HARPER: Previously on Secrets of Sulphur Springs...
Topher knows about time travel?
He's the last person who should--
Last person? What's so wrong with me finding out?
SAVANNAH: Wow, Daisy Tremont.
RUBY: How do you know my mother? Are you friends?
-Oh, kind of. What's your name? -It's Ruby.
SARAH: Something's happening.
GRIFFIN: I've never seen my mom that scared.
It was like she was actually being boiled alive.
SARAH: If you think I'm making things up,
the least you could do is say it to my face.
SAVANNAH: I found out who the ghost is. It's Judge Walker.
The shady judge who stole my family's land?
Griffin and Harper need our help.
They just don't know it yet.
(all screaming)
This is it, we're goners.
(dramatic music playing)
-SAM: Ow! -(light clicks)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Relax.
-I'm not gonna hurt you. -Who are you?
How do you know about this place?
My name is Sam, and-- could you put that down?
And make it easy for you to steal our souls?
Not a chance.
Wow, you have quite the imagination, kid.
It's called expertise .
We've seen enough supernatural stuff around here
to know what it means when
someone just appears out of nowhere.
Yep, doesn't get more ghostly than that.
It wasn't out of nowhere.
He came from the hatch.
You're a time traveler, aren't you?
(suspenseful music playing)
(people chattering)
How are you so sure the judge is the ghost in the present?
I ran into him in 1947.
Same weaselly smile. Same outdated attitude.
Once I found out Judge Walker lived in room 205,
all the pieces fell into place.
Well, most of the pieces.
Wait, what were you doing in 1947?
I'm about to show you.
(suspenseful music playing)
GRIFFIN: In here? Whoa.
(sighs) I found it in the hotel basement wrapped in this.
GRIFFIN: 1947.
So this is what sent you back.
SAVANNAH: My gut is telling me the money is
somehow connected to the judge.
Stacks of buried cash seems pretty shady.
And no one's shadier than Judge Walker.
-(walls rattling) -(eerie music playing)
(debris crashing)
-SAVANNAH: Watch out! -GRIFFIN: Whoa!
(Harper gasps)
(rattling)
(theme music playing)
♪♪
(gentle music playing)
(indistinct chatter)
HARPER: Well, that confirms it.
The judge is definitely listening in
on our conversations.
And really didn't appreciate the "shady" comment.
So, you're saying the judge has been haunting
the hotel since the '60s?
The hauntings won't start for decades.
But he has been finding other ways
to make his presence known around here.
Sam thinks his mother was able to keep the ghost--
the judge-- trapped in the barn because her spirit was stronger.
But once Grace ascended, all bets were off.
That barn has always given me the creeps.
"Evil ghost" would explain it.
Part of me was hoping the ghost was just
misunderstood, like Grace.
But... now we know it's Judge Walker up in 205.
SAVANNAH: Maybe he has some unfinished business too.
And wants our help finding peace?
Not a chance.
The judge is out to destroy our families.
And we have no idea how to stop him.
I might have one.
Follow me.
(suspenseful music playing)
Think of how many other time travelers could be living here.
ZOEY: In 2020.
There you go with that imagination again.
Time travel, really?
School librarian's always given me weird vibes.
He's probably a Space Bot, posing as a human.
Hm, Space Bot.
There aren't any other time travelers, okay.
There can't be 'cause there's only one time machine.
It's that one right there, and it's the one I built.
You built the time machine?
(time machine zooms and whirs)
WYATT: Guys?
(time machine continues whirring)
WYATT: What's happening?
(lights buzzing)
Looks like someone's traveling to 1947.
HARPER: I don't get how coming back here is gonna help us stop the judge.
We can't change the past, remember?
Yeah, but what if we can learn something from it?
Like, how the money's connected to Judge Walker.
Could even give us a clue as to why
he's haunting the Tremont.
Wait, so...
so we spy on the judge, right?
And then, hope he says something incriminating?
Guys, that's-- it's not much of a plan.
My plan is to talk to Ruby.
I have a feeling she knows something about the judge.
Something we might be able to use against him.
-Who's Ruby? -Daisy's daughter.
So, that would make her your great aunt, I think.
Okay, so, uh, where do we find her?
