(children) ♪ Carolina... ♪ ♪ Carolina.

♪ ♪ ♪ ("Sherlock Bonz" theme music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [dogs barking] <narrator> And now the mystery continues with Chapter Two.

♪ <<Ms.

Marie> Please Come in.

Sherlock Bonz is in his office.

He's expecting you.

♪ >> Ah, you've returned!

Good day to you; please join me.

Biscuit?

I really must stop snacking between meals.

[chuckling] Cape's getting a little tight, you know!

I was writing some notes in my journal.

Writing in a journal is an excellent way to collect your thoughts about a subject.

You know... review.

And sometimes, perhaps you'll notice something that stands out as extremely important.

Let's see now... where is it?

Oh!

Heh-heh-heh.

Right here.

My student helper Kevin and I had just returned from chasing the, um... reoow!

♪ <Kevin> I think...the cat... is definitely gone.

<Det.

Bonz> You know, Kevin, that is essential.

We don't want a feline putting clumsy paw prints on valuable evidence!

Hellooooo... speaking of evidence... a bubble gum wrapper!

<Kevin> I didn't see that.

>> A detective must use all his senses.

I actually smelled it with my keen sniffer.

It's one of my most valuable trade secrets!

[chuckling] Yes, ha-hum.

♪ We'll examine this later.

<Kevin> It's just a gum wrapper.

>> Never underestimate an ordinary clue, Kevin.

Your school doesn't allow students to chew gum.

Is that correct?

So even though the gum wrapper is ordinary, it's quite unusual at Sandlapper Elementary.

>> I wonder where they are?

They've been gone a really long time.

When I go fishing with my brother, my dad always gives us a time to be back.

That time he'll know we're okay.

Maybe you should have done that with Jeremy and Briana.

♪ >> Hello again!

[aluminum foil rattling] A chocolate chip cookie!

<Kevin> Mr. Bonz, you're not hungry again, are you?

♪ <Detective Bonz> On the contrary.

Could this be something our friends left behind?

<Kevin> Yeah, Jeremy is a great cook.

He carries snacks in case he doesn't like lunch.

>> So...they were last spotted in the hall, near the custodial closet... on third grade hall.

<Amy> Where did everybody go?

I came back, and Jeremy and Briana were gone.

and you all were gone.

[whirring sound] <Jeremy> My cookie!

>> My Paw Pilot!!

<Briana> My sweet Sandlapper Elementary School!!!

You won't believe where we've been.

[Paw Pilot beeping] ♪ [ominous music] So...Briana and Jeremy told us about their trip back in time, thousands of years ago to ancient South Carolina.

We were still puzzling, though, about this green button labeled "Levart Emit."

We didn't know what it spelled, but we certainly knew what it did.

It probably would be easy to look it up in the manual, but it was misplaced during time travel.

(crowd sighs in awe) It was decided I would continue my investigation while the four of them used my Paw Pilot again.

(crowd sighs in awe) Suddenly all four of them were quite interested in learning more about South Carolina history.

(crowd sighs in awe) <Briana> Mrs. Matthews was so excited with the research we did!

<Kevin> Only if she knew how you did research!

<Jeremy> Today we have to leave over there, there-- wherever we're going-- to be back when recess is over.

<Briana> We were almost late.

That would have been hard to explain.

<Kevin> You better set that to carry more people!

I'm not missing the excitement this time!!

<Amy> Me, either...I love flying on airplanes.

I bet this is better.

<Detective Bonz> Oh, yes, I see.

<Jeremy> I brought something for our travels.

>> Hellooooo.

Thanks ever so kindly, Jeremy.

Do be careful out there.

I'll keep investigating.

Do I have my camera?

[patting pocket] Yes, I do... hellooooo, hmm.

Must be prepared, you know; take photos of evidence, tracks, twigs.

Now, how do I work the flash on this thing?

♪ Woof-woo, woo-woo, ♪ woof-woo, woo-woo... ♪ [flashbulb whining] Beastly contraption.

See you later... toodle-oo.

<Briana> Levart Emit is driving me crazy!

I do word scrambles in the Sunday paper every week.

I'm going to figure this out.

[gasping] Hello, everybody.

>> Briana, Mrs. Tucker sent me to get you.

Remember the meeting for safety patrols?

Well, you're late.

<Briana> Oh, man!

Okay, you all go on without me.

I'll see you in class.

Tell me everything!

>> Where are they going?

Where are you going?

This is weird.

<Briana> You have no idea.

Come on.

[door slamming] <Jeremy> Yesterday, we went to the earliest times in South Carolina.

Let's enter "Early Settlers in South Carolina" and see what happens.

Kevin, put your hand on the Paw Pilot.

Amy, you too.

On the count of three.

One, two, three!

[whirring sound] [waves lapping] <Kevin> I love the beach!

