Haunted House of Pancakes

What the hell happened in here?

Oh, shit!

You must just destroy it.

I'm going to get you some help, buddy. Just hold--

No! Send it--

Send it back....

to hell!

Tragedy has struck the small town of Shady Grove...

Ooh, a rare vintage waffle maker...

when The Waffle Emporium burst into flames...

Over 20 customers and employees lost their lives in the fire.

Tragic fire...

20 dead... yada yada yada....

Ah, here we go.

Yes! It's here!

Sorry I couldn't answer your calls earlier, Abuelita

I was busy at the diner.

You work too much, mijo.

Yeah, well, succeeding in the restaurant business isn't easy.

And Carlos and I are both making good money.

We've got a real future here.

We appreciate the money you and your brother

are sending back home.

But you can't neglect your happiness.

I know.

You need to have some fun, too, Jay.

It's not good to work all the time.

Go meet a nice woman... or a man...

I'm fine. I've got Carlos!

Your brother can't do everything for you.

Sorry, Abuelita. I need to put out a fire.

Bravo.

You know, you can answer her calls once in a while, too.

I think you need it more than I do, little brother.

What's that supposed to mean?

What have I told you about getting in my kitchen?

Man, come on.

Do you want me to make you something?

Just because you work in a kitchen all day

doesn't make you a world-class chef, OK?

I can feed myself.

Spending so much time in that kitchen

has really taught me the subtle differences between cooking food

and burning it.

Ooh, please teach me your mystical ways

master of all food!

Someone's a little touchy tonight.

You know, you really ought to ask Frank for a night off sometime.

Yeah?

This place would fall apart without me.

Oh, come on. We'll survive.

Besides, you heard, Abuelita.

You need to get out there, man.

Go to parties, meet that special someone...

Unless a special someone is Frank.

Very funny.

Besides, I already told Frank I'd cover Agnes' shift.

One of her cats is sick again.

One of her cats is sick again.

See? Even the crazy cat lady has her priorities in check.

You know, we came to America for a better life, Jay.

Not to be indentured servants to some tiny tyrant.

Look, Frank's not that bad.

Last week, I caught him with his fat fist in our tip jar.

Look, we've got our own place, some money in our pockets.

What more do you want?

Get your asses out here! You and your handsome brother!

Let's go!

Ah, Shithead number one. I can see you.

Come on, let's go!

This thing is heavier than it looks, Frank.

You want to give me a hand with this?

With my bad back you should be grateful I got the door.

Carlos, Carlos! I swear if you drop that thing it's coming out of your paycheck.

You still owe us for last week.

YOU owe me your explanation on the missing burgers.

It's the raccoon, Frank.

Oh, it's the raccoons again.

Yeah, and it's getting into that broken window in the storeroom.

It's true, Frank. I've seen him.

Shut up! I've got customers here.

What's wrong with you two morons?

You're both morons.

Christ sakes, I got to do everything around here.

Sorry about that.

Hey, kid!

Paying customers only!

Don't tell anybody.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, easy, easy...

Oh, wow.

That is a thing of beauty.

It's just a waffle maker, Frank.

Oh, that's much more than a waffle maker, my friend.

That's a message to the world.

This is our future right here.

Frank's Pancake House? Dead and buried.

Now it's Frank's Waffle House.

Isn't there a waffle place down the street?

You didn't hear?

That place burned to the ground a few weeks back.

Police still don't even know how it happened, but it killed everyone inside.

Oh my god.

I know. Can you believe our luck?

With Waffle Emporium gone, a local waffle vacuum has been created in town

And guess who's going to fill it?

A waffle vacuum?

Like a power vacuum only with waffles.

No? Nothin?

You're both morons.

We're the only waffle game in town now.

So let's make it official.

Jay, go hang a sign.

Tell everybody waffles are on the menu.

And my favorite.

Get to cooking.

I'll be waiting for the first customers to come in.

Dadadada waffles....

Frank?

What?

This thing doesn't even work.

Oh, no, no, no...

Listen, I paid a lot of money for that thing.

You make it work.

I'm not about to lose my ass on this deal.

Make it work, make it work....

And I can hear you.

It's not that hard, Sarah.

You can do this.

You just need to write something.

Something that will convince them

that you're better and more deserving

than all the other applicants.

And it's due tomorrow.

No problem. I got this.

I totally got this.

Hey!

What the hell?!

Hey, Roxie.

Hi.

How's business tonight?

Everyone out here dressing like a hoe.

Kind of making it hard for me to do my thing.

Not the prospects in here any better.

Ooh, is that big handsome brother of yours in the back?

Carlos is tied up in the kitchen all night.

Oh, shame.

I've been wanted to give him a go, if you know what I mean.

What about you?

You want to be tied up in the back room?

Uhhh... no.

I don't have the time.

Well, you don't have time for a girlfriend either.

Don't think I haven't been watching you.

You remind me of my abuelita.

Ouch!

No.

Not like that.

She's just obsessed with me finding a special someone.

Well, if you're looking for a special someone

on an hourly basis...

I think I could squeeze you in.

That's a very generous offer, Roxie.

I know it is.

But I also don't have the money.

Welp, that's the rub now, ain't it, honey?

Excuse me.

Coffee?

Sorry, what?

Black coffee, right?

Uh, yeah. Thanks.

I wasn't expecting you here tonight.

You know, with it being Halloween and all.

Oh, right.

Yeah, that explains a lot.

Can I get you a menu?

No, just keep the coffee coming.

It's going to be a long night.

OK, well, if you need anything, anything at all,

just let me know.

Guess I'll leave you to it.

Good one, Jay.

Officer Fraidy, how's it going?

Oh, it's going.

A lot of ghouls and goblins out tonight.

But you know, I don't mind it.

It's all part of the job, right?

Hey, Jay.

Go help your useless brother.

I'll see what I can do.

You do that.

How are you tonight, officer?

Not bad, Frank. How you doin?

Not bad, not bad.

Why are you even bothering with this thing?

Like Frank said, these waffles are gonna

to turn our restaurant around.

Our restaurant?

You know Frank's not big on sharing.

Do you even know what you're doing?

Not a clue.