Come on.
(indistinct chatter)
When I met Ruby earlier,
she was upstairs helping Daisy clean rooms.
That can't be right.
No way Daisy would ever work for the man
who stole our family's land.
I could hardly believe it either.
Look, it's the Sheriff.
SAVANNAH: Bet he's here about the missing money.
(suspenseful music playing)
(door thuds)
Sheriff, appreciate you coming by. I know it's late.
It's no trouble, Emmett. What can I do for you?
Why don't we head to the back veranda
and talk about it over some beignets?
Had the kitchen make up a fresh batch just for you.
Always nice to have the local sheriff as a friend.
Yeah, I bet it comes in real handy
when you're as slimy as the judge.
-(suspenseful music playing) -(insects chirping)
JUDGE WALKER: Now, that's kind of you to say, Sheriff.
Any chance you'd be willing to share this recipe with me?
I do that, and the missus would kill me.
(both laughing)
I'll keep an eye on the judge while you guys find Ruby.
(sheriff and judge speaking indistinctly)
GRIFFIN: You stay out of sight.
HARPER: Wait.
What? Oh, what-- what are you-- what are you doing?
Trying to keep you from standing out in there as much as I would.
That concert doesn't happen for 50 years.
Oh, she-- good catch.
Aw, seahorses.
What?
Maybe we should just split up, cover more ground.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Seahorses?
You know Savannah.
(Ruby sneezes)
(suspenseful music playing)
Did that table just... sneeze?
I think we may have found who we're looking for.
Oh, that can't be good.
(Griffin sneezes)
What's all the fuss, son?
Ah, I-I fell into a big patch
of something out in the woods.
It's poison ivy, I-I think.
Oof, I've been there a time or two myself.
Itch like the dickens.
Yeah, you got any idea how to make it stop?
Why don't you, uh, come on inside,
get that looked at before it has a chance to spread.
-Okay. (sneezes) -(Judge Walker groans)
You let me know when you find the thief
who swindled those good people out of their hard-earned money.
I'll put my whole department on it
first thing in the morning.
Much obliged.
Enjoy those beignets, Sheriff.
SHERIFF: I always do.
-(Griffin groans) -Come on, son, let's...
(suspenseful music playing)
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-JESS: Where you headed? -Baton Rouge
to get those permits pulled for the kitchen.
I wanna be there when the office opens.
Oh, I thought that was taken care of days ago.
If the inspector finds out...
Yeah, I've had a lot on my mind. (scoffs)
Sarah?
If this continues...
Look, please, just keep an eye on her.
(phone rings)
JESS: Front desk. More towels? Sure.
Where have you guys been?
WYATT: Uh, w-we were just, uh--
Outside, playing.
Playing? In the dark?
Kind of hard to get a game of Flashlight Tag going
-in the middle of the day. -WYATT: Y-yeah.
That-- that would just be...
Tag?
Right.
Alright, promise you'll behave for your mother.
She has enough on her plate right now.
TOPHER: Uh, don't worry Mr. C.
I'll be sure to keep 'em out of trouble.
(sighs deeply)
♪♪
(dark entity heavily breathing)
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Why are you following me?
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Stop it.
Stop it!
Stay away from me!
-(gasps) This isn't happening. -(entity speaking indistinctly)
This is in my head.
You're not real.
(entity whispering indistinctly)
Go away!
(screams)
(dark ominous music playing)
-Where are you? -(gate slams shut)
Where are you?
(dark entity whooshing)
So you wanna fight?
Okay, but leave her out of it, and the kids too.
Come at me.
Do you understand?
Come at me!
(Sam thumps and groans)
-(ominous music playing) -(Sam pants)
I saw you over here with that boy.
-The one who got me out of that jam. -Griffin.
It's not every day folks like him help people like us.
Seems hinky.
Well, where we come from, it's not as hinky.
Guessing you're from up North then.
Something like that.
People there are ahead of the times.
-Way ahead. -RUBY: It must be.
So, why are you so interested in the judge anyway?
Because he's caused a lot of pain,
especially to the people I care about.
Well, you're in luck because that's about to end.
I'm gonna stop Judge Walker once and for all.
(suspenseful music playing)
(scoffs) Yeah, that stuff reeks.
