Lyle divulges how the grim and disconcerting history behind the Verbis Diablo relics affects Vanessa; Bartholomew Rusk speaks with a survivor of the Mariner's Inn Massacre; Hecate does her best to get close to Ethan.
Tropes:
- Arbitrary Skepticism: Played with. While Victor is still skeptical regarding the existence of various aspects of the supernatural, he acknowledges that his skepticism is eroding as more evidence of the witches and the devil are presented.
- Bad Liar: Victor when shopping with Vanessa for woman clothes.
- Blind and the Beast
- Breather Episode: Compared to last week's episode.
- Damsel in Distress: Invoked by Hecate to get Ethan's attention.
- The Determinator: The inspector from Scotland Yard will discover the truth. No matter what.
- Disapproving Look: Angelique and Dorian get a few of them when walking in London.
- Entertainingly Wrong: Ethan sees clear through Hecate’s act and lies, but comes to the entirely reasonable but mistaken conclusion that she’s a Pinkerton detective sent by his father.
- Fake American: Hecate poses as one.
- In-Universe Factoid Failure: How Ethan noticed Hecate was lying to him, although he commits one himself in the process, as he’s apparently unaware that the Pinkertons had female detectives as far back as 1856
. - Older Than They Look: Dorian said it verbatim to Angelique.
- Title Drop: Ethan and Vanessa quote Ephesians 6:12 when describing the witches.Ethan: For thee are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies... but against mighty powers in this dark realm.Vanessa: And against evil spirits in heavenly places.
- Wallpaper Camouflage: The witches are hiding this way in different areas of Sir Malcolm's house to get Vanessa's hair.
