Younger Sean and Gus are at Gus’ magic show. Gus has real talent as a magician and amazes the audience with his performance. Unfortunately, Sean is jealous of the attention and applause Gus is getting. Sean starts revealing out loud to the audience how Gus is performing his tricks to ruin the show for Gus and to let people know how smart Sean is. Finally Sean’s father drags him away so people can continue to enjoy the show.
Present Day
Gus has had a long streak of lucky coincidences. He has hit the lottery a few times in a row. He has had a few lucky guesses as well. His luck is running so well that he is actually beginning to look like the psychic instead of Sean. Sean is getting jealous again and he almost blows their cover as a psychic detective agency.
Detective Lassiter has lost a file that he thought was on his desk and he asks everyone to help him find it. It’s an important confidential file for a case for the mayor.
Sean looks at the desk and sees that his coffee cup is full and he has freshly stapled copies on one side of his desk. Sean surmises that the file has been left in the copy room.
Lassie
Well, I just looked there and it’s not in the copy room.
Sean
You’ve had this file basically attached to your hand for days.
It went everywhere you went because you were scared to let it out of your sight.
And you have just made copies.
They’re even still warm!
See?
Lassie
Spencer, I just checked the copy room.
Can you help me here? I’ve looked everywhere!
You’re supposed to be the ‘psychic’.
Gus
Did you check on top of the refrigerator in the break room?
Everyone looks at Gus like he’s crazy.
Gus
I remember one time I left my high school book report on top of the refrigerator when I opened it to get some orange juice. I spent days looking for it. It nearly drove me crazy. Finally I re-traced my steps exactly and then I finally found it.
Detective Lassiter goes to the break room and looks on top of the refrigerator.
Lassie
Found it! Thanks Gus!
Sean looks at Gus and rolls his eyes. Gus smiles smugly at Sean. Sean and Gus start to leave the police station.
Gus
(smugly)
Yep – on top of the refrigerator, Sean.
Sean
Dude! I’m the psychic, remember?
You’re my assistant!
Gus
Assistant psychics can help people too, Sean!
At best it was a lucky coincidence.
Sean
Yeah, but you’ve been having a lot of ‘lucky coincidences’ lately.
What’s going on with you, man?
Sean and Gus walk outside and Gus stops and picks up a quarter.
Gus looks at Sean and grins.
Gus
Must be my lucky day…
Sean
If I’m correct, Gus, you’ve had several lucky days recently.
Gus
I guess you’re right, Sean. My luck has finally changed for the better.
Sean
Gus, I don’t remember you ever having really bad luck.
But I also definitely don’t remember you having really good luck, either.
Gus
Remember when I told you that my accountant said that I may be audited soon?
Sean
Yeah.
Gus
The auditor got sick!
Sean
So, they’ll send out a replacement.
Gus
Yeah, but his replacement also got sick!
Everything got so thrown off that the IRS decided to cancel the audit all together.
Sean
Lucky you…
Gus
Very lucky me! Remember the woman that I met at the coffee bar last week?
Sean
Yes, and you lost her phone number.
Gus
Riiiight. I finally remembered where I put her number, called her and
we’re going out on a date Saturday night.
Sean
(sarcastically)
Wow.
Gus
Wow is right! She’s a model for Victoria Secret, Sean. A model!
Actually I think she looks a lot like Tyra Banks.
Can you imagine that?
Sean
(dryly)
No Guster, I cannot imagine that.
It’s unbelievable.
Gus
Well, believe it Sean!
Sean
That’s what I’m talking about!
Dude, did you recently find a whole field of four leaf clovers or something?
Gus
Why do you ask?
Sean
Why do I ask?!!! Oh, I don’t know, Gus, you’ve been having so much good luck, lately and it seems that you’re right about almost everything these days;
I thought I’d find out what the heck is going on!!!!!
Think about it. You’ve been winning a lot of money lately! Gus how much money have you won in the past two weeks?
