Nancy Drew (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 12 - The Lady of Larkspur Lane - full transcript

Hi, Josh.

Uh, I know that my father
is in prison

for murdering your sister,

but I wanted to talk to you
about your mother

and ask whether or not
she may have had

homicidal feelings towards Lucy.

Lucy Sable was
killed by...
Ah!

Oh, my God.

...killed by her mom?
Sorry.

Bess, what are you doing here?

I still have a key
from when I stayed over.



Okay, but the question
still stands.

Wardrobe crisis.

Okay?

Um, Aunt Diana

Aunt Diana Marvin

is sending me on a critically
important lunch meeting,

and I am tired

of everything I own.

So you came to raid
closet?

Yeah, but my expectations
are low, so...

What's this about
Lucy Sable's mom?
Turns out

Lucy was afraid of her.

And how do you know that?

Because she talked to her



high school guidance
counselor about it.

And her guidance counselor
was my mom.

Oh.
I know.

I saw the transcript myself.

Lucy said that her mom was
going to kill her

because of the rumors
the Hudsons were spreading.

Okay, whoa.

This is getting incestuous.

Do you really think
Lucy Sable's mom would do that?

No. I'm betting
Lucy meant it metaphorically.

But it shows me that
something.

And I am willing
to chase any lead

that could prove
my dad is innocent.

So...
Yeah.

Happy hunting.

Toodle-oo.

Listen, Nancy, uh...

I'm sorry about your dad.

And for what it's worth,

I don't think Carson
murdered my sister.

Lucy loved her talks
with Kate.

And she always said your dad
was really decent to her.

Then help me prove
his innocence.

If I could just talk
to your mom, then...

My mom... she's in a facility.

They don't accept visitors,
unless they're family.

What if I said
that I thought

that she might hold the clue
to finding Lucy's killer?

I appreciate the effort. Really.

I've spent the last 20 years
hoping for justice.

It's not that easy.

I get that.

I do. But I found some
new information about Lucy...

My mom had a stroke
after Lucy died.

She hasn't been the same since.

I doubt she'd be able
to tell you much about anything.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

So...

Diana wants you to make friends
with this Amaya Alston?

You're really good at
that it sounds simple.

Oh, but it's not.

No, Aunt, uh, Diana doesn't
want me to just make friends.

Really?
Yeah.

What does Lisbeth think
about that?

No, it's not romantic.

That's not what I meant.
Diana wants Amaya

to mentor me
in business.

And yes, Lisbeth
knows about it.

She's totally
cool with it.
Oh. Nice.

So the business thing is why
I've been reading up on finance

and mergers and
investment strategies.

Diana wants me to make
a good impression

and forge a relationship
that could open the doors

so our family empires
can work together.

That's a lot.

Mm. Mmm.

Ah.

And what if I make an impression
that is mediocre, hmm?

Who wants to mentor someone
who is mediocre?

Bess, you are well
above mediocre.
Ah.

You have to say that;
you're my platanchor.

And as your platanchor, it's
my... contractual obligation

to keep it real with you.

I mean, think about this.

You've convinced
everyone...

including me,
you're a rich socialite.

For months.

Business acumen doesn't
have to be your forte,

because if anybody can
fake it, it's you.

Seriously, though,

I mean, what's the worst
that could happen?

I totally blow it. Hmm?

Aunt Diana never forgives me.

I have to go back
to the UK,

to the family
that wants nothing...

to do with me.

And that's if I don't go
through immigration hell

because of the sorry state
of my documents.

Bess Marvin...

you got this.

Thank you.

Thank you.
Enjoy.

What do you think?

About a recipe

for vampire dip?

Yeah. To add to the menu.

I thought you didn't
want to get involved

in the restaurant business.

I don't. No.

The Claw is for you.
It's your thing.

I just had a thought.

boss.

Boss?

Um, uh...

n-n-not-not exactly.

Al... Although I...

I did buy The Claw.

The Claw?
Look, we only did it

to keep the place
from going under.

