A clip shows a big house on a sunny day in a quiet neighbourhood. Next, a dark toolbox appears with a label that reads "Band of angels."

EB says "BAND OF ANGELS." HM…

Next, EB grabs the box. The screen zooms out and reveals a bigger room, full of old things, where two other people check a cell phone and a laptop.

EB is a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a plaid green shirt over a white T-shirt and jeans.

Kyla was on her phone.

She sees EB with the box and says MAYBE IT WAS A
ROCK BAND GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
WAS REALLY INTO.

The screen shows the portrait of a woman in her sixties. She has short white hair and wears glasses, a beige blouse and a patterned scarf.

Kyla has long dark straight hair. She wears a blue T-shirt, a denim vest and shorts. The woman next to her is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair and wears a red blouse. It’s Tilly.

EB says I CAN'T IMAGINE
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE AS A ROCKER.
(Electric guitar plays)

Kyla says WELL, LET'S SEE…

Kyla opens the toolbox.

EB says WHAT'S THAT?

Inside the box they find an old postcard with the picture of a house and a lamp.

Kyla reads
"SALEM CHAPEL, SAINT CATHERINES,
ONTARIO, CANADA." I WONDER WHO
THE WOMAN IS IN THIS PICTURE?

The upper right corner in the postcard has a black and white picture of a woman in her mid-forties. Her hair is dark and tied up in the back. She wears a plain dark dress with details in the collar.

EB says DOES SHE LOOK LIKE
SOMEONE FROM A ROCK BAND?

Kyla says NOT REALLY.

Tilly says THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE BACK!

Kyla reads "STEAL AWAY, STEAL AWAY HOME."

EB says OH...

Kyla says SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE PART
OF A POEM. OR SONG LYRICS...

EB says YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT!

Kyla says MAYBE THE MYSTERY
IS ABOUT MUSIC.

EB digs in the box and finds a new object. It’s a dreamcatcher.

He says CHECK IT OUT...
FEATHERY THING. AND
A RED DOT IN THE MIDDLE.
SOME SORT OF LAMP...
BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NONE OF THESE THINGS SEEM
TO GO TOGETHER. HM...

Kyla says ALRIGHT, I'M HEADING
TO THE CHURCH.

EB says AND I'LL WORK ON THIS CLUE.

Tilly says AND I'LL TAKE THIS.

EB says OH, YEAH.

Kyla says ARE WE READY?

EB says READY!
(picture snaps)

The image freezes as in a picture and the colours turn pale.

Tilly says YES!
(Theme music plays)

A dark red background with letter prints shows the shapes of a girl and a boy in the middle. It lights up and reveal EB and Kyla smiling.

Next, the kids are in a room looking at a portrait. The image zooms in a reveals the image of a woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.

The song plays and the lyrics go
HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY

The woman in her sixties unfreezes and picks up a blue shining object from the floor.

The song continues
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY

Fast clips show images of a river, a bridge at night and a fire explosion.

The song continues
SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."

Next, pictures of dogs are followed by the woman in her sixties writing down notes on a journal.

The song continues
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED

THe woman in her sixties drives a car and next flies a small aircraft.

The song continues
AUNT TILLY INHERITED
HER BIG OLD HOUSE
FILLED WITH FILES AND CLUES
OF MUMMIES
SPIES AND VOYAGEURS
SCARY CREATURES TOO

Tilly stands in front of the house. She looks shocked. Next, EB checks a metal box full of objects. A mommy, a skull, and an eel appear among other objects.

The song continues
E.B. AND KYLA
WILL COME THROUGH
THEY'LL SOLVE

Kyla shows her phone screen. Tilly holds a lamp and a laptop shows the progress of file saving in a box.

The song continues
THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE

EB, Kyla and Tilly pose together in a picture. The title of the show appears below in blue letters: "The Mystery Files."

The song ends
THE MYSTERY FILES.

(music plays)

Next, Kyla compares the picture of a church in the postcard with a building in front of her. She records a video while walking.

She says THIS IS DEFINITELY THE PLACE.

She enters the church. Inside, a woman in her forties sings a song and the lyrics go
STEAL AWAY
STEAL AWAY HOME
I AIN'T GOT A-LONG
TO STAY HERE.

Theresa has long dark hair and wears a green blouse under a black jacket.

Kyla sits next to a woman and says THAT WAS AMAZING.

Rachelle says OH, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

Rachelle is in her forties. She has curly dark hair down to the shoulders and wears a black blouse.

Kyla says HI!

Theresa says HI! HOW ARE YOU?

Kyla says I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

Theresa says GOOD!

Kyla says I'M INVESTIGATING A
MYSTERY, AND SOME OF THE WORDS
THAT YOU JUST SANG ARE WRITTEN
ON THE BACK OF THIS POSTCARD
THAT WE GOT AS A CLUE.

