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Previously on Hardy Boys.

I helped cover up a failed experiment called Project Midnight.

Dr. Vivian Burelli was experimenting on kids.

We'll have to piece it back together.

Looks like a coffee stain.

Dr. Burelli was found dead this morning.

I'm thinking we should head down to the station.

- Are you arresting him? - We're just gonna talk.

I'm so glad you decided to join me, Fenton.

You're gonna be very useful.

Once we get the relic,

we can get the power out of Frank.

Wouldn't it just be easier to tell Frank what you're really up to?

Where is it?

In a vault.

At the docks.

Did he buy it?

I was pretty convincing.

No, no, no, no, no, no!

What do you think happened here?

Nothing good.

Frank!

I saw Joe in the chair turn into the other kid. Burelli called him Patient B.

His tie had a gold pin on it.

Eagle and the hatchet, it's Rosegrave's Latin Club pin.

Mr. Munder is the Shadow Man.

Mr. Munder.

Just... give yourself up.

Oh my God. He's catatonic.

If Mr. Munder is not the Shadow Man...

then who is?

So let me get this straight.

You are calling in your favor

because you need me

to steal back the relic from Stratemeyer Global.

Which is currently in a warehouse,

at the docks,

inside of a heavily fortified Stratemeyer vault,

guarded

by heavily armed

Stratemeyer contractors and you need it

by

tomorrow.

Yes.

Yeah, that's no problem.

Really?

Because when you, when you put it like that it sounds like a lot of problems.

Yeah, but that's why you called me, right?

It's not my first rodeo.

How are you gonna do it?

I'm afraid that's classified.

Magician never reveals his secrets.

But in case

you were looking for a refresher.

Might I remind you that you're talking to the same guy

who stole this relic once before

from a jet.

Going four hundred knots at ten thousand feet.

So, yeah, I'm pretty sure I can sneak into a warehouse and

crack a safe.

Okay.

Now this is a stealth mission.

So no one's going to know that you were there.

That's right.

You're not going to kill anyone.

Not my style.

And you're not gonna steal it for yourself and take off.

Joey.

You can trust me on this one.

You hungry?

- What? - Wanna get some food?

No. No, I can't be seen with you. You have to go.

Frank could be back from Rosegrave any minute

and he can't know about this until after we have the relic.

Why not?

I'm afraid that's classified.

And Joe,

after this...

we're even.

I think I got one.

Should be the last of the coffee stain.

So can you see the name of the patient that was transferred to Pinegrove Institute?

Nope.

But

it looks like the transfer was signed by a nurse Marlin Cody?

No, wait, um--

Marian Cody.

You think she's connected to Project Midnight?

I think if she's in Burelli's box of evidence we need to find out.

I mean

if she can remember this patient it could lead us right to the Shadow Man.

Okay, great. We'll run it down tomorrow.

I really gotta go before my parents freak out.

Okay.

I'm gonna keep working.

There's no way I'll be able to sleep until the cops release my dad, so...

Might as well put all this caffeine and anxiety to good use.

Your dad's gonna be okay.

He's a fixer, right?

He'll fix it.

What happened?

We found the Sleep Room, but when we went in, Frank had a meltdown.

It wasn't a meltdown.

The Eye was showing me pieces of Project Midnight.

I'm fine.

What did you see?

Dr. Burelli and a nurse were experimenting on Mr. Munder when he was a teenager.

No wonder he's out for revenge.

Munder's not the Shadow Man.

Me, Phil and Lucy went to his house.

And we found him catatonic.

So the Shadow Man made sure Munder couldn't tell us what he knew.

No, no, no. I saw Mr. Munder strapped to a chair.

- He was being experimented on. - Maybe you misunderstood.

Or maybe the Eye is tricking you.

I know what I saw, Joe.

It doesn't make any sense.

Munder is a victim of the Shadow Man, okay?

Maybe you need to adopt a healthy suspicion of the Eye.

And maybe you need to develop a healthy suspicion of your buddy JB Cox.

What does that have to do with anything?

JB was at Rosegrave.

He was trying to steal something from George Estabrook's old desk.

He was?

That's great.

He almost got us busted.

But now we know he's not the Shadow Man.

