Manfred looks out the window of his penthouse taking in the view of Dallas when his sister walks up behind him.
"C'mon, Manny put a shirt on. Rachel will be here any minute." Eve said then she tossed him the shirt she had in her hand.
As Manny caught the shirt, he heard a knock on the door and knowing who is knocking. He put the shirt on, he then opened the door to see it was Rachel, a good and longtime client of his.
"Rachel, my god! You get younger everytime i see you." Manfred said
"Oh, shut up!" Rachel said before she walked into the penthouse.
"Rachel, it's so good to see you again. Love the hair." Eve said
Rachel walks up to eve and gives her a hug.
"Thank you, sweetie. And i see you took my advice and got your hair cut a bit, and you look gorgeous." Rachel complemented
"Thank you." Eve said
Manfred and Rachel hug and do a kiss on the cheek, Rachel takes off her jacket which Manfred takes for her.
"Mm, nice." Rachel complemented on the room.
"Always the best for you, darling. Um, I'm sorry. I should have told you on the phone when we set up the appointment. Um, my fee has gone up." Manfred said
"Terribly sorry that we didn't tell you, Rachel." Eve said
"Well, after all this time you two should that you're worth every penny." Rachel said with no bother of it
They two then led Rachel into another room where they had set everything up. Rachel and Manfred took a seat at the small table while Eve lit some candles and took a seat at the edge of the bed and begun to read her book.
Rachel then handed Manfred a wedding band, and nodded her head signaling her was ready, Manfred clasped his hands over it and closed his eyes.
"I want to see you... Show yourself. Harold, make yourself known. Rachel's here. She wants to talk to you." When Manfred finished, he opened his eyes and looked at the ring in his hand before looking up at Rachel. "He's here.
Manfred chuckled before saying "He wants you to know he thinks the new haircut is hot."
Rachel then laughed at what she was told. "thirty-two years we were married. Now that you're dead, you like it short."
"Harold says he was stupid. He hated change." Manfred replied.
Rachel sighed wistfully. "Oh, Harold. Not a day goes by that I don't miss you something awful."
Manfred shook his head. "He doesn't want you to grieve him forever. He wants you to be happy."
Rachel took in a breath of courage. "I – I need to tell you something. I'm seeing someone."
The flames of the candles flickered as soon as she said that and this caused eve to look up from her book.
"He's listening. Go on." Manfred said
"We're taking it slow, but…" she smiled, "I'm happy."
Manfred paused a moment before informing her what Harold had said. "He wants to know who it is."
"It's Kevin." Rachel said quickly
the flames on the candles to go out completely, the room had begun freeze over.
"Perhaps we should take a break. Or stop all together" Manfred said
"ya think." Eve scoffed as she got up from the bed.
Then the glass from the mirror back in the corner of the room shattered, Harold then appeared before Manfred and Eve in his ghostly form, pale skin, milky white eyes, hospital gown and a massive hole in his chest where his heart should be.
Manfred, now on his feet with his hand held out. "No. You are not to cross." He demanded
"What's wrong?" Rachel asked in confusion because she couldn't see what was happening.
"Stay back, Stay back!" Manfred firmly demanded. But Harold's ghost didn't listen and lunged forward in is foggy form to take possession.
Manfred gasped and gagged as Harold's ghost entered his body through his mouth. He gulped and panted, trying to keep Harold at bay, but his eyes turned white and his head cocked to the side as Harold took over. With a dark and distorted voice, Harold spoke using Him. "My partner? My friend? You had to go there?!" He picked up the wedding band from the table and threw it at her.
Harold flipped the table over and charged towards her. "Since when! Did you wait until I…"
"It's nothing like that!" Rachel fearfully exclaimed.
"What's it like then?" Harold shouted back, grabbing Rachel by the hair, "Does he like your hair like that!"
Manfred's voice broke through as He started getting back control, "Get the hell out of my body, Harold!"
Harold took over once more and grabbed hold of Rachel who tried to run away. He then reached out for a piece of glass and held it out to her. "Well, we can be together again. You can be with me."
"No!" Rachel whimpered in fear. "Please, Harold, no!"
"Hey, Jackass!" Eve yelled. Harold then turned around to face her only to be punched.
"Exorcizamus te," fear then appeared on Harold's face. "Ah, so you know this little song. well then, let me finish it for you. Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica, ergo draco maledicte, ut ecclesiam tuam secura, tibi facias libertate servire, te rogamus, audi nos!"
