"So, Pizza Pete, how is the day job?" "Soul-sucking." "Though, I do have an audition tomorrow." " Power tools commercial." " You will nail it." "Did you see what I did there?" " Hi." " Hi." "Is this guy up in your grill?" "Oh, not yet, but the night is still very young." "Less blah, more 'za." "And next time, think "double cheese," Phil." "It's Pete." " Whatever." "And I love you." "Bye." "What?" "I was getting my flirt on." "With the delivery dude?" " He is an actor." " Oh, great." "I'm pretty sure his crust is double stuffed, if you know what I mean." "Yeah, I wish I didn't." "It's so easy for you." " Why?" "Wish I had man slaves who did what I want." "Some things are easy for you, like confusing the table with the sink and the laundry hamper." "I'm not the one that leaves weapons around." "Okay?" "Were you planning to chop wood?" "That is for protection, our protection." "Well, consider this our laundry." "You know what?" "This is our first fight, our first real fight." "Mazel tov?" "It's like we're real-life sisters." "For walking Viagra, you're such a nerd." "Well, not to be labor the point, but I did find rat droppings this morning." "Okay, maybe I will take away these dishes but not because you told me to, scary dish-Nazi." "Hey, I'm picky not psychotic." "Family is always psychotic." "Five minutes until our show starts." "Oh, Martha, Martha." "You think after 60 years that you would have learned how to lock the front door." "Haven't you been reading the papers?" "It will break mother's heart if she finds out what's really happening in the neighbourhood thieves, rapists, hiding in every corner." "But they can't get us." "When they come we'll be ready." "Oh, there you are." "Are you ready for the "spin, win, grin"?" "After 60 years, I'm ready for you to shut the hell up." "Life is hard when you don't know who you are." "It's harder when you don't know what you are." "My love carries a death sentence." "I was lost for years, searching while hiding only to find I belong to a world hidden from humans." "I won't hide any more." "I will live the life I choose." " You're meeting Lauren for drinks later." " Right." " So you don't have to come with me." " Sure." "It's just business, a little side venture." "Okay." "Have you seen my dream catcher?" "No, my big one." "I am so coming for this, whatever this is." "Just be cool." "Okay?" "Well, one of us has to be." "Namaste, you must be Cheryl Fields." "My friend Bonnie raved about the smudging that you did at the co-op." "Thank you for doing this on short notice." "My time is fluid." "All time is, really." "Heirs insist on a complete cleansing before I put it on the market." "Well, the place sure needs it." "What happened here anyway?" " A messy incident about a week ago." " Do not mind my assistant." "She is very intuitive but has the tact of a grizzly bear." "Of course, Shaman Czigany." "Shaman?" "Please do shut up and light the sage stick." "Do not worry." "We'll cleanse this place of all residual evil forces." "God bless you." "Goddess bless us all." "Thank you." ""Sweet couple of spinsters lifetime together in the family home." "Unfortunate tragedy."" "This is neighbour speak for "the bloodbath tanked our property values."" " Thought I was the cynic." " What you want me to say?" "Granny stitch-and-hitched her sister." "Open-and-shut murder-suicide." "The fourth in three months, Hale." "So, what, murder-suicide is contagious?" " If the Dark Fae is involved, yeah." " What Dark Fae?" "I've never heard of anything that can do this." "That's why I wanna keep canvassing the neighbourhood, you know?" "See if anybody saw anything unusual." "Like a bright yellow Succ-mobile maybe?" "Look." "Parked right in front of casa de massacre." "It's like this girl is addicted to trouble." "To the west, our best To the east, be released" "To the south, to the north All spirits, go forth" "Are you okay?" "Oh, I am so sorry." "Oh, it just takes so much out of me." " Thank you, Sequoia." " No, no." "Thank you." "The dwelling has been cleansed." "There will be no more darkness here." "Oh, so I can list it with a guilt-free conscience." "Good thing." "The neighbourhood prices are skyrocketing." " So are my commissions." " Yes, of course." " Cash?" " Yes, please." "Thank you." "Thanks." "Don't look now." "I smell bacon." "You don't have to keep following me." "There's things called cell phones." "Hey, this is my crime scene." " Once they go wolf." " Oh, please." "Hi, Nana, nice