We open, as ever, at The Bench. Sam leaves a voicemail for Cady, who's giving him a dose of his own medicine by avoiding his calls since she left for New Mexico. Out on the floor, JBL and Ben debate how to deal with Steve and Tony, The Gays Door, who are actually demons. JBL insists they move out, but realistic Ben reminds him that they're broke losers...and bound by a lease.
They discuss the pros of being neighborly with The Gays -- namely, beer tasting parties, shopping sprees, and birthday gifts. Turns out, Sam and JBL forgot Ben's birthday, so The Gays took him to an "awesome bar." He tells Sam and JBL the name of the bar, and, if you hadn't already guessed, it was a gay bar. This disclosure sheds light on lots of things for Ben -- probably, for example, what that lump was when a tall, husky-voiced lady with an Adam's apple sat in his lap...
JBL steers the conversation back to the unavoidable truth -- The Gays Door, no matter how delicious smelling they are, are still demons. The Stooges agree to put some distance between themselves and The Gays. Tedager interrupts and sends them back to work. As they head outside, they pause to listen as Tedager slips right off of the chair they just shellacked with two bottles of wax. Andi joins their snickering, then takes Sam aside to apologize for talking smack about Cady. Sam says she was trying to be a good friend. But there's more... Seeing him with Cady made Andi realize she has feelings for Sam. Sam, confronted with the utter realization of his dreams, doesn't know how to respond. But it doesn't matter because Andi flees before he has the chance.
Later, at the apartment, Ben receives a text from The Gays. JBL discourages him from responding. Inside, they find a discombobulated Sam. He starts to tell them about Andi's revelation when they hear a knock on the door. JBL loses the game of "Not it!" and finds The Gays holding a muffin platter on the other side. Steve innocently asks where The Stooges have been, and Tony asks JBL why he was a no-show for yoga. Commence awkward break-up metaphor. Sam finally bites the bullet, with Ben interjecting some "It's not you, it's us" prattle. Steve is heart-stricken, and Tony suggests they leave before they "do something that [they'll] regret."
The morning The Stooges unload fertilizer at The Bench. Ben says he thinks he heard one of The Gays crying through the wall. JBL tells Ben to stay strong, punctuating his point by throwing a bag of fertilizer at Sam. Sam, of course, doesn't catch it, and the bag of dried up feces bursts open. Sam finally explains that he's distracted because Andi revealed her feelings for him. The Stooges tell him to go for it, but he feels bad about Cady. JBL rightly notes that Andi liking Sam is pretty much his wildest dream come true. Sam waffles, but JBL tells him to make it happen. Sam heads inside and helps Andi with a display rack. Andi blathers about putting Sam in a weird position, but Sam tells her not to be sorry. He tries to move in the direction of courtship, but she -- again! -- takes off before he has the chance. For Satan's sake!
Sam starts organizing the display, but a box marked "FRAGILE 666" catches his eye. He opens it up...to find a bottle of bubbles. He suddenly hears WiseGuy instruct him to "Say cheese," and is transported to a high fashion photo shoot. WiseGuy asks whether Sam is a Breast Man or an Ass Man. Sam declines to say. WiseGuy says he's an Ass Man, adding, "Look at this sea of fish. Who wouldn't want to play the field?" Real subtle there, WiseAss.
Sam asks what's up. WiseGuy leads him to a makeup chair and spins it around to reveal a model with half her face destroyed by acid burns. Sam presumes this is the work of this week's soul. WiseGuy tells him that this model beat a woman named Nicole Manders for a beauty campaign. WiseGuy walks off, and Sam hears a shriek.
The shriek comes to nothing, though, because we regroup at the apartment, where The Stooges flee the building, hoping to avoid The Gays. They fail, as always, and hightail it to the parking lot and peel out. Still, they find themselves in an automobile standoff. Ever the brave ones, Ben and JBL slump down to the floorboard, leaving Sam to yield to The Gays.
At The Bench, The Stooges research Nicole "Nikki" Manders. Two years ago, she pled guilty to attacking her younger sister with acid, then died after being knifed in prison. They also learn she once worked for Seattle Style. Ben and Sam don't know what that is, but JBL -- who is wont to read fashion magazines on the can -- tells them it's Seattle's hippest publication.
The Stooges head over to the magazine's office and find the token straight guy, who looks like he could be JBL's younger brother. They show him Nikki's picture, and he tells them she once got in a fight with a woman named Angela, who's still alive, and goes to Crush lounge every Ladies' Night.