In that moment Harold was out of him. His smoky form shot out of his eyes and mouth before disappearing in the air. Once he was gone, Manfred was back in control of his body.
"Did you really have to punch me?" Manfred asked
"Let me think about it... Yes!" Eve exclaimed. Eve then grab her brother's arm to help him back up.
Manfred moved over to the closed window drapes and opened them.
"Well," Manfred sighed as he looked at the freaked-out Rachel, trying to make light of the situation, "I guess Harold still hates change."
"Why don't i make some tea to help you calm down, okay Rachel?" Eve asked in a caring voice.
"Sure." Rachel said while still frightened at what had happened only seconds ago.
When Rachel left, Eve went over to Manfred who was laying on the sofa messaging his temples with his computer on the table in front of him.
"Here, Manny." handing him his bottle of pills and a water bottle." and take them with water, not booze." Eve said strictly before leaving to go to her bedroom.
Manny of course didn't listen and took some pills and chugged it down with a mini bottle of vodka, when finished he went back to his computer to online chat with someone on his website but then his phone buzzed.
A sense of fear washed over him as he looked at who was calling and it said Hightower. Manfred then answered the phone.
"You can't run from me, Manfred," the voice on the line greeted.
"I'm not running," Manfred countered. "I'm paying you back. I just need time."
"Too late. I will find you."
Upon hearing that, Manfred said, "Gotta go," and hung up.
"Hey, Eve! We gotta go!" Manfred shouted
"Let me guess Hightower." Eve said knowing that was the reason.
"Yup." Manfred said
"I'll get my stuff." Eve said
Manfred looks back at Dallas in the mirror as he drove their RV, with Eve's 1963 airstream trailer attached to it, onto the interstate, hopping that Hightower won't find them.
After some time they reach the rural lands of Texas. Eve laid on the couch in their Rv playing with her sage blades karambit. Manfred then felt a hand on his shoulder and looked at the passenger seat to see his grandmother.
"Hey, Grandma." Manfred and Eve said in union
"Oh Manny, you look terrible." Grandma Xylda said worried with what had happened.
"Look who's talking," Manfred said while shooting his Grandma a quick, teasing look.
"Don't tell me," Grandma Xylda said to him, "You got hijacked?"
"only a second, I ende…"
"I think you mean i ended it with the exorcism." Eve interrupted
"Of course. Only a second, and Eve ended it before it got worse. couple of pills, the headache's gone" Manfred replied
Xylda looked at her grandchildren. "This move will be good for you. Both of you. You need to settle down. You need a home."
"What we is need to disappear." Manfred retorted
"You'll both will be safe in Midnight." Xlyda said
"That'd mean a whole lot more coming from someone who wasn't dead." Manfred joked. Xlyda and Eve burst out laughing as Manfred grinned
As Manfred drove into Midnight, Texas, both he and his sister swore it was a ghost town. There only seemed to be a handful of people, and each giving them a glare, as they drove to meet their new landlord at the pawn shop. They then reached the pawnshop and Manfred parked the rv and turned off the engine.
"C'mon let's go meet Bobo." eve said as her and Manfred looked at the pawnshop.
Manfred got out of his seat and opened the door to get out, as Eve got out of her seat, Manfred was almost hit by a black Land Rover rumbling and he then closed it.
"whoa, Manny!" Eve exclaimed "are you okay?"
"yeah, i think so." Manfred said breathlessly
The two then got out of the rv and meet the redhead woman who almost hit Manny.
"Musician? Pawning a... trumpet?" Manfred guessed as he glanced at the case the woman was carrying
"That's it. You nailed it." the woman answered as she entered a door to the building, but not the shop.
Once the door closed behind the stranger, they two carried on with their walk to the pawn shop.
"Well, she seems nice." Eve said sarcastically
the two then entered the pawn shop and as they continued to walk further in it they begin to hear voices.
"I hate pawn shops." Eve said
the further they walked the voices became louder and begun to hear more voices. as they reached the muskets they heard a voice of the living.
"Hey." they turned to see a man with short brown hair, a square stubbled jaw, and a polite smile, "You must be Manfred and Eve."
Manfred nodded." Yeah. you must be Bobo."
