The Mystery of the Clock Tower

A backward-counting clock, black roses, and a mysterious veiled figure have all of Odyssey holding its breath as the tower ticks down to 11:45. Whit, Connie, and Eugene chase the clues to Dredlocks, the computer company that programmed City Hall - and to Andrew Drevil, a lonely trash collector secretly obsessed with Alicia, whose stolen diary pages gave him everything he needed. But as the whole town gathers in the square to watch the final minute, Whit realizes the clues have led there a little too neatly... the countdown is a diversion. The real target is Odyssey Bank, where Andrew and his father, the bank manager himself, are opening the vault to rob it - and the police arrive just as the door swings wide. Meanwhile, Alicia finally confesses the twenty-year-old lie that drove Michael away from her sister Wendy, and the two begin talking again at last. One angry choice changed three lives, but the truth opens the door to healing.

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0662 Grandma's Visit When Grandma Lucia arrives in Odyssey with news that Aunt Rosalita's wedding will happen at the Parker home that very week, the family's frantic hospitality is stretched to its breaking point.

0663 Finish What You... When Olivia takes up guitar lessons, a preschool play, and a birthday promise all at once, she discovers that good intentions alone can't stretch her time far enough.

1 of 3 0664 The Jubilee Singers When Olivia dismisses school as pointless, a portrait of Frederick Douglass introduces her to the students of a struggling university whose only hope may be the songs they carry.

2 of 3 0665 The Jubilee Singers A Fisk choir and their determined director set out on a perilous tour to sing their school out of debt, facing hostility and hardship at every stop.

3 of 3 0666 The Jubilee Singers With Fisk University on the brink of collapse, a weary group of student singers must decide whether to keep performing on a grueling tour that has cost them their health, their dignity, and nearly all hope.

1 of 2 0667 The Mystery of the Clock Tower When City Hall's computerized clock mysteriously keeps resetting itself to 11:45, Eugene's investigation uncovers black roses, a warning note, and a twenty-year-old secret someone in Odyssey has kept hidden.

2 of 2 0668 The Mystery of the Clock Tower When a mysterious countdown on Odyssey's clock tower grips the whole town, Whit and Eugene must untangle black roses, a buried family secret, and a trail of clues that all point somewhere a little too neatly.

0669 Wooton's Broken Pencil Show When Connie steps away from her Kids' Radio show to deal with a blaring car alarm, Wooton takes the microphone and improvises his way toward answering whether entertainment really needs a point.

0670 Stage Fright When an eerie voice haunts the theater during rehearsals for their middle school musical, Emily and Matthew must unmask the phantom before fear shuts down the show.

0671 Fast As I Can When Whit explains the spiritual discipline of fasting, the Whit's End gang each give up something they love for a week - and discover their sacrifices are far harder, and stranger, than expected.

0672 Opposite Day On school Spirit Week's Opposite Day, Olivia's game of doing everything backward lands her in a friendship she never meant to start - while Barrett discovers his five hundred online friends may not add up to much.

0673 The Owlnapping When the Odyssey Owls' beloved mascot vanishes before a critical stretch of games, team captain Ryan must decide whether to chase a ransom-demanding kidnapper or convince his superstitious teammates that their luck was never in a stuffed bird.

0674 Square One When Matthew is invited into a secret club of boys who take machines apart to see how they work, one broken promise puts his new friendships - and a rare pinball machine - on the line.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 9 more roles

1 featured character

Police Officer Bob Smithouser

8 supporting roles

Spencer Hicks Dave Fennoy Michael Butler David Bowe Andrew Drevil Micah Cohen Alicia Jennings Heather Simpson Reporter (a) Actor Unknown Reporter (b) Actor Unknown Oliver Drevil Will Utay Kevin Killerman Actor Unknown

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director Jonathan Crowe Sound Designer Bob Hoose Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

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With the clock counting backward, Mayor Hicks calls the police. Alicia reveals that Wendy, now a doctor in Los Angeles, is coming to Odyssey to help move their mother. Wendy still does not know why Michael abandoned her. The only place Alicia has ever recorded the truth is a private diary recently placed in a safe-deposit box at Odyssey Bank.

Eugene cannot stop the countdown without destroying City Hall's payroll, benefits, and other records. The missing Dredlocks programmers appear increasingly suspicious. Whit and Connie visit bank manager Oliver Drevil while Eugene learns that Oliver recommended Dredlocks for the City Hall contract after the company programmed the bank's computers.

The florist identifies the buyer of the black roses as a man driving a Shore Clean van. Oliver admits that his son Andrew owns both Dredlocks and the cleaning company. Shore Clean services City Hall and Odyssey Bank, and Andrew knows where his father keeps keys. Dredlocks also controls the computer-timed bank vault.

At Andrew's apartment, Whit, Connie, and Oliver find many secret photographs of Alicia and photocopies of her diary with the clock tower and 11:45 highlighted. Andrew, who empties trash at City Hall, has developed an unhealthy fascination with Alicia. Oliver calls the police, and attention turns toward finding his son before the countdown ends.

City Hall and the surrounding buildings are evacuated as a precaution. Eugene tries to shut down the system, but the countdown is being controlled remotely. A crowd gathers in the square to watch the clock reach 11:45. Alicia confesses to Wendy, and Michael returns to Odyssey to see how the mystery ends. Whit encourages him to speak with both sisters and seek reconciliation after twenty years.

As the final minute approaches, Whit realizes that every clue has directed everyone to the clock tower too neatly. The spectacle is a diversion designed to empty another location. Eugene identifies the real target as Odyssey Bank.

At the bank, Andrew and Oliver Drevil prepare to rob the vault. Their computer and cleaning work has given them access to the security systems, cameras, and keys. Oliver has only pretended to help the investigation. Police arrive with Whit and Eugene just as the vault unlocks, and father and son are arrested.

Andrew's interest in Alicia was real, but finding her safe-deposit information led him to the diary and gave him material for an elaborate distraction. He used his programming access, his cleaning job, and his father's position to build the scheme. The black roses, veil, and countdown were meant to draw the town away while the Drevils stole the bank's money.

Alicia finally tells both Wendy and Michael what she did. Wendy and Michael begin talking again; neither has married, though what may come of their reunion remains unknown. One angry choice changed three lives for twenty years, but confession has at last opened a way toward healing.