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[Woman] Previously
on School Spirits...

Maddie, or at least her
spirit, it's trapped.

This has to be the notebook
we couldn't find, right?

The one Mr. Martin
was keeping on Janet.

Seems like whatever
experiment he was conducting,

they might've been a team.

[Maddie] There's no way.
She was his prisoner.

It wasn't Mr. Martin.

Janet was the one who
took your death objects.

[Wally] I just saw Mr. Martin.

There was this big
red light behind him

and then he disappeared.

You saw Mr. Martin
in this school?

[Wally]Yeah, and the way
he looked, he's terrified.

Maybe he locked her up
to protect all of you.

[birds twittering]

[bird cawing]

[train whistle in distance]

[coughing]

[Simon] You guys find anything?

- [Claire] Nope.
- [Nicole] Nothing over here.

- This doesn't make sense.
- [Claire] Which part?

That we're searching outside

some serial killer's
crispy vacation rental?

Or that you think Maddie
somehow set fire to it?

Neither, Claire.
What doesn't add up

is why Janet would wanna
go down in flames with it.

Guys, can we maybe focus less
on what to call our friend

and more on whether
or not she's alive?

I mean, you said she might've
been inside last night.

Yeah, but the cops
made us go home

before we could
find out for sure,

which means we gotta look
for any sign she survived.

Clothing, footprints, anything.

Otherwise...

Just keep looking.

[Coroner] I just wanna be clear.

She may be hard
to positively ID.

DNA testing will help
eventually, but, uh...

I understand.

Okay. I'm ready.

[music]

♪ Don't forget me
when I'm gone ♪

♪ Don't forget me
when I'm gone ♪

♪ Gone ♪

♪ Don't forget me
when I'm gone ♪

♪ Don't forget me
when I'm gone ♪

So you've hopped on the
bodysnatching bus now too?

No, not necessarily,

but you gotta
admit, it's strange.

Why on earth would
Maddie come here?

How about you?

What put you on the sudden
apology tour with her?

I don't know. I
guess, if I ran away,

I'd want y'all to come
looking for me too.

"If"?

[Simon] You guys!

I found something.

Believe me now?

This is proof.

[scoffs] Of what, Simon?

That your twisted ass has gone
to one too many haunted houses?

No. That Janet was here.

And what? What, Simon, she
crawled out of her grave?

[Claire] This is insane.
Where the heck is Xavier?

Guys, Janet is
inside Maddie's body.

Unless you find proof she
didn't die in that fire,

Maddie's never coming back.

She might as well be
buried in this grave.

Please tell me you're
not buying this.

Nicole.

[Xavier panting]

So talked to the cops.

[Simon] And?

Holy shit.

Xavier, what did the cops say?

It's good news. Nobody
died in the fire.

Maddie--I mean, Janet
definitely escaped.

Amazing. Good.

So then where the hell is she?

[music]

[Clerk] I got you.

Let me just, uh...

They always put these
things so high up.

Where you headed?

Far away from here.

Wow, Quinn, this is a lot.

I know, but I was kind of
a huge Veronica Mars fan

when I was alive,

so murder board felt fitting.

I mean, your life
was taken, right?

Right, so what now?

Oh, you know, you lead
the investigation.

Usually, it starts
with a speech.

Hey! Chief has something to say.

Sorry, I always
wanted to do that.

And can I call you Chief?

Uh, sure. Okay, so
here's what we know.

Janet and Mr. Martin
were working together

on crossing over.

It's why they
studied your traumas.

Why they collected your objects.

But why did they
keep them from you?

What do they do?

And, most importantly,
what turned?

Okay, so maybe the student
became the teacher.

You know, we know Janet could
stop things from resetting,

so maybe Mr. Martin got tired
of playing second fiddle.

Remind me again how any of
this helps us get Janet back.

Because if we know why these
objects were so important,

what they had to do
with crossing over,

we can finish what she started.

Dangle the carrot,
then she cooperates.

Classic Mars move.

And you think that,
after all these years

of our two big bads
failing to crack it,

you can just flip the
crossover switch for Janet?

I don't know. That's
why we're trying to...

Follow-up question,
if our objects

do have something to
do with crossing over,

then where the hell is Janet's?