Can't you just pretend to put it on me?
Judge Walker told me to fix you up,
so that's what I'm doing.
And then, you need to leave
before he starts asking questions.
I'll leave once you've answered mine.
Go home, Griffin.
You shouldn't be here.
GRIFFIN: You're lucky I was.
Okay, Ruby was about to get in some serious--
DAISY: Griffin, please.
I can't have my daughter getting mixed up
in whatever crazy adventures y'all are on now.
How you feeling, son?
(sighs) Well, um, the itching is pretty much gone.
Thanks to Daisy.
JUDGE WALKER: No need to thank the help.
That magic ointment's courtesy of the missus.
Old family recipe.
Thinking of selling it here in the hotel among other things.
Uh, sounds like you got some big plans.
Oh, the Tremont will be this town's legacy
and mine, right along with it.
All right, break time's over, girl.
(suspenseful music playing)
You take care now, son.
And don't make a habit of wandering around those woods.
Next time, you might find something far worse
than poison ivy.
I'll be sure to remember that.
Best you do.
♪♪
(phone ringing)
(suspenseful music playing)
♪♪
(paper rustling)
(box clicks)
(keys chiming)
(ominous music playing)
(door clicks)
(door closes)
♪♪
Thank you, Judge Walker.
I've heard Judge Walker whispering with his buddies,
and they weren't talking court business.
It's gonna take more than eavesdropping
to stop the judge.
You need proof he's corrupt.
And even then, he's a powerful man.
The thing he ain't is careful.
Won't be long till he makes a mistake,
and when he does, I'll be there to catch him.
Good, you're back.
Ruby, this is-- ooh, oh, my gosh.
What is that smell?
Well, don't look at me.
Um, it-it's, uh, it-it's some cream
that the judge's wife swears by.
You know what, uh-- (sniffs) kinda reminds me
of this awful stuff my mom used
when I had chickenpox.
Yeah, I think I'd rather itch.
Wait, how do y'all know each other?
Summer Camp.
-Hey, uh, I'm Griffin. -Ruby.
Thought for sure I was caught back there with the judge.
Thanks for saving me.
Yeah, anytime.
Well, it probably helps the judge was
a little bit distracted.
So, I followed him down to the basement,
and he was hiding these stacks of cash
in this lockbox underneath the floorboards.
I knew it!
I told you that man was up to no good.
And now, I know what I have to do to stop it.
Ruby, let's think about this.
(Harper sighs)
W-what was that all about?
Ruby's convinced she can get the hotel back
by digging up dirt on the judge.
Sounds familiar.
Yeah, you, uh, you definitely come
from a long line of determined women.
(scoffs) Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of.
(ominous music playing)
(hatch lid creeks, wheel squeaks)
Now that we know for sure the judge buried the money,
we just have to figure out how he died.
And find out if Ruby was involved in some way.
She's just a kid, Harper.
A kid with a reason to want him gone.
-Sam! -I should have known
you couldn't stay put.
-We can explain. -Well, I hope your explanation
covers exactly why
you've made a detour all the way back to 1947,
instead of the quick trip we all talked about.
It's Judge Walker's ghost up in 205.
He's still tormenting our family from the grave.
The judge? (scoffs)
I always knew that man was as evil as they come.
-And just as corrupt. -GRIFFIN: He had the sheriff
looking into missing money stashed in the basement.
It's a long story--
Griffin and Harper can fill me in.
It's getting late, you need to go home.
But I wanna help.
We're not gonna solve this tonight, Savannah.
Now, get back home before your mother starts to worry.
(sighs)
The judge is definitely fixated on your mom.
I heard her shouting in the barn.
And I think you know this is not the first time
that she's had a run-in with his ghost.
Yes, and if your mom's already starting to spiral,
Topher's accident could happen sooner than we thought.
We know the judge heard us talking earlier.
He must be speeding things up
before we can do anything to stop him.
Then we better figure it out soon.
We can't let the awful things you saw in 2024 ever happen.
The whole space-time continuum is at our fingertips,
and you wanna go to 2024?
Think bigger.
2024 is where Griffin and Harper
said something really bad is going to happen.
Lives are at stake.
