March 30, 2022 • 22 mins
After her ordeal in the cabin - and the new evidence it brought up - Max is almost relieved to be investigating a "haunting" at the local inn. But what begins as a nice afternoon with a woman Max looks up to becomes strange as Honeywell begins to warn Max against trusting Ross. Before they're able to finish their conversation, they realize they're not alone...For cast and crew information, transcripts, and more please visit maxinemiles.com.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Maxie Miles is a production of a typical artists and
I Heart Radio. She has made us hopeful that Riley
Stevens will be found, though no further evidence has been uncovered.
Once again, if you have any pertinent information, please visit
Sheriff Combs at his office in City Hall. Only one
(00:23):
week until the opening of the Harvest Festival spotted by
Minotaur Mining. This really is shaping up to be the
best festival we've ever had. Safety is of course still paramount,
so if you'd like to volunteer for the festival patrol.
Good morning, What are you doing breakfast? Max? Did you
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put oil in this pan? Of course you're cooking bacon.
So what are you doing? Max? It's Saturday? Why are
you up so early? I've got to go to the store, remember,
And I thought you might like breakfast. That's very sweet.
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I can be sweet, I know that, Max, So why
do you sound suspicious? With very value? Attempt at breakfast?
Has nothing to do with the fact that you're grounded
until you're forty, of course not. I think your reaction
was totally reasonable, right Max. I appreciate that you're trying
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to make up for the other night, but it's going
to take a a while to really trust you. Again,
that's not fair. I wasn't doing anything wrong. You're in
the woods at night after I explicitly told you not to.
It's not like I was there alone. It was a
search party, which I said you couldn't join after you
nearly broke your ankle on the last one. Okay, that's
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an exaggeration. Can't you understand why I might be worried
about you, Max, why I would do anything to keep
you safe even if it annoys you. This isn't about
me being annoyed. This is about the fact that I'm
the first one to have made any kind of break
in Riley's case by getting lost in the woods. Ross
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and I were the ones to find his backpack, not
the sheriff, not community Watch. This isn't about me wanting
to to solve a mystery or something. This is about Wiley.
I know you're worried. We're all worried. I think he
could be in real danger. Joe, why did you find
something out? No, it's just I mean, he's been missing
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for so long now, I know, But don't you get it.
I'm worried about Riley, of course I am, But I
am absolutely terrified if anything happeny to you. Look after
your parents. But this isn't that we, Miles have a
tendency to throw ourselves into situations we can't control. And
you think that's what happened to mom and Dad. I
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don't know. I don't know what they were doing driving
all the way out to peaks. But but that's not
the point. But don't you ever wonder, to be honest, Max,
I'm not sure what difference it would make. They're still gone,
but we don't know why they're gone, why they were there.
There's no rhyme or reason to these things, as much
as we want there to be. Okay, this is That's
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why I need you to be careful. No matter how
much you think you know what you're doing, there are
so many things out of your control. From a typical
artists and I heart radio. You're listening to Max and Miles.
(04:00):
This chapter seven, the ghost any word on what they
found and runs backpack. Nothing that useful. I guess they've
expanded the search to the other side of Root three
oh two and of the White Mountains. Damn, if he's there,
they'll find him. Oh why is the code board? Maybe
he was running from something. Yeah, maybe pack of pal
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malls it. Oh hello, Ransom, Hi, there, those things are
awful for you. You know, I know this one keeps
telling me. Well, I do feel sort of responsible being
the one to sell them to you at all. Well,
if it makes you feel better, remember that I don't pay.
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Speaking of put whatever, Miss honeywell here wants on the
Archer tab Ransom. That's really not nice, serry. Oh please please,
It's the least I can do. Oh well, all right, good, well,
I should get back to it. Working on a Saturday.
Every day is a business day when your family is
your work is your dad coming to town for the
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Harvest festival as always, even though he doesn't bother to
actually live here, Warren Archer would never miss a hasting celebration.
He and Hal will do their double act at the
auction as usual, I have no doubt. I can't wait
to see it. Your father sounds delightful. Yeah, he's something.
I'll see you around, you will, Bi Max. I Well,
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I just came in for some scotch tape and to
check in about this afternoon. But it Ransom's paying, I
think I'll get a box of that very fancy hands.
