Ghostwriter (2019) s02e07 Episode Script

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[CHEVON] I think the fountain
pen was slightly to the left.
[CURTIS] I remember there was
a coffee mug on the desk.
- [DONNA] Are you sure?
- [RUBEN] Yeah, I remember it too.
[DONNA] You're right. That's it.
[WATSON] You must be very careful
to remember every last detail of
the office from the sparkle memory.
Yes, every detail counts.
Ruben is a great artist, and this
is exactly how I remember it.
We could have used his
artistry on our signs
for our suffragette marches.
You marched so women could
have the right to vote?
We are just at the beginning
of the movement.
And from the looks of it,
- our efforts are a success.
- Well, yeah.
Nowadays, women can even run for office.
Like me with student council.
You must explain this
council of students to me.
It sounds fascinating.
Um, can we get back to finding
Mason Briggs's missing manuscript?
Right. Now that we know
your grandma's letter from S was
written on Albert's typewriter,
this room could be the same room
where Albert / S / Mason
wrote his books.
And if we find this
view in the real world,
maybe the unpublished
manuscript will be there.
And if we find the manuscript,
our ghost will finally be at peace.
This truly is a juicy mystery.
I'm touched your ghost included us.
Done.
If we find this view
we find the manuscript.
We've been staring at this
picture for 20 minutes.
It's only been five.
Well, feels like 20.
Yeah, and I still got nothing.
If only I had my study.
I always think best in my trusted chair.
Oh. I should tell you.
While you were away,
I sold a few of your things.
Not the chair?
- Sorry.
- Well, I guess I deserve that.
We know there's a coffee
mug on the table.
Maybe it means morning?
Yes, good. And so if the
sun rises in the east
Then the window must be facing east.
Wow, you got all that from a coffee mug?
Wait, look in the background.
I think that's a lake.
[RUBEN] And that's a
swinging bench, isn't it?
That's a start.
We could check to see
which neighborhoods
in the city are right on the water.
Sounds good. We can help after school.
What else of mine did you sell?
Best not to think about it.
No, seriously. Curtis and
I are running together.
Can we count on your vote?
We believe in keeping
the school up-to-date
with the latest technology.
What she said.
I don't wanna talk to them.
You have to.
- They hate me.
- So change their minds.
I already told you.
I can't vote for you.
And I heard you.
I thought maybe I could
change your mind.
Sorry, I can't trust you.
- What if she's running with me?
- Seriously?
If Chevon has her way, there
wouldn't even be a uniform.
- That's not true.
- I think it is.
Stop. I know you don't
trust her, but I do.
And if you vote for us, you have my word
that we will have the athletes' back.
Yeah. Yup.
[CHEVON] So
can we count on your vote?
Fine. I guess.
If you vouch for her, Curtis,
it's good enough for me.
Mr. Mendoza?
- Is Sloane here?
- She went home sick.
We found a lot of fascinating
books in the store today.
Filled with local history,
maps of city neighborhoods.
You think you found the neighborhood
where the sparkle house could be?
We are about to find out.
Looks like there's a creek.
But there wasn't a creek
in the sparkle view.
Maybe it's new?
I don't think so. Look.
"This is a man-made waterway
created in the 1930s."
And these houses look new.
We can see a lake,
but I don't see any swings or benches.
- I guess we must keep looking.
- I was sure this was it.
- What are we missing?
- Don't get down, Shirl,
we'll figure it out.
Ah. You always know just what to say.
Where would I be without you?
I liked it better when
they were in a fight.
[HOLMES] Come on.
It's gnawing at me.
We're missing something. Something big.
Maybe we should think
about something else?
A break usually comes
when we least expect it.
Isn't it late?
Shouldn't your mother be home by now?
Um, I guess so.
Maybe she got distracted
on her way home?
I don't know, my mom doesn't
really get distracted.
Should we call the police?
No, we should not call the police.
- Hey.
- [RUBEN] You're back.
Sorry about that.
Our date ran kind of long.
Find out where she went.
So, where did you go?
Uh, dinner at my favorite seafood place,
a movie, and then we went for dessert.
And you're drinking coffee this late?
Who is the parent here?
- You.
- That's what I thought.
I love coffee.
And after you go to bed, I still
have work to do to figure out
how we're gonna fix the bookstore.
I'm just used to you drinking
coffee only in the mornings.
But it's not morning.
No, but it is bedtime.
Come on, bud. Hit the hay.
And you got all that from a to-go cup?
The coffee wasn't morning coffee.
It must've been for Albert's nights
when he'd write the Mason Briggs novels
after a day of working as a lawyer.
Living two lives must've
been exhausting.
So that means it was sunset,
- not sunrise?
- Exactly.
And when I looked back
at the park information
Sherlock and Watson found,
it led me here.
The swing!
I can't believe it. We found it.
It's the view from the sparkle house.
I must say, this is an impressive
bit of detective work.
