Speaker 1: Solve Presents the Missing Babysitter Part three listeners. Richie wants
Speaker 1: me to keep investigating, so he must be innocent, right,
Speaker 1: he wants me to clear his name. Right. I feel
Speaker 1: like I'm just talking into space. When radio was invented,
Speaker 1: it connected people all across the world. But I'm here
Speaker 1: alone in my closet, very alone. I missed hearing Richie
Speaker 1: snores through the wall last night. Sometimes it keeps me up,
Speaker 1: but not hearing them was worse. I wonder if that's
Speaker 1: how care his parents feel. Is their house as quiet
Speaker 1: as mine right now? Didn't Care's mom call out of
Speaker 1: work like my mom did? Is her dad pacing the
Speaker 1: living room like I'm walking back and forth in this closet? It.
Speaker 1: I started reading Kara's diary from the beginning. It starts
Speaker 1: on the date Mr Bernard gave me April. She was
Speaker 1: my age. My mom was right, she was into some stuff.
Speaker 1: In fact, it was our favorite condescending detective that caught her. Well, well, well,
Speaker 1: miss Winger, you've been up to some mischief. I'm sorry.
Speaker 1: You were carrying cocaine, marijuana and acid? Was that all
Speaker 1: for you? I was going to a party. Oh so
Speaker 1: you were just going to give out hundreds of dollars
Speaker 1: of drugs to be nice. I don't know. I want
Speaker 1: my mom. Your mom is on the other side of
Speaker 1: that glass. She's about ready to call a lawyer for you.
Speaker 1: But I wanted to make you an offer first. Para.
Speaker 1: You're just a kid. You might be selling some of
Speaker 1: this stuff, but you aren't where it's coming from. Tell
Speaker 1: us who's giving it to you, testify against them. Give
Speaker 1: us the big fish, and you little fishy get to
Speaker 1: go back home and straighten up, become a model citizen,
Speaker 1: and make something of your life. We'll keep your name
Speaker 1: out of it. I'm guessing you aren't the only ones
Speaker 1: selling for him. I can't tell you everyone I don't
Speaker 1: even know. That's fine again, we don't want the little fish.
Speaker 1: I mean, sure, some might get caught in the net
Speaker 1: along with a big guy, but there are too many
Speaker 1: of you. No one will be able to figure out
Speaker 1: where the information came from. Can I think about it? No,
Speaker 1: this is a limited time offer. You say yes now,
Speaker 1: and we talked for a little while and you leave.
Speaker 1: You say no, I go get an ink patch so
Speaker 1: we can take your fingerprits and get you booked. I
Speaker 1: don't know. Is this guy worth throwing away? Your whole life?
Speaker 1: Is fear worth it? Okay, I'll tell you good choice. Kid.
Speaker 1: Don't call me kid? Okay, Kara, Now give me a name.
Speaker 1: Mr Howard. He lives in my neighborhood. Is that how
Speaker 1: you know him? His son introduced us a few months ago.
Speaker 1: At first I was just using and Mr Howard said
Speaker 1: I owed him money for what I used and I
Speaker 1: had to sell. He said they'd hurt my parents. They're
Speaker 1: not going after anyone else after this. How do you know?
Speaker 1: He says? What I do? Care I catch the bad guys.
Speaker 1: You're gonna be safe. I promise it's okay to help
Speaker 1: with someone in jail. This Mr Howard? Why does that
Speaker 1: sound so familiar? I don't know anyone in town with
Speaker 1: that name? Then, Sam, what are you doing in their closet? Science? Okay,
Speaker 1: do you want to talk honey? Yeah? What do you
Speaker 1: know about? Mr? Howard? I meant, do you want to
Speaker 1: talk about what's going on with your brother? Nope? Sam,
Speaker 1: I need you to be an adult here. I am
Speaker 1: barely holding this together. I've been on the phone with
Speaker 1: lawyers all morning. I can't get ahold of Mr Bernard.
Speaker 1: Why are you trying to find Mr Bernard? He has
Speaker 1: experience with kids in trouble with the police. I thought
Speaker 1: he might have some advice for Richie. But Richie's innocent.
Speaker 1: I know that, and you know that. But there are
Speaker 1: people who just want to blame someone for a young
Speaker 1: woman's death. So in any case, we need to prepare
Speaker 1: here for the worst. What if we tracked down the witness.
Speaker 1: They can't be sure it was Richie. It was the
Speaker 1: middle of the What did I say about this? You
Speaker 1: have to let the police handle it. The police arrested
Speaker 1: the wrong person. Sam, I forbid you to poke your
Speaker 1: nose into this. I already have a child in prison.
Speaker 1: I don't want to be driving around town looking for you. Okay, okay, okay,
Speaker 1: give me a hug. I have to go into the
Speaker 1: lawyer's office. I promised to stay here. Please, I promise.