No way he got back in time from Rosegrave to attack Munder.

He had plenty of time, Joe. He sold us out and left way before we did.

Think he's after the scroll McFarlane gave to dad.

Let's just be glad he doesn't know we have it.

Joe, Joe.

When Frank was having his vision,

- I went into it, too. - How's that even possible?

There was an energy in the Sleep Room, like static electricity. When I touched Frank,

I saw what he saw. It was a nightmare. I don't think Frank

realizes how bad it is.

He's like the frog in the pot, and the water's boiling.

We need to get the power out of Frank.

Before it destroys him.

The vessel is the power.

You hid this in your desk at Rosegrave.

Because you mustn't keep all your secrets in one place.

You've been paying attention.

Have you figured it out?

Not yet.

But I will.

You can't trust them.

Your friends.

Your brother.

They want your power.

They're going to try to take it from you.

If you let them,

you'll never get what you want most.

And you are so close.

Original sync by mutsz, corrections by snickersjjonas.

Hello?

Hi, I'm calling from Bridgeport East General Hospital.

I have a Trudy Hardy listed as Jesse Hooper's emergency contact.

Yeah, this is Trudy. Did something happen?

Detective Peterson.

Hey Sam, it's me.

I'm in trouble.

You never call just to say hi, do you?

What is it this time?

I think I got gassed by the same woman that killed McFarlane.

I'm in this hotel room. It's trashed.

Just woke up.

There's a dead body in the bathtub.

I'm being framed, Sam.

Please tell me you're not at the Grand Hotel.

We just got a 9-1-1 on the fourth floor.

We got officers on the way.

They're already here.

Just let them bring you in. We'll sort it out when you're here.

It's only a couple of stories up.

There's an awning down there, so that's all alright.

Fenton, don't do anything crazy.

Did you get the relic?

We got a problem, Joe.

How big?

Oh, I'd say about the size of a...

big old barge.

You didn't tell me

the vault was on a ship.

- I need more time. - I need the relic today.

Why? Why aren't you telling me everything?

Maybe the same reason you didn't tell me you were at Rosegrave yesterday.

Look, I am a busy guy.

And I steal a lot of things

for a lot of people, so you should be very grateful

that I am prioritizing you

and your whims

right now.

What do you need to get this done today?

- Scuba gear and underwater explosives. - What? No, this is a stealth mission.

- Then I need more manpower. - No. No one else can know.

No one else will know.

But there is a chance...

A slim

chance

that I can get this done with a dock workers uniform

and an extra set of hands.

Who, me?

I can get onto the ship, I can get into the cargo hold,

but I cannot get into the vault room without triggering an alarm.

But there is a stealthy way in

through a ventilation duct. Now,

I can't fit.

But you could.

Look, it'll be a tight squeeze but you can just shimmy through.

You open the door from the inside.

We're home free.

Okay.

That gets us into the vault room. What about the vault?

Stratemeyer vaults are very impressive-looking, but they have an inherent weakness at the dial plate.

Now, you give me two minutes

with a stethoscope and a crowbar.

and I'll have that baby cracked wide open.

Won't that set off the alarm?

Of course.

But by then we'll have the relic and we'll just run like hell.

And this is the only way?

It's the only way to do it

on your timeline.

I'm in.

I'll meet you there.

- Joe! - Go, go.

Trudy left a note.

Jesse's awake.

Really?

That's great, let's go to the hospital.

Wait, who were you you talking to?

No one.

No, I heard you talking to someone.

Oh, yeah, no, no, I was just, um...

I was practicing

asking Lucy to the dance tonight.

What?

Dennis is better and

they broke up.

Look my, my work life balance is all out of whack recently.

Are you and Callie going?

No.

Great.

Don't want you cramping my style.

Come on, let's go see Jesse.

I overheard the nurses talking.

Nobody's coming to see Mr. Munder. No friends, no family. He doesn't even have an

emergency contact. Nothing.

That's so sad.

First he gets experimented on when he's younger and now this.

Hey, did you make the call to Pinegrove yet?

Oh, yeah I just called them up and casually asked

if one of their nurses was illegally experimenting on teenagers in a secret facility back in the day.