You bought The Claw together?

No. I-I did it
to help George out.

She's still
running it.

She's the boss.
I'm-I'm a...

a silent partner.

Oh.

Great.

I'm really happy
for you guys.

And now we can all...

work together.

As a team. Uh...

Like right now.

I'm actually here
to ask for help.

To do what?

So, I think Lucy Sable

wants me to talk to her mom.

Okay.
It's a long shot, I know.

But if Patrice Dodd knows
something that could help

exonerate my dad...
We're in.

Where's Lucy's mom now?

Well, according to
my last conversation with Josh,

there's really only one place
she could be.

The only mental hospital
in Seabury County.

You're telling me this used
to be someone's house?

Just the east wing.

The part we're
gonna sneak in through.

Front door security is tight
the only way

you can get a visitors' pass is
if you are relatives

of a patient, and the rest of
the building is heavily guarded.

So is there, like, a good-news
component to any of this?

They just started doing
renovations last week.

So we have two options.

Air vents
or the sewers?

Up or down.

Your choice.

Gross.

Okay, be honest
did you go with sewers

as a shout-out
to Jean Valjean?

Heh. Not all my decisions are
inspired by French novels, okay?

I'd just rather keep my feet
on the ground, is all.

Oh, look.

Cancer.

What kind of renovation
this?

Ooh. No.

Are you sure this wing's only
been closed a couple of weeks?

It looks like it's
been abandoned for decades.

Let's just find Lucy's mom
and get the hell out of here.

I don't hear anyone out there.

Okay, all clear.

Let's go.

Okay, first things first.

We need to get past the security
desk and into the records room

to find out
where Patrice Dodd is living.

Nick, can you snag us
some security passes

from the front desk?
Yeah.

We'll communicate by text.

Um, small problem
with that.

No service.

Okay, how about we meet
in front of the moldy hallway

on the hour?

Okay.
George, you're with me.

Great. What's
the plan?

Please don't say
I'm the distraction.

You're the distraction.

How did you ever have
a solo career?

Hi. You must be Amaya.

I'm Bess.

From the Marvins.

You feel like a snack.

Sure.

Wait, uh, is that an invitation

or an observation?

That's a gorgeous ring.

It was a gift.

From someone I hate.

Oh.

Um, Aunt Diana said
that we would have things...

things to talk about.

Things to
talk about?

Or something pretty
for me to look at.

Um...

I...
Uh-uh.

Okay.

Okay, point your face
at these guys,

but keep it on mute.

I double-booked
this slot.

Okay.
My time is money.

Hi.

Good to see you.

You know the drill.

Facing this way, single file.

Stay to the right!

To the right!

Everett Hudson has
a gift for you.

Bayside Claw.
Under new management.

Ace.

Is Nancy there?

Mr. D. No, she's out.

I tried her cell.
It went right to voice mail.

Is everything all right?

I mean, beyond the obvious?
No.

No, it is not okay.

You need to get Nancy.

Everett Hudson put a target
on my back.

I think it's happening today.

What? So-so, what...
I mean, your lawyer needs

to get you out of there.

No. I tried her already.
Radio silence.

For all I know,
Everett threatened her.

The Hudsons can reach anyone

inmates, attorneys, COs.

That's why I need Nancy.

She can find out who to trust.

What about Chief McGinnis?

No. Ace.

They're not gonna
let me make another phone call.

You're it. Okay?

You got to get ahold of Nancy.

I got to go.

All right, just hang tight,
all right?

Nancy, I know you're
in the middle of a thing,

but I really need you
to call me back.

But, uh, thing is that
your dad is in trouble

and there's no time to wait.

I'm sure, you know,
it's gonna be okay.

Unless it isn't.

But, uh But it is.
It's gonna be, uh, good.

Just call me, call me back
whenever you get a chance.

Damn it.

Now.

You owe me, Drew.

Excuse me.
Where's your badge?

You're not supposed
to be in here.

