[rumbling]
[soft dramatic music]
- We can all agree that this fear fever is out of control.
Even the new council is involved.
- And does our new council have any idea what's causing this?
- No.
But Jordan does.
Right, Jordan?
- Uh, yeah.
So, listen, the other day, I got this weird email
from Rachel Donovan.
- Who is Rachel Donovan?
- That's what I said.
And apparently, she's a customer of Mystic Haven.
Look, I saw some old emails from her and Tabitha giving
her advice on astral projection because she didn't know
any other witches, which kind of worked
because she appeared to me--
anyway, she said that she was being held against her will
by an evil child that is spreading this fear fever.
[tense music]
- [sighs]
[exhales]
- An evil child?
- Yes, yes, but like a demon child.
- Mm-mm.
Sherise don't do demons.
- Miss Davis, Miss Davis, it's me.
- What else did she say, Jordan?
- Okay, look, she didn't have time.
Look, I did some research on articles, and guys,
we are in some serious, serious trouble.
[gasps]
Rachel!
Rachel. - Oh, my God.
That worked.
Wait, you can all see me?
- ♪ Wicked, wicked
♪ I'll be wicked
♪ Wicked, wicked
♪ I'll be your witch
[birds chirping]
- Um, where'd she go?
- Wait, wait. It's-- it's me.
They can only see you because I'm a receiver.
- Help.My God.
I need your guys' help.
All of you, please.
- Jordan said you're being held by a child?
- She goes by Amaiah, and she is not a child.
She's not.
She told me that she was locked away
for a very, very long time.
She got out something like a month ago.
[sobs]
Anyways, the first night, she killed my husband.
And then she killed my whole town.
She's been holding me captive for weeks.
And no matter what I do, I cannot--
I can't get away from her.
Whatever she orders me to do, I have to do it, no matter what.
And she's ordered me to stay.
And so I've been driving her around from state to state,
and she's just spreading this fear fever.
[sobbing]Oh, God.
She's feeding on peoples' fear and their death,
and she's just getting stronger.
- Stronger. Stronger for what?
- I don't know.
I think she wants to bring more of her kind here.
And I just don't know how she's going to do that.
I don't know.
- Is there anything else you can tell us about her?
- I've seen glimpses of her true form,
these long fingers and these jagged, sharp teeth
and these yellow eyes.
You guys have to understand, she's pure evil.
Okay, we're getting close to Atlanta.
Whatever it is that she's looking for,
it's definitely here.
- What are you doing?
[ominous music]
- What happened now?
- She's gone.
[door creaks]
- No-- nothing.
I was-- I was just using the bathroom.
- Let's go.
Now!
[ominous music]
- This thing came out about a month ago,
right around the time the council was killed.
Do you know what this is?
- No.
We were never told what we were protecting people from,
only that it was evil.
You should ask your little elder friend, Dominic.
- Sis.
Sis.
- No.
- Sis.
- What?
- Look, please.
- Caden, I don't have time for this.
- No, you do have time.
I know you've been keeping secrets from me.
We're supposed to be working together, sis.
- Oh, we were, until you decided to join the council.
- That's some bullshit.
Speaking of the council, why were you
with Anthony the other night?
Yeah, you lied to me.
- Wait.
You followed me?
- No.
I was tracking Anthony, and I saw you.
So answer the question, Claudette.
- Don't tell her anything.
We must stick to the plan.
- Gathering intel.
I thought my questionable reputation
might loosen his lips.
- Did you get anything?
- No.
Now, like I said, I have to go, Caden.
[tense music]
- Hey.
Did you find that heirloom Anthony was looking for?
- Look, I searched that storage room top to bottom.
There's nothing that looks like what you described.
- Fuck.
- I think I know who could help us, though.
That's why I'm here.
- Hm.
- Jordan, do you think I could look
through Tabitha's old journals and find out what she is?
- Yeah. Yeah, of course.
- What is he doing here?
- What are you talking--
oh.
You didn't know that she hired him at OD?
Neither did I.
- Really, Sherise?
You know what?
Just stay away from me.
- You know what's so funny--
- No, no, we do not have time to argue, okay?
