1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Maxie Miles is a production of a typical artists, and 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: I heart radio. This. I don't understand. It's pretty clear, Max. 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: I mean Riley seemed sure, but that doesn't make any sense. 4 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: How could I mean, if they knew, It's not like 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: mining comes without consequences. I know, trust me. That's the 6 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: whole reason I want an environmental club so that people 7 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: will get it right. So is this really that surprising. 8 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: It's one thing for Hastings to have a new mining 9 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: project that will do god only knows what to the 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: ecosystem long term. It's another thing entirely to know that 11 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: they're poisoning the groundwater, and yet here it is. Is 12 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: there any chance that Riley could be wrong? I mean, 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: I guess, but I mean he wrote new project proven 14 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: to be poisoning groundwater, County Environmental Surveyor has environmental impact report. 15 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: That's pretty cut and dry. But I mean, there's all 16 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: kinds of stuff about the minds both of them. In 17 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: his notebook, it looked like he was mapping all the 18 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: old mine entrances or something. Maybe it was a theory. 19 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: It doesn't sound like it was just a theory. But 20 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: how would he know? Oh my god, Miss Honeywow, what 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 1: about her? When she went to city Hall the first 22 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: day she got here, Riley was there. She said she 23 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: saw him eavesdropping. He was leaning against an office door. 24 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: How's office? No, No, that's what's weird. She said. It 25 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: wasn't the mayor's office. Okay. Who else has an office 26 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: in city Hall? The public Works foreman, she'd be involved 27 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: with all kinds of planning stuff like the mine. There's 28 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: also the deputy mayor. What Ms Halleran, she's one hundred 29 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: and two. She's more of a town mascot than anything else. 30 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: The sheriff, No, no way. Maybe this county surveyor person 31 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: was talking to Mr Collins about the water, but Mr 32 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: Combs wouldn't hide that. Do you think how would at No? 33 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: I don't think how would put anyone in Hastings in danger. 34 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: But he'd do whatever he could to protect the town's reputation. 35 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: But just because Riley overheard something about the new mind 36 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: being dangerous doesn't mean they're not actively trying to fix it. 37 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: I mean, the project hasn't even been officially launched yet. Yeah, 38 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: I guess that's true. I'm sure whatever is going on 39 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: with it, if there really is something wrong, that everyone 40 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: who needs to know knows, and they're doing everything that 41 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: they can to fix it. But why is Riley missing? Now? 42 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: This seems like too much of a coincidence. Jenna said 43 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: he was working on some kind of political scandal piece, 44 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: and this was clearly it. Maybe he wasn't eavesdropping on How, 45 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: but that doesn't mean that How doesn't know. So what 46 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: do you think How kidnapped Riley to keep him quiet 47 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: with what end game prevent him from writing an article 48 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: until the pro ject can open? But if it's true, 49 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: it would do just as much damage regardless of when 50 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: it comes out. Maybe the contracts aren't signed. How has 51 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: been talking about the kind of money this is gonna 52 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: bring Hastings. We need more info. We need to give 53 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: this to the sheriff. Wait, not yet, Max, Look, I 54 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,399 Speaker 1: trust Sheriff Colmes. I do. I don't think he'd ever 55 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: do anything to put Riley or anyone else in danger. 56 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: But if he was who Riley was eavesdropping on, I 57 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: just want to know more before we go. Making accusations 58 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: and turning over evidence is the same thing as making 59 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: accusations in your head. We don't know, that's the problem. Fine, 60 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: I'll hold onto it for now we can we can 61 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: keep it here, added to the pile of things we're 62 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: not telling the responsible adults. Thank you? But but what? Okay? 63 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: There was one of the weird thing in the notebook. Jeez, 64 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: what is it now? This section here? I didn't read 65 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: too much because it seemed personal, but Ross just spit 66 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: it out? Did Riley mention anything about his parents to you? What? No? Why? Wait? Actually, 67 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: the last time we spoke he was going on about family. 