Debunkers, Inc. (2019) - full transcript
High school detectives start a business to solve murder mysteries.
Are you focused?
Yes.
This is
just a simple test,
but it will show me
how much you know.
Now, I'm only doing
this for your mother.
I don't normally change
my students' final grades.
All right, now you come and
demonstrate the test for me.
And if I do it
right this time,
you'll actually pass me?
Yes, that's right.
Did I
do it ri-
Debunkers!
Kiai!
- Duty.
- Honor.
- Courage.
- Cash flow.
A company you can trust.
We serve justice to those
people in the United States.
Call now for a
special edition mug.
So...
Amazing, right?
I-I really liked it.
Vlod.
Here we go.
They typeface doesn't
match our brand message.
Plus there's not enough fear.
It needs... more fear.
Doc?
I could tell that there was
a lot of heart and sincerity.
But...
But don't you
think that, maybe,
people will be, I don't know,
a little let down if
they actually hire us.
Why would you say that?
Uh, well...
Because we have solved a
grand total of three mysteries.
Two of which were for Doc's mom.
She says thanks, by the way.
Don't write off
last semester's
case of the ringing lockers.
We are still school heroes.
More like the
school's most wanted.
Okay, maybe, it was
borderline snitching.
Well, Link, I think
you're missing the point.
No, Snake, you're
missing the point.
Smoke and mirrors, fellas.
Smoke and mirrors.
We can't be focusing
on where we're at now.
We have to imagine
where we're gonna be
at the pinnacle of our success,
and then project
that to the world.
Now, in the secret...
The law of attraction...
Is the key to success.
I can feel it.
We are attracting something big,
something important.
And just in time for
a big day tomorrow.
Senior year.
The beginning of the
rest of our lives.
All right, Snake, what's
next on the agenda?
The omnipotent
clipboard reveals.
Intern?
We don't have an intern.
Yes, we do.
Guys, I wanna
introduce you to Lexy.
Lexy, you can come in now.
How long has she
been standing there?
Guys, Lexy's gonna
be our new intern.
Doc, can I, uh, can I talk
to you for just a second?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, right over here.
Okay.
How old are you?
Seventeen.
Do you smell that?
No.
It's the smell of lies.
You're the smell of lies.
Hah. Touche.
Outta mana.
you may be immune
to my mind control.
So you must be well trained.
No matter.
Mark my words, I will
break you, break you.
- Doc.
- Mm-hm.
You gotta reel in your
expectations a bit here.
Okay?
Look, I love the tenacity
of wanting an intern.
But these kinds of surprises,
they throw a real wrench
in our longterm vision.
You see, there's a
chain of command here.
And if that chain is broken,
well, this whole company's
destined for bankruptcy.
And remember, my name
is Link for a reason.
I-I know.
Okay, so you-you have to ask
me about these
things beforehand.
Okay.
Before board meetings.
I know.
So we're cool?
Yeah.
- It's just that my mom...
- You just want
what's best for the company.
I know, okay.
We all do.
No, it's that my mom told me
I need to include her in, uh...
Why don't you tell us a
little bit about yourself, Lex.
Oh, well, Lexy's from Canada,
and she's here on
an exchange program,
and my parents are gonna be her
host family for the
next six months.
Wow.
You know what?
That is great.
I think diversity in
the workplace is really,
really positive.
Uh, Lexy, go
introduce yourself.
- Uh...
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Come on.
Um...
Hi.
My name is Lexy Baker.
I'm from Halifax.
It's a small town in Canada
where nothing really happens.
This is my first
time in America.
And I'm really
excited to be here
working with you... at...
Debunkers LLC...
Limited Liability Company.
Nice, Lexy.
We're happy to have you.
I'm Link, founder and CEO.
Dr. Mario, here,
is our co-founder
and chief investigative officer.
And this fine specimen is Snake.
Snake is our VP of Special
Clandestine Maneuvers,
as well as the secretary.
We hired Snake just a year ago,
and he's already a senior VP.
See, Lexy, there's a lot of room
to move up the ladder
and succeed here,
because we believe
in upward mobility.
The American dream is
alive and well, Lexy.
You're lookin' at it.
But you're just an
intern, and you'll be
treated like garbage
from this point forth.
Now don't think
we're gonna give you
any kind of special
treatment or anything
because you're a girl, okay.
We all started at the bottom.
It's just part of the
ethics of business.
Now before you get settled in,
make sure you read
our workplace rights.
Why do
we still have that?
Did you really just
ask that question, Snake?
I don't know.
Maybe because it's the law.
Your mom's the law.
So, Lexy can stay?
Lexy can stay.
But first, she must
answer the question.
You don't really think
she knows the answer to...
the question, do you?
Let's hope she does.
Otherwise, she's out.
Lexy...
Who's your favorite
Smash character?
Um...
Mm...
Sheik
She's in.
As a true Debunker, your
identity can never be revealed.
Lexy is dead. Sheik rises.
Now... to close off
our last official
board meeting of the summer,
we have our most important
item on the agenda.
What is that?
Sheik, do you
know what this is?
- A sign.
- No. Wrong.
Not a sign, a billboard.
Do you know what
we need to acquire
ourselves a billboard, Sheik?
- Paint.
- Money.
We need an operating
income to get this bad boy
so we can finally make
ourselves visible to the world.
We have to create an
expectation of professionalism.
Our mission is two simple words.
The truth.
What does truth mean?
- Visibility.
- Visibility.
Thank you, Snake.
Once we finally have
enough money for this,
we'll be legit.
Well, I thought that's
what the commercial was for.
The commercial
was the beginning
of our marketing campaign.
Link, I-I think
it's great, really.
But don't you think
that maybe we should
spend some time
on getting clients
or getting better
at solving mysteries
before we spend all this
money on a marketing campaign?
I'm with Doc on this one.
The billboard's a bit excessive,
although it is quite cool.
Now.
See, now you're
gettin' it, Snake.
Doc, I know it's
hard to understand
when you don't have
a-a CEO mind like me.
But being a business, it's
not just about doing business.
No, it's about looks.
Being cool matters.
Which is why tomorrow, when we
all walk through those gates,
every move we make matters.
We must get our name
on the lips of every
student, faculty, and staff
member at that school.
'Cause then, and only
then, we'll be cool.
And once we're cool,
we'll be successful,
and once we're successful,
do you know what we'll get?
Friends?
Power.
Dual citizenship?
Money.
Lots of money.
And what about... the females?
We don't have room
for wishful thinking
in this institution, Snake.
You, of all people,
should know that.
But I'm not saying
it's impossible.
Sam.
Uh... kay, guys,
meeting adjourned.
See you bright and
early tomorrow.
We got a big day.
Here you go, Dad.
Thanks, Sammy.
How was your meeting?
It was really good.
We're growing pretty quickly.
Love you, Dad.
Love you too, buddy.
I'm sorry, I-I...
It's okay.
Make sure you have everything
ready for tomorrow.
Big day, buddy.
Did he go to any interviews?
Oh, here.
I made some flyers last night.
We should put up 10
by the end of the day.
Do you really think putting
up posters is gonna work?
Yes, I do.
Do you have a better idea?
It just seems like if
you're a covert detective...
Ey-ey, um...
Don't forget you're
still just the intern.
Okay?
Now had me some tacks.
I don't have tacks.
You're the intern, and
you don't have tacks?
- Are you serious?
- Here.
What?
Did you forget
to wear deodorant?
Oh, shoot!
- Oh.
- Really, Doc.
You cannot be standing
- next to me.
- I'm such an idiot!
I have some.
You have deodorant
and not tacks?
Perfect.
Remarkable.
Quick, put it on.
Do not take your shirt off.
Keep your shirt on!
I have to take my shirt off,
otherwise it'll stain it.
Eight, 29, 16, 1300 hours.
Hurry!
This is the worst
moment of my life.
Guys, six o'clock.
Hey, boys.
What's up?
Hey.
Hi.
My shirt was off,
but now it's...
It's on.
Ooh, and a, uh, lady.
What are you doin' hangin'
out with these fellas?
- Sh-she's our friend.
- Intern.
Same thing.
Well, I dig the shirts, dudes.
Oh, um, our marketing
team designed these.
If you guys would
like to buy one,
- they're available on Am...
- Cool.
What are the flyers for?
Excuse me.
Debunkers LL...
Limited Liability Company.
Excuse me?
Our company.
It's a pass through tax entity.
Company?
Wow.
You guys actually own a company?
Yes, we do.
We filed in the state of
Delaware last January.
What kind of company?
We're a partnership,
but taxed as an S corp.
What, y-you're a what?
We solve mysteries
and shed rays of light
over dark shadows of
illusion and fabricacion.
Yep.
Good job.
Well...
That sounds interesting.
I'm Russell.
- Uh, this here's Clark.
- Hi.
Um, I don't own
a company, but my,
my dad does, so...
You guys must be seniors.
- Yeah, we are.
- Yes, yes, we are.
Yeah, we are too.
all of us.
Well, good luck with
the business, boys.
And, uh, let us know
how we can help.
All right?
We'll be around.
- Yeah, great.
- Thank you so much.
Yeah, no problem.
Let's get outta here.
Okay.
Bye.
Oh god, they were really nice.
You just had to
take your shirt off.
Well, excuse me,
Mr. Fabrication...
Hey, hey, both of you...
You're!
Whoa, whoa.
Dude, just let me...
Commercial sign, no allowed.
I find another...
you get detention.
Traitor.
And to think, I took her in.
Come on, guys.
We should be happy for her.
She's making friends
in a new country.
And losing others.
Don't say that.
Look at us.
No leads, no friends.
And to top it all off,
our intern is the worst
wingman in history.
Guys, this is embarrassing.
I despise this level.
What level?
You wouldn't understand.
No way.
Impossible.
See, I told you she's loyal.
All right, let
me do the talking.
Oh!
Sorry 'bout that, boys.
Uh...
It's all right, hey,
you probably got book insurance, right?
Right?
No.
Because that's not a real thing.
We do, however, have a great
team of prosecuting attorneys.
And fists.
Don't think
that'll be necessary,
but it's nice runnin'
into you boys again.
Goin' deep, deep ball.
- Yeah, hey.
- Found it.
Run the wide, run the wide!
Sorry, guys.
Um, I tried to get them to
talk to you, but I failed.
Yeah, ya did.
It was a valiant
effort, Sheik.