Theresa says YES, "STEAL AWAY HOME." THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS SINGING.

Kyla says HOW OLD IS THIS SONG?

Theresa says IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE 1800S.

Kyla says DEFINITELY NOT
A ROCK SONG, THEN.

Theresa says NO. THIS IS
A CODED SPIRITUAL. A SPIRITUAL
IS LIKE A FOLK SONG.

A clip on screen shows the sheet music of a song.

Kyla says SO, IT HAS A SECRET CODE
OR A MESSAGE?

Rachelle says YES, IT DOES.

Kyla says WELL, IT DEFINITELY
SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING
TO GET AWAY FROM SOMETHING,
SINCE IT'S CALLED "STEAL AWAY."

Theresa says MM-HM. THEY WERE
GATHERED TOGETHER AND THEY WERE
TAKEN INTO THE WAGON, WHICH WAS
THE "STEAL AWAY." SO THEY WERE
UNDERNEATH THE WAGON, HIDING.

A black and white picture on screen shows a group of men by a wagon with a horse.

Theresa continues
AND "STEAL AWAY HOME" WAS
TO WHERE THEY WERE GOING.

Kyla says SO WHO SANG THESE SONGS?

A picture shows slaves working.

Rachelle says ACTUALLY, THEY WERE
SUNG BY ENSLAVED BLACK PEOPLE IN
THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE UNITED
STATES. SO THEY WERE ACTUALLY
SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY. THAT'S
WHAT THEY WERE CONSIDERED, AT
THE TIME, WAY BACK IN THE 1800S.

A series of black and white pictures and drawings show slaves working in the southern fields as well as white people interacting with them.

Rachelle continues
THEY WERE OPPRESSED PEOPLES.
SOMEONE TOLD THEM WHEN THEY
COULD WORK, SOMEONE TOLD THEM
WHEN THEY COULD SLEEP, SOMEONE
TOLD THEM WHEN THEY COULD EAT.

Kyla says THAT SOUNDS HORRIBLE.

Rachelle confirms
WELL, IT WAS VERY HORRIBLE.

Theresa sings a new song and the lyrics go
WADE IN THE WATER
WADE IN THE WATER, CHILDREN
WADE IN THE WATER
GOD'S GOING
TO TROUBLE THE WATER.

Kyla says THAT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE
THEY'RE TRYING TO ESCAPE
FROM SOMETHING.

Theresa says YOU GOT IT.

Kyla says AND THEY'RE TAKING
THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEM?

New pictures show a couple of slaves escaping and being persecuted.

Theresa says YES. AS MANY PEOPLE
AS THEY CAN POSSIBLY GATHER.

Kyla says I GUESS THE WATER WAS
SAFER? THERE WEREN'T AS MANY
PEOPLE CHASING THEM THERE?

Theresa says VERY GOOD!

Next, pictures show hunting dogs chasing people and a slave hiding in the water.

Theresa continues THE REAL
STORY IS, THERE WERE DOGS THAT
WERE ON THE HUNT FOR THEM. SO
WHEN THEY STARTED TO SING "WADE
IN THE WATER" IT MEANT FOR YOU
TO GET INTO THE WATER TO HIDE,
BECAUSE A DOG CANNOT SMELL YOU
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE WATER.
(TILLY'S COMPUTER RINGS.)

Kyla uses her cellphone to contact Tilly on her laptop, back home.

Tilly says HEY, KYLA!

Kyla says AUNT TILLY, THIS MYSTERY
MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH SLAVES. CAN YOU
FIND OUT ABOUT THAT?

Tilly says ALREADY LOOKED
INTO THAT. PRETTY MUCH ALL
ANCIENT CULTURES HAD SLAVES,
AND SOME CULTURES HAD SLAVES
EVEN MORE RECENTLY.

Tilly shares a few pictures with Kyla. The new series of images shows the slaves being captured and walking with their hands tied up.

Tilly continues
ABOUT 400 YEARS AGO EUROPEANS
WHO CAME TO LIVE IN NORTH
AMERICA BROUGHT OVER AFRICANS
TO HELP WORK ON THEIR TOBACCO
AND COTTON FARMS. THEY WERE
KIDNAPPED FROM THEIR HOMELANDS,
BROUGHT TO THE NEW WORLD
AGAINST THEIR WILL, TREATED
AS PROPERTY AND FORCED TO WORK.
THEY WERE MADE INTO SLAVES.
SOME SAY AS MANY AS 6 TO
7 MILLION WERE BROUGHT OVER
IN THE 18TH CENTURY ALONE.

Kyla says THAT'S REALLY HARD TO IMAGINE.

