1 00:00:04,505 --> 00:00:06,907 (applause, cheering, whooping) 2 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:09,810 (jazz song ends) 3 00:00:10,611 --> 00:00:13,747 Where the hell is Clara? Ray? 4 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:15,716 Ray, where the hell is Clara? She's up next! 5 00:00:15,816 --> 00:00:18,419 Nobody's seen her, boss. I-I don't... Oh, God. 6 00:00:18,519 --> 00:00:21,155 You. I'm desperate here. Can you fill in tonight? 7 00:00:21,255 --> 00:00:22,956 Oh, me? In the spotlight? 8 00:00:23,057 --> 00:00:24,725 I don't know. Fine. How about you? 9 00:00:24,825 --> 00:00:26,427 Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh. My turn. 10 00:00:26,527 --> 00:00:28,162 Sorry, Sally. 11 00:00:28,262 --> 00:00:30,331 ANNOUNCER: Up next, Clara Brown and the Uptown Gals! 12 00:00:30,431 --> 00:00:32,633 (applause) 13 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:34,635 Good evening, Harlem. 14 00:00:34,735 --> 00:00:37,571 Unfortunately, Clara couldn't make it. Huh. 15 00:00:37,671 --> 00:00:39,773 But I'm Alberta Haynes, 16 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,842 and I'll be taking care of y'all tonight. 17 00:00:41,942 --> 00:00:46,880 * Once I lived a life of a millionaire * 18 00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:52,019 * Spending my money, I didn't care * 19 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:57,891 * Carried my friends out for a good time * 20 00:00:57,991 --> 00:01:00,194 * Buying bootleg liquor, ha! * 21 00:01:00,294 --> 00:01:03,664 * Champagne and wine... * 22 00:01:03,764 --> 00:01:06,467 Damn! The pipes on this broad! 23 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:08,702 * So low * (applause and cheering) 24 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:13,141 * I didn't have a friend, and no place to go * 25 00:01:13,241 --> 00:01:18,646 * But if I ever get my hands on a dollar again * 26 00:01:18,746 --> 00:01:24,852 * I'm gonna hold on to it till them eagles grin. * 27 00:01:29,657 --> 00:01:31,625 MAN: Later that day, 28 00:01:31,725 --> 00:01:33,026 Lauren entered her apartment. 29 00:01:33,127 --> 00:01:35,429 Meanwhile, her sister's dead body was lying 30 00:01:35,529 --> 00:01:36,830 in the adjacent room. 31 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:38,699 It's the husband, right? He's got to be the killer. 32 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:40,134 Pete thinks it was the husband. 33 00:01:40,234 --> 00:01:41,269 No way. 34 00:01:41,369 --> 00:01:42,370 Says the husband. 35 00:01:42,470 --> 00:01:43,671 Hey, what's shaking? 36 00:01:43,771 --> 00:01:45,506 We're listening to a podcast. 37 00:01:45,606 --> 00:01:47,341 Ooh. What's a podcast? 38 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:48,809 A podcast is like a... 39 00:01:48,909 --> 00:01:50,544 like a TV show but without the pictures. 40 00:01:50,644 --> 00:01:52,180 Baby, that's called radio. 41 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:53,947 What you're describing is radio. 42 00:01:54,047 --> 00:01:56,284 This delves into the murder of a woman named Hailey, 43 00:01:56,384 --> 00:02:00,288 which is especially sad because all Haileys are crazy hot. 44 00:02:00,388 --> 00:02:01,789 PETE: Sam, 45 00:02:01,889 --> 00:02:03,457 you should do a podcast about Alberta's murder. 46 00:02:03,557 --> 00:02:05,293 Pete, that's a great idea. 47 00:02:05,393 --> 00:02:06,794 Always thinking of you. 48 00:02:06,894 --> 00:02:08,362 I mean, not always. I have other interests, too. 49 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:11,632 Not that you're an interest. Would someone else please talk? 50 00:02:11,732 --> 00:02:13,501 The ghosts think that I should start a podcast 51 00:02:13,601 --> 00:02:14,835 about Alberta's murder. 52 00:02:14,935 --> 00:02:17,471 A murder pod where you have access 53 00:02:17,571 --> 00:02:19,407 to the actual victim? 54 00:02:19,507 --> 00:02:21,175 I love it. Yes! 55 00:02:21,275 --> 00:02:23,143 Plus, it could be drum up publicity for the B and B. 56 00:02:23,244 --> 00:02:25,879 You know what? I could pitch it to the Ulster County Review. 57 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:27,114 They do podcasts. 58 00:02:27,215 --> 00:02:28,582 Oh, speaking of podcasts, can we finish 59 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:30,518 listening to this one? Nice segue. 60 00:02:30,618 --> 00:02:32,152 Little did Hailey know 61 00:02:32,253 --> 00:02:35,356 that would be her last trip to the Pilates studio. 62 00:02:35,456 --> 00:02:37,090 TREVOR: A Hailey who did Pilates. 63 00:02:37,191 --> 00:02:39,960 This story just got even more tragic. 64 00:02:41,995 --> 00:02:45,699 ALBERTA: Now, be sure to mention I was a famous singer. 