Again, Rhonda, I do not know,

but maybe once we finish
with the notebook,

you can lead the next
investigation, okay?

Heyo, Chief, I think I
found something here.

Um, okay, Janet
mentioned "kegs,"

like, 15 times in this thing.

I'm just thinking
maybe in addition

to being Mr. Martin's
secret partner or whatever,

she was also, like, like
a secret brew master.

You know, like
making prison hooch.

That's not kegs, that's keys.

No, it says... Oh, no,
it does say keys. Okay.

Right, okay, so
let's keep cracking.

♪ If I didn't make a
change, I'll stay the same ♪

♪ Stuck inside this game ♪

[thudding]

♪ I don't wanna play ♪

[music]

[chuckles]

Ah... Knock much?

I just found out that
you have a brother.

I do.

Yeah, we just met,
actually, uh, in the shower.

- What?
- [Claire] I thought it was you

and you were taking forever,

and I'm sick of
smelling like bonfire,

so I just opened the door
to tell you to hurry up,

- but, instead, it was...
- [Diego] Hey, sis.

You wanna warn me the next time

you're having one of your
little slumber parties?

First off, slumber
parties are for kids.

Second, why are you back?

Laundry. Machines at
my dorm are busted

'cause some idiot decided to pee

in the part where
the bleach went.

Ew.

Sorry. College kids are animals.

Which you are one.

Touché. Uh, I'm Diego.

Nice to meet you again.

Claire.

Uh, sorry again.

Nope. Hm-hmm. Everybody
needs to stop talking

and put on clothes, now.

[music]

Will that be cash or card today?

Cash.

[ominous music]

I'll be right back.

No! No, no, no!

No, no, no, no!

No! [breathing heavily]

Boiler room,
cafeteria, auto shop,

now it's the greenhouse.

Where the other
ghosts died, right.

And you can see them too?

Nope, just Maddie.

Is she here right now?

Don't know. It's not a scar.

I feel like I should
say something to Maddie.

Just because now that
I know, it feels weird

not to, like, give her
a message or something.

There are so many
more important things

we have to figure out right now.

Wait, you don't want
me to talk to her?

Oh, shit, does she
not wanna talk to me?

She hates me, she hates me now,

which I would too, but...

[whispering] She
doesn't hate you, okay?

Sorry, why are we whispering?

Because she could be listening.

We can't see her.
She can see us

anywhere she wants.

The last thing I want

is to deliver the message
that we lost Janet, okay?

- So...
- So, so no messages.

For the love of God, no
more questions either.

[Leader] Welcome to the regular
12:00 PM Split River meeting.

We're glad you're all here.

This is an open meeting,

and everyone is welcome,
especially newcomers.

[clapping]

Hello, everybody.
My name is Tyler,

- and I'm an alcoholic.
- [Group] Hello, Tyler!

[percussive music]

Stop. Wait.

Um. Is, is everything cool?

Sorry, I thought...
My mistake.

Hey, wait. I know you.

She looks familiar, right?

Oh, shit, yeah.

You are in our psych
seminar, right?

Totally. God, what
a sleeper, huh?

[Erica] Did you need a ride?

We're headed back to
campus right now, actually.

Just had to stock up.

That's not
necessary. Thank you.

[music]

I changed my mind.

♪ Ooh, my God ♪

♪ Twenty-one more minutes

♪ Ooh, so hot ♪

♪ Meet your brand-new image ♪

♪ Ooh, my God ♪

♪ Just a few more minutes ♪

♪ Ooh, so hot ♪

♪ It'll be much clearer ♪

[Erica] Gretchen, get this.

She picks up the cinnamon
and puts it to the side,

and I'm like,
"Cinnamon's healthy.

- You put it in your coffee."
- It has health benefits.

Then she looked at me
and I looked at her,

and I was like, "You know what?"

[Gretchen] We're here.

I know. Processed
food, the worst.

But beats a hangover tomorrow.

Oh, shit, you're totally
invited, by the way.

It starts right after the game.

Unless you're not
feeling up to it.

I don't know if I'd wanna party
if I had all my shit stolen.

Did you wanna use a phone?

Yours was stolen too, right?

Or we could help you
call campus security.