Wait, you're looking for a nurse?

Yeah, one of Burelli's documents was a patient form signed by a woman named Marian Cody.

There was a nurse Cody in Frank's vision, the one

he had in the Sleep Room. If she was working with Burelli,

then they were both working for Gloria.

I think I know how to get to her.

Come on.

You okay, man?

No.

Gotta make this right.

I'm happy your mom's okay.

Me too.

Thanks, Joe.

Oh, also.

If anybody asks, we're going to the dance tonight.

We are?

Not like you and me.

Like us. You and Phil, me and Lucy.

Me and Phil?

Just,

like,

whatever. We're not even going anyway.

But tell Phil that we are.

Hey.

We need to talk about Angela. How do you wanna play this?

I don't.

Angela's all bark, no bite.

No, she's a loose cannon who's going to hurt people if we don't hand over the power.

Then you should never have made that deal, Chet.

Why do you want me to hand over the Eye so bad?

I don't, it was just the only way I could buy Joe more time in the motel.

You should have known that was a bad deal.

It was a lie, Frank.

You lied to me?

I lied to Angela.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay.

So let's just meet at Wilt's after school and think of a play.

Yeah, I'll be there.

Okay, see you then.

You can't trust him, Frank.

What about Joe?

Been keeping secrets.

Lying.

He's up to something.

Do you want to know what it is?

- You owe me five dollars. - For what?

Biff said we were going to the dance.

- We're not actually going. - So why did I buy tickets?

No one told you to do that.

We're not going to the dance?

No.

But like if, if somebody asked me where I'm going to be tonight, that is where I'll be.

Right, Phil?

Yes. Yes

Yes.

Who would ask me where you're going to be?

My brother.

But like no, he won't actually

ask you.

Just like,

if he does

could you say that I asked you to the dance and that you said yes.

Sounds like you really swept me off my feet.

I'll see you later, Joe.

I might actually go tonight.

It's too bad you're not gonna be there.

Could have been fun.

Wait hold on, hold on.

Hold on, of course

I'm going to be there.

What are we even talking about?

I have my ticket.

Right, Phil?

I'm lost.

Just, okay.

I have mine.

You have yours. Okay? Awesome. See you there.

I'm just, um, okay, sorry. Sorry.

Ticket isn't free, you know.

Where's my uniform?

These don't come in kid sizes.

Besides, you're not a dock worker.

You're cargo.

I'm not getting in there.

Then you're not getting on the ship.

This boat is getting loaded in the next hour.

- Or so. - Or so?

These things lock from the outside.

Joey. Trust me.

I promise I'll get you out when the time is right.

Okay?

In.

In.

Hey, get your hands off!

Okay.

Relax.

Keep your voice down.

- Did you follow me here? - Yes, I followed you.

You're lying to me.

Colluding behind my back with this traitor of all people?

- Why don't we just let bygones be bygones? - You sold me out literally yesterday.

What are you doing here?

We're stealing the relic from the Stratemeyer vault.

Did he put you up to this?

Because he's using you.

He's going to betray you too.

Okay, guys. It's now or never.

It's now.

I know that face.

What'd you do?

Did you wreck the car?

No.

I've been looking for my birth parents

and I didn't tell you 'cause I didn't want to hurt you or make you think it was

something that you did

because it wasn't.

It was just...

me. I wanted to know.

But...

Then you got hurt.

And...

It just...

felt wrong.

And I think I'm done with all that.

You're my mom

and the rest doesn't matter.

Of course it matters.

Where you come from matters.

You're not mad?

Never.

I kept your box of adoption stuff for you.

For whenever you were ready.

You don't have to worry about me.

Not with this.

I'm your mom.

I love you and that will never change.

But there's a whole

other life out there somewhere for you.

And...

life is...

unpredictable.

You don't want to leave something unfinished.

Good morning, Pinegrove Institute.

Um, yes, hello. I'm calling to speak with nurse Marian Cody.

Just one moment, please.

Do I sound like a lawyer?

What does a lawyer sound like?

Hello?

Hello, Miss Cody.

My name is Belinda

Conrad.

I represent Gloria Estabrook’s estate and the execution of her will.

She's named you as one of her beneficiaries.

