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Transcript: The Mystery of Times Change
(music plays)
In a basement, E.B. says HEY, KYLA. CHECK OUT
THIS WATCH MY DAD GAVE ME.
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
He’s in his mid-teens with curly brown hair in an afro and he wears jeans and a striped blue T-shirt.
Kyla sits at the computer and says YOU'RE LATE, E.B.
Kyla is in her mid-teens, with long slightly wavy brown hair. She wears a printed red dress and a denim jacket.
E.B. says IT'S ONLY, UM... 12:35.
Kyla says WELL, ACCORDING TO
THE COMPUTER, IT'S ALREADY 2:00.
LET ME GUESS... IT STOPPED?
E.B. knocks on his watch.
E.B. sighs and says AND I THOUGHT
I HAD SO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS.
GET IT? TIME ON MY HANDS?
Kyla says IT'S ON YOUR WRIST.
AND IT'S BROKEN.
ANYWAY, IT'S TIME TO GET
STARTED. I PROMISED MY MOM
I'D BE HOME FOR DINNER.
E.B. says ALL RIGHT, WELL,
SPEAKING OF TIME...
HOW 'BOUT THIS ONE?
A label on a drawer reads "Time change."
E.B. opens the drawer and says "TIMES CHANGE."
OH... LOOK AT THIS.
A CODED MESSAGE.
BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Kyla says LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGS
TO THE RAILWAY MUSEUM.
MAYBE IT'S INSTRUCTIONS
ON HOW TO DRIVE A TRAIN.
E.B. says WELL, MAYBE THIS KEY WILL
UNLOCK THE ANSWER. LOOKS LIKE
IT BELONGS TO A CLOCK MAKER.
Kyla says MAYBE IT'LL TEACH YOU
TO BE ON TIME.
E.B. takes a helmet out of the drawer.
E.B. says HEY, KYLA. HOW DO YOU
LIKE... MY NEW HAT?
Kyla says VERY STYLISH.
E.B. says THANK YOU.
Kyla says WHAT'S THAT?
E.B says CAMBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OH, AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME
LETTERS WRITTEN IN HERE: H.J.
MAYBE THEY'RE INITIALS. KYLA,
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, RIGHT?
Kyla says THAT TIME IS IMPORTANT
IN EVERY PROFESSION?
E.B. says NO. IT MEANS YOU'RE
GONNA BE LATE FOR DINNER.
Kyla says NOT IF WE WORK FAST.
HOW ABOUT YOU INVESTIGATE THE
CLOCKMAKER'S KEY, AND I'LL HEAD
TO THE RAILWAY MUSEUM TO CRACK
THIS CODED MESSAGE. DEAL?
E.B. says DEAL.
They shake hands.
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."
E.B. record a video on his phone and says I'M HEADED TO JOHN
BOUWMAN'S WORKSHOP TO SEE
WHAT I CAN FIND OUT ABOUT
THIS MYSTERIOUS KEY CLUE.
HUH. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
HI, JOHN?
John says E.B.?
E.B. enters the shop and says NICE TO MEET YOU.
A sign reads "John Bouwman Clockmaker."
John is in his late sixties, clean-shaven and with short straight white hair and a moustache. He wears glasses, beige trousers and a pale blue shirt.
John says YEAH.
SO... DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?
John says IT'S A CLOCK KEY.
IT'S MEANT TO WIND A CLOCK.
E.B. says HOW DOES IT WORK?
John says HERE'S A CLOCK. SO...
E.B. says SO...
John says WHAT DO YOU THINK?
E.B. says I THINK THE KEY HAS
TO GO IN SOMEWHERE.
DOES THIS PART OPEN UP?
John says YEP. OPEN IT UP.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
E.B. says ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S HOLES.
John says YEP. START ON THAT SIDE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING? IT'S WINDING.
E.B. says IT'S CLICKING. OH YEAH.
John says IT'S CLICKING. TAKE THE
HAND MAYBE AND PUSH IT FORWARD.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
(CLOCK CHIMES.)
E.B. says WOAH.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
THAT'S SO COOL.
John turns the clock and says SEE THE LITTLE
PENDULUMS MOVING? YEAH.
E.B. says YEAH. IT'S LIKE A METRONOME.
John says ABSOLUTELY. THERE YOU GO.
(CLOCK CHIMES AGAIN.)
E.B. says OH! IT'S LIKE A PIANO.
John says SO THAT'S HOW THE CLOCK WORKS.
E.B. says THAT IS SO COOL.
John says WELL, THAT'S ONE CLOCK,
ANYWAY. AND THAT'S HOW YOUR KEY
WORKS. YOU WIND THE CLOCK,
EVERY WEEK, WITH THAT KEY.
E.B. says THIS KEY WON'T WORK
ON MY WATCH, RIGHT? 'CUZ IT'S
BEEN OFF SINCE LUNCH TIME.
John says NO, THAT WON'T WORK.
YOU'VE GOT A BATTERY IN YOUR
WATCH. LET'S GO INTO THE
WORKSHOP, AND WE'LL REPLACE IT.
E.B. says COOL.
WOW. WHAT A COOL WORKSHOP.
John says THANK YOU.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
E.B. says SO, UH...
YOU GONNA FIX MY WATCH?
John says NO, I THINK YOU CAN DO
MOST OF IT. LET'S HAVE
A LOOK AT IT FIRST.
E.B. says OKAY.
John says OKAY, SO, WE HAVE
TO TAKE THE BACK OFF FIRST.
OKAY, SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
MY SPOT, AND WE'LL SEE
IF YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF.
E.B. sits in John’s chair and says IN THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR NOW.
John says THINK YOU CAN PUT
THAT OFF? THAT'S A MAGNIFIER.
E.B. says UM... MAGNI...
John says GO AHEAD. YOU GOT IT.
IT'S CALLED A WATCHMAKER'S LOOP.
E.B. says WATCHMAKER'S LOOP.
John says SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO
IS REPLACE THE BATTERY.
THERE'S A PAIR OF TWEEZERS
ON THE RIGHT THERE. JUST COME
RIGHT IN AND HAVE A LOOK.
E.B. says OKAY.
John says SEE WHERE YOU'RE GONNA
PICK UP THAT BATTERY.
E.B. grabs some tweezers and says OH, YEAH. OKAY.
John says RIGHT IN THAT
LITTLE SPOT RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT HERE? OH. I GOT IT.
John says SO TURN THAT OVER TO
FIND OUT WHAT BATTERY WE NEED.
E.B. says 3... 7... 7.
John says THERE'S A DRAWER
FULL OF BATTERIES.
E.B. says WOAH!
John says 377, THERE IT IS.
PULL THE BIT TOWARD YOU. THERE
YOU GO. YOU GET TO PICK OUT A
BATTERY. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S
IT. SET IT DOWN. THERE YOU GO.
OH. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
E.B. says OH.
John says YOU CAN ACTUALLY
USE YOUR FINGER ON THIS ONE.
E.B. says OKAY.
YOU CAN JUST PUSH IT DOWN.
E.B. says AH-HAH! PERFECT FIT.
John says LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
E.B. says OKAY.
John says LOOK AT THAT.
E.B. says IT'S WORKING AGAIN!
John says IT'S WORKING AGAIN.
E.B. says IT'S ALIVE!
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
E.B. says AND... BOOM!
I'LL NEVER BE LATE AGAIN.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
BUT, JOHN, WHY DON'T
ALL CLOCKS USE BATTERIES
IF IT'S THIS SIMPLE?
John says BATTERIES DIDN'T ALWAYS
EXIST. CLOCKS WERE FIRST.
AND I HAVE A REALLY, REALLY
OLD CLOCK WHICH WILL SHOW YOU
AS TO HOW IT STARTED.
E.B. says OKAY, SURE.
John shows E.B. a huge old clock.
E.B. says THIS IS A CLOCK? IT'S HUGE!
John says IT'S GOTTA BE BIG.
IT WAS IN A CLOCK TOWER.
IT'S GOTTA DRIVE SOME PRETTY
BIG, HEAVY HANDS. OKAY, E.B.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
John shows him a picture on a tablet and says THERE'S A CLOCK TOWER, PRETTY
HIGH UP. PEOPLE HAD TO SEE THIS
FROM WAY OFF. SOMETIMES MILES
AND MILES AWAY. THEY HAD
TO SEE WHAT TIME IT WAS.