Tilly continues WHAT MIGHT BE EVEN
WORSE IS THAT EVEN MORE THAN
THAT MANY DIED BECAUSE OF
HORRIBLE CONDITIONS ON THE SLAVE
SHIPS THAT BROUGHT THEM OVER.

Kyla says WOW. THAT'S UNBELIEVABLY
SAD. WHERE DID THE SLAVES WORK?

New pictures show slaves in the fields, at work. THey wear typical cotton clothes with hats and aprons.

Tilly says MOST OF THEM WORKED ON
PLANTATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN U.S.
THEIR OWNERS MADE SURE THEY WERE
COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THEM,
AND BASICALLY CONTROLLED THEIR
LIVES. THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO
LEARN TO READ OR WRITE, AND THEY
WERE OFTEN BEATEN FOR REBELLING,
OR EVEN FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

Kyla says YOU SAID THEY WERE
BROUGHT TO NORTH AMERICA. WAS IT
JUST THE U.S., OR CANADA TOO?

Tilly says CANADA HAD SLAVES, TOO.
THE FIRST ONES WERE BROUGHT
BY THE FRENCH SETTLERS IN
THE 1600S. BUT IN 1793 A LAW
WAS PASSED SO THAT ANY SLAVE
WHO REACHED CANADA BECAME FREE
IMMEDIATELY. AND A FEW YEARS
LATER, SLAVERY WAS COMPLETELY
ABOLISHED IN CANADA.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT CONTINUED
IN THE SOUTHERN U.S. UNTIL 1865.

Kyla says NO WONDER THEY WERE
HIDING AND TRYING TO GET AWAY!
I HAVE AN IDEA.
CHECK BACK WITH YOU LATER.

Kyla ends the video call with Tilly.

Next, she says RACHELLE, DID THE SLAVES
FROM THE SOUTHERN U.S. COME
TO CANADA, AND TO THIS CHURCH?

Rachelle says YEAH, THEY CAME
TO THIS CHURCH AND THEY CAME
TO VARIOUS PARTS OF CANADA.
BUT THIS CHURCH IN PARTICULAR
WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PART
OF ANTI-SLAVERY ACTIVITY.

New images show the pictures inside the church where Kyla is.

Kyla says DID THE WOMAN IN
THIS PICTURE HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH SLAVERY?

Rachelle says YES, SHE DID. COME
WITH ME AND I'LL SHOW YOU MORE.

They enter a new room. The wall is covered with portraits and pictures of a woman.

Rachelle says SEE HERE, KYLA?
THIS ENTIRE WALL IS DEDICATED
TO HARRIET TUBMAN, THE WOMAN
THAT'S ON YOUR POSTCARD.

Kyla says WAS SHE A SLAVE?

An animated screen shows the picture of the woman in the postcard that Kyla found earlier. Next, a satellite view map follows the path from Maryland, USA, to Saint Catherine.

Rachelle says SHE WAS.
SHE WAS ENSLAVED IN MARYLAND.
SHE ESCAPED FROM SLAVERY IN 1849
AND THEN SHE EVENTUALLY MADE
HER WAY HERE TO SAINT CATHERINE’S.
IN FACT, SHE ATTENDED
THIS VERY CHURCH RIGHT HERE
IN SAINT CATHERINES.

Kyla says THIS CHURCH THAT WE'RE AT?

Rachelle says ABSOLUTELY. YES SHE DID.

Kyla says WOW.
(KYLA'S PHONE RINGS.)

Kyla picks up her phone. It’s Tilly.

She says WHAT'S UP AUNT TILLY?

Tilly says HANG ON! I'LL
CONFERENCE IN E.B.

EB says HI, GUYS.

EB joins the conversation on another screen. Now, the team is completed.

Tilly says HEY! I DID AN IMAGE
SEARCH, AND THE WOMAN ON THAT
POSTCARD IS HARRIET TUBMAN.

Kyla says I JUST FOUND THAT OUT, TOO.
SHE WORKED AGAINST SLAVERY AND
ACTUALLY ATTENDED THIS CHURCH.

EB says COOL.

Tilly says SHE RISKED HER OWN LIFE
TO LEAD SLAVES TO FREEDOM
RIGHT THERE AT SAINT CATHERINE’S!
IT LOOKS LIKE HER FIRST TRIP TO
SAINT CATHERINES WAS IN 1851, WITH
11 RUNAWAY SLAVES. FOR THE NEXT
10 YEARS SHE CONTINUED GUIDING
OR GIVING ESCAPE INSTRUCTIONS
TO HUNDREDS OF SLAVES.

A black and white picture on screen shows a group of men, women and kids posing.

EB says WOW, WHAT A HERO!

