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-[birds squawking] -[exciting percussive music]

[Nori] It just looks like miners doing mining stuff.

Maybe Raquel's intel was wrong?

If Raquel says something's going down today, then it is.

Ouch!

Ellis, what is that thing?

My parabolic microphone.

I can use it to hear conversations

up to a hundred metres away.

I haven't used it on you. I respect people's privacy.

Except for bad guys like Darius.

Okay, whoa, keep the volume low.

We don't want them to hear us hearing them hear each other.

[loud crunch]

[crunching]

What?

We're lucky no one got injured

in the tunnel collapse yesterday.

But the miners are nervous.

They say it's become too unstable.

Well, I won't need 'em for much longer,

not when Sam gets here today.

Sam?

Who's Sam?

Sam's gonna change everything.

[distant panicked shouting]

[man 1 gasps] What's that?

[unearthly whispering]

What the... What is going on in here?!

-What the...? -[man 1] It's a ghost!

[man 2] A ghost!

[man 3] I'm getting outta here!

-[panicked shouting] -Wait.

-Something's happening. -[microphone squealing]

[Darius through microphone] What? What is it?

Look, whatever you think you saw, it was nothing.

Okay? Get back to work.

I'm telling ya, there is something dangerous down there.

And whatever it is, it ain't right.

[Lila] So, what's the deal?

Those miners were seriously spooked.

[Raquel] It was unusual, even for this place.

There was a hand, coming out from the rock...

Like, a human hand?

The miners are convinced it was a ghost, but...

Well, you know the island better than them.

What do youthink it was?

A ghost? Doubtful.

But it was like someone was trying to come through...

[Meesha] Was this the big thing Darius had planned?

No - when it happened,

he was telling me about Sam arriving today.

I have no idea who that is.

He said Sam would change everything.

But that's all I got.

And if Darius is happy about it, it can't be good.

Look, I've got to get back.

If I find out anything else, I'll let you know.

Let's check the ferry passenger list,

see if there's any signs of Sams, Samuels or Samanthas

arriving today.

-Let's go. -Yes to that.

But first... we need to unpack this ghost sighting!

So, what if this thing they saw is actually Taylor?

A hand, pushing through rock?

What if it's someone trying to reach us from the other side?

Why would Taylor try to reach us through a mine?

And how?

Well, it's where the Omnia is,

that could have something to do with it.

Look, I'd love for this to be Taylor too,

but if the evidence points to ghost...

Please! Why would it be a ghost?

We've done ghosts already.

-[loud shriek] -[dishes clattering]

[eerie music builds]

I've...

[stammering] I've just seen a ghost!

[eerie music crescendos]

♪ It's a curious situation ♪

♪ A strong case of speculation how ♪

♪ It takes more than intuition ♪

♪ To work the situation out ♪

♪ It's right before your eyes Can you feel it?♪

♪ It's right between the lines Try to reveal it ♪

♪ So look until you find all of the pieces ♪

♪ Put them together ♪

♪ Now you see it ♪

♪ Rock Island Mysteries. ♪

I was in the kitchen, cooking.

I've spent months trying to remember

the family's old clam chowder recipe.

Oh! You made clam chowder? Huh?

All of a sudden, someone came out of the wall.

It was like--

Like someone trying to reach through?

Yes!

And trying to talk,

but I couldn't understand...

It's okay, Nan.

You don't have to be scared now.

Scared?

[laughs] I'm not scared!

This has to be the ghost of my Great Aunt Mabel.

She always made the best chowder.

She just wants to help me get it right.

Uh... are you sure?

Absolutely.

I've got to arrange a proper chat.

[Lila] With Mabel?

You can do that?

Yes, I can.

I'm an expert at communing with the other side.

Well, count me in

because I am so down to talk with someone

from... the other side.

[Gillian chuckles]

Looks like we're dealing with more than just one ghost.

Or just one Taylor.

Okay, whatever it is, it's bad timing.

Raquel still needs us to figure out who this Sam person is.

If I'm avoiding a ghostly incursion, I'm more than happy

with focusing on the ferry passenger list.

Great - well, me and Meesha will tackle this ghost thing,

Lila can go with you.

What?! No!

I am on the Taylor train, thank you very much.

It's fine, I'll go with Ellis.

Come on!

Why are you trying to keep me away from my sister?

To protect you.

You're so sure this is Taylor

without even having any evidence.

It's her, Nori, I can feel it.

First the mine, now this.

It has to be Taylor trying to reach us.

[sighs]

Okay.

-[exciting music] -[birds cawing]

[hisses]

[typing] Sam, mining...

-Search. -[computer chimes]

That might be a little broad.

