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Stay calm.

Let me do the talking.

- Yeah, that's a good plan. - No, it's not.

We're only tied up because Mom made us come here.

Because you stole from this woman's garden.

We didn't steal. We picked herbs from the woods near her garden.

Also, this woman is a witch!

Just because a woman has an herb garden and lives in a shack in the woods

doesn't make her a witch.

I have a name, you know.

I know. I mean, I... I don't know what it is,

but I think we got off on the wrong foot.

Wrong foot? This is a crime!

For the record, I only picked the herbs

because Esther asked me to and I thought we were bonding.

If it's about the herbs, let us know what we owe you.

What you owe me?

You want to put a price on albino willow moss

grown under a blood moon in the year of the raven?

So, 50 bucks, or--

I want my herbs!

They're not yours! And I already used them on summoning charms.

- Amateur! - Stereotype!

- How about an apology? - Please, she's not even sorry.

- I meant from you. - What?

Is there an herb of equal or greater value?

Silence!

You all need to be taught a lesson.

No, wait, you don't need to... feed us?

Oh, I think I do.

Again, I just wanna say, I didn't know they were your herbs.

Boy who claims that he's guilt-free,

give him eyes so he can see.

Oh no, I'm not really a soup guy. Boy, that looks hot, by the way.

Hey! Do not force-feed my son!

Mother letting everything slip,

now nothing shall stay in your grip.

Ugh.

Last chance to apologize.

Yeah, it is.

Girl who stole and mocked and lied,

show the world the demon inside.

Hm. Needs willow moss.

You just wait until the curse kicks in.

- Ben? - You'll see.

Ben? Ben, are you okay?

All good. Just... can't... breathe.

Wait. Does this soup have nuts?

I... I'm not sure. May... Maybe.

I didn't add any, but... You're not supposed to clean the cauldron.

Call 911! He's having an allergic reaction.

I don't get reception here. Maybe you can call?

I'm tied up.

Whoa, he's turning blue.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry!

Yep. Yep.

Okay, I'll tell him.

- Dude! - Overheard your side of the call.

Is "him" me? Tell "him" me what, Shayna?

Katherine won't be home for a while because a witch tied them up

and gave Ben a soup with nuts.

- Now they're at the hospital. - No!

Does this mean she can't make me mac and cheese?

- I don't know. - Well, this gives us a chance to bond.

Employer to employee. Friend to friend.

And ghost to person who spent years pretending to be a ghost.

Don't worry. I'm not offended.

Yeah, I got a thing.

Is it making me mac and cheese?

Dude, you're either a billion years old or nine years old.

Either way, make your own mac and cheese.

- But Abaddon hungry! - Abaddon figure it out!

- How about a tour of the hotel? - Stop doing that!

Nice reflexes.

I don't like surprises. Too many of them have ended with me in a trunk.

In that case, you'll want to stay out of room 110 because--

The night wraiths tie you up while you sleep. I know.

I've been here for two years. I know about the ghosts, traps,

the porch light that shows shadows of terrible things to come.

Yeah, it keeps showing trees.

But if you know all the ghosts, why don't you know me?

I don't know. You're kind of a private person?

What? I'm on a first-name basis with every ghost in this hotel.

Hey, Greg!

Whatever, dude. I got support group.

We have a support group?

- Shayna! - Candles!

Hey, you.

And this happened while he was eating soup?

Force-fed soup.

I wouldn't say "force-fed."

- We were tied up! - For my safety. I live alone!

Sorry, how do you know each other?

We don't. This witch just tied us up and poisoned my brother

after my mom made us go back to her shack.

Going to apologize was the right thing to do. How is my son?

We gave him antihistamines for the allergic reaction. He'll be fine.

- Then why is he in a wheelchair? - Oh, that was his idea.

Better safe than sorry.

This is all covered by their insurance, right?

- That's what you're worried about? - It's not my fault!

The boy didn't say he had allergies.

I was scared!

- How long have you had that cough? - I don't know.

- A while. Why? - I think we should run some tests.

Tests? Tests for what?

That's what we'll find out.

So Nurse Jan says I'm very anemic.

Can we go now?

No, I still need to sign Ben out, and you still need to apologize.

What?

What is happening?

- The soup lesson. - What?

"Mother letting all things slip, now nothing shall stay in your grip."

The soup cursed you to not pick things up.

That's not a thing. Right, Esther? Okay...

- What? What is it? - Horns.

Horns?

"Show the demon inside."

Oh, this witch is dead.

Wait, what was my lesson? Eyes so I can see... Mom?

Pick up my purse.

