The InBESTigators (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 17 - The Case of the Fishy Fundraiser - full transcript

[upbeat instrumental rock music playing]

[voice over]
The Case of the Fishy Fundraiser.

Hello, I'm Poppy Banks,
from the Inbestigators Junior Division.

Which isn't a division yet,
but it will be after my brother Ezra

sees how well I report this case,
because I even wrote notes.

It all started... two days ago,

when Amelia did a cupcake stall
fundraiser for the Children's Hospital.

Today's flavour is choc-til-you-drop!
Only five dollars!

Only five dollars?!
But they look so fancy!

I can't wait to try one.
I'm getting the customers fired up.

At least it's working on Poppy.



I'm so excited,
I've waited a million days for this!

Actually, you've waited 365 days for this!

Amelia has done a cupcake stall
every year for the last four years.

Last year I raised $220.
You can read all about it

in the article the local newspaper
wrote about me last year!

Oh, wow! Is that your...

Autograph? Yes!

Amelia's enthusiasm was
very good for getting customers.

That's how she got Toby
who lives on our street.

-Toby! You have to buy a cupcake!
-Yum! Dad, can I have one?

Uh... sure, but don't be too long, okay?
We gotta get cracking on the curries.

Amelia, this year your fundraising
stall really makes sense to me,

after what happened last month.

Toby was talking about when his appendix,
which is this thing you have in here,



suddenly burst,
and Toby had to have an operation

at the Children's Hospital
and stay there for a week.

The hospital was amazing,
and they had so many different TV channels

and I got ice cream every meal,
and the bed went up and down with a remote

and it was worth bursting my appendix for.

But not really because I'm not allowed
to play sport for another two weeks.

The good thing about Amelia's cupcakes,
was that they helped strangers,

as well as people we knew, like Toby!

The bad thing about Amelia's cupcakes
was that they were very hard to eat.

[muffled] They're sticky in your mouth.

I know, it is sticky in your mouth.

[muffled]
It's like eating chocolate flavoured glue.

It is like eating
chocolate flavoured glue.

[muffled]
They're yummy, but I really need a drink.

I agree.
They're yummy, but I really need a drink.

I'm going to get us some
water to wash it down.

Suddenly we saw something amazing.

Toby was carrying lemons,
soda water and sugar.

That could only mean one thing.

I'm doing a lemonade stall!

-[Poppy/Ava/Maudie] Yes!
-What?!

When?

As soon as I make it.

You really inspired me to help raise
money for the Children's Hospital,

so, I am!

That's really nice Toby, but I don't
think anyone will want lemonade.

When I say lemon, you say ade! Lemon!

-[Ezra/Maudie/Poppy/Ava] Ade!
-[Ava] Lemon!

[Ezra/Maudie/Poppy/Ava] Ade!

Toby was still recovering from his
operation so we all jumped in to help.

Ezra and Maudie got
a trestle table from our house.

You know what would be so fun, Toby?

If you didn't do the lemonade stall
today and came back tomorrow.

Who would that be fun for?

Lemonade one dollar?
That seems too cheap.

Why don't you make them... $95 each?

One dollar is perfect,
you'll make so much money!

Actually, I know where you'll
get even more customers.

-Hey, where are you going?
-Trust me, I know a great spot!

Amelia was acting very strangely.

[dog barks]

Why doesn't Amelia want me next to her?

I don't know,
but you have to be next to the cupcakes.

Ezra helped Toby move the trestle table
back and then he was open for business.

Big business.

-Toby this is delicious!
-Actually!

When life gives you lemons,
buy some lemonade!

And when life gives you cups, buy a cake!

That's the size of a cup that fits
in the... a cupcake!

If Amelia wasn't happy then,

she definitely wasn't happy
when the cricket team showed up.

We'll take five cups each!

Toby, that's $55!

No one's thirstier than
the cricket team after a match.

Do you want anything from my stall?

