Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room Page #4

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Mm.

Logan and I

Were at the batting cage today.

I brought up

The dance,

And he seemed

A little callous about it.

How?

I asked him what he would say

If Amy invited him.

And he said, "Thank you,

That sounds like fun,

I'd love to"?

No. It's was more like,

"No way."

Hmm.

[Video playing]

Hey. Whatcha doing?

[Clicks video off]

English homework

And watching an old movie.

It's amazing you can do both

At the same time.

It's called

Multi-tasking, mom.

What movie

Are you watching?

the sting.

the sting?

That's a classic.

Hey, can we talk?

Yeah, about what?

I just want to

Share something with you.

Long ago, and far away,

Your mother

Was in high school

And there was

A girl-ask-boy dance,

And there was a boy

I really wanted to ask,

But I couldn't

Work up the courage.

What if he didn't think I was

Cool enough, or cute enough?

Or what if he said no?

It was very stressful.

Anyway, one day I did

Work up the courage to ask him,

And to my surprise,

He said yes.

We didn't date after that,

It was never a "thing,"

But we had a wonderful time,

And I will always remember him

For that.

So I just want to say,

If you are lucky enough

To be asked,

I hope you'll realize

That it's not easy for the girl.

That's all.

[]

Oh, no.

You are not gonna

Spend eight hours

Watching Adrian

Sleeping in bed.

I thought it was

A live-feed, anyway.

What, did you

Tape it?

No, Logan helped me out.

The live webcam was backed up

In the cloud.

I'm watching it

At four times the normal speed.

I should be done

In two hours.

What are you looking for?

I don't know.

Anything.

A shadow?

Something weird.

[Sighs] pause it.

[Clack]

Can you tell me why

Everyone else is wrong,

And you suspect foul play

In the death of Adrian?

I went down to the library,

To look through the records.

There was a woman

Who died in the house in 1895.

Elizabeth Carson.

William Carsons

Great-great grandmother?

There might be three "greats."

Died of typhus.

So not a deadly room?

No. But the story

Mentioned

That the house was thought

To be cursed.

There were other deaths.

But Adrian said, back then,

It was common for people

To die at home.

I don't believe

In a curse anyway.

It's just too convenient.

An anonymous article comes out

About a "deadly room,"

And the one night

That Adrian sleeps there,

She dies?

Mm.

Well, if you're

Thinking murder,

You need a suspect

And motive.

I'm working on that.

And a method.

I mean...

How do you kill someone when

The world is watching live,

There are

No marks on the body,

And the autopsy finds

Nothing out of the ordinary?

I'm working on that, too.

Do I think

She died of natural causes?

Hard to believe.

But the alternative is...

It's ridiculous.

Adrian was

A good friend.

Few years back,

We were a team.

One of the top producers.

Why did you split?

Well, the agency thought

We'd be more productive

Competing against each other,

And we were.

But we didn't have

As much fun.

When something like this

Happens,

Who profits?

Well, not the owner--

Erica franklin.

She's put a lot of money

Into this project.

The price of the house

Has taken a big hit.

How much?

Who knows?

But killing someone to get

A better price on real estate,

That seems a little extreme,

Don't you think?

I'm just

Trying to figure out

Who might gain

By this situation.

Hey, folks! One sec.

Look, I have to admit

I've had some of

The same thoughts myself.

I keep on coming up empty.

[Sighs]

If there's anything

I can do to help,

Please let me know.

Thanks, peter.

Hi. Peter Mullin.

Pleasure. Nice to meet you.

[Doorbell jingles]

Oh! Welcome to rags to riches.

Hi.

I have

A vintage silk flapper dress

From the 1920s.

Oh! Wow.

That's stunning.

I even have a picture

Of my grandmother

Wearing the dress.

Oh... I love this.

Well, I need to

Sell it right away.

It's really crazy,

But little my doggy,

He tore his acl,

And the operation

Is really expensive.

Well, this dress would be

Great for the store.

Um, how much

Did you want for it?

Well, I don't really

Want to sell it,

But I feel like

If I got $700 for it,

That would be fair.

Okay, well...

Excuse me a second.

Okay.

[Keys clacking]

[Quiet gasp]

[Picks up phone]

Mom?

Why don't you ever

Pick up your phone?

[]

I really like the dress,

But I can't buy something

That expensive without approval.

Could you bring it back later?

I-I really do

Need to sell it today.

I'll try another store.

I could give you

$300 for the dress.

[Exhales]

Five is really

The lowest I can go.

I mean, it is

Vintage silk, beaded.

Honestly,

The most I have is 300,

And I probably

Shouldn't do that.

[Sighing]

Deal.

[Giggles happily]

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

Oh, wow.

No one wants to get near it.

All offers have been pulled.

Is it true?

That Donald Lennox

Had wanted to

Tear the place down

And build

An apartment complex?

Well, Donald wanted to buy it

For practically nothing.

I offered slightly more

Than nothing,

And I think Donald

Was irritated with Adrian

For letting me snatch it up.

I heard William Carson

Was interested in the house.

He still is.

You know he called me

The day after

Adrian's passing,

Seeing if I wanted to

"Unload" it.

Offering me even less

Than what I paid for it,

Before the remodel.

I know you consider yourself

Some kind of sleuth--

At least that's what I hear.

Doesn't really matter.

"Deadly room," murder,

It's all the same.

My investment is wrecked.

It may have

Mattered to Adrian.

Of course.

She and I were in

A business relationship,

And that's what my mind

Is on now--

The business.

[]

I'll be fine.

Hey, sweetheart!

How did it go?

Went great.

Do you notice anything new?

I took your advice

About going for it.

Authentic silk flapper dress

From the 1920s.

How much?

Well, I saw one

Online for $1,500.

The woman was trying to

Get $700 out of me,

But I drove a hard bargain

And I got it for 300!

We're gonna do okay!

If-- if it's real.

It's real!

I have a photo

Of her grandmother wearing it.

[Sighs]

Well, sweetheart,

How do you know that

That's her grandmother?

How do you know

That it's silk?

Well... Feels like silk.

The woman needed money

To pay for an operation

On her dog.

Well...

Ring?

-mm.

Real silk--

...can be

Pulled through a ring.

Synthetic bunches up.

So this dress is...

Genuine...

Rayon.

But good rayon.

It's worth about 25 bucks.

[Sighs heavily]

I'm so sorry.

That was all a lie?

The picture of her grandmother,

The story about her dog?

[She sighs]

I've been conned.

Oh, sweetheart.

I'm sorry, mom.

That's okay.

We've all made

The same mistake

When we're starting out.

Well, sure!

That's how you learn!

$300 is an expensive lesson.

I will earn it back.

I swear.

It's okay.

Okay, you try, mom.

First, click

The magnifying glass,

Then put the cursor

Over what

You want to enlarge.

[Clicking]

[Jenn]:
why so blurry?

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