Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost Page #5

by the very evil Jon.

It is also clear now

that he intends to fool my mother

and to steal our house

and put up a 'sub-decision'!

Oh, he's good.

He's very good.

Roxy, I'm sure there must be

a logical explanation for all of this.

There's an explanation, all right,

but I'm afraid it might

not be so logical,

and I intend to prove it.

What are you doing?

I was hoping to get

the wiring done for the house.

I thought the schematics

would be in this vault.

Either that or a million dollars!

What can I help you with, Max?

You're the estate lawyer

for the property, correct?

Yes.

Roxy said there was

a surveyor over earlier today.

- Do you know anything about that?

- A surveyor?

Why would

a surveyor be here?

That was what

I was going to ask you.

I have no idea.

He said he was hired by the bank.

Maybe Jon might know.

I'll give him a call.

Hey, Max, you mind if I call?

It would feel a little awkward

explaining to my bosses

that I got the information

second-hand from a 12-year-old.

- I mean, no offence.

- None taken.

All right. Thanks, Max!

You're the best.

Gotcha red-handed!

Well, hello, young lady.

And how may we be

of service to you?

I'm Roxanne Hunter,

Susan Hunter's daughter.

I wanted to surprise Mom.

Susan's little girl. I should have

seen the resemblance.

How are you settling in?

It's been... illuminating, thank you.

Illuminating.

What a pip!

Your mother isn't here.

I think she's out to lunch.

With Jon Steadman, I believe.

Well, looks as if

you've missed her.

You know, that reminds me

of an old Middleton family saying:

Don't go looking for something

unless you're ready to find nothing.

Yes, well. Nice to meet you, Roxy.

So. Your mother and Jon

seem to be spending

quite a bit of time together, yes?

Jon? I should definitely think not.

My mother's of 'uninpreciable'

character, thank you.

Have a nice day!

Thank you.

All right.

And spoons.

I notice you've set a place for Jon.

Yes, I did. I told you that.

He should be here

in about half an hour.

I think you might want to reconsider

that once you've seen this.

What's that?

'Lncrimilating' evidence.

Today a surveyor from the bank

came to 'sub-decide' the property.

Right, yes, Max told me about that.

I'm sure it's nothing, sweetie.

- Rebecca's handling it.

- Really.

Mr Hall from the county

had a sign on his truck and on his badge,

the same sign that I found on this.

This is a survey report.

That I found in Jon's desk.

Pardon me?

You were in the bank today?

You'll thank me later.

Roxy, this is confidential information!

This is theft!

I'm trying to save us.

It's a survey report!

Yes, it's a survey report

for 118 Walnut Crescent,

which is all the way across town!

I can't believe you!

What were you thinking?

You broke the law, Roxanne,

do you realise that?

Max, could you get

that for me, please?

Yes.

You're in some serious trouble here.

But I was just...

What excuse can you

possibly come up with?

It's Jon.

Don't move.

Don't move and don't speak!

Hi, Jon.

Oh, well...

there's something going on here

that involves work,

and I thi...

You're kidding me.

They can't do that.

It's completely innocent.

Yeah. I am so sorry.

Okay, can l...

I'm going to call you back, okay?

I'm so sorry. Okay.

Yeah. I'll call you later.

Bye.

Jon was suspended

from the bank today.

- I knew it!

- Don't, Roxy!

He was suspended because

some anonymous person

said that he and I

are involved in a relationship.

Mom, it wasn't me!

How am I supposed to believe you?

This is somebody's job

we're talking about here!

But Mom, it wasn't me!

And not that it's anyone's concern,

but Jon and I are just friends.

I want you in your room.

But I didn't do it!

You believe me, don't you, Max?

- Please, I swear!

- Roxy, now!

Love cannot live without trust, Max.

How could I have been so foolish

as to have believed you?

What are these?

A painful reminder of lost love.

Do with them what you will.

The engagement is off.

I'm sorry, Max.

Roxy, come here.

It's no use, Max.

Don't beg.

I believe you.

You were right.

Really? You think Jon

is an arch-fiend?

No, not Jon.

Heffalump, Heffalump,

this is Winnie-The-Pooh. Copy?

Heffalump, do you copy?

Wake up, Ramma!

Left ventricle!

The left, you fool!

Heffalump, do you copy?

This is Ramma.

Please use your code name.

- Must I?

- It's for your own security.

This is...

Heffalump.

Any sign of him?

No, no, I do not see him.

Do not see him.

Well, we should start.

No, no, he's quite adamant

that we do commence until his return.

Would it be an imposition

at this time to askjust what exactly

is going to commence

upon his... upon his return?

No can do.

Security reasons. Pooh out.

No, no, but Pooh... Pooh?

Pooh, Pooh. Pooh.

Pooh. Pooh.

- Pooh? Pooh?

- Come on, Maxie.

- Pooh!

- Where are you?

Pooh, Pooh!

Heffalump could use a little info, Pooh!

Heffalump needs

to... to... to poo?

Heffalump does not need to...

Well, I must say,

when Danielle told me

some young man wanted

access to the county records,

I thought it was for

a high school project or something.

I had no idea...

It's all there, sir... zoning approval,

public work projections, everything.

The purchase of the Moody land

is the only piece missing.

The deal hinges on it.

But it all looks legal.

No, sir. The company that represents

the Moody estate isn't registered.

I checked the records;

it's a ghost company.

Oh, dear.

How do you know all this?

The Internet.

This is serious.

This is very serious.

We have to take this to Tom,

our sheriff, right away.

No, sir. With all due respect,

the police can't do anything yet.

There's been

no hard crime committed.

Well, what do you suggest we do?

I'm currently running

a covert operation

that I believe will connect

the perpetrator to the crime...

an operation that I am late for.

Dadgum it, let's get

to the bottom of this.

We'll take my car.

Good idea.

Where you going?

I have an appointment in town.

I'll be back by dinnertime.

Could you ask Max

to hold down the fort for me?

Wait. You can't go now.

I need your help.

- I'm in a bit of a rush, Roxy.

- Only take a sec.

I found this, and I was wondering

if I could use it for a festive collage.

Sure, what is it?

Just some stuff I found in the attic.

You found a way into the attic?

Yeah.

It was in the attic.

It was in the attic!

You know what, actually,

I think you should come with me,

because technically,

I'm baby-sitting you, not Max.

It'll be fun. Two girls on the town.

What do you say?

I'd love to.

Flibbersnippet.

I'm grounded.

Too bad, but rules

are rules, you know?

Is that Max calling me?

I better go.

I'll see you tonight!

Roxy, wait, l...

I got it.

I finally got it!

All I have to do is get the kid.

Well, that is fantastic news.

And don't worry.

I have young Max with me

here right now.

Really? Then I guess

we don't need the girl.

That's right.

Okay, I'll see you tonight.

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