The Hardy Boys (2020) s01e11 Episode Script

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Previously, on Hardy Boys
- Look familiar?
- That's George's journal.
Everything we need to know
about The Eye has to be in there.
Take it.
Why are you here, Kanika?
My piece of The Eye was stolen.
Show me a red nine.
Black eight.
I need to know what this is.
It's basically magic, right?
I don't think anyone's ever
done anything good with it.
George said they broke it
in the place that they found it.
He thinks that they can
destroy it there, too, if they have to.
You're not going to Demon's Paw.
We don't even have the piece!
We're gonna get it back, Frank.
And we're gonna destroy it!
She just hit her uncle.
That's pretty gutsy,
considering they both have guns.
Who are you, Stacy?
My name is Anastasia Nabokov.
I think whoever killed your mother
probably got to my father, too.
He said that the chamber
of The Eye is underground.
It could be in what's left
of the old mines.
They were sealed, like,
a million years ago.
Nobody even knows
where they are anymore.
I got a bad feeling about this, Hardy.
It's late, and it's dark.
Maybe we should just go home.
Just two more minutes
You okay?
Yeah.
You're not gonna ask if I'm okay?
You're good.
Hello?
Help!
Nobody was up there when we fell,
and nobody's gonna be up there now.
This isn't the secret, mystical chamber
you were looking for, is it?
No. This is more of a hole.
You didn't see this place
on the map, did you?
No, I didn't.
- Joe's not here.
- He might be out with Frank.
So, you don't know where he is?
Is Biff with him?
He didn't say anything
about hanging out with Biff.
Wh They've been inseparable
since Joe moved here.
Why don't you just say
what you're thinking?
Okay. I think Joe is doing something
he shouldn't be doing,
and my daughter is with him.
You think that Joe
would put Biff in danger.
Nearly everything he's done
has been dangerous.
What part of that is his fault?
Ern? A man stalking him for no reason?
No reason at all?
Well, maybe if someone
could keep him in custody.
Do you know where your brother is?
Uh, no. If he's not here, I don't know.
The moment you hear anything,
you tell me.
Do you know where Joe is?
No. Honestly.
Okay, Joe.
Joe, Biff, it's Frank.
Joe, can you hear me?
I think Joe went out to Demon's Paw.
What? Why?
He's trying to get into the tunnels.
I think probably because of
an argument we had
where I told him not to.
The mine is sealed, so I just need to
drive out there and pick him up.
- It'll be fine.
- No. I'm going with you.
Is Biff with him?
I don't know.
If she is, Joe's gonna have to
answer to Jesse.
Joe!
Biff!
- Joe!
- Joe!
Joe!
So, uh, how many conversations
have we had?
I've never really thought about it.
I don't think we've had any, like,
just, just talking.
It's not that I don't like you though.
- Why would you go there first?
- In case you were worried.
Oh, no. I'm pretty likeable.
Sorry I took so long.
- Oh, no problem.
- We were just hanging out.
- Joe went out to Demon's Paw.
- I think he's trying to get inside.
What?
- Well, he can't.
- It's been sealed shut for years.
- Yeah, we know.
- We already went to the old entrance.
They weren't there.
I think Biff might be with him.
Oh, hey, Chet.
Hey.
Is there something no one's telling me?
It doesn't matter. What's up?
Joe and Biff are missing
out near Demon's Paw.
- What?
- Joe's trying to find the place that The Eye was found.
He thinks he can destroy his piece of it.
That sounds crazy.
I know. That's probably why
he never told me where he was going.
And if Biff's missing, you need to
tell Jesse where to look for her.
Trudy's on her way to
tell Jesse right now,
but we need to look, too.
If Joe and Biff
are walking to Demon's Paw,
then we should check
the old farms on the way.
We're on it.
Let's get moving, Morton.
Hey, Chet.
Look, I'm sorry I didn't call.
You know, I didn't know if well
Come on, man. It's Joe.
I really think you need to
ask Gloria for help.