We need to know the secret they're keeping from us,
and going to the future is the only way to do that.
(Zoey sighs)
-(suspenseful music playing) -(dials clicking)
(time machine whirs)
(dramatic music playing)
♪♪
(ominous music playing)
(gate screeching)
The hotel burning down has to be
what Griffin and Harper were talking about.
Our parents' dreams going up in literal smoke.
-Nothing worse. -It's time to go.
(Topher screams)
Relax. Not a ghost, remember?
(sighs) Right. Almost gave me a heart attack.
ZOEY: What are you doing in 2024?
I came to get you guys.
You've seen enough of the future.
None of us should be here.
-(door clicks) -(gasps) Get down!
HARPER: I'll be back soon.
JESS: Take as much time as you need.
-(suspenseful music playing) -(dog barks)
Harper, almost forgot these.
Thanks, Toph.
Tell him we miss him too.
(somber music playing)
Where do you think she's headed?
Probably to see my dad.
He passed away years ago.
Why would Harper be so upset now?
Good question.
Guess we're not going home.
♪♪
GRIFFIN: That much money going missing
would be big news in the '40s.
We should check old newspapers,
see if there's any mention of who it belonged to.
(somber music playing)
Um, yeah, the laptop's on my desk.
I'll catch up in a minute.
(gasps) Oh.
Sorry, is, uh, is everything okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, sweetie, I'm just, um,
just taking a little break.
You sure?
Y-you seemed, uh,
really scared at the picnic earlier.
Look... this sounds crazy.
It's not crazy, Mom.
Okay, you're not crazy.
Whatever's going on, you can tell me.
I'll believe you.
Uh, I can't.
Okay.
(entity indistinctly whispering)
(Sarah gasps)
(whispering continues)
Looks like a bunch of wealthy people in town
invested money with some phony financial company.
Set up by the judge, no doubt.
That's where it gets interesting.
It says here he was one of the innocent victims.
So, Judge Walker invested his own money
then convinced his rich friends to do it too.
All so he could scam them out of their savings.
Someone must have figured out the judge was behind it all
and got to him before he could skip town with the money.
Look at the date on this article.
The judge goes missing tomorrow, in 1947.
Which means something must happen to him tonight.
Hell, no. A cemetery at night?
What if zombies are real in the future?
We only went a few years forward, Wyatt.
TOPHER: A lot could happen in a few years.
The hotel burned down.
I somehow got even better-looking.
Who knows what else the future holds?
(softly) Look, there's Harper.
-(somber music playing) -(insects chirping)
(weeping)
♪♪
-(ominous music playing) -(Harper sobbing)
♪♪
(ominous music playing)
ZOEY: Griffin?!
♪♪
HARPER: Why Is the radio set to 2024?
Uh, Sam was probably down here messing with it earlier.
We need to hurry.
I know. Y-you're worried about Ruby.
The way she was talking, Griffin.
Yeah, but there's a difference between wanting the judge gone
and-- and actually making it happen.
I hope you're right.
(time machine zooms and crackles)
(dramatic music playing)
(suspenseful music playing)
(ominous music playing)
(entity indistinctly whispering)
ENTITY: It's time to pay for what you did.
Say whatever you want.
I won't let you do this anymore.
I'm not scared.
You can't scare me.
ENTITY: Oh, you should be, my dear.
You should be very scared.
(figurine bangs and shatters)
(ominous music playing)
(Sarah gasps)
♪♪
(1940s radio music playing)
(indistinct chatter)
(suspenseful music playing)
♪♪
(door clicks)
(door creeks)
♪♪
(footsetps)
♪♪
(door creeks)
(Harper gasps)
♪♪
Oh, Ruby, what have you done?
(dramatic music playing)
GRIFFIN: Next time, on Secrets of Sulphur Springs...
We have to get out of here.
We know the judge's ghost gets out one day.
Did you just say ghost?
Go upstairs, get some rest.
I can't go up there.
It finds me when I'm alone.
(eerie music playing)
HARPER: I knew something awful happened in this room,
but how could Ruby have possibly--
We don't know for sure it was her.
TOPHER: Supposedly, you come here if you need help
with any supernatural problem. We can always turn back.
ZOEY: No, we keep going.
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