Yes, please Amelia!

That's better.

Amelia was getting
more and more upset with Toby.

But she wasn't the only one
that was annoyed with him.

I thought your doctor said you
weren't allowed to do anything.

Well, she said I wasn't
allowed to play cricket.

That's different from selling lemonade.

Toby's on the cricket team
and he's their star bowler,

but he's not allowed to play yet,
after his operation.

And the team isn't doing
so well without him.

We lost today! Can you just come back?
You don't even look sick!

James that is so mean!

Do you think Toby wanted
his appendix to burst?

Do you think he wanted
to miss out on sport?

Do you think he wanted
something else bad happen to him

that I can't think of right now?

Ava was right. James was really mean.

It wasn't Toby's fault that
he couldn't play cricket.

But suddenly, Toby had a much bigger
problem than missing out on sport.

Oh no!

-I've run out! Sorry everyone.
-[all groan]

The good news is,
I've still got plenty of cupcakes!

Amelia did not like that Toby's stall
was more popular than hers.

-Amelia, it's okay.
-I know, I'm fine.

Tell that to the cupcake.

Toby you have to make more lemonade!

It's the most delicious
thing I've ever tasted!

Can you please, please,
please go and make more?!

I don't think I can. My Dad needs me
to help him because it's curry night.

and there's a billion onions
and chillies and garlics to chop,

Yeah but one more batch
won't take that long, will it?

[crowd] No!

-What do we want?
-[crowd] Lemonade!

-When do we want it?
-[crowd] Now!

You do want lemonade to raise
money for the hospital, right?

What hospital? I mean, yes!

All the cheering got to Toby.

Well, I guess I could quickly go
and make one more batch.

[crowd cheers]

I'll help you carry stuff!

Yes!

What?
I like it when people help each other.

But while Toby was away from his stall,
it got an unwanted visitor.

Amelia! What are you doing?!

I was just um...

Amelia was acting weird again but nobody
cared because that's when Toby came back.

-I'm back!
-[crowd cheers]

I just have to make it.

[Ezra] Boo!

-Ezra!
-What? Who said boo?

Ezra said boo.

And it was Ezra who was first in line
once Toby made the lemonade.

Thanks Toby!

[spits] Aw!

Not to be rude but that is
the most disgusting thing

anyone has ever put in their bodies
in the entire history of the world.

Thank goodness you weren't rude.

What do you mean?

Ezra, you're being ridiculous!

I'm so sorry Toby, but that is terrible!

It wasn't just Ezra and Ava.

[all moan in disgust]

I don't understand.
It's the same recipe as before.

But that lemonade was the best lemonade
ever and this is the worst lemonade ever.

It's spicy and strong and just yucky.

And this is coming from someone
who likes salmon and peanut butter.

-I need to get the taste out of my mouth.
-[Amelia] I can help with that!

My choc-til-you-drop cupcakes

will get the taste of Toby's lemonade
right out of your mouth.

Woo! I'm doing a special!
Two for one cupcakes!

One second, Toby's lemonade went bad.

The next second, Amelia
is using that to get more customers.

You guys don't think Amelia
did this to Toby, do you?

-Did what?
-Made the lemonade taste bad.

Toby's lemonade? I don't think so.

[spits]

Oh, who poisoned the lemonade?!

Ezra, do you think Amelia did it?

Well, she was over at his table
before with the empty jugs.

She could have done something
to the jugs that made it taste bad!

And she has been trying
to get rid of him all day.

No.
Amelia would never do something like this.

Would she?

[spits] Urgh! I forgot!

We needed to ask Amelia a few questions.
Ezra said we should be very subtle.

Amelia, did you do something
to Toby's empty jugs

that made his lemonade taste weird?

Maudie disagreed.

Of course, I didn't do anything
to Toby's lemonade!

Then why were you
over at his stall before?

You were putting his jugs
back on the table.

You're not in trouble!

