[bird calling, thunder rumbling]
[hinges creaking]
Who's out there?
[ghost] Where is my love?
Where is my one true love?
Are you Josephine?
Max and Tess found a notebook that talked about
Josephine Hunter's one true love.
What are you looking for?
I'm on a quest for my one true love.
Can I help?
I know every inch of this house.
Yes, please. Do help me.
Where would somebody hide a true love?
Was he a knight in armor?
'Cause we have one of those...
Don't think I'm dreaming.
[rooster crowing]
[kids roaring]
♪♪
[kids laughing]
[doorbell screams and laughs maniacally]
[kids] Aah!
[laughing continues]
How cool is this app?
It's got like ten different scary voices.
And what about that...
[doorbell screams]...our doorbell?
[chuckles] Pretty scary.
See, I rewired it to bypass the regular bell and trigger
a MIDI file of the scream instead.
Most people don't think about doorbells much,
but they're really pretty remarkable.
Guys! Guys!
You-- you forgot your candy!
[shutter clicking]Stop!
Why?Those are worms!
Slimy worms. Nothing beats
a nice, juicy, slimy worm.
It's an old Halloween classic.
Made it myself.
It's such a mess around here.
I put an ad online.
The new cleaning lady is coming this afternoon.
She can start right away.
I once heard this story
about a cleaning lady.
It was Halloween, and she disappeared...
down the shower drain.
[slurps worm]
[chuckles nervously]
[Tess] Anything about Josephine and her one true love?
Uh-uh.
But, I know everything there is
to know about Dutch taxes in the 19th century.
Who knows, might come in handy someday.
Yeah, maybe if I become an accountant...
with a time machine.
[sighs]
Can we do this someplace else?
All the books about the Hunters are in here.
So? Let's just...
take 'em out or something.
What if the door closes and we get locked in again?
I've got something!What?
"Josephine Hunter. Born in the 17th century."
She's buried right here in Amsterdam.
Maybe her one true love is buried next to her.
Let's go find her grave!
You mean like at a cemetery?
No, at a hot dog stand, genius.
Of course, a cemetery.
Oh, right. Right.
A cemetery on Halloween.
There's nothing scary about that.
Max. Yeah, I'm coming.
♪♪
[knocking]
[ethereal laughter]
Josephine, is that you?
[ethereal laughter]
You're supposed to be scared, Anika.
Oh, sorry. Just thought you were a ghost.
You did?
That's what I wanted you to think.
I built this voice processing app.
It's got, like, ten different scary voices, and...
What are you doing?
Oh, I'm looking for Josephine.
I saw her right here last night.
She's a ghost.
There are no such thing as ghosts, Anika.
Yes, there are.Not according to science.
Well, you can tell her that yourself
when we see her again.
Trust me, she doesn't exist,
so there's nothing to be afraid of.
I'm not afraid.
I'm just telling you what I saw.
[eerie screaming]
What an unusual doorbell.
I bet that keeps the salesmen away.
Oh, yeah. It's just for Halloween.
Oh, you're the new cleaning lady.
I'm Dolly. Are your parents home?
They're-- they're working. Oh.
I'm Daniel. I'm the oldest.
I'm almost 18.
[Max] All right, see you later.
We're going to the grave of...
...the unknown poet.
Right, on Dam Square.
I didn't know there was an unknown poet
buried at Dam Square.
That's why he's unknown.
Yeah, it's tragic. Nice meeting you.Yeah.
[laughs uncomfortably]
Slimy worm? Thank you.
Don't mind if I do.
Mmm! Delicious!
They're homemade.
Oh.
This is my little sister,
Anika.
Have we met before?
I don't think so.
You look so familiar.
Mmm! You know, I hear that a lot.
I guess I've just got one of those faces.
That's not it. It'll come to me.
[laughs uncomfortably]
Okay. Bye! Oh!
What a sweet child.
Well, I should get started.
Then, you'll be able to tell me
whether or not you want to hire me.
Good plan. [laughing]
[Tess] These are all the new ones.
The old ones are way back there.
How do you know that?
I come here a lot.
Okay.
Wait. What for?
For reading or walking around.
It's peaceful and relaxing.
Yeah. I'm super chilled out right now.
[Tess] Hey, there's Spooky Pete.
Hi, Pete!
Spooky Pete? The nickname fits him.
You're gonna love him. He's a riot. Come on.
You look like a mad scientist.
[Sal] These are super-powerful heat-sensing glasses
for an experiment.What's the experiment?
I'm looking for your ghost.
I thought you didn't believe in ghosts.
I don't, but all good scientists
have to test their hypotheses.
If there's anything out there, they'll find it.
It can even see through walls.
