(CREEPY MUSIC)

In the basement, Kyla sits at the computer.

Kyla is in her mid-teens, with long slightly wavy brown hair. She wears a printed top and a denim jacket.

E.B. appears from behind, wearing a silver helmet.

E.B. is in his mid-teens with curly brown hair in an afro and he wears jeans and a printed blue shirt.

Kyla says AGH! WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT?

E.B. says BECAUSE... I'M...
PLAYING AN ASTRONAUT IN MY
SCHOOL PLAY, SO I'VE GOTTA GET
THE REST OF MY COSTUME, PRONTO.

Kyla says NOT UNTIL WE SOLVE
THIS WEEK'S MYSTERY.

E.B. says OKAY... UM...
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? "WORK IT."

Kyla looks at her aunt’s notebook and says AUNT HERMIONE DIDN'T LEAVE
ANY NOTES FOR HER BOOK ON THAT.

E.B. says BUT...
SHE LEFT CLUES AS ALWAYS.

E.B. opens a suitcase.

Kyla takes out a dress pattern.

Kyla says I KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
IT'S A DRESS PATTERN.

E.B. says THEN... IT'S MINE.
I BET IT'LL LEAD ME TO
A DRESSMAKER WHO CAN SEW ME
A SWEET ASTRONAUT COSTUME.

Kyla says FINE. THEN THAT MEANS
I GET...

She gets a postcard and says ROSIE THE RIVETER.

She looks at the image of a bicep curling lady in an overall and a bandana.

She says OOH! CHECK OUT THOSE MUSCLES.

E.B. grabs a pair of high-heeled silver boots and says WOAH... NOW THIS
IS VERY ASTRONAUTY.

Kyla says DON'T BE SILLY.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY
A LADIES' FASHION BOOT.

E.B. says OKAY. SO THEN WHAT DOES
A DRESS PATTERN, A STRONG WOMAN,
AND A FASHION BOOT
HAVE TO DO WITH "WORK IT"?

Kyla says WELL, DRESSMAKING'S
A JOB. MAYBE THEY'RE ALL ABOUT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORK.

E.B. says HEY, KYLA.
CHECK IT OUT. 1832!

Kyla says THAT'S REALLY OLD!

E.B. says WELL, MY FRIEND'S AUNT
IS A DRESSMAKER AT ONE OF
THOSE OLD PIONEER VILLAGES,
SO I GUESS I'LL START WITH THIS.

Kyla says GOOD IDEA.
AND I'LL START WITH ROSIE.

E.B. says TIME TO INVESTIGATE.

Kyla says RIGHT.

Music plays as the opening of the show rolls.

A song goes HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY

Aunt Hermione stands next to a knight’s armour. She’s in her fifties, with short white hair and wears glasses, beige trousers, a belted white short-sleeved shirt, an explorer’s hat. She carries a cross-body bag.

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

Clips show images of power lines, an abacus and a computer.

The song continues SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED

She writes down notes on a notebook, holds a globe, travels by jeep, flies an airplane.

The song continues ALL SHE LEFT BEHIND
WAS A HOUSE FULL OF CLUES
BUT E.B. AND KYLA HAVE A PLAN

In the basement, a drawer in a chest opens and random objects come out.

The song continues THEY'RE GONNA SOLVE
EACH MYSTERY FILE
AND FINISH
WHAT HERMIONE BEGAN
THEY'LL SOLVE

E.B. and Kyla appear looking through Hermione’s notes.

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

E.B. and Kyla high-five.

The title of the show reads "The Mystery Files."

(music plays)

E.B. records a video with his phone and says I'VE GONE BACK IN TIME
TO MEET MISSUS MACKENZIE AT
THIS OLD 1860S VILLAGE.
HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND OUT
WHAT THIS PATTERN'S FOR
AND HOW IT FITS IN
WITH THE MYSTERY OF "WORK IT."

He enters a farmhouse and says OH! MISSUS MACKENZIE?

Missus Mackenzie says YES, THAT'S ME.

Missus Mackenzie is in her thirties, with long brown hair in a braid and wears a traditional 19th century dress. He sits in a corner, sewing.