E.B. says BUT...
John says LOOK AT THOSE HANDS.
THEY'RE HUGE. SOME OF THEM
WEIGH, LIKE, 200 POUNDS.
THAT'S WHY YOU NEEDED THE
MECHANISM THAT WAS SO BIG AND
HEAVY TO DRIVE THOSE BIG HANDS.
E.B. says BUT WHY COULDN'T PEOPLE
JUST WEAR WATCHES LIKE THIS ONE?
John says BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T
HAVE THEM AT THAT POINT.
An animated clip rolls.
E.B. says TOWN CLOCKS WERE LIKE
A GIANT WATCH THAT EVERYONE
SHARED. BUT YOU COULDN'T TAKE
THEM WITH YOU. THEN SMALLER
CLOCKS WERE INVENTED,
AND PEOPLE STARTED HAVING THEM
IN THEIR HOMES. THEY WERE PRETTY
EXPENSIVE, SO NOT EVERYONE COULD
OWN ONE. IT TOOK EVEN LONGER
FOR WRISTWATCHES TO BE INVENTED.
FITTING ALL THOSE PIECES INTO
SUCH A TINY PACKAGE WASN'T EASY.
AT FIRST, ONLY THE RICH COULD
BUY A WATCH. WHEN WATCHMAKERS
FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE THEM
LESS EXPENSIVE...
An animated E.B. in a janitor’s uniform says OH, YEAH.
TIME FOR LUNCH.
E.B. says EVERYONE COULD WEAR ONE.
BUT WHEN CLOCKS AND WATCHES
BECAME NORMAL, SO DID BEING ON
TIME. SOON IT BECAME COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE TO BE LATE.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says IT'S KYLA. GOTTA TAKE IT.
Kyla says HEY, E.B.
WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR EYE?
E.B. says OH, YOU DON'T LIKE
THE STYLE? YOU DON'T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE
I JUST FOUND A TIME MACHINE.
Kyla says YOU BELIEVE
IN TIME TRAVEL NOW?
E.B. says YES. BECAUSE MY WATCH
HAS A MACHINE, AND IT TRAVELS
WHEREVER I GO.
Kyla says HILARIOUS. WELL,
AT LEAST IT'S TICKING NOW.
MEANWHILE, I FOUND OUT SOMETHING
EVEN MORE AMAZING.
A LONG TIME AGO,
THERE WERE NO CLOCKS AT ALL.
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
An animation shows the sun coming down and up again ona farm.
Kyla says IN THE TIME BEFORE CLOCKS...
(ROOSTER CROWING)...PEOPLE PAID A LOT
OF ATTENTION TO THE SUN.
PEOPLE SAID THINGS LIKE,
"MEET ME WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH."
OR, "I'LL BE BACK
BEFORE SUNDOWN."
IT WASN'T VERY EXACT, AND
I BET IT MADE YOUR NECK SORE
LOOKING UP ALL THE TIME.
E.B. says OUCH.
Kyla says BUT CHECK THIS OUT.
THE FIRST CLOCKS USED THE SUN'S
LIGHT TO MAKE A SHADOW ON A
DIAL.
An animation shows the dial casting a shadow that looks like a clock hand.
Kyla says LATER, PEOPLE FOUND WAYS
OF TELLING TIME USING SAND AND
WATER. EVENTUALLY, MECHANICAL
CLOCKS WERE INVENTED,
AND THINGS GOT MORE PRECISE.
E.B. says SO, CLOCKS REALLY HAVE CHANGED
OVER TIME. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT
HERMIONE WAS TRYING TO TELL US.
Kyla says BUT HERMIONE'S FILE
IS CALLED "TIMES CHANGE,"
NOT CLOCKS CHANGE.
E.B. says DETAILS, DETAILS.
DON'T YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE?
Kyla says YES. I'VE MADE AN
APPOINTMENT AT THE RAILWAY
MUSEUM TO SEE WHAT I CAN
FIND OUT ABOUT THIS.
E.B. says WELL, YOU BETTER GET ON YOUR
WAY. NO EXCUSE FOR LATENESS.
Kyla says SEE YA.
E.B. says WELL, JOHN, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR... YOUR
TIME.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
E.B. says YOU KNOW, YOU'VE
WOUND UP
BEING
A HUGE PART OF THIS MYSTERY, AND
I'LL BE SURE TO
WATCH OUT
FOR
SOME CLOCK TOWERS ON THE WAY.
(E.B. AND JOHN LAUGH.)
John says UH, E.B.
CAN I HAVE MY LOOP BACK?
E.B. says OH, RIGHT. SORRY.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
(music plays)
Kyla records a video and says I'M HEADED TO THE
RAILWAY MUSEUM OF EASTERN
ONTARIO TO FIND OUT WHAT
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE WAS
TRYING TO TELL US WITH
THIS MYSTERIOUS CODED MESSAGE.
I'M MEETING GRAEME ROY,
HE'S A MUSEUM INTERPRETER.
Graeme is in his sixties, clean-shaven and with short white hair. He wears blue trousers, a pale blue shirt, a blue suit vest and a polka dotted yellow tie.
Graeme says HI, KYLA.
Kyla says OH, HI.
Graeme says HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
Kyla says WELL, I FOUND THIS CLUE,
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Graeme says WOW. YES. I'M GOING
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
Kyla says WOAH. WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
Graeme says THIS IS A RAILWAY
STATION FROM THE OLDEN DAYS.
IT'S NOW A MUSEUM. KYLA,
THIS CLUE THAT YOUR
AUNT HERMIONE GAVE YOU,
THIS IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY.
THIS IS THE WHOLE STORY.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
He grabs a paper the clue seems to be part of.
Kyla says OH! IT MATCHES.
OFFICIAL TIMETABLES.
THESE ARE THE STATIONS, AND
THESE ARE THE TIMES FOR WHEN
EACH TRAIN LEAVES AND ARRIVES.
Graeme says CORRECT.
Kyla says BUT THERE ARE SO MANY STATIONS
AND SO MANY TRAINS. HOW DID YOU
KEEP ALL THE TRAINS ON TIME?
Graeme says WELL THAT'S PART OF MY JOB.
Kyla says BEING ON TIME WAS IMPORTANT
FOR THE RAILWAY. SO IMPORTANT,
THEY SET THEIR CLOCKS EVERY DAY.
BUT INSTEAD OF USING THE SUN
OR THE OLD TOWN CLOCK, THE EXACT
TIME WOULD COME UP AS A MESSAGE
FROM A TELEGRAPH MACHINE AT
THE EXACT SAME TIME EVERY DAY.
IN THE 1800S, TELEGRAPH MACHINES
USED ELECTRICITY TO SEND CODED
MESSAGES THROUGH THE WIRES.
KIND OF LIKE TODAY,
HOW WE SEND TEXT MESSAGES
THROUGH CELL PHONE TOWERS.
A CENTRAL OFFICE SENT THE SAME
MESSAGE TO ALL OF THEIR STATIONS
AND PUBLISHED PRECISE
TIMETABLES. WHEN THE CLOCKS WERE
ON TIME, THE TRAINS WERE ON TIME
AND THE PASSENGERS WERE HAPPY.
(CHEERING)
ALL ABOARD!
(TRAIN WHISTLING)
Graeme says EVERY DAY I WOULD
RECEIVE A TELEGRAPH SIGNAL
AT 12 NOON EXACTLY.
I WOULD HAVE TO SET THE STATION
CLOCK, AND THEN I WOULD HAVE TO
SET MY WATCH FOR THE EXACT SAME
TIME. IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT,
AND YOU COULDN'T BE OUT
EVEN A FEW SECONDS, BECAUSE ON
A TIMETABLE, TIME IS EVERYTHING.
TIME IS SAFETY.
Kyla says AT THIS TRAIN MUSEUM
THEY STILL HAVE SOME AMAZING
OLD TRAINS THAT ACTUALLY WORK.
SO I DECIDED TO SEE
IF I COULD CATCH A RIDE.
