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♪ I got this feeling

♪ Something's not right, something's going on ♪

[Siren wailing]

♪ Can we just stop playin'?

♪ Tell the truth so we can just move on ♪

♪ Move on

♪ Why you got to be this way?

♪ All these jealous games you play ♪

♪ Why'd you fuck this up for me? ♪

♪ It's time to move on

[Cellphone buzzing]

Yeah, Mom?

I just parked, I'll be right in.

Alright, baby.

Yeah, dinner is almost ready.

Okay, see you in a minute.

Okay.

Ooh.

[Sizzling]

Cami?

Is that you?

[Gasps]

Camille?

Camille, is that you, baby?

[Gasps]

How did you find us?

[Grunting]

Spiritus me ab iniuria defendant.

Hoc malum eiice et in sinu malitiam tene.

[Whispers indistinctly]

[Groans]

[Grunting]

Then I'll know it.

[Insects chirping]

Mom?

Mom!

Mom!

Mom! What happened?

What happened?

Mama, what happened? What happened?

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

Call 9-1-1. I'm gonna call an ambulance, okay?

It's too late, it's too late.

CAMILLE: What do you mean it's too late?

What do you mean?

You're in danger.

Danger from who? From who?!

I don't understand, Mama. What happened?

You have to...

Go to Euclid and Austin...

-What? -...in Atlanta, Georgia.

In Atlanta? Mom?

And find Caden, okay?

I don't understand. I don't understand.

I don't understand. What else ...

-But you will. -Why?

-You will. -Why?

[Singing indistinctly]

What?

Mom, Mom.

Mom? Mom?

[Singing indistinctly]

Mom? Mom?

No, no, no, no. No, no.

Mom! Mom!

Mom!

Somebody help! Somebody help!

Somebody help me!

Somebody help.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

SHERISE: You're welcome.

Fuck him up with this one.

Damn, Sherise, you really been workin', huh?

What's this, like your third bachelor party in two weeks?

Ah. Try fifth. [Chuckles]

I mean, you know, what can I say?

They like the way I move.

Why? You keeping tabs on me?

Nah. See, I got my own life to deal with.

Plus, I got to go ahead and get ready for a date myself.

A date? With who?

Why? You keeping tabs on me?

Ah. Very funny.

But I don't care about you or your ugly ass dates.

Because I'm gonna be taking these niggas

for everything that they got tonight.

-Alright. -Have fun.

[Door opens, closes]

[Gasps, laughs

[Moaning]

You want more?

Yes!

Oh, yes! Ah!

[Moans]

Ang, I'm 'bout to head out to work.

Lend me some of that good juju you got.

Don't you knock?

Mona, girl, you ain't nothin' I never seen before.

Ang, come on.

Are you for real?

One second, babe.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

Magickally enhanced.

Guaranteed for a good time.

-How much? -$500.

$25 a pop.

Girl, always got the good stuff.

Y'all can go back to what y'all was doing now.

Alright, hurry.

[Music playing]

[Laughs]

Okay.

Light and fire flow through me, heat this water for my tea.

[Sighs] Nothing?

-Jordan! -[Gasps]

I'm sorry! I was trying to heat my tea.

Transference of energy, like you taught me.

Girl, you better top breaking my mugs

and use that electric tea kettle.

-Or... -No.

No, no, no, no, we are not going through this.

Come on, Tabitha, you're supposed to be my mentor.

If you would just look at my spell,

you could tell me what's missing.

Jordan, you've got to stop this.

Now, every witch has her innate power.

But, sweetheart, this is not yours.

Yeah, I know. I can sense power.

Yes, you can, and that's why you are the best anyone

that I've mentored at divination.

Do you know how many people come into this shop

wishing they had even a fraction of your magick?

People are walkin' in the streets,

they have no idea what we can do or if magick is even real.

But you, you have the ability to sense magick and energy.

Now, that's real power.

But you don't appreciate it.

-But Tabitha ... -No but Tabitha nothing.

Now, with magick, there are rules that you have to abide by.

And you know this.

Girl, if you don't start respecting your power,

it's gonna burn you.

-But Tabitha ... -Tabitha nothing.

Get out there and close the shop and stock the shelves, please.

Girl, go.

