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Oh. And I invited Sebastian from your school

and Kevin just got back to me that he can make it

so your guest list's complete.

Yeah, it sounds great.

But that sounds horrible.

Oh, no... no. Please.

- No. No? No. - Yes. Yes.

But they're so fun.

If I was turning five.

I can't believe it's my baby's birthday tomorrow.

Thanks, Mom, but I haven't been a baby since you had a flip phone.

Here.

A selfie stick?

So you can document every fleeting, precious minute.

That's your job.

I've had a camera in my face since I was in diapers.

I miss those days.

Your little duck waddle walk.

Tiny little hands sticking pomegranate seeds up my nose.

Please. Stop. All I want to do now is travel the world, see new things.

Speaking of seeing, have you seen my purse?

Mom. Listen. I want to go to far off places and...

But can you go check in the back, please?

Not exactly what I meant by far off places, but sure, going now.

Where would I have... Where did I put it last?

Tavallod, Tavallod, tavallodet mobarak

Mobarak, mobarak

- Latin? - Farsi.

- Mina? - Birthday.

- Decorations? - Bingo.

Promised Ava I'd help with Mina's party.

Is that the Happy Birthday song?

Yeah. I'm hoping what I lack in pronunciation

I'll make up for with charm.

Think I'll have it memorized by tomorrow?

Not a doubt.

Do you wanna learn, too? It's a more-the-merrier kinda deal.

Absolutely.

Let me guess. Somewhere someone just blew out their birthday candles?

And made a wish.

"Tava-lood."

- Tavallod. - "Tavallod." Thank you.

Tavallod

Okay, well, this better be an easy one.

I have a tavallod to get back to.

I wish I could get it back.

Again?

So, is she just gonna keep appearing every time you get a wish?

No idea. But twice in a row

in the exact same way.

It's gotta mean something.

Maybe she has nothing to do

with this wish, like last time.

But then what does she have to do with?

"I wish I could get it back."

- Whispered? - In a woman's voice, I think.

What about the burning feather?

And was it short? Long?

Bird? Non-bird?

What's a non-bird feather, exactly?

Well, it's dinosaur. Obvs.

I highly doubt that.

The feather was long

and copper-coloured and it fell

from the sky on fire.

That's vaguely familiar.

So, so far, we got

zip, zip and vaguely familiar zip.

Yeah.

What's that? Takeout box, or...

This seems less takeout-y and

more package-you'd-send-in-the-maily.

Yes. Package equals mail

equals courier.

On time, as usual.

Hey, Freddie. How are you?

As my dear mom says

completely cream crackered.

Just another way to say tired.

Okay, then, I won't bother you.

You're never a bother, Mina.

You always take the time to say hello.

Thanks.

I just had a quick question.

Any chance there's a white package

in there tied with red string?

Nope. Sorry.

Okay. Thank you.

Maybe the package we need

is inside one of those?

But the you-know-whats always appear

as the you-know-what shows them

not hidden who-knows-where.

Well, maybe that's changing?

The you-know-what has been getting

more creative lately.

That's one way to describe it.

Yeah.

So if the white package isn't here?

Hang on. You said a white package

- right? - Yeah.

Well, there is one place in town

that sends mail in white packaging.

Where?

Right there.

Books, to be mailed out to borrowers.

And the library will want them returned, so the wish

"I wish I could get them back"

it sort of connects.

But no red string.

No red string.

- I have an idea. Come here. - What?

The cabinet of curiosities. Remember?

Yeah. So, what are you thinking?

You said you saw a feather.

Here's a whole drawer full of them.

Ronan, you're into magic?

It's Mina from school.

We have the same home room.

We used to. I haven't seen you in school in, like, forever, so...

Actually, I've had a lotta stuff to do.

Okay.

See you around.

Any of these look right? We got contour, a wing feather, bristle.

How do you know all that, suddenly, Mr. Expert On Feathers Guy?

Look.

You know, none of these look right.

It's weird. It's almost like the feather I saw didn't even seem real.

