Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021) s03e05 Episode Script
Time Waits For No One
1
HARPER: Previously on
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
Topher knows about time travel?
He's the last person
who should
Last person? What's so wrong
with me finding out?
SAVANNAH: Wow, Daisy Tremont.
RUBY: How do you know my mother?
Are you friends?
-Oh, kind of. What's your name?
-It's Ruby.
SARAH: Something's happening.
GRIFFIN: I've never seen
my mom that scared.
It was like she was
actually being boiled alive.
SARAH: If you think
I'm making things up,
the least you could do
is say it to my face.
SAVANNAH: I found out who the
ghost is. It's Judge Walker.
The shady judge
who stole my family's land?
Griffin and Harper
need our help.
They just don't know it yet.
(all screaming)
This is it, we're goners.
(dramatic music playing)
-SAM: Ow!
-(light clicks)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Relax.
-I'm not gonna hurt you.
-Who are you?
How do you know
about this place?
My name is Sam, and
could you put that down?
And make it easy for you
to steal our souls?
Not a chance.
Wow, you have quite
the imagination, kid.
It's called expertise .
We've seen enough
supernatural stuff around here
to know what it means when
someone just appears
out of nowhere.
Yep, doesn't get
more ghostly than that.
It wasn't out of nowhere.
He came from the hatch.
You're a time traveler,
aren't you?
(suspenseful music playing)
(people chattering)
How are you so sure the judge
is the ghost in the present?
I ran into him in 1947.
Same weaselly smile.
Same outdated attitude.
Once I found out Judge Walker
lived in room 205,
all the pieces fell into place.
Well, most of the pieces.
Wait, what were
you doing in 1947?
I'm about to show you.
(suspenseful music playing)
GRIFFIN: In here? Whoa.
(sighs) I found it in the hotel
basement wrapped in this.
GRIFFIN: 1947.
So this is what sent you back.
SAVANNAH: My gut is
telling me the money is
somehow connected to the judge.
Stacks of buried cash
seems pretty shady.
And no one's shadier
than Judge Walker.
-(walls rattling)
-(eerie music playing)
(debris crashing)
-SAVANNAH: Watch out!
-GRIFFIN: Whoa!
(Harper gasps)
(rattling)
(theme music playing)
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(gentle music playing)
(indistinct chatter)
HARPER: Well, that confirms it.
The judge is
definitely listening in
on our conversations.
And really didn't appreciate
the "shady" comment.
So, you're saying the judge
has been haunting
the hotel since the '60s?
The hauntings
won't start for decades.
But he has been
finding other ways
to make his presence
known around here.
Sam thinks his mother
was able to keep the ghost
the judge trapped in the barn
because her spirit was stronger.
But once Grace ascended,
all bets were off.
That barn has always
given me the creeps.
"Evil ghost" would explain it.
Part of me was hoping
the ghost was just
misunderstood, like Grace.
But now we know
it's Judge Walker up in 205.
SAVANNAH: Maybe he has some
unfinished business too.
And wants our help
finding peace?
Not a chance.
The judge is out
to destroy our families.
And we have no idea
how to stop him.
I might have one.
Follow me.
(suspenseful music playing)
Think of how many other time travelers
could be living here.
ZOEY: In 2020.
There you go with
that imagination again.
Time travel, really?
School librarian's always
given me weird vibes.
He's probably a Space Bot,
posing as a human.
Hm, Space Bot.
There aren't any other
time travelers, okay.
There can't be 'cause
there's only one time machine.
It's that one right there,
and it's the one I built.
You built the time machine?
(time machine zooms and whirs)
WYATT: Guys?
(time machine
continues whirring)
WYATT: What's happening?
(lights buzzing)
Looks like someone's traveling to 1947.
HARPER: I don't get how coming back here
is gonna help us stop the judge.
We can't change the past,
remember?
Yeah, but what if
we can learn something from it?
Like, how the money's
connected to Judge Walker.
Could even give us a clue
as to why
he's haunting the Tremont.
Wait, so
so we spy on the judge, right?
And then, hope he says
something incriminating?
Guys, that's
it's not much of a plan.
My plan is to talk to Ruby.
I have a feeling she knows
something about the judge.
Something we might
be able to use against him.
-Who's Ruby?
-Daisy's daughter.
So, that would make her
your great aunt, I think.
