My Brother the Minotaur (2026) s01e01 Episode Script

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[panting]
[growling]
[growling]
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[groans] Lorcan, you okay?
It sounded like another nightmare.
I don't wanna talk about it.
What was this one about?
[Lorcan] You're still talking.
Okay. Sure. Fine. G-Gotcha. [chuckles]
Hey, you don't wanna talk, we won't talk.
It's just--
You haven't been yourself recently.
[Lorcan sighs] I'm fine, Charlie.
[screams]
Lorcan!
Don't look at me!
You're such a baby.
[chuckles] It's just a spot.
Just a spot?
You don't think this face
has enough going on without spots?
-[Charlie] Whoa. [gasps]
-Huh? [gasps, chuckles]
Okay, what?
Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.
It's just-- I've been noticing--
Yes, we've all noticed Lorcan's spot,
but the last thing he needs
is someone drawing attention to it.
[sips loudly]
I wasn't talking about his spot.
[spits, coughs] What-- What spot?
-[groans]
-I've been noticing a pattern
in Lorcan's nightmares.
They always happen around the full moon.
Lately they've been getting freakier,
more intense.
What's this?
I'm one of your dumb detective cases now?
My interest in the noble art
of investigation is not dumb.
And I was worried about you.
You're not a case. You're my brother.
"Lorcan, Case 17B."
[gasps] That's just for filing purposes.
Okay. Enough, Charlie. It's nice
that you worry about your brother,
but you don't have to.
The nightmares…
And spots.
[groans] …and spots are all
a perfectly normal part of growing up.
So, play nice, boys. And remember…
"McCreadys are fixers, not fighters."
Exactly.
But it's weird, right?
Don't call me weird.
[gasps]
No, I didn't mean it like that.
Lorcan, wait!
[sighs]
You know I wasn't calling you weird,
just the patterns I'm seeing.
You think I don't see them too?
Something's happening to me, Charlie.
I can feel it. This anger inside.
It's like sometimes I'm not even me,
you know?
It's probably nothing.
Just classic
turning-into-a-teenager stuff.
You sound like Mom.
That's because she steals
all my best lines.
Besides, if Mum says it's normal,
then it's normal. Right?
But I'm not normal, am I? I'm a minotaur.
The only one on the island.
The only one in the world.
You're a McCready.
Normal was never an option.
Now, come on.
We don't wanna be late for school.
If you lived 10 miles from the cinema
and your film starts in 20 minutes,
what's the slowest speed
you can travel at before--
You're late.
Sorry, Mum.
[students laughing]
I mean, Mrs. McCready.
What kept you? Had to sharpen your horns?
No. I was blow-drying my face.
[students laughing]
[sighs]
Look.
Are you kidding?
You're telling everyone now?
No. Just Dana and Harper.
We're your friends, remember?
Fascinating.
And these nightmares and waves of anger
only occur around a full moon?
Hey, maybe you're a werewolf.
What? I'm cool with that.
My best friend's a vampire.
[Dana] I am not a vampire.
I have Erythropoietic Protoporphyria,
an allergy to direct sunlight.
I bet all the vampires say that.
[Dana sighs]
For the last time, I am not a vampire.
[door closes]
Bathroom's all yours.
And you've got to check out
the new toothpaste. Look at this.
Three cents worth of paste
for a million-dollar smile.
That's just good business.
Hey, what's wrong?
On the last full moon,
I woke up standing in the garden.
Creepy, right?
You've been sleepwalking
and you waited a month to tell me?
[groans] Why didn't you say something?
I was freaked out.
Trying to control myself
when I'm awake is one thing,
but who knows what I might do in my sleep?
Did you know tomorrow night's
the supermoon?
What if it happens again?
Don't worry. I've got this.
You get some sleep, and I'll keep watch.
The Cub Scouts didn't call me "Night Owl"
for nothing.
I don't remember
anyone calling you "Night Owl."
You were probably asleep at the time.
Speaking of which, go to sleep.
Thanks, Charlie.
[snoring, breathing heavily]
[gasps]
-[alarm blaring]
-[gasps]
[alarm stops]
[yawns] Thanks, Night Owl. I owe you one.
[chuckles]
Last day of school, little brother.
Here comes the summer!
Yay.
-[Charlie] Look.
-[Lorcan] Whoa.
What went down here?
I think we're about to find out.
[crowd chattering]
I hate to say it, but I warned you.
Let's just calm down, shall we?
What happened?
Like you don't know.
Ever since that thing appeared
on this island,
it's been one disaster after another.
-[crowd gasps]
-Me? You think I did this?
I know you did.
Tell them what you told me, Wesley Jr.
[sighs]
I don't wanna get anybody in trouble.
But yesterday, in the school cafeteria,
I heard Lorcan saying
he can't control himself.
-[crows gasps]
-Something to do with the full moon.