Oh, no.

Uh, you don't need to do that.

They took your ID
and your meal card

and everything too, right?

Here, we'll call
them. Let me just see.

I said no.

I mean, no, thank you.

I'll find my way.

[indistinct chatter]

[music swells]

Come on, Simon, where are you?

What are you doing in my locker?

Sandra. Hi, sorry, I...

I didn't realize that
that was your meeting.

I only just started
recently going again,

so, I mean, I could
find a new one if...

No. It's fine. Really.

Are you sure? 'Cause
you kind of...

You ran out of there,
I thought maybe

it might have something
to do with, with me.

Well, it doesn't.

I know that you didn't
have anything to do

with what happened. Okay?

Hey, listen, I,
um, I heard about

your speech that you made for
when Maddie won the award.

And, uh, well, I nominated her

for that, actually, 'cause
she, I mean, she was just...

Anyway, I'm sorry
I wasn't there.

I'm not. I was a mess,

but at least I started
going to meetings again

after that night.

Right.

Anyway, I should get going.

I have to get to
the Pokegama River.

- It's a long drive.
- Okay. The river, huh?

Why?

They found a body.

What?

Fishermen found a body,

but they haven't
identified who it is yet.

Jesus, Sandra. Uh...

I really do have to go.

Okay, wait, don't...

Don't do this alone.

[indistinct chatter]

[Woman on PA] Freddie
to the main office.

Freddie to the
main office please.

Where are the rest
of the plastics?

No idea. I just quit

the cheerleading
squad, actually.

For real? Was
your body swapped?

This coming from someone

who actually believes these
kinds of things are possible.

I didn't say that.

Well, would it be so crazy

if what Simon is
saying is somehow true?

Oh, yes.

- Ghosting me again? Really?
- No.

No, I'm not ghosting.

There's just nothing to report.

Uh-huh? And was Nicole
putting licorice in my locker

some kind of consolation prize?

Nicole? Why would Nicole
put licorice in your...

Simon, come on, you have to
have something to report.

Didn't you go to the
farmhouse last night?

Yes. With Xavier, actually,

which is the silver lining
because he's on board.

That's good news.

And the bad news?

I know I'm just a recent
addition to the freak squad,

but this is, like, legit freaky.

Yeah, I know.
Maybe you're right.

[message notification]

Holy shit.

Diego thinks he
saw Ja... Maddie.

[Maddie] Was Janet
not at the farmhouse?

Yeah, she was at the farmhouse,

but she, she burned it down.

What?

[message notification]
Why would she do that?

- Uh...
- [Nicole] Simon.

[Simon] See, the
thing is, um...

I actually have a new lead.

So I'm gonna go
take care of that.

Don't even worry about it
because I'm all over it, okay?

Let me see.

Any updates?

Yeah. My body-snatcher

just added arson to her
rap sheet or whatever

right after hit-and-run
and grand theft auto,

so I'll be lucky if my body
is not behind bars tomorrow.

Hi, guys, have you
seen this girl?

Name's Maddie.

Hey, bro, how you doing?
You know this girl at all?

He didn't even look.

So when we did this
exact same thing

at the homecoming game with
the missing Maddie flyers,

you knew where Maddie
was the entire time.

Also a yes.

See, that's crazy.

[Simon] Hey, guys, uh,
have you seen this girl?

And at the dance with Claire,

Operation Claire, was
Maddie a part of that?

Xavier, it was her idea, okay?

[message notification]

[music]

[Nicole] Hey, have
you seen this girl?

What?

You got anything?

Uh, no, I was just
trying to reach Diego.

- But he must be in class.
- Yeah, he is.

Excuse me.

How would you know that?

I checked his Insta.

Who posts a selfie in
a lecture hall anyway?

Probably proud he
was still awake.

Excuse me, do you have...

There were a lot of sleeping
students in the background.

Wait. That's actually
not a bad idea.

Hi, have you seen my friend?

So now you don't need us to
decode the notebook anymore?

No, I do, it's just
taking way too long.

Janet is out there
literally starting fires,

so what I need is for
you guys to think back.

I'll get my tape.

Uh, Quinn, this one's not really
for your murder board just yet.

I just wanna know what
these guys remember.