babushka." "You running some new gypsy con?" "I'm an innocent entrepreneur." "Who will cut you in at 5 percent." " As you were." " Yeah." " What happened here?" " If I tell, will you help me?" "You?" "Asking me for help?" " Relax. it's not a marriage proposal." " I already sent out the invites." " Meet me at The Dal?" " Maybe." "Sixty-eight years old, and she kills her sister?" "Sounds like Dark Fae to me." "Yeah, maybe." "Hale thinks I'm nuts." "Truth is, humans sometimes just kill each other." "Take away their flat screens and their minivans they're still barbarians." "So why are you investigating?" "There's been murder-suicides, all within confined households all within this five-mile radius." "Freaky." "So, what can I do?" "Keep your ear to the ground, maybe ask some of your Dark Fae contacts." "See?" "I told you that being unaligned would have its privileges." "Look, whatever this thing is, it's gonna be big and powerful." "Well, all that was in that house is dust." "Dust and cobwebs." " Hey, stranger." " Hey." " Am I late or early?" " No." "We had plans." " Oh, yeah?" "Doctor-patient stuff?" " Just being social." "Were you leaving?" "What and miss this?" "Great." "Great." "Why don't we...?" "Why don't we all hang out, okay?" "Scooch over, Dyson." " I don't scooch." " Come on, you're part wolf." "I'm sure we can find him a carpet or something." "Yeah." "So ..." "We've never done this before, huh?" "Just the three of us." "Like a threesome." "Not that I've thought about it that way or anything, but ..." "I love me some Bo but she's gotta end the juggling act." "I just wish we had some popcorn." " Being a good person means" " She's not a person." "She's a mystical panty remover." "Means not being oblivious to other peeps' feelings." " You feel me?" " Like her BFF's jealousy?" "Exactly." "Wait." "What?" "You don't have to fake it." "I know what it's like hanging with an alpha dog." "Still, I do all right." "Lots of loose, leftover lovelies for the H-bomb." "You're the most disgusting man alive." "What?" "Girl, get a sense of humor, por favor." "God, I think something bit me." "Well, yeah, that will happen when you carry a damn arsenal in your purse, girl." "Oh, nice." "Hey, relax. it's just a scratch." "It's not that." "You're just giving me a headache." "Surprised to see you here, Dyson since you can't return my calls." "Got time for a beer." "Don't like being poked and prodded." "Come on. it's a physical." "I haven't had a sick day since before you were born." "The Ash requires it." " Well, he can call me himself." " We're on the same side, Dyson." "No, you're a human that works for my side." "Now I really think that we should just do all these shots." "Okay?" "Here, Lauren, Dyson." "Good." "My work's the will of The Ash." "You questioning that?" " Are you questioning my fealty?" " I'm not really sure what that is." "I'm sure she's not questioning it." " I can speak for myself." " When The Ash lets you." "Okay." "Thanks for the fun." "Yeah." "Do you always have to be you?" "Pip-pip, my khaki-loving kids." "Did you know that safari means long journey in Swahili?" "I did not." "Who knows who we will see on our safari?" "Maybe an elephant." ""Dear K, your turn to fold." "Love, Bo."" "Well, let me know if you do hear anything, Siegfried." "Yeah, I know, sometimes humans just kill each other." " What was that about?" " Helping Dyson with a case." " More Jungle Jeeves?" "Really?" "It's my happy place." "Nobody can stop him, not lions, tigers or bears." " Oh, my!" " I'd do him." "So did you pick a lover, or did Dr. Freeze and Canine Crotch fight to death?" " I don't get it." "Dyson gave me the green light to see other people and then Lauren shows up, and he gets all testy." "Because he has testes." "Dudes tend to get irrationally territorial." "It's a ball thing." " I knew it meant nothing." "Have to stop waiting for him to become emotionally available." "Don't give up yet." "His eyes say "no," but his inner wolf says "yes."" " Lauren?" " She's human." "I could kill her." "Thought she fixed your hungry honeypot." "Be a hell of a test run with someone that I care about." "Poor Bo." "So many choices, just one vag." "It is just good to be home." "Now fold." "Strong, dominant male in the pride with a great, big, bushy mane." ""A natural source of minerals and vitamins."" "So no Vicodin." "Bo?" "Are you gonna clean this mess up?" "I must have had more to drink last night than I thought." " My