Lucifer, Amenadiel, and Maze team up to try and find Azrael’s blade in Fox’s Lucifer season two episode eight. Titled ‘Trip to Stabby Town’ because of all the people who wind up stabbed to death by the Angel of Death’s missing weapon, episode eight starts off with a woman riding her bike through a park, minding her own business. She’s attacked and before being stabbed to death, she recognizes the man holding the knife.
Lucifer (Tom Ellis) is allowed back at Dr. Linda’s just in time to discuss the Chloe Sandwich Situation. Chloe made him a sandwich but he doesn’t know if there’s more to the gesture than just feeding him when he was hungry. Dr. Linda (Rachael Harris) isn’t really listening and she isn’t doing any real analysis of Lucifer’s sandwich dilemma. Was it just a sandwich or do the slices of bread represent trust? Dr. Linda ignores the sandwich and asks about Hitler, which confuses Lucifer into believing the sandwich is Hitler. No, that’s not it – Dr. Linda needs to know how Hitler was tortured in Hell. Is there a tyrant wing? (Pausing here to recognize the fact the Lucifer writers outdo themselves each week.) Lucifer should have known she’d have questions, and he admits he never expected to see his therapist again. Thanks to Maze, his doctor appointments are back on and he really needs to have this sandwich question answered. Nope, Dr. Linda has moved on to asking about her evil uncle.
Lucifer hits the streets with Chloe (Lauren German), telling his partner he thinks he’s broken Dr. Linda. Chloe’s not useful but does offer to lend an ear if he wants to talk. Since what he needs help figuring out is Chloe, that’s not helpful and Lucifer’s happy when they spot Detective Douche (Kevin Alejandro) standing over a dead body. Isn’t Lucifer done with the douche nickname? The two had a bromance going on by the end of episode seven, but it must have been a brief fling. Lucifer looks at the woman’s stab wounds and Dan says the witnesses all give conflicting descriptions, which makes Lucifer wonder if the killer is a shape-shifter.
Ella (Aimee Garcia) arrives at the crime scene and describes the wounds. Dan shows them a photo someone snapped with the killer holding up the weapon and Lucifer immediately recognizes it as his brother Uriel’s weapon of choice, Azrael’s blade.
Lucifer brings Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) and Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) to Uriel’s grave and it’s been dug up. Uriel is still there but Azrael’s blade is missing. Somewhere in LA, a human has the Angel of Death’s weapon and Amenadiel and Lucifer explain to Maze that it’s more dangerous in a human’s hands because the blade wants to kill. It can convince a human easier than it can convince an angel. It amplifies a person’s anger, giving a person with a minor grudge a reason to kill.
Maze doesn’t care if they find the blade, but Amenadiel says the killing will just keep accelerating. Lucifer knows they need to retrieve it, and Amenadiel’s still in a pissy mood and congratulates Lucifer on being willing to admit he messed up. Maze takes a pass on helping since she has a job, but then Lucifer asks her what if Chloe finds the blade and brings it home? Maze would likely be killed over a minor roommate infraction since the blade can kill celestial beings. Maze is back on board and they have to keep Chloe out of the investigation. Maze is charged with re-burying Uriel in a different location without messing up the grave. There’s a footprint that could belong to the person who dug it up and Lucifer will call on an expert to collect that evidence. The expert? Ella, of course.
Lucifer tells Ella he needs a favor but it must be discreet. She asks if it’s a paternity test and Lucifer’s insulted by the implication. She agrees but doesn’t want a favor in exchange. He insists and she finally comes up with something, however, she’s not sure he can handle it. She whispers it in his ear as Chloe watches from outside the office. Lucifer’s smiling until the end when he says, “Definitely not!” He finally gives in, but very reluctantly.
Lucifer shows Ella the empty grave and she thinks he’s going to push her into it. He teases that he’s ready to push her in, and she’s completely confused about why he needs her at this particular site. He points out the footprints and she agrees to take a mold, but she thinks the pool of possible suspects will be huge. Then she spots what looks like a burned letter, and she’ll take it back to the lab to try and reconstruct it. Before taking off, he makes her promise again to keep it a secret.
Lucifer and Chloe pay a visit to the victim Maddie’s place of employment where Lucifer mistakes the yoga studio’s “the glory way” for “the glory hole.” Anyway…Lucifer’s not impressed with the studio or its philosophies at all. Maddie’s co-manager Corinna doesn’t know of anyone who would have had a reason to kill her. Lucifer pipes up and asks if anyone had even a minor grudge against Maddie, and Chloe drags him away, telling him that’s not the killer’s profile. It actually is, but no way is Lucifer going to clue Chloe in on Azrael’s blade. Ella’s name is brought into the conversation and Chloe sounds very jealous about the amount of time Lucifer’s spending with her.
Back at the station, Ella’s been busy analyzing the evidence from the grave. She’s working on the paper found at the site and it has a map that leads from downtown LA to the grave site. It also has a logo from the law firm where Charlotte (Tricia Helfer) is currently working.
