A clip shows a big house on a sunny day in a quiet neighbourhood. Next, the team appears in a room, full of old things, where E.B. is on a laptop and Kyla on her phone.

Tilly grabs a suitcase.

Tilly is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair down to the shoulders and wears a salmon blouse and blue trousers.

The suitcase has a label that reads "Behind the mask."

Kyla has long dark straight hair and wears a denim shirt.

Kyla says "BEHIND THE MASK."..

Tilly says WHO WANTS TO DO THE HONOURS?

E.B. is a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a stripe white and blue polo shirt.

E.B. says UM... KYLA CAN DO IT.
I MEAN, UNLESS YOU'RE SCARED,
OF COURSE.

Kyla opens the case. She takes out a white mask.

Kyla says I'M NOT SCARED.
WHOA! LOOK AT THIS!

Tilly says WHOA, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

E.B. says YEAH, BUT DON'T YOU
THINK IT'S ALSO KIND OF CREEPY?

Tilly says YEAH...

Kyla says AND WHAT ABOUT THIS? I
DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT SAYS.

Next, she takes out a large green card that shows a kind of astrological map. Then, she opens a bag.

Kyla says FACE PAINT...
OH MY GOD, A SKELETON!

She throws a tiny colourful skull.

E.B. says OH, THIS IS ACTUALLY
PRETTY COOL. CHECK IT OUT. HM...
"BEHIND THE MASK.".. "BEHIND THE
MASK.".. HUH! THERE'S WRITING
BEHIND THE MASK. MYSTERY SOLVED!

The writing reads "Tet Trung Thu."

Tilly says WHOA, WHOA!
NOT SO FAST. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT LANGUAGE THIS IS. WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO FIND OUT.

Kyla says OH, THERE'S A NAME
AND PHONE NUMBER WITH
THESE FACE PAINTS.

Kyla grabs a note that reads "Jorge Requena 555-0776."

E.B. says OH! YOU CAN USE
THE PAINTS TO PAINT
A MASK ON YOUR FACE.

Kyla says SO THAT'S TWO MASKS.

E.B. says MMH... WHAT ABOUT THIS?

Kyla says I RECOGNIZE THOSE LETTERS!

E.B. says REALLY?

Kyla says IT'S AN ANCIENT LANGUAGE
CALLED CELTIC.

Tilly says HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

Kyla says MY NAME! "KYLA."
IS CELTIC FOR LOVELY.

Tilly says OH...

E.B. says CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT THIS MEANS, THEN?

Kyla says OH, NO. I DON'T ACTUALLY
READ CELTIC. I WANT TO FIND
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT LANGUAGE
THIS IS. MAYBE THEY'LL BE ABLE
TO TELL ME WHAT THIS MASK
IS ALL ABOUT.

E.B. says AND I GUESS I'LL TAKE THIS
CELTIC WRITING, MISS "LOVELY."

Tilly says READY TO INVESTIGATE?

E.B. says YES! LET'S DO THIS!

Tilly says LET'S DO IT!
(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 reveals 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)
The screen shows E.B’s phone recording his visit to the woods.

E.B. says SO I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS DRAWING WITH THE
CELTIC LETTERS ON IT, AND HOW IT
RELATES TO OUR "BEHIND THE MASK."
MYSTERY. HERE'S WHAT I'VE GOT
SO FAR... NOTHING. NADA. ZIP.
BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE I'M
MEETING WITH DANIEL BRUMMEYER,
AN EXPERT ON CELTIC HISTORY.
THAT IS, OF COURSE, IF I CAN
ACTUALLY FIND HIM.

Daniel crouches on the ground next to a group of girls. He is in his thirties, with a bird and light brown hair. He’s wearing glasses, a blue shirt and shorts.

Daniel says HEY, COME ON OVER E.B.!

E.B. says HEY, YOU MUST BE DANIEL?

Daniel says I AM.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

E.B. says I'M E.B. NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

Kiara says KIARA.

E.B. says KIARA.

Elaine says ELAINE.

E.B. says ELAINE.

Nareen says NAREEN.

E.B. says NAREEN, AND...

Caitlin says CAITLIN.

E.B. says CAITLIN. AWESOME! I WAS
HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME WITH
THIS, BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING
TO SOLVE A MYSTERY AND
THIS IS ONE OF OUR CLUES.
I KNOW IT'S CELTIC, BUT...

Daniel says THIS IS A CALENDAR.