It was too good to be true.
Excuse me?
Are you guys the Debunkers?
- Hi, I'm, uh, Link!
- Hi, I'm Dr. Mario.
- CEO of Debunkers LLC.
- Vice President of
Clandestine Maneuvers.
H-how can we help you?
You're detectives?
You guys solve
mysteries, right?
Yeah, we're the
best in our field.
We have a perfect record.
Have you dealt
with curses before?
What kind of curse?
The ghost of a murdered girl.
Okay, go ahead,
at your own speed.
Don't leave out
any of the details.
Or smells.
She was our friend.
We took Chemistry class
together this summer.
School during the summer.
So, a summer school.
Yes, summer school.
Hm, continue.
Well, one day we just
stopped hearing from her.
We found out there
was an accident.
She was killed.
Do you think you can
describe for us the incident?
As much detail as possible.
Got it.
What was her name?
- Nina, Nina Galanosa.
- Shh.
Don't say her name out loud.
No need to fear.
Name taboos are quite common,
but pure myth nonetheless.
You haven't
seen what we've seen.
I know things.
You mentioned a curse?
Yes, where she died.
Which was where?
The Chemistry Lab.
Classroom E12.
The accident happened in there.
- It wasn't an accident.
- We don't know that, Joyce.
We do know that they've kept
it locked up ever since.
So something serious
happened in there,
and things weren't adding up.
So we went looking to
see what we could find.
You mean you entered the room?
Yes...
And we, saw...
Okay, I don't know
what we're doing
'cause you're not
gonna believe us.
You're gonna think we're crazy.
What? What?
What did you see?
It's okay.
You can tell us.
You can trust us.
We saw a ghost.
And then we ran,
and it followed us
down the hallway screaming.
I can still hear it.
It's okay, it's okay.
They say you can
hear her crying
in the women's bathroom
if you listen hard enough.
Women's bathroom, you say.
W-we should go
investigate immediately.
Um, we're so sorry for how
much you both have been through.
Let us process this much,
and we'll get back to you.
Yeah.
Snake, what was that?
Yeah, you were about
to scare them away.
Excuse me for doing my job.
It's our duty to take
ever lead, but s...
What?
He has an idea.
They said the
entered the classroom.
Yes, and...
They said it was locked
since the incident.
So how could they have possibly gotten in?
Excuse me, ladies!
We just have one more
question for you!
A little snafu in your logic.
Heather.
How was your first day
of senior year, sweetie?
Oh, hello, boys.
Uh, I'm your new
principal, Ms. Barkley.
And you are?
Seniors.
Well, I like the
matching shirts.
Well, enjoy your
first day, gentlemen.
And I will see you after
rehearsal, Heather.
Bye, Ms. Barkley.
So, your mom's
the new principal.
Yeah, I don't usually
like to tell anyone.
So you got the keys
from her office, then?
And heard about the accident.
I went in her
office to go through
student records
after the accident.
But if she ever found out,
we'd be in so much trouble.
Can
you guys help us?
Please help us.
Make us believe
we're not insane.
Oh, you're not insane.
Nay.
You're but pawns in a
cruel and unusual world.
We will get
to the bottom of it.
Yeah, and do a full inquiry.
Uh, but ladies, I
do have to mention,
a job like this will cost you.
It'll involve a lot of
work, subcontracting,
insurance, top of
the line equipment.
Will a thousand dollars work?
We can make that work.
Thank you, seriously.
We should do a full
inquiry this afternoon.
Not a moment to waste.
And I got everything I need.
What's that smell.
The smell of truth.
Emergency board
meeting commencing now.
- Start time, 4:57 PM.
- I call dibs on Joyce.
It's okay, you can be jealous.
You wish.
You can't call dibs on a girl.
She touched me first,
and we had a total
of three moments in
that conversation.
Hey, guys.
We need to stay focused here.
Plus, clearly,
Joyce was into Snake
and Heather was into me.
- Well, okay.
- Copy that.
- Show me the proof...
- Can we just stay focused?
- You're so jealous.
- Hey.
A thousand dollars.
Guys, they're gonna
pay us a thousand
dollars to solve this mystery.
This is exactly what we needed.
Seems too good to be true.
What if they're
just making it up.
They were crying.
So? You're point?
Her point is they
weren't making it up.
There was genuine
fear in her eyes.
Plus, Heather's mom
is the principal.
That's a primary
reliable source.
Yeah, did you
see the way she was
looking up at that classroom.
I mean, it was so
obvious, something is up.
And we're gonna get
to the bottom of it.
Now, first thing's first.
Sheik, I need you to
make sure our business
checking account is open
and ready to intercept
the thousand dollar
payment when we receive it.
Um... okay.
We need to treat this
like every other job
and do our due diligence.
Rats!
What?
Oh, I forgot to have
them sign a contract.
Idiot! What an idiot!
Link, it's not the
end of the world.
Or is it?
The second I get home, I'll
do some background research.
I'll go to the library
and conjure up a floor plan.
Well, I'll see if
there's anymore witnesses.
Okay, excellent.
Hey, you're really gettin'
the hang of this, Sheik.
I need an update.
Um, I found a janitor that has
an eye witness report
of weird sounds,
- and I recorded it on...
- Sheik, can you
pick us up some pizza?
Um, I was gonna explain to...
Immediately.
I'm quite hungry.
Can I stay, because I...
I am your boss.
That was an order.
Um...
Okay, yeah.
- Left, right, left, right.
- I'm going.
Keep the recei-
What was that?
I'm hungry.
Snake, you've gotta
get over it, man.
Get over what?
Having a girl around.
I am more than
capable of dealing
- with the likes of...
- Snake.
Yes?
Did you get the layouts?
Yes.
I have an entry point
and an award winning
break in strategy ready to go.
Man, this place is a fortress.
Private schools.
All right, Doc.
What have you got for us?
Hit the lights.
Okay, guys.
I'm pretty proud of this on.
We hit a goldmine,
and these girls
have no idea what they
got themselves into.
Look. Next slide.
According to the Hawkview blog,
six weeks ago, Nina Galanosa's
body was found in classroom E12.
Next slide.
The cause of the death was
never officially determined,
but reports range from heart
attack to allergic reactions.
And since the
event, next slide...
there have been rumors
of strange sounds
coming from the classroom
and mysterious anomalies
happening in the hallways.
"The ghost of Nina
Galanosa lives on."
says one student reporter.
Sounds like an accident
and runaway rumor.
No motives.
Sounds like it,
but check this out.
There are no records
of Nina Galanosa's body
in any city morgue, and
she never had a funeral.
That still doesn't
make this a murder.
There's no suspect, uh...
Just wait.
We haven't gotten
to the best part,
the summer school teacher.
Next slide.
Can you say quick promotion?
Well,
there's your motive.
It doesn't feel right.
Look at what
Doc is telling us.
Two girls have
asked us to debunk
the mystery of a
cursed classroom,
and one of the girls'
mother could be
the prime suspect of
a potential murder.
I must meditate.
Guys!
Wait, look what we have
on our plates here.
This could be the
debunking of a century.
A thousand dollars.
It's just an inquiry.
No harm in checking
it out, right?
Does expulsion count as harm?
Snake...
If you're out...
Is my name not Solid Snake?
All right.
I'll make the phone call.
Hello, Heather.
This is Link, CEO
of Debunkers LLC.
We've conferred
amongst each other
and we confidently
accept the job.
We're gonna send over an invoice
and a completed W-9.
No, Heather, once this
mystery is solved,
and it will be,
you can wire transfer the
money to our accountant,
We have an accountant?
Fake email.
Nothing more than a figment
of Link's imagination.
So, Heather, how
does that sound?
No, Heather.
Thank you.
Good, lift.
Ey, Sammy.
Where you goin'?
Um, me and the guys
have got ourselves
a mystery to solve, Dad.
A big one.
Pick me up somethin' on
your way home, will ya?
Champ?
You can do it yourself.
Sammy.
Sam.
Phase one, completed.
You're a natural, Sheik.
Thanks, Doc.
Yeah, not bad for a girl.
Hey. Shh.
Enough.
What's next?
They keep this place
sealed up tight at night.
Security will be patrolling,
CCTV cameras rolling,
motion detecting lights, and
a plethora of other obstacles.
But...
Here's my plan.
First, I pick the lock of
the Attendance building
and roll in unseen.
Cartwheel. Ha.
Old Glory, God bless America.
There will be a
security camera which...
I'll swiftly evade.
Then I'll engage
security guard one.
And eliminate quietly.
Sweet dreams.
Then my friends
will join around me
as we walk in a
formation down a foyer.
You hear that.
Check it out.
Why don't you go check it out?
Link will plant the
noise distractions,
and I jump in with the hypnosis.
Reach into your cargo shorts.
Give me your keys.
Then find a corner of the
library and take a nap.
Thank you.
Then I'll be able to let
you guys in the east gate,
by the rose garden.
Then the rest is slip and slide.
Then we conduct our procedures,
examine the evidence,
crunch the numbers,
solve the case, receive
our award, and...
live happily ever after.
Brilliant work, Snake.
Let's discuss a raise.
Oh no.
What, Sheik?
What's wrong.
I, um, kinda messed up.
You forgot to open up the
checking account, didn't you?
- Oh no.
- Link, it's fine.
We have to complete the mission.
No, it's not fine.
If this account isn't set up,
this whole thing is for nothing.
You're right.
This is all my fault.
I'm gonna make it right.
I'm gonna go now.
W-wait, now?
Yes, now.
I won't let you down again.
Yeah.
Yeah, good.
Go find out where
our banker lives.
Put that envelope
at his front door
so he will see it
first thing tomorrow.
Yes, boss.
Good luck, boys.
Link?
- Why don't you go...
- What are you do...
That's the smell of fear.
You don't think
she's scared, do you?
She's just an intern.
We expected too much
of her too soon.
This is my fault.
It's not your fault.
The table is set.
It's time to strike now.
Snake's right.
Keep with the Debunker code.
Duty.
Honor.
Courage.
Cashflow.
On one.
Apply slight pressure,
insure pick at top of lock while
applying slight torque.
Pick back and forth
in the key hole.
Repeat until all pins are...
Psst, you need help?
I got it!
Repeat until all pins...
Huh. Hm.
Okay, guys.
It says here that if we continue
through the theater
shop to the stage,
all we have to do is
exit through the...