-Girl, get out of here. -[Sighs]

Go work. Earn your keep.

That girl's gonna be the death of me.

♪ Late night, early morning

♪ The clock is going

♪ But still I'll make time to think about you ♪

♪ Thinking about you

♪ And I can't

Is this it?

[Car beeping]

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

[Engine starts]

[Speaking indistinctly]

Wait a minute.

Oh, I got it.

Yes!

Oh, Mona! You're here. Come look at this.

Girl, what are you working on this week?

Oh, come on, come on, look.

I think I finally worked out a spell

that will increase my magick.

Not this again. Jordan, you're obsessing.

Easy for you to say.

Look, you're the one to have real magick.

All I can do is just sense it.

And you think that's nothing?

Go ahead.

[Sighs]

Page of cups.

I'm at the beginning of my journey, and I'm impatient.

I already have power, and I'm just trying to rush

my way forward instead of letting things unfold in time.

That's exactly what Tabitha just said.

Nail. On. The head.

Mija, we all learned from Tabitha, but none of us

will ever be able to do that like you.

Besides, Angela and Sherise outstrip both of us,

and you don't see me obsessing.

I barely even practice.

[Laughs]

Girl, why are you so pressed about this?

I'm tired of feeling like can't carry my weight in the coven,

Look, I know if I just have a little bit more magick,

I can be more useful.

Alright, show me the spell.

What magick are you petitioning for?

Okay. Anything.

Anything that the spirits see fits to give me.

Okay.

Well, it looks all right to me.

I mean, you might have to run this by Sherise, though.

She might have a better option.

Either way, we're gonna need a lot of power,

like the whole coven, or it won't work.

Thank you so much!

Look, this really ... this really means a lot to me.

-[Cellphone rings] -I know.

Hang on.

Alright, I'm gonna get a quick study sesh in.

I'm this close to graduating,

and then I quit bartending at The Cornerstone.

-Bye! -Bye.

Yes.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Yo, I know you can do better than that.

[Laughs]

[Laughing]

[Sighs]

Darletra, did you and your brother acquire the item?

Perfect.

I have cloaked this entire place.

It should keep us from being detected by the council.

You know your orders.

We must have everything in time for the ritual.

Ah.

Now go.

Hm.

They'll finally learn.

They've messed with the wrong fucking witch.

Hi. You look like you're new to the shop.

Can I help you find something?

Um, I'm just looking around.

Is this like, a magic store or something?

[Laughs] It's an occult shop, yes.

We sell anything mystical and magical.

Even hard to find items.

What? You're not into mystic arts?

No. I can't say that I am.

Well, maybe closer than you think.

That Hamsa charm around your neck,

it's a symbol of protection.

Oh. Um, my mom gave it to me.

Seems like your mother wanted to keep you safe.

I'm actually looking for a person.

Do you know someone named Caden?

-Caden?

Caden who?

I actually don't know their last name.

Oh, well, I'm not really ...

TABITHA: Oh, my God, it's her.

But, you know what, let me check with the owner, Tabitha.

-Oh, shit! -I'll be right back.

-Hey, Tabitha. -You know,

I already told you that we are not going to pay extra for that.

No, I'm going to need to speak with your manager.

Because this is unacceptable...

[Exhales deeply]

Well, it seems like she's on a very important call,

but if you just give me your number,

I'll let you know what she says.

Oh.

Camille.

I'm Jordan. So nice to meet you.

You too. And thank you.

She has real power.

Come on, Come on, come on, Come on.

Hey. It's me.

She's here.

[Siren wailing]

You ready?

Ready.

Of oil and water.

Of soil and earth.

SHERISE: Of sage and air.

Of ash and fire.

Spirits, guides, ancestors, we invoke thee.

Hear my petition, a plea to be your hands,

a vessel for your power.

Lavender for earth.

Incense for air.

Ash for fire.

Oil for water.

And frog bone for animal.

Body for the petitioner.

[Sighs]

Wisdom, power, magick spun. Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power, magick spun. Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power ...

[Sighs] Damn it, damn it, damn it!

[Sighs] It didn't work.

I'm sorry, mija.

Maybe it was just something with the spell.

Look.

The full moon is just two days away.

It's a more potent time. We can try again then.

Mnh-mnh.

