"You kids be good, now, you hear," Mother said, hugging each of them tightly, even Jo Dee and Brian. "And try and solve this mystery--and I mean it" she warned, looking Michele straight in the eye. Michele and Brian exchanged guilty glances. "I'll keep a sharp lookout on this crew," John assured her. " even sound like a pirate," Mother teased. " the pirate," Michael said, swishing his cardboard sword through the air. "I'll protect us all." "You just keep that thing out of your eye and everyone else's," Mother begged."