Yeah.
Just have to admit to something first.
The custodian over at Bridgeport Public
says no students stayed late tonight.
Nagy just called in from the docks.
No Biff, no Joe Hardy.
None of our patrols have seen them.
Thanks.
Can Nagy swing by the old
Matthew Brothers factory on her way back?
Yes, ma'am.
Jesse, how's it going?
Everyone has their heads up.
I'm taking reports without
diverting anyone from their patrols.
How long's it been now?
Three hours. Is that long enough?
- Look, I know you're worried about Biff.
- So am I.
But we don't have to wait
to start a full-scale search.
I'll contact Gresham police.
See if they can lend a hand.
Thanks, Ezra.
What are you doing here?
Frank thinks Joe might have gone
to the old Demon's Paw mine.
Why? Why would Joe go out there?
I think he's trying to
get into the mining tunnels.
It's a lot to explain, and I'll tell you
everything once we find them.
So Biff is with him?
I don't know. Would she go with him?
Chief, we have to search the area
around the old mine.
Where's Frank?
And why am I only hearing about this now?
Grandma, I need to tell you something.
No, but wait. First, I want to
apologize for the other day,
if I seemed insensitive.
You know, explaining your whole
family's history like that.
It must have been very overwhelming.
I think it was gonna be pretty heavy,
no matter what.
I know. It certainly was for me
when I was your age.
Grandma, I need to tell you something.
- So tell me.
- Joe's gone.
What?
He went looking for the place
The Eye was found.
We already went out to Demon's Paw.
We couldn't find him there.
I think he's already inside the tunnels.
Inside the tunnels?
How could he even do that?
This is the room where my father
lived his secret life.
Oh, look.
I haven't been in here for
well over 20 years.
But you and Joe have already
been in here, haven't you?
Yes. And Joe saw something
that sent him looking for the tunnels.
I'm sorry we didn't tell you.
No, you're not. You're just sorry
there's a consequence.
But that's not important.
What's important is finding your brother.
Okay, did he, um,
did he take something from in here?
Just an old map that had a bunch
of lines on it that made no sense.
Okay.
And your father's journal.
His journal?
Does Joe have our piece of The Eye?
Tell me, please. It's important
Did Great-Grandpa
have a secret entrance
into the tunnels?
I need your help.
Of course I want to help,
but I don't know if he did.
And, and people who might,
they're either, they're dead,
or, or, or they're working against us.
I think I know someone.
Someone who can help.
This is Biff Hooper,
daughter of Deputy Chief Jesse Hooper
of Bridgeport Police.
I just fell down an old mine shaft,
west of Demon's Paw mine,
just north of the old Templeton orchard.
- You brought your walkie?
- It's always in my bag.
You don't have yours?
I, I left it at home.
- This is Biff Hooper.
- Can anyone read me?
How do you even know where we are?
It's just a guess.
I think it's right.
Didn't even notice that
we walked through an orchard.
Good thing I'm here.
- Do you have any rope in that?
- Why would I just have rope?
I don't know.
- Why would you just have string?
- That's butcher's twine.
Why would?
Whatever.
What have we got?
Books.
Stopwatch.
Jack knife.
- Gum.
- It's whatever was in my locker.
We didn't go shopping, Joe.
Tomato soup.
- In your locker.
- Whatever.
Who was the one who brought the walkie?
So. You didn't even hint to Frank
that you were heading out here?
He'll figure it out.
Will he tell my mom?
I think so. If he's worried.
How long until he's worried?
You know, we're
We're probably gonna need these.
We should save the batteries.
Okay. Okay. Show me something.
Show me anything at all.
Preferably lottery ticket numbers.
You just love sneaking into
motel rooms, don't you?
Let's do a, uh
review of how you
Estabrook people do business.
You hire me.
Attack me.
Repeat?
I wanted "kill you" to be step two.
But how does step three make any sense?
'Cause here's what I'm thinking.
You hired me to get one of these.
Right? And then two.