Tilly says SHE MANAGED TO AVOID
BOUNTY HUNTERS, THOSE ARE PEOPLE
WHO CHASE FUGITIVES OR CRIMINALS
FOR REWARD MONEY, WHO WERE
ALWAYS TRYING TO CATCH HER.
IT SEEMS THAT SOMETIMES SHE
DISGUISED HERSELF AS A MAN,
AND SOMETIMES AS AN OLD LADY!

Next, a "Wanted" ad shows the picture of the woman in the postcard.

Kyla says AMAZING.

Tilly says SHE WAS CALLED A "CONDUCTOR."

Kyla says LIKE A MUSIC CONDUCTOR?

Tilly says NO.

EB says LIKE A TRAIN CONDUCTOR?

Tilly says SORT OF. SHE WAS PART
OF A NETWORK CALLED THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

Kyla says A RAILROAD THAT WAS
UNDERGROUND? LIKE A SUBWAY?

EB says IT COULDN'T REALLY BE
A RAILROAD UNDER THE GROUND,
COULD IT?

Tilly says IT WASN'T REALLY A RAILROAD,
AND IT WASN'T LITERALLY
UNDERGROUND. THEY CALLED IT
THAT BECAUSE IT WAS SECRET.

Kyla says JUST LIKE THE WORDS
IN THE CODED SONGS!

Tilly says EXACTLY.

Kyla says THANK, AUNT TILLY.

The video call ends.

Kyla says ARE THERE STILL FAMILY MEMBERS
HERE OF PEOPLE THAT USED THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NETWORK?

Rachelle says YES. IN SAINT CATHERINE’S, THERE
ARE ABOUT 30 FAMILY NAMES THAT
ARE STILL DIRECTLY CONNECTED
TO THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

Kyla says AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?

Rachelle shows Kyla a series of pictures of her family by the wall.

Rachelle says YES. THIS IS
MY TWO TIMES GREAT GRANDPA
ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE. MY GRANDMA.
AND THEN ON MY GRANDPA'S SIDE,
THERE'S MY GREAT UNCLE.
SO THEY'RE ALL DESCENDANTS
OF RUNAWAY SLAVES, TOO.

Kyla says THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
IF THE NETWORK WASN'T REALLY
A RAILROAD, HOW DID HARRIET
TUBMAN TAKE THE SLAVES NORTH?

Rachelle says WELL, SOMETIMES SHE
WOULD GUIDE THEM HERSELF AND
SOMETIMES SHE WOULD INSTRUCT
THEM. THEY WOULD MOVE FROM SAFE
HOUSE DESTINATION TO SAFE HOUSE
DESTINATION. SO IT WAS A NETWORK
OF ANTI-SLAVERY ACTIVISTS WHO
WERE HELPING RUNAWAY SLAVES
ESCAPE TO FREEDOM.

Next, back in the main room, Theresa sings again.

The lyrics go SWING LOW
SWEET CHARIOT
COMING FOR TO CARRY ME HOME
I LOOKED OVER JORDAN
AND WHAT DID I SEE
COMING FOR TO CARRY ME HOME?
A BAND OF ANGELS
COMING AFTER ME
COMING FOR TO CARRY ME HOME.

Rachelle says THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL, THERESA.

Kyla says HEY, A "BAND OF ANGELS"!
THAT'S HERMIONE'S FILE LABEL. DO
YOU THINK HARRIET TUBMAN COULD
HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AN ANGEL?
SHE HELPED SO MANY PEOPLE.
LIKE A GUARDIAN ANGEL?

Rachelle says ABSOLUTELY. AND
SHE DID HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO I WOULD SAY MORE LIKE
AN EARTHLY ANGEL.

Kyla makes a new call.

Kyla says HEY, E.B., WE'RE
GETTING CLOSER TO SOLVING
THE "BAND OF ANGELS" MYSTERY.

EB says YEAH! AND ALSO... PRETTY
COOL ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD. I THINK WE'RE ON
THE RIGHT "TRACK." OH, WAIT...
LET'S HOPE OUR PLANS DON'T GET
"DERAILED." HEY, GUESS WHAT
I FOUND OUT? THIS IS CALLED
A DREAM CATCHER. I'M "DREAMING."
THAT I'LL SOLVE THIS MYSTERY!

Kyla says YOU JUST DON'T STOP, DO YOU?

EB shows Kyla the dreamcatcher.

EB says NOPE. ANYWAY,
DREAM CATCHERS ARE MADE
BY FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE.
PLUS, THEY'RE FEATHERY.
JUST LIKE THE WINGS ON AN ANGEL.

Kyla says THAT'S TRUE.

EB says CATCH YOU LATER.

The call ends.

Next, the screen shows flowers in the fields on a sunny day and EB walking by the road.

