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You have no idea how much I've missed you, Taylor.

[knocks] Taylor's things?

Mm-hm.

Today's the day we bring back Emily's memory.

Finally!

[Ellis] Maybe you shouldn't get your hopes up yet.

I'm just saying

we stumbled upon an untested hypothesis

about using magical tree sap to restore memories.

We don't even know what'll trigger...

Uh-uh. Meesha and Nori will get that memory sap.

And I've got all the Taylor triggers ready.

[clears throat]

Her favourite khaki shorts,

every birthday card she's ever gotten,

her perfume, and Mr Snugglelicious.

She slept with him until she was 13.

Probably shouldn't have told you that.

That's a lot of triggers.

Now all we need is the sap.

If Nori and Meesha can find it.

[Meesha] Keep your eyes peeled for colourful leaves.

Why is it so muddy here? It hasn't rained in weeks.

I mean, we are headed towards the Weeping Tree.

Maybe it's a sign that we're close.

Or it's the Omnia, messing with the island's life force.

My answer's better.

Look, we can't be far, and the others are waiting.

Come on.

[sniffs] Mmm.

Hot off the press.

Overnight data on the fish numbers in the bay.

-Still dropping? -Mmm.

We need to add that to my presentation.

These donors want to know

exactly what the Institute's doing

to protect our marine life.

We can't function without their support.

Can you also add a shout-out to the petition?

And hashtag, "Keep Rock Island shining..."

[all] "And say no to mining."

-I'll try and squeeze that in. -Thank you.

We got it!

-Got what? -What?

Nothing.

Uh, shouldn't you be doing weather stuff?

-I have the day off. -Oh.

Did somebody order special memory juice?

Hello, Taylor memories!

That's if it works.

Positive thoughts only.

Ellis, will you send the presentation to Annabelle

for final approval, please?

Does she always check your work?

Well, she doesn't wanna look political

for the Institute.

It's complicated, guys. She's my boss.

Protecting marine life

has been my dream since I was seven.

I am not going to jeopardise a job that allows me to do that.

Of course you were an ecological warrior

at seven years old.

[Emily laughing] What?

I did a tour of the Aquarium and I caught the science bug.

The only bugs I was catching when I was seven

were at the tops of trees.

-[laughs] -But I was a terror!

We so wouldn't have been friends when we were kids.

Alright... I'll see you soon.

-Wish me luck. -I'll walk you out.

[all] Good luck.

Have you got the sap?

I can go to the lab, check its data.

Yep, left it right...

-[Ellis] Huh? -What...?

Where is it? I left it right here!

The floor is lava!

Come on! Who wants to play?

Come on! The floor is lava! Let's go!

What is up with your dad?

Uh... guys?

I think Sunny ate some sap.

Whoa! Tsaaah!

♪ 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. ♪

Dad, what are you doing? Get down!

Come on! We're playing 'floor is lava'!

You got five seconds!

-Five, four... -Okay, I'll get him!

-No, you won't. -Yes, I will.

What is going on?!

It's like he's lost all inhibitions.

Is he still him? Why isn't he listening to me?

Dad! Get down!

We're not playing 'mums and dads'!

That's a little kids game. We're playing 'floor is lava'!

Maybe he's swapped personalities?

-With what? A kid? -Seriously?

I won!

Only one way to find out.

Hey, Sunny. How old are you?

Seven.

Who are you guys, anyway?

I'm Lila. Your daugh--

-We're your babysitters. -[Sunny] I'm not a baby!

Whatever this is, we should play to his... delusion.

A surfboard?!

His delusions of being a kid?!

I cannot have a kid for a dad!

What if he stays like this forever?

This was supposed to be about

restoring Emily's memory, not this!

Lila, breathe. We can fix this.

Right?

-Yes! Uh... -Yes!

Okay, so, there's seems to be enough sap left

to do a chromatography analysis.