We got a runner.

In pursuit now.

There may be more on the loose.
Keep checking.

"Temporarily relocated
out of the East Wing.

"Low-sodium vegetarian diet,
need help walking..."

Hey.

Where's your visitor's badge?
You're not supposed to be here.

Hi. Sorry.

Uh, I-I must've dropped it.

Uh, I'm actually here
to visit my aunt's room...

Hey, it's Sal.

I found the runner.

I'm not a runaway visitor.

I-I just think I dropped
my badge somewhere.

Well, we're being
extra vigilant these days.

Because of what's
been going on?

I can tell you-you really
care about this place.

Y-You care about safety.

Well, so do I.

That's actually why I'm here.

Who are you, really?

I am from
The Horseshoe Bay Ledger.

I'm writing a story about
what's happening here.

You're here about the haunting?

Yes.

I've been trying
to tell people for weeks.

No one wants
to talk about it.

I want to talk about it,
for my story.

And you can remain
totally anonymous,

I just need you to
tell me everything.

All right.

Uh, excuse me, sir.

Do you have a reservation?

I have many, but
I'm here anyways

because I saw Ryan Hudson's
car parked out front.

Ah. There he is. Thank you.

I need to talk to you.
It's urgent. Very important.

Will you excuse me
for a minute, please?

Thank you.

Did your dad

order a jailhouse hit
on Carson Drew?

My father wouldn't
do anything like that.

Your dad sank his own ship
and killed the entire crew.

More recently, he had me and
my girlfriend run off the road.

Carson represented you.

He had your back

after your wife died,
when nobody else would.

Call off the hit.

Carson Drew
is being targeted,

the only way you're gonna
save his life

is by getting him out of jail.

I need you to talk to Ryan.
What are you doing?

She's great, isn't she?
Check your texts.

The renovation
is a total cover-up.

The haunting began
three weeks ago.

We-we had a supernatural attack
by mold and insects.

What happened?

Well, it started with this
ice-cold wind that kept blowing

through the rooms
of the East Wing.

Then the roaches came.

We called in exterminators,

but no matter what,
the bugs came back.

After that,
the mold started.

That's when we moved everyone
out and called in a priest.

He blessed the East Wing
and sealed the doors.

These problems in the East Wing,

did they happen to start after
the night of September 10?

You did your homework.

I got a report

about some kids
who conducted a séance

and may have unleashed
a dark spirit or two.

Hey, did they move
the cafeteria?

Let me guess.
Lactose intolerant?

No, vegetarian.

That's a weird guessing game.

I pride myself on knowing every
patient's dietary restrictions

without having to look
at their door labels.

So which one means vegetarian?

Green apple.
Cryptic, right?

Come on, buddy. Let's
get you to the cafeteria.

Okay, green apple
means vegetarian.

Now, which one means low-sodium?

When the 18th comes around,

those put options will
be so far in the money

you'll get your face ripped off.

Gentlemen...

...do we have a deal?

I believe we do.

Pleasure.
Thank you.

Nice meeting you.

Wait, that's it?

Unless you want me to dumb down
the epic deal I just negotiated.

I don't need you to bitchsplain
the stock market to me.

Wha...

Is this from that tall jar
of mayonnaise

that has a mad-on
for Ryan Hudson?

Look, the Hudsons have
killed before, okay?

Ryan is the only one

that can stop it
from happening again.

Bess Marvin.

You might be more interesting
than I thought.

Mentoring moment. Come on.

Hey. You...

Hold the line.

Carson Drew.
What is it?

You're being transferred
to State.

Sign here, please.

You got it.

What are you do...
Shut up!

We gonna have a problem?

Can't stand
the chatty ones, man.

I said get Nancy.

Don't worry
about it.

I got a plan, Mr. D.

Let me get this straight...

Let's not say it out loud.

You hacked into the Department
of Corrections database,

ordered my official transfer
to the state prison,

impersonated an officer
of the law, stole a van...