Mm, mm, mm, mm.

The magic is not happy.

Girl, what the hell are you talking about?

It doesn't like to be forced. It has a flow.

Look here, girl.

That spell was doomed from the jump.

We don't have enough power. We need another witch.

Maybe two.

But ... here you go ... I got to jet.

I got to study. Besos.

And I got something that'll make you feel better.

Mm-hmm.

Positively orgasmic.

I'm good actually.

Oh, wait.

Ang?

[Laughs]

Uh...[Laughs]

This is the orgasmic one.

Are you sure?

Yeah. I'm working on a special elixir

to induce a healing dream state.

Some of my trials went a little off track.

So this one will have you tripping balls for days.

[Laughs]

Why are you carrying that around?

-And I'll take that one. -Mm-hmm.

You got any more of those orgasmic ones?

-Mm-hmm. -Let's go.

[Laughs]

Hey, look.

I know you've been struggling with this,

but you don't have to change to fit in with us, okay?

We're a family.

A fucked up family. But we're a family.

Thanks, Sherise.

Have a good night.

I will. Bye, girl.

♪♪

♪♪

So, this what we doing now?

What, I'm just practicing my craft.

Look, my power of suggestion is growing.

It's not just a nudge anymore. It's almost like full control.

Watch.

Tom, can you take that

room over there and sweep the floor for me?

Yeah. That don't seem right.

Where you find this guy at anyway?

The club.

He gave me consent. He said he wanted to be my slave.

I'm pretty sure that's not what he had in mind.

You better not ever try that shit on me.

Never, baby.

I wouldn't want to jeopardize our friendship

or the benefits that come with it.

I'm serious, Sherise.

Oh, you sound just like Angela.

See, that's why I don't do this shit around her.

She always talking about free will.

Well, maybe you should listen to her.

And maybe you should shut the fuck up and fuck me.

In front of this guy?

He's busy following orders. He won't notice anything.

Damn it.

There's nothing here.

Not in your docs, your journals, your legal papers.

What am I doing here, Mom?

Why did you give me this necklace?

[Sighs]

What the hell?

Have a good day.

Tabitha.

Yeah?

JORDAN: Do you know someone named Caden?

Caden who?

I don't know. Just Caden.

No.

Mrs. Lopez?

How are you?

Rest in peace. Okay?

[Cellphone rings]

Hello.

Oh, hey, Jordan.

Did you find out about Caden?

That's too bad.

Meet you? Tonight?

Yeah, sure.

Where?

All right. I'll... I'll see you at 7:00.

Okay. Bye.

♪♪

-Here you go. -Hey.

Is this your mom's?

Yeah.

I found it after she died two weeks ago.

After what you said about my necklace and the symbol there

and seeing it at the shop, I was thinking maybe you could

help me get some answers.

Well, from what I can tell, your mom wanted

to reinforce protection around your home and you.

Every full moon? Hm.

Protection and avoiding detection.

Yeah.

From whom?

Well, only she could actually tell you that.

And why every full moon?

Well, magick draws from natural phenomena.

Full moons are times of potent energy.

But whatever spell she was using,

it really isn't in here, though.

[Laughs] Spell? No, my mom wasn't into that stuff.

Kind of look like she was.

Like, every witch has an innate power,

something they can use without a spell.

Take me.

I'm a receiver, so I can actually sense magick.

Certain tools can help, but I don't actually really need it.

You know what? Maybe your mother

was like this natural protector or healer.

Jordan, this is completely ridiculous.

I came to you for real answers, not a fairy tale.

Okay. These are answers.

Okay, most people would be really excited to hear

about real magick.

What's really going on?

Look, when my mom died, she, um,

she told me I was in danger.

Danger?

From what?

I don't know.

She sent me across the country

to an occult shop to find a Caden,

who's nowhere to be found.

And ... I don't know.

I don't know who to trust. I don't have family.

I don't have anyone I could contact and ask.

So I just ... I need answers.

Right.

Well, I don't have all the answers,

but I can tell you one thing.

What?

Well, it's kind of the reason

why I wanted to meet you in the first place.

Look, most people don't know about real magick.

But, sister girl, girl, you got some real magick of your own.

Uh, no.

I don't have any powers.