65 00:02:45,799 --> 00:02:49,036 Yes, obviously, Alberta. That's all part of the pitch. 66 00:02:49,136 --> 00:02:50,471 Ooh, I can't believe 67 00:02:50,571 --> 00:02:51,839 I'm gonna be on a podcast! 68 00:02:51,939 --> 00:02:53,040 Whatever that is. Okay, bye. 69 00:02:53,140 --> 00:02:54,608 HETTY: Excuse me. 70 00:02:54,708 --> 00:02:57,077 But how many times must I bring up the washing machine? 71 00:02:57,177 --> 00:03:00,514 It continues to make a racket that has ruined my slumber. 72 00:03:00,614 --> 00:03:01,915 Yeah. I know. It's broken. 73 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:03,451 Jay said he called about it this morning. 74 00:03:03,551 --> 00:03:05,753 Jay lying. He play video games all morning. 75 00:03:05,853 --> 00:03:07,120 The one with the red little 76 00:03:07,221 --> 00:03:09,590 Italy man and his green little Italy brother. 77 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:11,024 Seriously? 78 00:03:11,124 --> 00:03:12,493 Thor! Don't be a rat. 79 00:03:12,593 --> 00:03:15,195 In the world I come from, there was nothing worse. 80 00:03:15,296 --> 00:03:18,165 Yeah, we did some shady stuff, but we had a code. 81 00:03:18,266 --> 00:03:20,133 A code you did not break. 82 00:03:20,234 --> 00:03:22,936 It's what inspired my hit song "Don't Be a Rat." 83 00:03:23,036 --> 00:03:27,841 * Hey, they'll flip on you just like that * 84 00:03:27,941 --> 00:03:30,644 * There's nothin' worse than a low-down rat... * 85 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:34,415 No! Last time you sing, song got stuck 86 00:03:34,515 --> 00:03:36,149 in Thorfinn's head for many moons! 87 00:03:36,250 --> 00:03:39,253 ALBERTA: Okay, whatever. The point is, there's nothing 88 00:03:39,353 --> 00:03:40,654 lower than a rat. 89 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:44,024 What about ground rat walk on? Yes! 90 00:03:44,124 --> 00:03:45,959 Thor win mind fight. 91 00:03:47,661 --> 00:03:50,030 SAMANTHA: So, what do you think? 92 00:03:50,130 --> 00:03:52,800 Well, I mean, murder, mobsters, jazz. 93 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:54,368 You got everything. 94 00:03:54,468 --> 00:03:56,069 And this Alberta-- she seems like a big personality. 95 00:03:56,169 --> 00:03:57,405 Oh, yeah. (laughs) 96 00:03:57,505 --> 00:03:59,206 She can be a lot. 97 00:03:59,307 --> 00:04:02,109 Could... be a lot, is what I've uncovered from my research. 98 00:04:02,209 --> 00:04:04,211 And she died in the house that you're currently living in? 99 00:04:04,312 --> 00:04:05,546 I mean, that's a hook! 100 00:04:05,646 --> 00:04:07,648 Right? I think it could be great. 101 00:04:07,748 --> 00:04:09,683 So, do you have an expert lined up? 102 00:04:09,783 --> 00:04:12,486 Well, I'm sort of an Alberta expert myself. 103 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:14,488 No, no, no, no. You need an expert. 104 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:15,923 You're the journalist. You need a cohost 105 00:04:16,023 --> 00:04:17,758 you can talk to about the subject. 106 00:04:17,858 --> 00:04:19,493 Ooh. How about this guy? 107 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:22,663 Todd? 108 00:04:22,763 --> 00:04:24,465 It's Alberta's toenail. 109 00:04:24,565 --> 00:04:26,767 Why? Maybe I could one day 110 00:04:26,867 --> 00:04:29,770 make an Alberta from just a little bit of nail. 111 00:04:29,870 --> 00:04:32,172 What is wrong with you, Todd? 112 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:34,074 "Todd Pearlman, curator 113 00:04:34,174 --> 00:04:36,410 of the Alberta Haynes Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania." 114 00:04:36,510 --> 00:04:40,080 Yeah. Uh, the thing is, I've actually met him. 115 00:04:40,180 --> 00:04:42,149 Wow, you know him? That's fantastic. 116 00:04:42,249 --> 00:04:43,951 Oh, my God. He has over 100,000 followers. 117 00:04:44,051 --> 00:04:46,354 That's a built-in audience right there. (laughs) 118 00:04:46,454 --> 00:04:48,121 Yeah, but how do I put this? 119 00:04:48,221 --> 00:04:50,524 He's... a little off. 120 00:04:50,624 --> 00:04:53,394 He's got, like, a-a giant tattoo of Alberta's face on his back. 121 00:04:53,494 --> 00:04:55,195 The guy's kind of a stalker. 122 00:04:55,295 --> 00:05:00,233 Sam, someone who stalks a dead person is called a historian. 123 00:05:00,334 --> 00:05:01,869 He's weird, Lewis. 124 00:05:01,969 --> 00:05:04,472 I don't know how else to say this. He's very weird. 125 00:05:04,572 --> 00:05:08,108 Look, at the end of the day, this podcast is your baby. 126 00:05:08,208 --> 00:05:10,344 But if you want to do it at the Ulster County Review, 127 00:05:10,444 --> 00:05:12,179 then I will leave you with this. 128 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,916 No Todd, no pod. 129 00:05:17,751 --> 00:05:18,652 (sighs) 130 00:05:18,752 --> 00:05:20,654 (loud rattling) 131 00:05:20,754 --> 00:05:24,124 You shut up! You shut up right now! 132 00:05:24,224 --> 00:05:25,593 Oh, hey, Hetty. 