E.B. says A CALENDAR? WELL, WHAT
DOES THIS WORD MEAN? BECAUSE
IT'S CIRCLED. PLEASE DON'T TELL
ME IT MEANS "KYLA IS LOVELY..."

Daniel says NO, IT'S
"SAMHAIN." IT MEANS NOVEMBER.

E.B. says OH. WHAT'S SO SPECIAL
ABOUT NOVEMBER?

Daniel says WELL, IT WAS
AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TIME OF
THE YEAR FOR THE ANCIENT CELTS.

E.B. says BUT WHO EXACTLY
WERE THE CELTS?

Daniel says WELL, THE
CELTS WERE A PEOPLE WHO LIVED
ALL THROUGH EUROPE ABOUT 2,000
YEARS AGO. AND EVENTUALLY THEY
SPREAD INTO IRELAND AND BRITAIN,
AND THAT'S WHERE THEIR
DESCENDANTS LIVE TODAY.

The team’s computer shows an animated map of the UK.

Daniel continues ACTUALLY, WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO
TODAY IS TO RECREATE ONE OF
THEIR ANCIENT RITUALS.

E.B. says BY LIGHTING A BONFIRE?

Daniel says THAT'S RIGHT. ARE WE READY
TO GET STARTED?

E.B. says YEAH! LET'S DO IT!

They all appear by an animated fire. Then, they wear dark cloaks.

E.B. says YES! THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY
COOL. IT'S ALMOST LIKE
HALLOWEEN, RIGHT?

Daniel says WELL ACTUALLY, SAMHAIN
IS THE ANCESTOR OF HALLOWEEN.

E.B. says REALLY?

Daniel says YOU KNOW
THAT HALLOWEEN HAPPENS AT
THE VERY END OF OCTOBER?

E.B. says YES.

Daniel says WELL, THAT WAS THE
TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE CELTS
WOULD GATHER THEIR FOOD.
THEY WOULD HARVEST EVERYTHING
FROM THEIR FIELDS. SO FOR A FEW
WEEKS ALL THE FARMERS IN THE
COUNTRYSIDE WOULD BE GATHERING
THEIR FOOD IN FOR THE LONG
WINTER. AND PEOPLE WOULD GET
TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE
WITH A BIG PARTY.

E.B. says PARTY!

Daniel says RIGHT.
IT WAS A TIME OF YEAR WHEN
THEY ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT
THE SPIRITS WERE COMING OUT.

E.B. says DANIEL TELLS ME THAT THE
HALLOWEEN WITCH WITH THE POINTY
BLACK HAT AND THE WARTY NOSE
COMES FROM A KIND AND WISE
CELTIC GODDESS KNOWN AS "THE
CRONE," WHO WAS ONCE HONOURED
DURING SAMHAIN. THE CELTS ALSO
BELIEVED THAT DURING SAMHAIN
GHOSTS WOULD MINGLE WITH THE
LIVING, DISGUISING THEMSELVES
IN HUMAN FORM LIKE BEGGARS,
KNOCKING ON DOORS ASKING
FOR MONEY OR FOOD. THE CELTS
BELIEVED THEY'D BE CURSED IF
THEY TURNED THE GHOSTS AWAY.

An animation shows a witch flying in a broom at night and white ghosts floating around. Then, a clip of a Celt village appears.

Daniel says THEY'D HAVE BIG FIRES,
THEY'D PLAY LOTS OF MUSIC
AND THEY'D HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS
THEY COULD TO SCARE THEM OFF.
SO, WHAT DO WE DO ON HALLOWEEN
TODAY THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE
GOING DOOR TO DOOR FOR THAT?

E.B. says UM... TRICK-OR-TREATING?

Daniel says RIGHT.

E.B. says WHICH IS ALSO RELATED
TO MASKS. SO MAYBE IF I JOIN IN
ON THIS PARTY I CAN FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE CONNECTION IS BETWEEN
SAMHAIN AND HERMIONE'S MYSTERY?

Daniel says THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

Daniel plays the flute.

E.B. says OH, YOU'RE GOOD!

The girls, E.B. and Daniel dance around the fire. E.B plays the tambourine.

E.B. says YOU KNOW, THIS IS SORT OF LIKE
HALLOWEEN BUT SORT OF NOT. THAT
CALENDAR I SHOWED YOU EARLIER...
THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH MASKS, DOES IT?