Tony is in his fifties, clean-shaven and wears a locomotive engineer’s uniform.
Tony says HI, KYLA.
Kyla says HI, TONY. I LIKE YOUR
HAT. CAN I TRY IT ON?
Tony says THERE'S A CATCH.
YOU GOTTA RUN THE ENGINE.
Kyla says AWESOME.
Tony says IT'S GOING TO BE SIMPLE.
Tony takes Kyla to the driver’s cab.
Kyla says OKAY.
Tony says YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS, ARE YOU?
Kyla says NO, I'M... UM...
Tony says OKAY.
Kyla says OKAY.
Tony says FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING
TO DO IS PUT IT IN FORWARD.
THAT'S YOUR REVERSE SWITCH, SO
JUST SHOVE IT ALL THE WAY AHEAD.
Kyla says THAT WAY? OKAY.
Tony says YEP. OKAY.
THIS IS THE BREAK ON THE ENGINE.
OKAY. YOU'RE GONNA... YOU'RE
GONNA BRING THIS OFF SLOWLY.
Kyla says THIS WAY?
YES. THAT RELEASES IT. OKAY.
NOW, THE WHISTLE, YOU'RE
GONNA BLOW IT TWICE.
(HORN BLOWS.)
NOW OPEN YOUR THROTTLE.
PULL IT THIS WAY.
OH, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
The train starts.
(TONY LAUGHS.)
Kyla says I'M GOING TOO FAST.
Tony says YOU'RE IN A HURRY.
(TONY AND KYLA LAUGH.)
Kyla says YEAH.
CONGRATULATIONS, KYLA. YOU
ARE NOW A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER.
He puts a hat on her head.
Kyla says AWESOME.
Tony says NOW, SHUT
YOUR THROTTLE DOWN A BIT.
BRAKE HERE. PUT IT ON SLOWLY.
NICE AND SLOW.
EXCELLENT.
Kyla says ALL THE WAY?
Tony says ALL THE WAY ON.
SHUT YOUR VALVE OFF.
PUT YOUR REVERSER IN NEUTRAL.
CONGRATULATIONS.
The train stops.
Kyla says AWESOME. THANK YOU.
Kyla video calls E.B..
E.B. says OH. HEY, KYLA.
Kyla says E.B., YOU WON'T BELIEVE
THIS, BUT I JUST DROVE A TRAIN.
E.B. says NO WAY! LUCKY.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
IS THAT WHAT THE CODE WAS ABOUT?
Kyla says NO. AUNT HERMIONE'S CLUE
WASN'T REALLY A CODE.
IT WAS PART OF A TIMETABLE.
TIME WAS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THE RAILWAY, BECAUSE
PEOPLE DEPENDED ON TIMETABLES
TO CATCH THEIR TRAINS.
E.B. says WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING
SOME RESEARCH ABOUT TRAINS, TOO.
I FOUND OUT THAT TRAIN SCHEDULES
WERE FIRST MADE USING EACH
TOWN'S OWN LOCAL TIME, WHICH
WAS SET BY LOOKING AT THE SUN.
WHEN IT WAS AT ITS HIGHEST, IT
WAS SET AT NOON. AND IT DIDN'T
WORK OUT SO WELL. BACK THEN,
EACH TOWN ADJUSTED ITS CLOCK
SEPARATELY, USING THE SUN'S
POSITION. THAT POSITION CHANGES
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE ON
THE EARTH. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU
COULD LEAVE AT NOON AND TRAVEL
FOR THREE HOURS, BUT WHEN YOU
GOT THERE THE CLOCK SAID 3:30.
THAT HALF HOUR YOU LOST
WAS BECAUSE SETTING CLOCKS
USING THE SUN'S POSITION
WASN'T PRECISE AT ALL.
SO, IF YOU ASKED A FRIEND TO
PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU GOT THERE,
IT WOULDN'T BE YOUR FAULT, BUT
YOU'D BE LATE. EVEN THE EXPERTS
GOT CONFUSED SOMETIMES.
An animation of Sandford Fleming says SO, LET ME SEE HERE.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE AT,
UH... HUH?
E.B. says SIR SANDFORD FLEMING, A
FAMOUS CANADIAN TRAIN ENGINEER,
MISSED A TRAIN WHILE
HE WAS VISITING IRELAND.
The animation runs after a train and says NO! WAIT FOR ME, PLEASE!
E.B. says FLEMING GOT SO FRUSTRATED
THAT HE DIVIDED THE WORLD INTO
24 TIME ZONES, ALL SET BY ONE
BIG CLOCK IN GREENWICH, ENGLAND
FOR THE ENTIRE PLANET. EACH TIME
ZONE IS AN HOUR AHEAD OF THE ONE
THAT CAME BEFORE AND AN HOUR
BEHIND THE ONE THAT COMES AFTER.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT'S NOON
IN TORONTO, IT'S 5 O'CLOCK IN
LONDON AND MIDNIGHT IN BANGKOK.
Kyla says WOAH. SO KEEPING
THE TRAINS ON TIME CHANGED
THE WAY WE TELL TIME FOREVER.
E.B. says RIGHT. SO WHAT WE KNOW
SO FAR IS THAT THE KEY UNLOCKED
THE SECRET OF THE TOWN CLOCKS,
AND THE SLIP OF PAPER HELPED US
UNCOVER HOW THE RAILWAY MADE
THOSE CLOCKS MORE ACCURATE.
Kyla says NO WONDER HERMIONE
THOUGHT A TRAIN SCHEDULE WAS
IMPORTANT. CAN YOU IMAGINE
NEVER KNOWING THE TIME
THE TRAIN WOULD ARRIVE?
E.B. says I KNOW. TIMES CHANGE.
JUST LIKE THE FILE LABEL.
NOW WE'VE REALLY CRACKED IT.
Kyla says NOT SO FAST.
WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE FIRE HELMET TELLS US.
E.B. puts on the helmet and says TRUE... BUT, NEVER FEAR,
E.B.'S COMING TO THE RESCUE.
Kyla says YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING
TO THE FIRST STATION?
E.B. says EXACTLY.
(music plays)
At the fire station, E.B. says I'M HERE AT THE CAMBRIDGE
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT
WHAT THIS HELMET HAS TO DO
WITH "TIMES CHANGE."
He enters a room full of fire fighters and says OH, UH... HI.
Keith says HI, CAN I HELP YOU?
Keith is in his forties, bald and clean-shaven. He wears a blue uniform.
E.B. says HI. I'M NOT ACTUALLY
A REAL FIREFIGHTER, I'M JUST
HERE TO SOLVE A MYSTERY.
Keith says I THOUGHT
YOU LOOKED A BIT YOUNG.
E.B. says I FOUND THIS HELMET
IN MY GREAT AUNT'S HOUSE IN
A FILE LABELED "TIMES CHANGE."
Keith says WHAT DID YOU SAY
YOUR GREAT AUNT'S NAME WAS?
E.B. says HERMIONE.
Keith says HERMIONE USED TO
VOLUNTEER FOR US. THAT'S WHY
HER INITIALS ARE IN THE HELMET.
E.B. says NO, WAY! OKAY, BUT
WHY WAS THIS HELMET IN A FILE
LABELED "TIMES CHANGE"? IS TIME
IMPORTANT FOR A FIREFIGHTER?
Keith says EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
IT CAN BE THE MATTER BETWEEN
LIFE AND DEATH. THAT'S WHY THE
STATION IS DESIGNED TO HELP GET
US OUT FAST WHEN THERE'S A CALL.
E.B. says WAIT, HOW DO YOU MEAN?
Keith says DO YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND YOUR
WAY BACK TO THE FIRE TRUCKS?
E.B. says YEAH, PROBABLY.
Keith says TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL MEET YOU THERE.
E.B. says OKAY.
He walks downstairs and finds Keith by a firetruck.
E.B. says WHAT? HOW? HOW DID YOU EVEN
GET DOWN HERE SO FAST?
Keith says WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
E.B. says SHOW ME HOW YOU DID IT.
Keith says HEY, PETE.
Pete slides down the pole and says YUP.
Keith says CAN YOU COME
DOWN HERE, PLEASE?
E.B. says WOAH!
