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00:00:00To be continued...
00:00:30I'm the killer.
00:00:41Yes, because the victim is Ainsley Trask.
00:00:45Ainsley Trask? You're saying she's coming to Mystery Island?
00:00:49That's what I'm saying.
00:00:49That's Ainsley Trask.
00:00:50Would she be coming alone or...
00:00:52With her husband.
00:00:54Janie, you cannot be serious.
00:00:56Em, hear me out.
00:00:56Did Ainsley Trask contact you?
00:00:58Time out.
00:01:00Who is Ainsley Trask?
00:01:01Ainsley Trask is the wife of Franklin Trask.
00:01:07Who wants to bring several guests to the island for VIP package.
00:01:14Must have a few bucks.
00:01:15Yeah, he's quite well off, yeah.
00:01:17Hang on, is he the guy that...
00:01:19That I was once engaged to marry?
00:01:20Yes, he most certainly is.
00:01:25He runs Trask Global Management, a hedge fund that rivals Carlos in valuation.
00:01:31And Ainsley Trask is a powerhouse corporate attorney who also sits on the board of Trask Global.
00:01:36And they just got married last year and she told me that she's quite keen to come to Mystery Island.
00:01:43Did she offer to play the victim in the murder game?
00:01:45I know that was my idea, as I was asking Em to be the killer, which is perhaps a little on the nose.
00:01:52You think I'd want to kill Franklin's wife? It was my idea to end the engagement.
00:01:55And you haven't been in a long-term relationship since.
00:02:04Jamie, I respectfully request that my personal life not be considered as fodder for our mystery games.
00:02:11I was just brainstorming.
00:02:12Besides, I certainly won't be here when the Trask party attends.
00:02:18Ah, well Ainsley has made your participation a condition to her package.
00:02:25You're joking.
00:02:26Is this my joking face?
00:02:27Why would she...
00:02:28Insecurity.
00:02:30She might worry that Franklin still carries a torch for you, so she's coming down here in the hopes of extinguishing that torch.
00:02:39Well, she is certainly playing with fire.
00:02:45I'm simply extending Jason's metaphor.
00:02:49Anyway, if you decide to go forward with this proposal,
00:02:54I will plan to be here that weekend as well.
00:02:57Oh, you don't need to.
00:02:58I don't. I want to.
00:03:02At any rate, Janie, we have more murder games to write if you don't mind.
00:03:06Yes.
00:03:06My office is yours.
00:03:07Jason said you might be out here.
00:03:32You went back to his houseboat?
00:03:35He did.
00:03:36He said you seem to need some time and space to think.
00:03:39Ah, neither of which you're giving me.
00:03:41I'm a terrible friend, aren't I?
00:03:43The worst.
00:03:44I have bought scotch.
00:03:45You know, I only met Franklin a handful of times, but I dare say that Jason is correct about Ainsley wanting to come here to extinguish whatever flames your ex may still have for you.
00:03:59Oh.
00:04:00No, and I think you're rubbing off on him.
00:04:03Who?
00:04:04Well, Jason.
00:04:06I don't recall him thinking so much about psychology when our paths first crossed.
00:04:11Yeah, I suppose that's true.
00:04:14And I think it's rather chivalrous of him to want to come out here when Franklin comes to Mystery Island.
00:04:20If Franklin comes, you mean?
00:04:22Well, do I?
00:04:23I mean, I don't know if you realise, but you too would do well to extinguish whatever stray embers you may still have for Franklin.
00:04:29There are no embers, Janie. Trust me.
00:04:32Well, oh, good. Then you'll have no problem supporting this venture.
00:04:36I see what you did there.
00:04:38What?
00:04:40Well played.
00:04:43Okay, fine.
00:04:45Tell Mrs. Trask they can come.
00:04:47Shall do.
00:04:48Two, uh, torches being extinguished.
00:04:52Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
00:05:18We have an exciting weekend ahead, starting with full VIP conditions for the party of Franklin Trask.
00:05:26Additionally, disguised as a guest and amongst his party will be our COO, Baroness Jane Alcott.
00:05:34Thank you, Bennett.
00:05:35Well, I'm excited about this weekend for a plethora of reasons, but chief among them is that our brilliant game writers,
00:05:42Dr. Priestley and Detective Trent, will also be here, which hasn't happened for a while.
00:05:47The game will begin at the Hidden Hut.
00:05:51And this weekend, Amelia will be playing as herself.
00:05:54But Jason and I will be taking on fictitious roles in the narrative.
00:05:57And I will be disguised as Franklin Trask did meet me several years ago.
00:06:05And I will be playing the role of Professor Loretta Mabry, an archaeologist from California.
00:06:13And Jason will be cast very much against type as Sean Callaghan, a Boston businessman, which is a euphemism for gangster.
00:06:24And our VIP party consists of Vivica Bentley, COO, and Franklin Trask's right-hand woman at Trask Global Hedge Fund.
00:06:34Spencer Trask, a former NFL tight end who was briefly a VP at Trask Global until a month ago.
00:06:43Patricia Colacello, Spencer's model girlfriend.
00:06:47And Mickey Carlisle, a Des Moines schoolteacher, who has been best friends with Ainsley Trask since they were children.
00:06:54And finally, the host of the party, Franklin Trask, a billionaire with a capital B.
00:07:02And his newlywed wife, Ainsley, a successful corporate attorney.
00:07:08For those of you who don't know me, my name is Dr. Amelia Priestley, game author.
00:07:15And on behalf of our CEO, Carlos Del Fuego, I want to welcome you to Mystery Island.
00:07:20And allow me to introduce our new new house manager, our major domo, and Simmons, her assistant.
00:07:26Oh, please, call me Bennett.
00:07:28Now, before we repair to the veranda for cocktails, if you could all kindly place your mobile phones into this black box Simmons has.
00:07:35Hang on. I promised my followers hourly updates.
00:07:39Oh, honey. Hey, you remember that time when you got food boys and didn't post for, like, two days?
00:07:43You actually got more followers. Well, this is like that.
00:07:47Spencer, you're so smart.
00:07:51Take a look at me.
00:07:57Amelia.
00:07:58A blast.
00:08:00Mmm.
00:08:03It's lovely to meet you.
00:08:04It's not something I hear often.
00:08:08Oh, she is more beautiful than you led me to believe, Frankie.
00:08:14And no band on that fourth finger.
00:08:17I cannot believe you're still single.
00:08:19I see you're already playing detective, Mrs. Trask.
00:08:22I am all in.
00:08:23I even offered to bet Frankie I could solve the mystery first, didn't I, my love?
00:08:27You didn't take the bet.
00:08:29But I did.
00:08:30You're ready to pay our pains.
00:08:31If both of you wouldn't mind handing in your phones, we may proceed.
00:08:35Yes, then, sir.
00:08:40It's, uh, good to see you, Emmy.
00:08:42Ladies and gentlemen.
00:09:00Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you're all enjoying your first looks at Mystery Island.
00:09:15Your luggage has been taken care of.
00:09:17Bennett has your keys and you'll be shown to your rooms.
00:09:19Once you are all there, you will find the first clue that will begin the game.
00:09:23Can you tell us where the body is?
00:09:25That's all part of the mystery, Miss Colacello.
00:09:27But I can assure you, among the people assembled here, there is a killer.
00:09:32Delightful.
00:09:33This is already so much fun.
00:09:35Come on, Franklin.
00:09:36Let's not waste time looking at views.
00:09:38I've got a murder to solve.
00:09:47You okay?
00:09:48Fine.
00:09:49You don't look fine.
00:09:50No?
00:09:51How do I look?
00:09:52Understandably addled at being face-to-face with a man you almost married.
00:09:55His abrasive new wife.
00:09:56You think she's abrasive?
00:09:57She makes sandpaper look like silk.
00:10:00Franklin from one extreme to the other.
00:10:01Are you suggesting I'm not abrasive?
00:10:03Or obnoxious or entitled or any of Ainsley's other in-your-face qualities.
00:10:07Listen, I should tell-
00:10:09I told Vivica I forgot my key.
00:10:10She's already decided to be my partner in crime solving.
00:10:13And she keeps pumping me with questions about archaeology and I'm just inventing answers.
00:10:16Jamie, you were supposed to study.
00:10:19You know how I feel about studying, Em?
00:10:21How about you?
00:10:21Have they asked you about being a mobster?
00:10:22When someone asks me what business, I'm going to say, that's my business.
00:10:26Oh, that's good.
00:10:28Oh, and I must say, Franklin does seem quite into his wife.
00:10:31Well, he did manage to slip me this.
00:10:34What is it?
00:10:34I have to see you alone.
00:10:38Tell me where and when.
00:10:39I knew it.
00:10:40What did you know?
00:10:42Well, that he is still in love with you.
00:10:43You just said he was attached to his wife.
00:10:46Oh, he's overcompensating.
00:10:47Clearly.
00:10:48When are you going to meet him?
00:10:49I'm not sure that I am.
00:10:50Oh, well, just to find out.
00:10:51Loretta, did you find your key?
00:10:54Sure did.
00:10:55Mr. Callaghan, you heard what Dr. Priestley said.
00:11:00We all have to unlock our doors to get the game started.
00:11:03Let's do it.
00:11:16You all got here rather quickly.
00:11:18Yeah, the riddle you had us work out wasn't hard.
