The Hardy Boys (2020) s01e06 Episode Script

1
Previously on Hardy Boys
Today's the day
JB's gonna meet his buyer.
If we find out who was after this thing
Then we find out who killed Mom.
Joe!
Where'd he go?
Francis, I understand that you are
looking into universities.
Um, me and my dad were thinking about
schools close to home.
Think bigger. Think Rose grave.
One more year to go
in this boring town, huh?
I have to get accepted
to Rose grave first.
So, where does this leave us?
Kanika Imani Khan.
She hired him to find her nephew, Rupert.
Dad's been gone longer before,
but I don't think
I've missed him this much.
Any crime scene should be studied
as quickly as possible
to preserve evidence.
This is where we lost him.
Just retrace his steps.
See if we can find anything.
What's that?
Does this look like the
same thing he was wearing?
When we went back,
the tall man found us.
He's not gonna stop looking for it,
so we're gonna use that
to our advantage,
and we're gonna trap him.
We think that all of this has
something to do with what got her killed.
This tall guy might have
the only answers that we can get.
Well. You've been busy.
I talked to a flight attendant
from a plane that had to make
an emergency landing
because someone jumped.
The attendant said that after
the guy jumped from the plane,
a tall, scary-looking man was screaming
that he'd been robbed.
She identified you.
Do you think I'm scary looking
Jesse Hooper?
You think you're rattling me?
You're not.
Why don't you tell me what you're after?
Why are you in Bridgeport?
But you're having such a good time
playing detective.
It's just a matter of time.
And you're gonna stay in that cell
until I find out what you're up to.
Time is on my side.
Excuse me.
I need my beauty sleep.
- This is wonderful.
- You think so?
Oh, hi, boys.
So, Francis, how are you feeling
about Rose grave?
Are you ready for the exam?
Oh, yeah. Yes.
You know, you really might
enjoy studying there.
There are some aspects of the place
that are quite unconventional.
And the test is at the school, right?
No, no, no. They're testing
in various cities around the country.
But I volunteered my house
for the Bridgeport session.
There'll be a few
other people there today,
including your friend Callie Shaw.
Wonderful.
So, 2:00 at my place,
and don't be late.
There're gonna be some
members of the board and faculty there,
and I want you to make
a good impression.
- Okay. All right.
- All right, sweetheart.
See you later. Bye-bye, everyone.
- Bye, Gloria.
- Bye, Grandma.
Aunt Trudy, are you sure
this is a good idea?
Look, even if you get accepted,
you won't start for another year.
And hopefully by then,
your dad will be back,
and you can make the decision together.
Yeah.
And hey, keep an open mind.
You know, everyone who went to that school
turned out to be a big success.
And what if I don't want to be
a big success?
What if I just want my old life back?
Frank, you already said you would.
I got a shift at Wilt's.
See if you can find out
where this came from.
What am I supposed to find out
from a piece of cloth?
I don't know. Ask somebody.
I can't make heads or tails
of this guy, Ezra.
He just stares at you,
like he thinks we can't touch him.
Problem is, he might be right.
I got this report from
the federal authorities.
They got nothing on him.
The man is a ghost.
I used to think
I wasn't afraid of ghosts.
I'm not so sure now.
Jesse Hooper I used to know
wasn't afraid of anything.
That was before my daughter
was hanging around the Hardy boys
and putting herself in the path
of psychos like this guy.
Well, we'll keep a special eye on her
and the Hardy boys
until this freak is out of our hair.
It won't be long.
Feds are coming to take him in 12 hours.
Soon it won't be our problem.
Uh, you know, Frank,
I don't know why you're not excited
about the exam for Rose grave school.
'Cause it's what my grandma wants, Wilt.
I want to make my own decisions.
You go to Rose grave,
you're in the elite.
You drive fancy cars.
You live in mansions.
Money means choices.
You don't want to work
in some run-down diner
slinging burgers for unappreciative punks
your whole life.
What?
Nothing.
You look tired.
Man, I could still hear my dad yelling.
Figured he'd think you were a hero.
No, that's not my dad.
He's not really big on trouble
getting brought back to the farm.
He's got a lot on his plate right now,
so
What's going on?
Uh, harvest isn't treating us so well.
The bank's breathing down our necks,
and
My dad says we'll pull through, but
I'm just wishing I could do more to help.
It'll be okay, man.
You got plans.
Yeah.
There's always that winning
lottery ticket.
Man, it's Bridgeport.
No one wins the lottery around here.
- Hey.
- Hey.
So, today's the big day, huh?
- Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.
- You ready?
I don't know. I tried to study,
but they didn't give us
anything to study, so
- Yeah, that's part of the fun.
- You have to be good at like, everything.
Okay, see, that right there
sound like too much stress for me.
I'm happy I just play baseball.
Yeah, which you do better
than anyone else in town.
Well, when I win that pennant,
I'll make sure and remember
the little people, huh?
Oh, okay, big shot.
But before you forget about us,
do you mind giving us a ride out
to the test today?
I guess I could fit you
in my super busy schedule.
Perfect.
Frank.
Pick your head up, man.
Rose grave isn't until next year.
Kids would kill for your opportunity
to go to this place.
I know. It's just, none of this
would be happening if my dad was back.
I'd be going to school back in the city.
Okay.
Got me.
You're pretty good.
I didn't even hear you coming.
Hello?
Earth to Joe.
You're looking at that piece of cloth
like you expect it to talk to you.
I wish it would. It'd definitely help.
I mean, how am I supposed to
find out where this thing came from?
Just ask someone
who knows about that stuff.
- What, like some sort of fabric expert?
- Like a tailor.
All right, genius. Tell me where
I'm supposed to find one of these
tailors.
Best bet is the only tailor
in this town.
Tan Likely.
You could have just told me that.
I like seeing you squirm.
Hey.
Wake up. I have some more
questions for you.
Billy, get the keys to cell one.
Wish us luck on the test, Stefan.
You won't need it, Callie.
You're Rose grave material
if I've ever seen it.
What about me, Stefan?
To you, I'll say "good luck."
- Talk about a vote of confidence.
- What'd I ever do to him?
Don't let him get to you.
Ah. Check out the brain trust in here.
Looks like the junior egghead club.
That's our competition.
I guess we're each other's competition.
You okay to still talk, or did you want
to stand in separate corners of the room?
- No, no, it's fine.
- But once the testing starts, it's game on.
Paul, I'd like you to meet Callie Shaw.
Callie, this is Paul McFarlane.
He's the dean of Rose grave Academy.
- A pleasure to meet you, Dean McFarlane.
- Gloria speaks highly of you.
Well, I hope she hasn't raised
your expectations too high.
Oh, don't believe the false modesty.
I've been mentoring this young lady
for quite a while.
She shows great promise.
You must be Francis Hardy.
Uh, Frank. It's nice to meet you.
Frank is more of a nickname.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
As I'm sure you know,
our school was founded by
your great-grandfather, George Estabrook.
Yeah, so I've heard.
But, even with
such a strong family connection,
you still have to pass the entrance exams
like everyone else.
I should hope so.
Paul has been
a great asset to Rose grave.
And to the town.
He knew your mother.
You knew her?
Yes. We were in the same class.
Well, look at the time.
We best get started.
Here we go.
Future scholars.
I hope you've sharpened your pencils,
because today, we are going to
put you to the test.
- This way please.
- Here we go.
I'm gonna say, let's get rid of this
bell-bottom business.
It's not the '70s anymore,
and thank goodness for that.
Off you go to the change room.
Welcome, young friends,
and how may I help you today?
Are you here to pick up something
for your parents?
Uh, no. I have a question
about this piece of fabric.
My Aunt Trudy wanted to match it
to make a shirt.
We only had a little piece.
Color me intrigued.
It's not a lot to work with.
It's all we have, Mr. Likely.
My father is Mr. Likely.
Please call me Tan.
Let's take a closer look.
It's a classic thread,
and by classic, I mean old.
- How old is old?
- Ten years or more.
But whatever clothing this came from,
it won't show its age.
Why?
- Tight weave. Very durable.
- Water resistant.
Your aunt's gonna have a hard time
making a shirt from this.
This is from an overcoat,
but not the kind you'd buy off the rack.
Off the rack?
He means one you can't buy in stores.
This overcoat is from a
uniform manufacturer.
Possibly military, but
judging by the color,
I'd say most likely police issue.
So you're saying that
this piece of fabric came from an overcoat
that could have been worn by police.
Not the kind I'd let
one of my customers wear, but yes.
There will be four sections,
covering a variety of
core academic subjects.
The test will get harder,
so be sure to pace yourselves.
Each section will be marked
as you complete it.
The students with the lowest score
will be asked to leave.
By the end of testing,
only two of you will be left.
Those two will undergo a final test
to determine whether or not
they will join the other
successful applicants across the country.
All right, students.
Let's begin.
So, unless there's some sort of solider
running around looking for this idol,
it seems our bad guy's a cop.
