Previously on "The Watchful Eye"...
People have felt a malevolent presence in the basement
from Alistair Greybourne himself.
Jocelyn tells Alistair that she suspects
that Winthrop stole her treasure.
- Jocelyn. - Who's Jocelyn?
She's the nanny that jumped out of the window
in the attic and died.
I was talking to her like I'm talking to you,
except she's dead.
But I never surfed Tamarama Beach.
What's Tamarama Beach?
I grew up surfing there.
Aah!
I love you.
We'll finish the job, but you and me, we're done.
Because of the Greybournes, my dad took his own life.
This place is starting to push me over the edge.
The Greybournes and the Winthrops
are all the same family. Elena: Ruby Greybourne.
♪
Yeah, have a seat.
Hey, how'd you find out where I live?
A friend at the City Records Department.
His boss uses "password" for all of his passwords.
It's not that hard to find someone.
Okay.
You gonna tell me why you came here?
Why do you think I'm here, Detective?
Doorman fell down the stairs?
Maybe you saw something? You want to make a statement?
I didn't, and I don't.
I know you and Elena are a thing.
I saw you together at the bar.
I mean, we used to be a thing, but we're not anymore.
Sorry to hear that. Is she okay?
I haven't talked to her in a while.
No, not really.
She's getting mixed up in some pretty scary stuff
that I am now mixed up into.
Like what?
She's at The Greybourne because they messed with her family,
and now her dad's dead and she wants to get back at them.
The Greybournes and Winthrops are bad news.
If she thinks she can take a run at them, she's wrong.
Can you talk to her? Yeah.
I mean-- She won't listen to me,
and I just want her to be okay.
I mean, she doesn't really listen to me either,
but, yeah, I can give it a try.
Thanks.
I'll see myself out.
Hey, you're a good friend, Ginny Welles.
Yeah.
[ Door opens ]
[ Door closes ]
Hey. How was drop-off?
All good.
He's psyched about seeing the flamingos and the elephants,
and Flora's parents said they won't give him
too much cotton candy.
Ah, we'll see. Those two are pushovers.
Ah, any plans for your day off?
Yeah, just coffee and errands.
Sounds fun.
Yeah. Okay.
Well, I'll see you.
See ya.
Hey.
We got to talk.
How did you hear about it?
The ruby specifically.
How did you hear about it?
I told you. My grandmother.
She said Alistair Greybourne hid some secret treasure
inside his building before he died.
A priceless ruby.
Why? Did you-- you find the ruby?
Not the one we wanted.
What's this?
Ruby Greybourne.
Born August 21, 1945, to parents
Alistair Greybourne and Jocelyn Morrow.
What, Jocelyn the nanny?
And her boss.
I told you they were having an affair.
I guess they had a kid, too.
You're-- You're saying that the ruby's a baby?
Buried treasure.
No, no, no, no, no.
You just got to keep looking for it.
Scott, I tore the place apart.
Yeah, bullshit!
Open your eyes!
Jocelyn and Alistair had a baby,
and then Jocelyn killed herself.
And there isn't a ruby
because there was never a ruby to begin with!
♪
They cut us off without a cent.
My whole family, Elena.
And then Allie was gonna try to fix things.
And then you.
And our plan, th-that-- that was it.
That was it. There is no Plan "C."
♪
I wanted it so bad.
To take something from them...
and just vanish.
But I'm scared.
If I get one more text
threatening to hurt me or Teo...
I don't want to do this anymore.
I have to leave The Greybourne.
Yeah, well, your cover's nearly blown anyhow, so...
Your friend-- What's her name, Ginny--
came by.
What did you say?
I didn't say anything,
but you told her a lot of shit, Elena.
But for whatever reason,
she really cares about you, so...
Good job.
You really rooked her.
Your mom would have been proud.
I have to wrap things up with her.
No.
No, just pack up and get out.
I can't. They'll come--
They'll come looking if I just disappear.
I have to-- I have to make it look like
I'm just a normal person quitting a normal job.
What about your brother?
I still got two guys with eyes on him.
They'll have no reason to hurt him
if I'm leaving.
Yeah.
♪
It's over, Scott.
The Greybournes won.
♪
[ Door opens, closes ]
♪
The treasure was a baby.
I'm sorry, Rome.
You don't have to be sorry.
I know your dad would be proud of you for trying so hard.
I don't know.
Would he?
Guess who came back last night.
Hmm? Dick Ayres.
Alive? Yep.
Tory found him in the apartment all K. O.'d.
I bet that's why they cut the power.