And now I can't help but wonder
what it would feel like with all three.
You idiot.
- You're gonna get yourself killed.
- Nah.
I'm trusting my instincts.
Which seem to ring just
a little bit louder
whenever I'm holding this.
How's it feel when it's all in one piece?
Do you have any idea
how many people have died
for what you're holding?
No.
But, I tell you what.
I will be in touch, with a price.
Or maybe I'll just put it together myself.
See what happens.
In case you get thirsty.
Oh, my.
I've passed this shop so many times.
I never thought I'd actually be inside it.
Have you ever met Anya?
I know who she is.
I try to avoid people
who dislike my family.
Her father led the expedition.
I read that in the papers, too.
Good evening.
What illumination can I provide
at such a late hour?
Why have you brought her?
Ms. Kowalsky,
this is my grandmother, Gloria.
- Your grandmother?
- Yes.
I'm really sorry, but we need your help.
I wondered what I would say
to your father. To you.
I never got the chance at his funeral.
Or when my mother and I
were forced off our land
by your father's bank.
My father built his fortune
on manipulation and deceit,
earning what he did at the expense
of other people.
And when he died unexpectedly,
I'm afraid I
I carried on as if I'd learned nothing
from his wicked ways.
I'm so I'm so sorry, Ms. Kowalsky.
Get out!
No, please.
Not until you say you'll help us find
my young grandson.
Did you bring any extra batteries
for the flashlights?
I almost didn't bring flashlights.
Do you have any food
that we can open?
I have three pieces of gum.
How long till your mom starts a search?
She's probably already
wondering where I am.
But someone will have to pass,
like, right over the hole to hear us.
Or get a signal from the walkie.
Sorry that I got you into this.
You didn't get me into anything.
I came with you.
Yeah, but, were you thinking
we'd get trapped in a hole?
No. I thought it was gonna be tunnels,
like George's journal said.
But you thought we'd be trapped?
I didn't think it would be safe.
I just thought it would be fun.
It's still my fault for running off
without telling Frank.
Yeah
But I took your piece of The Eye
without telling you.
If I hadn't done that,
your grandma would have it.
And we wouldn't be here.
Double but,
if I hadn't gone with JB to her house,
you wouldn't have had to.
- How far back do you want to go?
- You started it.
Okay. Okay, we're playing that game?
I don't understand.
What is your brother
looking for down there?
He was reading a lot
into the mine explosion,
and I told him what you'd told me.
He just got too curious.
Well, why not buy up the entire ridge
and dig it up?
Don't let those family farms stop you.
Did your father mention
any other entrances into the mine?
From the moment they started digging,
those men all wanted their own entrances.
Why did they want their own entrances?
They did not trust one another.
They were looking for something important.
More than gold.
And men kill each other for gold.
My father was supposed to be
leader of that expedition.
In the end, he was just being used.
Anything else than you could tell us?
About my father, or, or the families?
The tunnels.
You must know more.
I'd be willing to pay you.
It doesn't matter how much.
I have no secrets for you to buy.
You think just like your father.
But you wouldn't have
followed me from Wilt's
if I hadn't flashed the money he gave me.
The sandwich.
If you didn't pay for my sandwich,
we wouldn't be stuck in this hole.
See? All my fault.
You owe me a sandwich.
Got one of 'em.
Maybe I can try climbing up with a root.
All the way up?
I don't know. It's worth a shot.
Are you okay?
Yeah. I'm not doing that again.
Joe, look.
Wait, wait, wait.
There's a space behind here.
Looks like we found your tunnels.
Is Stacy here?
Frank.
You can let him in.
You get points for nerve.
I wasn't expecting you
to ever come over here.
I need your help.
Joe and his friend, they're missing.
They're trying to get into the tunnels
under Demon's Paw.
Uh, I'm sorry to hear about Joe.
But how do you think I can help you?
We think the original miners
who found The Eye,
they made their own separate
entrances to the mine.
I'm here to ask if your grandfather did.