So you and Ransome seemed to getting along. He's a
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very nice man. Sure, what did he mean? It's the
least he could do. Oh. We We happen to be
in the tavern the other night at the same time
and got to talking and well, he'd had a bit
to drink and was telling me about some personal issues
he was having. What kind of personal issues? No, I'm
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not going to go spreading around rumors. Was it about
the new mine? I know that the Archers bought mint
or Mining, so I'm not going to tell you what
Ransom and I privately discussed Max, but I gave him
some advice. We bonded. It was nice. Ms honeywell are
you are you dating Ransome Archer? No? No, nothing like that,
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not yet anyway. Wow, Okay that surprises you. Why didn't
think that you go for someone like Ransom Archer? Really?
Why is that? It's just he has a bit of
a reputation. I guess what kind of reputation? Oh? Hey, Ross, Miles,
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Uh do you know, miss Honeywell, this is Ross. Lovely
to meet you. Ross. Yeah, you too. Any friend of
Max's is a friend of mine. Oh, I wouldn't call
us friends. Yeah, I'm more like neighbors, right, neighbors. Well,
I know that Max here is the best neighbor you
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could ask for. You're still up for coming by the
end later today? Yep, I'll be there right after work,
and I'm sure you'll be getting a call from my
uncle making sure I show up. So sorry about that
in advance, No apologies needed. He's a good parent. Yeah,
all right, then I'll be off. Thank you as always, Max.
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Nice to meet you, Ross. Yeah, YouTube, did she pay
for any of that stuff? I guess you don't have
to pay when you're cozy with Ransom Archer. I'm sorry?
Are you saying that Ransom Archer is dating the new
girl in town? Something like that? What I mean? You
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like Miss Honeywell, right, You think she's a good person? Yeah,
so it sucks that she's dating Ransom. That guy's the worst.
I know that he's entitled and snobbish and kind of blunt,
but but what I don't know. I was hoping to
figure something out by the time I got to the
end of that sentence. All right, so what are you
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doing over at the maple Thorpe later? Oh, Miss Honeywell
asked me to look into well haunting, haunting not actually
that's just you know what she's calling it. She thinks
someone might be sneaking into the inn or something because
there's weird sounds, but nothing has been stolen, not that
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there's much to steal. I mean, the place is barely
open while she does renovations, so you're gonna sniff out
whoever's causing the noise or whatever. I have a feeling
that's a raccoon or something. Ah. Yes, Big city Lady
doesn't know about the woodland creatures exactly. So you want
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to come over later to the treehouse. I mean, I mean,
I know you're basically under house arrest and everything, but
well your backyard is basically our backyard, right exactly. So
you'll come over once you're done at the end. Yeah, sure, cool, cool, cool,
cool cool cool ross are you okay? Yeah, there's just something,
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there's something I need to talk to you about. Oh okay, right,
so I'll see you later then, Yeah, okay, see you later.
It's fine, it'll be fine. So as you can see
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where a bitten shambles at the moment, it's not so bad.
How did you end up buying this place? Anyway? Old
Mrs Maplethorpe wanted to retire and I wanted a change
of pace. It was very serendipitous. I never would have
guessed she would have sold it to someone from New York.
Mrs Maplethorpe was always a bit old fashioned, that's one
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way to put it. The maple Thorpes are an old
Hastings family, as old as the Archers, and Mrs maple
Thorpe was the last one left. I didn't think she'd
want to give her family's legacy to well, an outsider.
I'm not exactly an outsider. What what do you mean?
Are you from Hastings. I used to have family up
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this way, not for a long time, but recent enough
that Mrs Maplethorpe was familiar with the name Wow which
so despite the vague connection, I still feel I don't
know much about this place. There's not much to know. Really.
Hastings is pretty straightforward. It was built on minds, like
a lot of towns around here, and hasn't changed much
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over the years. But the old mine is closed now,
isn't it. M M. It was run by the Archers,
but then they got more invested in real estate. They
own half of Hastings and a ski resort twenty miles
outside of town. People were pretty mad when they did that. Really,
why people in Hastings don't want to drive twenty miles
to work and they've gotten used to the Archers providing employment,
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I guess. But now there's this new mining company coming
in and the Archers are investing in it, so I
guess everyone will go back to doing what they want
to do. You don't sound very happy about that. I
I want people to have jobs, of course, even if
it is one family that's employed the town for centuries.