Wait, what? We got heaps more than that.

He can't have eaten it all.

I saw Emily with some toast.

[enchanting music]

It's the Aquarium!

-Are there sharks in here? -[woman] Uh, yeah.

[phone rings]

Aren't you going to answer that, Emily?

[Emily, on phone] You've reached Dr Emily Young.

-Leave a message. -Voicemail. Twice.

She's probably just busy working.

-Right? -[Nori] Totally.

What are the chances of two fully grown adults

regressing back to kids in one day?

This is Rock Island, Nori!

[Lila] She's got her presentation today!

And if she's acting like...

Oop... Okay.

...that...

For any kind of antidote, I'll need a larger sap sample.

I'll take this to the lab

and look for Emily while I'm there.

Time to tap the Weeping Tree again.

Where are you going?

Da... I mean, Sunny.

You're staying here.

We do not need you running round the jungle creating chaos.

Jungle?!

-I'm going! I wanna go! -Hey, stop! Dad! I mean, Sunny!

[Emily gasps]

Hello, Mr Dusky Whaler!

Ohh! Hi, little reef sharks!

Hi, guys!

[gasps]

Just a few tweaks to your speech.

Uh, Emily was just taking a moment

to connect with the marine life that she cares so much about

before the speech.

I can make the changes.

-Um... -[Emily] Oh, he's so beautiful!

Maybe we can tone down on the anti-mining angle?

-Just a weence? -Yes, ma'am!

Whatever you say!

No more warnings about destroying the island.

I'll leave Ellis with you, then.

Um... how do you know my name?

Do you work at the Aquarium?

-Aquarium? -Are you running a tour?

Uh... yes!

I do work here!

My name is Ellis.

Tour? That sounds like a great idea.

Where are the other kids?

-Uhh... -Wait!

Am I the only one?

Do I have the place to myself?!

Awesome!

Where do we start?

Just down there at the coral tanks.

The coral tanks! [gasps]

-Come on! -Yeah. Hey, hey...

-Spider! -[shrieks] What?!

-Spider! -Get it off!

[laughs] Got you!

Well, update from Ellis.

We officially have two seven-year-olds on our hands.

How did this happen?!

Memory juice. Did what it said.

Well, it was supposed to bring back memories of Taylor,

not childhood!

Yeah, but why that memory?

Didn't Ellis say it needed some kind of a trigger?

Sunny! Watch out!

[Sunny] Ewww.

[Nori] Wait for it...

Ahh! [laughs]

-Are you serious? -[Meesha] Guys, look.

The mud is spreading. And this place is usually dry.

Then that confirms it.

Mining the Omnia isaffecting the water table.

That's not all it's doing.

-What? -Look!

They're building more fencing.

Right around the Weeping Tree. So how do we get the memory sap?

Whoa!

I'm okay!

We need that sap.

[Meesha] The tree is totally off limits.

We have to do something.

Careful!

Sunny, stop!

-You almost got me! -No, I didn't.

Go. Over there.

Good.

[phone buzzes]

Ellis.

Please tell me you've got good news.

I can't get her to the lab. She saw a turtle in the tank.

Ooh!

Emily, please don't bang on the glass.

[Meesha] Kids need discipline, Ellis. Be firm.

She's my boss!

Who thinks she's seven!

This is more than just a delusion.

Sunny and Emily were both talking about being kids

when they ate the sap.

They unlocked a memory just by talking about it.

Intriguing!

So maybe we just need more sap

and to figure out what the right words are.

-[Emily] There you are! -Emily, please!

-Get down from there! -Look how high I am!

[Lila] Okay, Ellis. Don't let anyone see her like that.

-Get her out of sight right now! -[Ellis] I'm trying!

[Sunny] Lila!

Look at me!

[Lila unenthusiastically] That's great, Sunny.

[branch snaps]

[Ellis] Full disclosure -

we may have already had a very relaxed

and totally stress-free exchange with Annabelle.