That night, they crash Crush, but Angela is in the VIP lounge. Needless to say, they're not VIPs. JBL tries to slip the bouncer a fiver but is summarily rejected. They decide the best plan is to attack the bouncer, distracting him long enough for Sam to sneak into the VIP lounge. Once inside the VIP area, Sam spots Angela. He pulls out the bubbles. We see a hand dripping acid. It's Nikki's. Sam notices the acid-stained carpet and starts to chase her, but he barrels into a waitress, which delays him just long enough to miss Nikki. He finds a hole burnt in the exit door.
The morning at The Bench, Sam leaves Cady another message. As he hangs up, The Gays stroll up, geared for confrontation. Sam steps in it by telling Steve and Tony "It's not what you did, it's who you are." The Gays immediately get up in arms about his homophobia, but Sam clarifies that he knows they're demons. Apparently, they'd prefer him to be a homophobe. Tony calls Sam racist, and Steve calls Sam out for being a reaper. (He found this out while playing tennis with Gladys -- Oh, Gladys! I miss you!) Tony dittoes, and slaps Sam up with some rhetoric. He assaults Sam's antiquated values and says their contribution to society should trump genetics. Sam, flummoxed, asks, "But have you guys eaten anybody?" They storm off.
Apropos of nothing, Sam bumbles around with a mannequin. (Side note: Wouldn't Bret Harrison be an excellent choice to reprise Andrew McCarthy's role in a Mannequin remake? Christian Siriano could play Hollywood!) Andi happens upon him after he has managed to break the mannequin in half and take her pants off (the mannequin's, not Andi's, unfortunately). He asks how long she's been watching, and she motions to a group of confused eight-year-olds taking it all in.
This tomfoolery segues nicely into some flirting over coffee. Alright, Sam, let's do this thing. Andi asks about the new place, so Sam invites her over to see it...on date night. Thank you, Jeebus! She agrees and heads back to work. Sam stares dreamily into the distance but is interrupted by WiseGuy, donning a black, banged wig. WiseGuy wants to gossip, but Sam cuts it short and insists he's not two-timing Cady. WiseGuy gets serious and reminds Sam that he's on the clock and has an acid-slinging model to reap. He leaves the wig with Sam, setting another one of Sam's bright ideas into motion.
Later at Seattle Style magazine, the mannequin sits at Angela's desk. It's rigged up all Ferris Bueller-style, with strings, pulleys and such. JBL plays puppet master, Ben spies through binoculars, and they chat about Sam's impending date. They're interrupted as Nikki struts up and flings her acid at the mannequin, but she quickly sees it's a decoy. The Stooges chase her, stopping to duck from some acid. Sam pulls out the bubbles but isn't coordinated enough to blow one. So much for "Appropriate for ages two and up"... Nikki escapes.
They drive home and Ben and JBL scoff at of Sam's inability to blow bubbles. JBL craves chili cheese fries, so they drop Sam off and head to the drive-in. Sam approaches the front door of the condo, and Nikki calls out from behind. He tries to run inside, but she has melted it with acid. He scrambles to pull out the bubbles as she lobs acid at him. It looks like Sam's a goner...until a demon swoops down and scares Nikki off. The demon morphs into none other than Steve. "That's right, don't thank me," he smugs and saunters off to his PT Cruiser.
Sam enters a gay bar, presumably to find Steve. Instead, he runs into WiseGuy, who warns him about Steve and Tony. But, seriously, the worst insult he can muster is that they're bureaucrats, so...? He tells Sam to keep his head in the game, then leaves. Steve approaches, and Sam apologizes as Steve sips his mangotini indifferently. Sam insists he's not a racist but says what he did was rude and ignorant. He apologizes for all The Stooges. Steve says it's too little, too late. As Steve walks away, Sam grumbles that the Devil was right. Steve pauses.
Apparently, the Devil-talk piqued Steve's interest, because they continue the conversation at a table. Steve says the Devil doesn't just talk to anyone and that Sam must be special. But why? A little too hastily, Steve says he forgives Sam and that he'll make sure Tony does, too. Sam asks where Tony is, and Steve reveals that Tony is doing publicity for a Seattle Style party. Convenient. The party is for the twenty most beautiful women in the city. Double convenient. Sam asks Steve to score invites for The Stooges. Steve says he'll try, and they toast.
