Nancy Drew (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 15 - The Terror of Horseshoe Bay - full transcript

We issued a statewide BOLO

for Joshua Dodd.
We have checkpoints

on all the highways,

and Chief McGinnis
is coordinating

with the Coast Guard.

It's been over an hour.

He could be anywhere by now.

Did he mention
any friends, family?

No. Just-just his mom.

And she just moved to
a place in...

Mapleton.
Golden Pavilion.



Nick.

Okay. Power got knocked out,

but this thing's supposed
to have a backup battery,

so hopefully,
we got something.

No. No. Nancy, don't!Wait!

Nancy.

He's gone.

Hope you're hungry.

Bacon's extra crispy,

just the way you like it.

Thank you.

Um, but I'm actually
on my way out.

You know, I think
you should stay home today.

Get some rest.



No time for that,
unfortunately.

Whatever else you have going on,
it can wait.What I have

going on is trying to keep you
out of jail, so no, it cannot.

Nancy,
you almost died last night.

Almost dying is
my new normal.

Come on. I'm serious.

Joshua is still out there.

We've got the state police
guarding our front porch.

Benefits of house arrest.I am fine.

If Josh is going after
anyone, it's Ryan.

And I'm sure he's holed
up at the Hudson compound

with his security detail.

Well, that doesn't make me
feel any better.

Do you want to maybe tell me

why you think
he'd be going after Ryan?

Joshua went to poison
Ryan at The Claw

but killed Tiffany instead.

He found some evidence
that led him to believe

that Ryan killed Lucy.

Apparently,

Lucy and Ryan planned to
meet the night she died.

Wouldn't Ryan have been away
at boarding school in 2000?

That's his story.
But if I can prove

that he wasn't and do
it before tomorrow...

Then maybe you can burst
into my evidentiary hearing

with a magic bullet that gets
all the charges dropped.

Nancy,

I don't want you
to get your hopes up.

After the evidentiary
hearing tomorrow,

they will most likely
transfer me

to a prison in the next county
while I'm awaiting trial.

But it is possible
that you won't.

It's possible you'll
be exonerated, right?

Tell me it's possible.

It'd take a miracle.

Where are you going?

I'm gonna go find you
your miracle.

What, you slept here
last night?

Yeah.

My place is a crime scene,

and every hotel in
town's booked solid

thanks to this Harbor Day.

So...

Joshua killed Tiffany?

Yeah.

I'm still trying to
make sense of it.

Yeah.

I mean, h-how did Josh
even get his hands

on some rare poison?

Well, serial killer Claire

was our only local
baneberry poisoner, right?

I don't know.
Maybe they were in, like,

a book club together
or something.

Happy Harbor Day, my
fellow Horseshoe Bay...

ans.

Horseshoe Bayites?

Bayfolk?

Trying to get traction
on Baygles.

- Horseshoe Baygles.
- Girl,

what is on your head?

This belonged
to my great-great-great--

lots of great--
grandfather, Douglas Marvin.

I borrowed it
from Aunt Diana.

If they don't know
you're borrowing,

it's called stealing,

Bess.Yes.

And, you know,
this is how I cope.

Okay? It's very stressful
with a murderer on the loose.

Bess.

Someone want to awkwardly
change the subject?

I'll do it.

Um, so,

what's the deal with
this holiday anyway?

Well, Harbor Day

marks the anniversary

of the first ship
that reached Horseshoe Bay.

And turns out that there was
a Marvin ancestor on board.

I am a founder.

You're missing
the best part.

The ship was supposed
to land in Virginia,

but an evil sea spirit
called the Aglaeca

drove the ship off course,
and it landed here instead.

The a-whatta?

The Aglaeca.

Urban legend says
that one day a year,

on Harbor Day, you can
look into the mirror,

and you can ask the
Aglaeca for something.

One time, I asked
him for a PS3.

I didn't get the PS3.

- But I asked for it.
- Yeah.

Same. I asked
for tons of stuff

in high school, and
I got none of them.NICK:

my eyes didn't bleed,

which supposedly happens
when you get your wish.

We talking about
the Aglaeca?-

Yeah, that's a load of crap.
I'm still waiting

for my hoverboard
scooter

and my first edition copy
of All The President's Men.

Hey. How you feeling?

I'm fine.

Hey, do you have the copies
of Ryan's e-mails to Lucy?

In my car.

All about that
paper trail.

Check it out.

Chief
McGinnis is leading the manhunt

for Joshua Dodd, who we now
believe is responsible

for the death of Tiffany Hudson.

As a safety precaution,
all Harbor Day festivities

Boo.

