Season 2 Trailer 2

Still Searching

[Ichabod's office. Day. He is typing something when there is a knock at the door.]

SAM

Professor Crane? Do you have a minute?

ICHABOD

Of course. Have a seat. [A chair pulls out as he does so]

You don't usually come to office hours. Everything all right?

SAM

Yeah, I was just headed to my violin lesson and figured I’d stop by quick. I... just had a couple… questions, is all.

ICHABOD

Okay. Where would you like to start? Something in Tuesday's class not clear?

SAM

Well, no, not exactly….

ICHABOD 

[Putting it together]

Sam, if this is about Marksbury--

SAM

Look, I know. But there are so many pieces that I can’t connect. I’ve been looking into it for years, you’re the first eyewitness I’ve been able to find who doesn’t just hang up the phone or shut the door in my face. Even with what little you said in class the other day, that’s the most anyone has ever given me. Just… [Sigh] please. Anything you have. 

ICHABOD

[He sighs]

...Victor Frankenstein was a smart man. But like anyone, he certainly had his flaws. After the fire and what came after, he constantly flipped between being absolutely sure of himself and feeling as though he were completely helpless. Doubt, of course, can cause all sorts of problems. But so can overconfidence. And for all Victor’s anxiety and paranoia, he was so desperate for it all to be over that he simply chose to believe that it was headed in that direction. No matter how much evidence there was to the contrary.

SAM

And what about you? How do you fit into all of this?

ICHABOD

That’s all very personal, I--

[Sam’s phone starts ringing]

SAM

Sorry, that’s my partner. Looks like you’re off the hook for today. [He laughs] Thank you, professor. I– I mean it.

[He continues speaking as he exits the room]

Hey, John, I’m on my way now.

[Once the door shuts behind Sam, Ichabod breathes a sigh of relief. This has clearly shaken him up quite a bit. There is a beat of silence before he opens a drawer in his desk and pulls something out. We hear the click of a box opening. He stares at its contents for a moment before speaking]

ICHABOD

...Someday. I promise.