Which I handled.

Well, I hear your bad news and I raise it.

We can't really get to the tree.

It's closed off by the new mine site.

[Ellis] I can try to create

a chemical clone with the active ingredient in this sample,

but I don't know if it'll work the same as the sap.

-We'll get more sap. -But also do your backup plan.

Right.

Hey, Emily?

Have you ever used a real microscope before?

Mm-mm.

-Would you like to? -Uh-huh.

Uh-huh? Okay.

This way. Come on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on.

[Meesha] They've only just started

setting up the mine site.

-There will be a way in. -Good idea.

-Let's check the perimeter. -I'll stay with Dad.

Why is it so... quiet?

Dad?

Sunny? Sunny?!

-[Meesha] Sunny, where are you? -[Nori] Sunny!

[gasps]

He must've run away!

Okay, we'll split up and we'll search for him.

Okay, you get the sap. We'll find him.

Sap ASAP, got it!

-I love you. I love you. -[Ellis] Dopamine,

acetylcholine, glutamate...

It's just replicating common brain functions.

Ooh!

[inhales deeply]

-Wait, don't! -Yum!

You just ate the sap.

Whoopsie.

You just... ate the sap.

How do you feel?

Good.

I guess we should test it.

Um, okay. Hey, hey, hey.

I need you to imagine you're a grown-up.

Doing grown-up things, like shopping and cooking...

No, that's so gendered.

You're a scientist! Marine... marine biology.

Emily, the donors are almost here. You ready?

We might need a weence more time.

We're on a schedule, Ellis.

If you haven't finished with those changes,

I'm sure Emily can wing it.

She knows how important this is to the future of the Institute.

[Ellis] But can I--

I don't like her.

But do you remember working for her?

Mm-mm.

How do you feel about public speaking?

[workers chattering indistinctly]

-I wanna come in! -[whispers] Go away!

Go away!

[worker] Hey!

[workers] Hey! Hey! Hey!

Why can't I come in? She's allowed in!

And...

I've gotta go.

Good try, but no.

-Sunny! -Sunny!

-Sunny, where are you? -Sunny!

It is official.

I am a terrible babysitter.

To be fair, this isn't exactly normal babysitting duties.

Exactly! Which makes it even worse.

I mean, what if someone finds him?

What if he gets hurt climbing a tree trying to catch a bug?

You know, he's probably just hiding somewhere nearby,

watching us look for him, thinking it's hilarious.

I mean, that's the kind of thing I would've done as a kid.

Sunny! Sunny!

[clears throat]

This isn't funny. Come out! Right now!

Oh! That worked.

I got in trouble.

Do you mean Meesha?

[cries] She got caught.

[Lila] Where? What happened?

Over by the fence, near the trees.

[sighs]

It's okay. We'll get her back.

Um... how?

Well, they're not gonna listen to a pair of kids,

but we've got a secret weapon.

He's even more of a kid than us!

They don't know that.

[Ellis] Okay, let's rehearse it one more time.

Today I'll be talking to you about...

Blah blah blah.

Can I just do a dance instead?

No, no.

No.

You can't make me. You're not the boss of me.

That's right. We're not.

You are the boss of you. And you know what a boss is?

Yeah, they tell people what to do?

They're a leader.

And they help their friends.

[Emily] And... again!

Emily...

I need your help.

-I want to help. -That's the spirit!

Now, I need you to go and talk to those guards.

But I'm just a kid.

Hey.

-You can do this. -We believe in you.

Thank you for listening to my presentation.

And whoever catches this gets to do the next one!

There is no way you can do this.

[man] Can't you see the 'keep out' signs?

There weren't here earlier when I was hiking, so...

I don't know.

Hello! Hi!

Uh... yeah, mate?

Who are you?

Release her.

Uh...

Wasn't there something else you were supposed to say?

Dad?

[giggles] 'Dad'.