One of the few things
my father taught me himself
was never to trust anyone else
in the Circle.
- I know She, she
- Your grandmother can never know what I tell you.
She won't.
I just want to find Joe. That's it.
I never knew my grandfather.
But my father built a storehouse
by that mine. He
He said it was only there
to cover something up.
Maybe that's the entrance
you're looking for.
Oh, you've never been there?
I'm here to break the circle of The Eye,
not to follow in its path.
Can you tell me where it is?
It wants to go inside.
It wants to?
Yeah, here.
Back to the place
where it was found, I guess.
I don't like that it wants things.
Well, we can't go up through the top.
Got a better plan?
Guess not.
Well, that's convenient.
I want to know
the instant anyone sees anything.
Yes, ma'am.
As of now,
the town of Bridgeport is under curfew.
We are conducting a full-scale search
for two young people:
Joseph Hardy, and Elizabeth Hooper.
And until they are found,
we do not want any extra bodies
getting in our way.
So, wherever you are,
stay indoors.
We will update you the moment
the situation changes.
Thank you.
What was that?
We need every eye on this.
Two kids are missing.
Ezra, what's going on?
We're searching our side
of the Demon's Paw.
Gresham police are searching their side.
We now have a chopper coming in
from Dixon City.
Gloria Estabrook must have
called in a favor.
We don't need anybody else in our way.
Gloria Estabrook called in a favor.
"This fragment whispers to me.
"If I strain to listen,
I can hear a lucky word here or there.
"But it is a taunting reminder
of a deafening roar
of The Eye in full."
Let me put this away.
He's kind of wordy.
Yeah.
That's how it feels, though.
I mean, when I won all that stuff
at the carnival,
it was kind of just, like,
I knew what to do.
I felt something when
I hid it at the school.
I didn't like it, though.
What about when it's in one piece?
The journal says that
it'll give you the knowledge to get
what you most want.
Whatever that's supposed to mean.
Then ask it to show us
how to get out of here.
It wants us to go straight.
You still think it's guiding you?
- Guess we go this way.
- Okay.
- Hey.
- The town's under curfew, huh?
Yeah. Chief Collig doesn't want anyone
to interfere with the search.
No.
Emergency cookies for Joe?
- I'm so stupid.
- I mean, he does something crazy
every time I don't listen to him.
Come on, be fair on yourself.
You usually are.
Maybe, but that's not a reason
to not listen to him.
So, why didn't you listen?
Because he wants to destroy The Eye,
and I don't. That's why.
He is right about one thing, though.
We'd probably be safer without it.
Okay, so just tell him he was right.
When we find him.
Where are we going, anyway?
Stacy told me her family has
another entrance into the tunnels.
You actually trust her?
I don't trust anyone right now.
Not even someone willing
to break curfew with you?
Come on. Let's go find Joe.
Leave the cookies.
Please don't tell me
you've told me so,
but
I guess I could have planned this better.
We really should have brought some food.
Yeah. I'm starving.
Listen, Joe.
I just don't think
following that thing is smart.
I agree to disagree.
I mean
Aside from dropping us down
an old mine shaft,
The Eye has been pretty good to me.
Do you actually believe
Stacy's never been here before?
I'm trying not to believe
anything she says.
Although I don't know why
she'd lie about it, either.
So whose side are you on?
What do you mean?
Well, you'll have to choose
Stacy or your grandmother.
Have you ever thought about that?
Yeah. Yeah, I have. Trust me.
Hey, Frank. Check this out.
This must be it.
It's sealed from the inside, too.
Why seal a door from both sides?
So no one knows where it goes
from either side.
Joe?
Biff, it's Frank. Can you hear me?
Joe, buddy, can you hear me?
There were four rats.
I wanted zero rats!
Okay.
Can we stop now?
One second.
Sardines.
Canteen?
Who was this guy?
Who cares? He died down here.
And he had rope.
This could be us, Joe.
Yeah.
But we know where we're going.
No, we don't!