E.B. says OKAY. I WAS HOPING
YOU COULD HELP ME FIGURE OUT
WHAT THIS PATTERN'S MEANT FOR.

Missus Mackenzie says SURE.
OH! IT'S A DRESS PATTERN.
ACTUALLY, IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO
THE DRESS I'M MAKING RIGHT NOW.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY?

E.B. says YEAH, SURE.

E.B. tries to sew, sighs and says THIS IS A LOT OF WORK. WHY
DIDN'T PEOPLE IN THE 1860S JUST
BUY THEIR CLOTHES FROM STORES?

Missus Mackenzie says YOU COULDN'T JUST GO
TO THE STORE AND BUY A T-SHIRT
IN THE 1860S. YOU MADE YOUR
CLOTHES OR HAD A DRESSMAKER
OR A TAILOR MAKE THEM.

E.B. says THERE HAS TO BE
AN EASIER WAY THAN THIS.

Missus Mackenzie says THERE IS. THERE IS A
MACHINE THAT CAN CUT YOUR WORK
IN HALF. IT'S EXPENSIVE.
BUT THEY ARE COMING INTO HOMES
IN THE 1860S. IF YOU JUST LOOK
BEHIND YOU, YOU CAN SEE IT.

E.B. says A SEWING MACHINE!

Missus Mackenzie says YEAH.

A clip rolls.

E.B. says NOW DRESSMAKING'S NOT
THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGED IN
THE 1860S. IT WAS A TIME CALLED
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION,
BECAUSE TONS OF COOL MACHINES
WERE INVENTED TO MAKE OUR LIVES
EASIER THAN EVER BEFORE.
WE GOT VACUUM CLEANERS.
WE GOT WASHING MACHINES, CARS,
AND STEAM TRAINS.

An animation shows E.B. saying CHOO-CHOO!

E.B. says THE
SEWING MACHINE MADE DRESSMAKING
FASTER AND SIMPLER.
OW!

Missus Mackenzie says ARE YOU OKAY?

E.B. says YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I'M
GOING TO CUT IT AS A DRESSMAKER.

(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)

Kyla says HEY, E.B.

E.B. says HI. I'M GLAD YOU CALLED.
I NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF A
BREAK. BEING A WOMAN IN THE
1860S IS PRETTY TOUGH WORK.

Kyla says WELL, SIT BACK AND RELAX,
BECAUSE I FOUND SOME CRAZY STUFF
RELATED TO THAT DRESS PATTERN.
WOMEN'S FASHION IN
THE 1860S NEEDED TONS
OF WEIRD CONSTRUCTION.
WOMEN WORE TIGHT CORSETS
TO SLIM THEIR WAISTS, AND OTHER
UNDERCLOTHES THAT WERE LINED
WITH WOOD, STEEL, OR EVEN WHALE
BONES.

An animated whale says WAIT, WHAT?

Kyla says ALL TO GIVE
THEIR CLOTHES THE LOOK AND SHAPE
THAT WAS IN STYLE AT THE TIME.
THEY EVEN PUT A LAYER OF HOOPS
UNDER THEIR SKIRTS TO GET
THE PERFECT HOURGLASS SHAPE.

E.B. says AH, EXCELLENT SKILLS
AND EXCELLENT INFO.
YOU KNOW, SO MUCH WORK WENT
INTO MAKING THESE DRESSES
IN THE 1860S, SO I'M SURE
THAT THIS "WORK IT" MYSTERY
IS ABOUT HARD WORK.

Kyla says HMM... ROSIE THE RIVETER
COULD BE ROLLING UP HER SLEEVES
TO DO WORK RATHER THAN JUST
SHOWING US HER MUSCLES.

E.B. says YEAH, YOU SHOULD LOOK
INTO WHETHER OR NOT THE RIVETER
HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A JOB.

Kyla says ON IT. BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE BOOT CLUE? WHO'D DO
HARD WORK IN THAT?

E.B. says NOT ME.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
I HAVE WAY TOO MUCH WORK
TO DO RIGHT HERE.

