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 Tilly is on her laptop and Kyla on her phone.

EB seems to be looking for something.

He’s a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a yellow shirt under a blue hooded jacket and jeans. Next, he spots a drawer under a label that reads "Big Deal."

E.B. says CHECK IT OUT.
IT'S A "BIG DEAL" MYSTERY!

Tilly is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair in a bun and wears a blue blouse.

Tilly says HEY, THIS RING
LOOKS PRETTY MANGLED.

Tilly looks at a black ring. Kyla takes a picture of it. She has long dark straight hair and wears a denim vest.

Kyla says MAYBE IT WAS A "BIG
DEAL" BEFORE IT GOT DAMAGED.
MAYBE IT HAS A SUPERPOWER,
LIKE DEFLECTING LASERS. MAYBE
IT BELONGED TO WONDER WOMAN.

E.B. sighs and says HEY, CHECK THIS OUT.

E.B. wears a white belt with black details.

He continues WAIT, GUYS... I THINK I KNOW
WHERE THIS IS FROM.
THIS BELONGS TO
WONDER WOMAN AS WELL!

The girls laugh.

Tilly says I WONDER WHAT THIS COULD BE?

Tilly grabs a black seal.

Kyla says YOU GUYS! THERE'S
SOMETHING CAKED ON THE BOTTOM
OF IT... IT'S ALL DRIED OUT.

E.B. says I THINK THIS IS INK.

Kyla says LET ME SEE THAT.

Kyla pushes E.B.’s finger to his face so that it leaves a black stain on his cheek.

Kyla says OH! THAT'S DEFINITELY INK.
JUST DOING MY DETECTIVE WORK.

Tilly says LET ME CLEAN YOU UP.
THERE YOU GO! GOOD AS NEW.

E.B. says THANK YOU.

Tilly says LET'S GET
SOME FRESH INK ON IT.

Tilly stamps the seal.

Tilly reads MARCO SCHNEIBEL!

Kyla says MAYBE HE WAS THE
"BIG DEAL" GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
WAS TALKING ABOUT.

E.B. says WHAT ABOUT THIS CLUE?

Kyla says IT COULD BE A SCARF.
OR A BELT. EITHER WAY, IT COULD
HAVE BEEN A BIG DEAL IN FASHION
BACK IN HERMIONE'S DAY.

E.B. says OH...

Tilly says I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHERE
I'VE SEEN ONE OF THOSE BEFORE...
SCANNING MEMORY BANK...
SCANNING MEMORY BANK...

E.B. says COME ON...

Tilly says I KNOW! I SAW THIS WHEN
I WAS VISITING MY FRIEND DARREN
AT THE NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN
TRAVELLING COLLEGE.

E.B. says AWESOME! WELL,
I GUESS I'LL START THERE.

Kyla says AND I'LL TAKE THIS RING
TO A JEWELRY MAKER.

Tilly says READY TO INVESTIGATE?
LET'S DO IT!

E.B. says LET'S GO!

(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 Kyla’s phone recording herself walking down the street.

Kyla says THE RING IS PRETTY
DAMAGED. BUT IF I CAN FIX IT AT
THE JEWELRY MAKER'S, MAYBE I'LL
GET THE ANSWER TO GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE'S "BIG DEAL" FILE.
I'M HERE.

A showcase reads "Organic Metal Gallery."

Kyla walks in and says HI, ROBIN!

Robin is in her forties with brown hair tied-up. She’s wearing glasses and a patterned light blue shirt.

Robin says HI, KYLA!

Kyla says WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE
A MYSTERY, AND ONE OF
THE CLUES IS THIS RING.
IS IT FIXABLE?

Robin says WELL, I THINK I COULD
DO SOMETHING WITH THIS. WE'LL
JUST SOLDER THE EDGES TOGETHER
AND HAMMER IT BACK INTO SHAPE.

Kyla says COOL!

Kyla hammers the ring too.

Kyla says NOW I CAN REALLY SEE IT TAKING
SHAPE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
BECOMING A PERFECT CIRCLE.

Robin says EXACTLY.

