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Previously on Just Add Magic: Mystery City...

ZOE: Ian Maddox left this box behind.

The Bay City Opera House.

ISH: That must be where we're supposed to go next.

-LEO: What are you doing here? -CODY: Beating you.

PIERCE: Why do you think your father was looking

-for the starter in the first place? -To destroy it.

You really don't know the first thing about him, do you?

Gross. Who just leaves their gum lying around?

ZOE: The Wessons must have spelled that gum to spy on us.

-That's how they beat us. -So they might be spying on us

right now?

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Maybe I should come with you.

Help you hide the starter.

No.

Someone has to stay here, keep an eye on things.

Keep your wits about you.

The big city can be... a lot.

I'll be careful.

I have to hide this where only a true protector can locate it.

-And destroy it. -And destroy it.

Then this is good-bye.

Not for long.

I'll be back before you know I'm gone.

Good luck, Ian.

(sighs)

You're going to need it.

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This gum tastes terrible.

And it's not even working anymore.

Double gross.

Forget that.

We don't need them now that we have this.

What are those markings?

PIERCE: Must be a clue to the next coin.

Well, then we need to decipher it.

How, exactly?

Maybe it's a math problem.

Like geometry.

Or... maybe it's a logo.

We'll figure it out.

I know, but shouldn't we hurry?

They could be right behind us.

I mean, not that I know.

Can't even hear anything.

We have the coin and the clue.

The protectors are out of moves.

I'll bring the coin to work and try to decipher the clue.

LEXI: Okay. We'll stay here and research the symbol.

Wow! I can't believe that worked.

They thought they could spy on us.

Well, a little Merwaldian peppermint oil

reversed their magic microphone

and turned it into a really gross speaker.

I don't think I'll ever be able to chew gum again.

But at least we know Pierce will have the coin on him tomorrow.

He works at that car dealership on 5th.

Lexi and I used to go there after school

to do our homework.

Great. Then that's our chance.

We have to get the coin before they can solve the riddle.

I agree. What do you think, Zoe?

Zoe? You okay?

Yeah. Sounds good.

We'll go to the car dealership.

Are you sure you're good?

You've been pretty out of it.

Sorry.

I just keep thinking about what Pierce said at the opera house.

And he's right.

I really don't know anything about my dad.

You can't listen to him.

Yeah, he'd say anything to stop us from going after the coins.

Maybe.

Are you going through that box again?

There's still a lot I don't understand.

Like this weird belt buckle.

(chuckles) Hey, those used to be in style.

Who's this?

ERIN: Oh.

That was your dad's best friend, Mitch.

My dad had a best friend.

You never mentioned that before.

You okay, hon?

I know it can't be easy going through your dad's stuff.

I'm fine.

So, about Mitch, how did they meet?

Through work. They were friends even before I met your dad.

Oh.

This was from their softball team.

They were so into it,

you would've thought it was the World Series. (chuckles)

Where is Mitch now?

I don't know.

He and your dad stopped talking.

Why?

They had some kind of falling out.

Your dad didn't like to talk about it.

I honestly have no idea what happened to him.

We need a spell to get into Pierce's office.

ISH: "Walk Through Wall-fles"?

-Yes. We should do that one. -Too risky.

Maybe we need a spell to get the keys to his office.

"Find Your Key Lime Pie."

This book really is infinite.

I found out my dad had a best friend.

Some guy named Mitch.

I'm confused.

My mom said my dad and Mitch had some kind of falling out.

What if it was over the magic?

You think he might know something about the starter?

Or he could be a protector.

Exactly. I have to talk to him.

And the book showed me the perfect recipe.

ISH: "Age Up-Side Down Cake."

Is this a spell to make us older?

Finally.

"You don't need a birthday to gain in years.

"Blow out the candles, abandon your fears.

"One bite and lo!

"A full score you shall grow.

But remember: you cannot stop time's flow."

A score is, like, 20 years older.

Score!

It'll make us adults for the day.

Or however much Taurian we put in it.

Okay, as adults,

me and Ish will go to the dealership and look at cars.

When Pierce isn't looking, we'll sneak into his office.

And I'll talk to Mitch.

I found out he works in marketing,

so I'm going to interview him for a job

that opened up at my company.