Look, I can try to come up with a few potions
to try to help.
Maybe something to speed up healing
or a calming spell for the nervous system.
Whatever it is, I got to do something.
This is all my fault.
- Ange, what are you talking about?
- Look, y'all, I remember everything that happened
from when Julius took me--
killing the council and Tabitha.
- Wait.
This whole time you remembered, Ange?
- Please don't be mad at me, okay?
Look, y'all, I needed time to process everything.
It was so much. I just couldn't--
- No, no, no.
Listen, I'm not--
Ange, I'm not mad at you.
It's just I can't imagine you going through this by yourself.
- Yeah, friend.
You don't have to carry all of that alone.
- Yes, but I do.
And I do every day.
Look what's happened.
If I hadn't killed the council, none of this would be going on.
- Girl, you know it's not you. That's all on Julius.
- Yeah, maybe.
But I'm the one that has to live with the consequences.
- Ange.
- Jordan, I need your help with something.
- You know what?
Whatever it is, you can just keep me out of it.
- I need your sense magic.
- Oh, how on brand for you.
- Girl, cut it the fuck out, okay?
You can't continue to be mad at us.
Right now, we have problems on all sides.
- Yeah.
- Wait, what are you talking about?
- Anthony, the elder?
Well, he's looking for an object,
and he thinks that the Handler stole it.
- Only we can't find it.
And if the Handler did have it, maybe you can
sense something that we can't.
- Wait, but what about Rachel and the fever?
- Look, everybody else is handling that.
We have to focus on Anthony, what he's looking for, and why.
You know I don't trust him.
- [sighs] Fine.
- All right, yeah.
- Let's just get this over with, please.
- All right, good. You two head over to OD.
I got something I got to handle.
- All right. - All right.
- [scoffs] Just be back two feet.
[phone ringing]
- Jordan, I was just about to call you.
- Me? Why?
- Well, you heard of this virus where people are hallucinating,
and then they die?
Well, it's just barely hitting New York.
Looks like it's getting pretty bad.
- Yeah, and that's why I'm calling.
It's a supernatural virus that's called fear fever.
And the thing spreading it looks like a little girl.
Can you do me a favor and hack CCTV
and see if you can get any images of who she is?
- Yeah. I'll see what I can find.
- All right.Thanks.
[pensive music]
Let's go.
- We can't meet in public like this.
The council can't know about us yet.
- This couldn't wait.
I'm concerned about Claudette.
- What do you mean?
- I think that she might be working for her own benefit,
and that could be dangerous.
I don't know what to do.
- Look, I know we're under a lot of pressure right now,
but she's not the cause.
Have a little faith in her.
I should go.
- I saw her.
I saw her at Anthony's.
What is she doing with a witch mafia boss?
- What did she say?
- She said she was gathering intel.
Would you trust her after that?
Look, be careful, please.
We don't know who our enemies are.
- Stay safe.
- She suspects.
We must act quickly.
Once we take care of the council,
we will stop this evil creature they have locked up.
- There has to be another way to win.
- Sacrifices must be made.
This is the best option with the fewest casualties.
- She's my sister.
I don't want to hurt her.
- We cannot turn back from one person's feelings.
You know what must be done, Claudette.
- Fine.
I'll handle it.
[knocking on door]
- Can I come in?
- Wait.
Hold up.
You ain't staying.
What the hell are you doing here, Sherise?
- Look, Darius, I know what you think you saw.
But I promise you, it's not what you think.
That guy I was with, Anthony DuFont, he's very dangerous.
And he's up to something, and I'm getting close to him
so I can figure out what it is.
- You really expect me to believe that?
Just keep it real with me.
- I am keeping it real.
- Really?
So what the hell is he up to that's got
you going through all of this?
- Look, I--
I really wish I could tell you everything, but I can't.
Not yet.
Look, I really need you to know that I
really do care about you.
I care about us, and I really want to see how things go.
And I mean that, from the bottom of my heart.
[notification tone]
Oh, shit, I got to go.
You stay here.
It's not safe for anyone.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
If you're in danger, let me protect you.
I can be the man you need, Sherise.
