WEBVTT - Chapter VII - The Ghost

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<v Speaker 1>Maxie Miles is a production of a typical artists and

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<v Speaker 1>I Heart Radio. She has made us hopeful that Riley

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<v Speaker 1>Stevens will be found, though no further evidence has been uncovered.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, if you have any pertinent information, please visit

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<v Speaker 1>Sheriff Combs at his office in City Hall. Only one

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<v Speaker 1>week until the opening of the Harvest Festival spotted by

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<v Speaker 1>Minotaur Mining. This really is shaping up to be the

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<v Speaker 1>best festival we've ever had. Safety is of course still paramount,

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<v Speaker 1>so if you'd like to volunteer for the festival patrol.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, What are you doing breakfast? Max? Did you

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<v Speaker 1>put oil in this pan? Of course you're cooking bacon.

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<v Speaker 1>So what are you doing? Max? It's Saturday? Why are

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<v Speaker 1>you up so early? I've got to go to the store, remember,

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought you might like breakfast. That's very sweet.

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<v Speaker 1>I can be sweet, I know that, Max, So why

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<v Speaker 1>do you sound suspicious? With very value? Attempt at breakfast?

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<v Speaker 1>Has nothing to do with the fact that you're grounded

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<v Speaker 1>until you're forty, of course not. I think your reaction

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<v Speaker 1>was totally reasonable, right Max. I appreciate that you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to make up for the other night, but it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to take a a while to really trust you. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not fair. I wasn't doing anything wrong. You're in

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<v Speaker 1>the woods at night after I explicitly told you not to.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not like I was there alone. It was a

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<v Speaker 1>search party, which I said you couldn't join after you

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<v Speaker 1>nearly broke your ankle on the last one. Okay, that's

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<v Speaker 1>an exaggeration. Can't you understand why I might be worried

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<v Speaker 1>about you, Max, why I would do anything to keep

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<v Speaker 1>you safe even if it annoys you. This isn't about

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<v Speaker 1>me being annoyed. This is about the fact that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the first one to have made any kind of break

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<v Speaker 1>in Riley's case by getting lost in the woods. Ross

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<v Speaker 1>and I were the ones to find his backpack, not

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<v Speaker 1>the sheriff, not community Watch. This isn't about me wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to to solve a mystery or something. This is about Wiley.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're worried. We're all worried. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>could be in real danger. Joe, why did you find

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<v Speaker 1>something out? No, it's just I mean, he's been missing

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<v Speaker 1>for so long now, I know, But don't you get it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm worried about Riley, of course I am, But I

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<v Speaker 1>am absolutely terrified if anything happeny to you. Look after

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<v Speaker 1>your parents. But this isn't that we, Miles have a

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<v Speaker 1>tendency to throw ourselves into situations we can't control. And

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<v Speaker 1>you think that's what happened to mom and Dad. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. I don't know what they were doing driving

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<v Speaker 1>all the way out to peaks. But but that's not

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<v Speaker 1>the point. But don't you ever wonder, to be honest, Max,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure what difference it would make. They're still gone,

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<v Speaker 1>but we don't know why they're gone, why they were there.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no rhyme or reason to these things, as much

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<v Speaker 1>as we want there to be. Okay, this is That's

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<v Speaker 1>why I need you to be careful. No matter how

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<v Speaker 1>much you think you know what you're doing, there are

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<v Speaker 1>so many things out of your control. From a typical

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<v Speaker 1>artists and I heart radio. You're listening to Max and Miles.

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<v Speaker 1>This chapter seven, the ghost any word on what they

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<v Speaker 1>found and runs backpack. Nothing that useful. I guess they've

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<v Speaker 1>expanded the search to the other side of Root three

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<v Speaker 1>oh two and of the White Mountains. Damn, if he's there,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll find him. Oh why is the code board? Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he was running from something. Yeah, maybe pack of pal

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<v Speaker 1>malls it. Oh hello, Ransom, Hi, there, those things are

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<v Speaker 1>awful for you. You know, I know this one keeps

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<v Speaker 1>telling me. Well, I do feel sort of responsible being

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<v Speaker 1>the one to sell them to you at all. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if it makes you feel better, remember that I don't pay.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of put whatever, Miss honeywell here wants on the

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<v Speaker 1>Archer tab Ransom. That's really not nice, serry. Oh please please,

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<v Speaker 1>It's the least I can do. Oh well, all right, good, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I should get back to it. Working on a Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>Every day is a business day when your family is

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<v Speaker 1>your work is your dad coming to town for the

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<v Speaker 1>Harvest festival as always, even though he doesn't bother to

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<v Speaker 1>actually live here, Warren Archer would never miss a hasting celebration.