I'd know if I did, or my mom would have.

Look, I sensed it the very first time I met you.

I even sense it now.

You have real magick, whether you know it or not.

Okay.

Well, um, your senses are wrong,

and I should have never came here.

Okay, anything ever happen that you couldn't explain?

Or maybe you felt like maybe you were psychic.

It has, hasn't it?

What was it?

All right.

I could have swore I saw one of my old patients this morning.

I'm a hospice nurse.

And literally minutes later, one of my old co-workers

texted me saying that she had died.

It felt so real.

This isn't the first time it's happened.

There's been other patients, too.

See, that is what I'm talking about.

Okay, well, let's say I believe you.

And I'm not saying I do.

Was my mom a witch and I got it from her?

Maybe.

Magick is kind of weird like that sometimes.

Sometimes it can be in your bloodline,

like my best friend Mona, and sometimes it can be like me.

My family doesn't really have magick.

[Sighs] Look, I'm in a group full of Black female witches.

A coven.

And tomorrow's the full moon, and we're doing a spell.

And we really, really need a fifth witch.

Girl, I am not a witch.

Not yet!

Girl, being a witch is so worth it.

You can bring luck, love, money.

Even...the truth.

You got to come see for yourself.

The truth, huh?

All right, I'll do it.

Great! Great, great, great, great, great.

Your life is about to change for the better.

Listen here. Trouble's coming.

You have got to get here now.

Because if she finds out who she is,

we are all in danger.

[Siren wailing]

JORDAN: Come on.

Everyone, this is Camille, the one I told you about.

She's new into town, and she's powerful.

-Hey. -Hey.

Ooh, you have a pulsing vibe about you.

That's Ang. She can harness plant magick.

Whoa.

Don't mind her. She's just high.

I'm Sherise. Power of the mind.

She can influence people's minds.

Like mind control?

More like strong suggestion.

I'm Mona. I manipulate electromagnetic energy.

[Gasps]

Wait, so y'all are for real about this magick stuff?

MAN:...Internet...

-WOMAN: Drive by ... -MAN: In sports ...

What the hell? Did you just do that?

[Music playing]

[Music stops]

Ah.

[Laughing]

Oh, my God. This is incredible.

SHERISE: Girl, why are you standing on one leg?

Dammit, Sherise!

-[Laughter] -It's not funny.

So what about you, girl? What do you do?

Oh, I don't do anything like that.

I never even knew this is possible.

Girl, I thought you said she was one of us.

-She is. -She is.

Look, she just doesn't know it yet.

I'm telling you, with her here, the spell will work for sure.

What's the spell?

[Chuckles]

I'm petitioning the spirits for an act of power

so I can use magick and not just sense it.

You'll see.

Come on.

[Sighs]

It's time.

The full moon is nearing its height.

Okay, look, I kind of snooped in Tabitha's books,

and I figured out what was missing ...

blood from each of us.

Nah.

I didn't sign up for this.

Okay, okay, look.

I know that this sounds freaky,

but I just need a drop to connect us.

Okay, look, your mother sent you across the country.

Maybe this is a way for you to get answers.

[Indistinct whispering]

-All right. -All right?

Okay, come on.

Okay, okay.

[Groans]

I can't believe I'm about to do this.

[Gasps]

Now we can begin.

Of oil and water.

Of soil and earth.

Of sage and air.

Press it against her chest and say, "Of ash and fire."

Of ash and fire.

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Through the many to the one.

Did you feel that?

JORDAN: Guys, it's working!

It's working.

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Through the many to the one.

The council may have stripped me of my power.

But as we know, there are ways around that.

The magick I've borrowed is finite.

We'll need to enhance it.

Daniel.

Step forward.

And kneel.

Wisdom, power, magick spun. Through the many to the one.

I'm granting you

the honor of this special role

in the ritual.

Are you ready?

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power, magick spun.

Seriously, we need to stop.

ALL: Through the many to the one.

Wisdom, power ...

I can't harness death magick.

Without a death.

[Slices, gagging]

[Groans]

JORDAN: It worked.

It worked. It worked!

Okay, it worked! I can feel it!

It worked!

Mona?

Mona? Mona?

Oh, my God.

-Mona? -Oh!

Oh, my God.

She's dead.

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