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Got talked into
buying the big carriage.

That's a lot of carriage,
let me tell you.

- Hmm?
- Two horse powered.

Wow.

Ben Franklin, Sam Adams,

and General Washington himself.

I heard they're in town

for the big
Freemason gathering.

(sighs) It's the most
illustrious group

of men
in the American colonies.

Oh, to be one of them.

CYRUS:
Oh, I think Ben Franklin's

- actually coming over here.
- What?

Laugh, man.
Laugh like I've made a quip.

(forced laughter)

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:
Higgintoot.

I trust you're well?

Yes, well,
three of my five nephews

survived the winter,
so we're pleased.

Oh, excellent news.
Excellent news.

You know, I was actually
wondering whether

you'd be free to drop by
the Freemason lodge

this Friday at 5:00.

- I could use a man like you.
- Of course.

Ah! Splendid, then.
I'll see you there.

And, uh-- ooh!
Enjoy the view.

Ah, yes.

Knockers. (chuckles)
My favorite.

I wish she had three
instead of two. (chuckles)

Right. (clears throat)

Damn those pesky wedding vows.

♪ ♪

Okay, great.

See you tomorrow.

- Thank you.
- Hmm?

Jay, we just got
another booking for the event.

- Yeah1
- Event? What event?

Nothing was run by me
as lady of the house.

Again--
Because you're dead.

But just to bring
everybody up to speed,

we are hosting
a high-end whiskey tasting...

- (whoops)
- ...and so far,

the feedback's been great.

We even got
a writer from Sippr NY

to come review it,
which is huge.

Sippr is like Eater,
but for drinks.

To put it in terms
you still don't understand.

Well, I don't like that
the event promotes alcohol use.

Said the cocaine fiend.

But I do like your description
of it as high-end.

Sounds snooty. Well done.

(phone buzzing, ringing)

Oh, hold on.

It's crazy you can publicize
a drinking event.

In my day,
when folks were boozing,

you didn't know if you were
going to get arrested,

get shot or go blind.

Ooh-whee! It was fun. (laughs)

JAY:
Are you sure?

Okay. Uh, well,
uh, thanks, I guess.

Bad news, babe.

Um, you know
how I was supposed to secure

the liquor license
before the B and B opened?

Might want to get down here!

Sam and Jay are
about to have a fight.

Well, I forgot.

But then, in kind
of a hero move,

last week,
I realized that I forgot.

Jay, the whiskey tasting
is tomorrow.

Which is why I have been
hounding the liquor board

to expedite the process,
and that was them.

And they said
that the earliest

that they can come
to do an inspection

is eight weeks from now.

No. We've been serving
alcohol for months.

Welcome drinks,
wine pairings with dinner.

Wait, we have
been doing it for months,

and we haven't been caught.

So what's one more day?

Yes. Jay, I like your style.

If we cancel on the Sippr guy,
he may never come back.

We'll be blowing
a huge opportunity.

As the wife of a robber baron,

if I might just add,
sometimes one must skirt the law

to advance
one's own business.

This is nuts.
Serving alcohol

without a license
is a criminal offense.

What are the ghosts saying?

Well, Hetty's saying
sometimes you need

to bend the law in business,

and Pete's arguing against.

And whose mansion
are we standing in right now?

Okay, I had a three-bedroom

in a very good
school district.

I guess it's just
one more day.

Yes, Sam!
Let's break the damn law.

(laughs)

And please enjoy
this cheese platter

while we wait for the other
guests to arrive.

Thank you so much.

Uh, Sam, why are we wasting
space on almonds?

We need pungent.
Where's the Roquefort?

Who are the young folk?

Ah, they're here
for the whiskey tasting.

She's an art history major,
and he's a frat guy

trying to prove
he's not a douche

by bringing her
to this classy event.

I am tired of people
stereotyping frat dudes.

We are just as refined
as the next guy.

Babe, check it out.

Frog testicles.

Yes, he's a remarkable
young man.

Damn, I miss my frat days.
Great friends, epic parties.

