(MUSIC PLAYS)

Kyla is eating pudding in the basement.

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

E.B. comes down the basement.

E.B. is in his mid-teens with curly brown hair in an afro and he wears jeans, a striped gray, black and blue T-shirt and a purple hoodie.

E.B. says HEY, KYLA.
SOMEONE'S HUNGRY.

Kyla says I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH
LUNCH TODAY. AND DESSERT'S
MY FAVOURITE PART, ESPECIALLY
WHEN MY FRIEND ABBY AND I
TRADE DESSERTS.

E.B. says UH-HUH.

Kyla says SHE LOVES STRAWBERRY
AND I LOVE...

E.B. says CHOCOLATE. OBVIOUSLY.

Kyla says SO, SOMETIMES WE TRADE.

E.B. says THAT'S FAIR. BUT WE HAVE
A BUNCH OF MYSTERY FILES TO
INVESTIGATE, SO WE'D BETTER
GET CRACKING. SPEAKING OF FAIR,
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

E.B. opens a file with a tab that reads "Fair’s fair."

Kyla says "FAIR'S FAIR."

E.B. says UH-HUH.

Kyla says FAIR ENOUGH.
LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
LET'S SEE WHAT
THE CLUES TELL US.

She grabs a metal object and says I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS BEFORE. IT LOOKS
LIKE A FLATTENED OUT BEAVER.

E.B. grabs a coin and says KYLA, WE'RE RICH!

Kyla says WHAT!?

E.B. says LOOK AT THAT!

Kyla says FIVE ZEROES!?
THAT'S ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND!

E.B. says WOOHOO! OKAY. WHEW.
WHAT COULD WE DO? WE COULD BUY
A MEGA-YACHT THAT WE COULD
LIVE ON IN THE SUMMER.

Kyla says I COULD BUY A MANSION
FOR MY PARENTS.

E.B. says I COULD BUY A REAL-LIFE
RACE CAR. AND I COULD SEND
A LOT OF MONEY TO CHARITY TOO.

Kyla says YEAH.

KYLA/E.B. says WE'RE RICH! WE'RE
RICH! WE'RE RICH! WE'RE RICH!

Kyla says WAIT. BUT WE SHOULD
PROBABLY SOLVE THE MYSTERY
BEFORE WE SPEND THE MONEY.

E.B. says TRUE, TRUE.

Kyla says TAP SHOES? HMM...

She takes a card from inside one of the shoes and says ETHEL BRUNEAU TAP DANCE SCHOOL.
GUESS I'LL CHECK OUT THIS SCHOOL
AND THE SHINY BEAVER.

E.B. says AND I'LL LOOK INTO SOME
RACE CARS. I MEAN, THIS COIN.

Kyla says UH-HUH. CHA-CHING!

E.B. says WOO! MONEY, MONEY, MONEY...

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)

Kyla records a video and says SO I DID A SEARCH ON
THE BEAVER AND GOT A MATCH
FROM THE BANK OF CANADA MUSEUM.
I'M HEADING THERE NOW TO MEET
DAVID BERGERON. HE ASKED ME TO
MEET HIM IN THE STORAGE VAULT.
SOUNDS MYSTERIOUS. HI.

David is in his fifties, clean-shaven and with short wavy white hair. He wears a black suit and a pale blue shirt.

David says HI, KYLA.
NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M DAVID.

Kyla says HI, DAVID.

David says HI.

Kyla says UM... SO, I'M JUST
WONDERING, WHY DID YOU ASK
TO MEET ME HERE?

David says COME ON. I'LL SHOW YOU.
YOU READY FOR THIS?

Kyla says YEAH.

He opens a door with a special magnetic card.

David shows Kyla a series of precious objects.

Kyla WOAH.

David says SO, KYLA.
THIS IS OUR ORGANICS VAULT.
SOME OF THE RAREST PIECES
IN THE WORLD ARE HERE.

Kyla says WOW!

David says SO HERE WE HAVE PRINTING
PLATES TO MAKE PAPER MONEY.

Kyla says EVERYTHING IN HERE
HAS TO DO WITH BANKS AND MONEY,
BUT I HAVE THIS CLUE. IT DOESN'T
REALLY SEEM TO FIT. DO YOU
HAPPEN TO KNOW WHAT IT IS?

She shows him the metal beaver.

David says YEAH. I KNOW WHAT IT
IS. AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S A...
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD REPRODUCTION.
I CAN SHOW YOU THE REAL THING.

Kyla says YEAH, SURE.
COOL. BUT WHY IS IT IN A BANK
MUSEUM? IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT
HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH MONEY.