Unless you did something wrong.
But we'll totally forgive you!

But you have to tell us the truth.
Of course, I still like you!

But right now, I do not
like your behaviour!

I didn't want Toby
to make any more lemonade,

so, I went over to his stall to hide the
jugs so he'd have nothing to make it in.

[Amelia] I picked them up but then...
I put them back.

-Amelia!
-Which is when you saw me.

Why did you put them back?

Because that would've been too mean.

But it didn't matter anyway,
because it's all worked out!

Enjoy this cupcake from local hero,
Amelia Fitzgerald!

It was hard to believe Amelia's story.

She seemed too happy
with Toby's lemonade disaster.

Besides...

If it wasn't Amelia, who was it?

Then we remembered another
person who was mad at Toby,

and might want to ruin his lemonade.

Someone who went inside his house.

James was mad at Toby for missing cricket.

And then he followed Toby inside
to 'help' with the lemonade.

I'll help you carry stuff!

James definitely could
have ruined Toby's lemonade.

-I didn't touch Toby's lemonade!
-But you went inside with him.

Well, yeah, to apologise! Because
I was rude to him for missing cricket.

Hey Toby, with your appendix and stuff,
that's just like... full on.

Toby! What are you doing now?!

You know, I had to cut all the onions
and the garlic and the chillies myself!

Just one more batch, Dad, I promise!

Oh fine, it's for a good cause at least.

So... are we cool?

'So, are we cool?'
is not a proper apology.

Well if it wasn't James,
it had to be Amelia.

I mean, look at her!

Say cheese... cake!

-[camera shutter clicks]
-[Toby] Wait a second.

Amelia did this?

-[all] Yes!
-[Maudie] No.

You did this to yourself, Toby.

Toby looked really confused.
And so did everyone else.

Especially me.

Maudie explained what had happened.

When you went in your house
to make the second batch of lemonade,

your Dad told you to hurry up
and help him cook, right?

So, you cut the lemons really quickly...

on the first chopping board you could see.

But what if that chopping board
had already been used?

I had to chop all those onions
and garlic and chillies myself!

[groans]

[Ezra] Of course!

Raw onion and chilli and garlic would
make any sweet thing taste bad.

Your lemonade had
secret ingredients in it!

And not the fun kind,
the garlicky yucky kind.

Well, at least I can explain
to my customers what happened.

To another mystery solved!

[spits] Why do I keep drinking it?!

All the customers
understood about the mix-up.

And even though it wasn't Amelia's fault,

Ava still made her apologise
for being rude to Toby.

I'm sorry, Toby.

The most important thing is the
Children's Hospital gets money,

and it's not important who raises it,

although I have been
doing my stall every year.

-Amelia!
-Okay, okay. Sorry Toby.

Thanks Amelia.

Ava, take a photo of us
and I'll send it to the local newspaper!

[camera shutter clicks]

Toby and Amelia combined all the money
they'd made for the hospital...

and then I asked Ezra
if I could report the case and he said,

Of course, you can't report the case.

I could have sworn he said,
of course, you can report the case.

Oops.

[upbeat instrumental rock music playing]

[voice over]
The Case of the Incredible Fortune Teller.

[beep]

The only thing that makes
me happier than planning an event,

is when I'm planning
an event for a good cause.

So, two weeks ago, when our
'Coins for a Cure' Committee met up

to discuss our fundraiser stalls,
I was feeling very happy.

Right people!

We are only ten days
out from our Fundraiser,

so, we need to sign off on all our stalls.
Maudie, are you all set for yours?

Yes. Maudie's Mystery Taste Test
is all organised.

I blindfold my customers and they
have to guess what's on their spoon.

I've got some really
interesting combinations.

-Coming from you that sounds dangerous.
-[Maudie giggles]

Ezra, what about you?

Great news!

Mr Barker is lending me
the Van de Graaff machine

so everyone can put their hand on it
and have their hair stand on end.