Isaac knows
what I'm talking about.

- He was a Freemason.
- What's a Freemason?

We were the original
fraternal organization.

Ben Franklin,
George Washington, Samuel Adams

were counted
amongst our membership.

It was, like,
crazy exclusive.

The kid who played
Chunk in Goonies

was in my pledge class,
so I get it.

Here's an idea.

What if we started
our own fraternity?

- (gasps)
- A ghost fraternity?

- Oh, hell yes!
- A ghost fraternity?

Okay, but how is that
any different than all of us

just hanging out
like we always do?

Because a fraternity
has rituals and traditions.

And a cool
secret handshake!

ISAAC:
Yes.

Also, it's slightly different

than what we do
every other day.

Yeah!
Anything different is good.

Okay, fine. I'm in.

(grunts)
Flower, what do you say?

I forget what we were
talking about.

It's just like
doing bong hits with Chunk.

I love it.
This frat's gonna be amazing!

Is that the guy from Sippr?

ALBERTA:
Yep, and he is making
love to that whiskey.

So what do you think?

Notes of vanilla, dried fruit,

a playful offering
with which to start.

- (doorbell ringing)
- Uh...

If you'll excuse me,
I'll be right back.

- Hi. Jay Arondekar?
- Yes.

My name's Sherry. I'm with the
Hudson Valley Liquor Authority.

Sam, we're being raided.
Toilet, sink or drink.

You got to get rid
of the hooch.

I'm here
to inspect your property

for a liquor license.

Oh. (weak chuckle)
I thought you couldn't come

for, like, eight weeks.

Well, today is your lucky day.

I had a cancellation
and was told you folks

are in a bit
of a time crunch.

Now isn't exactly
the best time,

so maybe you could come back,
like, say, tomorrow?

Once we arrive,
if we're denied entry,

- it's an automatic fail.
- Meaning...

You'll have to wait a year
before you reapply.

Okay, uh, would you
just hold on one moment?

- SHERRY: No, wait-- What?
- Thanks.

This is not good.

We can't be without
a liquor license for a year.

We have to get
the guests out of here.

Wow. I guess someone's wishing
they listened to the fellow

with the modest house
after all, huh?

What are we gonna do? Are we
gonna kick out the Sippr guy?

Can you imagine
the review he'll write?

He'll shred us.

- I have an idea.
- SAM: What?

I said, "He'll shred us."

I was talking to Alberta.

Okay, well, you can see how
it's confusing, though, right?

Well, you have a bunch of booze

and a bunch of thirsty customers

with Johnny Law
breathing down your neck.

And you also have a secret room
with a hidden entrance.

What are you saying, Alberta?

Girl, I'm saying
let's do a damn speakeasy.

Alberta's suggesting
that we sneak our guests

into the vault
and call it a speakeasy.

(exhales)
That's a great idea.

It's cool, it's down
a secret passageway.

That's what I'm saying!

We could sell it as part

of the whiskey tasting
experience, make it our theme.

I strongly advise against this.

You're gonna run
a speakeasy in the house

while that woman
is performing inspections?

This is crazy.

Yes, Pete, apparently we are.

Ooh, all right, Sam!
You won't regret it.

Yeah, unless they get
fined, arrested,

or put out of business.

Either way, it's gonna be

a wild night. (laughing)

- What's going on?
- It's 1928,

and Johnny Law
is hot on our tails.

Oh, is this like
a speakeasy thing?

Yes, exactly. And as long as you
know the password-- um, uh...

Arrow... nerd.

Pretty sure Arrow
would have sufficed.

Then you can come on in.

- Arrow nerd.
- SAM: You're in.

ALBERTA:
Let's go, let's go, let's go.

(creaking)

- (laughs)
- Let's go, let's go, let's go.

♪ ♪

So, uh, how long do you think
this is going to take?

Well, I need to check
the common spaces,

make sure there are an
appropriate number of egresses,

look at the general
sanitary conditions,

ensure there's no pest feces
or active infestations.