Daniel says NO, BUT
I WOULD BET THAT MASKS ARE A
GREAT WAY TO SCARE OFF SPIRITS.

E.B. says TRUE.

Daniel says YEAH.

E.B. says COSTUMES, MUSIC,
DANCING, FIRE, SORT-OF TRICK-
OR-TREATING... AND IT WAS
ALL CELEBRATED ROUGHLY
THE SAME TIME AS HALLOWEEN...

Daniel says EXACTLY.

E.B. says I CAN'T BELIEVE
HALLOWEEN IS SO CLOSELY
CONNECTED TO ANCIENT RITUALS.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL TILLY AND
KYLA! NICE MEETING YOU, DANIEL.

Daniel says YOU TOO.

E.B. says THANKS, GUYS!

The girls say BYE!

Daniel says THANKS, E.B.!

E.B. has a conference call with the rest of the team.

E.B. says HEY, KYLA! HEY, TILLY!
GUESS WHAT? IT TURNS OUT THE
CELTIC CLUE IS ACTUALLY ABOUT
AN ANCIENT CELEBRATION THAT'S
QUITE A LOT LIKE HALLOWEEN.
THEY HAD COSTUMES AND SPIRITS
AND TRICK-OR-TREATING...

Tilly says I THINK IT CONNECTS
TO SOMETHING THAT I CAME ACROSS
WHILE I WAS RESEARCHING SAMHAIN,
AND... WELL, HAVE A LOOK.
IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE ARE
ALL KINDS OF TRADITIONAL FALL
CELEBRATIONS ACROSS EUROPE. SOME
INVOLVE DRESSING UP AND GOING
DOOR TO DOOR, ASKING FOR FOOD.
IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IF
SOMEONE REFUSES TO GIVE YOU
SOME, YOU PLAY A PRACTICAL JOKE.

Tilly shows an animated clip of a ghost making scary sounds on the computer.

Kyla says TRICK-OR-TREAT!
WE DO THAT HERE.

Tilly continues WE DO, BECAUSE EUROPEANS
BROUGHT THEIR TRADITIONS
WITH THEM TO NORTH AMERICA.

E.B. says I'M GLAD THEY DID!
I LOVE TRICK-OR-TREAT!

Tilly says THOSE TRADITIONS
INCLUDED WHAT THEY CALLED
"SOULING AND GUISING."..
PUTTING ON A COSTUME, AND GOING
DOOR
TO DOOR. AND THEY DID IT AROUND
THE SAME TIME AS HALLOWEEN,
OCTOBER 31!

E.B. says I WONDER IF THIS WHOLE
MYSTERY HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH HALLOWEEN? YOU KNOW, FALL
FESTIVALS, MASKS... MAYBE THAT'S
WHAT'S "BEHIND THE MASK"?

Kyla says WELL, I FOUND OUT
THE WRITING BEHIND THIS MASK
IS IN VIETNAMESE.

E.B. says VIETNAM...
THAT'S IN ASIA, RIGHT?

Kyla says YEP. SO MAYBE THIS CLUE
HAS TO DO WITH HALLOWEEN, TOO.

E.B. says COME TO THINK OF IT, WHAT DOES
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATE ANYWAY?

Kyla says CANDY?

Tilly munches and says I THINK I CAN LOOK
INTO THAT, TOO, WHILE YOU
KEEP LOOKING AT THE CLUES.

E.B. says WAIT A SECOND...
IS THAT MY HALLOWEEN CANDY?

Tilly says WHAT, THIS?
OH, NO. GOT TO GO!

Tilly ends the call.

Now, Kyla walks down the street and records herself with her cell.

Kyla says SO SINCE THERE'S VIETNAMESE
WRITING ON THIS MASK, I'M GOING
TO A VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTRE
TO SEE IF THEY CAN TELL ME
WHAT IT'S FOR, AND MAYBE
THAT WILL HELP ME FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S BEHIND THE MASK.

Kyla walks into a building.

Kyla says HI! I'M KYLA.

Tina is in her twenties with long black hair. She’s wearing glasses and a black cardigan over a purple blouse.

Tina says HI! I'M TINA.

Kyla says I'M HOPING YOU CAN
TELL ME A BIT ABOUT THIS MASK.

Tina says OH, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL MASK.
WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS ACTUALLY
A TRADITIONAL MOON MASK.
YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
PLEASE, COME RIGHT THIS WAY.

(Oriental music plays)

Kyla says WOW! YOU GUYS ARE
MAKING A LOT OF MASKS.