Oh yay! That will be so much fun.
What's your stall called?

The static electricity
charge hair experiment.

No, it's not.

Why not? That's what it is!

It has to be catchy.
Oh, what about Ezra's Electric Hairdos!

Of course, Ezra loved his new stall
name because it sounded amazing.

All the stalls sounded really amazing.

Almost all the stalls.

So that's the Super Dooper Lucky Dip,
Fantastic Fairy Floss,

Christie's Pat my Rat stall,
and my Cupcakes for a Cure.

So, that just leaves Ramona.

[Ava] Ramona?

Um... I...

Ramona from Grade Six
wasn't even listening.

I was actually going to do a um...
Pat my Rat stall too.

Really? Because Christie
said that idea about a month ago,

and has been grooming
her rat especially ever since.

Have you been grooming your rat, Ramona?
Do you even have a rat, Ramona?

I know I was a little bit rude to Ramona,
but she had been very annoying.

Every committee meeting
she sat reading her tablet,

and she hadn't once made a suggestion.

I was just about to ask her why she
even bothered being on the committee,

when Ezra said,

Ramona, how about you be a fortune teller?

There was one at my uncle Keith's 40th
birthday party, everyone loved it,

except for Aunty June, she ran out crying,
but she does that at every party.

Yes! I can do that!

Ezra, I love it, but only real fortune
tellers can do a fortune telling booth.

Sorry Ramona.

There's no such thing
as a real fortune teller.

Ezra clearly didn't understand the gift,

which is what people have
who can see into the future.

I do understand the gift.
You get it on your birthday.

I can do the fortune telling stall,
seriously, Ava!

Mr McGillick said I have
to be on this committee,

because it looks good
on my high school application.

So that explains why Romana
had signed up for the committee.

But not for any work.

I was really mad, so she was
lucky Mr Barker interrupted.

Special delivery for Ezra Banks.

I believe you ordered a hair-raising
Van de Graff machine?

Oh wow, thank you!

Oh, and happy birthday to Crayon,
Mr Barker!

It's Mr Barker's dog's
birthday today everyone!

-[class exclaims]
-Thanks Ava.

You really don't let
anything slide, do you?

Do you and Crayon have any plans tonight?
Maybe eating your favourite dish...

Schezuan eggplant?

I don't remember saying that one out loud.
You know what, let's ask Crayon.

I brought her in today for her birthday!

Can we see her?!

Is she securely tied up?

We were all giving
Crayon a big birthday pat,

when Ramona tapped me on the shoulder.

I'm sorry I haven't been
very helpful on the committee.

I didn't have an idea before now but
I know I can do the fortune telling booth.

Ramona, I accept your apology but I
already told you fortune tellers are real.

No, listen...

I didn't want to say in front of everyone
else but... I have... the gift.

-No, you don't.
-Yes, I do.

Show me.

I sense you have something
a bit scary coming up.

In about three weeks.

I see wire...
I think it has something to do with...

your smile.

I'm getting my braces
tightened in three weeks!

-Really?!
-Oh, my goodness!

You are so running
the fortune telling booth!

Suddenly, I wasn't mad at Ramona any more.

Having an actual fortune telling booth
was going to be completely awesome.

I was so excited.

I couldn't wait until the day
of the fundraiser, which was on Friday.

[Ava] All the stalls were a big hit,
especially Maudie's Mystery Taste Test.

Even Ezra couldn't resist trying it.

I'm scared.

Your most favourite food is salmon
and peanut butter sandwiches,

so, is this going to be disgusting?

-Well?
-Mm!

This is actually delicious.
Is it... chicken satay?

It's salmon and peanut butter.

Ezra's stall was very popular too.

Ezra,
everyone loves their electric hairdos!

Mario and James are helping
so I can go look at the other stalls.

Ooh, have you been to see Ramona?
She's amazing!