"Yep, nice to meet you two. if you want i can show you over to your new place?" Bobo asked
"Sure, that'd be great" Eve replied
"Alright, let's go." As he led them from the shop, he said, "You made good time coming from Dallas."
"No traffic the last five hours," Manfred replied.
Bobo smiled, "No. No there isn't." He stopped in front of a small shabby-looking house between two of the buildings. After giving them a second to look at it, he said, " I'll show you your new home. Come on"
Once they entered, Bobo beginned to tell them a bit about the place. "The last tenant left the furniture. If particle board bothers either of you, you're welcome to come by the shop."
"It's f-it's fine." Manfred answered for them as he looked around. "We like newer things."
There was a joking smile and amusement on Bobo's face as he spoke, "RV and the trailer attached to it outside suggests otherwise. Hey, I gotta come clean, man. I checked you out before renting the house."
"Hope that's not a problem." Manfred said with a wary look
"That you're psychic?" Bobo asked. "No, just the opposite. I was actually gonna offer you a month's free rent if you could help me out."
Manfred then looked interested at what Bobo had to say.
"My fiancée, well... Aubrey, she-she walked out. And she's not returning my calls-"
Manfred then stopped Bobo, "Let me stop you. It's- it's not real. I tell people what they want to hear. I'm just really good at reading people. That's all it is."
"Well, no harm in asking." Bobo then hands Manfred the key to the house." You got the place for a month. You need it any longer..."
"I know where to find you. Thanks."
"Thank you, Bobo." Eve added
Bobo simply answered with, "Mmhmm," and looked them over before leaving to the two siblings.
Eve turns to Manfred, anger written on her face, and says " You are such an ass, Manny. It wouldn't have hurt to done a reading for him."
"But then that will draw attention to us, and then Hightower will find us much faster." Manfred argued.
Manfred then went into the kitchen found a plate of cookies from one of their neighbors, Fiji. He took a bite out of one and Eve looked at her brother.
"You do know that those could be poisoned, right?"
"They taste fine to me." Manfred said back which made Eve look annoyed.
After hours of unpacking nighttime had fell. The two siblings decided to get something to eat and walked towards the local restaurant. They walked through the door and taking in the people already seated. The two made their way over to the counter. Manfred spoke to the waitress who had their back turned to them. "We'd like to place an order to go."
The waitress turned around and smiled. "You must be Manfred and Eve. Bobo said he had new tenants. I saw your RV. Nice ride."
"I know. Real chick magnet." Manfred joked
"I don't think your girlfriend would appreciate comments like that," she replied, gesturing at Eve.
"Sister actually, well adopted if you want to get technical." Eve explained to the waitress.
The waitress became so embarrassed with herself. "Oh, wow, I'm so sorry. I didn't know."
"It's alright. it's not the first time it's happened. Why don't we start over? I'm Eve." gesturing to Manfred. "This is my brother Manfred."
The waitress introduced herself. "I'm Creek. I live behind the Gas & Go with my father and little brother, Connor."
"Cool." Manfred smiled
"Follow me," Creek said before walking down to the other side of the bar.
"Where?" Manfred asked curiously.
"The Midnighter's Room. It's where we sit. Except for Rev. He eats alone. Now that you two live here, you eat with us."
"So if Midnighters eat there then—"
"The rest of the folks are ranchers, folks from Davy," Creek explained.
"Well I don't want to bother."
The waitress scoffed, "You're not. It's usually more crowded. Folks are getting ready for tomorrow. It's the annual fall picnic. You should come. Both of you."
"Well, if you'll be there." Manfred said with a grin
Creek smiled and then changed the subject as she tilted her head toward the table they had stopped besides, "You meet your neighbors yet?"
"Sort of," Manfred answered, looking at the blonde. "You're the non-musician."
"That's Olivia," the man at the table informed them and turned around to reveal his blue eyes. His eyes glance towards Eve for a second. He then continued by introducing himself, "Lemuel Bridger."
"You two eat beef?" Creek suddenly said, causing Manny to direct his attention back at her.
"Wouldn't have moved to Texas if we didn't," was Manfred's witty reply
"Do you trust me?"
"No. But I'll let you pick out my dinner," he answered which made Eve roll her eyes in annoyance.
"Just give me what you give him." Eve said knocking her brother and creek out of the trance that they were in.
"You'll like it. I promise." With that she walked back out of the room. Manfred's eyes followed her as she walked off.
