The Hardy Boys (2020) s01e13 Episode Script

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Previously, on "Hardy Boys"
This was on the box
that the Astghik pulled out of the water.
Whatever Mom was working on,
this has to be a part of it.
She said her family was running the town.
You're making them sound like
they're a secret organization.
That's what they are.
They called themselves
"The Circle of the Eye."
The Nabokovs, the Khans,
and the Estabrooks.
Did Mom know about all of this?
Laura was very good
at finding herself in places
she was not supposed to be.
Laura, you must never let your mother,
or anyone else, reassemble The Eye.
Mom wanted to expose the truth,
and bring down the Circle.
No Eye, no Circle.
Let's finish what she started.
So you're going undercover.
I've been thinking about my successor.
The legacy of The Eye
will fall to you, Francis.
She's gonna make the same
mistakes as they always have.
- You don't want to destroy The Eye.
- You want it for yourself.
You're the same as everyone else.
You know whatever happens now
is on you.
Can't wait to make you pay for this.
Ooh. Your threats sound even scarier
when you're tied up.
I'll get out of these eventually.
Yeah. If your friends cooperate.
Lying, stealing,
and now you're kidnapping?
All in your father's warehouse?
I'm sure he'd be real proud of you.
- Hey, Frank.
- Hey, Joe.
Guess Frank's not home.
- Joe, don't give her anything.
- Don't give her the piece.
Callie? Callie!
- Quiet!
- What did you do?
What I had to.
Look, you tell Frank that if he ever
wants to see his little girlfriend again,
he's gonna bring me the
Estabrook piece of The Eye.
We don't have it anymore.
Oh, Joe.
We are so far past playing dumb.
The piece, in exchange for Callie.
Midnight. The warehouse by the docks.
Oh, and, uh,
unless you want to find your brother's
girlfriend in a ditch somewhere,
don't call the cops.
That song.
- I've never heard it.
- Really?
I know it so well.
When I was a little girl,
I would lie in bed at night,
and I could hear the sound of it
coming through the vents.
That's how I knew my father
was in this room.
When did he tell you about all this?
The Eye. The Circle?
Mm, I suppose I was not much older
than you are now.
I always knew that he was
keeping something from me.
No idea what it was.
Do you think things
would have turned out differently
if he didn't find The Eye?
Oh, yes, I do.
But when you're in possession of something
so much greater than you are
I think it corrupted him.
It changed him.
But I don't blame The Eye
for losing my father.
Or your mother.
An object in and of itself
can't be good or bad.
It's what we do with it.
Exactly.
Which is why we have to be careful
it never gets in the hands of someone
who would do harmful things with it.
Stacy's gonna come after it.
I'm counting on it.
And when she does,
we'll be ready.
But madam isn't expecting you.
Of course I'm here.
I told you it was important,
right before you hung up on me.
- She's busy with Master Frank.
- Joe!
No, I don't care if Master Frank is busy.
He's gonna talk to Master Joe.
Joe, what are you doing here?
It's Callie. Stacy and her men took her.
She wants the last piece of The Eye.
She says we have until midnight
to get it to the warehouse by the docks.
- Or what?
- What do you think?
- She says we can't call the cops.
- Oh, God.
Thank you. This is exactly
what we wanted to happen.
What? Why?
Stacy's made her move.
Now we can take advantage of it.
Didn't think anyone could have
a glass-half-full attitude
about our friend being kidnapped.
Oh, Stacy's desperate.
She's bound to make a mistake.
What to do
We negotiate with her.
Pretend to form an alliance.
And then, we make our move.
- Now is not the time to set a trap.
- Callie's life is at risk.
Stacy is not gonna hurt Callie,
because keeping her safe
is the only leverage she has.
We have no idea what she's going to do.
- We need to give her the piece.
- Okay, what is going to happen,
when Stacy has all three pieces
of The Eye?
She'll be too powerful to stop.
Millions of lives could be at stake.
That's tomorrow's problem.
Tomorrow, when Callie is safe.
She's not gonna lay a hand on Callie.
And I am not giving up my piece.
We lost our mother to The Eye.
I almost lost my father
and my little brother.
I'm done sacrificing.
- Yeah. What he said.
- Joe!
Boys,
you're not seeing the bigger picture!
I don't know what to do anymore.
I keep making mistakes
that other people pay for.
- Come on, we've been in worse situations.
- We can sort this out.
This is whole lot different, Joe.
Stacy is going to kill Callie
if we don't get her the piece,
and we don't have it. Grandma does.
Grandma has the real piece.
- You still have the fake piece?
- Uh-huh.
