(MUSIC PLAYS)

In the basement, Kyla looks at a label on a wooden box that reads "Small world."

Kyla is in her mid-teens, with long slightly wavy brown hair. She wears pink trousers and a pink plaid shirt.

Kyla says SMALL WORLD. HMM...
I WONDER WHAT GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE MEANT BY THAT.

E.B. is in his mid-teens with curly brown hair in an afro and he wears jeans, a blue T-shirt and an unbuttoned blue and orange plaid shirt.

E.B. says LET'S SEE.

He takes out a toy plane and says WELL, THIS IS THE SMALLEST
PLANE IN THE WORLD.
(E.B. MAKES PLANE NOISES.)
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
AND WHAT? WHAT IS THIS?

Kyla says IT LOOKS LIKE A KITE.

E.B. says HUH. WEIRD LOOKING KITE.
OOH! I KNOW. SO A KITE AND A
PLANE... THEY'RE BOTH TOYS THAT
YOU PLAY WITH WHEN YOU'RE SMALL.
MYSTERY SOLVED.

Kyla says OKAY, OKAY. LET'S
NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.
ANYTHING ELSE?

E.B. says NOPE.

Kyla says YES, THERE IS.
A DELIVERY RECEIPT FOR
A PACKAGE FROM... CHINA.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S A CLUE.

Kyla says GREAT AUNT HERMIONE PUT
IT IN THE FILE. IT HAS TO BE.

E.B. says I'LL BET THAT SLIPPED
INTO THE FILE BY ACCIDENT. LOOK,
A PLANE AND A KITE ARE BOTH TOYS
THAT FLY. THEY GO TOGETHER.
THAT DOESN'T BELONG. UNLESS...
I FOLD IT INTO A PAPER AIRPLANE.
AND... TA-DA! SHOO...

Kyla says HEY! WE NEED
THAT CLUE FOR LATER.

E.B. says IF IT IS A CLUE.

Kyla says FINE. LET'S START WITH
THE KITE AND THE PLANE FIRST.
MAYBE THEY'LL TELL US IF
THE DELIVERY RECEIPT IS PART
OF OUR MYSTERY OR NOT.

E.B. says OKAY. HEY, LOOK: THIS
KITE HAS A NAME ON IT. IT SAYS IT'S FROM THE BELL HOMESTEAD.

Kyla says I KNOW THAT PLACE! IT'S
NOT FAR FROM HERE. IT'S A MUSEUM
ABOUT ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.

E.B. says ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL?
ISN'T HE THE GUY WHO INVENTED
THE TELEPHONE? WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH FLYING TOYS?

Kyla says WE DON'T KNOW YET
THAT THE MYSTERY IS ABOUT TOYS.

E.B. says WHY DON'T I CHECK OUT
THE MUSEUM, AND YOU CAN
RESEARCH THE PLANE CLUE?

Kyla says ON IT.

They high-five.

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 and says HERE I AM AT THE
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL HOMESTEAD,
WHERE THE FAMOUS INVENTOR LIVED.

Sarah says HI, E.B.

E.B. says HI. SO NICE TO MEET YOU.

Sarah says NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

Sarah is in her late thirties, with straight red hair in a bob cut with bangs. She wears glasses, jeans and a black cardigan.

E.B. says I HAVE THIS KITE HERE,
AND I'M HOPING YOU CAN
HELP ME SOLVE A MYSTERY.

Sarah says YES, I'M FAMILIAR
WITH THAT KITE.

E.B. says SWEET. SO OUR FILE LABEL
ON OUR MYSTERY FILE SAYS, "SMALL
WORLD." SO, I'M WONDERING IF
MAYBE IT BELONGED TO ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL WHEN HE WAS A KID?

Sarah says IT DID BELONG TO HIM,
BUT IT WAS FROM ONE OF
HIS SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
WHEN HE WAS OLDER. I CAN
SHOW YOU IF YOU COME WITH ME.

E.B. says GREAT.

Sarah says COME ON IN.

E.B. says UH-OH. I MAY HAVE BEEN
WRONG ABOUT THIS TOY IDEA.

They enter his office.