Plus, you know, the whole on-fire thing.

Wait, that's really making me think.

Oh, wow. Mina, there's a police car outside your mom's store.

What? Seriously? We have to go.

Mom? Mom, are you okay?

I am, sweetie. I'm okay.

Do you remember when I couldn't find my purse?

Yeah. Did you find it?

No, we think it was stolen.

- How? - By who?

I didn't notice earlier, but...

Someone tried to get into the cash.

They didn't try hard enough, though.

You didn't see anyone come in?

No. Slow morning.

I used the time to wrap Mina's birthday gift

and that's when I saw the register.

The package from the wish.

My wallet gone, my ID.

My...

Your necklace from baba. It was in your purse?

To bring to the jeweler for a stronger chain.

Vince, my necklace, it's irreplaceable.

I'll need a photo.

Of course.

It represents an old Persian story

how a magic bird gave copper feathers to a hero.

To burn whenever he needed her help.

I don't think it has much monetary value.

I mean, maybe some.

I knew it was familiar.

Exactly. I mean, a burning feather, it's part of the story.

Which connects to my mom's heirloom.

That she wishes she had back.

Mina...

your mom is the wisher.

Maamaan bozorg passed the necklace down to my baabaa

and my baabaa passed it down to me.

And one day it was supposed to be yours.

- Ava? - Yeah?

If I could just talk to you a second?

Yeah.

Should've guessed the simurgh.

I should've paid more attention to my mom's stories.

The well didn't make it easy.

And why didn't it just show us the necklace?

I don't know.

But at least we know what we have to do, find it.

Right. So where do we look for a thief in Emerald?

Yeah, we don't do crime here.

Normally, I would agree with you, Mina

but this is actually the third break in this week.

Just this week?

Hair salon got hit

bakery got hit.

Strange times.

Let me know if you hear anything.

- We should go talk to the stores. - I call the bakery.

Which means we're talking to...

Robbery feels like a strong word, but yeah. It's the word for it.

What was taken?

My tip jar.

Anyone suspicious come in that day?

No. You know, they all look shady when they come in

but not when they leave. It's kind of my job.

So, no.

Sarian's. Isn't that the factory out by the highway?

Why is the special for ex-employees?

Because the factory closed down.

It's the least I could do for the people who worked there.

- Thanks, Georgia. - Thank you.

Oh, man. The factory closed down. That's tough.

I wonder if that made one of them think "robbery."

Yeah. Now we know the why.

- We just need to find out the who. - Right.

That necklace is the only thing I had left from back home.

We lost everything when my family moved here.

If only I didn't put it in my purse last night.

I'm so upset with myself.

Don't go down that spiral.

Emerald is a small place. We'll find it.

Yeah, yeah.

That would be a nice gift to me on Mina's birthday.

Yeah.

So, how can I help?

Well, you've already brought over the decorations.

Food and cake are taken care of.

Oh. There was this one thing.

I'm not wearing a clown nose.

No.

I was thinking of printing photos of Mina growing up over the years.

Like a birthday collage?

Yeah. She loves old photos of herself.

I tried to do it twice now, but I can't decide on which ones.

I want to use them all.

Yeah.

And you would be impartial, so you could be my eye.

Yeah.

Yeah what?

What yeah?

Ruby's the same. She loves old photos, but at home.

In the privacy of her own privacy. Showing them in public?

Come on. Kids don't get embarrassed.

But teens do.

It's like a 24-7 Hall of Shame.

Their parents embarrass them by the very act of breathing.

No. Not Mina. I know her. This is something she'll love.

Okay.

Sarian's Textile Manufacturing.

Closed a couple months ago.

"Thanks for 30 years of support."

All those workers lost their jobs.

It's, like, 50 people.

Hey. Anybody at the bakery see anything?

No. It's like whoever did it just appeared

and disappeared when no one was looking.

Thinking Cloak of Invisibility.

I knew it. I never trusted that Potter kid.

Here's another weird thing.

So, all these places got robbed

but anywhere outside the lines didn't.

