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Yes, I'll make the pickup tonight.
Around 9:00, yes.
Perfect.
That'll be fine.
Hi, Erik.Hi.
Yes, we're all a bit upset that Max left.
I think the kids can use a pick-me-up surprise right now.
What could be a better surprise... than a new sister?
[suspenseful music on TV]
Mmm! I love this part-- wait!
He's about to cut him in half with a laser!
Anika.
[TV shuts off]
Uh, she's not here.
Anika, I see you all right, come on.
Time for bed, honey.
But I wanna know how it ends.
You know your bedtime.
Besides, you have seen this movie a hundred times.
Just a few more minutes?
You can finish watching in the morning.
[sighs]
But I miss Max.
Of course.
And he'll be back soon.
Now don't forget to brush your teeth.
But I wanna wait for Erik to get home with the surprise.
You will see the surprise, trust me.
In the morning.
But everybody else gets to stay up!
Anika, you're the youngest.
You need the most sleep.
I hate being the youngest.
Good night, Nika.
Good night, you guys.
[all] Good night.
Hi, Erik.
Who's that?
Is this the surprise?
We'll leave your bags here, okay?
And I'll introduce you to the family.
I'm family!
Wait...
Does that mean I don't have to go to bed now?
You can stay up a little long, Nika.
[whispers] I don't know you, but I like you already.
[Erik] Come on.
Guys, can I have your attention, please?
Everyone, this is Evie.
Evie, this is everyone.
[Erik] Meet Tess.
She loves books and reading and--
Reading books.
Jake likes drawing.
And comics.
[Erik] Sal, he's smart.
Well, everybody's smart, but he is... extra smart.
Well, not that smart.
Okay, maybe I am.
And that is Kate.
You can call her "Mum."
Or Kate.
If that makes you feel more comfortable.
And you have already met Anika.
It's great to meet you, Evie, welcome.
You still need to meet Daniel
who's training to be a police officer.
And Max who is away for a little while.
Wow, that's quite a bit of family to take in, huh?
Is Evie moving in?
Please?
Well... at least for a little while, uh...
We still have to sort some things out, but, um...
Yes, she's staying with us.
Great!Welcome!
Right, why don't you guys give Evie
the traditional Hunter family welcome.
So that Kate and I can talk for a minute, okay?
♪♪
This is my room. And this is my bunk bed.
I thought it would be nice to have two beds for myself.
One for when I'm feeling up and one for when I'm feeling down.
But now that you're here, I guess that you can have one.
So, are you feeling up or down?
So up.
I feel up when I talk a lot.
But I usually talk a lot.
So, when I don't talk a lot, I'm probably down.
But then I wanna talk about being down
and then it makes me up, so...
Why don't you let her put her stuff down.
You mean up.
[whispers] Solid choice, Evie.
Why doesn't she say anything?
Maybe she doesn't have anything to say?
That's weird.
[Sal] Or maybe she's just shy.
Well, maybe she can't talk.
I don't think so.
Let's ask her.No, Jake, you can't just ask--
[Jake] Hey, Evie?
Why don't you talk?
She doesn't have to talk if she doesn't wanna talk.
I didn't say she has to talk.
I just wanna know why she doesn't.
Well, she'd have to talk to explain that.
Well, I'm just saying since--
I like the fact that she doesn't talk that much
because you talk too much compared to her...
Jake, if she doesn't want to talk...
[loud crosstalk]
Come on, Jake!
Guys, guys, guys. Guys!
Where'd she go?
♪♪
She doesn't speak? You mean, not at all?
Well, she hasn't said anything yet.
But I think she'll start eventually... after a while.
So, she can speak?
Oh, yes, I'm sure.
Well, pretty sure.
Poor girl.Hmm.
I mean, she must be scared to death.
Well, maybe.
She seems pretty upbeat to me, though.
Do you think...
You're gonna finish that?
No, no, I couldn't possibly have another bite.
It would be such a waste, though, right,
not to finish that?Yeah.
I mean, it's such a lovely, delicious,
chocolate covered waffle.
I mean, if there were only someone here
who could help me finish this.
Oh, I think there is.
Hey, Evie.
Do you think you would like that last bite?
It's yours.
[sighs] Oh.
You like that?
[chuckling]
Well, let's get you to bed now, okay?
Did Anika show you the bunk bed?
You should pick the top one.
It's cozier.
♪♪
[Tess] Hey, Sophie, I'm looking into the crown symbol.
Can you please help me?
I can't solve this on my own.