Okay, so, uh,
where do we find her?
Come on.
(indistinct chatter)
When I met Ruby earlier,
she was upstairs
helping Daisy clean rooms.
That can't be right.
No way Daisy would ever
work for the man
who stole our family's land.
I could hardly
believe it either.
Look, it's the Sheriff.
SAVANNAH: Bet he's here about
the missing money.
(suspenseful music playing)
(door thuds)
Sheriff, appreciate you
coming by. I know it's late.
It's no trouble, Emmett.
What can I do for you?
Why don't we head
to the back veranda
and talk about it
over some beignets?
Had the kitchen make up
a fresh batch just for you.
Always nice to have
the local sheriff as a friend.
Yeah, I bet it comes
in real handy
when you're as slimy
as the judge.
-(suspenseful music playing)
-(insects chirping)
JUDGE WALKER: Now, that's kind
of you to say, Sheriff.
Any chance you'd be willing
to share this recipe with me?
I do that, and the missus
would kill me.
(both laughing)
I'll keep an eye on the judge
while you guys find Ruby.
(sheriff and judge
speaking indistinctly)
GRIFFIN: You stay out of sight.
HARPER: Wait.
What? Oh, what what are you
what are you doing?
Trying to keep you from standing out
in there as much as I would.
That concert doesn't happen
for 50 years.
Oh, she good catch.
Aw, seahorses.
What?
Maybe we should just split up,
cover more ground.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Seahorses?
You know Savannah.
(Ruby sneezes)
(suspenseful music playing)
Did that table just sneeze?
I think we may have found
who we're looking for.
Oh, that can't be good.
(Griffin sneezes)
What's all the fuss, son?
Ah, I-I fell into a big patch
of something out in the woods.
It's poison ivy, I-I think.
Oof, I've been there
a time or two myself.
Itch like the dickens.
Yeah, you got any idea
how to make it stop?
Why don't you, uh,
come on inside,
get that looked at before
it has a chance to spread.
-Okay. (sneezes)
-(Judge Walker groans)
You let me know
when you find the thief
who swindled those good people
out of their hard-earned money.
I'll put my
whole department on it
first thing in the morning.
Much obliged.
Enjoy those beignets, Sheriff.
SHERIFF: I always do.
-(Griffin groans)
-Come on, son, let's
(suspenseful music playing)
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-JESS: Where you headed?
-Baton Rouge
to get those permits pulled
for the kitchen.
I wanna be there
when the office opens.
Oh, I thought that
was taken care of days ago.
If the inspector finds out
Yeah, I've had a lot
on my mind. (scoffs)
Sarah?
If this continues
Look, please,
just keep an eye on her.
(phone rings)
JESS: Front desk.
More towels? Sure.
Where have you guys been?
WYATT: Uh, w-we were just, uh
Outside, playing.
Playing? In the dark?
Kind of hard to get a game
of Flashlight Tag going
-in the middle of the day.
-WYATT: Y-yeah.
That that would just be
Tag?
Right.
Alright, promise you'll
behave for your mother.
She has enough
on her plate right now.
TOPHER: Uh, don't worry Mr. C.
I'll be sure to keep 'em
out of trouble.
(sighs deeply)
♪♪
(dark entity heavily breathing)
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Why are you following me?
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Stop it.
Stop it!
Stay away from me!
-(gasps) This isn't happening.
-(entity speaking indistinctly)
This is in my head.
You're not real.
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Go away!
(screams)
(dark ominous music playing)
-Where are you?
-(gate slams shut)
Where are you?
(dark entity whooshing)
So you wanna fight?
Okay, but leave her out of it,
and the kids too.
Come at me.
Do you understand?
Come at me!
(Sam thumps and groans)
-(ominous music playing)
-(Sam pants)
I saw you over here
with that boy.
-The one who got me out of that jam.
-Griffin.
It's not every day folks like
him help people like us.
Seems hinky.
Well, where we come from,
it's not as hinky.
Guessing you're from
up North then.
Something like that.
People there
are ahead of the times.
-Way ahead.
-RUBY: It must be.
So, why are you so interested
in the judge anyway?
Because he's caused
a lot of pain,
especially to the people
I care about.
Well, you're in luck
because that's about to end.
I'm gonna stop Judge Walker
once and for all.
(suspenseful music playing)
(scoffs) Yeah, that stuff reeks.
