[horses whinnying]
[horse nickers]
♪ I'm gonna ride ♪
♪ I'm riding free ♪
♪ So come along, let's go along ♪
♪ Come on a journey with me ♪
♪ I'm gonna ride ♪
♪ I'm riding free ♪
♪ As long as I am here with you ♪
♪ I feel the spirit within me ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
[suspenseful music playing]
[gasps]
I can't believe how hard that geometry exam was.
That's it, I'm quitting math!
When will I ever need to measure the inside of a circle in real life?
Maybe when you need to know the distance of a horse race track?
Aww. I got a point taken off because I turned the circle into a happy sun.
Who doesn't like a smiling sun?
Mr. Goldfarb is a tough teacher.
Is he? I hadn't noticed, on account of all the A's I've been getting.
Who has two thumbs and gets top marks on every subject?
Whoo! Go, Alex!
It's just how my brain works. [chuckles]
I don't even have to try.
[Bebe clears throat]
Not everybody can be as naturally brilliant as me.
Isn't that right, Bebe?
Or should I say
Bebe-minus?
What's that, Alex?
I'm very busy with my duties as House Rep,
since I beat you in the election.
Yes, fellow Foals, can you believe it?
I've been House Rep for a whole term now.
Not that it's anything we need to celebrate.
Happy term-anniversary, Bebe!
Behold!
A classic, round-shaped treat in honor of your accomplishment.
Oh, BUDs, you shouldn't have!
This is so unexpected!
Please, there's enough cake for all of you to celebrate my victory.
Oh, yum! I love cake!
[Lyds] Who doesn't like cake?
-[Maricela] So delicious! -[Abigail] The frosting's my favorite.
This meeting will now come to order.
First, a reminder that we are Foals, not piglets,
so let's keep the common room clean.
No riding boots on the furniture, please.
Hear, hear!
I like her.
[Bebe] Secondly, some exciting news!
The Valentine's Day dance is coming up soon,
and the Foals are helping plan it.
So, if you'd like to line up in an orderly fashion to share any ideas...
[gasps] Can we invite our horses?
Oh! It should be a requirement to wear our finest gowns to this dance!
Boomerang can dress up as Cupid!
Hey, what if we tried--
We've got to have piñatas!
And pink cupcakes! With scones!
Obviously, we should decide who's going to plan--
-What about singing candy-tines? -And regular candy, too.
How about no dance, and we have a Valentine's Day trail ride instead?
I really think that--
Bebe Schumann, if you pound that gavel one more time,
I'm going to throw it in the ocean!
[others gasp]
There will be a suggestion box.
Remember, there are no bad ideas.
Except yours, Lucky. Horses at a dance, honestly?
Meeting dismissed!
[Pru] I'm starving.
[Abigail] Think they'll have pie at lunch?
[boy] Well, I don't know who to ask.
[Lucky sighs] Finally!
I've been ready to ride all day.
We would have gotten here earlier if Bebe and Alex hadn't slowed down the meeting.
And if you hadn't made us wait while you had seconds at lunch.
It was macaroni and cheese day! I'm only human.
-[laughter] -My gavel has gone missing!
[gasps] Who's Mike Avel?
My gavel.
It's gone!
Oh, I can't let Headmaster Perkins find out!
I'm sure he can get another.
"Another"?
That gavel has been handed down to the Foal Reps
for as long as the school has existed.
Each house has one, and I was responsible for ours.
Where was the last place you saw it?
I'm positive it was in my bag when I left the Salt Lick after lunch.
OK, then it must be somewhere between here and there.
Bebe, you'd better come see this.
[gasps] My gavel!
[gasps] Someone broke the window!
The room and window were intact when I patrolled the area earlier,
which means this must have happened in the last hour.
Well, it certainly wasn't me. I was in the Salt Lick the whole time.
The question is, why would anyone use Bebe's gavel to break a window?
[gasps] Unless...
Unless they're framing Bebe for murder!
[gasps]
I mean, vandalism.
[chuckles] Sorry, I've been reading too many Boxcar Bonnie mysteries.
But who would want to get me in trouble?
I'm universally beloved!
Children love me, animals love me,
I don't kill plants.
[gasps] Alex! I bet he did it!
He's held a grudge against you ever since you won the class election.