- You're a genius.
- Ah, well
No. I didn't see that.
It was you, Gloria.
You killed Victor.
So what if I did?
I'd do the same to you if I thought
it would protect The Eye.
Don't be so naive.
I trust that will suffice?
I've held up my end of the bargain.
Yes, you have.
Do you understand the terms of our deal?
Of course.
I leave town, never to return.
And we won't
turn you in to the authorities.
But if I ever hear that
you have anything to do
with the Circle of the Eye ever again
My time in the Circle is over.
I assure you of that.
A warning, though.
There are pieces
still in play in this town
where your children,
half-Estabrooks, live.
So, a word to the wise, Mr. Hardy.
The Eye.
People have done
unthinkable things for it.
So
Call Bridgeport Police Department.
Ask for Jesse Hooper.
Play her that tape.
Tell her everything you know.
- You got it.
- It's time.
Yeah.
Someone's here.
Ezra.
Can I come in?
I'm here for Frank.
- What?
- Why?
Why?
Callie Shaw went missing.
Frank was the last person seen with her.
Callie's missing?
And you think Frank's involved.
Well, either way, I've
I've gotta take him into the station.
I'd like to ask him some questions.
Take his statement.
Frank's not here, Ezra.
Well, maybe
I could hang around
till Frank gets home
if you don't mind.
Joe, get the window.
Okay, you go first.
Hey. I'm just closing up, sarge.
I'm here on business, Wilt.
How can I help ya?
- Looking for Frank Hardy.
- Was he working here tonight?
Nah, just me. But if I see him,
I'll give you a call.
- That'd be great.
- Have a good night, Wilt.
All right. Thanks.
Okay, we're good.
We owe you one, Wilt.
Ah, use the place
as long as you need.
Just don't drink all my soda.
Guys, this is all my fault.
Callie tried to warn me about Stacy,
but I didn't listen.
- No, it's not. She warned me, too.
- Guys, quit it with the blame game.
We actually have to get her back.
Okay, so what's the plan?
We exchange the piece.
I thought you guys
didn't have the piece anymore.
- Not the real one.
- We have this.
Joe made that fake one, remember?
I think that's what we use
for the exchange.
But the tall man had that thing
that could tell if it was real.
You mean this thing?
Yeah. What if Stacy has one, too?
Okay, so, so the real piece must
give off some kind of radiation,
which is what that thing's picking up.
I'm pretty sure Wilt
doesn't stock any plutonium.
No, but smoke detectors have
small amounts of americium in them.
I mean, it's not plutonium, but
It's radioactive.
I don't want it.
Guys, it's harmless.
But I think it could get the job done.
Let me see this.
Wait, wait.
Wait, right there.
It actually worked.
I know. That's what, that's what I said.
- Phil?
- Yeah?
I'm sorry I ever doubted you.
Now, go and get the rest
of the smoke detectors, okay?
Now, Phil.
Yeah, yeah.
We need to get ahead of them,
so, if me and Chet can get Callie back
No, no. When we get Callie back.
When we get Callie back,
you need to go to Grandma's house,
and get the real piece of The Eye.
Why do we need it
if you have the fake one?
We have to take it to the
Chamber of The Eye and destroy it.
There's a map to the chamber
in George's secret room,
which I have the key for.
- The map doesn't work.
- There's a projector in that secret room.
It's pointing straight to the map.
There's no way that's a coincidence.
Go in there, try and figure something out.
Joe, write this down.
In Grandma's study, there's a safe.
It's right behind the painting
behind her desk.
This is the combination.
Hey, Trudy, have you heard from Frank?
Fenton.
We have company.
Hey, Fenton.
Oh. So, what am I missing here?
Well, I need to talk to Frank
about the disappearance of Callie Shaw.
When the boy gets home,
I'll take him down to the station.
We'll straighten it all out.
You know, for a cop,
you're a pretty good liar.
Careful, Fenton.
How long have I known you?
Forty years?
Twenty years, you've been chief of police.
So, how long ago did you
stop protecting the people,
and become an errand boy for the rich?
I don't know what you're talking about.
- It's no use, Fenton.
- Jesse's been working on him for weeks.
How many people are you gonna let die?
They killed my wife, Ezra.
You don't know
what you're talking about!
That's assault on a cop!
- What is this?
- Come here.
Look at that.
At this point, your confession
would just be icing on the cake.
We have recordings, letters,
detailed information about all
Gloria's dealings in the last three years.
Not to mention a signed confession
from the man that you hired to help her,
JB Cox.
And you think anybody's gonna believe
the word of that thief over me?
We also have two kids who swear
they saw you interact with JB.