They killed the cameras so that no one
would see them bring him back.
Yeah, my money's still on Tory.
But guess what. She's the one who found him.
The neighbors heard her screaming.
Thought someone was dead.
She was all over Matthew last night.
She wanted Matthew for herself.
She had to get rid of Allie and then Dick.
Okay, Sherlock, but then why is he back?
It's not our problem.
When we leave, I don't think it should be at the same time.
So I'll quit.
And you can wait a week.
Got me?
Rome, you can't stay for Bennet.
She's gonna find out.
I don't know how I'm gonna say goodbye, though.
Me either.
Oww! Come on. I mean...
Sorry.
Stop complaining.
Dr. Franklin is doing us a favor.
It's fine.
No worse a patient than Elliott.
But there's a reason why endocrinologists
don't do house calls.
You need a CAT scan.
Oh, and we will get him one.
When his colleagues find out he went over
the handlebars of his mountain bike,
he's never gonna hear the end of it.
Okay.
We'd love to have you and Craig over for dinner sometime.
And Elliott.
Just text me a date that works for you.
Sure. That'd be nice.
Great. Oh.
[ Door opens, closes ]
We're leaving first thing tomorrow.
Buttercup, I'm sorry.
The car's charging downstairs.
I cleared out all the bank accounts.
This-- This is our home.
Burn it.
I hate this mausoleum.
Stop, just stop, stop.
Tory, you know we can't run from these people.
Anywhere is safer than here.
Otis beat you half to death.
You want to stick around and see what happens next?
I just--
I just wanted to be the one to give you
and the girls a good life and not just be a leech.
I never thought of you as a leech.
The way you look at me sometimes, Tor,
I'd never know.
I feel like I have nothing,
and you have everything.
Right.
And you only married me because I have everything.
Is that what you think?
Well, that is so not true, and it never was.
I care about you, Tor, so much, and I care about us.
And sometimes I just feel
like I'm the only one here who does.
I'm trying to keep you alive.
Isn't that proof enough?
That's enough.
[ Wind whooshes ]
♪
Please.
Don't leave yet.
You don't know the whole truth.
♪
"Dearest Jocelyn,
when I think back on the first day we met,
how little I could have known where our paths would lead."
♪ Well, you're nobody ♪
♪ Until somebody loves you ♪
♪ You're nobody ♪
♪ Unh-unh, till somebody cares ♪
♪ You'd better mind yourself ♪
[ Bell dings ]
♪ You'd better find yourself ♪
♪ Go out and find somebody ♪
Help you, ma'am?
Hello. I'm Jocelyn Morrow.
I'm here to see the Greybournes.
Certainly.
[ Knock on door ]
Hey.
Oh, thank God it's you.
Are you okay?
I heard about what happened to your dad.
It's so messed up, Elena.
Bennet's away, Elliott and I aren't speaking,
and I am so scared.
Something terrible is happening.
And no one will tell me the truth.
Come here.
[ Horns honking ]
You don't have much childcare experience, do you?
No, but I practically raised my sisters back home
in County Antrim.
You're a long way from Ireland.
I understand this would be a live-in position.
That's correct.
May I ask how many children
you and Mr. Greybourne have?
Two.
A boy and a girl.
The king's choice, they say.
So I don't need any more.
Would you like to have more?
I would love to.
But I can't, so...
"Her children arise up and call her blessed
and her husband also, and he praiseth her."
[ Door opens ]
Proverbs.
[ Door closes ]
Can you imagine seeing such a thing?
No, and I hope to never again.
[ Laughs ]
I didn't know we had company.
You did know and you forgot.
My husband, Alistair Greybourne.
And my brother, Mr. Winthrop.
Looking pretty as a picture today, Iris.
Mm, thank you.
This is Miss Morrow.
She's going to be the new nanny.
Oh, have I got the job then?
Yes, you can start today.
I'm sure you'll be very happy here.
Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Greybourne.
I'm sure I will.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Gentlemen, I can tell you with absolute certainty
Brooklyn is the future.
For who?
Literary hacks and starving artists?
Let them have it.
Winthrop, the land is cheap.
The politicians easily purchased.
The Greybourne Corporation should plant its stake.
Unless you want the Vanderbilts to beat us to it again.
Alistair, I think it's best
that our funds stay liquid for now.
Wartime and all.
Marcato.
What say you?
We have the capital.
Selling weapons to the Allies
has increased company profits 9%.
And I do agree with Mr. Greybourne.
♪
Brooklyn, it is.
Jocelyn: Oh, you're an excellent shot, Bruno.