That stupid Eye does,
but it can't even take us there.
We're not going any further
than this guy.
Where do we go, then?
I've been keeping track of our turns.
We can go back to where we fell in,
and wait.
Someone will come.
- I, I won't get another chance.
- I need to destroy this thing.
You don't know if you can destroy it!
Your great-grandfather didn't know
if he could.
Well, if I leave without trying,
I'll never know.
Did I tell you I'm adopted?
No.
And my mom doesn't know
that I started looking into it.
I wanted to know who my dad was.
So, I thought my mom was keeping
this huge secret.
So, I found out on my own.
Why are you telling this to me?
Because I didn't like what I found.
I was obsessed with finding out a secret,
and now I'm keeping one.
- Are you telling me to stop?
- Yes, Joe!
Right to your face. Stop.
I don't want this to get any worse.
I have to keep going.
Even if it gets worse.
Take the soup.
Thanks.
Frank, we can get
the police to open this.
Joe?
Biff, it's Frank. Can you hear me?
Come on.
Let's go get the police.
Hello?
Hello?
Joe?
Joe, it's Frank. Where are you?
Frank!
I can barely hear you.
But we're I'm in the tunnel!
He's right under us.
Joe, are you okay?
Listen, we're gonna get you out.
The fact that you're getting
my signal underground
means you must be really,
really close to us.
Um, okay.
Biff and I have been down here for hours.
We fell down an old mine shaft.
Uh, we walked through a wall
into the tunnels on the other side.
All we had was gum, and peppermint, so
My breath smells pretty good, but
I have no idea how to get out.
- Joey, there's a way out, okay?
- It's like, 50 feet from us.
I can guide you to a door,
and as long as you can hear me,
you're going in the right direction.
There's a problem.
Biff isn't with me.
I'll go get the police.
Yeah. Please. Hurry.
Joe, where's Biff?
Joe! Joe, where's Biff?
I know how to find her.
Just wait there. I'll be back in a second.
Biff! Biff!
Joe!
Apple pie with cheddar.
Not a lot of folks order it
like that these days.
Well, I, I I like the way
things used to be, I suppose.
Hey, I hear ya.
No, I actually, I, I
I went across the street to try out
one of those, those pay phones.
The new ones?
Covered in buttons. I didn't,
I didn't know what to do with it.
Yeah, they just replaced it.
- Now everything is just beeps and boops.
- Yeah.
You won't find anything
like that in here.
- I hope not.
- Here.
Hey!
See. Yeah.
You know, my, my ex-wife,
she used to say,
"If you're in such a hurry
to make a call,
why don't you just pop over for a visit?"
- Your ex, huh?
- My ex.
Coffee's on me.
No!
You're a good man.
Yeah. The first time
you've been to my place?
Yep, yeah. First time. But, uh,
won't be the last, though.
No, I'm thinking of packing everything up,
and moving myself here into Bridgeport.
Well, you picked
a heck of a time to do it.
It's been a really hectic summer.
You don't say. Oh, I bet you
must hear about everything
that comes through this town.
Oh, yeah, sure. People love to talk.
I mean, new loves, new babies,
scandals, bankruptcies.
I mean, I don't want to gossip. Not me.
Of course not.
- No.
- No, no. People trust you.
People need to know
you can keep their secrets.
Exactly. You got it.
Anybody new, or interesting
come through town recently?
Oh, there was this one
weird family that moved into
this little place on Henry Street.
Weird how?
Ah, they were just, uh,
this couple.
Didn't do much. Didn't say much.
Kinda acted like robots.
And even their tracksuits were weird.
It looked like they were
jogging to a funeral.
That is weird.
I don't want to pass judgment, though.
I mean, the niece, she seems okay.
Stacy. Huh.
Uh, her first week in town, though,
she ran over this really tall guy,
and he was new in town.
Turns out, he was chasing
these Hardy boys.
They're new in town.
Sounds like a lot of new people in town.
Huh. I guess you're right.