Gus
Let’s see. I just won $50 bucks from the scratch off ticket I bought this morning…
I’d say about $300 so far – for the past two weeks anyway.
(Gus says smiling)
Sean
Gus, the first time I took you to the casino you lost so much money
that you whined for a two days!
You’ve hardly ever won anything before.
But now, you’re meeting supermodels, that look like Tyra Banks.
Gus
You know – now that I think of it she looks more like Halle Berry.
Sean
Shut up.
You’re winning lots of cash.
You’re telling Lassie where to find his special reports!
Dude, you’re making me sick!!
And why are you buying lottery tickets, anyway?
Gus
Calm down Sean. You’re just jealous. I had a few good hunches.
Sean
Hunches? Who uses hunches to buy scratch off tickets?
Gus
As long as I’m on a winning streak, Sean, I’m getting all I can while the gettin’s good!
You’re just mad that it’s not happening to you.
Sean
Dude! I’m going crazy! A few good hunches! None of this makes sense!
I’m going crazy because I want some of that action!
It’s only fair! Tell me what’s going on? I’m your best friend!
Gus
I don’t know what’s going on, Sean.
Maybe… well maybe I’m turning psychic.
Sean
You’ve gotta be kidding me!
No one turns psychic, Gus!!!
Gus
I don’t know Sean.
I’ve been right about so much lately and I can’t explain it.
I’ve been hanging around you for so long, while you’ve been doing this psychic thing…
It seems like I may actually be turning psychic.
Sean
Guster, where have you been the last three years?
You do know that I am not actually psychic, right? Now, you’re just being ridiculous, Dude. A few lucky guesses and finding some supermodel’s phone number does not mean you’re a psychic. I cannot believe I’m having this conversation with you!
I am so done with you!
And by the way – I need to borrow 50 bucks.
Gus
(pulling out the money)
Sure, when will you pay me back?
Sean
I don’t know Gus, what do the spirits tell you?
(Sean walks away after snatching the money from Gus’ hand.)
Gus
(follows Sean)
Sean!
Sean!
Just because I won that money, doesn’t mean that I don’t need it!
Sean!
The next day, the captain calls Sean and Gus into the office to help the department catch the latest scam artist that has been terrorizing the Santa Barbara community. The captain’s favorite aunt was taken by the scammer who is calling people pretending to tell them about prizes that they have won. The scammers ask for the driver’s license number and bank account number of the contestants when they ask if they want direct deposit of the prize money directly into their accounts.
These scam artists are hard to trace and have been haphazardly scheming against the elderly. They have also been targeting young people who have new credit cards by sending emails to them. Emails state that the college tuition and student loans will be paid off completely if the students arrange to transfer their balances to the account number provided by scammers. In doing so, the private information is lifted from the computers of the people who elect to have their balances transferred.
The captain needs a psychic to tell them where and when the next scheme will show up and who will be hit next. There is no rhyme or reason to who gets approached by the scam artists. After the department put the information regarding the scams in the newspapers and on the news stations to warn the public the scam artists changed.
Sean sees the list of victims and zeros in on the last names of the people.
Walker, Grabowski, Robertson and Young stand out from the rest of the names because he feels like he has seen the names somewhere before.
Sean then realizes that he has seen their names on a sticky note on the file folder that Lassiter has been carrying around. It’s for an important case regarding the Mayor.
Sean
Lassie, can I see that folder for the case that you’re working on for the Mayor?
Lassiter
Are you crazy?
This is confidential case!
Sean
A confidential case that you temporarily misplaced, am I correct?
Lassiter hands over the file to Sean.
Lassiter
Spencer, if you ever let anyone know that I let you peek at this folder. I’ll make your life miserable.
Sean
Don’t worry. You make my life miserable enough. I’ll keep it on the down-low.
Sean looks inside the folder. He zeros in on the last names, Walker, Grabowski, Robertson and Young. However, the first names don’t match the list of victims.