So maybe we're looking for
some dirty cop from Dixon City.
Yeah. Or maybe someone
a little close to home.
How close?
Like, close, close.
Bridgeport PD.
Where my mom works?
All I'm saying is that
Chief Collig was the one
who picked up the envelope at the park.
We don't know who's involved here.
Not the chief, and not my mom.
So, this is Mr. Hardy.
My friends like to call me Fenton.
Or Fent. Uh, and, uh, what's your name?
Oh, my name is not important.
What is important is that
you tell us why you're here.
Okay.
I was, uh
I was bird watching.
Yeah.
We've been watching you.
We know that you're
looking for Rupert Khan.
- Okay.
- We are also looking for Mr. Khan.
We want you to tell us
what you know about his whereabouts.
I don't know anything
about his whereabouts.
I just followed the trail of evidence
that led here.
Oh, no.
Why are you looking for him?
His aunt hired me to find him.
She was very worried about him.
- Well, she should be.
- Yeah.
He's playing a game
against our interests.
Which are what?
- He's lying.
- He knows about the idol.
You guys have any idea
what happened to my wife?
Huh? You guys happen to know
anything about that?
So, you really know nothing.
It's too bad.
That means you're of no value to us.
Time's up, students.
Miss Collins.
You're going to have to leave us.
We'll continue on with the next section.
Pencils down, everyone.
Mr. Dukay, I'm afraid I'm going to
have to ask you to leave.
Do you know who my father is?
Let's continue, shall we?
That's time, students.
Miss Fall on.
You won't be participating
in the next set of tests.
Students,
we've come to the history section.
This will be the last written test.
Only two of you will proceed
to the final test.
I wish you all good luck.
Hey. It's a nice surprise.
Do you want something to drink?
Trudy, this isn't a social call.
- What is it? What's wrong?
- Where are the boys?
Frank's doing a test at Gloria's,
and Joe's upstairs with Biff.
What's wrong?
A couple of hours ago, the man
that they caught at the farm escaped.
How? I thought you had him locked up.
We don't know how he did it.
I went back to the cell,
and he was just gone.
He escaped?
I came here to tell you
because he might
come after the boys again.
We'll do our best to protect them,
but you have to keep a close eye on them.
He could be anywhere.
Yeah, some of those questions
in the history section were pretty hard.
Yeah.
- I think I did pretty well, though.
- Me, too.
The scores are tallied.
Congratulations
to Callie Shaw and Francis Hardy.
You've moved on to the next round.
Mr. Ito.
Thank you very much for your interest
in Rose grave Prep.
Good job. Both of you.
Thank you. Thank you. So, um,
when does the next round begin?
Right away.
Right now?
What's the subject?
Can we get a chance to prepare?
- Oh, that's not necessary.
- Nor possible, really.
The last test is less conventional.
I'm so proud of you two.
And I think I'm going to be
a lot more proud very soon.
- Uh, wh what's the next round?
- What do we have to do?
You simply have to leave this room.
Good luck. You have 15 minutes.
There goes that plan.
Hey.
I know, I know where Rupert is.
I got, I got information.
I know where Rupert is.
I got information
Okay
You rest. I'll show myself out.
So the creepy tall guy's coming.
He's coming for us.
Well, for you, but since I'm here,
for us.
What are we gonna do?
- We have to think about this.
- Do we have time for that?
Now I know how Frank feels.
Why don't we just give him
the stupid thing?
No. This thing has something to do
with whatever happened to my mom.
And I'm not letting him have it.
I don't think your mom would
want you holding onto it
if the tall guy is coming after it.
Yeah, no duh. But I'm not giving it up.
We need to hide it.
Question is where?
- 'Kay, we've looked all over.
- I don't see any way out.
It's a puzzle.
Look at this.
"Please answer all questions
at the same time."
The back.
"Look further than the time,
to find the key to this rhyme.
"Three and three make five.
"Add one below,
and a flat face will chime."
How do you get
three and three to make five?
I don't know. We already did
the math section of the test,
and I'm pretty sure
you graded higher than I did.
Okay, so what's your
non-math suggestion?
"Add one below,
and a flat face will chime."
The clock?
"Three and three makes five."
It's gotta be the hands, right?
Three, and five.
Add one below.
Oh. Maybe it's the pendulum.
What?
The pendulums have weights.
- Okay.
- Watch.
Anything happen?
No.
- We only have five minutes left.
- Yeah.
Should we just break down
the door with the clock?
Could we hide it behind a bench?
- No, we already tried that.
- We need to think outside the box.