And you did make him awfully mad in today's meeting.
It makes sense, but we'd better not jump to any conclusions until--
Lucky's right!
Come on, BUDs, we've got to tell Headmaster Perkins.
Right behind you, Bebe.
But we don't know that he's--
You really think Alex is capable
of vandalizing the school just to get revenge?
Seems pretty cut and dry.
Alex can definitely be a real stinker,
and this definitely stinks.
It will be good for him to face the consequences for once.
Extra! Extra!
Read it here first!
Did you hear? [whispers]
[whispers]
[whispering]
Alex was bragging about it?
So crass!
Word on the street is that someone saw him do it,
and that witness swore that Alex was laughing the whole time.
I heard from Trey, who heard from Ellen,
who heard from that boy who wears one glove,
that Alex was in jail for robbing a bank,
and then threw the gavel through the window!
Wow. Word gets around fast.
-Hey, Spirit! Ready for a ride? -[Spirit neighs]
[chuckles] Me, too.
If we hurry, we can catch low tide at the beach.
-[Beef] It's not right, Alex! -[Alex] That's what I've been saying.
I've been wrongly accused.
That's the real crime!
Sure, Bebe bugs me a lot,
but I'm not a vandal!
I just feel bad for Liberty.
I'm not allowed to ride her for a month,
so we're both getting punished.
I'll walk her around, exercise her for you.
Thanks, Beef. You're a true pal.
[Lucky] No riding for a whole month?
That's worse than a year of detention.
But what did Alex expect when he broke a window?
Which he probably did.
-Right, Spirit? -[Spirit nickers]
But even if he says he's innocent,
it doesn't mean he is.
Alex is a good liar and a known weasel.
I've been around Julian enough to know what a con looks like.
Just because he looked really sad cleaning up that glass...
That glass inside the classroom.
But that would mean that the window was broken from the outside.
[gasps] We've been thinking about this all wrong!
Come on, Spirit, we've got to talk to Headmaster Perkins!
[Spirit whinnies]
What did Headmaster Perkins say?
That he had looked into it,
and all the evidence really points to Alex.
So, you were right?
But it just doesn't add up.
Whoever did it must have thrown the gavel from outside.
-And I've seen Alex play baseball. -What do you mean?
Hey, Alex! Toss me an orange!
Ow! You beaned the Beef!
You're right.
There's no way Alex could have thrown a gavel through a second-story window.
I know that look in your eye, Lucky. We're getting involved, aren't we?
We can't sit by while someone is accused of a crime they didn't commit.
It's not right.
[sighs] Especially since I'm the one who accused him in the first place.
Alex is innocent, and it's up to us to prove it!
Did you just have that ready?
A stable wrangler is always ready for justice!
Alex? That's an open-and-shut case. Of course he did it!
-We want to make sure. -You've got your ear to the ground, Lyds.
What's the scoop?
Scoop is that at the class meeting, Alex threatened to throw Bebe's gavel,
and I quote, "In the ocean."
Ocean, window - close enough.
Maybe he just got lazy.
That does sound like clear-cut intent.
You've got it. Plus, there was a witness.
There was? Who?
You saw Alex breaking the window. What happened?
No, I didn't actually see Alex break the window.
But you told Lyds--
All I told Lyds and Headmaster Perkins
is I saw Alex in that classroom around that time.
But he left in a hurry.
Looked like he was trying to hide something, but I didn't see the gavel.
So, you're not a real witness at all?
Still, that places Alex at the scene of the crime, at crime time.
[Lucky] Come on, Beef, you know Alex did it.
No way. Alex was with me the whole time.
So, Alex has an alibi?
You bet he does.
That's great! Then Alex couldn't have done it.
So, where was he, Beef?
Oh, we were having a great day!
We grabbed lunch - tuna on wheat for Alex,
steak sammy for me -
then came here and measured whose horse had bigger hooves.
[neighs]
Then we played manhunt with some of the boys!
What's manhunt?
You've never played manhunt before?
Oh, you're really missing out.
OK, the rules are a little complicated.
See, one person hides
and the rest of us go hunting for him.
That's it. Manhunt!
Wow. How will we ever learn how to play?
Oh, you could never be as good as Alex.
He was the hider and we were the hunters,
and we didn't find him for hours!
[PALs sigh]
So, you don't know where Alex was during that hour?