Missus Mackenzie says HOW'S IT GOING?

E.B. says I'VE GOT A NICE,
PRETTY STRAIGHT...

Missus Mackenzie says OH.

E.B. says I THINK I STITCHED MYSELF.

Missus Mackenzie gives him scissors and says BETTER CUT YOURSELF OUT.

E.B. says YEAH, YEAH.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

Missus Mackenzie says I THINK SO.

E.B. says AH! I'M FREE.

Missus Mackenzie says I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.

E.B. says I'M READY TO ACCEPT.

Missus Mackenzie says CAN YOU SEE IF YOU
CAN DRESS THIS MANNEQUIN
WITH ALL OF THESE LAYERS?

E.B. says OH, IT'S ON.
YOU'RE GONNA LOOK SO GOOD
WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU. SHE MAY
LOOK KIND OF DRESSED ALREADY,
BUT THAT'S ONLY HER UNDERWEAR.
BETTER GET TO WORK.

He puts a corset on the mannequin, then a crinoline, a skirt, and finally, a dress.

He says YAY! YOU KNOW WHAT? EVEN
GETTING DRESSED AS A WOMAN
IN THE 1860S IS TOUGH WORK.

Missus Mackenzie says IT ACTUALLY, REALLY IS.
(MACKENZIE LAUGHS.)

E.B. says SO THEN WHAT DID THE MEN WEAR?

E.B. appears in 1860’s men clothing. He wears a white shirt, black trousers and suspenders.

E.B. says AH! LOOKS LIKE WE GOT IT EASY.

Missus Mackenzie says YOU MAY THINK SO,
BUT LET'S GO SEE WHAT
MISTER MACKENZIE THINKS ABOUT IT.
LET'S GO THIS WAY.
MISTER MACKENZIE?
E.B. HERE THINKS THAT YOU MEN
HAD IT EASY WHEN IT
CAME TO CLOTHES.

E.B. says YEAH.

Mister Mackenzie is in his thirties, with short brown hair and a beard. He wears trousers, a blue shirt, gingham vest, a tie and a brown blazer.

He says YOU'RE ONLY HALF-DRESSED.

(music plays)

Mister Mackenzie adds a vest, a tie and a coat to E.B.’s look.

Missus Mackenzie says I THINK IT NEEDS
A WOMAN'S TOUCH.

She fixes his collar.

E.B. says AH.

Missus Mackenzie says MUCH BETTER.

E.B. says OH, WOW. THANK YOU.
MISSUS M. LAUGHS.)

Mister Mackenzie says A MAN WOULD NEVER GO
WALKING AROUND OUTSIDE WITH JUST
THEIR SHIRTSLEEVES SHOWING. THAT
WOULD BE LIKE WALKING AROUND
OUTSIDE IN YOUR UNDERWEAR.

(MISSUS MACKENZIE GASPS.)

E.B. says SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN
REALLY HARD FOR WOMEN AND MEN
TO WORK WHILE WEARING ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT LAYERS.

Missus Mackenzie says SURE WAS. IN FACT,
I HAVE SOME WORK FOR YOU.
COME ON. THANK YOU.

E.B. says BYE, MISTER MACKENZIE.

Missus Mackenzie says RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

E.B. says OH, HEY! THIS IS
LIKE A BUTTER CHURN.

Missus Mackenzie says YES, IT IS.
(MISSUS MACKENZIE LAUGHS.)
WOMEN DID A LOT OF WORK IN
THE 1860S. TO GIVE YOU THE FULL
EXPERIENCE, YOU NEED TO WEAR
THIS. ALL RIGHT. IT'S ACTUALLY
ON THE TIGHTEST IT IS.

He puts a corset around his waist.

E.B. says OOH... THE FIRST CLIP IS...
ALREADY... ALREADY FEELING IT.

Missus Mackenzie says SO YOU'RE FEELING LIKE
A WOMAN, AND WOMEN THEY WERE
WEARING, AS YOU LEARNED,
ALL THESE LAYERS. SO, IMAGINE,
YOU'VE GOT A BIG SKIRT ON,
AND... DO WE NEED TO LOOSEN IT?