Can't you just pretend
to put it on me?
Judge Walker told me
to fix you up,
so that's what I'm doing.
And then, you need to leave
before he starts
asking questions.
I'll leave once
you've answered mine.
Go home, Griffin.
You shouldn't be here.
GRIFFIN: You're lucky I was.
Okay, Ruby was about to get
in some serious
DAISY: Griffin, please.
I can't have my daughter
getting mixed up
in whatever crazy adventures
y'all are on now.
How you feeling, son?
(sighs) Well, um, the itching
is pretty much gone.
Thanks to Daisy.
JUDGE WALKER:
No need to thank the help.
That magic ointment's
courtesy of the missus.
Old family recipe.
Thinking of selling it here
in the hotel among other things.
Uh, sounds like you
got some big plans.
Oh, the Tremont
will be this town's legacy
and mine, right along with it.
All right,
break time's over, girl.
(suspenseful music playing)
You take care now, son.
And don't make a habit
of wandering around those woods.
Next time, you might find
something far worse
than poison ivy.
I'll be sure to remember that.
Best you do.
♪♪
(phone ringing)
(suspenseful music playing)
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
(paper rustling)
(box clicks)
(keys chiming)
(ominous music playing)
(door clicks)
(door closes)
♪♪
♪♪
Thank you, Judge Walker.
I've heard Judge Walker
whispering with his buddies,
and they weren't
talking court business.
It's gonna take more
than eavesdropping
to stop the judge.
You need proof he's corrupt.
And even then,
he's a powerful man.
The thing he ain't is careful.
Won't be long till
he makes a mistake,
and when he does,
I'll be there to catch him.
Good, you're back.
Ruby, this is
ooh, oh, my gosh.
What is that smell?
Well, don't look at me.
Um, it-it's, uh,
it-it's some cream
that the judge's wife swears by.
You know what, uh
(sniffs) kinda reminds me
of this awful stuff
my mom used
when I had chickenpox.
Yeah, I think I'd rather itch.
Wait, how do y'all
know each other?
Summer Camp.
-Hey, uh, I'm Griffin.
-Ruby.
Thought for sure I was caught
back there with the judge.
Thanks for saving me.
Yeah, anytime.
Well, it probably helps
the judge was
a little bit distracted.
So, I followed him down
to the basement,
and he was hiding
these stacks of cash
in this lockbox
underneath the floorboards.
I knew it!
I told you that man
was up to no good.
And now, I know what
I have to do to stop it.
Ruby, let's think about this.
(Harper sighs)
W-what was that all about?
Ruby's convinced
she can get the hotel back
by digging up dirt on the judge.
Sounds familiar.
Yeah, you, uh,
you definitely come
from a long line
of determined women.
(scoffs) Yeah,
that's what I'm afraid of.
(ominous music playing)
(hatch lid creeks,
wheel squeaks)
Now that we know for sure
the judge buried the money,
we just have to figure out
how he died.
And find out if Ruby
was involved in some way.
She's just a kid, Harper.
A kid with a reason
to want him gone.
-Sam!
-I should have known
you couldn't stay put.
-We can explain.
-Well, I hope your explanation
covers exactly why
you've made a detour
all the way back to 1947,
instead of the quick trip
we all talked about.
It's Judge Walker's ghost
up in 205.
He's still tormenting our family
from the grave.
The judge? (scoffs)
I always knew that man
was as evil as they come.
-And just as corrupt.
-GRIFFIN: He had the sheriff
looking into missing money
stashed in the basement.
It's a long story
Griffin and Harper
can fill me in.
It's getting late,
you need to go home.
But I wanna help.
We're not gonna
solve this tonight, Savannah.
Now, get back home before
your mother starts to worry.
(sighs)
The judge is definitely
fixated on your mom.
I heard her shouting
in the barn.
And I think you know
this is not the first time
that she's had a run-in
with his ghost.
Yes, and if your mom's
already starting to spiral,
Topher's accident could happen
sooner than we thought.
We know the judge
heard us talking earlier.
He must be speeding things up
before we can do
anything to stop him.
Then we better
figure it out soon.
We can't let the awful things
you saw in 2024 ever happen.
The whole space-time continuum
is at our fingertips,
and you wanna go to 2024?
Think bigger.
2024 is where
Griffin and Harper
said something really bad
is going to happen.