Children make and paint masks.

Tina says DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US?

Kyla says SURE!

Tina says THIS ONE LOOKS PRETTY
SCARY. THIS IS OUR DEMON MASK.
IF YOU NOTICE, THERE'S A FLOWER
ON IT. SO IT'S A FRIENDLY DEMON.

Kyla laughs.

A girl says YOU PUT THE GLUE ON
THE WOOD, THEN YOU TAKE A PIECE
OF PAPER AND YOU GLUE IT ON.

A boy lifts a star lantern he made with colourful papers.

The boy says I KIND OF MESSED IT UP.

Kyla says NO, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

Tina says IF YOU LOOK AROUND,
KYLA, YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE
A LOT OF DIFFERENT MASKS. THEY
ACTUALLY COME FROM DIFFERENT
VIETNAMESE FOLKLORE. FOR EXAMPLE
THE MONKEY, THE TIGER OVER
THERE... WE ALSO HAVE
THE MOON MAN AND THE BUFFALO.

Kyla says SO, MY MASK
IS A MOON MAN?

Tina says EXACTLY.

Kyla says IS THE MOON IMPORTANT?

Tina says IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN
VIETNAMESE CULTURE. OUR CALENDAR
IS ACTUALLY THE LUNAR CALENDAR,
AND THE MOON MAN IS VERY CENTRAL
TO OUR FESTIVALS. ACTUALLY, IF
YOU LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE
MASK, THERE ARE THESE WORDS
THAT SAY "TET TRUNG THU,"
WHICH IS AN ANCIENT
VIETNAMESE CELEBRATION
FOR CHILDREN AND THE MOON.

Kyla says THAT'S MY KIND OF CELEBRATION!

Tina says THERE'S ONE MORE REALLY
EXCITING ELEMENT. COSTUMES.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE FOR YOU
TO TRY ON TODAY.

Kids say THIS IS FOR YOU, KYLA.

Kyla says THANK YOU!
SO, HOW DO WE GET
THIS PARTY STARTED?

Next, Kyla wears a long red dress with golden details and Tina wears a long dark and red dress.

Tina says WE'LL BE WEARING OUR MASK,
HOLDING OUR LANTERNS AND DANCING
WITH A DRAGON. ARE YOU READY?

Kyla says I'M READY.

Tina says LET'S GO.

(Traditional music plays)

Kids line up holding a dragon costume while other follow them wearing masks.

Kyla says TINA TELLS ME THAT
TET TRUNG THU IS A REALLY OLD
CELEBRATION ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS.
PARENTS WERE ANXIOUS TO SPEND
TIME WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND
DO SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH THEM
AFTER WORKING HARD IN THE FIELDS
DURING THE HARVEST.
AT TET TRUNG THU, KIDS GO OUT
INTO THE STREET WITH THEIR
LANTERNS. IT'S SORT OF
SIMILAR TO HALLOWEEN.
COSTUMES, MASKS, CHILDREN...
THERE WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE
TRICK OR TREATING INVOLVED?
YOU KNOW, CANDY AND SWEETS
FOR THE CHILDREN?

Tina says ABSOLUTELY.

(JOYOUS SCREAMS)
(CHILDREN LAUGHING)
The kids desperately grab candies from a box.

Kyla says DURING THE FESTIVAL,
EVERYONE EATS DELICIOUS BÁNH
TRUNG THU, OR VIETNAMESE MOON
CAKES. THEIR BRIGHT CENTRE
REPRESENTS THE MOON.
REALLY GOOD!
DOES TET TRUNG THU HAPPEN
TO TAKE PLACE IN THE FALL?
SAY, OCTOBER?

Tina says PRETTY CLOSE. THE
FESTIVAL ALWAYS BEGINS ON THE
15TH DAY OF THE 8TH MONTH OF THE
LUNAR CALENDAR. SO IT'S ALWAYS
AROUND SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER...
PRETTY CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN,
ACTUALLY. WE CELEBRATE
THE END OF HARVEST TIME.
WHEN THE LONG NIGHTS BEGIN,
THE MOON BANISHES THE DARKNESS.

Kyla says THAT'S WHY YOU'RE MAKING
MOON MASKS, AND THAT'S WHAT
THE MOON LANTERNS ARE FOR!

Tina says RIGHT! THE LANTERNS
WE MAKE ACTUALLY LIGHT THE WAY
BACK HOME FOR MOON MAN.
BACK DOWN TO EARTH.