68 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: Why does it say something about his parents in here? 69 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: He talks about needing to go to city hall to 70 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: talk to the county clerk about his parents, And then 71 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: he just wrote they lied? What on earth? Jenna said 72 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: he'd had some family drama. But maybe this is what 73 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: Riley was eavesdropping on. But what would it be? What 74 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: were the Stevens lying about? And is it bad enough 75 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: that Riley would have run away? All right? Tomorrow morning 76 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: you go to city hall and try to talk to 77 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: the mayor? What? What? Why? Me? I've already been sniffing 78 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 1: around his office too much. He knows how to dodge 79 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: my questions. But do you think he'll talk to me? 80 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: I think you're annoying enough to get some information. From him. Yeah, gee, thanks, 81 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: what are you going to do? Tomorrow's Sunday? So no 82 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: one other than Hall is going to be at city Hall. 83 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: But I bet I can find the four minute the 84 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: tavern and ask her about what's going on with the 85 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: new mine. They're not going to let you into the tavern. Max. 86 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: You don't know that you four and very strong willed. 87 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: I've been told from a typical artists and I heart radio. 88 00:05:35,920 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: You're listening to Maxi Miles. This is chapter eight the 89 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: Missing Files Max Maxi Files. We'll up a second of 90 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: high Ransom Lucky. I ran into you you are Yeah, 91 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: I need your help? Yeah, this is Look, do you 92 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: mind if we talk about this off the street? Are 93 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: you all right? Ransom? You look really awful to be 94 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: perfectly honest. Yeah, thanks for that. You'll understand when you're 95 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: twenty one. Oh hangover? Yeah? Can we just go inside? Please? 96 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: The general story is closed today, Ransom family owned. Remember, Plus, 97 00:06:49,000 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: I can really use a cigarette? Do you mind if 98 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: will you stop? If I do? I'm not a total jerk, 99 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:12,559 Speaker 1: you know. In that case? Second hand smoking is horribly dangerous, right, See, 100 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: I can be considerate of other people. What are we 101 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: doing here? Ransom. I actually have places to be. I'm 102 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: sure you do out solving little crimes and saving cats. 103 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: My friend is missing, Mr Archer, in case you hadn't noticed, Yeah, 104 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: you're right, I'm sorry. Well, Mr Archer, I didn't want 105 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: to be rude while I yelled at you. Right listen, 106 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: I've got another mystery for you to solve. Look, I'm 107 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: happy to help you out however I can on any 108 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: other day. But I really, I promise you this isn't frivolous. 109 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: I know you're worried about your friend, but if you 110 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: help me with this, I'll see what I can do 111 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: to help you. What what do you mean are you 112 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: withholding something that could help Riley? No, God, of course not. 113 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: I just meant I heard that he may have run 114 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: away to Berlin, and I also know that you're currently 115 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: under house arrest. Oh my god, how does ever play 116 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,119 Speaker 1: cards with your uncle and Walt? They called to cancel 117 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: this weekend's game because someone needs to be looked after. 118 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: Speaking of which, where does Joe think you are right now? Um? 119 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: In ross Teller's tree house? Right, of course? Please don't 120 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: tell him that I'm downtown. Your secrets are safe with me. 121 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: I broke plenty of rules when I was your age. 122 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: I don't think there's anything wrong with enjoying your time 123 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: as a teenager. Yeah, that's exactly what I'm doing, which 124 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 1: is why I'm offering to drive you to Berlin this week. 125 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: If you want, I can tell Joe that I'm taking 126 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: you on as an intern or something. I actually do 127 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: have some meetings in Berlin on Tuesday, and you can 128 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: see what you can dig up about Riley. If he's there, 129 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: you'll find him. I have no doubt really you do that. 130 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: I don't know much help, but it really be I 131 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: know Walt is already coordinating with Gorham in Berlin, but 132 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: am I easier mind Sheriff Combs is expanding the search again. 