Father, will you stay and play with us?
Hey, champ.
Well, I'll just watch for now.
Sorry for the mess, sir.
I enjoy it in here.
It's much simpler.
Children actually prioritize happiness.
Mm.
It's why I love to be around them.
Would you like children of your own someday?
I had hoped to.
My husband was killed at Dunkirk.
Iris never said you were a widow.
I never told her.
No respectable household would hire a widow.
But perhaps you'll be kind enough
to keep that between us, sir.
Of course.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I know you went to see Scott.
You didn't leave me any other choice.
I'm not angry.
I actually think it means a lot
that you would care enough to do that.
I think you'll be glad to know I'm leaving.
And Roman too.
I'm sorry I lied to you and used you.
I never meant to hurt you or any one of our friends.
So just please let everyone know that.
So you want me to tell Alex and James and Kim and Elliott
and Darcy and Bennet, who all loved and trusted you,
by the way, that you lied to us?
That's my job?
You guys can just go back to the way it was
before I came in and messed everything up.
You are kidding yourself
if you think that is even possible.
I hope it was all worth it.
♪
♪ I was a giver ♪
What's the occasion?
To say I'm sorry for meddling with Darcy
and that I'm leaving.
Oh, you're leaving?
Family emergency.
Honestly, I thought you would be glad,
considering my very crummy advice
that ruined your summer of love.
Yeah, I've been told I can be pedantic.
Sorry for blowing up at you.
Oh, no worries.
You and me, friends for life.
But you and Darcy.
Just tell her how you feel.
I get the feeling she's tired of people
keeping secrets from her.
♪ It's the only way out ♪
[ Thunder rumbling softly ]
[ Lightning crashes ]
Jocelyn: What a clever trick.
Miss Morrow, I didn't see you there.
How does it work?
The mechanism?
I had a watchmaker create it for me, actually,
to hide this key.
What's it for?
Treasure chest?
Nothing so special.
Just a cabinet where I keep my papers away
from the prying eyes of my partners.
Like Mr. Winthrop?
Him and others.
[ Lightning crashes ]
[ Gasps ]
Don't be scared. I'm not scared.
Do you feel the charge in the air?
Particles of energy.
Like-- Like magic.
♪
I don't think I've ever met
anyone like you, Jocelyn Morrow.
♪
[ Elevator bell dings ]
Ginny: [ Giggles ]
Oh. Do not get near an open flame.
I can still smell the fumes on you.
Okay, I was stuck in an elevator
with a bottle of mezcal.
What was I supposed to do, not drink it?
At least someone had a good night.
Kim practically danced her way to the airport
because of you.
Meanwhile, I'm stuck stateside
with the one kid who's afraid of flying.
I don't want to mess it up.
Babe, you could never. You're great.
I have a lengthy history of being not so great.
What did you want to talk about?
Okay.
When I was stuck in the elevator
with James and Mrs. Ivey, I kind of got the vibe
that they, like, already know each other.
How well do you really know James?
♪
I've missed you.
It's impossible to get away.
We can't keep lying to her.
She has no idea.
She will...
soon...
when she sees.
How far along are you?
A few months.
It'll be Ruby if it's a girl.
After my mother.
Ruby's a fine name.
My God, what are we gonna do?
I have to leave.
Jocelyn, no.
You can't go.
But I can't stay either.
Iris: Who is the father?
Just a man I met.
He's gone now.
Coward.
I want to thank you, Mrs. Greybourne,
for all your kindness to me.
I'm so sorry I let you down.
I won't bring shame upon your home.
God bless you and your children.
The world will be unkind to you, Jocelyn.
Your reputation will be ruined
and your child will starve.
Unless he became a Greybourne.
He would have every advantage.
The best school, the best marriage prospects,
a bright future.
If the child was mine and not yours.
It's not a he.
It's a she, and she's mine.
I won't abandon her.
You wouldn't have to.
You could raise her as her nanny.
No one would know the truth except us.
And Alistair and Otis.
We would have to keep it from everyone else, you see.
Alistair lost everything in the crash in 1929.
And my father bailed him out on one condition--
that only legitimate heirs
would inherit the family fortune.
He never liked Alistair. He never trusted him.
As long as we claim that the baby is mine,
she will become a true Greybourne.
♪
[ Cellphone vibrating ]
♪
Elena: What happened to you, Ruby?
♪
I-I know I messed up.
But I really like you, Darcy.
And I want to say sorry.
♪ We'll make music in the morning ♪
I'm really glad you're here.