Changed lanes without signaling.
That one just happened just now.

And broke me out of prison.

I am a prison escapee right now.

Technically, yes.
But if we reframe it...

No, no, no.
This doesn't get reframed.

You need to take me back to jail

before they realize
you took me, Ace.

Yeah, I'm not gonna
do that, sir.

What do you think
is gonna happen

when I don't show up
at the state prison?

There will probably

be some confusion.
Yes.

There probably will be.

But if I bring you back,
you'll be killed.

For Nancy's sake, and for yours,
I can't let that happen.

So, all due respect, Mr. D,
I'm not turning around.

So what's this plan
that you have?

Step one was get you
out of immediate danger.

Step two is get
you someplace safe.

Step three is to get proof
that your life is in danger,

then we can ask a judge
to do something about it.

This is Route 1.

Please tell me
you're not just taking me

to my house.

Where would you like to pretend
that I'm taking you?

Psst.

Hi.
Hi.

Ah, impressive.

Yeah.

So, we wait in here
till we meet Nancy

in the East Wing
in seven minutes.

So, what do we do
for seven minutes?

I actually have some ideas
on restaurant management.

Mm. So proactive.

Your axe is huge, dude.

My axe? Whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Slow down.
I'm gonna chop off your cuffs.

Come on. I went to archery camp,
I got great aim.

Archery camp?
Sit.

Look, the plan is to get
the cops here so we can prove

your life's in danger
and negotiate your release.

At least this way,
you'll be handcuff-free

in the comfort of your own home.

Put them up.

Don't look at me.

Three, two...

Mrs. Dodd?

Yes?

How are you feeling today?

Just fine.

What do you want?

I actually want to talk to you
about your daughter. Lucy?

What about her?

Did Lucy ever do
anything to upset you?

What hasn't she done
to upset me?

Out all hours of the night
with the wrong people.

Even last Friday.

What date was last Friday?

17th of September.

In-in 1999?

Of course.

Wait.

Come closer.

Kate Drew. You're Lucy's
guidance counselor.

I didn't recognize you
without my glasses.

What do you want?

Did Lucy finally convince
you I'm the Wicked Witch?

Why would she do that?

Because she's starved
for attention.

Haven't you figured
that out yet?

Mrs. Dodd,
Lucy's friends at school

have started saying some
really unkind things about her.

Rumors.

That's all they are.
Rumors.

Those kids will never know
the truth about my Lucy.

I made sure of that.

What did you do?

Mrs. Dodd,
did you hurt Lucy?

Course not.

Do you know someone
who could have?
Could have done what?

Lucy's fine.

Last time I saw her, she...

I'm so sorry.

I didn't, um...
She didn't come home.

Oh, no, no.

Not my Lucy.

She can't be gone.
She...

Who the hell are you?

You're not Kate Drew.
I-I'm her daughter.

All you want
to talk about is Lucy.

You're just like
that other lady.

What other lady?

The one that left me the
key to Lucy's secret.

But no one will ever
find it because I hid it.

Where did you hide the key?

Someplace no one
will ever find it.

In the thin man's book.
Is that here?

At Larkspur Lane?

He calmed the sea
with a whisper.

Who are you talking about?
He stilled

the storm with a whisper,

and the waves of
the sea were hushed.

Patrice, I...
Get out.

Get out! Get out!
Get out! Get...

Lucy!

Hello?
Ace, it's Karen.

Listen,

I've told everyone here

that you're a good kid.

But I need you
to be honest with me.

Okay, is anyone hurt?

No.

I-I mean, not yet.

Did Carson put you up to this?

No, this was my idea.

Hey, Ace, give me the phone.

No, I'm not...
I'm not gonna...
Give me the phone. Okay.

Then demand
an emergency hearing.

I demand an emergency
hearing for Mr. D.

That's not gonna happen. Okay?

And this won't end well
unless you...

Unless you go get the footage

from Seabury County Prison
that shows

one of Everett Hudson's
goons was gonna kill Mr. D.

