And everything appeared perfectly normal
except the party balloons.
The thief tied the rare jewels to balloons
and hid them up the chimney.
It's the perfect crime!
And only one person had access.
- The jealous rival! - The jilted lover!
The birthday clown.
No.
Case closed.
The clown. Of course.
The footprints were so big.
So what are we going to watch next on
Hazel and Dad's Mystery Night?
We got "Space Detectives," "Mall Detectives,"
and the beloved classic, "Space Mall Detectives."
Oh, Hazelnut.
You know I'd love to watch them all.
But I've got to recharge my ghost crystals,
which means I'll be up before the sun.
Please!
Can we watch another?
Next week.
We'll pop popcorn, we'll stay up real late.
I promise.
I can't wait until next week.
Did somebody say fast forward?
Hey, hey, hey. None of that time travel stuff.
I got to solve another mystery now.
Aww, no time travel, no fun.
Follow me.
Mystery, mystery, where are you-stery?
Aha!
What is it?
A donut bird. all: Ah!
Well, mystery solved.
But I want to solve a big mystery,
like the ones I watch with Dad.
That's strange.
What's the landlady doing with that man
handing her a suspicious package?
I've got a hunch.
Thanks, Wanda.
It's all very weird, very strange.
Very mysterious.
Cosmo, Wanda, I think we found our mystery.
Huh? She was just here.
She's gone!
That suspicious man gave her a suspicious package,
and now she's gone.
Suspiciously.
Cosmo, Wanda, I wish I could solve a mystery
as a genuine gumshoe.
Really?
A gumshoe is another term for a detective.
I gotcha, squirt.
Hazel Wells in "The Case of the Missing Landlady."
With suspects crawling through the apartment
like raccoons in walls, I was sure to crack the case.
But at what cost?
Now, to look to my first suspects.
Hazel, what are you doing here?
Wanda!
Did you have any problems with the landlady?
Problems? No.
Everything was fine between us.
Perfectly normal.
Well, I mean, it's not like we never fought.
We were one day late paying rent,
then all of a sudden, we were "the problem tenants."
Ha!
All right, it was one fight!
When I said someone ought to take care of her,
I didn't mean like this.
Cosmo, you'll vouch for me!
Yeah, I was there the whole time.
Wanda couldn't have done it.
Unless I did it and framed Wanda?
It was a mistake! Please!
I won't make it in the slammer.
All thumps are clues.
Could be more suspects.
Come on, you two.
Hello, there. Detective Wells.
Boxes, huh?
That's right.
Preparing for the end of the world.
End? But some would call moving in a beginning.
Suspects! - Gross.
Bless you.
Thank you.
Hey, kid. New in town?
Kid? We're probably the same age.
Avoiding the question, I see.
What's up with the rug?
Trash day. We're throwing it out.
Ah, uh-huh.
And does your mom always throw away trash
in landlady-sized rugs?
Yup. Waste not, want not.
This kid was good. A little too good.
A little too criminal?
I had to catch 40 winks last night
to process all the twists and turns
this case kept throwing at me--
also because I'm ten and can't set my own bedtime.
Aha!
Hey, kid!
Keeping your nose clean?
Eh? Uh, I think so.
Hazel Wells. We met yesterday.
Uh, we didn't have school yesterday.
We met in the apartment building.
What?
- Huh? - Huh?
Suspect!
Looks like I'm allergic to crime.
A suspicious man shows up and gives a landlady a package.
Then that landlady's apartment is completely empty.
Then that same man and his family move in.
And then their kid pretends he never met me,
even though he totally met me.
And then Wanda starts acting all helpful
to get the heat off her.
Hey! Whose side are you on here?
I'm not going down for you, Wanda.
I'm not going down for anyone!
There you are, pumpkin. Get ready.
We are having dinner with the new family
that moved into the basement.
But I just don't know why anyone would
want to live in the basement.
Unless, of course, you wanted to hide
all your suspicious day-to-day activities.
It was then I knew that that night,
we would be the main course.
With a side of mystery.
Sweetie, who are you talking to?
Myself.
- Hello! - Welcome.
Thanks for inviting us over.
John and Jane Doe, yes?
- That's right. - Yeah, for now.
This is it. I got to get more clues.
I got to keep Mom and Dad safe.
Please, take this package.
It's a gift from us to you.
Ooh, now this is the kind of neighbor I like.
Don't open that!
Hazel! What's wrong?
It's, uh, rude to open a box before dinner.
Well, we always follow social norms and blend in.
After dinner, it is.
Oh, Hazel, please, enjoy the child room.
It's down the hall.
Oh, that sounds like fun.
OK. This is getting too real.
If I go into that scary child room,
I'm going to never be seen again.
Wish over.
I want to be normal Hazel!
You wished to be a detective like the ones you saw on TV.
None of them used magic to solve the case.
Well, you're stuck until you solve the mystery.
It's that suspicious kid!
Obviously. Case solved!
Unsolved!
I'll prove it to him.
I'll prove it!
Hey, you're the kid who was asking weird questions
when we moved in.
You mean at school?
- Huh? - Huh?
both: Huh?
What is going on?
You came into me and my brother's room.
We should be asking you questions.
Brother? You're twins?
We met at school today.
And we met here yesterday.
What's all this weird stuff?
both: Preparing for the end of the world.
Prepare for the end of the world?
Preparing for the end of the world.
Wait, that's the same thing your parents said.
Oh!
Your parents!
Don't eat anything! Ah!
What is going on?
It was you, in the basement.
With the package!
I'm not quite sure what you mean.
You did away with the landlady and covered it up.
They're all in on it!
I just came out of that room,
and it was filled with duct tape and flashlights
and caution tape!
You mean our supplies?
Oh. We're doomsday preppers.
You got to prepare for the end of the world.
Huh?
But right before the landlady disappeared,
you gave her that suspicious package.
I come from a long line of fishermen.
Red Herring Seafood.
There's no nicer hello.
OK, but you can't explain that lumpy landlady-sized rug
you threw away earlier.
Oh, that old rug that was left when we moved in?
We just wrapped up the old trash and tossed it.
Governmental agencies always check plastic bags.
Landlady-sized rugs, right under the radar.
So you're telling me the landlady moved out
and you moved in?
You did it, kid! Solved.
That's right. We're your new landlords.
Also, rent is cash only.
Whew!
I was crazy for that one.
I'm sorry I accused you of crimes.
Oh, no apologies needed.
You had your suspicions, and I respect that.
There's nothing a doomsday prepper
respects more than paranoia.
Mm-hmm.
Well, dinner was just lovely.
Sons, please take out the trash.
As night fell, I began to think about
the consequences of my wishes.
Hazel, lights out, honey.
You can monologue tomorrow.
I think I'm good on mysteries for a while.