E.B. says WOW. SO ALEXANDER GRAHAM
BELL'S MOST FAMOUS INVENTION
WAS THE TELEPHONE, RIGHT?

Sarah says YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
IN FACT WE HAVE ONE THAT
HE DESIGNED IN 1878
HANGING HERE IN OUR LIBRARY.

E.B. says WOO! THAT'S SO COOL. IMAGINE
CARRYING THAT IN YOUR POCKET.

Sarah says YEAH, THERE'S NO WAY.

(E.B. AND SARAH LAUGH.)

A video made of animated photos rolls.

E.B. says BACK IN THE 1800S, IT
WAS REALLY HARD TO GET A MESSAGE
TO SOMEONE. YOU COULDN'T JUST
SEND A TEXT LIKE WE DO NOW.
THEY HAD TELEGRAPH MACHINES.
BUT IT WASN'T SOMETHING PEOPLE
HAD IN THEIR HOMES. THERE MIGHT
BE ONLY ONE IN AN ENTIRE TOWN.
SO WHEN BELL INVENTED
THE TELEPHONE,
IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
(PHONE RINGING)

Bell says HELLO?

E.B. says BUT BELL HAD ANOTHER DREAM.

Sarah says SO IN HERE IS
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL'S
ACTUAL BEDROOM AND WORKSHOP.

E.B. says WOW. WORKSHOP OF
A GENIUS INVENTOR.

Sarah says YEP.

E.B. says SO COOL.
BELL'S OTHER DREAM WAS TO FLY.
HE WANTED TO BUILD A KITE
THAT COULD BE TRANSFORMED
INTO A HUMAN FLYING MACHINE.
YOU KNOW, I NOTICED A LOT
OF THESE DESIGNS MATCH THIS.
THEY'RE ALL TRIANGLES.

YEAH, EXACTLY. THAT SHAPE
IS CALLED THE TETRAHEDRAL CELL.

E.B. says HEY, DID BELL'S KITES
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE
INVENTION OF THE TELEPHONE?

Sarah says NOT REALLY. BUT BELL
WAS FRUSTRATED BY NOT BEING
ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE WHO WERE
FAR DISTANCES AWAY.
SO, LIKE, THE TELEPHONE HELPED
PEOPLE COMMUNICATE ACROSS
DISTANCES, THE FLIGHT MACHINES
HELPED BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER
ACROSS DISTANCES.

E.B. says COOL. SO HOW WOULD YOU
SAY BELL'S KITES ARE DIFFERENT
FROM REGULAR KITES?

Sarah says WELL, THEY ARE
REALLY LIGHTWEIGHT...

E.B. says RIGHT.

Sarah says BUT EXTREMELY STABLE,
SO YOU CAN MAKE HUGE ONES.

E.B. says LIKE THIS ONE.

Sarah says YEAH, EXACTLY.

E.B. says WOW! IT'S LIFTING
A GUY UP! AWESOME!

Sarah says YOU WANNA TRY BUILDING ONE?

E.B. says YES!

Sarah says ALL RIGHT.

E.B. says IT'S KINDA COOL YOU CAN
USE STRAWS TO MAKE A KITE. OH,
YEAH. E.B. WORKING AT THE SAME
DESK AS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.

On the desk sit pieces of colourful kite paper, string and plastic straws.

Sarah says BELL'S KITES ACTUALLY USED
SILK FABRIC, BUT TISSUE PAPER'S
A GOOD SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT.
(SARAH LAUGHS.)
GREAT. SO, TWO SIDES ARE OPEN,
AND TWO SIDES ARE COVERED.
AND THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA CATCH
THE AIR FOR THE KITE. NOW ALL
WE HAVE TO DO IS FOUR MORE OF
THESE, AND WE'LL HAVE A KITE.

E.B. says BACK TO WORK.

Outside, Sarah says HERE WE'VE GOT
THE KITE THAT WE BUILT.
SO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT.

E.B. says BEAUTIFUL.

Sarah says AND THEN WE'VE JUST GOT OUR
REGULAR STORE BOUGHT KITE HERE.

E.B. says RIGHT, UM...

Sarah says WHICH ONE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO DO FIRST?

