Episode Eleven
And everything
is pretty much starting to wind down, considering there are only two more
episodes left. We join Connie and Penny who are climbing up Mount Everest—or so
Connie thinks—all while hiking. Penny’s ‘sense of humor’, if I can call it
that, is weird. They’d need a sherbet to climb Mount Everest? Just like the
whole apple strudel thing. Then Penny drops another hint about Trask—she pretty
much has a crush on him. After all, she’s not big on hiking, but because Trask
does it, she does it. But doesn’t Penny like Wooton? So why would she be still
doing this? Maybe she thinks she can crush on Trask and hook up with Wooton,
perhaps. I’m not sure...also, whatever happened to Wooton’s taking more time to
see whether or not Penny’s a Christian? He did that with Victoria, but now he
doesn’t even seem to care. It’s another big flaw with the whole Wooton thing. I
totally dislike him as a character. And considering that we’ll be hearing more
of Penny and Wooton and Connie in the next album...my life will be all but
over. Moving on.
And finally,
what we’ve been waiting for happens. The auction is finally here! But this kind
of surprised me with Polehaus. He wasn’t worried about finding out why the
trucks stopped at Trickle Lake Concrete? Really. You’re a detective. Everything
is important. Sometimes, I wonder if we’re the detectives and they’re the
pawns...or is it possible to be done this way for younger listeners again?
Tanner’s obvious role as bad guy, Jason’s pretty much dumbness, Whit’s
naiveness, Skint’s slip-ups, and all these things. I dunno, but the relaunch
definitely has changed AIO a lot. Anyway, Monty wakes up and calls Whit. And
naturally, he’s impetuous. And I like that about him. But as usual, before Whit
can tell him anything important, in comes the nurse. You’d expect that.
The Skint-music
plays, and we can tell where we’re headed to. When Skint says that Buck
shouldn’t go, it first comes off as his being all wonderful and caring about
his boy, but the only reason is that he doesn’t want to be recognized. And Buck
doesn’t realize it? Wut? So Skint leaves, and then we suddenly find out
that...Katrina’s here. Now, she’s here to rescue Buck, and she seems to know
more about Buck than he does. She knows all about him. Some Emily? And then,
Skint comes back. And here we see a little bit of his slightly vicious side. At
least he has some respect for her...just bound and gag her. Yeah.
Finally, Monty
and Dirt Bags, er, Dirk Beggs—have I ever said that this is a really lame name?
Jake keeps mixing it up for Dirt Bags actually. I mean, come on. Let’s be real.
Would some parents name their kid Dirk if his last name was Beggs? Really.—have
the conversation that we’ve all—or at least I have—been waiting for. After the
pleasantries about being honest and German jazz bands, they’re down to
business. I’m surprised that Dirk gave in so easily about being taken to jail.
Why didn’t he even think of trying to escape? That was weird. However, before
any information is given...what do you expect? A nurse comes in. Just like last
time. Stereotypical. So all it takes to get Monty away is that Dr. Graham the
Bulldog will come after him if he doesn’t go, and he’s gone.
Finally, the
sleuths find some information about the counterfeiting gang. And sure enough,
it looks like the counterfeiting gang is connected to Uncle Archie’s carnival.
That was a major hint and fall in Haggler’s plan. Of course, it’s used to our
benefits. And then Matthew and Emily find out about Trask and Haggler being
connected. I had always suspected that Trask was guilty, mainly because of his
suave and mysterious voice. But the surprising bit of information is kept to
leave us in suspense. And you know what? It’s actually fair. I mean, we find
out so much information, it’s only fair that we have to wait for awhile. So
while I sort of wanted to know at the moment, I actually didn’t mind as much.
I’m weird, I know, I know. The music transition right there reminded me of Novacom-time
music. Was it just me being weird?
However, we
don’t have long to wait to find out what Matthew and Emily found out and told
Eugene who told Mr. Whittaker. It appears Trask was an engraver, letting him
easily be one of the bad guys in the whole plot. I always thought he was bad,
as I just mentioned earlier, so it’s no surprise at all. And everything else
starts to fall into place, including that Penny could be on the whole plot.
Which, also didn’t surprise me. Because I always thought she too was guilty and
was in on the bad side along with Trask.
So off we go to
little Ms. Wooton-and-Trask-crush Penny Wise and Connie. Once again, Penny
brings up the topic of their new business. Does anyone need more proof that
Penny was involved in it? Trask offered to invest in it...seems like it’s for
real, and they’re going to drag Connie into the whole counterfeiting business.
And Whit calls Connie, and she’s told to not react to it in anyway. Well, she
reacts pretty well. “WHAT?” That’s just like Connie, which makes it funny.
Back at the
auction, Polehaus is convinced that everything is under control. Really, I
think he would have learned about being so overconfident and cocky. A fourteen
year old was able to get around him, for crying out loud. For a detective, he
should be ready for something to go wrong. Of course, some people don’t ever
learn. Eventually, perhaps. Even his whole popcorn/victory thing shows
how...arrogant he can get if he’s not careful. Oh, well.
Back to Penny
and Connie, who are raising as fast as they could. Really, Connie, so much for
not being suspicious. And then comes...Wooton. *facepalms* I was hoping we
wouldn’t have these characters run into each other anymore >_> I guess
not. So he literally scares everyone, and then after talking about surprises
and smoke signals, Penny makes an ultimatum. Either Connie tells, or she won’t
move anymore. I’m surprised actually that Connie placed this much faith in
Penny right then. I mean, really. After what Whit had told her, I don’t think
she’d really just tell all of that. But she does anyway, but then Penny seems
to actually be a good guy. Surprise? Very much. Amid Wooton’s naturally
annoying remarks, they finally set off, eating licorice on the way. Oh, Wooton.