You don't have a company.

He doesn't know that.

I need to find out more about him,

and he's not going to talk to a kid.

Good point. But where are we gonna cook?

-Nani's making breakfast. -So is my mom.

One word, starts with an "S," sounds like my last name.

Five floors below us and has the best garlic knots in the city.

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Not enough.

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Why do we have to wear our parents' clothes again?

'Cause my mom and I really don't share the same taste.

Same. Would it kill my mom to add a hoodie and jeans

-to her wardrobe? -Trust me,

I've read enough werewolf books to know that once we age up,

we'll be glad we have the adult clothes.

Okay. Let's get this show on the road.

Are you ready to say good-bye to your childhood?

I've been ready since I was born.

Aren't you guys a little old for dress-up?

You kids eat yet?

I can make you something.

Let me go warm up the oven.

(whispers): It worked.

We have to get out of here.

Yeah.

-You want some French toast? -(door opens)

Wow.

You guys look... like adults.

So do you.

Does everyone see us as grown-ups?

Hey, you guys interested in seeing a show tonight?

My band's playing.

The Four Diamonds?

Don't you have to be 21?

Yeah.

-Which is what we are. -(chuckles)

I can't be sure,

but I think we're older than 21?

We really are adults.

(Ish and Zoe chuckle)

What are you doing?

We're supposed to be deciphering the clue.

That's a waste of time.

We have spices.

What are you talking about?

Think about it.

The starter isn't the only way

to bring back our family fortune.

Forget the coins.

We can just cook our own magical spell.

That's not the plan.

This is a better plan.

But Dad said...

Dad will be thrilled we cooked a spell that works.

We don't know the first thing about cooking magical recipes.

If Ish can do it, how hard can it be?

You must be Kelly Quinn.

That's me. Kelly Quinn.

-Mitch Shipman. Nice to meet you. -(chuckles)

That's for you. (clears throat)

Thanks for meeting me here.

You know how it is in an office all day.

It's nice to change the scenery. (chuckles)

I was surprised to get the call.

I don't often get recruited like this.

I'm surprised. You come highly regarded.

Really? By who?

Jim.

Jim Flannigan?

That is the Jim.

(chuckles) Wow.

That is really nice to hear.

I'll have to thank him later.

So, you were a little cryptic over the phone.

Um, what sort of work does your company do?

Football.

I've taken over marketing for the Bay City Barons,

and I need a new VP to help me.

Are you serious?

That's my favorite team. (chuckles)

Th-This is like a dream job.

Welcome to Sellitti's. What can I get you?

I'll have my usual.

And that is...?

Oh, right.

Uh, I'll actually change it up today.

I'll have an espresso.

-Mm-hmm. -Actually, I'll have the same, please.

Yeah.

My first espresso.

Of the day. (chuckles)

I wish you would've let me stop at the store

to buy something to wear.

What's wrong with what you have on?

You look like a real adult to me.

Yeah, but a boring, normal one.

LEO: There he is.

Check it out!

We're not actually here to buy a car.

-(scoffs) -Okay, and if we were,

this one would be the one to get.

Ugh, even pretending, you pick the practical choice.

Why wouldn't you get a sports car?

They're really not very safe.

Plus, they're bad for the environment, Ish.

I'm not Ish.

I'm Gabriella Van Der Schmidt.

-And you can't be Leo either. -Okay.

Uh, I'll be... Peter Wayne.

Kind of plain, but whatever.

So, what's our story?

Uh, I don't know.

I thought he would just leave to help a customer,

and we'd swoop into his office and look around.

That's your plan?

Not very exciting. But...

not surprising from someone who'd pick an electric car.

LEO: Now's our chance.

Hello there.

I'm Pierce.

What kind of vehicle can I help you drive away in today?

So, why don't you tell me about yourself?

Well, I've been a marketing executive for 15 years.

-Uh, before that, I was... -Yeah, I know.

I've seen the résumé.

I'm looking to get to know you.

The real you.

Ah. (chuckles) I see. Okay.

Um, well, I'm married.

Uh, I've got two kids.

We live about 45 minutes north of the city.

Great. And how often do you cook?

How-how often do I cook?

(chuckles) Um, I guess

I'm more of a microwave dinner kind of guy.