Keith says PRETTY FAST, RIGHT?
E.B. says THAT'S SO COOL.
I HAD A QUESTION. YOU SAID
EARLIER THAT EVERY SECOND
COUNTS, SO WHAT ABOUT
PUTTING ON YOUR UNIFORM?
THAT MUST BE PRETTY IMPORTANT
TO DO QUICKLY, RIGHT?
Keith says THAT'S RIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS
PRACTICE HOW TO GET DRESSED IN
A HURRY. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO THAT SO WE CAN HELP
RESCUE PEOPLE FASTER. HAVE YOU
EVER USED A STOPWATCH BEFORE?
E.B. says NO. BUT... EARLIER
MY
WATCH STOPPED
WORKING.
Keith says NOT QUITE THE SAME THING.
E.B. says YEAH.
Keith says SO A STOPWATCH IS
A FIREFIGHTER'S BEST FRIEND.
IT HELPS US KNOW HOW FAST WE'RE
GETTING DRESSED AND GETTING
READY FOR AN EMERGENCY. SO WHY
DON'T WE DO A DRILL WHERE WE'LL
SO HOW FAST YOU CAN GET DRESSED
IN BUNKER GEAR. SO YOU TIME ME,
THEN WE'LL SEE HOW WELL YOU DO.
E.B. says LET'S DO IT.
3... 2... 1... GO!
(music plays)
Keith starts getting in bunker gear.
E.B. says 45.84 SECONDS!
WOW, KEITH. THAT WAS FAST!
Keith says WELL, YOU KNOW,
NEW RECRUITS NEED TO LEARN
TO DO THIS IN UNDER 60 SECONDS.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
E.B. says WHEW. I GOT THIS.
Keith says 3... 2... 1... GO.
(music plays)
Now E.B. starts getting in bunker gear.
Keith says I THINK YOU'RE
FORGETTING ONE THING.
E.B. says NO!
He puts on the gloves.
(music plays)
Keith says ONE MINUTE, EIGHT SECONDS.
YOU KNOW, E.B. THAT WAS REALLY
GOOD FOR YOUR FIRST TRY.
E.B. says YOU REALLY THINK SO?
I MEAN, I JUST WISH I HADN'T
FORGOTTEN THE GLOVES, BECAUSE
THEN I THINK I WOULD'VE CRACKED
THE ONE MINUTE MARK, BUT...
Keith says YEAH, NO.
THAT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
E.B. says THANK YOU. YOU KNOW
WHAT? I UNDERSTAND WHY EVERY
SECOND COUNTS AS A FIREFIGHTER.
AND NOW THAT I HAVE MY WATCH
FIXED, I CAN KEEP TRACK
OF EVERY SECOND.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says OH, JUST GONNA TAKE THIS CALL.
JUST A SECOND.
Keith says A SECOND? E.B.,
THAT'LL BE THE FASTEST
CONVERSATION EVER.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. says RIGHT. JUST A MINUTE.
KYLA, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING
ON YOUR FACE?
Kyla wears a pair of big pink sunglasses.
Kyla says THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, E.B.
I'VE BEEN LEARNING ALL ABOUT IT.
E.B. says IS THAT WHY
YOU'RE WEARING SUNGLASSES?
Kyla says YES.
E.B. says BUT, KYLA,
THE FUTURE ISN'T HERE YET.
YOU CAN TAKE THOSE OFF.
Kyla says NO, E.B. I CAN'T,
BECAUSE THE FUTURE IS NOW.
AND YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT
I JUST DISCOVERED. IF YOU DON'T
SET IT FOR A WHILE, A WRISTWATCH
MIGHT END UP A FEW SECONDS
BEHIND. NO BIG DEAL, RIGHT?
An animated gentleman says THAT'S RIGHT.
Kyla says WRONG.
The man says OH.
Kyla says IMAGINE AFTER 15 BILLION
YEARS, IT WOULD BE WAY OFF.
WELL, ATOMIC CLOCKS WILL STAY
ON TIME AND NOT LOSE A SECOND.
THEY'RE THE WORLD'S MOST
POWERFUL CLOCKS, AND THEY
WERE INVENTED IN THE 1940S.
THEY DON'T HAVE BIG AND SMALL
HANDS, AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO
WIND THEM. INSTEAD THEY MEASURE
THE MOVEMENT OF ELECTRONS
IN AN ATOM. THAT MOVEMENT IS
SO REGULAR IT DOESN'T CHANGE
OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS.
MOST OF THEM ARE KEPT
IN SCIENCE LABS OR IN SPACE.
E.B. says THAT'S AMAZING!
WHERE CAN I GET ONE?
Kyla says YOU'RE ALREADY USING
THEM. SIGNALS FROM ATOMIC CLOCKS
ARE USED FOR CELLPHONES,
GPS, COMPUTERS... SO
THE WHOLE WORLD STAYS ON TIME.
E.B. says WATCHES AND CLOCKS
REALLY HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW, I'M BEGINNING
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HERMIONE
MEANT BY "TIMES CHANGE."
Kyla says ME TOO. MEET YOU
BACK HERE IN AN HOUR?
E.B. says MAKE IT... HALF AN HOUR.
Kyla says SEE YA.
Keith says E.B., YOU'VE EARNED YOUR TAGS.
E.B. gasps and says THANK YOU SO MUCH!
WELL, TRAINING OFFICER KEITH,
I'VE HAD A GREAT TIME, AND AS
MUCH AS I HATE TO GO, I HAVE
TO GET HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Keith says HOW QUICKLY
CAN YOU GET ON THAT TRUCK?
E.B. says LET'S FIND OUT.
They get on the truck and drive off the station.
(music plays)
Ck at the basement, Kyla says I FOUND SOMETHING
REALLY AMAZING ON THE INTERNET.
E.B. says MORE FUTURE CLOCKS?
Kyla says NOPE. IT'S ABOUT GREAT
AUNT HERMIONE'S FILE LABEL. THE
WORDS "TIMES CHANGE" AREN'T JUST
HERS. THEY WERE WRITTEN LONG AGO
BY AN ANCIENT POET NAMED OVID.
E.B. says OKAY. BUT HOW DOES
THAT CHANGE THINGS?
Kyla says THE WORDS "TIMES CHANGE."
ARE ONLY THE BEGINNING
OF THE SENTENCE.
THE FULL SENTENCE GOES...
E.B. says "TIMES CHANGE,
AND WE CHANGE WITH THEM."
Kyla says AUNT HERMIONE WAS SAYING
THAT CHANGING THE WAY WE MEASURE
TIME CHANGES OUR WAY OF LIFE.
E.B. says YEAH! LIKE... LIKE WHEN
PEOPLE USED THE SUN'S POSITION
IT WAS HARD TO BE SUPER-PRECISE
ABOUT WHAT TIME IT WAS.
Kyla says THEN MECHANICAL CLOCKS
WERE INVENTED, SO PEOPLE
HAD BIG CLOCK TOWERS
AND THINGS GOT EASIER.
E.B. says AND IT GOT EVEN EASIER WHEN
ATOMIC CLOCKS AND TIME ZONES
WERE INVENTED. PEOPLE COULD NOW
HAVE CLOCKS IN THEIR HOMES, AND
HAVE WATCHES ON THEIR WRISTS.
Kyla says CLOCKS GOT BETTER AND CHEAPER,
AND NOW THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
SO EVERYONE CAN BE ON TIME.
E.B. says AND THE MORE WE MEASURE
TIME, THE BETTER WE GET AT
DOING THINGS QUICKLY. LIKE
FIREFIGHTERS USING STOPWATCHES
IN THEIR TRAINING ROUTINES.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
Kyla says THAT'S RIGHT. AND SO
DETECTIVES LIKE US CAN SOLVE OUR
MYSTERIES BEFORE DINNER TIME.
E.B. says WAIT, KYLA. DIDN'T YOU
SAY YOU HAVE DINNER AT FIVE?
Kyla says DINNER!
THERE'S NO TIME TO LOSE!
TIME FLIES WHEN
YOU'RE HAVING FUN.
Kyle rushes out.
E.B. says SAVE ME SOME DESSERT.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
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.