♪ And when this life feels like it's too much to bear ♪
♪ I hope you share ♪
Everything okay?
Flora's parents didn't call, did they?
Uh, no, everything is fine with Jasper,
but, um...
it's about my brother.
What, is he okay?
No, not really.
He got into some trouble at school, big trouble,
and I, um, have to leave tomorrow to deal with it.
Yeah. Go. Go.
I mean, take as much time as you need.
We'll manage.
Just shoot me a text when you're ready to come back.
I won't be coming back.
Wait, what?
I can't.
My brother needs me.
I called the nanny agency, though,
and they'll get a temp tomorrow
until you can find someone permanent.
I'm-- I'm so sorry, Matthew.
Uh...[sighs]
Yeah. No, I'm sorry, too.
God, this is gonna break Jasper's heart.
I know.
I really feel like
he's really blooming this summer
after everything that's happened.
He's a lot stronger than we know.
Yeah, because of you, Elena.
Is there anything I can do to convince you to come back?
No.
Okay.
Um, do you think you could stick around
just so Jasper could say goodbye?
Just for some closure?
Yeah. I'll come by in the morning.
Is that okay?
Thank you.
And I'll, uh, I'll break the news to him.
That way, you won't have to.
Okay.
♪
I'm gonna go grab a sweater
that I left in his room before I forget, okay?
Jocelyn: ♪ Lilies o'er spread ♪
♪ In baby's wee bed ♪
♪
Our Ruby.
I don't know how much longer I can keep this up.
Playing nanny to my own daughter.
It's too painful.
She has her eyes, your smile.
No one can ever take that away.
♪
Run away?
What are you, 16 and pregnant?
Grown women don't run away.
My husband was beaten within an inch of his life
by your business partner.
You said he was fine.
I said he was alive.
Nothing is fine.
Otis isn't gonna stop. He's dangerous.
He's family.
I'm calling the police. You will not.
Aunt Charlotte, I've been going over it in my head,
and it still doesn't make any sense.
What if Allie didn't kill herself?
What if someone else hurt her?
Someone like Otis.
What happened to your sister was a terrible tragedy.
But if you're looking for someone to blame,
the only person to blame is Allie.
Mm.
I don't know what I'd do without you, Aunt Charlotte.
Neither do I.
But I'm so scared. It's my fault.
I never meant to hurt her.
I know. But she knows.
Iris knows.
She's told me to leave.
What am I gonna do?
Ruby's a Greybourne now. Iris will never let her go.
Ruby's birth certificate.
She's yours now.
And so am I.
Let's run away together.
The three of us.
Alistair.
Hide this in the staircase.
Iris will destroy it if she ever finds it.
I'll bring Ruby. I'll meet you there at midnight.
We'll be penniless.
Will you still love me?
♪
Always and forever.
I stalked all of James' socials.
Nothing seems shady.
What, you think he's cheating on you?
Oh, we're not exclusive.
He could do whatever he wants.
Except lie.
Okay, like today, he said
he's with the Patels at their place
in Watch Hill, but is he really?
Only one way to find out. Call Zora Patel.
I have her number from when Rex did golf clinic with her kids.
Just tell her you got her number from Julie Quinn.
[ Cellphone rings ]
Wait, what if he's actually there?
You're the actor. Improv.
If we record this, can I use it for my reel?
Zora Patel. Uh, hello.
My name is Alexandra... Ginny.
I got your number from Julie Quinn
because I'm trying to reach your manny, James.
I'm interested in setting up some piano lessons
with him for my son.
And, um, I tried his number,
but there was no answer.
Julie mentioned that
you're all in Watch Hill together, so...
Oh, God. I'm sorry.
This is so awkward.
But James doesn't work for us anymore.
He was incredibly unreliable.
We had to let him go a few months back.
You did?
Sorry I can't be more helpful.
Please tell Julie I said hello.
He hasn't worked for them in months?
Mnh-mnh.
Found it.
So, what's next for Elena?
I'll probably just go finish packing.
No, I mean, in life.
You talked about getting your college degree.
That still on the table?
Yeah, that's gonna have to wait.
Well, you got somewhere to stay?
Family?
Um, no, not really.
Boyfriend?
I had someone, but that's over.
And I didn't say anything in the interview
because it was already rocky and...
So what happened?
You know, the usual.
We fought all the time, mostly about money.
It got exhausting.
And after a while, I didn't really know
what we were fighting about.
Yeah.
People fight about money more than anything else.
That's what did us in.
Allie and me.
You know, before I met her,
I never had more than 1,000 bucks
in my bank account.