Lives are at stake.
We need to know the secret
they're keeping from us,
and going to the future
is the only way to do that.
(Zoey sighs)
-(suspenseful music playing)
-(dials clicking)
(time machine whirs)
(dramatic music playing)
♪♪
(ominous music playing)
(gate screeching)
The hotel burning down
has to be
what Griffin and Harper
were talking about.
Our parents' dreams
going up in literal smoke.
-Nothing worse.
-It's time to go.
(Topher screams)
Relax.
Not a ghost, remember?
(sighs) Right. Almost
gave me a heart attack.
ZOEY:
What are you doing in 2024?
I came to get you guys.
You've seen enough
of the future.
None of us should be here.
-(door clicks)
-(gasps) Get down!
HARPER: I'll be back soon.
JESS:
Take as much time as you need.
-(suspenseful music playing)
-(dog barks)
Harper, almost forgot these.
Thanks, Toph.
Tell him we miss him too.
(somber music playing)
Where do you
think she's headed?
Probably to see my dad.
He passed away years ago.
Why would Harper
be so upset now?
Good question.
Guess we're not going home.
♪♪
GRIFFIN:
That much money going missing
would be big news in the '40s.
We should check
old newspapers,
see if there's any mention
of who it belonged to.
(somber music playing)
Um, yeah,
the laptop's on my desk.
I'll catch up in a minute.
(gasps) Oh.
Sorry, is, uh,
is everything okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, sweetie,
I'm just, um,
just taking a little break.
You sure?
Y-you seemed, uh,
really scared
at the picnic earlier.
Look this sounds crazy.
It's not crazy, Mom.
Okay, you're not crazy.
Whatever's going on,
you can tell me.
I'll believe you.
Uh, I can't.
Okay.
(entity indistinctly whispering)
(Sarah gasps)
(whispering continues)
Looks like a bunch
of wealthy people in town
invested money with some
phony financial company.
Set up by the judge,
no doubt.
That's where
it gets interesting.
It says here he was
one of the innocent victims.
So, Judge Walker
invested his own money
then convinced his rich friends
to do it too.
All so he could scam them
out of their savings.
Someone must have figured out
the judge was behind it all
and got to him before he
could skip town with the money.
Look at the date
on this article.
The judge goes missing
tomorrow, in 1947.
Which means something
must happen to him tonight.
Hell, no.
A cemetery at night?
What if zombies are real
in the future?
We only went
a few years forward, Wyatt.
TOPHER: A lot could happen
in a few years.
The hotel burned down.
I somehow got
even better-looking.
Who knows what else
the future holds?
(softly) Look, there's Harper.
-(somber music playing)
-(insects chirping)
(weeping)
♪♪
-(ominous music playing)
-(Harper sobbing)
♪♪
(ominous music playing)
ZOEY: Griffin?!
♪♪
HARPER:
Why Is the radio set to 2024?
Uh, Sam was probably down here
messing with it earlier.
We need to hurry.
I know.
Y-you're worried about Ruby.
The way she was talking,
Griffin.
Yeah, but there's a difference
between wanting the judge gone
and and actually
making it happen.
I hope you're right.
(time machine
zooms and crackles)
(dramatic music playing)
(suspenseful music playing)
(ominous music playing)
(entity indistinctly whispering)
ENTITY: It's time to pay
for what you did.
Say whatever you want.
I won't let you
do this anymore.
I'm not scared.
You can't scare me.
ENTITY:
Oh, you should be, my dear.
You should be very scared.
(figurine bangs and shatters)
(ominous music playing)
(Sarah gasps)
♪♪
(1940s radio music playing)
(indistinct chatter)
(suspenseful music playing)
♪♪
(door clicks)
(door creeks)
♪♪
(footsetps)
♪♪
(door creeks)
(Harper gasps)
♪♪
Oh, Ruby,
what have you done?
(dramatic music playing)
GRIFFIN: Next time, on
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
We have to get out of here.
We know the judge's ghost
gets out one day.
Did you just say ghost?
Go upstairs, get some rest.
I can't go up there.
It finds me when I'm alone.
(eerie music playing)
HARPER: I knew something awful
happened in this room,
but how could Ruby
have possibly
We don't know for sure
it was her.
TOPHER: Supposedly,
you come here if you need help
with any supernatural problem.
We can always turn back.
ZOEY: No, we keep going.