-Oh, sure I do. He was hiding. -[Lucky groans]
Y-You seem mad, and I would like to not be here anymore.
So, Alex was in the classroom, but left in a hurry to go where?
There's only one person who can give us answers now.
[Spirit neighs]
You seen Alex?
[Pru] Excuse me, Lunch Lady?
You seen Alex?
[Lunch Lady Harriet] Uh-uh.
Petit gâteau? Help yourself.
[horses neigh]
-[gasps] Where did you get that cupcake? -Hey, Pru.
-Hey. Have you seen Alex? -[others] Uh-uh.
[Boomerang sniffs and nickers]
[Lyds] Hey, Alex, did you see this?
-Huh? -Huh?
Sorry! Wrong Alex.
[Beef] Come on out, Alex. I know you're in there. [grunts]
-[grunting continues] -[Boomerang nickers]
[grunts] I don't think he's in there, Beef!
[crow caws]
-Any sign of Alex? -[Abigail] Nope. Let's keep looking.
[Beef] Alex? Alex, come on.
I know you're up there.
Alex?
Ale--
-[Alex gasps] -Alex!
Hey, Alex, wait up!
Alex, stop! I just want to talk to you.
I get it, you can ride your horse.
Did you come to rub that in my face?
What? No, I-I--
I know it was you who told everyone I broke the window!
What have I ever done to you?
OK, sure, there was that whole election thing,
but have I ever lied to you?
Uh, since then, I mean?
-You said you didn't do it. -I didn't!
I believe you.
I'm trying to prove it to everyone else. Where were you when it happened?
Alex, do you have an alibi?
I can't tell you.
I can't tell anyone.
There's got to be another way to clear my name.
I swear I'm telling the truth, Lucky!
You can trust me.
[sighs] I'll try to think of another way.
Thank you, Lucky! Thank you!
[Spirit nickers]
It's nice that you're doing this for Alex, Lucky,
but you know you're not the one to blame for him getting in trouble, right?
Then who is?
I don't know.
Maybe the person who actually broke the window and is letting him take the fall?
[gasps] You're right!
Change of plans.
If we can't prove Alex is innocent, let's find the vandal who actually did it.
Like in Boxcar Bonnie and everyone's a suspect?
Everyone's a suspect.
[Lucky] First up, Daphne Visser.
Me?
I was having a tea party with Marbles when it happened.
Can anyone back up your story?
Maricela could.
She tried to interrupt.
Someone had to tell Daphne that she was drinking tea wrong.
You should have heard the clacking she was making,
stirring like a mad woman!
You were with her at the time of the crime?
I witnessed the crime myself. Pinkies out, ladies. It's basic etiquette.
Anything else?
[Lucky] Next, Dr. Cope.
[Lucky] Uh...
Never mind, Dr. Cope. Forget I asked you anything. [chuckles]
[Abigail] Well, well, well...
You're all awfully quiet.
Who are you protecting?
[Boomerang nickers]
[Lucky groans]
No leads, no answers.
[sighs] And we're out of suspects.
Hmm. Where were you at the time of the crime?
[gasps] With you!
Well, where was I?
[sighs] Maybe I was right all along.
Alex was trying to frame Bebe, and now he's just trying to get out of it.
Which means he lied to me, again.
Where are you going?
To give that weasel a piece of my mind!
All right, spill it. Where is he, Beef?
Oh, the stables.
-We're talking about Meatball, right? -Where's Alex?
Oh! In that case...
I don't know. He took off a few minutes ago. Wouldn't say where he was going.
Like he was going somewhere secret?
Alex doesn't keep secrets from me!
He was just going somewhere and refused to tell me where that somewhere was.
I'm sorry we can't ride, Liberty.
But i-if people found out the truth, I might never get to ride you again.
[Liberty snorts]
Come on!
If he won't tell us where he's been going, we'll have to follow him.
[twig snaps]
-Hey! -[Spirit nickers]
[Alex] Huh?
[Abigail gasps]
[Abigail grunts]
[boy laughs]
[Alex] Huh?
[boy] Wahoo!
[Alex grunts]
[boy laughs]
[bell jingles]
See you next time, Mr. Czinski!
[air blowing]
[Pru] Hmm.
[Pru gasps] Oh!