Over there. I would've guessed
that the view from that house
would be close to this drawing.
That's it. It must be where Mason lived.
It's the right era.
We need to get inside.
Maybe it's hidden or buried somewhere.
What are we gonna do?
Go up to the door, ask to search
the house for an old manuscript
that a ghost told us to find?
Maybe don't word it exactly like that.
I wonder who lives there.
Isn't that the vest thief?
That's not good at all.
She doesn't look sick.
Why did it have to be her?
- She's not gonna talk to me.
- You have to try.
After everything we've been through?
This is easy.
So, you wanna go?
- Later.
- [CURTIS CHUCKLES]
Oh! We're coming with you.
Mr. Saunders's class, right?
You can come, but just sit
in the back and listen.
Oh, Curtis
I finished your speech.
This doesn't sound like me.
Which part?
The sports-industrial complex?
I can change it.
We don't say, "Let's
hit the locker room."
Okay. So I got my basketball
knowledge from movies.
You know you could just come to a game.
Maybe you should put
it in your own words.
Is it too much if you wear a
uniform during the speech?
I smell a floral scent.
[WATSON] Must be a type of cologne.
Aha. An aftershave.
[SNIFFS] Ah, yes.
It is emanating from his neck area.
Hmm. When I investigated
the teacher's lounge,
Mr. Saunders was eating
rib eye for lunch,
packaged in a sleek box.
I heard him say that it was
leftover from Melissa's.
[WATSON] Who is Melissa?
Well, exactly.
Ruben's mother said they had
seafood for dinner last night.
What are you saying, Shirl?
Did he have two dinners?
Too soon to confirm, but it is curious.
[CELL PHONE BUZZES]
Careful, Watson. You don't want
him thinking he's being haunted.
Okay, that's it. Pencils down.
And enjoy the rest of your afternoon.
- I'll talk to you later.
- Okay. See ya.
Hey, Madison, it's it's me.
Yeah, I'm running late. [CHUCKLES]
I know, I know. I'll see you soon.
Okay.
Melissa? Madison? Who are these people?
Now, Ruben, your mother's
name is Amy, right?
- Yeah.
- Curious.
He is smiling so whoever
this Madison is,
he isn't displeased by her.
He lied to my mom about grading papers.
He's wearing cologne, a nice jacket
you don't think he's dating
someone else do you?
Well, we must get to the bottom of this.
But it certainly doesn't look good.
Why are you hiding? He can't see you.
In solidarity.
Who are those for?
I'm guessing her name begins with "M."
Melissa's. It's the name
of a restaurant.
Must be where he has his
rendezvous with Madison.
Maybe that's her.
[HOLMES] I can't see from here.
And our special of the
day is fillet of sole
with truffle mushroom risotto.
Does Mr. Saunders work here?
Ruben?
Excuse me, I'll give you another minute.
What are you doing here?
I thought I might grab a bite.
Maybe just a water to go.
- Did you follow me here?
- I
don't have a good answer for you.
Look, I have to call your mother.
Sit right there.
[WHISPERING]
Your teacher has confounded us again.
- I don't know what's
- Oh, and here comes your mother.
Yeah, thanks, Watson.
I think I have ascertained
who this Madison is.
She is the manager of
this establishment.
Does she look mad?
[WHISPERING]
I believe you are about to find out.
Ruben, what's going on?
I thought Mr. Saunders was seeing
another woman named Madison.
I didn't know he worked here.
He waits tables part-time
to help pay off his student
loans and a house payment.
But what about the flowers?
I got these for your mom.
For our date later. [CHUCKLES]
- Thank you. They're beautiful.
- You're welcome.
- Could you just give us a minute?
- Yeah, sure.
I'm sorry, Mom.
It's sweet that you care.
But I think this whole
thing just goes to show
that you're not actually
ready for me to be dating.
Actually, Mr. Saunders seems
like a responsible guy.
I promise I won't interfere again.
Unless you need me to.
[CHUCKLES] I will let you know.
- How about an éclair before you go?
- Oh.
- On me.
- [CHUCKLES] Thank you.
Thank you.
See if he can manage an extra éclair.
Or two.
- The doors are a direct replacement.
- Yeah.
We're wondering about in the back
Dad, what are you doing here?
You guys aren't gonna believe this.
Your dad has offered to help us out
with the bookstore renovation.
When Donna told me what happened,
I thought maybe I could lend a
hand with things around here.
I remember coming here as
a kid in the neighborhood.
That's really cool, Dad.
Plus, I thought I might get
to see you kids a bit more
since you're always here.
We can help too.
I can pick paint colors.
And I can paint.
Ah. We'll see.
We have homework.
And we have a lot to discuss.
Now that we have solved the case
of the double-life teacher
And embarrassed me in the process.
you must get back to the mystery
of the missing manuscript
and sparkle house.
I agree and I have a plan.