E.B. says I'LL START WITH
THE ONE WE JUST MADE.

Sarah says ALL RIGHT. GO FOR IT.

E.B. says READY?

Sarah says YUP.

E.B. runs and says WOO!

Sarah says YEAH! THERE WE GO. NICE!

E.B. says YEAH! WOO!

Sarah says PERFECT.

E.B. says WOAH.

Sarah says LOOK AT HOW NICE
AND STEADY IT IS.

E.B. says LET'S GIVE
THE SECOND ONE A TRY.

Sarah says ALL RIGHT.

E.B. says NO!
(SARAH LAUGHS.)
NO!
(SARAH LAUGHS.)

E.B. says YUP. THIS ONE'S DEFINITELY
HARDER TO KEEP IN THE AIR.

(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)

E.B. says ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET
A PHONE CALL.
WHAT'S UP, KYLA?

Kyla says SO I LOOKED INTO
THE HISTORY OF FLYING TOYS, AND
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ISN'T THE
ONLY INVENTOR TO HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH A FLYING TOY.

E.B. says RIGHT, BUT
IT TURNS OUT THAT I WAS...

Kyla says I REALIZED THAT TOYS
LET US DO THINGS THAT WE WISH
WE COULD DO IN REAL LIFE,
LIKE BE SUPERHEROES, RIGHT?

E.B. says RIGHT. BUT, KYLA, IT TURNS OUT
THAT A KITE ISN'T ACTUALLY A...

Kyla says FLYING IS SOMETHING
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WISHING
THEY COULD DO FOR CENTURIES.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

She plays an animated video and says PEOPLE HAVE PROBABLY WANTED
TO FLY EVER SINCE CAVE PEOPLE
SAW BIRDS AND THOUGHT,

A caveman sees a bird flapping its wings and says "HMM... I WANT TO DO THAT."

He starts flapping his arms.

He bird says HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.

(CAVEMAN SIGHS.)

Kyla says YOU CAN EVEN SEE
IN ANCIENT ART THAT ARTISTS
ALL OVER THE WORLD IMAGINED
THE IDEA OF HAVING WINGS.
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ARTISTS
EVER WAS LEONARDO DA VINCI.
HE PAINTED THE MONA LISA.
LEONARDO WAS SUPER-OBSESSED WITH
FLYING. HE ACTUALLY INVENTED
THE GLIDER AND A HELICOPTER.
HE COULDN'T MAKE THE HELICOPTER
WORK, BECAUSE THE ENGINE HADN'T
BEEN INVENTED YET. BUT YOU COULD
MAKE A TOY HELICOPTER, LIKE I
DID, PROPELLED BY A RUBBER BAND.

The helicopter crashes.

(PROPELLER AND CRASHING NOISE)

E.B. says YEAH, THAT'S ALL REALLY
INTERESTING, BUT I'M NOT SURE
IT'S RELATED TO HERMIONE'S...

Kyla says WAIT. I'M GETTING
TO THE GOOD PART.
THE FIRST AIRPLANE THAT ACTUALLY
WORKED WAS INVENTED BY TWO
BROTHERS, WILBUR AND ORVILLE
WRIGHT, IN 1903. AND GUESS
WHAT THEY WERE INSPIRED BY?
GUESS, GUESS, GUESS!

E.B. says A TOY?

Kyla says YES! WHEN THEY WERE
KIDS, THEIR DAD GAVE THEM A
WIND-UP HELICOPTER FOR A TOY,
LIKE THE ONE LEONARDO INVENTED.
THAT'S WHY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
FIRST GOT INTERESTED IN FLYING:
FROM A TOY!

E.B. says HANG ON A SEC. I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT THAT TOYS INSPIRE
US TO IMAGINE THINGS WE WISH
WE COULD DO, BUT IT TURNED OUT
THE KITE WASN'T A TOY AFTER ALL.

Kyla says IT WASN'T?

E.B. says I KNOW. I JUMPED TO
CONCLUSIONS. BUT IT TURNS OUT
THE KITE WAS ACTUALLY A SCIENCE
EXPERIMENT. ALEXANDER GRAHAM
BELL WAS TRYING TO INVENT
A WAY TO FLY, LIKE THOSE
OTHER INVENTORS YOU NAMED.