Weird. And nobody saw anything?

Well, just because none of the shop owners saw anything

doesn't mean no one in Emerald did.

Nothing in town escapes someone I know, my mom.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Yeah, I did see something odd.

I called Officer Clark to tell him all about it.

Eat your peas, Sam.

Mom, this is crime. It's a lot more important than peas.

Fine. But, just so you know, I will still love you when you get scurvy.

Look.

Pirate ailment averted.

- So, what did you see? - A kid

just loitering at the side of the library, but repeatedly.

- A kid? - About your age

maybe a little bit older.

Somebody I'd never seen before in a place kids just don't go.

And on the same day as those robberies.

I mean, it's kind of circumstantial. It's better than nothing.

- Oh, hey. Is that him over there? - Where?

Oh.

Peas to go. Good idea.

Oh, oh, oh. Don't forget your napkin.

Hey.

That's us for today.

Gross.

Yeah. Thank you.

What's with all the huffing?

Nothing. Just trying to figure out what to wear to my birthday party.

Well

I may have some good news.

What? But you never let me open stuff early.

I ordered it from Portugal.

I know how much you love unicorns.

And feel it. Isn't it so soft?

Unicorn.

From Portugal.

Wow.

Thank you, Mom.

So this is where my mom saw him.

What do you think he was doing here?

Waiting? Hiding?

Plotting?

Whatever it was, hopefully he left us something behind

so we can figure out who he is.

Whoa.

He definitely didn't leave this behind, but someone else did.

How have I never seen this before?

'Cause it's gross back here, that's why.

The stone from your vision?

"You'll never find old Harry Bash

he's downy as Duff's dot and dash.

Fate can get fraught, so fraught begot freight

but be wary of deadly camash."

Five lines. It's a limerick, but

who's Harry Bash?

Search it?

Pediatrician?

- Musician. - CEO.

Busy man.

So this stone must have been put here when the library was built.

So, it's 170 years old.

I mean, that's cool, but what does it have to do with my mom's robbery?

- I don't know. - Well, bless my giddy aunt.

"You'll never find old Harry Bash.

He's downy as duff's dot and dash."

That's Cockney rhyming slang.

I never noticed it

What's Cockney rhyming slang?

It's when you replace the word you mean with one that rhymes.

Harry Bash? Cash. Dot and dash? Mustache.

Plus, there's some other old slang, too.

Downy means clever and duff means cheater.

So, what does it mean altogether?

Let's see. It's...

it's somebody boasting how you'll never find his money

because he's more clever than a cheater's fake mustache.

Like somebody trying to avoid debt collectors, or something.

Abbot Radcliff.

So, he paid to build the library and went into debt

and became notorious for avoiding collectors.

It all tracks. Look.

There's even a picture of him with a moustache, fake or not.

Okay, so that's the first few lines, but what does "camash" mean?

Let's see.

Doesn't look like it's slang.

But it's... a poisonous flower?

All right. This is all a good history lesson

but how does any of this help with the wish?

I don't know.

But if that stone is in my vision, then it has to mean something.

"Fate can get fraught, so fraught begot freight.'

Freight.

Freight elevator.

If Radcliff needed a place to hide from the people that he owed money to

then he must have had a way to escape.

Escape them how?

By finding hiding spots in a very public library?

Only two options: up or down. It's not the best escape plan.

Unless...

That's out of service.

Is it?

Told ya.

We're moving past the ground floor.

No way.

A secret floor.

A secret floor full of secret tunnels.

Man, if you had told me

I'd be exploring secret tunnels in Emerald this morning...

I'd have said, "Dial back the sugar cereal, Sam."

Abbot Radcliff must have built a ton of these escape routes.

I still don't get how this connects to my mom's wish.

It's not a coincidence.

The well showed me that limerick on the stone for a reason

so that we'd find these tunnels

and I bet it will lead us to the necklace, too.

Hey, what's that light over there?

Sounds like people. And clanking?

If only the vent was lower, I could peek.