In a basement, E.B. says HEY, KYLA. CHECK OUT
THIS WATCH MY DAD GAVE ME.
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
He’s in his mid-teens with curly brown hair in an afro and he wears jeans and a striped blue T-shirt.
Kyla sits at the computer and says YOU'RE LATE, E.B.
Kyla is in her mid-teens, with long slightly wavy brown hair. She wears a printed red dress and a denim jacket.
E.B. says IT'S ONLY, UM... 12:35.
Kyla says WELL, ACCORDING TO
THE COMPUTER, IT'S ALREADY 2:00.
LET ME GUESS... IT STOPPED?
E.B. knocks on his watch.
E.B. sighs and says AND I THOUGHT
I HAD SO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS.
GET IT? TIME ON MY HANDS?
Kyla says IT'S ON YOUR WRIST.
AND IT'S BROKEN.
ANYWAY, IT'S TIME TO GET
STARTED. I PROMISED MY MOM
I'D BE HOME FOR DINNER.
E.B. says ALL RIGHT, WELL,
SPEAKING OF TIME...
HOW 'BOUT THIS ONE?
A label on a drawer reads "Time change."
E.B. opens the drawer and says "TIMES CHANGE."
OH... LOOK AT THIS.
A CODED MESSAGE.
BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Kyla says LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGS
TO THE RAILWAY MUSEUM.
MAYBE IT'S INSTRUCTIONS
ON HOW TO DRIVE A TRAIN.
E.B. says WELL, MAYBE THIS KEY WILL
UNLOCK THE ANSWER. LOOKS LIKE
IT BELONGS TO A CLOCK MAKER.
Kyla says MAYBE IT'LL TEACH YOU
TO BE ON TIME.
E.B. takes a helmet out of the drawer.
E.B. says HEY, KYLA. HOW DO YOU
LIKE... MY NEW HAT?
Kyla says VERY STYLISH.
E.B. says THANK YOU.
Kyla says WHAT'S THAT?
E.B says CAMBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OH, AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME
LETTERS WRITTEN IN HERE: H.J.
MAYBE THEY'RE INITIALS. KYLA,
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, RIGHT?
Kyla says THAT TIME IS IMPORTANT
IN EVERY PROFESSION?
E.B. says NO. IT MEANS YOU'RE
GONNA BE LATE FOR DINNER.
Kyla says NOT IF WE WORK FAST.
HOW ABOUT YOU INVESTIGATE THE
CLOCKMAKER'S KEY, AND I'LL HEAD
TO THE RAILWAY MUSEUM TO CRACK
THIS CODED MESSAGE. DEAL?
E.B. says DEAL.
They shake hands.
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."
E.B. record a video on his phone and says I'M HEADED TO JOHN
BOUWMAN'S WORKSHOP TO SEE
WHAT I CAN FIND OUT ABOUT
THIS MYSTERIOUS KEY CLUE.
HUH. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
HI, JOHN?
John says E.B.?
E.B. enters the shop and says NICE TO MEET YOU.
A sign reads "John Bouwman Clockmaker."
John is in his late sixties, clean-shaven and with short straight white hair and a moustache. He wears glasses, beige trousers and a pale blue shirt.
John says YEAH.
SO... DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?
John says IT'S A CLOCK KEY.
IT'S MEANT TO WIND A CLOCK.
E.B. says HOW DOES IT WORK?
John says HERE'S A CLOCK. SO...
E.B. says SO...
John says WHAT DO YOU THINK?
E.B. says I THINK THE KEY HAS
TO GO IN SOMEWHERE.
DOES THIS PART OPEN UP?
John says YEP. OPEN IT UP.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
E.B. says ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S HOLES.
John says YEP. START ON THAT SIDE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING? IT'S WINDING.
E.B. says IT'S CLICKING. OH YEAH.
John says IT'S CLICKING. TAKE THE
HAND MAYBE AND PUSH IT FORWARD.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
(CLOCK CHIMES.)
E.B. says WOAH.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
THAT'S SO COOL.
John turns the clock and says SEE THE LITTLE
PENDULUMS MOVING? YEAH.
E.B. says YEAH. IT'S LIKE A METRONOME.
John says ABSOLUTELY. THERE YOU GO.
(CLOCK CHIMES AGAIN.)
E.B. says OH! IT'S LIKE A PIANO.
John says SO THAT'S HOW THE CLOCK WORKS.
E.B. says THAT IS SO COOL.
John says WELL, THAT'S ONE CLOCK,
ANYWAY. AND THAT'S HOW YOUR KEY
WORKS. YOU WIND THE CLOCK,
EVERY WEEK, WITH THAT KEY.
E.B. says THIS KEY WON'T WORK
ON MY WATCH, RIGHT? 'CUZ IT'S
BEEN OFF SINCE LUNCH TIME.
John says NO, THAT WON'T WORK.
YOU'VE GOT A BATTERY IN YOUR
WATCH. LET'S GO INTO THE
WORKSHOP, AND WE'LL REPLACE IT.
E.B. says COOL.
WOW. WHAT A COOL WORKSHOP.
John says THANK YOU.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
E.B. says SO, UH...
YOU GONNA FIX MY WATCH?
John says NO, I THINK YOU CAN DO
MOST OF IT. LET'S HAVE
A LOOK AT IT FIRST.
E.B. says OKAY.
John says OKAY, SO, WE HAVE
TO TAKE THE BACK OFF FIRST.
OKAY, SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
MY SPOT, AND WE'LL SEE
IF YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF.
E.B. sits in John’s chair and says IN THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR NOW.
John says THINK YOU CAN PUT
THAT OFF? THAT'S A MAGNIFIER.
E.B. says UM... MAGNI...
John says GO AHEAD. YOU GOT IT.
IT'S CALLED A WATCHMAKER'S LOOP.
E.B. says WATCHMAKER'S LOOP.
John says SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO
IS REPLACE THE BATTERY.
THERE'S A PAIR OF TWEEZERS
ON THE RIGHT THERE. JUST COME
RIGHT IN AND HAVE A LOOK.
E.B. says OKAY.
John says SEE WHERE YOU'RE GONNA
PICK UP THAT BATTERY.
E.B. grabs some tweezers and says OH, YEAH. OKAY.
John says RIGHT IN THAT
LITTLE SPOT RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT HERE? OH. I GOT IT.
John says SO TURN THAT OVER TO
FIND OUT WHAT BATTERY WE NEED.
E.B. says 3... 7... 7.
John says THERE'S A DRAWER
FULL OF BATTERIES.
E.B. says WOAH!
John says 377, THERE IT IS.
PULL THE BIT TOWARD YOU. THERE
YOU GO. YOU GET TO PICK OUT A
BATTERY. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S
IT. SET IT DOWN. THERE YOU GO.
OH. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
E.B. says OH.
John says YOU CAN ACTUALLY
USE YOUR FINGER ON THIS ONE.
E.B. says OKAY.
YOU CAN JUST PUSH IT DOWN.
E.B. says AH-HAH! PERFECT FIT.
John says LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
E.B. says OKAY.
John says LOOK AT THAT.
E.B. says IT'S WORKING AGAIN!
John says IT'S WORKING AGAIN.
E.B. says IT'S ALIVE!
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
E.B. says AND... BOOM!
I'LL NEVER BE LATE AGAIN.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
BUT, JOHN, WHY DON'T
ALL CLOCKS USE BATTERIES
IF IT'S THIS SIMPLE?
John says BATTERIES DIDN'T ALWAYS
EXIST. CLOCKS WERE FIRST.
AND I HAVE A REALLY, REALLY
OLD CLOCK WHICH WILL SHOW YOU
AS TO HOW IT STARTED.
E.B. says OKAY, SURE.
John shows E.B. a huge old clock.
E.B. says THIS IS A CLOCK? IT'S HUGE!
John says IT'S GOTTA BE BIG.
IT WAS IN A CLOCK TOWER.
IT'S GOTTA DRIVE SOME PRETTY
BIG, HEAVY HANDS. OKAY, E.B.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
John shows him a picture on a tablet and says THERE'S A CLOCK TOWER, PRETTY
HIGH UP. PEOPLE HAD TO SEE THIS
FROM WAY OFF. SOMETIMES MILES
AND MILES AWAY. THEY HAD
TO SEE WHAT TIME IT WAS.
