John B and JJ put the lid back on the casket and hammer it in place. Pope gets flowers and lays them on top. John B and JJ put the casket back in the place it was buried and replace the dirt on top of it.
"I... I just don't get it. I mean, you guys saw the map. He hides his gold so no one finds it for 170 years. And then he sends a message to his son Robert to come here to his mother's grave, but the message never gets to him. Denmark wanted him to find the cross. I know we're in the right spot," Pope insists. "It just feels like..."
"Like we missed something?" JJ asks. "Guys.Come here." JJ climbs on top of the van.
"There he goes," John B remarks.
I follow JJ up onto the van.
JJ points to a hole in the tree. "That looks like..."
"The painting in the island room," I state.
"It's worth a shot, right?" JJ says.
"Yeah," I tell him.
"Let's do it," John B says.
"Go for it," JJ tells me.
"Not a chance," I tell him.
"You do it!" Sarah tells JJ.
"Sorry. I... I went into the sewer remember," I tell him.
"She did go in the sewer," Kie agrees.
"Yeah. No, I'm gonna do it. It's just..." JJ trails off.
"He's scared," I tease.
"I'm not scared, Ash," JJ insists.
"You seem scared," I tell him.
JJ sticks his hand into the hole. "There's something in here." JJ laughs. "Wait." JJ starts to scream.
I try to grab him and pull his arm out of the hole. "Come here!"
JJ stops screaming and starts to laugh.
"Oh, you asshole," Pope tells him.
"Oh, man! I got all of you on that one," JJ states.
"Oh, yeah, real original," Pope says.
"Wait, but seriously, there's something in here," JJ tells us. JJ pulls out something in the shape of a cylinder.
"Let me see it," Pope tells him. He grabs the thing from JJ. "HMS Royal Merchant."
JJ jumps down from the van and grabs it back from Pope. "Give it to the captain. Here we go. It's a spyglass."
"There's something on the ends," I tell him.
"An inscription right there," John B says. "Look at that shit."
"Oh, what does it say?" JJ asks.
Pope reads it, "'You've come this far. Do not falter. The cross is on the Freedman's altar. Freedman's altar.' The cross is at the church!"
"What are we doing here, guys?" JJ remarks.
"Come on!" Pope shouts. "We got it!"
Pope and JJ handshake. "Woogity-woogity."
I jump down from the van and Topper catches me. "Lets go."
We start the drive back to the church. The road is completely washed out now.
"Ah, crap! The tide!" John B says.
"Oh, this doesn't look good," Pope states.
"How deep is that?" Kie asks.
"I dunno. The road's gone," John B states.
"Tide rose faster than I thought it would," JJ admits.
"Just a little bit," John B remarks.
"Uh, John B, how high are the spark plugs?" JJ asks.
"They're good. We're fine," John B insists.
"How high are they?" Pope asks.
"Oh, um..." John B sticks his head out the window. "Uh, just above the tail light."
"Okay, so that's, what, three feet?" Pope asks.
"That's three feet. Yeah," JJ says.
"That water can't be three feet deep," Kie insists.
"Then what's the problem?" John B asks.
"Not a problem. No, we're good. We're good. She'll make it," JJ insists.
"Yeah. Ladies and Gentlemen fasten your seat belts. Hold on to something. We're going into hyperdrive," John B tells us.
"I'm gonna say a quick prayer," JJ says.
"Three, two, one," John B counts down.
He hits the gas and the tires start to spin out. Then we start to move forward.
"You got this! You got this!" JJ shouts. John B steps on the gas as we start through the water. "Faster! Faster!"
"Whoa! Whoa!" John B shouts.
"Speed is your friend. Speed is your friend, John B," JJ tells him. "You got it! You got it!"
Suddenly the van goes to the right of the road.
"Oh my God! Oh my God!" Sarah shouts.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," John B says.
"I think we miscalculated," Pope states.
"I knew I should have driven," JJ says.
We get out of the van. No matter how hard the guys push it won't budge.
"Okay, maybe we can walk from here," I offer.
"What? And leave the Twinkie?" John B asks. "The... the tide's coming in."
"So then what are we supposed to do?" Sarah asks.
"Not stay here," JJ states.
"I can take my dad's truck," Kie offers.
"Kie, are you sure?" John B asks.
"How much worse can it get, you know?" Kie reasons.
"We're gonna need something to pull her out with. There's the winch at the Chateau. That's, like, two miles," JJ says.
"Yeah, that's a good idea," Sarah tells him.
"If you're gonna do it, let's go, okay?" John B says.
"All right," Kie agrees.
"Tide's coming in. Twinkie's going underwater," John B tells us.
"Come on. Double time, Kie. We gotta move," JJ tells her.
Sarah and I are sitting on the twinkie as Topper, John B, and Pope try to see if there's a way to get the van free.
"How long does it take to go two miles and back in a car?" Pope asks. John B throws his hands up. "I feel like they're taking a minute. Should I go look for them? Should I go find them and bring them back?"
John B's voice is muffled by the bandana he's biting on. "I don't... I don't... I don't know. Just give me a sec."
"Damn it! Every time!" Pope shouts. "Why do we got to send JJ and Kiara, the slowest people on earth? Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! This is always happening to us. Like, we're always right there, and then it's bullshit. Okay. Okay. So, here's something I think we can do. We can find something to leverage the Twinkie, and you can drive it out."
"Let's do driftwood," John B offers.
"Driftwood will work," Pope agrees.
John B and Pope do the pogue handshake.
"All right, all right. Be safe, all right?" John B tells Pope and Topper.
"Let me know if you find anything," Pope tells John B and Topper.
"I will" John B assures.
"Got it," Topper says.
"Hey, Pope, Topper!" John B shouts.
"Yeah?" Topper asks.
"Hey, nothing smaller than three feet, all right? Big pieces," John B tells them.
"Got you. Yeah," Pope says.
I look at Sarah. "You good? Being here with John B and all?"
Sarah nods. "Yeah."
"Yeah?" I ask.
"Hey, Pope, Topper, come help me out!" John B shouts.
"Give me a second. I'll be over there," Pope tells him.
I hear the water splash. Suddenly John B is gone.
"John B?" Sarah asks.
John B surfaces for a moment. "Help!"
"Topper! Pope!" I shout as I hop down from the van.
Sarah does the same. "John B! Pope! I need help!" Sarah grabs a knife from the van. "John B! Hold on!"
"Ash, what's happening?" Topper asks.
"Sarah?" Pope questions.
Sarah and I try to make our way over to John B.
"Pope! Hurry!" Sarah shouts.
"Topper!" I shout.
"John B! Hey!" Pope yells.
"Pope, a gator has him!" Sarah shouts.
Everything is calm for a moment.
"John B," Sarah says.
John B screams as he resurfaces.
"John B!" Sarah and I shout.
Sarah starts to stab the alligator with the knife. After a minute of wrestling John B is free.
Pope makes it over to us. "You okay, man? Holy shit!"
"You good, dude" Topper asks.
The alligator starts to swim away.
"Come on," Pope says.
"Let's go," I tell them.
"Go!" Sarah says.
"Get to the twinkie, now," Pope tells us.