00:11:20I thought it was.
00:11:22Yeah, you made that clear, Spencer.
00:11:23Once Ainsley pretty brilliantly figured out
00:11:26that each of the boards in our rooms
00:11:27featured a different part of an anagram.
00:11:29I remember having a hand in that deduction, Mickey.
00:11:32Yeah, I guess you helped a little.
00:11:34These detective kits are so adorbs.
00:11:37Do we get to keep them?
00:11:38Yep.
00:11:39Yay!
00:11:39Okay, we're here at the Hidden Hutt, so we're next.
00:11:43Twelve years ago,
00:11:44when this island was just the home to Evelyn Murta
00:11:47and her son, John,
00:11:47the sommelier on their staff disappeared.
00:11:50His name was Ricardo Rincon.
00:11:52The murders only realized he was missing
00:11:54when the police came to the island looking for him.
00:11:57Ricardo had been identified
00:11:58as part of a gold smuggling operation.
00:12:00Did you live in the hut?
00:12:01Yes, he did.
00:12:02Ah, you keeping up, Ains?
00:12:05Of course, the police searched his lodgings,
00:12:06but they found no gold.
00:12:08Might you have better luck?
00:12:10Oh, you better believe we will.
00:12:11Some bars we can go through.
00:12:35Oh, yeah, go for it.
00:12:44Looks like this is a big floor.
00:12:47Let's try this.
00:12:52Found something.
00:12:54That was fast.
00:12:56Hey, guys, over here.
00:12:57Thoughts, Mickey?
00:13:18Mickey teaches biology.
00:13:20Well, it's, uh, it's a human...
00:13:23Obviously, it's human, Mick.
00:13:26Yes, Spencer, if you'll let me finish.
00:13:28Human male.
00:13:32Judging by the degree of desiccation,
00:13:34I'd say he's been here for at least ten years.
00:13:36Oh, so this definitely could be Ricardo Rincon.
00:13:40Yes.
00:13:41Do you know if Rincon was missing his three left fingers?
00:13:45Well, I didn't know him personally,
00:13:47but no, I don't think so.
00:13:48Okay, so maybe this is someone else.
00:13:50Or maybe this is Ricardo Rincon,
00:13:52and he was being interrogated right here.
00:13:55What do you think to that possibility, Sean?
00:13:57Why are you asking me?
00:13:59Well, you just seem like the kind of businessman
00:14:02who's been involved in some tough discussions.
00:14:06There are marks on his ribs.
00:14:08Knife wounds, I'd say.
00:14:10He's probably been stabbed many times.
00:14:14Here's a knife.
00:14:15Or it might be dry blood on him.
00:14:19Loretta, look at this.
00:14:22How old would you say this is?
00:14:24Oh, well...
00:14:26It isn't an artifact.
00:14:28Right?
00:14:30The double letter R on the hilt.
00:14:33So possibly Ricardo stabbed this man here.
00:14:37Or Ricardo was killed with his own knife.
00:14:39Look at this map.
00:14:40He's written in some sort of code.
00:14:43Franklin is brilliant with code.
00:14:47Hey, check it out.
00:14:48Some kind of journal.
00:14:49Like a diary.
00:14:51No, it's more like a log.
00:14:53It's in code, too.
00:14:54Well, maybe Franklin can help with that.
00:14:56He's brilliant with code.
00:14:57I'm brilliant at most things, Ains.
00:14:59I know you are, honey.
00:15:01It would be good to know more about Ricardo.
00:15:05Did he grow up poor, and that's why he turned to crime?
00:15:08Sometimes I think if I weren't beautiful, I would have been a criminal.
00:15:14Man, there's tons of files here.
00:15:16Say we take that and the map back to the house.
00:15:19Get a better lookout.
00:15:19What do you think?
00:15:27The letters are clearly jumbled.
00:15:30But look at the dots.
00:15:32This could be a variant cipher.
00:15:35How did you learn to do this?
00:15:37In college.
00:15:38I was bored.
00:15:40Let's tell you to learn code, because you're bored.
00:15:44You had such a swift victory locating the hidden room.
00:15:50Are you generously allowing others a chance at a breakthrough?
00:15:54Once you get to know me, you'll see what an absurd question that is.
00:15:59You said Ricardo Rincon was the sommelier?
00:16:02Mm-hmm.
00:16:03Where's the wine cellar?
00:16:06I'll show you.
00:16:10So, if I get to know you better,
00:16:12why would I realise that was an absurd question
00:16:14to think you might want to support the others?
00:16:16You're the psychiatrist.
00:16:18What do you think?
00:16:19I think you play to win.
00:16:21Always have.
00:16:24You know what?
00:16:25I get what Franklin sees in you.
00:16:28If we'd met under different circumstances,
00:16:30we might be good friends.
00:16:31Do you have many good friends?
00:16:34It's not been a forte of mine.
00:16:38I have Mickey,
00:16:39who clearly adores you.
00:16:40But then it is easy to be friends
00:16:43with people from your past
00:16:44who live a thousand miles away.
00:16:47You know what?
00:16:48Franklin warned me you didn't pull your punches.
00:16:52Yeah, I should tell you
00:16:53that the police did search this cellar
00:16:54when Ricardo disappeared,
00:16:56and that was years ago.
00:16:57Well, looks like they clearly missed
00:17:00this switch in here.
00:17:05Well, lookie there.
00:17:06Our boy Ricardo
00:17:11sure liked his hidden rooms.
00:17:14Shall we?
00:17:21Bingo.
00:17:23We wandled that well, Ainsley.
00:17:24Impressive.
00:17:37I'm not dumb.
00:17:40See these dust patterns on the floor?
00:17:42Some bigger,
00:17:43some not.
00:17:45Someone's been moving the gold out
00:17:46a bit at a time.
00:17:50Are you suggesting a staff member?
00:17:52A piece of what's left
00:18:04of Ricardo's smuggled gold
00:18:06and the motive for his murder.
00:18:09Whoever tortured him
00:18:10in that basement
00:18:10below the hut that day
00:18:11must have finally gotten
00:18:13the gold's location out of him.
00:18:15That bar comes from a crate
00:18:16in a secret room
00:18:17off the wine cellar.
00:18:18But, based on dust patterns
00:18:21on the floor,
00:18:22there had to be more than
00:18:24one crate down there
00:18:24at a time.
00:18:25Someone's been moving
00:18:26the gold out gradually.
00:18:27That's what I thought, Frankie.
00:18:29Is she a genius or what?
00:18:33Ready to pay off
00:18:34on our bets, Spencer?
00:18:35Hey, whoa.
00:18:36You haven't won yet.
00:18:37We're supposed to find out
00:18:38who killed Ricardo.
00:18:39Well, Dr. Priestley
00:18:41thinks we should look
00:18:42at staff members.
00:18:43Will that make sense?
00:18:44Yeah, but if a staff member
00:18:45killed Ricardo,
00:18:46they would have been able
00:18:47to take the gold all at once.
00:18:49I think our culprit
00:18:51is more likely a person
00:18:52who's come down here
00:18:53several times
00:18:54in the last 12 years.
00:18:56Who would have brought
00:18:57an empty suitcase here
00:18:58and taken it back
00:18:59loaded with stolen gold?
00:19:02Sean,
00:19:03how many times have you
00:19:04been to Mystery Island?
00:19:05About a handful.
00:19:07You fly privately?
00:19:11Nice way to avoid TSA.
00:19:13And what business
00:19:15are you in exactly?
00:19:18Import-export.
00:19:20So the mob.
00:19:22Can I go to your room
00:19:23and see if you have a,
00:19:25I don't know,
00:19:25an empty suitcase
00:19:26fortified for extra weight?
00:19:33Go for it.
00:19:34All right.
00:19:34All right.
00:19:34Okay,
00:19:48we track this code
00:19:49to here
00:19:50and then,
00:19:52Patricia,
00:19:52what have you got?
00:19:53Well,
00:19:53it doesn't look like Morse code.
00:19:54It's the Fibonacci sequence.
00:19:55Has anyone ever
00:20:00solved a game
00:20:00this quickly?
00:20:01Never on the first day,
00:20:02only once on the second.
00:20:03This is uncanny.
00:20:06Mrs. Strask is quite,
00:20:07well,
00:20:08she's quite something.
00:20:09Yeah.
00:20:10We worked so hard
00:20:11on the Red Herries
00:20:11getting the coding
00:20:12just right.
00:20:22What's the combination,
00:20:23Sean?
00:20:256.7.
00:20:28Lost an area code,
00:20:29of course.
00:20:32Well,
00:20:33it wasn't completely empty.
00:20:37Sean is the smuggler
00:20:38and likely the killer
00:20:39of Ricardo
00:20:40Rincon.
00:20:44Case closed.
00:20:46Well done, Ames.
00:20:55Loretta.
00:20:56Are you involved?
00:20:58That's not Loretta.
00:20:59That's Amelia's best friend,
00:21:01Janie Alcott.
00:21:02The COO of Mystery Island.
00:21:04Indeed.
00:21:06Well,
00:21:06it's lovely to meet you all
00:21:07as my, uh,
00:21:08as my true self
00:21:09and a hearty congratulations
00:21:11to Mrs. Strask
00:21:12for correctly solving
00:21:13the mystery.
