- 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- - [Both] 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.

- [Both] Wordsville!

- Step, step, arms up, shake, shake, spin.

- [Both] Pose!

- We're nailing the dance routine Melody asked us to learn.

- This will be her best music video ever!

Everyone in town will be in it, doing these amazing moves.

Shake.

Huh?

- You mean moves like this.

Huh?

- You can't do the dance either?

Is this a word mystery?

- [Sly] I'm thinking yeah.

Singer Melody's calling.

- Word detectives, can't do my dance.

♪ Help - Okay, it's okay, Singer Melody.

We're here.

Tell us what happened.

- My dance choreography for my music video, it's gone!

- What's choreography?

- I'll look it up in the dictionary.

Choreography means putting step-by-step moves in order.

For this case, it means dance moves like the one Singer Melody asked us to learn.

But you can choreograph lots of things, a dance, an event, or even a plan.

- You mean I could choreograph the way I eat pizza?

- I mean, you could.

- But who can think of food when my dance choreography is missing?

It was so good, too.

See, this is it.

- [Gabby] Look at all those dance moves!

- But now it's gone, and no one in Wordsville will be able to do the dance moves in the right order, which means I won't be able to show my music video, which means it's a disaster.

- No, it's a word mystery.

- Singer Melody, tell us what happened, and I'll animate it.

Recap time!

- I was in my recording studio when Vet Wilder caught a gerbil.

Wait, that's not the beginning.

Reporter Read left the studio.

No, it all started when the gerbil knocked over my microphone.

Oh, I'm too upset to remember what happened first!

- What do you remember?

- Reporter Read and Vet Wilder were at my studio, and there was a gerbil, and when they all left, my choreography was missing.

- Can you show us the scene of the mystery?

- Sure, one sec.

It was on the table, but now it's gone!

- I'm taking a screenshot for our case notes, Singer Melody.

[camera clicks] The word detectives are on the case!

- Please hurry.

- Ready to review the case notes?

- We know what happened.

Someone took Singer Melody's dance choreography.

We know where is happened, her studio.

And it happened when she was distracted by a gerbil.

- Our suspects are Reporter Read and Vet Wilder.

But who did it, how, and why?

- First thing we need to figure out is a sequence of events.

That's the order everything happened.

- The order everything happened?

That's like choreography, but for time.

- And it starts with talking to our first suspect, Reporter Read.

[phone pinging] - Word detectives, I'm working on my latest story.

Choreography carried off, dancing done, gerbil guilty?

- I'm interested.

Can you tell us everything that happened at the studio in the order it happened?

- Well, I was doing the same old thing, interviewing Singer Melody about her latest music video.

At least the gerbil was new.

- Hmm, did this gerbil show up before or after Vet Wilder?

- It happened like this.

One, I arrived at the recording studio to interview Singer Melody.

Two, the gerbil raced in.

Three, the gerbil knocked over Singer Melody's microphone as Vet Wilder chased it.

Four, he caught the gerbil and left.

Five, Singer Melody was too upset to continue the interview, so I left.

And speaking of leaving, I have an article to finish.

Bye!

- She's so serious.

At least she gave us the order everything happened.

- She also gave us a reason she might've swiped the choreography.

She's tired of writing the same thing about Singer Melody over and over and over.

- Are you saying our suspect is suspicious?

- I am, but let's call Vet Wilder before we jump to any conclusions.

[phone pinging] - Word detectives!

Is this about Singer Melody?

Tango and I didn't mean to ruin her interview.

- Tango?

Who's Tango?

- Tango's my gerbil.

She's usually so well behaved.

- Vet Wilder, can you tell us what happened in the order it happened?

- Happily.

First, I was taking Tango for a walk.

Second, she ran off, and I couldn't get her to stop.

Third, I chased her into and around the recording studio.

Fourth, I caught her, after she knocked over a microphone.

Fifth, Singer Melody was upset, so Tango and I left.

- Any chance we can meet this Tango?

- Of course.

Tango!

- [Gabby and Sly] Aw!

- I wish everything came that quickly when I called for it.

Pizza!

[whimsical music] So it's worth a try.

- Tango's a very well-trained gerbil.

She always comes when she's called.

Don't you, Tango?

- Thanks for your time, Vet Wilder.

We'll be in tango soon.

I mean in touch soon.

- Bye.

- Back to the case notes?

What do we know for sure?

- That Tango was super cute, and both suspects gave us the same sequence of events for what happened.

Reporter Read was interviewing Singer Melody.

Tango the gerbil ran in and interrupted them.

Vet Wilder came in chasing Tango.

Tango knocked over Singer Melody's microphone.

Vet Wilder caught Tango and left.

Singer Melody was upset, so Reporter Read left, too.

Singer Melody discovered her choreography was missing.

Seven events!

- It's strange Vet Wilder had to chase Tango so much.

She seemed a lot better trained than that.

- [gasps] You're right!

Vet Wilder said Tango always comes when she's called.

- I think it's time to show everyone how this word mystery happened.

[phone pinging] Now presenting the word mystery animated reenactment of The Case of the Choreography Caper.

- [Reporter Read] Tell me how this music video is different from all the others.

- [Singer Melody] Easy, everyone in Wordsville is going to be in this video doing a special dance that I choreographed.

- [Vet Wilder] Runaway gerbil!

[gerbil squeaking] - [Reporter Read] Whoa!

- [Singer Melody] My microphone!

- [Vet Wilder] Sorry.

We should go.

- It was Vet Wilder who did it.

- Vet Wilder?

- How'd you know?

- You said Tango always comes what she's called.

So why did you have to chase her around?

- Unless it was all a carefully choreographed plan to distract Singer Melody and Reporter Read while you swiped the dance.

- Nice investigating, word detectives.

- I did it.

♪ But why - Because I'm a terrible dancer.

- That's nothing to be ashamed of.

- I wasn't, until Singer Melody asked everyone to dance in her new video.

I just knew I'd embarrass myself and ruin her music video.

- Oh, no, I'm so sorry you felt that way.

- I thought it'd be better for everyone if the dance disappeared.

I'm sorry.

It was wrong.

I'll return the choreography.

Tango's sorry, too.

- [Group] Aw!

[phone pinging] - My dance choreography is back where it belongs.

Vet Wilder, I will personally teach you my dance moves step by step.

- You'd do that?

Thank you!

- What a great story!

- [Group] Thanks, word detectives!

- Another word mystery solved.

- I think that's something to dance about.

- [Gabby] Great idea!

- [Both] Step, step, arms up, shake, shake, shake, spin, pose!

[both laughing]