Kevin Walker’s name was on the list of victims but Robin Walker’s name was in the Mayor’s file. Walter Grabowski’s name was on the list of victim’s names while Leslie Grabowski’s name was in the Mayor’s file, Harriet Robertson’s name was on the list of victims, while Jennifer Robertson’s name was in the Mayor’s file and finally Sharon Young’s name was on the list of victims while Patrick Young’s name was in the Mayor’s file.
Sean brings the name similarities to Lassiter’s attention. Lassiter tells Sean that the people in the Mayor’s file are from the city council. The Mayor has been accused of bribing the city council members. The members have accepted his bribes and are now in trouble with the governor’s office.
Captain
“Some creep out there is untraceable and he is bilking thousands of dollars from the elderly and young students. He’s sending emails to young students and making phone calls and sending letters to the elderly. He keeps flipping back and forth between the two groups. We don’t know who he will hit next! Mr. Guster we feel that you can help with the students, most of them are from your alma mater Santa Monica University. Mr. Spencer we feel that you can get information from the elderly victims. Older people tend to like you. Hopefully, you can pick up some clues or vibes as it were and get a feel for who will be the next target.”
Gus has a younger brother who is currently attending the University. Gus’ brother, Russell, is also friend with Sean. He is glad to see both Sean and Gus and he shows them around the newly renovated campus.
Russell
A lot has changed since you were here, big brother. We have a new Student Center building, new library, and we also have a gym.
Gus
Wow, I wonder why it took them so long to renovate. I had to suffer with the old stuff! The archaic library and the stinky Student Hall! This sucks!
A cute girl walks by and says hello to Gus.
Girl
Hi there!
Gus
(to girl) Hi!
Man, I miss this place!
Sean
Gus! Focus! We’re here to solve a crime!
Another cute girl walks by and says hello to Sean.
Girl #2
What’s up?
Sean
Man! I should have gone to college!
Russell
What did you say about a crime?
Gus
Someone has been bilking college students and the elderly out of their savings and stealing their identity.
Russell
Man! I know a girl whose identity was stolen and she found out that someone racked up $30,000 in student loans!
Sean
That’s what we’re here to stop.
Gus
Yeah, we’ll handle this. We’ve worked on tougher cases.
Sean
Maybe Gus can use his psychic powers to find out who’s doing this.
Gus
Sean…
Sean
Go ahead, Gus. Communicate with the spirits and stop this flowing evil that has touched so many!
Gus
Don’t listen to him. He’s just jealous.
Russell
What’s going on?
Gus
Sean is mad at me because I’ve been on a lucky streak lately.
Russell
Lucky streak, huh?
Gus
I’ve won a couple of bucks…
Sean
A COUPLE OF BUCKS?! Don’t be ridiculous, Gus! You’re being too modest.
You have won $300 in the past two weeks!
Russell
$300!!! Are you kidding me? Can a brotha get some dough?!
Gus
(slowly) How much?
Russell
Oh, just $100 or so…
Gus
You’ve got to be kidding! You want me to just give you $100 bucks?!
Russell
Why not? You’ve got it, right?
Gus
Sure.
Russell
Thanks, bro!
Sean
Hey, since you’re sharing the wealth….
Gus
Don’t even think about it Sean!
Sean and Gus talk to the victims at the college. One girl, Harriet Robertson, was in tears, she had been bilked out of the $15,000 her parents gave her for incidentals and she found out that someone used her identity to ring up a $40,000 tuition bill in another state.
Sean asked Harriet if she was related to Jennifer Robertson.
Harriet
Yes, that’s my mother. She is a member of Santa Monica’s city council.
Sean and Gus looked at each other. Harriet was too distraught to notice their glances.
Sean promises her that they will find out who is doing this.
Sean and Gus realize that there is a connection between the two lists of names. Sean tells Gus that he believes he knows what is going on. Sean thinks that the connection between the Mayor’s list of bribed officials matches the list of victims because the Mayor has decided to get the money back that he used to bribe the city council members by scamming their relatives out of the exact amounts that he paid so he can replace the money in the treasury.
