The Demon Detective

You the guy? Mako?

-Yeah. -Right this way.

It's back here.

How long has it been like this?

I don't know. A couple of hours.

Thanks for coming.

You're sure you can take care of this?

-And quickly? -You got my money?

You take a check?

Do you think I take checks?

Of course not, I'm sorry.

Just a second.

It's all there.

It's over there.

You should all leave.

Let's have a chat.

Who do we have here?

Miles Mako, you dare?

I do.

You cannot banish me, wizard!

Oh, yeah? Balthzomet!

I will not be punished.

You...

But I'm not old.

You are!

To your health.

-It's okay. You better breathe. -

Yep.

Send me the address.

Hey, Miles!

Assholes booted us without any notice.

Can you believe that?

Anyway, I was able to move all of

our equipment into the storage unit.

Thank you for the help with the move, by the way.

But we're only paid up until the end of the month, so...

Oh, shit.

How was it?

Ugh. It was on the verge of splitting.

Couldn't banish it.

But I contained it.

In what?

Well...

Your flask?

It was all I had.

We don't have a place for that right now.

Unless you like what you see.

Ah. Just what do we have here?

So, um, single bedroom, kitchen bath, simple enough.

There are ten churches within a mile of here.

A Catholic, one synagogue, and a mosque.

Not to mention a shit ton of activity

-in need of our attention. -Hmm.

What do you think?

Jesus.

Beggars can't be choosers.

-Says who? -Hey, Mr. Lewis.

I'm Pin. This is Miles.

Yeah. Well, this is the place.

Rent's due on the first.

We're month to month, so if you're gonna bail,

I need two weeks' notice.

Or I'm keeping a deposit.

What's this floor made of?

I don't know. Wood?

Looks like cedar.

What, are you contractor or something?

Cedar is good.

Why is cedar good?

Well, cedar draws off the elements of sun and fire.

It's used for influence and purification, strengthens

psychic powers, and often used as a tool for healing.

You know, it really offers excellent protection.

I mean, cedar is naturally resistant

to pestilence and rot, and it's associated with

wisdom and strength, and these qualities

really aid the user in lifting the veil

upon our society, you know?

Cedar is good. It's really good.

No drugs in here.

This ain't no crack house.

Yes, sir.

Last tenants complained about a smell.

We checked the walls, but we didn't find nothing.

Probably just a dead rat or something.

-Not that we got a rat issue. -

Smell won't be a problem.

We have a long list of places we need to see.

Are you fixed on cost?

I ain't gonna haggle with you.

But you can't keep a tenant in here longer

than a couple of months, can you?

Well, no.

We'll take off $500 from the deposit,

and we'll pay six months' cash.

Up front?

-Fine. -Pin.

Pay the nice landlord.

The hell you two do, anyway?

Freelancers.

So first of all, do you have a contract?

Can I see the receipt?

Life is pain. Life is joy.

Life is everything in between.

You make mistakes and you grow from them--

I'm telling you, I did a tarot reading there

last week, and there is some dark

energy in that room.

Yeah? What's your reading say about me?

You don't wanna know.

You've seen him before?

No.

Think I'll introduce myself later.

Oh, God, he's not ready for that.

-They're always ready. -Hey, guys.

-Hey. -What's going on?

I don't know.

I think that guy's either an interior decorator,

or, like, a family therapist.

I saw him show up, and Kyan and Bria were

all hot and bothered about something.

Now they're all giddy or some shit.

No, he's a priest or something.

Kyan was saying her grandmother's ghost has been

visiting too often, and now they have to,

you know, get rid of her.

Yeah. Okay.

You don't believe in that stuff?

No. That's stupid.

Well, you don't live next to her.

I'm sleeping with my light on.

What about you, Clara?

You think we got ghosts around here?

I don't know.

Got a lot of work to do.

I don't really have time to think about ghosts.

Boo!

Jeez.

Very funny.

I hate her.

Well, at least she keeps things interesting.

Yeah.

Hey, I think I'm gonna have a game night next week.

Stop by?

Yeah.

-Cool. -Yeah, I will.

-I'll see you later. -Okay. See ya.

How's that promotion? They made a decision yet?

I think I'll get it.

That's great! Oh, Clara, congrats.

You've worked so hard. It's about time.

Yeah. Yeah, it's good.

If it's overwhelming, you could...

No, no, no.

Uh, it's great. Really.

Have you seen Dr. Min recently?

Um, no. Not really.

I think it might be good to.

Yeah. Yeah. Of course. I'll set something up.

Robin, hon, tell her about the grill.

Oh, gosh. Your dad wants you to come over for dinner soon.

He's finished the patio and the grill.

That's great, Mom. I'll, I'll-- I'll let you know.

Uh...

I should get going, though.

Oh, okay. Love you lots.

I love you too, Mom.

Uzgaroth...

- -Uzgaroth...