David says WELL, ACTUALLY, THERE
WAS A TIME WHEN THAT WAS MONEY.
SO DURING THE EARLY FUR TRADE,
IN ORDER TO TRADE WITH THE FIRST
NATIONS, THIS IS THE TYPE OF
THING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

IF THEY TRADED FOR IT, IT MUST
BE MADE OF SOMETHING VALUABLE.

David says WELL, IN FACT, THIS
ENTIRE TRAY HAS OBJECTS MADE OF
SILVER. THIS IS CALLED "TRADE
SILVER." AND THAT IN PARTICULAR
IS A TRADE SILVER BEAVER.

A video rolls.

Pictures of First Nations people appear.

Kyla says BACK IN THE EARLY FUR
TRADING DAYS, ABOUT 400 YEARS
AGO, EUROPEAN SETTLERS USED
THEIR OWN COINS MADE OF REAL
SILVER. BUT THE FIRST NATIONS
PEOPLE THEY TRADED WITH DIDN'T
NEED COINS. THEY HAD NOWHERE
TO SPEND THEM, SO THEY DIDN'T
HAVE ANY VALUE FOR THEM.

An animated picture of a man says UM... WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?

Kyla says BUT THEY REALLY LIKED THINGS
MADE OF SILVER, LIKE BRACELETS,
RINGS, AND NECKLACES. SO THE
EUROPEANS HAD THEIR SILVER COINS
MELTED AND MADE INTO BEAUTIFUL
ITEMS LIKE THE SILVER BEAVER.
MAKING SOMETHING DECORATIVE
HAD MORE VALUE TO THE FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE THAN COINS.
WHAT DID THEY USE AS MONEY
IN REALLY ANCIENT TIMES
WHEN COINS DIDN'T EVEN EXIST?

David says THEY USED THE BARTER SYSTEM,
AND SO THEY WOULD TRADE THINGS
LIKE FARM ANIMALS AND CROPS.

Kyla says HOW WOULD YOU KNOW
WHAT AN ANIMAL IS WORTH
COMPARED TO A CROP?

David says WELL THAT'S THE
DOWNSIDE TO BARTERING. YOU KNOW,
IT WAS REALLY HARD TO DIVIDE A
COW IN HALF. SO TO MAKE THINGS
FAIR, EVERYONE HAD TO AGREE
ON WHAT WAS A JUST TRADE.

Kyla says IN THE ANCIENT WORLD,
PEOPLE STILL USED A MONEY
SYSTEM, EXCEPT IT WAS NOTHING
LIKE WHAT WE USE TODAY.

An animated video plays. Kyla appears in Egyptian clothes next to an Egyptian man.

Kyla says I'LL GIVE YOU FOUR CHICKENS
FOR YOUR COW.

The Egyptian man says UH-UH.

Kyla says NO? HOW ABOUT
FIVE CHICKENS FOR YOUR COW?

The Egyptian man says UH-UH.
(COW MOOS.)

Kyla says HOW ABOUT FIVE CHICKENS
AND A BAG OF WHEAT? DEAL?

The Egyptian man says YES.
(COW MOOS.)

Kyla says MONEY MUST HAVE SOLVED
A LOT OF PROBLEMS, SINCE IT'S
SO EASY TO CARRY AND EVERYONE
AGREED ON THE VALUE OF IT.
SO WHAT'S THE OLDEST MONEY
YOU HAVE AT THE MUSEUM?

David says SO THIS IS A COIN SET
FROM 1858, AND WHAT MAKES IT
SPECIAL IS BECAUSE THE QUALITY
OF THE COINS ARE INCREDIBLE.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DETAILS AND
ALL THE LETTERING AND ALL THAT.

Kyla says THAT'S OVER 150 YEARS
OLD. WOW! MONEY TODAY LOOKS
PRETTY DIFFERENT. ARE THE COINS
STILL MADE OF THE SAME THING?

David says NO. BACK THEN WHAT WAS
WRITTEN ON THE COIN DETERMINED
HOW MUCH PRECIOUS METAL WAS
IN THE COIN, SUCH AS GOLD
OR SILVER. TODAY THERE'S
NO PRECIOUS METAL IN COINS.

Kyla says THIS COIN LOOKS PRETTY
USED UP. IF MONEY WAS WORTH
THE AMOUNT OF METAL IN IT,
DID THE VALUE CHANGE IF
THE COIN GOT WORN DOWN?