Cool.
So, like, ten or 15 minutes?

This is going to take
several hours, sir.

Ooh, the Paper Mate 98 ball pen?

(chuckling):
Oh, this gal means business.

That baby glides.

Ooh. Yeah.

You've all been chosen
as members

of the inaugural class

of the very exclusive
ghost fraternity.

What makes it exclusive?

Pete and Alberta
aren't in it.

Didn't they choose
not to be in it?

Be that as it may,
they're out.

Now, you may be wondering,
what is a frat?

And the answer is
an organization that promotes

high-minded conversations

about philosophy,
poetry and ethics.

What?
No, it's not that at all.

It's about binge drinking,
taking drugs,

and doing one day of charity
every three years.

But, Trevor, we're ghosts.

We can't do
any of those things.

Okay, fine, but we don't
have to be lame.

We can do fun stuff,
like jumping off the roof.

Yes! (laughs)

Like ättestupa.

In Viking society,
when old people

no longer able
to support themselves,

we throw them off cliff.

Is very fun.

Just every story, man,

- it just keeps getting darker.
- Yeah.

Wouldn't everyone prefer
to plumb the depths

of human knowledge
and learn timeless lessons

about morality,
like we did in the Freemasons?

Look, guys, I think
we have different visions

of this thing,
which is fine.

Doesn't mean that one's
better than the other.

Just means that you should
start your own frat.

And I'll do the cool one.

So...

how's it going down here?

A completely
immersive experience

to go along
with the tasting. Well done.

And the fake corpse--
That's a nice touch.

Look, I can make him
pick his nose.

- That's great, Blane.
- Oh, they're being so loud.

The inspector's going to hear.
This is so nerve-racking.

Pete, this is living!

Didn't you ever color
outside the lines?

Well, one time
I was late for a movie,

so I parked
in a loading zone.

It was a Sunday,
so it was probably allowed,

but, man, it ruined
Gremlins for me.

We lived very different
lives, Pete Martino.

BOTH:
Thor-Finn, Thor-Finn, Thor-Finn!

Jump, Thor!

Now that Thor up here, it, uh...

seems pretty high.

Starting to feel bad

for old people
we throw off cliff.

You're a ghost.
You'll be fine.

Oh.

Is this stove
properly ventilated?

Yes, I would assume it is.

Well, you'd be surprised.

A lot of these older homes
have renovations

- that were done
without proper permitting.
- (Thor screaming)

Oh, my God!

Improper permitting, you say?

Yes, it's a real problem.

- Thor rules!
- Oh, my God!

Best fraternity ever! Yes!

- (cheering continues)
- (doorbell chimes)

I'll be right back.

- Arrow nerd.
- Excuse me?

Our buddy texted us
about a speakeasy here.

Oh, yeah, that's not
actually happening anymore.

MAN:
But he just texted us.

- Hey, yo, Blane!
- (whispers): Okay, okay.

It was a test.

And you passed,

so shut up,
follow me, quietly.

♪ ♪

ISAAC:
"Any moment might be our last,

everything is more beautiful
because we are doomed."

Anyone know from where
those words come?

- My worst nightmare?
- ISAAC: No.

It's The Iliad! (laughs)

This is the point
of a fraternal organization.

The Freemasons sought
to build moral character

through study of the classics.

- TREVOR: "The classics."
- (laughter)

Hey, what's going on
lame-da, lame-da, lame-da?

- We're going to party in vault!
- You guys should come.

No, rest assured,
we're quite fine in here.

TREVOR:
Suit yourself.

Lame-da! (laughs)

(both sigh)

Okay, where were we?
Ah, yes.

Throwing a party of our own.

- I can't do this, man.
- What?

Look, I joined your frat
'cause I hate siding

with Trevor
on basically anything, but...

I just gotta get out of here.

Well, it's just
you and me, then.

That was so rude of Sasappis

just to leave us
here like that.

I think I should go give him
a piece of my mind.

- You just want to go
to the party, don't you?
- Desperately.

Thank you for understanding. Oh!

