Nancy Drew

Two weeks after surviving a death curse,

you'd think there'd be nowhere to go but up.

And for some of us, that's been the case.

You won't believe it,

but I was just thinking about you, Ace.

Bessita.

How's yacht life?

Oh, wonderful. I'll be home soon.

My chakras are aligning by the minute.

I've been thinking about getting that done.

Oh, my God, this is amazing, Millie.

Millie, seriously, this is so good.

Your mom's catfish recipe

is definitely going in The Claw menu.

Uh-huh. I don't know whether to be alarmed

or relieved that you two have gotten so close.

Uh, found your supplies for Hallowtime.

Um, Allhallowtide.

It's Horseshoe Bay's festival for remembering the dead.

Kids make lanterns and release them at the shore

to represent souls passing on.

Pagan holiday?

Wait, I don't know what "pagan" means. It's...

No, no, no, no. What?

N-No, no. No, Mom, it's not a pagan holiday.

It's a children's party. What is "pagan"?

It's a children's party, okay?

It... George is leaving her sister in charge

while the rest of us are at Nancy's.

Tell your mom it's gonna be a nice, non-pagan game night.

Gonna be a nice, non-pagan game night. No, it's... Mom.

Some of us are moving on full speed ahead.

And me? Where did I move on to?

A morgue.

I moved on to the morgue.

My God, you're still talking.

I'm reflecting on the irony.

There's nothing ironic about burglarizing my morgue,

being arraigned for it, and being assigned 500 hours

of community service as punishment.Here.

That's the... that's the irony.

You should make different life choices.

Well, I have 446 hours to figure out

what I'm gonna do next. It's only November. Dad,

Charles wants a grown-up to play with.

Leo, I'm still working, buddy.

Mommy plays with me

when I ask. Well, Mommy would normally be with you after school,

but Mommy had to take an extra shift at her flower shop.

Can you please play with me and Charles?

Not right now. Drew.

Hmm? Take a break from mopping.

Watch my kid for a minute.

Um, babysitting is not a part of my community service.

Uh, you were sentenced to the morgue.

Kid's in the morgue. You're watching Leo.

Hi, Leo.

What have you got?

Boris, Jagger,

and this is the new guy, Charles.

He's the coolest one.

He can catch bad guys, and he talks for real.

What? What does he say? It's a toy.

Don't indulge him.

Charles says the spinning berries make the world go round.

Hey, Doc.

Got a weird one for you.

What, are you playing with dolls, Drew?

Male, mid-20s.

Found buried in a backyard garden.

Neighbor's border collie wouldn't stop barking

and clawing at this one patch of dirt.

Spinal column fully lacerated

and haphazardly stitched together.

Body looks several days old, judging by the decomp.

Yeah, someone really did a number on him.

Cut him up and... Sewed him back together like a doll.

Oh, don't mind me. I am just mopping.

Sorry. Got the homeowner

in custody, but I can't file charges

without a cause of death. Can you handle it?

Oh, of course.

I'll take good care of Body 670.Thanks.

I'll check back with you in a couple hours.

Well, it's gonna take longer than that.

What? It's just me around here.

Sorry this isn't New York.

I know. I've tried your bagels.

Hey, Detective.

Who's the suspect?

You know I'm gonna find out anyway.

You missed a spot.

What do you mean, I didn't read the schedule? I...

What forwarded e-mail?

Never mind. It's fine. I can take him.

Y-Yes. I got him. Okay.

All right, Leo.

Let's hit the restroom,

then I can take you to your thing, okay?

But Nancy didn't get to play with Charles.

Well, next time, okay?

I'll punch your time card when I get back.

Keep your hands to yourself.

You're on camera.

Couple of months ago,

I would've convinced myself that was nothing.

Hey.

Nancy.

Listen, I'm not gonna be able to meet you for lunch today.

I'm really sorry, but I promise we can reschedule.

Oh.

I'm sure, whatever it is, it's probably big.

It's a case. One that can help repair my reputation.

And this particular client will pay very well if I win.

Well, I have total faith that you will.

Thanks, but this one won't be easy.

Why? Did they find a body

in her backyard or something?

Oh, you got that case.

Where are you right now?

Nowhere in particular.

You're doing your community service

at the morgue, aren't you?

Okay. I'm gonna hang up now. I'll call you back later. Bye.

Leo, sit tight.

I'll be right back.

You missed a spot.

I didn't have time to cook. How much food

is George letting us take from The Claw for game night?

Enough for five people.

Ah, so five cans of tuna?

Let's order from Lu Chow's.

I can pick it up on the way.

Yeah.

We can make Nick pick it up.

Maybe pizza. That's always easy.

Plus, we made Nick get food last time

from that weird place Bess wanted to try, so...

Is everything okay?

Hold on, I'll call you back.

Ted, you want one or two?

I want three. Very wise, Ted.

My mom's catfish is outstanding.

Um, why do you shake it in the bag like that?

Yeah, hasn't that poor fish suffered enough indignity?

Millie said every step is crucial,

and I am not deviating.

Now, where is that corn oil?

What's going on?

We're gonna die! We're gonna die! We're gonna die! No, no, nobody's dying.

What's happening? We're fine. We're fine.

Stay there, Ted.

Stay there, Ted. Nobody's dying.

Nobody's dying. Everything's fine.

Everything's fine.

Right, George?

Right? Yeah.

Totally fine. What happened?

Shouldn't we

be asking you that?

I went to go get corn oil. No,

you got olive oil. No.

Millie specifically said not to use olive oil

because of the low smoking point.

Did you burn your knuckle hair again?

No, it was just

an oil mishap. Is it time?

I'm gonna destroy all of you.

Game night Ace crushes.

Please...

please tell me that's a decoration for game night.

Nancy, did you... kill someone?

What? No, Bess!

This body was brought to the morgue today.

And the next thing I know, it fell out of my cabinet.

He follow you home?

How?

I don't know, I don't know.

Okay, and we-we're sure he's actually dead?

No, no, no, don't, don't, don't touch him!

Oh, he smells. Right, okay.

So I'm calling the cops.

No, you're not. If you call the cops, we all get arrested.

She's got a really good point... Detective Tamura

already thinks we got a thing for dead bodies, so I...

Yeah, Tamura is not woke to the supernatural.

So I think that this body wants me

to solve his murder. Are you sure this isn't you just

feeling aimless and grasping for a sense of identity

during your gap year?

This body is clearly haunted.

Something was done to it and I found...

...this in its mouth

at the morgue.

Yeah, that's probably why he followed you home.

My mom says never steal from the dead.

Yeah, I think it's from a ritualistic practice,

or a calling card from a serial killer.

Ooh. Yeah, you know, I don't think

that a, a normal coroner