Kyla’s phone rings.

Kyla says HEY E.B.!

E.B. says HEY! ANY SUPERPOWERS YET?

Kyla says NO, NOT YET.
BUT I AM NOT FINISHED!

E.B. says YOU KNOW I'M JUST
KIDDING, RIGHT?

Kyla says I KNOW THAT.

E.B. says ANYWAY, I'M AT
THE NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN
TRAVELLING COLLEGE TO
INVESTIGATE THE SCARF-BELT.
I'M ALSO MEETING DARREN,
A FIRST NATIONS HISTORIAN,
TO SEE WHAT I CAN UNCOVER.

Kyla says OKAY. GOOD LUCK.

E.B. says THANK YOU!

The call ends.

E.B. walks down the woods.

A slow-motion clip shows Darren getting dressed in a cabin. Darren is in his late forties, clean-shaven with short hair. He’s wearing a native style war bonnet and traditional clothes.

E.B. says HI! DARREN?

Darren says HI.

E.B. says HI, I'M E.B. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR MEETING WITH ME TODAY.

Darren says IT'S A PLEASURE.

E.B. shows Darren the picture of the belt on his cell.

E.B. says UH... IS THIS SOME SORT
OF JEWELRY? BECAUSE OUR LEADS
SO FAR ARE A FILE THAT SAYS "BIG DEAL" AND A RING.

Darren says NO, THAT'S NOT
JEWELRY. THAT'S A WAMPUM BELT.

E.B. says OH!

Darren says AND I'M DRESSED UP
IN TRADITIONAL CLOTHING, BECAUSE
I'VE STARTED A WAMPUM BELT
TO COMMEMORATE YOUR VISIT, AND
I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP.

E.B. says SURE.
Speaking to his cell, he continues SO IT SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF
BELT. BUT WHAT'S A "WAMPUM"? AND
WHY DOES DARREN NEED MY INPUT?

Now, E.B. looks at traditional shell beads hanging on a stick by the cabin.

E.B. says WHOA! ARE THESE THE SAME BELTS
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?

Darren says YES.

E.B. says OH! SO THIS IS A WAMPUM.
WAIT. WHAT EXACTLY IS A WAMPUM?

Darren says WELL, A WAMPUM IS A
WORD THAT WE USE FOR BEADS THAT
ARE MADE FROM SEASHELLS THAT ARE
WOVEN INTO BELTS AND STRINGS. WE
DIDN'T HAVE A WRITTEN LANGUAGE,
SO THIS WAS OUR WAY OF
DOCUMENTING IMPORTANT EVENTS.

E.B. says COOL.

E.B.’s phone rings. The team has a conference call.

Kyla says HI, E.B.!

Tilly says HEY!

E.B. says I FOUND OUT THE CLUE IS
SOMETHING CALLED A WAMPUM BELT,
AND WAMPUM IS A TYPE OF BEAD.

Tilly says YES! I REMEMBERED
WAMPUM WAS WHAT I HAD SEEN. I
DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE BEADS.
THE BEADS ARE MADE FROM A
SPECIAL KIND OF SHELL CALLED A
QUAHOG. THESE CLAMS CAN ONLY BE
FOUND IN THE OCEAN, SO HUNDREDS
OF YEARS AGO THE FIRST NATIONS
TRIBES THAT LIVED INLAND THOUGHT
THEY WERE REALLY VALUABLE.

She plays a clip on her laptop. The clip shows shells with animated dollars sings on it.

E.B. says BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
HAVE CLAMS INLAND.

Tilly says RIGHT! SO WHEN EUROPEANS FIRST
CAME TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD,
THEY USED THESE QUAHOG SHELLS
TO TRADE FOR GOODS.

Kyla says KIND OF LIKE MONEY.

Tilly says EXACTLY! IN FACT,
THAT'S HOW WE GOT THE EXPRESSION
"SHELLING OUT MONEY."