Guys?
Oh god.
Link.
Snake?
Oh god.
You guys better not be
pullin' a fast one on me.
I'll never forgive you for it.
You guys know that I'm
not supposed to be...
I'm too young to die!
Get a hold of yourself, man.
I think I
had a heart attack.
You're fine.
It's time to get serious.
This is just the beginning.
I think we just found
our way out to the stage.
Stay away from the light.
Did I
ever tell you guys
I always wanted to be an actor.
No, you didn't.
And we don't care.
The roaring of the crowd
after a funny monologue,
or gentle sniffles after
a moving soliloquies.
One day how I will
find you glory,
and I will have my hands
outstretched to embrace you.
- Hey, you.
- Shh.
How did you get in here?
There's no students
allowed after...
I have been
caught trespassing,
and I am breaking the rules.
Take me in, if you must.
But first let me ask you.
Do you persecute the determined?
It's always been my dream to
make the lead of
the school play.
Auditions are coming up and,
honestly, uh, I just wanted to
get ahead with a
little practice.
My father would
disown me if he knew.
That's why I can't practice
this at home, you see.
I know exactly what you mean.
I always wanted to be a dancer.
But my father forbade me.
We fight the same battle
in the war of passion.
Now you listen, son.
Don't be like me.
Don't throw away your dreams.
Now, you stay here as
long as you'd like,
and you practice like
there's no tomorrow.
Because...
There may not be a tomorrow.
Break a leg, son.
He's an actor.
What were you thinking?
You almost blew
this entire mission.
Yeah, but I didn't.
Did you see how I
handled that in there?
You were lucky.
No, I knew
what I was doing.
That monologue.
Link, where did it come from?
I mean, look, we
know some things
have been going on at home,
but is there, maybe, anything...
What Dr.
Mario is trying to say
is we're supposed to be a team.
What are we really
doing this for?
Huh?
You always lecture
us that we're this
company about the truth.
Well, as VP of
Clandestine Maneuvers,
I can tell you there is something
hidden behind those eyes.
Snake.
Maybe calm down a bit.
I'm fine with getting
expelled from high school.
But if it happens, I
just wanna know why.
You don't really
believe in this mission.
Do you?
How could you say that?
Because you're not
being a true Debunker.
You're selling out for a
petty thousand dollars.
Off again, hunting down fortune
and glory over justice.
Snake, that's enough.
I am trying to keep
this company afloat.
Hm.
Tell me what really
happened then, huh?
Tell me, Snake.
Tell me what we've been reading,
and hearing, and
seeing, and then tell me
that there's nothing
mysterious about classroom E12.
You're not being honest.
Newsflash, neither is
the rest of the world.
I think we should split up.
Uh, I don't think
- that's the best idea.
- You're right.
We should split up?
If we're caught together,
our alibi becomes weak.
The objective is to get to E12.
No matter what
happens, we meet there.
I agree.
Uh, well maybe, I could
split up with one of you guys.
It'll be all right, Doc.
I believe in you.
You can do this.
Dear diary,
location squandered.
My target lies two
clicks behind me,
but two bogies sit in the way,
and the path is treacherous.
I could turn around and
find another port of entry,
but is that who I am?
Someone who turns around.
Someone who turns around.
Ha.
You're right.
The answer lies within.
I must meditate.
Rats.
Drug smugglers.
Late night deal, eh?
This is a major
decision moment, Link.
You can either move forward,
remain ignorant, and
complete the mission,
or make the world a better
safer place with less cons.
No.
Sheik, are you crazy?
You almost just blew
the whole mission.
Sorry, um,
I thought you would've
silenced your cellphone
on an assignment.
What's going on?
I'm outside the
house, but there's a gate.
So, climb over it.
Seriously?
Is this why you called me?
- So how's it all going?
- Oh my god.
Um, we just split up.
Things are going to plan.
We should be at building
E within the half hour.
Okay, um,
sending good wishes.
Bye.
Unbelievable.
Oh god.
Why are you doing
this, Dr. Mario?
Why couldn't you just have done
a pet sitting job,
like Mom told you?
Oh god, it's dark in here.
Okay.
Go to your happy place.
Ignore your emotions.
Crap.
Oh.
You can do this.
So you really thought
you could get away with it.
Do you have any idea who I am?
Do you know the
pain that I could
cause you and your family?
I did it before, and
I can do it again.
Oh my god.
You were right.
She's a killer.
A cold blooded killer.
Link, is a...
Go on.
Open it.
May I help you?
Principal Barkley.
Oh, it's Monday.
- Sorry, I forgot.
- Yes.
Carry on.
Thank you. Good night.
You know, if you've
ever wanted any help,
- I will always...
- I will keep that in mind.
Thank you.
You got any sixes?
Go fish.
You sure about that?
No sixes.
Think.
What would the greats
be doing right now
if they were you?
What is your method?
Who even are you, Link?
Sherlock has his mind palace.
Spade has crass intelligence.
Colombo's got wits.
What will your legacy be?
Phase one completed.
Initiating phase two.
Oh.
And the three horns
are representative
of love, devotion,
and spirituality.
Well my maiden last
name was Ignatovich.
- Oh.
- So they called me Iggy.
And I had a brother...
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no.
- Snake, Snake.
- Doc.
Ah, we all made it.
You guys.
You won't believe what I saw.
Breath, Doc, breath.
I did it before,
and I can do it again!
Oh, good heavens.
She's a monster.
A blood sucking monster.
My apologies, Link.
You were right.
There seems to be some
truth to this, after all,
this whole ordeal.
I was wrong.
No, no one is right or wrong.
This just means we
can't give up now.
Time is of the essence.
The sooner we can
solve this mystery,
the sooner we can
find the proof to put
that evil woman behind bars
so she can no longer
do the world harm.
It was first class
detective work, Dr. Mario.
Thanks.
And now, the final level.
What the hell is that?
Shoot, that's my alarm.
It's been four hours.
We need to take a lunch.
A lunch?
Yeah, union rules?
Yeah, we can only work
four hours at a time,
and we have to take a 30
minute lunch break in between.
- Didn't you read the...
- Listen to yourselves.
We are in the middle of
solving a crazed mystery yet.
Not to mention
breaking and entering.
We are not about to
take a 30 minute break!
Now, you guys just
don't understand
what it takes to run a company.
I give up.
Snake, Snake.
You can sit and take
your 30 minute break.
I'm gonna go debunk a
curse and solve a murder.
Come on, Doc.
Wait, wait a minute, guys.
I-I think I have a
solution to this.
Let me find it.
Here.
It says here workers
may voluntarily
waive the right to a lunch,
if by their own freewill.
- Let me see that.
- You guys.
You can't be serious.
Well, it's legit.
Dr. Mario's right.
Well, let me hear it then, Doc.
Do you waive your right
to your lunch break?
I hereby happily
waive my right.
Seriously?
Just say it.
Yes! I waive my right!
Great, we can continue.
Has he always been like this?
Been like what?
Positivity.
Positivity.
I am a volcano in a calm body.
Stop. Look.
Blood.
Old blood.
You sure?
I know blood when I taste it.
Why?
Everything from here
is a potential clue.
Keep your wits about you.
Forward.
Hold that up?
Now we're talkin'.
N. G.
Nina Galanosa.
Do you think we're
really equipped for this.
I mean, guys, don't we
think we're a little bit
- out of our league here?
- We're in the jungle.
The only way out is through.
Or we could just go
back out the way we came.
Not the time to wimp out, Doc.
I'm not a wimp.
I'm not a wimp.
The stairwell's
straight up ahead.
Oh-oh god.
Oh, Doc.
It wasn't me.
I've smelled
this stench before.
I just can't remember where.
- Oh my god.
- We must be getting closer.
E12 is just on the other
side of this building.
Wait a minute.
Something's not right.
The blood, the
writing, the smell.
What do you mean?
It all makes perfect sense.
These are the most obvious
clues I've ever seen.
Okay, I see your point.
You guys see that?
What the hell is that!
Whatever it is,
don't let see us!
Guys! It's coming
from the intercom!
Keep moving!
That's what you are!
Reveal thyself!
I live for this!
Snake, what are you doing?
You're gonna get us killed!
It's evil, Doc.
That's fear, real fear!
Go, go, go!
Guys, the classroom.
Home run! Huzzah!
Oh god!
Oh my god.
It's even better than I
could've possibly imagined.
Oh, man,
he peed himself.
He peed himself?
- Oh, that is...
- He peed himself.
Get the...
Sorry, guys.
I bet you worms think
you're real funny.
No, but you do.
Reveal thyself, spirit.
I should've known.
You did. We all did.
I don't understand.
- The girls?
- Mm-hm.
The girls were lies.
Gotcha.
You mean you
guys, like, actually
all believed us the whole time?
So you guys did all this?
You set all of this up just...
just to mock us.
- Just to mock you?
- No.
Oh no. This was revenge.
You don't know what I'm
talkin' about, do you?
- They don't even know.
- No.
Last year, you
three twerps ruined
what would've been the
greatest senior prank
this school has ever seen.
Do you have any idea
the organization
it took me to get
every single senior
to set their alarm to 12:01
and leave it in their lockers?
You told the principal.
And once he found out
it was me and Clark,
we were suspended.
And now we're
repeating senior year.
I mean, hell, I'm
gonna throw another
20 TDs to this guys this season.
That's my boy.
But you just provided
us with, easily,
a years worth of entertainment.
I mean, I mean, the shirts?
The flyers.
The flyers, the company?
Thank you.
That was a real gift for us.
Yeah, yeah, Christmas can't
- even beat this.
- Yeah.
Or New Years.
- And I love me some New Years.
- We love New Years.
- Nor.
- We do.
Huh?
That would be nor New
Years, you delinquent.
Oh, look who decided to
be a smart little teenager.
- Okay.
- It's not worth it, Snake.
Oh.
You should listen to your
- friends, Snake.
- Almost scary.
Okay, guys, that's enough.
They get it.
I trusted you.
Oh-ho.
- Oh my god.
- Trusted.
No, no, no.
No, check this out.
Little pee-pee pants
got a crush on my girl.
Ooh.
Guess what?
The real fun starts tomorrow.
When we show the whole school
who Debunkers Co really is.
- It's Debunkers LLC.
- Okay.
- No one knows what...
- What does it even
- stand for?
- that means.
All right!
Doesn't make any sense.
