She asks if they have a suspect, and Lisbeth tries to keep her out of the investigation. Nancy corners her to ask about the DNA testing at the Marvin mansion. Lisbeth and the rest of the police arrive. As Ace tries to unlock a trunk in Owen’s room, Nancy notices a hand-print on the window pane: someone was here. Ace is gently supportive throughout this scene, telling Nancy that he knows she doesn’t like to share her feelings with everyone but that he’s there if she needs him. Nancy notices he has a ghost catcher, and this makes her even sadder. Nick again tries to talk to George about the tension between them, but she isn’t ready.Īct 5: Nancy and Ace go to Owen’s apartment to look for clues. She volunteers to go first to show the rest of Marvins they have nothing to fear. Lisbeth arrives at the mansion to obtain DNA samples from the Marvins, and Bess has to step in and smooth things over between Lisbeth, Aunt Diana, and the more vocal of the Marvin cousins. Nancy and Ace call the rest of the crew, who tell them they don’t think the Marvins are responsible with Bess backing up George and Nick's claim.
When Nancy admits they successfully contacted her, Hannah is shocked, saying “she’s not your common street ghost, she’s like a white whale.” Ace unhelpfully responds with “well, she did have a tail.” The trio realizes that whatever killed Owen was human. She says the spirit is unusually rare, hardly ever appearing in front of people. It's clear that Bess is conflicted about her relationships between her newfound family and girlfriend.Īct 4: Nancy and Ace are at the historical society talking to Hannah, who is incredulous that the Aglaeca could be responsible. Meanwhile Bess talks to Aunt Diana, who again asks Bess to use her relationship with Lisbeth to benefit the family by finding out what the police know about Owen’s killer. George and Nick talk to the group, who all have a motive for killing Owen but also seem too self-absorbed to pull it off. One asks George and Nick if either of them are artists because Owen will need “a portrait for the Hall of Tragedies” now that he’s been murdered. On their arrival to the mansion, it becomes clear that Bess’ family is eccentric. After their unsuccessful seance, Bess, Nick, and George head to the Marvin mansion to see if there are any clues to dig up there while Nancy stays with Ace. It seems she doesn’t want them talking to Owen. They don’t reach Owen, but they do reach the Aglaeca, a terrifying Gollum-like creature who screeches at them and disappears. Right away, a wind whips through the house, destroying a table in the living room. Nick also tries to comfort her, but like before she pushes him away.Īct 3: The group sits in a circle to begin the ritual. Nancy tries to apologize when Ryan leaves, but George brushes her off not wanting to discuss her feelings now. Forgetting that George also had an relationship with him too and George takes offense at the idea that she is somehow ruined. In her anger, she also tells him off for “ruining” the women around him, specifically naming Lucy and Tiffany.
He heard what happened to Owen and wants to “check in with Nancy, but she quickly shuts down the father/daughter bonding session by telling him to go. So, they set up another seance however Ryan arrives. It’s the only chance they have of trying to stop the curse. So they decide to contact Owen from the afterlife so he can tell them what happened after he received the latest portent but before she killed him. When they sit down to discuss what to do, the crew realizes that if the Aglaeca came for Owen, she’s definitely coming for them next. Nick and George are waiting on a bench outside, and her knee is shaking from anxiety, but when Nick lays his hand on her knee to try to calm her down, she pushes him away.Īct 2: Nancy goes to her house with her friends. Lisbeth thinks if she was at the party she could have prevented Owen’s death, and as she walks away Bess is stuck with her family who wants to plan Owen's service. Bess is also at the station trying to manage her family. Lisbeth is gently trying to find out what happened to Owen, but Nancy is too shocked and grief-stricken to help. Plot summaryĪct 1: Nancy is in the Horseshoe Bay PD being interrogated about the murder of someone close to her. Synopsis SPRING FINALE – Nancy and the Drew Crew investigate a mysterious death which also leads to new details regarding the Aglaeca curse.