133 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: He's gotten as many community watch groups involved as you can. 134 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: I haven't found Earlei in Hastings, so he must be 135 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: somewhere else. That's the theory. Anyway, this really is a 136 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: lot more serious than I think you realized, Max. I 137 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: think it could become a county wide missing person's case. 138 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: I don't know why everyone keeps assuming that I'm not 139 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: taking this seriously. I feel like I'm the only one 140 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: who's doing anything. I know it feels like that, like 141 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: you've got some good folks in your corner. The grown 142 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 1: ups in this town are actually trying to look out 143 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: for you. You say that like you're not one of them. Well, 144 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: I'm not that. I don't care, I do. I'm just 145 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 1: not a grown up. You're not according to my father, 146 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: my wife, no kids, no new ideas for the Archer Empire. 147 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: Still just to screw up. Not to be rude, but 148 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: oh no, please go ahead. You are asking a fourteen 149 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:53,319 Speaker 1: year old for help. That's a very fair point, speaking 150 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: of I was robbed last night. What someone broke in? 151 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: What is happening in this that's the weird thing. There 152 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: was no break in? Not really. Then I was out 153 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: last night, right the hangover Saturday night at the tavern, 154 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: get a little wild? Actually I wasn't at the tavern, really, 155 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: believe it or not. I was on a date really, yes, 156 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: oh oh god, you were on a date with miss Honey. Well, 157 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: weren't you? How do you know? Wild? Guess you don't 158 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: have to sound so disappointed. No, it's not. I really 159 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: like miss Honey well, and I know, and let me 160 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: guess you think she could do better. I didn't say that. 161 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: You didn't have to. Look. I know I haven't been 162 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: the warmest person in Hastings, but Alanna is. She's wonderful, 163 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: smart and witty and beautiful. Are you in love with her? What? No? No, 164 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: I've only known her for a few weeks, so it 165 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: wasn't love at first sight. I'm not sure leaving that 166 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. No, no, no, it's not that. It's 167 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: the instantaneous thing that I'm not sure is real in 168 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: my albeit very limited experience. Falling in love isn't about 169 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: seeing someone in lightning striking attraction can be like that. Sure, 170 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: having a crush a crush, Well, don't those sometimes lead 171 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: to love? Sure? Maybe, But I'm talking about the kind 172 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: of first sight crush where you fantasize about who someone 173 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: is and what could happen. But it's still just a fantasy, 174 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: and that version is always far better than any reality 175 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: could ever be. And that's what you're doing with miss Honeywell, no, 176 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 1: that's what I'm trying not to do. It's always a 177 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 1: disappointment if you stay in that fantasy in your head 178 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: for too long. It's better to live in the real world, 179 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: even if it's imperfect. That's surprisingly ground above you. Well, 180 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: I'll take that as a compliment. I think I know 181 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: what you mean about having a fantasy in your head 182 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: of what could be really what You don't think I'm 183 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: the type of person to have a crush, No, I 184 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 1: think it's pretty unusual for a teenager to realize that 185 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: they're idealizing someone. Everything feels so big when you're young, 186 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: it can be hard to tell the difference. Does it 187 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: really matter? Then? If it feels like love, then it 188 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: is right. That's an interesting perspective, but I think it 189 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: does matter in the action you take. What do you 190 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: mean People make a lot of big decisions based on 191 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: big feelings. Those big feelings aren't rooted in something real. 192 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: You could be making a big mistake something like that. 193 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: Then how do you know when it's love? Real love? 194 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: Love is quieter. It can happen all at once or 195 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: very slowly. Sometimes it's both. It comes from knowing someone, 196 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: from trusting them. Loving someone else isn't about you, it's 197 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: about them. You sound like someone who knows how it 198 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: feels firsthand. I know it might be hard to picture, 199 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: but yeah, I do. What happened well, I was doomed 200 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: from the start in some ways. What do you mean 201 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: we were fifteen, and I didn't do anything smart. When 202 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: I was fifteen, I would have screwed it up one 203 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: way or another. Not to mention my parents were well, 204 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. But it wasn't just a teenage crush. 