Season 2 - Episode 52: Shopping for Vampires

## Synopsis

Holland points the crew in the direction of Target after Raul's car is spotted there. Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, Oliver, and Severin search the Target but don't find Raul or anyone acting like they've been hypnotized inside. Eventually, Henry hacks into Target's security camera footage and spots Raul. He was there earlier that morning. He seems to talk with someone and then walk out of the store with them before getting out of range of the cameras. Sammie uses magic to pick up where the cameras left off and watches Raul get into the back of his car with the man and then leave a few moments later covered in blood. Sammie tells them there is a body in the car and Henry goes to open the car door. There is immediately a massive explosion.

## Key Events

* Holland calls Bjorn to tell him that Raul's car has been spotted in a parking lot outside Target.
* Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, Oliver, and Severin search the target but don't find any sign of Raul. Henry hacks into the security footage and spots him leaving the store with a man earlier that morning. Using magic, Sammie is able to see Raul get in the car with the man and then leave covered in blood.
* Henry tries to open the door to Raul's car and a massive explosion rips the car apart.

## Summary

Holland calls Bjorn and tells them they got a call from the mayor's office saying that someone attacked the country club. Bjorn explains that the vampire hypnotized the people in the club to attack them when they arrived, but takes credit that it was them. Bjorn hears the sound of a report going through a paper shredder on the other end of the line as Holland destroys the report about the attack. She then tells Bjorn that she has a hit on the APB he requested. The car has been spotted in a Target parking lot on West.

Bjorn passes this along to the crew and asks if there's a way to protect themselves from Raul's hypnosis. Severin says to not look him in the eye or listen to whatever words he's saying. Bjorn says he thinks they have some ear plug they can use and asks about various methods like looking at him through mirrors or through their phones to block the hypnosis. Severin isn't sure if those methods will work as he hasn't tried them.

Sammie texts Elise and tells her to be careful because there are vampires in the area looking for women her age. She doesn't get a text back. Bjorn texts Agent Thor and Angelina a brief message letting them know there is a vampire in the area that is hypnotizing people and abducting young women. Thor asks for a description of the vampire and Bjorn gives it to him. There's no response from Angelina.

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, Oliver, and Severin arrive at Target to find the dark silver car parked along the edge of the parking lot under the shade of some trees. There is a police officer parked nearby keeping tabs on it. Bjorn parks nearby and walks up to the police car, tapping on his window and scaring the officer that was sitting inside listening to music. Bjorn asks the officer a few questions about the car and the officer tells him he hasn't seen anyone go in or out of the vehicle and that it hasn't moved since he saw it.

Bjorn goes back to his car and tells everyone what he learned from the officer. He says that Raul is either still inside the car or inside the store or somewhere nearby looking for his next target. He asks Sammie if she can check if Raul is in the car and she tells Bjorn she needs to be closer to it. As they drive by, Sammie closes her eyes and sees if she can connect with someone's mind inside the car but doesn't find any. She tells them the car is empty and Bjorn pulls around to a different place to park. They get out of the car and Henry suggests they slash the tires on Raul's car so he can't escape as easily. Bjorn tells Henry to wait until he tells the police officer to leave and Bjorn goes over and does exactly that. The officer pulls out of the parking lot and then Henry slashes all of the tires on Raul's car.

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, Oliver, and Severin all head into Target. Sammie asks if someone should stay at the exit and after some discussion, she decides to stay there. Severin and Oliver split off together and Bjorn and Henry go off another direction. Henry and Bjorn are searching through the aisles for anyone suspicious but don't have any luck. They meet up with Severin and Oliver in the middle and they haven't spotted anything either. They search the bathrooms last but still don't find anything.

Henry finds a place to sit in the store and gets out his laptop to search Target's security footage. Henry watches Raul walk through the store before talking to a man and then leading the man out with him. Henry switches to the parking lot footage and sees Raul and the man he's picked up from the store walk together until they enter a blind spot in the security footage. Raul's car isn't visible on any of the camera feeds. Henry checks the timestamp and realizes this took place early this morning, not too long after Raul left the country club. Henry shares what he found with the others and Sammie says she can look outside magically and see where they went.

The group heads back out to the parking lot and Sammie focuses her magic to see another time. Sammie sees Raul and the other man walk toward his car. Raul seems to look over his shoulder, directly at the camera and ensure he's out of its range. Raul and the man get into the back of the car. It begins to violently rock back and forth before Raul gets out again. Raul's face is covered in blood as he slams the door shut and walks away. Sammie pulls back to herself and tells the others that there's a body in the car, that he killed the man and walked off. She suggests he must have gone somewhere to clean up or buy new clothes and Severin points out they're not far from the beach. Sammie asks if Severin can tell where Raul went from here and Severin says he can tell he was here but not which direction he went.

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, Oliver, and Severin are all standing near Raul's car. Sammie closes her eyes and tries to connect with Raul's mind to sense where he is as Henry approaches the car. Sammie latches on to the energy Raul has left behind and then realizes that Raul is very, very close. At the same time, Severin asks what that sound is as Henry tries to open the car door. As soon as Henry pulls on the handle to the car door, a massive explosion rips the car apart.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Jolene Holland
* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Oliver Allen Evans