What?
Everett Hudson

put a hit on Mr. D's
life to punish Nancy,

probably keep him

from spilling whatever he
knows about the Hudsons.

So if you check
the security tapes

from between 9:00 a.m.
and noon today,

you'll see what I mean.
Okay.

But I need to speak to Carson.

Nope. I'm not gonna let
you try to convince him

to come out with
his hands up. He...

He's my hostage.

Now get that footage, Karen.

Too strong?

If you say anything
with enough authority,

people will believe it.

Thank you.

You are a Marvin. Start acting
like one and stop acting

like a desperate
little mentee.

Fake it till you make it.

Like you do?

How you pretend
to be all ice-cold

and don't give a crap
about anything?

You know, I might not know a
lot about the business world,

but I do know about
being a human.

My guess is that
that cocktail ring

is a gift from
someone you "hate"

because they hurt you.

And now you wear
it as a reminder

to never let anyone
get too close.

You-you pretend
to not have a heart

so no one takes
advantage of it,

but what you
haven't figured out

is that that's a strength.

It's not a weakness.

Bitchsplaining, was it?

Yeah.

That makes six.

Nancy!

Did you find

Patrice's room,
or do we have to do more laps?

Okay, is it just me,

or is this mold
spreading really fast?

Uh, yeah. It was by

the security desk, too.

When we opened the doors
to the East Wing,

we must have unsealed
whatever was containing it.

Great.
So, that's our cue to leave.

Not yet. I talked to Patrice,

but I didn't get anything

that proves my dad's innocence.

I think she has dementia.

What'd she have to say
about Lucy?

Only that she hid

Lucy's secrets
in a "thin man's book."

Then she said
something random.

"He stilled the storm
to a whisper.

The waves of the sea
were hushed."

That's not random.
It's a Bible verse.

From Psalms.

Oh, so we go to church now?
So,

Patrice hid Lucy's secrets
in a thin man's Bible?

Who's the thin man?

I don't know.

But I think I know
someone who does.

Carson Drew!

What is it?

You're being transferred
to State.

Ace.
Get the videos?

Ace, give me the phone.

Karen, listen to me.

Neither of us want this
to escalate, right?

Then put an end to this.

Please.

That footage

proves that my life was
and is in danger,

and if you show it
to Judge Edelstein,

it'll get her to agree
to a pretrial release.

Look, as much as I want to be
on board with that plan,

the security footage
doesn't actually show

anyone attempting to harm you.

What?
If someone went after you,

they did it in a blind spot.

Nothing was caught on tape.

Oh, no.

Why is there

nothing on the tape?

Ask him about...

Face on mute, please.

So, we need
the hit man to confess

or-or some other proof?

Otherwise, they're gonna send
Mr. D right back there to die.

Ryan.

Carson Drew's life
is in your hands.

What the hell is it
with you people?

You can make one phone call

and get him the proof he needs,

or you sentence him to death.

And that's on you.

Not your daddy.

It's not that simple.

Be a human, Hudson.

It's a man's life.

And I'll sweeten the pot.

If you make this phone call,

if you save Carson,

the Marvins will owe you.

You'll have a chip...
Chit.

Chit to call in with my family.

You've been a Marvin for, like,
a week. Why the hell would they

listen to you?
Because...

I made it this far
when I started out with nothing.

I've done more in the last
six months to better myself

than you've done
in your entire life,

and because as of today,

I have a badass mentor
from the Alston family empire.

Assumptive close.
I hope you don't mind.

I'll allow it.

Anything you ask.

As a Marvin,
I will make it happen.

A bit ago, I saw this-this
very odd, very thin man

walking down the hallway,

and then every time
I looked back,

it looked as though
he was farther away.

Oh, mercy.

You saw Mr. Roeper?

Who's Mr. Roeper?

Back in the 1870s,

the East Wing of Larkspur Lane
was the Roeper mansion.