00:21:14Impressive,
00:21:14Ayns.
00:21:16The quickest solve yet,
00:21:17I'd say.
00:21:18She is special.
00:21:20Did she get a special prize?
00:21:22Yes,
00:21:22all game winners
00:21:23get a special prize,
00:21:24yes,
00:21:25but allow me
00:21:25to introduce you to
00:21:27Jason Trent
00:21:28who,
00:21:30along with Amelia,
00:21:31make up our
00:21:31game writing team
00:21:32and
00:21:33took on the role
00:21:34of Sean.
00:21:36It's nice to meet everybody.
00:21:37Clever narrative,
00:21:38you two.
00:21:40We thought so.
00:21:42Why don't we all
00:21:42meet on the veranda
00:21:44for a celebratory drink?
00:21:45Sounds good.
00:21:46Yes?
00:21:58And you were all
00:21:59getting caught up
00:22:00in maps and codes
00:22:01and I just thought,
00:22:03well,
00:22:03you all know the expression
00:22:04follow the money.
00:22:06I'm not talking about you money.
00:22:08Huh.
00:22:08Forgive me,
00:22:09I don't follow.
00:22:11Ainsley's nickname
00:22:12for me is money
00:22:13because it's what
00:22:14I look after
00:22:14for Franklin.
00:22:16Anyway,
00:22:18Sean's big mistake
00:22:20was not figuring out
00:22:21a way all those years ago
00:22:22how to take the gold
00:22:23in one fell swoop.
00:22:25I mean,
00:22:26if you're going
00:22:26to rob somebody,
00:22:27don't do it
00:22:28a little bit at a time.
00:22:29Don't you agree, money?
00:22:30Too true, Ainsley.
00:22:33Anyway, Janie,
00:22:33about that partial refund.
00:22:35Ainsley,
00:22:36come on,
00:22:37please.
00:22:38There's still plenty
00:22:39to do on this gorgeous
00:22:40island this weekend.
00:22:42In fact, Janie,
00:22:43I'm so glad you're here.
00:22:44Now that the game
00:22:44is finished,
00:22:45I'd love to chat to you
00:22:46about a potential investment
00:22:47in this enterprise.
00:22:49What, from you?
00:22:50From Trash Global.
00:22:52I believe you know
00:22:53one of my board members,
00:22:55Piper Plunkett?
00:22:56Piper, yes.
00:22:57She's my second cousin
00:22:58on my mother's side.
00:23:00Well, how lovely.
00:23:02Gosh, I haven't seen her
00:23:03since her father's
00:23:03third wedding.
00:23:05Ladies and gentlemen,
00:23:06dinner will be served
00:23:07in the dining room
00:23:08in one hour.
00:23:10A gentle reminder
00:23:10that we require
00:23:11all guests
00:23:12to be in formal wear
00:23:13for this evening's meal.
00:23:15Come on, babe.
00:23:16Let's go get ready.
00:23:23Well, that was
00:23:24quite unexpected.
00:23:25Ainsley solving
00:23:26the game in record time?
00:23:27No, no.
00:23:27Piper, my second cousin,
00:23:29being on Franklin's board.
00:23:30And yes, Ainsley as well.
00:23:34Janey, I want to caution you
00:23:36in the strongest language
00:23:37possible, not to entertain
00:23:38the idea of bringing
00:23:39these people into the company.
00:23:41I mean, it isn't these people.
00:23:43It's a billion dollar hedge fund.
00:23:45And I know it's managed
00:23:47by Franklin.
00:23:48Franklin isn't my problem.
00:23:49It's his wife.
00:23:51Yeah, I realise
00:23:52she can be brus.
00:23:53I don't care about that.
00:23:54I care about how
00:23:56she managed to solve
00:23:56our mystery so quickly.
00:24:00And I intend to find out.
00:24:07She's furious.
00:24:09Yes, well spotted, Jason.
00:24:18Ladies and gentlemen,
00:24:19please be seated.
00:24:24Please be seated.
00:24:54What are you doing?
00:24:56Meeting you, like you asked.
00:24:58Why didn't you use the normal path?
00:25:00Well, I didn't want people to know where I was going.
00:25:03Right.
00:25:05Sorry for being startled.
00:25:07Sorry for startling you.
00:25:10And thanks for the meet.
00:25:13Well, you can thank Ainsley for that.
00:25:16I don't follow.
00:25:18Is she a big mystery fan?
00:25:20Constantly reading whodunnits?
00:25:23No, not at all.
00:25:26But, Emi, I didn't come here to talk about Ainsley.
00:25:29I came here because...
00:25:31I made a huge mistake.
00:25:33Franklin, if this is about us...
00:25:35Of course it's about us, Emi.
00:25:37Look, I, um...
00:25:40I think I married Ainsley because
00:25:42I wanted to prove to myself that I still wasn't in love with you.
00:25:46The joke's on me.
00:25:49Because...
00:25:51Guess what?
00:25:53I'm still in love with you.
00:25:57I knew it.
00:26:02I wish I could say I was surprised.
00:26:07Ainsley, hang on.
00:26:11You okay?
00:26:13Not really.
00:26:14But we should follow them.
00:26:17You're being unreasonable!
00:26:19Don't gaslight me, Franklin.
00:26:20I know what I heard.
00:26:22What did you hear?
00:26:23My husband professing his love for his ex.
00:26:28I arranged this whole vacation to test him.
00:26:31And you failed.
00:26:32You're a cheat.
00:26:34And you...
00:26:35Well, you were just ready to fall back into his arms.
00:26:38I did nothing of the sort.
00:26:39And there was no cheating going on.
00:26:41That's you projecting your own behavior.
00:26:43Well, what's that supposed to mean?
00:26:44You don't like whodunits, yet you solved our game in record time.
00:26:47It's called being smart.
00:26:49Which I thought you were.
00:26:51Ainsley, please, don't do this.
00:26:53I'm doing what needs to be done, money.
00:26:55I would like my own room tonight, please.
00:26:57And I'll be leaving tomorrow morning.
00:26:58When I get back to New York, I'll be filing for divorce.
00:27:01And I will bleed you dry.
00:27:03Ah.
00:27:20Thanks, buddy.
00:27:24I should go check on Ains.
00:27:26I'm sure she'll be back to her usual self by tomorrow.
00:27:29Ah, chap, I hate to break it to you.
00:27:32This is her real self.
00:27:36You've never liked her.
00:27:37And you're in love with her.
00:27:38What's that supposed to mean?
00:27:39Ah, please stop arguing.
00:27:41This isn't helping anyone.
00:27:49Bennett, is it possible one of your staff shared details of the mystery script with Ainsley?
00:27:54I do hope not.
00:27:56I'll start interviewing them immediately.
00:28:00I'd be shocked if one of the staff sold us out like this.
00:28:03I don't like the idea either, but I am certain Ainsley cheated.
00:28:06We'll see what Bennett finds.
00:28:07In the meantime, I think we should all get some sleep.
00:28:09I don't think I'll ever get used to these shifting signs.
00:28:18As time falls through my hands.
00:28:23And the ground is giving way despite my best laid plans.
00:28:32It's all out of my hands.
00:28:38Unraveling.
00:28:42Sorry to wake you, Emmy, but Ainsley's not in her room.
00:29:07I can't find her anywhere.
00:29:08Are you sure she's not, um, already down at the dock waiting for the boat?
00:29:12No, she's not.
00:29:13Her bags are still in the room and I just don't...
00:29:16Franklin, you go for breakfast.
00:29:17We will sort this.
00:29:18Okay.
00:29:19Okay, thank you.
00:29:20Have you told Jenny and Jason?
00:29:23Yes.
00:29:24They're meeting at her room and I've got the staff searching the grounds.
00:29:27Okay.
00:29:28Let me get dressed and I'll meet them there.
00:29:33Toiletry's in the bathroom.
00:29:36And the bed's unmade so clearly she slept here.
00:29:40Didn't Ainsley have four pieces of luggage?
00:29:43And now there's only three.
00:29:48You're spotted, Em.
00:29:50We've searched every room and communal area in the mansion as well as the nearby grounds.
00:29:55There's no sign of her.
00:29:57We could press on to other parts of the resort.
00:29:59Let's do that.
00:30:01I want to check places we know Ainsley's bed.
00:30:03Start in the hidden hut, then the wine cellar.
00:30:07Well, everything here is as we left it.
00:30:24Should we check the basement?
00:30:26She's dead.
00:30:49The carotid artery was cut.
00:31:03Gail was angry.
00:31:04Or thorough.
00:31:05Time of death.
00:31:07Mall park between 12 and 2.
00:31:09The carotid artery.
00:31:11Her hand.
00:31:12Yeah, I saw that.
00:31:13It looks like an S.
00:31:15But to guess, there's Spencer.
00:31:17And the only staff member is Simmons.
00:31:19I'll go and check the security camera, see what his movements were.
00:31:23Ray and I will go tell Franklin.
00:31:27Franklin, when I'm not writing murder games for Mystery Island, I'm a detective on the mainland.
00:31:37This is Ray Romero, the chief of police.
00:31:39I'm grateful to you both.
00:31:41Do you have any leads?
00:31:43I regret to inform you, Mr. Trash, that your wife was murdered last night.
00:31:49Murdered?
00:31:52Are you sure?
00:31:54Quite sure, sir.