Kyla says OH, WELL, OUR MYSTERY
DEFINITELY SEEMS TO HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO WITH FLYING.

E.B. says DEFINITELY.
NOW WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHY HERMIONE CALLED HER CHAPTER
"SMALL WORLD."

Kyla says BUT IF IT'S NOT ABOUT
FLYING TOYS, THEN MAYBE THIS TOY
AIRPLANE CLUE IS ABOUT THE REAL
AIRPLANE IT'S MODELED ON?

E.B. says MAYBE.

Kyla says I KNOW WHERE
I CAN FIND OUT FOR SURE.

(music plays)

A plane takes off.

Kyla records a video and says THE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
IS ALL ABOUT AIRPLANES.
SOMEONE HERE IS SURE TO KNOW
WHAT KIND OF PLANE THIS IS.

She enters the shed and meets Don.

Don is in his fifties, clean-shaven and with short white hair. He wears jeans, a blue polo shirt and a yellow cap hat.

Don says HI, KYLA. COME ON OVER.

Kyla says IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

Don says YOU TOO.

Kyla says SO, I'M TRYING TO SOLVE
A MYSTERY, AND I'M HOPING YOU
CAN TELL ME ABOUT AN AIRPLANE.

Don says SURE CAN. YOU'VE COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

Kyla says OR DID I COME TO
THE
WRIGHT
PLACE? GET IT?

Don says VERY FUNNY, VERY FUNNY.

Kyla says LIKE THE WRIGHT
BROTHERS. CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT KIND OF PLANE THIS IS?

Kyla shows him the toy plane from the wooden box.

Don says WELL THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE
A BOEING-STEARMAN, WHICH WE HAVE
RIGHT HERE IN OUR HANGAR.
IT WAS A WORLD WAR II TRAINING
AIRCRAFT. YOU CAN SEE IT'S
A BIPLANE. OPEN COCKPIT.
AND A VERY POPULAR AIRCRAFT.

Kyla says THIS MUSEUM HAS LOTS
OF REALLY COOL OLD AIRPLANES,
LIKE THE BOEING-STEARMAN.
THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
SOME WERE BUILT FOR SPEED, SOME
TO CARRY HEAVY WEIGHTS, SOME
FOR GOING TO HIGH ALTITUDES. BUT
I WONDER HOW THEY'RE CONNECTED
TO OUR TOY AIRPLANE CLUE, THE
KITE CLUE, AND HERMIONE'S "SMALL
WORLD" FILE LABEL. DO YOU HAPPEN
TO KNOW WHAT AN AIRPLANE MIGHT
HAVE TO DO WITH A "SMALL WORLD"?

Don says WELL WHEN YOU'RE UP
IN AN AIRPLANE THE WORLD LOOKS
PRETTY SMALL, AND THE HIGHER
YOU GO, THE SMALLER THINGS
ON THE GROUND LOOK.

Kyla says IS THERE ANY WAY THAT, MAYBE,
I COULD GO UP IN AN AIRPLANE
TO SEE THAT? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY,
FOR THE SAKE OF THE MYSTERY.

Don says I THINK WE CAN ARRANGE THAT.

Kyla says REALLY!?

Don says REALLY.

Kyla says AWESOME. YES!
I'M GONNA FLY UP
TO THE SKY...

Outside, they meet Ron.

Ron is in his sixties, clean-shaven and with short white hair. He wears glasses and a beige overall.

Ron says KYLA.

Kyla says HI! NICE TO MEET YOU.

Ron says NICE TO MEET YOU. I HEAR
YOU WANT TO LEARN TO FLY.

Kyla says YEAH. WAIT...
LEARN
TO FLY? DON'T I HAVE
TO BE OLDER FOR THAT?

Ron says WELL, I LEARNED TO FLY
WHEN I WAS 17. ANYWAY, YOU MAY
BE A LITTLE YOUNG, BUT WE'RE
GONNA TEACH YOU ANYWAY.

Kyla says I GOT THIS.
YEAH. I CAN DO THIS.