<Amy> Me too.

What's the Paw Pilot say?

[waves lapping] >> Greetings.

<Jeremy> Who are you?

>> May I present myself?

I am Francisco Gordillo.

I just landed in Winyah Bay, near Georgetown.

<Amy> Georgetown is really close to Myrtle Beach.

<Kevin> My dad takes us fishing there.

>> Shhh.

<Francisco> I've come to explore for Spain.

I now plant the Spanish flag in this new land.

<Jeremy> Who are you?

>> I am Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon.

In this year, 1526, I brought 500 colonists from Spain.

We will be the first European settlement in the New World and we are here to stay.

<Jeremy> It's getting cold.

<Kevin> It's freezing!

<Lucas> It's been a very hard winter.

Times have been hard.

Tengo mucho hambre.

No hay suficiente comida.

<Amy> He is hungry... there's not enough food.

<Kevin> You speak Spanish?

>> My dad is from Venezuela.

Sometimes we speak Spanish at home.

[coughing] <Lucas> Estamos enfermos y muriendo.

[coughing] <Amy> He said, "Many of us are sick...and dying."

<Lucas> It's not going well for us here.

Many people want to go back to Spain.

Goodbye to you, travelers.

Adiós y vaya con dios.

(coughing) <Amy> That means, "Good-bye, and go with God."

>> Oh, this is such a beautiful place!

I'm Jean Ribault, explorer for France in 1562.

I brought settlers to Parris Island near Port Royal, but we had a terrible time, no food.

My people had to sail back to France...au revoir.

[waves lapping] <Jeremy> Where'd he go?

<Amy> Have you noticed that everyone has been our age?

No adults, only children; I wonder why?

<Kevin> Another ship.

<Jeremy> Oh oh!

The Paw Pilot just changed.

>> Let's finish reading that letter from our settlers in the new land.

>> "Hope you are well in England.

"Wretched boat trip over!

"We were seasick the whole time, but we feel better.

"We are busy making maps, clearing trees, and building shelters."

♪ The Lords Proprietors ♪ owned it ♪ ♪ and sent ♪ us settlers here.

♪ ♪ We came ♪ and made our village ♪ ♪ in the ♪ 1670th year.

♪ ♪ We traded ♪ with the Indians, ♪ ♪ explored ♪ this country grand.

♪ ♪ The land ♪ belonged to England, ♪ ♪ and we belonged ♪ to the land.

♪ >> Sounds like things are going well to me.

>> We need to agree on what to name that place.

A suggestion was that we name it for the king.

All right, then; let's name this whole big area Carolina.

That's Latin for "land of Charles."

>> We're loyal to king.

>> The first English settlement was at Albemarle Point.

Settlers stayed about ten years, but it was swampy.

They moved to Oyster Point.

What shall we call this new town?

>> Charles Town, after our friend, King Charles.

>> Since you named the town, I'll name the rivers.

The two big rivers will be named after me.

They will be the Ashley and the Cooper.

<colonists> ♪ We named the river Ashley ♪ ♪ for the great ♪ proprietor wise, ♪ ♪ who had a dream ♪ that beauty ♪ ♪ in South Carolina ♪ would arise.

♪ ♪ We planted ♪ rice and indigo ♪ ♪ and settled ♪ this country grand.

♪ ♪ The land ♪ belonged to England, ♪ ♪ and we belonged ♪ to the land!

♪ <Amy> The Paw Pilot says it is 1730!

>> This large area has been split into two provinces: North Carolina and South Carolina.

And nowadays, instead of saying "Charles Town," people are calling the city "Charleston."

<Amy> They did change to Charleston after the Revolutionary War.

>> Yes.

Times have changed in some ways for the better.

Charleston is one of the largest, richest towns.

The Carolinas still belong to England.

(colonists) ♪ We had to fight the English ♪ ♪ because we ♪ loved this land.

♪ ♪ When George III ♪ was ruler, ♪ ♪ we had to take ♪ a stand.

♪ ♪ For freedom's cause ♪ we had to fight ♪ ♪ to save ♪ this precious land.

♪ ♪ Our roots are planted firmly ♪ in South Carolina sand.

♪ ♪ [shot booming] >> There you are, young lady!

What do you think of our fair city, Charleston?

<Amy> Um... >> It does leave one speechless!

It is grand.

Why, it was even the state capital for many years.

It is filled with wealthy plantation owners and shipping merchants.

And ohhh, the parties!

Do you like parties?

We have some big, fancy parties.

>> Oh, yes, we do.

Remember 1736?

That was a wonderful year.

The Dock Street Theatre opened that year, It was the first real theater building in 13 colonies.

>> You shouldn't act surprised.

Charleston had the first museum, the first orchestra, and first department store in all the colonies.

(Amy) Do you play golf?