E.B. says BUT...
John says LOOK AT THOSE HANDS.
THEY'RE HUGE. SOME OF THEM
WEIGH, LIKE, 200 POUNDS.
THAT'S WHY YOU NEEDED THE
MECHANISM THAT WAS SO BIG AND
HEAVY TO DRIVE THOSE BIG HANDS.
E.B. says BUT WHY COULDN'T PEOPLE
JUST WEAR WATCHES LIKE THIS ONE?
John says BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T
HAVE THEM AT THAT POINT.
An animated clip rolls.
E.B. says TOWN CLOCKS WERE LIKE
A GIANT WATCH THAT EVERYONE
SHARED. BUT YOU COULDN'T TAKE
THEM WITH YOU. THEN SMALLER
CLOCKS WERE INVENTED,
AND PEOPLE STARTED HAVING THEM
IN THEIR HOMES. THEY WERE PRETTY
EXPENSIVE, SO NOT EVERYONE COULD
OWN ONE. IT TOOK EVEN LONGER
FOR WRISTWATCHES TO BE INVENTED.
FITTING ALL THOSE PIECES INTO
SUCH A TINY PACKAGE WASN'T EASY.
AT FIRST, ONLY THE RICH COULD
BUY A WATCH. WHEN WATCHMAKERS
FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE THEM
LESS EXPENSIVE...
An animated E.B. in a janitor’s uniform says OH, YEAH.
TIME FOR LUNCH.
E.B. says EVERYONE COULD WEAR ONE.
BUT WHEN CLOCKS AND WATCHES
BECAME NORMAL, SO DID BEING ON
TIME. SOON IT BECAME COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE TO BE LATE.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says IT'S KYLA. GOTTA TAKE IT.
Kyla says HEY, E.B.
WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR EYE?
E.B. says OH, YOU DON'T LIKE
THE STYLE? YOU DON'T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE
I JUST FOUND A TIME MACHINE.
Kyla says YOU BELIEVE
IN TIME TRAVEL NOW?
E.B. says YES. BECAUSE MY WATCH
HAS A MACHINE, AND IT TRAVELS
WHEREVER I GO.
Kyla says HILARIOUS. WELL,
AT LEAST IT'S TICKING NOW.
MEANWHILE, I FOUND OUT SOMETHING
EVEN MORE AMAZING.
A LONG TIME AGO,
THERE WERE NO CLOCKS AT ALL.
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
An animation shows the sun coming down and up again ona farm.
Kyla says IN THE TIME BEFORE CLOCKS...
(ROOSTER CROWING)...PEOPLE PAID A LOT
OF ATTENTION TO THE SUN.
PEOPLE SAID THINGS LIKE,
"MEET ME WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH."
OR, "I'LL BE BACK
BEFORE SUNDOWN."
IT WASN'T VERY EXACT, AND
I BET IT MADE YOUR NECK SORE
LOOKING UP ALL THE TIME.
E.B. says OUCH.
Kyla says BUT CHECK THIS OUT.
THE FIRST CLOCKS USED THE SUN'S
LIGHT TO MAKE A SHADOW ON A
DIAL.
An animation shows the dial casting a shadow that looks like a clock hand.
Kyla says LATER, PEOPLE FOUND WAYS
OF TELLING TIME USING SAND AND
WATER. EVENTUALLY, MECHANICAL
CLOCKS WERE INVENTED,
AND THINGS GOT MORE PRECISE.
E.B. says SO, CLOCKS REALLY HAVE CHANGED
OVER TIME. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT
HERMIONE WAS TRYING TO TELL US.
Kyla says BUT HERMIONE'S FILE
IS CALLED "TIMES CHANGE,"
NOT CLOCKS CHANGE.
E.B. says DETAILS, DETAILS.
DON'T YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE?
Kyla says YES. I'VE MADE AN
APPOINTMENT AT THE RAILWAY
MUSEUM TO SEE WHAT I CAN
FIND OUT ABOUT THIS.
E.B. says WELL, YOU BETTER GET ON YOUR
WAY. NO EXCUSE FOR LATENESS.
Kyla says SEE YA.
E.B. says WELL, JOHN, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR... YOUR
TIME.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
E.B. says YOU KNOW, YOU'VE
WOUND UP
BEING
A HUGE PART OF THIS MYSTERY, AND
I'LL BE SURE TO
WATCH OUT
FOR
SOME CLOCK TOWERS ON THE WAY.
(E.B. AND JOHN LAUGH.)
John says UH, E.B.
CAN I HAVE MY LOOP BACK?
E.B. says OH, RIGHT. SORRY.
(JOHN LAUGHS.)
(music plays)
Kyla records a video and says I'M HEADED TO THE
RAILWAY MUSEUM OF EASTERN
ONTARIO TO FIND OUT WHAT
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE WAS
TRYING TO TELL US WITH
THIS MYSTERIOUS CODED MESSAGE.
I'M MEETING GRAEME ROY,
HE'S A MUSEUM INTERPRETER.
Graeme is in his sixties, clean-shaven and with short white hair. He wears blue trousers, a pale blue shirt, a blue suit vest and a polka dotted yellow tie.
Graeme says HI, KYLA.
Kyla says OH, HI.
Graeme says HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
Kyla says WELL, I FOUND THIS CLUE,
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Graeme says WOW. YES. I'M GOING
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
Kyla says WOAH. WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
Graeme says THIS IS A RAILWAY
STATION FROM THE OLDEN DAYS.
IT'S NOW A MUSEUM. KYLA,
THIS CLUE THAT YOUR
AUNT HERMIONE GAVE YOU,
THIS IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY.
THIS IS THE WHOLE STORY.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
He grabs a paper the clue seems to be part of.
Kyla says OH! IT MATCHES.
OFFICIAL TIMETABLES.
THESE ARE THE STATIONS, AND
THESE ARE THE TIMES FOR WHEN
EACH TRAIN LEAVES AND ARRIVES.
Graeme says CORRECT.
Kyla says BUT THERE ARE SO MANY STATIONS
AND SO MANY TRAINS. HOW DID YOU
KEEP ALL THE TRAINS ON TIME?
Graeme says WELL THAT'S PART OF MY JOB.
Kyla says BEING ON TIME WAS IMPORTANT
FOR THE RAILWAY. SO IMPORTANT,
THEY SET THEIR CLOCKS EVERY DAY.
BUT INSTEAD OF USING THE SUN
OR THE OLD TOWN CLOCK, THE EXACT
TIME WOULD COME UP AS A MESSAGE
FROM A TELEGRAPH MACHINE AT
THE EXACT SAME TIME EVERY DAY.
IN THE 1800S, TELEGRAPH MACHINES
USED ELECTRICITY TO SEND CODED
MESSAGES THROUGH THE WIRES.
KIND OF LIKE TODAY,
HOW WE SEND TEXT MESSAGES
THROUGH CELL PHONE TOWERS.
A CENTRAL OFFICE SENT THE SAME
MESSAGE TO ALL OF THEIR STATIONS
AND PUBLISHED PRECISE
TIMETABLES. WHEN THE CLOCKS WERE
ON TIME, THE TRAINS WERE ON TIME
AND THE PASSENGERS WERE HAPPY.
(CHEERING)
ALL ABOARD!
(TRAIN WHISTLING)
Graeme says EVERY DAY I WOULD
RECEIVE A TELEGRAPH SIGNAL
AT 12 NOON EXACTLY.
I WOULD HAVE TO SET THE STATION
CLOCK, AND THEN I WOULD HAVE TO
SET MY WATCH FOR THE EXACT SAME
TIME. IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT,
AND YOU COULDN'T BE OUT
EVEN A FEW SECONDS, BECAUSE ON
A TIMETABLE, TIME IS EVERYTHING.
TIME IS SAFETY.
Kyla says AT THIS TRAIN MUSEUM
THEY STILL HAVE SOME AMAZING
OLD TRAINS THAT ACTUALLY WORK.
SO I DECIDED TO SEE
IF I COULD CATCH A RIDE.
Tony is in his fifties, clean-shaven and wears a locomotive engineer’s uniform.