You guys wanna ruin our
lives at this high school?
- Yeah, we do.
- Yeah.
- I think we just did.
- We really do.
Fine!
Okay, we accept our fate.
Now can I at least
ask some questions?
Ooh, he wants to
know how we did it.
We already know
how you did it.
Obviously, you got
the keys to the school
from Heather's mom and
got in without a problem.
That's right.
- That was us.
- One of you
did the invisible ink, and
then you probably recorded
sounds and played them over
the intercom speaker, which
you would've had access to
via the principal's room.
Simple fog machine under the
classroom door, and uh...
Hydrolated ammonium sulfate.
- Ooh.
- Uh.
- A fart bomb.
- Oh, all right.
For the smell of death.
I knew I'd smelt that before.
Great job, Einstein.
And the writing on the walls.
Recently graffitied, still wet.
Childish.
Yeah, sorta like peeing
- your pants.
- Peeing your pants?
I still don't understand.
I saw Principal
Barkley in her office
with someone else,
and she was in
the middle of ta...
- Ugh.
- Boredom.
- Just then.
- Falling asleep.
Me too.
Let's go to Sylvia's party.
- Let's do it.
- Yeah.
Get home safe, Sherlocks.
- We did a debunking.
- Bye.
But what about the blood?
What blood?
The blood at the entrance
of the building door.
Uh, okay, guys.
I think that your
imaginations are running
a little too wild.
So the blood
wasn't your doing?
What blood?
Whoa.
Whoa.
Guys, that's enough.
They get it, okay?
No, no, no, babe.
This isn't us.
Do you see that?
Hey.
Hey, pal.
Show your face.
You're not scaring anybody.
What the...
Whoa! Whoa!
Whoa!
Remember, guys, it's not real.
Okay!
Somebody's gotta
be messing with us.
Okay, that was like a real,
that was a real skeleton!
Th-that, that Nina Galanosa,
did she really die?
I don't know.
This wasn't supposed to be real.
Well, look who
decided to be smart.
Well, you saw it too, man.
What am I supposed to think.
You boys know what to do.
Stay to the course.
- What is he...
- We've been through
- this before.
- What are you saying,
- you little nerd!
- Hey!
You know the chain of com...
What's going on!
Hey, guys, stop it!
Taken
three weeks ago.
Now I will take three of you.
Who will it be?
Who will it be?
Screw this!
- Look out!
- I'm outta here!
Whom will it be?
Take us!
Take us, and let Joyce
and Heather leave!
Go, girls.
Go now, and tell everyone
what happened here today.
Thanks, Doc.
Bring it on!
Any ideas?
Um... my time.
Utility closet! Go!
Let's clog that ghost up!
Let me at it, I'm ready!
It's not real.
Okay, it can't be.
Remember guys, there was
always an explanation.
Think now.
We know they didn't plant
the articles online,
but we all read them.
We saw Barkley in
her room, but uh...
But nothing.
We know it was
Principal Barkley.
Heather was just trying to
get us back for Russell,
when really she was exploiting
her mother's crimes.
It wasn't Barkley.
What do you know?
After we split up, I
saw Barkley and Anderson
just walking casually
down the quad.
We just must've
misread something.
You knew, and
you didn't tell us?
Even after we were humiliated.
Look, we needed to
continue the mission.
When this job is finished
and this mystery is debunked,
I'm gonna take my cut of the
thousand dollars, and I'm out.
No, Snake.
I can't be
working with someone
who doesn't understand
what it means to trust.
Snake, you don't mean that.
He doesn't mean that.
Right?
That...
that-that he's not gonna
be a Dubunker anymore?
He's right.
He shouldn't work with
someone he doesn't trust.
Neither should you, Doc.
My dad lost his job.
That's what's been
goin' on at home.
He got fired, and he's just been
lettin' himself slip
into oblivion ever since.
All he does all day
is drinks Diet Coke
and watches movies while he
withers away in his chair.
And the worst part is
that I help him do it.
I think I'm killin' him.
I will not end up like him.
All right?
I'm gonna make
something of myself
so I can support my
mom, so we don't have
to worry about all
this surviving crap.
Money is causing my dad to
want to not live anymore.
Stupid freakin' money.
Now that, to me, is a mystery
that I will never
be able to solve.
You wanna know the truth.
I need to solve this mystery,
no matter how thin.
I need this company to succeed.
I need you guys.
That's the truth?
The truth.
Swear it?
What do we do now?
I think...
Emergency board
meeting commencing now.
I think I might
just have a plan.
It worked.
You can come out
now, Dr. Saginov.
Ah-ha!
Well done.
Well done, boys.
No more accent.
Nope.
And that's our little secret.
You've got some
explaining to do.
What happened to Nina?
I'll make a deal
with you, boys.
I'll tell you the why
if you tell me the how.
Careful, Link, you could
be talkin' to a murderer.
Okay, Saginov, we'll
play your little game.
But no one's leaving here
until you prove your innocence.
Okay.
You first.
Well...
It's like I always
tell the guys.
Smoke and mirrors.
With the right mixture of
fog, a well placed mirror,
and the school's
smart board projector,
you made yourself a nice
homemade apparition.
Easy enough, and the rest?
Principal Barkley,
she was the MacGuffin.
When I saw her in her office,
I thought she was
punishing Mr. Anderson.
A ploy for power, I suspected,
just like her move
on Nina Galanosa.
A simple mistake
about expectations.
You see, you wanted Principal
Barkley to be the suspect,
so you made up evidence
to prove that theory.
What made you change your mind?
I saw Barkley and Anderson
walking down the quad together.
Through meditation,
I retraced our steps
from the other day
and remembered.
Well, enjoy your
first day, gentlemen.
And I will see you after
rehearsal, Heather.
Show him the video, Doc.
Scripts.
Running a scene.
Principal Barkley
wants to be an actress.
Mr. Anderson was probably just
helping her run her lines.
Barkley is out.
And once Russel and his minions
didn't mention the blood,
we knew we were on to something.
And how did I know it was you?
How did you know it was me?
The blood, the real blood.
I know real blood
when I taste it.
It was from a dead pig.
I your science
class this morning,
I saw the pigs frozen for
period three dissection.
Oh, by the way, the uh,
skeleton was a nice touch.
Something every science teacher
has in their arsenal, no doubt.
But you wanna know
when I really knew?
Taken three years ago, I was.
It's a pretty odd way to
talk, don't you think.
Strangely similar to our
little run in this morning.
Commercial sign, no allowed.
Very perceptive.
And that still
leaves Nina Galanosa.
The poor girl who never
existed in the first place.
You passed.
You can come in now.
Sheik!
Actually, it's
Vicky, Vicky London.
But you,
you, you're...
Surprise.
- You're...
- Vicky is
one of our best field agents.
Something of a protege.
You know, she has
over 40 aliases?
I'm not even sure if Vicky
London is her real name.
And you'll never know.
It's been a real pleasure
working with you boys.
You're an interesting
bunch, that's for sure.
But capable of great things.
I knew you weren't normal.
I know somethin' was off.
No average girl is that
immune to my mind control.
So, are you saying
I'm not an average girl.
Of course.
How could I have
been so clueless?
Sheik.
She picked Sheik!
Holy crap, she picked Sheik.
Uh, I-I'm lost.
I-I still really
don't understand.
Zelda.
Ocarina of time.
Of course.
You boys have some
vivid imaginations.
You probably had the
whole evil murder
worked out in your minds.
That imagination
will get you far,
but it can also
be your weakness.
Something you'll have
to work on as we continue.
We?
I think I'm starting
to understand.
So that's why you
set all this up.
So now I'll tell you the why.
We started small, but we've
been recruiting
across the country,
and we're growing rapidly.
We've been keeping an eye
on you boys for a while now.
Ever since we saw your
commercial online.
We only take the best
and the brightest.
So I sent Vicky in as a
foreign exchange student.
She got to know
your inner workings,
reported back to me periodically
to let me know that
you have what it takes.
That day in the
hallway, I found out that
Russell and his gang wanted to
make a fool of you
guys for payback.
So I suggested the
story of Nina Galanosa.
A story that Dr.
Saginov and I invented.
If you boys weren't
so distracted
by your feminine interests,
you may have
suspected this much.
She was my eyes and ears from
that point out for our test.
My real name is
Alfred Carmichael.
But the world knows
me as Igor Saginov.
I too am in the
clandestine field.
He's being modest.
He runs the field.
Alfred Carmichael?
Like the Alfred Carmichael,
who disappeared in
Chernobyl in 88?
Raisin Corp?
We can't be too
obvious, now can we?
I run an underground incubator,
an international cohort
of skilled detectives,
like Ms. London here,
who have dedicated their lives
to espionage and solving
mysteries, just like you.
This is the big leagues,
the assignments that help
keep the world safe at night.
Did I die?
Did the ghost just
kill all of us?
So you were scouting us?
Yes, we both were.
At first, I would have
advised against you
advertising your
business so openly.
But I spoke with Ms. London,
and we both realized...
It's the perfect cover.
The double bluff.
I would officially
like to make Debunkers
the invisible face
of mystery solving.
I could provide you
with startup capital,
some resources, and skilled
field agents that
will assist you.
Now, you'll have to
provide some reliable
alibies to your
families and keep up
the facade that your business is
unassuming and innocent,
and run by kids with
wild imaginations.
How much startup
capital are we talking?
Say... $10,000?
Oh my god.
So, do we have a deal?
- Take it.
- Yeah, yeah.
- We do, yeah.
- Take it.
Take the money.
Take the money.
Oh, and by the way...
Let's make you guys legitimate.
Drop that LLC.
Let's make it Incorporated.
Debunkers Incorporated.
Well done, boys.
You passed.
I can't believe I let
a spy into our office.
Will you forgive me
for being deceptive?
You're Sheik now.
You'll always be Sheik.
A true Debunker.
So, will I see you at home?
I told your
parents my father is
having surgery in Calgary.
A white lie.
Tell them thank
you again for me.
So this is goodbye.
No.
This is hello.
What in the world?
Got a plan for this one?
Um... run.
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, come on!
Stop right th-
I thought we bonded.
Thank you.
For what?
For... inspiring me to...
get outta my chair.
Did you solve the mystery?
Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
$10,000 has been
deposited, and we are
officially a C corp in
the state of California,
and what are these?
Night vision.
Snake, you can't just spend
the money however you want.