Gloria Estabrook is dead?

Yes, it hasn't been made public yet, but we'll need you to come and sign some paperwork

in order to disperse the generous amounts of money Miss Estabrook has left you.

I'm not sure why she would do that.

I didn't know her very well.

But you did work for her, correct?

Yes.

Well, in the weeks leading up to her death Miss Estabrook became quite insistent that

you were included in her will.

As a thank you

for all the loyalty and dedication you've shown over the years

especially for your time at Rosegrave and all those

midnight shifts

you worked.

Miss Cody, I have a long list of beneficiaries I need to meet with.

Are you able to come to Gloria's house in Bridgeport to sign for your funds?

I'll come by today.

Very well.

See you then.

I can't believe you agreed to this stupid plan.

It's not a stupid plan.

Okay? The container will get loaded onto the ship

and JB will let us out when it's safe.

And when will that be?

Soon.

I hope.

Hope is not a plan, Joe.

Yeah, well, maybe I'd have more information if you hadn't interrupted me and JB.

Why do you trust JB so much?

Look at the situation you're in, Joe.

We're sitting ducks out here and that isn't even the worst part.

Oh, really? Enlighten me.

You went behind my back.

- If you would have just come to me-- - You wouldn't have listened!

You stopped listening to me about the Eye

a long time ago.

You think I trust JB too much?

You trust the Eye too much.

Everyone thinks you're compromised by the Eye, Frank.

Everyone.

Right, so you are all against me.

George was right.

You're just jealous

that the Eye chose me.

Are you even a hearing yourself right now?

The Eye told me that I need the power

to get what I want most.

- And what is that? - I want my mom back, Joe!

Screw you!

Mom's dead!

She's not coming back!

Look Joe, I'm sorry, okay--

Are you okay?

No.

And neither are you.

I can tell

that something is wrong with you.

And I'm worried.

That's why I'm here.

We don't need

the Eye

to figure this out.

Dad trusted us

and he doesn't even know that you have the power.

We could just be good detectives.

We could just--

We could just...

figure it out,

Frank.

Together.

Okay, I'll give up the power.

Swear.

I swear.

Swear

on Mom's grave.

I swear on Mom's grave.

We're being put on the ship.

Sorry for the delay, guys. You ready to rock'n'roll?

I am.

You?

Yeah, let's do this.

If I'm not mistaken, the vent to the vault would be

right here.

Hey, Frank.

Joe, I see you got Mack's message.

JB, always a pleasure.

Though I'm a bit surprised you're here.

You got away clean.

I thought you were smart enough to stay gone.

Yeah, well, you thought wrong.

Give up the power, Frank,

and everyone walks away from this alive.

How do I do it?

Just let go of the power. The relic will do the rest.

Let go, Frank.

I'm trying, it's not working.

You have to want to let it go.

I do want to.

Maybe you need some extra motivation.

No, no, no, no, don't!

What are you doing?

Just a vision.

What did you see?

Sorry for the delay, guys. You ready to rock'n'roll?

- I am. - No, no, no, wait! It's a trap!

Thank you for coming, Miss Cody.

Miss Conrad is just finishing up with another beneficiary.

She'll be with you in the study.

You seem young for a lawyer.

I'm an intern.

Right this way.

We have some questions for you.

What is this, some kind of prank?

Tell us about Project Midnight.

- I don't know what that is. - Yes, you do.

You girls have no idea what you're nosing around in.

One of the Project Midnight victims is out for revenge.

Dr. Burelli was murdered.

You could be next.

Who were your patients,

and why would one of them want a crystal from that chandelier?

The crystal in the experiment was special.

It could hold energy.

It acted as a way station.

For what?

Project Midnight was designed for consciousness harvesting.

We were attempting to transfer one person's consciousness into another person's body.

- Why would you want to do that? - Not me.

It was Burelli

and Stratemeyer Global.

They said it was our patriotic duty.

That we could build better spies to protect our country.

Putting an agent's consciousness in a foreign agent's body would be the perfect cover.

But it didn't work.

Did it?

No.

The transfers went wrong.

The first boy

uh, died

on the spot.

They told his family that he had an aneurysm in his dorm room.