Ron says WE HAVE TO SUIT YOU UP
LIKE A REAL FIGHTER PILOT. SO
WE'VE GOT A SUIT HERE FOR YOU.
SO YOU CAN JUST PUT THAT ON,
AND THEN WE'LL BE ALL SET TO GO.

Kyla says AWESOME!
E.B.'S GONNA BE SO JEALOUS.

Kyla puts on a blue overall.

A caption reads "Kyla. Sky captain."

Ron says GOOD.
HEY, KYLA. YOU LOOK GREAT.

Kyla says THANK YOU.

Ron says A LITTLE BIG,
BUT IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

Kyla says THAT'S OKAY.

Kyla get on the plane.

Ron says I'M SURE YOU WON'T BE
SICK ON THIS FLIGHT, BUT SOME
PEOPLE DO ON THEIR FIRST FLIGHT.
IN CASE YOU DID, I PUT A LITTLE
BAG RIGHT IN HERE FOR YOU. OKAY?

Kyla says THANK YOU.

Ron says THAT SAVES A LOT
OF CLEAN UP TIME.

Kyla says YEAH.

(KYLA LAUGHS.)

(PHONE RINGING.)

E.B. says KYLA?

Kyla says HEY, E.B. LOOK WHERE I AM.

E.B. says YOU'RE IN A PLANE!?
AW! I'M SO JEALOUS.

Kyla says AND I'M GONNA GET TO FLY IT.

Ron says YEAH, AND WE'RE
GONNA DO LOOP-DE-LOOPS.

Kyla says WHAT ARE LOOP-DE-LOOPS?

Ron says THAT'S WHERE
YOU GO UPSIDE DOWN.

Kyla says WAIT, WHAT!?

E.B. says WICKED.

(music plays)

They start the plane and take off.

Kyla says WOO!
I'M THE QUEEN OF THE WORLD.
THE WORLD SEEMS A LOT SMALLER
FROM UP HERE. THE CARS DOWN
THERE LOOK LIKE ANTS.

Ron says THE SENSE OF FREEDOM.
THE FEELING THAT YOU CAN GO
ANYWHERE. JUST IMAGINE WHAT
THE BIRDS ARE LIKE UP HERE.
DO YOU WANT TO FLY
THE AIRPLANE NOW?

Kyla says ARE YOU SURE THAT'S SAFE?

Ron says SURE, IT'S SAFE. IF YOU
PUSH THE STICK FORWARD, THE NOSE
GOES DOWN. IF YOU BRING IT BACK,
THE NOSE COMES UP. IF YOU MOVE
IT LEFT, YOU TURN LEFT. IF YOU
MOVE IT RIGHT, YOU TURN RIGHT.
IT'S EASY. JUST TRY IT.

Kyla says OKAY. HERE WE GO.
OH MY GOSH, I'M FLYING A PLANE!

Ron says WOW. GREAT JOB.

Kyla says YOU WERE JUST JOKING
ABOUT THE LOOP-DE-LOOPS, RIGHT?

Ron says I NEVER JOKE ABOUT
LOOP-DE-LOOPS. ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS HANG ON.

Kyla says OH MY GOSH!

The plane starts flipping.

(music plays)

(music plays)

Back outside the shed, Kyla says THANK YOU SO MUCH, RON. THAT WAS
THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.

Ron says GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT.

Kyla says I HAD SO MUCH FUN.

Ron says ANOTHER ONE.

Kyla says YEAH.

At the basement, E.B. calls Kyla and says HEY, KYLA. WOW!
YOUR PICTURES FROM UP THERE
LOOKED AWESOME!

Kyla says THE WORLD LOOKS REALLY
SMALL FROM HIGH UP IN A PLANE,
DOESN'T IT?

E.B. says I WONDER IF THAT'S WHAT
HERMIONE MEANT BY "SMALL WORLD."

Kyla says MAYBE. BUT HERMIONE WAS
WRITING A BOOK ABOUT HOW THE
PAST CHANGED HOW WE LIVE TODAY.
IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING
MORE TO THIS MYSTERY.

E.B. says YEAH, BUT WE ARE
GETTING WARMER.

