The Night Is Young - Episode 15

The Night Is Young - Episode 15 is the fifteenth episode of the The Night Is Young animation series. It was released on June 17, 2024.
== Synopsis ==
“The Pink Knight receives a new report from one of her contacts, but this case hits a little too close to home… This time it’s personal.”
== Production ==
* Producer: Sam Mokler
* Writers: Sam Mokler, Christina Polk
* Animators: Andy Alves, Tsimira, Hector Amavizca
* Artists: Gabriel Carroll, Fil Romero
* Lead Animator: Andy Alves
=== Cast ===
* Jessica – Leslie Burk
* Chris – Matt Shipman
* Ning – Aimee Smith
* Francisco – Griffin Puatu
== Plot ==
April 7th, Jessica is catching up with Chris over some coffee after having earned her apprenticeship with Alistair. She talks about how the sessions she's had with him thus far and a bit up and down but she's learning a lot. Chris agrees with her and they talk a bit about how their lives have been going. After a bit, Ning shows up with something urgent to talk to Jess about. At first she asks to speak with her alone but Jessica insists that she trusts Chris and Ning can share whatever it is with him as well. Though still hesitant and worried Ning reveals that one of their informants for the Pink Knight's abuser search told them that Jessica's long term boyfriend Francisco supposedly forced himself onto another girl recently. Jess is shocked to hear it and angered at the thought. Chris tries to calm her down saying how its unconfirmed but Jess begins to put the pieces together from Francisco's recent behavior. Ning leaves apologizing again and promises to be there for Jess whatever the truth turns out to be. Once she's gone Chris and Jess both talk a bit more and Chris convinces her that this is the perfect excuse to finally read Francisco's mind to find out if the rumors are true. Jessica agrees and begins to make a plan. 
A short time later Jess teleports to Francisco's apartment knowing he's napping as usual before work. She finds him asleep on the couch with the room full of beer bottles and take out boxes showing what a slob he is at home. As she nears him Jess takes a deep breath and begins the mind reading spell. She views Francisco's memories of Valentines days remembering how he lied about his plans. Its revealed he was seeing another girl on the side for some time. In the flashback the other girl finds Francisco's phone and sees it filled with messages and miss calls from Jessica and is angry at him for just using her as a second fling. When she threatens to call Jessica and expose him however Francisco threatens her saying he's recorded every time she and he have had sex and he'll leak the videos if she talks and doesn't sleep with him again. 
The flashback ends and Jess is horrified and furious. She wakes Francisco and confronts him on his cheating after being with her for three years. Francisco is confused as he sees Jess' Mana Mark just as she casts a transformation spell and he begins to turn into a woman. Francisco is shocked she's a witch and begs her to try and talk things out and begs her to change him back. Jess refuses to give him (now her) a chance and ends things for good. She also states she's wiping her memories and making it so even she doesn't remember being a man at any point. She also erases all memory of their relationship fully turning her into Francesca. In a flash of white light she casts the spell. 
Later that day Jess is in her apartment crying as Chris and Ning arrive to try and comfort her. Jess is in pain but both of them promise things will get better. Chris says Francisco didn't deserve her and that he (and Ning) will always be there for her as she cries into his shoulder. 
== Trivia ==
* Initially, this animation was announced to have a Beyond version, but ultimately did not have one by the time of release.