- HVU!
- (overlapping party chatter)

- MAN: Go, Turtles!
- Man, these guys can drink.

I had two light beers
in college one night.

Woke up in a trash heap
in northern Nevada.

Ooh!

Oh, well, well, well.
Look what the cat dragged in.

Yes, fine.
We got bored. You win.

Go ahead, do that weird
gesture with your hands

- where you make a little "T."
- T-Money! Yeah, that one?

- Ugh.
- Ugh. Good.
Get it out of your system.

Wait. Where's Isaac?

Oh, uh, he's, uh,
still at the frat meeting.

You left him
at the meeting alone?

- Yes, and we feel
awful about it.
- Mm-hmm.

(gasps) Tiny hot dogs.

Oh, they smell just as good
as the big boys.

(music playing softly)

- SAM: Hey.
- Hi.

So how's it going up there?

Slow. That lady is thorough.

How's Sippr guy
enjoying himself?

He thinks
that the high-end whiskey

that we're serving him
isn't "special."

Uh, Sam, if I may,

I know where
you can get a whiskey

that will knock
this man's socks off.

- Am I holding for ghosts?
- Yup.

My bootlegger boyfriend
stored booze upstairs

- the night I performed.
- Do you think it's still there?

Oh, I know it is.
I'll take you right to it.

Okay. Hey, uh, Elliot.

Uh, how would you like to try
Prohibition-era whiskey

stashed on this property
100 years ago by bootleggers?

I would like
to try that very much.

Great. Wait here
and we'll be right back.

Uh, there is just
one little problem.

- It's in the wall.
- SAM: Seriously?

Damn it.

SAM:
Jay, Alberta said the
whiskey is still in the wall.

ALBERTA:
(chuckles) Mm-hmm.

Yep, it's still there.

Oh, my precious booze.

And also a possum skeleton.

He died years before
you guys moved in.

Cute little guy.
You know, pre-rotting.

All right, I'm all done
with my inspection.

- Everything looks good.
- Oh!

Great. So you're leaving?

Yup, just as soon as I fill out
the requisite paperwork.

Okay if I set up shop
in the kitchen?

Uh... Why don't you use
the library?

- It's more comfortable.
- Or the upstairs den.

Very end of the hall. Quiet.

No, the kitchen's fine.

SAM:
This is insane.

There's no way we can break
a hole in this wall

without Sherry hearing us.

Okay, I have an idea.

We Shawshank it.

Shawshank Redemption.
The movie.

- I still haven't seen it.
- JAY: Seriously?

- Sam, it's on, like,
four times a day.
- Okay.

In that movie, the main guy,
Andy Dufresne,

he escapes from prison
by crawling through a pipe,

and what he does is
he waits for a storm,

and then he uses the cracks
of thunder to cover up

when he hits the pipe
with a rock.

So you're saying
we should wait for a storm?

No, babe, I'm saying
we make our own storm.

Is anyone else
turned on right now?

A little.

This woman is a machine!
Working in pen,

no cross-outs, really focused.

Oh, Jay looks like
he's gearing up, Sam.

Oh, don't mind me.

I'm just gonna
tenderize a little meat.

No problem.

And now!

(simultaneous thuds)

And now!

(simultaneous thuds)

And now!

(thudding and wood clattering)

Oh, that's a beefy rib-eye.

Oh, my God.

(chuckles) Ooh-whee! Yes.

That's some sweet Kentucky
bath water.

Mm, and one nasty-ass possum.

(Sam groans)

TREVOR:
Hey, I've been
looking for you, bud.

I suppose you've come to gloat

about your fraternity
vanquishing mine.

No, I came
to invite you downstairs.

It may not be
a Masonic lodge,

but speakeasy's pretty cool.

And we missed you.

Well, the truth is,
I wouldn't even know

what the inside
of a Masonic lodge looked like.

What are you talking about?
(gasps)

Was it all freaky
blindfolded stuff?

No, Trevor.

Despite my claims, I never
actually was a Freemason.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:
Wow! (chuckles)

I had heard the rumors,
but that is a big carriage.