00:31:56I don't, um...
00:31:58What happened?
00:31:59That's what we intend to find out.
00:32:02Where was she?
00:32:03The hidden hut.
00:32:04She was killed sometime between midnight and 2 a.m.
00:32:09This is, um...
00:32:10It's a lot to take in, I know.
00:32:12Look, I realize everyone in this room is thinking about what happened between Ainsley and I last night.
00:32:19And I want to be clear.
00:32:21I loved Ainsley.
00:32:23And absolutely would have given her the divorce if that's what she really wanted.
00:32:29And my guests and I will, um, we'll stay here on this island until the killer's been arrested.
00:32:33We appreciate that cooperation, sir.
00:32:37I need to interview everyone here.
00:32:39Starting with Spencer.
00:32:40You, actually.
00:32:44Everyone, could I have your attention, please?
00:32:46I'm a detective and this is Ray Romero, the chief of police.
00:32:49I regret to inform you that Ainsley's been killed.
00:32:54Oh, no.
00:33:03Okay, Emilia.
00:33:04So, explain what we...
00:33:05I expect Jason told you that I was engaged to Franklin nearly seven years ago.
00:33:09And Franklin gave me a note upon arriving here insisting we meet in private.
00:33:13He told me last night that he was still in love with me, which Ainsley heard, as did Jason.
00:33:17And this led to the row that the Trasks had, her threats of divorce, etc, etc.
00:33:21Yes, so you understand.
00:33:22I do.
00:33:23And as Jason also knows, I was adamantly opposed to Franklin and his party coming to this island.
00:33:28It was me who ended our engagement.
00:33:30Why?
00:33:36It was a mistake.
00:33:38I was in love with Franklin at first, but I wasn't willing to move to New York and he certainly wasn't going to go to London.
00:33:44So we were long distance for nearly a year.
00:33:45And then he suddenly proposed, promising to relocate his business to London.
00:33:52And I accepted.
00:33:55But as the months passed, it became clear I was just another deal he needed to close.
00:33:59So I ended it.
00:34:01So why did you meet with him in secret down on the beach?
00:34:06Because I believe Ainsley cheated at the game and I had some questions I wanted to ask Franklin to help me prove it.
00:34:12Did you succeed?
00:34:14I learned she's not in the least bit interested in whodunnits.
00:34:20What do you think about this theory?
00:34:23I think Amelia's right.
00:34:24And where were you between midnight and 2am?
00:34:30Asleep.
00:34:33I had an aperitif in my room to take the edge off and it did its job rather thoroughly.
00:34:38Okay.
00:34:39Well, thank you Amelia.
00:34:42I hope you understand that we can't at this time include you on this side of the table.
00:34:47Could you ask Franklin to join us?
00:34:51Of course.
00:35:01I had an aperitif last night as well and it did quite a number on me.
00:35:05I passed out in the chair in my room.
00:35:07I don't know why anyone would want to drug us, but I need to order a few tox screens.
00:35:11Sure.
00:35:19Franklin.
00:35:20The police would like to talk to you in the dining room.
00:35:25Janie.
00:35:28What is it?
00:35:29I think I'm being treated as a suspect.
00:35:30Why, of course.
00:35:31I assume so, given them questioning you.
00:35:33Jealousy is a powerful motive for murder.
00:35:35I haven't seen Franklin in seven years.
00:35:37In the first day that you do, you're exchanging love declarations on the beach.
00:35:40Not exchanging.
00:35:41It was him to me.
00:35:42Oh no, I'm darling.
00:35:43I don't think in a million years you had anything to do with Ainsley's murder.
00:35:45I'm just positing the kind of hypotheticals Jason is.
00:35:48Oh, Jason who knows me.
00:35:50Yes, and I don't think for a moment that Jason thinks you're the suspect either,
00:35:54but he has to do his due diligence as a detective.
00:35:57Wouldn't you agree?
00:35:58Yes, of course.
00:35:59I did tell Ray about my suspicions that Ainsley cheated,
00:36:03but I'm not sure he's convinced it's connected to her murder and will pursue it.
00:36:08Then we shall.
00:36:12So there are some motives among these guests for perhaps wanting Ainsley dead.
00:36:16Yes, starting with her husband who hardly convinced me with his stoic speech.
00:36:20Before we go there, we should think about how Ainsley cheated.
00:36:23I know after her interviews, Bennet said her staff were above reproach,
00:36:27but I would kind of like to search their rooms.
00:36:33Well, Em, I'm COO.
00:36:35That's corporate property.
00:36:37It's a full suitcase.
00:36:59Ainsley's full suitcase.
00:37:11It appears my theory was correct.
00:37:14$50,000.
00:37:27And this is likely just the payout?
00:37:29I bet Ainsley gave the same amount in advance.
00:37:32What are you doing?
00:37:39Get Jason.
00:37:44Jason?
00:37:59Amelia.
00:38:00Amelia, wake up.
00:38:05Hey.
00:38:07Hey.
00:38:09What's going on?
00:38:10Janie came running to tell me that you were chasing Simmons.
00:38:14Right.
00:38:16Oh!
00:38:17Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:38:18Lay back.
00:38:21Yeah, I think that might be best.
00:38:23You've got quite a knot on the back of your head.
00:38:26Did you see Simmons?
00:38:28Oh, he must have been waiting for me.
00:38:30Got behind me.
00:38:32We'll find him.
00:38:33We need to get you to the infirmary.
00:38:34I can carry you.
00:38:35Okay.
00:38:36Hang on.
00:38:37Thank you for being here.
00:38:47Of course.
00:38:49And listen, I'm sorry we had to grill you like that earlier.
00:38:52I'm sorry if I was a bit short with you.
00:38:55More with Ray.
00:38:56Do you really think I murdered the wife of my ex?
00:39:02Do you really think I think you did?
00:39:04No.
00:39:05I know you're just doing your job.
00:39:09Do you have conflicted feelings about Franklin?
00:39:12I do.
00:39:13The feelings in conflict are a great deal of pity.
00:39:18A small amount of nostalgia and confusion
00:39:21at how I ever could have said yes to marrying him.
00:39:24I can think of a few reasons someone would marry the guy,
00:39:27but I don't think you care about those reasons.
00:39:30You know me well.
00:39:33I think I can stand up now.
00:39:35Go slow.
00:39:37Oh, the suitcase and money in Simmons' room.
00:39:43Janie and Ray are taking care of that.
00:39:45I was thinking it was the payout.
00:39:47We'll definitely check to see if Simmons opened an offshore account
00:39:49in the last month where Ainsley could have wired the advance,
00:39:52but it looks like you were right.
00:39:54She's so competitive she spent a hundred grand to win a game.
00:39:56I think it's more than competition.
00:39:58I think she wanted to prove to Franklin that she's smarter than me.
00:40:01She knew Franklin was still in love with you.
00:40:03If she spent all that money just to hear him declare that love to you,
00:40:06maybe she went to Simmons and asked for her money back.
00:40:09And perhaps he refused, she threatened him and he killed her.
00:40:12Are you going to bring more police over to search for him?
00:40:15I think a better use of manpower is to shut down the dock
00:40:17so he can't get off the island.
00:40:19He didn't plan for this.
00:40:21He'll get hungry and thirsty soon enough then surface.
00:40:23Now I don't know why anyone drugged our aperitif.
00:40:26Our aperitifs?
00:40:28Yeah, I had mine last night.
00:40:30Same reaction, I fell asleep way too fast.
00:40:32I have Ray running talk screen.
00:40:33You ready to head back?
00:40:34We've got a few more suspects to interview.
00:40:36I'm happy to help with that.
00:40:38I'm sure you are, but technically you're still a suspect.
00:40:41Of course.
00:40:42So if you and Janie want to continue your investigation...
00:40:45We just might.
00:40:46Just don't chase anyone in the jungle, okay?
00:40:49Look straight ahead.
00:40:53Hello?
00:40:54Good news, sis. You're not concussed.
00:41:05For the headache.
00:41:07And you need to rest.
00:41:09Thank you, Rosie. You're welcome.
00:41:12So, to your room.
00:41:14Oh, I'm not resting. There's a killer among us.
00:41:17But, Simmons...
00:41:18Simmons!
00:41:19I'm not convinced it was him.
00:41:23So...
00:41:25So...
00:41:26Jason and Ray are doing interviews.
00:41:27We should do our own.
00:41:29Aren't we?
00:41:32Look, I watch a lot of true crime.
00:41:34And I know the husband is always suspect numero uno.
00:41:37Okay, but I'm telling you, Franklin isn't a good guy, okay?
00:41:40He's a great guy.
00:41:42Yet, you left his company a month ago.
00:41:44That had nothing to do with Franklin, man.
00:41:48What'd I have to do with?
00:41:50Ainsley!
00:41:51She wanted me out.
00:41:52So I got out.
00:41:54Look, before you go thinking that's a motive,
00:41:56I make a ton of money in my endorsements,
00:41:57and now I got more time for Patricia, so it's all good.
00:42:00Why would Ainsley want you out?
00:42:02I mean, look, I don't want to speak ill about the dead, okay?
00:42:05But she was a controlling monster.
00:42:09But look, the NFL is full of people like her, okay?
00:42:11No biggie.
00:42:12Where were you between midnight and 2am?
00:42:14Passed out.