- You already are.
That's why I need you to stay here.
I got to go.
- Sherise, wait.
I know you're not ready to hear this, but--
I love you.
- ♪ I waited so long for you
[R&B music]
- Be careful.
- ♪ I waited so long for you
♪
♪ I waited so long for you
♪
♪ I waited so long for you
♪
- So the Handler had witches enslaved in all this
stuff, too?
- Looks like.
I mean, this row right here has some pretty powerful potions.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Don't touch that.
This half of the shelf is all cursed objects, all right?
- Oh.
- Sorry.
- Yeah.
Okay, um, what am I looking for?
- All right, so he said-- he described it as a cube
with symbols on each side.
Maybe it's disguised.
- Wait, like camouflage?
- I mean, if it's that important that the Handler had
to hide it in an already hidden room,
got to be pretty powerful, right?
- Or really, really bad.
[inquisitive music]
Wait, I think this might be it.
- What am I missing?
- Cube, symbols.
I think this might be it.
- Yo, you just found it.
I've been in this room for two days,
and I couldn't even see that.
[laughs] You're amazing.
- Oh, uh, yeah.
- Sorry. Sorry.
- Let's-- let's go.
- [chuckles]
- What is so funny?
- Nothing.
I mean, look, it's just--
you already know I'm an empath, right?
- Okay.
- I can feel you.
I mean, I can feel you more than anybody else, honestly.
Just like last night, when--
- Okay, don't.
Because whatever that you felt, it don't mean anything.
Javi, we're never going to be together.
So can you just leave it?
Gosh.
- Jordan, wait.
- Gosh, what now?
- You notice anything about this shelf?
- Yeah, it's a bunch of weapons.
- Yeah.
- Wait.
It's a bunch of weapons.
- Which means this--
- Is a weapon, too.
- What the hell is this?
[pensive music]
- What the hell is going on out there?
[ominous music]
What is she doing?
What are you?
[gasping]
- What, you worried about me? - No.
For all we know, this thing can be a bomb
and can take out the entire block,
so maybe we shouldn't tinker with it.
- Right.
- Yeah.
- You found it?
What the hell is it?
- We're not sure, but it was in a collection of weapons, so--
- So it's a new elder who's also witch mafia
and looking for a weapon.
Is anybody else concerned?
- Great choice in men, Sherise.
- Spare me the lecture, Jordan.
We have to keep this hidden.
And I have to figure out what the fuck he wants.
- No, you need to tell Caden and Claudette,
and you need to stay away from him.
[notification tone]
Shit.
She did it!
- Who? - What?
- Mona.
She found a picture of Amaiah.
Look, I'm going to go to the house.
Sherise, please, just don't do nothing stupid.
- [sucks teeth]
- Jordan's right.
Look, Anthony's dangerous.
You need to stay away from him. - No.
I can get closer to him than anybody.
- You want to get yourself killed?
- And if I don't, who knows how many
people he'll kill with this?
- What the fuck is it?
[ominous music]
[relaxed music]
- Okay.
All right, so while that simmers,
I'm going to make some stunning powder
in case we need some defense.
- You're going to need more than that.
- I know, but I can multiply it if I tap into your power.
- So you want to use my power?
Say you want to use my power.
Just say it.
Just say you want to tap into my power.
- We don't need contact for that.
- I know that.
- [sighs]
[humming]
Mm-hmm.
- That's so cool. - Mm-hmm.
- You're so smart. - [laughs]
- Wow.
- Hey, how's it going at Tabitha's books?
- Um, it's not going too good.
I've searched dozens, but I haven't found anything useful.
- Well, maybe this will help.
Mona heard about the fear fever and sent some surveillance
shots that she found.
Look.
- That's the evil girl?
- Yeah.
- She looks so innocent.
- Yeah.
[phone ringing] Oh, that's-- that's Mona.
Hey, Mona.
You're on speaker.
Did you find more?
- It's getting pretty serious in some places.
I mean, people aren't just dying from the fear fever.
A few people got gunned down because they were infected.
Some car bombings, too.
People are scared.
- Wow.
Well, is there something else?
- Yeah. I'm sending a video.
