Episode Three: The Briny Booty

**"Episdoe Three: The Briny Booty"** is the third episode in *Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story*. The episdoe follows Ichabod Crane as he gets used to The Headless Horseman taking on the identity of a pirate, Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones. This happens while he is on his first date with Kat Van Tassel.

## Watch it Here!

* "Episode Three: The Briny Booty" on Youtube

## Plot

After a crazy night, Ichabod and The Horseman return to the Drug Store. The pair are spotted by Brom's Babes (who are practicing for Trivia Night) and recieve several heckling comments. However, Ichabod is more concerned with his new ticket for respassing and trying to get a head for the Horseman. Before trying to be helpful, Matilda and Verla tease Ichabod about his anxiety around the ticket. Due to them being in a bit of a time crunch, Matilda decides to try on a random skull that came with the drug store.

When she casts the spell, they take on the form of a pirate named Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones. Matilda decides that this is a good time to leave and search for more skulls. Mere moments later, Kat shows up for a date with Ichabod. He intorduces her to Gravy- saying that he is his cousin who does LARP. Captain then proceeds to join them on their date. Kat does not seem to mind much, and the two bond over stories about stars and late parents. The two both share a fascination with astronomy and the stars. When Kat mentions that her mother passed away when she was ten years old, Ichabod explains the real reason that he is in Sleepy Hollow.

Ichabod was actually born in the town. However, when both of his parents passed away, he moved away to go live with his Grandmother. She did not like Sleepy Hollow. However, when she passed away, she gifted him a silver medallion. Riddled with questions, Ichabod moved back to Sleepy Hollow to get some answers. Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones finds this story very sad and boring, so he leaves them.

In the background, Trivia Night is going on between The Encyclopedia Babes and another team. This occurance causes Brom to bombard Icahbod and Kat. When he approaches, he uses context clues to realise that the pair are on a date. He is very offended and confused by Kat not being "his" girl. He performs very strained breathing exercises and recounts his history with Kat. She is not impressed and explains how they have not been together for nearly a decade. As Brom's frustration mounts, a drunken Davy returns. When Captain challenges Brom to a duel and collapses drunk, Ichabod determines that it is time to take his pirate uncle-cousin home.

The next morning, Gravy returns from outside with a treasure chest. When Douffe stops by and tries to wear a piece of jewerly from the chest, she is stabbed by Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones. Ichabod faints.

## Credits

### Cast

* Sean Persaud as Ichabod Crane
* Tom DeTrinis as The Headless Horseman
* Brian Rosenthal as Blair
* Joey Richter as Tripp
* Corey Lubowich as Cal
* Sinéad Persaud as Matilda Bishop
* Ginny Di as Verla Wolfson
* Matthew Mercer as Captain "Gravy" Davy Crowbones
* Mary Kate Wiles as Kat Van Tassel
* Tom DeTrinis as Trivia Host
* Whitney Avalon, Alec McNamara, Josh Randall, and Emma Rempel as Trivia Players
* Sarah Grace Hart as Lucretia Lazenby
* Gabe Greenspan as Brom Bones
* Jon Cozart as Diedrich Knickerbocker
* Joanna Sotomura as Douffe Martling

### Crew

* Written & Created by Sean Persaud & Sinéad Persaud
* Directed by William J. Stribling
* First Assistant Director: Ryan Murtha
* Second Assistant Director: Nick Dugan
* Script Supervisor: Davis DuBose-Marler
* Production Assistants: Willoughby Atkinson, Stacy Baker, Lawrence Carter, Dominique Ellis, Atlas Fitzhugh, Madi Flesch, Mai Jensen, Lisel Perrine
* Executive Producers: Gregg Gibbons & April Morris, Paul Komoroski, Shao Chih Kuo, Michael Walsh, Jane Leach
* Produced by: Sarah Grace Hart, Sean Persaud, Sinéad Persaud, Mary Kate Wiles
* Line Producer: Liam Parry
* Director of Photography: Alex Gallitano
* First Assistant Camera: Devin Hassan
* Second Assistant Camera: Nic Palermo, Osiris Larkin
* Second Unit Director of Photography: Adam Gundersheimer
* Gaffer: Lawrence Le
* Key Grip: Brian Scott
* Best Boy Electric: Nicholas Lombardo
* Best Boy Grip: Jess Paul
* Additional Electric: John Elkin, Emma Forthofer, Michael Liska, Christian Medina
* Additional Grip: Alex Burdick, Edgar Machuca
* Swings: Ethan Beretz, Bowas Yang, J.D. Arterberry
* Production Designer: Alexander Whittenberg
* Art Director: Duncan Reddy
* Assistant Art Director: Rey Romero
* Art Department Assistants: Erin McKenna, Matthew Pinkney
* Wardrobe Supervisor: Sarah Grace Hart
* Headless Horseman Costume Designed by Morgan Gannes
* Makeup Artists: Roxanne McDanel, Maddie Webb
* Hair Stylist: Crystal Blockson
* Edited by: Raymond Fraser
* Visual Effects by: FXitinPost
* VFX Supervisor: Christopher Clements
* VFX Artists: Ivan Hryhorjuk, Martin Siuda, Cody Stoltz
* Digital Intermediate Services Provided by: Sodalite Color
* Colorist: Tam Le
* Di Editor: Justin Allison
* Di Coordinator: John Daniels-Riveros
* Logo Design: Corey Lubowich
* Original Music by: Dylan Glatthorn
* Original Songs by: Jon Cozart, Sean Persaud & Sinéad Persaud
* Saxophonist: Ryan W. Garcia
* Production Sound Mixer: Will Kioultzopoulos
* Post Production Sound Facility: Mayer Sound
* Re-Recording Mixer: Jeremy Barr
* Sound Design: Jeremy Barr
* Foley Artists: Horst Schnattler, Eli Frauscher
* Horse Trainer: Lia Coulombe
* Stunt Rider: Chelsie Coulombe
* Stunt Horse: Odysseus
* Covid Compliance Officer: Erin Elizabeth Parry
* Heritage Square Museum Site Rep: Kori Capaldi
* Rustic Oaks Ranch Site Rep: Mike Stuart
* On-Set Photographer: Christopher Higgins

## Production

The episode was filmed at Heritage Square Museum. The mjaority of the episode was filmed over the course of two days in the "Colonial Drugs 'N' Stuff" set. Production elements such as scattered skulls, split diopter lenses, and The Headless Horseman's special sword make a reappearance in this episode. However, in addition to his metal sword, there was also a "bendy" stunt sword used for more dangerous scenes (such as when Douffe is stabbed).

A lot of possible makeup effects came with the addition of a pirate character. Luckily, Mattew Mercer was excited to experiment. This led to an impressive pirate look that included browned teeth, textured skin, a large scar, and more.

## Trivia

* Sinéad Persaud opened the episode with, "Previously on Headless."
* The first prize for Trivia Night is a free bloodletting session, presumably performed by Verla.
* Dylan Glatthorn, the composer, was the first to describe Gabe/ Brom's breathing noises from his exercises as a "hairball." This description of the noise can be seen in the closed captions of the episode.
* In the final scene of the episode, Ichabod is wearing a onsie.
* With the introduction of a more permanent head for The Horseman came the start of the companion series "Unsolved Babesteries." The first episode covers Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones.

1. ↑ MK Wiles BTS fun fact tweets
2. ↑ "Bringing Gravy Davy to Life" short on Youtube
3. ↑ "Ichabod's Onsie" short on Youtube