E.B. says OH! MAYBE THAT'S WHY
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE WROTE "BIG
DEAL" ON THE FILE. LIKE, MAKE A
"BIG DEAL" TO PAY FOR
SOMETHING?
THANK YOU, AUNT TILLY!
HEY KYLA, DO YOU THINK
SOMEONE "SHELLED OUT" A LOT
OF MONEY FOR THAT RING?
WAIT, WAIT! HOW MANY "CLAMS."
DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?

Kyla says OH, GREAT. MORE PUNS
FROM THE PUN MASTER! I'M ABOUT
TO GO POLISH UP THE RING,
SO STAND BY FOR MORE NEWS.

E.B. says ALRIGHT. SEE YOU LATER!

The call ends.

Robin says NOW WE'LL TACKLE THE OUTSIDE.
DO YOU WANT TO TRY THIS PART?

Kyle files the ring.

Kyla says SURE.
WELL, WE'VE DEFINITELY FIXED IT.
BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE "BIG DEAL" IS.

She wears the ring and says NO SUPERPOWER.
HEY, WAIT...
THERE'S SOMETHING THERE.

Robin says LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

Kyla reads "A + L WEDDING.".. "JUNE
5, 1981." IT'S A WEDDING RING!

Robin says IT IS!

Kyla says DO YOU THINK THAT MAKES
IT WORTH A LOT OF MONEY?

Robin says WELL, I DON'T THINK
IT'S VALUABLE EXCEPT IN A
SENTIMENTAL WAY, TO THE PEOPLE
WHO WOULD HAVE WORN IT.

Kyla says GOOD POINT. SO WHY DO
PEOPLE USE RINGS AT WEDDINGS?

Robin says WELL, THE CIRCLE HAS
NO BEGINNING AND NO END, SO IT
WOULD BE SYMBOLIZING ETERNITY.
AND WHEN PEOPLE EXCHANGE
THE RINGS, IT SYMBOLIZES
THEIR ETERNAL LOVE.

Kyla says ETERNAL LOVE MEANS
LOVE FOREVER. THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

Kyla’s phone rings.

Kyla says HI, AUNT TILLY! DO YOU
HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME?

Tilly says I WAS LOOKING INTO RINGS,
AND FOUND OUT WHY THE CIRCLE
OF A RING WAS SO IMPORTANT
TO EARLY CIVILIZATIONS.

Kyla says ROBIN SAYS IT MEANS ETERNAL LOVE.

Tilly says YEAH. BUT THE CIRCLE
OF A RING IS ALSO IN THE SHAPE
OF THE SUN AND THE FULL MOON,
WHICH THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
WORSHIPPED. IT'S BELIEVED THEY
STARTED THE TRADITION OF WEDDING
RINGS ALMOST 5,000 YEARS AGO!
ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND THINGS
LIKE PAPYRUS SCROLLS THAT HAVE
PICTURES OF EGYPTIANS EXCHANGING
RINGS MADE OF GRASSES THAT GREW
BESIDE THE NILE RIVER.
WHEN THEY TRANSLATED THE ANCIENT
HIEROGLYPHICS, THEY FOUND OUT
THAT THE EGYPTIANS CONSIDERED
THE RING A SACRED SYMBOL
OF ETERNAL LOVE.

A clip shows Egyptian hieroglyphs. Then, an animated message printed on them reads "I love you for ever."

Kyla says OKAY. SO WEDDING RINGS
HAVE BEEN A BIG DEAL FOR A
LONG TIME. BUT WHAT WAS GREAT
AUNT HERMIONE GETTING AT? OH,
AND ANYTHING ON THAT NAME
FROM THE STAMP, YET?

Tilly says OH! STILL DIGGING.

Kyla says OKAY! THANKS.

The call ends.

Back in the woods, E.B. sits in front of Darren. They work on a small loom.

Darren says I'LL LET YOU DO THIS SIDE.

E.B. says ALRIGHT.

Darren says SO PUSH THAT STRING RIGHT
THERE. YEAH, YOU'VE GOT IT!