E.B. says NO.
(MISSUS MACKENZIE LAUGHS.)
I'M GOING FOR THE FULL
EXPERIENCE. GO BIG OR GO HOME.

Missus Mackenzie says ALL RIGHT.

E.B. says IN THIS ALL DAY...
HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?

Missus Mackenzie says WELL YOU WOULD GET
USED TO IT. YOU WOULD START
WEARING ONE FROM WHEN YOU WERE
A LITTLE GIRL. OKAY, WHEW.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

E.B. says IT'S SO HARD.

Missus Mackenzie says ALL RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S TIME...

E.B. says I FEEL LIKE MY...
I FEEL LIKE A ROBOT.
(ROBOT VOICE) HELLO. E.B.
COMING TO CHURN YOUR BUTTER.

Missus Mackenzie says YOU'RE GONNA DO AN
UP-AND-DOWN-AND-TWIST-AROUND.

E.B. says UP-AND-DOWN-AND-TWIST-AROUND.

Missus Mackenzie says THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN TAKE OVER,
BECAUSE ONCE YOU START...

E.B. says UP-AND-DOWN-AND-TWIST-AROUND.
UP-AND-DOWN-AND-TWIST-AROUND.

(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)

Kyla says GUESS WHAT? A RIVETER'S
A PERSON WHO WORKS ON PLANES.
SO I'M GOING TO THE CANADIAN
HISTORICAL AVIATION ASSOCIATION
TO SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT
ABOUT ROSIE THE RIVETER.

E.B. says GOOD WORK.

Kyla says WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

E.B. says I'M WORKING...
LIKE A WOMAN... IN THE 1860S.
GOT TO CHURN THIS BUTTER.

Kyla says WAIT. DO YOU THINK THIS
MYSTERY'S ABOUT WOMEN'S WORK?

E.B. says YEP.

Kyla says SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT
HERMIONE'S "WORK IT" LABEL
MEANS. BUT, HANG ON. WHAT
KIND OF JOB WOULD A WOMAN DO
IN THIS SILVER BOOT?

E.B. says BE AN ASTRONAUT.

Kyla says IT'S NOT AN ASTRONAUT
BOOT. BUT DID YOU FIND
ANYTHING ASTRONAUTY
AT BLACK CREEK VILLAGE?

E.B. says OH. THANKS FOR REMINDING
ME. I'M GONNA GET RIGHT ON THAT
AFTER I FINISH CHURNING THIS
BUTTER. AND I'M GOING TO START
RESEARCHING THE BOOT.
A WOMAN'S WORK IS NEVER DONE.
OOH... OKAY, I THINK IT'S READY.

The butter is all liquidy.

E.B. says I TRIED MY BEST.
(MISSUS MACKENZIE LAUGHS.)

E.B. says OH. BEFORE I FORGET, IS THERE
ANYTHING ASTRONAUTY AROUND HERE?

Missus Mackenzie says AROUND HERE?

E.B. says YEAH.

Missus Mackenzie says YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT?

(music plays)

Kyla says I'M AT THIS COOL
AIRPLANE HANGAR TO MEET DR.
RENÉE BONDY AND FIND OUT HOW
ROSIE THE RIVETER WORKED IT.
HI, DR. BONDY.

Doctor Bondy is in her forties, with short straight light brown hair. She wears glasses, jeans and a white shirt.

Doctor Bondy says OH. HI, KYLA.

Kyla says NICE TO MEET YOU.

Doctor Bondy says GOOD TO MEET YOU.

Kyla says SO I'M TRYING TO SOLVE
A MYSTERY, AND ROSIE THE RIVETER
IS ONE OF MY CLUES.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT HER?

Doctor Bondy says ROSIE'S FROM THE SECOND WORLD
WAR, AND OF COURSE THAT WAS
A TIME WHEN MEN WENT OFF TO WAR.
AND WOMEN WERE NEEDED
TO FILL THEIR JOBS IN
FACTORIES AND SHIPYARDS.
SO THIS PARTICULAR IMAGE WAS
USED BY THE US GOVERNMENT AS
A WAY TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE WAR EFFORT.