But I just I wish it wasn't something that wasn't
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destroying the environment. Is that why the Archers shut down
the old coal mine? No way. They don't care about
global warming any more than mayor Hell does. Most people
in this town don't. It seems that despite their weight
in this town, the Archers aren't very well liked. It
really depends on who you talk to. I think some
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people appreciate what they've done for Hastings, but most people don't. Well,
no one really hangs out with the Archers. They've always
been a bit separate from the rest of us, and
Ransom is the only one who lives here full time. Correct, Yeah,
the rest of them have scattered. Guess they outgrew Hastings.
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Has Ransom ever been married any kids? You know? Definitely not? Wait, sorry,
are you asking because you're interested in those things with him? Because? No, goodness, no,
I'm just curious about people. That's all a hazard of
being in the hotel business. I suppose, Ah, that will
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be our ghost. Come on, how often has this been happening?
There doesn't seem to be a pattern to it. I've
certainly noticed it more late in the evening. But does
happen a few times throughout the day? And how long
has it been going on? Almost a week now, I'd
wager odd thoughts and creeks too deliberate to be the
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house settling. Who has access to the inn? Well myself
of course. Mrs Maplethorpe technically still has keys, though she
never leaves her house these days. The contractor, but he
lives in Berlin, so he's only down here occasionally. Patrick
has been kind enough to help out with some repairs.
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Patrick Who's Patrick Patrick Beatty? We met at the hardware
store and he very generously offered his handyman expertise. Mr Beatty.
Mr Beatty has been helping you. Oh you know him. Yeah,
he's my neighbor. Isn't he just the sweetest Uh No,
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not really, That's not how I describe him. Really, he's
been a wonderful pal to have around while ily this
place up. He's been around a lot, somewhat sporadically, but
he seems to come by whenever he has a moment free.
How would you describe him? Oh, he's always been the
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scary old man in our neighborhood. Honestly, he doesn't say much.
He's not very sociable. I'll admit that he's a tough customer,
but he's really a big teddy bear once you get
to know him. And I think his standoffish nature is
perfectly understandable given everything he's gone through. You mean his family, so,
you know, not really just that he used to have one.
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His son died thirty years ago. Oh my god. I
thought maybe he gotten divorced or something. Nothing. Well, he
did get divorced, I mean, I mean, I think that's
quite common after the loss of a child. God, poor
Mr Beatie. Do you know what happened? He went missing
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in woods. They found him a few days later he'd fallen.
That's right. My uncle said that happened to a teenager
when he was just a baby. I think the poor
man has been in pain most of his life, and
this whole situation with Riley has him even more rattled. Really,
he doesn't show it, but I know he cares very
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much about the kids in this town. I'll have to
take your word for it. It's a bit hard to believe.
Has Pat really been unkind to you? No, not to me,
but well, Ross, who you met earlier. He and Mr
Beaty have always clashed. I see this, Ross. Are you
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too close? Um? We've known each other for a long time.
Mm hmm. You seemed quite nervous when he came into
the store, did I. It's been a weird couple of days.
I'm just tired. Max Ras seems like a nice young man,
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but I would be careful with him. Boys at that
age you can't always trust them to look out for you.
Why are you telling me this? It seems like the
two of you have a connection. Well, I wouldn't go
that for and I just want you to be careful.
I've seen bright young women destroyed by clever boys with
nice smiles before well, I really don't know what you mean.
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Just be careful. Okay. Well, first of all, it's ross,
and second of all, I do trust him. I don't
know what you think is going on between us, but
I know I can rely on him. That's what you think? No,
I know he's my friend. You're saying you don't have
any more serious feelings for him. There it is again, Max.
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You don't have any guests here currently, right, No, no
one should be up here. Have you noticed any fur
or animal droppings? Do you think it's an animal? I
think that's the most likely explanation, but you don't think so.
I I'm not sure. It seems too big to be
an animal. What else could it be someone trying to
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steal something, to do something? Miss Honey? Will do you
think you're in danger? Max? Be careful? Wait Riley, Max?