E.B. says I FOUND OUT THAT WAMPUM
IS THE FIRST NATIONS WORD FOR
BEADS MADE OUT OF SPECIAL CLAM
SHELLS THAT WERE ALSO SOMETIMES
USED AS MONEY. BUT DARREN TELLS
ME THAT WAMPUM BELTS HAD AN
EVEN GREATER PURPOSE FOR FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE A LONG TIME AGO.
WHEN THEY HELD GRAND COUNCIL
MEETINGS TO MAKE IMPORTANT
DECISIONS, WAMPUM BELTS WERE
WOVEN AND THE CHIEF WOULD
DELIVER A SPEECH TO GO ALONG
WITH EACH BELT. THEY WERE LIKE
A SUGGESTION THAT YOU WRITE
ON PAPER. BUT SINCE THEY DIDN'T
WRITE BACK THEN, THE BELTS WERE
SORT OF A RECORD OF EVERY SPEECH
MADE.

Fast images of a natives meeting and a first nation stamp appear.

E.B. says DARREN, WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THEY DELIVERED THE
SPEECHES WITH THE BELTS?

Darren says AFTER A SPEECH WAS
DELIVERED... PEOPLE HAD TO
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY, BECAUSE
THE NATION RECEIVING THE BELT
WOULD THEN HAVE TO RESPOND.
BASICALLY, THE NEXT DAY THEIR
SPEAKER WOULD GET UP AND HOLD
THAT FIRST BELT AND REPEAT THE
SPEECH. AND IF THEY ACCEPTED THE
BELT, THEY JUST TOOK THE BELT...
TOOK IT HOME AND SAVED IT,
PRESERVED IT. BUT IF THEY
REJECTED IT, THEY WOULD GIVE
THE BELT BACK TO THE NATION THAT
GAVE IT TO THEM OR THEY WOULD BE
VERY DRAMATIC AND THROW IT
ON THE GROUND OR SOMETHING
JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW
THAT THEY REJECTED IT.
THIS IS HOW WE CONDUCTED OUR
DIPLOMACY. IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE
WAMPUM, NOBODY WOULD TAKE YOU
SERIOUSLY. YOU HAD TO HAVE IT.

E.B. says WOW. SO THE BEADS WERE
KIND OF, LIKE, A "BIG DEAL."
LIKE GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S
FILE LABEL SAID.

Darren says YES.

E.B. says YOU SAID WE WERE MAKING
THIS WAMPUM BELT TO RECORD MY
VISIT AND YOU NEEDED MY INPUT.
WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT?

Darren says WELL, I STARTED A
FRIENDSHIP BELT.
He points to the loom and says THIS IS A TREE
OF PEACE, OR A PINE TREE, WHICH
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MY PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS ME ON ONE END. AND
THIS IS THE COVENANT CHAIN OF
PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN US.
AND WHEN WE GET TO THE OTHER END
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER FIGURE
REPRESENTING YOU, BUT ON THE
OTHER END, I'M GOING TO NEED
SOMETHING TO REPRESENT EITHER
YOU OR YOUR COUNTRY OR YOUR
NATION. WHATEVER YOU THINK
WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

E.B. says A CANADIAN SYMBOL
THAT REPRESENTS MY VISIT...
HM... HOW ABOUT A MAPLE TREE?

Darren says PERFECT!

E.B. says BUT WHY ARE YOU
DOING IT FOR MY VISIT?

Darren says BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
IS HOW EVERYBODY DID BUSINESS IN
THE OLD DAYS. IT'S A FORGOTTEN
THING. IT'S NOT TAUGHT IN
SCHOOLS. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT,
THAT I WANT YOU TO CARRY
THAT KNOWLEDGE OUT THERE.

E.B. says WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
WAMPUM BELT EVER MADE?

