Nancy Drew

So, Tiffany Hudson was being haunted by Dead Lucy.

- Why? - I don't know.

I think that that's why Tiffany went to Lucy's mom about it?

Why not show Lucy's mom the video with Lucy on it?

I think that there's a possibility that Tiffany tried

to show Lucy's mom the video,

but chances are, Patrice probably unraveled

like she did when I tried to talk to her about Lucy.

Hannah Gruen thinks Tiffany got too close

to finding out the truth about Lucy.

I'm just... I-I have all the pieces.

I just don't know how they fit together.

I really need to figure out

who actually killed Lucy before my dad's evidentiary hearing

in two days.

- Patrice! - Come on, girls.

- Break's over. - (WHIMPERS)

: What?

Chop-chop, girls.

- Did you...? - No.

Lucy's mom says she worked here.

She let herself in with the spare key.

I guess we haven't changed that hiding spot since the '90s.

Where's Nancy?

She's Beautiful Mind'ing it in George's office.

Says she needs to see the case.

But she told me that when Patrice had her episode

in Larkspur Lane, it wasn't like this.

It was a lot... scarier.

Is she dangerous? I don't know.

I don't think so.

Yeah.

Yeah. Okay, don't worry. Yep.

She's-she's here.

All right.

So, Josh was taking his mom to check out a new facility

since Larkspur burned down.

They stopped for gas, and she jumped in the driver's seat

when he went in to pay.

So now Josh is stranded at a gas station outside of town.

Oh, my...

If I go pick him up, can you guys, uh, keep an eye on her?

Are you kidding me?

I can't take my eyes off her.

Party of one. Ha!

Laura? You...

Oh, my goodness. You look amazing.

I am amazing. Blessings, Bess.

- Hi. - Hi...

- Mmm. - Ooh.

You, um, you seem different.

After our near-death experience, I realized I was carrying around

so much anger and negativity in my life.

Life's too short.

I want to open myself to the beautiful

and positive possibilities all around us.

Uh, Laura?

I, uh,

I promised Tiffany I would keep you safe.

And I-I...

I'm sorry. I feel terrible.

If I had known the Hudsons were gonna try to kill you...

Your guilt is a heavy energy.

I don't want it weighing me down.

Close your eyes and take a deep,

cleansing breath with me. (INHALES)

: Ah...

Mm. Hmm.

You know, um, we-we got this, if you want to go get Josh.

Okay. Cool. Uh... Great.

So, what brings you back to town?

Uh, my sister. I am closing the loop today.

Been cleared as a suspect...

Thank you.

And Tiffany's death has been ruled a murder,

due to a rare poison.

White baneberry.

Moral of the story is that Ryan Hudson

and his fa... family,

- they don't get a dime. Oh.

So you're here to collect the entire inheritance?

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

- And then tomorrow, I go to Paris. Oh.

I bought two tickets. First class.

Come with me.

- To-to visit, or...? - No.

Come with me. Move with me.

There's nothing keeping you in this town.

: You were made for Paris.

An expat, soulful thinker.

Come on. You actually speak French.

Oui.

But what about finding out what happened to Tiffany?

The Hudsons are murderers.

The state police have taken over the investigation.

I trust that they'll prove it.

This is it, Ace.

I'm not coming back.

You lost me once.

Do you really want to lose me again?

No. Of course n...

I... (CHUCKLES)

Patrice.

So, what did I miss?

Tell me everything.

It's been tough.

You know, since Larkspur burnt down.

I can't manage my mom's care alone.

I think I found a new place, the Golden Pavilion,

over in Mapleton.

I wanted to check it out today,

you know, make sure it's a good fit.

This must be hard.

Yeah.

Even with full-time care,

I still need to be there regularly.

I'm gonna have to close up the shop.

Then it's probably time for me to find a new place to live.

Listen, I'm sorry, Nick.

Though, I'm pretty sure you shouldn't have been sleeping

in a working garage.

Hey, the price was right, okay?

And I never slept so good in my life.

Well, I'm certain those were the fumes.

Yeah, probably.

Yep.

Ow!

I'll fix that.

Okay, so this is the overlap between the Tiffany murder and...

- (WHISPERS): The Lucy murder. Okay.

You know this is a restaurant, and you're turning it

- into murder town. - My dad's hearing

is in two days, and I need to find something

that proves that he had nothing to do with Lucy's...

... untimely thing.

Hey, Patrice? Um, would you mind

going and filling up some ketchup bottles in the back?

Glad to.

Okay.

So, we know that the Hudsons had something to do

- with Lucy's murder. - Right.

After Lucy was killed,

the Hudson shell company paid Patrice to leave Horseshoe Bay.

And we got that info thanks to Tiffany's USB drive.

She was collecting dirt on the Hudsons.

Exactly. But now we know

that Tiffany wasn't just looking into Ryan's family.

She was looking into Lucy Sable's murder as well.

- My sister did love a good puzzle. - That's what I was thinking.

Maybe she found some piece of evidence or something...

... Sable once was able to gaze upon...

: Lucy Sable once...

Patrice?

Someone got her in the water,

and that's where she'll always be.

- (LOUD BANG) - (ALL GASPING)

Did-did Lucy do that?

Mom?

Joshua.

Josh, we were just...

We should go.

Hey, uh, I'm-I'm sorry, Josh.

Hey. What the hell just happened?

Okay. Lucy is trying to tell us something.

All of this happened as soon as I said

that Lucy's death led to Tiffany's death,

which means I'm on the right track.

- Ace, Laura, let's go. - Wait, hey.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. - No, thank you.

Wh-Why not me?

I need to retrace Tiffany's last steps before she died.

And in order to do that, I need a hacker

and somebody that knows Tiffany better than anybody else.

No, no, no, no. This is not part of my plan.

I am loop-closing, not loop-opening.

And you don't have to stay here, Ace.

Think about Paris. It'll be so romantic.

Hey. You know what is so romantic?

Solving a homicide together.

With me.

Fine.

I will help you. Today only.

Tomorrow, Paris-bound, hand in hand with vous, right?

- Mm. - Whoo-hoo.

- Yeah? - Gonna be so fun.

All right.

Okay, wait. Just...

Just be careful, okay?

Whatever Tiffany discovered got her murdered,

and it could get you killed, too.

So just... be careful.

I'm gonna be fine.

Okay.

Where's Chief McGinnis?

Yes. I need to tell him

that I forgive him for being incompetent.

I'll let him know.

He's in a deposition all day.

Court prep for...

Carson Drew's evidentiary hearing.