Hello. I am Abaddon, a powerful king in this land. And you are?

Hungry?

I hunger as well.

Do you know how to make mac and cheese?

Then we shall strive as one.

I cannot touch, but I can feel.

All feelings are valid.

- No stabbing. - No stabbing.

Sorry, what exactly is this?

Uh, it used to be a ghost support group, but then I joined.

I couldn't afford therapy and the nightmares were getting worse.

So now it's an existence support group.

You know Angela, Stabby Paul, Candlehead, the Cindys.

We tried to help her, but the water was strong and our dresses were heavy,

and the sky was blue, and we saw the blue, and then we saw black.

Oh, and that's the Creeper behind you.

So, you guys sit here and try to figure out your unfinished business?

Oh, we don't use that term here.

It suggests the afterlife is about the destination.

We're focused on the journey. I'm learning to whistle.

Hang on.

Ugh, I just did it!

We mostly share what's bothering us.

Like if you had a magical night with someone,

and then they acted like it never happened.

- We're not doing this here. - Then where are we doing it?!

Candles.

Sorry. You're right.

It wasn't our fault. It rained that morning.

The water was too high.

Why do we keep talking about this? Here's an idea.

Don't trick your friend into a river while she's wearing calico.

Okay, I'll let you guys get to it.

Candles?

I don't think so. Sharing isn't really his thing.

Uh, excuse me, I was always out of gum when I was alive.

Why? Because I shared it.

Great, then stay.

Isn't, uh, this the Creeper's seat?

Nah, he's creeping behind the piano.

Hello.

You know what I can't stand?

When the living turn off the lights when they leave a room.

Oh my God, why don't men carry purses?

They're so practical. Uh, can I reorganize this for you?

- Maybe later, Ben. - Some curse.

The horns already stopped growing.

"Oh no, now they're getting hot to the touch!" Who cares?

Ah, here she is.

We need to... talk.

You came back.

- Huh? - That's so kind.

No one has ever...

Well, there's only one seat here. Maybe the boy can go get more.

- On it. - No!

Look at my daughter. You cursed us.

- That was before we were friends. - Fix this.

I can't. Your body has to digest the soup.

But the curses will wear off by sunrise, I promise.

I don't need it to wear off. Any curse you can cast, I can break.

You left your intake form blank.

Oh, oh, I... I don't... My assistant usually handles these things.

- Sorry. You have an assistant? - I had an assistant. She quit.

Boy, I bet that's left you feeling pretty lonely. Hang on a minute.

Eyes so I can see.

I think my curse is that I'm more perceptive.

I need you to fill out all these.

I also need a form of ID and your Social Security number.

What's that?

Are you with her?

Mom, I need to go home for my good potions.

Yeah, we're with her.

- What? - We are?

If you won't apologize to this woman, you're gonna help her.

I perceived that would happen.

It wasn't easy, my friend.

But now we stand on the precipice of greatness.

Hard and cold. We desire soft and hot.

There is much work to do.

I was having a pretty lonely decade.

But then one day, my granddaughter came to the hotel.

She was an old woman, but I recognized her, you know?

That same crooked smile, just like when she was a girl.

I waited until she was alone in a hallway, and I said,

"Is that my little Daisy?" Just like I used to.

When she turned to me, there was this fear in her eyes.

And that's okay. I understand that.

Dead granddad comes back and all...

But then she spoke to me. Just two words.

"Stabby Paul?"

That's when I realized I wasn't a granddad to her.

I was just a ghost story.

I never even killed anyone, you know? I... I'm not saying I didn't try to, but...

Do you know what it's like to be defined by your worst impulses?

Candles.

Yeah. I guess you would.

That's all. I'm done.

Thank you, Paul.

You're in the water with us.

Paul, we're gonna find Daisy and bring her back here.

- She died ten years ago. - In the hotel?

He's not asking you to fix it.

Then why tell the story?

- Nathan! It's your turn to share. - Oh. Uh...

Okay. Uh, deep feelings. Uh...

Well, the first thing that comes to mind,

I am pretty ticked that I can't ding the bell at the front desk.

That's it?

I share that my last surviving family member sees me as a monster,

and you're sad about a bell?

Guys, it's fine.

Nathan's just not comfortable sharing anything real.

But I did share.

Uh-huh. Creeper, you're up.

Okay, w... wait. I have more to share.

I, uh, uh... don't love my pants.

It's a simple question. Do you have insurance?

I don't know. Can we just put what you have?

No, that's not how insurance works.

Esther, I need you to write for me.

Did you think this would make me mad? I love this.

My best friend is a demon! I would do this to myself.