Darren says WELL, THAT WOULD BE
THIS ONE HERE. THIS IS WHAT
WE CALL THE TWO-ROW WAMPUM,
OR "DEE-GEE-TEE-DE-HAUTE,"
IN MOHAWK. AND THIS DATES BACK
TO THE EARLY CONTACT BETWEEN
THE DUTCH SETTLERS AND THE
HAUDENOSAUNEE CONFEDERACY. THE
DUTCH SETTLERS CAME INTO NORTH
AMERICA TRADING DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM.
POTS, PANS, KETTLES, WOOL... AND
TRADED THEM WITH NATIVES. AND WE
PROVIDED FURS, SO IT WAS A GOOD
TRADE. AND WHAT IT REPRESENTS IS
A EUROPEAN IN A SAILING SHIP
AND A NATIVE IN HIS CANOE.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LAWS,
CUSTOMS, RELIGION, BELIEFS.
AND WE HAVE OUR OWN. SO AS LONG
AS WE RESPECT EACH OTHER'S
DIFFERENCES, WE CAN SAIL SIDE-
BY-SIDE ON THE RIVER OF LIFE.

E.B. says YEAH, SO THEY KIND
OF MADE AN AGREEMENT?

Darren says YES.

E.B. says WAIT... SO WAMPUM BELTS
CAN REPRESENT AGREEMENTS?

Darren says YES.

E.B. says WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER
TO SOLVING THIS MYSTERY!

They high-five and Darren laughs.

Back in the headquarters, Tilly conferences with the rest of the team.

Tilly says HEY, E.B.!
WE'RE ON TO SOMETHING.

E.B. says ME TOO! THE WAMPUM BELT
IN GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S FILE
WAS A SYMBOL OF AN AGREEMENT!

Kyla says AND SO WAS THE WEDDING RING!

Tilly says THOSE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RINGS
MADE OF GRASS-LIKE PLANTS WERE
ONE OF THE EARLIEST SYMBOLS OF
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN A COUPLE.
LATER CIVILIZATIONS LEARNED HOW
TO WORK WITH METAL, AND THEY
MADE RINGS OUT OF SILVER AND
GOLD. I HAVE THIS OLD PUZZLE
RING THAT I DON'T REMEMBER HOW
TO PUT BACK TOGETHER! OH, BUT I
FOUND OUT THAT A LONG TIME AGO
PUZZLE RINGS WERE USED AT
WEDDINGS, TOO! CENTURIES AGO,
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, A MAN WOULD
GIVE HIS WIFE A PUZZLE RING.
IT WAS THE ULTIMATE PROOF OF
THEIR COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER,
BECAUSE IF SHE TOOK THE RING
OFF, IT WAS TOO COMPLICATED
TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

Kyla says SO, THE HUSBAND WOULD
KNOW IF THE WIFE HAD BROKEN
THEIR AGREEMENT?

Tilly says INDEED, HE WOULD.
GOOD THING I'M NOT MARRIED AND
HAVEN'T BROKEN ANY AGREEMENTS
WITH THIS DISASSEMBLED
PUZZLE RING.

E.B. says TRUE. THE WAMPUM BELTS
AND THE RINGS ARE SYMBOLS OF
AGREEMENTS. WHAT ABOUT THAT GUY
WHOSE NAME WE STAMPED ON PAPER?

Tilly says IT TURNS OUT HE WAS A
VIOLIN EXPERT. OH! AND I FOUND
MY VIOLIN IN THE CLOSET. I
LEARNED TO PLAY A LONG TIME AGO.
CHECK THIS OUT.

Tilly plays a violin out of tune.

Kyla says SHE'S GOING TO NEED
A LOT MORE PRACTICE.
BUT JUST HUMOUR HER.

E.B. says COOL, AUNT TILLY!
KEEP UP THE PRACTICING!

Kyla says AND I'M GOING TO HEAD
TO A VIOLIN SHOP.

E.B. says GREAT! AND I'LL CHECK
BACK IN WITH YOU LATER!

Tilly says OKAY, BYE!

The call ends and Tilly continues playing out of tune.

Meanwhile, Kyla walks into a violin shop.

Kyla says TOM?

Tom says YEAH?

Kyla says HI, I'M KYLA!

Tom is in his fifties, clean-shaven with blond hair. He’s wearing a white shirt.

Tom says HI, KYLA!
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT PHONED?

Kyla says YEAH.

Tom says NICE TO MEET YOU.

Kyla says SO, I'M TRYING TO SOLVE
A MYSTERY. WHAT KIND OF VIOLIN
EXPERT WAS THIS MAN?