205 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: May have started out that way, but you trusted her 206 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: with my life. I'd only known her for a year, 207 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,319 Speaker 1: but she understood me more than anyone ever had made 208 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: me feel like she was actually talking to me when 209 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: she was talking to me, not just telling me what 210 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: to do. Everyone was always telling me what to do. 211 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, what's that like? Yeah, I figured you'd get that. 212 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: And Cherry told me what to do all the time. 213 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: She was bossy as hell, but it felt different, like 214 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: she wasn't just saying things to say them, but like 215 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: we were together, partners, you know, even when we didn't agree, 216 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: I still wanted to listen. Yeah, Yeah, I think I 217 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: know what you mean. You okay, Max? You look rattled? Yeah, 218 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: I'm fine. Of what happened to her. Her family moved 219 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: away suddenly, and she she stopped talking to me. She 220 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: told me she was leaving, and then I never heard 221 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: from her again. Ouch. Yeah, Jesus. Anyway, Uh, that's enough 222 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: of that. Sorry, I don't know how we got on that. 223 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: You were talking about the woman you're currently dating. Yeah, yeah, 224 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: of course, and Allan is great. Reminds me of Sherry 225 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: a bit. Actually, Well, anyway, it's the first good thing 226 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: that's happened to me in a while. So of course 227 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: I probably royally screwed it up last night. So we 228 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: went to a nice dinner. Everything seemed would be going great. 229 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: I had maybe two glasses of wine, we ordered dessert, 230 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: and then the next thing I know, I'm waking up 231 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: at four in the morning in my office. What about 232 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: six hours or just completely missing. And that's not all 233 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: that's missing. The safe in the office have been open. 234 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: Someone stole money from you. No no, no, no, not money. Files. 235 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: Why would someone steal your files? Well, they're not even mine. 236 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: It's technically my father's office, not that he deigns to 237 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: come here very often, but it's the office in the 238 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 1: back of Archer's Archery, the first Archer business from eighteen whatever, 239 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: and it's always been my dad's favorite. He's sentimental about 240 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: the family like that. So it's his safe. And you 241 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: didn't have the code. As far as I know, my 242 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: dad's the only one with it. Where is he right now? Oh, 243 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: somewhere in West Virginia buying another mining company once he 244 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: gets locked on something. Anyway, he's not supposed to be 245 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: in Hastings until the festival starts later this week. He 246 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: wants to be here for the demo, push, the plunger 247 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: and all that. So if your dad isn't in town 248 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: and you don't know the code, then how would someone 249 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: get into your safe? It's pretty old, might be original 250 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: to the building for all I know, So it's not 251 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: like it to be the hardest thing to crack, but 252 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: you presumably still have to know what you were doing. 253 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: I knows. I've never gettn it a go. Do you 254 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: have any idea what was in there? Um? I think 255 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: just old historical family documents, the original defunct land deeds, 256 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: maybe some family trees. Nothing of real value unless someone 257 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: was looking to target the Archer family first. The graffiti 258 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: from the other week, Yeah, but target us with what 259 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: letters from the nineteen teens Archer's Archery and everything in 260 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: it is more of a museum than it is a 261 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: business investment at this point. If someone wanted to target us, 262 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: steal from us has to be a more efficient way. 263 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: Is there anything embarrassing in those files any family skeletons? 