00:42:15Me and Patricia both.
00:42:16Jet lag, I guess.
00:42:18Hey, listen.
00:42:19Frankie said that Ainsley paid up a member of staff to cheat the game.
00:42:23Was it that Simmons guy?
00:42:24How would you think that?
00:42:26Well, you know, suddenly he's not around.
00:42:28But he's gotta be top of the suspect list, right?
00:42:30Franklin?
00:42:44How you doing?
00:42:46Honestly, we wrung out.
00:42:48Your detective friend asked me about a prenup,
00:42:51which of course we had.
00:42:52Ainsley was bluffing when she threatened to believe me financially in a divorce.
00:42:57Is that typical of her? Bluffing?
00:42:59Well, she's a corporate lawyer. It's what she does.
00:43:02Did.
00:43:04Every day.
00:43:10I'm sorry.
00:43:11No, don't apologize. Please.
00:43:13It's just I know I told you my marriage was a mistake.
00:43:16That doesn't mean I didn't care about her.
00:43:19And it's hard not to think that one of the people I brought here is responsible.
00:43:24Franklin.
00:43:26It seems that Em was correct.
00:43:28Ainsley was cheating at the game.
00:43:30I was thinking about that.
00:43:32Ainsley came down here to the mainland a few weeks ago.
00:43:35Supposedly to see a client, but now I'm not sure.
00:43:38It does appear that she was paying one of our staff quite a lot of money.
00:43:43Well, there you go.
00:43:44Why?
00:43:46Why would she want to win so badly?
00:43:48To humiliate the game's author?
00:43:50And humiliate me?
00:43:51She's been trying to do that since my honeymoon was over.
00:43:53That's why she brought Mickey with us.
00:43:56I'm pretty sure they're having an affair.
00:43:58I told Detective Trent.
00:44:01Where is Mickey?
00:44:03I think he's just gone to talk to the detectives.
00:44:06Thanks, Franklin.
00:44:14I'm not comfortable breaking into a guest room.
00:44:17You are not breaking in.
00:44:23We're just going in there to retrieve my property.
00:44:29I can't.
00:44:31Well, I'm going in.
00:44:33Ainsley and I were high school sweethearts.
00:44:39We split up freshman year of college.
00:44:43It was her idea.
00:44:44And I hadn't seen her for years until our class reunion last year.
00:44:48Then a month after that, I was in New York for a conference and we connected.
00:44:50She just got back from her honeymoon.
00:44:53How did she see?
00:44:55Usual.
00:44:57Intense.
00:44:58Driven.
00:44:59Funny.
00:45:01Like, ten steps ahead of everyone else.
00:45:04How many times did you see her after that?
00:45:06A few.
00:45:08And your relationship was strictly platonic.
00:45:11Why would you ask that?
00:45:14Ainsley is...
00:45:16Was...
00:45:18Totally committed to her husband.
00:45:21She seems so ready to divorce him.
00:45:26Ains was the president of the theater club in high school.
00:45:30She's a drama queen.
00:45:31I figured she and Franklin would kiss and make up.
00:45:35Where were you last night between midnight and two?
00:45:38I went to my room around 11.
00:45:40I tried to finish my book, but I nodded off pretty fast.
00:45:47Thank you, Mickey.
00:45:49Vivica, can we chat?
00:45:52Of course, detective.
00:46:01I was hoping there'd be a tranche of love letters between him and Ainsley.
00:46:22Well, this isn't that, but it is quite curious.
00:46:27John's book?
00:46:28He's probably borrowed it from our library.
00:46:31No, this is Mickey's personal copy.
00:46:33And it's quite annotated.
00:46:58We need to follow him.
00:46:59He's going to commit another murder.
00:47:00We need to follow him.
00:47:01He's going to commit another murder.
00:47:02We need to follow him.
00:47:03He's going to commit another murder.
00:47:07We need to follow him.
00:47:08He's going to commit another murder.
00:47:09We need to follow him.
00:47:10He's going to commit another murder.
00:47:12I'm just devastated.
00:47:13I adored Ainsley.
00:47:14I adored Ainsley.
00:47:15She was a real ally on the company board.
00:47:16Were you friends outside of work?
00:47:17No.
00:47:18I...
00:47:19But she had that...
00:47:20I don't know.
00:47:21We need to follow him.
00:47:22We need to follow him.
00:47:23We need to follow him.
00:47:24He's going to commit another murder.
00:47:25We need to follow him.
00:47:26We need to follow him.
00:47:27We need to follow him.
00:47:28He's going to commit another murder.
00:47:29I'm just devastated.
00:47:35I adored Ainsley.
00:47:36She was a real ally on the company board.
00:47:40Were you friends outside work?
00:47:43We're...
00:47:44But she had that nickname for you.
00:47:47Money.
00:47:49Oh, detective, you must be assuming that that is derogatry.
00:47:54In our world, that's really quite a compliment.
00:47:57Can you imagine why anyone would want to do this to her?
00:48:00No!
00:48:04Oh...
00:48:05I'm sorry to ask, but...
00:48:07where were you between midnight and two?
00:48:09Ah...
00:48:11I was asleep. I rarely make you past 11.
00:48:27I think it's a mess. No, it's not. It's okay.
00:48:39No, it's not okay!
00:48:41He's dead. He's stuck on this island. I...
00:48:45That way.
00:48:46No, I am old! I'm old!
00:48:57I've got Mickey.
00:49:00I've got my picker.
00:49:15Hello? Is there anyone in there?
00:49:20Can I help you?
00:49:21I wanted to turn this in.
00:49:23Okay.
00:49:25You make sure it's not the murder weapon.
00:49:27We'll take a look.
00:49:53I mean, Ainsley was totally brilliant, but she was a horrible person.
00:50:10I tried being a good sister to her, but she had zero time for me, so...
00:50:14Whatever. I moved on.
00:50:16Were you upset when she forced Spencer to Franklin's company?
00:50:19How did Spencer tell you that? Who runs the company?
00:50:23So you're saying Franklin forced out his own brother?
00:50:26I'm saying he brought Spencer in there because NFL players are a big deal.
00:50:30They get people excited, right? Which is what Spencer was doing.
00:50:33But then Franklin comes to Spencer and says he believes he's trying to edge Franklin out of his own company.
00:50:39Which Spencer was totally not doing, obviously. Even though he's totally smart and could do it.
00:50:43And Spencer would maybe be upset with me for telling you this, but I was furious with Franklin for a minute there.
00:50:50I mean, I could have killed him. Literally.
00:50:54But I calmed down. Spencer always says family first, so...
00:50:59Anyway, all good now.
00:51:02Except Ainsley being murdered.
00:51:04Except that.
00:51:34There you are.
00:51:36So, I tailed Vivica back here where she met up with Franklin and gave him a very familiar shoulder massage.
00:51:44Well, how did he receive it?
00:51:47Quite comfortably.
00:51:48And then he poured them some wine and they went up to his room.
00:51:52I noticed them being comfortable yesterday.
00:51:55Hey, what about Mickey?
00:51:57Well, he went to the Hidden Heart.
00:51:59What are you joking?
00:52:01Isn't that where the forensics people are?
00:52:03Yes, they are.
00:52:04Which is why he went.
00:52:06He turned in...
00:52:09He turned in the knife.
00:52:11The one he threatened Vivica with.
00:52:14I'm not sure he was threatening her.
00:52:17He most certainly was threatening her.
00:52:20Think about his body language.
00:52:22He backed away from her.
00:52:23He held the knife low and close to himself and then he bolted from her.
00:52:27After shouting that she owed him.
00:52:29He actually said, I'm owed.
00:52:31Which, not to be a language obsessive, doesn't necessarily mean Vivica's the one who owes him whatever he feels like he's owed.
00:52:37Ah, fair point.
00:52:39Miss Criminal Psychiatrist.
00:52:41That's Dr. Miss Criminal Psychiatrist, please.
00:52:46Okay, so he handed in the knife and then what?
00:52:48He went to the beach and looked at the ocean.
00:52:51Is he still there?
00:52:54I don't know.
00:52:55While I was watching him I had a thought so I went and got his murder book.
00:52:59And look what I found among the annotations.
00:53:03Even an amateur, a person utterly unskilled at murder can walk up to a seated person from behind with a sharp four inch blade.
00:53:09And cut their carotid artery as easy as slicing a lemon.
00:53:13Ray said that Ainsley's carotid artery.
00:53:16Is what the killer cut.
00:53:18But this is hardly proof we can take to Jason.
00:53:23Yeah, you're right.
00:53:24We need to get back to our murder board.
00:53:26Think this all through.
00:53:27Now I know it's a cliche but before Mickey's book I was thinking that Franklin was the prime suspect and his motive was to get out of his marriage.
00:53:45Do you think he's capable of murder?
00:53:48Every human being is capable of murder given the right circumstances but I'm not sure these are them for Franklin.
00:53:54Right.
00:53:55Okay, so pivoting to our second suspect, Mickey, who was studying how to cut a carotid artery.
00:54:02What if he was still in love with Ainsley the same way that Franklin is still in love with you?
00:54:08Ainsley threatens divorce. Mickey goes to Ainsley, professes his love.
00:54:11But she rejects him and he kills her.
00:54:14Extreme but possible. We also need to know what he's owed.
00:54:17Oh definitely.