David says YEAH. SO BACK THEN,
COINS WERE LITERALLY WORTH
THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD AND SILVER.
SO AS THE COINS WORE DOWN,
THEIR VALUES CHANGED. LET'S DO
A LITTLE DEMONSTRATION. SO I'M
GOING TO SHOW YOU A SPECIAL TYPE
OF SCALE HERE. SO JUST IMAGINE
IF YOU'RE HAVING OLD COINS,
AND YOU'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT
IT'S WORTH BECAUSE OF THE GOLD
OR THE SILVER IN THE COIN.

Kyla says YEAH.

David says WELL THIS WAS A TYPE OF
SCALE THAT DETERMINED HOW MUCH
TO REDUCE THE VALUE OF THE COIN
BASED ON ITS WEIGHT. TELL YOU
WHAT. WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT WITH
A GOLD SOVEREIGN. AND THIS IS A
SPECIAL SCALE. WHAT IT DOES IS
IF THE COIN IS OF GOOD WEIGHT,
IT'S GONNA BE NICE AND LEVEL.

Kyla says UH... SO IT TIPPED.
DOES THAT MEAN IT'S GOOD?

David says WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT
ACTUALLY MEANS YOU'VE PROBABLY
GOT MORE GOLD IN THERE THAN
WHAT THE COIN IS ACTUALLY WORTH.

Kyla says YES! SCORE.
I KNOW THINGS LIKE SILVER AND
GOLD DON'T ALWAYS COST THE SAME
AMOUNT. THE PRICES CHANGE
SOMETIMES. IS THAT ALSO
WHY WE STOPPED USING
PRECIOUS METALS FOR COINS?

David says YEAH, IN FACT,
AFTER 1967, YOU KNOW, THE COST
OF SILVER WAS GOING SO HIGH
THAT IT MADE MORE SENSE TO USE
INEXPENSIVE METALS TO MAKE THE
COINS. SO HERE WE HAVE A DOLLAR
FROM 1967, AND THAT'S MADE OUT
OF SILVER. AND A DOLLAR
FROM 1968, THE FOLLOWING YEAR,
IS MADE OF NICKEL.

THAT'S LESS EXPENSIVE, RIGHT?

David says THAT'S RIGHT.

Kyla says AND PAPER MONEY
IS MADE OF, WELL, PAPER.

David says YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S THE GOVERNMENT THAT
PASSES LAWS TO SAY HOW MUCH
THE NOTES ARE WORTH.

(KYLA'S PHONE RINGS.)

Kyla says HEY, E.B. WHAT'S UP?

E.B. says I WAS LOOKING INTO
WHAT ELSE WE COULD BUY WITH
THE MONEY FROM THE CLUE COIN.

Kyla says OH. I WANTED TO TELL
YOU. I'D LIKE A HORSE TOO.
BUT WE'LL NEVER SOLVE THIS
MYSTERY IF WE DON'T FOCUS.

E.B. says I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING.
WHILE I WAS LOOKING AROUND,
I CAME ACROSS SOME COOL THINGS
PEOPLE SOMETIMES USED AS MONEY.

E.B. plays a video. An animation shows the location of Micronesia on the planet.

E.B. says MICRONESIA IS A COUNTRY MADE UP
OF SMALL ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC
OCEAN. ON ONE OF THOSE ISLANDS,
THEY SOMETIMES USE WHAT ARE
CALLED "RAY STONES" AS MONEY.
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE GIANT ROCK
DONUTS. YOU'D NEED A MASSIVE
WALLET FOR THAT.

An animated islander E.B. holds a ray stone and says YES! I'M RICH?

E.B. says AND... CHECK THIS OUT. THERE'S
A PLACE IN ITALY WHERE YOU CAN
TAKE A WHEEL OF PARMESAN CHEESE
TO THE BANK. IT CAN TAKE UP
TO TWO YEARS TO MAKE THE CHEESE,
AND IT'S WORTH 300 EUROS. SO IF
A CHEESE MAKER'S SHORT ON CASH,
HE CAN BRING HIS CHEESE
TO THE BANK AND GET A LOAN.

Kyla says WE NEED A LOT OF CHEESE
TO BUY OUR YACHT. BUT DO YOU
THINK HERMIONE'S CHAPTER
IS GONNA BE ABOUT MONEY?

E.B. says I'M NOT SURE, BUT
YOU'RE AT A BANK MUSEUM,
AND WE HAVE THE COIN...

Kyla says GOOD POINT. TALK TO YOU LATER.

E.B. says WE'LL BE RICH BY THEN. BYE.

The call ends.

Kyla says ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
DAVID. YOU'VE BEEN A HUGE HELP.

David says YEAH. MY PLEASURE, KYLA.