- Or if I was taller. - Wait. I got this.

Nice.

Good old selfie stick.

Camera.

We're under the diner.

This is so cool.

I mean, you could spy on anyone from here.

Yeah, get all the hot gossip...

scope out stuff to steal.

If we're under Halona's, then...

there could be a vent that belongs to my mom's over there.

Wow. You are pulling out all the stops.

What can I say? It's a big deal. Plus, I love birthdays.

Me, too. As long as they're not mine.

Okay. Let's see here. What do you think?

- This must be it. - I think

you're an avid photographer.

Wow. Look at all of these.

That's why I need your help.

Oops. Dropped one.

No. I got it.

How old was she there?

Maybe 11? She hated that bow.

Oh, no. Flashback to my ginormous pink bow years.

Put the pictures away, Mom.

- That looks like the "how" of it. - Oh, yeah.

The thief's popping these vents out to sneak in and out of the stores.

Which is why none of the store owners saw anyone suspicious.

And if he's using these tunnels to steal stuff

then maybe he's hiding stuff down here, too?

Like my mom's heirloom necklace.

I'm kinda hungry.

It's food o'clock somewhere. Should I get us a table at Halona's?

Perfect. I'll see you in ten.

That's gonna be nice.

I see Dee.

I think she's talking to the art gallery lady.

Do you know anyone who could have made something like that?

No one with that level of skill around here.

It was definitely handcrafted. The detail was so intricate.

- Did you make a deal? - Yeah.

But, then, just like that, he changed his mind.

Well, maybe he didn't like your offer?

What's not to like? It's cash.

Cold hard cash in hand.

Intricate, handcrafted.

She could be talking about my mom's necklace.

Makes sense that the thief would try to sell it at Abelard's.

But he didn't sell it.

That makes less sense.

We need to talk to Dee.

Stolen?

Yeah, I kinda wondered. He seemed pretty nervous.

And, anyway, it's not here.

Why'd the thief change his mind?

You're the kids who know things they shouldn't. You tell me.

Wanted a better offer?

In this town? Not gonna happen.

Although he did really seem like he needed the cash.

His phone was so retro. I mean, his ringtone?

Zany Frog.

- Ear worm. - Thanks for that.

He got a phone call? Did you catch his name?

No. I followed him out, though.

But then he just disappeared. Like, not figuratively, literally.

He disappeared.

- Can you show us where? - No. I have a store to run.

Then can you point it out for us?

This is where Dee said she saw him.

How does someone just disappear?

You can't get out this way, but you can go down.

Looks like a sewer entrance to me.

Yeah. And I bet if we get a closer look

we'll see that it's a secret entrance to the tunnel.

So, who's going in first?

It's my mom's necklace.

I'll go first.

You were right about the tunnels.

Yeah. Everything's interconnected.

Any sign of the stash?

Or the thief?

What is that?

Sounds like a... an echo.

But where is it coming from?

- That way. - There.

I think it's getting louder.

Or not.

That way, follow me.

Wait.

- Is that... - No way. It is.

Zany Frog.

Stop!

We lost him.

Well, what do we do now?

I guess I know what I'm gonna be doing.

Being a birthday-girl- slash-cake-delivery service.

Okay, what about some, and hear me out, mild disobedience?

Can't. If we stay down here and miss the party my mom's gonna be worried.

So, wish on pause?

A pause with cake. I can get behind that.

Happy birthday to me.

It was just shoved in some cardboard box marked "For Molly."

She gets all the clothes Mina's outgrown.

Or, in this case, the ones she doesn't even wear once.

Not every birthday gift can be a home run.

It's not just the present. It's like...

I don't know her anymore.

Like, last week, she asked if she could put a lock on her bedroom door.

That's... wow. That's a thing.

We used to spend so much time together

and now she wants to lock me out.

I'm sure there's an explanation.

That I don't know.

I'm sure there is, just I don't want to believe it's true.

Yeah.

And the way she goes on about traveling, as in

getting as far away as she can from her mom.

Look, the good thing about parent panics?