00:54:19And Spencer who is clear on his dislike of Ainsley is our third suspect.
00:54:23And fourth suspect.
00:54:25Is obviously Simmons.
00:54:27He was being paid by Ainsley to help her cheat.
00:54:33Maybe she didn't pay him the second half after everything blew up and he killed her for the money.
00:54:39That's a big maybe.
00:54:40We also know he was in his room from midnight until 2am.
00:54:44Speaking of which, did I tell you I fell asleep crazy fast last night?
00:54:48Apparently Jason did too so he's running toxicology on the aperitif syndrome.
00:54:51Oh and I also fell asleep uncommonly early having drunk my aperitif.
00:54:55Really?
00:54:56Yes, what if this was the murderer putting the three investigative geniuses on the island out of commission so that the murder could be committed?
00:55:03Well Jason needs to test my aperitif as well.
00:55:05Okay, well someone would have had to have stolen a passkey from housekeeping.
00:55:09That's hardly impossible.
00:55:10And gotten into our rooms yesterday evening to spike the drinks.
00:55:13Oh.
00:55:15Janey, Ray and I are ready to talk to you.
00:55:24Oh yes, of course.
00:55:25I'm making headway?
00:55:26And some.
00:55:27Anything you can share?
00:55:28Nothing I can share.
00:55:30Of course.
00:55:31I'm glad you all are doing this and not chasing people through the jungle.
00:55:34Janey thinks her drink might have been spiked too.
00:55:37The aperitif?
00:55:38Yes.
00:55:39We're testing the residue from all the glasses.
00:55:42Janey.
00:55:43You back Em?
00:55:44Are you busy?
00:55:45Just get out of the bath.
00:55:50Come on in.
00:55:51I'll just pop to the loo while you get dressed.
00:56:20Let's move by.
00:56:21Hold it quick.
00:56:22Okay.
00:56:23Look at your acidic tobacco, bring theénomênus right in and out,
00:56:26it's time to clean a little.
00:56:27Now40 Eleanor would have been musBrien,
00:56:36flavoursfrust in the Lord.
00:56:41Oh no.
00:56:43OK.
00:56:45He's tired of selling trays.
00:56:47I'm coming!
00:57:04So, what's up?
00:57:06I was wondering if I could show you my favourite place on the island to look at the night sky.
00:57:10Yeah, sounds great.
00:57:11So, how did Mrs. Strask communicate with you prior to this weekend?
00:57:19All via email, which made it much easier to appear incognito as Loretta Mabry,
00:57:27archaeologist from California.
00:57:29Do you like the accent?
00:57:31Impressive.
00:57:32Janie, in any of those communications, did Ainsley ask for an employee list?
00:57:36Yes, in fact, she did.
00:57:39Are you thinking that's how she got to Simmons?
00:57:42Yeah.
00:57:43She just said she had security concerns and that she was paying VIP prices, so I gave a fist.
00:57:51But, as I said to her, none of our employees have a criminal record.
00:57:56That is true, but we learned from Bennett that Simmons' sister is a single mother battling cancer.
00:58:01He started an online fundraising campaign for her about a month ago.
00:58:04So, that might be his motive for selling secrets to Ainsley?
00:58:09I believe it is.
00:58:13Well, suddenly I'm feeling terribly for Simmons.
00:58:24Wow. Lovely.
00:58:26It is lovely.
00:58:28Hard to believe this is where I found the corpse of Mystery Island's founder.
00:58:31Gosh, Emmy, that must have been awful.
00:58:34Not my first time seeing a corpse.
00:58:36Right.
00:58:36Of course.
00:58:38Well, today was my first day.
00:58:40Identifying her body.
00:58:45Why'd you bring me up here, Emmy?
00:58:48Emmy.
00:58:48You know, nobody's called me that since...
00:58:53Since you broke up our engagement?
00:58:57Are you trying to dodge the question?
00:59:00I brought you up here to what I thought you'd think was a decidedly romantic locale.
00:59:05But is, in fact, for me, something quite the opposite.
00:59:10Okay, so this is an object lesson in how incompatible we are.
00:59:13I said I didn't want you to come to Mystery Island.
00:59:19But a part of me did want to see you again because I wanted closure,
00:59:24and I wish you could admit that you need that too because you are not in love with me.
00:59:28Did you forget what I told you on the beach?
00:59:30No, and I'd like to know why that happened, but here's the thing.
00:59:35If you're so in love with me, why wait for your wife to bring you to my place of work and then make your move?
00:59:44Yeah.
00:59:45It's a good question, isn't it?
00:59:48I have a reply.
00:59:51I believe you wanted Ainsley to see you with me.
00:59:53I think you told her you were going for a walk on the beach.
00:59:57I think it might have been Ainsley who was no longer in love with you, who no longer adored you.
01:00:07I've been thinking a lot about our relationship,
01:00:10about why it remained transatlantic for so long.
01:00:13Our jobs.
01:00:15No, that's the surface answer.
01:00:18The deeper one is absence makes the heart grow fonder.
01:00:25So you're speaking in cliches now?
01:00:26There are any cliches because they're true.
01:00:28I think you liked the distance because it allowed me to keep adoring you and you want to be adored, Franklin.
01:00:37Okay, Emmy.
01:00:43So tell me then, did I kill Ainsley?
01:00:47I mean, that's the deeper reason why you brought me up here, isn't it?
01:00:53To press my buttons, see how I respond, see if I fit into your psychological profile for my wife's killer.
01:01:01Did you kill Ainsley?
01:01:05Did you kill Ainsley?
01:01:06I loved Ainsley.
01:01:09And I believe I'm still in love with you.
01:01:18You're right.
01:01:26I absolutely love to be adored.
01:01:31But I did not kill my wife.
01:01:33Do you believe me?
01:01:46Help me!
01:01:47Mr. Trask, stop that!
01:01:49Spencer!
01:01:51Buddy, enough!
01:01:52Okay, okay, I'm good.
01:01:53Is he all right?
01:01:54I think not.
01:01:55He needs to go to the infirmary.
01:01:56What are you doing?
01:01:57What am I doing?
01:01:58This guy killed your wife!
01:01:59We don't know that.
01:02:00Yeah?
01:02:01Well, you also didn't know what I know.
01:02:03The rats always go back to their holes.
01:02:05So me and Patricia waited for him.
01:02:06He was trying to sneak back in.
01:02:07Is that true?
01:02:08Of course it is.
01:02:10Spencer doesn't lie.
01:02:11He grabbed him and told him to go confess to you for killing Ainsley.
01:02:15He said he didn't kill Ainsley.
01:02:16I was like, then why'd you go on the run?
01:02:18And then he actually tried to headbutt Spencer.
01:02:20We have security cameras in the dorm hallway.
01:02:22We know Simmons was in his room from midnight to two.
01:02:25Oh, he could have snuck back in that window.
01:02:27He's got a point.
01:02:28He does.
01:02:29But Spencer, not only are you a suspect, you were under arrest for assault.
01:02:33Are you joking?
01:02:34Patricia, I'm investigating a homicide and your husband is interfering with that investigation.
01:02:38Do I need to put these on you or you're coming peacefully with me back to the jail?
01:02:43Yeah, no need, man.
01:02:45Come on.
01:02:48I think Jason needs our help.
01:02:54Can we just show him Mickey's book?
01:02:55Yeah.
01:02:56Well, be prepared to face this wrath when we tell him how we got it.
01:03:00Wrath I can handle.
01:03:04But we need to solve this case before somebody else winds up with it.
01:03:16Hey.
01:03:21How's he doing?
01:03:23Stable, but not talking yet.
01:03:26What's up?
01:03:26Can we talk?
01:03:27Of course.
01:03:28I spoke with Franklin earlier.
01:03:33I wanted to see if I could get him to tell me the truth.
01:03:35About Ainsley or about you?
01:03:37Both.
01:03:38And about himself.
01:03:38How'd he do?
01:03:39Well, with most people, the tell that they're lying is a gesture of obfuscation.
01:03:45Yeah, playing with their hair, fidgeting.
01:03:47Exactly.
01:03:48But with Franklin, the tell that he's lying is he doesn't seem to be obfuscating at all.
01:03:52He just looks at you with the most penetrating gaze.
01:03:55So he's a sociopath?
01:03:57I don't think so, no.
01:03:58Just a man of profound conviction.
01:04:00And he did this penetrating gaze thing when he was telling you what?
01:04:04That he was in love with Ainsley.
01:04:06And with me.
01:04:08So you think?
01:04:08Franklin's always had one true love, himself.
01:04:12But I don't think he killed Ainsley.
01:04:14Who do you think did?
01:04:15Well, Janie thinks Mickey's a strong candidate.
01:04:18The knife he gave to forensics.
01:04:19How do you know about that?
01:04:23Uh, we saw him in the jungle meeting with Vivica.
01:04:27Amelia.
01:04:28We kept a safe distance, but they were arguing about something.
01:04:31What?
01:04:32Well, it was hard to hear because we were keeping a safe distance.
01:04:34But he did shout, I'm owed.
01:04:36And then he showed her this knife, which concerned me.
01:04:38So I followed him to the hut and I saw him turn it in.
01:04:40There was no blood on it, but we're having to check for DNA and prints.
01:04:44Okay.
01:04:45Well, he's also been reading this.