She predicted I'll either be
the Prime Minister or a party planner!

Everyone who's ever met
you would predict that, Ava.

Ezra, she has got the gift!
You have to get your future told.

Ezra did not believe
that Ramona had the gift.

He didn't believe
that anyone had the gift.

But everyone was talking about Ramona,
so, he went to see for himself.

[magical music playing]

Ezra Banks, welcome.

I see an elderly visitor...

and I feel that there's work
to be done before she arrives...

You have to... clean her house...

it's a small house... a flat...
Oh, a granny flat.

Ezra's Nanna is coming to visit soon,

and he does have to clean our
Inbestigators office slash granny flat.

He thought there was only one way
Ramona could've predicted that.

[Ezra] You told Ramona
my Nanna is coming to visit?!

-Ezra?
-Who else is standing here?

I don't know, I'm wearing a blindfold.

I have no idea what this is, Maudie.

Use the tip of your tongue.

You told Ramona stuff about me so
I'd think she was a real fortune teller!

Firstly, I did not tell Ramona anything!

Secondly, she is a real fortune teller.

-And thirdly, is this cheese and olive?
-Sicilian or kalamata?

-A green one?
-Close enough!

You have very developed taste buds, Ava

I would never lie to you.

I would never lie to you either?

Ezra, I would never lie to you.

Unless it was a white
lie about a surprise party.

Ezra wanted to find out if Ramona
could predict someone else's future,

so, he needed to send
in someone reliable to find out.

He couldn't find anyone reliable,
so, he sent Kyle.

I sense something about a family member...

Ah... Is this the part where
you do a really good prediction?

I feel your brother... is going to win...

a... million dollars.

And then Ramona said
the most amazing thing!

My brother is going
to get a million dollars!

I know right, I'm getting a brother!

See? Ramona is clearly a phoney.

You don't know that, maybe Kyle
has a long-lost brother.

My parents have lost me three
times at the shopping centre,

so, I can believe they lost my brother.

Ezra wouldn't believe me.

-Why won't you believe she's a fake?
-Why won't you believe she's not?

This is tuna and Turkish delight.

Wow!
I didn't think anyone would get that.

It's one of my favourite combos.

If Ramona's a fake,
then how did she know about your Nanna?

It's obvious!

Okay, it's not obvious.
But, it's definitely some kind of trick.

Let's go find out.

Ezra marched over to Ramona's tent.

But when we got there, she wasn't there.

See, she's not a fortune teller,
she's a magician. She's vanished.

Oh. You're back.

Sorry, my tablet ran out of battery and
I really need the music to set the mood.

So, I borrowed
Mr Barker's portable charger.

Shouldn't you have been able to predict

that your tablet was going
to run out of battery?

Ezra, that's not how it works, she's
a spiritual guide not an electrician.

And yes please, Ramona,
we'd love another go.

Ramona was right,
the music really did set the mood.

[loud rock music playing]

Once she got the music right.

-[mystical music playing]
-I'm sensing... hives.

I thought I was itchy.
I must have reacted to Maudie's olives.

Not those kind of hives.
I'm seeing beehives, and, and honey...

Wait... I'm going beekeeping next week!
How did, Ava, did you tell her?!

Of course not! Now do you believe?
Ramona, what about me?

You're in the middle of planning...
a party...

a crazy sock and karaoke party for...

Poxie... No, no, no, Pixie!

I am! But please don't tell anyone.
Nobody knows, it's a surprise party.

That's just a white lie, Ezra.

Ramona had made two correct predictions.

Which is two more correct predictions
than Ezra was expecting.

Ava... I see the outdoors and...
and lovely cabins...

you're going... glamping with your family.

-What?!
-Glamping. It means glamorous camping.

Ezra finally was convinced.
Just when I wasn't.

[both] Well, you were right.

-No, I'm saying you're right.
-No, Ezra, you're right.

-[Ezra] She has the gift.
-She does not have the gift.

