the pogues are back at the chateau preparing to open the package kelsie found inside the mausoleum. kelsie walks into the kitchen to find jj making a sandwich, "that bread had mold on it three days ago."
"i'll just pull off all the bad parts. plus, mold is good for you. it's just a natural organism." kelsie raises a brow and kie calls the pair into the next room, "hot damn. let's do it." exhales jj before taking a bite of his sandwich, he chews it slightly, debating its taste, before spitting it out and receiving a grimace of disgust from kelsie.
kelsie turns her attention to john b who opened the package and is taking out its contents, "holy shit." breathed the boy. "x marks the spot." speaks pope pointing to a map john b had laid out on the table, "longitude and latitude. and wait. there's something else." replies the boy putting his hand back in the package and pulling out a tape recorder.
"what's that?" asks jj wrapping his arms around kelsie from behind, "it's a tape recorder dumbass." scolds kiara earning a stiffled laugh from kelsie.
john b presses the play button on the recording, "dear bird." is what it spoke before he pauses it, "who's bird?" questions kelsie with a raised brow, "that's what my dad called me." replies the boy before pressing the play button on the recorder and putting it down on the table to listen.
"i hate to say, "i told you so." but i told you so."
"and you doubted your old man."
"i suspect at this moment, you're with guilt and self-loathing over our last fight."
"but don't kill yourself just yet kid."
" i didn't expect to find the merchant either."
"you were probably right to call me out."
"wasn't exactly father of the decade."
"what can i say kid? i could smell the barn."
"and hopefully we're listening to this in our brand new sugar-shack down in costa rica, livin' off passive investments and pulling on permits."
"if not... and you find this for.. less optimal reasons."
"well that's what the maps for."
"there she is. the wreck of the merchant."
"if something happens to me. finish what i started."
"go for the gold kid."
"i love you bird. even if i didn't always act like it."
"see you on the other side." finishes the tape before it stops leaving the room deadly silent. john b gets up and starts to sob.
"holy shit. he did it. big john he found the merchant! he-" kelsie puts a hand over jj's mouth and shakes her head.
the pogues are now outside the chateau gathered around a fire. kelsie, her head on jj's chest, is mesmerized by the music kie is playing to her left on her guitar, "how much was it again?" asks jj breaking the comfortable silence, brushing his fingers through kelsie's hair, "four hundred mill." replies john b which causes jj to sigh, "okay. let's talk the split."
"now before you say "evenly", may i remind you that i am the only one that can properly defend us from those square groupers who were after us. protection? not cheap okay?" kelsie smacks the boy's chest lightly in response, "you haven't trained. you've done zero training." speaks pope in attempt to correct jj, "youtube bro! that's at least a five percent bump right there." pope once again objects but jj just continues, "any objections? didn't think so."
"what are you gonna do with your 80 mill pope?" questions kelsie adjusting her head slightly to look at the boy, "pay for college in advance. and also textbooks. those are expensive."
"kie?" questions kelsie looking at her sister, "just wanna make a double album. about obx. the pogues. you know the way catch a fire is about kingston. record it at marley studios, peter tosh producing."
"wait isn't peter tosh dead?" questions the sister with a raised eyebrow, "the spirit of peter tosh will never die."
"i know what i'll do. me and kelsie are gonna get a big ass house on figure eight and go full kook." speaks the boy before kissing the girl on top of him. "you're gonna go full kook?" questions pope not convinced, "yup. after me and kelsie travel everywhere we wanna go, i'm gonna get a marble statue of myself and a koi pond. put a bunch of those fish-" kiara's laugh interrupt jj's daydream, "i'm never visiting." kelsie pouts at her sister's words, "not even for me?" giggles the girl.
"what are you gonna do jb?" asks kie causing everyone to look at the boy who has been completely silent for the whole conversation, "to going full kook." speaks john b joining the chant before he laughs whole heartedly.
"you guys see that?" questions jj pointing to a boat coming towards the pogues, "that's the malibu 24-mxz. the world's finest wakesettler. number one in luxury, quality, and performance. 200k easy. we picked the wrong parents."
"hate to break it to you guys. but that's topper and his girlfriend." speaks kie which causes kelsie to look up from her book. kelsie sits up and puts her sunglasses on top of her head and gives sarah a quick smile as she passes. sarah sees kelsie and exchanged a weak faint smile before giving the other pogues a dirty look.
"you don't have to act like you don't see us bitch." mutters kie under her breath. kelsie stiffens at her sisters words. she didn't know why kiara hates sarah cameron so much kelsie can never understand, "kie why do you hate sarah cameron so much?" blurts out kels without even thinking.
the twin scoffs at her sisters words, "she's a fake ass bitch. maybe that's why." is all kie says before moving to the front of the boat away from the other pogues. kelsie frowns and jj hugs her in response before kissing the girl softly, "let her cool off. it'll be okay, angel." kelsie nods and nuzzles her head into the boy's neck.
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