Speaker 1: Don't let anyone in listeners. I know it looks bad.
Speaker 1: I know to an outside perspective that my brother is
Speaker 1: sneaking out of the Garcia's house that night and lying
Speaker 1: about it seems really really bad. But I know Richie,
Speaker 1: it can't be him. When Kara was having a rebirthday,
Speaker 1: after life of drugs. He was just playing stupid video games,
Speaker 1: and I forgot when Kara was having a ree birthday.
Speaker 1: A zero four to three HiT's Kara's pass code? I'm
Speaker 1: in wait. Mr Donard was texting her. Weird, He said,
Speaker 1: carre his address last week. Hey, Lisa, I need a ride.
Speaker 1: There are people who just wants to blame someone for
Speaker 1: a young woman's death. So in any case, we need
Speaker 1: to prepare for the worst. Should I ask you how
Speaker 1: you're doing? Since Richie is like, you know, he didn't
Speaker 1: kill Kara, I just can't figure out why he lied
Speaker 1: about going to see her that night. That might be
Speaker 1: my fault. How I sent him an email from a
Speaker 1: maide up account telling Richie she was cheating on him.
Speaker 1: You want to confront her? What did you leave the
Speaker 1: note on his windshield too? She thought that was Elena.
Speaker 1: I thought she spilled about my real address, and I
Speaker 1: was mad, and I thought she was screwing a guidance counselor,
Speaker 1: which was gross. She wasn't, and she didn't tell anyone
Speaker 1: about your address. She didn't, So I, yes, screwed with
Speaker 1: your best friend's relationship for no reason. I have to
Speaker 1: apologize to Richie. You can apologize by helping me clear
Speaker 1: his name, which is what we're about to do. You're
Speaker 1: playing detective again. Now you have arrived at your destination.
Speaker 1: I'm just going to see my guidness counselor. This sussets
Speaker 1: Mr Bernard Seth whatever. Why are you giving students your
Speaker 1: home address? Sam? Get back in the car. I am
Speaker 1: certain I did not give you my address, Samantha. It's Sam.
Speaker 1: You gave it to Kara. I give it to all
Speaker 1: my students in the program. Sometimes kids don't feel safe
Speaker 1: after what they've been through and they need to talk
Speaker 1: to someone they know where to go. But you've been
Speaker 1: working with Care for years and you just gave her
Speaker 1: your address a few days before she disappeared. What changed?
Speaker 1: Is everything okay out here? Harrison? Hey Lisa? Are you
Speaker 1: Harrison as an Elena's boyfriend? You're old two? What are
Speaker 1: you doing here? I was invited? What are you doing
Speaker 1: here exposing a murderer? Does your mother know where you are, Samantha?
Speaker 1: I was just on the phone with her. Why did
Speaker 1: you give care of your address? I just moved. I
Speaker 1: sent her my new one. Look, I'm still unpacking. Harrison
Speaker 1: is here to help I just wanted to return the
Speaker 1: favor for all the advice says given me. That's so nice.
Speaker 1: Enjoy unpacking, Sam and I are going to go now,
Speaker 1: but I'm not done. We are going. Hey, Sam, sorry
Speaker 1: to hear about your brother. How do you know about him?
Speaker 1: Elena told me she thought he was a really good guy.
Speaker 1: He is? Are you crazy? What do you think Harrison
Speaker 1: meant when he said he was sorry about Ritchie, Probably
Speaker 1: that he was sorry about Richie. It's not a coat.
Speaker 1: Harrison went to juvie for selling drugs. Okay, that's yet
Speaker 1: another reason to stop snooping around him and Seth. Do
Speaker 1: you think he was one of Mr Howard Steelers one
Speaker 1: of the ones that went down with Care testified against him?
Speaker 1: Who is Mr Howard? What are you talking about? Before
Speaker 1: you moved here, before you met Kara? She used to
Speaker 1: deal drugs or Mr Howard? Detective Fry offered her a
Speaker 1: deal to testify against him and she got to go free.
Speaker 1: You guys were best friends. Didn't you tell each other everything?
Speaker 1: Kara didn't really talk about her past. If Harrison is
Speaker 1: out of prison, maybe Mr Howard is too. Maybe he
Speaker 1: came back to find Care and take events. What are
Speaker 1: you doing. I have to get to the Garcia's two
Speaker 1: baby said, I'm dropping you off here at the police station.
Speaker 1: This is where your mom asked me to bring you.
Speaker 1: You told my mom on me seriously. If it isn't
Speaker 1: Nancy Drew, I know, can't you come up with in
Speaker 1: your reference? Your mom is with your brother and his lawyer.
Speaker 1: You can have a seat. I think Mr Howard is back.