We've already made
expense reports,
and this is not on it.
Yes.
This is
just a simple test,
but it will show me
how much you know.
Now, I'm only doing
this for your mother.
I don't normally change
my students' final grades.
All right, now you come and
demonstrate the test for me.
And if I do it
right this time,
you'll actually pass me?
Yes, that's right.
Did I
do it ri-
Debunkers!
Kiai!
- Duty.
- Honor.
- Courage.
- Cash flow.
A company you can trust.
We serve justice to those
people in the United States.
Call now for a
special edition mug.
So...
Amazing, right?
I-I really liked it.
Vlod.
Here we go.
They typeface doesn't
match our brand message.
Plus there's not enough fear.
It needs... more fear.
Doc?
I could tell that there was
a lot of heart and sincerity.
But...
But don't you
think that, maybe,
people will be, I don't know,
a little let down if
they actually hire us.
Why would you say that?
Uh, well...
Because we have solved a
grand total of three mysteries.
Two of which were for Doc's mom.
She says thanks, by the way.
Don't write off
last semester's
case of the ringing lockers.
We are still school heroes.
More like the
school's most wanted.
Okay, maybe, it was
borderline snitching.
Well, Link, I think
you're missing the point.
No, Snake, you're
missing the point.
Smoke and mirrors, fellas.
Smoke and mirrors.
We can't be focusing
on where we're at now.
We have to imagine
where we're gonna be
at the pinnacle of our success,
and then project
that to the world.
Now, in the secret...
The law of attraction...
Is the key to success.
I can feel it.
We are attracting something big,
something important.
And just in time for
a big day tomorrow.
Senior year.
The beginning of the
rest of our lives.
All right, Snake, what's
next on the agenda?
The omnipotent
clipboard reveals.
Intern?
We don't have an intern.
Yes, we do.
Guys, I wanna
introduce you to Lexy.
Lexy, you can come in now.
How long has she
been standing there?
Guys, Lexy's gonna
be our new intern.
Doc, can I, uh, can I talk
to you for just a second?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, right over here.
Okay.
How old are you?
Seventeen.
Do you smell that?
No.
It's the smell of lies.
You're the smell of lies.
Hah. Touche.
Outta mana.
you may be immune
to my mind control.
So you must be well trained.
No matter.
Mark my words, I will
break you, break you.
- Doc.
- Mm-hm.
You gotta reel in your
expectations a bit here.
Okay?
Look, I love the tenacity
of wanting an intern.
But these kinds of surprises,
they throw a real wrench
in our longterm vision.
You see, there's a
chain of command here.
And if that chain is broken,
well, this whole company's
destined for bankruptcy.
And remember, my name
is Link for a reason.
I-I know.
Okay, so you-you have to ask
me about these
things beforehand.
Okay.
Before board meetings.
I know.
So we're cool?
Yeah.
- It's just that my mom...
- You just want
what's best for the company.
I know, okay.
We all do.
No, it's that my mom told me
I need to include her in, uh...
Why don't you tell us a
little bit about yourself, Lex.
Oh, well, Lexy's from Canada,
and she's here on
an exchange program,
and my parents are gonna be her
host family for the
next six months.
Wow.
You know what?
That is great.
I think diversity in
the workplace is really,
really positive.
Uh, Lexy, go
introduce yourself.
- Uh...
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Come on.
Um...
Hi.
My name is Lexy Baker.
I'm from Halifax.
It's a small town in Canada
where nothing really happens.
This is my first
time in America.
And I'm really
excited to be here
working with you... at...
Debunkers LLC...
Limited Liability Company.
Nice, Lexy.
We're happy to have you.
I'm Link, founder and CEO.
Dr. Mario, here,
is our co-founder
and chief investigative officer.
And this fine specimen is Snake.
Snake is our VP of Special
Clandestine Maneuvers,
as well as the secretary.
We hired Snake just a year ago,
and he's already a senior VP.
See, Lexy, there's a lot of room
to move up the ladder
and succeed here,
because we believe
in upward mobility.
The American dream is
alive and well, Lexy.
You're lookin' at it.
But you're just an
intern, and you'll be
treated like garbage
from this point forth.
Now don't think
we're gonna give you
any kind of special
treatment or anything
because you're a girl, okay.
We all started at the bottom.
It's just part of the
ethics of business.
Now before you get settled in,
make sure you read
our workplace rights.
Why do
we still have that?
Did you really just
ask that question, Snake?
I don't know.
Maybe because it's the law.
Your mom's the law.
So, Lexy can stay?
Lexy can stay.
But first, she must
answer the question.
You don't really think
she knows the answer to...
the question, do you?
Let's hope she does.
Otherwise, she's out.
Lexy...
Who's your favorite
Smash character?
Um...
Mm...
Sheik
She's in.
As a true Debunker, your
identity can never be revealed.
Lexy is dead. Sheik rises.
Now... to close off
our last official
board meeting of the summer,
we have our most important
item on the agenda.
What is that?
Sheik, do you
know what this is?
- A sign.
- No. Wrong.
Not a sign, a billboard.
Do you know what
we need to acquire
ourselves a billboard, Sheik?
- Paint.
- Money.
We need an operating
income to get this bad boy
so we can finally make
ourselves visible to the world.
We have to create an
expectation of professionalism.
Our mission is two simple words.
The truth.
What does truth mean?
- Visibility.
- Visibility.
Thank you, Snake.
Once we finally have
enough money for this,
we'll be legit.
Well, I thought that's
what the commercial was for.
The commercial
was the beginning
of our marketing campaign.
Link, I-I think
it's great, really.
But don't you think
that maybe we should
spend some time
on getting clients
or getting better
at solving mysteries
before we spend all this
money on a marketing campaign?
I'm with Doc on this one.
The billboard's a bit excessive,
although it is quite cool.
Now.
See, now you're
gettin' it, Snake.
Doc, I know it's
hard to understand
when you don't have
a-a CEO mind like me.
But being a business, it's
not just about doing business.
No, it's about looks.
Being cool matters.
Which is why tomorrow, when we
all walk through those gates,
every move we make matters.
We must get our name
on the lips of every
student, faculty, and staff
member at that school.
'Cause then, and only
then, we'll be cool.
And once we're cool,
we'll be successful,
and once we're successful,
do you know what we'll get?
Friends?
Power.
Dual citizenship?
Money.
Lots of money.
And what about... the females?
We don't have room
for wishful thinking
in this institution, Snake.
You, of all people,
should know that.
But I'm not saying
it's impossible.
Sam.
Uh... kay, guys,
meeting adjourned.
See you bright and
early tomorrow.
We got a big day.
Here you go, Dad.
Thanks, Sammy.
How was your meeting?
It was really good.
We're growing pretty quickly.
Love you, Dad.
Love you too, buddy.
I'm sorry, I-I...
It's okay.
Make sure you have everything
ready for tomorrow.
Big day, buddy.
Did he go to any interviews?
Oh, here.
I made some flyers last night.
We should put up 10
by the end of the day.
Do you really think putting
up posters is gonna work?
Yes, I do.
Do you have a better idea?
It just seems like if
you're a covert detective...
Ey-ey, um...
Don't forget you're
still just the intern.
Okay?
Now had me some tacks.
I don't have tacks.
You're the intern, and
you don't have tacks?
- Are you serious?
- Here.
What?
Did you forget
to wear deodorant?
Oh, shoot!
- Oh.
- Really, Doc.
You cannot be standing
- next to me.
- I'm such an idiot!
I have some.
You have deodorant
and not tacks?
Perfect.
Remarkable.
Quick, put it on.
Do not take your shirt off.
Keep your shirt on!
I have to take my shirt off,
otherwise it'll stain it.
Eight, 29, 16, 1300 hours.
Hurry!
This is the worst
moment of my life.
Guys, six o'clock.
Hey, boys.
What's up?
Hey.
Hi.
My shirt was off,
but now it's...
It's on.
Ooh, and a, uh, lady.
What are you doin' hangin'
out with these fellas?
- Sh-she's our friend.
- Intern.
Same thing.
Well, I dig the shirts, dudes.
Oh, um, our marketing
team designed these.
If you guys would
like to buy one,
- they're available on Am...
- Cool.
What are the flyers for?
Excuse me.
Debunkers LL...
Limited Liability Company.
Excuse me?
Our company.
It's a pass through tax entity.
Company?
Wow.
You guys actually own a company?
Yes, we do.
We filed in the state of
Delaware last January.
What kind of company?
We're a partnership,
but taxed as an S corp.
What, y-you're a what?
We solve mysteries
and shed rays of light
over dark shadows of
illusion and fabricacion.
Yep.
Good job.
Well...
That sounds interesting.
I'm Russell.
- Uh, this here's Clark.
- Hi.
Um, I don't own
a company, but my,
my dad does, so...
You guys must be seniors.
- Yeah, we are.
- Yes, yes, we are.
Yeah, we are too.
all of us.
Well, good luck with
the business, boys.
And, uh, let us know
how we can help.
All right?
We'll be around.
- Yeah, great.
- Thank you so much.
Yeah, no problem.
Let's get outta here.
Okay.
Bye.
Oh god, they were really nice.
You just had to
take your shirt off.
Well, excuse me,
Mr. Fabrication...
Hey, hey, both of you...
You're!
Whoa, whoa.
Dude, just let me...
Commercial sign, no allowed.
I find another...
you get detention.
Traitor.
And to think, I took her in.
Come on, guys.
We should be happy for her.
She's making friends
in a new country.
And losing others.
Don't say that.
Look at us.
No leads, no friends.
And to top it all off,
our intern is the worst
wingman in history.
Guys, this is embarrassing.
I despise this level.
What level?
You wouldn't understand.
No way.
Impossible.
See, I told you she's loyal.
All right, let
me do the talking.
Oh!
Sorry 'bout that, boys.
Uh...
It's all right, hey,
you probably got book insurance, right?
Right?
No.
Because that's not a real thing.
We do, however, have a great
team of prosecuting attorneys.
And fists.
Don't think
that'll be necessary,
but it's nice runnin'
into you boys again.
Goin' deep, deep ball.
- Yeah, hey.
- Found it.
Run the wide, run the wide!
Sorry, guys.
Um, I tried to get them to
talk to you, but I failed.
Yeah, ya did.
It was a valiant
effort, Sheik.
It was too good to be true.
Excuse me?