E.B. records a video and says I FOUND OUT THAT THE
WRITING ON THIS COIN IS ACTUALLY
TURKISH, AND I'M ABOUT TO MEET A
COIN EXPERT WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT
MONEY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
YES! I CAN'T WAIT TO TRADE THIS
IN FOR SOME SWEET, SWEET CASH.
HI. JARED?

Jared is in his forties, clean-shaven and with short thinning brown hair. He wears a pale blue shirt.

Jared says HI, E.B.

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

Jared says WELCOME.

E.B. says NOW, CHECK THIS OUT.
OUR GREAT AUNT HERMIONE LEFT US
THIS COIN, AND I WOULD LIKE
TO TRADE IT IN FOR ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS, PLEASE.

Jared says WELL LET'S CHECK
THAT OUT FOR YOU.
WELL, E.B. I HATE TO BURST
YOUR BUBBLE. THIS COIN,
WHEN IT WAS MADE IN 1999,
WOULD BE WORTH ABOUT 40 CENTS.
TODAY, WORTH ABOUT FOUR DOLLARS
FOR A COLLECTOR.

E.B. says BUT... BUT I WAS GONNA...
I WAS GONNA GET A YACHT.
AND A BEAUTIFUL HORSE.
BUT I CAN ONLY GET, LIKE,
TWO CHOCOLATE BARS WITH THAT.

Kyla videocalls E.B..

Kyla says ARE WE RICH?

E.B. says SADLY NOT, KYLA.
THE ONLY THING THIS COIN CAN
BUY US IS, LIKE, A COUPLE
LITTLE CHOCOLATE BARS.

Kyla says AWW... WELL,
SO MUCH FOR THE MANSION
AND THE HORSE AND THE YACHT.

E.B. says BUT OUR MYSTERY STILL MIGHT BE
ABOUT MONEY. WE JUST HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT HERMIONE MEANT
BY "FAIR'S FAIR." SEE YOU LATER.

Kyla says SEE YA.

E.B. says SO, JARED. THIS COIN
IS ACTUALLY A CLUE, WHICH
IS PART OF A MYSTERY THAT OUR
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE LEFT US.
I JUST DON'T GET WHY DOES
IT SAY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
IF IT'S WORTH SO LITTLE?

Red says IT'S ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
LIRAS, WHICH IS NOT CANADIAN
DOLLARS. THAT COIN IS WORTH
40 CENTS IN CANADIAN DOLLARS.

E.B. says OKAY, OKAY. I GET IT.
SO THE VALUE OF MONEY FROM
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES CAN GO UP
AND DOWN, DEPENDING ON OURS TOO.

Jared says ABSOLUTELY.

A video plays. Pictures of currency from different countries appear.

E.B. says THE AMOUNT WRITTEN ON
MONEY FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ISN'T
WHAT IT'S WORTH IN OUR MONEY.
AND SOMETIMES A BIG NUMBER
DOESN'T MEAN MUCH. SO, TEN
THOUSAND SHILINGS FROM TANZANIA
IS WORTH SIX DOLLARS.
TWENTY THOUSAND VIETNAMESE DONG
IS WORTH A DOLLAR AND TWENTY
CENTS. AND GET THIS, AT ONE
TIME, A ONE HUNDRED TRILLION
DOLLAR NOTE FROM ZIMBABWE
WASN'T EVEN WORTH A QUARTER.
BUT A COLLECTOR WOULD BUY IT
FOR ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
LOOK AT ALL THOSE ZEROES!
WHAT'S YOUR MOST VALUABLE ITEM
HERE IN YOUR COLLECTION?

Jared says LET ME GO GET THAT FOR YOU.

Jared opens a safe and takes out a coin.

E.B. says OOH.
HO-HO.

Jared says E.B., HERE WE HAVE IT.
AN 1859 CANADIAN PENNY.

E.B. says IT'S JUST A PENNY.

Jared says YEAH. AND IT IS WORTH
UP TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

E.B. says HOW CAN A PENNY BE WORTH
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS?
THAT'S...

He digs in his pocket and takes a penny out.

He says HERE. YOU WANNA...
WANNA TRADE?

Jared says UH. NO.
WHAT MAKES THIS PENNY SO
VALUABLE IS WHAT IT'S MADE FROM.

E.B. says OKAY.

Jared says PENNIES WERE MADE FROM COPPER.

E.B. says RIGHT. LIKE MINE IS.

Jared says AND THIS ONE
WAS MADE FROM BRASS.