- Okay.
[ominous music]
- Whoa.
That looks kind of creepy.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Look, I'll keep looking, and I'll send you anything I find.
- All right.
Thanks, Mona.
All right, look, we need to figure out how to stop
this thing and the fear fever.
- Yeah.
I'll keep looking.
- All right.
I'll-- I'll help you.
- Okay.
- That's the part I get caught up on.
- ♪ This is it
♪ Set the trap
♪ Keep it close
♪ You say you can't
[hip-hop music]
- All right.
Keep an eye on things, okay?
I'll be back, and I'll let you know what I find.
- Sherise, be careful.
They'll break if they lose you.
- ♪ Always stay faithful
♪ Always be true
♪ Nothing could freak you out
♪ But now that trouble's coming down ♪
♪ Let's go ahead and feel it
♪ Trying to end the visit
♪ And the stars are just a ceiling ♪
♪ Shut these feelings down
♪ I feel it too soon
♪ Getting ripped
♪ Here's your tip
♪ Is she cool?
♪ Starts to hit the bubbly
♪ I'ma get it
- Excuse me.
I heard you guys are looking for some--
[ominous music]
--help.
Follow me.
- Come on, I got you. Daddy's got you, baby.
Come on.
[dramatic music]
- I brought wine.
- You look extra nice today.
- Thank you.
- So...
what should we toast to?
- Our mutual success.
[glasses clink]
- Speaking of success,
why haven't you brought me my heirloom?
I know you have it.
- [chuckles] It's not really an heirloom, is it?
I did my history on you, Anthony.
And you said it would mean everything to your mother.
The funny thing is, your mother died in 1990 in a fire.
My guess is you killed her.
You must really think I'm some dizzy bitch, don't you?
[ominous music]
- What did you--
What's--
[choking]
You had the gall.
- A little goes a long way to loosen your defenses.
Now, what is that fake heirloom?
- [choking]
- What is that heirloom?
Is it a weapon?
It must be powerful if you want it.
- It's an ancient relic
of the first council.
- And why do you want it?
- Power.
I want power.
- What the hell was that?
- [gasps]
You didn't actually think a man like me
wouldn't have counter magic power around him at all times,
did you?
I want my relic!
You're going to tell me exactly where it is.
Bring it to me!
Or I'll forever maul this beautiful face of yours.
[glass breaks] [shouts]
- Wait, stay there!
Stab him!
- [groaning]
- I got you. There you go.
- This way.
It's right here.
- I got you.
- Here.
I got you. I got you.
Watch your seat. Okay, it's right there.
Right there, baby.
Listen, listen.
It's all right. Daddy's got you.
- What's your name?
- It's Anita.
My daughter.
She's been like this almost three days.
I'm Walter.
This just happened to me yesterday.
[pensive music]
- You're fairies?
- Yes.
This fever, whatever it is, it infected my baby girl.
And she started hallucinating people dying all around her,
the way they started dying now.
She's a being of purity and love.
An unnatural force like this, spreading and killing,
is her greatest fear manifesting.
It's eating away at her vitality inside and out.
Look at her precious wings.
I'll do anything to save her.
- Walter, I'm Javi.
I'ma get you help.
Just stay here.
Don't leave.
You might infect others.
I'll be back.
Jordan, we have fever victims showing up at OD.
Tell Angela we need potions.
Got two so far.
Scratch that.
Make it four.
Tell her to hurry.
I've got a feeling we're going to need more.
- Okay.
Well, this is all we can take for now.
There's more healing potion on the stove.
- Okay.
All right, so Caden's going to meet you there.
I'm going to stay here and keep researching.
Look, Tabitha had a lot of resources.
- All right.
Let's go.
- Had to quarantine them to keep them away from infecting
people at the supper club.
- I hate being down here.
- All right, hold on.
We gotta stay covered.
Don't let anyone touch your skin, you understand?
- Wait.
I got a better idea.
How's this?
- Smart.
- This works.
[coughing]
- Somebody help! My daughter's dying!
[dramatic music]
[humming]
- [sobbing]
- It's not working,
- Ange.
Angela!