She shows him the screen of her cell phone with the picture of the seal stamped on paper.

Tom says MARCO SCHNEIBEL, YES.

Kyla says CAN YOU SHOW ME
WHAT HE DID, EXACTLY?

Tom says SURE. FOLLOW ME.
ALRIGHT, KYLA. I'M GOING
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING HERE.

Tom places a violin on a table and takes a tool out of a drawer.

Kyla says OKAY.
WHAT'S THAT FOR?

Tom says THAT IS AN ENDOSCOPIC
CAMERA. THAT IS FOR LOOKING
INSIDE OF THINGS.

Kyla says CAN I HAVE A LOOK?

Tom says YEAH. YOU CAN STICK THAT
IN THE F HOLE, THE SOUND HOLE
IN THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT.
NOW HAVE A LOOK.
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.

Kyla says WELL, I DEFINITELY SEE
A LABEL. BUT IT DOESN'T SAY
MARCO SCHNEIBEL. IT SAYS "STRADIVARIUS." WHO'S THAT?

Tom says STRADIVARIUS WAS AN
ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKER WHO WORKED
IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES.
IN FACT, THE MOST FAMOUS VIOLIN
MAKER OF ALL TIME. AND TODAY HIS
INSTRUMENTS ARE WORTH MILLIONS
AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

Kyla says WHAT? AM I LOOKING
INSIDE A MILLION-DOLLAR VIOLIN?

Tom says NO. NO. IT'S A COPY.
BUT IT IS BASED ON A MODEL OF
STRADIVARIUS. LIKE, THE SHAPE
AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

Kyla says DO YOU HAVE A REAL ONE
THAT YOU CAN SHOW ME?

Tom says LET ME HAVE A LOOK.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.

Kyla says IT LOOKS LIKE TOM
IS GOING TO SHOW ME A REAL
STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN! BUT HOW
CAN ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE? THE
VIOLINS WERE MADE SO LONG AGO.

Tom takes a violin out of a showcase.

Tom says ALRIGHT. LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

Kyla says OH, WOW.

Tom says THIS IS FROM 1691. AND...
INSIDE, DO YOU SEE IT? THERE YOU
GO, STRADIVARIUS. NOT UNLIKE
IN THE OTHER INSTRUMENT.

Kyla says WOW! BUT ONLY ONE OF
THESE VIOLINS IS WORTH MILLIONS.
IT'S EASY TO BE CONFUSED,
BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAVE A LABEL
THAT SAYS "STRADIVARIUS."

Two readings of Tom’s camera appear on split screens. One reads "Genuine" and the other reads "Copy."

Kyla says TOM TELLS ME THAT ONLY VIOLIN
EXPERTS CAN TRULY TELL
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
REAL ONES AND COPIES.

Tom says EXPERTS, WHEN THEY'RE
DETERMINING THE AUTHENTICITY
OF AN INSTRUMENT, THEY LOOK
AT A BUNCH OF PHYSICAL DETAILS,
THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THE
OUTLINE. BUT ALSO LITTLE DETAILS
LIKE THE PINS HERE, THE WAY
THAT THE PURFLING IS JOINED
IN THE CORNERS. IT'S ALSO BY
THE WAY THE F HOLES ARE CUT.
BY THE SCROLL. IN FACT, EACH
OF THESE THINGS COULD BE SEEN
AS A SIGNATURE OF HIS WORK.

Kyla says AND THAT'S WHERE GREAT
AUNT HERMIONE'S CLUE COMES IN.
VIOLIN EXPERTS STAMP THEIR NAMES
ON SPECIAL CERTIFICATES.

Tom says THEY PRODUCE A DOCUMENT CALLED
A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

Tom points to a piece of paper.

Kyla says AND THAT'S WHERE
HIS STAMP WOULD GO?

Tom says YEAH. THIS IS EMBOSSED, BUT
IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING
AS AN INK SEAL OR A WAX SEAL.