Speaker 1: Your mom will be out in a minute. Come on,
Speaker 1: it's a lead. Don't you want to check if the
Speaker 1: Guidecare testified against this out of prison? Okay? First off,
Speaker 1: I don't want to know how you know about that case.
Speaker 1: But whatever you did to find out forget it. Fine.
Speaker 1: I will if you check it out, great because I
Speaker 1: already did. It was the first thing I looked into.
Speaker 1: He died in prison last year, So unless you're a
Speaker 1: big believer and ghosts, he's not our guy. There has
Speaker 1: to be someone else. Okay. I know it's hard to
Speaker 1: think that someone you love could do something so terrible,
Speaker 1: but my job is to look at things objectively, and objectively,
Speaker 1: I don't think Howard Lawson could have committed murder from
Speaker 1: the grave. Howard Lawson Charri called him Mr Howard in
Speaker 1: her diary, as she always called the Delts by Mr.
Speaker 1: Or Miss and their first name Samantha Anne Duel. Is
Speaker 1: she bothering you, Detective Fry, not at all. You've got
Speaker 1: a bright kid. If you'll excuse me, you are grounded
Speaker 1: for eternity. Pretty sure it can only be into lemmy.
Speaker 1: You underestimate me, young lady. Can I talk to Ritchie?
Speaker 1: No visiting hours are over, We're going home. I have
Speaker 1: to ask it. Am I have spent the day in
Speaker 1: the police station, sitting across from my son and handcuffs.
Speaker 1: If you have no regard for the police, this investigation
Speaker 1: or me, think about your brother. You aren't doing him
Speaker 1: any favors by singing everyone off, and you aren't doing
Speaker 1: yourself any favors either. Where are the two places? But
Speaker 1: all of your most private things? The phone? In a diary? Right?
Speaker 1: I mean? I have karrasphone, I have her diary. Why
Speaker 1: can't I crack this? What am I missing? I found
Speaker 1: an entry in the diary about me. I didn't know
Speaker 1: if I should read it. But Kara starts by saying,
Speaker 1: I don't have a little sister, but if I did,
Speaker 1: I would want her to be like Sam if I
Speaker 1: had a big sister, I would have wanted it to
Speaker 1: be Kara. But I do have a big brother, and
Speaker 1: I'm not going to lose him to Okay, no matter
Speaker 1: what my mom or Fry say, I have to keep going.
Speaker 1: Fry said that care of referred to adults the same
Speaker 1: way that the Garcia kids do. I wonder if they
Speaker 1: learned from her. Sam. Are you crashing all of my
Speaker 1: babysitting gigs now? Sorry, Lisa, It's just things aren't looking
Speaker 1: good for Richie and I don't know who else to
Speaker 1: talk to. Yeah, I understand. Well, the kids will be
Speaker 1: down for the night soon. I'm just gonna go run
Speaker 1: them at bath. Do you mind watching them for a minute? Sure,
Speaker 1: no problem. Hey Mara, Hey Reina, Hi, Miss Sam do
Speaker 1: you want to play gymnastics with us? Actually I want
Speaker 1: to play detective. I'll be a robber. No, you'll both
Speaker 1: be witnesses. I'm just gonna ask you some questions. First question,
Speaker 1: the last time Miss Kara was babysitting you, what did
Speaker 1: you guys get up to? We we ordered pizza and
Speaker 1: watch the movie. And did did you see anybody talking
Speaker 1: to Ms Kara? Um? Mr Ritchie Richie? Right? Oh? And
Speaker 1: Mr Howard. Mr Howard, that's that's impossible. All right, My
Speaker 1: little gymnasts up to the bath, go Lisa. The kids
Speaker 1: say they saw Mr Howard talking Kara. But Howard Lawson,
Speaker 1: the guy care helps send it prison is dead. They're
Speaker 1: a little kids. Sound they make stuff up, or they
Speaker 1: get confused, or maybe they didn't. Wait. I thought you
Speaker 1: wanted to talk. Oh we did. Thanks, here we go, listeners.
Speaker 1: I can crack this. Kara met with Elena, then went
Speaker 1: to babysit. They ordered pizza, watched a movie. Richie came over,
Speaker 1: left the ten PM. That's when Mr Howard must have come.
Speaker 1: Oh my god, I've been looking at this whole wrong.
Speaker 1: I know who killed Kara Elena. You can't keep getting
Speaker 1: in my face like this, Sam, this is harassment. Funny
Speaker 1: that you should mention harassment. Do you think Kara ever
Speaker 1: felt unsafe in this town? I don't know. We didn't
Speaker 1: exactly talk about our feelings. Maybe it's because someone was
Speaker 1: in town, someone from her past. I don't like riddles Harrison.
Speaker 1: What about him? He knew care from her day's dealing.
