Nevermore (And others) React to Wednesday

You Reap What You Woe

In 1990, during the annual Rave'N Dance, a teenage Larissa, in ball dress, leaves the ball in despair, after her partner has not come. When she crossed the quad, she saw a boy fall from a great height and then tells the police how she saw Gomez standing by the edge with a sword in his hand. The Sheriff always believed Gomez was the killer, but he somehow avoided arrest.

"Damn, so it runs in the family then. Being a Psycho." A Normie snickers.

Enid glares at the boy but Wednesday smirks. "Why thank you."

The Normie looks a bit spooked.

In present day, Principal Weems opens parent's weekend by updating everyone on Eugene's health, stating that he is on the mend. In reality however, Eugene is actually in a coma in the ICU. Both Enid and Wednesday are dreading the arrival of their families and fear the worst for the weekend. Wednesday quickly informs her parents that she knows all about Thing's covert mission. Whilst Enid's family embarrasses her to no end. Xavier's father is a no-show, but Bianca's mother makes a surprise appearance.

Xavier looks embarassed at this. Dr Kinbott mentally writes it down.

Weems proposes a family therapy session for the Addams family, which the parents gladly accept. Pugsley starts off the session, admitting that he has found it hard without Wednesday and the parents agree that it has been torture. Wednesday ruins any possible progress though, since she is desperate to know about Garrett Gates and Gomez's link to this murder. Morticia pleads her husband's innocence before storming off in a huff.

"Oh god, here we go." Rowan mutters. Tyler almost wants to agree.

Meanwhile, Sheriff Galpin witnesses the odd family arriving in Jericho, but he is required at another crime scene. This time the Coroner has killed himself at the morgue no less. The Sheriff is confused, having only seen the man happily talking of retirement a few days earlier. They cannot really prove whether it was suicide or foul play as the CCTV footage has been obscured by black bubble gum. However, the Coroner has left a suicide note, which explains a possible motive. As it turns out, he felt guilty for covering up and faking the report on Garrett's death. The Sheriff has been waiting 30 years for a lead and now he has proof that Gomez is the culprit.

"30 Years? Couldn't you just bring him in from his house?"

Galpin doesn't acknowledge it.

Thus, Gomez is subsequently arrested, with the Sheriff gleefully cuffing him at Nevermore Academy for all to see. Wednesday pays her father a visit in jail and asks for the whole truth. Gomez recounts the story in detail. It turns out that Garrett was obsessed with Morticia and broke into Nevermore to attack Gomez on the night of the dance. The jealous man picked up a sword and fought Gomez. This fight then led out onto the scaffolding, where Gomez valiantly defended himself. The sword was dropped, Gomez grabbed it and accidentally stabbed Garrett in the chest. He subsequently fell and Larissa witnessed the death. Wednesday however isn't entirely convinced by her father but agrees that he is a good man and a great parent.

"Awwwwe." Enid fauns over Wednesday's kind words.

Wednesday then visits the Sheriff to fight in her father's corner, although Galpin already has a signed confession from Gomez and adds that her father pointed out the sword accurately too. Wednesday queries the odd timing, the Coroner's death, the Parents' Weekend; it all seems a little too coincidental. She then asks about the DNA results, but the claw and the bloodied rag are inconclusive, no match. The Sheriff brings up the black bubble-gum and Wednesday tries to deflect, saying that this is all just a distraction.

"Damn."

Meanwhile, Enid's mother worries that her daughter hasn't wolfed out yet and wants her to attend lycanthropy conversion camp. Whilst Bianca's mother wants her to use her siren skills to bring in more followers and cash at her own little cult. Eugene's mothers gather to care for their poor child and thank Wednesday for her pleasantness to their son.

Enid looks upset at this. So does Bianca. Wednesday looks momentarily suprised.

Fearing Gomez's incarceration will only further tear the family apart, Wednesday meets with her brother and then her mother. Pugsley is found fishing with grenades and Wednesday tells him to be strong for the family. Whereas Morticia gets nostalgic, hiding in Nightshade Society secret lair. Wednesday admits that she rejected the Nightshades and is tired of living in her mother's shadow. They talk about Goody Addams, who happened to be the founder of the society. Morticia then reveals that Goody ended up killing Joseph Crackstone. She then confesses to the Garrett murder. As it turns out, she killed the man and Gomez took the fall. She describes how Garrett was foaming at the mouth, practically feral that night and Wednesday solves the crime.

Everyone watches intrigued.

The mother and daughter go for a late-night grave dig and uncover Garrett's corpse. They are then arrested for this little jaunt, but Wednesday has enough evidence to get them all out of jail regardless. Garrett was poisoned with Nightshade, which caused his animalistic behaviour. Although a vision proves that Garrett and his father wanted to use that poison to kill all the Nevermore students anyway. The vial of poison smashed whilst he was fighting Gomez and caused the self-inflicted poisoning. Wednesday and Morticia take this evidence to the Mayor, who was also in on the cover-up. They ask for Gomez to be freed and for the Sheriff to apologize.

Thornhill is seething. How dare they blame her brother for his own death!

Gomez becomes a free man and Wednesday has a heart-to-heart with her mother. They talk about her new powers. Wednesday shows real vulnerability and asks for advice. Morticia says that she had positive visions because she was a positive person, which she refers to as a dove. Wednesday has a darker temperament and is therefore a raven. She needs proper training from the undead to hone her powers. Wednesday asks if Goody Addams would be a good choice , but Morticia warns her daughter to be careful of that particular ancestor, as she let her thirst for vengeance consume her.

"Mother, are you worried?" Wednesday asks suprised.

Elsewhere, Enid rejects the conversion camp offer, and succeeds in standing up against her mom's controlling behaviour. Although Bianca accepts her own mother's proposal in order to keep her true origins from her classmates.

"Good for you Enid!" Yoko Smiles.

The families then say goodbye to one another as the weekend comes to an end. Morticia's parting gift to Wednesday is the simple advice for her to walk her own path. She passes her daughter her old yearbook, which she has been leafing through all weekend. Wednesday realizes the clues were right in front of her all along. Larissa is a shapeshifter and she covered up Rowan Laslow's death. She then confronts the Principal, who denies it at first, but then quickly accepts the accusations. Wednesday then tries to blackmail the headmistress, saying that the sheriff will be very interested. Before she can add anything, Larissa gets up from her chair and explains to Wednesday that this was all done with the father's consent. Apparently, Rowan had lost his mind because of his telekinesis. His father then agreed to have his death covered up so as not to implicate the authorities. This is how Larissa took on Rowan's appearance, pretending that he was alive and well, and being escorted to the station by Marilyn, in order to protect the reputation of Rowan's family, as well as that of Nevermore and its pupils. Their conversation is interrupted by a ruckus outside though, and it turns out someone has written 'Fire Will Rain' in flames on the grounds.

"There is always something more..." Weems sighs.

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