- Did a word that's important to you go missing?

- And now all you can feel, do, or think is the opposite of that word?

- Then call us!

I'm Sly.

- And I'm Gabby.

We're Word Detectives, and we solve... - [Gabby and Sly] Word mysteries!

- Together, we run the Wordsville Online Detective Agency.

- We'll find your missing word fast.

- Not to mention, briskly.

- And swiftly.

- Yeah, we're really good with words.

- [Children] Wordsville!

(ringtone chiming) - Hey, Gabby, I know what we should do while we wait for someone to call, watch cat videos!

- Play video games!

- Oh, come on, Gabby.

I can think of 50 million reasons for cat videos, cuteness, laughter, mischief.

Huh, that's weird, I can't think of anymore.

- Good, 'cause now it's my turn to convince you to play games.

Except I can't think of anything, either.

Sly, is this a word mystery?

(computer chiming) - Maybe Baker Graham knows.

(computer beeps) - Word detectives, help!

- Baker Graham, are you okay?

Why are you on crutches?

- I sprained my ankle, but that's not why I need your help.

Someone took the recipe card for my Persuasion Pie.

See, this is it.

- [Gabby] That recipe card definitely says Persuasion on it.

- [Sly] Persuasion means the act of convincing someone to do something, usually by giving them good reasons to do it.

- With the word persuasion missing, no one in town will be able to persuade anyone to do anything.

- This is why I couldn't convince you to watch some purr-fect cat videos.

- And why I couldn't persuade you to play video games.

- This is a word mystery.

But, Baker Graham, what is a Persuasion Pie?

- It's one of my delicious treats.

It smells so good.

I can always convince people to take a little bite.

That's why I call it Persuasion Pie.

But now it's gone!

- Well, luckily, you don't need to convince us to take the case.

- Tell us what happened, and I'll animate it.

Recap time!

- I sprained my ankle and can't move around that much.

So I had persuaded Singer Melody to help me make some Persuasion Pies for my customers.

I also convinced Athlete Glory to help me do some things around the bakery I can't do right now.

And when I went to fix my bandage, they both left, and somebody took my Persuasion Pie recipe card.

See, this is where I last saw my recipe card.

- [Sly] I'm saving this screenshot of the scene of the mystery.

(camera shutter clicks) - Baker Graham, we'll get your recipe card back before you know it.

- Time to start our case notes.

- What happened?

Someone took Baker Graham's (keyboard clicking) Persuasion Pie recipe card.

- Now no one could persuade or convince anyone to do anything.

- We know where it happened, the bakery.

(keyboard clicks) - And it happened when Bakery Graham went to adjust his bandage.

- [Gabby] Singer Melody and Athlete Glory are the suspects.

- We have to find out who did it, how, and why.

The clues are crumbs and a rolling pin.

- Let's call Athlete Glory.

- No way, Singer Melody first.

- I know I can't persuade you to change your mind, so fine.

(computer chiming) - Hey, Word Detectives, sorry for eating and talking, but I'm so... (Melody slurps) ♪ Hungry ♪ - But Singer Melody, you were at the bakery, why didn't you eat there?

- Too busy.

Baker Graham sprained his ankle and needed some help around the bakery, so he convinced me to help him make Persuasion Pies for his customers.

- That's super nice of you.

- I was happy to help my friend, plus, Baker Graham said we could have some pie when we were done, but I didn't get any.

- Why not?

- Because Athlete Glory was helping Baker Graham around the bakery, and every time she finished one task, he stopped making pies with me to persuade her to do something else for him.

And it happened again, and again, and again.

- Did that bother you?

- Bother me, no.

(Melody laughs) He needed us.

(keyboard clicks) Now, is there anything else you wanna know?

'Cause I really need to get another ♪ Snack ♪ - We're good, thanks for your help.

- Hmm, because of his sprained ankle, Baker Graham persuaded her to help.

- And it took a long time.

Singer Melody said she wasn't bothered.

- But it sounded like she was.

I wonder how Athlete Glory felt.

