History is often told by the victors. In the latest episode, we learn more about “White Eyes” or as he was known when he was alive Alfred Van Heidt and Maddie is trying to stop seeing things that aren’t there. The latest episode of School Spirits is streaming on Paramount+. Spoilers ahead in this review of School Spirits Season 3 Episode 5.

School Spirits Season 3 Episode 5 “Raiders of the Lost Scar” Recap

Simon recounts the visions that White Eyes aka Alfred Van Heidt showed him to the other ghosts. The kids in the church basement. Drawings on the walls. Rosary beads. The ghost decide to go under the scar to check it out. Charley is on Simon watch. Xavier calls with Tracy to get info about Kyle but she shuts him down. After heading to the hospital and talking with Kyle and Maddie’s dad fills him in on what he learned. Maddie’s stress level continues to rise and the visions are getting stronger. Quinn tries to talk to Rhonda about their almost kiss but she says they don’t need to worry about it.

Rhonda, Wally, Yuri, Quinn and Mr. Martin search under his scar for clues. Mr. Martin, Wally and Yuri find the drawings on the wall. Firstly, trying to discover what he used to draw them and secondly, what message was he trying to convey. The organ begins to play loudly and Quinn tries to grab the weapons bag but a kids is hiding in there. They all leave except for Mr. Martin. As Mr. Martin is about to head back to his scar, he is first meets a woman and then a man. He learns that a family heirloom was used towards the sale of the land under the church.

Simon confesses to Charley that he lied to Maddie. He never reached back out to his sister. He feels that she should resent him for being the cause of their mother’s death. Charley tries to help Simon get some perspective. Sabrina wouldn’t have reached out if she resented him for their mother’s death. Don’t let fear stop him from having the conversation with his sister. Quinn tells Rhonda that kissing her wasn’t because of the shrooms. Before they can talk more Charley says he lost Simon. Rhonda, Wally and Charley go searching for him. He runs after Maddie to confess to her. However, he thinks better of it as she can’t see or hear him. Simon sneaks back into the library and takes the watch while Quinn and Yuri are distracted. He goes back into the church scar for answers.

Maddie tries to learn more information from Dr. Hunter-Price about Van Heidt after she gives a puppet show about him and the day they split the river. Maddie tells Nicole why she’s so edgy. Unbeknownst to them Wally, Rhonda and Charley are listening behind them. Claire also learns nothing from her step-dad and wonders how anyone can even like the superintendent. When she learns what one of the ladies who is running the tarot reading booth doesn’t, she encourages them to follow. Freyja starts the reading, Claire wants to know why she called Dr. Hunter-Prince a “Paholainen“. Which means ‘devil’ in Finnish. Freyja said it was in reference to Van Heidt. Xavier waits for Tracey to finish her show to talk with her.

Simon sees Mr. Martin and they start looking for more clues. Simon finds a ring. Mr. Martin thinks it’s the family heirloom. Dave recruits Kyle for a special mission. Someone wanted to buy the land under the church however, the document has no signature. Wally, Rhonda and Charley tell Quinn and Yuri that if the school is demolished they will become Forgotten. No way to leave. When they discover that Simon took the watch they head back to the church scar. Charley looks for Maddie to let her know what’s happening. Claire, Nicole and Maddie discover that Van Heidt treated the people of the village less than human. He knew the children were in the church and he believed their death would crush their spirit. It didn’t.

Simon confronts White Eyes and when he won’t let go of Simon’s face Quinn stakes a swing at him but ends up hitting Simon instead. After finding her backpack, Xavier and Maddie have a heart to heart and he asks for her trust knowing he lost it. He tells her that maybe her brain is making her see the things the scare her to help her. Maddie looks for Simon and tells Rhonda and Quinn she has something to tell them. Rhonda tells her that they know and they’ll solve one problem at a time. Quinn feels terrible about hitting Simon.

Rhonda confesses to Quinn that hasn’t kissed anyone in 62 years. It’s been hard for her to let others get close after what she experienced in the school. She wasn’t sure she could. Quinn reassures her that they can wait. Rhonda kisses her instead, not wanting to wait any longer. Tracey tells Xavier, Nicole and Claire that Kyle took Tracey to prom but he was different after the bus crash. If the Kyle in the hospital is the real Kyle, then who is walking around in his body?

Review: What ghost is walking around in Kyle Jensen’s body?

If you refuse to learn from the past, you are doomed to repeat it. The perimeter that stops the ghosts from leaving the school is the same cornerstone from the church that used to be there.It’s still keeps them connected in a small way. Simon and Maddie are so alike. It’s why they’re best friends. As much as he wants to get back, he also is afraid of returning to the land of the living. It seems that part of the reason Simon could see Maddie was because he was feeling emotionally distraught when she went missing. Their shared grief and friendship was so strong that even after her spirit went beyond the veil he could still see her when no one else could. They both feel very deeply and suffer in there own vulnerability in silence when they can.

What if White Eyes isn’t Van Heidt? It might be a controversial take but given the information we’ve been given so far it might hold merit. White Eyes could be a church grim. From the puppet show Van Heidt seems to be a hefty man. With a mustache. White Eyes is tall, aging and has receding hair. Is he trying to show Simon the truth of what happened that day? Could Simon be destined for something more when he gets back to the land of the living?

Xavier has had a lot of growth this season but trying to what if his relationship with Maddie right now is not the right time. Something I noticed when Maddie gets her visions and she sees her scar, she’s back in the same clothes she wore when her spirit was forcibly pushed out. Now the door that appeared either is her exit door or Simon’s (that allows him to step back into the human world).

It’s more than just about erasing the past at play here. Freyja said that Van Heidt knowingly let those kids drown. He knew what was going to happen. What if it’s not only about bringing light to the dark past but also finally the truth. Exposing who Van Heidt was and stop his descendants from continuing to harm this community.

And I repeat, who is walking around in Kyle Jensen’s body? The deeper we go the more there is to discover.