Joel [James Bond III] is almost to the end of ministry school when he feels the needfor a break before taking on the final plunge, so he calls his brother"K" [Kadeem Hardison], an aspiring actor in New York City, and asks "K" whether he can comestay with him for a little while. "K" is only too happy to show his littlebro around the wild city. First stop is the One Step Down club that "K"visited the night before. It was here that he met the girl of his dreams [Cynthia Bond],and he is hoping to run into her again. What "K" doesn't know is that sheis a demon succubus who picks up men in the bar, takes them home to herapartment, has wild sex with them, and then kills them.Before "K" can hook up with the girl again, she has already laid herlatches on Joel and pretends not to recognize "K". At first, "K" thinksshe's playing a joke on him, but it soon becomes apparent that she's not.The next day, when she drops by the apartment to pick up Joel, "K" noticesthat she casts no reflection in a mirror, and he becomes concerned. Heconsults his detective friend Dougy [Bill Nunn] and asks for advice. Turns out thatDougy has been following her for years. He's been watching her pick up menat the bar, and the men she picks up are never heard from again. Dougy hasa long list of her victims from as far back as the 1800s who all seem tohave been murdered by the same modus operandi, same satanic ritualsperformed before killing the victims, and fingerprints that are not human.Her file name is "Temptation".In order to gain more knowledge about Temptation, "K" and Dougy pay avisit to a psychic. Madam Sonya is able to tell them that Temptation, whomshe calls "It", exists to corrupt the part of man that seeks God and good."It" uses man's sexuality to place them in a state of lustful existence."It" incarnates periodically for the sole purpose of seducing anddestroying souls. "It" is an ancient demon, and she lured Joel to NewYork. As Madam Sonya [Melba Moore] is telling them how to destroy the demon, Temptationtakes over Madam Sonya's body and warns "K" and Dougy that she knows aboutthem and will not let them live."K" decides that it's time to take matters into his own hands. First,he tries to warn Joel about Temptation, but Joel insists that he can takecare of himself. Next, he calls their Grandma [Minnie Gentry] back in North Carolina, whohas been having bad dreams about Joel. Finally, "K" and Dougy head over tothe club to kill Temptation. They get the bartender to fix her a drinkusing holy water as the mixer. As Temptation lies thrashing on the floor,Dougy tries to thrust a knife through her heart, but she makes Dougy turnthe knife on himself. Fortunately, "K" is able to turn the knife away fromDougy. Knowing that they're fighting something bigger than they canhandle, "K" and Dougy run from the bar, but Temptation catches up withDougy."K" runs home, but Joel isn't there. "K" takes a drink from a sodabottle in the refrigerator and begins to hear voices. Grabbing a knife, hetracks down the voices to the television but, when he goes near, he issucked into it. Joel has gone to Temptation's house, where she is busytrying to get him to drink liquor and become sexually aroused. She kissesJoel, and he immediately passes out. Joel awakens to find himself lying inhis childhood bed next to Temptation, his deceased father [Samuel L. Jackson] standing overthem. Joel realizes that this cannot be his father just as Grandma burstsin the door, but Temptation belts her one, then does the same to Joel.Temptation transforms into her demon-self and tries to strangle Grandma.Joel crawls to where his Bible and cross have fallen, grabs the cross, andholds it up to Temptation until she explodes. Grandma and Joel hug eachother.Epilogue: A car drives up to the One Step Down. It is chauffeured by "K".Dougy gets out of the back seat and saunters into the club, putting on thesame act that Temptation used to use. Joel, walking down the street,assures himself that he and Temptation will meet again someday. [Original Synopsis by bj_kuehl.]
Output: Question: Do Dougy and K escape?, Answer: yes