What is my dad
doing there?

He could be volunteering
to help with the manhunt.

Hey, I need to bring
those e-mails

to Karen at the
police station.

It might help my dad's case,
so if you want to...

Yeah, I'll come with you.Hey.

I'm coming, too.

I want to figure out
how Josh got the poison.

You got me thinking about
Claire Barnett's book club.

Yeah, I'm just gonna
chill here with Bess

and her ridiculous, stolen hat.

We confiscated all
the electronics from J. Dodd's.

Hopefully we can use them
to track his whereabouts.

Nancy.

I need to talk to you
about the Lucy Sable case.

This isn't a good time.I have new evidence

that points to a different
suspect in Lucy's murder.

It could help exonerate my dad,

and if you ever cared
about him at all,

then you'll give me
five minutes.

Okay, come on.

What are youdoing here?

And why didn't you tell me
you were volunteering?

I know, but...

This is Nick.

I had a-a cousin growing up

who was deaf,
so I,

picked up a little bit. Hey.

I was hoping you might
help me take a look

at, um, Claire Barnett's file.

I, um, I have some questions.

Late August, 2000.

These e-mails prove
that Ryan and Lucy

planned to meet
the night she died.

He told me he was
at boarding school that night.

There was no official reason
to look at Ryan Hudson.

And unofficially?

She was your best friend, Karen.

Unofficially, I'd say,

if someone wanted
to check out Ryan's alibi,

she might look at alumni
from his boarding school.

Roommates, maybe.

I'll let you know what I find.

Nancy?

You okay?

Yup. All good.

Thanks, Lucy. That's new.

Owen, hi.

I've been leaving messages.
Is she okay?

Who let her go confront
a murderer by herself?

"Who let her?"
Owen, have you met Nancy?

And, you know, technically,

she didn't know he was
a murderer at the time.

Bess, where is she?

Hi.
Hi.

I heard about what happened
last night.

I'm fine, not even
a black eye this time.

Yeah. Did they
find the guy?No, not yet.

I don't know
if you're here

to-to volunteer
for the manhunt...

Actually, I'm just here
to make sure you're okay.

I appreciate that, but
I actually need to get going.

Sounds urgent.

Yeah, I'm-I'm-I'm trying
to track down this BioTech CEO

in Portsmouth, New Hampshire:
Chad Vogel.

You confronting
another murderer?

Confirming the alibi of someone
who may or may not be one.

Hey, you want some company?

Get there faster
in the carpool lane.

We don't have
carpool lanes in Maine.

Well, then maybe I can help you
get in the door somehow.

I mean, look at me.
I speak CEO.

I pick the playlist.

After Lucy's death,

Josh and Patrice
moved to Vermont.

So, what year was
Claire's last kill?

Ace?

last kill was 2009.

2009.

So, according
to Claire's kill time line

and Josh's history,

I don't see how they
could've crossed paths.

I found two other cases
of baneberry poisoning.

But they were in Missouri
and Illinois.

Can you get
the case files?

Yeah.

Kind of a long drive
to New Hampshire. You hungry?

We can stop by
the cafeteria.

The chef makes a killer
sous vide octopus.

I'm good.
Thank you.

Traveling with
an assistant--

that's a baller move.

No, this is, um...Yes.

I'm Mr. Marvin's
assistant.

Okay, so you're thinking of
absorbing Hudson Enterprises?

I can rely on you
to be discreet?

Bro. Totally.

Hudsy and I were
in the stew together.

That's what we called
our dorm at Eddings Hall.

My, assistant
has some questions.

Love it.

So, we're looking
deep background.

We just want to make sure
that Mr. Hudson

doesn't have any skeletons
in the closet,

especially
in this day and age.

And especially
when it comes to women.

Yeah. Hey,

I get it.

M- Me, too, my friends, right?

I mean...

hey, me three.

Right. So,

was Ryan a long-term
relationship kind of guy

or did he play the field?

He was definitely
a ladies' man.

Though we did lose him
to one serious

long-distance girlfriend
for a while.

That would be, um...

Lucy Sable?

Yeah,
that's right.

Wow. Thorough.

Did you ever get
the chance to meet her?

Not officially,
but she did come to campus once.

Her and-- her and Ryan had this
big blowout behind the dorm.

And when he came back
to the room, Ryan was a mess.

Said she dumped him.

Didn't even give
him a reason.

Do you remember
Ryan ever going

to meet Lucy
sometime in August of 2000?

Yeah.

Actually,
I remember that very well.

He snuck off campus
for a few hours

and got totally busted
sneaking back onto campus.