Kyla says OKAY! GOT IT.

Kyla's phone rings. She connects to a conference call with Tilly and E.B.

Tilly says OH! BEAUTIFUL DRESS, KYLA.

Kyla says I KNOW. AND THE MASKS
ARE GREAT, TOO. AND IT'S FUNNY
HOW MUCH IT LINKS UP TO WHAT
E.B. FOUND. EATING SWEETS,
THE HARVEST, THE MOON, THE
LANTERNS... JUST LIKE THE CELTIC
BONFIRE. AND TINA TOLD ME
THAT PART OF THE REASON THEY
CELEBRATE IS TO REMEMBER THEIR
RELATIVES WHO HAVE DIED. SO THE
SPIRITS ARE PART OF IT, TOO.

E.B. says AMAZING! IT'S JUST LIKE
THE CELEBRATION OF SAMHAIN IN
IRELAND. BUT IT'S HALFWAY AROUND
THE WORLD FROM VIETNAM, WHERE
THEY CELEBRATE TET TRUNG THU.

Kyla says I GUESS THAT'S PART OF
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

Tilly says WELL, I MIGHT HAVE
FOUND A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE FOR
YOU. WHILE I WAS EATING CANDY...
I MEAN, INVESTIGATING...
HERE'S WHAT I FOUND.
IT TURNS OUT THAT IN ASIA,
THERE'S A BUDDHIST TRADITION
OF OFFERINGS FOR THE DEAD.
IN FACT, IN CEMETERIES IN JAPAN,
CHINA AND SINGAPORE, FAMILIES
LEAVE FOOD AND BURN INCENSE
AT THEIR LOVED ONES' GRAVES.

Tilly shows them a clip of a grave, a home altar and a bonfire by a tomb.

Kyla says NEAT!

Tilly continues AND HOW ABOUT THIS ONE...
IN CAMBODIA, THERE'S AN AUTUMN
FESTIVAL CALLED PCHUM BEN. THAT
MEANS "ANCESTOR'S DAY." DURING
PCHUM BEN, CAMBODIANS PRAY FOR
THE SOULS OF THEIR RELATIVES
AND COOK FOOD TO FEED THEM.
THEY ALSO OFFER FOOD TO BUDDHIST
MONKS, BELIEVING THAT THE FOOD
IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE MONKS
TO THEIR ANCESTORS.

Kyla says IN A WAY, THAT SOUNDS
SIMILAR TO HALLOWEEN, TOO. I
THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO
AN ANSWER. IT'S UP TO YOU, E.B.
HAVE YOU FOUND ANYTHING OUT?

E.B. says REMEMBER THAT CLUE
WITH THE BUSINESS CARD ON IT?
WELL, I CALLED THE NUMBER
AND JORGE'S GOING TO SHOW ME
WHAT THE MAKEUP MEANS.

Tilly says GREAT! WHERE?

E.B. says AT A CEMETERY!

Kyla says NOT SCARED, ARE YOU?

E.B. stands by a gate.

E.B. says UH... NO.

Tilly says DON'T WORRY, E.B.
HERMIONE ALWAYS USED TO SAY
THE LIVING ARE WAY MORE
FRIGHTENING THAN THE DEAD.

E.B. says OKAY, I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND.

(piano music plays)
E.B. walks into the cemetery and someone seems to spy on him from behind a tree. The screen turns into black and white.

Suddenly, Jorge appears. He’s in his twenties with short combed hair. He’s wearing a black outfit with white details. He has white paint and scary drawings on his face.

Jorge says SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.

E.B. says YOU'RE DRESSED UP AS A
SCARY HALLOWEEN COWBOY ZOMBIE,
CREEPING AROUND A CEMETERY.
THAT'S NOT SCARY, HOW?

Jorge says THIS ISN'T
A HALLOWEEN COSTUME.

E.B. says THEN, WHAT IS IT?

Jorge says IT'S FOR
THE DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS.
IT'S FOR THE DAY OF THE DEAD.
IT'S MORE ABOUT CELEBRATION.
IF ANYTHING, IT'S MORE LIKE
CHRISTMAS THAN HALLOWEEN.
IT'S A HAPPY OCCASION.

The screen goes back to colour.

E.B. says OKAY. SO THEN THE MAKEUP
THAT WE GOT AS A CLUE HAS TO DO
WITH THE DAY OF THE DEAD?