Are you guys the Debunkers?
- Hi, I'm, uh, Link!
- Hi, I'm Dr. Mario.
- CEO of Debunkers LLC.
- Vice President of
Clandestine Maneuvers.
H-how can we help you?
You're detectives?
You guys solve
mysteries, right?
Yeah, we're the
best in our field.
We have a perfect record.
Have you dealt
with curses before?
What kind of curse?
The ghost of a murdered girl.
Okay, go ahead,
at your own speed.
Don't leave out
any of the details.
Or smells.
She was our friend.
We took Chemistry class
together this summer.
School during the summer.
So, a summer school.
Yes, summer school.
Hm, continue.
Well, one day we just
stopped hearing from her.
We found out there
was an accident.
She was killed.
Do you think you can
describe for us the incident?
As much detail as possible.
Got it.
What was her name?
- Nina, Nina Galanosa.
- Shh.
Don't say her name out loud.
No need to fear.
Name taboos are quite common,
but pure myth nonetheless.
You haven't
seen what we've seen.
I know things.
You mentioned a curse?
Yes, where she died.
Which was where?
The Chemistry Lab.
Classroom E12.
The accident happened in there.
- It wasn't an accident.
- We don't know that, Joyce.
We do know that they've kept
it locked up ever since.
So something serious
happened in there,
and things weren't adding up.
So we went looking to
see what we could find.
You mean you entered the room?
Yes...
And we, saw...
Okay, I don't know
what we're doing
'cause you're not
gonna believe us.
You're gonna think we're crazy.
What? What?
What did you see?
It's okay.
You can tell us.
You can trust us.
We saw a ghost.
And then we ran,
and it followed us
down the hallway screaming.
I can still hear it.
It's okay, it's okay.
They say you can
hear her crying
in the women's bathroom
if you listen hard enough.
Women's bathroom, you say.
W-we should go
investigate immediately.
Um, we're so sorry for how
much you both have been through.
Let us process this much,
and we'll get back to you.
Yeah.
Snake, what was that?
Yeah, you were about
to scare them away.
Excuse me for doing my job.
It's our duty to take
ever lead, but s...
What?
He has an idea.
They said the
entered the classroom.
Yes, and...
They said it was locked
since the incident.
So how could they have possibly gotten in?
Excuse me, ladies!
We just have one more
question for you!
A little snafu in your logic.
Heather.
How was your first day
of senior year, sweetie?
Oh, hello, boys.
Uh, I'm your new
principal, Ms. Barkley.
And you are?
Seniors.
Well, I like the
matching shirts.
Well, enjoy your
first day, gentlemen.
And I will see you after
rehearsal, Heather.
Bye, Ms. Barkley.
So, your mom's
the new principal.
Yeah, I don't usually
like to tell anyone.
So you got the keys
from her office, then?
And heard about the accident.
I went in her
office to go through
student records
after the accident.
But if she ever found out,
we'd be in so much trouble.
Can
you guys help us?
Please help us.
Make us believe
we're not insane.
Oh, you're not insane.
Nay.
You're but pawns in a
cruel and unusual world.
We will get
to the bottom of it.
Yeah, and do a full inquiry.
Uh, but ladies, I
do have to mention,
a job like this will cost you.
It'll involve a lot of
work, subcontracting,
insurance, top of
the line equipment.
Will a thousand dollars work?
We can make that work.
Thank you, seriously.
We should do a full
inquiry this afternoon.
Not a moment to waste.
And I got everything I need.
What's that smell.
The smell of truth.
Emergency board
meeting commencing now.
- Start time, 4:57 PM.
- I call dibs on Joyce.
It's okay, you can be jealous.
You wish.
You can't call dibs on a girl.
She touched me first,
and we had a total
of three moments in
that conversation.
Hey, guys.
We need to stay focused here.
Plus, clearly,
Joyce was into Snake
and Heather was into me.
- Well, okay.
- Copy that.
- Show me the proof...
- Can we just stay focused?
- You're so jealous.
- Hey.
A thousand dollars.
Guys, they're gonna
pay us a thousand
dollars to solve this mystery.
This is exactly what we needed.
Seems too good to be true.
What if they're
just making it up.
They were crying.
So? You're point?
Her point is they
weren't making it up.
There was genuine
fear in her eyes.
Plus, Heather's mom
is the principal.
That's a primary
reliable source.
Yeah, did you
see the way she was
looking up at that classroom.
I mean, it was so
obvious, something is up.
And we're gonna get
to the bottom of it.
Now, first thing's first.
Sheik, I need you to
make sure our business
checking account is open
and ready to intercept
the thousand dollar
payment when we receive it.
Um... okay.
We need to treat this
like every other job
and do our due diligence.
Rats!
What?
Oh, I forgot to have
them sign a contract.
Idiot! What an idiot!
Link, it's not the
end of the world.
Or is it?
The second I get home, I'll
do some background research.
I'll go to the library
and conjure up a floor plan.
Well, I'll see if
there's anymore witnesses.
Okay, excellent.
Hey, you're really gettin'
the hang of this, Sheik.
I need an update.
Um, I found a janitor that has
an eye witness report
of weird sounds,
- and I recorded it on...
- Sheik, can you
pick us up some pizza?
Um, I was gonna explain to...
Immediately.
I'm quite hungry.
Can I stay, because I...
I am your boss.
That was an order.
Um...
Okay, yeah.
- Left, right, left, right.
- I'm going.
Keep the recei-
What was that?
I'm hungry.
Snake, you've gotta
get over it, man.
Get over what?
Having a girl around.
I am more than
capable of dealing
- with the likes of...
- Snake.
Yes?
Did you get the layouts?
Yes.
I have an entry point
and an award winning
break in strategy ready to go.
Man, this place is a fortress.
Private schools.
All right, Doc.
What have you got for us?
Hit the lights.
Okay, guys.
I'm pretty proud of this on.
We hit a goldmine,
and these girls
have no idea what they
got themselves into.
Look. Next slide.
According to the Hawkview blog,
six weeks ago, Nina Galanosa's
body was found in classroom E12.
Next slide.
The cause of the death was
never officially determined,
but reports range from heart
attack to allergic reactions.
And since the
event, next slide...
there have been rumors
of strange sounds
coming from the classroom
and mysterious anomalies
happening in the hallways.
"The ghost of Nina
Galanosa lives on."
says one student reporter.
Sounds like an accident
and runaway rumor.
No motives.
Sounds like it,
but check this out.
There are no records
of Nina Galanosa's body
in any city morgue, and
she never had a funeral.
That still doesn't
make this a murder.
There's no suspect, uh...
Just wait.
We haven't gotten
to the best part,
the summer school teacher.
Next slide.
Can you say quick promotion?
Well,
there's your motive.
It doesn't feel right.
Look at what
Doc is telling us.
Two girls have
asked us to debunk
the mystery of a
cursed classroom,
and one of the girls'
mother could be
the prime suspect of
a potential murder.
I must meditate.
Guys!
Wait, look what we have
on our plates here.
This could be the
debunking of a century.
A thousand dollars.
It's just an inquiry.
No harm in checking
it out, right?
Does expulsion count as harm?
Snake...
If you're out...
Is my name not Solid Snake?
All right.
I'll make the phone call.
Hello, Heather.
This is Link, CEO
of Debunkers LLC.
We've conferred
amongst each other
and we confidently
accept the job.
We're gonna send over an invoice
and a completed W-9.
No, Heather, once this
mystery is solved,
and it will be,
you can wire transfer the
money to our accountant,
We have an accountant?
Fake email.
Nothing more than a figment
of Link's imagination.
So, Heather, how
does that sound?
No, Heather.
Thank you.
Good, lift.
Ey, Sammy.
Where you goin'?
Um, me and the guys
have got ourselves
a mystery to solve, Dad.
A big one.
Pick me up somethin' on
your way home, will ya?
Champ?
You can do it yourself.
Sammy.
Sam.
Phase one, completed.
You're a natural, Sheik.
Thanks, Doc.
Yeah, not bad for a girl.
Hey. Shh.
Enough.
What's next?
They keep this place
sealed up tight at night.
Security will be patrolling,
CCTV cameras rolling,
motion detecting lights, and
a plethora of other obstacles.
But...
Here's my plan.
First, I pick the lock of
the Attendance building
and roll in unseen.
Cartwheel. Ha.
Old Glory, God bless America.
There will be a
security camera which...
I'll swiftly evade.
Then I'll engage
security guard one.
And eliminate quietly.
Sweet dreams.
Then my friends
will join around me
as we walk in a
formation down a foyer.
You hear that.
Check it out.
Why don't you go check it out?
Link will plant the
noise distractions,
and I jump in with the hypnosis.
Reach into your cargo shorts.
Give me your keys.
Then find a corner of the
library and take a nap.
Thank you.
Then I'll be able to let
you guys in the east gate,
by the rose garden.
Then the rest is slip and slide.
Then we conduct our procedures,
examine the evidence,
crunch the numbers,
solve the case, receive
our award, and...
live happily ever after.
Brilliant work, Snake.
Let's discuss a raise.
Oh no.
What, Sheik?
What's wrong.
I, um, kinda messed up.
You forgot to open up the
checking account, didn't you?
- Oh no.
- Link, it's fine.
We have to complete the mission.
No, it's not fine.
If this account isn't set up,
this whole thing is for nothing.
You're right.
This is all my fault.
I'm gonna make it right.
I'm gonna go now.
W-wait, now?
Yes, now.
I won't let you down again.
Yeah.
Yeah, good.
Go find out where
our banker lives.
Put that envelope
at his front door
so he will see it
first thing tomorrow.
Yes, boss.
Good luck, boys.
Link?
- Why don't you go...
- What are you do...
That's the smell of fear.
You don't think
she's scared, do you?
She's just an intern.
We expected too much
of her too soon.
This is my fault.
It's not your fault.
The table is set.
It's time to strike now.
Snake's right.
Keep with the Debunker code.
Duty.
Honor.
Courage.
Cashflow.
On one.
Apply slight pressure,
insure pick at top of lock while
applying slight torque.
Pick back and forth
in the key hole.
Repeat until all pins are...
Psst, you need help?
I got it!
Repeat until all pins...
Huh. Hm.
Okay, guys.
It says here that if we continue
through the theater
shop to the stage,
all we have to do is
exit through the...
Guys?
Oh god.
Link.
Snake?