>> I just started this year, just this year, 1791.

There are two golf courses in Charleston.

Fore!

>> Ouch!!

>> Sorry.

>> No time for that now!

The Dock Street Theatre is now presenting its play by Mr. Shakespeare.

Shouldn't you get on?

You are Juliet.

<Amy> I am?

>> Oh, I'm so excited!

>> Me, too.

>> Oh dear!

I told that girl the wrong play!

They're presenting a play about pirates and the colonies.

>> She'll be fine.

You know how creative children are.

<Amy> Well, I guess my drama club experience will come in handy today.

<Kevin> Good luck!

<Amy> Romeo, Romeo.

Wherefore art thou, Romeo?

[gasping] You're not Romeo!

>> You're right about that!

I'm Edward Teach.

<Amy> Edward Teach... that's your real name, but you're known as Blackbeard the Pirate.

I read all about you in a pirate book.

<Blackbeard> Ayyye.

Some call me that.

Folks are scared of me because sometimes, I light me beard on fire and let it smoke.

It makes me look mean, which is good for business.

Give me them rings before I show you me blade!

>> Now, no need to be so rude.

Good day, madam.

I'm Stede Bonnet.

<Blackbeard> The Gentleman Pirate.

<Stede> Aye, in some circles, I'm known as that.

<Amy> A pirate is no gentleman.

<Stede> But I used to be a gentleman I was a rich plantation owner before I turned to piracy.

Now, could I please have your money and valuables?

>> Not so fast, fancy boy!

Save some of that for me!

<Amy> Who are you?

>> I'm Anne Bonny.

<Kevin> Wow, a woman pirate!

<Anne> That's right...

I've sailed the seven seas.

<Amy> Why did you become a pirate?

It's so unladylike.

I thought it'd be an easy life, but it's very tiresome, and very dirty, and dangerous.

>> Aha!

Colonel William Rhett at your service, madam.

I've captured many pirates.

Your days of crime are over!

<pirates> Oh!

Ah!

Ow!

<Jeremy> It says... <Kevin> Speaking of end, it's time for recess to be over.

<Amy> We're ready.

Hit it.

[whirring sound] <Kevin> Recess must be over; everybody's gone!

There's Mr. Bonz talking with Jade.

♪ >> I was just seeing if she noticed anything suspicious.

The thing she's suspicious about is where you have been!

<Jeremy> Yeah, she saw us with the Paw Pilot.

>> Is recess over?

Are we in trouble?

>> Recess is over, but I told Ms. Matthews I needed your help briefly.

So you've been excused, but just a few minutes.

♪ <Amy> What are you doing?

<Det.

Bonz> Taking a picture of the sand.

<Kevin> Of the sand?

>> There's a clue there.

>> Where?

>> See the tracks?

We're outside the third grade building.

The tracks look like a wheel of some sort.

What else can you observe?

♪ <Jeremy> They're going away from the school.

>> And they're-- <Amy> I know.

The tracks are sunken into the ground.

>> Jolly good, Amy!

The tracks are deep in the dirt, suggesting a most heavy load; Such as a lot of history books, perhaps?

<both> Ohhhhh!

>> Look what else I've found.

<Kevin> A price tag?

>> But not just any price tag.

This is for a shovel.

It says that right here.

My hunch is the books have been buried somewhere on school grounds.

>> Wow!

>> We'll talk more tomorrow, but now it's off to class you go.

and hastily I might add.

♪ Don't say a word to anyone We don't want the thief to know we're on his trail.

<all> Rah!

♪ <narrator> Will Detective Bonz find the cat, or will meows plague our canine detective?

Will Detective Bonz discover more clues to help solve the case of the missing books?

And what is the meaning behind the clues Detective Bonz has already gathered?

The mystery continues next time as Detective Bonz searches for the thief.

♪ >> For more information about South Carolina history, read the following books.

<Bette Jamison> Hello.

You've just watched Chapter Two of Detective Bonz and the South Carolina History Mystery, a new series on South Carolina history for young students.

Hi.

I'm Bette Jamison with the South Carolina Department of Education.

Don't go away.

We have a special treat coming up as good as any doggy treat you can eat.

The famous investigator himself, that canine detective is right here in our studios at ETV to chat with us about this intriguing case.

Welcome, Detective Bonz and Ms. Marie.

Do you think, you two.

That someone actually took those South Carolina history books and buried them in the school grounds?

<Det.

Bonz> Well, being a dog myself, burying things is a personal hobby of mine.

I'm sure others would think of it as the same.

So yes, burying is always an option as far as I'm concerned.

<Bette> I know there was some deep tracks in that dirt.

<Det.

Bonz> I know, must have been something very heavy.

We weren't sure exactly what it was, but I knew that if I followed these tracks and and figured out what could possibly make such a deep impression that I could figure things out.