Kyla says I'M HOPING YOUR NEXT
CLUE IS AS MUCH FUN AS MINE WAS.

E.B. says WHAT NEXT CLUE?

Kyla says THE DELIVERY RECEIPT.

E.B. says THIS ISN'T A CLUE.

Kyla says CAN YOU SOLVE THE
MYSTERY RIGHT NOW WITHOUT IT?

E.B. says UH... NO.

Kyla says THEN IT'S WORTH INVESTIGATING.

E.B. says I GUESS SO. IT MADE
SUCH A GOOD PAPER AIRPLANE.

(music plays)

At Fedex, E.B. says I'M AT THE DELIVERY COMPANY
THAT THIS RECEIPT IS FROM, BUT
I STILL DON'T THINK THAT
THIS RECEIPT HAS ANYTHING
TO DO WITH FLYING.

He spots FedEx airplanes and says WOAH!
OR MAYBE IT DOES.

(music plays)

He meets with Kevin.

Kevin is in his fifties, clean-shaven and with short wavy gray hair. He wears a blue suit, white shirt, striped blue tie and a neon vest.

Kevin says E.B. MORNING.

E.B. says HEY. NICE TO MEET YOU.

Kevin says WELCOME TO FEDEX.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?

E.B. says GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

Kevin says AWESOME. LET'S PUT
A SAFETY VEST ON YOU.

E.B. says GOTCHA. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WELL, KEVIN, I'M TRYING
TO SOLVE A MYSTERY HERE. THIS
LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER IS ONE OF
OUR CLUES. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT IT IS? DO YOU GOT...

Kevin says THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE
OF OUR AIRWAY BILLS, ALTHOUGH
IT'S A VINTAGE AIRWAY BILL
FROM A FEW YEARS AGO.
AN AIRWAY BILL IS REALLY
DESTINATION INFORMATION FROM
START TO FINISH. IT LOOKS LIKE
CHINA ALL THE WAY TO TORONTO.

E.B. says WELL, OUR MYSTERY FILE
LABEL SAYS, "SMALL WORLD."
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT THAT MEANS?

Kevin says I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT
THAT MEANS. HOW ABOUT WE GO HAVE
A LOOK AT ONE OF OUR AIRPLANES
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL?

E.B. says YES! YES!

Kevin says LET'S GO.

E.B. says OH...

Kevin says INTO THE LEFT SEAT,
THE CAPTAIN'S SEAT.

They get inside a plane.

E.B. says WOAH! THERE'S A MILLION
BUTTONS IN HERE. THIS PLANE IS
DEFINITELY A LOT DIFFERENT THAN
SOME OF THE PLANES KYLA WAS
SEEING AT HER AIRPLANE MUSEUM.

Kevin says YOU'RE RIGHT. FEDEX HAS
AIRPLANES FLYING WITH THIS LEVEL
OF TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT
220 COUNTRIES EVERY DAY.

E.B. says WOW. SO YOU COULD
PROBABLY TAKE THIS PLANE ALL
AROUND THE WORLD, COULDN'T YOU?

Kevin says E.B., YOU COULD.
YOU'D HAVE TO STOP FOR GAS
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

E.B. says YEAH? THAT IS SO COOL.
YOU KNOW, KEVIN? I'VE BEEN
WANTING TO DO THIS MY WHOLE
LIFE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING.
WE'RE LOOKING AT CLEAR SKIES
WITH A HIGH OF 27, LOW OF 14,
MINOR TURBULENCE. SO
JUST BUCKLE UP YOUR SEATBELTS
AND ENJOY THE FLIGHT.

Kevin says COME ON IN, E.B.

E.B. says WOAH.
THIS IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN
AIRPLANES I'VE BEEN ON BEFORE.
WHERE ARE THE SEATS?

Kevin says EXACTLY. THERE ARE
NO SEATS ON THIS AIRPLANE.

E.B. says YEAH.

Kevin says IT'S A CARGO AIRPLANE,
OR A FREIGHTER,
SO ALL THE PACKAGES WILL BE
BACK HERE IN CONTAINERS.

SO THE ONLY SEATS ON THIS
PLANE ARE THE PILOTS' SEATS?

