Episode 3: The Return of Pete

The Return of Pete is the third episode of Cyberspace Investigations, and the third episode of Season One (2020). It falls second within the Founding of Channel 53 Arc, following The Disc and preceding Super Mario Sunshine. It refers back to "no pete", a video that was made an exact year before the release of The Return of Pete, as its main source of influence.

Characters

 * Brandon Dowthimore XVI
 * Pete

Synopsis
The Return of Pete opens the way the previous episode had. It begins with Brandon commentating on halloween and the current state of the world, which confirms the existence of the Covid-19 pandemic within the universe of Cyberspace Investigations. He flashes back to "no pete" and decides to look for the remains of his friend. He also confirms that Pete, who is apparently a skeleton, was once a living being. Brandon heads to the storeroom, where he hopes to find Pete. When he fails, he becomes increasingly more frantic, until he decides to do a show titled Dead Bodies.

Brandon is then seen in the company yard, wielding a sledgehammer and smacking the ground repeatedly to "dig up dead bodies." Finally, he finds Pete Jr., Pete's son and accidentally decaptiates him while questioning the skeleton. He knows where Pete is, and runs over to find him behind a tree. With that, he's finally found his friend and everyone can be happy.

Later, Brandon gets a call that the Lord Dowthimore program was a hit and they've doubled their revenue. Brandon loves this and decides to go to the casino. He ends up blowing it all on slot machines, where he becomes homeless, loses his job, and his mother disowns him. Now, he's homeless.

Trivia

 * This episode has a commentary track.