Tony says HI, KYLA.
Kyla says HI, TONY. I LIKE YOUR
HAT. CAN I TRY IT ON?
Tony says THERE'S A CATCH.
YOU GOTTA RUN THE ENGINE.
Kyla says AWESOME.
Tony says IT'S GOING TO BE SIMPLE.
Tony takes Kyla to the driver’s cab.
Kyla says OKAY.
Tony says YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS, ARE YOU?
Kyla says NO, I'M... UM...
Tony says OKAY.
Kyla says OKAY.
Tony says FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING
TO DO IS PUT IT IN FORWARD.
THAT'S YOUR REVERSE SWITCH, SO
JUST SHOVE IT ALL THE WAY AHEAD.
Kyla says THAT WAY? OKAY.
Tony says YEP. OKAY.
THIS IS THE BREAK ON THE ENGINE.
OKAY. YOU'RE GONNA... YOU'RE
GONNA BRING THIS OFF SLOWLY.
Kyla says THIS WAY?
YES. THAT RELEASES IT. OKAY.
NOW, THE WHISTLE, YOU'RE
GONNA BLOW IT TWICE.
(HORN BLOWS.)
NOW OPEN YOUR THROTTLE.
PULL IT THIS WAY.
OH, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
The train starts.
(TONY LAUGHS.)
Kyla says I'M GOING TOO FAST.
Tony says YOU'RE IN A HURRY.
(TONY AND KYLA LAUGH.)
Kyla says YEAH.
CONGRATULATIONS, KYLA. YOU
ARE NOW A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER.
He puts a hat on her head.
Kyla says AWESOME.
Tony says NOW, SHUT
YOUR THROTTLE DOWN A BIT.
BRAKE HERE. PUT IT ON SLOWLY.
NICE AND SLOW.
EXCELLENT.
Kyla says ALL THE WAY?
Tony says ALL THE WAY ON.
SHUT YOUR VALVE OFF.
PUT YOUR REVERSER IN NEUTRAL.
CONGRATULATIONS.
The train stops.
Kyla says AWESOME. THANK YOU.
Kyla video calls E.B..
E.B. says OH. HEY, KYLA.
Kyla says E.B., YOU WON'T BELIEVE
THIS, BUT I JUST DROVE A TRAIN.
E.B. says NO WAY! LUCKY.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
IS THAT WHAT THE CODE WAS ABOUT?
Kyla says NO. AUNT HERMIONE'S CLUE
WASN'T REALLY A CODE.
IT WAS PART OF A TIMETABLE.
TIME WAS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THE RAILWAY, BECAUSE
PEOPLE DEPENDED ON TIMETABLES
TO CATCH THEIR TRAINS.
E.B. says WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING
SOME RESEARCH ABOUT TRAINS, TOO.
I FOUND OUT THAT TRAIN SCHEDULES
WERE FIRST MADE USING EACH
TOWN'S OWN LOCAL TIME, WHICH
WAS SET BY LOOKING AT THE SUN.
WHEN IT WAS AT ITS HIGHEST, IT
WAS SET AT NOON. AND IT DIDN'T
WORK OUT SO WELL. BACK THEN,
EACH TOWN ADJUSTED ITS CLOCK
SEPARATELY, USING THE SUN'S
POSITION. THAT POSITION CHANGES
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE ON
THE EARTH. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU
COULD LEAVE AT NOON AND TRAVEL
FOR THREE HOURS, BUT WHEN YOU
GOT THERE THE CLOCK SAID 3:30.
THAT HALF HOUR YOU LOST
WAS BECAUSE SETTING CLOCKS
USING THE SUN'S POSITION
WASN'T PRECISE AT ALL.
SO, IF YOU ASKED A FRIEND TO
PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU GOT THERE,
IT WOULDN'T BE YOUR FAULT, BUT
YOU'D BE LATE. EVEN THE EXPERTS
GOT CONFUSED SOMETIMES.
An animation of Sandford Fleming says SO, LET ME SEE HERE.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE AT,
UH... HUH?
E.B. says SIR SANDFORD FLEMING, A
FAMOUS CANADIAN TRAIN ENGINEER,
MISSED A TRAIN WHILE
HE WAS VISITING IRELAND.
The animation runs after a train and says NO! WAIT FOR ME, PLEASE!
E.B. says FLEMING GOT SO FRUSTRATED
THAT HE DIVIDED THE WORLD INTO
24 TIME ZONES, ALL SET BY ONE
BIG CLOCK IN GREENWICH, ENGLAND
FOR THE ENTIRE PLANET. EACH TIME
ZONE IS AN HOUR AHEAD OF THE ONE
THAT CAME BEFORE AND AN HOUR
BEHIND THE ONE THAT COMES AFTER.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT'S NOON
IN TORONTO, IT'S 5 O'CLOCK IN
LONDON AND MIDNIGHT IN BANGKOK.
Kyla says WOAH. SO KEEPING
THE TRAINS ON TIME CHANGED
THE WAY WE TELL TIME FOREVER.
E.B. says RIGHT. SO WHAT WE KNOW
SO FAR IS THAT THE KEY UNLOCKED
THE SECRET OF THE TOWN CLOCKS,
AND THE SLIP OF PAPER HELPED US
UNCOVER HOW THE RAILWAY MADE
THOSE CLOCKS MORE ACCURATE.
Kyla says NO WONDER HERMIONE
THOUGHT A TRAIN SCHEDULE WAS
IMPORTANT. CAN YOU IMAGINE
NEVER KNOWING THE TIME
THE TRAIN WOULD ARRIVE?
E.B. says I KNOW. TIMES CHANGE.
JUST LIKE THE FILE LABEL.
NOW WE'VE REALLY CRACKED IT.
Kyla says NOT SO FAST.
WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE FIRE HELMET TELLS US.
E.B. puts on the helmet and says TRUE... BUT, NEVER FEAR,
E.B.'S COMING TO THE RESCUE.
Kyla says YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING
TO THE FIRST STATION?
E.B. says EXACTLY.
(music plays)
At the fire station, E.B. says I'M HERE AT THE CAMBRIDGE
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT
WHAT THIS HELMET HAS TO DO
WITH "TIMES CHANGE."
He enters a room full of fire fighters and says OH, UH... HI.
Keith says HI, CAN I HELP YOU?
Keith is in his forties, bald and clean-shaven. He wears a blue uniform.
E.B. says HI. I'M NOT ACTUALLY
A REAL FIREFIGHTER, I'M JUST
HERE TO SOLVE A MYSTERY.
Keith says I THOUGHT
YOU LOOKED A BIT YOUNG.
E.B. says I FOUND THIS HELMET
IN MY GREAT AUNT'S HOUSE IN
A FILE LABELED "TIMES CHANGE."
Keith says WHAT DID YOU SAY
YOUR GREAT AUNT'S NAME WAS?
E.B. says HERMIONE.
Keith says HERMIONE USED TO
VOLUNTEER FOR US. THAT'S WHY
HER INITIALS ARE IN THE HELMET.
E.B. says NO, WAY! OKAY, BUT
WHY WAS THIS HELMET IN A FILE
LABELED "TIMES CHANGE"? IS TIME
IMPORTANT FOR A FIREFIGHTER?
Keith says EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
IT CAN BE THE MATTER BETWEEN
LIFE AND DEATH. THAT'S WHY THE
STATION IS DESIGNED TO HELP GET
US OUT FAST WHEN THERE'S A CALL.
E.B. says WAIT, HOW DO YOU MEAN?
Keith says DO YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND YOUR
WAY BACK TO THE FIRE TRUCKS?
E.B. says YEAH, PROBABLY.
Keith says TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL MEET YOU THERE.
E.B. says OKAY.
He walks downstairs and finds Keith by a firetruck.
E.B. says WHAT? HOW? HOW DID YOU EVEN
GET DOWN HERE SO FAST?
Keith says WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
E.B. says SHOW ME HOW YOU DID IT.
Keith says HEY, PETE.
Pete slides down the pole and says YUP.
Keith says CAN YOU COME
DOWN HERE, PLEASE?
E.B. says WOAH!
Keith says PRETTY FAST, RIGHT?
E.B. says THAT'S SO COOL.
