Heaven. Gabriel's gleaming white executive suite with the sweeping view of Earth's landmarks. Gabriel is gazing out the window as Michael speaks.

About Angel Hekla, Gabriel.

The little mouse who got carried away in the demon riot?

Yes. No doubt you have been wondering about some peculiar aspects of that incident.

Such as?

Why she did not draw her sword, for one. She just stood holding her broom.

Why was she back sweeping, anyway? I thought you'd sent her to work in our tailor's shop.

Indeed. Another question I'd like answered. Saturday night she goes on a date with the Demon Daji. Sunday morning she's sweeping in the lobby.

What on earth possessed her to go on a date with a demon, anyway?

Yet another unanswered question. The owner of the shop says a young man was making a pest of himself by visiting Hekla during office hours. She suspects they were dating after work.

A young man? Daji was going about as a male?

No. Seems to have been someone else. Not Asian like Daji. I thought to query the shop owner for more details yesterday. She says the young man had a rather peculiar hairstyle – cut close, but with two high bits of fluff like bunny ears.

Omigosh. Like that imp that brought the Hell Fire pot.

The two stand silently while Gabriel digests all this. Finally he murmurs:

Have The Twins reported the whereabouts of Demon Daji?

Good question. Last sighting was by the tailor when Daji appeared to pick up Hekla at closing time.

Remind me – why was Daji even patronizing this particular shop to begin with?

According to Ammun, she was brought in by Demon Crowley . Wanted bespoke apparel suitable to a posting in Singapore. Ammun was there at the time they came in. He said Hekla was terrified. He stuck around to ensure there would be no trouble.

A hundred bespoke tailors in London, and the demons picked ours?

Another peculiar aspect, wouldn't you say?

Hm. M'yes.

The shop owner says the young man pestering Hekla in the following weeks was Demon Crowley's manservant.

Manservant? Crowley has a manservant?

You haven't seen what Crowley looks like recently, have you. He's been swanking around like some sort of West End financier.

You don't say? That surly little slacker, in a pinstripe suit?

And then some. Here, have a look at these pictures the tailor shared with me. Taken when Daji went in for a final fitting. Crowley's looking on in the background.

Michael hands Gabriel her phone. He flicks through a couple of screens.

My word. No wonder Aziraphale was looking so natty.

He returns Michael's phone. She continues:

Crowley's man is a demonic imp of course.

Certainly.

The shop owner says the imp seemed to be pleading with Hekla about something before Daji showed up.

Talking her into a date with Daji?

Alas, no. That would have made too much sense. Rather, the owner says she distinctly heard the imp say, "Hekla, please. Don't go with Daji." The owner says she was indignant that the little pest would try to dissuade Hekla from an appointment with a woman as attractive and wealthy as Daji. Thought he was probably jealous. So she walked in to shoo him away, and he fled. Daji entered shortly afterward. Told the owner she was taking Hekla to dinner and an entertainment with some influential friends. Hekla was smiling and happy.

So Hekla goes from being terrified to traipsing off on a dinner date with an arch demon.

It gets worse. The tailor says this wasn't their first date. Apparently Daji took Hekla out on a few occasions before leaving for Singapore for several weeks. When Hekla didn't show up for work on Monday, the tailor thought perhaps Daji had hired her away, and couldn't she have at least given two weeks' notice?

Michael, this makes no sense whatsoever. Hekla seems to have been dating an imp and an arch demon, both?

Yes. Scarcely believable, isn't it? I think we need to bring in Hekla for an interview.

Have Uriel see to it, will you?

I think Uriel should come in for a little chat as well. You of course recollect her report that Aziraphale and Demon Crowley delivered Hekla to humans in Tadfield.

Hm. How did Hekla go from being abducted by a crowd of demons into the hands of those two traitors?

Exactly. And you've no doubt wondered why that pair of renegades and Uriel would share the same human acquaintances in Tadfield.

Well, It is a small village.

Not that small.

I can understand Uriel staying in touch with Aziraphale. That's why we've got her in Tadfield, after all. But difficult to believe she'd tolerate the mere presence of a demon like Crowley. She'd have her sword out in an instant. Surely you're not suggesting some sort of collusion, Michael?

I'm suggesting we question Uriel a bit more closely as to the sequence of events between the demon riot and Hekla going off to work in a rural stable, of all places.

I thought that was to keep her safe from the demons of London.

Perhaps we should verify that.

Well then. Have Barraquiel make the arrangements to bring in Uriel and Hekla.

Ammun as well?

No. Absolutely not.

I'll be off, then.

Thank you for the report, Michael.