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Didn't your daddy ever teach you to ask permission?

If it isn't green and growing in the ground, daddy didn't have time for it.

Teaching me manners wasn't on the list.

Clearly.

Mixing up some diabolical potion to get rid of me?

Wart remover? Same thing.

Take it back.

Go outside and ask permission.

Happy Friday.

Hello?

Elizabeth, what's wrong?

Oh my god, I'm so sorry. Of course I'll come.

Hey, um, is it okay if a cat comes?

Not a cat. Cat. My girlfriend.

Okay, good.

I'll see you then. Bye.

Elizabeth, your ex -girlfriend.

She was never my girlfriend.

You lived with her.

She was my roommate.

Chris lived there, too.

Why are you so angry?

Because it sounded to me like you just made plans to hang out with another girl

on our weekend.

It's not hanging out.

Elizabeth's dad just died. She needs our help.

Your help?

Whatever. She needs help.

Why you?

I don't know.

She told me she'd tell me when I got there.

She probably needs help with the house or something.

They don't have architects where she lives.

Listen, Elizabeth's a friend.

She needs our help.

I already told her we were coming.

She has a big house in the country.

It could be our weekend away.

Chris and Rachel are even coming.

Come on, it'll be romantic.

She even has a garden.

You can go through there until your heart's content.

I've never slept with her.

Never.

You never wanted to?

What I want is for you to be on top of me right now.

Oh, fuck.

Ugh.

Wow. I haven't seen so many wild botanicals outside a greenhouse since

It's impressive.

Oh, hey.

We're friends of Elizabeth Pierce.

Do you know where we could find her?

Yeah. She said make yourselves at home. She'll be back for lunch.

Okay, man. Thanks. Those are right here, man.

Can I ask you a question?

Did the yarrow and chamomile grow wild here, or is it cultivated?

I planted them. Mr.

Pierce brought them back from the Boyle Forest of Canada for his medicines.

He did botanical medicines?

Yeah, he built his business on it.

This house is fantastic.

You should see the way the view opens up, depending on where you're standing.

Apparently, Elizabeth's dad made his money in medicinal plants.

Hmm. I don't know about that.

Dad sent her to boarding school after her mom died.

She never really talks about him.

Don't you think that it's a little bit weird that she gave you this big spiel

about needing your help, and now she's not even here to greet you?

You'll have to know.

We're sleeping in the goldenrod room, and Chris and Rachel in the holly room.

Some weird names for a room.

They're plants, Mason.

Okay.

Let's go find the gold.

You let me think that this was just some weekend getaway with Mason and Kat, and

now you tell me we're here because some ex -college roommate needs your help?

Listen, she called last night when you were in the shower to invite us up here.

What is she supposed to do?

Why didn't you tell me the truth?

Okay, I figured...

You wouldn't come if you knew the truth. You're damn right I wouldn't want to

come. Chris, how could you do this to me? You lied to me.

I didn't lie.

Give me your keys.

Are you serious? Give me your keys, Chris. I'm leaving.

Don't leave, Rachel.

I'm so sorry to interrupt you guys, but I'd really like you to stay.

At least hear me out before you make a decision.

Okay. Mason and his girlfriend are already downstairs.

Maybe, okay.

Your girlfriend doesn't like me, Chris.

Rachel doesn't know you.

It wouldn't change anything if she did.

How long before she pulls you away from here, huh?

How long before her whispered accusations turn you against me?

And how long before you don't want me anymore?

It's not going to happen, okay?

Yeah.

Sorry about that, you guys. I needed Chris's help with my dad's journal.

I'm so glad you guys are all here.

I'm really sorry about your dad. What happened?

They think it was a heart attack.

He was always under so much stress with his business that it really shouldn't

have been as big a shock as it was.

So what do you need us to do?

I only recently found out that my dad took a few things out of his safe

box and hid them here in this house.

And I need your help to search for them.

Is it like papers and stuff or what?

Something like that.

Mason, I'm going to need you to look at the house plans and go over the layout

and see if my dad might have built any secret hiding places.

You're so good at what you do that if there's anything an architect can find,

you'll find it.

And Chris?