head is throbbing." " Mine too." "Do you hear that?" "What?" "I don't know." "It sounds like whispering kids or giggling elves." "Did you bring home elves last night?" "I'm not judging." "I just want to know." "All I hear is somebody who will not chew with her mouth shut." "Oh, I'm sorry, Kenz." "I'm sorry." "I just I feel so:" " Might be worth a visit to Lauren." " Oh, yeah, right." "After last night, it would not be wise." "Well, neither are Toastie Bun Buns, but look at me." "Well, physically you're fine." "But emotionally I'm a level-10 harpy." " Is she--?" " Of the Boston harpies." "Great." "Headaches, tiredness, short temper-- Chalk that up to the injections." " You change the formula?" " Always tinkering with it to provide the most effective treatment." "It's more of an art than a science." "You have a unique set of hormones." "Well, when my hormones flare up, I usually go horny, not horrid." "Although, last night I guess I was kind of insensitive." "So, Dyson, what is that?" " Doc, can I talk to you for a second?" " Sure." "My head is pounding harder than a sailor on shore leave." "Your photo sensitivity looks heightened." "You could be fighting off a flu." "Med school, worth every dime." "Only other thing is there's something that's making both of you sick." " Mold?" "Asbestos?" " Maybe a butt load of food-encrusted dishes lying around the house." " You ready to rumble?" " No." "You go ahead." " I've gotta go help Dyson with a case." " Okay." "Scott Abbot was Danielle Swift's cousin." "He found the body." "Fran de Rossa was the Swifts' nanny." "Great." "Well, what about our old biddy butcher?" "Martha Cage went to church with Joy de Rossa." "Nice." "They are all connected, the vics and the perps." "All knew each other, however tenuously." "I had to pull some strings but I got the evidence boxes from the other jurisdictions for the first two killings." "This case is making me nuts." "Speaking of your nuts, Succubus, 10 o'clock." "Can I talk to you for a second?" "Privately?" "Sure." "This is private-ish." "I grilled my Dark Fae contacts Siegfried, Bobby D., that merman with the eczema." "No one seems to know anything about your murder-suicides but still, I put together a list of possible leads." "Thank you." "I need you to do something for me." "Run a background check on Kenzi?" " What?" "Why?" " She's acting strange and mean." "I feel like she's gonna do something against me." "Why not just kill her?" "What?" "I said, "Since when don't you trust Kenzi?"" "Yeah, you're probably right." "She's already a thief." "What's a background check gonna tell me?" " Are you okay, Bo?" " I'm fine, just twitchy and itchy, and ..." "But I hope you find whatever this is." "Bye." "If you're done dancing over there, you should come witness." "Unless this is Peter Parker's shirt, we got a problem, man." "You know, Bo said that the Cage house was full of cobwebs too." "The Abbots' house." "There was a ton over there too." "What?" "I just thought they had nasty hygiene." "Gotta take this to the Fae lab, so pack it up." "An arachnid could never spin this." "The webbing is astonishingly intricate and 800 percent stronger than silk." "So it is Fae?" "My money's on something old and unpleasant but I'll need time to do the cell analysis." "Meantime you've dodged my calls long enough." " Time for a little quid pro quo." " You've gotta be kidding me." "Sit." "Reflexes, excellent." "And your police bosses have you in therapy because...?" "It's personal." " Nothing's personal with Ash." "So you're his doctor and his narc." "That's good to know." "Well, I'm an excellent multitasker." "Unbutton your shirt, please?" "Bo also mentioned that you've been extremely tired." " Bo said that, huh?" " I guess she was worried about you." "And we're close." "She knows she can talk to me." "Yeah, I'm tired, but it's Bo's fault." "Why is that?" "Well, if you guys are that close, then just ask her." "Sure, Dyson." " Do I have to wait for my analysis?" " No, we're done." "That's great." "Good talk, doc." "Kenzi, do we have any calamine lotion?" "I think I'm allergic to cop-shop coffee." "Get over here." "God, you're so aggravating." "What has gotten into you?" "I think we need to call an exterminator, or 10 because I almost got webbed in the face by the mother of all spiders." "An insect?" "Really?" "It tried to web me in the face, in the face part of my face." "You don't believe me?" "Fine." "It's being scared of us in the