Lucifer pays a visit to his mom and she’s busy at work. Bored, she read all the law books and she’s been teaching her husband new bedroom tricks. But Lucifer doesn’t really care about that and wants to know why she drew a map to Uriel’s grave. Turns out mom didn’t just tell one person, she told about 15 hoping one of them would dig the blade up. She thought he wanted it found since he left it in a hole in the ground. Lucifer wonders where she would have rather he buried it – definitely not at Lux or in his bedroom, given the number of people who traipse through both each week. She released the blade to get his father’s attention since God didn’t answer her when she reached out. Maybe he’ll answer when his creations die due to Azrael’s blade. Charlotte doesn’t care about humans and has no idea why Lucifer is attached to them. He gives her a choice: help him get the blade back willingly or Maze will convince her to do so.
Chloe’s at the station going through the list of people who might have had any reason to be upset with Maddie. She’s not having any luck, and Dan’s not really as worried about that as he is about his missing pudding from the station’s fridge. Chloe asks if she should post a stake-out, and Dan says a man’s snacks are sacred. Chloe mentions Lucifer and Ella are spending a lot of time together and Dan smiles, asking if she’s jealous. Of course, Chloe denies it, but she’s not in the least bit convincing. She claims it’s all about partnerships and secrets, but it’s adorable to watch her squirm telling that lie. Lucifer walks up just then and somehow Chloe covers their discussion by saying Dan wanted to invite him to his monthly poker game. That settled, Lucifer checks a list on his hand against a list of possible suspects Chloe’s come up with and one name matches: Duncan Watts. Duncan is Maddie’s landlord and his business is above the yoga studio. Plus, he was mad at Maddie for taking his parking spot.
Amenadiel and Maze go through Duncan’s office but don’t find the blade. Lucifer gave them the heads up that it might be there but after ripping the place apart, they come up empty. Maze, frustrated, yells at Amenadiel for coddling his mom and tells him the momma’s boy thing is a turn-off. Amenadiel insults her back, saying her skintight leather thing is not…great. He can’t finish the insult because he doesn’t mean it.
Lucifer beats Chloe into the building, Maze and Amenadiel report the blade wasn’t found, and he sends them off out the back door before Chloe comes in the front. He’s acting weirder than usual so Chloe asks him what he’s hiding. Just then she spots blood on a door behind him and finds their suspect dead in the yoga studio. He’s also been stabbed with the blade and then Lucifer walks further in the room and discovers the entire yoga class has been killed.
Officers and Ella arrive at the scene, and Chloe tries to figure out how it went down. Lucifer suggests the weapon was passed from one student to another “in a game of murderous hot potato.” Chloe, thinking logically, says that’s insane. Ella volunteers to help demonstrate how Lucifer is right, walking step by step through the crime scene. She uses Lucifer as the killer, manipulating him into different positions including one R-rated position that makes Chloe fidget. Chloe doesn’t believe them and points out there’s one body missing. Chloe figures out it’s the teacher who survived the mass killing spree, and the teacher that day was the founder of the place, Jensen Glory. He’s either a missing victim or the attacker.
At the station, Chloe lays out all the research she’s come up with on Jensen Glory. Apparently, he has a lot of issues, along with a handful of harassment suits.
Dr. Linda is now the one who needs to relax on the couch as Lucifer takes her customary seat. She’s floored by the fact there’s a magic blade in LA that belongs to the Angel of Death. She’s stuck on the Angel of Death thing and Lucifer says it’s his sister which also shocks Dr. Linda. Lucifer just wishes they could return to talking in metaphors because he’s not getting any of his questions answered or problems solved during their sessions. Dr. Linda promises to listen to his problem and he reveals his mom asked him why he likes humans and he doesn’t know the answer. Dr. Linda’s barely keeping her questions contained as she listens to him talk about people trading their souls to lose tummy fat. He keeps talking and then asks, “Why am I doing my own therapy?!” Dr. Linda apologizes and says she’s still working her way through it all. Chloe texts him to say they’ve picked up Jensen Glory and Lucifer leaves, telling Dr. Linda to call him if she needs to reschedule. So many questions, so little time… I feel so sorry for Dr. Linda!
Jensen claims he wasn’t at the studio and Lucifer finally shows up to help Chloe with the interrogation. Jensen didn’t swipe his key card; he’s been home for a few days. Lucifer suggests a new toy has been whispering to him to do terrible things, meaning Azrael’s blade. Unfortunately, what Jensen really wants is a raspberry cream cheese muffin and it’s food that’s whispering to him. He’s gained a little weight and says carbs are the devil’s spawn and, yes, Lucifer’s once again insulted that he’s blamed for something he has nothing to do with. Jensen confesses he skipped the class because he gained a lot of weight. He demands his lawyer and Lucifer warns him not to eat him.