Cool! That'd be great for hide and seek.
If there's a ghost in this house,
I'll find it, but there's not gonna be,
so you don't have to be afraid.
I'm not afraid. Ghosts are cool.
Right.
[high-pitched mechanical whining]
Aah! What do you see?
I'm not sure. Hang on.
Is it a ghost?
No, Anika, I don't think...
I bet it's Josephine.
No, it can't be!
[gasping]
Mind if I clean here?
No, please, go ahead.
We're just about done here,
aren't we, Anika?Halloween costumes
are getting more elaborate every year.
Oh, it's not a costume.
It's for science.
He made them to see ghosts.
He's a genius.
Wow. I bet you want to grow up
to be an inventor, don't you?
Maybe. I don't know.
I'm a big fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Neil who?
The most famous astrophysicist in the world.
Oh. Well, I bet you're going to be
just as smart as he is.
She's nice.
[high-pitched mechanical whining]
She still looks really familiar.
[Tess] You find anything?
[Max] Nope.
Tess.
Whoa.
"Kees Hunter."
It's pronounced "Kase."
Kees must have been Josephine's one true love.
"Thieves."
[Pete clears his throat]
You guys find what you were looking for?
Yeah.
Josephine Hunter.
Ever heard of her?
As a matter of fact, I have.
Really? Can you tell us about her?
Why don't you come on over
and we'll see what we can dig up.
Dig up. Get it? A little cemetery humor.
[laughing]
You know, I've got a million of 'em.
[laughing]
As a matter of fact, just the other day,
a guy comes by and says he wants to bury his robot.
Guess what he wants on the tombstone, huh?
"Rust in peace." [laughing]
Yeah! Oh, yeah. I got another one. Oh, yeah, yeah.
Josephine Hunter is buried next to old Kees over there,
and if you believe the stories,
there were two men in her life.
She lost 'em both.
They say she never smiled again.
She was famous for a diamond
big as a walnut, a gift from Kees.
Here's where it gets interesting.
No one knows what became of it.
It just disappeared.
You know, stories, right?
[laughing]
But by the looks of the tombstone,
somebody didn't like her very much.
This has all the details of her life.
Can we take a look?
We are Hunters, after all.
Well, you'll need a letter of authorization
signed by a judge. Huh?
Just kidding. You can look.
Nothing much in there. Go ahead.
Information about upkeep of the grave,
a list of the next of kin,
just a bunch of old, dusty documents.
Cookie, anybody? Ah!
Sure you're not gonna have one of these cookies?
They're pretty good.
[sputtering]
[clears throat]
[coughing]
Uh, Spooky Pete,
would you mind
if I had another cup of tea, please?
Certainly, my boy. Have as much as you'd like.
I enjoy a cup...
[clinking]
What? Eh? What's that? Here you go.
And help yourself to a cookie.
Now, don't be shy.
[eerie screaming]
I, uh, was just dropping by
to see if Erik and Kate
were back from their trip yet.
Who are you looking for?
Erik and Kate Hunter.
I spoke with her Uncle Casper the other day.
Casper.
Oh, hey, Mr. Terkel. How's it going?
Hi, Daniel. Are your folks back yet?
And this is?
Oh, she's our, uh...
Their aunt. Aunt Dolly.
Casper's sister.
Casper had to go out of town.
He asked me to look after the children.
Okay.
And don't you worry about anything over here.
Aunt Dolly's got everything under control.
[laughing]
[Dolly] So what was that all about?
Tim would freak out if he found out
we didn't have adult supervision,
but I don't see what the big deal is.
I'm almost 18. I can...
So you've been taking care of this crew
all by yourself?
How's that going? Exhausting.
Oh, I imagine they're quite a handful.
Tell me about it.
What I wouldn't give to be able to sleep in,
have somebody make me breakfast
instead of the other way around.
Somebody will. Who?
Me!Really?
Yes. Sleep as long as you want.
I'll come over in the morning
and make breakfast for everyone.
That's awesome.
Oh. What's wrong?
Someone will have to let me in.
I'll probably wake you when I ring the doorbell.
It'll defeat the whole purpose.
Not necessarily.
I'll give you a key.
What a great idea.
So I asked the guy, why aren't you coming to his funeral?
And he says to me, why should I?
He's not coming to mine.
[all laughing]
I like that one.
Oh, you're the best, Pete.
You two come again soon, huh?
We will.Good, good.
Can I hug you?
If you insist. [laughing]
Uh, Tess.
Oh! Okay. [laughing]
Well. Hey?
Oh, I'm really more of a handshake...
Oh, come on! [laughing]
What a fine young man. Hey, you come back soon, eh?
