如同阿桃預言的一樣，當大夥兒換上拖鞋、走上臺階來到客廳時，外面就開始下起了滂薄大雨。客廳裡的陳設格外地古典，裡面放著維多利亞式的傢俱，腳底下還有一片豪華的波斯地毯。一進到客廳裡，孝恩和傑佛瑞便對看了一眼，表示兩人都察覺到了不對敬之處。
「歡迎回家！」阿桃的媽媽～阿蘭說。「你還帶了朋友回來。」
「他們不是我朋友，」阿桃答道。「這是我之前跟妳提起的超自然現象的名神探～傑佛瑞・多諾溫先生和他的助理～孝恩。這是布萊，孝恩來自台灣的表妹；還有黛芬尼，不知道哪裡冒出來的路人甲。」
正當蒂芬尼正怒氣沖沖地要糾正阿桃，說自己不叫『黛芬尼』、也不是『路人甲』時，她被傑佛瑞打斷了。
「阮太太您好，我是傑佛瑞。這是我的搭檔孝恩，」傑佛瑞自我介紹道。「您的英與說得真好啊！」
「雖然我是越南人，但是我在每過出生及成長的！」阮太太答道。
Exactly like Thao had predicted, soon after they changed into slippers and walked up a flight of stairs into the living room, large drops of rain began to splatter violently on the windowpanes. They entered a medium-sized living room furnished with Victorian-style furniture with a luxurious carpet beneath their feet. Shaun and Jeffrey exchanged glances, signifying that they both sensed something unusual about this isolated mansion.
Sitting on the Victorian sofa was a middle-aged lady in a bright green dress. Immediately when she perceived Thao, the woman's eyes brightened and she rose up to embrace her.
"Welcome home, my dear," said the woman in English with an American accent, who was in fact Thao's mother. "I see that you've brought your friends along."
"Yes, mom," replied Thao. "This is Jeffrey and Shaun, the supernatural detectives I told you about, who are here to investigate about the things you told me. This is Blythe - Shaun's Taiwanese cousin and Daphne, some random girl who came along for no reason."
Just when Tiffany was about to declare that her name is not Daphne and she is not "a random girl", she was interrupted by Jeffrey.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs Nguyen. I'm Jeffrey and this is my friend Shaun," said Jeffrey. "You speak English very well, Mrs Nguyen!"
"Yes, although I'm Vietnamese, I was born and raised in New York!" responded Mrs Nguyen.