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Are you all right? It it was Riley? It looked
like right, that's not possible, but we're just talking about Riley.
It makes sense that in a high stress situation you
might think you saw him right, right, because it couldn't
be him if he's been here all alone. No, he wouldn't.
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He wouldn't hide. That doesn't make any sense. But it
does seem like a person, not an animal. I need
to find out what they want. Well, maybe it's just
someone who needs a home. Of course, I wish they
hadn't run. Perhaps we could have helped. Well, whoever they were,
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I'm not sure they'll be back. I didn't get a
good look at their face, but they seemed it. They
seemed what scared really really scared. M Max. You're here. Yeah, listen,
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something weird happened at the end. What is it really haunted?
Not exactly, but look, whatever is it? Can wait? I
have to tell you something, Ross, Are you okay? Yeah?
I look when I tell you what I'm about to
tell you, I need you to not freak out. I
won't freak out. I'm serious, Max, Ross, What is going on? Okay?
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So the other night when we were in the woods,
what about it? I, oh, man, you're gonna think I'm nuts.
I promise I won't. Whatever it is, you can tell me,
it won't. It won't change anything. You say that now, Okay.
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So when we found Riley's backpack, I was I was
really freaked out, I guess, And after hearing that whole
conversation that Mr Beady had, I don't know. I started
to get in my head that you were right. Thanks,
wait right about what that you really are the one
that's going to figure this out, not the community watch.
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I think Mr Colmes is trying his best, But you
take risks, Max, You're fearless. I'm not fearless. You act
like you are, which is almost the same thing. And
I wanted to take a risk too, to take things
into our own hands. Okay, before we handed the backpack
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over to the sheriff, when we were walking into city Hall,
I took this ross. This is Riley's notebook. I know
this is evidence that this isn't just some half baked
theories about Mr Beatie that you know you have to
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give this to the sheriff. I know, except except what
what's inside the notebook. It's gonna change everything. Maxie Miles
was created by Lauren Chippin as a production of A
Typical Artists and I Heart Radio. This episode was written
and directed by Lauren Chippen, dialog, editing and sound designed
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Maxie Miles is a production of a typical artists and
I Heart Radio. She has made us hopeful that Riley
Stevens will be found, though no further evidence has been uncovered.
Once again, if you have any pertinent information, please visit
Sheriff Combs at his office in City Hall. Only one
(00:23):
week until the opening of the Harvest Festival spotted by
Minotaur Mining. This really is shaping up to be the
best festival we've ever had. Safety is of course still paramount,
so if you'd like to volunteer for the festival patrol.
Good morning, What are you doing breakfast? Max? Did you
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put oil in this pan? Of course you're cooking bacon.
So what are you doing? Max? It's Saturday? Why are
you up so early? I've got to go to the store, remember,
And I thought you might like breakfast. That's very sweet.
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I can be sweet, I know that, Max, So why
do you sound suspicious? With very value? Attempt at breakfast?
Has nothing to do with the fact that you're grounded
until you're forty, of course not. I think your reaction
was totally reasonable, right Max. I appreciate that you're trying
(01:30):
to make up for the other night, but it's going
to take a a while to really trust you. Again,
that's not fair. I wasn't doing anything wrong. You're in
the woods at night after I explicitly told you not to.
It's not like I was there alone. It was a
search party, which I said you couldn't join after you
nearly broke your ankle on the last one. Okay, that's
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an exaggeration. Can't you understand why I might be worried
about you, Max, why I would do anything to keep
you safe even if it annoys you. This isn't about
me being annoyed. This is about the fact that I'm
the first one to have made any kind of break
in Riley's case by getting lost in the woods. Ross
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and I were the ones to find his backpack, not
the sheriff, not community Watch. This isn't about me wanting
to to solve a mystery or something. This is about Wiley.
I know you're worried. We're all worried. I think he
could be in real danger. Joe, why did you find
something out? No, it's just I mean, he's been missing
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for so long now, I know, But don't you get it.
I'm worried about Riley, of course I am, But I
am absolutely terrified if anything happeny to you. Look after
your parents. But this isn't that we, Miles have a
tendency to throw ourselves into situations we can't control. And
you think that's what happened to mom and Dad. I
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don't know. I don't know what they were doing driving
all the way out to peaks. But but that's not
the point. But don't you ever wonder, to be honest, Max,
I'm not sure what difference it would make. They're still gone,
but we don't know why they're gone, why they were there.