Kevin says THAT'S CORRECT.

E.B. says KEVIN TELLS ME THAT
BEFORE THE PACKAGES GET PUT
ON THE PLANE, THEY HAVE TO BE
SORTED TO MAKE SURE THEY GET
DELIVERED TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
THAT'S ALL DONE IN THEIR
HUGE SORTING FACILITY.

Kevin says E.B., I'VE GOT SOMEONE
SPECIAL FOR YOU TO MEET TODAY.

E.B. says OH. REALLY?

Kevin takes E.B. to the warehouse.

Lisa says HI!

Lisa is in her thirties, with long wavy blond hair and wears a black dress and a black and white jacket.

Kevin says LISA, THIS IS E.B.

Lisa says I'M A HUGGER.
CAN I HAVE A HUG?

E.B. says OH, YEAH.
WOW. THIS PLACE IS HUGE.

Lisa says PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, ISN'T IT?

E.B. says YEAH.

Lisa says YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S
LARGER THAN A FOOTBALL FIELD.

E.B. says NO!

Lisa says ABSOLUTELY. YOU SEE
THESE LINES RIGHT HERE? WE'VE
GOT FIVE OF THEM SPANNING ACROSS
THE FACILITY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THESE LINES CAN PROCESS
20,000 PIECES PER HOUR.

E.B. says WHAT!?

Lisa says I KNOW. WE MOVE 12 MILLION
SHIPMENTS A DAY, ALL AROUND THE
WORLD. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T EVEN
WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THAT, EH?

E.B. says IT'S TOO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT.

Lisa says IT'S TOO MUCH TO PROCESS...

E.B. says WOW.

Lisa says ...BUT IT'S PRETTY COOL.
WE FLY ALL THE PLANES
INTO A HUB LIKE THIS.

E.B. says OKAY.

Lisa says WE SORT ALL THE
PACKAGES. AND THEN WE TAKE THE
PLANES AND WE FLY THEM BACK OUT.

E.B. says IT'S KIND OF LIKE A BEEHIVE.
LIKE THE BEES COMING IN...

Lisa says EXACTLY.

E.B. says DOING ALL THEIR THINGS...

Lisa says DOING ALL THEIR BUSINESS.

E.B. says ...AND THEN,
TAKING OFF AGAIN, YEAH.

Lisa says YEAH. BUT WE'VE GOT THESE
LOCATIONS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

E.B. says HEY, DO YOU THINK, MAYBE,
I COULD HELP YOU SORT SOMETHING?

Lisa says ABSOLUTELY. FOLLOW ME.
COME ONE. LET'S GO.
COME ON OVER THIS WAY.
OKAY, E.B. I WANT YOU TO GO IN
AND FIND YOURSELF A PACKAGE.

E.B. says OH. OKAY. UM... A NICE
BRIGHT ONE. FROM VANCOUVER.

Lisa says PERFECT.

E.B. says TO... RIGHT HERE, TORONTO.

Lisa says EXCELLENT. NOW WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA HAVE
YOU ROLL IT DOWN THE SLIDE.

E.B. says THREE, TWO, ONE...

Lisa says HERE WE GO.

E.B. drops the package on the conveyor belt.

E.B. says WOAH.
AND THERE IT GOES.

Lisa says THERE IT GOES.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S THESE LASERS,
AND ALL OF OUR PACKAGES
HAVE A LITTLE BARCODE.

E.B. says OKAY.

Lisa says SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE
THESE PACKAGES COME FLYING
THROUGH THESE LASERS. THE LASERS
WILL READ THE BARCODES,
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE ALL THESE
ARMS THAT COME AFTER, AND THE
ARMS WILL KNOW WHICH PACKAGE
TO SHOOT DOWN A SLIDE TO GET IT
INTO THE RIGHT DELIVERY CANS
FOR GOING OUT FOR DELIVERY.

E.B. says THAT IS SO COOL.

Lisa says YEAH.
MOST OF THESE PACKAGES
ARE DELIVERED THE NEXT DAY.

E.B. says THE NEXT DAY!?

Lisa says THE NEXT DAY.