133 00:05:25,693 --> 00:05:28,328 You yelling at the washing machine? That's cool. 134 00:05:28,429 --> 00:05:31,231 This vile contraption will not let me nap. 135 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:32,900 How is this progress? 136 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,068 In my day, the washer never made a peep. 137 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:38,105 In fact, I'm not sure I ever heard Helen say anything at all. 138 00:05:38,205 --> 00:05:39,873 (gasps) 139 00:05:41,642 --> 00:05:43,210 (gasps) Oh, thank God! 140 00:05:43,310 --> 00:05:45,713 Oh, Jay, I know you can't hear me, 141 00:05:45,813 --> 00:05:47,080 but thank you very much indeed. 142 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:49,650 -(rattling resumes) -No, Jay! 143 00:05:49,750 --> 00:05:51,084 No! 144 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:53,621 Come back and push the button. 145 00:05:54,755 --> 00:05:56,790 You know, there is an upside 146 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:58,659 to a broken washing machine. 147 00:05:58,759 --> 00:06:00,794 What could possibly be good 148 00:06:00,894 --> 00:06:02,696 about this deafening monstrosity? 149 00:06:02,796 --> 00:06:04,565 Sit on it. 150 00:06:04,665 --> 00:06:06,834 Sit on it? Yes. 151 00:06:06,934 --> 00:06:08,702 Why would I ever do something like that? 152 00:06:08,802 --> 00:06:10,203 Just trust me. 153 00:06:10,303 --> 00:06:12,139 Fine, I will indulge you 154 00:06:12,239 --> 00:06:14,141 if for no other reason than to end 155 00:06:14,241 --> 00:06:16,844 this conversation. 156 00:06:21,615 --> 00:06:24,752 Oh, my. 157 00:06:25,619 --> 00:06:28,355 I'll leave you two alone. 158 00:06:28,456 --> 00:06:31,492 (singsongy): Oh... 159 00:06:31,592 --> 00:06:33,827 Ah... 160 00:06:35,295 --> 00:06:37,898 Oh... 161 00:06:38,699 --> 00:06:39,633 Oh. 162 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:41,435 So... 163 00:06:41,535 --> 00:06:42,870 how'd the meeting go? 164 00:06:42,970 --> 00:06:44,805 Well, he really liked the idea. 165 00:06:44,905 --> 00:06:46,540 That's incredible! Yes! 166 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,308 He did have one thought, though. 167 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,578 He suggested that I have a cohost. 168 00:06:50,678 --> 00:06:52,079 And more specifically... 169 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:55,282 that that cohost be Todd Pearlman. 170 00:06:55,382 --> 00:06:56,950 What?! 171 00:06:57,050 --> 00:06:58,452 You mean Creepy Todd? 172 00:06:58,552 --> 00:06:59,920 My psychopath stalker? 173 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:02,222 Oh, the freak that collects Alberta's toenails. 174 00:07:02,322 --> 00:07:03,190 He was sort of emphatic. 175 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:05,292 He said, "No Todd, no pod." 176 00:07:05,392 --> 00:07:07,861 And you said, "No pod," right, Sam? 177 00:07:07,961 --> 00:07:09,497 Look at me. 178 00:07:09,597 --> 00:07:10,764 Tell me you said, "No pod." 179 00:07:10,864 --> 00:07:13,166 Why won't she make eye contact with me? 180 00:07:13,266 --> 00:07:16,003 Well, I... (doorbell rings) 181 00:07:16,804 --> 00:07:18,271 Oh, no. 182 00:07:19,540 --> 00:07:21,374 I got here as fast as I could. 183 00:07:21,475 --> 00:07:25,012 Oh, Sam, what did you do? 184 00:07:31,384 --> 00:07:33,621 I brought you a little gift in honor 185 00:07:33,721 --> 00:07:35,155 of the official opening of the B and B. 186 00:07:35,255 --> 00:07:36,624 That is sweet. 187 00:07:36,724 --> 00:07:39,192 Sweet? It's probably one of my baby teeth. 188 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:41,829 Oh, yay, this guy. 189 00:07:41,929 --> 00:07:43,664 Here you go. 190 00:07:43,764 --> 00:07:45,365 Oh. 191 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,801 It's your self-published book 192 00:07:47,901 --> 00:07:50,504 on Alberta. I really enjoyed doing it. 193 00:07:50,604 --> 00:07:52,439 I'm thinking about writing other things. 194 00:07:52,540 --> 00:07:54,341 Manifestos, ransom notes. 195 00:07:54,441 --> 00:07:56,209 I actually have a bunch of stuff from the museum 196 00:07:56,309 --> 00:07:57,978 out in my car. ISAAC: Right. 197 00:07:58,078 --> 00:08:00,380 The museum he runs from his mother's garage. 198 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,983 Research, files, artifacts. 199 00:08:03,083 --> 00:08:05,385 I thought they would be useful for the podcast. 