Kyla says COOL!
I KNEW THIS MYSTERY WAS ABOUT
WOMEN'S WORK. WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT WOMEN'S JOBS
DURING THE WAR?

Doctor Bondy says WELL, MAYBE I COULD SHOW YOU.
BUT FIRST, I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO NEED A WARDROBE CHANGE.

Kyla gets in a blue overall, combat boots and a bandana.

Doctor Bondy says BEFORE WORLD WAR TWO, WOMEN
MOSTLY WORKED AT HOME OR IN
TRADITIONAL JOBS LIKE TEACHING
OR NURSING. BUT WHEN MEN WENT
TO WAR, WOMEN WERE WELCOMED
INTO ALL KINDS OF JOBS. DRESSES
AND SKIRTS WERE TOO DANGEROUS
TO WEAR IN FACTORIES, SO WOMEN
STARTED TO WEAR COVERALLS.
A BANDANA KEPT WOMEN'S HAIR
SAFELY AWAY FROM THE MACHINERY.
SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

Kyla says PRETTY COMFY AND...
READY TO WORK.

Doctor Bondy says OKAY, LET'S GO.

Kyla says WOW. THIS IS TOO COOL.
THIS WORLD WAR TWO PLANE IS
CALLED THE LANCASTER BOMBER.
ONE OF THE WOMEN'S JOBS WAS
TO ASSEMBLE ALL OF THE SHEETS
OF METAL TOGETHER USING RIVETS
SO THAT THE PLANE
WOULD BE SOLID.
THAT'S WHERE THE NAME ROSIE
THE RIVETER CAME FROM.

Rosie is in her thirties, with long straight light brown hair in a bun. She wears a white blouse, denim overalls and a bandana.

Rosie says OKAY, YOU AND I ARE
GOING TO WORK ON THIS SIDE.
BUT FIRST: SAFETY.
YOU'RE GOING TO STAND OUT HERE,
WITH THE RIVET.
AND JUST LIKE IN THE WAR,
WE HAVE TO WORK AS A TEAM.

Kyla says OKAY, I'M IN POSITION.

Rosie says OKAY, BAR'S ON.

Kyla says OKAY. THREE, TWO, ONE.
I THINK IT'S GOOD.

Kyla rivets the base of a plane.

Rosie says VERY GOOD.

Kyla says ANOTHER ONE.
THREE, TWO, ONE.

Rosie says THOSE ARE NICE
AND CLEAN. NICE JOB.
SMOOTH. NO EDGES. VERY GOOD.
JUST 6,000 MORE TO DO NOW.

Kyla says WHAT!? OH GOSH.
I'VE GOTTA SHOW E.B.

Kyla video calls E.B.

E.B. says HEY, KYLA.

Kyla says CHECK IT OUT.
I'M ROSIE THE RIVETER.

E.B. says WOAH. YOU LOOK GREAT.

DRESSING UP IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF MY INVESTIGATION.
HEY, DO YOU THINK WITH THE DRESS
PATTERN, MY OUTFIT, AND THE BOOT
THAT FASHION IS A PART OF
THIS MYSTERY SOMEHOW?

E.B. says LIKE YOU READ MY MIND.
WHILE YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING DRESS
UP, I'VE BEEN SLOGGING AWAY,
RESEARCHING WHAT HAPPENED
IN ROSIE'S TIME. CHECK IT OUT.

He plays a clip on the computer.

E.B. says DURING WORLD WAR TWO, IN THE
1940S, TONS OF MEN AND EVEN SOME
WOMEN WORE MILITARY UNIFORMS.
THE UNIFORMS WERE MADE OF WOOL
AND SILK, SO ALL OF A SUDDEN
THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH LEFT
FOR THE REST OF US.

Women say AWWW...