E.B. says THE NEXT DAY...
OKAY. HOLD ON.
THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.
WOAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LISA.

E.B. calls Kyla.

Kyla says HEY, E.B.

E.B. says KYLA. YOU WERE RIGHT
ABOUT THE LABEL BEING A CLUE.
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE GOT A
PACKAGE DELIVERED OVERNIGHT
FROM CHINA. AND I THINK I HAVE
THE ANSWER TO OUR MYSTERY.

Kyla says GREAT! SEE YOU SOON.

In the basement, E.B. grabs a mic and says GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S
PACKAGE WAS DELIVERED FROM CHINA
OVERNIGHT. BUT BEFORE AIRPLANES,
SHE'D HAVE TO HAVE WAITED
A LOT LONGER.

An animated E.B. walking up a slope says FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
PEOPLE HAVE WANTED SILK AND
OTHER TREASURES FROM CHINA,
BUT BEFORE AIRPLANES,
THERE WAS THE SILK ROAD.
IT WAS AN IMPORTANT TRADE ROUTE
BETWEEN COUNTRIES. MERCHANTS HAD
TO TAKE PACKAGES LONG DISTANCES
THROUGH MOUNTAINS ON THEIR WAY
TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE.
WHEW. IT LOOKS LIKE I'M
ALMOST OVER THIS MOUNTAIN.
I WONDER WHAT'S NEXT.

He watches a plane fly over the mountains and says UH-OH.
THAT LOOKS WAY EASIER.
TODAY A JOURNEY THAT MIGHT
HAVE TAKEN WEEKS CAN BE DONE
IN HOURS WITH NO MOUNTAIN
CLIMBING INVOLVED.
THANKS TO AIRPLANES, PACKAGES
DON'T JUST TRAVEL FASTER, BUT
IT'S WAY EASIER TO GET TO FAR
AWAY PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Kyla says GREAT REPORT. I TOLD YOU THAT
DELIVERY RECEIPT WAS A CLUE.

E.B. says BUT I'M STILL NOT SURE HOW
ALL THREE CLUES FIT TOGETHER.

Kyla says WELL, I UPLOADED A REPORT
TO
THE MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.
CHECK IT OUT.
WHAT DO A KITE, A TOY AIRPLANE,
AND A SHIPPING LABEL ALL HAVE
IN COMMON? THE KITE CLUE WAS IN
THE FILE BECAUSE INVENTORS LIKE
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL DREAMED
OF A HUMAN FLYING MACHINE THAT
WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO TRAVEL
AROUND THE WORLD. KITES WERE A
BIG PART OF BELL'S EXPERIMENTS.
THE AIRPLANE CLUE WAS BECAUSE
TODAY BILLIONS OF PEOPLE EVERY
YEAR USE PLANES TO GET TO
EVEN THE MOST REMOTE PLACES.
AND THE SHIPPING LABEL, WELL,
THAT'S BECAUSE TODAY WE CAN SEND
ANYTHING ANYWHERE SUPER-FAST
THANKS TO MODERN DAY AIRPLANES.
THE INVENTION OF THE AIRPLANE
REALLY TURNED THE PLANET
INTO A SMALL WORLD. YEP.
AND I ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE
THE WORLD FROM UPSIDE DOWN.

E.B. says I AM STILL SO JEALOUS
THAT YOU GOT TO FLY
IN A PLANE WITHOUT ME.

Kyla says WELL, YOU'RE IN LUCK.
THE PILOT GAVE ME A FLIGHT
SIMULATOR GAME TO PRACTICE.

E.B. says COOL. LET ME TRY.

Kyla says NUH... LET ME
SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE.

E.B. says UH, KYLA, YOU'RE
FLYING UPSIDE DOWN.

Kyla says IT'S A LOOP-DE-LOOP.

E.B. says UGH. NO! WATCH OUT!

Kyla says IT'S NOT WORKING,
IT'S NOT WORKING.

E.B. says OKAY. LET ME TAKE OVER,
LET ME TAKE OVER. UP, UP!

Kyla says I CAN'T LOOK!

E.B. says UP, UP. OH!

The plane crashes against a peak.

They both upload a video and 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.