"Don't let her father see you looking at her like that," Lemuel warned
"I didn't mean any offense," Manny explained making his way to a chair at the other end of the table, "If I'm interrupting—"
"You're not," the blonde said quickly, and then got up to leave, laying her hand on her companion's shoulder as she walked out.
Lemuel then changed seats taking the one on Manny's left, and Eve sat on her brother's right.
"I live under the pawn shop, work the night shift."
Manny started to nod, "That's very nice."
Lemuel was about to say more but he caught sight of a possible problem in the dining area. "Apologies."
"For what?" Manfred asked and was answered by Lemuel pressing his head onto the table and draining his energy. Manfred started to gasp for air and turn blue. Eve's eyes then turned purple, she reached over to try and remove Lemuel's hands from her brother, but as soon as her hands touched his she felt like every drop of energy in her body was slowly being sucked out of her, and like her brother she began to turn blue and gasp for air.
Lemuel released Manny and Eve pulled her hands back.
"It's been awhile since I've eaten. I'm weak, and I was worried. They look like they could be trouble, so I leeched energy." Lemuel explained
"Leeched?" Manny rasped, "What are you exactly?"
"He's a vampire." Eve said with pure hatred in her eyes while trying to catch her breath from what had just happened
"That's one word for it." Lemuel add. "I'm beginning to take offense. Frankly, I'm less frightening than those Sons of Lucifer. Here," He then passes two glasses over to the siblings, "You'll feel better. Told you."
Manfred just chuckled after he took several gulps from his water.
"What's so funny?"
"Usually I'm the freak in the room, well second to my sister." Manfred explained. Eve then hit him in the arm for that comment.
"Oh, shut up Manny." Eve said
"So, uh…" Manny started and then gestured to his neck area, "none of this neck thing?"
"Oh, that's always on the menu." Lemuel said
Two plates where suddenly placed in front of the two siblings, "Madonna's pot roast special."
Manfred picked-up the plate and started shoveling the food into his mouth and Eve stared at hers for a few seconds before eating it.
Creek smiled with a small chuckle, "See, I told you two you'd like it. So, if you want, I could stop by your place tomorrow and we could go to the picnic."
"I'm not sure. I had a big day of driving…I'm spent." Manny waffled.
Lem interrupted, "You'll feel better in the morning. I'll have to miss it, but you should go. Midnight…is very different in daylight
After dinner Manfred and Eve headed back to their new home. Manfred and Eve settled on sleeping arrangements, Manfred would sleep in the bedroom while Eve slept in the Rv, trailer, or on the couch.
The next morning, Manfred and Eve got up and got dressed for the picnic, a little while later Creek and her brother Conner came by to take Manfred and Eve with them to the picnic.
When they got there it seemed like the entire town was there. As they walked further into the picnic Connor broke off from the group leaving Eve alone with the love birds. Moments later there was a scream and everyone ran over to the edge of the drop, they then saw that it was a decomposing body. Manfred and Eve saw the head of the dead woman turn and look at them, this then caused the two to look at was other.
A while later the sheriff's department showed up and informed everyone that officers will ask questions and no one will leave town before asking the sheriff's department. As everyone was leaving an officer noticed Manfred and Eve out of the crowd.
the officer said "Haven't seen you two before."
Manfred motioned with his arm that creek can go while Eve stays with her brother.
"probably because we just moved here." Eve responded
"You live here?" Manfred asked
The officer replied "Heck no. I live in Davy. Work with the Roca Fria County Sheriff's department. Midnight's just in our jurisdiction. Why Midnight? Why would you two move here?"
"Well, it's nice and quiet." Eve answered
"And cheap." Manfred added
"A reason for that. Truth is, I'm surprised this kind of thing hasn't happened before."
"Kind of thing?" Manfred asked
"A cult murder." Officer Gomez clarified. "You know, the kids in Davy, they dare one another to walk Witch Light Road on full moons."
"It's got a bit of a ghost town vibe, but people seem nice." Manfred said
"Do they?" Officer Gomez questioned. She then motioned to Fiji. "Some folks say she's a witch. Or a lesbian."
"Could be both."
"Well, I wouldn't be surprised to find a skin suit in that pawn shop."
With the look on Eve's face you can easily tell that she had has enough.
"well, it's been really nice talking to you, officer Gomez but me and my brother have to go. c'mon Manny." Eve then pulled on her brother's arm.