Interesting.

And what about friendship?

Would you say you have one to two best friends?

I'm sorry,

what exactly does this have to do with the job?

We like our employees to be involved in the community.

NICK: Here you go.

Enjoy. (clears throat)

Oh! (coughs)

Oh. Is everything okay with the espresso?

That's what espresso tastes like?

Can't I just change my order to a hot cocoa

with extra marshmallows?

I'm sorry, we don't have that.

Are you sure?

Not even in the back?

Oh, yeah. We might, actually.

I always keep some around for my daughter.

It's her favorite drink.

Your daughter?

Well, technically, stepdaughter.

Yeah, it's only been a few weeks,

but I think it's going pretty well.

I'm sure it is.

Let me see what I can do about that cocoa.

I have a question, Kelly.

Um, what is the strategy

of the campaign you're looking to do?

(sputters) It's football.

It kind of sells itself, right? (chuckles)

So relying more on social?

Uh... yes.

Do you use APIs?

No.

Old-school.

I can get behind that.

How big's the team?

Uh, not sure.

They're football players, so I don't know, pretty big.

(laughs) No, I meant, um, the marketing team.

Oh. Right. Duh.

(Zoe laughs)

Um, three.

That's it?

For an account of this size?

Oh, I like a lean, mean team.

Wow. I don't know if I'm ready to go back to my start-up days.

To be honest, this sounds a little unrealistic.

What exactly did you say your background is?

I mean, I know most of the marketing people

in Bay City and I'm just surprised

I didn't hear about this job opening.

You know, marketing for the Barons

would be a highly sought-after job.

Okay. Fine.

I don't really know anything about marketing.

What?

I made up the interview because I really need to talk to you

and I knew if I said the real reason, you wouldn't come.

And that is?

I'm here about... James Walters.

Haven't heard that name in years.

Go ahead.

Take it for a spin.

Does this model have a DVD player in the back?

My friend Augie has one.

For his kids.

All of these can be customized.

If you can dream it, we can build it.

This is so cool.

Well, if you don't mind my saying, it suits you.

I'll just need a license and you can take it out.

License. Uh, right.

Um, no need to test it. We'll take it.

Uh, are you sure?

You want to buy this car?

I'm sure.

No need to look around here all day.

Plus, we can talk business in his office.

Right.

(chuckles) When you know, you know.

(laughs) Uh, let's go to your office.

This is great news.

So, uh, if you don't mind my asking,

what sort of work are you two in?

Oh, uh, I'm a graphic novelist.

-Oh. -Just released my latest collection.

Citadel of Ranthalos.

I think my son has that one.

Have to get an autograph for him. He's a big fan.

-That's very flattering. -And what about you?

I'm a record producer and manager of this band,

The Glass Jackets.

So, as a professional dealmaker,

I won't be settling for sticker price.

Nor would I expect you to.

Would you like to purchase the vehicle outright

or are you planning on financing?

How do you want to pay?

-Oh. -Um...

since you just sold the movie rights

to your graphic novel, we'll just pay cash.

Right. Is cash okay?

(chuckles): Sure. That'd be fine.

But you can do better than sticker price.

Let me check with my manager and I'll get back to you.

Why are you bargaining?

I don't know. Just trying to keep it real.

It's what my mom did when she bought a car.

Okay.

Make yourselves comfortable.

Can I get you anything while you wait?

We're good.

But you better take your time

and make sure you get a good price with your manager.

Right. Or we'll have to walk.

(chuckles) I'll be right back and don't worry.

I think you'll be happy.

Quick. Start looking.

"Seal the Deal Soufflé."

With this spell we should be able to sweet-talk anyone

into doing whatever we want.

We can use it to get our family fortune back.

It calls for sheep's milk, pared and cored apples,

sweetmeats and rhubarb jelly.

Do we have that?

We can just substitute it with modern ingredients.

I'm sure it'll be fine.

So, how do we know if it...

What?

Why'd you stop ta...

(muffled grunting)

Who are you?

A friend of the family.

He's gone now

and you're the only one I can talk to about this.

I don't know.

This was a pretty elaborate scheme.

Please? It's important.

How did you meet him?

James and I both worked for the city.

We just hit it off.

