Ghosts – Hello, Brother

By: Gladys Luna

It is just another day at the Woodstone Manor and we can see Sam (Rose McIver) standing at the lobby of the mansion when Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) comes in saying that one of their guests left a bag of the Natural History Museum with some dinosaurs’ souvenirs in it. Sam asks him to leave them there so she can send them back to the owners. Along with them are Trevor (Asher Grodman), Hetty (Rebecca Wisocky) and Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones). Isaac waits no time in letting them know his thoughts about how those creatures (dinosaurs) never existed and are just a fantastical illusion that museums have created. Sam is surprised at his confession ,but soon finds out dinosaurs were discovered way longer after Isaac’s time on earth so there was no way he knew about them, something that takes the captain by surprise. Right in the middle of the conversation a man comes into the place announcing himself as a new guest. Trevor immediately acknowledges him as his little brother Jeremy (Jon Glaser) and feels extremely excited to see him there. Sam lets him know that she is aware of who he is and says that they held Trevor’s memorial there a year ago without him attending. Jeremy excuses his absence saying that he couldn’t accept his brother was gone forever and instead preferred to think of him somewhere else having fun. Jay takes the chance to offer him a free subscription to their Woodstone Rewards Program to what Jeremy confesses that he has already done it so the man decides to take him to his room.

Pete (Richie Moriarty) is watching tv with Sas (Román Zaragoza) and Thor (Devan Chandler Long) when Carol (Caroline Aaron) walks in looking flirtatious and asking him to take a walk with her but the man refuses given that he is watching a cooking show. Even though she takes his decision well, it appears that she won’t give up and that is just confirmed when, before leaving, she walks near to him and touches his face complimenting his skin. Once she is gone, Pete confesses that she has been all over him for days which makes the others believe that knowing that he has remained loyal to her even in the afterlife has ignited something in her and advise him to tell her he is not interested but, Pete appears to be hesitant about the whole situation which makes Sas believe that sooner or later, he will fall for her again.

Jeremy is at his living room unpacking and then Hetty notices that he did not pack lightly. Jay shows up carrying some fresh towels and making sure he is settling in well. They get involved in a conversation in which the guest ends up confessing that he and his father are not in good terms at the moment since he fired him. This concerns Trevor, but Jay won’t dig any further on the matter so Trevor is left completely unaware about what happened. Before Jay leaves the room Jeremy orders an expensive meal which raises some suspicions with Hetty who considers that for someone who is unemployed, he has been spending quiet a lot of money recently.  In the meantime, Pete returns to his room and is shocked to see Carol there waiting for him. She asks him to spend a moment with her and encourages him to sit by her side. She continues flirting and decides to take it to the next level when she begins touching him, making the man feeling a bit uncomfortable. Pete stands up and decides to leave, but she stops him with an irresistible offer – to let him taste a butterscotch candy out of her hand. At first, Pete hesitates but unfortunately, his free will bents down as soon as he smells the candy that his ex-wife is holding.

On the other side of the mansion Alberta (Danielle Pinnock) and Jay are watching TV when Jeremy walks in followed by Trevor. Jeremy notices a console and asks him if he plays Super Mega Bowl to what Jay confesses that he loves it. Jeremy goes back down to the memory lane to when he and Trevor used to be young and played a lot. Back then young Jeremy Jeremy (David Kohlsmith) used to play a trick on an even younger Trevor (Sam Ashe Arnold) and every time when he was about to win, he would give him a “Wet Willy” and make him lose. Right then, Sam joins them to inform the guest that his credit card has been declined and he says that he will be using his member points to pay for all his stay and meals. However, Jay replies that he doesn’t have enough points to cover all of his expenses. Jeremy explains that he created a number of email addresses and signed up for the rewards in order to collect ten million points. Therefore, now he will not only stay for the weekend but for a full year and he is planning to pay with all of the points he has. Later that day Jay informs Sam that he spoke with their lawyer and there’s nothing they can do about their current situation with Trevor’s brother. Trevor, Isaac and Hetty are there too. Hetty shares that she was once forced to get rid of some unwanted guests as well and she used rats to make them leave and, fortunately, it worked. Sam knows that would be a little aggressive so instead she plans to do it differently. Trevor does not agree with their decision and leaves in a huff. Now the full plan is in motion they have cut the hot water, the heater and even Wi-Fi service but that is not enough reason for Jeremy to leave since he considers himself a survivor. Feeling themselves cornered, Jay decides to exhaust his last resource and challenges Jeremy to a Super Mega Bowl match. If he loses, he will double the guest’s points. However, if he wins Jeremy leaves to what the other man, agrees.

Meanwhile, Pete finds Sas and Thor to tell them that he and Carol are back together. Right then, the woman shows up demanding the man to take a walk with her and embarrassing him in front of his friends.  Sometime after it appears that Pete has disappeared from Carol’s sight so she looks for him around the house until she stumbles upon Sas and Thor and asks them about him. The interaction is brief but she wastes no time in flirting with Thor which sparks an idea in Sas’ mind. He suggests the Viking create a Loyalty Test to her in which he will flirt with her and when she falls into temptation, they’ll tell everything to Pete so he would know that she is still a cheater.

At the same time, Sam and Jay – along with Isaac and Hetty – are discussing about how they plan to win the game challenge. Sam believes that the ghosts’ might provide some assistance but they would need to keep Trevor at bay on this one. Game night has finally arrived and now Jay is at the top of thanks to Hetty and Sam’s help. Isaac and Trevor are also there and the last one cannot believe that his brother is losing, but then he realizes what has been happening all along and decides to make Jay lose. The game has been on fire for a while with Jeremy now in the lead. While playing Jeremy confesses that staying there will be better than taking over his father’s company – something that he declined to do and that got him fired. This revelation makes Trevor sad to hear since he believed that his brother has a lot of potential .Therefore, Trevor decides to help Jay win and make his brother grow up for once. He then decides to play the same trick on him that was used on him when they were younger and just like that Jay takes over the game and wins.

Pete and Alberta are at the TV room and then Sas and Thor walk in to inform them that Carol has failed her “Loyalty Test” and the Viking shares that they slept together. Sas is in shock and Pete is so mad that he punches Thor right in the face then leaves in anger. Later on, Sas gets Sam up to date about what happened with Pete and then Thor shows up apologizing to his friend for what he did. Thankfully, they make amends with each other. Jeremy appears with Jay and Trevor in tow ready to leave. Sam encourages him to take his father’s offer by Trevor’s recommendation. The man leaves and then Isaac closes the moment saying that he is now gone just in the same way dinosaurs did – something that exasperates the other ghosts.