E.B. says BRASS. I KNOW A LOT OF
INSTRUMENTS ARE MADE FROM BRASS.
BUT WHY IS THIS PENNY
MADE FROM BRASS?

Jared says BECAUSE IT WAS A
MISTAKE WHEN THEY MADE IT.

E.B. says OH. I GET IT. BECAUSE
IT'S A MISTAKE, THERE AREN'T
MANY OF THEM, AND THAT'S
WHAT MAKES IT VALUABLE
TO A COLLECTOR.

Jared says YUP. AND THIS ONE
IS VERY VALUABLE. FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS VALUABLE.

E.B. says DO YOU KNOW ANY OTHER
CASES WHERE THERE'S BEEN
A MISTAKE ON A COIN?

OH, YEAH. THERE'S QUITE A FEW,
BUT THEY ARE VERY RARE TO FIND.

E.B. says RIGHT.

Jared says BUT YOU MIGHT FIND
A MISTAKE IN YOUR POCKET,
IN YOUR CHANGE. AND THAT'S
HOW THEY'RE DISCOVERED.

E.B. says AND THEN, THEY BRING IT
TO ONE OF THESE PLACES?

Jared says YUP. AND MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.

E.B. says CHA-CHING.

Jared says IT'S A COLLECTABLE COIN
AT THAT POINT. SO LET ME
SHOW YOU ONE OF THE MOST,
I GUESS, SOUGHT AFTER COINS
IN CANADIAN COLLECTING.

E.B. says WOW.

Jared says IT'S A 1948 SILVER DOLLAR. AND
WHY IT'S SO COLLECTABLE IS THEY
DID NOT MAKE MANY THAT YEAR.

E.B. says OOH. IT'S...
IT'S PRETTY HEAVY.

SO THE VALUE ON THAT COIN IN
YOUR HAND WOULD BE WORTH ABOUT
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TODAY.

E.B. says NO WAY. SO THIS IS
AN EXAMPLE WHERE IT'S WORTH
MORE NOW THAN IT WAS.

Jared says CORRECT.

E.B. says WOW.

Jared says BECAUSE OF COLLECTABILITY.

E.B. says SO CAN THIS STILL BE
USED TODAY TO MAKE A PURCHASE?

Jared says ABSOLUTELY.
AS ONE DOLLAR ONLY.

E.B. says OH. AS ONE DOLLAR.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)

Jared says YEAH. BUT YOU CAN
COME AND SEE ME...

E.B. says YEAH.

Jared says AND YOU CAN USE IT UP
TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH.

E.B. says HA, HA, HA.

Jared says YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. AND
LET ME SHOW YOU ONE BANK NOTE.
HERE. THIS IS FROM 1865.

Jared shows him a one dollar bill preserved in a holder.

Jared says THIS IS THE ONLY SURVIVING
EXAMPLE THAT WE KNOW OF TODAY.

E.B. says NO WAY! IT LOOKS SO FRAGILE.

Jared says IT IS FRAGILE.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IT PROTECTED
IN THIS HOLDER. WORTH UP
TO TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

E.B. says WHAT!?
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
THAT IS SO COOL!
JARED TRADES SOME REALLY COOL
COINS. AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT
SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONES
OUT THERE. ONE OF THE OLDEST
AND RAREST COINS IN THE WORLD
IS FROM THE YEAR 1343, AND
IT'S WORTH ALMOST SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS! THIS AMERICAN SILVER
DOLLAR FROM 1834 IS SO RARE IT'S
WORTH SEVEN-AND-A-HALF MILLION
DOLLARS. AND THE WORLD'S MOST
EXPENSIVE COIN IS AN AMERICAN
DOLLAR COIN FROM 1794,
AND IT'S WORTH CLOSE
TO EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
SO WHAT'S THE OLDEST
COIN EVER MADE?

Jared says COIN MAKING STARTED
ALMOST THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO.

E.B. says WOW.

Jared says BUT THERE'S NOT MANY
OF THOSE COINS AROUND TODAY.

E.B. says UH-HUH.

Jared says WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO
SHOW YOU ONE FROM, LET'S SAY,
TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AGO?

E.B. says YEAH, SURE.

Jared says ALL RIGHT.

E.B. says THAT'S A COIN? WOW.

Jared says THAT'S A COIN
FROM ANCIENT GREECE.

E.B. says IT'S NOT EVEN FLAT.
IT'S LIKE... ALMOST LIKE
A SPHERE, LIKE A CIRCLE.

Jared says I HAVE A FRIEND.
HIS NAME'S SEAN. AND HE MAKES
COINS LIKE THIS AS A HOBBY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A COIN?