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HARPER: Previously on
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
Topher knows about time travel?
He's the last person
who should
Last person? What's so wrong
with me finding out?
SAVANNAH: Wow, Daisy Tremont.
RUBY: How do you know my mother?
Are you friends?
-Oh, kind of. What's your name?
-It's Ruby.
SARAH: Something's happening.
GRIFFIN: I've never seen
my mom that scared.
It was like she was
actually being boiled alive.
SARAH: If you think
I'm making things up,
the least you could do
is say it to my face.
SAVANNAH: I found out who the
ghost is. It's Judge Walker.
The shady judge
who stole my family's land?
Griffin and Harper
need our help.
They just don't know it yet.
(all screaming)
This is it, we're goners.
(dramatic music playing)
-SAM: Ow!
-(light clicks)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Relax.
-I'm not gonna hurt you.
-Who are you?
How do you know
about this place?
My name is Sam, and
could you put that down?
And make it easy for you
to steal our souls?
Not a chance.
Wow, you have quite
the imagination, kid.
It's called expertise .
We've seen enough
supernatural stuff around here
to know what it means when
someone just appears
out of nowhere.
Yep, doesn't get
more ghostly than that.
It wasn't out of nowhere.
He came from the hatch.
You're a time traveler,
aren't you?
(suspenseful music playing)
(people chattering)
How are you so sure the judge
is the ghost in the present?
I ran into him in 1947.
Same weaselly smile.
Same outdated attitude.
Once I found out Judge Walker
lived in room 205,
all the pieces fell into place.
Well, most of the pieces.
Wait, what were
you doing in 1947?
I'm about to show you.
(suspenseful music playing)
GRIFFIN: In here? Whoa.
(sighs) I found it in the hotel
basement wrapped in this.
GRIFFIN: 1947.
So this is what sent you back.
SAVANNAH: My gut is
telling me the money is
somehow connected to the judge.
Stacks of buried cash
seems pretty shady.
And no one's shadier
than Judge Walker.
-(walls rattling)
-(eerie music playing)
(debris crashing)
-SAVANNAH: Watch out!
-GRIFFIN: Whoa!
(Harper gasps)
(rattling)
(theme music playing)
♪♪
♪♪
(gentle music playing)
(indistinct chatter)
HARPER: Well, that confirms it.
The judge is
definitely listening in
on our conversations.
And really didn't appreciate
the "shady" comment.
So, you're saying the judge
has been haunting
the hotel since the '60s?
The hauntings
won't start for decades.
But he has been
finding other ways
to make his presence
known around here.
Sam thinks his mother
was able to keep the ghost
the judge trapped in the barn
because her spirit was stronger.
But once Grace ascended,
all bets were off.
That barn has always
given me the creeps.
"Evil ghost" would explain it.
Part of me was hoping
the ghost was just
misunderstood, like Grace.
But now we know
it's Judge Walker up in 205.
SAVANNAH: Maybe he has some
unfinished business too.
And wants our help
finding peace?
Not a chance.
The judge is out
to destroy our families.
And we have no idea
how to stop him.
I might have one.
Follow me.
(suspenseful music playing)
Think of how many other time travelers
could be living here.
ZOEY: In 2020.
There you go with
that imagination again.
Time travel, really?
School librarian's always
given me weird vibes.
He's probably a Space Bot,
posing as a human.
Hm, Space Bot.
There aren't any other
time travelers, okay.
There can't be 'cause
there's only one time machine.
It's that one right there,
and it's the one I built.
You built the time machine?
(time machine zooms and whirs)
WYATT: Guys?
(time machine
continues whirring)
WYATT: What's happening?
(lights buzzing)
Looks like someone's traveling to 1947.
HARPER: I don't get how coming back here
is gonna help us stop the judge.
We can't change the past,
remember?
Yeah, but what if
we can learn something from it?
Like, how the money's
connected to Judge Walker.
Could even give us a clue
as to why
he's haunting the Tremont.
Wait, so
so we spy on the judge, right?
And then, hope he says
something incriminating?
Guys, that's
it's not much of a plan.
My plan is to talk to Ruby.
I have a feeling she knows
something about the judge.
Something we might
be able to use against him.
-Who's Ruby?
-Daisy's daughter.
So, that would make her
your great aunt, I think.
Okay, so, uh,
where do we find her?