Jorge says YEAH. IT'S
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS MAKEUP.
LIKE MINE. FOLLOW ME.

E.B. says YOU KNOW, IT'S STARTING
TO MAKE SENSE NOW. THE DAY OF
THE DEAD, A CEMETERY... EXCEPT
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT CEMETERIES
ARE KIND OF SCARY.

Jorge says WELL, IN LATIN
AMERICAN CULTURE... MEXICO,
SOUTH AMERICA... THE DEAD
AREN'T SCARY. ESPECIALLY
DURING THE DAY OF THE DEAD.

WELL, DOES DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MASKS?

Jorge says YEAH, FOR SURE.
WE USE TRADITIONAL MASKS. AND
IN MODERN DAYS, WE USE MAKEUP.

E.B. says YOU KNOW, HERMIONE LEFT
ME ALL THIS MAKEUP AS A CLUE. DO
YOU THINK YOU COULD SHOW ME HOW
TO DO A COOL MASK LIKE YOURS?

Jorge says YEAH. FOR SURE.

E.B. says YES!

Jorge says WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
LET'S START WITH THIS. WHITE.

Jorge paints E.B.’s face as his.

E.B. says SO WHAT EXACTLY
IS THE DAY OF THE DEAD?
AND WHY ISN'T IT SCARY?

Jorge says WELL, IT'S A
REALLY OLD TRADITION. IT GOES
BACK TO BEFORE THE AZTECS, SO
ABOUT 4,000 YEARS AGO IN MEXICO.
THEY BELIEVED THAT ONCE A YEAR
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED ARE ALLOWED
TO COME BACK AND ENJOY TIME
WITH US. SO THEY COME HERE AND
EAT AND DRINK AND BE MERRY.

E.B. says KIND OF LIKE A PARTY.

A series of pictures shows people dancing wearing traditional clothes.

Jorge says YEAH, IT'S VERY MUCH
A PARTY. IT'S A CELEBRATION.

E.B. says YOU KNOW, THIS IS
SOUNDING REALLY FAMILIAR.

Jorge adds dots and different colourful shapes on E.B.’s face.

Jorge says IN MEXICO,
PEOPLE STILL CELEBRATE THE
DAY OF THE DEAD. WE GO TO THE
CEMETERY AND BRING A MEAL, AND
WE EAT IT ON TOP OF THE GRAVE OF
OUR LOVED ONES. EVERYBODY IN THE
FAMILY COMES AND WE REMEMBER
EVERYTHING WE LOVED ABOUT THEM.

E.B. says A PICNIC IN A CEMETERY?

Jorge says YEAH, BUT IT'S
FUN. WE BRING A FEAST AND WE
LEAVE IT THERE FOR THEM. AND WE
DECORATE OUR GRAVE WITH MARIGOLD
FLOWERS. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

E.B. says THAT SOUNDS NICE,
BUT I'M NOT TOO SURE
I'M COMPLETELY CONVINCED YET.

Jorge says WELL, TAKE A LOOK...

Jorge hands E.B. a small mirror so he can take a look at his face.

E.B. says WHOA! HA! HA!
AWESOME! YOU KNOW, I THINK
THIS COULD BE MY NEW THING.
MY NEW STYLE. DOES IT SUIT ME?

Jorge says YEAH. YOU COULD ROCK IT.

E.B. says THIS IS REALLY COOL
AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT'S ALSO
KIND OF SCARY. LIKE, I COULD
DEFINITELY SCARE SOMEONE
WITH THIS.

Jorge says YOU COULD, BUT IT'S REALLY
ABOUT OVERCOMING YOUR FEAR OF
DEATH. THAT'S WHY WE USE SKULLS.

E.B. says OH, THAT'S TRUE!
BECAUSE, NOW THAT I'M IN THIS
CEMETERY, I DEFINITELY FEEL LESS
SCARED, YOU KNOW, WEARING THIS.
BUT WHY DO WE PAINT
OUR FACES AS SKULLS?

Jorge says SKULLS ARE SEEN
AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE
DEAD, BECAUSE DEATH IS A PART
OF LIFE. SO WHEN WE DO THIS,
WE CAN HONOUR LIFE, WE CAN
CELEBRATE LIFE AND STILL
HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME.

E.B. says SO IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?

E.B. shows Jorge the tiny skull.