And don't wait 'til they make me a permanent resident here,
if you know what I mean.Okay, we will.
[laughing] Permanent resident.
[laughing]
Did you see that? I almost had the key.
The hug.
Sly boots.
All right. I'm gonna bring it back
as soon as we know what it opens.
We found a key.At Josephine's gra...
...ave. Hi, Dolly.
Well, I was just on my way out.
You can tell Daniel and Anika your story in a minute.
I'll be back tomorrow to take care of you.
Although you look like someone
who can take care of himself.
I like her.
She's a gift from heaven.
I don't know.[Anika] I do know her.
I just don't know how I know her.
[screaming]
I'll get it.
That's not the doorbell. That's Sal.
[Tess] Sal, are you okay?
I'm fine. Everything's okay.
You screamed.
It was nothing. Just an experiment.
Are those virtual reality goggles?
No, they're something I invented to show Anika
there are no ghosts in the house.
It didn't work out quite exactly like I thought it would.
You saw something?
I'm not saying it was a ghost,
but it might have been a ghost.
Josephine.
That's crazy.
Talk to us, Josephine. Are you here?
[rattling]
[gasping]
You had to ask?
Don't worry, guys. Everything's gonna be okay.
I'm not worried. It's just Josephine.
She's nice.Of course she is.
But let's just all stay together
because it's fun.
And energy efficient.
Huddling together is the best way
to maintain core body temperature.
[rattling][whimpering]
That was... That was just the heater, right?
Yeah. Of course. That's what it is.
Yeah, sure.Say good night, guys.
[takes picture]Night, Josephine.
[groaning]
[rooster crowing]
[knocking on door]
Good morning.
Did everybody have a good night's sleep?
Oh, I slept like a baby.
I was up every hour and cried all night.
[laughing]
Oh, Tess, I hear you love to read.
I brought some very special old books with me
and I thought maybe you'd like to take a look.
Old books. Tess, what are you waiting for?
Okay, I guess.
After breakfast. Enjoy.
[door closes]
[grunting and groaning]
I'm getting the doughnut. I'm getting the...
♪♪
If this Pete guy was right,
then Josephine had two men in her life.
How do we figure out
which one was her one true love?
Did you guys find anything?
No. We're still working on it.
Maybe it wasn't one of them.
Maybe it was a pet.
This one foster family I stayed with
definitely loved their dog more than each other.
I knew it!
I told you she looked familiar!
Hedwig Hunter?
Aunt Hedwig. She used to come over on holidays.
Why would she say she's the cleaning lady if she's a Hunter?
Yeah, and where's...
...Tess?
[gasping]
Tess! Tess! Tess!
Where are you, Tess?Tess!
Tess! Tess! Tess!
Have you seen Aunt Hedwig or Tess?
Aunt who? Aunt Hedwig! Aunt Hedwig!
Oh, no, she just said she was our aunt
to get rid of Tim. Aunt Dolly.
She really is our aunt-- our great aunt.
She's Erik's mother's sister. Her name is Hedwig.
[scream][thud]
Tess! Tess! Tess!
This is where I saw Josephine.
Anika, wait.
You stay here.
Just give a shout if you see something.
Are you sure? I'm sure.
Guys?
Tess!
What happened? Tess!
[groaning]
Are you okay?Are you okay?
She wanted Josephine's key.
She overpowered me and...
Now you're all here.
Auntie Hedwig?
Don't call me that. I'm not your aunt
because I'm a real Hunter.
We're real Hunters too.
Erik and Kate are our parents.
That's right. We love them and they love us,
and there's nothing you can do about it,
you mean old witch.
Oh, well, if Erik and Kate loved you so much,
where are they?
I'm only here to take what's rightfully mine
before you little mongrels
get your grubby little paws on it.
That was you last night.
You really think I'm the ghost of Josephine?
[wind blowing]
[ghostly male voice] Hedwig!
[Hedwig gasps]
[ghostly male voice] What are you doing here?
Wh-- what? Wh-- wh-- wh-- what's happening?
[ghostly male voice] Leave this house, Hedwig!
You are not a true Hunter and never shall be!
Nothing of mine shall ever be yours![gasping]
Leave this house at once or dare to try me!
You'll find me challenging! [laughter]
[laughing]
[all laughing]
[Max] I knew it was you the whole time.
Uh...
This must be Josephine's secret room.
[Anika] She looks exactly like the Josephine
I saw in the hallway.
Maybe there's something in here that could tell us
who Josephine's one true love was.
Maybe the question isn't who was her one true love
but what.
♪♪
♪ Whenever you're low ♪
♪ Whenever you're down ♪
♪ Just call for me ♪
♪ We'll figure it out, figure it out ♪♪