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<v Speaker 1>He and Hal will do their double act at the

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<v Speaker 1>auction as usual, I have no doubt. I can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to see it. Your father sounds delightful. Yeah, he's something.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll see you around, you will, Bi Max. I Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I just came in for some scotch tape and to

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<v Speaker 1>check in about this afternoon. But it Ransom's paying, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I'll get a box of that very fancy hands.

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<v Speaker 1>So you and Ransome seemed to getting along. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>very nice man. Sure, what did he mean? It's the

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<v Speaker 1>least he could do. Oh. We We happen to be

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<v Speaker 1>in the tavern the other night at the same time

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<v Speaker 1>and got to talking and well, he'd had a bit

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<v Speaker 1>to drink and was telling me about some personal issues

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<v Speaker 1>he was having. What kind of personal issues? No, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to go spreading around rumors. Was it about

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<v Speaker 1>the new mine? I know that the Archers bought mint

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<v Speaker 1>or Mining, so I'm not going to tell you what

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<v Speaker 1>Ransom and I privately discussed Max, but I gave him

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<v Speaker 1>some advice. We bonded. It was nice. Ms honeywell are

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<v Speaker 1>you are you dating Ransome Archer? No? No, nothing like that,

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<v Speaker 1>not yet anyway. Wow, Okay that surprises you. Why didn't

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<v Speaker 1>think that you go for someone like Ransom Archer? Really?

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<v Speaker 1>Why is that? It's just he has a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a reputation. I guess what kind of reputation? Oh? Hey, Ross, Miles,

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<v Speaker 1>Uh do you know, miss Honeywell, this is Ross. Lovely

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<v Speaker 1>to meet you. Ross. Yeah, you too. Any friend of

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<v Speaker 1>Max's is a friend of mine. Oh, I wouldn't call

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<v Speaker 1>us friends. Yeah, I'm more like neighbors, right, neighbors. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that Max here is the best neighbor you

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<v Speaker 1>could ask for. You're still up for coming by the

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<v Speaker 1>end later today? Yep, I'll be there right after work,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure you'll be getting a call from my

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<v Speaker 1>uncle making sure I show up. So sorry about that

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<v Speaker 1>in advance, No apologies needed. He's a good parent. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, then I'll be off. Thank you as always, Max.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice to meet you, Ross. Yeah, YouTube, did she pay

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<v Speaker 1>for any of that stuff? I guess you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to pay when you're cozy with Ransom Archer. I'm sorry?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you saying that Ransom Archer is dating the new

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<v Speaker 1>girl in town? Something like that? What I mean? You

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<v Speaker 1>like Miss Honeywell, right, You think she's a good person? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so it sucks that she's dating Ransom. That guy's the worst.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that he's entitled and snobbish and kind of blunt,

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<v Speaker 1>but but what I don't know. I was hoping to

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<v Speaker 1>figure something out by the time I got to the

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<v Speaker 1>end of that sentence. All right, so what are you

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<v Speaker 1>doing over at the maple Thorpe later? Oh, Miss Honeywell

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<v Speaker 1>asked me to look into well haunting, haunting not actually

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<v Speaker 1>that's just you know what she's calling it. She thinks

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<v Speaker 1>someone might be sneaking into the inn or something because

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<v Speaker 1>there's weird sounds, but nothing has been stolen, not that

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<v Speaker 1>there's much to steal. I mean, the place is barely

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<v Speaker 1>open while she does renovations, so you're gonna sniff out

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<v Speaker 1>whoever's causing the noise or whatever. I have a feeling

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<v Speaker 1>that's a raccoon or something. Ah. Yes, Big city Lady

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't know about the woodland creatures exactly. So you want

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<v Speaker 1>to come over later to the treehouse. I mean, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're basically under house arrest and everything, but

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<v Speaker 1>well your backyard is basically our backyard, right exactly. So

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<v Speaker 1>you'll come over once you're done at the end. Yeah, sure, cool, cool, cool,

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<v Speaker 1>cool cool cool ross are you okay? Yeah, there's just something,

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<v Speaker 1>there's something I need to talk to you about. Oh okay, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'll see you later then, Yeah, okay, see you later.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fine, it'll be fine. So as you can see

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<v Speaker 1>where a bitten shambles at the moment, it's not so bad.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you end up buying this place? Anyway? Old

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<v Speaker 1>Mrs Maplethorpe wanted to retire and I wanted a change

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<v Speaker 1>of pace. It was very serendipitous. I never would have

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<v Speaker 1>guessed she would have sold it to someone from New York.