Jorge says YEAH. IT'S
COLOURFUL, LIKE LIFE. NOT SCARY.
IT'S A CELEBRATION. AND NOW WE
CAN HAVE OUR OWN CELEBRATION.

E.B. says NO WAY.

Jorge says YEAH. LET'S DO IT.

E.B. says YES!
THANK YOU. WHAT ARE THESE?

Jorge says THESE ARE
THE FLOWERS OF THE DEAD.

E.B. says OH... WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM?

Jorge says WE LEAVE THEM
HERE. TO HONOUR THEM.

Jorge places beautiful orange flowers on a grave.

E.B. says YOU KNOW... COSTUMES,
SPIRITS, CELEBRATION, MASKS,
CANDY, LOTS OF CANDLES... THE
MORE I TALK ABOUT IT, THE MORE
I REALIZE IT'S LIKE HALLOWEEN...

Jorge says YEAH. THE CELEBRATIONS
HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. BUT DAY
OF THE DEAD HAS THE BEST MUSIC.

Jorge grabs a guitar and starts to play. He also sings in Spanish. E.B. films him.

The song ends.

E.B. calls Tilly. Her computer rings.

Tilly says JEEPERS, E.B.!
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

E.B. says YOU KNOW, NOTHING MUCH. JUST
HAVING A PARTY WITH THE DEAD!

Tilly says WHOA! IS IT SCARY?

E.B. says NO. ACTUALLY, IT'S PRETTY
COOL. PLUS, I THINK I HAVE
THE SOLUTION TO OUR MYSTERY.

Tilly says DOUBLE WHOA! LET'S
MEET BACK AT HEADQUARTERS.

E.B. says YOU'VE GOT IT.

The call ends.

E.B. says THANKS SO MUCH JORGE,
IT WAS A HUGE HELP.

Jorge says THANK YOU.
YOU LOOK REALLY COOL.

E.B. says YOU TOO. BYE!

Jorge says BYE.

(THUNDER)
E.B. and Kyla walk into the headquarters. The room is decorated for Halloween.

E.B. says WHOA...

Tilly dresses like a witch.

Tilly says HEY GUYS! CHECK IT OUT!
I DID A LITTLE SPOOK-INIZING
WHILE YOU WERE OUT HAVING FUN.

E.B. says WHOA... ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?

Kyla stares at a jack-o'-lantern.

Kyla says THIS IS SORT OF LIKE
THE LANTERNS AT TET TRUNG THU...

E.B. says AND THE SAMHAIN BONFIRE,
AND THE CANDLES DURING
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS.

Tilly says JEEPERS, I NEVER
THOUGHT OF THAT! YOU'RE RIGHT.

E.B. says I FIGURED OUT
THE MYSTERY. DID YOU?

Kyla says "BEHIND THE MASK"?

Tilly says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA... BACK UP...

THERE WERE ALL THESE GREAT
FALL CELEBRATIONS... SAMHAIN...

Kyla says TET TRUNG THU...

E.B. says DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS...

Kyla says AND THE ONES HERMIONE
WAS INTERESTED IN ALL HAD
THE SAME THINGS IN COMMON...

E.B. says COSTUMES, FOOD, HARVEST
AND CELEBRATING YOUR ANCESTORS.
HERMIONE WAS TRYING TO TELL US
THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CULTURES
THAT CELEBRATE IN THE FALL
AROUND THE SAME TIME
AS HALLOWEEN.

Kyla says AND THEY ALL CELEBRATE
FOR THE SAME REASONS.

E.B. says ALL THESE CULTURES
THAT SEEM COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT
THE SAME THINGS.

Kyla says HERMIONE WAS TRYING TO
TELL US THAT, BEHIND THE MASK,
WE'RE NOT SO DIFFERENT AFTER
ALL. THAT ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES ARE
THINKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE
THAT CAME BEFORE US AND
HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO US.

E.B. says AND CANDY. WE'RE ALL
THINKING ABOUT CANDY.

E.B. grabs some candy and eats it.

Tilly says I KNOW I AM.

Kyla says E.B.!

E.B. says WHAT?

Tilly says TIME TO POST
OUR COMPLETED MYSTERY FILE.

Tilly looks at the computer. She turns and sees Kyla and E.B. wearing masks. She screams.

Tilly says GUYS, YOU'RE CREEPING ME OUT!

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 Producer, Jonathan Finkerstein.

TVO Kids and Apartment 11 Productions Logos appear.

Florence Productions Incorporated, 2015.