I HAD A QUESTION. YOU SAID
EARLIER THAT EVERY SECOND
COUNTS, SO WHAT ABOUT
PUTTING ON YOUR UNIFORM?
THAT MUST BE PRETTY IMPORTANT
TO DO QUICKLY, RIGHT?
Keith says THAT'S RIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS
PRACTICE HOW TO GET DRESSED IN
A HURRY. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO THAT SO WE CAN HELP
RESCUE PEOPLE FASTER. HAVE YOU
EVER USED A STOPWATCH BEFORE?
E.B. says NO. BUT... EARLIER
MY
WATCH STOPPED
WORKING.
Keith says NOT QUITE THE SAME THING.
E.B. says YEAH.
Keith says SO A STOPWATCH IS
A FIREFIGHTER'S BEST FRIEND.
IT HELPS US KNOW HOW FAST WE'RE
GETTING DRESSED AND GETTING
READY FOR AN EMERGENCY. SO WHY
DON'T WE DO A DRILL WHERE WE'LL
SO HOW FAST YOU CAN GET DRESSED
IN BUNKER GEAR. SO YOU TIME ME,
THEN WE'LL SEE HOW WELL YOU DO.
E.B. says LET'S DO IT.
3... 2... 1... GO!
(music plays)
Keith starts getting in bunker gear.
E.B. says 45.84 SECONDS!
WOW, KEITH. THAT WAS FAST!
Keith says WELL, YOU KNOW,
NEW RECRUITS NEED TO LEARN
TO DO THIS IN UNDER 60 SECONDS.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
E.B. says WHEW. I GOT THIS.
Keith says 3... 2... 1... GO.
(music plays)
Now E.B. starts getting in bunker gear.
Keith says I THINK YOU'RE
FORGETTING ONE THING.
E.B. says NO!
He puts on the gloves.
(music plays)
Keith says ONE MINUTE, EIGHT SECONDS.
YOU KNOW, E.B. THAT WAS REALLY
GOOD FOR YOUR FIRST TRY.
E.B. says YOU REALLY THINK SO?
I MEAN, I JUST WISH I HADN'T
FORGOTTEN THE GLOVES, BECAUSE
THEN I THINK I WOULD'VE CRACKED
THE ONE MINUTE MARK, BUT...
Keith says YEAH, NO.
THAT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
E.B. says THANK YOU. YOU KNOW
WHAT? I UNDERSTAND WHY EVERY
SECOND COUNTS AS A FIREFIGHTER.
AND NOW THAT I HAVE MY WATCH
FIXED, I CAN KEEP TRACK
OF EVERY SECOND.
(E.B.'S PHONE RINGS.)
E.B. says OH, JUST GONNA TAKE THIS CALL.
JUST A SECOND.
Keith says A SECOND? E.B.,
THAT'LL BE THE FASTEST
CONVERSATION EVER.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
E.B. says RIGHT. JUST A MINUTE.
KYLA, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING
ON YOUR FACE?
Kyla wears a pair of big pink sunglasses.
Kyla says THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, E.B.
I'VE BEEN LEARNING ALL ABOUT IT.
E.B. says IS THAT WHY
YOU'RE WEARING SUNGLASSES?
Kyla says YES.
E.B. says BUT, KYLA,
THE FUTURE ISN'T HERE YET.
YOU CAN TAKE THOSE OFF.
Kyla says NO, E.B. I CAN'T,
BECAUSE THE FUTURE IS NOW.
AND YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT
I JUST DISCOVERED. IF YOU DON'T
SET IT FOR A WHILE, A WRISTWATCH
MIGHT END UP A FEW SECONDS
BEHIND. NO BIG DEAL, RIGHT?
An animated gentleman says THAT'S RIGHT.
Kyla says WRONG.
The man says OH.
Kyla says IMAGINE AFTER 15 BILLION
YEARS, IT WOULD BE WAY OFF.
WELL, ATOMIC CLOCKS WILL STAY
ON TIME AND NOT LOSE A SECOND.
THEY'RE THE WORLD'S MOST
POWERFUL CLOCKS, AND THEY
WERE INVENTED IN THE 1940S.
THEY DON'T HAVE BIG AND SMALL
HANDS, AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO
WIND THEM. INSTEAD THEY MEASURE
THE MOVEMENT OF ELECTRONS
IN AN ATOM. THAT MOVEMENT IS
SO REGULAR IT DOESN'T CHANGE
OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS.
MOST OF THEM ARE KEPT
IN SCIENCE LABS OR IN SPACE.
E.B. says THAT'S AMAZING!
WHERE CAN I GET ONE?
Kyla says YOU'RE ALREADY USING
THEM. SIGNALS FROM ATOMIC CLOCKS
ARE USED FOR CELLPHONES,
GPS, COMPUTERS... SO
THE WHOLE WORLD STAYS ON TIME.
E.B. says WATCHES AND CLOCKS
REALLY HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW, I'M BEGINNING
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HERMIONE
MEANT BY "TIMES CHANGE."
Kyla says ME TOO. MEET YOU
BACK HERE IN AN HOUR?
E.B. says MAKE IT... HALF AN HOUR.
Kyla says SEE YA.
Keith says E.B., YOU'VE EARNED YOUR TAGS.
E.B. gasps and says THANK YOU SO MUCH!
WELL, TRAINING OFFICER KEITH,
I'VE HAD A GREAT TIME, AND AS
MUCH AS I HATE TO GO, I HAVE
TO GET HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Keith says HOW QUICKLY
CAN YOU GET ON THAT TRUCK?
E.B. says LET'S FIND OUT.
They get on the truck and drive off the station.
(music plays)
Ck at the basement, Kyla says I FOUND SOMETHING
REALLY AMAZING ON THE INTERNET.
E.B. says MORE FUTURE CLOCKS?
Kyla says NOPE. IT'S ABOUT GREAT
AUNT HERMIONE'S FILE LABEL. THE
WORDS "TIMES CHANGE" AREN'T JUST
HERS. THEY WERE WRITTEN LONG AGO
BY AN ANCIENT POET NAMED OVID.
E.B. says OKAY. BUT HOW DOES
THAT CHANGE THINGS?
Kyla says THE WORDS "TIMES CHANGE."
ARE ONLY THE BEGINNING
OF THE SENTENCE.
THE FULL SENTENCE GOES...
E.B. says "TIMES CHANGE,
AND WE CHANGE WITH THEM."
Kyla says AUNT HERMIONE WAS SAYING
THAT CHANGING THE WAY WE MEASURE
TIME CHANGES OUR WAY OF LIFE.
E.B. says YEAH! LIKE... LIKE WHEN
PEOPLE USED THE SUN'S POSITION
IT WAS HARD TO BE SUPER-PRECISE
ABOUT WHAT TIME IT WAS.
Kyla says THEN MECHANICAL CLOCKS
WERE INVENTED, SO PEOPLE
HAD BIG CLOCK TOWERS
AND THINGS GOT EASIER.
E.B. says AND IT GOT EVEN EASIER WHEN
ATOMIC CLOCKS AND TIME ZONES
WERE INVENTED. PEOPLE COULD NOW
HAVE CLOCKS IN THEIR HOMES, AND
HAVE WATCHES ON THEIR WRISTS.
Kyla says CLOCKS GOT BETTER AND CHEAPER,
AND NOW THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
SO EVERYONE CAN BE ON TIME.
E.B. says AND THE MORE WE MEASURE
TIME, THE BETTER WE GET AT
DOING THINGS QUICKLY. LIKE
FIREFIGHTERS USING STOPWATCHES
IN THEIR TRAINING ROUTINES.
(KYLA LAUGHS.)
Kyla says THAT'S RIGHT. AND SO
DETECTIVES LIKE US CAN SOLVE OUR
MYSTERIES BEFORE DINNER TIME.
E.B. says WAIT, KYLA. DIDN'T YOU
SAY YOU HAVE DINNER AT FIVE?
Kyla says DINNER!
THERE'S NO TIME TO LOSE!
TIME FLIES WHEN
YOU'RE HAVING FUN.
Kyle rushes out.
E.B. says SAVE ME SOME DESSERT.
(E.B. LAUGHS.)
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.
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