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<v Speaker 1>Mrs Maplethorpe was always a bit old fashioned, that's one

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<v Speaker 1>way to put it. The maple Thorpes are an old

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<v Speaker 1>Hastings family, as old as the Archers, and Mrs maple

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<v Speaker 1>Thorpe was the last one left. I didn't think she'd

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<v Speaker 1>want to give her family's legacy to well, an outsider.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not exactly an outsider. What what do you mean?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you from Hastings. I used to have family up

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<v Speaker 1>this way, not for a long time, but recent enough

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<v Speaker 1>that Mrs Maplethorpe was familiar with the name Wow which

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<v Speaker 1>so despite the vague connection, I still feel I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know much about this place. There's not much to know. Really.

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<v Speaker 1>Hastings is pretty straightforward. It was built on minds, like

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of towns around here, and hasn't changed much

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<v Speaker 1>over the years. But the old mine is closed now,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't it. M M. It was run by the Archers,

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<v Speaker 1>but then they got more invested in real estate. They

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<v Speaker 1>own half of Hastings and a ski resort twenty miles

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<v Speaker 1>outside of town. People were pretty mad when they did that. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>why people in Hastings don't want to drive twenty miles

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<v Speaker 1>to work and they've gotten used to the Archers providing employment,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess. But now there's this new mining company coming

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<v Speaker 1>in and the Archers are investing in it, so I

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<v Speaker 1>guess everyone will go back to doing what they want

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<v Speaker 1>to do. You don't sound very happy about that. I

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<v Speaker 1>I want people to have jobs, of course, even if

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<v Speaker 1>it is one family that's employed the town for centuries.

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<v Speaker 1>But I just I wish it wasn't something that wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>destroying the environment. Is that why the Archers shut down

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<v Speaker 1>the old coal mine? No way. They don't care about

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<v Speaker 1>global warming any more than mayor Hell does. Most people

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<v Speaker 1>in this town don't. It seems that despite their weight

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<v Speaker 1>in this town, the Archers aren't very well liked. It

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<v Speaker 1>really depends on who you talk to. I think some

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<v Speaker 1>people appreciate what they've done for Hastings, but most people don't. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>no one really hangs out with the Archers. They've always

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<v Speaker 1>been a bit separate from the rest of us, and

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<v Speaker 1>Ransom is the only one who lives here full time. Correct, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of them have scattered. Guess they outgrew Hastings.

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<v Speaker 1>Has Ransom ever been married any kids? You know? Definitely not? Wait, sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>are you asking because you're interested in those things with him? Because? No, goodness, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just curious about people. That's all a hazard of

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<v Speaker 1>being in the hotel business. I suppose, Ah, that will

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<v Speaker 1>be our ghost. Come on, how often has this been happening?

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<v Speaker 1>There doesn't seem to be a pattern to it. I've

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<v Speaker 1>certainly noticed it more late in the evening. But does

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<v Speaker 1>happen a few times throughout the day? And how long

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<v Speaker 1>has it been going on? Almost a week now, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>wager odd thoughts and creeks too deliberate to be the

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<v Speaker 1>house settling. Who has access to the inn? Well myself

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<v Speaker 1>of course. Mrs Maplethorpe technically still has keys, though she

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<v Speaker 1>never leaves her house these days. The contractor, but he

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<v Speaker 1>lives in Berlin, so he's only down here occasionally. Patrick

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<v Speaker 1>has been kind enough to help out with some repairs.

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Who's Patrick Patrick Beatty? We met at the hardware

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<v Speaker 1>store and he very generously offered his handyman expertise. Mr Beatty.

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Beatty has been helping you. Oh you know him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's my neighbor. Isn't he just the sweetest Uh No,

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<v Speaker 1>not really, That's not how I describe him. Really, he's

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<v Speaker 1>been a wonderful pal to have around while ily this

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<v Speaker 1>place up. He's been around a lot, somewhat sporadically, but

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<v Speaker 1>he seems to come by whenever he has a moment free.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe him? Oh, he's always been the

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<v Speaker 1>scary old man in our neighborhood. Honestly, he doesn't say much.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not very sociable. I'll admit that he's a tough customer,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's really a big teddy bear once you get

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<v Speaker 1>to know him. And I think his standoffish nature is

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<v Speaker 1>perfectly understandable given everything he's gone through. You mean his family, so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not really just that he used to have one.