basement." "That's where it scurried." "Why don't you go first?" "Wouldn't want you to push me down the stairs or anything." "It's just a bug. it's just a bug." "It's just a big, bad ass bug." "Dyson." "That sample you gave me is from a Djieiene." " Never heard of it." " They're rare." " Not much in the database." " What do we know?" "It's a nomadic Native American Under Fae." "Injects victims with venom that stimulates hypothalamus causing hallucinations and paranoia." " That's always a great combo." " Well, it gets worse." "Venom circulates through the nervous system producing increasingly powerful bursts of aggression persecution anxieties, and homicidal rage." "Without a target, the victims often end up attacking" "Each other." "The Djieiene then psychically feeds off the flood of adrenalized pheromones." "In some households, more than one person had a weapon." " Why didn't they leave?" " It won't let them." "The creature may bite multiple victims causing intense fear, maybe agoraphobia whatever it takes to keep them contained." " What are the initial symptoms?" " Headaches, dizziness itchiness, paranoia" " Goddamn it. it's got Bo." " Are you sure?" " Unfortunately, yes." "Long as this thing's living, it'll have a hold on her." " What does this thing look like?" " A spider." "A giant, hairy spider." "Got it." "Dr. Lewis, you pushed the alarm?" "We have a situation." "I've seen this movie." "Funny friend ends up with a f ricking hockey skate in the jugular every time." "Well, let's hope the spider isn't wearing skates." "You've been marked, chosen by the spider." "I'm safe." "I thought you said he went for your face." "Shut up." "God." "Oh, that is a lot of web for a wee little spider." "Wee?" "You could put a saddle on that thing." "I thought you said it was the size of a rat." " What was that?" " Quick." "Plan B." " Go get them, tiger." " I hate Plan B." "We're trapped." " At least we're together." " Right." "Together we'll be fine." "As long as we keep our heads." "Kenzi." "Kenzi, do not go full Russian on me, okay?" "Don't panic." " Why?" "It's something people say." "People that lose a wedding ring or gain weight." "Not somebody trapped by a spider." "Wonder why the spider chose our place, what with all the free eats." "Now that he's here you can make out with him, and then with his best friend." "He can die of a broken heart." "Mr. Hippopotamus says, "Time to get rid of the Succubus. "" "We just need to stay calm, okay?" "Calm." " She's too strong." " Concentrate on beating this thing." "Before she disposes of you." "You know she will." "Look at her eyes." "Kenzi!" "We are trapped in this tomb of a house by a giant freaking spider." " Do you think you could tape this?" " Hello?" "Ladies?" "Silly monkey." "Yes, you are." "Hey, Dyson." "I'm here." "It's like sad-ass Halloween in here." "Dyson, relax." "Coaxing messed-up girls out of their comfort zone that's my calling, man." "Forget" "Phone." "Now." "This is not the pillow fight I was expecting." "Okay, all right." "Just relax, okay?" "Look, take deep, lady breaths." "That's a cute sword." "Have you seen any raunchy spiders around?" " Why'd you do that?" " He knew about the spider." " He's in on it." " Totally." "Good thinking." "Still dirty." "Is that my vest?" "Did you steal my vest?" "It's not stealing if I haven't left the house yet." "God, I'm so angry at you." "If we were in prison, I'd give you a shiv." "Why am I so mad at you?" "I mean, sure, you're a total slob and immature have horrible taste in men, always need saving." " You're awful." " Least I don't have man feet." "Something's not right with my head." " Can we talk about your hair?" " I'm serious." "The headaches, the itching, the voices." "Kenzi, I'm sick." "I need to feed." " Can I offer you a pastry?" " I'm not that kind of hungry, sweetie." "No, no, no." "No." "I always knew this day would come." "When you'd get hungry enough you'd just eat my face." "Put the bat down." "This won't hurt much." "Fine." "Be like that." "You'll do." "I'm so hungry." "You taste like apricots." "Kenzi." "It's okay." "There was something wrong with us." "I think that we were hallucinating." "I'm getting help." " Ma'am, get back." " Who are you?" "Back in the house." "Now." "It's real simple." "You leave, we kill you." " That's insane." " That's quarantine." "Detective Dyson." "Is this part of your, what do humans say, "beat"?" "Haven't seen you since Manila." "Serena." " What are you doing