01:04:46And how did you come about this?
01:04:49Does that matter?
01:04:50For a chain of custody in a trial, it certainly does.
01:04:52Well, we can discuss that later, but you see all the notations?
01:04:56Well, he is a school teacher.
01:04:57Maybe it's his first class.
01:04:59He teaches biology, not creative writing.
01:05:01And look at this passage.
01:05:03Cut their carotid artery as easy as slicing a lemon.
01:05:08Yeah.
01:05:09Oh, also, there's a prescription for Ainsley for Tamazapan,
01:05:12the sleeping medication, in Franklin's bathroom.
01:05:14Well, how do you...
01:05:16Well, I was using his bathroom and I searched his toiletries.
01:05:19It was definitely Ainsley's.
01:05:20Definitely.
01:05:21I'm thinking of our aperitifs.
01:05:22Yeah, me too.
01:05:24We'll know for a fact in the morning.
01:05:28What?
01:05:30Even when we're not working together, you deliver.
01:05:33Well, I do have Janie.
01:05:35She might be a bit of an investigative upgrade.
01:05:37Trying to make me jealous.
01:05:38Is it working?
01:05:40Really well.
01:05:49Em.
01:05:51Did you just call me Em?
01:05:54I did.
01:05:55Janie calls you that all the time.
01:05:56Is there a problem?
01:05:57Quite the contrary.
01:05:58Good.
01:05:59Yeah.
01:06:02So what is it?
01:06:03Oh, uh, Ray got back to me with the toxicology reports.
01:06:07Janie, you and I all had our aperitif spiked,
01:06:09which means you are no longer a suspect.
01:06:11And Franklin's your prime suspect.
01:06:13I'll go fetch him.
01:06:14Meet me in the dining room.
01:06:15No one's in there right now.
01:06:20Have you had a breakthrough?
01:06:21Of sorts.
01:06:22Well, what's that mean?
01:06:23Have a seat.
01:06:24I'm fine standing.
01:06:26Sit down.
01:06:28Are you?
01:06:31Dr. Priestley's consulting on the case.
01:06:33Okay then.
01:06:35So what's this about?
01:06:37These sleeping pills prescribed your wife
01:06:42were not found with her things in her room.
01:06:44They were found in your dop kit in your room.
01:06:46You were spying on me.
01:06:48Franklin, I want to catch your wife's killer.
01:06:50And you think it's me?
01:06:51Why were these in your room?
01:06:52What does it matter?
01:06:54Ainsley didn't die from an overdose of sleeping pills.
01:06:56It's interesting that you're not answering my question.
01:06:59What do those pills have to do with their murder?
01:07:01Answer the question, Franklin.
01:07:03Actually, I don't think I will.
01:07:06I think I'm going back to my room.
01:07:08I want your outside landline so I can call my lawyer
01:07:10and a pilot to my plane.
01:07:12Franklin.
01:07:13You've been manipulating me since I got here.
01:07:14That's projection.
01:07:17This is not the behavior of an innocent man.
01:07:19It's the behavior of an annoyed man.
01:07:22Now I'm going to talk to Vivica and we're going to hire
01:07:24the best private detectives in New York to come down here
01:07:26and do your job for you.
01:07:28They'll be here tomorrow along with my lawyers
01:07:30who will have my brother released.
01:07:34I am done cooperating.
01:07:38They're not alone.
01:07:39I better call Ray and let him know what happened.
01:07:41I doubt the adults will talk to us now either.
01:07:43Mickey might.
01:07:45We just have to get him alone.
01:07:46Now.
01:07:47And do what?
01:07:48Employ a psychological technique to get him to tell us about what he's owed.
01:07:51What is this psychological technique?
01:07:53It's called bluffing.
01:08:02Has something happened?
01:08:03Why?
01:08:03Franklin just charged into the game room, grabbed Vivica and left.
01:08:08The investigation may have taken a turn.
01:08:10Is Mickey with them?
01:08:11Yeah, he's still in there with Patricia.
01:08:12I don't feel like being accosted about Spencer.
01:08:15Could you grab him for us, Bennett?
01:08:16That's right away.
01:08:17So, how do we bluff?
01:08:20I had a thought.
01:08:21Would you like to share it before he...
01:08:23Mickey!
01:08:25Um, would you like to take a stroll with us?
01:08:27Um...
01:08:28Let's go this way.
01:08:31So, I'm supporting Detective Trent in his investigation now.
01:08:34Oh, that's good?
01:08:36Yes, it is.
01:08:37And I just wanted to tell you that I'm sympathetic to what you're going through.
01:08:42Not just for the loss of Ainsley, but also for Vivica betraying your trust.
01:08:47She told you?
01:08:50And she seemed quite upset because according to her, it was all your idea.
01:08:56That's a lie. Vivica approached me.
01:08:59Well, you know, she thinks you believe she owes you.
01:09:02Because she does?
01:09:05Okay, maybe to her, to all these people, it's not a lot of money, but to me it is.
01:09:08She said ten?
01:09:09Ten? No, it's 25 grand and I can prove that.
01:09:14We have a contract.
01:09:15Did you remind her of that contract?
01:09:17She said it's not valid because I didn't get Ainsley to fall in love with me.
01:09:24Right.
01:09:25You know, Vivica didn't actually tell us why she wanted Ainsley to fall in love with you.
01:09:30Because Vivica's in love with Franklin.
01:09:34You can't make me go!
01:09:36We cannot go!
01:09:37Let me go!
01:09:38Calm down!
01:09:39What is happening?
01:09:40These heartless monsters want to go back to New York and leave Spencer in your jail.
01:09:43We're sending lawyers down!
01:09:45You think you can buy your way out of anything?
01:09:47Stop.
01:09:48We may not be pressing charges.
01:09:50When I left Simmons, he was stable.
01:09:52Bennett, how is he now?
01:09:53He's much better.
01:09:53He's managed a few words, but the nurse says he needs to rest a bit more.
01:09:56That's good news.
01:09:57When can I see him?
01:09:58I'd say in an hour.
01:09:59I'll have a conversation with him, which will quite possibly result in Spencer being released.
01:10:03Franklin, we have to stay.
01:10:05You have one hour.
01:10:12Jason and I were hoping to talk to you about your contract with Mickey.
01:10:16You told them about our contract.
01:10:19You told them about our contract.
01:10:23Oh, Mickey.
01:10:25Yes, let's chat.
01:10:27Yes.
01:10:37The contract was for Mickey to get Ainsley to fall in love with him.
01:10:42He got $25,000 on signing and would receive the second half when Ainsley left Franklin.
01:10:48Yesterday, you told me you and Ainsley were friends.
01:10:53We are.
01:10:55We're.
01:10:56That's how I knew about Mickey.
01:10:58And you didn't think to tell me about this contract.
01:11:00It has no relevance to Ainsley's murder.
01:11:02That is for me to decide.
01:11:06It's obviously, it's quite embarrassing.
01:11:09You really did all this because you're in love with Franklin?
01:11:13Mickey told you everything.
01:11:15It's quite ironic I'm speaking to you about this who threw away the most wonderful man in the world.
01:11:22And still he travels thousands of miles just to see you again.
01:11:27I've seen the way you two look at each other.
01:11:30Don't tell me you don't know what it's like to be attracted to a work colleague.
01:11:33And then Amelia, imagine Detective Trent here. He, he gets married to someone you think is impressive and likeable.
01:11:44But she's not you, is she?
01:11:47And then imagine you find a way to just change things.
01:11:50Murder would also be a way to do that.
01:11:53Of course it would.
01:11:56But then why would I bother to sign a contract with Mickey?
01:12:01And anyway, I didn't need Mickey to get Ainsley to leave Franklin.
01:12:08I needed you.
01:12:11Now if that is all, I have some calls to make on the landline regarding private detectives we're hiring.
01:12:16Of course.
01:12:17Hard to argue that if she wanted Ainsley to leave Franklin.
01:12:30She had no motive for murder.
01:12:31Janie and I both noticed her being quite touchy-feely with him.
01:12:34Yeah, in tracks. But I don't know, these people are...
01:12:37Twisted?
01:12:38Yeah.
01:12:39That was clever what she did trying to turn it around on us.
01:12:43Very clever.
01:12:45And she's not wrong.
01:12:47If you got engaged again, I might try to end it.
01:12:53Doctor's given the all clear. You can see Simmons now.
01:13:02Hey.
01:13:05I was just telling Simmons that we know what he did for his sister.
01:13:08Hold on, Janie.
01:13:11Simmons, you need to tell us what you did.
01:13:12I gave Ainsley Trask the answer to the game you guys wrote in exchange for a hundred grand.
01:13:21To pay his sister's medical bills.
01:13:23Which, Simmons, you really should have come to us about that.
01:13:26I appreciate that.
01:13:27But, Jason, I swear I had nothing to do with her murder.
01:13:31When's the last time you were with Ainsley?
01:13:34Well, before dinner, Friday.
01:13:39She gave me the money and the pills.
01:13:40Pills?
01:13:43Did Ainsley have you drug the aperitifs in our three rooms?
01:13:46I put the pills in everyone's drinks.
01:13:49Well, everyone except Ainsley and someone else.
01:14:04We're closing in on an hour.
01:14:10I'm aware of that, Mr. Trask.
01:14:12They're just tying up some loose ends.