Somehow Ezra and I had
completely switched sides.

But Ava,
she knew about my beekeeping trip.

And she knew about my Glamping trip except
that my Glamping trip has been cancelled!

So how did she not know that?

Ezra and I were very confused,

so, we went to see the one person
who could work it out for us.

I can't work it out. I'm busy.
Ready Miss Tan?

I'm so excited to taste
what you've made, Maudie,

as long as there's no shellfish,
I'm very allergic!

-But Maudie, we need your help.
-Is that...

Ava!

Guys, I'm trying to run
a fundraising stall here.

Maudie was right.
Here we were disrupting her stall,

when we should have been
raising money for Coins for a Cure.

So, we fixed that.

And then I told Maudie everything.

...but my family's
glamping trip had been cancelled,

because my uncle Leo broke
his ankle at indoor soccer,

and I've been so disappointed that I
haven't crossed it out in my event planner

or told Pixie I wasn't going because...

I really mean everything.

And I don't understand how Ramona didn't
know about the cancelled glamping part,

so, I think there's
something fishy going on there,

and speaking of fishy
is this anchovies and tomatoes?

Yes!

-That was delicious!
-I know,

I love the burst of tomato
with the hit of salt.

Guys! What about Ramona?!

First, what was on your spoon?

That was an easy one.
Chocolate and raspberry.

Close. Salami and watermelon.

Ezra needs to get his tastebuds checked.

Maudie said she could
explain everything to us but...

I have a line full
of paying customers waiting. So...

Maudie is an excellent fundraiser.

Once we paid our coins again,
she told us that...

Ramona is a phoney.

[both gasp]

Please don't open your mouths when
they're full of food, it's revolting.

Ramona is not able to tell the future.

But she is able to photograph
information from Ava's event planner.

-[both gasp]
-Yuck!

Seriously, what did I just
say about being revolting?

As soon as Maudie explained it to us,
it all made perfect sense.

Ramona needed to convince me that
she could predict real events.

So, when I said...

Happy birthday to Crayon Mr Barker!

[Ava] Ramona remembered that
I wrote real events about

everybody in my event planner.
When we all ran out to see

Mr Barker's dog Crayon,

Ramona stayed inside,

where she must have taken photos
of my planner with her tablet.

[camera shutter clicks]

I was shocked.

She took photos
of my planner on her tablet?

-But how do you know?
-I know because...

-[timer buzzes]
-oh, time's up.

Guess I won't be patting
Christie's rat today.

The only time Ramona's predictions
weren't accurate today,

-was when she told Kyle that...
-Your brother is going to win...

a... million dollars.

She had to make something up,
because her tablet had run out of battery,

so, she couldn't see any
actual events for Kyle.

Then, after

she borrowed Mr Barker's portable charger,

she was able to predict
some real events again.

like Ezra's bee keeping trip
and Ava's glamping,

which she didn't know had been cancelled,
because Ava hadn't crossed it out.

And that's it. Any questions?

I have one.
Is this salmon and peanut butter again?

It's chicken satay.

I need to speak to Ramona.
And Mr McGillick.

-[Maudie] Ava you still have your...
-[crash]

blindfold on.

Even though I don't write anything
personal in my event planner,

I was furious
that Ramona took photos of it.

So was Mr McGillick.

He gave Ramona two detentions
for not respecting people's privacy,

and one for confusing Kyle
about his non-existent new brother.

Told you there was no such thing
as a real fortune teller.

There is such a thing.
But Ramona wasn't one of them.

Because there are no real fortune tellers.

-There are too!
-Are not!

[Maudie exclaims] How about
you both believe whatever you want?

Okay. I believe you look adorable.

Maudie was right.

It doesn't matter if Ezra and I
think differently about things.

As long as we think the same
about important things like...

The Inbestigators Rule. Yay!
One down, three to go!

[upbeat instrumental rock music playing]