One morning, the milkman

found the parents
and their three kids

lying side by side
in this one dark room

the Whisper Box.

They'd all died overnight,
with smiles on their faces.

Authorities couldn't
figure out the cause.

The townspeople
started saying

there was something evil
that kept coming from that room.

Up until about
three weeks ago,

the Whisper Box was
just the place

where they stashed
the Roepers' old possessions,

but when the hauntings
started happening,

it's where the cockroaches
and mold came from.

I believe it's the source
of the haunting.

This is a terrible
hospital.

How do I get there?

Nancy...
Don't do it.

No one has been inside
the Whisper Box

since the haunting started.

I will be fine.
The Roepers died overnight.

You seriously want to go
into this Whisper Box

and see if Mr. Roeper's
Bible is in there?

And risk a gruesome,
haunting death in the process?

If it means finding
out Lucy's secrets

that could exonerate
my dad, yeah.

You really think we're gonna
let you go in there alone?

You are on Larkspur
Lane's Most Wanted list.

If they catch me with you,
this is all for nothing.

not
on their Most Wanted list?

I will need him
to come in and save me

if I am not back
in ten minutes.

It's gonna be great.

Ten minutes!
That's it!

Citizen Ace.
Ace.

Check your cloud.

Got it.

Good.

Now, that link is the only thing
that there is.

There is no digital footprint
that'll lead back

to an identifiable source.

Oh, and Ace,

this makes us even

for what my dad did to you.

Understood.
Thank you.

Yeah.

Kill Carson Drew.

How do you want it done?

That's Gus,

one of the prisoners
who tried to kill me.

A voice comparison
can confirm it.

Doesn't matter. Something clean.

We'll do it when
he's on his way to the yard.

There's a blind spot.

Your family will never have

to worry about money again.

Ca-Carson, this is out
of my hands now, okay?

There's nothing more
that I can do.

Hang on.

It's Judge Edelstein.

Detective Hart.

Your Honor...

Yes, I'm, uh,
at the Drew house now.

Do all the rich and powerful
people just know each other?

Yes. We're all
on a text chain.

I'll add you.
Oh.

I apologize for making a snap
assessment of you earlier.

You make a pretty good mentee.

By the way,

I did convince Judge Edelstein

to go easy
on the 14 or 15 charges

that could've been thrown
at your friend.

Wow. How unexpectedly human
of you.

His heart was
in the right place.

Yeah.

Hey, Bess, need a ride?

So, you just happen to know
the books of the Bible,

or just the ones
Larkspur patients recite?

When I was a kid,
my-my grandma used

to drag me to a First AME
church every Sunday in Miami.

Hmm.
Yeah, it was a thing.

I got swatted
quite a few times

for hiding my comic
books in the hymnals.

Hey.

I know I said I'd be a
silent partner in The Claw,

and I meant it
at the time.

But?

But...

there's something about
having a say in things.

Hmm.
I...

I haven't had that
in a long time.

And co-owning The Claw,
get-getting it back on track

I-I feel like...

I feel like I have
a purpose again.

Like I'm waking up.

And that feels good.

So, like...

co-bosses?

I can get down with that.

Karla, go ahead
and check the rec room.

I'm headed back to my station
for my spare keys.

Oh, that's not good.

Sorry, guys.
It's for the best.

Dude!

The thin man's Bible.

"He stilled the storm
to a whisper.

The waves
of the sea were hushed."

And the key to Lucy's secrets.

No, no, no, no.

No. No, no. No, no, no, no.

Come on!

Attention all Larkspur staff,

patients and guests,
please proceed

to the nearest exit immediately.

Everyone meet on the front lawn!

Sal!

Why weren't you
in your room

during the headcount?

Where did you get
that uniform?

And how did you get
my badge?

And did you take that
from Orderly Steve?

Sal's a patient?

You guys should be more
careful with your things.

Let's get you back
to your patient group.

Nancy? You awake?

Rise and shine.

Mom made pancakes.

Ah. Sounds great.
I'm starving.

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