The gang watch the clip that Fred has recorded when the wind was suddenly blowing in and the writing occurred. They are trying to catch how it happened during the shot and where the ghostly aura come from. Finally, Daphne spotted something.
"Play it again, Fred," said Daphne. "I think I saw something."
"Sure." Fred says as he rewinds the clip one final time and pauses the part when Daphne shouted out "Who opened a window?".
"There!" Daphne exclaimed. "Could you enhance this shot?"
"Yeah." Fred says. "Let me darken the image a little, bring up the sharpness a bit and…" He presses a couple of buttons to enhance, sharpen, and brighten the shot. Finally, they uncover something-a pirate ghost! "Hey."
"It looks like…a ghost." Says Velma.
"That's the ghost we almost caught!" Says Freako.
"It is the ghost of Morgan Moonscar," said Simone. "Here, let me show you." Simone went to the nearest bookshelf and takes out a book that contains Moonscar's portrait.
"This is the portrait of Morgan LeCrite," Simone explained. "The moon-shaped scar is why he became better known as Morgan Moonscar."
"That's him, all right," said Velma. "And he wants us out."
"Like," said Shaggy. "We'll be happy to get out." Scooby nodded in agreement.
"Says YOU!" Says Freako.
"A real pirate ghost!" Daphne shouted excitedly. "Fabulous! I can't thank you enough for opening your haunted house to us, Simone!"
"So, you're not going to heed Moonscar's threat?" Simone asked.
"Are you kidding?" Daphne chuckled. "We don't get scared off that easy."
"Like," Shaggy spoke. "We do."
"Don't be silly, Shaggy." Says Scrappy. "NOTHING scares my Uncle Scooby!"
"Besides," Fred spoke. "It's probably a hologram of some guy in a pirate suit."
"No, it's defiantly a real ghost." Says Meeko.
"I agree, if it wasn't, why would it only show up on the tape?" Daphne asked.
"That's the mystery," said Velma.
"But there's always a logical explanation for these things," Fred pointed out.
"Is he always like this…?" Freako deadpans.
Suddenly, they hear a mysterious and suspicious growling.
"What's that?" asked Simone.
"Like, there's a logical explanation for the growling in our stomachs," said Shaggy. "We're hungry and we're gonna get some food. To go!"
Scooby and Shaggy rush back into the kitchen, Flim Flam and Scrappy following them.
Shaggy and Scooby are prepping a picnic basket, filling it up with various goods, from homemade potato salad to a couple jars of pickled peppers, and one 20 foot long sandwich. However, the sandwich doesn't fit the basket, so Scooby and Shaggy eat up each side of the sandwich into a smaller 5 foot sandwich.
After they prepped the basket, they are about to leave the kitchen, only to bump into Velma.
"Like, what are YOU doing back here, Velma?" Shaggy asked.
"I'm going to take another look at the wall," said Velma.
"What's to look at?" Shaggy said. "It's pretty to clear that the ghost wants us out. C'mon, guys, let's go."
"Coming." Says Flim Flam.
Velma leans against the wall and starts picking at it.
"It isn't hollow." Velma says to herself. But maybe…"
The wall starts to peel off.
"There's something under here."
Velma sees a spatula and begins scrapping it. Velma peels off the wall and sees dull red letters appearing one at the time.
"M…A…"
M...A...E...L...S...T...R...O...M...
Lena comes in with a tray of empty glasses and gasps in horror.
"What are you doing to my kitchen?!" Lena cried.
"Jinkies," said Velma, smiling. "Guess I got carried away."
Later on, Velma reads the page that contains Morgan Moonscar's portrait. However, Simone, Lena, Daphne and the Boo Brothers are very upset with the ruined wall. Fred captures a shot of the wall that says MAELSTROM.
"Bingo!" Velma shouts.
"Would you mind telling me why you destroyed half my kitchen?" Simone asked.
"Yeah Velma." Says Daphne. "Let us in on it."
"Yeah!" Freako says. "How're we supposed to catch the ghost if you trash the haunting site?"
"Whoever heard of a ghost haunting a pile of rubble?" Meeko asks rhetorically.
"Some ghosts haunt junk yards." Shrieko says.
"You mean like the junk you have for a brain?" Freako asks before pulling Shrieko's nose and letting go, making it snap back and send Shrieko's head flying backwards before flying back into place.
"Well," said Velma, reading the book. "According to this book, the MAELSTROM was the name of Morgan Moonscar's pirate ship."
"I'm not surprised," said Simone. "Parts of this house are quite old. Pieces of the pirate ship could've been used in the construction. Morgan Moonscar was rumored to have buried treasure on this island, though it was...never found."
"Treasure?" Fred asked. "AHA! I knew it! It's some guy disguised as a pirate ghost trying to scare everyone off the island!"
The silence came in the room, everyone is staring at Fred blankly.
"Or, it's a REAL ghost WE'RE trying to CATCH!" Says Freako.