Later that night, as Manfred slept, his room became increasingly cold and infested with flies. He turns over to discover Aubrey laying in bed next to him. Manfred jumps up to a floor covered in water. Aubrey didn't belong there, he insisted that she go away, but Aubrey refused to obey his command. Initially, he assumed that Aubrey sought to possess him, but he soon learned that she required his assistance after she wrote out the word "help", in the condensation on the window. Manfred agreed to help but it would be done his way, with precautions in place.
Manfred exited his room to wake up Eve. Finding her on the couch, he shaked her only to be met with one of her blades inches from his throat.
"Whoa!" Manfred exclaimed in fear and shock.
upon with closer look Eve realized that it's Manfred.
"Manny, What the hell are you doing up? Do you know how late it is?" Eve asked
Manfred then explained "It's Aubrey. I just got a vist from her but she can't talk so i need to perform a séance."
"Ok, just let me get dressed."
"Wait, so you're going to help me just like that?" Manfred asked
"Well, if you do this and it goes south then you're going to need help." Eve explained
Manfred nodded in agreement and said, "Fine. you still have the dust, right?"
"Yeah, but I'm all out of holy water."
"Lucky enough for us that there's a church here."
"Yeah. lucky us." Eve mumbled
After the two had gotten dressed they made their way over to the church to get some holy water. Once they we're inside Manfred told Eve to be the lookout and Eve nodded her head in agreement.
Manfred then took out the flask and put it in the holy water to fill it up until a hand on his shoulder made him stop. He turned around and it the Rev.
"Taking holy water?"
"Yeah. Yes, I-I am. Reverend, I'm-" Manfred tried to explain but was then interrupted by the Rev.
"Manfred. I know who you are." He takes the flask out of Manfred's and fills it up with the holy water, and then hands it back to him. "Sunday service starts at eight, if you're interested."
"Uh, thanks" Manfred then left and as he crossed the street a voice took him by surprise.
"Ok, we have the holy water now let's talk to Aubrey." Eve said appearing out of nowhere.
"Why didn't you warn me back there since that's what a lookout is supposed to do?"
"You know that my kind and those of the cloth have a history, but there's definitely something different about him." Eve explained
"Oh and what's that?" Manfred asked
"I'm not sure but i don't think that the Rev is human, and no I don't know what he is." Eve answered before her brother can ask her another question.
The two walked into the house and set everything up in a spare room with no furniture.
Eve made a line on each of the Window and at the front of the door with a the dust before handing it over to Manfred.
"Remember Manny, knock three times."
Eve then closed the door to let her brother talk to Aubrey. Manfred summons Aubrey, while using a Ouija board for proper communication between the two of them. Aubrey begins moving the planchette to spell out the word "Pecados", but he has no idea what this word means. However, before Manfred could gather any further information from Aubrey, the séance was interrupted by several uninvited ghosts. A bright orange light could also be seen under the floorboard as it was being pushed up just beneath Manfred's feet. He knocks on the door and rushes out the room just as it opens and one of the ghosts' charge in his direction.
"Manny are you okay? What happened in there?"
"I-I'm not sure." Manfred answered Eve as he wrapped a ghost warding object that resembled a hand with an eye in the palm of it, on the doorknob. "One minute I'm talking to Aubrey then all of these other ghosts start showing up."
Manfred went over to the window and he saw one of the Sheriff's deputies making their way towards the house. "Damn it."
He quickly grabbed his coat from the back of the chair and tossed it to Eve who put it at the bottom of the door to block out the light. Once Manfred knew that it was safe he opened the door.
"Hello again." Manfred greeted Officer Gomez
"I need to take your statement, Mr. and Ms. Bernardo." Officer Gomez
stated bluntly
"Listen, we just moved here. we have nothing do to with any of this." Eve told her.
"I'd like to take a look around, if you don't mind." Officer Gomez moved closer to the door.
Eve was starting to get irritated and said "Uh, yes, I do mind."
"Why?" Manfred asked curiously
"Cause you're acting weird." Officer Gomez turned to him. "And you lie to people for a living."
she then reached for the door knob. Manfred and Eve then look at each other before Manfred took action.
"I don't. i can prove it. Does "Pecados" mean anything to you?"
Officer Gomez took interest in what Manfred had said and she called the sheriff. They then went to a water bank in Midnight that was named "Pecados". Manfred, Eve, and the two officers while the diving team was searching the water for anything that could be useful.
