"Vegas with Some Radish" is the sixth episode of the third season of Lucifer.
Summary[]
"When Lucifer discovers his ex-wife, Candy, has gone missing, he hightails it to Las Vegas with Ella in tow. Together, the two of them work to find her, but interesting secrets are revealed along the way that could compromise the investigation. Meanwhile, Chloe is upset that Lucifer left on her birthday, so Linda tries to lift her spirits."[1]
Plot[]
During a precinct birthday party for Chloe, Lucifer’s phone rings, and he ducks away to answer. It seems his ex, Candy is missing. He tells Ella what is happening when she asks, and then she invites herself along to solve the case. Lucifer and Ella rush off, leaving a stunned Chloe behind. When Lucifer and Ella arrive in Vegas, they find an active crime scene a dead body face down on the floor. The first assumption is that they have found Candy, but Lucifer notes the body's "dainty little feet" with pleasure, Candy’s feet are huge.
Lucifer and Ella do some fast talking as the investigating detective notices them, and it becomes clear that the LVPD doesn’t realize that the body isn’t Candy. So now the question is, who would want Candy dead? Lucifer recalls when they first met that Candy had problems with a loan shark named Louie. When they pay Louie a visit, however, it appears someone beat them there. Louis is dead, and it seems the murderer staged the crime scene to look like a suicide. Ella has to wonder if Candy is a suspect when she finds a blonde hair on the body.
Lucifer and Ella then hit the casino looking for Louis' wife. They make a nice run at the blackjack table, but are soon stopped by security. It seems Ella possesses an infamous ability to count cards, and had previously been banned from the casino. Upon leaving, Lucifer is halted by a woman in a wig - it's Candy. She tells them the dead woman was her friend Allie who was staying with her.
Upon finding her dead, Candy dove into an investigation to find out who wanted to kill her. They decide since all that was taken after the murder scene was the deed to her club, it has to do with her business, Fletcher's. Lucifer points out their marriage has not yet been annulled, so as husband, he would inherit, so they set him up as 'new management' and he makes a flamboyant entry, with Ella disguised as a showgirl, and Candy scanning the crowd. Nothing turns up until after the show and they are closing, and Lucifer realizes that the good bartender is the bad guy.
Jud tells him the land is worth a fortune and Candy would never sell the club, so he shoots the 'new owner' but can’t kill Lucifer who is invulnerable. When Candy suddenly appears on stage, reflected in a mirror, he cries, “I killed you!” They keep him talking until Ella fires on him, wounding him and taking the man down. After the police are called, Ella flirts with the LVPD detective, and Lucifer talks with Candy. She sends him back to LA to make sure he doesn't mess things up with Chloe.
Meanwhile in LA: Left behind in LA, the confused and disappointed Chloe heads over to pay Linda a visit, spilling her feelings to the therapist: “It’s my birthday!” The pair then head over to Lucifer's place. Chloe is disappointed to see Lucifer isn't there, that he did go out of town on her birthday. They decide they are going to celebrate anyway, in a place with the best views in the city, and all the top shelf they can drink - right there in the penthouse. A great deal of drinking is occurring and Chloe looks up after throwing back a drink, they should go through Lucifer’s sock drawer! The mood changes, however, when Linda then answers a call from Lucifer. He is open with the fact that he is in Vegas, and apparently with someone ravishing which upsets Chloe. Chloe is about to bolt, but the women refocus when they stumble on Lucifer's wall safe. After determining the combination isn't 666 or 8008, they enlist Dan to help with a safe cracking job. When they actually damage the wall, Dan runs off to get some Spackle, and a weepy Chloe tells Linda she isn't jealous, but struggling with her feelings.
When Lucifer finally arrives, he's taken aback by the mess, amused by Linda and Dan passed out on the couch, saying he's sorry he missed it. He is then moved by the sight of Chloe asleep in his bed. He sits beside her and confesses that he had left for Vegas for a good reason, but the last time he'd gone, it resulted in ill feeling he didn't want to dredge up, and since he never wanted to lie to her, he didn't tell her. Her back to him, she is shown to be awake and listening.
He then spots the obvious attempts on the safe, and opens it as Chloe sits up. He presents her with her birthday gift; he had gold plated the bullet she had once shot him with, saying since it was unlikely he'd ever penetrate her, best to commemorate the time she did him. She laughs and hugs him.
Cast[]
- Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar
- Lauren German as Chloe Decker
- Kevin Alejandro as Dan Espinoza
- D.B. Woodside (credit only)
- Lesley-Ann Brandt (credit only)
- Tricia Helfer (credit only)
- Aimee Garcia as Ella Lopez
- Scarlett Estevez (credit only)
- Rachael Harris as Linda Martin
Guest Starring[]
- Lindsay Gort as Candy
- Lauren Holly as Roxie Pagliani
- Andy Milder as Judd
- Jack Yang as Dt. Long
Co-Starring[]
- Jaime Callica as hot cop
- Leo Chiang as thug #1
- Naiah Cummins as dealer
- Sam Juergens as crab cracker
- Maurice Mulligan as dealer #2
- Todd Simmons as uni
- Tony Cipriano as Louie Pagliani
Featured Music[]
- "I Love Me" - Megan Trainor and Lunchmoney Lewis - Chloe and Linda celebrating at the penthouse.
- "Luck Be A Lady" - Frank Loesser (Tom Ellis cover) - Stage show with Lucifer, Ella, and Candy trying to lure out the murderer in Fletcher's.
- "Restless" - Cold War Kids - Lucifer returning to the penthouse and giving Chloe her birthday present.
Trivia[]
- The episode's title is said by Chloe: "Right! Like going to Vegas with some radish!"
- This was one of 4 episodes filmed as part of season 2 but planned and shown as a stand alone episode in season 3. The penthouse and police precinct sets are therefore those created in Vancouver, rather than the newer ones in LA.
- This is the second episode where Lucifer has another establishment other than Lux.
- Ella mentions that card counting "quieted the voices," which sets up the main plot of "Boo Normal".
- Linda says she is an expert with holes in walls. Lucifer punched a hole in her wall in Favorite Son. Goddess burned a hole in her wall at the end of season 2.
- There are multiple improvisations in this episode;
- Candy's spit take when Lucifer asked her to marry him was improvised by Lindsey Gort. In response Tom Ellis improvised "Oh, I didn't know you were a squirter". The last part did not end up in the final cut.
- The line "Well, I thought since I'll never likely penetrate you, I'd commemorate the one time you penetrated me" is ad-libbed by Tom Ellis on the scene. Since she didn't expect such a line, Lauren German's laugh there is genuine.
Deleted Scenes[]
- In a scene likely trimmed due to the episode-length, Lucifer is busy playing the piano in the club when a showgirl named Rosemary approaches him in an attempt to seduce him. However, the group mistakes her for the killer, leading Ella to come out and knock her down. Candy shows up and reveals she and Rosemary were friends from spin class. Ella replies that everyone has their own secrets.[2]