Back at Lucifer’s, Maze and Amenadiel report in. They didn’t find the blade at Jensen’s house but they did find Pop-Tarts that Maze stole…because Pop-Tarts. Lucifer wants Amenadiel and Maze to check out Jensen’s second house and they head out as Ella heads in. She discovered the tread on the shoes Duncan Watts had on when he was murdered match the tread on the shoe print at the grave. The cases are connected and she demands he start talking. Ella thinks Lucifer has something to do with the murders but he can’t come clean with her like she’s demanding. He tries to explain he’s dealing with “a matter of cosmic importance” and wants her to indulge him just a little bit longer. She interprets that to mean she should have faith in him and she agrees. They hug and of course that’s when Chloe arrives. Ella fumbles through an excuse for being there involving a store with special soap and leaves quickly.
Chloe’s discovered Maddie’s co-manager Corinna was the yoga teacher subbing for Jensen when all the students were murdered. She didn’t kill anyone so she’s probably taken off, but Lucifer doesn’t think Corinna’s on the run. He heads out without explaining the conclusion he just leaped to.
Lucifer heads to Jensen’s and finds Corinna standing over Jensen’s dead body. She explains she witnessed all the killings and the knife called to her. She doesn’t remember killing Jensen but she did have a reason to want him dead. He raped her years ago and the knife knew she wanted revenge, even though she had been trying to bury the memory. Chloe, Dan, and other officers show up to place Corinna under arrest and Lucifer tries to explain it was self-defense. Jensen attacked Corinna first and she had no choice but to kill him.
While Lucifer was talking to Chloe, someone pulled the knife out of the dead body without taking photos or gathering evidence. Lucifer asks if anyone is feeling a murderous urge and then he spots Dan with the knife standing outside by the pool. He asks Dan to put down the knife, telling him they’re friends now. Dan points the knife and says Lucifer ruined his marriage. Dan attacks Lucifer and Lucifer tells him to be careful or he’ll die. Dan’s hoping for that and keeps attacking Lucifer, stabbing him but not deeply. Lucifer tells him to put down the knife, but Dan blames him for the end of his marriage. And even worse than that, he blames him for eating his pudding! Lucifer tells him his marriage was already on the rocks but admits to eating the pudding, however, he claims he didn’t know it was Dan’s. He asks how he was supposed to know and Dan puts the knife at his throat, hissing, “Because it was labeled!” Dan manages to fight the blade, which is a strength Lucifer didn’t realize Dan possessed. He makes Dan tell the truth about his marriage (they were separated before Chloe met Lucifer) and Dan lets go of the blade, not understanding why he’s out by the pool with Lucifer.
The next morning, Chloe is in a horrible mood because someone took the murder weapon and they can’t find it. Lucifer says it’s probably for the best, and that they got the murderer. Chloe changes the subject, telling Lucifer she thought they shared a moment while they were discussing her dad. She thought they were friends and Lucifer figures out she’s talking about Ella. Chloe claims it doesn’t matter who he sleeps with but she thinks sleeping with the lab tech is inappropriate. Lucifer assures her everything between him and Ella is strictly work-related, swearing he’ll always tell her the truth. But, he adds that if she ever does want to cross boundaries… Chloe leaves the room.
And now we’re back at Dr. Linda’s for yet another visit. Lucifer says they can talk about Caligula, Stalin, Trump… He knows Trump’s not dead but says he’s definitely going to hell. Dr. Linda apologizes, saying it was less complicated when she thought he was delusional. Then it dawns on her she had sex with the Devil. Lucifer points out they had sex many, many times and she’s welcome. She then decides he is just another screwed-up patient and they get back to work on Lucifer’s many problems.
Finally, Ella is cashing in on the payment for the favor she did for Lucifer. They’re about to go into a church and Lucifer warns her this might not end well. She wants him to go with her because she thinks he’s searching for something. He might find answers if he develops a relationship with the big guy, and Lucifer says they’re actually closer than she thinks already. When a gorgeous woman walks by, Lucifer decides to give church a try after all. Ella simply smiles and rolls her eyes.
Favor completed, Lucifer’s back home with Amenadiel but he isn’t quick enough hiding the blade. Charlotte shows up, disappointed he found it before she could hear from his father. Lucifer wants to know what it is she wants from his father, and she says she wants her family back together. Charlotte believes with Amenadiel and Lucifer by her side, God will be forced to listen to reason. Lucifer disagrees, but Amenadiel’s on Charlotte’s side. Amenadiel says humanity and divinity do not mix and they shouldn’t be on Earth. Charlotte wants them all to go home to heaven but Lucifer is firmly against that, explaining, “Hell wasn’t home and Heaven was Hell.” He’s only felt wanted on Earth and he says this is his home. As he speaks, a charge goes up the blade. Charlotte sees that and tells Amenadiel it’s time to leave. Out of Lucifer’s hearing, she tells Amenadiel a window has just opened.