here?" " Walk with me." "You're looking at Ash's new head of security." "Congratulations." "Now can you tell me what the hell this is all about?" "This position has its perks and its downsides like informing a colleague his friend's been isolated." " This is officially a lock down." " Quarantine?" "Who made that call?" " Lauren." " Try to understand." "This Djieiene feeds on human and Fae alike." "It must be exterminated, along with the infected." "I gotta get in there." "You think that's the way to help your friends, your partner?" "Serena, you gotta give me something." "For old times' sake?" "I can give you two hours." "What am I to do out here?" "Two hours." " Should I pull back the team?" " No." "We're still on schedule." "Nothing he can do." "They're as good as dead." "Hell, they may have already killed each other." "Pick up, pick up." "Oh, Dyson." " Are you okay?" " Well, not exactly." "A spider bit me and I went Nam, but I healed." "Healed?" "Didn't use Kenzi, did you?" "No, I fed off Hale." " Fed how, exactly, from Hale?" " Will you just focus?" "I did what I had to do." "Hale is absolutely fine." "Oh, shit." "No." "Yes, keep moving." "Keep walking." "Shoo, shoo, get off my shoe." "No, not my leg." "Shit." " They won't let us leave." " I'm outside." "I'm working on it." "What?" "Oh, see, that's why you're my favourite stalker." " Just hang on." "Keep them safe." " I will." " Yeah." " You gotta kill this thing." "Oh, with pleasure." "Bar's closed." "What are you doing calling in Ash's hit squad?" "1872, a Djieiene infects a mining community leading to mass murder of 600 souls." "A Djieiene is thought to be responsible for the bulk of Sudanese genocide." " You didn't give Bo a chance." " She did the right thing." "Bullshit." "I just bought us two more hours until they burn the place down." "You tell me, how do we beat this thing?" "We don't know." "This is my house." "These are my friends." "So if you wanted to piss me off, mission accomplished." "Nice trick." "What the hell are you?" "It doesn't matter." "I can keep this up all night." "Kenzi?" "Sweetie?" "Is that you?" "More bad news." " Wonderful." " Listen to this." ""The creature is so crafty, it buries its heart."" " Till you find the heart and destroy it" " The spider's invincible." "Lovely." "Look, before Bo got infected, she did some digging around for me." "She put a list of leads together from her Dark Fae contacts on my case." ""Peter Byrd, Gordon Hurley, Thomas--"" " Wait." "Gordon Hurley?" " You know him?" "He deals with exotic animals and Under Fae." "Imports nasty stuff from the black market for sport, food, whatever." "He hasn't been in the bar for about three months." "Well, that's about when the murder-suicides started." "Is he in the book?" "He's in my book." "His office." "I'm going with you." "I can identify the heart." "This day just gets better and better." "Try to keep up." "And, Trick, see what else you can find." "Kenzi?" "You ..." " You gotta open the door, okay?" " Freaky bitch bit me." "You need help." "Are you listening to me?" "Don't worry." "I locked Bo in the basement." "You're lucky she didn't Hannibal Lecter your lips off." " You guys stopped fighting?" " Okay ..." "Nobody got their top ripped off." "It's safer out there anyway." "I'm going down to find the spider." "You just hang on." "The front door is bricked off." "You clearly know some secret way in and out of here." "You take me with you, I'll let you live, okay?" "You'd pick me over Bo, right, Hale?" " You're on my side?" " Of course, Kenz." "Of course." "The secret way out." "Ladies first." "Okay." "I'd definitely choose you." "Just a bit further." "Go on, now." "The secret way out is through Bo's bedroom?" "What?" "What?" "Tell me." " Knock, knock." " Who's there?" "Just the guy wondering if he can whistle loud enough to make your brain explode." "Something I sang?" "She's a sweet girl, okay?" "She just gets moody." " Moody like Jeffrey Dahmer." " I better go for when she finishes." " Not letting her finish." " You're looking well." "Trick, don't let them hurt my baby." " He talking about a spider?" " Thinks Djieiene is his pet." "She always comes back once she's got her fill." " Anything to shut him up?" " Yeah." "We need him to say where the Djieiene buried its heart." "Don't worry." "This will only calm him some." "Okay." "Can you do that?" "Can you tell us about the Djieiene?" " Anything for her." " He's spider-whipped." "Might be