Back at The Bench, The Stooges strategize about the party. Tony enters, and JBL gives him a bear hug (not that kind of bear). Andi comes up just as Tony hands them the tickets. JBL foot-in-mouths that he's going to bag a model, and Andi raises her eyebrow since she and Sam were supposed to hang out that night. Tony smoothes things over, claiming Sam had planned to surprise Andi with a ticket to the party. He further glosses that none of the twenty beautiful women can compare to her. See! It pays to be in with the gays. Trust.
That night, the red carpet is rolled out, and the paps are snapping away. The Stooges stand near the flashes, pretending someone might actually want to take their picture. Sam tries to rein in a boobmatized Ben and JBL in, reminding them of their mission. They head off to look for Nikki while Sam waits for Andi. The crowds part, and Andi appears, looking a bit like a high-end hooker if I'm being honest. Sam makes his way to her, and they head to the bar to get some stronger booze. Nikki spies them through the crowd.
Ben tries to work his nonexistent game. JBL scorns him, which is pretty tough talk from a man in a hot pink scarf-argyle sweater combo. Just sayin'... They spot Angela. JBL decides to school Ben on seduction using poor Angela as a guinea pig. He claims he's a palm reader and starts stroking her hand. Before you can say 2 Live Crew, he busts into a rap -- "Yo' gon' be my baby mama/Benji, take notes if you wanna." Also, he raises the roof. Angela walks off.
Over at the bar, Nikki eavesdrops as Sam and Andi flirt awkwardly. It's so very first date. Finally, Andi pulls Sam in for a kiss. The music dies down, strings swell, and they are alone in the world. Until, that is, Sam's phone rings. It seems Cady got all the messages and is finally returning his call. Mood killer. He says he won't answer, but Andi insists. It provides just enough distraction for Andi to wander off. Nikki follows, and Sam spots the acid-slinger stalking his girl.
Outside, Andi -- who gives up way too easily -- heads home. Nikki readies her acid-dripping hand. Back at the party, a man mistakes The Stooges for valets, so Sam hands the guy a ticket and hops in the car to race off and find Andi. Back in the dark alley, Nikki calls out to Andi. Nikki rears up, but The Stooges run over her before she strikes. Ben pushes Andi into the car, and they speed off. Sam decides to do a 360, though, which puts Nikki right in their path. She hurls acid on the car, and Sam veers off course, crashes, and sends them all spinning through the air. Commercials.
Back at the scene of the crash, Sam wobbles out of the car as Nikki stalks toward him. She tosses some acid in Sam's direction, but he finally grasps his bubble-blowing chi and reaps her, tagging on a fierce, "Say goodnight, bitch."
Moments later, the medics cart a neck-braced Andi off on a gurney. Everyone else got away with only scratches. Ben and JBL tell Sam Andi will be OK, but Sam blames himself. He's sick of putting his friends in danger. JBL and Ben tell him they know the risks, and they still have Sam's back.
Over at the hospital, Sam just wants to buy a cup of crappy coffee, but he has to deal with WiseGuy. Sam gets real with WiseGuy, saying Andi shouldn't have been put in danger because of his reap-sponsibilities. WiseGuy counters that everyone is fair game. Sam insists he wants to protect Andi, but WiseGuy prefers a "love 'em and leave 'em" philosophy. Sam's doesn't subscribe. (That WiseGuy says Sam could end up like him by adopting this lifestyle is not a big selling point, I'm sure.)
Andi wakes up and chats with JBL and Ben. They exit when Sam enters, though, and Andi asks Sam what happened the night before. She recalls some details about the reap, but Sam says she was hallucinating from the concussion. He suggests she gets some rest, then thinks better of it and admits there are things he'll never be able to tell her. But he promises he will never risk losing her. He kisses her on the head and walks away, ignoring WiseGuy's invite to a strip club buffet. Andi lies in her bed, bewildered.
Back at the apartment, Steve invites Sam in to talk privately. They enter a lounge-slash-panic room where Steve claims WiseGuy can't hear them. Steve says he's seen a lot of reapers, but Sam is different. WiseGuy actually stoops to speak to Sam, for example, and seems fascinated by him. Steve cryptically says that everyone has different reasons for fighting the Devil. "Tony and I have ours, " he says, "and you have yours." But it looks like we'll have to find out The Gays' reasons in a few weeks because that's all she wrote.