
a spirit or something when we moved in?
-[snaps]
-[gasps]
[jangling]
Harper said Savannah went missing
the summer before the hotel closed.
You must've been at camp
around the same time.
I never met her.
[Griffin] You sure about this?
What if your mom finds out?
[Harper] It'll be worth it
if we can change history.
It's Savannah!
[growling]
[screams]
[screaming]
[growling]
[laughing]
Oh, my gosh! Ben, you jerk.
-I so knew it was you.
-[laughs]
No one over five
still buys the Moss Man legend.
Yeah, then, uh, why'd you scream?
Whoa. Uh, company.
Who are you guys?
I'd know it if you were campers.
Relax. I saw them yesterday at the hotel.
Yeah, um,
we're staying there with our families.
So, do you have any names?
Sure. Uh, I'm Harry and this is
-Um, Hermione.
-Yeah.
They almost took the heat
for my snake prank.
[chuckles] Sorry about that.
Nah, it's cool. Outran 'em, no problem.
So, Savannah, what's in the backpack?
How do you know my name?
I, uh, must've heard it around the hotel.
After all, you're a bit of a legend.
I am?
It's a two-month supply of powdered punch.
What? You didn't think I saw you
stealing it out of the kitchen?
All cherry red. Blood red.
We dump it in the springs
and scare the pants off of everyone
staying in the hotel.
Outstanding.
You guys can help if you want.
Grab a container, and everyone spread out.
We get caught, we're dead.
You two can keep a secret, right?
Actually pretty good at it.
[scoffs] So far, anyway.
Oops, dropped it.
-[Griffin] How much do we add?
-All of it.
[all laughing]
Done.
Check it out, guys.
Oh-ho!
Gnarly!
No.
Epic.
Remember, you guys agreed.
Never mention this to anyone.
-Especially your parents.
-Got it.
Not a word.
Uh, we get off here. Hotel's that way.
See you tomorrow?
-Well--
-Yeah, sure. Uh, we'll stop by.
[Ben] Awesome.
Epic.
I like that.
-See ya.
-Bye.
-Bye.
-Later.
My dad said he didn't know Savannah.
He lied to me, to my face.
Why would he do that?
Because he had something to hide?
Look, I get it. He's your father.
It's hard to even imagine.
-He would never do anything--
-But he lied to you, Griffin.
Why would he, unless he had something
to do with her disappearance?
I just can't believe it.
It has to be something else.
Maybe it hurts too much, the memories,
so he doesn't want to think about it.
[sighs]
What?
Just sort of like with my mom
after my dad died.
I was only four, so I don't remember much.
My mom still never really talks about him.
[owl hooting]
-It can't be.
-A dance?
The dance. The camp dance.
That's the night Savannah went missing.
It was in the newspapers,
everything I read online.
She never made it back to the bunkhouse.
Look at the date.
August 19th.
So if we're right,
and we're exactly 30 years in the past,
-Savannah will go missing in
-In only a few days.
There's not enough time.
There's still a lot to figure out.
Like, how and when and where?
[Harper] Where? In the past.
When? In the next few days.
And what was the last part?
[Griffin] Um, how?
[Harper] That's the easy bit.
We change the past,
and Savannah doesn't go missing.
[Griffin] Only if
[Harper] Only what?
[Griffin] What if the past
doesn't want to be changed?
I mean, maybe we're messing with things
that shouldn't be messed with.
So you don't want to save her?
I'm thinking about my dad.
And if he had something to do with it.
We need to figure it out.
What effect we're having on the past,
what changing it might do.
We need to be careful.
We will be. Nothing crazy. Nothing rash.
I promise.
[sighs] Tomorrow's Saturday.
I say we go back,
see what we can find out.
Even if it's something
we don't want to know.
Okay. Okay, fine.
But right now, I need to get upstairs.
We need to get home before
they're sending out search parties for us.
[Sarah] That you, Griffin?
There you are.
What are you doing down here?
Um, I just, uh, got a little hungry.
-What about you?
-Couldn't sleep.
-Dad's snoring?
-Hmm. Opposite.
He found old blueprints of the hotel
and got all excited.
Nothing for you to worry about.
Okay, come on, Mom.
You know he's been acting weird.
Like every time I mention Savannah
or the time he went to camp here--
Hey. This is grown-up stuff.
You be the kid.
And go upstairs and go to bed.
Exactly.
-[Griffin] Night, Mom.
-Night.
[tarps rustling]
[woman on TV cries, pants]
[whimpering]
Mom's gonna kill you
for being out so late.
Hanging out at The Tremont again?
-[woman on TV screams]
-Aah!
Whoa.
What did you do?
-Oh. Nothing. It's just punch.
-Punch?
You know, Mom doesn't like you
watching those movies.
-What she doesn't know won't hurt her.
-Exactly.
Which is why you're not gonna mention
I may or may not have been
at The Tremont tonight.
Wait a minute. That's blackmail.
