

They explain everything to her, and she agrees to accompany them. Amy and Dan escape, and return home, to their au pair, Nellie Gomez. The mansion then begins burning down, forcing the two teams to separate.

Amy finds an annotated copy of Poor Richard's Almanack, and gives it to Alistar to look at. Amy and Dan find a secret passage way in the library, where they run into Alistair. The siblings go to Grace's mansion and visit the library. McIntyre warns the Cahill siblings to "Beware the Madrigals". Amy and Dan initially want the money, but realize Grace would want them to take the clue so they turn down their million dollars and receive a sealed manila envelope.Īll seven teams open their clue, and most depart the room. They're followed by the Holts, the Starlings, Jonah, Alistair, and Irina. Many Cahills take the money, but Ian and Natalie are the first to take the clue. McIntyre shows the Cahills a video from Grace, where she offers everyone either one million dollars or a single clue. They're joined by Jonah Wizard, Beatrice Cahill, Alistair Oh, Irina Spasky, Cousin Ingrid, and Cousin Jose, among others. Dan also points out other familiar Cahills, such as the academic Starling triplets.Ī non-random selection of many Cahills, including Amy and Dan, the Holts, the Kabras, and the Starlings, are called away to a private reading of the will. Amy and Dan run into the athletic Holt siblings Hamilton, Reagan, and Madison Holt, then speak with the wealthy Kabra siblings, Ian and Natalie. Grace's grandchildren, Amy and Dan Cahill, are taken to her funeral by their legal guardian, Grace's sister, Beatrice. A Man in Black then speaks with McIntyre. She requests that William McIntyre, her lawyer, change her will to the alternate version, then dies. The story begins with Grace Cahill lying on her deathbed.