He says BECAUSE DREAM CATCHERS ARE MADE
BY FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE,
I'M ON MY WAY TO MEET SOMEONE
TO HELP ME INVESTIGATE.
HI, I'M E.B. NICE TO MEET YOU.

Dave says MY NAME'S DAVE.

EB meets Dave. Dave is in his fifties. He has short grey hair and a moustache. He wears a camouflage cap, a violet T-shirt and blue jeans.

EB says DAVE, I'M TRYING
TO SOLVE A MYSTERY AND
I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP.

Dave says OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

EB says SO, OUR FIRST CLUES
ARE THIS DREAM CATCHER HERE
AND THIS PICTURE OF A POSTCARD.

EB shows Dave the dreamcatcher and a picture of the postcard he keeps in his cell phone.

Dave says WELL, THAT POSTCARD
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT,
BUT THAT DREAM CATCHER
I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT.

EB says ALRIGHT.

Dave explains how the dreamcatcher works.

Dave continues A LONG STORY SHORT,
IT'S MADE ON THE IDEA OF A
SPIDER WEB. SO ANY BAD ENERGY
THAT'S COMING TO YOU DURING
THE NIGHTTIME WILL GET
CAUGHT IN THIS WEB HERE.
BUT THE GOOD ENERGY WILL
BE ABLE TO PASS THROUGH.
IT WILL COME TO YOUR MIND
AND YOU WILL HAVE GOOD DREAMS.

EB says NOW, DID THE SLAVES USED
TO CARRY THESE THINGS AROUND?

Dave says NO, I REALLY DOUBT THAT.

EB says WELL, OUR MYSTERY FILE
LABEL IS "BAND OF ANGELS,"
SO ARE DREAM CATCHERS
RELATED TO ANGELS IN ANY WAY?

Dave says NO.

EB says IT'S GOT TO MEAN SOMETHING.
DID FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE MEET
SLAVES WHO WERE ESCAPING THROUGH
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?

Dave says ABSOLUTELY, THEY DID. THEY
WERE A BIG PART OF THE SYSTEM.

EB says OH, OKAY. SO HOW WERE
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE ABLE
TO HELP SLAVES FIND THEIR WAY?

A picture on screen shows the painting of a tribe with colourful outfits.

Dave says IN THE EARLY DAYS WHEN
THE NETWORK WAS STILL BEING
DEVELOPED, SOMETIMES SLAVES
WOULD ESCAPE AT NIGHT BY BOAT
AND COME ACROSS THE RIVER.
THIS AREA AROUND FORT ERIE,
CLOSE TO THE WATER, WAS VERY
WOODED. WE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE
HAD OUR OWN PATH, AND
KNEW THE LAND VERY WELL.

The screens zooms in and lands in on Fort Erie, Ontario. Now, EB records a new video.

EB says IT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY
SCARY FOR SLAVES, JUST BEING
DROPPED OFF IN A TOTALLY STRANGE
PLACE WITH NO FOOD, NO MAPS
AND NO IDEA WHERE TO GO.
SOME PRETTY TALL GRASS.

Dave and EB move across a field.

Dave says YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH OUT, THIS
AREA HERE. WE'VE HAD A COUGAR.

EB says WOW! A COUGAR?

Dave says JUST DOWN OVER HERE.
I SAW THE TRACKS.

A fast clip shows a cougar.
(SCREAMING COUGAR)

Dave continues
NOW BE CAREFUL. HERE WE HAVE
POISON IVY COMING UP AGAIN,
HERE. SO DOWN IN THIS AREA
HERE IS WHERE THE BOG
ACTUALLY STARTS.

EB says DAVE TOLD ME THAT
WHEN THE SLAVES HAD TO WALK
IN THIS AREA, IT WAS A BOG.
THAT'S WET, MUDDY GROUND TOO
SOFT TO SUPPORT A HEAVY BODY.
SO IT WAS REALLY HARD TO WALK.

Dave says BECAUSE IT WAS SO WET
OUT THERE, IT WAS A VERY GOOD
PLACE FOR REPTILES TO GROW, AND
THERE WERE A LOT OF RATTLESNAKES
OUT THERE BACK THEN.

A fast clip shows a black and white video of a snake.
(RATTLESNAKE)

EB says WELL, WHAT IF A SLAVE
GOT BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE?

Dave says WELL, THERE ARE WAYS
OF HEALING THAT.

EB says REALLY?

Dave says YES. THERE'S A PLANT
CALLED THE PLANTAIN.

A video shows Dave and EB preparing a natural medicine with leaves and a casserole.

EB says DAVE SHOWED ME WHAT
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE WOULD DO
IF THE SLAVES THEY WERE GUIDING
GOT BITTEN BY A POISONOUS SNAKE.
THEY'D HEAT THE PLANTAIN LEAVES
UP AND GIVE IT TO THEM TO CHEW.
OKAY, LET'S PRETEND
I JUST GOT A SNAKE BITE.