E.B. says WE HAD TO WEAR DIFFERENT
MATERIALS, LIKE COTTON, AND
THERE WASN'T A LOT OF THAT
AROUND EITHER. SO FASHION
CHANGED. WOMEN'S SKIRTS GOT
A BIT SHORTER, AND MEN STARTED
WEARING SUITS WITHOUT VESTS.
WOMEN'S CLOTHES ALSO STARTED
LOOKING A BIT MORE LIKE MILITARY
UNIFORMS, WITH SHOULDER PADS
IN JACKETS AND DRESSES.
ROSIE THE RIVETER HAD
A BIG INFLUENCE TOO.
PANTS AND HEADSCARVES BECAME
A COOL LOOK FOR WORKING WOMEN.

Kyla says DO YOU THINK, IF WE ADD
FASHION TO THE "WORK IT" TAG,
THIS MYSTERY IS ABOUT
THE HISTORY OF WORK WEAR?

E.B. says YOU MIGHT BE ON TO SOMETHING.

Kyla says BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BOOT?
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT KIND
OF WORK THAT WOULD BE FOR.

E.B. says LIKE I'VE BEEN SAYING...
ASTRONAUTS!

A note falls from inside the boot.

E.B. says IT SAYS, "DRUMMOND."
THAT COULD BE THE NAME
OF A FAMOUS ASTRONAUT.
I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

(music plays)

Kyla gets inside the plane and says WOAH.

Doctor Bondy says IT'S PRETTY COOL, ISN'T IT?

Kyla says YEAH.

Doctor Bondy says SO THIS LANCASTER
BOMBER WAS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PLANES DURING THE
SECOND WORLD WAR, AND WOMEN
HAD THE VERY IMPORTANT JOB
OF HELPING TO BUILD THEM.
THE CLOTHES WERE REALLY
IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR WORKING
IN, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT WAS
ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES
THAT WOMEN WERE ENCOURAGED
TO DRESS LIKE MEN.
WOMEN DID WORK LIKE MEN,
BUT THEY WEREN'T PAID
AS MUCH AS THE MEN.
AND WHEN THE WAR ENDED, WOMEN
WERE ENCOURAGED TO LEAVE THEIR
JOBS AND RETURN TO HOMEMAKING.

Kyla says WHAT!? I WOULDN'T
WANT TO LEAVE MY JOB.

Doctor Bondy says I AGREE. AND SO DID MANY
ROSIES. AND THAT'S WHY, WHEN
WE LOOK AT THAT ICONIC IMAGE OF
ROSIE THE RIVETER, IT REMINDS US
NOT ONLY OF THE WORK THAT WOMEN
DID DURING THE WAR, IT'S ALSO
A SYMBOL OF WOMEN'S EQUALITY.

Kyla says THAT'S WHY ROSIE WAS SO COOL.

(KYLA'S PHONE RINGS.)

Kyla says SORRY. EXCUSE ME.
HEY, E.B.

E.B. says HEY, KYLA. I FIGURED OUT
THE BOOT. DRUMMOND WASN'T
THE NAME OF AN ASTRONAUT. IT'S
THE NAME OF A CLOTHING PLACE.

Kyla says GREAT. AND I FIGURED OUT
HOW ROSIE FITS IN TO THE "WORK
IT" MYSTERY. WE CAN DO IT MEANS
WE CAN WORK LIKE MEN AND
EVEN DRESS LIKE THEM TOO.
I BET THIS MYSTERY'S
ABOUT WOMEN'S WORK WEAR.

E.B. says YEAH, THAT FITS WITH THE
BOOT. THE DRUMMOND COLLECTION
IS A PLACE TO BUY CLOTHES.
IF THIS IS A LADY'S BOOT, MAYBE
IT WAS WORN BY A FASHION MODEL.

Kyla says YES!

E.B. says OH, AND BY THE WAY, COULD YOU
BRING ME HOME A PAIR OF THOSE
ROSIE COVERALLS IN MY SIZE?
THEY LOOK SUPER-ASTRONAUTY.

(KYLA LAUGHS.)

E.B. says I'M ON MY WAY TO THE DRUMMOND
COLLECTION TO FIND OUT
WHAT KIND OF WOMAN WORKED
IN THIS FREAKY BOOT.

(music plays)

E.B. says HEY, HOW ARE YOU? I'M E.B.