It's kind of before your time.

Copy that.

Oh. I'll take notes.

Okay, look, I know you guys

think you don't
remember anything,

but there had to be
some kind of clue

that things went
south between them.

Please just think.

[Simon] Nicole, what the hell?

Your brother could've told us
how freaking big this campus is.

Took us, like, an hour to find
our way out of the library.

Okay, where could she be?

She must be hungry
or tired by now.

No, there's nothing
in the dining halls

and the only sleeping
students we spotted

actually go here.

Claire. Have you found anything?

She's been glued to that
thing for the last half-hour.

Claire, if that's my
brother you're texting,

your ass is on the curb.

Okay, I am not texting.
I'm looking for Maddie too.

See?

Okay, why would a known fugitive

post a picture of themself?

She wouldn't, but
somebody else might.

Just look around.

Literally everyone
is posting something.

Maybe they caught Maddie
in the background.

Boom. I got her.

Hey, guys...

I think Janet's at
a college party.

We passed that house earlier.

It's this way.
Okay, follow me.

[music]

See, girls always
get in for free.

We get it, Claire. It's
not your first rodeo.

We'll check this way.

Once we find her,
what's the plan exactly?

How do we make her come with us?

I don't know, man. Look,
let's just split up, okay?

What? Why?

'Cause I'm sick of playing
fucking 20 ghost questions.

You know, I've already found
Janet. Twice, actually.

Yeah, you lost her twice.

I'm just trying to be helpful.

What the fuck? Who did that?

What are you guys? Freshmen?

Yeah, I'm sorry.
That was my bad.

We can get you a refill on that.

Let's get two more
drinks. Right this way.

Sorry, cherry pop,
we got nothing.

Yeah, I know the feeling.

But if I've learned anything

from investigating
what happened to me,

it's that the clues
are always there.

So what happened on
Janet's last day?

I mean, there was the party.

- [Maddie] Party?
- Yeah.

What? Like a goodbye type thing?

No, actually, it
was her sweet 17th.

Mr. Martin was worried about
Janet's mood at the time.

So he suggested that
we cheer her up.

Janet had never seen her 17th

and none of us had ever
seen a sock hop before.

Plus, it was COVID, so
the school was Siberia.

[Martin] Do you know why it
was called that, Charley?

A sock hop?

Uh, honestly, I
just kind of assumed

it was like an outdated
'50s euphemism for sex.

No, it's because you have
to take off your shoes

to not ruin the floor.

Oh, well, that's
surprisingly sweet

or should I say swell.

Okay, let's...

Hey, that's the spirit,
Charley, yeah, get in it.

[Wally] All right,
Mr. M's got moves.

Oh, Jesus, he even
dances square.

Rhonda as Rizzo. I
think I've died again.

And, Wally, very sharp.

Yeah, well, thank you, Charley.

You know, honestly, I think I
can get used to this, for real.

Also, I should say

that the last musical
pre-COVID was Grease,

so we had plenty of
costumes to pick through.

For better or worse.

Thanks, you two. Um, just,
yes, put those over there.

- [Wally] Cool.
- Um, Charley.

Can you show them where
the birthday banner is

and the rest of
the streamers are?

[Maddie] Charley, what does
this have to do with Janet?

[Charley] Relax,
I'm getting there.

['50s ballad music playing]

Okay, it was right after this.

I was the first one to
show up with the banner.

And that's when I noticed
the music had changed.

♪ I look in my mirror ♪

[Charley] They were dancing.

First, I thought it was,
like, sweet, you know,

and, like, maybe it was
nostalgia or something,

but then Janet said...

We're still gonna tell
them tonight, right?

You promised.

[Maddie] So they were romantic?

Did you guys see anything
romantic going on between them?

Not between them.

[Maddie] Sorry, what?

[Wally] Look, you
have to understand

it was a very strange
time to be partying.

I mean, like Charley said,
the school was a ghost town

and that may sound
like no big whoop,

but it was to me.

I didn't realize
how lonely I'd be

without the living people there.

Wally, just tell
us what happened.

Right, okay, so after
we were done dancing,

Mr. Martin started
setting up for...

Limbo! Everybody, line up!

Come on, let's go. Let's go.