-Yes. That's kind of exactly what it is.
-[man on TV] Come out, wherever you are!
Oh, Topher, just keep the screams down.
I need my sleep.
[woman on TV] Stop!
-Aah!
-[woman on TV screams]
"not in her bunk the next morning."
"Dredging nearby lake."
[thud]
[thud]
[thudding continues]
[gasps, sighs]
Salt. Wards off evil spirits.
[thud]
That's not someone at the door.
Ghosts, for real this time.
Dad? What are you doing?
He's gone crazy.
Dad, stop!
You'll knock the whole wall down.
[sighs] Just this one. Stay back.
Seemed like a perfectly okay wall to me.
[panting]
[Ben] Found those old blueprints.
The original ones, I think.
There's a room behind this wall.
Probably boarded up years ago.
-A secret room?
-With no door.
-[whooshing]
-[shivering]
Did you feel that?
-Goose bumps.
-Savannah?
[gasps] Kids, get away from there.
It could be dangerous.
-So we're taking down walls now?
-Cheaper to do it yourself.
[scoffs] Come on, guys.
Wait till you see the garden I'm planting.
-But we wanna see.
-No arguments.
Griff, buddy, hand me that flashlight.
[Griffin] What is this place?
Looks like some kind of workshop.
[music playing on tape]
[girl singing]
There's a place in Louisiana ♪
Under sugar maple shade ♪
[grunts]
-[exclaims]
-[music stops]
Dad, you okay?
Dad.
What was that song?
Your mom's right. It's, uh
It's not safe in here. Come on.
He was pretending he wasn't,
but my dad was totally freaked.
It was a song, maybe from camp.
A girl was singing it.
[Harper]
That's when he pulled the plug out?
He wanted to stop it.
I'm thinking more bad memories.
More reason to go back there
and find the truth.
Tell me about the cold wind
when he opened the wall.
It was weird.
It was like some kind of ghost.
Well, if it was Savannah's ghost,
she may be trying to reach out to us.
To get us to help her, to save her.
And maybe if we save Savannah,
we'll save your dad too.
[man] We had to close the springs.
I want to know who's behind this prank.
Ben and Savannah.
I pretty much caught 'em red-handed.
I hope you took disciplinary action.
Of course.
Not that it's any deterrent to those two.
-[man] They're both trouble.
-[woman sighs] Yeah, together.
[sighs] Oh, goodness.
[man] Maybe we should separate them.
[children]
There's a place in Louisiana ♪
Under sugar maple shade ♪
That's it! That's the song on the tape.
No Savannah or Ben. Let's try the camp.
Looks like fun.
Oh, yeah. [chuckles] A real blast.
Third time this summer
I've painted this bridge.
-Where's Ben?
-Around back. Trail duty.
Clearing a path,
or supposed to be clearing a path.
Give you a hand?
Um, goes quicker that way.
I'll go see what Ben's up to.
Hey, other way.
Goofy kid.
But he's kinda cute.
[music playing on headphones]
Hey.
Harry. Jeez!
Jeez, you scared me.
So, I, uh, heard about the bust.
Ugh. You and the rest of the world.
My dad went back to the city this morning,
but not before chewing me out.
Let me ask you something.
-Your dad as big a pain as mine is?
-[scoffs]
Sometimes. [sighs]
Only thing that makes my dad happy
is work.
[scoffs] Or when I'm in trouble.
That makes his day.
Imagine how thrilled he'd be
if I got tossed out of here.
Is-- Is that what you want?
You kidding?
I love it here. Savannah and I just have
to be more careful with our pranks.
It seems like you two really get along.
Savannah? Yeah, yeah, she's all right.
You, uh You do know
the snake prank was her idea?
-Really?
-Oh, yeah.
You know, don't get me wrong,
I really look forward to camp.
Even if it's a different one every year.
You know I'm a foster kid, right?
-Must be kind of tough.
-[Savannah] Only one thing.
If Moss Man were to snatch me,
no one would miss me.
That was a joke.
Right, a joke. [sighs]
Look, Savannah,
I wasn't gonna say anything, um,
but me and Harry
aren't really from around here.
We're from
-We're from the--
-Detroit?
Chicago? Mars?
No.
I mean, yes.
-Mars?
-Chicago.
Oh, that's actually a pretty normal place.
You had me expecting
some sort of bombshell.
-It's really hot. You want a Popsicle?
-Sure.
-I'll go swipe us a couple.
-Okay.
You're wasting your time
on that freaky Savannah.
Total troublemaker.
I really don't know what Ben sees in her.
You must be new. I'm Jessica,
but everyone calls me Jess.
[Harper] My mother. Right in front of me.
I'm shaking her hand.
She knew your father. She knew Savannah.
My whole life,
she never mentioned she went to camp.
And topping it all off, it seemed like
she had a crush on your dad.
-Okay, that's a little gross.
-A little?
You're right.
[sighs] This may be more complicated
than I thought.