I've read all of these books twice,
and there's nothing on rejected crowns.
I need ideas.
Well, here's an idea.
Why don't you just try reading some other books?
These are the only ones in the library
that relate to monarchs and kingdoms.
And not one mentions anything about a crown that was rejected
by a Dutch king.
What if the crown wasn't rejected?
Then... what else could the symbol be?
Unless it's just that, a symbol.
Yes! Thanks, Soph, you are the best.
Bye!
"In olden times, a symbol of a crown
"represented messages of great importance.
"The one who received the symbol
"was warned of an important change to come.
The recipient needed to take immediate action."
[birds chirping]
This is the main hall.
It's perfect for skateboarding, sliding in wool socks and,
of course parkour.
Do you like parkour?
Our older brother Daniel does.
He doesn't live here anymore, but he'll teach you.
He tried to teach all of us.
We have the bruises to prove it.
So, this is the museum. It's pretty, right?
Maybe she doesn't speak English.
I don't think that's it.
[Jake] Yeah, but think about it.
I haven't heard her say a single English word, have you?
No.
But she hasn't said a word in any other language either.
Yeah, but still.
And this is Jake's room.
As you can guess from the smell.
Hey!
It's a nice smell, like, sand and... socks.
[chuckling]
Electro Dude.
He's a superhero I invented.
You like it?
I have more artwork.
You can look anytime you want.
Let's keep going.
[Anika] I'll show you the kitchen.
[Jake] She understood.
How come you never said I could look at your artwork?
She's cool.
Well, uh, but I'm cool!
♪♪
This is the kitchen.
And this is my mug.
It's the smallest mug in the house.
But now that you're the youngest,
it's very important that you get the smallest mug.
But that's your favorite mug.
We'll get her a smaller one.
Or I'll get a bigger one.
And you'll get a new one.
It just has to be smaller than mine.
What difference does it make how big her mug is?
Because, Jake, when you're the youngest,
you get the smallest mug.
You also have to go to bed first.
Hang your coat on the lowest coat hanger, and a lot more.
Those are the rules.
Evie, I want you to think of me as your older sister.
You don't have to say it because, well, you don't seem to talk but...
When you look at me, you can think, big sister.
And that goes for all of you, actually.
I'm one of the older kids now.
So, you might as well start treating me like one.
You're still one of the younger kids.
No, Jake, haven't you heard?
Evie's the youngest now.
I'm one of the older kids.
Yeah, but--But technically,
to Evie, Anika is one of the older kids.
See? Sal agrees with me.
Let's keep going.
And this is a library.
I love ready. Do you like reading?
It's great for people who don't talk.
Reading makes you talk in your head.
We have all kinds of books.
We have thrillers...
[ambient music drowns out dialogue]
What you got there? Can I see?
Don't worry, I'm just curious.
Whoa.
Where did you get this?
We need her to start talking... right now.
Jake, if she doesn't want to, she doesn't want to.
Did you see her necklace?
It has the exact same crown as the one from the crypt text.
Maybe she knows something about why Erik stole--
Allegedly stole.
Yeah, well, the police allegedly think that Erik
should allegedly go to jail.
That's not how you use that word.
I like that word... Allegedly.
[sighs]
If we want to save Erik,
we have to get her to talk.
How?I don't know.
Some sciency stuff? Use your science.
[Anika] Allegedly...
That's a pretty grownup word if you think about it.
A word for older kids.
I think I'll be using it a lot from now on.
[horn honks]
Who's that dude?
[Sal] One of the relatives.
[Erik] Martin, welcome.Erik.
Good to see you.
How are your relatives?
Good, very well, thank you.
Please.Is she inside?
Yes, let me take you to her.
I think we should probably talk first.
That's all we can do for now.
I'm gonna be a relative someday.
Then I'll get to guard the vault of cool and shiny things.
Or do what the relatives actually do.
You don't know what they do.
Yeah? And neither do you.
I think I know a way to find out where Evie got that necklace.
Come on.
As always, science has the answer.
[beeping]What is that thing?
A homemade electroencephalogram machine.
We could hook these wires up to Evie's head
and read her brain activity.
No, Sal, come on.
[device whirs down]What? It's perfectly safe.
You're not hooking up wires to her brain, Sal.
I just wanna read her neurotransmitters.
She won't feel a thing.
Okay, well, anybody else have any better ideas?
How about hypnosis?
That's hogwash, it doesn't work.
How do you know?
Because I know, Jake.
Well, I read about it in a comic and it worked then.
[sighing]
I can't believe I'm saying this but...