E.B. says I'D LOVE TO!

(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)

E.B. says OH. EXCUSE ME. HEY, KYLA.

Kyla says E.B., DO YOU KNOW
WHERE HERMIONE MAY HAVE KEPT
SOME FUNKY HATS?

E.B. says FUNKY HATS?
WHAT IN THE WORLD FOR?

Kyla says I CALLED THE TAP DANCE
SCHOOL FROM HERMIONE'S TAP SHOE
CLUE. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING A
FUNKY HAT AND A CANE WHEN I GO
OVER THERE. I FOUND A CANE,
BUT I NEED A FUNKY HAT.

E.B. says THAT'S FUNNY. I DON'T
EVEN KNOW IF HERMIONE HAD ANY
FUNKY HATS. BUT I AM ABOUT
TO MAKE A COIN LIKE THEY DID
THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO,
SO GOOD LUCK ON YOUR HAT HUNT.

Kyla says SEE YA.

Jared says OH. HERE'S MY FRIEND SEAN.

Sean gets in the shop carrying a tree trunk with a golden device on top.

Sean says HI, JARED. HI, E.B.

Sean is in his fifties, with short thinning light brown hair and a graying beard. He wears beige trousers and a pale blue shirt.

E.B. says HI THERE.

Sean says HOW'S IT GOING?
LET'S GET THIS OFF HERE.

E.B. says UH... IT'S A TREE TRUNK.

Sean says IT IS. BUT SO MUCH MORE THAN A
TREE TRUNK. A VERY SPECIAL ONE.
YOU WANT TO TAKE A GUESS.

E.B. says UH, WELL, IT LOOKS
LIKE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH A COIN BECAUSE THAT LOOKS
LIKE A COIN IN THE MIDDLE?

Sean says IT IS, YEAH. THIS IS
ACTUALLY A RUSSIAN-MADE COIN
PRESS. VERY MUCH THE SAME
TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEEN USED
FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND YEARS
JUST TO MAKE COINS. WHY DON'T WE
DEMONSTRATE AND MAKE ONE.

E.B. says LET'S DO IT.

Sean says EXCELLENT.
HERE IN MY HAND I HAVE
A COUPLE OF BLANKS. I'M GOING
TO GIVE YOU ONE OF THOSE.
SO YOU SEE ON THIS BOTTOM DIE
HERE WE'VE GOT AN ENGRAVING.

E.B. says COOL.

Sean says THIS IS A COOL PIECE. SO I'LL
LET YOU... WHY DON'T YOU PLANT
IT RIGHT IN THE CENTRE THERE.

E.B. says SLIP IT ON RIGHT THERE?

Sean says YEAH.
RIGHT IN THE CENTRE THERE.

E.B. says IT'S JUST A BLANK PIECE
OF METAL WITH NOTHING ON IT.

Sean says YEAH, EXACTLY. SO WHY
DON'T WE GRAB THE SLEDGEHAMMER,
AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE TECHNIQUE.
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.

E.B. says HEAVIER THAN I THOUGHT.

Sean says YEAH.

E.B. says OKAY. READY?

Sean says JUST WATCH YOUR TOES.
EXCELLENT.

E.B. says OH. I FELT THAT ONE.
THAT ONE FELT GOOD.

Sean says WANNA TAKE A PEEK
AT YOUR FINISHED WORK?

E.B. says OH YEAH.
COOL. IT'S GOT DRAWINGS AND
PRINTINGS CUT INTO IT NOW.

Sean says WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

E.B. says NOW THIS IS AWESOME.

Sean says THAT'S PRETTY COOL. YOU SIMPLY
CAN'T BEAT HAND-ENGRAVING.

E.B. says THE COINS SEAN MAKES ARE NOT
FOR SPENDING. THEY'RE JUST
SOUVENIRS. REAL MONEY IS MADE
AT THE MINT, USING BIG MACHINES
AND COMPUTERS. IT MEANS
THEY CAN BE MADE A LOT FASTER.
AT THE CANADIAN MINT, THEY MAKE
OVER A BILLION COINS A YEAR.
BUT THE COOLEST THING WOULD BE
TO HAVE MY FACE ON A COIN. OH.
THE LIMITED EDITION E.B. BUCK.
EXCEPT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE
BY THE GOVERNMENT. YOU CAN MAKE
YOUR OWN COINS, BUT YOU CAN'T
USE THEM FOR MONEY OR COPY REAL
COINS OR REAL BILLS. IF YOU DO,
THAT'S CALLED "COUNTERFEIT
MONEY." OUCH! AND IT'S FAKE.
TO PREVENT FAKE MONEY FROM GOING
AROUND, THE MINT USES SPECIAL
TECHNOLOGY LIKE THIS LASER. IT
MAKES MONEY REALLY HARD TO COPY.
I THINK I'M GETTING CLOSER TO
FIGURING OUT WHAT HERMIONE MEANT
BY "FAIR'S FAIR," AND MAYBE,
JUST MAYBE, ONE DAY, I'LL HAVE
THE MOST VALUABLE COIN IN
THE WORLD AND I'LL BE BACK.
THANKS SO MUCH, GUYS.