An electrical box?
It's too dangerous.
How about a garbage can?
No, it'll end up in a dump
tomorrow morning.
How about the top of the lamppost?
Yeah, 'cause no one will notice us
walking around with a ladder.
Maybe we'll never figure this out.
We can just forget Rose grave,
and you can be back in Dixon City
with your girlfriend.
Emma and I actually broke up.
What?
You didn't tell me this.
Didn't come up.
Just focus on the puzzle, please?
Yeah. Um
Okay. Time.
- Time.
- It said look further than the time.
Yeah.
So maybe that means that it's not time?
Okay. "Look further than the time.
A flat face will chime."
What?
- Key. Time. Flat. Chime.
- I think it's music.
You play?
From when I was five to around 12.
Then I switched to clarinet.
What about you?
Yeah, my mom made me take
piano lessons up until last year,
so I know some stuff.
Okay, so let's try this again.
Uh, "three and three make five.
Add one below,
and a flat face will chime."
A flat face.
A flat face.
A flat. That's the key it's in.
Okay.
"Three and three make five."
Wait. A third interval and
a third interval make a fifth. Right?
- Yeah.
- Yeah. So it's A flat,
- three up, C.
- Yeah.
Three more, that's E flat.
Then add one more.
Which is F, but it says "add below,"
which takes it to the beginning.
So, it's F, A flat, C, E flat.
F. A. C. E.
"Face, and a flat face will chime."
Why didn't it work?
I don't know. What are we doing wrong?
"Add one below.
A flat face will chime."
"Please answer questions
all at the same time."
It's a chord.
Whoa, that's cool.
What?
I can't believe
you thought it was the clock.
Let's get out of here.
We have three minutes.
What are What?
We found the key, Sherlock.
What are you doing?
Oh, my God.
Callie, that's the symbol.
There's no lock or handle.
Frank, we should go.
I'm coming back.
Congratulations, scholars.
Welcome to Rose grave.
Well done.
Well done, darling.
Thank you so much.
The test was interesting.
I realize it was unconventional,
but so is our school.
The final test measures
a candidate's timing,
reaction, ability to improvise.
And you both passed.
Be happy for yourself, Francis. Mm?
Come, dear.
Cup of tea?
Your grandmother
said you were exceptional.
This proves it.
You know, your mother passed
with flying colors.
- What do you mean?
- My mom never went to Rose grave.
No. She opted not to, but
She was always a step ahead.
Always thinking.
No matter what you threw at her.
Good luck, Frank.
I sincerely hope you take us up
on our offer.
You know,
Bridgeport's actually kind of nice.
Duh. We have everything
anyone could ever want.
Arcade. Wilt's. Video store.
Dixon City has nothing on us.
I bet your mom loved growing up here.
Yeah.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to
No, no. It's fine.
You're lucky you have Frank,
your Aunt Trudy, and your dad.
Me.
It's just me and my mom.
If she was involved in
any criminal activity,
I don't
Hey.
Look. I'm no cool cop mom, but I'm here.
Thanks, Joe.
Go. Run.
Okay, so explain it to me again.
You guys were alone in a locked room.
Yeah.
For the test.
Mm-hmm. Well, first we did
the written component,
which was math, English,
science, and history.
And the final test was us
in a locked room.
Okay, but it was trapped, though,
so you guys had to escape.
We weren't trapped. It was a puzzle.
Yeah, it was so crazy.
We had to play
just the right notes on the piano
to find the key to open the door.
It was actually so fun.
And we found this secret door in the room.
Wait, hold on. There was a secret door
- inside the locked room?
- Yeah.
Like, maybe it's where she keeps
her priceless jewels or something.
I'm thinking skeletons.
Whatever was behind that door,
it had the symbol my mom drew on it.
Come on.
No! Get out!
No. No! No!
No! No! No!
Oh, no! Please help! Please!
Oh, God!
What are we gonna do now?
- I don't know.
- But we can't let him have it.
Can't hold onto it forever.
How are you with heights?
- What?
- Here. Help me up.
MAN And I'm telling you,
those things turned over our town.
We were damn lucky to get away at all.
Now you tell me those,
those things can't get through this
Easy, easy, easy!
- That's your idea of easy?
- We'll hide it up there somewhere.
This is a crazy plan, Hardy.
Well, it's the only plan we've got.
Be careful. We have to hurry.
You know,
I thought this was a better plan
at the bottom of the ladder.
You know, if you fall,
I'm gonna have a lot of explaining to do.
Thanks for your concern.
Please hurry.