[Wally] And I was all for it.

You know I can't walk away
from a physical challenge,

but, that night, Janet
really wanted to talk.

[Janet] Can I speak to you
for a second in private?

Yeah.

One second.

And I don't know what about,

but I could tell
she was nervous.

There's been something I've
been wanting to tell you.

Good job. All right. Good job.

I have been holding
something back.

And I was hoping maybe tonight

my gift might reveal
the, uh, truth.

Sorry, I... I don't know
why this is so hard.

I guess what I'm
trying to say...

Hey, hey, hey,
Janet. It's okay.

I know.

You do?

I do.

Happy birthday.

[Group] Ugh, Wally!

I know, I know, I know,

but, look, she was
talking about a gift.

And she seemed so nervous,

I thought that maybe
that's what she wanted

for her birthday.

[Quinn] You thought
that was a gift?

I mean, she did cross over
right after that, so...

Except, don't we
know she didn't.

[Wally] Yeah,
thank you, Quinn.

That's exactly why I didn't
wanna say anything so exposed.

The objects.

How about you, Rhonda?

Did you see anything that night?

If you saw something, anything,
please, I need to know.

Rhonda, come on, you
clearly know something.

Just tell us now.

Wow, enough with the
gestapo approach, all right?

Honestly, you were playing
double agent to us all,

- like, a week ago.
- That's true.

And you only just told us

that you told Mr. Martin
that Simon and I could talk.

Wait. What? Rhonda?

Okay, sure, but only
because I was trying

to get to the truth.

Which is what I'm
trying to do now.

We said no more
secrets, no more lies.

You know what? I
don't need this.

Rhonda, there's a
wrecking ball named Janet

running around in my body
and you've been so sure

about what she
hasn't been doing,

so if you know what she
was, the please just...

She fought with him! Okay?

Is that what you wanna hear?

She wasn't romantic with
him or with you, Wally.

She was betrayed.

Please, Rhonda, tell
us what happened.

[Group] ♪ Happy
birthday to you ♪

[Wally] Whoo! Yeah, get it!

[Rhonda] It was
right after her cake.

She didn't seem
thrilled to be there,

but our gifts seemed to help.

Oh. How did you know?

Well, you talk
about science a lot.

- And you know we listen.
- A lot.

Thank you.

[gasps] That's for you.

Oh, I wonder what it is.

It's a hula hoop.

- Spoiler alert.
- Thanks, Rhonda.

These were a big thing
when I was a little girl,

so it means a lot.

Also, they're an
excellent example

of centripetal force

and friction working
hand-in-hand.

Oh. Great.

Let's see what's next.

Okay, that one's mine.

Yeah, it's a little wet.

Goodness, that one's
dripping. It's dripping.

Yeah, that one...

It was just from your time.

I thought maybe you would
like a root beer float.

Reminds you of malt shops and
soda fountains and whatnot.

It's warm.

Well, I wrapped it,
like, three hours ago.

- [Janet] It's delicious.
- Well, thanks.

Okay. Me next.

[Rhonda] It wasn't until
Janet opened Mr. Martin's gift

that something really turned.

Something was wrong.

Thanks, everyone.

Uh. Excuse me.

[Rhonda] I could tell
something was up.

So I waited until
things wound down.

[indistinct arguing]

[Rhonda] I couldn't
hear everything,

but Janet was upset
about the gift.

About all the gifts, it seemed.

I didn't mean to
upset you, Janet.

Then why would
you give it to me?

Because it's yours.

I only meant it as
a symbol, right,

that we continue
the work, our work!

You know it's not what I wanted.

[Martin] We have to
think about timing.

You can't... Look, okay, look.

- Let's take a breath. You're...
- I'm not taking a breath.

No more experiments.
You promised.

[Martin] I know and I'm
sorry for that, but I...

[Janet] You know what?
I'll just do it myself.

- I'll give them all back.
- No, Janet, please...

I'll do it right now, in fact.

Janet!

Get your hands off me!

You don't know what
I'm capable of.

[Maddie] Did Janet
really say that?

- Holy shit.
- That's intense.

And now she's out there,
destroying my life.

That's why he locked her up.

Because she was
the real monster.