"Now, I've heard of departments consulting with psychics. I never put much stock in it." The sheriff said
"My grandmother did it all the time." Manfred told the sheriff
"I got a Magic 8-Ball. Maybe I should shake it, figure out who stole Levi's Subaru." Officer Gomez joked, both she and the sheriff got a good laugh.
One of the divers shouted that they found something and hold up his net with a gun in it.
"Can your 8-Ball do that?" Eve said with a grin growing on her face.
After the diving team packed everything up, Officer Gomez then drove Manfred and Eve back to their new home. After the two had got out Manfred informed Gomez.
"I already have consultations scheduled in Phoenix-"
"Cancel them. You're part of this investigation. Don't leave town." Officer Gomez
interrupts before she pushed on the gas and left.
The two walked to their Rv and started talking with Xylda, who Manfred blames.
"You said we'd be safe."
"Well, I thought you'd lay low, not conjure up angry ghosts." Xylda said to her grandson
"I conjured one ghost. Not a crowd of 'em. Certainly, not whatever that was under that floor." Manfred countered
Xylda looked at both of her grandchildren and said "Midnight's not the same as most places."
"We've noticed." Eve said to her grandmother
"Which is why we need to get the hell out as soon as possible." Manfred said
Three then heard the heavy pounding of a few knocks on the door of the Rv. Manfred pulled one of the curtains a bit back and saw the it was Olivia, he then opened the door.
"Olivia." Manfred greeted
"You okay?" Olivia asked. "I-I heard voices." She added
"You did. Me. I was talking to Eve." Manfred explained. "So, uh I'm surprised. I thought you were avoiding me."
"I was. Till now." Olivia then punched Manfred in the face with brass knuckles, and knocked him out. At that point Eve got up from where she was sitting to face Olivia only to be knocked out with a Taser.
After stripping them down to check for wires and tying the chairs they we're in back to back, Olivia was about to interrogate them but was interrupted by a knock on her door. Manfred then begun to try and break free from the bindings which only resulting in both of them falling. Olivia returned with Fiji, the woman from the picnic.
"Ugh, help me get them up."
"Why exactly are they naked?" Fiji asked Olivia
"I was checking for wires, GPS trackers." Olivia explained to her.
"We live such different lives."
The vampire, Lem, then entered the room, surprised at what he sees and said, "This is unexpected."
"Oh, well, now that you're done sleeping in, how 'bout some help?" Olivia said to him before she ripped the duck-tape off of Manfred and Eve's mouth very painfully.
"Looks like I'm just in time for the fun."
" Hundreds of Podunk towns in Texas. Why ours?" Olivia asked the two
"Luck, I suppose."
"Do you work for the police or any law enforcement agency? were you sent here to find someone? Did my dad send you?" Olivia asked the two threatenly
"Y-your dad? No!" Manfred said while Eve said "Hate to break it to ya, Blondie. But we don't know your dad."
"I'm getting bored and hungry." Lem said
"Okeydokey, this could go sideways real fast. I don't want that. You don't want that." Fiji said to them
While Olivia said "I'm good either way."
"I'm here 'cause my grandma got a feeling. A psychic feeling that we'd be safe here. Her reads are usually spot-on-"
"But Xylda's also a pathological liar, so there's that." Eve finishing what Manfred what saying.
"Xylda? Gypsy Xylda?" Lem asked
"You, you know my grandma?" Manfred questioned
"I do. How's she doing?"
"Dead. Going on a year now. Throat cancer. After a run-in with someone who tried to kill me, Xylda said I should hide here." Manfred explained to them
"Who are you hiding from, and why do they want you dead?" Oliva asks threatenly
"They really want Xylda dead, but it's too late for that. So, Manny is the only one left to get payback from." Eve explained to Oliva.
"Who'd want to hurt Xylda?" Lem questioned
"She ran scams, removed fake hexes, curses, stole and spent more than $2 million." Manfred told Lem.
"Still doesn't explain why they're so chummy with the sheriff." Olivia said
"They showed up my door. I didn't want to give them my secrets. So, I gave 'em Aubrey's. I-I'm done with the questions and getting punched in the face, thank you. "
"Same goes for me with the tazzing" Eve cut in.