It's a lot of words against you.
I, I don't know as much
as you think I do.
Why is she coming after Frank?
S-she didn't want him to interfere.
What does she have on you, Ezra?
- Did you bring it?
- Yes. Where is she?
The piece!
- Frank!
- Callie!
Don't give her the piece.
Her first. Now!
What else?
Thanks.
Stacy's insane. You should have never
given her the piece.
- We didn't.
- What?
Come on. Let's go. I'll explain later.
Did Did you know about this?
- About the sneaking out?
- Yeah, I knew.
Why would you let them do that?
They needed to get away from Ezra,
and their friend's missing.
Leaving here is putting
their lives at risk. Do you understand?
- What were you expecting, Fenton?
- You left them!
What?
You left them.
- I
- The boys need to figure out some stuff on their own.
- I just, I did what I thought was
- Yeah, I know.
I know.
You're grieving the love of your life.
You had to go figure out
what happened to her.
But when you left, the boys also
have to grieve you, too.
And I know that you're super cop,
and you work alone,
but right now,
those boys are just as desperate
to find out what happened
to their mother as you are.
So stop pushing everyone away
and help them.
Thank you for
taking the time, Mr. Estabrook.
I, I know you must be very busy.
Whoa! Is that mahogany?
How can I help you?
Look, I'm not one to judge
a book by its cover,
but looking at the large size
of your home,
I'm sure you can spare a little bit
of change for the Bridgeport Sea Cadets.
It's a way to help the youth of today
become leaders of tomorrow.
So what do you say?
Ms. Estabrook will be happy
to make a contribution.
Give me a moment.
Oh, look at the time.
I'm gonna be late for dinner,
and my mom was really expecting me.
I'm sorry,
do you still want that donation?
Did it happen?
I gave them the girl,
they gave me the piece.
Well, hand it over.
I don't It, it worked before. I
What's your excuse?
I'll look for the piece of The Eye.
You go in here.
See if the projector has
anything to do with the map.
Definitely getting one of these
when I buy a house.
- Of course. Empty.
- Why can't anything be easy?
Piece of The Eye. Piece of The Eye.
Where would I be
if I were a piece of The Eye?
Yeah, I told them they would come back.
Biff, someone's coming!
Almost got it.
I know, I know
Hide!
Anyway, I wanted to tell you
that Stacy called.
About the girl?
Yes. Callie is no longer in play,
which makes me assume that
my grandsons were involved.
So obviously,
Collig didn't do what I asked him.
I hope Francis will come 'round.
But this wrinkle with Callie
has complicated things somewhat.
What could the young Nabokov want?
Well, she realizes she can't
move ahead alone.
She needs me.
She's willing to accept a truce.
At least for now.
We're to meet at Victor's warehouse,
and then travel to the Chamber.
She knew more than
she was letting Francis know.
I'm not letting this out of my sight.
Do you trust her?
Of course not.
But I have no other choice.
Bring the car around, Stefan.
I've been waiting for this moment
my entire life.
Biff?
Biff!
Joe! Can you open the door?
Biff, let me in!
What are you talking about?
You have the key.
I don't have the key!
I gave you the key.
I have the key.
Joe, come on, help me get me out of here!
They'll be here.
Just give them time.
- Guys, the coast is clear.
- We're good. Where's Biff?
- She locked herself in with the key.
- Why'd she do that?
She didn't do it on purpose.
Biff, do you copy?
You need to get me out of here.
Do you see any other way out?
I'll look.
There has to be an air vent somewhere.
George wouldn't build a room
where he couldn't breathe
unless the door was open.
Maybe don't remind the girl
stuck in an airless room
how airless the room is.
I found one.
I found an air vent!
It's on the wall.
I, I think it's on the
other side of the hallway.
We're on it.
Could you be any louder?
- What? It's the shoes.
- It's part of the uniform.
Joe, did you find it?
- Found it. Got it open.
- Can you slide the key through?
Negative.
The vent makes a sharp turn.
I won't be able to get it to you
around the corner.
- Closet by the door.
- Get me a coat hanger.
Yeah, yeah.
- I've got an idea. Just hang in there.
- We're gonna get you out.
Hurry.
One would have been enough.
I, I panicked, okay? Here.
Almost got it.
To your right.
A little to your left.
You've got it. Keep pulling.
Yes!
We got it.
Anyway, uh, we should go.
Yeah.
You're okay.
- You all right?
- I'm fine, Biff.
Angry, and ready for revenge,
but I'm okay.
And thank you, guys. I mean it.
Especially you, Phil,
with the smoke detector thing.