They're usually for nothing.

Plus Mina adores you.

And, yet, I'm mortally afraid to ever get her anything again.

Well, there is one gift that's always the perfect size and colour.

Good old cash money.

Guess it could be for her travel fund, right?

Yeah.

Nope.

Nope.

Oh, no.

Nope.

Okay. You obviously get this teenage-girl thing better than I do.

Gee, I wonder why. Baffling.

So, educate me.

Has Mina been acting different lately?

Still the same old Mina to me. Why?

It's just a conversation I had with Ava.

She feels like Mina's been slipping away.

Apparently, Mina asked for a lock on her door.

That's not a Mina thing. That's just a getting-older thing.

Sometimes it's nice to be able to be in your own space

with your own thoughts once in a while.

You never wanted a lock.

'Cause I knew it would freak you out.

I guess I did notice you in your room a lot more.

But it didn't bother me.

Because then you can watch those old movies that you love that I don't?

- They're called classics. - They're called Adam Sandler.

Anyway, I get it, I think.

You're growing up and...

I can't wait to see who you become.

You're not scared I'm, y'know...

slipping away?

Nah.

I know that the things that make you you are never changing.

You are always gonna be my kind and thoughtful and fearless Ruby

who refuses to put the cap on the toothpaste.

Okay.

Baby booties.

Yeah. So?

That's the last clue. So, what does it mean?

"I wish I could get it back."

Dad, has Ava ever said that she wants something back involving Mina?

Yeah. Only their whole relationship.

That's it.

What's it?

She's it.

Ava doesn't wish for the necklace back.

She wishes she could get what she had with Mina back.

Oh, yes. That makes total sense.

Right. Yeah. She...

Ruby?

Does this look say, "I'm a hip, now, teen of the moment?"

Or does it say, "I really need a shopping trip in the city?"

I'd say it says

"Now there's a beautiful young woman, inside and out."

I'm sorry about the robbery.

I know how special that necklace was.

No, no, no. No, baby girl, today is all about you.

I know, but... you miss it.

A lot. I can tell.

- I'm that obvious? - No.

I know you.

Maybe the police have found it by now?

I'm sure they would have called.

It's just...

you look kind of sad.

Look at you.

How can I be sad?

You take your time. I'll see you out there.

What is this?

Mom's purse.

No necklace.

Is that deadly camash?

What?

What?

Come on.

Where do you find zero bars?

Antarctica and this corner.

No way.

Ronan?

- Hi, Ms. Amani. - Hey, Ruby.

Is Mina around?

Mina's still getting ready. Must be having a hair complication.

I'll wait.

Can I help you with anything?

- Do you want to do the candles? - Sure.

Everything looks so great. Mina's gonna love it.

I hope so.

She has been surprising me lately.

Teenagers. Gotta keep our parents on their toes.

Oh, yeah?

In that case, it's like a ballet school around here.

Know what? I should go check on the birthday girl.

The guests are on their way.

Not supposed to touch that.

Yes. I know that now.

Look, I'm not supposed to be here.

I need to be somewhere because it's my birthday

Hand me that stuff from the ground.

Okay.

What's in here, anyway?

Diapers?

Formula?

Groceries?

Why do you need all of this?

Cause it's not for you.

I thought the thief was someone from the factory that closed?

You didn't get let go, right?

So, who did?

Your mom?

No.

Sister.

Yeah.

- Look, I... I have to go. - Wait.

I need my mom's necklace.

The rest of the stuff you can keep, but...

Forget it.

My mom has many necklaces. It's okay.

- I have to go. - Yeah. I know.

You have...

stuff to do.

Is she okay?

Your sister.

No.

I'm sorry.

Look, I...

It's okay.

You can tell me.

Must be hard.

I...

I know you have to tell them it was me.

So, just...

do what you gotta do.

Where has she gone?

- Should I check the store? - I just did.

And I just called her twice.

Maybe she grabbed something at home and just forgot to text you?

No. This is not like her. Something is wrong.