Come on.
(indistinct chatter)
When I met Ruby earlier,
she was upstairs
helping Daisy clean rooms.
That can't be right.
No way Daisy would ever
work for the man
who stole our family's land.
I could hardly
believe it either.
Look, it's the Sheriff.
SAVANNAH: Bet he's here about
the missing money.
(suspenseful music playing)
(door thuds)
Sheriff, appreciate you
coming by. I know it's late.
It's no trouble, Emmett.
What can I do for you?
Why don't we head
to the back veranda
and talk about it
over some beignets?
Had the kitchen make up
a fresh batch just for you.
Always nice to have
the local sheriff as a friend.
Yeah, I bet it comes
in real handy
when you're as slimy
as the judge.
-(suspenseful music playing)
-(insects chirping)
JUDGE WALKER: Now, that's kind
of you to say, Sheriff.
Any chance you'd be willing
to share this recipe with me?
I do that, and the missus
would kill me.
(both laughing)
I'll keep an eye on the judge
while you guys find Ruby.
(sheriff and judge
speaking indistinctly)
GRIFFIN: You stay out of sight.
HARPER: Wait.
What? Oh, what what are you
what are you doing?
Trying to keep you from standing out
in there as much as I would.
That concert doesn't happen
for 50 years.
Oh, she good catch.
Aw, seahorses.
What?
Maybe we should just split up,
cover more ground.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Seahorses?
You know Savannah.
(Ruby sneezes)
(suspenseful music playing)
Did that table just sneeze?
I think we may have found
who we're looking for.
Oh, that can't be good.
(Griffin sneezes)
What's all the fuss, son?
Ah, I-I fell into a big patch
of something out in the woods.
It's poison ivy, I-I think.
Oof, I've been there
a time or two myself.
Itch like the dickens.
Yeah, you got any idea
how to make it stop?
Why don't you, uh,
come on inside,
get that looked at before
it has a chance to spread.
-Okay. (sneezes)
-(Judge Walker groans)
You let me know
when you find the thief
who swindled those good people
out of their hard-earned money.
I'll put my
whole department on it
first thing in the morning.
Much obliged.
Enjoy those beignets, Sheriff.
SHERIFF: I always do.
-(Griffin groans)
-Come on, son, let's
(suspenseful music playing)
♪♪
-JESS: Where you headed?
-Baton Rouge
to get those permits pulled
for the kitchen.
I wanna be there
when the office opens.
Oh, I thought that
was taken care of days ago.
If the inspector finds out
Yeah, I've had a lot
on my mind. (scoffs)
Sarah?
If this continues
Look, please,
just keep an eye on her.
(phone rings)
JESS: Front desk.
More towels? Sure.
Where have you guys been?
WYATT: Uh, w-we were just, uh
Outside, playing.
Playing? In the dark?
Kind of hard to get a game
of Flashlight Tag going
-in the middle of the day.
-WYATT: Y-yeah.
That that would just be
Tag?
Right.
Alright, promise you'll
behave for your mother.
She has enough
on her plate right now.
TOPHER: Uh, don't worry Mr. C.
I'll be sure to keep 'em
out of trouble.
(sighs deeply)
♪♪
(dark entity heavily breathing)
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Why are you following me?
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Stop it.
Stop it!
Stay away from me!
-(gasps) This isn't happening.
-(entity speaking indistinctly)
This is in my head.
You're not real.
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Go away!
(screams)
(dark ominous music playing)
-Where are you?
-(gate slams shut)
Where are you?
(dark entity whooshing)
So you wanna fight?
Okay, but leave her out of it,
and the kids too.
Come at me.
Do you understand?
Come at me!
(Sam thumps and groans)
-(ominous music playing)
-(Sam pants)
I saw you over here
with that boy.
-The one who got me out of that jam.
-Griffin.
It's not every day folks like
him help people like us.
Seems hinky.
Well, where we come from,
it's not as hinky.
Guessing you're from
up North then.
Something like that.
People there
are ahead of the times.
-Way ahead.
-RUBY: It must be.
So, why are you so interested
in the judge anyway?
Because he's caused
a lot of pain,
especially to the people
I care about.
Well, you're in luck
because that's about to end.
I'm gonna stop Judge Walker
once and for all.
(suspenseful music playing)
(scoffs) Yeah, that stuff reeks.