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<v Speaker 1>His son died thirty years ago. Oh my god. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought maybe he gotten divorced or something. Nothing. Well, he

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<v Speaker 1>did get divorced, I mean, I mean, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>quite common after the loss of a child. God, poor

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Beatie. Do you know what happened? He went missing

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<v Speaker 1>in woods. They found him a few days later he'd fallen.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right. My uncle said that happened to a teenager

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<v Speaker 1>when he was just a baby. I think the poor

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<v Speaker 1>man has been in pain most of his life, and

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<v Speaker 1>this whole situation with Riley has him even more rattled. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't show it, but I know he cares very

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<v Speaker 1>much about the kids in this town. I'll have to

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<v Speaker 1>take your word for it. It's a bit hard to believe.

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<v Speaker 1>Has Pat really been unkind to you? No, not to me,

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<v Speaker 1>but well, Ross, who you met earlier. He and Mr

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<v Speaker 1>Beaty have always clashed. I see this, Ross. Are you

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<v Speaker 1>too close? Um? We've known each other for a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hmm. You seemed quite nervous when he came into

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<v Speaker 1>the store, did I. It's been a weird couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just tired. Max Ras seems like a nice young man,

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<v Speaker 1>but I would be careful with him. Boys at that

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<v Speaker 1>age you can't always trust them to look out for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Why are you telling me this? It seems like the

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<v Speaker 1>two of you have a connection. Well, I wouldn't go

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<v Speaker 1>that for and I just want you to be careful.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen bright young women destroyed by clever boys with

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<v Speaker 1>nice smiles before well, I really don't know what you mean.

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<v Speaker 1>Just be careful. Okay. Well, first of all, it's ross,

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<v Speaker 1>and second of all, I do trust him. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what you think is going on between us, but

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<v Speaker 1>I know I can rely on him. That's what you think? No,

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's my friend. You're saying you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>any more serious feelings for him. There it is again, Max.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have any guests here currently, right, No, no

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<v Speaker 1>one should be up here. Have you noticed any fur

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<v Speaker 1>or animal droppings? Do you think it's an animal? I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's the most likely explanation, but you don't think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I I'm not sure. It seems too big to be

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<v Speaker 1>an animal. What else could it be someone trying to

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<v Speaker 1>steal something, to do something? Miss Honey? Will do you

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<v Speaker 1>think you're in danger? Max? Be careful? Wait Riley, Max?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you all right? It it was Riley? It looked

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<v Speaker 1>like right, that's not possible, but we're just talking about Riley.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes sense that in a high stress situation you

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<v Speaker 1>might think you saw him right, right, because it couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be him if he's been here all alone. No, he wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>He wouldn't hide. That doesn't make any sense. But it

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<v Speaker 1>does seem like a person, not an animal. I need

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<v Speaker 1>to find out what they want. Well, maybe it's just

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<v Speaker 1>someone who needs a home. Of course, I wish they

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't run. Perhaps we could have helped. Well, whoever they were,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure they'll be back. I didn't get a

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<v Speaker 1>good look at their face, but they seemed it. They

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<v Speaker 1>seemed what scared really really scared. M Max. You're here. Yeah, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>something weird happened at the end. What is it really haunted?

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<v Speaker 1>Not exactly, but look, whatever is it? Can wait? I

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<v Speaker 1>have to tell you something, Ross, Are you okay? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I look when I tell you what I'm about to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you, I need you to not freak out. I

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<v Speaker 1>won't freak out. I'm serious, Max, Ross, What is going on? Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>So the other night when we were in the woods,

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<v Speaker 1>what about it? I, oh, man, you're gonna think I'm nuts.

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<v Speaker 1>I promise I won't. Whatever it is, you can tell me,

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<v Speaker 1>it won't. It won't change anything. You say that now, Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So when we found Riley's backpack, I was I was

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<v Speaker 1>really freaked out, I guess, And after hearing that whole

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<v Speaker 1>conversation that Mr Beady had, I don't know. I started

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<v Speaker 1>to get in my head that you were right. Thanks,

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<v Speaker 1>wait right about what that you really are the one

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to figure this out, not the community watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Mr Colmes is trying his best, But you

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<v Speaker 1>take risks, Max, You're fearless. I'm not fearless. You act

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<v Speaker 1>like you are, which is almost the same thing. And

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to take a risk too, to take things

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<v Speaker 1>into our own hands. Okay, before we handed the backpack

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<v Speaker 1>over to the sheriff, when we were walking into city Hall,

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<v Speaker 1>I took this ross. This is Riley's notebook. I know

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<v Speaker 1>this is evidence that this isn't just some half baked

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<v Speaker 1>theories about Mr Beatie that you know you have to

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<v Speaker 1>give this to the sheriff. I know, except except what

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<v Speaker 1>what's inside the notebook. It's gonna change everything. Maxie Miles

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