Just die. Or go live in a cave somewhere and make your smart remarks to the
lichen and moss growing. And I will stop here before entering a long ramble about
the stupidness of Wooton. *rambles to himself*
Finally we go
back to Buck and Katrina. She’s tied and gagged, just like Skint said, but
still can’t let Buck go. She’s just as persistent as Connie. They still have a
short talk, and it seems that Buck still has a heart (hurrah!) despite
everything going on. Some people have been talking about Buck being adopted by
Katrina and Eugene. My opinion? Never. Not happening. Nuh uh. No way. Besides
the fact that I would have to hear of Buck more, which is a bad thing in my
opinon, Katrina and Eugene having an adopted teenager would just make
them...not who they are. They’ve all ready changed because of the hiatus, but
this would make it so totally out of place. I wouldn’t be able to bear it at
all. So yeah, no Buck and Eugene and Katrina living happily ever after if I can
help it. Buck though, refuses to let what Katrina says affect him, so he
quickly regags her to leave.
After the
carnival, our favorite detective group is talking some more. Whit nearly slips
about the Stiletto, something he should have really thought about before he
said. Careful, Whit. And Polehaus is just a little disappointed about not
seeing his man. Then they talk about Archie Haggler, who’s totally grinning
about the whole situation. Yeah, I’m afraid that he’d start laughing and never
be able to stop. His giggle/laugh is so annoying...and it sounds like he can
start laughing and never stop. It would be nice if he did that, I think. Poetic
justice, perhaps? Poleahus, though, is still smug. Really, Polehaus...prepare
for the worst. It’s gonna hit you, and hit you hard if you’re careful *sings*.
Whit, though, seems to be maintaining a better attitude, steeling himself for
whatever can happen. Attaboy, Whit.
Penny, Wooton,
and Connie are going as fast as they can towards Penny’s shortcut that will
lead them right to the truth. But then Connie finds out that Penny is taking
them right to Dr. Trask. Now, if I had any doubts about Penny, right here, they
came out. After all, why else would she lead them to who Whit and Eugene are
sure is the bad guy? Of course, Penny’s reasoning might be a little wrong. If
Trask is a bad guy, why would you go to him for the truth? “Yo, sup, Trask, wanted
to ask if you was one of the guys in the counterfeiting ring, ya know?” Is that
really gonna work? That’s like...really lame. Get a brain, Penny. And Wooton.
So this guy marches up to them and asks what they’re doing there. And so Penny
finds out that she’s not as close to Trask as she thought she was. But before
they can get very far, in comes Skint—the commissioner of the poster with
dreamy, blue eyes. Connie, of course, realizes that something is drastically
amiss and wants to get out. But Skint lets the guard draw his weapon. And
naturally, Penny and Wooton have a smart remark. “I can draw weapons,” she
goes. “Is that a water pistol?” says Wooton. Seriously, people! -.- Skint
however, is getting jumpy so he makes the trio get taken away to a bunker. And
as usual, Wooton has another smart remark I’ll skip over.
Meanwhile, we
have a short scene with our favorite detective. Polehaus thinks he’s finally
got his guys, as he’s on the phone with Martin. However, he may not have
everything under control. He yells for Martin to turn on the sirens and chase
them and make them pull over. However, it’s not working. They keep going. See,
Polehaus? Ya always need to be ready for the worst! Who knows what can happen?
Then we go to
the bunker where the trio is told to make sure that they behave. Penny and
Wooton though, don’t worry in the least about the situation. After all, there’s
enough space for them to picnic, and that’s good enough for them. Connie is the
only one in the room with sense. Wooton says, “Oh, there’s no way out. That
door is the only way. Pass the potato chips, Penny.” Seriously. Wooton. HOW
DUMB CAN YOU BE?! They’re off to who knows where, and all they can do is MUNCH
POTATO CHIPS? I’m sorry, but Wooton is totally lame. He is a character that should
just be gotten rid off. He really is pointless, sensless, and doesn’t care what
happens to himself. BLAH. But, however, Wooton shows just...the tiniest bit of
sense. He knows they’ll come back for them only because they’re full of money.
So they’re surrounded by millions of dollars. And Penny is sick and can’t drink
her raspberry soda. Really, Penny? And Captain Absolutely can’t do anything
either. And then Skint gets to work, and in comes Mr. Trask. He seems so
cheerful...and almost...good, for a few seconds. He chats on and on about the
point. Penny, though, demands an answer. After all, Trask did all that nice
talk and never acted on it. He didn’t live up to it. So, she’s confused. Trask,
though, has no conscience, and says he’ll consider practicing what he
preaches....when living with millions of dollars. And *ding ding ding*, Penny
FINALLY realizes that Trask is *mega gasp* a bad guy! She’s hit the jackpot!
Good grief, Penny, didn’t you ever realize that? Trask though, doesn’t care
about anything else, and then everyone wants to know if they can be let go.
But, it looks like not. After all, they’re going on a trip...and it doesn’t
seem to be like they’re gonna travel on the road.
And so we come
to the end of the next-to-final episode of the Green Ring Conspiracy.
Obviously, we’ll close up the case and find out about Jason, Trask, Buck’s
resolution, Connie and Penny and Wooton, and everything else next time. So much
next week, eh?
Anyway, Chris
gives her talk about all the lies that people have made. However, her talk
about following God is a little...uh? All we need to do is accept the love?
While that’s a major part, what about the not so nice part? We’re all sinners,
and we need to be saved too. It’s too sugarcoated, really. AIO has never done
much on the Gospel plan, which has kind of irked me a bit.
That said, this
episode gets a rating of 8.5/10 stars. Now, for the conclusion...