Okay. Okay.

You don't think she went back down there without telling us?

Meet the new Mina.

Mina?

Sweetie, I was looking for you.

Here I am.

Where were you?

I just... I guess I just lost track of time.

Sorry, everyone.

You lost track of time?

Yeah. Like I said. Sorry.

Mina, what happened?

Nothing.

Baby girl, what's going on?

Nothing. All good.

All good? Look at you.

Mina.

You found it.

Yeah. I guess I did.

- Where did you find it? - How did you...

I...

It's here.

That's all that matters.

And now that I have my present

I guess you could have yours.

Here you go, sweetie. For your travel fund.

Oh, wow. Mom. Thank you.

- Thank you. - I hope it's the right colours.

It's all the colours.

Let's celebrate.

- Let's have some cake. - Yes, cake.

Cake. Yes.

It didn't seem like it at the time.

But life used to be so simple.

Birthdays were all about the excitement of a day just for you.

A cake, just for you.

And friends, just for you.

Okay, your best cake faces.

Say, "birthday girl."

Birthday girl.

Good thing.

'Cause the more birthdays you get...

- Mina gets the first slice. - Make a wish.

the more you see something else.

Make a wish.

The world is more complicated than you thought.

That's why sometimes you just need...

to make a wish.

Just don't expect it to work out exactly the way you thought it would.

The three of you together. Yeah.

I didn't mean any harm. Just...

Mina. Where are you going? Mina.

- What are you doing? - Mina.

- Hey, Mina. I'm a little occupied... - No.

Ronan, are you okay?

You need to let him go.

I can't. I caught him with the stolen goods.

The tip jar, even your mom's purse.

Let me do my job, okay?

- Mina. Come on, let's go home. - Ronan.

Tell them the truth.

I was just trying to give 'em back.

Come, Mina. We need to talk.

No. I need to talk.

Look, you don't need to question him

okay? Because...

You don't know the whole story. It's not his fault.

Okay, Mina. How's that?

You heard him. He was giving the stuff back.

Easy to say once you been caught.

Look. My mom has her necklace.

Okay, still, that's just one charge. I got others to deal with, so...

- You can't just... - Mina.

- Come on, we need to talk. - Yes

we do.

Just one second.

Look, I know what he did was wrong.

And he knows what he did was wrong, but...

My mom'll make sure the whole town gets paid back.

- Your travel fund? - Mina.

- I can't. - Yes.

You can.

He needs help. Not this.

He needs help from me, from us. From the whole town.

Okay, I get it. But I still have to bring him in.

Just can you please get his side of the story? Please.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Okay, go home, everybody. Show's over.

What just happened?

Long story.

Am I finally going to get to hear it?

Every last bit.

Thanks for skipping the ginormous pink bow-tastrophe.

That one can be our little secret.

But I love that photo just as much as these.

You have to say that. You're my mom.

I say it because I mean it. And because I'm your mom.

So?

I know I messed up.

I'm really sorry.

I should have told you what was going on

but it was all happening so fast.

So, how long am I grounded for?

You know, when the wounded Zal, the great warrior

was abandoned by the world

he was lost.

Until the benevolent simurgh found him.

And when no one else would help, the simurgh took Zal under her wing.

And when troubles came

the simurgh still protected him by giving him a piece of herself.

And Zal knew that when he would set a copper feather to flame

she would return to protect and to help.

Ronan was protecting his family.

I was trying to help him.

And now you...

I love you, Mom.

I love you, too, baby girl.

And now I know

I've gone through some changes and you will, too. But this?

Never, ever will.

Change can be hard.

For some, like Ronan and his family

it was tough.

They struggled to adapt.

For others, change can be a mystery

something you might not be sure how to feel about.

Birthdays are great for three things

and two of them are cake.

But they're also an amazing reset button.

A time to re-evaluate

to pluck the best from the past and plan the best for the future

nimbly, courageously, not just accepting the new, but embracing it

as you build your own, ever-changing, ever-twisting adventure.

Your story.

Your legend.