Changing the past could be dangerous.
Say we save Savannah, then what happens?
The springs don't dry up,
the hotel stays open,
my dad never comes back to fix it up,
you never get obsessed with the whole
thing because Savannah never went missing.
Which means we never meet,
never go through the hatch.
All right, stop!
You're making my head hurt.
Harper, I'm thinking, we can't risk it.
Any of it.
And we can't do this alone anymore.
We have to tell our parents.
We have to show 'em the tunnel,
the bunker, the hatch.
-But
-But what?
What if the portal doesn't work for them
because they can't exist in two times?
Or maybe they'll get in the way
to keep the secret.
We don't have a choice, Harper!
We're just kids.
I can't go to my father,
so I'm telling my mother,
and you need to tell yours.
It's game over.
We've mapped the whole place.
Each floor. See?
Guys, three steps to the right.
It's every place we felt a cold spot.
Behind the wall, in the pantry,
dining room.
-[Sarah] Hmm.
-The basement was the coldest.
-Dad, you felt them, right?
-Felt what?
The cold spots. It's all on the map. See?
They're all yours.
-[Wyatt] Kitchen
-[Zoey] In the kitchen.
-[Wyatt] Dining room
-[Zoey] In the dining room.
-[Wyatt] Lobby and porch
-Oh, my goodness. Wow.
I'm still worried what'll happen.
Anyone ever tell you you worry too much?
This place is not haunted.
-[Wyatt] How do you know?
-It's a drafty, old hotel.
And all that, what you've mapped out,
can be explained.
-But we felt the cold spot.
-Griff, tell them, please.
-There's no such thing as ghosts.
-There's no such thing as ghosts.
[Zoey] But, Daddy
[Wyatt] You have to believe us.
[bird squawking]
You've got something to say,
or you're just watching?
Because if you're just watching,
you better start grabbing some weeds.
Dad's been lying,
to me, to you, to all of us.
That's a pretty big statement.
He knew Savannah.
They were in camp together.
They were friends. They did stuff.
-Pranks and stuff.
-He told you this?
No Uh, it's, uh
-Someone told you.
-Look, it's hard to explain. But--
You got all this from Harper, didn't you?
No, no. I, uh
Made it up, all by yourself?
Yes. I mean, no.
It-- [sighs]
Look, you just have to go to the basement.
Nobody's allowed in that basement.
-But it--
-Not anymore.
And I do not like being lied to.
As for Harper,
her mother doesn't even want her here.
-Neither does your father.
-Of course, they don't.
Look, this is real simple, Griffin.
You and Harper need to take a break.
[Ben] What's going on?
Go inside and take a shower.
You're filthy.
Do some homework,
and then it'll be time for dinner.
With no talk of Savannah.
You were right.
I put my foot down.
[bell tinkles]
-[door closes]
-[bell tinkles]
How was your day?
Or maybe I should ask, what was your day?
Just goofing around. Riding my bike.
Mmm.
You know, Topher tells me
you got home late last night.
Says you were out with Griffin.
Is that where you were today? The Tremont?
The woods, never The Tremont.
Hon, I thought I made myself clear.
We ran into each other on our bikes.
We rode over to where the old camp
used to be.
It's just some old boards now.
And it's still on The Tremont property.
Mom, did you used to go to camp there?
[scoffs] Of course not.
Why would you ask me that?
I just figured if Griffin's dad went,
and half of the rest of the town.
-Plus you've never really mentioned it--
-Because I didn't go.
[sighs]
Look, baby, I'm sorry.
It's just-- [sighs]
You know how I feel about that place.
There's just something about it.
And someday you'll tell me what it is.
-[door opens]
-[bell tinkles]
[woman] Hi, Jess.
[chuckles] Lois! How are you?
I was actually gonna give you a call.
Uh, is your sister still looking for work?
[Griffin] What are you doing here?
How'd you even get in?
[Harper] There's an oak tree outside the
twins' room, and their window was open.
Anyway, what did your mother say?
You were right. I tried to tell her,
but she didn't believe a word of it.
And that's about all I got. A word.
My mother flat-out said
she never went to camp.
She's covering something up,
just like your dad.
Yeah, I thought I could turn to my mom,
but now she's on
the "Stay away from Harper" train too.
-She says we need to take a break.
-Are we going to?
[sighs] How are we gonna
save Savannah if we do?
[sighs] I'm scared, Griffin.
Me too.
[whooshing]
Do you feel that?
She's here.
[creaking]
Next time on Secrets of Sulphur Springs
What are you doing down here?
No one else believes us
about Savannah's ghost.
So we're gonna catch her on camera.
That's what the camera's for?
Your funeral.
We have to go back and find out
exactly what our parents are hiding.
Just because you act
like you're in charge, Jess,
it doesn't mean you actually are.
Griffin, I think she might've actually
done something to Savannah.
I just think this place
would be a whole lot nicer
if she'd just go away.