Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil. is the second episode of the first season of Lucifer. It aired on February 1, 2016.
Summary[]
"While feeling the heat to return to hell, Lucifer makes time to investigate how overeager paparazzi contributed to a young man's death." [1]
Plot[]
Lucifer shows his Devil face to the preacher.
While walking down the street, Lucifer passes a street preacher and strikes up a conversation as the man warns the crowd about the Devil. An entertained Lucifer throws witty remarks at the preacher, which frustrates him, who pulls Lucifer aside and tells him to leave. Lucifer, who despises frauds, suggests the preacher's real problem is that he doesn't actually believe in the Devil. To make him a believer, Lucifer briefly reveals his Devil face. Terrified, the man runs off, throwing his cup of money into the air.
Lucifer then attends a therapy session with Linda. He tells her, once again, that he is the actual Devil. Linda replies that she's willing to work within his "metaphor." Lucifer mentions that he's been feeling strangely human lately, though he then claims he's back to his "old self" now. Linda points out that he hides his insecurities behind humor. She observes that he's changing and suspects he's afraid - perhaps because he doesn't know what's causing the change, or who. The session ends with Lucifer paying for her time by sleeping with her.
Lucifer is then seen at Lux, where Chloe is also seen lurking. As Chloe watches on, Maze walks past and gives her a drink, letting on that Lucifer knows she's there. Chloe approaches him while he plays the piano and questions who he really is - and how he survived being shot six times by Jimmy. Lucifer once again informs her of his immortality and tries to use his mind tricks on her again. Chloe pretends to be charmed, giggling and sitting close to him, but it's just a ruse to check for a bulletproof vest. Before she can dig deeper, she gets a phone call, reacts emotionally, and leaves - which piques Lucifer's curiosity to what could affect her so much.
An unamused Chloe and Dan looks on as Lucifer shows up at the crime scene.
Chloe meets Dan at a crime scene; Robbie Russell Jr., the son of a celebrity, has been run off the road. The prime suspect is a paparazzo named Nick Hofmeister, whom Chloe clearly recognizes. Lucifer then appears uninvited, eager to investigate Chloe's immunity to his charms. Lucifer attempts to interrogate Nick with his mind tricks - who uncharacteristically confesses to being responsible for the accident - despite Chloe and Dan's objections, but Dan cuts the interrogation short, threatening to arrest Lucifer - who Dan points out is casually smoking pot that Lucifer had found in Nick's car. Notably, Chloe notices joint was freshly used, but Nick wasn't high, suggesting a possible accomplice.
He then visits Chloe at her place, where she's browsing photos posted online by Nick's media company. Committed to find what affects the detective if his charms do not, Lucifer tries to uncover her history with Nick by her asking questions - suggesting, teasingly, that Nick must've caught her "kissing a girl" or doing something scandalous - but Chloe kicks him out.
Undeterred, Lucifer returns to the precinct to speak with Nick. He asks him about his history with Chloe, and learns that Nick had crashed Chloe's father's funeral shortly after her movie release, hoping to get a shot of the grieving starlet. Chloe had punched his camera, cracking the lens. Lucifer then shifts focus back to the case and presses Nick about Robbie's death. As the interrogation continues, it becomes clear Nick is protecting someone by confessing to be responsible for the death of Robbie. Lucifer tries his mind tricks on Nick, but Nick avoids eye contact and refuses to talk.
Meanwhile, after a conversation with Robbie's father, Chloe also begins to catch onto the fact that Robbie's true murderer might not be Nick after all.
Back at Lux, Lucifer vents to Maze. He says that he interrogated Nick for "sexy salacious details" but instead got a "trip down depression lane." Maze points out that he feels guilty for invading Chloe's privacy and reminds him that he is the Lord of Hell. She warns that Amenadiel might be right - Lucifer is changing, which enrages him. His Devil eyes emerge as he shouts, "You will not speak to me this way!" Maze looks on at him with admiration upon his red eyes emanating. However, they are interrupted as Chloe enters. After finding out about Lucifer's unprocedural interrogation of Nick at the precinct, Chloe has come to reprimand him but Lucifer informs her of a lead that Nick is clearly protecting an accomplice. Chloe connects the dots, realizing that there is still a person posting photos under Nick's company's website, and that the latest picture was taken at a party that's still ongoing. She rushes off to investigate and reluctantly brings Lucifer along, saying she'd rather keep an eye on him.