Was Ryan gone long
enough to get to Maine?

Maybe.

All I know is,

when campus police
brought him back to the dorm,

they busted a few of my buddies
and I with a bottle of vodka.

I got suspended
for two weeks.

Did you ever talk
to her personally?

Once. Yeah.

After they broke up.

S- she called the
dorm looking for Ryan.

She wanted
his school e-mail address.

Well, call me
a hopeless romantic,

'cause I gave it to her.

And, you know,
'cause I'm for women.

That's very clear.

I hacked into the St. Louis
City police department,

got the case file
for the Missouri poisoning.

Here are some
crime scene photos.

They're gross, but...

You know, those don't look
like natural deaths.

No, Claire's poison
didn't do that.

She prided herself
on creating perfect victims.

And she's a chemistry teacher.
Clearly very skilled.

She must've refined the poison,

make sure victims' bodies
don't get contorted.

So, if Tiffany died
like Claire's victims,

Josh must have used
that same poison.

Right?
Right.

Yeah, but how'd he get it?

What do you think
that means?

Q- question.

What does this mean?

Dad, the, the poison
that was found at the scene

of Liza Ainsley's death.

How much was left?

Joshua and Claire, they n--
they never crossed paths.

But what if he got a hold
of her poison somewhere else?

Right here, in this building.

Okay. I have to admit,
that was kind of fun.

Um, are you really gonna invest
in Chad's clinical trial?

No.

Definitely not.

I got caught up in the moment.

You were very convincing.

Well, I've had
a lot of practice.

Nancy?

What happened?

I've been having visions,

and I think Lucy wants
me to find her bones.

I'm sorry,
what, now?

Yeah, and that's not all.
In the last vision,

Wait, like

when you call to the Aglaeca?

I think so. Yes.

Okay, so now you believe
in all this crap?

Out of pure necessity alone.

My dad is running out of time,
and I really need your help.

Okay, so we call to the Aglaeca.

Is this, like,
a normal thing for you guys?

But today is
the only day we can do it.

Right, George?Yeah, but it never works.

Need I remind you guys,
I got a "D" in French?

My call was not answered.

Yeah, but maybe you
didn't know how to do it?

Okay, we need a primary source.

What, is there a section
in the local library

with firsthand accounts
of evil spirits

that haunt
the ocean, Bess?

Not the library, but
the Historical Society.

Let's do it.

I mean, it's not like we
have any customers today.

You know, with a murderer
on the loose and all.

Surprise, fugitives and manhunts
are kind of bad for business.

Just give us a second.

Yeah.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Nick... Nick needs me
at the police station.

He says it's really important.

Um, I'm just gonna
tell Bess and George

that they can
go ahead without me.Well, let me tell them.

I've always wanted to check
out the Historical Society.

Really?

No. But it sounds
like you could use

all the help you can get.

Ask for Hannah Gruen.

She's been there forever.

She can point you
in the right direction.

Hannah Gruen.

All right, Romeo.

Let's get going.

So,

we did some digging,

and there's no way that
Claire could've shared

her poison supply with Josh.

But,

when Liza Ainsley's body
was found,

there was a vial of poison
at the crime scene.

Which went to police evidence.

Yeah.

So we checked the evidence log.

There's nothing
suspicious.

Just in case,
we pulled the Ainsley file.

See that asterisk?

The refrigerator broke
down, the vial of poison

was moved to another unit
until it could be repaired.

That's a perfect opportunity
for someone

to access the evidence
without having to sign for it.

Did Joshua do the repair?

No.

No. I-I checked the records,
and he didn't.

So I called around to a couple
other local repair shops...

...and found this.

Northeast
Island Repair.

Yeah, they came round
and fixed the broken fridge

a week before Tiffany died.

This work order has
a signature on it.

We need to get
into the evidence room.

I can't help you with that.
You got to talk to the chief.

Dad...

Ace, it's o-- it's okay.

Thank you, for everything.
I appreciate it.

Now, I know you're not
giving up that easy.

And,

um, there's one more thing.

Hey. You know
Captain Thom, right?

He needs some help with
files in the bullpen.

Okay.

Thank you.

This is Claire Barnett's poison.

The vial's full.

How could Josh have gotten
the poison from here?

The seal on this vial
is brand-new.

There's no way that it's
from Liza's case 15 years ago.

The original vial got
swapped out for a decoy.

Nancy.

Hey, Detective Hart.

That's police evidence.

Okay, everybody
just be cool.

This isn't Claire's poison.

What?You're trespassing

and...I saw your signature

on the work order

for the refrigerator repair.