[Pru] Uh...
[pigeons cooing]
-Hyah! -[Chica Linda neighs]
[gasps] What's happening?
Whoa! Ah! Ah!
Huh?
[Lucky] This must be it.
Is this where he was when the window was broken?
If it was, why hide it?
He breaks a window, then he lies about it,
now he's robbing someone?
It's even worse than I thought!
-Alex Fox! Give me that! -Whoa!
[both grunting]
Just leave me alone!
Is this what you were hiding?
You're part of some kind of bandit ring?
Do you work for a woman named Butch?
I-I don't know what you're talking about! You don't know what you're talking about!
[all grunting]
Alex?
-[Alex] Whoa! -[clattering]
-You know him? -Of course I do. I'm his tutor.
What? Me? I don't even know you, Miss Lang.
If that even is your name.
Why would I know that?
[sighs] Fine. I have a tutor to help me with my grades.
Are you happy?
-No! -Most of the time.
This was the big secret? Who cares if you're getting tutored?
She's right, Alex.
You earned those grades all by yourself.
Please, Miss Lang!
This is embarrassing enough.
I'll just go get my cup of tea.
So, when someone stole the gavel and broke the window...
I was here.
I hid from Beef, then snuck off to meet Miss Lang.
What about Jack? He said he saw you in that same classroom.
Sure, I'd gone in there, but only to get my math book.
Please, don't tell anyone!
[sighs] Seriously, Alex, getting tutored is no big deal.
You don't know my family. My sisters are all perfect.
No one needs a tutor.
My dad would be so disappointed in me if he found out.
You'd rather him think you're a vandal?
It was a tough choice.
It was the wrong choice!
Talk to Headmaster Perkins.
Explain what happened.
I'm sure your punishment will be over.
Think how happy Liberty would be.
[sighs] I do miss her.
But I won't do it.
You saw how fast rumors spread when I got in trouble.
A gavel flies through a window, and all of a sudden
I've done time in prison.
If they find out I'm being tutored,
next thing you know, people will be saying I buy my grades, or cheat.
And if it got back to my dad, he'd blow his top!
Hey, do you always buy taffy on the way to tutoring?
Yeah. The sugar keeps me awake while we study.
[gasps] Then that's it! That's your alibi!
You were buying taffy at the candy shop.
You couldn't have done it!
Then what are we waiting for? Let's go talk to the headmaster!
Come on, let's clear Alex's name.
-Hop on, Alex. Ride, Boomerang! -[Boomerang whinnies]
Excited to hit the trails again?
-We both are. Right, Liberty? -[Liberty neighs]
What is going on here? Alex Fox, you are not supposed to be riding!
When I tell Headmaster, you're gonna be in even more trouble!
-[Sarge snorts] -He's innocent, Bebe.
Says who?
Says Headmaster. You can take it up with him if you have a problem.
[Bebe grunts]
-Come on, Sarge. -[Liberty nickers]
Hey, Lucky, thanks.
You didn't have to help me.
I'm not sure I would have done the same if things were reversed.
You're welcome?
Away we go, Liberty!
Enjoy your ride, Alex and Liberty!
[Spirit neighs]
You did good, Lucky.
Thanks.
But it's strange.
If Alex didn't break the window, who did?
I guess we'll never know.
Well, this has been quite the case.
[suspenseful music playing]
[gasps]
I've finally figured it out! Here's how it happened.
It all started in that class meeting
when Bebe had a cake to celebrate her anniversary.
How could something so sweet lead to such a bitter crime?
Bebe may not have noticed the frosting...
but someone else sure did.
And that someone else got greedy.
And everyone knows once you get greedy, you get sloppy.
From there, it was easy streets to Crimeville.
[horses neighing]
And when the streets of Crimeville get too crowded,
well, let's just say accidents happen.
[glass shatters]
[horses whinnying]
That's crazy.
And yet, it makes perfect sense.
I knew the horses were hiding something when I questioned them.
You know what? I bet we can keep this secret, too.
[sighs] I was hoping you'd say that. Boomerang's not cut out for the pokey.
Oh. Now I miss him. Come on, let's go for a ride!
[laughter]
[glass shatters]
[Boomerang whinnies]
[Boomerang nickers]
-[Boomerang snorts] -[Abigail] Boomerang!