<Bette> Was that the most helpful clue that you had found at this point, or what was the most helpful clue?

<Det.

Bonz> Personally, I think chewing gum in the school is so inappropriate, and when I found that wrapper, I knew it couldn't be a student for one thing.

Or if it was, it was a renegade student.

So... <Bette> Don't have very many of those at Sandlapper Elementary.

<Det.

Bonz> Of course, not.

Every one of them are delightful children.

<Bette> Well, now, did the school administrators, or teachers really ever catch on to the fact that the students were doing this time traveling back in history?

<Ms.

Marie> Now, you know, I must say, one afternoon, not too long after the case had started, you know, we got that call from Ms. Hallman, the principal, and she was saying, has Detective Bonz taken?

<Det.

Bonz> Ms. Marie, what call?

<Ms.

Marie> You know, the phone call from Ms. Hallman, the principal saying, have, has Detective Bonz taken the children to the office?

<Det.

Bonz> I have no research of that.

<Ms.

Marie> Oh, okay.

Let me check my notes.

I, I can't imagine I you know, I always tell you everything <Det.

Bonz> That's true, you do.

Let me look a little closer.

Oh, no.

I don't see it there.

<Ms.

Marie> That must have been that really busy day when we had all those orders coming in.

I had to process.

<Bette> And you are doing some observing, I see, with that magnifying glass.

<Det.

Bonz> You know, this this magnifying glass here has served me well over time.

It allows me to bring things into, you know, perspective in a different way.

It's amazing that when you look at the fine details of something, what, you can figure it out like this, for instance, when I'm when I'm looking very close.

Did I show you this blue button here?

This blue button is one of my favorite buttons of all because a snack comes out, I love snacks.

<Bette> There you go again.

I mean, I don't see how you get any crimes solved for snacking all the time.

<Det.

Bonz> You have to keep your energy up.

And there are so many good qualities in these cookies.

There's, there's goodness and there's great taste and a few minerals and things that help you... <Bette> Well, getting back to the non-snack details <Oh, of course> Did you ever really ask Ms. Marie, what Levart Emit meant?

Because, you know, she seems very smart.

Did you know Ms. Marie?

<Ms.

Marie> Well, you know, this was not told to me in the beginning.

I did not get this information, as, I was typing up all the notes that he brings in at the end of the day, and I am quite a crossword puzzle, advocate.

I worked them every morning <Bette> Great way to increase your vocabulary.

Yes.

Great way.

<Ms.

Marie> Yes, yes.

And, like the other day I was doing, I spelled out pedigree and purebred and, you know, I have a doggy crossword puzzle, and I just think maybe if I had, had that information, I could have been working on that.

<Det.

Bonz> Did I fail to mention it to you?

<Ms.

Marie> Yes.

So I guess we're even.

<Okay.> <Ms.

Marie> I forgot to tell you about the phone call.

<Bette> Oh, well, you know those details.

<Ms.

Marie> Those things happen though.

<Bette> The details are the thing.

<Det.

Bonz> But together we are an excellent team.

<Bette> Yes, yes, you are.

<Ms.

Marie> And working together.

You know, sometimes you have these little things, but you have to continue to cooperate.

<Bette> I do have a few more questions for the two of you.

You know, in this chapter, chapter two, the students were able to use the Paw Pilot to go back in time to meet Spanish explorers.

They met Lord Proprietors and even those pirates.

<Whoa> Did you know that that "crim- metric" calculator digitizer could really take them back in time?

I mean, did you know that could happen?

<Det.

Bonz> I had no clue that that this thing had such power to pull them back in time.

As a matter of fact, I was very neglect in reading the manual.

So I had one of the students, my student helpers read the manual.

So they knew a lot more about it at the time than I did.

<Bette> So you had never experienced that yourself going back in time?

<Det.

Bonz> No, I did not.

<Ms.

Marie> And in fact, let, let's be careful of the button now because, <Det.

Bonz> Who knows where we can wind up <Ms.

Marie> We don't know where we might be if we pressed that green button right now <Bette> That is really exciting, that the students can go back in time, but it, you know, really is, something to fear that it could happen at an inopportune moment.

<That's right.> <Bette> Well, <Det.

Bonz> I won't do it.

<Bette> Thank you, Detective Bonz, and Ms. Marie.

Great information, as always.

And if you want to see more of this doggone good history mystery, stay tuned for the next chapter of Detective Bonz and the South Carolina History Mystery, and see our students go back in time to explore more history of our state.

Personally, I can't wait to find out if the books are buried there on the school grounds and meet some more of our famous South Carolina, Carolinians as our students explore more.

Stay tuned because you'll be as happy as someone had given you a big dog bone.

Thank you for watching Detective Bonz and the South Carolina History Mystery.

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