200 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:07,287 Mm-mm, thank you, no pod, no Todd. 201 00:08:07,387 --> 00:08:09,456 We're not doing no podcast no more, Sam. 202 00:08:09,557 --> 00:08:11,091 Great. Jay and I will help you bring it in. 203 00:08:11,191 --> 00:08:14,127 Thanks, I had to clear a bunch of space in the garage anyway, 204 00:08:14,227 --> 00:08:16,196 because my mom's boyfriend Kyle needed 205 00:08:16,296 --> 00:08:18,532 a place to store his bowling stuff. 206 00:08:18,632 --> 00:08:21,068 It's like each word is sadder than the last. 207 00:08:21,168 --> 00:08:22,536 (door closes) 208 00:08:22,636 --> 00:08:25,238 I can't believe this. Creepy Todd back in my life. 209 00:08:25,338 --> 00:08:26,640 Alberta? 210 00:08:26,740 --> 00:08:29,509 Bertie, sweetie, you've just got to relax. 211 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:31,612 Excuse me? It's all good. 212 00:08:31,712 --> 00:08:33,480 ISAAC: Hetty, are you ill? 213 00:08:33,581 --> 00:08:34,948 Can we, can we get ill? 214 00:08:35,048 --> 00:08:37,685 Well, if you're referring to my relaxed demeanor, 215 00:08:37,785 --> 00:08:39,720 it may have something to do 216 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:41,622 with a magical encounter I had recently 217 00:08:41,722 --> 00:08:43,557 with the washing machine. 218 00:08:43,657 --> 00:08:45,092 What happened with the washing machine? 219 00:08:45,192 --> 00:08:47,327 No one knows, Peter, it's simply 220 00:08:47,427 --> 00:08:49,329 one of the magical mysteries of the universe. 221 00:08:49,429 --> 00:08:51,398 Wait. 222 00:08:51,498 --> 00:08:53,133 Hetty, do you really not know 223 00:08:53,233 --> 00:08:55,068 what was happening on the washing machine? 224 00:08:55,168 --> 00:08:58,906 Not a clue. It was making you aroused. 225 00:08:59,006 --> 00:08:59,940 Oh, yes. 226 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,108 Sexually. What?! 227 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:03,110 Mm-hmm. Oh... 228 00:09:03,210 --> 00:09:05,345 Well... 229 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:07,247 I will certainly... 230 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:09,282 not be doing that again. 231 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,785 Please, please look away. 232 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:14,421 What's this old piece of furniture? 233 00:09:14,521 --> 00:09:16,657 Oh, be careful. That, my friend, 234 00:09:16,757 --> 00:09:18,425 is an end table that belonged 235 00:09:18,525 --> 00:09:20,460 to Alberta herself. Oh. 236 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:21,662 SAMANTHA: Wow, is this a picture 237 00:09:21,762 --> 00:09:23,363 of Alberta when she was a little girl? 238 00:09:23,463 --> 00:09:25,132 Oh, that's actually a thing I did online 239 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:28,401 where I put her and my pictures together and it shows 240 00:09:28,501 --> 00:09:30,003 what our kid would look like. 241 00:09:30,103 --> 00:09:32,439 (groans) Sam, I beg you, stop asking questions. 242 00:09:32,539 --> 00:09:34,441 Pretty cute. 243 00:09:34,541 --> 00:09:35,676 Holy crap, that's my table. 244 00:09:35,776 --> 00:09:37,845 There's a false bottom. 245 00:09:37,945 --> 00:09:39,847 Sam, you tell him to stop messing with that right now. 246 00:09:39,947 --> 00:09:41,448 Maybe we shouldn't mess with that. 247 00:09:41,548 --> 00:09:43,450 You know, just 'cause it's an antique. 248 00:09:44,785 --> 00:09:46,186 What is that? JAY: Some kind of old book. 249 00:09:46,286 --> 00:09:48,155 That's nothing. Don't look at that! 250 00:09:48,255 --> 00:09:49,422 Oh, my God! 251 00:09:49,522 --> 00:09:51,358 It's Alberta's diary. 252 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:53,961 Whoa. Twist of plot. 253 00:09:54,061 --> 00:09:55,395 Diaries are personal, 254 00:09:55,495 --> 00:09:56,864 so keep your looky-loo hands off it. 255 00:09:56,964 --> 00:10:00,267 Maybe we should just respect Alberta's privacy. 256 00:10:00,367 --> 00:10:01,669 Are you joking? 257 00:10:01,769 --> 00:10:03,203 What are we even doing this podcast 258 00:10:03,303 --> 00:10:05,038 for, if not to take advantage 259 00:10:05,138 --> 00:10:06,539 of something like this? 260 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,909 What a find! 261 00:10:09,009 --> 00:10:11,144 Sam, you have to get that back. 262 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:13,380 There's something in there that can't get out. 263 00:10:14,514 --> 00:10:16,884 Alberta says there's something in there that can't get out. 264 00:10:16,984 --> 00:10:19,052 Come on, what could be that bad? She's always bragging 265 00:10:19,152 --> 00:10:21,421 about hiding bodies and bootlegging. 266 00:10:21,521 --> 00:10:23,891 All that stuff's nothing compared to this. 267 00:10:23,991 --> 00:10:25,893 So what is it? What's in the diary? 