Sam and Alex don't know what to think. Tray brings the tram to a stop in front of the stone cavern wall. Three sets of handcuffs are plainly visible embedded in the stone. Missy is chained to one set. Tray and Clover begin to drag Alex and Sam to the wall.
"Clover! What are you doing? We're your friends!!!!" says Alex, as Tray holds Alex off her feet and Clover clicks the handcuffs on her wrist.
"Clover! Snap out of it! It's me! Sam! And Alex! Your best friends!" says Sam as Tray holds Sam off her feet and Clover clicks the handcuffs on her wrist.
"Well, well! It appears I have company!" says a familiar voice from the shadows.
"Who are you, and what did you do to Clover?" demands Sam.
"Who am I? Darling, you should remember me!" says the kidnapper as she walks into the light.
"HELGA VON GUGGEN!" exclaim Sam and Alex simultaneously.
"Yes, my sweets! Helga von Guggen! I decided to intertwine my revenge with some profit!"
"Wait a second! If you're Helga von Guggen then Tray is...", says Sam, as Tray pulls off his mask, "Troad!"
"That's right, my dear! The reason Tray never spoke is that we knew you could identify him by his unique accent! That wouldn't have worked well with my plan! You see, after escaping from prison, I disguised myself as Meg and came to work for Cottonmouth Studios! I came up with the idea for a 'guest appearance' contest and knew at least one of you would enter! All I had to do was make sure that entrant won. I was able to hire 'Tray' as a prop man and wardrobe assistant."
"But what has that got to do with revenge and ransom?" asks Alex.
"This, my sweet! You may have noticed that with every change of costume 'Tray' gave you, there also was a hearing aide. You see, the costumes were permeated with a drug, absorbed through the skin. The drug allowed me to control the wearer's thoughts and actions at ultra high frequencies. That's where the hearing aide came in! Sadly, you two forgot to wear yours, so I couldn't control you! But Clover did! I tested it when Clover 'accidentally' over-acted and actually started choking Missy!"
"...and the revenge part?" asks Sam contemptuously.
"Simply this! I know that the studio put a camera on, to record who took the money! Obviously that individual would be the kidnapper! 'Tray' will never be found again nor will Meg, but Clover will show up tomorrow morning, no wiser! She'll be captured and arrested for the kidnapping of Missy Gorman! Of course, she won't remember where Missy is, or where you are for that matter, and she'll be able to rot in a prison cell, just like I had to!"
"What about us?" asks Missy.
Helga walks up to each girl chained to the wall and lifts their faces by the chin with her fingers, saying, "It really is too bad I have to destroy such beauty! But, into each life, some rain must fall! After Troad and I set Clover free tomorrow, we'll disappear, she'll take the wrap, and unfortunately for you three, you'll be swimming with the fishes! Troad! Start the water!"
"Yes, boss!" says Troad happily as he turns a wheel starting a torrent of water to enter the cavern.
"And now you'll have to excuse the three of us, darlings! We have a date in Studio 4 in 2 hours! Kisses!" With that, Helga, Troad and Clover leave the three girls hanging by their arms. The water is already ankle deep!
"What can we do?" wails Missy.
"I think I can reach my lockpick!" says Sam. "Got it! Now if I can pick the lock on these cuffs...."
As the water reaches knee deep, Sam successfully picks her handcuff locks setting her free. She quickly releases Alex and Missy.
"What now, Sammy?"
"We have to find Helga, Troad, and Clover before the Studio nabs Clover, and Helga and Troad go free!"
Soon the three girls are cautiously walking down the corridor Troad and Clover drove them down. They want to get back to the elevator. As they approach the elevator, they hear voices around the next corner.
"The water should be lapping right under the chin of our three captives! Troad go check!" says Helga.
But Troad replies, "I have a better idea. Let Clover check, and then she can take the elevator to Studio 4 for her 'coming out' party."
"That's a good idea, Troad!"
Helga gets on her ultra high frequency microphone.
"Clover! Go check on the captives. If the water is chin high or higher, go into the elevator and go to your dressing room in Studio 4. Remove the hearing aide from your ear and fall asleep! If the water is not at least chin high, report back to me!"
Clover goes on her mission. The three girls hide as she goes by.
"How do we snap Clover out of this?" whispers Alex.
"Wait! Didn't von Guggen say the drug permeated the clothing and was absorbed through the skin?" whispers Sam.
"Yeah?"
"Then all we have to do is soak Clover's clothing in water to dilute the drug, and then take her hearing aide out!"
"Great idea, Sammy!"
"Missy, you stay here out of sight! Don't make any noise, or Helga and Troad will nab you again!"
"Ok!" says Missy.
Sam and Alex walk in the shadows behind Clover, as she gets to the cavern prison. She stops and sees that all three girls have escaped! She turns to run to Helga when Sam and Alex grab hold of her.
"Clover? I think it's time you took a bath!" says Sam, as she and Alex throw Clover into the water. They both follow her in.
"We need to get that costume nice and soaked!" says Alex, as she dunks Clover. Clover is trying to fight, but Sam and Alex keep dunking her.
"What are you guys DOING?" says an agitated Clover. Sam deftly reaches into her ear and removes the hearing aide.
"Merely removing you from Helga von Guggen's power!" says Sam.
"What are we doing in this water?" asks a puzzled Clover.
"Later, Clover! We have to capture Helga and Troad, and return Missy to the set!" says Alex.
Soon the girls are out of the water. They retrace their steps to Helga and Troad's waiting area. They see that Missy hasn't been discovered and give her the 'high sign' to indicate that she should stay put. She signals 'ok'.
"Alex, do you have your eyelash curler net?" asks Sam.
"Sure do, Sammy!"
"Ok, this is the plan!" and Sam relays the plan to Clover and Alex.
As Helga and Troad wait, Clover appears.
"Is there something wrong, dear?" asks Helga with alarm.
"The water is only ankle deep!" Clover responds, as if in a trance.
"Quickly, Troad! We must find out what's wrong!" Helga and Troad come running out of their hiding place into the tram. Clover walks right in front of the tram, saying, "Wait! You have forgotten something!"
"Oh, what?" asks Helga.
"THIS!" says Alex, as she deploys the eyelash curler net, hopelessly entangling Helga and Troad. Troad tries to hit the gas on the tram to run over Clover, but Sam is standing behind the tram, with the battery in her hands!