The Case of the Incredible Fortune Teller

"**The Case of the Incredible Fortune Teller**" is the 18th episode of the second season of *The InBESTigators*, and the 38th overall.

## Synopsis

Ezra and Ava's friendship is tested when Ramona's fortune telling predictions come between them during the Coins for a Cure fundraiser.

## Cast & Characters

 Anna Cooke
 Aston Droomer
 Jamil Smyth-Secka
 Lily Hall
 Clarke Richards
 Roy Marshall
 Maria Angelico
 Zakaria Rahhali
 Zac Mineo

## Features

### Locations

* Australia
	+ Unnamed Residential Area
		- Middle Primary School
			* Grade 5 Classroom
		- Granny Flat
			* Office

### Groups

* The InBESTigators
	+ Maudie Miller
	+ Ezra Banks
	+ Ava Andrikides
	+ Kyle Klimson

## Videos

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## Trivia

* This is the second episode in which a fundraiser appears, being seen for the first time in the previous one.
* Ezra again mentions his uncle Keith, while giving Ramona the suggestion of being a psychic, since one was seen on his uncle's 40th birthday, which may possibly be his current age.
* It is revealed that Ava uses a notebook of future events, the purpose of which is to write down future events of the people she knows.
* An unknown character is seen for the second time, which is called "Small Boy", seen when Ava was in conflict with Ezra in Maudie's tent.

### Cultural References

* The machine Ezra uses in his tent is a van de graaff generator, which makes the hair stand on end when it touches the dome.
* The flags seen in the episode during the Coins for a Cure fundraiser are similar to the flags used on the Brazilian holiday São João.
* Maudie demonstrates using clothes similar to those that baker Jacques Torres uses in the baking series *Nailed It*.
* The personality that Ezra demonstrates by disagreeing with Ava that Ramona is a real psychic is similar to an episode of *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, in which he seems similar to Sokka in disagreeing that a psychic in a small town makes correct predictions and stays determined to prove that she is wrong.
* The episode makes reference to Machado de Assis' short story *A Cartomante*, because the conflict between Ezra and Ava makes them similar to the characters Camilo and Rita, where the first disagrees that the fortune teller is real, while Rita demonstrates the opposite of that.
	+ In addition, Ramona acts as an impostor throughout the episode as well as the fortune teller, as she manages to deceive both Ezra and Ava.
* Ramona mentions the term *glamping*, which is a type of camp quite different from the traditional camp, due to the fact that tourists reside in resorts.
* The conclusion of the episode makes reference to another account by Machado de Assis, entitled *Adão e Eva*, due to the fact that Ezra and Ava have different opinions, makes a reference to the opinion of one of the characters in relation to the story of Adam and Eve, concluding that the people do not always have opinions similar to others.

### Continuity

* Mr Barker also demonstrated to help Ezra in something important, which is what he did in "The Case of the Distracted Detective", by helping him to enter the Young Small Business Competition.
* Ava mentions Mr Barker's dog, Crayon, who was first mentioned in "The Case of the Extremely Empty Freezer".
* Ezra demonstrates once again his fear of dogs, seen in the episodes "The Case of the Puzzling Pet Day" and "The Case of the Extremely Empty Freezer".
* Ezra once again demonstrates his distaste for salmon and peanut butter, Maudie's favorite ingredients, which was seen earlier in "The Case of the Disappearing Deliveries", "The Case of the Concert Catastrophe" and "The Case of the Fishy Fundraiser".
* Ezra wears the same glasses used during Science and Technology Day in "The Case of the Robot Robbery".
* Ava has predictions that make reference to other episodes: of being a Prime Minister ("The Case of the Copy Cat", for being a reference to her being a future leader) or a party planner ("The Case of the Baffling Birthday", "The Case of the Extremely Empty Freezer" and "The Case of the Problematic Party")
* Ramona mentions, as Ezra's prediction, the return of his grandmother, Rosemary, to his home, whose first visit was seen in "The Case of the Rosemary Riddle".
* Another reason Ramona predicted Kyle that his "brother" would earn one million dollars is because he actually has an older sister named Alice, mentioned in the episodes "The Case of the Pestering Prank Caller" and " The Case of the Very Lost Notebook".
* Boys with the name "Small Boy" were also seen in the episode "The Case of the Distressed Dancer".
* The scene that Ava says that Ezra needs to improve his taste is similar to the scene in "The Case of the Sad Little Sister" that Ava says that Ezra needs to improve his way of living with people.