268 00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:28,762 Trust me, you don't want to know. 269 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:30,497 I mean, now I definitely want to know. 270 00:10:30,597 --> 00:10:32,499 Yeah. 271 00:10:34,267 --> 00:10:35,769 Come on, Hetty, you can do this. 272 00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:37,771 Clean thoughts, clean thoughts. 273 00:10:37,871 --> 00:10:40,741 Clean, clean, clean... laundry, 274 00:10:40,841 --> 00:10:43,711 washing machine. Damn it. 275 00:10:45,545 --> 00:10:47,480 Has he gotten to the juicy part yet? 276 00:10:47,580 --> 00:10:50,150 No. Todd's kind of a slow reader. 277 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:52,419 We finished this page two minutes ago, Todd. 278 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:54,487 Let's go. 279 00:10:54,587 --> 00:10:56,089 Wait. 280 00:10:56,189 --> 00:10:58,158 Should we be feeling a slight moral quandary 281 00:10:58,258 --> 00:11:00,427 about delving into Alberta's personal writings? 282 00:11:00,527 --> 00:11:02,763 I mean, diaries are supposed to be... 283 00:11:02,863 --> 00:11:04,164 private. 284 00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:05,198 (sputters) 285 00:11:05,298 --> 00:11:07,100 On the other hand... Yes? 286 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,769 Todd is going to find out 287 00:11:08,869 --> 00:11:11,338 whatever secret it is she doesn't want us to know. 288 00:11:11,438 --> 00:11:13,741 At which point Alberta will no doubt need our support. 289 00:11:13,841 --> 00:11:15,675 So in a way it'll be better 290 00:11:15,776 --> 00:11:17,377 that we're up to speed. 291 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:19,346 So we should keep snooping. 292 00:11:19,446 --> 00:11:21,648 For Alberta. 293 00:11:24,551 --> 00:11:26,486 Oh, my God, I think he's turning the page. Yes, yes, yes! 294 00:11:26,586 --> 00:11:28,155 Oh, thank God. Do it, do it, do it! 295 00:11:30,557 --> 00:11:31,859 No! Damn it, Todd! 296 00:11:31,959 --> 00:11:33,426 Come on! Come on, man, come on! 297 00:11:33,526 --> 00:11:35,562 You wrote a book, read one! Please! 298 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:39,800 Alberta's really torn up about this whole diary thing, Jay. 299 00:11:39,900 --> 00:11:41,802 Look, I can try to take it from him, 300 00:11:41,902 --> 00:11:43,804 but I don't think the Hulk could pry it from Todd's hands. 301 00:11:43,904 --> 00:11:45,906 It's, like, his Ark of the Covenant. 302 00:11:46,006 --> 00:11:48,708 His what? BOTH: Raiders of the Lost Ark! 303 00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:50,911 Would you just die already so we can be best friends? 304 00:11:51,011 --> 00:11:52,679 Look, I'm sorry for what happened. 305 00:11:52,780 --> 00:11:54,147 But, honestly, we're all gonna find out. 306 00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:57,017 So maybe you should just tell us in your own words. 307 00:11:57,117 --> 00:11:58,819 Oh, fine. 308 00:11:58,919 --> 00:12:01,221 Remember the story of how I got my big break? 309 00:12:01,321 --> 00:12:03,757 A real underdog story. I love underdogs. 310 00:12:03,857 --> 00:12:05,793 Not that I'm saying I love you. 311 00:12:05,893 --> 00:12:08,095 W-Would someone else talk, please? 312 00:12:08,195 --> 00:12:09,729 The headliner Clara Brown didn't show, 313 00:12:09,830 --> 00:12:11,899 so they asked me to perform in her place. 314 00:12:11,999 --> 00:12:15,302 What I never told y'all was the real reason 315 00:12:15,402 --> 00:12:17,304 Clara was a no-show that night. 316 00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:20,507 It was 'cause she got arrested and spent a night in jail. 317 00:12:20,607 --> 00:12:22,542 And the reason she was arrested 318 00:12:22,642 --> 00:12:24,377 was because... 319 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:26,079 I ratted her out. 320 00:12:26,179 --> 00:12:27,714 (gasps) 321 00:12:27,815 --> 00:12:29,682 You want to tell me what that gasp means or wait till later? 322 00:12:29,783 --> 00:12:31,151 Later. Okay. 323 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:32,786 Catch up then. 324 00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:36,289 Oh! I'm a rat, y'all! 325 00:12:36,389 --> 00:12:37,690 A rat! 326 00:12:37,791 --> 00:12:39,960 * Nothin' worse * 327 00:12:40,060 --> 00:12:43,330 * Than a low-down rat. * 328 00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:44,932 Sorry. 329 00:12:50,938 --> 00:12:51,972 What's all the commotion? 330 00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:53,240 Did I miss a gasp? 331 00:12:53,340 --> 00:12:55,242 Alberta is rat, which is ironic 332 00:12:55,342 --> 00:12:57,644 because she give Thor trouble about being rat earlier. 