So you try it again on another kid.

You say that like I had a choice.

Like the balance of power was leaning my way.

Don't tell me you don't know what that's like.

I couldn't just quit on Stratemeyer Global.

I knew too much. I was scared for my life.

But what about Dr. Burelli?

She was the one running the experiments. She had the power to stop it.

Burelli was out for herself.

She swore that she'd perfected the transfer, that it would be ok.

When we ran the experiment on Patient B,

it looked like she was right.

His consciousness

was transferring into the crystal.

And then...

It went wrong.

And he was catatonic.

That's when Stratemeyer shut us down for good.

Who else knows about this?

No one.

Stratemeyer paid for my silence.

- You destroyed two young lives. - You don't think I know that?

That's why I took the job at Pinegrove.

I transferred Patient B there so I could take care of him.

To try to make up for what I'd done.

And I was with him

every day.

Until his brother came and took custody.

Wait, his brother?

Adrian.

Adrian Munder.

But... Adrian Munder was experimented on. He was Patient B.

No, Adrian Munder was never part of Project Midnight.

Patient B was his brother, Aaron.

They're twins.

Belinda.

Where's Belinda?

Is she okay?

Yeah she's working with Callie on Burelli's files, but

I need your help with something else.

You trust me?

After everything that's happened?

Belinda trusts you,

and I don't really have another choice.

I made a secret deal with Angela to hand over Frank.

Chet.

I know, I know. I was just trying to buy Joe enough time to find out where the relic's

being kept, and...

And now he's down at the docks stealing it from the vault and I have a

really bad feeling that Frank's with him.

Wait, who told you the vault's down at the docks?

Mack.

Angela had him locked up in their hotel room.

Your friends are in danger.

We gotta go.

Okay, so wait.

Wait.

Which one is it?

Is it, is it a trap

because I'm working with Angela

or is it a trap because I'm an idiot

who's walking us into one?

Well, to be fair I've always thought you're an idiot.

Are you going to let him talk to me like that? He's not even supposed to be here.

You're lucky I am here.

Joe!

- We need a new plan. - What is happening?

Our window

to pull this off is closing

very fast. So unless

somebody can explain to me why we are suddenly listening to Frank,

then we need to move

now.

The reason Frank knows it's trap

is 'cause he has

the power of the Eye

in him.

Fine, don't tell me.

I'm out.

- Seriously? - Absolutely.

Difference between a good thief

and one that gets caught

is knowing when to walk away. See you around.

Okay so according to your vision

the relic isn't in the vault, Angela has it on her, right?

Right.

But she was waiting for us.

But she doesn't know that we know she's waiting for us, so technically

we have the upper hand.

Not so sure about that.

Okay, no, no, no.

Just hear me out.

We play the vision exactly as it was.

- And get caught? - Yes, yes, exactly.

Where was I

when Angela tossed you the relic?

- Beside me. - And where was the water?

To the left.

Close enough to jump?

That-- that's your plan? We catch the relic, we jump in the water?

It'll work because it's so simple.

Joe, she has a gun to our heads.

Okay, someone puts a gun to your head, what do you do?

You freeze.

Not us.

We dive off the boat.

They'll never see it coming.

And then what happens?

We swim for it,

try not to die.

The way I see it,

we can't keep playing from behind.

We have the element of surprise

and I am not leaving this ship without the relic.

Fine.

Let's try not to die.

Hey, Frank.

Thanks for spiking my tracker.

It helped me organize this little welcoming party here.

Joe, I see you got Mack's message.

Thanks for coming by.

And for bringing JB.

Always a pleasure, JB.

Though I am a bit surprised.

You got away clean.

- Thought you'd be smart enough to stay gone. - Yeah, well, you thought wrong.

Let's get to it, shall we?

Give up the power, Frank.

And everyone walks away from this alive.

What are you doing?

- Sorry, Joey. - What?

Stop him!

Frank, Joe, we gotta go now! Come on, let's go!

Joe, get to the truck!

Come on, come on, come on!

Don't worry about me, Chet, get your friends out of here!

Man I can't believe JB took the relic.

I can.

That double crossing weasel looked me right in the eyes

and double crossed me.

Like a weasel.