Honestly, I found him a little odd at first.

Odd how?

He was like a kid.

Amazed by everything, like tall buildings.

James said it was 'cause he grew up on a farm.

Of course, I now know that that was a lie.

How do you know?

I met a guy from the same small town as James.

So I hooked them up and a couple of days later,

he calls me and said there's absolutely no way

James could've grown up there.

He doesn't know anything about the place.

So he lied about where he grew up.

He lied about everything.

He admitted that he made up his past.

School, work history, even his name.

His name?

I don't understand.

Why would he do that?

Clearly he was running from something.

I asked him about it, but he refused to talk to me again.

Cut off all ties.

Guess you never truly know a person.

I guess so.

Well, since this isn't a real job,

I should probably get back to the one I have.

I'll take care of this whenever you want.

Do you have any money?

I usually eat here for free.

I'm sorry.

It's a long story.

(sighs)

Good luck.

I don't see it anywhere.

Check the briefcase.

ISH: I may have found something.

Here, check it out.

Old letters, family photos. Magic charts.

We don't have the Taurian to analyze it now.

E-mail it to yourself.

Oh, no.

Speaking of Taurian, ours wore off.

We need to get out of here before Pierce sees us.

I did some digging and I found an old photo album

I thought you might like.

Is that Dad?

He was so young.

(chuckles)

I want you to know that just because I married Nick,

it doesn't erase your dad.

I know.

I can see how tough this is for you

and I want to help.

I just have so many questions

that only he could answer.

All you need to know is that your dad

was the most honest, loyal husband and father.

And he loved you more than anything in the whole world.

Thanks, Mom.

Now's our chance.

ISH: (gasps) Lexi!

We were just leaving, so...

-(muffled grunting) -What's wrong with them?

It's like they can't speak.

I don't know and I don't care.

Come on.

(muffled grunting)

What are you doing here?

(muffled grunting)

You created a lockjaw spell.

Instead of sealing the deal, you sealed your jaws shut.

Do you think you're the first Wessons

to ever try something like this?

This is about more than deals and riches.

It's about restoring family honor.

Don't worry. The Taurian in the spell

means it'll wear off on its own. In the meantime,

I'm going to enjoy a little peace and quiet for a change.

ZOE: Mitch isn't a protector

and my dad was a fraud.

Look at it this way.

All the great superheroes and spies have secret aliases.

So do the villains.

Well, our mission was a bust, too.

No coin.

Not a total bust.

Check this out.

Pierce has been cataloging all their magical research

and family history.

Wait. It's a triangle with a dot in the middle.

Any idea what that means?

I'm at a loss.

What else is in the folder?

ISH: An old letter from Folsom Wesson, 1875.

"Ian hasn't been seen in months.

I fear we will never find the starter now."

That must be Ian Maddox.

Click on the picture.

Folsom, Ian and Clint.

The three protectors, back when they were friends.

ZOE: That's Ian Maddox?

He looks so familiar.

ISH: Here's another one of him.

Wait a second.

I've seen that.

LEO: Whoa.

How did your dad get Ian Maddox's belt buckle?

Guys, I have a crazy idea.

What if your dad was a Maddox?

Like how Cody and Lexi are Wessons.

And it was passed down through his family.

I have a crazier idea.

Ian disappeared in 1875 at the age of 18 to hide the starter,

never to be seen again.

And my dad basically didn't exist

until he met my mom at 18.

They have the same eyes.

Are you saying...

I think my dad was Ian Maddox.

That was quick.

Time travel.

Seconds for you, but it's been a year for me.

You were only supposed to be gone a couple months.

How did it go?

Well, you were right about the... (coughs)

Sorry. You were right about the future.

It's all really, uh, busy.

But the mission was a success.

The starter is safely hidden in the future.

Here, I, uh, I got you some Little Judy's.

(laughs)

Thank you so much.

I don't know how I've lived all these years

without Little Judy's.

Here. Have one with me.

I can't.

Why not? We're celebrating.

I have to go back.

I met someone.

I... I'm in love, Charles.

If you go back and you stay,

there will be a huge cost, Ian.

Y-You can't fight the magic.

I can't live here knowing she's there.

I have to go back.

Whatever happens, it's worth it...

for Erin.

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