333 00:12:57,744 --> 00:13:00,881 Irony he gets, yet cars are still landships. 334 00:13:00,981 --> 00:13:02,449 This is all your fault, Sam. 335 00:13:02,549 --> 00:13:04,651 If you hadn't brought Todd back, no one would have found 336 00:13:04,751 --> 00:13:07,354 the diary and none of this would be happening. 337 00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:09,056 Okay, no, I-I played a role in it. 338 00:13:09,156 --> 00:13:11,624 But, honestly, wasn't the podcast, like, Pete's idea? 339 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:13,560 It's kind of all his fault. What are you doing, Sam? 340 00:13:13,660 --> 00:13:15,528 And just so you know, Pete agrees with me... 341 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:16,496 Girl! 342 00:13:16,596 --> 00:13:18,365 I forgot you could see him. 343 00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:21,101 Now the whole world's gonna find out I'm a fraud. 344 00:13:21,201 --> 00:13:22,535 All my fans. 345 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:25,172 Let down by their one true god. 346 00:13:25,272 --> 00:13:27,674 Even in despair, she retains a healthy ego. 347 00:13:27,774 --> 00:13:30,743 Alberta, you're looking at this through the lens of your era. 348 00:13:30,844 --> 00:13:32,946 I don't think people will be as bothered 349 00:13:33,046 --> 00:13:34,547 by this as you worry they are. 350 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,683 So you don't think my fans will think less of me? 351 00:13:36,783 --> 00:13:38,585 Your fans love you. 352 00:13:38,685 --> 00:13:40,988 One little incident's not gonna change anything. 353 00:13:41,088 --> 00:13:43,290 Oh, my God! 354 00:13:43,390 --> 00:13:45,192 This is not gonna be super helpful. 355 00:13:45,292 --> 00:13:47,027 Alberta was a rat. 356 00:13:47,127 --> 00:13:48,695 (gasps) SAMANTHA: I mean, Todd, 357 00:13:48,795 --> 00:13:50,964 not that I am familiar yet with what you're talking about, 358 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:53,300 but, honestly, I'm sure it wasn't, like, a big deal. 359 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:54,868 No big deal? (stammers) 360 00:13:54,968 --> 00:13:57,837 She went against the entire code that she lived by. 361 00:13:57,938 --> 00:14:00,340 I've dedicated my entire adult life 362 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,642 to the study and appreciation of this woman. 363 00:14:02,742 --> 00:14:04,244 But now... 364 00:14:04,344 --> 00:14:06,379 I'm not even sure I know who she is. 365 00:14:06,479 --> 00:14:07,847 ALBERTA: Oh, my God. 366 00:14:07,948 --> 00:14:10,350 I've lost Todd. 367 00:14:10,450 --> 00:14:12,886 HETTY: Uh, Flower? 368 00:14:12,986 --> 00:14:15,088 I have something 369 00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:17,557 that I am ashamed 370 00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:19,927 to admit, but I feel I must. 371 00:14:20,027 --> 00:14:22,896 A short time ago, I succumbed 372 00:14:22,996 --> 00:14:25,432 to my demons and I sat 373 00:14:25,532 --> 00:14:27,334 on the washing machine again. 374 00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:29,970 Hetty, it's... it's okay. 375 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:31,838 No, it's not okay. 376 00:14:31,939 --> 00:14:33,406 It's weak, it's immoral. 377 00:14:33,506 --> 00:14:35,108 It's your body, isn't it? 378 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:36,643 I mean, you're in charge of it, right? 379 00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:38,745 You mean since my husband passed away? 380 00:14:38,845 --> 00:14:39,779 No! 381 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:42,682 Since always, man! 382 00:14:42,782 --> 00:14:46,019 Look, being ashamed of female pleasure 383 00:14:46,119 --> 00:14:48,455 was just some BS thing that men 384 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:50,390 thought up to control women. 385 00:14:50,490 --> 00:14:52,792 There is nothing wrong 386 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:54,427 with feeling good, Hetty. 387 00:14:54,527 --> 00:14:56,930 And you don't need a man's permission. 388 00:14:58,465 --> 00:15:01,001 But we still need men 389 00:15:01,101 --> 00:15:03,971 to design and manufacture the washing machines. 390 00:15:04,071 --> 00:15:06,239 No, women can do that, too. 391 00:15:06,339 --> 00:15:08,275 Heavens to Betsy! 392 00:15:08,375 --> 00:15:09,309 (both laugh) 393 00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:11,244 Oh, what a time to be alive. 