I just wish I could see the look on his face

when he realizes that he ran off with a fake.

What is that?

Oh, this?

Is the real relic.

Swapped it out in the confusion at the docks.

What? Worked before and it worked again.

Now it's your turn.

The sooner we get the power out of you, the better.

Where is everyone?

We're going to be late.

Why aren't you dressed?

You know we're not actually going to the dance, right?

I'm pretty sure we are.

You owe me five bucks for the ticket, by the way.

Oh, are you--

Did you find your birth mom?

Maybe.

There's an Abigail Owens in River Heights

and I'm working up the nerve to call.

I c-- I can leave, if you want.

No.

That's okay.

If you hadn't tracked down these books, I might have not found her.

Yeah, you're welcome.

Here goes nothing.

Answering machine.

Hi.

This is Biff--

I mean.

Elizabeth Hooper?

Sorry, that wasn't a question.

This is Elizabeth Hooper

and I'm calling for Abigail Owens.

I've been looking for you because I have reason to believe

that you're my birth mom.

And I know that's probably a shock to hear and if you just want to ignore this message

that's totally okay.

I have a great mom, and

a great life.

But...

if you do want to meet,

I would

also like that.

Okay.

Bye.

That was like the bravest thing I've ever seen.

Thanks.

Uh, you should've probably left a callback number.

Oh.

Right.

We know who the Shadow Man is.

Mr. Munder has a twin brother.

- Aaron. - Huh?

Okay.

So.

Our teacher, Mr. Munder, was never a part of Project Midnight,

but he has a twin brother, Aaron,

who is Patient B. He was the second victim of the experiment.

So it was Aaron who did all of this.

He's the one who hurt Dennis,

he planted the bomb at Wilt's,

and he killed Dr. Burelli,

all so that he could get his hands on that crystal.

- But why would Aaron need it? - The crystal is used for consciousness harvesting.

For what?

The crystal can harvest human consciousness

and the experiment was to see if they can upload it to another person's body.

But wait, how could Aaron do the things that the Shadow Man did if

if he was experimented on?

Wouldn't he be catatonic like Dennis?

Not necessarily.

The nurse we spoke to was there. She said Patient B's trials were much more successful.

So you think Aaron recovered enough to track down everyone responsible and get revenge?

But why would he attack his own brother?

He wouldn't.

But he did.

He didn't.

I knew something was wrong. Come with me.

Come on!

I mean, he has been right about a lot of stuff.

Whenever you're ready.

Right.

What are you waiting for, man?

This doesn't feel right.

Don't let them take it, Frank.

Frank.

You promised.

I know.

But something's wrong.

Something's very wrong.

What if we still need it?

You do still need it.

- Could you just give me a second to think? - Frank.

- You're so close. - Just stop!

Who are you talking to?

They're all in danger!

- What's happening? - Frank!

The Shadow Man's at the school.

He's gonna attack someone.

Lucy.

We gotta go. Come on, guys!

Boys?

I'm home!

I got burgers!

Frank?

Joe?

Biff?

Don't tell me you're all the dance?

Hello?

Gertie, it's me.

Gertie.

You don't call me that unless...

What's wrong?

I need your help.

The Shadow Man could be anywhere.

We need to split up.

I'll take the main floor.

I gotta find Lucy.

Okay, I'll go upstairs. If you see him, do not engage. Okay?

We meet back here in five minutes and call the cops.

Okay.

Nothing like being fashionably late.

Listen, you have to get out of here. You have to go home--

No.

I'm not doing this tonight, Joe.

You're not taking off.

And...

I'm not going home until I get at least one dance.

George.

Keep going, Frank.

You're almost there.

Hey. Relax.

Look at me.

You look amazing.

I'm just...

I'm just trying to...

- If you don't wanna be here-- - No, I do. I do.

I just... I mean, I'm worried.

Something bad's going to happen.

Nothing bad is gonna happen.

Mr. Munder tripped and cut himself when the bomb went off at the parade.

Got a bandage on his wrist from getting stitches.

There's no way he could heal that fast.

This isn't Mr. Munder.

It's his brother Aaron.

Aaron never got better after Project Midnight.

- Which means-- - We were right the whole time.

George.