"So, either end it already or let us get dressed." Manfred finished
Olivia pulled back her fist with the brass knuckles ready to hit Manfred but Lem put her fist down before saying. "Untie them. They're one of us"
Manfred and Eve were then untied from their chairs and given back their clothes so they can get dressed.
"Midnight has been a haven for people like us for centuries. Some, like Xylda, stop for a bit and move on. Others, like us, make this home." Lem explained to Manfred and Eve.
"Wait, everyone here is" Manfred paused before questioning Olivia. "... What are you?"
"None of your business." Olivia answered, while spinning her silver knuckles around her finger.
"Olivia's a friend. Her, Bobo, human, but open-minded." Lem said
Fiji walked into the room carrying an icepack for Manfred and said. "Your grandma wasn't wrong. If you can stand the summers and the neighbors, Midnight is pretty safe." She hands the icepack over to Manfred and he takes it.
"As long as we're quiet, cops and regular folks tolerate us, but…"
Olivia cuts Lem off by saying. "The bitch dying isn't quiet."
"And with the police and media digging, torches and pitchforks aren't far behind." Lem said calmly
"Question: you said people like us are drawn here. What's so special about this place?" Manfred asked
"Oh, well, Midnight sits on powerful mystical energy. The veil between the living and the dead is awful thin here." Fiji answered Manfred's question
"Oh." Manfred and Eve said in realization as to what happened back at their new home.
"Oh, what?" Olivia questions the two.
"Oh, I get why Xylda liked this place so much."
"Yeah, Xylda must have love being in Midnight. " Eve added to what her brother said.
"You want me to get some salve for your face?" Fiji offered
"No, I just want to go home." Manfred said as he and Eve were getting up leave.
"Of course. Apologies for the little misunderstanding. This is usually a quiet and peaceful town." Lem apologizes to the two before they left.
Manfred and Eve leave the room and left the building to go home. The next morning, they got dressed and headed to the Gas & Go.
"I swear Manny this better not be an attempt to get with that girl. " Eve said
Manfred turned to his sister with a smile on his face and said "Only one way to find out." The two then made their way in the Gas & Go, and they saw Creek at the counter. Manfred and Creek both said hey to each other as Manfred made his way to the back of the store and grabbed a few things while Eve waited by the counter.
Creek then took notice of the bruise on Manfred's face and asked, "What in the world happened to you?"
"I wish I had some sexy story to tell. It's just, uh me, a box, and a high shelf." Manfred claimed
"Uh, a heavy box, apparently." Creek chuckled
"Very. Haven't seen you since the picnic. You, uh, you okay?" Manfred asked
"I can't stop thinking about it. " Creek then straightens up and asks Manfred. "That be all for you today?"
"Uh yep." Manfred said with confusion on his face by Creek's sudden change in demeanor.
"Take a break, honey." The man said
"Great. Thanks, Dad." Creek said then left
"What were you talking to her about?" Creek's father asked
"Being… neighborly. Pleasantries." Manfred replied
"That better be all. That'll be $12. 50. " Manfred handed over the money before taking his leave with his sister.
On Their way home, Eve notices a large animal in the back of Rev's truck, heavily bleeding as a large pool of blood collected just beneath. They then shared a look with Rev, and continued on their way.
Shortly after returning to their trailer, Manfred's phone rings, he picks is up and answers.
"Hello?"
The voice that came from the phone was one that both he and Eve dreaded, Hightower said, "I know you're in Texas. You were in Dallas. I'm getting closer."
There was then a knock on the door that made both Manfred and Eve jump. Manfred got up and opened the door and saw that it was Creek.
"Hey. " Manfred greeted Creek.
"Hey. I stopped by your house, but Uh, … "
"Yeah, lot of flies, bugs. " Manfred concluding her sentence before saying, "I'll talk to Bobo if I decide to stay. "
"Oh. Well, I just wanted to apologize for before. My dad's weird and I didn't want to get into a thing with him, so if I was cold to you, that's why. " Creek explained for what happened earlier.
"Yeah, no apology necessary. We're good. " Manfred said
"Oh, good. I'm glad we're good. " Creek smiled
"Uh, well, since you came all this way, you want to have a beer? " Manfred offered
"I guess, yeah." Creek smiled as she accepted Manfred offer and stepped into the Rv. The two then smiled at each other but they we interpreted by a cough, they turned their heads in the direction the cough came from and they saw Eve, who was waving hello and had a grin on her face.