You can't believe everything you read.
What?
Yeah, and comics aren't very scientific.
They're for kids.
They're not, I mean, they're great, it's just--
Well, now we have to try hypnosis.
Just to prove to Mister I'm So Mature
that he's wrong.
I'll get something to hypnotize her with.
You're getting very sleepy.
No.
Sleepy.
Your eyes are getting heavy.
You just want to sleep.
This is hogwash.
What is hogwash anyway?
Like, soap for washing hogs?
Very sleepy.
It's working.
♪♪
She doesn't look very sleepy, Jake.
[chuckles]
She's laughing, Jake.
Who says you can't laugh when you're hypnotized?
This looks like it's gonna take a while.
I'm gonna get my books.
May as well get some studying in.
♪♪
[Erik] Evie hasn't said a word since she came here.
Evie does know how to talk.
Maybe she's just the quiet type.
I mean, Tess used to be like that when she was younger.Yeah.
Things haven't been easy for Evie these past few months.
So we should just let her be for now.
I think that would be the best course.
If you push her too hard, she might run away.
She has done it before.
My guess is her biggest fear is that you'll send her away.
Oh.Oh, the poor girl.
Remember, she's very, very important to us.
It's a good thing she's found such loving parents.
I still can't get over it.
I mean, he couldn't have just stolen that thing, could he?
Could he?
I know the fingerprints were everywhere
and clothes were at the Hunter house, but...
What about the gloves and the video?
It just doesn't add up?
So, I hear you've got a new sister.
Mm-hmm, Evie.
I bet they're giving her a big Hunter welcome.
You see, that's another thing.
Even with everything that's going on,
Erik is still the most selfless guy in the world.
Don't you think he was acting a bit weird
the last time we saw him?
I don't know.
They're all weird. I'm weird.
Good point. [chuckles]
He can't be guilty. There's no way.
I, I know him.
You're probably right.
I know I am.
Evie...
You're hearing my voice.
My wish is your command...
Guys, we should just leave her alone.
If she doesn't wanna talk, she doesn't have to--
Aw, Tess, come on!
We're on the verge of a breakthrough, I can feel it!
Mm-hm.Go on.
Where... did you get that necklace?
Don't you want to tell?
Why not?!
Guys...Jake!
Even if hypnosis does work, it won't work now.
If she can't talk, she can't talk.
Hypnosis is only for giving orders.
Oh, yeah.
If you're so smart, then why don't you try something?
You know, I did try something.No, you didn't...
[loud crosstalk]
Guys!
Where did she go?
How does she keep doing that?
She's not in the hallway.
Come on.
♪♪
Evie!
Evie?!
Evie!
Where is she?
[door creaks]
Hey, there you are.
So, how was your first day?
The kids show you around?
Are you hungry?
How about we go have dinner?
Erik's a great cook.
Do you like pancakes?
So do I, come on.
I really like mine with syrup.
Hi, anyone for pancakes?
I thought we'd wait to unpack until after we'd had a chance
to talk... or not talk.
I mean, I just want you to be happy.
Evie, we want you here...
always.
When you're happy. When you're sad.
The choice is really yours.
[Anika] Evie! Where are you?!
There you are, good.
Why in the world do you keep disappearing?
We thought you were gone.
Do you think you want to stay?
♪♪
Well, then, you are officially a Hunter now.
And we will always be there for you... forever.
Thank you.
You talk.
Yes.
Wow.
You're a real chatterbox.
Let's eat.Yes.
♪♪
[TV music and sound effects throughout]
Evie, honey, it's time for bed.
I remember when I was the youngest.
Yeah, it has its good parts.
But bedtime is definitely one of the downsides.
Anika, why don't you go with Evie?
What?! But I'm way older!
I know, and you don't have to go.
But I thought it might be nice for Evie
to have her big sister with her
since she's pretty new in the house.
It's true.
Maybe we can build a fort.
Have you ever built a fort, Evie?
Well, you're in luck 'cause I'm an expert at fort building.
I've got tons of ideas.
We could stack pillows for an outer wall and--
Anika, don't let Evie stay up too late, please.
She's had a pretty long day.
Oh, don't worry, we'll just build a regular fort.
Nothing special.
Unless we can pull off a mattress mountain.
Come on, Evie, this is gonna be fun.
Okay.
Oh, she won't stop talking! Can't get a word in.
♪♪
[crickets chirping]
[snoring]
Shh, shh.
[whispers] You don't have to be afraid.
Go back to sleep, okay?
Night.
♪♪