Did you hear that? The full moon.
Now, just what are we dealing with here?
[crowd murmurs]
Tell them, Charlie.
Tell them it couldn't have been me.
Um, yeah, sure. Absolutely.
-Only, you see, the thing is--
-[vehicle doors closing]
Relax, everybody.
Without any witnesses, nobody's
getting sent to the dungeons today.
Chief Walker, so nice of you to join us.
I hope we didn't drag you away
from anything important.
My breakfast,
most important meal of the day.
-[crowd laughing]
-But you're right. Job comes first.
So, what are you going to do?
Thought I'd start at the scene
of the crime.
You still do those sweet breakfast rolls,
Arabella?
Oh, yes. Freshly made this morning, Chief.
Have it your way.
But if you don't sort this out, I will.
Come, Wesley Jr.
We won't be safe on these streets
until they lock up the monster
who did this.
[crowd gasps]
Hey, who ate my cupcake?
Really? Your cupcake?
After what Lorcan's been through,
you're thinking about your cupcake?
Sorry.
I bet Wesley's behind this.
He'd do anything to make Lorcan look bad.
Well, it worked. Did you see
the way everyone was staring at me?
And who can blame them?
If I didn't know Charlie was watching me
all night, I'd think I did it too.
[Dana] Are you okay? Charlie?
Me? Yep. [chuckles]
I'm fine. Absolutely fine.
'Cause you're displaying all
the signs of someone withholding a secret
that is eating away at their very core.
-[groans] I fell asleep!
-What?
Last night, I fell asleep! I'm so sorry.
Then maybe it was me.
And tonight's the supermoon.
Who knows what I might do?
Lorcan!
You don't think he did it, do you?
Lorcan? Never.
What are you staring at?
You. You're displaying all the signs
of someone withholding a secret
that is eating away at their--
Okay. I'm sorry! It was me.
I ate your stupid cupcake.
And you're taping Space-bot Spike
to the chair because…
Because if I can't sit down,
I can't fall asleep.
I know I blew it last night,
but not this time.
Besides, I don't have time to sleep.
Way too much to think about.
Oh, yeah? Like what?
Like proving Wesley's guilty
and figuring out
what's really going on with you.
Look, Charlie, I'm already getting
more attention than I'd like,
so don't turn this into some big deal.
You know how you get
with your whole "detective thing."
I have no idea what you mean.
Really?
Because you've been working on the case
of next door's missing rabbit for months.
It doesn't make any sense.
Why would Mr. Cheesecake just up
and leave like that? He had everything.
Okay. [sighs] I sort of see it now.
But this is different.
The thing is, you never make me feel
like the annoying little brother,
even though, you know, sometimes I am.
And you never let anyone else
give me trouble either.
I guess being hairy and scary
has its advantages.
So, I thought maybe this time
I could look out for you.
Now, go to sleep.
I've got a lot of thinking to do.
Don't hurt yourself.
Very funny.
-[beeps]
-Ow!
[robotic voice]
Space-bot Spike to the rescue.
[Lorcan snores]
Where are you, Mr. Cheesecake?
[clanking, thudding]
[snoring]
[rumbling]
[panting]
Lorcan? [pants]
[wind whistling]
Lorcan!
Don't worry, buddy. I'm coming.
[beeps]
[robotic voice]
Space-bot Spike to the rescue.
Lorcan, stop!
[glass shattering]
[Lorcan howls]
[Chief Walker] Hey!
[gasps] Hey!
[groans]
[vehicle door opens, closes]
-[tires squealing]
-[sirens wailing]
[grunting]
[clicks tongue, scoffs]
[groaning]
Whoa! [groans]
Ow, my ankle! [groans]
Of course!
Since when do minotaurs howl at the moon?
That was you in our garage
stealing Lorcan's bike.
And the town vandal,
that's you too, right?
I knew it wasn't Lorcan.
[groans] My dad's gonna be so mad at me.
But if you're not Lorcan,
then where's Lorcan?
[wind whistling]
W-What's wrong with him?
[growls]
[groans]
Lorcan!
I-I'm sorry, Lorcan.
It was just a joke. You get it, right?
[growls]
[gasping]
M-Make him stop!
Lorcan!
Lorcan, stop!
[growls, gasps]
[Wesley breathing heavily]
Where am I?
[rumbling]
[whimpers, screams]
[groans]
[sirens wailing]
[Wesley straining]
Hold on, Wesley. [strains]
Don't let me fall!
[straining]
[panting]
[Chief Walker] Is anybody going to tell me
what really happened here tonight?
I already told you.
That creature tried to kill me.
Lorcan's not a creature.
And from where I was standing, it looked
a lot like he was saving your life.
But his eyes were totally weird
and the ground opened up, and--
[Chief Walker] Enough!
You're not talking your way
out of this one.
Especially with a story as lousy as that.
[Lorcan] That's my bike!