She came from all of this.
I just wanted to take Jasper
and go back to Indiana just to keep him grounded,
but she didn't want to leave this.
That's why we were gonna split.
I'm so sorry.
I mean, we still loved each other, but we just--
we both wanted to be on our own home planets.
I wasn't gonna get a dime.
Ironclad pre-nup.
And I was so fine with that.
And then she died, and I got it all.
Here I am, still at The Greybourne.
I'm glad you didn't run off to Indiana.
Why's that?
Because I wouldn't have met you.
♪ If looks could kill ♪
♪ Deadly ♪
♪ Something of desire ♪
♪ Needed ♪
♪ Badly ♪
♪ Passion is a fire ♪
♪ All it takes is just a look ♪
♪ All it takes is one ♪
♪ To captivate and pull you in ♪
♪ Your time has come ♪
♪ All it takes is just a stare ♪
Where are you, Alistair?
♪ I'm slowly gonna do you in ♪
♪ Your time has come ♪
♪ If looks could kill ♪
♪ Wouldn't it be, oh, such a thrill? ♪
♪ If looks could kill ♪
♪
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
It's alright.
Shh, shh, shh, it's alright.
Here we are.
Iris: Hey. Hey, what are you doing?
Jocelyn, put that baby down.
[ Baby crying ]
Jocelyn!
Give her back to me.
Stay away from us!
She is mine! No!
♪
I should go.
What?
You know what? Um...
You don't have to go.
I do.
I'm scared.
Look, I know, okay?
I'm-- I'm scared, too.
I hope you and Jasper make it back to Indiana.
♪
I never touched her.
[ Jocelyn groaning ]
Alistair was gonna run away with her.
What are we gonna do?
What are you doing? She's still alive.
♪
[ Body thuds ]
Aaah!
Just another suicide nobody's gonna care about.
♪
You will not destroy everything we built
and bring shame upon my sister.
♪
Elena: Mrs. Ivey, did you hear anything strange
last night?
After the blackout.
Not a thing. Why do you ask?
It doesn't matter anymore.
I'm here to tell you
that I'm leaving The Greybourne.
Matthew didn't kill his wife.
You're wrong about him.
He and Allie were filing for divorce,
and he wasn't gonna get anything
because of the pre-nup, and he was fine with it.
He told you that?
Might he be lying?
My bullshit radar is pretty good.
Well, I'm sorry you weren't able to discover
anything more illuminating.
I hope you've enjoyed living
at The Greybourne, however briefly.
My father was very proud of it.
Was he?
Shame he had a massive heart attack right after I was born.
Tragedy seems to run in our family.
I'm the only one left to carry on his legacy now.
And Jasper, eventually.
Goodbye, Mrs. Ivey.
Miss Santos.
Whatever you're running from, you may as well face it
since it's going to catch up with you anyway.
♪
[ Whispers ] Goodbye, Jocelyn.
♪
A tragic double suicide then?
It would seem that way, Officer.
It's a terrible thing.
I got to tell you.
[ Clears throat ]
It would absolutely kill my sister
if a connection to these two misfortunes
ever made it out to the press.
The shame on the family.
She's already bereaved.
You understand, don't you?
That can be arranged.
♪
I'm so sorry for your loss, ma'am.
She's beautiful.
What's her name?
Charlotte.
Who's that in that photo?
My family.
And who's that woman?
Oh, the nanny, Jocelyn.
I don't remember her. She died when I was baby.
♪
[ Door opens ]
[ Door closes ]
[ Jocelyn crying ]
[ Crying continues ]
[ Brahms' "Lullaby" playing ]
♪
[ Crying continues ]
Ruby, my Ruby.
♪
What the hell?
Ruby Greybourne is Charlotte Ivey.
Charlotte Ivey, like Mrs. Ivey?
Jocelyn and Alistair named the baby Ruby.
But when Iris, Alistair's wife,
took the baby and pretended it was hers,
she changed her name to Charlotte.
Okay, that's truly wild, but what does it matter?
Mrs. Ivey is a Greybourne,
but she's not a Winthrop.
And the money came through the Winthrops,
and you have to be a legitimate heir in order to inherit.
So either Ivey knows that,
and she's got everybody fooled.
Or she doesn't know. And she will soon.
I think Jocelyn has been trying to tell me
to protect her baby.
But Ruby is not a baby anymore.
And I got to protect my own.
I bet Ivey will pay to keep that a secret.
The question is how much?
We're not leaving The Greybourne
until we spin this paper into gold.
♪