Kyla says THIS IS THE KIND OF
THING MARCO SCHNEIBEL DID. HE
GUARANTEED THAT THE VIOLINS WERE
REALLY MADE BY STRADIVARIUS,
SO WHEN SOMEONE BOUGHT THEM THEY
WOULD KNOW IT WAS THE REAL DEAL.

Tom says EXACTLY.

Kyla says SO, WOULD THE CERTIFICATE
WITH A SEAL OR A STAMP BE
SORT OF LIKE AN AGREEMENT?

Tom says YEAH. YOU COULD SAY
THAT IT'S A SORT OF TACIT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EXPERT
AND THE BUYER.

Kyla says OH, THIS ALL MAKES
SO MUCH SENSE NOW.

Kyla’s phone rings and she answers it.

Tilly says HEY, KYLA! CHECK THIS OUT!

Tilly clicks on her laptop. Then, she plays the violin perfectly.

Kyla says WOW! YOU GOT REALLY GOOD
REALLY FAST.

Tilly says I KNOW, RIGHT?

Tilly stops playing and the music continues to play.

Tilly says UH... I GUESS I SHOULD
HAVE TIMED THAT BETTER.

Kyla says NICE TRY. BUT THE STAMP
IN GREAT AUNT HERMIONE'S FILE IS
ABOUT ANOTHER KIND OF AGREEMENT.

Tilly says I AGREE. AGREEMENTS
AND PROMISES MAKE ME THINK
OF CONTRACTS. NOW, A CONTRACT IS
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN 2 OR MORE
PEOPLE THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE
ENFORCED BY LAW. BUT THERE ARE
LOTS OF WAYS OF AGREEING TO
AND SEALING A CONTRACT. YOU KNOW
BEFORE A SOCCER MATCH, WHEN THE
TEAMS SHAKE HANDS WITH EACH
OTHER AND WITH THE REFEREE?

Kyla says SURE. THAT'S JUST
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.

Tilly says IT IS. IT'S ALSO A SYMBOL
OF THE CONTRACT TO PLAY BY THE
RULES THAT THE REF WILL ENFORCE.

A clip on her laptop shows people shaking hands on a soccer match and a male referee blowing a whistle.

Kyla says I'VE SEEN BUSINESS
PEOPLE SHAKE HANDS, TOO.

Tilly says RIGHT. TO SEAL A
BUSINESS DEAL. IT'S A SYMBOL
OF A VERBAL CONTRACT. USUALLY,
YOU ALSO SIGN PAPERWORK
TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.

Kyla says WHAT ABOUT A FIST BUMP?

Tilly says THAT'S GOOD TOO.

Kyla says OR PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE.
OR SWEARING TO SOMETHING.

Tilly says YEAH, THAT WORKS.
BACK IN THE EARLY CIVILIZATIONS,
THEY USED SEALS ON
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.

Her laptop shows a seal clapping and cheering.

Tilly continues THAT ONE'S JUST A SEAL CHEERING
US ON. THE KINDS OF SEALS USED
WERE WAX SEALS OR STAMPS TO
PROVE A DOCUMENT WAS OFFICIAL.
THEY WERE LIKE SIGNATURES.
LATER THEY USED INK SEALS LIKE
THE ONES IN HERMIONE'S FILE, OR
EMBOSSED ONES. CLICKING "ACCEPT"
ON A WEBSITE IS ANOTHER WAY
TO AGREE TO A CONTRACT.
CAN YOU PRESS "I AGREE" PLEASE?

The screen of Kyla’s phone reads "I agree."

Kyla says YEAH.

Tilly says EXCELLENT! YOU AGREED
FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS TO CLEAN
MY GUTTERS, MOW MY LAWN AND
MASSAGE MY FEET ONCE A WEEK.

Kyla says WHAT?

Tilly says KIDDING! BUT WHEN
YOU CLICK "AGREE" ON SOMETHING,
IT MEANS YOU ACCEPT
THE CONTRACT PRESENTED.

Kyla says AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS
ARE A BIG DEAL. MEET YOU BACK
AT HEADQUARTERS SOON. I HAVE
ONE MORE THING I WANT TO DO.

The call ends.