394 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:14,481 I mean, you know what I mean. 395 00:15:15,748 --> 00:15:19,119 Hey, Alberta, we just, uh, wanted to come check on you. 396 00:15:19,219 --> 00:15:23,156 Don't you see, if Todd reacted that way, 397 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:25,492 then everyone who listens to the podcast 398 00:15:25,592 --> 00:15:28,361 is gonna turn against me. (sighs) 399 00:15:28,461 --> 00:15:30,797 And they'd be right to. Wait, if ratting out Clara was 400 00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:32,532 so against everything you believed in, 401 00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:34,734 then why'd you do it? 402 00:15:35,735 --> 00:15:38,771 Things weren't easy for a woman my size back then. 403 00:15:38,871 --> 00:15:41,374 Sure, we had Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, 404 00:15:41,474 --> 00:15:43,110 but that didn't mean that was 405 00:15:43,210 --> 00:15:44,911 what the club owners were looking for. 406 00:15:45,012 --> 00:15:46,646 (exhales) 407 00:15:46,746 --> 00:15:49,849 And I was tired of being overlooked. 408 00:15:49,949 --> 00:15:53,653 * Nobody knows you when you're down * 409 00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:58,058 * And out, I mean, when you're down and out. * 410 00:15:58,158 --> 00:16:00,227 All right. 411 00:16:00,327 --> 00:16:01,628 The gig is yours. 412 00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:05,265 Oh, yes! The Alberta era has begun. 413 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,267 Not you. Her. 414 00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:09,036 Her? 415 00:16:09,136 --> 00:16:11,004 Well, look at her. 416 00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:12,705 She's a star, baby. 417 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:15,475 I guess you just don't have what I do, hon. (chuckles) 418 00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:20,313 I agreed to stay on as one of Clara's backup singers, 419 00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:22,582 hoping someday my talent would win out. 420 00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:25,952 For two years, I watched onstage 421 00:16:26,053 --> 00:16:29,256 as someone less deserving lived my dream right in front of me. 422 00:16:29,356 --> 00:16:30,923 That must have been so hard. 423 00:16:31,024 --> 00:16:32,259 ALBERTA: It was. 424 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:34,194 One day I decided... 425 00:16:34,294 --> 00:16:35,862 I wasn't gonna take it no more. 426 00:16:35,962 --> 00:16:37,864 I knew Clara dabbled in bootlegging. 427 00:16:37,964 --> 00:16:40,300 Mostly 'cause I dabbled in bootlegging. 428 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,902 And so I dropped a dime on her. 429 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:45,004 And became a rat. 430 00:16:45,105 --> 00:16:47,307 Alberta, you were in a really unfair situation. 431 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:50,510 And, honestly, that Clara chick kind of sounds like she sucks. 432 00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:53,580 Smug little floozie couldn't even hit a high C. 433 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,782 Oh, from my barbershop quartet days 434 00:16:55,882 --> 00:16:57,750 I recognize that as quite the burn. 435 00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,220 SAMANTHA: You know that that story 436 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,123 makes what you did completely understandable, right? 437 00:17:03,223 --> 00:17:04,724 And why didn't you tell us before? 438 00:17:04,824 --> 00:17:07,227 'Cause it's not easy for me to be... 439 00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:08,795 vulnerable. 440 00:17:08,895 --> 00:17:12,499 I mean, people see me as this super-confident diva. 441 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:15,502 But the truth is, that's an armor I wear. 442 00:17:15,602 --> 00:17:18,105 I struggle like everyone else. 443 00:17:18,205 --> 00:17:19,572 But I don't let that show. 444 00:17:19,672 --> 00:17:22,142 I need to be my loudest fan. 445 00:17:22,242 --> 00:17:24,244 'Cause God knows there's always been plenty of folks 446 00:17:24,344 --> 00:17:26,946 trying to tear me down. Okay, I didn't even think 447 00:17:27,046 --> 00:17:29,516 this was possible, but this makes me love you even more. 448 00:17:29,616 --> 00:17:31,151 Agreed. Yep. 449 00:17:31,251 --> 00:17:32,685 Seriously? 450 00:17:32,785 --> 00:17:34,354 And I'm pretty sure your fans would think so, too. 451 00:17:34,454 --> 00:17:37,490 I mean, jazz legend who has insecurities just like me? 452 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:40,227 I'm on board. Stars-- they're just like us. 453 00:17:40,327 --> 00:17:42,329 You're saying this makes me relatable? 454 00:17:42,429 --> 00:17:44,897 Oh, yeah. Like that Jason Momoa spread 455 00:17:44,997 --> 00:17:46,933 in that magazine where he's shopping for shoelaces? 