A fast clip shows a snake’s biting.

EB says OW! THIS BITE REALLY HURTS.
YOU SEE THAT? JUST PUT IT IN?

Dave says JUST PUT THAT IN
YOUR MOUTH AND CHEW UNTIL
YOU'VE CHEWED IT UP GOOD.

EB chews the leaves.

EB says IT TASTES LIKE SOIL.
LIKE YOU SAID,
IT TASTES VERY EARTHY.

Dave says IT DOES TASTE VERY EARTHY.

EB says YOU JUST APPLY IT TO THE BITE?

EB applies it to his arm.

Dave says APPLY IT TO THE BITE.
AND AS SOON AS IT DRIES UP
YOU'VE GOT TO CHANGE IT, PUT
ANOTHER ONE ON. SO YOU'VE GOT
TO HAVE LOTS OF THIS ON HAND.

EB says SO HOW LONG WOULD
YOU HAVE TO DO THAT FOR?

Dave says 3 OR 4 DAYS FOR SURE.

EB says REALLY?

Dave says DEPENDING ON
HOW MUCH VENOM YOU TOOK.

says DO YOU SEE THAT? IT LOOKS LIKE
MY SNAKE BITE IS CURED.

Dave says OH, LOOK AT YOU.

EB says THAT IS AMAZING!

Dave says YOU'VE GOT SOME SALIVA THERE!

EB says HAVE YOU GOT SOMETHING
FOR MOSQUITOES?

Dave giggles and says IF I DID,
I'D BE A VERY RICH MAN.

Now, a new video shows the picture of man camping followed by shooting of Dave and EB setting up a campfire.

EB says MAKING A SMOKELESS FIRE SO
AS NOT TO BE SPOTTED IS ANOTHER
MAJOR THING THE FIRST NATIONS
PEOPLE SHOWED THE ESCAPING
SLAVES. DRUM ROLL PLEASE...

Dave says VERY GOOD!

EB says BEAUTIFUL.

Dave says SEE HOW EASILY
IT TAKES THE FIRE?

The fire starts to burn.

EB says THAT WAS AMAZING.

Dave says THAT LITTLE BIT OF
SMOKE? YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO SEE THAT OVER THERE.

EB says YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.
OH WOW, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT BAD. WE'RE
NOT CAUSING A LOT OF SMOKE AT
ALL. YOU KNOW, FROM CLOSE IT
MIGHT SEEM LIKE THERE'S SMOKE.
BUT YOU WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE
ABLE TO SEE THAT FROM FAR AWAY.

Dave says NO.

EB says YOU KNOW, THIS IS
A PRETTY BEAUTIFUL FIRE.

Dave says IT IS. IT'S
GOOD ENOUGH TO COOK ON.

EB says YEAH.

Now, the team meets again for a new video call.

Tilly says HEY, E.B.!

EB says HEY, GUYS! I KNOW HOW TO HEAL
A REAL RATTLESNAKE BITE, NOW.

Kyla says I DON'T PLAN
ON BEING NEAR ANY.

Tilly says DITTO.

EB says JUST SAYING. WELL
LISTEN, I THINK I'M ON TO
SOMETHING. HARRIET TUBMAN HELPED
A LOT OF SLAVES ESCAPE, RIGHT?

Kyla says YEP. I THINK SHE MIGHT
BE PART OF THE "BAND OF ANGELS."
FROM OUR FILE LABEL.

EB says AND I FOUND OUT THAT FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE HELPED ON THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, TOO. SO...

Kyla says THEY COULD BE
CONSIDERED ANGELS, TOO!

Tilly says I SEE WHERE
YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.

EB says I THINK MAYBE HERMIONE
PUT THE DREAM CATCHER IN THE
FILE BECAUSE FIRST NATIONS
PEOPLE HELPED SLAVES. ALSO,
WHEN THE SLAVES REACHED CANADA,
AND THEY WERE FREE, THEY COULD
HAVE SWEET DREAMS.

Tilly says BUT THERE'S STILL
ONE MORE CLUE. ALL I FOUND OUT
WAS THAT IT'S AN OLD LANTERN.

Tilly shows the kids the lamp that was inside the box, earlier.

EB says MAYBE DAVE KNOWS. I'M ON
IT.

The call ends and EB shows Dave the picture of the old lantern.

He says HEY, DAVE? OUR LAST CLUE IS
THIS. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW
IT CONNECTS TO THE UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD OR A "BAND OF ANGELS"?

Dave says NO, I CAN'T SEE THAT.
BUT NOT FAR FROM HERE, THERE'S
A PLACE CALLED BERTIE HALL.

