Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room

How are you doing?

Better, I think.

Good. You look better.

Sleep.

I will be here.

Elizabeth?

Elizabeth!

Help!

Help!

Asking is $3 million,

so that will be a very nice commission.

This is great!

Mm-hmm.

Are you sure you're not in the market?

You sold us the house we just bought!

Don't be greedy.

This house will make me number-one agent

and, hopefully, a partner.

The owner did a ground-up restoration.

This place has not been touched in 40 years.

I remember driving by, thinking,

"what a scary old wreck."

Well, fortunately for this old girl,

her bones are made of redwood,

and that lasts forever.

Over here.

Okay. So, check this out.

Now, this room used to be smaller.

There was a wall right there,

and they knocked it out,

and they found another room behind it.

A sealed room?

Mm.

That's creepy.

Why would someone do that?

Actually, it's not uncommon in these big houses.

When you reduce the size of the room,

it makes it a lot easier to heat.

Oh. Well, the place looks great,

and the open house sounds fun.

More like a party.

We have waiters in period costumes,

food, drink.

Jason's coming, right?

Mm-hmm.

And you should ask Dani.

If she has a date, she can bring him, too.

Great. What about you?

Are you gonna bring a date?

Oh, you know me, jenn. Married to my job.

But you never know who might show up.

Okay. Why does somebody bring

something into the store?

Because they want to sell it?

Exactly! And we are here to help them succeed.

While making money for the store--

through the art of negotiation.

Aim high. Expect the best outcome.

Now, if you're selling,

you ask for more than you expect to get.

Ah, but if you're buying--

offer less than you're willing to pay?

Ahh!

Where did you learn this stuff?

Oh, I have kids.

I negotiate every day of my life.

Okay, so I'm here alone,

and someone brings in

a beautiful, hand-painted jewelry box,

and they're asking a hundred bucks for it.

You offer?

Mm... 10 bucks.

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

That's my girl!

-Yay! -Whoo!

"Morp" dance?

It's "prom" spelled backwards.

Girl-ask-boy.

Oh, that's clever.

Yeah.

I think he's worried

that a girl named Amy is gonna ask him.

Hmm. Funny.

In my day, they called it a "sadie Hawkins."

You went to a girl-ask-boy?

Mm-hmm.

Who'd you ask?

Captain of the football team.

Really? And where is he now?

Not sure.

Used to play for the Dallas cowboys.

[Game guns blasting in headphones]

You've been talking to dad.

Well, I usually talk to dad.

The dance sounds like fun.

Okay, one, I don't dance.

Two, it's a girl-ask-boy,

which is lame, and three--

not interested.

Hmm. Did someone asked you?

Nope.

Hope it stays that way.

This is a tough age.

: Well, then don't bring a date.

Just come.

You're both coming, right?

Oh, yes. Me, Jason and Hannah.

Me and me.

Oh!

Oh...

This would be perfect for the open house.

Can I borrow it?

Mm. It's a barye.

Copy. It's a copy.

So, sure, you can borrow it.

Okay, I'll see you guys tonight.

Okay.

Oh! Wouldn't that be funny if it wasn't a copy?

No. It really wouldn't be.

No thanks. I'm fine.

Yes, please. Thank you.

All right?

Red wine. Really?

Doesn't he look great?

Oh, he cleans up good.

I was gonna say the same thing.

So, not a bad turn out, right?

-Hey. -It's great.

So, any nibbles?

Nibbles and bites,

the bite's at full-asking and I'm, uh...

Well, I'm working the nibbles.

Wonderful--

this is a nice house.

Built 1890s?

Very good. 1884.

Gustav Carson. He owned the lumber mill.

Eventually, they ran out of wood,

so they fell on hard times.

The current owner

has done a great job with the restoration.

It's just beautiful.

Mm-hmm. Erica Franklin.

She flips a lot of properties,

but this one, she really sank a lot of money into.

Excuse me, but congratulations.

This is an epic open house, Adrian.

Thank you. Peter mullin.

Real estate agent extraordinaire.

This is Jason,

Jennifer, Danielle,

Susan, and Frank.

Hi. And this is mari.

If you need flowers, she is your gal.

She runs "back to the fuchsia."

Oh! I love that movie.

I love your store.

-And that's a cute name. -Thank you!

I think I've seen you there before.

Oh, yeah. Buy my own flowers.

So, any action?

Looking good.

I am so happy for you.

I wanted this listing so bad!

Okay, guys, well, we are going to wander around

and continue to eat for free.

-See you at the bar. -Enjoy.

If you guys need anything-- anything at all--

please don't hesitate to ask.

-Enjoy. -Thanks.

-Thank you. -Cheers.

You like the house?

Yeah.

What's not to like?

Well, I mean, it's "the Carson house."

William Carson.

My great-grandfather built all this.

Did you live here?

The family lost the house back in the 1920s.

But yeah, I'm hoping to get it back.

What do you do

that you could afford a place like this?

I play on-line poker.

See, I log on through a computer in Portugal.

The site thinks I'm there.

I thought that was illegal.

As long as you don't get caught.

Hmm.

Can I show you upstairs?

I saw it, but thanks.

I've gotta run.

You know I wanted to buy this place and tear it down?

Yes, I do.

I saw the plans

for the condo development that you wanted to put here.

I was wrong. I was wrong!

All my nearby properties are going up

because of this restoration.