- I don't want to talk out of turn, though.
- Oh, no, no, no.
- That's why people trust you.
- Yeah.
Gonna get you some ice cream.
Thank you, sir.
Henry Street.
Biff! Biff!
Joe! I'm over here!
Did you finally realize
how crazy this is?
Are you scared?
- Hey!
- Aah!
Joe!
Frank and Callie are here.
I mean, up there. They're back this way.
Come on. Let's go.
Okay, Frank. I've got Biff.
Okay, now start walking
and keep talking.
We're walking,
we're walking, we're walking.
Can you still read me?
I'm losing you. Try going the other way.
Still walking.
Okay, this is good.
You're headed towards the door.
If this doesn't work,
it's gonna be the worst way to die.
Yeah.
You know, I didn't apologize to you yet,
so I'd have to live the rest
of my life like that.
I didn't think you were coming.
I'm not.
I'll take you to the door,
but I'm not coming with you.
Joe, you're coming out.
I'm gonna destroy this thing, Frank.
I know you want it, but we don't need it.
- Joe, listen to me.
- I don't care about The Eye.
I care about you, okay?
Look, whatever we choose to do,
we'll do it together.
What if we don't
want to do the same thing?
Then we'll find another thing.
Frank!
I think we found it!
- Joe!
- Come on. Let's get the ladder.
- Joe!
- Yeah. We're down here.
There's a ladder. Can you open the door?
It's open up here.
It's gotta be locked on your side.
Okay, Hardy.
You were made for this moment.
Go pick that lock!
- It's pretty rusty!
- You got it!
Frank!
Biff, are you there?
Yeah! Mom, I'm down here!
You okay?
- Yeah.
- Good.
Come here.
Come on, sweetie. Come here.
- Oh, my God. Come here, sweetheart.
- How many days has it been?
I thought you weren't coming out.
Can't say no to you
when you're emotional.
Where are we?
It's the Nabokov storehouse.
I think they built it to hide this.
Did Stacy tell you that?
Listen, you're going to tell me
what you got my daughter into,
or I'll find a way to arrest
the both of you.
Right now.
I found out a couple days ago.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
I mean, we don't exactly know
what the Circle's capable of,
but we're pretty sure
they won't let this hit the news.
We have to do this ourselves.
You two are lucky to be alive.
And even luckier nothing happened to Biff.
One known criminal dead.
Another one missing.
Anyone connected to this
Circle of The Eye
is going to be impossible to investigate.
You have nothing on Kanika Khan
or Gloria Estabrook beyond speculation.
You saw the chief arrest JB Cox.
But Cox was never brought in.
We also know he was buying that idol.
Because you broke into his house.
I mean, come on, Elizabeth.
You can do something, Mom.
I know you can.
- I can drop this right on his desk.
- Try to make him talk.
Then he'll know that we know.
Yeah. He will.
Um, so, uh, good news
about Joe and Biff.
Uh, yeah. Good news.
Thanks for saving me back there.
Sure, sure. No problem.
Hay, hay bales probably don't
roll over people like that.
- At least not very often.
- No. No.
I didn't know how strong you were.
Me, neither.
Um, is it okay?
Maybe just don't talk about it?
- Yeah, yeah. That works. Yeah.
- Yeah. Yeah.
Let me buy you a milkshake.
Or is that kind of weird?
No, no. No. That's fine.
I mean, we used to do stuff like that
- Right, right. Right.
- You know, before.
- Wilt.
- Yes, sir.
- Uh, you want chocolate?
- Yeah.
Okay. Chocolate, and vanilla for me.
Coming right up.
Have you been here all night, ma'am?
I suppose I have, Stefan.
Once I knew Joe was safe,
I realized I wanted to spend
more time in this room.
But I would love a cup of tea.
What the heck happened to you?
Uh, our thief got the better of me.
He has the piece of The Eye
that he stole from Khan.
He's after the other two.
Okay
Let's find your brother.
Hi.
I can kind of see you coming.
So can I.