The Jane Mysteries: Murder at Moseby

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Anthony?

Jane! You're back.

And working at your uncle's Foundation.

Yeah...

How did you hear that?

I have my sources.

Um, do you have a moment for me?

Yeah, I do, I just, um, you caught me off guard.

I'm sorry to surprise you like this, I just...

I need your help.

You always used to work late so

I figured I would just take my chances that you were awake.

Yeah, well,

the curse of a singer having your best hours be at night.

It's really good to see you, Jane.

I can't believe it's been 15 years

since I've seen you in person.

You know, I'm teaching theater at Moseby now.

Yeah, I saw that, online actually.

Great photos, by the way.

So what's it like teaching there?

Well it's not as exciting as performing all over Europe.

Yeah, well, I'm sure it's really rewarding, though,

to work with the students.

I mean, you're training up the next generation of actors.

Yeah. Yeah it is.

Actually, we're getting ready

for the Edgar Allan Poe Festival again.

Oh, yeah, wow.

The Poe Festival.

A lot of memories there.

Yeah, which actually leads me to why I'm here.

I was preparing a photo retrospective for the festival

and I came across something in an old camera roll that's...

Been haunting me.

Well, it definitely could have been more in focus.

Well, just look at the background.

You see there's a figure there.

And I swear that they're loading a body

into the trunk of that car.

So, you thought you saw someone loading a body

into the trunk of a car and you didn't call the police?

I saw someone loading something into the back of a car!

And I didn't know if I should call the police.

"Villains!" I shrieked,

"dissemble no more!"

"I admit the deed! Tear up the planks!"

"Here, here!"

"It is the beating of his hideous heart!"

Guys, get together.

I'm going to get a group shot for the yearbook.

Yeah, that's good.

Come on, men. We're going to miss the rest of the show!

What the...

Right?

All these years I thought it was just a mistaken memory,

or an apparition in the fog.

But now...

Now you're wondering if you witnessed an actual crime?

Looking at that photo, I know I'm not crazy, right?

Well, it's hard to say.

It has been a few years since I've seen you, so...

Honestly, though, I feel like,

I feel like I'm the narrator in Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart".

The guilt, after all these years of not saying anything,

it's just starting to eat away at me.

Anthony, why didn't you say something back then?

You were going through so much after that night.

I mean, I probably would have said something eventually if...

If I would have stayed.

Right.

I mean, I agree it looks suspicious, but

this isn't really what the Foundation does.

I don't mean to drag you back to that night, I just,

I don't know where else to turn.

Well, you know what?

How about we start a preliminary case file

and we'll just see where we go from there. Okay?

Oh!

I hope we're not interrupting anything.

No! Not at all.

John, this is Anthony, a friend of mine.

We went to college together.

Detective John Cameron.

Detective. And a handshake to match.

It's nice to meet you.

John works with us at the Foundation.

He's our police liaison.

I help out where I can.

Anthony, it's been a long time.

Nice to see you, Sadie.

I was sorry to hear about Harold.

Thank you. He is greatly missed.

Actually, Anthony was here looking for some answers

to an old question.

Well, I don't see a case here.

Well, the feeling at the moment was bone-chilling.

I remember thinking something was off.

No disrespect, Anthony.

But we can't investigate a feeling.

Well, you have to admit it looks a little suspicious, John.

Well, that grainy photo with all the fog in the background?

I mean, taking out the trash would look suspicious.

Well, I think I'm going to dig in

and see if I can find something.

At least just to put Anthony's mind at ease.

Okay.

I'll put in a missing persons check for those dates

and see if anyone's still looking for somebody.

That will tell us if there is in fact a real crime here.

Perfect! That would be really helpful.

Yeah, that means a lot.

Well, it's getting late.

Okay, I'd like to catch you two up on some things,

so if you'll excuse us, Anthony?

Actually, Jane.

I was thinking that we could go through some old yearbooks?

Maybe talk about the old days.

I think we can all wait until tomorrow.

I'll show you both out.

Yeah.

My goodness.

You and Anthony looked cozy when we came in.

Ha! Yeah.

Thanks for saving me from that situation.

Yeah, it must have been a surprise

to see him after all these years?

Yeah, you're telling me.

Why is it you always look your worst when you see an ex?

I think that's the very laws of human nature.

Yeah.

So...

You two were deep in conversation.

Yeah, we were.

It was starting to be a bit of a dark trip down memory lane.

I'm worried about you diving into memories from that night.

I don't think that it's Anthony's intention

to bring up any sadness about Mom's death.

But it's the same night as she was killed.

The night of the first Poe Festival.

And that's very emotional territory.

Oh, I know.

I relive that night all the time.

It was a major factor in you deciding

to go away to Europe.

And ending things with Anthony.

Jane, you don't have to take this case.

You know, this might sound strange, Sadie,

but it's part of the reason that I want to take the case.

It just feels like everything around that night was,

I don't know, cursed.

I just don't want you to open up that wound all over again.

That would imply that the wound had healed in the first place.

You know what?

Maybe, maybe it will be an opportunity for us to...

I don't know...

clear up some things about our break up, get some closure.

Maybe.

Whoa!

Hey.

A little too much coffee this morning?

Yeah, I guess I'm just a little on edge today.

Are you investigating Anthony?

No no no no. I'm just doing my due diligence, is all.

He's a college professor and an old friend.

I mean, I thought we believed people who brought stories to

the Foundation, not started questioning them.

It's just a real lack of evidence

so we have to start at the source.

Do you know why he took so long to report this?

Yeah, because it was all just a vague memory in his head until

he found those pictures years later.

Well, that's exactly it.

I just don't think he's a credible witness.

Well, right now he's our only witness.

Yeah, I just don't think he's telling us the whole story.

Well, if that's true, then I'll be the one to figure that out.

So you two were together, huh?

Yes, we dated, but can we please stay on topic here?

Did you run the missing persons search?

No I didn't.

I just wanted to make sure Anthony was on the level.

Hmm. Do I detect a note of jealousy?

No no. Absolutely not.

Okay.

Now, what do you remember from that night?

Um... Well,