Kyla says SEEING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A REAL STRADIVARIUS AND A COPY
IS ONE THING. BUT I NEED
TO FIND OUT IF I CAN HEAR THE
DIFFERENCE. SO KERSON LEONG, WHO
STARTED PLAYING WHEN HE WAS ONLY
4 YEARS OLD, IS GOING TO HELP ME
OUT BY PLAYING THIS INCREDIBLE
VIOLIN. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE
CANIMEX FOUNDATION THAT OWN THE
STRADIVARIUS, LEND PRECIOUS
INSTRUMENTS TO TALENTED
MUSICIANS LIKE HIM.

Kerson walks into a Tom’shop. He’s a teenager. He has short black hair and is clean-shaven. He’s wearing a black T-shirt with white details.

Kerson plays the violin intensively.

Kyla says WOW, THAT SOUNDED AMAZING! HOW
LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING FOR?

Kerson says 14 YEARS, ALREADY.

Kyla says WOW! IS IT A BIG MILESTONE
FOR A MUSICIAN TO GET SUCH
A VALUABLE VIOLIN, LIKE THIS?

Kerson says YEAH, IT DEFINITELY
IS. I CAN'T HELP BUT IMAGINE
THE IMMENSE HISTORY BEHIND
EACH FIDDLE. LIKE, WHAT IT'S
EXPERIENCED OVER 300 YEARS
OF ITS LIFE, AND IN TERMS OF
THE SOUND, THE DIFFERENCES ARE
VERY SUBTLE. AND I THINK THAT
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS ON
THIS VIOLIN THAT I CANNOT FIND
IN ANY OTHER VIOLIN.

Kyla says OKAY, LET'S SEE IF I CAN
TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
REAL ONE AND THE IMITATION ONE.
CAN YOU PLAY SOMETHING FOR ME?

Kerson says SURE.

Kerson plays rapidly. Next, Kyla plays out of tune. Kerson smiles.

Kyla says NOW I CAN CLEARLY TELL
THAT IT'S THE VIOLIN, AND NOT
THE PLAYERS, THAT MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE. THIS ONE DEFINITELY
DOES NOT SOUND AS GOOD, SO...

Later, at the headquarters, Kyla shows the rest of the team a clip of her playing the violin out of tune next to Kerson.

Tilly says WELL, KYLA. I THINK YOU
AND I COULD BOTH USE A LITTLE
MORE PRACTICE ON THE VIOLIN.

Kyla says I THINK I'LL STICK
TO THE TRUMPET. BUT,
WE DID SOLVE THE MYSTERY.

E.B. says TOTALLY! GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS ARE
A BIG DEAL. AND THE WORD "DEAL."
MEANS AGREEMENT. THAT'S WHAT
THE FILE LABEL MEANT.

Kyla says WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR WORD
ON SOMETHING, THAT'S MAJOR.

Tilly says I THINK IT'S EVEN
MORE THAN THAT. AGREEMENTS AND
CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A
REALLY LONG TIME. BUT THE FORMS
THEY'VE TAKEN HAVE CHANGED.

E.B. says TRUE! WE USED TO HAVE
THINGS LIKE WAMPUM BELTS
AND WAX SEALS...

Kyla says ... AND GRASS WEDDING RINGS.

E.B. says AND NOW WE CAN DO THINGS
LIKE CLICKING "I AGREE."
ON A COMPUTER!

Tilly says I THINK WE'VE SEALED
THE DEAL ON THIS MYSTERY!

E.B. says YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE MADE THIS WAMPUM BELT
AS A SYMBOL OF OUR AGREEMENT
TO FINISH HERMIONE'S WORK.

He places the loom on the table.

Kyla says PINKY SWEAR ON THAT!

Tilly says ANOTHER WAY
TO AGREE TO SOMETHING!

They hook their little fingers.

E.B. says HEY, THAT WAS A LOT EASIER
THAN MAKING THIS WAMPUM BELT.

Kyla says TRUE, BUT IT'S
STILL A BIG DEAL.

E.B. says HM-HM.

All say MYSTERY SOLVED! POSTING
TO
THE MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.

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.

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