Forty million results?!

You'd be better off looking through the lists with me.

Wait, I got it.

[typing]

Darius, Sam, mining.

-Search. -[computer chimes]

It doesn't actually, you know...

[rumbling]

Is it just me, or is it suddenly starting to feel

like the start of a tremor in here?

What?

[faint distorted voices echoing]

I specifically volunteered for this job to avoid ghosts!

[distorted voices continue]

Did you hear what it said?

Shh, I'm trying to listen.

I think it's saying...

What? What?

Ellis.

[Ellis screams]

[laughs]

I'm kidding. I have no idea what it said.

Wha...!

Come on.

[Meesha laughs]

A little sprinkle of rosemary,

-and we're ready to begin... -[giggles]

Let's not get too disappointed if this doesn't work out.

And let's not forget who to thank if it does.

[mysterious music]

Hear us, Mabel, we are here!

Bring your voice to us from the beyond.

Yes, Mabel...

and whoever else might be out there!

Hear us!

Mabel?

[distorted whispers echoing]

Uh... what is that?

[rattling loudly]

Ha! It's working, she's coming!

[distorted whispering continues]

-[voice] Taylor! -Taylor?

She's here!

I don't think Mabel knew anyone called Taylor.

-Whoa! -[unearthly whispering]

-What? Is she here? -[rapid whooshing]

Did you see Mabel?

[Ellis] Guys!

I must have got the herb mix wrong.

[Ellis stammering] The ghost, it--

It was just here.

What?!

-[rapid whooshing] -[all scream]

Oh, it's happening again!

[all scream]

-[all scream] -What's is going on?!

I'm trying to get--

Uncle Charlie!

Something's wrong--

Ready to try again?

[Ellis stammers]

Um...

So, what, Uncle Charlie's a ghost now?

Mm-mm. Looks like he was trying to get back here, but...

It didn't work.

What if we map the places Uncle Charlie has appeared?

It might form a pattern.

Which could help us work out where he'll be next.

-[phone vibrates] -Oh.

Ah, Raquel.

She's wants to know if we've figured out who Sam is.

Charlie has to take priority.

This could be the only chance we get to rescue him.

But Sam could help us get closer to the Omnia.

And Raquel's scary!

Well, something tells me

she'd want us to join the Charlie train.

We should split up,

see if anyone's had any more ghost sightings.

[Lila] You're listening to Lila Gray on Rock Island FM

and today it's all things ghost.

We're talking genuine ghost sightings.

If you've seen one, heard one, felt one, dated one,

call in.

I want to hear all the paranormal tea.

[Faraz] He was right there outside my window,

this strange but weirdly familiar man.

[Lila] Yes, Faraz!

[clears throat] I mean... oh, that must have been terrifying.

[intriguing music]

[Nori] So, what did you see?

I was packing up the camping gear, then poof!

He just sprang up, right in my face.

The freaky ghost man.

Richter's Ridge?

But that's miles away from the other sightings.

Why would Uncle Charlie be all the way over there?

-So, it happened again? -Mm-hm.

I felt this tingle on the back of my neck at the markets,

right when I was looking at the celery.

It was Mabel. Telling me it was the celery I've been missing!

But you didn't see a ghost?

[sighs] Sadly, no.

Someone thought they did, though.

Said Mabel was wearing khaki and had a beard.

But Mabel never wore khaki.

[scoffs]

I didn't have the heart to tell her

it wasn't actually her Great Aunt.

Oh! Dad's also just spotted something in our garage.

[Ellis] Sunny's garage.

So this is what we've got.

See any patterns?

Well, it kinda looks like an upside-down palm tree.

Well, if you squint.

What? It's a pattern.

[percussive music]

Where have you been?

You haven't replied to any of my messages.

I can't get away again like this.

Darius will get suspicious.

We got caught up.

We've been dealing with a crisis.

The Rock Island ghost.

Who, as it turns out, isn't a ghost at all.

We don't have time for ghosts.

I just found out Sam is arriving at 3pm.

Which is only--

-[watch vibrating] -What? Wait, what is it doing?

It's happening again.

What is?

Raquel?

[Raquel gasps]

Charlie?

[gasps]

Er, what is happening?

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

Charlie isthe ghost.

He's trying to reach out from the other side.

But how can he? There's no crystals.

We aren't sure,

but I'm starting to think you might have the answer.

Personal question, but where did you get that watch from?

[intriguing music swells]

[Ellis] He gave her this watch, don't you see?

Uncle Charlie's belongings - that's the pattern.

What do you mean?

Wherever his things are, he appears.

That's why they vibrate.

Like the BQ, and the book in the Milk Shack.