EB says BERTIE HALL?

Dave says YES. PERHAPS IF YOU
GO THERE AND ASK FOR JIM.

EB says ASK FOR JIM?

Dave says YEAH, HE MAY KNOW.

EB says ALRIGHT, WELL...
THANKS SO MUCH DAVE!

They shake hands and EB leaves.

Next, EB gets to a new building. A caption on screen reads "NIagara’s Underground Railboard Safe House."

EB says THIS IS BERTIE HALL. I'M HOPING
I CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE LANTERN
MEANS SO THAT WE CAN FIND OUT
WHAT MYSTERY HERMIONE WAS
TRYING TO WRITE ABOUT.
HEY THERE!

Jim says HELLO!

A man comes to meet him by the door.

EB says ARE YOU JIM?

Jim says I AM.

Jim is in his forties. He’s bald and clean-shaven. He wears dark trousers and a blue shirt.

EB says HI! I'M E.B. NICE TO MEET YOU.

Jim says NICE TO MEET YOU, E.B.

EB says AND THIS IS A VERY
IMPRESSIVE HOUSE. WOW! DOES THIS
HOUSE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?

Jim says ABSOLUTELY. THIS HUGE
HOUSE WAS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM.
IT WAS A BEACON FOR PEOPLE
CROSSING THE NIAGARA RIVER.

EB says WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

Jim says WELL, COME HERE.
I'LL SHOW YOU.

Jim takes EB to a new spot where they see the water in between the thick tree tops.

EB says WHOA! SO THIS IS
THE NIAGARA RIVER?

Jim says IT IS.

EB says AND ON THAT SIDE
IS THE UNITED STATES?

Jim says THAT IS THE UNITED STATES.

A close up on screen shows the coast on the other side.

EB says SO SOME SLAVES WOULD COME
ACROSS THE RIVER AND LAND HERE.

Jim says YES, THEY WOULD HAVE
LANDED HERE BECAUSE IT WAS A
RELATIVELY EASY CROSSING AND IF
YOU HAD TO WALK A LONG WAY FROM
WAY DOWN IN THE UNITED STATES,
THIS IS THE FIRST CHUNK
OF CANADA YOU RUN INTO.

EB takes a few pictures.

Next, he says BUT WAIT... THERE'S
A LOT OF TREES BLOCKING
THE PATH RIGHT THERE.
HOW WOULD YOU SEE THE HOUSE?

Jim says WELL, ALMOST 200 YEARS
AGO THERE WEREN'T ANY TREES
HERE AT ALL.

EB says REALLY?

A new black and white picture shows an old version of the building.

Jim says SO YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE
THAT HUGE RED AND WHITE HOUSE.
AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL BY
ITSELF. THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
ANY OTHER HOUSES AROUND.

EB says OH, NO NEIGHBOURS?

Jim says NO NEIGHBOURS.

EB says OH, THEN THEY MUST HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO SEE THIS HOUSE
FROM REALLY FAR AWAY.

Jim says YEAH, YOU COULD
SEE IT FOR MILES.

EB says HOW DID THEY
GET ACROSS, EXACTLY?

Jim says WELL, MOST WOULD HAVE
COME ACROSS BY BOAT. BUT SADLY,
NOT EVERYBODY MADE IT
ACROSS THAT RIVER.

Next, both Jim and EB enter a room. By the window, EB notices an old lantern.

EB says OH, THAT'S KIND OF SAD.
OH. IT'S A LANTERN!

Jim says YEAH.

EB says ONE OF OUR CLUES IN THE
MYSTERY THAT GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
LEFT IS A LANTERN, HERE.

He shows Jim a picture of the lantern found by Tilly.

Jim says THESE LANTERNS BECAME
A SYMBOL FOR FREEDOM. SO YOU'D
KNOW THIS WAS A SAFE HOUSE IF
YOU SAW A LANTERN AT THE WINDOW.

EB says OH! I GET IT! OKAY,
SO THIS WAS THE BEACON
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?

Jim says YEAH.

EB says OH, OKAY. SO SLAVES COMING
AT NIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SEE THIS LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW.

Jim says FROM THIS BIG HOUSE,
ABSOLUTELY.

EB says I WAS TOLD THAT SLAVES
HAD TO STAY OFF THE MAIN ROAD,
BECAUSE IT WASN'T SAFE FOR THEM.
WAS IT SAFE AROUND THESE PARTS
BACK THEN?

A picture shows a copy of an old notification that reads "200 dollars reward. Ranaway from the subscriber on the night of Thursday the 30th of September. Five negro slaves..."