There's no rhyme or reason to these things, as much
as we want there to be. Okay, this is That's
(03:17):
why I need you to be careful. No matter how
much you think you know what you're doing, there are
so many things out of your control. From a typical
artists and I heart radio. You're listening to Max and Miles.
(04:00):
This chapter seven, the ghost any word on what they
found and runs backpack. Nothing that useful. I guess they've
expanded the search to the other side of Root three
oh two and of the White Mountains. Damn, if he's there,
they'll find him. Oh why is the code board? Maybe
he was running from something. Yeah, maybe pack of pal
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malls it. Oh hello, Ransom, Hi, there, those things are
awful for you. You know, I know this one keeps
telling me. Well, I do feel sort of responsible being
the one to sell them to you at all. Well,
if it makes you feel better, remember that I don't pay.
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Speaking of put whatever, Miss honeywell here wants on the
Archer tab Ransom. That's really not nice, serry. Oh please please,
It's the least I can do. Oh well, all right, good, well,
I should get back to it. Working on a Saturday.
Every day is a business day when your family is
your work is your dad coming to town for the
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Harvest festival as always, even though he doesn't bother to
actually live here, Warren Archer would never miss a hasting celebration.
He and Hal will do their double act at the
auction as usual, I have no doubt. I can't wait
to see it. Your father sounds delightful. Yeah, he's something.
I'll see you around, you will, Bi Max. I Well,
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I just came in for some scotch tape and to
check in about this afternoon. But it Ransom's paying, I
think I'll get a box of that very fancy hands.
So you and Ransome seemed to getting along. He's a
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very nice man. Sure, what did he mean? It's the
least he could do. Oh. We We happen to be
in the tavern the other night at the same time
and got to talking and well, he'd had a bit
to drink and was telling me about some personal issues
he was having. What kind of personal issues? No, I'm
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not going to go spreading around rumors. Was it about
the new mine? I know that the Archers bought mint
or Mining, so I'm not going to tell you what
Ransom and I privately discussed Max, but I gave him
some advice. We bonded. It was nice. Ms honeywell are
you are you dating Ransome Archer? No? No, nothing like that,
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not yet anyway. Wow, Okay that surprises you. Why didn't
think that you go for someone like Ransom Archer? Really?
Why is that? It's just he has a bit of
a reputation. I guess what kind of reputation? Oh? Hey, Ross, Miles,
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Uh do you know, miss Honeywell, this is Ross. Lovely
to meet you. Ross. Yeah, you too. Any friend of
Max's is a friend of mine. Oh, I wouldn't call
us friends. Yeah, I'm more like neighbors, right, neighbors. Well,
I know that Max here is the best neighbor you
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could ask for. You're still up for coming by the
end later today? Yep, I'll be there right after work,
and I'm sure you'll be getting a call from my
uncle making sure I show up. So sorry about that
in advance, No apologies needed. He's a good parent. Yeah,
all right, then I'll be off. Thank you as always, Max.
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Nice to meet you, Ross. Yeah, YouTube, did she pay
for any of that stuff? I guess you don't have
to pay when you're cozy with Ransom Archer. I'm sorry?
Are you saying that Ransom Archer is dating the new
girl in town? Something like that? What I mean? You
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like Miss Honeywell, right, You think she's a good person? Yeah,
so it sucks that she's dating Ransom. That guy's the worst.
I know that he's entitled and snobbish and kind of blunt,
but but what I don't know. I was hoping to
figure something out by the time I got to the
end of that sentence. All right, so what are you
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doing over at the maple Thorpe later? Oh, Miss Honeywell
asked me to look into well haunting, haunting not actually
that's just you know what she's calling it. She thinks
someone might be sneaking into the inn or something because
there's weird sounds, but nothing has been stolen, not that
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there's much to steal. I mean, the place is barely
open while she does renovations, so you're gonna sniff out
whoever's causing the noise or whatever. I have a feeling
that's a raccoon or something. Ah. Yes, Big city Lady
doesn't know about the woodland creatures exactly. So you want
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to come over later to the treehouse. I mean, I mean,
I know you're basically under house arrest and everything, but
well your backyard is basically our backyard, right exactly. So
you'll come over once you're done at the end. Yeah, sure, cool, cool, cool,
cool cool cool ross are you okay? Yeah, there's just something,
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there's something I need to talk to you about. Oh okay, right,
so I'll see you later then, Yeah, okay, see you later.