And the camping gear.

Silas got it from Uncle Charlie's old storage locker.

Charlie must have things scattered all over the island.

So we'll know where he'll pop up.

-But we just don't know when. -Or how to make him stay put.

Yeah, and there's our other problem.

Sam's arriving any moment, and we've got to get out there

if we want to figure out who Sam is.

You two, take Sam. We'll help Charlie.

[dramatic music]

Any of them could be Sam!

How do we know which one is going to change everything?

Is it in their eyes? Their walk? Their clothes...?

I know which one Sam is.

How?

[Meesha] S-A-M.

Kinda hard to miss.

Sam isn't a person, it's a thing!

Oh no.

What?

Do you know what it is?

-I should've realised earlier. -[dramatic music swells]

This is bad. Very, very bad!

So this made me think,

maybe if Uncle Charlie appears where all his things are,

if they're all together, it'll draw him in.

-Like a magnet. -Yes! Like a magnet.

It'll make him stick.

Trust me, this'll work.

I hope.

I'm sorry I didn't believe you

when you thought this was Taylor, but...

I just don't want to see you get hurt.

Well, I'd rather get hurt than stop hoping

we can get Taylor back.

[both chuckle softly]

[rumbling, rattling]

Nori!

I think he's coming.

[gasps] Come on, please, please, please, please!

-Charlie! -Lila, Nori!

I don't know why this is happening but I'm...

-Hey... I'm staying put. -[all laugh]

[Nori] And you don't look like a ghost!

Good job, guys!

[both chuckle]

[Uncle Charlie] Missed you.

Smart play - working out my belongings were the key.

I was trying to use different tethers but I couldn't hang on.

This helped.

So, does this mean you're back now?

Like really back?

Or if we move your stuff,

you'll start jumping around again?

I'm not sure. I feel like I'm still on the other side.

Like something's trying to pull me back.

Because of the... what did you say, the tethers?

Yeah, I've been trying to piggyback

on one of the tethers between dimensions--

[voice glitching] ..doesn't always work.

I don't know if I can stay here,

not while everything's so unstable.

What do you mean unstable? You only just got back.

Where's Taylor? I'll explain everything when she gets here.

She must be worried sick.

Um...

About Taylor...

What is it?

A couple of months ago, she heard you through a portal.

She went in to get you back, but...

No.

Taylor can't be there. It's dangerous.

[voice glitching] The dimensions are untethering.

Everything's falling apart.

[Meesha and Ellis gasp]

-Charlie! -Meesha. Ellis.

[curious music]

[Lila sternly] Ellis...

Ho! You arereal.

Which is good, 'cause we have a serious problem.

This is S.A.M.

S.A.M. stands for Superspectral Attribute Monitor.

I first heard about them at The Institute.

But how is a S.A.M. bad for us?

When the machine is set to specific parameters,

it uses electrosonic frequencies

to scan vast distances for any kind of anomaly.

Translation for those of us who are not Ellis -

Darius will find all of the Omnia on the island

in a second.

What's Omnia?

Raquel says you always thought

there was some kind of lifeblood under the island.

That's Omnia.

Darius is mining it.

Wait, I'm sorry, this is all very fascinating,

but can you please go back to what you said

about Taylor being in danger?

I think this is the reason.

It's okay. He does that.

If I'm right, this Omnia is what connects Rock Island

to everywhere and everything.

So, mining the Omnia doesn't just affect everything here,

but also where you and Taylor are?

So, what happens if all of the Omnia

gets taken from the ground?

Catastrophe.

What's worse, our worlds untether completely.

[dramatic music swells]

-No one comes back. -[exhales deeply]

We need to stop that mine.

If I could get my hands on S.A.M.,

I could alter the frequencies,

then Darius would be searching for Omnia

when it'd be something else entirely!

Good plan.

But how do we get in there without getting caught?

That's easy.

We have a ghost.

[curious music builds]

[Darius] You can get lost.

[man] You're in direct violation

of the health and safety regulations.

Regulations? That's what you get paid--

That's why you're getting amply compensated.

Right?

Raquel's heading in. Stand by.

Copy that.

Ellis?

Ready to get my disruption on. Okay.

[intriguing music]

[Darius] Look, the collapse of the mine was a one-off.

Alright? It's 100% safe.

[man] Yep? I don't see you in there.

Coast is clear.

Raquel's planted Uncle Charlie's stuff.

Okay.

Here goes nothing.

[whispering] Come on, come on...

[rapid whooshing]

-Okay. -Whew.

Sample detector... sample detector...

This must be it.

[tense music builds]

You'll have to work quickly.

