2.13 The Beacon of Moonstone Island

[Tim]

Sorry for this one being so late.  I was under the impression that Nancy Drew would be preempted, due to President Biden's address.  When I found out that it wasn't, it was too late.  However, I was able to watch the episode at the W Channel website (the channel that carries the show in Canada), so we're all good to go.

In this episode, Nancy heads to Moonstone Island, and finds a young girl living there.  The girl, calling herself Birdie, has no memories of how she got there.  However, she tells Nancy that "they" don't want her to leave the island.  However, Nancy takes Birdie back to the mainland. 

Soon, however, it seems that Birdie has been followed.  The Drew Crew discover that ghost of privateers, from the War Of 1812, also inhabit Moonstone Island, and are not afraid to drive off intruders, including using lethal force on boats that approach too close to the island.

Further investigation reveals that Birdie's actual name is Elizabeth, and she had been reported missing, along with her parents, five years earlier.  The Drew Crew assume that the ghosts are responsible, and manage to capture them.  Elizabeth is returned to her family, namely her grandmother and uncle.

However, Nancy begins to suspect that all is not as it seems.  Why would the ghosts have killed Elizabeth's parents, but saved her?  It it soon revealed that Elizabeth's uncle was responsible for the boat accident that killed her parents (he'd been using his store for a money laundering operation, that Elizabeth's parents had found out about).  The ghosts had saved her.    Elizabeth's uncle is soon arrested and Elizabeth frees the ghost.  Nancy figures that the ghost saving Elizabeth has made them see the errors  of their ways and they can move on.

We see that yes, George is basically raising her sisters.  

And she seems to want to help Odette.  She suggests trying to track down Odette's lover, Mary, if they can.   If Odette was earthbound, they perhaps she is too.  Problem is that Mary could be anywhere by now.  Where do they start?

Odette and Bess end up watching a movie together.  Bess is lucky to be living now.  Had she been alive in Odette's time, she too would have been persecuted.

However, Nancy's credibility had taken a hit, due to her recanting her testimony against Everett Hudson.  And she says that this will help her get inside the Hudson's to help stop them.  However, Ned is not convinced and fears that Nancy has gone over to the other side.

[Trinity]

I forgot it was on. Gotta admit I've forgotten what's new and what isn't lately. I'm glad it's back to normal next week.

Not sure what to make of Nick turning his vacant rooms into some kind of youth center.

After all of the hints Bess dropped throughout the episode about the big, empty building, the youth center seemed to come out of nowhere. It is very in character for him but the writers seemed to be heading in one direction only to change their mind at the last second.

So they seem to be really going there with Nancy/Ace, especially with the "I'm jealous that your dating someone else but I wont admit it" looks they kept throwing each other.

[Tim]

Have to see where this youth home thing goes.

Wonder if they'll be able to track down Odette's lover.