Oh god.
You guys better not be
pullin' a fast one on me.
I'll never forgive you for it.
You guys know that I'm
not supposed to be...
I'm too young to die!
Get a hold of yourself, man.
I think I
had a heart attack.
You're fine.
It's time to get serious.
This is just the beginning.
I think we just found
our way out to the stage.
Stay away from the light.
Did I
ever tell you guys
I always wanted to be an actor.
No, you didn't.
And we don't care.
The roaring of the crowd
after a funny monologue,
or gentle sniffles after
a moving soliloquies.
One day how I will
find you glory,
and I will have my hands
outstretched to embrace you.
- Hey, you.
- Shh.
How did you get in here?
There's no students
allowed after...
I have been
caught trespassing,
and I am breaking the rules.
Take me in, if you must.
But first let me ask you.
Do you persecute the determined?
It's always been my dream to
make the lead of
the school play.
Auditions are coming up and,
honestly, uh, I just wanted to
get ahead with a
little practice.
My father would
disown me if he knew.
That's why I can't practice
this at home, you see.
I know exactly what you mean.
I always wanted to be a dancer.
But my father forbade me.
We fight the same battle
in the war of passion.
Now you listen, son.
Don't be like me.
Don't throw away your dreams.
Now, you stay here as
long as you'd like,
and you practice like
there's no tomorrow.
Because...
There may not be a tomorrow.
Break a leg, son.
He's an actor.
What were you thinking?
You almost blew
this entire mission.
Yeah, but I didn't.
Did you see how I
handled that in there?
You were lucky.
No, I knew
what I was doing.
That monologue.
Link, where did it come from?
I mean, look, we
know some things
have been going on at home,
but is there, maybe, anything...
What Dr.
Mario is trying to say
is we're supposed to be a team.
What are we really
doing this for?
Huh?
You always lecture
us that we're this
company about the truth.
Well, as VP of
Clandestine Maneuvers,
I can tell you there is something
hidden behind those eyes.
Snake.
Maybe calm down a bit.
I'm fine with getting
expelled from high school.
But if it happens, I
just wanna know why.
You don't really
believe in this mission.
Do you?
How could you say that?
Because you're not
being a true Debunker.
You're selling out for a
petty thousand dollars.
Off again, hunting down fortune
and glory over justice.
Snake, that's enough.
I am trying to keep
this company afloat.
Hm.
Tell me what really
happened then, huh?
Tell me, Snake.
Tell me what we've been reading,
and hearing, and
seeing, and then tell me
that there's nothing
mysterious about classroom E12.
You're not being honest.
Newsflash, neither is
the rest of the world.
I think we should split up.
Uh, I don't think
- that's the best idea.
- You're right.
We should split up?
If we're caught together,
our alibi becomes weak.
The objective is to get to E12.
No matter what
happens, we meet there.
I agree.
Uh, well maybe, I could
split up with one of you guys.
It'll be all right, Doc.
I believe in you.
You can do this.
Dear diary,
location squandered.
My target lies two
clicks behind me,
but two bogies sit in the way,
and the path is treacherous.
I could turn around and
find another port of entry,
but is that who I am?
Someone who turns around.
Someone who turns around.
Ha.
You're right.
The answer lies within.
I must meditate.
Rats.
Drug smugglers.
Late night deal, eh?
This is a major
decision moment, Link.
You can either move forward,
remain ignorant, and
complete the mission,
or make the world a better
safer place with less cons.
No.
Sheik, are you crazy?
You almost just blew
the whole mission.
Sorry, um,
I thought you would've
silenced your cellphone
on an assignment.
What's going on?
I'm outside the
house, but there's a gate.
So, climb over it.
Seriously?
Is this why you called me?
- So how's it all going?
- Oh my god.
Um, we just split up.
Things are going to plan.
We should be at building
E within the half hour.
Okay, um,
sending good wishes.
Bye.
Unbelievable.
Oh god.
Why are you doing
this, Dr. Mario?
Why couldn't you just have done
a pet sitting job,
like Mom told you?
Oh god, it's dark in here.
Okay.
Go to your happy place.
Ignore your emotions.
Crap.
Oh.
You can do this.
So you really thought
you could get away with it.
Do you have any idea who I am?
Do you know the
pain that I could
cause you and your family?
I did it before, and
I can do it again.
Oh my god.
You were right.
She's a killer.
A cold blooded killer.
Link, is a...
Go on.
Open it.
May I help you?
Principal Barkley.
Oh, it's Monday.
- Sorry, I forgot.
- Yes.
Carry on.
Thank you. Good night.
You know, if you've
ever wanted any help,
- I will always...
- I will keep that in mind.
Thank you.
You got any sixes?
Go fish.
You sure about that?
No sixes.
Think.
What would the greats
be doing right now
if they were you?
What is your method?
Who even are you, Link?
Sherlock has his mind palace.
Spade has crass intelligence.
Colombo's got wits.
What will your legacy be?
Phase one completed.
Initiating phase two.
Oh.
And the three horns
are representative
of love, devotion,
and spirituality.
Well my maiden last
name was Ignatovich.
- Oh.
- So they called me Iggy.
And I had a brother...
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no.
- Snake, Snake.
- Doc.
Ah, we all made it.
You guys.
You won't believe what I saw.
Breath, Doc, breath.
I did it before,
and I can do it again!
Oh, good heavens.
She's a monster.
A blood sucking monster.
My apologies, Link.
You were right.
There seems to be some
truth to this, after all,
this whole ordeal.
I was wrong.
No, no one is right or wrong.
This just means we
can't give up now.
Time is of the essence.
The sooner we can
solve this mystery,
the sooner we can
find the proof to put
that evil woman behind bars
so she can no longer
do the world harm.
It was first class
detective work, Dr. Mario.
Thanks.
And now, the final level.
What the hell is that?
Shoot, that's my alarm.
It's been four hours.
We need to take a lunch.
A lunch?
Yeah, union rules?
Yeah, we can only work
four hours at a time,
and we have to take a 30
minute lunch break in between.
- Didn't you read the...
- Listen to yourselves.
We are in the middle of
solving a crazed mystery yet.
Not to mention
breaking and entering.
We are not about to
take a 30 minute break!
Now, you guys just
don't understand
what it takes to run a company.
I give up.
Snake, Snake.
You can sit and take
your 30 minute break.
I'm gonna go debunk a
curse and solve a murder.
Come on, Doc.
Wait, wait a minute, guys.
I-I think I have a
solution to this.
Let me find it.
Here.
It says here workers
may voluntarily
waive the right to a lunch,
if by their own freewill.
- Let me see that.
- You guys.
You can't be serious.
Well, it's legit.
Dr. Mario's right.
Well, let me hear it then, Doc.
Do you waive your right
to your lunch break?
I hereby happily
waive my right.
Seriously?
Just say it.
Yes! I waive my right!
Great, we can continue.
Has he always been like this?
Been like what?
Positivity.
Positivity.
I am a volcano in a calm body.
Stop. Look.
Blood.
Old blood.
You sure?
I know blood when I taste it.
Why?
Everything from here
is a potential clue.
Keep your wits about you.
Forward.
Hold that up?
Now we're talkin'.
N. G.
Nina Galanosa.
Do you think we're
really equipped for this.
I mean, guys, don't we
think we're a little bit
- out of our league here?
- We're in the jungle.
The only way out is through.
Or we could just go
back out the way we came.
Not the time to wimp out, Doc.
I'm not a wimp.
I'm not a wimp.
The stairwell's
straight up ahead.
Oh-oh god.
Oh, Doc.
It wasn't me.
I've smelled
this stench before.
I just can't remember where.
- Oh my god.
- We must be getting closer.
E12 is just on the other
side of this building.
Wait a minute.
Something's not right.
The blood, the
writing, the smell.
What do you mean?
It all makes perfect sense.
These are the most obvious
clues I've ever seen.
Okay, I see your point.
You guys see that?
What the hell is that!
Whatever it is,
don't let see us!
Guys! It's coming
from the intercom!
Keep moving!
That's what you are!
Reveal thyself!
I live for this!
Snake, what are you doing?
You're gonna get us killed!
It's evil, Doc.
That's fear, real fear!
Go, go, go!
Guys, the classroom.
Home run! Huzzah!
Oh god!
Oh my god.
It's even better than I
could've possibly imagined.
Oh, man,
he peed himself.
He peed himself?
- Oh, that is...
- He peed himself.
Get the...
Sorry, guys.
I bet you worms think
you're real funny.
No, but you do.
Reveal thyself, spirit.
I should've known.
You did. We all did.
I don't understand.
- The girls?
- Mm-hm.
The girls were lies.
Gotcha.
You mean you
guys, like, actually
all believed us the whole time?
So you guys did all this?
You set all of this up just...
just to mock us.
- Just to mock you?
- No.
Oh no. This was revenge.
You don't know what I'm
talkin' about, do you?
- They don't even know.
- No.
Last year, you
three twerps ruined
what would've been the
greatest senior prank
this school has ever seen.
Do you have any idea
the organization
it took me to get
every single senior
to set their alarm to 12:01
and leave it in their lockers?
You told the principal.
And once he found out
it was me and Clark,
we were suspended.
And now we're
repeating senior year.
I mean, hell, I'm
gonna throw another
20 TDs to this guys this season.
That's my boy.
But you just provided
us with, easily,
a years worth of entertainment.
I mean, I mean, the shirts?
The flyers.
The flyers, the company?
Thank you.
That was a real gift for us.
Yeah, yeah, Christmas can't
- even beat this.
- Yeah.
Or New Years.
- And I love me some New Years.
- We love New Years.
- Nor.
- We do.
Huh?
That would be nor New
Years, you delinquent.
Oh, look who decided to
be a smart little teenager.
- Okay.
- It's not worth it, Snake.
Oh.
You should listen to your
- friends, Snake.
- Almost scary.
Okay, guys, that's enough.
They get it.
I trusted you.
Oh-ho.
- Oh my god.
- Trusted.
No, no, no.
No, check this out.
Little pee-pee pants
got a crush on my girl.
Ooh.
Guess what?
The real fun starts tomorrow.
When we show the whole school
who Debunkers Co really is.
- It's Debunkers LLC.
- Okay.
- No one knows what...
- What does it even
- stand for?
- that means.
All right!
Doesn't make any sense.
You guys wanna ruin our
lives at this high school?