456 00:17:47,033 --> 00:17:49,102 You're saying I'm the female Momoa? 457 00:17:49,202 --> 00:17:50,837 Oh, yeah, we're saying it. 458 00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:54,341 Oh, what the hell? Sam, you fire up that podcast. 459 00:17:54,441 --> 00:17:55,942 We got a public to inspire. 460 00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:59,045 I'm coming for you, regular joes. 461 00:17:59,146 --> 00:18:02,882 Alberta's gonna inject some hope into your dreary lives. 462 00:18:02,982 --> 00:18:05,752 Is she going too far? Let her have it. 463 00:18:05,852 --> 00:18:08,955 Oh, your one true god is now relatable. 464 00:18:09,055 --> 00:18:10,890 (laughing) 465 00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:13,059 SAMANATHA: So, perhaps, 466 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,296 Alberta's motivations were more complicated than they seem. 467 00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:18,465 If your theory is correct, 468 00:18:18,565 --> 00:18:20,933 Alberta wasn't just a tremendous talent. 469 00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:24,204 She was also a crusader against unfair body standards, 470 00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:25,538 which, honestly, 471 00:18:25,638 --> 00:18:27,640 only makes me more impressed by her. 472 00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:29,676 Yes! I got Todd back! 473 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:31,611 And makes my desire to clone her even greater. 474 00:18:31,711 --> 00:18:33,780 What? Congratulations. 475 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:34,914 (groans) 476 00:18:35,014 --> 00:18:35,982 You know, it's interesting, Todd. 477 00:18:36,082 --> 00:18:37,517 If Alberta were here, I feel like 478 00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:38,918 she'd probably be pretty grateful 479 00:18:39,018 --> 00:18:41,354 this whole rat story came to light. 480 00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:42,689 She might even 481 00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:44,624 call me a hero for inviting you over 482 00:18:44,724 --> 00:18:46,159 and discovering the diary. 483 00:18:46,259 --> 00:18:47,494 Okay, girl. Calm down. 484 00:18:47,594 --> 00:18:48,928 Look at Clara. 485 00:18:49,028 --> 00:18:51,331 She kind of does looks mean, doesn't she? 486 00:18:51,431 --> 00:18:52,665 Gadzooks, I know that woman. 487 00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:54,501 What are you talking about? Oh, yeah. 488 00:18:54,601 --> 00:18:57,036 She was here the night Alberta performed at the mansion. 489 00:18:57,136 --> 00:18:58,605 The night I was murdered? Are you sure? 490 00:18:58,705 --> 00:19:02,008 Yeah, she was wearing this really big hat. 491 00:19:02,108 --> 00:19:03,376 ISAAC: Oh, yes. 492 00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:04,677 Do you know what this means? 493 00:19:04,777 --> 00:19:07,580 We have our very first suspect. 494 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:08,915 (all gasping) 495 00:19:09,015 --> 00:19:12,018 Oh, great gasp, everyone. Bravo. 496 00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:14,254 Are you okay? 497 00:19:14,354 --> 00:19:17,457 I asked you a question, and you just spaced out. 498 00:19:17,557 --> 00:19:19,726 You do that a lot. 499 00:19:26,199 --> 00:19:27,133 Well, you picked a good one. 500 00:19:27,234 --> 00:19:28,601 What is this? What's happening? 501 00:19:28,701 --> 00:19:30,203 Yeah. I mean, the last one made such a racket. 502 00:19:30,303 --> 00:19:32,805 What? No. No. The last one was fine. 503 00:19:32,905 --> 00:19:35,174 Well, this bad boy's the quietest in the market. 504 00:19:35,275 --> 00:19:39,178 No! Put it down! Put it down this instant! 505 00:19:39,279 --> 00:19:43,716 Jay! Who are you to play God? 506 00:19:46,986 --> 00:19:49,722 Goodbye, old friend. 507 00:19:49,822 --> 00:19:53,493 I will always remember... your spin cycle. 508 00:19:53,593 --> 00:19:55,895 You know, you don't need a washing machine 509 00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:57,630 to achieve the feeling. 510 00:19:57,730 --> 00:19:59,566 You don't? 511 00:19:59,666 --> 00:20:02,034 There are so many other things you can do. 512 00:20:02,134 --> 00:20:04,036 Hmm. Here. 513 00:20:04,136 --> 00:20:05,838 Walk with me. 514 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,742 (whispering indistinctly) 515 00:20:09,842 --> 00:20:12,011 (gasps) Dear Lord. 516 00:20:12,111 --> 00:20:14,213 Oh, I would never! 517 00:20:20,052 --> 00:20:23,756 Captioning sponsored by CBS 518 00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:28,295 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org