Sloane was out sick again today.
So I asked the teacher
if I could drop off her assignments.
That is positively brilliant.
Thanks. I'll see what I can
see when I drop it off.
Maybe Sherlock and Watson can
go with you and look around.
Actually we cannot.
Why not?
This is something you
must do on your own.
It's true. We have taught
you all we know.
You have proven to be
some of the greatest detectives
we have ever had the
pleasure with which to work.
Outside of ourselves, of course.
Yes, of course, my dear Sherlock.
And you have taught me
the value of my associate.
And inspired me to solve
cases on my own as well.
[HOLMES] So if my
calculations are correct,
your ghost friend will send book
characters back into their books
as soon they've helped you
and you've helped them?
That's usually how it works.
Well then, I believe that we'll
be heading back into our book
in three, two, one.
[SNAPS FINGERS]
[DONNA] The words are back in the book.
Did they just predict when
they'd go back in the book?
That's a first.
They really are the best detectives.
And we really are on our own.
Hey. Since you've been out sick,
I brought you your homework.
You didn't have to do that.
I think the word you're
looking for is "thanks."
Thanks.
Oh, wait.
Can I use your bathroom before I go?
It's a long subway ride back.
This way.
It's right at the end of the hall.
Thanks.
Hey! What are you doing?
Bathroom's over there.
My bad.
Thanks for the assignments.
Don't freak out, but I made
a few changes to my speech.
And you're telling me this now?
Right before going in front
of the entire school?
Just read it.
- Are you sure?
- I am if you are.
It's perfect. I'm with you.
[CHEVON] We all want a
school to be proud of.
And that's why when you vote,
you should vote for us,
because this school deserves better.
You deserve better.
And now I'd like to
introduce my running mate.
You know him as a star athlete,
but hopefully you'll know him
as your next student
council vice president.
It's Curtis Palmer-Moreno.
Yeah, Curtis!
Thanks. I'm excited to
be running with Chevon.
No one cares about this school like her.
For real.
I know Chevon's gotten a lot of heat
for saying the athletics get
all the funding in the school,
but she's right.
It is unfair.
I'm an athlete and I've been
playing basketball my whole life.
But my whole world changed this year
when I found out I have dyslexia.
It's not a big deal.
I've learned that my
brain works differently,
I just need some extra help reading.
The problem is, the school
doesn't have the money it needs
to help kids like me.
We should have funding
for both athletics
and resources in the learning lab
so that everyone gets what they need.
I hope you all vote for us. Thank you.
Whoo!
Hey, Curtis.
That was cool what you did up there.
I'm proud of you.
But don't let it get to your head.
Okay, Donna. Not at school.
I hope I didn't mess up our
chances at winning the election.
Nah, I'm glad you did it.
Hey, Jake.
Hey, I had no idea you were
going through all that.
Yeah, I didn't really talk about it.
I get it. You know I have your back.
Thanks.
I'm back.
- Are you going to do this every day?
- I don't know.
Are you gonna pretend to be sick
every day? You're obviously not.
- What do you want, Donna?
- We need to talk about my vest.
I didn't technically steal
your vest, you know.
I found it in the lost and found.
So I did leave it somewhere.
I couldn't afford one
of those patch vests
and I thought maybe the person
wasn't missing it too much.
Just so you know, I can't
afford that brand either.
That's why I made a vest
that looks just like it.
Wow, it looks exactly
like the real ones.
- Thanks.
- I am sorry I took it.
School's been hard enough
with all the rumors
and I guess I just wanted to fit in.
Yeah, I heard you got suspended
from your last school.
What? No, I didn't.
The truth is more boring than that.
My dad got transferred.
We move around a lot so it's
easier if I just keep to myself.
- That's hard.
- I'm used to it.
You know, I can make a vest for you.
- Really?
- Yeah, it'll be fun.
Do you have to go or do you
wanna hang a bit more?
[CHUCKLES] This is your bedroom?
Nice view.
Yeah. I love it.
And I love this hoodie.
Thanks, I got it at a thrift store.
I can't wait to show you all
the thrift stores I go to.
Hey, do you wanna see
something really cool?
Check this out.
My parents don't even know about it.
[DONNA CHUCKLES]
Whoa, you have a secret compartment?
I know.
Was anything inside?
Like old treasures or
maybe some documents?
No, it was empty.
I wonder why the original owners
built it in the first place?
Clearly they had something to hide.
A secret compartment with no manuscript?
I can't believe we hit another dead end.
It must've been there at some point.
This is us. Let's go.
Ew. Don't touch random
things on the subway.
[WHOOSH]
- That was weird.
- You saw that light too?
Yeah.
This is our stop.
Were we on the express? That was fast.
What's going on? We were just here.
It looks like no one has
been here for a while.
Mom.
Grandpa!
What the
Check it out.
This newspaper is from the future.
How is that possible?
I think we just time traveled.