That's when I realized

it was you who swapped out
the poisons.

Because you don't have to take
AP Chem to know that,

in a glass container,
the meniscus of a liquid

containing poison,
like baneberry, curves downward,

but this meniscus
curves upward

because it's just water, right?

No, no, no!

What are you...?

You leave me no choice.

I'm arresting you
for breaking and entering

and trespassing.Do not let her do this.

She's gonna get us out
of here and then destroy

the vial and no one
will ever know the truth,

Karen gave
the poison to Josh.

Yeah, they will.

Hey!Ace!

You okay?

Just water.

It's over, Karen.

I didn't kill Tiffany.
Joshua did.

You gave him
the poison.

That is accessory
to murder, Karen.

Because I signed
a work order form?

That's your proof?

You confiscated all of
the electronics from J. Dodd's,

including Nick's tablet.

You thought by doing so,
you could get rid of this,

but you forgot
about the cloud.

You didn't know
there was a camera

when you went to
Joshua's last month.

I'm not the only one
who reads lips.

Captain Thom just confirmed
that this is what you said.

"I gave you the poison
for Ryan, not Tiffany.

I'm going to have
to fix this."

I just want
to know why.

I wanted to get justice
for Lucy.

She was my best friend.

I spent years
looking for answers,

and then Joshua
came back to town.

Joshua had seen
Lucy's old e-mails

on the computer
at J. Dodd's.

He thought Ryan killed Lucy,
and so did you.

Ryan is untouchable.

He's had people
cleaning up his messes

his entire life.

And I know the system
favors the privileged,

but the Hudson family are on

a whole other level.

So you thought that Ryan
deserved to die

because you were tired
of how the world works?

No, because I saw him

preying on another young woman,

the same way he did with Lucy.

You saw him with George.

I couldn't let that
happen again.

An innocent woman is dead
because of you.

You tore her family apart.

You tore two families apart,
actually.

You arrested my dad

for something that he didn't do.

Your father's fingerprints
are on that knife.

He was the Hudson's cleaner.
He did something.

He did not kill Lucy Sable.

I never wanted
to hurt you.

I'm just glad my mom's not
around to see who you've become.

Nancy...

At least we finally got
some answers about Tiffany.

Yeah, answers,
but not justice.

Josh is still out there.

I wonder
how far he got.

Pretty far.

I hear there's a motorboat
missing from the marina.

Mr. Nickerson.

We're ready to take
your statement now.

Neither. I know Nancy,
I knew she was right.

I'm sorry if
I scared you, though.

Last time we talked,
you promised

after your
accident,

you weren't gonna
go back to the force.

Okay, we agreed
that that was safer.

If you're asking
for my blessing,

you're gonna have to wait.

Okay.

I wonder where this Hannah Gruen
is that Nancy mentioned.

Maybe she has
Nancy's work ethic.

Do you really believe
in the legend of the Aglaeca?

I may not believe, but I know
Nancy saw something,

and I believe her.

Wow. You're so evolved.

Guys!

Look, here he is.

Captain
Douglas Marvin,

our ancestor. Do you...Ew, Bess...

You know, I can't wait to learn
more about our family history.

Well, be careful what
you wish for.What'd you say?

Nothing. Um,
is there anything

in there about
the Aglaeca?

No, I don't think so.GEORGE: Typical.

300 pages about men

and women get two pages
in the back.

I found something.

Look.

"When the first women
arrived in Horseshoe Bay,

"they started
weaving stories

"about a presence
haunting the waters.

"Once a year,
on Harbor Day,

"they would
make requests

"of this mysterious
entity they called

the Aglaeca."

Look at that.

Wow.

Okay. so it says,
"Step into the water.

"Let your heart's desire
call her.

Blood payment you will need,
wrapped in chains from the sea."

"Summon your courage and venture
near, to a vision then appear."

"It's the toll you pay,
if you dare.

If unwilling,
then you must beware."

Okay. So do you think
that's how we call her then?

Knowing this town, it would be
in a cryptic nursery rhyme.

Are you guys sure
that you want to do this?

We've reached out
to spirits in the past

and the results have
always been very mixed.

I promise to not let you
get possessed again.

I feel so relieved.

Nancy?

Hey,

I need to tell you something.

What is it? Where are you?

Joshua Dodd had an accomplice.

What are you talking about?

The poison that he used
came from police evidence.

It was Karen, Dad.

What?

No, no, no, no, no.

I don't, I don't believe it.

We have proof.
She's in custody right now.

Nancy...

Just listen.

If Karen's judgement
is being questioned,

can't we dispute her arrests?
Your arrest?