Ian says HI. IAN DRUMMOND.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

Ian is in his late forties, bald and clean-shaven. He wears glasses, black leather trousers and a printed brown shirt.

E.B. says NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M
TRYING TO SOLVE MY GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE'S MYSTERY. WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT THIS LADY'S BOOT?

Ian says I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S NOT
A WOMAN'S BOOT. IT'S A MAN'S.

E.B. says NO WAY!

Ian says YES. ABSOLUTELY. TRY IT ON. I
THINK YOU'RE GONNA FIND IT FITS.

E.B. says OKAY.
THIS IS A PERFECT FIT.
NO WAY.
I TOTALLY DIDN'T SEE THIS
AS A MAN'S BOOT.

Ian says WELCOME TO THE WORLD
OF GLAM ROCK. FOLLOW ME.

Pictures of glam rock artists appear.

E.B. says IAN TOLD ME THAT
GLAM ROCK IS AN OVER-THE-TOP
FASHION STYLE FROM THE 1970S.
LOTS OF MAKE-UP, GLITTER, WILD
HAIRSTYLES, AND PLATFORM SHOES.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)

E.B. picks a flashy shirt from the racks and says THIS IS PRETTY FAR OUT.
IS THIS GLAM ROCK?

Ian says IT'S NOT.
IT'S ACTUALLY FROM THE 1960S.

E.B. says HUH. OKAY. BUT WHY WERE '60S
CLOTHES SO BRIGHT AND CRAZY?

Ian says IT WAS ALL PART OF
BIG SOCIAL CHANGE THAT WAS
HAPPENING AT THAT TIME.

E.B. says IAN TOLD ME THAT IN
THE '60S YOUNG PEOPLE WANTED TO
BREAK THE FASHION RULES. BEFORE
THAT, MEN'S SUITS WERE SERIOUS
LOOKING, A WOMEN'S DRESSES
WERE KINDA LONG. BUT IN THE '60S
THERE WERE BIG CHANGES IN
SOCIETY. THERE WAS FLOWER POWER
AND THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT, WHICH
WERE ALL ABOUT PEACE AND LOVE.
CIVIL RIGHTS. ANTI-WAR.
WOMEN'S LIBERATION.
THE '60S WAS ALL ABOUT PROTEST.
PEOPLE DRESSED THE WAY THEY
WANTED, NOT THE WAY SOCIETY
EXPECTED THEM TO DRESS.

E.B. falls to the floor.

Ian gives him the other boot and says I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO NEED TO PUT BOTH OF THESE ON.

E.B. says YEAH. I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
WITH MY PAIR OF BOOTS,
IT'S GLAM ROCK TIME.

E.B. wears the boot with leather trousers and a printed silk shirt.

He says OOH.
I LIKE IT.
NOW THIS IS A CRAZY OUTFIT.
SO HOW DO WE GET FROM
THE '60S TO THIS?

Ian says THE MUSIC SCENE.
GENERALLY THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN... DAVID BOWIE WAS ONE OF
THE MUSICIANS AT THAT TIME
THAT TOOK THAT 1960S
DO-WHATEVER-YOU-WANT ATTITUDE
AND CHANGED THE WORLD'S IDEA
OF HOW A MAN SHOULD LOOK.

(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)

Kyla says HI, E.B.

E.B. says HEY, KYLA. YOU'LL NEVER
BELIEVE IT, BUT IT TURNS OUT
WE WERE WRONG. IT'S A MAN'S
BOOT, NOT A WOMAN'S BOOT.
WHY DIDN'T WE REALIZE THAT
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S MYSTERIES
ARE NEVER SO STRAIGHTFORWARD?

Kyla says I WAS ACTUALLY CALLING
TO TELL YOU THE SAME THING.
I DON'T THINK HERMIONE WAS GOING
TO WRITE ABOUT WOMEN'S WORK WEAR
AFTER WHAT I JUST FOUND.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ONLY WOMEN
WORKED AS FASHION MODELS.
FOR YEARS, FEMALE MODELS WERE
THE TRUE FASHION STARS.
MEN WERE MORE LIKE SIDEKICKS.
BUT THAT CHANGED IN THE '60S,
AND MEN STARTED WORKING
AS TOP MODELS TOO.