Jim says NOT COMPLETELY. BOUNTY
HUNTERS COULD CROSS THE BORDER
AND USE THE EXCUSE THAT THESE
ESCAPED SLAVES HAD STOLEN A
HORSE. SO THEY USED THAT AS
AN EXCUSE TO DRAG PEOPLE AWAY.

EB says WHO OWNED THIS PLACE
BACK IN THE DAYS OF THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?

Jim says THE FORSYTH FAMILY BUILT
THIS HOUSE AND LIVED IN IT. THEY
WERE VERY WELL-TO-DO, OBVIOUSLY,
TO BUILD THIS BIG BRICK HOUSE.

EB says SO THEY HELPED SLAVES?

Jim says YES. THEY WOULD HAVE HAD
MANY VISITORS COMING THROUGH
HERE. BUT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN
A GOOD STOP FOR SOMEONE SEEKING
FREEDOM IN CANADA. MRS. FORSYTH
AND HER SONS ARE RECORDED AS
HELPING PEOPLE ALONG THE RIVER.

Jim takes EB to the basement.

EB says WHOA!
THIS IS CREEPY.
WHOA!
THIS IS NOT
YOUR EVERYDAY BASEMENT.

The walls are covered with stones and bricks. The room is very dark and is quite empty.

Jim says NO, IT'S NOT.

EB approaches a wooden stand by the wall. He pulls out the handle and it becomes a door to enter a new passage.

EB is in shock.

He says NO WAY! A SECRET ROOM?
WHOA! I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS
PLACE. THIS IS KIND OF SPOOKY.

Jim says IT IS.

EB says VERY SPOOKY, ACTUALLY.
DO YOU THINK SLAVES STOPPED
IN PLACES LIKE THIS
ON THEIR WAY TO FREEDOM?

Jim says YEAH, PLACES
A LOT SMALLER THAN THIS ALL
THROUGH THE UNITED STATES.

EB says THAT SMALL?

Jim says BECAUSE IT WAS DANGEROUS.
PEOPLE COULD BE HUNTED DOWN.
SO YOU NEEDED TO HIDE.

EB plays a video on his phone that shows the different angles in the basement he just visited.

EB says TODAY, THERE ARE RUMOURS
THAT THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED.

Jim says YEAH. I THINK THE WHOLE
PLACE HAS GOT SOMETHING
GOING ON WITH SPIRITS, HERE.

They come out of the new room and shut the secret door.

EB says REALLY?

Jim says YEAH.

EB says WOW! THAT FELT SUPER CREEPY
AND REALLY SAD. BUT I THINK WE
HAVE THE ANSWER TO OUR MYSTERY.

Jim says GOOD.

EB says THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Jim says YOU'RE WELCOME.

EB records a new video.

EB says IT HELPED US A LOT.
PEOPLE LIKE THE FORSYTH FAMILY
WERE ALSO KIND OF LIKE ANGELS
BECAUSE THEY HELPED THE SLAVES,
TOO. JUST LIKE HARRIET TUBMAN
AND THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE.

Back at home, Tilly, EB and Kyla enjoy a video of Theresa singing in church.

Theresa sings ...TO CARRY ME HOME
A BAND OF ANGELS.

All say COMING AFTER ME
COMING FOR TO CARRY ME
HOME.

Tilly says YEAH.

EB says YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE SLAVES
SENT SECRET MESSAGES THROUGH
THOSE SONGS IS SO AMAZING.

Tilly says YEAH, AND IT GAVE THEM
HOPE THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE
LIKE HARRIET TUBMAN,
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE AND
OTHERS LIKE THE FORSYTHS,
ALL OUT THERE HELPING THEM.

Tilly goes through some of the pictures showed earlier.

Kyla says AND IF IT WEREN'T
FOR THE "BAND OF ANGELS," LOTS
OF PEOPLE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE
HERE TODAY. LIKE RACHELLE,
AT THE CHURCH.

EB says THAT UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD WAS REALLY AWESOME.

Tilly says IT WAS. AND YOU KNOW,
BY 1865 IT WASN'T NECESSARY
ANYMORE BECAUSE SLAVERY WAS
ABOLISHED IN THE U.S., TOO.

EB says HEY, WE SOLVED ANOTHER ONE OF
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S MYSTERIES!
YES. OKAY, LET'S RUN IT BACK.

EB plays the video again and Theresa continues to sing.

All sing along A BAND OF ANGELS
COMING AFTER ME.

Tilly says C'MON!

All sing COMING FOR TO CARRY ME
HOME.

All say MYSTERY SOLVED. POSTING TO
THE MYSTERY FILES WEBSITE.

A new video shows the pictures and files recorded and gathered during the episode saved in a box, on a website.

The end credits roll.

An Apartment 11 Production. In association with TVO Kids.

Executive Producers, Patricia Ellington and Marney Malabar.

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