The two arrive at the party, where paparazzi crowd the entrance. Lucifer spots one particular man as someone who he saw was also taking photos at the scene of Robbie's death. When Chloe and Lucifer approach, the man points out to the crowd that Chloe is "Penelope Decker’s daughter," drawing the attention of the other paparazzi and giving him time to flee in his car.
The next day, Dan runs the plate of the man from the previous night's car and briefs Chloe. She and Lucifer find the suspect, whose name is Josh Bryant, and Lucifer uses him powers to ask Josh what he desires. Josh responds: "To always be first." Right then, he captures an escalating fight between two celebrities.
Chloe and Lucifer return to Lux, where they look through Josh's past photographs, which include gruesome depiction of celebrity deaths. Chloe suggests that Josh may have caused these incidents in order to be the first to capture them - just like he did with Robbie. Lucifer wants to "punish" him immediately, but Chloe on real evidence and proper procedure. Frustrated, Lucifer decides to "deliver some punishment" anyway - with Maze.
As Amenadiel slows down time, Lucifer plucks the bullet out of the air.
Chloe then visits Nick at the precinct, and she reveals that she knows Josh is the real killer. Upon Chloe showing all of the other murders Josh had potentially set up and planned so he could get the photos on them, Nick confesses: Josh had called him after Robbie’s death, asking for help from Nick to take the fall. Chloe steps outside to take a call from Dan, who tells her Josh has gone missing. When she returns, Nick is gone - to which a charmed desk sergeant tells her that Lucifer took him.
Lucifer confronts them both: Nick, for protecting a killer; Josh, for causing deaths to boost his career. Maze gives each of them a gun to see who will shoot first. Josh tries to shoot Nick - but his gun is empty. Shocked, Nick picks up his own gun but hesitates. Chloe arrives just in time. She and Lucifer proceed to play the shoulder angel and demon - Chloe urging him to let go so Josh could face justice in the legal system, and Lucifer encouraging reciprocal punishment for the deaths Josh had caused. Nick ends up giving in to revenge, and fires, but in the moment, Lucifer has a change of heart. He silently prays to Amenadiel, who appears and freezes time. Lucifer calmly plucks the bullet out of the air, sparing Nick from becoming a murderer.
When time resumes, Chloe is stunned. Josh is alive, unharmed, and Lucifer has seemingly moved instantaneously. The L.A.P.D. then arrive on scene to make their arrests.
Afterwards, Chloe visits Jimmy Barnes, who is in a mental hospital. She tries to ask him about Lucifer, but Jimmy becomes frightened and starts banging his head against the wall, drawing blood. The orderlies arrive and restrain him but he continues to struggle, screaming, "He's the Devil!"
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Featured Music[]
- Devil's Got A Hold - The Kicks
- King of Pain - The Police
- Valkyrie - Battle Tapes
- I Need My Memory Back (feat. Aja Volkman) - The Glitch Mob
- Devils - Say Hi
- Fuji - Minuit
- Sweet Providing Woman - Paul Otten
- Ten-Twenty-Ten - Generationals
- Here Comes the Sun - Jeremy Abbott & Louis Dowd
- I'm A Wanted Man - Royal Deluxe
- Being Evil Has a Price - Heavy Young Heathens
- Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Trivia[]
- Lucifer is the one who says the title in the episode.
- The events of the episode take place between January 29th 2016 - February 3rd 2016 .
- Lucifer referenced the 2008 Katy Perry song I Kissed a Girl when he asked Chloe how she rebelled.
- The episode is the second time in which the audience sees Lucifer's Devil eyes and face.
- Trixie grew in her two front teeth between the Pilot and this episode.
- Lucifer called one paparazzo "Friar Tuck," a possible reference to an episode of Once Upon A Time in which Tom Ellis plays Robin Hood.
- Lucifer makes a pun after Amenadiel arrives, saying "Kill two birds with one prayer." To annoy Amenadiel and remedy the situation he created.
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