Well, it doesn't get
the best miles per bale of hay,

but, uh, she sure is roomy.

Indeed. Indeed.

And a good thing too, Higgintoot,

because I've invited you
here today

because I would like you

to take a large oak desk

to John Jay's house.

You mean...
You mean after the meeting?

After the...

Oh, dear.

You thought I was inviting you

to the Freemasons meeting.

Oh...
I mean, I... I mean, no.

Look, after John Jay's,
why don't you come back?

Really?

Oh, darn it!
I've done it again, haven't I?

I simply meant in case
any of the Freemasons

needed a ride home. (chuckles)

I am sorry.

So, when I got the chance
to start my own fraternity,

I decided to turn it
into the Freemasons,

so I could finally belong.

But here I am,
rejected once again.

They didn't reject you today.

They rejected being
in the Freemasons,

Which makes sense,
'cause it seems

like the Freemasons
kind of sucked.

And Ben Franklin--
I hate to say this,

as a Penn guy--
sounds like a dick.

He was a bit full of himself.

Although,
he did discover electricity.

Like they weren't gonna
find that.

Look, I didn't get
into my first choice frat,

but the guys I ended up with

turned out to be
my best friends.

Didn't one of them dump
your dead body into a lake?

The point is, you may not
have chosen us ghosts,

but you're here now,

and we're lucky to have you.

Thank you, Trevor.

You know, there's a statue

of Ben Franklin
on campus at Penn,

him sitting on a bench.

Ugh, of course there is.

Why are you telling me this?

Because every weekend,

kids get drunk
and pee all over it.

Oh.

Oh, Trevor...

What a gift you've given me.

So, what do you think?

I have never
had anything like it.

I feel like I've been training
my whole life for this.

Cheers.

ALBERTA:
Little tip, Sam.

You and Jay wait
20 minutes before drinking it,

see if any of these folks
go blind.

I can't believe it.
We pass our inspection,

we nail the whiskey tasting.

Are we great business people?

- We might be.
- (both laugh)

Oh, what a night.
That was fun.

I gotta admit,
I was nervous at first,

but then I started to,
you know, get into it.

Ooh, see?
Being bad feels pretty good.

- Doesn't it?
- It was exciting.

That's why you gotta take
risks every now and then.

Yeah, you're right.
You're totally right.

Pete, you spent your whole life
being afraid.

Don't make that same mistake
in your afterlife.

Just go for it.

Okay.

Whoa!

Okay. You're gonna see
this as a defeat,

but this is a proud moment
for you,

and I want you
to acknowledge that.

PETE:
Okay, I feel... I feel proud.

Good.

♪ ♪

(music playing)

Hey, to the ghost frat
and its founding member,

Isaac Higgintoot.

ALL:
Huzzah!

THOR:
Yeah!

♪ ♪

(sighs) What an event.
I mean, hats off to you both.

Someone is gonna get
a very nice review in Sippr.

That's great. Uh, thank you.

I mean,
I really don't understand

your business model at all.

Just giving away $5,000 bottles
of vintage whiskey,

but I am not complaining.

(nervous chuckle)

Did he say $5,000?

(guests whooping)

- Yeah!
- Can't get enough... ♪

Are we bad business people?

We might be.

You know, I think it's smart

you're saving a little money
doing this yourselves.

Totally.
Now we're only 30 grand down

from the whole whiskey thing.

Hey, wait a minute.

What is this?

HETTY:
It's a letter.

Does possum have pen pal?

Open it up, Sam.

"My dearest Earl..."

(yelps) That was
my bootlegger boyfriend.

(laughs) The letter must
have fallen out of the crate.

"I can't wait for us
to be together

once we get rid
of you-know-who."

Signed, T.

"Get rid of...?"

Sam. This might have
something to do

- with Alberta's murder.
- Did Earl knock me off?

Or maybe it was T.
But who the hell is T?

Samantha, fire up
that podcast machine.

- We've got two new suspects.
- (gasps)

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