I'm not sure how long I can--

[Meesha gasps] That means go. Come on, come on!

Fine, you want me to prove it? Let's go.

All of us, down we go.

You too. Come on.

[mutters to himself] Could cut better men out of cardboard.

Oh! Ellis isn't gonna be finished with S.A.M. yet.

We need a diversion. Come on.

[tense music]

[loudly] That's right, Rock Islanders,

we're getting reports that miners

are being forced to work in an unsafe environment.

What is this? She can't be here.

This is a restricted area.

[Ellis] Inputting alternate frequency data

-to S.A.M... -[computer beeping]

And now hiding my tracks.

-Put that camera away! -[Nori] Why?

You don't want the island to know what's going on here?

Yeah, any comments on why your miners

-are so afraid to work? -Get them out of here.

-[man 1] Righto... -[man 2] Move it, you two.

But the people want to know the truth!

I want them gone by the time I'm back.

[tense music continues]

You touch me, and I'll sue!

The others better finish up quick, or we're done for.

-[Meesha] Come on, come on... -[device pinging rapidly]

-[device blips] -Done!

-Okay. -Great!

Char--

Where's Uncle Charlie?

Um... excuse me, Charlie?

Is it finished?

Sorry, I can't control it!

[Meesha and Ellis gasp]

-[grunts angrily] Give me that! -What?

[Ellis] Meesha!

[Meesha] Oh! Yes!

-Fluke. -[chuckles]

-Yes! -[Darius distantly] Come on!

Puttin' an end to this ghost nonsense once and for all.

Look. You see?

Nothing here. Just a whole lot of rocks.

So unless you want to find yourself unemployed,

I suggest you get back to work.

Go on!

[man] Alright, guys, back to work.

You sure know how to squash an uprising.

[huffs] Sooner I'm done with this place and everyone in it,

the better.

Ah...

Time to finish this.

[machine beeps and whirrs]

[Darius] Show me the Omnia...

[Nori] You did it, Charlie!

Wedid it, all of us, together.

Just remember, we haven't stopped Darius completely.

But, thanks to you, we got ourselves some time

to come up with a plan.

Let's get cracking.

Charlie?

[Meesha] Charlie? I don't like this.

-What? No! -[dramatic music swells]

[Ellis and Lila] Charlie?

[Lila] Come back, Charlie!

What's just happened?

I'm not sure-- [voice glitching]

-[phone vibrates] -Can't hold on--

Wait!

Raquel just said Darius turned S.A.M. on.

Could that be the problem?

If the Omnia is a tether between worlds,

the frequencies might be making them even more unstable.

I can't hold on much longer--

Don't worry-- [voice glitching]

I'll look for Taylor.

But what about us?

We need your help. How do we get both of you back?

After today, I had an idea.

You need Emily--

-[Lila] Emily? Emily what? -Her anchor--

-Anchor? W-- -[dramatic music builds]

What anchor? What does that mean?

-[voice glitching, indistinct] -[dramatic music crescendos]

Uncle Charlie?!

[Ellis] I think he's gone.

[Lila exhales deeply] We were so close.

-[pensive music] -[birds twittering]

[phone vibrates]

It's Raquel.

Darius is furious.

S.A.M. hasn't located any Omnia yet.

Well, I guess we can take that as a win. For now.

Who's going to tell her Charlie's gone?

I'll do it.

[phone keypad beeps]

I can't believe Uncle Charlie was here and then not.

[phone whoops]

What if he's right about Omnia and the tether between worlds?

What if we can't get Taylor and Uncle Charlie back?

Well, at least he gave us something to go on.

What? Emily's anchor? We have no idea what that is.

-She doesn't even own a boat. -[frustrated groan]

Here we are again, back at square one!

No Charlie, no Taylor,

and... no clue.

I can't wait to try your clam chowder, Nan.

[Gillian chuckles softly]

She never actually communed with Mabel.

How did she get the recipe right?

Nan never gives up.

She just keeps at it until she works it out.

So we do like Gillian. We don't give up either.

We need to figure out this anchor thing

before Darius takes all the Omnia.

But how? No one remembers Taylor or Uncle Charlie.

And we still have no clue what he's talking about.

Well, there's one person who probably does.

Emily.

Yeah, but it's not like we can say,

"Hey, Emily, to bring back the daughter you forgot,

"your brother - who you also forgot -

"told us we need your anchor.

"Is that cool with you?"

Maybe that's not a bad idea.

[dramatic music builds]

If we need Emily's help to get Taylor home,

it's about time we tell her the truth.

[exhales deeply]

About everything.

[dramatic music swells and fades]

[theme music]

♪ Rock Island Mysteries. ♪