It's fine, it'll be fine. So as you can see
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where a bitten shambles at the moment, it's not so bad.
How did you end up buying this place? Anyway? Old
Mrs Maplethorpe wanted to retire and I wanted a change
of pace. It was very serendipitous. I never would have
guessed she would have sold it to someone from New York.
Mrs Maplethorpe was always a bit old fashioned, that's one
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way to put it. The maple Thorpes are an old
Hastings family, as old as the Archers, and Mrs maple
Thorpe was the last one left. I didn't think she'd
want to give her family's legacy to well, an outsider.
I'm not exactly an outsider. What what do you mean?
Are you from Hastings. I used to have family up
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this way, not for a long time, but recent enough
that Mrs Maplethorpe was familiar with the name Wow which
so despite the vague connection, I still feel I don't
know much about this place. There's not much to know. Really.
Hastings is pretty straightforward. It was built on minds, like
a lot of towns around here, and hasn't changed much
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over the years. But the old mine is closed now,
isn't it. M M. It was run by the Archers,
but then they got more invested in real estate. They
own half of Hastings and a ski resort twenty miles
outside of town. People were pretty mad when they did that. Really,
why people in Hastings don't want to drive twenty miles
to work and they've gotten used to the Archers providing employment,
(12:19):
I guess. But now there's this new mining company coming
in and the Archers are investing in it, so I
guess everyone will go back to doing what they want
to do. You don't sound very happy about that. I
I want people to have jobs, of course, even if
it is one family that's employed the town for centuries.
But I just I wish it wasn't something that wasn't
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destroying the environment. Is that why the Archers shut down
the old coal mine? No way. They don't care about
global warming any more than mayor Hell does. Most people
in this town don't. It seems that despite their weight
in this town, the Archers aren't very well liked. It
really depends on who you talk to. I think some
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people appreciate what they've done for Hastings, but most people don't. Well,
no one really hangs out with the Archers. They've always
been a bit separate from the rest of us, and
Ransom is the only one who lives here full time. Correct, Yeah,
the rest of them have scattered. Guess they outgrew Hastings.
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Has Ransom ever been married any kids? You know? Definitely not? Wait, sorry,
are you asking because you're interested in those things with him? Because? No, goodness, no,
I'm just curious about people. That's all a hazard of
being in the hotel business. I suppose, Ah, that will
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be our ghost. Come on, how often has this been happening?
There doesn't seem to be a pattern to it. I've
certainly noticed it more late in the evening. But does
happen a few times throughout the day? And how long
has it been going on? Almost a week now, I'd
wager odd thoughts and creeks too deliberate to be the
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house settling. Who has access to the inn? Well myself
of course. Mrs Maplethorpe technically still has keys, though she
never leaves her house these days. The contractor, but he
lives in Berlin, so he's only down here occasionally. Patrick
has been kind enough to help out with some repairs.
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Patrick Who's Patrick Patrick Beatty? We met at the hardware
store and he very generously offered his handyman expertise. Mr Beatty.
Mr Beatty has been helping you. Oh you know him. Yeah,
he's my neighbor. Isn't he just the sweetest Uh No,
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not really, That's not how I describe him. Really, he's
been a wonderful pal to have around while ily this
place up. He's been around a lot, somewhat sporadically, but
he seems to come by whenever he has a moment free.
How would you describe him? Oh, he's always been the
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scary old man in our neighborhood. Honestly, he doesn't say much.
He's not very sociable. I'll admit that he's a tough customer,
but he's really a big teddy bear once you get
to know him. And I think his standoffish nature is
perfectly understandable given everything he's gone through. You mean his family, so,
you know, not really just that he used to have one.