"Uh, Eve could, um, could you leave us, please" Manfred stumbled
Eve smiled at her brother and said, "Yeah that would be a no, Manny. Don't worry you won't even know I'm here." Manfred sighed knowing that he wouldn't be able to get rid of his sister.
As the three drinked and talked time had flew and they didn't realize that it was dark out, eventually Manfred and Creek has forgotten that Eve was the in Rv with them. They then started talking about Midnight.
"I gotta admit, this place is nothing like I thought. " Manfred said
"Yeah, it's its own thing. Makes for good stories, though. " Creek told Manfred
"Stories? You a writer? " Manfred asked
Creek then went on to say that wrote but she wasn't a writer. Once Connor was out of the house, she was going back to school. Her father would be real tough to deal with alone. After her mom died, her dad changed, which is exactly why they moved to Midnight, to avoid any memories of her. Going to high school in Davy sucked because she was known as the girl that lived with freaks, even though that's not too far off from her current living environment, but the Midnighters were her family.
Creek then went on to talk about the Midnighters, "I know what Lem is. He's not the only one with secrets. Like Joe, from the tattoo parlor, he watches over everyone. You can always count on him to help. I wonder what brought him and Chuy to this place. Bobo never talks about family or where he came from, but he's sweet and kind. And you will never meet a more honest person than Bobo. The Rev, I still haven't figured him out. I've seen him pull a gravestone out of the ground with one hand and he's completely obsessed with his pet cemetery. I know Fiji's more than just a New Age cat lady, but she doesn't have a mean bone in her body. And then there's Olivia. She's got more secrets than anyone. Midnight's weird, but it's home. "
"Yeah, Me and Eve never lived in any one place for very long. There. " Manfred and handed Creek another drink.
"Thanks. Well, you and Eve should fit in pretty well here. "
"You saying I'm weird? " Manfred questioning what Creek had said.
Creek smiled and answered, "You are. I Googled you, Mr. Psychic. "
It was a family business; he came from a long line of Gypsy fortune tellers. Sometimes his work is real but a lot of the time it's theater, he explained. Creek asked if he could give her a reading. Manfred takes her hand, and tells Creek that her life line was long. She would go on to see the world, and meet her soulmate, if she already hasn't. It'll be someone who sees how special she really is. Creek assumed this was the theater part of his work. Creek tells Manfred that if he was going to kiss her then that moment would be the right time. As Manfred goes in for the kiss but was interrupted by flashing blue and red lights. The trio exited the Rv to see what was going on, they and many other Midnighters, some with guns, gathered around and saw Bobo being arrested by Sheriff Livingston and Officer Gomez
They handcuff Bobo and place him in the back of the police vehicle as the Midnighters surround them from all sides. The sheriff move to the driver's side and called out to the Midnighters, "Everybody, go home."
"He would never kill her. He loved her! " Fiji protested as Olivia held her back. "More than she deserved. "
"Look, we have identified the murder weapon. It belonged to him." The sheriff explained
Lem then spoke up, "You've already decided he's guilty. I don't trust you with our friend. "
"Yeah, well, I don't trust you either. " The sheriff replied
"You don't want to start a war. "
The sheriff paused at what Lem said before addressing the crowd, "Clear the road. "
Manfred and Eve then joined the Midnighters and they heard a voice from the crowd shouting, "He's not going anywhere.", and another shouting, "Neither are we. "
"Go home! Just clear the road! " The sheriff yelled, while getting in his car, at the Midnighters before calmly saying, "Go home. "
The second he closed the door of the car, Fiji raised her hands and her eyes glowed red. The metal of the car crinkled and the car then rised from the ground
The Rev placed his hand on Fiji's arm and said, "Fiji, not this way. This won't help him. And tomorrow's a full moon. I'll be unavailable for a few days. "
"We have got to be smart about this, Fiji. Not angry. " Olivia said, trying to persuade Fiji to stop.
Eve looked at her brother and gave him an elbow nudge, Manfred looked at Eve and she gave him a look that meant that they have to do something.
Manfred then spoke, "We'll help. However, we can. And I think we can. "
Fiji then stopped what she was doing with a cry, and the car then dropped to the road and returned to normal. The Midnighters made a gap for the car as it drove off with one of their own.
After the car was out of sight, the crowd of Midnighters dispersed. Manfred and Eve then returned home to discover that the entire house was lighting up from within, and ghostly figures could be seen through the windows.