That was genius.
Stop it.
I overheard Grandma talking to Stefan.
She's going to the Chamber with Stacy.
She's gonna put The Eye back together.
We've gotta stop her.
Did you figure out the map?
- Biff did.
- Come on. Let me show you.
This is a path to the Chamber from
the mineshaft that Joe and I fell into.
It's about a mile underground,
and bam.
Chamber of The Eye.
- Awesome.
- Okay. Let's go.
- Just, before you start, let me explain
- Frank, stop.
Callie.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
- Well, how did you
- We traded Stacy a fake piece of The Eye.
A fake piece of
Yeah, uh Joe made it.
- Well, you need to go home.
- Your dad's very worried about you.
I will, Mr. Hardy.
And, uh, the rest of you
need to go home, too, okay?
Now, tell me, Frank. What's our plan?
Mm. It's smaller than I imagined.
- Well, Gloria, it's you and me.
- Last two standing.
Who'd have thought?
I didn't imagine
it would be you, either.
Perhaps The Eye chose who was worthy.
Shall we?
So you and Biff got lost down here.
Yep.
If we ever make it out of here, I'm gonna
turn this place into my clubhouse.
Over my dead body, you are.
- Oh, they got those down here, too.
- Shh!
Guys, someone's down here.
Hey. Come here. Get behind me.
Turn your light off.
Callie?
What are you doing here?
Don't any of you kids listen
to anything adults say?
That girl threw me in the
back of her van and tied me up.
So if you're gonna bring her down,
I want in.
Anyone have a problem with that?
- No.
- No.
Good.
Should be this way.
I like her.
This is destiny.
Please. After you.
Stop!
- Frank, perfect timing.
- Fun's just about to start.
It's over. We know everything.
You know nothing.
We have you on tape with Kanika Khan.
We know that you killed Victor Nabokov.
Stacy, I swear. I didn't know.
I should have
destroyed all the Estabrooks.
You took everything away from me.
Your father knew
what he was getting into
when he came for my piece of The Eye.
You deserve each other.
Get it. Now!
Get the piece!
Remember me?
Gotcha!
Frank! Help!
Frank! They're putting it together!
Frank!
You've got to destroy it!
Joe!
Frank!
Frank. Frank, wake up!
Wake up, Frank! Please, wake up!
Dad, he's not waking up!
Wake up! Come on, Frank!
Please! Come on!
Hey. Hey, Frankie.
- Frank, please wake up.
- Come on, come on!
Mom. Mom.
- So, you found it.
- Mom, it's me.
Laura. What are you doing here?
I know about the Astghik.
You've been looking for it
this whole time.
You said that the Circle
was broken for good.
You lied to me.
I wanted us to do this together.
I gave you every chance.
I want no part of this.
Mom, what are you gonna do now?
Put the fate of the world
back in the hands of three people?
No. Things will be different this time.
I will make the right choices.
No, you won't. None of you will,
because no one should
have that much power.
- You don't see the big picture.
- You never have.
Yes, I do.
And by this time tomorrow,
the whole world will.
They'll know about the Circle,
The Eye, all of it.
No, stop, stop, stop!
If you do that,
I can't protect you anymore.
You can't? Or you won't?
Mom, wait!
You sure you need more caffeine?
I mean, you look
wide awake enough as it is.
Yeah, it's a
"four cups of coffee" kind of day.
- You okay?
- Oh, yeah, it's just my mom.
Never mind.
You know, you can stay here
as long as you need, huh?
Get some food. Talk
I can't. I've got a meeting,
and it's an important one.
And then I've got a game to catch.
Frank's pitching.
- Oh! Takes after his mom.
- Yeah, he does.
Hey, don't make it another decade
before your next visit?
- I won't. Thanks, Wilt.
- All right.
Mom. Wait!
I, I know, but what's next?
Okay, well, I called my editor.
We go to press end-of-day,
and this should be
on the stands by morning.
Frank, wake up!
- Frank!
- Why isn't he waking up?
They'll be looking for us.
They'll be nowhere for us to hide.
These, these people,
they'll turn on each other first.
Look, they're not united.
The left hand doesn't know
what the right hand is doing.
- Mom
- Keys.
Wake up, Frank! Please, wake up!
Frankie, come back! Come back to us!
Frank, come on! Come on!
Please! Please!
I need you, Frank.
Please wake up! Come on, come on!
- Frank.
- Frank, it's me. It's Joe!
- It's Joe.
- I saw her.
What?
I saw Mom.
Come on.
I saw the argument you had with her,
the day she died.
You knew she was in danger.
You knew they were gonna kill her.