264 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: Are you asking for the Archer family dirt if there's 265 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: any to be found that. I don't need to know 266 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: why someone stole these files. I just need to get 267 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: them back. If you know what's in them, that will 268 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: help me figure out who took them. Look, all I 269 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: know is that I'm missing a full six hours of 270 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,959 Speaker 1: my life, and my father is going to be here 271 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,479 Speaker 1: in three days, and I really don't need to give 272 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: him more ammunition to come at me for being a 273 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: funk up. I think you can work with that fine, 274 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: all right. First step then figuring out when and how 275 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: they broke in. Could someone have drugged you? I don't 276 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: see when they would have had a chance. Uh, I 277 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: don't know. Maybe I went to the tavern for a 278 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: late drink. Certainly would have been the first time, and 279 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: someone would have known to find you there exactly. Well, 280 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: lucky for you, I need to head to the tavern 281 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: today anyway, getting some points and darts in looking for someone. Actually, 282 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: not that it's any of your business, and the end 283 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: is on the way. We can stop either and ask 284 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: him as honeywell, if she remembers anything that might be useful. 285 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: She's very observant. I've discovered it. Come on, time to 286 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: do some questioning. Oh, I think i'll hang back. Is 287 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:11,439 Speaker 1: your hangover really that bad? My capacity to feel bones shaking? Embarrassment? 288 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: Is that bad? Sending a teenager around town to ask 289 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: after your whereabouts isn't embarrassing at least I don't have 290 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: to witness it firsthand. Fine, I'm off to the end. Then, Hey, Max, 291 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: thank you. Don't thank me yet. I haven't solved anything. Yeah, 292 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: but you will. I know you will if you really 293 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: believe that. You know that if I find the files, 294 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: I'll find out what's in them too. Are you going 295 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 1: to be okay with that? Deal's a deal. You find 296 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: my files, I'll drive you up and down Route three 297 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: O two as much as you want. Whatever else happens happens, 298 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: Miss Honeywell, Miss Honeywell, Mabel Thorpe ghost. I'm sorry to 299 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: just barge in like this. The door was open. Hello. 300 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: You know you really should get the locks changed, especially 301 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: considering what ross s? What? What's going on? What are 302 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: you doing here? I was on my way to meet 303 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: you with the tavern when I remembered what you said 304 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 1: about seeing someone run away from the inn yesterday. So 305 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: you just thought you'd break in, Like you said, the 306 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: door was open. It's an end. It's a public business. 307 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: It's not open. Just listen. I went to the back 308 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: door where you saw Riley. I'm not sure who or 309 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: what it was. You were right, it was Riley. What 310 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: how do you know this? I found this snagged on 311 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: the back door. Hinge? Is this a shoelace? Part of one? 312 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: It must have gotten caught and snapped off when he 313 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: was running away. But what how? What? That doesn't mean 314 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: it was Riley. This could be from anything except look 315 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: the baseballs. I know these shoelaces. Oh my god. Wait, 316 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: you're right. I recognize they're from the Baseball Hall of Fame, 317 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: from when you and your family went to Cooperstown that 318 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: one summer and I brought back souvenirs for everyone. You 319 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: got me a patch for my girl Scouts vest, and 320 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: I got Riley these shoelaces. I I can't believe it. 321 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,719 Speaker 1: I can't believe he's still wearing them. I gave them him, 322 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: and like the fourth grade good thing he is. This 323 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 1: is ross. This is a big deal. I know he 324 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: was really here. I really did see him. It sure 325 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: seems like it. What was he doing here hiding out? 326 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: I guess, I mean it's smart. No one's here, but 327 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: a bunch of the rooms are still outfitted with beds 328 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: and stuff. He could have been sleeping right here all 329 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: along for all we know. But why why not come home? 330 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: Why hide? And why run from me? I have so 331 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: many more questions now? Yeah, speaking of which, I have 332 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: some new info. Oh yeah, how was city hall? You 333 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: were wrong? How wasn't the only one there today? Really? 334 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: Who else was in? These two guys? They don't work 335 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: for the town, I don't think. Okay, then who were they? 336 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: I didn't get a chance to find out, But I 337 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: bet it's something to do with new mind. They looked familiar. 