Was your bike. Now, it's evidence.
You can pick it up tomorrow.
[gasps]
How is Lorcan supposed to get home?
You called our parents?
What did you do that for?
You should be thanking us.
We just caught the village vandal.
Look, boys,
I know Lorcan's been having
a hard time lately,
but I can't have anybody getting hurt
just because some kids
want to play detective.
Got it?
[both] Got it.
Now, go get in trouble with your parents.
[sighs]
Trees falling. The ground cracking.
It was like the end of the world.
So what do you think it was?
An earthquake?
Except nobody felt anything
on the rest of the island. So strange.
And you should've seen Lorcan!
He was in some kind of zombie trance.
I was just lucky Charlie was there.
[chuckles]
I told you I'd look out for you.
What's that? Looks kind of familiar.
Before Charlie snapped me out of it,
I was having this super vivid dream about
a stone door covered in strange symbols.
[Lorcan] It's like the door
was somehow calling to me.
[whispering voice] Lorcan.
[whispering voice] Lorcan!
[Charlie] Lorcan, stop!
[Lorcan] Before I could reach it,
I woke up on the cliffs
with Charlie shouting at me.
And how do you feel now?
Relieved.
I saw Dr. Elson this morning,
and she's not worried.
She reckons the dreams and sleepwalking
are all brought on by teen stress.
She says it'll pass.
That's it?
She gave me some tips on relaxing
and stuff. But yeah, that's it.
So, what's the connection
between your stress and the lunar cycle?
There is no connection. And thinking
there is one has been stressing me out,
so can we just drop it?
Drop it? Hey, I know what I saw,
and it wasn't sleepwalking.
This is my life, Charlie.
Not just some puzzle for you to solve.
Where are you going?
To collect my bike
from the police station. Alone.
What are you doing?
If Lorcan wants to tell himself
everything's fine, that's his business.
But his problems aren't going anywhere
until somebody figures out
what's really going on.
Charlie's right. Whether he wants it
or not, Lorcan needs our help.
So, where do we start?
At the social club.
Of course we remember Lorcan
arriving on the island.
You don't forget a thing like that.
Aren't you tired of that story?
You must've heard it a hundred times.
Your grandmother's right, Charlie.
Why don't I tell you about our
archaeological adventures in the Amazon?
Because, Granddad, we've heard
those stories a thousand times.
Yeah. Come on, Hilda. Tell us.
It was late one night on Bryony Island.
Your grandparents were conducting
an excavation in the old ruins,
when they heard a strange noise outside.
-[leaves rustling]
-[wind whistling]
[Tilda] Like a phantom
sweeping through the trees of Aill Wood.
-[baby cooing]
-[Hilda] But they didn't find a phantom.
[Tilda] They found
the cutest baby minotaur they ever saw.
[Hilda] Well,
the only baby minotaur they ever saw.
[Tilda] But it was very cute all the same.
[Hilda gasps] Oh, yes.
[Hilda] And they brought that
baby minotaur to a lovely young couple
who thought
they couldn't have a baby of their own.
[cooing]
That's it?
No. That was just the beginning.
Because only a year later,
that couple had a baby of their own.
A little brother for the minotaur.
You!
-You were the baby minotaur's brother.
-Oh.
Okay. Super cute story. Really.
But we were hoping for a little more.
Baby minotaurs don't just appear
in the woods.
Where did Lorcan come from?
What does it matter?
Uh, the important thing is, he's here now.
Well, that was a disappointing start.
What now, Charlie?
I dunno.
Maybe Chief Walker was right.
Maybe I am just a kid playing detective.
[gasps] Whoa!
What's wrong?
Mr. Cheesecake.
[Mr. Cheesecake sniffing]
Mr. Cheesecake!
Come on, Mr. Cheesecake.
Come to Charlie. [clicks tongue]
[grunting, groans]
Are you lost, little guy?
Mr. Cheesecake? Come on, boy.
Remind me why we're doing this again.
[footsteps]
[Granddad] Aren't the kids getting
a little old for that fairy tale?
I mean, who even calls their rabbit…
[muffled] …Mr. Cheesecake?
[shushes]
[Hilda] What did you want us to do?
Tell them the truth?
You don't think Lorcan deserves
to know the truth?
He's not ready.
But what if they keep digging for answers?
What if they find out
Lorcan's parents are still alive?
[muffled] Who knows what they'll do?
[Granddad, muffled] We can't keep
Lorcan's destiny a secret forever.
You all heard that too, right?
That they've been lying to us all along
and everything we know
about Lorcan's past is a lie?
Good. Just checking.
What do they mean by "Lorcan's destiny"?
I don't know, but I'm gonna find out.
Who's with me?
I am.
Me too. All the way.
[leaves rustling]
I'm with you.
[sniffs]
[sniffing]
[sniffs]
[whimpers]
[birds cawing]