01:14:13All right, then. We're leaving in two minutes and we'll be heading down to the dock.
01:14:16Without Spencer?
01:14:17Patricia, we agreed an hour.
01:14:20And Spencer has no one else to blame but himself.
01:14:22Patricia!
01:14:24Spencer!
01:14:24Hey, honey.
01:14:28Did you miss me?
01:14:28Yeah.
01:14:31Hey, great news.
01:14:32They've decided not to press charges.
01:14:34Terrific.
01:14:34We're going now.
01:14:38Hey, Frankie, hold up.
01:14:41Simmons.
01:14:43Look, I, uh...
01:14:46I'm real sorry for losing my temper.
01:14:48I guess we both made mistakes.
01:14:50Takes a big man to admit that.
01:14:53Tough one, too.
01:14:53I gotta tell you, I hurt my hand there.
01:14:55You're made of steel.
01:14:56I appreciate that.
01:14:57That's very gracious, Simmons.
01:14:59I'm glad you're okay.
01:15:00Now, we are leaving.
01:15:11Don't go, Franklin.
01:15:13Not until we've told you who the murderer is.
01:15:23Is this some stall tactic?
01:15:24Not at all.
01:15:25And I promise if you stay, you'll get your money's worth.
01:15:28Yeah, because that's what this whole weekend has been about, after all.
01:15:31Not love.
01:15:33Money.
01:15:34Franklin, this really isn't worth your time.
01:15:36We need to...
01:15:37Hang on, dear.
01:15:39Emmy, what do you mean this weekend's been about money?
01:15:41Janie?
01:15:43Right.
01:15:44Well, as you know, Ainsley reached out to me with a plan for you all to come down here.
01:15:48Now, the one requirement was that Amelia be on site and included, so it seemed obvious that Ainsley
01:15:54wanted you, Franklin, to be reconnected with your former love to ensure that you weren't still holding
01:15:59a flame for her.
01:16:00And when Ainsley won the game by cheating, this seemed it was to prove to you that she,
01:16:05your current love, was better than me.
01:16:07We thought maybe a flame had been rekindled between Ainsley and her high school sweetheart, Mickey.
01:16:12But then we learned that Mickey had been hired by Vivica to woo Ainsley away from you because,
01:16:16according to Vivica, she's in love with you.
01:16:21Whoa.
01:16:22Excuse me?
01:16:25Viv, is this...
01:16:26Not how I wanted you to learn it, Franklin.
01:16:29So it's true?
01:16:31Mickey?
01:16:32Yeah, it's true.
01:16:38Franklin, I'd really rather prefer to have discussed this on the flight home.
01:16:42We'll get there, believe me.
01:16:44Continue, please.
01:16:48Love is obviously one of the biggest motives for murder, but when we questioned Vivica,
01:16:51she abdly disproved that she could have killed Ainsley.
01:16:54I'm glad you agree.
01:16:57And you were so close.
01:16:59She gave you that complimentary nickname,
01:17:01money.
01:17:02And money is the other top motive for murder.
01:17:04So what if that was the motive for Ainsley's murder?
01:17:06Not the $50,000 that Vivica was paying Mickey.
01:17:09Or the $100,000 Ainsley paid Simmons.
01:17:11I mean, to most of you, those numbers are just rounding errors.
01:17:15But to commit murder, there needed to be a much bigger prize at the end.
01:17:19Yeah.
01:17:21Like Trask Global.
01:17:23My company.
01:17:25Do you remember what Ainsley said about our fictitious gold smuggler?
01:17:29If you're going to rob someone, don't do it a bit at a time.
01:17:32Don't you agree, money?
01:17:37Ainsley was right.
01:17:38The character I was playing would have been smart to find a way to take all the money in one fell swoop.
01:17:43Which is what would have happened if someone had forced Franklin out of his own company
01:17:48and taken control of Trask Global for over a billion dollars.
01:17:51Hey, whoa, Frankie, I swear I did not try to do that.
01:17:53Even if Spencer had been angling to take over Franklin's company months ago.
01:17:57Uh-uh, Spencer wasn't.
01:17:58We know he didn't kill Ainsley.
01:18:01He was fast asleep.
01:18:02Where were you between midnight and 2am?
01:18:04Passed out.
01:18:06Me and Patricia both.
01:18:07In fact, many people had a hard time staying awake that night, including Jason, Janie, and myself.
01:18:13Because they were drugged with Tamazepam.
01:18:16Toxicology confirmed it.
01:18:18Naturally, we thought the killer drugged us to keep us out of the way so the murder could be committed.
01:18:22But in quite a stunning twist, it wasn't the killer who drugged us, it was the murder victim.
01:18:26Which the killer wouldn't have known, of course.
01:18:28And Simmons clarified that Ainsley didn't just pay him to give away the plot of the game.
01:18:33She paid him to drug all the drinks in our room.
01:18:35All of them, but one person's.
01:18:39Vivica.
01:18:43Are you serious?
01:18:45Yeah, they're serious.
01:18:47Ainsley had me drug all the drinks except for hers and yours.
01:18:53Well, I don't see how this matters.
01:18:55It matters because it means that Ainsley was planning on meeting with you after midnight.
01:18:59When Bennett, Simmons, and the rest of the staff were in their rooms,
01:19:01and when all the guests were sleeping a deep, deep sleep.
01:19:04I was sleeping too.
01:19:05Simmons has no motive for lying.
01:19:07While we were at dinner, he drugged everyone's apartheid,
01:19:10then put the Tamazepam back into Franklin and Ainsley's room.
01:19:14Before their fight and before Ainsley moved rooms.
01:19:16But he mistakenly put the pill bottle back in Franklin's doggy.
01:19:20Ainsley had Simmons do this because she wanted complete privacy when she presented you with
01:19:25a contract that would pay her what we can only imagine is a very large sum of money for her vote.
01:19:31You weren't in love with Franklin.
01:19:32You wanted to take over his company.
01:19:35And you spent months wooing board members away from Franklin.
01:19:40And then you got rid of Spencer and pinned that on Ainsley.
01:19:43This is an absurd fantasy.
01:19:45But it isn't though.
01:19:46Don't you remember my second cousin is on your board, Piper Plunkett?
01:19:50She just told me all this on the phone before I walked in here.
01:19:53You needed one more vote to force Franklin out.
01:19:55You tried to hire Mickey to get leverage over Ainsley, but that failed.
01:19:58Ainsley didn't love Mickey.
01:20:01Ainsley didn't love Franklin either.
01:20:02Ainsley loved money.
01:20:04And once you understood that, you knew what to do.
01:20:07But then something must have happened.
01:20:09Did Ainsley change the deal at the last minute?
01:20:12Did she want more money than money was willing to pay?
01:20:15And if money didn't pay, Ainsley would simply tell Franklin what money had been up to.
01:20:18Ainsley out-negotiated money.
01:20:21That's what Ainsley was trying to write.
01:20:22It's not an S. It's the beginnings of a dollar sign.
01:20:25Ainsley was trying to tell us that her killer was money.
01:20:29This is more fantastical than one of your mystery game plots.
01:20:32A brilliant woman like Ainsley would have taken payment with a cashier's check for maximum secrecy.
01:20:36Unlike a wire transfer, cashier checks leave no digital trace.
01:20:40Give me the check.
01:20:43Give me the check.
01:20:53$10 million made out to Ainsley Trask.
01:21:09Oh.
01:21:11And endorsed back to you with what I can only expect is Ainsley's forged signature.
01:21:17Vivica Bentley, you are under arrest for the murder of Ainsley Trask.
01:21:23Don't go.
01:21:38Listen, please accept my apology for my behavior.
01:21:41You got as twisted as we did with Vivica's lies.
01:21:45Thanks for that.
01:21:46And for all you did.
01:21:47Just doing our job.
01:21:49I hope it's not another seven years until I see you again.
01:21:53Our paths may cross at Vivica's trial.
01:21:56Take care of yourself, Emmy.
01:21:57Well, I realize the three of you have been through this before,
01:22:08but an actual murder in the midst of fictitious ones.
01:22:13If you need a couple of days to recover, Bennet.
01:22:15Oh, no, quite the contrary.
01:22:18I am extremely proud to be in the company of three such brilliant investigative minds.
01:22:27Why don't we all have a bottle of champagne?
01:22:30Oh, why not?
01:22:31Amelia and I will join you on the veranda shortly.
01:22:36Oh, all right.
01:22:37Finish, shall we?
01:22:38Oh, Baroness, after you.
01:22:42What is it?
01:22:43I just wanted to say that you handled Franklin really well.
01:22:46Oh, as did you.
01:22:48I was impressed you made it through without smacking him.
01:22:51Oh, I was tempted.
01:22:52I'm sure you were, too.
01:22:54I believe I have the right to remain silent on that detective.
01:22:59Jason.
01:23:00Em.
01:23:01Earlier in the library when you said...
01:23:03That if you got engaged again, I would try to stop it.
01:23:05Did you want to say why?
01:23:07You're the psychiatrist.
01:23:08I'm sure you'll figure it out.
01:23:09You're the psychiatrist.
01:23:10Yes, yes, yes.
01:23:11But as soon as I saw your physician, I was afraid to go out.
01:23:14That is something that I was afraid to be.
01:23:17So, I think you may have.
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