338 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: I just can't place my finger on it. Did you 339 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: ask how well? How was being all? How smiling and 340 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: upbeat and unhelpful? Maxine Miles? Why that's the most unkind 341 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: thing you've ever said about anyone? You must be rubbing 342 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: off on me. Yeah, well it's mutual. I think I'm 343 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: getting a hang of this slew thing thing. Oh, come on, 344 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: tell me what you found out. I think he definitely 345 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 1: knows about the groundwater issue? Really did he admit to it. 346 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: No I I didn't come right out and ask I 347 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 1: just generally asked about the mining project. And he was 348 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: going on and on and on and on about how 349 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: it's going to be so good for Hastings and the 350 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: archers of the backbone of the town, bringing new business, 351 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah blah. Which is why he's moving 352 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: up the start date. What I thought it was supposed 353 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: to start the last day of the harvest festival, which 354 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: isn't for another ten days. They're starting tonight. What yep, 355 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: they're detonating the old mine, collapsing it. Oh my god, 356 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: we have to find what if he I mean, what 357 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: if he's digging for more evidence in the minds all 358 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: those maps of the mine entrances in his notebook. Whoa, whoa, 359 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: We still have no idea. That's why Riley's hiding out. 360 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,120 Speaker 1: What do you mean he overheard something about the mind 361 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: being dangerous. He was hiding out. Now they're rushing up 362 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: the detonation. Something here isn't right, except I don't think 363 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: that's what Riley overheard. Hal said that the day Riley 364 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: came in to talk to him, Hal found him snooping 365 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: around the Public Works office looking through papers and stuff. Okay, 366 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: so if he found out through some files and not eavesdropping, 367 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: then then maybe whatever is going on with his family 368 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 1: is what made him run away, Except we don't know 369 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: that he did run away, not to begin with, because 370 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 1: there's still the whole thing with Mr Beatie and that 371 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: weird phone call and the fact that his backpack was 372 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 1: in the middle of the woods. Ah, come on, Max, 373 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: we can figure this out. I know we can. Russ 374 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: Teller is giving me a pep talk. Things must be 375 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: really dire, must be. I really do appreciate what what's 376 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: wrong is that? What are you looking at? Something's Max? 377 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: What are you doing? Look that board in the ceiling. 378 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: It's crooked? But I can't h here? Let me whoa, 379 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: what the hell? Reach around? Yeah, there's more. What are 380 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 1: you okay? Yeah? I'm fine? You Ross? Yeah, do you 381 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: mind getting off of me? Right? Yeah, of course, sorry, 382 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's fine. What the hell is miss 383 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: Honey Well doing with these papers in your ceiling? Well 384 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: they could have been here for a while, it sure 385 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: looks like it. This is a lot of old, boring 386 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: crap deeds, some type written letters. Wait a second, this 387 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: is ransom stuff. What these papers were stolen last night. 388 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 1: I was just talking to him about it, which means, 389 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,479 Speaker 1: oh my god, what what is it? Oh my god? 390 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: Max this this? What is Is this a birth certificate? 391 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: Is this Ransom Archer's birth certificate? Look at the date? 392 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: Wait a second, Ransom wasn't born in the eighties? What 393 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 1: our Archer was born in the same year we were. 394 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: I think I know what happened. Excuse me? Is someone here? Shit? Hello, 395 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: come on, we gotta get out of here now. Maxine 396 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: Miles was created by Lauren Hibbin and it's a production 397 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: of A Typical Artists and I Heart Radio. This episode 398 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: is written and directed by Lauren Schibbin, Diala, editing and 399 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 1: sound designed by morriscy Ewing of Hemma Creek Productions, with 400 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: editing exsistance from Laurian Davis and Melissa Ponds. It featured 401 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: Jordan Cobb as Maxie Miles, mix A Follow as Ross Teller, 402 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: Andrew Nook as Ransom Archer, and Jacqueline Landgraf Asmas Honeywell. 403 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: Original artwork by Shane McMullan. For more information about the show, 404 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: Who's visit Maxie Miles dot com and follow at A 405 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: Typical Artists on Twitter and Instagram. Maxie Miles is executive 406 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: produced by Laurence Shippen and I Heart Radio, and for 407 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: more podcasts from my heart Radio, visit the I heart 408 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your 409 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: favorite shows. Thank you for listening and keep curious.