Explanation.
"We're on St. Yves street. We need to find a large pine tree and a clock should be under it," said Byers. It was definitely a case of easier said than done. Many of the pine trees were rather large.
"I suppose we should start digging," said Frohike. He spotted the nearest large pine tree and started digging around the base.
"Is there some kind of law that prohibits this kind of activity?" asked Langly worriedly.
"Not if no one catches us," said Jimmy. He too started digging by a tree.
"What the hell," Langly grumbled as he started digging by Jimmy's tree. He heard the click of metal click metal. Carefully, he pushed the dirt away and discovered a pewter clock. "Guys!" he yelled. "Guys, I found it!"
Frohike and Byers ran over to where Langly was, looking at his newfound treasure.
"Awe, guys, I knew it! There would be buried treasure!" Jimmy said excitedly.
"Oh, shut up, Jimmy." Langly snapped. "Look, there's an address etched in the back of the clock."
"Indeed," said a new voice. A female voice.
Jimmy, Frohike, Byers and Langly turned around. They couldn't believe their eyes. It was Yves. She was alive.
"Yves!" they exclaimed at once.
"Yes," she smiled. "I'm alive. Surprised you, didn't I?"
"We thought you were killed in a car accident," said Jimmy.
"Technically," she said, "I was. Let me explain…"
The Gunmen eagerly sat down and as Yves began her tale.
"I was looking for my father," she began. "He was a brilliant man. He had a business partner named Frank Limmon. They made quite a bit of money together, even though it wasn't exactly honest money. My brother was also in the business."
"What kind of business was this?" asked Frohike curiously.
Yves smiled again. "I would tell you, but I'd have to kill you."
"Go on," Jimmy encouraged. "What happened then?"
"One business deal went very bad for the three of them. It would have meant millions of dollars for the company, millions of dollars for each of them. But there was a mistake on Frank's part, and he blamed my father. My father knew he was innocent, but Frank didn't care. He killed him.
"My brother knew that Frank had killed my father, but he kept quiet. He loved money, and wanted to continue business with Frank. Frank knew that my brother knew who killed my father, so he tried to kill him. But he didn't."
"He killed Kimmy instead," said Byers.
"Exactly," Yves said. "They look remarkably alike. So Frank killed Kimmy. My brother knew then that he had to go into hiding, since it meant that Frank would immediately go after him again if he knew he was alive."
"Why did you have Kimmy hack into Frank's email account?" asked Langly.
"I wanted to know where the office was located and possibly Frank's address," said Yves. "The business was so secretive, I didn't even know where they were located."
"Then what happened?" Frohike asked.
"My brother was friends with Kimmy, actually. He was the one who told me about the Octium 4 chip. He was the one that left the note in the mint tin. He wanted me to find the clock, because it would have Frank's address on it. He wanted me to kill Frank in revenge for killing my father. But my brother, being forgetful, forgot where he had hidden the mint tin and I didn't know where to look in Kimmy's house. So I had him hack into Frank's email so I could try and find it. Maybe Frank's address would be in the email account.
"But now my father is dead, my brother is in hiding. I don't know what to do now. Frank can't find out about me or else I'll be killed." Yves put on her sunglasses and stood up. "Thank you very much, you three," she said sincerely. "You've really helped me. I'll keep in touch." She walked back to her car and drove off.
"Well, all's well that end's well, right guys?" said Byers.
"Do you think that she was even telling the truth?" Langly wondered.
"I think so," said Jimmy.
"Well," Frohike said, "we've solved a mystery and can't tell anyone. We don't even have a cover story for this week's issue."
"I don't know," said Jimmy. "We could always report on the latest alien findings."
The four walked to the van and drove off, not quite knowing what the future would bring, or if Yves would ever even come back.
"All of life's a mystery," Byers said.
Frohike, Langly and Jimmy agreed.