No, that's not it.

Then what? What happened?

She wasn't the monster.
She was standing up to one.

I don't understand.

Look, they may
have been partners,

but the power was always his.

And she defied him.

So he silenced her, and then...

When I saw his hands
on her, it was like...

like Mr. Manfredo's
were on me too.

All over again.

Only she was strong.

Don't you see?

She did in death what
I could never do.

And then she crossed over,

so I kept it to myself

because I'm never
gonna get that chance.

But she didn't cross over.

Yeah, and by the time
I found that out,

you guys were
already pissed at me

for keeping stuff from you.

Look, I didn't realize
what their fight was about

until I heard Charley and
Wally's stories tonight.

Charley, you heard Janet say
she wanted to tell us something.

Yeah, but she said
that to me too.

Right, and then I
heard them fighting

about Mr. Martin's
broken promise.

They weren't fighting
about our gifts.

It was our objects.

That's what Janet
wanted to give back,

because what Janet really wanted
as her gift was to tell us...

Was to tell us the truth.

[Rhonda] That's why
Mr. Martin locked her up.

He didn't want to come clean

about everything
they've been up to.

Did he really say that?

No. I couldn't watch
anymore after that.

I walked away.

And now I have to
live with that too.

You wanted a trip
down trauma lane?

You got it.

Thanks a lot.

♪ I'm just living that life ♪

[loud, pulsating dance music]

Do you see her?

No, maybe she's not in here.

[Nicole] Claire. Look.

There. Go, go, go.

What's up, ladies?
You guys freshmen too?

- [Nicole] Get out of the way.
- She's not interested.

[Man] Oh, just one dance.

Get your hand off my friend.

[Diego] Yo! What are
y'all doing here?

We just saw Maddie.

[Claire] We can't
lose her. Come on.

Oh, okay.

[Men] Chug, chug, chug!

That'll teach you
to crash, freshman!

You're still thirsty, bro?

♪ [indistinct] ♪

♪ You fall like a domino ♪

♪ [indistinct] cash a check ♪

♪ No cushions on the
side of the road ♪

♪ [indistinct] placing bets ♪

♪ You got Wall Street
in your blood ♪

♪ Got a monster on the
job with some cigarettes ♪

Oh, hey! It's you! You came!

Yes. I was just leaving.

Wait. Is that my jacket?

- [Erica] Gretchen.
- Stop her!

She's stealing our shit.

- [Janet] Don't touch me.
- [Erica] Get it off her!

I said get your hands off of me!

So you can steal from us again?

Oh, that's how
it's gonna be, huh?

What are you gonna
do? Fight us?

You have no idea
what I'm capable of.

[police siren beeping]

Oh, shit, you guys!
Security's downstairs!

Everyone's gotta go now!

[Nicole] Maddie.

Maddie!

[Diego] Welp, party's over.

Probably should bounce
before you get written up.

[Claire] Shit. We're
never gonna find Maddie.

- Watch your step.
- Thanks.

Why'd she run away, anyways?

Honestly, I think it
was because of me.

Then why'd you run away?

I mean, your parents
must be worried.

That'd be news to me.

It's a weird thing to realize

that you're completely
on your own.

I mean, welcome to college.

It's scary, but sometimes
you gotta be on your own

to figure out who
you are. Right?

Sorry, that was
not very helpful.

[both chuckle]

No, it was, actually.

[music]

Maddie. Maddie.

Hey.

Okay, um, you're
not in any trouble.

We didn't tell the
cops about the truck

and Xavier's fine.

You're safe.

You can come home.

[Nicole] Claire.

Where are you?

[Diego] What the
hell happened to him?

I kinda party-fouled
some asshole in there

and Simon here took
the brunt of it for us.

Didn't you, buddy?

[Simon] Did you find her?

Should we maybe go?

- Sandra.
- Mm. Oh.

Sorry. Um, the last time

I was at a river like this

was when Dave drowned.

Oh, shit. I'm so sorry.

[Sandra] It's fine, honestly.

At least, then, I
knew it happened.

But now...

[Derek] How often
do you do this?

[Sandra] The alerts?

Whenever I get them, I guess.

I was at the morgue
this morning.

The morgue?

