The next day and the gang decided to stay for another day before going back to Ohio.
Fred allowed Daphne to spill the beans on the night before, and Mitchell greeted the news enthusiastically, teasing Fred and telling him that he'd finally got going with the girl he wanted. Fred went bright red and looked like he'd like to kill his brother, but Daphne just laughed and kissed her new boyfriend to make her point. Shaggy looked happy at the news, although Velma couldn't help thinking that he was thinking wistfully of his ill-fated attempts at romance and feeling a little jealous at his friends' immediate successes.
Tom didn't say much about the romance, but the rest of the gang egged Fred on to pick up his nephew like a proper uncle. Fred protested, but Daphne picked Tom up and practically put him in Fred's arms. Fred sighed, and was caught off guard when Ella snapped a picture of him with the little boy. But he couldn't help enjoying it.
The news came through that Sophia Francis had been sentenced to probably spending the rest of her life in jail, and that her henchman had been given a similar sentence. The other henchman was let off with no sentence because of his setting the gang free. They found that the two henchmen were brothers, and that the second henchman only did it because of his brother pressurizing him to get involved. Velma felt a little pity for the second henchman, even though he had been the one who had tied her up and thrown her into the prison cell. Still, at least he had changed.
All the stolen goods were returned to their rightful owners, and the stolen cars were repaired of any damage they had sustained whilst being stolen and Sophia had paid. It was a little sad that Sophia's funds had come from Rick, and therefore Rick was paying for his mother's crimes, but there was nothing anyone could do about that, as the insurance companies, given the crazy circumstances, didn't want to get involved.
All in all, not bad for the end of a mystery.