I would really love for you to help me go through my dad's papers again to see

if there's anything I'm missing about where he might have hidden the things.

So, am I looking for something room size or small compartment?

I think so. Maybe it's the size of a small bag or pouch.

How is it that you don't know more about your dad's things? And what's so

important that you need these guys to help you?

At this point, I could lose this house if I don't find the things my dad hid in

it. And I know he would hate to see his precious gardens bulldozed for new

condos or a hotel if I have to sell.

Those gardens are nearly priceless.

See? There you go, Mason.

All the more reason to help me.

Why don't you two have Jacks and show you the gardens?

The native medicinals are almost in bloom, and they look amazing. It's a

time to see them.

No, um, I think I'll stay. Thanks.

Actually, Rachel, I would really like to talk to Chris and Mason alone.

We've been friends a very long time, and there are things I'd rather not say in

front of strangers.

See, Rachel?

Yeah. Babe, it'll just take a second.

It'll just take a second. I'll come get you as soon as we're done, okay?

Whatever.

So,

I want to tell you the truth about what we're looking for.

My dad spent a lifetime buying gemstones with his spare cash.

Gemstones?

Yeah. He thought they were a better investment than stocks.

If he had known he was sick, he would have told me where they were hiding, but

because he died so suddenly... Anyways, I'm so glad you guys

came. I've really missed you both.

You know how it is.

You call and we come running.

Well, I just want you to know that I don't take that for granted.

Yes, you do.

Wow, I keep finding little botanical surprises around every corner.

I could do a whole semester here.

You study botany?

Yeah. Who does that, right?

I honestly don't think I've ever met anybody outside of the public garden

did. Unless you're a businessman and you go into botany like Elizabeth's dad.

Yeah. It's so sad he died so young.

You know, I called a friend over at the paper to see if they ever got a

toxicology report back on him.

Why?

Call it the journalist in me.

I just don't trust her.

Like with Chris.

She's still got some kind of hold over him.

Well, she's beautiful and she's obviously smart.

She just probably brings out the guy's protective instincts.

Some women are like that, you know.

She is definitely not girlfriend material. Not for a guy or a girl. So I

think you have anything to worry about.

No, I'm not worried. I just... I just don't want to be here anymore.

Oh. I don't know. I'm actually enjoying exploring the gardens.

There's more past those fields if you're interested.

So, um... Have you worked here a long time?

Yeah, more or less since I've been a kid.

So these are as much as your gardens as they were his?

Yeah, somewhat.

You don't mind us exploring around, do you? I just... I love the variety of

plant life you have here.

Just stick to the path and know your plans. You're going to be doing much

of that.

There's nettle and nightshade littered throughout these beds.

Okay, everyone knows the difference between nettle and nightshade.

I don't.

Well, you're not going to be picking any more leaves, then.

Hey.

It's Jackson, right?

Enjoy yourselves, Kat, Rachel.

She's obviously sleeping with him. Why is that obvious? Because he's young,

male, hot, and within 100 yards of her. Come on. She taught women like flies.

Okay, if she's obviously sleeping with him, then she's already taken, so you

have nothing to worry about.

You know, I really don't think a thing like fidelity is going to bother

Elizabeth Pierce.

Seriously.

What's wrong?

Nothing, babe.

Tell me what's wrong.

I just spent three hours searching every nook and cranny of this man's office

and all I have to show for it is a nose full of dust.

By yourself?

I thought Elizabeth and Chris were going to help.

No, they just disappeared and left me to do all the dirty work.

I am so sorry, babe.

Can I make it up to you?

I'm not in the mood.

Oh, really?

I was going to show you my new yoga move I learned last week.

You just said the magic words.

Yoga move.

Exactly.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So, what did you do all day while I slogged the office?

I prowled around the garden looking for new and exciting plant varieties.

Exciting? Plants?

Don't really go in the same sentence.

That's what you think. You know, I found a whole section of the garden that's

filled with some of the coolest toxins you can imagine.

Again, cool?

Toxins?

Seriously.

There's Water Hemlock, Monk's Hood, Castor.

Even angel's trumpet.

Angel's trumpet?

Oh, it sounds dangerous.