- Yeah, we do.
- Yeah.
- I think we just did.
- We really do.
Fine!
Okay, we accept our fate.
Now can I at least
ask some questions?
Ooh, he wants to
know how we did it.
We already know
how you did it.
Obviously, you got
the keys to the school
from Heather's mom and
got in without a problem.
That's right.
- That was us.
- One of you
did the invisible ink, and
then you probably recorded
sounds and played them over
the intercom speaker, which
you would've had access to
via the principal's room.
Simple fog machine under the
classroom door, and uh...
Hydrolated ammonium sulfate.
- Ooh.
- Uh.
- A fart bomb.
- Oh, all right.
For the smell of death.
I knew I'd smelt that before.
Great job, Einstein.
And the writing on the walls.
Recently graffitied, still wet.
Childish.
Yeah, sorta like peeing
- your pants.
- Peeing your pants?
I still don't understand.
I saw Principal
Barkley in her office
with someone else,
and she was in
the middle of ta...
- Ugh.
- Boredom.
- Just then.
- Falling asleep.
Me too.
Let's go to Sylvia's party.
- Let's do it.
- Yeah.
Get home safe, Sherlocks.
- We did a debunking.
- Bye.
But what about the blood?
What blood?
The blood at the entrance
of the building door.
Uh, okay, guys.
I think that your
imaginations are running
a little too wild.
So the blood
wasn't your doing?
What blood?
Whoa.
Whoa.
Guys, that's enough.
They get it, okay?
No, no, no, babe.
This isn't us.
Do you see that?
Hey.
Hey, pal.
Show your face.
You're not scaring anybody.
What the...
Whoa! Whoa!
Whoa!
Remember, guys, it's not real.
Okay!
Somebody's gotta
be messing with us.
Okay, that was like a real,
that was a real skeleton!
Th-that, that Nina Galanosa,
did she really die?
I don't know.
This wasn't supposed to be real.
Well, look who
decided to be smart.
Well, you saw it too, man.
What am I supposed to think.
You boys know what to do.
Stay to the course.
- What is he...
- We've been through
- this before.
- What are you saying,
- you little nerd!
- Hey!
You know the chain of com...
What's going on!
Hey, guys, stop it!
Taken
three weeks ago.
Now I will take three of you.
Who will it be?
Who will it be?
Screw this!
- Look out!
- I'm outta here!
Whom will it be?
Take us!
Take us, and let Joyce
and Heather leave!
Go, girls.
Go now, and tell everyone
what happened here today.
Thanks, Doc.
Bring it on!
Any ideas?
Um... my time.
Utility closet! Go!
Let's clog that ghost up!
Let me at it, I'm ready!
It's not real.
Okay, it can't be.
Remember guys, there was
always an explanation.
Think now.
We know they didn't plant
the articles online,
but we all read them.
We saw Barkley in
her room, but uh...
But nothing.
We know it was
Principal Barkley.
Heather was just trying to
get us back for Russell,
when really she was exploiting
her mother's crimes.
It wasn't Barkley.
What do you know?
After we split up, I
saw Barkley and Anderson
just walking casually
down the quad.
We just must've
misread something.
You knew, and
you didn't tell us?
Even after we were humiliated.
Look, we needed to
continue the mission.
When this job is finished
and this mystery is debunked,
I'm gonna take my cut of the
thousand dollars, and I'm out.
No, Snake.
I can't be
working with someone
who doesn't understand
what it means to trust.
Snake, you don't mean that.
He doesn't mean that.
Right?
That...
that-that he's not gonna
be a Dubunker anymore?
He's right.
He shouldn't work with
someone he doesn't trust.
Neither should you, Doc.
My dad lost his job.
That's what's been
goin' on at home.
He got fired, and he's just been
lettin' himself slip
into oblivion ever since.
All he does all day
is drinks Diet Coke
and watches movies while he
withers away in his chair.
And the worst part is
that I help him do it.
I think I'm killin' him.
I will not end up like him.
All right?
I'm gonna make
something of myself
so I can support my
mom, so we don't have
to worry about all
this surviving crap.
Money is causing my dad to
want to not live anymore.
Stupid freakin' money.
Now that, to me, is a mystery
that I will never
be able to solve.
You wanna know the truth.
I need to solve this mystery,
no matter how thin.
I need this company to succeed.
I need you guys.
That's the truth?
The truth.
Swear it?
What do we do now?
I think...
Emergency board
meeting commencing now.
I think I might
just have a plan.
It worked.
You can come out
now, Dr. Saginov.
Ah-ha!
Well done.
Well done, boys.
No more accent.
Nope.
And that's our little secret.
You've got some
explaining to do.
What happened to Nina?
I'll make a deal
with you, boys.
I'll tell you the why
if you tell me the how.
Careful, Link, you could
be talkin' to a murderer.
Okay, Saginov, we'll
play your little game.
But no one's leaving here
until you prove your innocence.
Okay.
You first.
Well...
It's like I always
tell the guys.
Smoke and mirrors.
With the right mixture of
fog, a well placed mirror,
and the school's
smart board projector,
you made yourself a nice
homemade apparition.
Easy enough, and the rest?
Principal Barkley,
she was the MacGuffin.
When I saw her in her office,
I thought she was
punishing Mr. Anderson.
A ploy for power, I suspected,
just like her move
on Nina Galanosa.
A simple mistake
about expectations.
You see, you wanted Principal
Barkley to be the suspect,
so you made up evidence
to prove that theory.
What made you change your mind?
I saw Barkley and Anderson
walking down the quad together.
Through meditation,
I retraced our steps
from the other day
and remembered.
Well, enjoy your
first day, gentlemen.
And I will see you after
rehearsal, Heather.
Show him the video, Doc.
Scripts.
Running a scene.
Principal Barkley
wants to be an actress.
Mr. Anderson was probably just
helping her run her lines.
Barkley is out.
And once Russel and his minions
didn't mention the blood,
we knew we were on to something.
And how did I know it was you?
How did you know it was me?
The blood, the real blood.
I know real blood
when I taste it.
It was from a dead pig.
I your science
class this morning,
I saw the pigs frozen for
period three dissection.
Oh, by the way, the uh,
skeleton was a nice touch.
Something every science teacher
has in their arsenal, no doubt.
But you wanna know
when I really knew?
Taken three years ago, I was.
It's a pretty odd way to
talk, don't you think.
Strangely similar to our
little run in this morning.
Commercial sign, no allowed.
Very perceptive.
And that still
leaves Nina Galanosa.
The poor girl who never
existed in the first place.
You passed.
You can come in now.
Sheik!
Actually, it's
Vicky, Vicky London.
But you,
you, you're...
Surprise.
- You're...
- Vicky is
one of our best field agents.
Something of a protege.
You know, she has
over 40 aliases?
I'm not even sure if Vicky
London is her real name.
And you'll never know.
It's been a real pleasure
working with you boys.
You're an interesting
bunch, that's for sure.
But capable of great things.
I knew you weren't normal.
I know somethin' was off.
No average girl is that
immune to my mind control.
So, are you saying
I'm not an average girl.
Of course.
How could I have
been so clueless?
Sheik.
She picked Sheik!
Holy crap, she picked Sheik.
Uh, I-I'm lost.
I-I still really
don't understand.
Zelda.
Ocarina of time.
Of course.
You boys have some
vivid imaginations.
You probably had the
whole evil murder
worked out in your minds.
That imagination
will get you far,
but it can also
be your weakness.
Something you'll have
to work on as we continue.
We?
I think I'm starting
to understand.
So that's why you
set all this up.
So now I'll tell you the why.
We started small, but we've
been recruiting
across the country,
and we're growing rapidly.
We've been keeping an eye
on you boys for a while now.
Ever since we saw your
commercial online.
We only take the best
and the brightest.
So I sent Vicky in as a
foreign exchange student.
She got to know
your inner workings,
reported back to me periodically
to let me know that
you have what it takes.
That day in the
hallway, I found out that
Russell and his gang wanted to
make a fool of you
guys for payback.
So I suggested the
story of Nina Galanosa.
A story that Dr.
Saginov and I invented.
If you boys weren't
so distracted
by your feminine interests,
you may have
suspected this much.
She was my eyes and ears from
that point out for our test.
My real name is
Alfred Carmichael.
But the world knows
me as Igor Saginov.
I too am in the
clandestine field.
He's being modest.
He runs the field.
Alfred Carmichael?
Like the Alfred Carmichael,
who disappeared in
Chernobyl in 88?
Raisin Corp?
We can't be too
obvious, now can we?
I run an underground incubator,
an international cohort
of skilled detectives,
like Ms. London here,
who have dedicated their lives
to espionage and solving
mysteries, just like you.
This is the big leagues,
the assignments that help
keep the world safe at night.
Did I die?
Did the ghost just
kill all of us?
So you were scouting us?
Yes, we both were.
At first, I would have
advised against you
advertising your
business so openly.
But I spoke with Ms. London,
and we both realized...
It's the perfect cover.
The double bluff.
I would officially
like to make Debunkers
the invisible face
of mystery solving.
I could provide you
with startup capital,
some resources, and skilled
field agents that
will assist you.
Now, you'll have to
provide some reliable
alibies to your
families and keep up
the facade that your business is
unassuming and innocent,
and run by kids with
wild imaginations.
How much startup
capital are we talking?
Say... $10,000?
Oh my god.
So, do we have a deal?
- Take it.
- Yeah, yeah.
- We do, yeah.
- Take it.
Take the money.
Take the money.
Oh, and by the way...
Let's make you guys legitimate.
Drop that LLC.
Let's make it Incorporated.
Debunkers Incorporated.
Well done, boys.
You passed.
I can't believe I let
a spy into our office.
Will you forgive me
for being deceptive?
You're Sheik now.
You'll always be Sheik.
A true Debunker.
So, will I see you at home?
I told your
parents my father is
having surgery in Calgary.
A white lie.
Tell them thank
you again for me.
So this is goodbye.
No.
This is hello.
What in the world?
Got a plan for this one?
Um... run.
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, come on!
Stop right th-
I thought we bonded.
Thank you.
For what?
For... inspiring me to...
get outta my chair.
Did you solve the mystery?
Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
$10,000 has been
deposited, and we are
officially a C corp in
the state of California,
and what are these?
Night vision.
Snake, you can't just spend
the money however you want.
We've already made
expense reports,
and this is not on it.