[Sandra] Yeah, it
wasn't her either.

I set the alerts up

back when Maddie first
became a missing person.

And, I guess, now it's
all I really have.

I think I thought,
if I found her body,

that it would give me
some kind of closure.

This doesn't feel like
closure. This is...

This is more like torture.

Look, I know that we just...

I mean, who the hell am I
to judge, right, but, um...

I do know

that returning to your
pain over and over

can be just as addictive
as any thing else.

[footsteps approaching]

[music]

♪ Funny how it disappears
the second you give in ♪

♪ When the world comes to terms
with the way that it spins ♪

♪ Funny how you rearrange

♪ How your mind
begins to change ♪

- Rhonda, heard the fab news.
- Congrats, you clever thing.

♪ Hold yourself a
little tighter ♪

♪ In the arms of
your old age... ♪

♪ And when nothing
else is working ♪

♪ And the air is getting thin ♪

♪ I will hold on
like the first time ♪

♪ Feel the pulse
beneath my skin ♪

[typing]

♪ I can feel it ♪

♪ I know it's true ♪

♪ I can hear... ♪

[Woman] One second, dear.

[radio plays music]

[Wally] We can't find Rhonda.

[Charley] I don't think
she wants to be found.

If anyone was the
monster tonight,

I guess it was me. Huh?

I pushed her too hard.

Uh, you know, I think

maybe there are just some places

that are still
too painful to go.

[Wally] But you needed
answers, Maddie,

and they may not be
in those notebooks.

Also, now that we
know kegs aren't keys,

there's probably
plenty of other words

that Wally messed up.

Woah, woah, take it easy.

[music]

Wait, Charley. Keys, the keys.

Holy shit, you guys, what
if the objects are the keys?

Go on.

Rhonda said Mr. Martin
gave Janet that watch.

But I've seen that watch before.

Mr. Martin was holding it
the day he disappeared.

And when he gave it to
Janet, she disappeared too.

Rhonda asked earlier
about Janet's object.

What if that's it?

Her key. Okay, but
where does it go?

Yeah, and where'd
they disappear to?

[electrical humming and buzzing]

[overlapping '50s balladic and
rock 'n' roll music playing]

[typing]

[school bell ringing]

Hello, Rhonda.

[Rhonda screaming] Help!
Help! Somebody help!

[silence]

Help!

[Rhonda screaming]

What's this?

Berkeley?

You're leaving me?

[Rhonda screams]

[heavy breathing]

[ominous music swells]

[electrical humming and buzzing]

[Nicole] Hey.

Are you okay?

It's not your fault. No
one could've convinced her.

Yeah. I know, I'm just...

I'm tired.

[cellphone vibrating]

Ugh, it's my Dad.
I gotta get this.

Totally.

And then you could
drive us home.

[Nicole] Simon, listen, I, um,

I saw Maddie too.

- [Xavier] Hey, Dad.
- At the party.

Wait, why, why...
When was this?

It was right before
security came.

But the girl I was looking at,

she was someone else.

This is what I've been
trying to tell you.

No, I know, I know,

but what does this mean?

That this Janet thing is real?
That fucking ghosts are real?

It means she got your licorice.

Okay. Okay. Yeah. Bye.

How am I gonna tell her

that we lost Janet?

Again.

Fuck!

We tell her.

Together.

Unless you still
don't want my help.

Do you?

Sorry. I'm sorry.

Was that another
annoying question?

Thank you.

I do.

And it feels new to me.

Not doing this alone.

[light chuckle]

You know, whatever message
that you wanna give

to Maddie, I'm
happy to help too.

Thank you.

Where the hell is Janet now?

♪ Mama used to sing...

Are you sure you don't want
me to drive you to your car?

Ah, parking lot's
four blocks from here.

I could use the steps.

All right, well,
thanks for dinner

and for coming with me.

It's nice to not feel...

Alone.

- Good night, Derek.
- Good night, Sandra.

[message notification]

♪ I still ♪

♪ Remember ♪

♪ When Mama used to ♪

♪ Sing ♪

Hello?

Maddie?

Hi, Mom.

[Sandra gasps]

Oh, Maddie!

Oh, Maddie! Maddie!

[ethereal music]

[outro music]