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His son died thirty years ago. Oh my god. I
thought maybe he gotten divorced or something. Nothing. Well, he
did get divorced, I mean, I mean, I think that's
quite common after the loss of a child. God, poor
Mr Beatie. Do you know what happened? He went missing
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in woods. They found him a few days later he'd fallen.
That's right. My uncle said that happened to a teenager
when he was just a baby. I think the poor
man has been in pain most of his life, and
this whole situation with Riley has him even more rattled. Really,
he doesn't show it, but I know he cares very
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much about the kids in this town. I'll have to
take your word for it. It's a bit hard to believe.
Has Pat really been unkind to you? No, not to me,
but well, Ross, who you met earlier. He and Mr
Beaty have always clashed. I see this, Ross. Are you
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too close? Um? We've known each other for a long time.
Mm hmm. You seemed quite nervous when he came into
the store, did I. It's been a weird couple of days.
I'm just tired. Max Ras seems like a nice young man,
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but I would be careful with him. Boys at that
age you can't always trust them to look out for you.
Why are you telling me this? It seems like the
two of you have a connection. Well, I wouldn't go
that for and I just want you to be careful.
I've seen bright young women destroyed by clever boys with
nice smiles before well, I really don't know what you mean.
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Just be careful. Okay. Well, first of all, it's ross,
and second of all, I do trust him. I don't
know what you think is going on between us, but
I know I can rely on him. That's what you think? No,
I know he's my friend. You're saying you don't have
any more serious feelings for him. There it is again, Max.
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You don't have any guests here currently, right, No, no
one should be up here. Have you noticed any fur
or animal droppings? Do you think it's an animal? I
think that's the most likely explanation, but you don't think so.
I I'm not sure. It seems too big to be
an animal. What else could it be someone trying to
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steal something, to do something? Miss Honey? Will do you
think you're in danger? Max? Be careful? Wait Riley, Max?
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Are you all right? It it was Riley? It looked
like right, that's not possible, but we're just talking about Riley.
It makes sense that in a high stress situation you
might think you saw him right, right, because it couldn't
be him if he's been here all alone. No, he wouldn't.
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He wouldn't hide. That doesn't make any sense. But it
does seem like a person, not an animal. I need
to find out what they want. Well, maybe it's just
someone who needs a home. Of course, I wish they
hadn't run. Perhaps we could have helped. Well, whoever they were,
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I'm not sure they'll be back. I didn't get a
good look at their face, but they seemed it. They
seemed what scared really really scared. M Max. You're here. Yeah, listen,
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something weird happened at the end. What is it really haunted?
Not exactly, but look, whatever is it? Can wait? I
have to tell you something, Ross, Are you okay? Yeah?
I look when I tell you what I'm about to
tell you, I need you to not freak out. I
won't freak out. I'm serious, Max, Ross, What is going on? Okay?
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So the other night when we were in the woods,
what about it? I, oh, man, you're gonna think I'm nuts.
I promise I won't. Whatever it is, you can tell me,
it won't. It won't change anything. You say that now, Okay.
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So when we found Riley's backpack, I was I was
really freaked out, I guess, And after hearing that whole
conversation that Mr Beady had, I don't know. I started
to get in my head that you were right. Thanks,
wait right about what that you really are the one
that's going to figure this out, not the community watch.
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I think Mr Colmes is trying his best, But you
take risks, Max, You're fearless. I'm not fearless. You act
like you are, which is almost the same thing. And
I wanted to take a risk too, to take things
into our own hands. Okay, before we handed the backpack
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over to the sheriff, when we were walking into city Hall,
I took this ross. This is Riley's notebook. I know
this is evidence that this isn't just some half baked
theories about Mr Beatie that you know you have to
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give this to the sheriff. I know, except except what
what's inside the notebook. It's gonna change everything. Maxie Miles
was created by Lauren Chippin as a production of A
Typical Artists and I Heart Radio. This episode was written
and directed by Lauren Chippen, dialog, editing and sound designed
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by Morrissy Owing at Flack Creek Productions, with editing assistance
from Laurian Davis and Melissa Ponds. It featured Jordan cob
as Maxie Miles MAXI follow as Ross Heller, Michael Smallwood
as Uncle Joe, Jacqueline Landgraph as Miss Honeywell, Andrew Noach
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artwork by Shane mcclowen. For more information about the show,
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