It's a hallucinogen that's greatest main ingredient is atropine.

I don't know.

I don't see why anybody would fill their whole garden with a bunch of poisonous

plants.

Well, there's a lot of use in medicine, so it makes perfect sense.

I don't know.

I just wouldn't go around touching it.

Yeah, you shouldn't touch anything. That's exactly what Jackson more or less

told Rachel today.

Jackson? The gardener. He's been working here since he was a kid.

Hmm. That's funny.

Elizabeth never mentioned him to me before.

Well, Rachel has a theory that they're having an affair.

Yeah, right.

Elizabeth would never sleep with a gardener.

Well, that's how much you know about women.

Okay, let's go to dinner. I'm so starving. Come on.

Come on, Chris.

You can't tell me you didn't find anything in my dad's papers.

With all your psychology training, I'd have thought you'd see through him in a

second. Well, yeah, through him, the man, but, like, his paperwork was

about keeping the company afloat, you know? His medicinal company was in

trouble?

He was in the process of dying, but he was having second thoughts.

That's just who he was in business.

I thought he was a powerful businessman.

Behind every powerful man beats a soft heart. And my dad was softer than most

when it came to tough decisions.

That's what I loved about him.

That's not what the papers say.

And what would the papers know about how I felt about my father?

Well, according to his customers, Richard Pierce promised to stay in

despite pressure from investors and family to sell. And as you've said

you're the only family he has left.

Thank you, Chris, for bringing such a charming companion to my place for the

weekend. I do so enjoy being attacked at my own table.

Elizabeth. No, Elizabeth.

Why did you say that?

When her father just died and she's trying to salvage what was left that he

cared about?

What's wrong with you?

I can't believe you're defending that woman!

She keeps you away all weekend long doing things she's too lazy to do

and you don't even have the decency to come find me to see if I'm okay?

I'm sick of this.

And I'm sick of you.

I'm going home.

You're going home?

Well, I'm staying here, so do whatever you want.

Well,

that was awkward.

Yeah, I just...

I don't understand why Chris's girlfriend would be such a bitch.

Easy, Mason.

Rachel's just feeling intimidated by Elizabeth's attraction to Chris.

Yeah, right.

Elizabeth would never sleep with Chris.

I mean, she might have fooled around with him a little bit, but it was

Okay, and you know this because... Are you really accusing me of something

now?

No, but should I be?

You know what, Kat?

If you don't trust me, you can hitch a ride back with Rachel.

Are you trying to get rid of me, Mason?

I'm not trying to do anything.

You know what?

I need some air.

Let me take a walk.

Cheers.

Elizabeth!

Elizabeth, wait!

What now, Chris?

Come to make me apologize?

No, I came to apologize for what Rachel said. I don't know what her problem is

right now. I'm sorry.

And yet you sat there, open -faced like a guppy, and let it happen.

Well, she's leaving now, okay?

Yeah? Well, maybe you should consider leaving, too.

What about your dad's gemstones?

As you said yourself, you can't get anything from his papers. That makes you

redundant.

I can still help you look through the house, okay? Chris, there isn't anywhere

you can look that I haven't already.

I need more than just extra eyeballs working for me. I need a brain that can

think outside the box.

But that's what I am.

Elizabeth, you have to give me another shot.

Come on.

I don't know.

I'll think about it.

Listen, be very persuasive, okay?

Not tonight, Chris.

I can't deal with any more drama.

I told you we can't do this while my friends are here.

You say friends?

I see lapdogs following their missus around hoping for crumbs.

Yeah, one of the lapdog's bitches just went home.

Good riddance.

I heard.

But, uh, you should know.

She's been poking around your dad's death.

Why?

Because you don't exactly inspire loyalty and friendship among women.

Boyfriends you've been screwing.

Yeah? Well, what about lovers?

Do I still have your loyalty?

You never did.

Finally, a real man.

Hey, good morning.

Yeah.

Have you seen the succulents on the side of the pool shed?

There's a succulents garden, too.

Yeah. Mr. Pierce's mother was apparently friends with a Wilson.

She got some cuttings of succulents from Miss Wilson's botanical garden on

Catalina Island.

Good morning.

Everybody sleep well?

