Secrets of Sulphur Springs S1 E4

## Plot

We suddenly jump to the next morning, which is odd, given the cliffhanger. Before Griffin can leave, his grandfather suddenly arrives. Mr. Campbell came to "talk some sense" into Ben and get him to move out of the Tremont. The twins find a video camera in the basement, and are scared when Harper shows up. She came down there to hang out with Griffin. No one believes the twins about Savannah's ghost, so they're going to catch her on camera, but they don't know how the old one they found works. Harper gets them to leave by telling them that her brother Topher can explain it to them. Griffin shows up. They think what happened in his room last night was Savannah's ghost urging them on. They have to hurry and find out what their parents are hiding, especially since Griffin can't get out of family dinner tonight with his grandpa, and his presence is making his dad act even weirder than usual. He doesn't get it. As a kid, his dad was so "chill". What happened to him? He was traumatized by the sudden and unexplained disappearance of a friend of his, and the guilt of his role in it has plagued him ever since. In 1990, Harper and Griffin see Savannah fighting with Jess over the prank she pulled, worried that she's going to endanger the other campers somehow and get Ben kicked out. Savannah points out that Ben can do what he wants, and while Jess may act like she's in charge of everyone, it doesn't mean she actually is. Griffin finds Ben playing his guitar in a bunkhouse and talks to him about Savannah. They're not going to the camp dance together. He likes her because she's different, but not everyone appreciates that. Harper talks to Jess and pretends to be on her side when it comes to Savannah, who she claims is obnoxious, awful, and fake. She says that she's not jealous, but she thinks this place would be a whole lot nicer if Savannah just went away. Griffin listens to a song Ben wrote. However, Bennett Sr. wants him to play a different one for the talent show tomorrow. Griffin encourages him to do his own thing though, and helps with the original song. Harper chews him out when he tells her though, pointing out that they're supposed to save Savannah, not make friends with their parents. Both of their parents lied and are hiding things, but she's actually taking it seriously and questioning her mom instead of geeking out over music together. Griffin says she's just jealous that his dad is fun as a kid while her mom is the worst. At dinner, Mr. Campbell tries to convince Ben to move back to Chicago. He can always get him reinstated at the firm. The twins show everyone the camera and announce that they're going to record Savannah's ghost with it. Harper's room is full of drawings and paintings, especially of flowers. She asks her mom why boys are so frustrating. She claims that she's not talking about Griffin, just boys in general being so immature. Her mom tells her that boys can make you feel like you're crazy, especially when you have a crush. That seems very heteronormative, but I'll ignore it. Jess's first crush made her crazy. It ended the way all crushes do: With someone getting crushed. The next day, Griffin asks his grandpa why he's so mad at Ben for coming back to Sulphur Springs. He's always wanted what's best for his son, but they disagree on what that is. The hotel is just a pile of wood and bad memories, and it's best to leave the past in the past, where it belongs. Sarah and the twins visit the coffee shop. Wyatt and Zoey talk to Topher about the camera. Sarah talks to Jess about their older children, convinced that they're a bad influence on each other. They both think it's best to keep them apart, at least for now. At school, Griffin and Harper decide to put what happened yesterday behind them. No matter what happens, it's better when they work together, as a team. Griffin wonders how they're going to survive a normal school day when they know that Savannah's life is on the line. Harper reveals that they're going to skip school. She paid Topher $30 to drop off notes to the front office saying they're sick. They get to the hotel just in time to see young Ben, who is supposed to play Greensleeves by Mozart, but plays his own song instead. At first, he's great. However, he messes it up when he sees his father in the audience. Afterwards, his dad yells at him, saying he didn't get off work and come all the way down here to listen to him play that garbage, and that sending him to this camp was a mistake. He embarrassed his father today, and himself. Dude, he's a kid. The last performer is Savannah Dillon… who sings the camp song, and Griffin recognizes her singing voice. However, after the first two lines, it's more upbeat, with new lyrics. *There's a place in Louisiana Under sugar maple shade There's songs around the campfire There's hikes around the lake We're smiling busy campers From the moment that we wake It's the greatest summer getaway Any kid could ever want Our hearts and minds will always stay Here at dear Camp Tremont* Everyone except Jess loves it. Harper thinks that Savannah is going to win, but Griffin says his dad will, because he saw a picture of him holding the trophy. Maybe they changed things, like when Griffin told Ben to play his own song. While in front of the secret room, Sarah feels a chill, and it's cold enough for her to see her breath. Jess announces that the winner of the talent show is Ben Campbell. It might have been destiny for him to win. Or Jess rigged the results, either because she really likes Ben or really hates Savannah, or a combination of both. In the present, Griffin sees his grandpa leave, since it's clear that there's no talking Ben out of this project. Mr. Campbell claims that everything he's done has been for his son's benefit. Ben tells him that he's a grown man now who can make his own choices. His father warns him that when his choices land him in hot water, he won't be there to bail him out. Griffin tells his dad that he understands his complicated relationship with grandpa better than he used to. He thinks he gets why his grandfather's presence bothers his dad so much now. He wants to be in charge of what his son does. And maybe that's why Ben brought them here. Because he has all these bad memories, and he wishes they could be better. Harper tells her mom that now it's another girl who's the problem. Jess says that middle school girls can be downright cruel. Harper asks her if she ever took out the crazy feelings from her first crush out on someone else, like another girl. Jess worries that a girl is bothering her, but she says it's someone else, and she's probably overreacting anyway. She thinks most mean girls are actually harmless, but Jess tells her to stay away from girls like that. What starts off as a game can become very real. Later on, Harper calls Griffin, worried that her mom might have actually done something to Savannah. However, before they can talk about it further, their moms find out about them skipping school and ground them. Young Ben says that the camp dance is the last big event of the summer, and it should be fun. However, when Savannah reveals that she was thinking of skipping it since she finds them lame, he agrees with her. However, Jess says it isn't going to be lame, and that Savannah has to come. It'll be a night to remember. I love that Savannah actually lampshades the vague, creepy, and ominous nature of this comment in the next episode, especially because it's from a girl who hates her.