Maybe it bothers you because you didn't do it to yourself. Hey, cool tail.

Ben, clipboard. Medical history. Any allergies?

I don't think so.

Can you get me a cream soda?

- What? Where would I even get that? - At a gas station?

I'm not doing that!

I'll be right back.

Ben, the witch put down her old assistant as her emergency contact.

I need you to call her so she can be with the witch, and we can go.

Oh, I see.

You wanna leave,

but you can't because you're trying to teach Esther to do the right thing.

I don't need you to say all the things you perceive.

How are we doing in here?

Oh!

So I want to get an MRI.

Will that cure the cancer?

- Why do you think you have cancer? - So I don't?

Those glasses suit your face shape.

And that baby has your eyes.

Oh, hi. Uh, yeah.

This is a message for... a witch's assistant?

No.

No.

No! No, no!

I'm so sorry, friend.

The secret spell of mac and cheese eludes us.

We're going to need more pots.

- Ow! No! - Ma'am, you need to lie down.

It's too dark in there. Someone else can go first!

Hi, Nathan. We're still at the hospital.

Ben's fine, but we have to help a witch get an MRI.

We'll be home...

...soon.

Hey, girl. Just tell me what's in the soup, and I'll do the rest, huh?

Beetle bark, obsidian moth wings, little kid fingers...

What do you think happens to witches when they die?

Ben, did you talk to her assistant?

- Better. I left a voicemail. - How is that better?

I'm normally afraid to leave a voicemail because it's too much pressure.

Oh, also, an orderly called me "big man" after I complimented his shoes.

Gosh, I'm gonna say it. I needed this curse.

Esther! I'm not paying for an MRI.

I guess I'm afraid

that I'll never see it happen again.

Dude, if you're not gonna share anything real, let someone else go.

I am sharing real things!

I really do wish I could see a car get crushed at the junkyard.

I don't like to judge other ghosts, but all of your problems are dumb.

You should've gone into the water instead of us.

The real problem here is that Nathan's afterlife is easy.

Excuse me?

You can still blend in with the living. I'm in a burlap vest!

Candlehead looks like a friggin' monster!

- Sorry. - Candles.

Plus, you live with your whole family.

They can turn on the lights for you whenever you want.

That doesn't mean I have it easy.

Yes, it does.

Okay, are people in this support group allowed to pick on each other?

I don't know. I guess.

I'm going back to the front desk.

Oh, my turn? Okay.

So the bad news is my dad got out of prison.

The good news is he still thinks I'm dead.

How am I still getting worse?

- Esther? - No!

Girl from school.

It's always the ones who seem tough who are the most sensitive.

Has anyone come for her yet?

No, and your car got a ticket for being parked in a loading zone.

What does an MRI do?

Maybe someone with so little real-world knowledge

shouldn't be so quick to curse people.

Rebecca? You came!

It's the witch's assistant.

Finally! Thank you for--

- What the hell did you do? - ...coming.

I was on a date, Courtney,

and I get a call that you put a boy in the hospital?

I'm a teen, actually.

- She also cursed me and my daughter. - Of course!

Everything this manipulator touches gets cursed.

- How'd you get my number? - You're her emergency contact.

Emergency contact?

I wouldn't give you CPR if you were choking on a diamond!

Why did she come?

- Wait, are you still doing the soups? - You know about the curse soups?

Oh, I know about them

because she gave me one for five years!

I thought it was a free lunch,

but the whole time it was a spell to make me stay with her.

I had a job offer from the mayor!

Rebecca, I can explain.

Also, I have cancer!

- We don't actually know-- - Good! I hope it kills you.

Good news, Ms. Vandenberg. It's not cancer.

You have a minor fungal infection in your lungs.

Probably from boiling fur and mushrooms without a mask!

I can't believe I left my date for this.

I didn't ask you to. This woman called you.

And made us stay at the hospital.

And cares more about apologizing

than the fact that her daughter is turning into a monster!

I am trying my best!

Hey, your car is being towed.

Oh, come on!

- Everything cool here? - Yep.

Just because my family is here doesn't mean my life is easy.

Oh, we're still doing this.

Because your support group made me feel unsupported!

I didn't ask you to come.

You followed me and then didn't share anything real.

But whatever. Not everyone has big problems to share. That's fine.

But I do!

I just, you know, don't like to share the serious stuff.

Uh, no one does.

But since I started,

I have been waking up screaming and holding a knife a little less.

Is everyone still around?

I mean, probably. They can't leave the hotel.

Do you smell burning cheese?

Almost... melty!

Ow!

Yes!

No, stop!

Sorry. Can't stop once I hook it up.