Sean says GOOD LUCK.

Jared says GOOD LUCK.

Kyla records a video and says says I'M GOING TO THE TAP
DANCE SCHOOL FROM HERMIONE'S TAP
SHOE CLUE. I'M MEETING MAJIZA,
AND SHE ASKED ME TO BRING
A FUNKY HAT AND A CANE.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
THIS IS ALL I COULD FIND
IN AUNT HERMIONE'S CLOSETS,
SO... HOPE IT'S OKAY.
(TAP DANCING)
HI, UM... MAJIZA?

Majiza says YEAH. HI.

Majiza is in her thirties, with long braided brown hair in a bun. She wears sweatpants, a blue tank top and tap shoes.

Kyla says NICE TO MEET YOU.

Majiza says KYLA, RIGHT?

Kyla says YEAH.

Majiza says NICE. HOW YA DOIN'?

Kyla gives her the hat and the cane and says GOOD. SO, THESE ARE THE BEST
I COULD FIND. ARE THEY OKAY?

Majiza says IT'S GREAT. IT'S PERFECT.
BECAUSE WE'RE SUPER-SHORT ON
PROPS, WE HAVE A CHARITY EVENT
TOMORROW, AND THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEEDED. PERFECT.

Kyla gives her the business card and the tap shows and says SO THESE ARE A PART OF
A MYSTERY I'M TRYING TO SOLVE.
IT'S A CHAPTER CALLED "FAIR'S
FAIR" THAT MY GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE WAS GOING TO WRITE.

Majiza says NEAT. THIS CARD'S
REALLY OLD. MY GRANDMA'S
SCHOOL'S BEEN AROUND FOR A
REALLY LONG TIME. ACTUALLY,
I THINK I REMEMBER HERMIONE.

Kyla says REALLY?

Majiza says YEAH. SHE USED TO TAKE
LESSONS WITH MY GRANDMOTHER.

Kyla says HERMIONE USED TO DO TAP?
NO WONDER SHE HAD THESE SHOES.

Majiza says SHE USED TO EXCHANGE
REALLY COOL RECIPES, EXOTIC
RECIPES FROM WHERE SHE TRAVELED
WITH MY GRANDMOTHER,IN EXCHANGE
FOR TAP LESSONS.

Kyla says SO THEY TRADED.
NO WONDER THESE SHOES WERE
IN THE FILE. IS IT POSSIBLE
THAT YOU CAN SHOW ME SOME STEPS?

Majiza says I THINK SO. I MEAN, YOU DID
BRING ME A CANE AND HAT, SO IT
SEEMS LIKE A FAIR TRADE TO ME.

Kyla says COOL.

Kyla puts on the tap shoes.

Majiza says AWESOME.
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU TO DO A
SHUFFLE. AND SHUFFLE IS ONE OF
THE BASE STEPS IN TAP DANCING.
AND... SHUFFLE, HOP ONE.
SHUFFLE, HOP TWO.
SHUFFLE, HOP THREE.
SHUFFLE, HOP FOUR.
NOW SWITCH, CLICK. WHEN?

Kyla says OH, WAIT, WAIT.

Majiza says YOU GOT IT.
SHUFFLE, SWITCH, CLICK.

Kyla says OH, OKAY. OKAY.

Majiza says SHUFFLE.
I LIKE YOUR INTENSITY.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
YOU WANNA GET THAT PERFECTION.
I LIKE IT. SO NOW WE REALLY
WANNA GET IT... SMOOTHER.

Kyla says FLOWING, YEAH.

Majiza says EXACTLY. SO, EVEN IF,
LET SAY, YOU MAKE A MISTAKE
AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE OFF OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, JUST KEEP
GOING. NO WORRIES, ALL RIGHT?
SO HERE WE GO.
SHUFFLE, HOP ONE.
SHUFFLE, HOP TWO.
SHUFFLE, HOP THREE...

Kyla says SO, HAVE YOU EVER HAD
TO, LIKE, EXCHANGE ITEMS OR
DO A TRADE AT THE STUDIO?