(computer chiming) - Hi, Word Detectives.

Is there a word mystery I can help you with?

- There sure is, what do you know about Persuasion Pie?

- Not enough, I was hoping to get some for helping Bakery Graham at the bakery today, but I never did.

- What did you do at the bakery?

- Anything he couldn't do with his sprained ankle.

I carried flour sacks to the back, and then when I was done, he persuaded me to stack some cans of frosting, and then asked me to move some bushels of apples.

He just kept on persuading me to help him.

It just kept happening.

- How did you feel about that?

- Well, I was very happy to help, but then I got hungry.

And when I get hungry, I can get hangry, hungry and angry.

But I managed to have a few lemon tarts before that happened.

- A few?

- Just a couple, or seven.

But I left because I had to wash my hands.

They got really sticky.

Actually, they still are.

Anyway, talk later.

(computer beeps) - I'm not persuaded of anything yet.

Let's go over our case notes.

- [Gabby] We know Baker Graham persuaded Singer Melody to help him make pies for his customers.

- [Sly] And he persuaded Athlete Glory to help him out around the bakery.

- [Gabby] Everything took a long time.

- [Sly] Baker Graham needed a lot of help because of his sprained ankle.

- [Gabby] And both suspects got hungry.

- [Sly] They wanted some Persuasion Pie, but neither of them got any.

Athlete Glory did snack on lemon tarts though.

These are the crumbs.

- Singer Melody didn't get a snack.

She said she wasn't bothered, but acted like she was.

- Not getting snacks would bother me, even if I wanted to help a friend.

- Sly, I think we solved it.

Let's show everyone how this went down.

(computer chiming) - Now presenting the Word Mystery animated reenactment of, "The Case of the Persuasive Person."

Thank you both for helping me.

Working in the bakery is hard with this sprained ankle.

- [Gabby] Can we have a snack before we start?

- [Sly] Or we could all have Persuasion Pie when we're done.

Come on, let's get to work.

A little later... Just a few more pie crusts to make.

- [Sly] Snack time, I'm just grabbing some lemon tarts.

- [Gabby] Ooh, I'll have one, too.

- [Sly] Please save your appetite for pie.

Persuasion pie is worth the wait.

Even later than that... - [Gabby] I have to fix my bandage, but we'll be able to eat some pie soon.

We just have a few more things to do.

- [Sly] He's so persuasive, and my hands are so sticky.

I'd better go wash them.

- [Gabby] I can't be persuaded to wait for a snack anymore.

♪ I'm hungry ♪ (upbeat music) Singer Melody is who took the Persuasion Pie recipe Card.

- Singer Melody?

(Athlete Glory gasps) - When she was alone, she grabbed the recipe card and left, that's how.

- She didn't wanna be persuaded to keep waiting to eat.

- That's why.

- I thought you wanted to help me.

- I did, but making pies was taking forever, and I didn't even get a lemon tart.

- They were delicious.

- I'm sorry, I should have realized that the pies were taking too long to make instead of persuading you to keep helping me without a snack.

- And I'm sorry I took your recipe card and left you with a sprained ankle and no help.

I'll bring your recipe card right back now.

- And I'll get you something to eat.

(Singer Melody sighs) (computer chiming) I got my recipe card back!

- And this Persuasion Pie is so good.

♪ Totally worth the wait ♪ - I'm so, so full from the lemon tarts.

- Then you can have some Appreciation Angel Cake later.

I can handle making one cake to thank Singer Melody and Athlete Glory.

- Thank you, Baker Graham.

- [Group] And thank you, Word Detectives.

(computer beeps) - We solved it, which means... - It's time to watch three cat videos, and then play video games.

- I'm persuaded, fire it up.

- Get ready to see some mischief.

(mouse clicks) (cat mews) (Sly and Gabby laugh) - Aww, so cute.

- What did I tell you about these cat videos?

(Sly and Gabby laughing) (upbeat music) ♪ It's Wordsville ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ It's Gabby ♪ ♪ Sly ♪ ♪ It's Wordsville ♪ (upbeat music)