Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost Page #2

Not at all.

Looks like I'm going to be here

a few days anyways.

You're a lifesaver.

Roxy, this is Rebecca,

she's from the law firm,

and she has kindly offered

to baby-sit for you, okay?

That depends.

You believe in ghosts?

Absolutely.

Then welcome aboard.

Okay, I got to go.

If you have any problems at all,

just call me at the bank.

- You be good.

- But of course.

Give me a kiss.

I'll see you later.

Gretzky takes the pass,

winds up... he shoots!

And he scores!

- Hi.

- Hi.

Nice goal.

Thank you.

Let me get that for you.

- Thank you.

- Sure.

May I help you?

Yes, hi, I'm Susan Hunter.

Oh, yes, the new girl.

You moved into the Moody Mansion.

How nice for you.

I did, it's really...

You are four minutes late,

but I think we can let that go,

as it's your first day.

I am so sorry.

- I will get the assistant manager.

- Okay.

Wait there.

Hello again.

I'm Jon Steadman.

Hi. You're the assistant manager.

Yes, yes, as assistant manager,

I get to do all the crummy jobs.

Not that this is crummy.

I mean, sweeping is crummy.

Sandra Hunter, our newest employee.

Welcome to Middleton Trust.

I'm Peter Middleton,

but you can call me boss.

Are you settling in all right?

Yes, well, it's been hectic,

but we're managing.

Thank you for putting us

in touch with the estate lawyers.

The place is amazing.

It was just sitting there collecting dust

after dear old Estelle passed away.

Glad we could make use of the place.

As a matter of fact, l...

No rest for the wicked.

Welcome aboard, Sharon.

That's... Susan.

Can't be too hard on him.

He is head of the bank,

mayor of the town,

and justice of the peace.

He's our resident

municipal multi-tasker.

Yeah, so, welcome to Middleton Trust,

established 1934.

Let me show you around.

Roxy, I really have to be studying.

My trig exam is tomorrow.

Clues, Max, clues.

Do you think clues

give a fig about trig?

Whatever that is.

Now, Rebecca says that

the lawyers look after this house

because the owner,

Estelle Moody, died years ago.

- Maybe she's the ghost.

- Why would she haunt the house?

Not even the dead

like lawyers, Max.

- Hey, what is this?

- I don't know.

Come on,

you're the archaeologist.

My parents are the archaeologists.

I'm the guy who's trying

to pass Grade 11, remember?

Really, I'm very disappointed

in your powers of reduction.

- Deduction.

- We've drawn a blank.

Come, Watson.

Do you miss your mom and dad?

Yeah.

If I was a parent,

I'd never leave my child.

Not for one second.

'Cause you'd never know if that was

the last second you'd see them.

What is it?

The window up there.

It's open.

That must be where

the ghosts are getting in.

Or the raccoons.

On, Wind Runner!

And that's 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 in cash,

your withdrawal slip,

and your updated chequing balance.

Thanks for banking with Middleton Trust.

Have a good day.

Oh, my!

Mrs McNeil.

How's the firewood business?

Oh, we're busy as bees.

We could use another hand

if you know anyone.

Well, I'll ask around,

but please remember to keep

an extra cord for me.

Oh, will do.

Oh, she's from the city.

Yeah, did I do bad?

No, not at all.

Although you set a land speed record

for customer service.

- Okay, so I'll just slow it down.

- Don't worry about it.

People around here

have three speeds...

slow, slower,

and stored for winter.

Oh, I should mention

that the bank

frowns on employee dating.

Okay.

Not that... that we...

because, well,

you're married and all.

Oh, yeah, no.

I'm not actually married anymore.

My husband passed away

a few years ago.

I'm so sorry.

I had no idea.

No, don't be sorry.

You couldn't have known that.

It's fine. It's fine.

Yeah, as assistant manager,

it's one of my many, many duties

to inform you

of these very important things.

As a matter of fact,

if you'll excuse me,

I have to go clean

the restroom.

No, really.

Oh, okay.

It's got to be here somewhere!

This must be it!

There's no door.

How do they get to the attic,

helicopter?

No. They must have sealed it off.

Totally unfair.

All right, plan B. We climb

the trellis to the attic window.

What? No, that's

way too dangerous.

Come on, Max.

That ghost is the greatest mystery

we've yet encountered.

Besides, I'm perfectly capable

of handling any situation.

A door!

This must be the way into the attic.

- Who lives here, hobbits?

- No, it's a crawlspace.

We've got to break this lock off.

Shoot. Mom's home.

You must swear to secrecy, Max.

I invoke the law

of absolute super-silence.

- But it's just racc...

- Absolute super-silence, Max!

That's not me. That's a law.

I'm home!

Hello?

Hello! Where is everybody?

Guys?

Rebecca,

are you down here?

Okay, I guess that wasn't...

Yeah.

Are you okay?

Yeah, oh, yeah. I'm fine.

Didn't get much on me.

Just a little bit.

Oh, man.

Did you hear that?

Yeah.

Operation Attic

begins in the morning.

Try to get some rest.

Accessorization phase complete.

Has Eagle One de-nested?

This is Winnie-The-Pooh.

Copy, Piglet?

I said has Eagle One de-nested?

What are you doing!?

We have a mission to 'extricute'.

I have to be online in an hour

to take my exam.

Hey, honey, Max has to study

for his big test today.

Yeah, Ma. I was just seeing

if he wanted anything.

Oh, right. What I think he wants

is to be left alone, okay?

We all want to be left alone.

But there's this certain ghost

who won't let us.

Isn't that right, Maxie?

Let's rumble.

Where is a crowbar?

One hole into the unknown.

What are we looking for?

Clues, silly.

It's raccoons.

- What?

- Raccoons.

It's fresh mud on the windowsill.

This must be

where they're getting in.

Then where, pray tell,

are they now?

You probably scared them off.

This is how you close

The Case of the Attic Ghost?

No, this is how.

I have an exam to write.

You go ahead. You do that.

You just go ahead

and abandon ship, non-believer.

The truth is in here, Max.

We ghost-hunters

can feel it in our bones.

The truth is in here.

'E.M. Forever. T.C.'

'Estelle Christmas 1944'.

E.M. Forever.

E.M.

'M' for Moody.

Estelle Moody!

I know who the ghost is!

I've got proof.

Roxy, please,

my exam is in 15 minutes.

It's Estelle Moody.

I found her engagement ring,

but she never married

if her last name is still Moody.

Don't you see?

She's come back from the dead

to find her true love.

Now all we need to do

is find out who T.C. Is.

Roxy, please, my exam!

Exam, schmexam.

This is important.

We need to 'reunificate'

this lost love from beyond the grave.

And that's 20, 40, 60,

80, 100 dollars even in cash,

and I've updated

your account for you.

There you are.

All done.

Thank you so much, Mrs Taylor.

I would love it if you would bring me in

that carrot cake recipe next week.

Okay? Thank you so much.

We'll see you again.

Well, I'm impressed.

You've already mastered the art

of small-town small talk.

Yeah, I'm enjoying it.

People around here are actually

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