Majiza says ONCE WE HAD A GUY,
HE WAS LIKE GETTING RID OF
A STEREO, AND WE WERE LIKE,
"WE REALLY NEED A STEREO." SO HE
ENDED UP GIVING US HIS STEREO,
AND I GAVE HIM LIKE FIVE DANCE
LESSONS FOR THE STEREO. AND THEN
ANOTHER TIME, I ALSO HAD A SWING
DANCER WHO WANTED... WHO WAS
INTERESTED IN TAKING TAP
LESSONS, SO I GAVE HIM TAP
LESSONS, AND HE TAUGHT ME SWING.

Kyla says COOL.

Majiza says IT WAS LIKE WE BOTH
HAD REALLY GREAT SKILLS...

Kyla says YEAH.

Majiza says ...AND WE WANTED
TO SHARE WITH EACH OTHER.

Kyla says JUST LIKE HOW YOU'RE
TEACHING ME TO TAP DANCE...

Majiza says YOU GAVE ME A CANE
AND HAT. SO IT'S A FAIR TRADE.

Kyla says YEAH. IT'S JUST LIKE IN
ANCIENT TIMES WHEN PEOPLE TRADED
FARM ANIMALS AND CROPS. I THINK
I JUST SOLVED OUR MYSTERY.
THANKS, MAJIZA.

Majiza says GLAD I COULD HELP.

Kyla says AND ONE LAST THING. I
WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD FILM
ME TAP DANCING SO I CAN POST IT
ON MY
MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.

Majiza says YEAH, FOR SURE...
IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR PHONE.

Kyla says WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S NOT A FAIR TRADE.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
ALL RIGHT.

Majiza says I'LL DO IT FOR FREE.

Kyla says OH, THANKS. OKAY. LET'S GO.

Kyla puts on the hat, grabs the cane and starts dancing.

Majiza records her and says COOL. ALL RIGHT, KYLA.
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT.

(music plays)

(music plays)

Kyla says THANK YOU.

Later, Kyla shows E.B. the video.

E.B. says MAN, I LOVE THE CANE.
AND THE HAT TOO. BUT GUESS WHAT.
I FOUND ANOTHER. TURNS OUT
HERMIONE HAD A WHOLE SECRET
STASH IN HER BASEMENT.

He puts on a green and blue top hat with flowers.

Kyla says SHE SURE LIKED TO COLLECT
STUFF. AND ONE OF HER HATS AND
A CANE GOT ME A FREE TAP LESSON.

E.B. says BONUS!

Kyla says IT'S CALLED "BARTERING,"
AND IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN
IN ANCIENT TIMES PEOPLE USED
TO TRADE CHICKENS OR WHEAT.
PEOPLE STILL BARTER TODAY.

E.B. says OH. JUST LIKE YOU
SOMETIMES TRADE DESSERTS
WITH YOUR FRIEND ABBY?

Kyla says THAT'S TRUE.

E.B. says FAIR IS FAIR.

Kyla says THAT'S WHAT HERMIONE
MEANT. THAT'S WHAT "FAIR'S FAIR."
MEANS. SHE WASN'T GONNA WRITE
ABOUT MONEY. SHE MEANT THAT
ANYTHING CAN BE USED FOR MONEY
AS LONG AS IT CAN BE TRADED
FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

E.B. says YEAH, AND AS LONG AS
PEOPLE AGREE ON THE VALUE OF IT.
LIKE, WE COULD TRADE
SOME OF OUR OWN STUFF.
HEY. YOU WANNA TRADE THIS HAT
FOR A QUICK TAP LESSON?

Kyla says NAH. IT LOOKS BETTER
ON YOU. BUT HOW ABOUT WE TRADE
THIS MONSTER FOR YOUR OWL PEN?

(E.B. LAUGHS.)

E.B. says NO WAY. BECAUSE, CHECK
IT OUT, THIS OWL CAN FLY.

He makes the owl wings move and says BUT
I WILL TRADE MY MONSTER ERASER
FOR THIS AMAZING PINEAPPLE.

Kyla says NO WAY! THIS IS MINE. OKAY?

E.B. says OKAY, OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT?
HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU MY OWL PEN,
TWO MONSTER ERASERS, ALL OF THE
STICKERS, A MONSTER, AND A HAT
FOR THE SIMPLE PRICE OF...
UNLOADING THE DISHWASHER?

Kyla says NO!

E.B. laughs and says IT CAN'T GET
MORE FAIR THAN THIS, KYLA.

A song goes 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 with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.