- Um, powerful-- here.
Try this potion for healing.
Here.
- Give it to me!
- Hey! - Back up!
- Get your hands off him!
- Did he touch you?
- No.
- You have to calm down.
I know you all are scared.
We will make sure you each will get a healing elixir,
I promise!
- [screaming]
[intense music]
- I know what you've been doing.
- What?
What do you mean?
I haven't done anything except what you've asked.
- [growling]
- [screaming]
- I'm strong enough now to sense when you
send your mind message.
- [groaning]
- Tell me the truth!
- Okay.
I did. I did.
I astral projected so that I could get help.
- [laughing]
There is no help for you, Mommy.
Pull over.
You're outlived your usefulness.
- Please, please, please don't hurt me.
Please don't hurt me.
- Stop breathing.
- [choking]
- Ms. Davis. - [gasps] Rachel.
- Ms. Davis, I'm dying.
I'm-- she's suffocating me right now.
We're-- we're in the city.
Whatever it is that she's looking for, it's here.
You have to do something immediately.
Please, please--
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
No, no, no! Wait! - [screams]
[ominous music]
- What happened?
- Anthony tried to kill me.
- Tell me you did not go over there, Sherise!
- I sure the fuck did.
And he got violent, and I had to use all my powers
to stop him. - Oh, gosh.
What is happening?
Anthony tried to kill you, and I just watched Rachel die!
- Wait, what?
- Yes.
Okay, Amaiah is suffocating her, and I just watched
her in her last moments.
And she said that Amaiah's in the city.
She was so scared.
- Dang, Jordan.
I'm so sorry.
Oh, what is all of this?
- Look, we tried to reach you.
Fever witches are at OD looking for help.
- I got to go. - No, no, no, no, no, wait.
What about Anthony?
- Darius.
- [gasps]
- What the fuck did you do?
- That's for having my old man stabbed in the back.
- You son of a bitch.
- I won't lie, the protections you have on this house
are impressive.
I may not be able to get in, but
I'll burn this whole house down if you ever cross me again.
Looks like I'll have to go get it myself.
[ominous music]
- Darius?
- Darius!
Darius!
[sobbing]
- Jordan.
Jordan.
Jordan, calm down.
Okay. I'll be right there.
[dog barking]
Okay.
All right.
See you soon.
[dramatic music]
- Hey, look, I got this.
- He's not breathing!
He's not breathing, Jordan.
Darius, no.
[ominous music]
- [chanting]
[phone ringing]
- Jordan.
What's wrong?
What?
Fuck.
Fuck!
Shit!
[knocking on door]
[pensive music]
- [sobbing]
- Sherise, I'm sorry.
I can't heal the dead, Sherise.
- [sobbing]
- Jordan.
- But you can.
Claudette, you can bring him back, right?
- No.
- Wait. - Claudette, please.
I'm the reason that he died, Claudette, please.
- You got a pass with Camille, and it cost another life.
I will not let you disrupt the balance again.
- I, um--
I'm sorry, Sherise.
I-- I can't.
- You can't?
Well, why the hell not?
You do whatever the fuck you want
to do when you need something.
And now that I need you, it's fuck me, huh?
You did it for Camille. Why not for him?
- Because she was my daughter.
And I had to kill someone to save her.
Does anyone want to pay that price?
I didn't think so.
I'm sorry, Sherise. You gotta--
- [scoffs]
[sobbing]
He loved me.
- Try this potion for healing. Here.
- Give it to me! - Hey! Hey!
- Back up.
[pensive music]
- Hey.
You all right?
[mellow music]
- ♪ You wake up to the same fight ♪
- Fuck.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
- ♪ Let me be your spark of light ♪
♪ You feel like you're out of luck ♪
♪ If you try, you won't do much ♪
♪ I know right now your feet seem stuck ♪
♪ But I know they won't stay stuck ♪
♪ Times will get better
♪ You'll make it through the stormy weather ♪
♪ Just hold on tighter
♪ Together we can break the tether ♪
♪ Oh, yes, I got you and you got me ♪
♪ Together we can break the tether ♪
♪ Keep telling yourself got too much energy ♪