Can't you just pretend
to put it on me?
Judge Walker told me
to fix you up,
so that's what I'm doing.
And then, you need to leave
before he starts
asking questions.
I'll leave once
you've answered mine.
Go home, Griffin.
You shouldn't be here.
GRIFFIN: You're lucky I was.
Okay, Ruby was about to get
in some serious
DAISY: Griffin, please.
I can't have my daughter
getting mixed up
in whatever crazy adventures
y'all are on now.
How you feeling, son?
(sighs) Well, um, the itching
is pretty much gone.
Thanks to Daisy.
JUDGE WALKER:
No need to thank the help.
That magic ointment's
courtesy of the missus.
Old family recipe.
Thinking of selling it here
in the hotel among other things.
Uh, sounds like you
got some big plans.
Oh, the Tremont
will be this town's legacy
and mine, right along with it.
All right,
break time's over, girl.
(suspenseful music playing)
You take care now, son.
And don't make a habit
of wandering around those woods.
Next time, you might find
something far worse
than poison ivy.
I'll be sure to remember that.
Best you do.
♪♪
(phone ringing)
(suspenseful music playing)
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
(paper rustling)
(box clicks)
(keys chiming)
(ominous music playing)
(door clicks)
(door closes)
♪♪
♪♪
Thank you, Judge Walker.
I've heard Judge Walker
whispering with his buddies,
and they weren't
talking court business.
It's gonna take more
than eavesdropping
to stop the judge.
You need proof he's corrupt.
And even then,
he's a powerful man.
The thing he ain't is careful.
Won't be long till
he makes a mistake,
and when he does,
I'll be there to catch him.
Good, you're back.
Ruby, this is
ooh, oh, my gosh.
What is that smell?
Well, don't look at me.
Um, it-it's, uh,
it-it's some cream
that the judge's wife swears by.
You know what, uh
(sniffs) kinda reminds me
of this awful stuff
my mom used
when I had chickenpox.
Yeah, I think I'd rather itch.
Wait, how do y'all
know each other?
Summer Camp.
-Hey, uh, I'm Griffin.
-Ruby.
Thought for sure I was caught
back there with the judge.
Thanks for saving me.
Yeah, anytime.
Well, it probably helps
the judge was
a little bit distracted.
So, I followed him down
to the basement,
and he was hiding
these stacks of cash
in this lockbox
underneath the floorboards.
I knew it!
I told you that man
was up to no good.
And now, I know what
I have to do to stop it.
Ruby, let's think about this.
(Harper sighs)
W-what was that all about?
Ruby's convinced
she can get the hotel back
by digging up dirt on the judge.
Sounds familiar.
Yeah, you, uh,
you definitely come
from a long line
of determined women.
(scoffs) Yeah,
that's what I'm afraid of.
(ominous music playing)
(hatch lid creeks,
wheel squeaks)
Now that we know for sure
the judge buried the money,
we just have to figure out
how he died.
And find out if Ruby
was involved in some way.
She's just a kid, Harper.
A kid with a reason
to want him gone.
-Sam!
-I should have known
you couldn't stay put.
-We can explain.
-Well, I hope your explanation
covers exactly why
you've made a detour
all the way back to 1947,
instead of the quick trip
we all talked about.
It's Judge Walker's ghost
up in 205.
He's still tormenting our family
from the grave.
The judge? (scoffs)
I always knew that man
was as evil as they come.
-And just as corrupt.
-GRIFFIN: He had the sheriff
looking into missing money
stashed in the basement.
It's a long story
Griffin and Harper
can fill me in.
It's getting late,
you need to go home.
But I wanna help.
We're not gonna
solve this tonight, Savannah.
Now, get back home before
your mother starts to worry.
(sighs)
The judge is definitely
fixated on your mom.
I heard her shouting
in the barn.
And I think you know
this is not the first time
that she's had a run-in
with his ghost.
Yes, and if your mom's
already starting to spiral,
Topher's accident could happen
sooner than we thought.
We know the judge
heard us talking earlier.
He must be speeding things up
before we can do
anything to stop him.
Then we better
figure it out soon.
We can't let the awful things
you saw in 2024 ever happen.
The whole space-time continuum
is at our fingertips,
and you wanna go to 2024?
Think bigger.
2024 is where
Griffin and Harper
said something really bad
is going to happen.
Lives are at stake.