worse." "Seems my translation was off." "The Djieiene doesn't bury its heart." "Implants it." " Implants it?" "Like, in something?" " Or someone." "Am I missing something here?" "Let me listen." "We have two heartbeats." " He who lies in mud rises dirty." " Less Gaelic wisdom more looking for makeshift surgical tools." "Wish I could say this wasn't gonna hurt." "You should ask before you borrow my things." "Twice in one day." "He'll be lucky if he can remember the alphabet." "I'm glad you stopped him because nobody kills my best friend except for me." "Kenzi." "Kenzi, it's me." "Why I'm gonna give you a 10-second head start, roomie." " One, two..." " Crap." "...Three." " We need five minutes." " I gave you all the time I've got." "No, we found the source." "We can kill the spider." "Unless you snuck back in, I doubt it." "We have to eliminate this." "You won't kill it, not unless you destroy its heart." "I understand you wanna stall." "But you should realise, this is doing your friends a mercy." " We're in position." " Douse it." "Hey, guys." "We have to get this heart out now." "There might be alchemist's potion that can poison the heart." "It's here." "Kenzi, I don't want to hurt you any more." "Oh, but I really want to hurt you." "Are you shitting me?" "Or you can do it that way." "What an ingenious creature." "Sorry, Bo." "I'm about to make another big, fat mess." "You stay back." "Kill it, Lauren." "Do it." "Oh, my God." "Oh, my God." " Bo, I'm so sorry." " Okay." " Bo, I'm so sorry." "It's okay." " Oh, my God." "Oh, my God." "It's okay." "I don't know how, but we're okay." "Should we show it mercy?" "Mercy this." "It's Dr. Lewis." "Call off the cleansing." "In The Ash's name, it's done." "Change of plans." "I hate getting all hot and bothered for nothing." "So spider dies, and the venom in our system just sort of evaporates?" " Dissipates." "Isn't that the same thing?" "Djieiene produced a magnetic field that absorbed and fed off your rage." "And when it died, the emitting electrons ..." " And I'm boring you." " No." "No." "Science, it's nifty." "But what really matters is that you saved us." "Getting awfully good at doing that." "The least I can do to thank you is buy you that drink, if you'll still let me." "So sorry about, you know, trying to make your head go "boom."" "No, it's cool." "Oh, also, hey could you not tell Dyson about, you know, kissing Bo and all that?" " Dude, you were unconscious." " Dude turns into a wolf." "Good point." "Yep." "Thank you." " Don't do that." " Don't do that." "You would've killed Gordon, wouldn't you?" "I'm a doctor. it's called triage." "Call it what you want." "Didn't think you had it in you." "You don't think much of me, do you?" "You're inconsistent." "First you call a strike on Bo, and then you stab a man to save her." "I just don't trust your motives." "Well, it's not your trust I'm interested in." "Fair enough." "Is it my loyalties you're worried about or that this time I was Bo's hero?" "You're the one that almost got her killed." "For the bedroom door." "I got a nice, sturdy oak." " Sturdy." "That's good." " You don't have to do that." "Yeah, I do." "I'd like to think I wouldn't have gone through but I was ready to pull the trigger." "I wanted to." "Hey, if I hadn't healed myself I would've dissected you like a frog." "For the record, whatever you do in your entirely personal romantic life I got you." "Even when I was stabby, I knew." "Good." "Truce." "Pip-pip, my Serengeti sallies." "Want to know what happens when a python meets a rhino?" "I hate this show." "I give you pepperoni and extra cheese." "You are a god in wolf's clothing." "He's good." "He's really good." " Hey." " Hey." "Sit a spell." "Have a slice." "A spell?" "I would love to, my lady but I have a debriefing with The Ash." "How very Lauren of you." "Look, about Lauren she's just too close to The Ash and you're too close to her." "It worries me." "You know, I don't understand you." "You don't wanna be exclusive, you wanna see other people" " It isn't about that." " Then what?" "I don't trust her." "Well, I do, and if there's one thing I can say about Lauren it's that she cares." "You willing to say the same thing?" "Fine." "You've made your decision." "Next time you need to heal, you call Lauren." "Nice talk." "Are we pissed at Dyson again?" "Is he trying to buy us off with pizza?" "Kenzi don't ever change." "Honey, I couldn't if I tried." " What's that?" " Bug spray." "Just in case."