Just the man I wanted to see.

I was thinking me and you can focus on the living room today and I'll work

next to you. Sound good?

Yeah, it sounds good.

I'll show you the succulents whenever you want.

That's right.

You're into botany, aren't you?

Yeah, your dad's gardens are amazing.

It was his one passion in life and he taught me everything he knew.

I used to mix up teas for him when I was little using different amounts of

chamomile, yarrow...

comfrey, lavender, whatever sounded good at the time. And he drank every single

one of them just to make me feel good.

Jackson tends to all the herbs and medicinals now that he works here.

I don't think I've touched a dried flower or leaf in years.

Come on, Mason. Let's get to work.

Rachel, I thought you left last night.

We spent the night talking.

Yeah. Wow, okay.

That's good, right?

Yeah. Yeah, it's good.

So you're both leaving together.

We need to get out of this place. It's toxic, you know? Like, if we don't get

out now, it may not happen.

It's literally toxic, Kat.

My friend finally got back to me with a coroner's report on Richard Pierce.

He had trace elements of PsyQ toxin in his bloodstream.

Psyche toxin.

That's found in... Water hemlock. I know.

I looked it up.

That's completely weird. I mean, why would someone who knows everything about

plants make a mistake like that? I mean, water hemlock leaves look like yarrow

leaves from a distance, but someone who knows everything about plants wouldn't

make a mistake like that. It just doesn't make any sense.

Wasn't Elizabeth going on about how her and her father bonded over his plant

obsession?

Well, yeah, but she just told me that Jackson took over all the plant

since he got here.

I don't know.

Maybe Jackson doesn't know the difference between Waterham Lock and

Like I said, it doesn't make sense.

I'm sorry to leave you here by yourself with the bitch of death from hell.

She wouldn't have had that bad.

Besides, I have her dad's plants to keep me entertained.

I will see you later.

Bye.

Are you crazy?

Drop that. That's nettle leaves.

Oh, what?

What were you doing?

I don't know. They hurt Jackson.

Of course they do, silly girl. You were shredding raw nettle leaves.

Come on. I got some white men in my room.

Thank you. That feels better.

It should. I made it.

You did?

Yeah. I ended up making most of, you know, all of the new healing salves and

creams from Mr. Pierce.

He was always too busy with clients.

Elizabeth said you handled all the botanicals for him in the end.

Yeah, that's right.

Why?

Did you know that there was psychotoxin found in his bloodstream when he died?

What, water hemlock?

You're better to pick that stuff, much less ingest it. Unless he didn't know he

was ingesting it.

That would be murder.

Jackson, would Elizabeth be capable of murder?

I mean, Elizabeth's capable of a lot of things, but murder?

I just don't know.

Well, she's capable of sleeping with my ex -boyfriend.

Ex?

Yeah, as of 15 minutes ago, yes.

You wouldn't be interested in any rebound sex, would you?

No.

Damn.

I am interested more.

I mean, it's got to be in the fireplace. I've looked everywhere.

Nowhere else it could be.

Oh, my God. I love you. I love you. I love you. Thank you.

Oh, my God.

Oh,

hey, we found it.

I'll get it.

Oh, my God.

Look at that.

Elizabeth Pierce, please.

She's in there.

And there are nape rocks on her dresser.

You sure?

I'm positive.

There's also some tea herbs drying in the laundry room.

They look like they've been there a while.

Like a week, almost?

You think you can do this?

No, but I think it's the right thing to do.

I don't know what you guys are talking about. My father died of a heart attack.

Actually, ma 'am, we have a warrant here to search your house because we believe

differently. Oh, that's ridiculous.

Mason, tell them I had nothing to do with my father's death.

I warn you, sir, lying to a police officer is a gross misdemeanor in this

I don't have any knowledge of Mr. Pierce's death.

Give your information to my partner and then you're free to go.

Kat, let's go.

I'm not going anywhere with you, Mason.

I saw you with her. As far as I'm concerned, you both deserve each other.

leave me out of it.

What are you doing? Those are mine.

We're taking these into safekeeping, so you can go downtown and answer a few

questions. I mean, you wouldn't want these to go missing now, would you? Let

of me!