We need to know the secret
they're keeping from us,
and going to the future
is the only way to do that.
(Zoey sighs)
-(suspenseful music playing)
-(dials clicking)
(time machine whirs)
(dramatic music playing)
♪♪
(ominous music playing)
(gate screeching)
The hotel burning down
has to be
what Griffin and Harper
were talking about.
Our parents' dreams
going up in literal smoke.
-Nothing worse.
-It's time to go.
(Topher screams)
Relax.
Not a ghost, remember?
(sighs) Right. Almost
gave me a heart attack.
ZOEY:
What are you doing in 2024?
I came to get you guys.
You've seen enough
of the future.
None of us should be here.
-(door clicks)
-(gasps) Get down!
HARPER: I'll be back soon.
JESS:
Take as much time as you need.
-(suspenseful music playing)
-(dog barks)
Harper, almost forgot these.
Thanks, Toph.
Tell him we miss him too.
(somber music playing)
Where do you
think she's headed?
Probably to see my dad.
He passed away years ago.
Why would Harper
be so upset now?
Good question.
Guess we're not going home.
♪♪
GRIFFIN:
That much money going missing
would be big news in the '40s.
We should check
old newspapers,
see if there's any mention
of who it belonged to.
(somber music playing)
Um, yeah,
the laptop's on my desk.
I'll catch up in a minute.
(gasps) Oh.
Sorry, is, uh,
is everything okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, sweetie,
I'm just, um,
just taking a little break.
You sure?
Y-you seemed, uh,
really scared
at the picnic earlier.
Look this sounds crazy.
It's not crazy, Mom.
Okay, you're not crazy.
Whatever's going on,
you can tell me.
I'll believe you.
Uh, I can't.
Okay.
(entity indistinctly whispering)
(Sarah gasps)
(whispering continues)
Looks like a bunch
of wealthy people in town
invested money with some
phony financial company.
Set up by the judge,
no doubt.
That's where
it gets interesting.
It says here he was
one of the innocent victims.
So, Judge Walker
invested his own money
then convinced his rich friends
to do it too.
All so he could scam them
out of their savings.
Someone must have figured out
the judge was behind it all
and got to him before he
could skip town with the money.
Look at the date
on this article.
The judge goes missing
tomorrow, in 1947.
Which means something
must happen to him tonight.
Hell, no.
A cemetery at night?
What if zombies are real
in the future?
We only went
a few years forward, Wyatt.
TOPHER: A lot could happen
in a few years.
The hotel burned down.
I somehow got
even better-looking.
Who knows what else
the future holds?
(softly) Look, there's Harper.
-(somber music playing)
-(insects chirping)
(weeping)
♪♪
-(ominous music playing)
-(Harper sobbing)
♪♪
(ominous music playing)
ZOEY: Griffin?!
♪♪
HARPER:
Why Is the radio set to 2024?
Uh, Sam was probably down here
messing with it earlier.
We need to hurry.
I know.
Y-you're worried about Ruby.
The way she was talking,
Griffin.
Yeah, but there's a difference
between wanting the judge gone
and and actually
making it happen.
I hope you're right.
(time machine
zooms and crackles)
(dramatic music playing)
(suspenseful music playing)
(ominous music playing)
(entity indistinctly whispering)
ENTITY: It's time to pay
for what you did.
Say whatever you want.
I won't let you
do this anymore.
I'm not scared.
You can't scare me.
ENTITY:
Oh, you should be, my dear.
You should be very scared.
(figurine bangs and shatters)
(ominous music playing)
(Sarah gasps)
♪♪
(1940s radio music playing)
(indistinct chatter)
(suspenseful music playing)
♪♪
(door clicks)
(door creeks)
♪♪
(footsetps)
♪♪
(door creeks)
(Harper gasps)
♪♪
Oh, Ruby,
what have you done?
(dramatic music playing)
GRIFFIN: Next time, on
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
We have to get out of here.
We know the judge's ghost
gets out one day.
Did you just say ghost?
Go upstairs, get some rest.
I can't go up there.
It finds me when I'm alone.
(eerie music playing)
HARPER: I knew something awful
happened in this room,
but how could Ruby
have possibly
We don't know for sure
it was her.
TOPHER: Supposedly,
you come here if you need help
with any supernatural problem.
We can always turn back.
ZOEY: No, we keep going.
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