You just let it happen.
No. I, I warned her
I couldn't protect her anymore.
- You didn't want to protect her.
- No, no, no.
She didn't give me a chance.
She was so angry with me.
She cared more about exposing the Circle
than she did about her own safety!
You chose The Eye
over your own daughter!
She should still be here.
She would be if she'd listened to me!
- Your mother made a choice.
- You can't blame your grandmother.
No, no! Oh, no, you don't!
No! No!
She had no idea what would happen.
The left hand doesn't know
what the right hand's doing.
You were there.
The whole time.
Standing right beside her.
You were the only other person
who saw the argument between
my mom and grandmother.
You knew about the Astghik.
- It was you.
- You killed her.
No. No, no, no. That's ridiculous.
It's ridiculous. Tell them.
Tell them, Stefan. That's wrong!
You couldn't have!
You wanted to use The Eye
to do more than your father.
To do better.
She would have ruined it all.
- What?
- She would have exposed everything!
I did it for you.
She was my daughter.
- The Chamber's collapsing!
- Where's Callie?
She went after Stacy.
Let's go! Come on!
Go. Go. I'll get The Eye.
Come on, come on, come on!
You killed my wife!
Dad! Dad, we have to go!
Dad, you have to let him go!
Dad, we have to go now!
Run! Just run, run, run! Run!
Run! Run!
Joe! Joe, give me your hand!
Go, let's go!
Gloria Estabrook.
You're under arrest for
the murder of Victor Nabokov.
Francis.
I'm sorry.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say can
and will be used against you
- Joe
- in a court of law.
I'm sorry.
Frank, what's, uh,
going on with that coffee?
It's almost done.
See, this is nice.
Coffee. Cereal. Not worrying about
the world being taken over
by a power-obsessed secret organization.
Just a normal family breakfast.
Normal's boring.
Yeah, that's why we have you, Joe.
Thanks, Frank.
You know,
I'm really gonna miss you guys.
I was kind of getting used to the chaos.
- I thought we drove you crazy.
- Oh, you do.
But, I like having you around.
Well, that's good to hear,
because we were talking,
and we would all like to stay
in Bridgeport for a while.
Oh, and I think they're looking for
a new police chief, too.
Wait, are you serious?
If it's okay with you.
- Yes. Of course!
- Good.
Of course.
No, no! Aah!
- What? No good?
- Well,
it's
Coffee. Yeah.
And what happened to Stacy?
I followed her through the tunnels
and we came out in the woods.
She got into a van and sped off.
And the plot thickens.
You know you can't say anything, right?
Wait, we save the world,
and we can't talk about it?
Where's the fun in that?
Well, I had fun,
and I don't need to brag about it.
Yeah. I never thought
I'd do so much before college.
Wait. Have I peaked?
Yes.
Guys, I think we should let
Frank and Joe finish up here.
Come. Come on.
- Hey, we're gonna go to Wilt's.
- You guys can come when you guys are done.
Yeah. Sure, that sounds good.
Uh, listen
Thank you. For everything.
We could have never done this alone.
Duh.
See you later.
How strict do you think this, uh,
no, no bragging thing is?
Do you think anyone will mind
if I put it on my "re-sume?"
I'll catch up with you guys.
It's re-sume, Phil.
So, when are you going back to the city?
- Uh, I don't know.
- I think we're actually
gonna stay in Bridgeport for a while.
Really?
I mean, that's
It's gonna suck staying here.
Yeah. I don't know
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
Yeah.
Catch you at Wilt's.
Oh, Frank!
Oh, you're so moody
and mysterious!
Stop it!
Oh. Check it out.
I fixed it.
Took an old classic and updated it.
Mom loved this song.
I know.
I guess we finished what she started.
So now what?
Oh, I'm sure you're gonna find
more trouble to get up to.
Mom would have been very proud of you.
Both of you.
And I am, too.
It's incredible what you did.
Okay. Well
Go join your friends.
I'll finish up up here.
"Joey,
"sorry I didn't stick around,
"but things got a little hairy
there in Bridgeport.
"I'll be happy if I never see
The Eye again for the rest of my life,
"and if I were you,
I'd stay as far away from it as possible.
"And look, I'm not all that good
at goodbyes, or apologies,
"s o, I'm just gonna say I owe you one,
"and leave you my radio.
"If the day ever comes when you need
the services of a world-class thief
"who looks pretty good in a wig,
"you can use it to get in touch
when you're ready to call in that favor.
Your pal, JB Cox."
Joe! Ice cream.
"Oh, yeah. And don't let Frank
boss you around too much.
He needs you more than you think."