They're coming for you.
Look! There goes one of them now
- He'll hear you!
- Here he comes now!
I'm getting out.
Johnny! Help me!
- Done.
- Okay. Now come back down.
I just have to put the speaker wires back.
Biff!
Quiet!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
okay, we're here.
Now I think we can all go back downstairs,
before any of those things
find their way
They're dead, pal.
Y ou wanna get about four or five men
and a couple dogs
o ut of the house over here behind
those trees. We wanna go check it out.
Done.
You really think it's safe up there?
It's away from my family,
and that's what matters.
Come on. Let's move this back up.
Let's get out of here.
It's down there!
Cooper!
Kanika.
- What a surprise.
- It shouldn't be.
We need to talk.
Please. Won't you sit down.
Thank you.
Could I offer you some tea?
Yes. As long as it's
Lapsang Souchong.
Oh, sorry dear. Fresh out.
Well, this town seems to be lacking
in a few things.
Not lacking in anything I need.
You know why I'm here.
In Bridgeport, or in my home?
I understand that what was lost
by your father
has finally been found.
And your power in this partnership
has been legitimized.
You do have it, don't you?
Well, there are many pieces in play.
We'll have to wait and see.
I'm assuming it's your person
that they're holding in the town jail.
My person?
He threatened my grandsons.
Then he definitely
wouldn't be my person.
You seriously want me to believe
he doesn't work for you, Kanika?
I have already lost my father.
And now, my daughter,
to the exigencies of our business.
But if any harm comes to
another member of my family,
you will have me to answer to.
And that's a fate you wouldn't wish
on your worst enemy.
You know as well as I do
we're not the only people involved,
Gloria.
There's another party to be considered.
There is. Indeed.
You hid it in the theater.
A public place.
And what about the fabric
we found at the warehouse?
I asked around,
and Biff had an idea,
and she knew a guy.
What idea? What guy?
We went to a tailor, you know.
He knows everything about fabric, so
I showed him the piece,
and he said it came from a police coat.
Police coat?
Yeah.
The guy at the warehouse might be a cop.
Still doesn't tell us who he is.
Or who he's working for.
Found out something, too.
The last test of the Rose grave exam,
we had to find our way
out of Grandma's study.
She's got a secret door in there.
Cool. I love secret doors.
Yeah, except this secret door
had the symbol Mom drew
right in the middle of it.
Wait. So Grandma really is
involved in all this?
I don't know.
The dean of Rose grave.
He said he knew Mom.
Said they went to school together.
So?
It's not like there are that many
schools here in Bridgeport.
Yeah, I know. It's just
I had this funny feeling
when he was telling me,
like there was something
he wouldn't say.
"Laura and Paul.
Love is definitely in the air."
Dean McFarlane is Mom's
high school sweetheart.
Wait. So you don't think
he knows anything, do you?
It's definitely worth looking into.
Boys, your dad's on the phone!
Me first.
Age before ugly.
Give me that.
- Okay.
- Joe.
Dad, hi.
When are you coming home?
- What's going on?
- Hey, Joe. Frank.
Are you taking care of your aunt?
Yeah, we've been good.
Hey, school starts in a few days,
and we really don't want to
go to school here in Bridgeport.
I bet they don't even have
vending machines.
- Oh, Joe.
- You don't want to go to school anywhere.
Dad, did you find Rupert?
Well, it's, it's proving harder to find
someone that doesn't
want to be found, so
We found some stuff, too.
We think Grandma has a secret
that she's not telling us.
Yeah, and we think it has
something to do with Rose grave Prep.
There are people
all over town who are involved.
Guys, listen.
I want you to stay away from that.
You guys
You have to be careful.
We will, Dad, but we can ask around.
No. No, I need you guys to stay safe.
So, I, I want you to stay away from it.
Please. Tell me that
you'll stay away from it?
- Don't worry, Dad.
- I'll take good care of Frank.
When are you coming back?
I'm coming home soon.
I'm getting close, so
Listen, in the meantime,
you guys just concentrate
on staying safe, okay?
Okay, Dad. We will.
You stay safe, too, okay? I love you.
I love you guys.
Listen, I'm I'm gonna be traveling,
so I'll call you when I can.
Okay.
Bye.
Okay. Bye.
We're not gonna stay out of it, are we?
We're gonna be safe, Joe,
but we're in this till the end, okay?
One-hundred percent.
Chief Collig.
I trust you have a good reason
for coming into my home.
The man who stole
the object from the boat
He escaped.
That's bad news, Ezra.
Bad news for everyone.