E.B. says DO YOU THINK THE SOCIAL
CHANGES OF THE '60S MADE PEOPLE
MORE OPEN TO DIFFERENT THINGS,
LIKE MALE MODELS?

Kyla says YES. AND I THINK THAT THERE'S
NO WAY THAT THIS MYSTERY'S
ABOUT WOMEN'S WORK WEAR.

E.B. says MAYBE IT'S ABOUT MEN'S
WORK WEAR, BECAUSE MEN STARTED
WORKING AS MODELS IN THE '60S,
AND IAN TOLD ME THAT THE GLAM
ROCK LOOK CAME FROM MEN WHO
WORKED AS MUSICIANS IN THE '70S.

Kyla says HMM... IT DOESN'T FIT
WITH ROSIE, BUT FASHION DOES.

E.B. says AND FASHION FITS WITH
THE PATTERN PLUS THE BOOT. I'M
GONNA STRUT ON TO SEE IF I CAN
FIGURE OUT WHAT FASHION HAS TO
DO WITH AUNT HERMIONE'S MYSTERY.

Kyla says SEE YA.

The call ends.

E.B. says SO IT SOUNDS LIKE MEN'S WORK
AS MODELS AND MUSICIANS REALLY
HELPED CHANGE THE FASHION OF
THE '60S, '70S, AND EVEN TODAY.

Ian says OH, ABSOLUTELY. MALE
MODELS AND MUSICIANS HAD A HUGE
INFLUENCE. SO DID SOCIAL CHANGES
AT THE TIME. TODAY'S FASHION
IS ALL ABOUT SELF-EXPRESSION,
FOR MEN AND FOR WOMEN.

E.B. says YOU KNOW WHAT, IAN?
I THINK YOU JUST HELPED ME
SOLVE THIS MYSTERY. FAR OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. STAY GROOVY.

Ian makes a "peace" sign.

(music plays)

E.B. enters the basement in an overall, the silver boots and the silver helmet.

He says HELLO.

(KYLA LAUGHS.)

E.B. says WHAT? I'M READY
FOR MY SCHOOL PLAY.

Kyla says OKAY. BUT FIRST WE NEED TO
SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF "WORK IT."
SO LAST TIME WE TALKED,
WE WENT FROM WOMEN'S WORK WEAR
TO WORKING MEN'S FASHION TO...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT.

E.B. says I THINK WHAT HERMIONE
WAS TRYING TO SAY IS THAT
FASHION HAS CHANGED FOR BOTH
MEN AND WOMEN OVER THE YEARS.
OH YEAH.

Kyla says IT CAN'T BE AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
I THINK THAT AS SOCIETY HAS
CHANGED - FROM THE 1800S TO
WOMEN WORKING LIKE MEN DURING
THE WAR TO THE WEAR-WHAT-YOU-
WANT '60S AND '70S -
FASHION HAS CHANGED TOO.

E.B. says BUT HOW DOES THAT FIT
IN WITH THE "WORK IT" TAG?

Kyla says BECAUSE WORK HAS BEEN
A BIG PART OF THIS CHANGE.

E.B. says RIGHT! SO AS SOCIETY AND
WORK CHANGE, SO DOES FASHION.

Kyla says AND... I JUST READ
ONLINE, "WORK IT" IS A THING
FASHION-TYPES SAY WHEN A MODEL
IS DOING A GOOD JOB.

E.B. says LIKE THIS? OW!

He air kicks and poses.

(KYLA LAUGHS.)

Kyla says EXACTLY. WORK IT, E.B.

E.B. says OH, YEAH.

He stumbles and falls.

(KYLA LAUGHS.)

E.B. says THAT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN,
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR E.B.

E.B. and Kyla say MYSTERY SOLVED! POSTING
TO THE
MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

Cast, Ethan Burnett as E.B. and Kyla Madeira as Kyla.

Producers, Jean-Louis Coté and Joan Taketman.

Director, Zsolt Luka.

An Apartment 11 production.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.