Of course you can't.

Because that would make my life easier, and nothing is allowed to do that.

My whole life, I've tried to work hard and do what's right.

And has it been worth it?

Mm, no...

Not once!

You think I wanna run a hotel?

I went to art school, and I was top of my class before I dropped out.

And I know art is subjective, but the point is I was good.

I studied while my classmates partied.

And I carried Lisa Kratz through Fine Art Theory.

But now she runs an art gallery that I frankly think is poorly curated.

I defrosted a pot pie tonight.

I was gonna eat the whole thing and watch a rom-com.

Instead, I'm at the hospital helping a witch who doesn't want help

to teach a lesson to my kids who don't respect me.

Maybe they have a point. Who'd wanna follow in my insane footsteps?

We respect you.

Really? Why?

Wait! You can't do this!

I'm sick!

And I left my hat inside!

Who called the cops?

I did. You all told me she tied you up and force-fed you.

Oh, right, I guess that is a crime.

I leave for ten seconds, and you get arrested?

Rebecca! Help me!

Hey! You can't just take her out of the hospital! I know the mayor.

From a job interview.

Tell the mayor your friend is under arrest for false imprisonment.

- You! I need a ride to the police station. - So take your own car.

I took a cab.

Please, Courtney doesn't do well in unfamiliar places.

This is a complex relationship.

Yeah, sorry, but we're not really part of this anymore.

Yeah, we are. I still need to apologize.

Wait, now you want to?

I mean, no,

but technically, the herbs actually were in her garden,

so I guess it's the right thing to do.

Okay, yeah, that's what I wanted, I guess.

But my car is still being towed.

I also went to art school.

But how do we drive if Mom still can't hold things?

- I can drive! - Okay, let's go apologize to a witch.

Her name is Courtney Vandenberg.

Oh, look, it's Mr. Cool-Mustache-And-No-Problems.

I'd like to share now.

For real.

Meeting's over. Now we're watching water drip from this pipe.

Paul, let him speak and we can go on a date.

Everyone, listen up!

Okay, well...

I guess sometimes... I have thoughts.

Candles.

I have... sad thoughts.

Since I died, some of those thoughts have gotten a little worse.

I'm scared a lot.

I... I don't... I don't wanna move on, but I also don't wanna be here forever.

I have dreams, but I worry that trying to chase them is just a way to get hurt.

Most of all, I don't know what I'm gonna do when my family's gone.

I know exactly what you mean.

Really?

I lived in this town with my family for 50 years.

Until I was caught sneaking into houses to start fires.

I was torn apart by a mob, and my family was run out of town.

I never saw them again.

So not exactly my situation.

But what did you do?

I'm not going to lie to you, friend.

The first century was deeply unpleasant.

- This doesn't count as our date, right? - Shh!

It is mac, and it is cheese.

I say truly, friend, today, we are gods.

I need my special spoon!

The handle has sparkles.

You were a ghost?

You're hurting me!

- Just stop making a fist! - Hey! She has arthritis!

You all came for me.

Not "for you," exactly.

I drove as fast as I could.

Through, like, nine red lights.

Sorry, why are you all here?

Go ahead, Esther.

I just wanted to say...

Wait, is the curse wearing off?

Yes! I'm free! Hoo, hoo, hoo!

Apologize.

Right.

I'm sorry I stole from your garden.

Good job. Let's go home.

You're not going anywhere!

You heard her. She admitted she stole. And I want to press charges!

Oh, come on!

Oh, I will "come on."

I am very connected. My uncles are lawyers.

I am going to sue you into the ground for raising these little brats.

- Seriously? After everything we-- - Not gonna happen!

You can attack me all you want, but attack my mom,

and, buddy, we've got a problem.

Kids, this is very sweet, but--

Keep her name out of your mouth, or you'll find my fist in it!

Everything good about me came from that woman!

Hey! Don't yell at her!

You yelled at her all night.

Because I'm in love with her!

- I knew it! - Huh?

Rebecca...

You love me?

You made a soup that made me stay. But I came back on my own.

Okay, we're gonna go.

I'm actually sad to lose my curse. I like being more perceptive.

- What? - You know.

My curse that gave me eyes so I can see.

Your curse filled your back with eyeballs.

Oh God.

Ah, you're back! How you feeling, Ben?

Uh, complicated question.

Stop poking me!

I'm helping the eyeballs fall out.

How were things here?

Pretty good. Abaddon made mac and cheese.

Seriously?

I used enough pots for everyone to have ten macaronis.

It's crunchy. But in a fun way.

- What are these little brown fellas? - Almonds.