Speaker 1: He was the one that got her into it. I
Speaker 1: served my time for that kid. What are you doing
Speaker 1: coming over here bringing that up. But your dealing days
Speaker 1: aren't over, are they. That's how you're able to get
Speaker 1: a Lena her riddling. I guess delivering pizzas doesn't pay enough.
Speaker 1: That's Elena's medicine. Who cares where I got it from.
Speaker 1: You work a lot of late nights, a lot of overtime.
Speaker 1: What are you getting at? You were the one that
Speaker 1: saw Richie. You're the witness. You're right. I'm sorry. I
Speaker 1: saw him leaving the garcia as while I was delivering pizzas.
Speaker 1: I had to tell someone except Richie left at ten
Speaker 1: pm and the pizza place closes at eight p m.
Speaker 1: You must have every times wrong. I don't. I'm very
Speaker 1: detail oriented. If you were, you might not be in
Speaker 1: this mess. What messes? That? Murder? Howard Harrison? What is
Speaker 1: she talking about? That's your first name, right? You're Howard
Speaker 1: Harrison Lawson Jr. The son of Howard Lawson, the man
Speaker 1: that Care testified against four years ago. There wasn't Mr
Speaker 1: Howard there that night. It's not the one I thought.
Speaker 1: This is insane because that Mr Howard is dead. Leave
Speaker 1: my dad out of it. That's why you did it right.
Speaker 1: Your dad died because of Kara, so you decided to
Speaker 1: kill her. I said to leave him out of it.
Speaker 1: Hers get off her, Hey, step away and put your
Speaker 1: hands up, Detective Fry, I would, Lawson Jr. You're gonna
Speaker 1: have to come with me. What is this, Detective Fry?
Speaker 1: How did you explain at the station? What's going on?
Speaker 1: Where are you taking him? All? Right? Anything else? Detective Duel,
Speaker 1: I want you to let my brother go. One of
Speaker 1: my offers as is already on it. And your mother
Speaker 1: is waiting outside to take you both home. Does she
Speaker 1: look mad? She doesn't look happy. You know you're gonna
Speaker 1: want to thank your brother for saving your neck. By
Speaker 1: the way, while he was in lock up, he listened
Speaker 1: to your little radio show the entire time. When you
Speaker 1: went off to try to catch a murderer on your own,
Speaker 1: he tattled on you. At least they had one listener,
Speaker 1: and you could have gotten yourself seriously hurt or even killed.
Speaker 1: But I am grateful to you. I promised Carol that
Speaker 1: she would be safe, and I didn't fulfill that promise.
Speaker 1: But no more police work until you're old enough to
Speaker 1: join the academy. Understood, understood? I think from now on
Speaker 1: I just want to get back to my science projects. Anyway,
Speaker 1: I thought Maple, New Jersey was boring, then it is,
Speaker 1: but it also has brave people at Kara. Every day
Speaker 1: of her life she walked outside knowing that she had
Speaker 1: done something dangerous and brave, and that she had made enemies.
Speaker 1: But she worked hard to create a life for herself.
Speaker 1: And that's what I'm going to do. I won the
Speaker 1: Science Fair with this radio. I'm going to the Smithsonian
Speaker 1: and then I'm going to go to one of the
Speaker 1: summer camps Mr Bernard told me about after I apologized
Speaker 1: for accusing him of murder. There's even one program in
Speaker 1: crime scene forensics if mom will let me go and
Speaker 1: hear anything resembling detective work. But for now, this case
Speaker 1: is solved, and I'm going to do something I never
Speaker 1: thought i'd do, play some stupid video games with my
Speaker 1: big brother. This is sam Duel signing off. Mm hmm.
Speaker 1: Samantha Duel was played by Gesel Torres. Care Winger by
Speaker 1: Valerie Rose Loman, Richie Duel by Eric Shewitt, Lisa Hayes
Speaker 1: by Jaden Jeron, Detective Fry by Philip Anthony Rodriguez, Atlantic
Speaker 1: Ker by Audrey Boss, Mr Bernard by Michael John Pollock,
Speaker 1: Sylvie Duel by Aaron Young, Harrison by Adam Weber. This
Speaker 1: episode of Solve was written by Alex Rubin, directed by
Speaker 1: Corey Serge Executive produced by Corey Serge Executive produced by
Speaker 1: Walt Palmer and Sterling Barnett. Casting by Daisy Laura. Audio
Speaker 1: production and post production by Salt Audio production manager Liz Lamay.
Speaker 1: Recording engineers Hope Brush and John Schmidt. Original music and
Speaker 1: score by Nathan Turchon, Edited and mixed by Zach Jurich.
Speaker 1: Assistant editor shy han Zu. Sound designed by Eric Rachelson.
Speaker 1: Script supervisor Marilyn Miller.