By Jeff Long
So, Melissa is in Nick's bed and she's got that demon in her ear and it makes her NOT a morning person. She pushes Nick across the room when he tries to kiss her. Cassie lies to her grandmother that she doesn't know who Heather was. Grams tells her that her mom's friends all went through a lot together. Um, understate much? Cassie wants to confide in her grandmother but Diana tells her that something in her Book of Shadows talks about their parents' Circle being punished by elders and she imagines that Cassie's grandmother was a part of that group.
At school, Diana tells Faye that their parents are dating. Heh. Melissa acts progressively crazier as the day goes on. Finally, she's writhing on the floor in pain. Luckily, she's the only person in the hall and Nick is the person who finds her. Despite how ridiculous that is, the actress playing Melissa is pretty stellar. She snaps into crazy calm demon and tells Nick that she's fine but needs him to help her find her family's Book of Shadows, which she hears is in the woods. Nick likes the ideas of just doing magic with her in the forest. She takes him to the woods and makes the poor guy dig into the dirt forever, until he finds a satchel. They take the satchel to the abandoned house and Melissa insists that they not open it until everyone is there. She's acting super spooky and kind of comes on to Faye, which of course we've all been waiting to happen anyway.
Dawn and Charlie have dinner together. Ew. Diana makes dinner for Adam and it's gross but they have a nice time together. So nice that clothes come off. Meanwhile, Melissa has almost blown her demon cover by screaming at everyone to wait to open the satchel. Before it can be gotten too busy with, they've called and interrupted Diana and Adam. When they get there, Nick knocks Melissa out. They tie her up and she has some NASTY talk to throw around.
Dawn and Charlie start to chant together and it looks at first as if something about to happen, but it doesn't. Dawn says that they waited too long to use their crystal now everything is screwed. Not as screwed as our young witches. First of all, something's moving in that satchel. Second of all, Melissa frees herself and holds scissors to Nick's throat and orders everyone else around. Meanwhile, Cassie has run home and told her grandmother that she knows she's a witch and needs her help. Melissa tells everyone to chant at the suitcase and it starts to open, but Grandma comes in and stops everything. Then, she performs an exorcism -- well, she's about to when she realizes that Melissa is no longer possessed. Now, the demon's in Nick. He runs out and they burn the suitcase, which is full of demon snakes.
Nick calls and says that they have to deliver the suitcase to him or he's going to burn down The Boathouse, where Adam's passed out hot dad is. He sits down beside Dawn and reminds her that she summoned him years ago! That bitch! He says he wants the Circle. They walk out and she calls Charlie and lets him hear what's going on. They are in a dry dock area when Charlie knocks Nick/Demon out. Dawn says that they have to drown the demon and Nick will be going along with it. So, Nick comes to right as Charlie's ducking his head under water and then it's demon-y but still Nick and all rather upsetting. Ultimately, it looks like the demon and Nick are drowned. Dawn and Charlie scram before Cassie and her grandmother find him lying by the water.
Melissa doesn't remember anything about her possession. Faye tells her that she's really glad that she's OK. They get a call from someone and Faye is stunned. Dawn tells Charlie that they did the right thing but he doesn't agree. Ya'll, Nick is dead? Cassie asks her grandmother what happened the night of the fire, but she says that she doesn't know. I'm a little bit surprised that the people on this show aren't as upset about Nick's death as I am. Does this mean the Circle won't be as strong? We see Faye comforting Melissa. And, we see Cassie looking out her window to where she would normally see a hot shirtless Nick.