Oh, uh...

Um...

It was my fault. I told on her.

-Told her! -Told her.

He toldher not to go in there.

She's always ditching us.

Yeah.

I'm just a silly little kid.

Adults know best.

[man] Come on, then.

Don't come back here again.

Kids, huh?

One problem. How are we gonna get the sap now?

Did you really think that I would let you down?

You're it!

-You got the sap? -Right here.

Oh, I like your hair!

Thanks. My nan does them for me.

Oh, what?! I thought you did them.

What? No, these hands are meant for fighting, not braiding.

Hey, hey, hey!

Why don't you just sit down here and keep practising your speech?

-Yeah? Great. -[woman] Milkshake for Ellis?!

Aren't you meant to, like, I dunno,

science it into an antidote?

The chromatography analysis showed

that the sap's chemicals are nontoxic.

They mimic and enhance the memory functions of our brain.

I ran a, uh, "controlled experiment" with Emily.

You gave her moresap?

Bold move.

It didn't work.

I tried a bunch of trigger words

to unlock her memories of being an adult, but...

-Rargghhhh! -[screams] Ow! Watch out!

-[blows raspberry] -Ew! Gross!

Okay, so, I dunno, what was different

about this morning's mushy recollections?

That's it.

It was the emotions that were attached to it!

So the triggers have to go deep. Not just words but feelings too?

Emily! There you are.

They're all waiting.

-Her presentation! -We're out of time.

Here!

Mmm! Yum!

Emily? Look at yourself. Remember who you are.

Emily, think about your love of marine biology.

The effects of Omnia mining...

And think about the nerves you had

about the speech this morning at breakfast!

-Bye! -[Lila] Bye! Good luck.

[Nori] We're doomed.

Introducing Dr Young.

[slurps smoothie]

-[Lila] How do we stop her? -Without making things worse.

Hello, adults.

[mild laughter]

Is it bad that I kind of want to see how things play out?

Yes, Meesha!

Today... I will be showing you Rock Island.

Ooh! Pretty.

[Ellis] What...?

Oh, no, no, that's not what we rehearsed.

We need to do something.

[Lila] Wait! She's taking in the map.

Something's happening.

[Ellis, echoing] You love living on Rock Island.

Emily, think about your love of marine biology...

[enchanting music]

[Ellis, echoing] Remember who you are.

-Ummm... [clears throat] -You're a scientist.

Sorry.

Rock Island...

...is my home.

So let me tell you about it.

-[Lila] Ellis, you did it! -I love this island.

Me, and her love for Rock Island.

...I made it my home a few years ago

when I was offered the role of...

-I'm hungry! -Shh!

-Good? -[Emily] The waters around here

boast such a diverse marine life...

[Emily] I still can't believe we got the funding.

My head was so foggy during that speech.

Same. I can't even remember what I did today! Weird.

[Emily] I think I might need to go to bed.

[Lila] Oh, wait! Uh... not yet.

We have something for you.

We have two calming iced teas.

-[Emily] Ooh! -[Sunny] Oh, thank you.

Hey, um...

Do you know who this girl is?

Uh, you haven't changed that much, sweetheart.

No, not me. The other one.

Well...

The girl in this photo, she means...

everything to me.

And to you.

-[Sunny] To us? -I know that sounds weird.

But just think about how much you love this family

as you look at her.

-Okay. -[Lila] You...

You love her and...

[enchanting music]

...you miss her.

She's...

[Emily, whispering] Tay...

Taylor?

Taylor? She's...

She's my daughter.

-[Sunny] What? -[Lila] Yes.

[Emily] What?

Yes! Yes, that's her!

How could we forget her?

Dad, Emily, we have so much to tell you, guys.

-[Sunny] That's Taylor. -[Emily] Oh, my goodness.

-[Sunny] That's our daughter. -Yeah!

[theme music]

♪ Rock Island Mysteries. ♪