It won't change anything.

Without physical evidence
linking someone else

to the murder, you won't be able
to prove my innocence.

I don't want to be convicted,

I don't, Nancy,

but you and I both
need to start accepting

that it's going to happen.

Nancy, you okay?

We have to get
Lucy's bones.

I need to call to the Aglaeca.

So you want to call
to the Aglaeca

for help finding
Lucy's bones?

And why do you think her bones
will help your dad?

Because it's possible

that the real murderer
left clues on them.

If the attacker
was right-handed,

or they used a knife
that's different

from the one
that they have in evidence,

that would exonerate
your dad, right?Exactly.

Okay,
b- but I thought

calling to it never worked.

Please tell me
you have something.

We found something.

Courtesy of some
O.G. Horseshoe Bay women.

Okay, so I can just
try what's in the book.

No, actually, you can't;
at least, not by yourself.

Yeah, you need six
people to complete the ritual,

representing the members
of the six founding families.

Also, you have to pay a toll,
which doesn't sound good,

but, hey, who wants to hear
a creepy nursery rhyme?

I do.

Guys, wait.

And you see that,

wreath of seaweed

tied with a white ribbon?

I made one to help us along.

What is it?

I can't ask you guys to do this.

I don't know what we're up
against. None of us do.

Hey, that's never
stopped us before.

It's not stopping us now.

Yeah, and I
kicked over

a blood bucket, so I'm...

marked for death anyway.

It's not like it gets much
worse than that, right?

Right. Okay, so,
now that's settled.

Well, it's not settled, because
George said we need six people.

I count six.

Owen,

you don't have to...What, and miss
all the fun?

Okay, this is sweet

and all, but the
call to the Aglaeca

has to happen at low
tide, which is...

14 minutes from now.14 minutes.

Well, grab a coat
and some winter boots

if you don't want
to catch pneumonia.

Okay. What exactly
are we supposed to do?

Okay. So you have the rope
and the knives?

Yeah.

Okay.

Let's go.

Prick your finger and let your
blood drop into the ocean.

This is so unsanitary.

All right, Drew.

Call out to the Aglaeca
and make your request.

Don't want you
to get your hopes up.

It'd take a miracle.

"Guardian of the mighty sea,

"we summon you with our blood.

"I make this request:

"with your power and wisdom,

reach into the watery depths
and fulfill my heart's desire."

Aglaeca, I call out to you for
the lost bones of Lucy Sable.

Wow.

Thank you!

That is so disgusting.

It worked!

So the stories really are true.

You know what that means.

That the toll is real, too.

Okay, Drew. Time for the mirror.

Okay, just be careful. That
is an antique hand mirror...

Come on, it's freezing.

You can do
Antiques Roadshowlater.

Okay, face away from the water,

hold up the mirror and look at
the water in the reflection.

We should see something that'll
give us some kind of idea

of what the toll is.

Yeah, the book is a bit
vague about this part.

What did I just see?

My God, Nancy, your eyes.

My God.

My God.

Nancy.

No, no, no.

Come on. Get--

get-get out of the water.
Get out of the water, Owen.

Get out of the water...

Owen, you need to move.

I can't move.

The Aglaeca's
trying to kill him.

The wreath! Destroy it.

We didn't finish
paying the toll.

I wonder if the Aglaeca

wanted Owen's blood
as the toll

because he's a male descendant
of a founder.

Yeah, whatever
the reason...

...how do we know
if it was enough?

What should we do
with the bones?

Put them somewhere cold and dry

where no one will
ever find them.

I already called John Sander.

I need him to examine
the bones right away

if we're gonna stop
my dad's hearing tomorrow.

Yeah, I really hope
these help somehow.

Yeah.

Hey, guys, well, thank you
for a lovely evening.

Nancy, can I crash at
your place tonight?

You still have
a police guard there,

and it feels a lot safer
than van sweet home.

Yeah, of course. I'll call

and let them know
you're on the guest list.

I'm just gonna take Owen back
to his place in town first.

Thanks, guys.

Hey. You want to ride with me?

Yeah.

See you guys.

Bess.
Yes.

It's you and me. And Florence.

Thank you,

for the ride back.

It's the least
I could do.

After what I put you
through today.

It's okay. It was worth it.

I wanted to help you.

Yeah, you could've died.

But I didn't.

I should go.

Okay.

Yeah. Okay.

Thanks anyway.

No luck?

Yeah, all the hotels
are still booked.

Well, it's not as great
as a booth at The Claw, but I do

have a couch with your name
on it, if you're interested.

Actually, that sounds great.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Yeah.
Yeah.

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