Greenhouse Academy S1 E2

## Plot

Picking up where the last episode left off, the man puts the photo back. However, he isn't looking when he does so, and it clatters to the floor. Luckily for him, Carter doesn't wake up. He puts it back, takes the USB drive, and leaves, and only then does Carter wake up. He seems confused and dazed, but he knows the photo isn't back in exactly the same place. Hayley texts Alex with her Louie. He's arm wrestling with Parker, and loses when Brooke takes his Louie and reads the texts. And this is why smartphones are better, because they have actual privacy settings, and most need passcodes or thumbprints to open. Louies may look cooler and can be made smaller, but they're not as practical or revolutionary as they seem. All of the Eagles bully and belittle Alex to his face, except Sophie, surprisingly. She cheers him up and takes some pictures of him for the official Greenhouse blog. Hayley goes over to the Eagles clubhouse to see him, but Brooke answers the door, and tells her that there's no Ravens allowed. She points out that she's acting like a childish, immature 4th grader. Brooke slams the door in her face. Louis stops by, and Hayley learns that Brooke is his daughter. The next morning, Leo shows Hayley a picture of her brother, saying that the Eagles will eat him alive. Sophie took a picture of Alex that showed off his muscles and abs, and uploaded it to her personal blog, calling him hot. This leads to him being humiliated even further. So she's just as much of a bitch as every other Eagle. Daniel and Parker know Alex has a temper, and have a plan to get Louis to kick him out. The opening challenge starts soon. The Eagles beat the Ravens last year. Louis sends everyone a riddle on their Louies. They have to solve the riddle to find a key to unlock a case, and then be the first team to ring the gong and win. The riddle is: "Ten from the sea to the sand he walks, to look in the soil, but not in the box." It means ten steps from the ocean to the sand, and everyone rushes to the beach. No matter where they dig though, no one finds anything. Hayley isn't even trying, which Leo points out. Brooke notices Daniel experiencing pain in his left ankle, but he says he's fine. They continue to make fun of Alex. Sophie tells him to ignore them, but he just thinks she's looking for more stuff for her blog. They tell him to go cry to his sister. He heads back to the main building. Hayley sees him and starts digging. She tells Leo that she's doing this for Alex, not the Ravens. She suddenly has a revelation about the riddle. It's a trick question. Louis wants them to think outside the box. They head back to the main building. Sophie is recording them. Carter called his old friend from the FBI, Eric Simmons, to his house. He knows someone was there last night, but Eric doesn't believe him, and points out what a mess he's been since Ryan's death. Carter tells him to leave. Hayley tells Leo that ten from the sea really meant ten steps from a mural of the sea in the main building. They find a small soil area, with a key underneath. Alex sees them, and congratulates them on figuring it out. Hayley gives it to him, pointing out that the Eagles will finally get off his back if he comes back with it. Alex refuses, not because it's cheating, lying, and immoral behavior, but because he thinks it's a "handout." He gives it back to them. However, Sophie recorded the whole thing. The Ravens have won the opening challenge. Leo has Hayley ring the gong, since she figured it out. Their prize is an all you can eat buffet. Max accidentally spills a drink all over Jackie's bag. At the Eagles clubhouse, Sophie shows everyone the video. Yep, massive bitch. Alex admits he could've taken the key, but it wasn't honorable. Jackie sees that someone spilled all over her backpack, and asks who did it. Her notebook is ruined. She throws it away, and says she'll kill whoever did it. Considering Max's possible autism, and Jackie's reputation, he might think she's serious. He doesn't confess, but he takes the notebook. Alex hasn't texted Hayley back. Leo advises her to give him some space, to let him take care of his problems on his own. In a parking garage, a woman meets with the man who broke into Carter's house. He's a professional thief, and she hired him to get rid of everything that connected her to Ryan Woods or her work. Her name is Judy. His name is Kyle, and he gives her a copy of the hard drive so she can check, and she pays him. During basketball practice, Daniel and Parker continue to give Alex a hard time. Hayley watches them practice, and tells them to stop bothering her brother. Alex tells her that he doesn't need a Raven to fight his battles. The guys finally start treating him okay. Their toxic behavior is rubbing off. In a computer lab, Max scans the entire notebook, and uses a 3D printer to create a perfect replica of it, except this one isn't ruined. It's full of sci-fi drawings. The Eagles finally respect Alex and his skill. It turns out that Judy is Daniel's mom. She gets along with Brooke, and meets Alex. She yells at Jason for letting Ryan Woods's kids into the school. He says his father accepted them. He's the dean of the school, but he has no real authority. She orders him to watch the kids carefully, saying that this mission is too important to have them ruin it.