The Bondsman (2025) s01e07 Episode Script
Pyralis
1
[children chattering playfully]
[ice cream truck playing
"When the Saints Go Marching In"]
[mother] Can, can you hold on one second?
Honey, Mommy's on a work call right now.
No more playing
until you finish your veggies!
But I finished them, Mommy.
[mother] Okay, but just ten more minutes!
Sorry
[metallic creaking]
[thud]
[eerie music playing]
They should be back by now, right?
Yeah, I don't know.
Never sent my mom and my son
to cremate a couple of demons before.
If the funeral home called the cops
They won't.
-How can you be so sure?
-Because they know
that we know about that other business
that they're running out
of that funeral home. Don't ask.
Ah, goddamn.
Devil heals your neck
but not your fingers, huh?
Yeah, I was hoping,
but goes to figure, he's a sadist.
-[baseball organ ringtone playing]
-[phone buzzing]
That's Lucky's phone.
Uh, yeah, he must've dropped it
when the demons came.
Well, bad news for him.
I know his password.
What part of his life
do you want to mess up first?
Hey, uh, you might want
to brace yourself before looking at that.
Lucky was making a video for you of, uh--
-A video?
-Yeah, me screaming in pain.
To show you how much he loved you.
Jesus.
-That's just sick.
-Showed his true self.
At least now you see
I was right about him.
And how long you're gonna milk that?
At least until my fingers heal.
[car horn honks]
Thank God.
I'll be right there.
[ominous music playing]
[grunts softly]
[grunts]
[Maryanne] How'd it go? Y'all okay?
[Kitty] Well, he wanted to stop off
for Bojangles afterwards,
so I'd say
he's handling it better than I am.
[Cade] It's really good. I was starving.
Hey, do you want some?
-Dirty rice?
-In the bag.
All good, then?
Yep. Had to remind the mortician
that looking the other way was
a two-way street,
but we got her done.
[sighs]
Cade helped with the heavy lifting.
[Cade groans]
-Oh, hon, you're cut.
-Yeah.
I scraped myself on the cremation chamber.
[Maryanne] Oh,
we are disinfecting that immediately.
-Well, I'm fine.
-No, you're not. Now, mister.
[Hub sighs]
I was half hoping he'd run away screaming.
You and me both.
Whole business made my blood run cold.
Cade didn't bat an eye.
-Handled it just like his daddy would?
-[water running]
Tough kid.
[pats seat]
[gentle music playing]
You were trying
to tell me something last night
about why you [clicks tongue]
Oh, no, now ain't the time.
I don't want to know, Hub.
Not now, not ever.
Why?
We have our family back together.
Nothing is more important.
So whatever mistakes you made,
I know they were just that.
Mistakes.
I'm trying to make up for 'em.
It might not seem like it,
but I am, I swear.
I know you are.
I know your heart better
than you know it yourself.
[fax ringing]
[sighs] Up jumped the Devil.
[Maryanne] "Pyralis demons
are said to dwell
within blazing volcanoes
and fiery abysses."
"Pyralis can summon and manipulate fire,
unleashing devastating torrents of flames
to incinerate its enemies,
or engulf entire landscapes
in searing conflagrations."
So we need to take it out
before it completes its final sacrifice,
which should be right here.
That new development
they built over the old Macon farm.
Then we should clear out every house
before we take this demon on.
Whole place looks like a sad TV dinner.
Good riddance, I say.
Mom.
I'm not a monster.
Save the people, of course.
But if those houses go up,
I ain't gonna cry.
She went on a date with the developer
a couple years ago. Bert something?
Bert Eubanks?
And you didn't even tell me?
It was not a date.
-Mm-hmm.
-So what?
All I'm saying is,
this town used to have a little dignity.
So, if we do this,
stop this Pyralis thing,
and you complete your assignment,
what happens to you?
You go free, or?
Or do you have to go back?
We should pray, y'all.
He sent my dad to Hell by mistake.
I got a beef with the Lord.
-[Kitty] Cade.
-[Maryanne] Pray with your grams.
Dear Lord, please bless us
as we come to you today and ask for--
[vehicle horn honks]
[sighs]
How are you gonna ask for my help,
then blow off my calls?
Unexpectedly detained,
but weren't you the one
who was baking cupcakes
and sticking a gun in my face?
How about we both just let bygones
be bygones, given what we're up against?
What is happening?
They're in on it. All of 'em.
-You roped your entire family into this?
-[Maryanne] I'm sorry, who are you?
She's his boss.
You have a demon-hunting boss?
She's not my boss.
I don't have a boss.
She's more like a coordinator.
-Yeah, she's totally his boss.
-Mm.
[Midge] Look, we need to focus.
If the Pyralis demon completes the
pentagram with a final human sacrifice
It kind of sounds funny
when I say it out loud, but
it will unchain one of the Shackled Seven.
Well, do we want to find out
who the Shackled Seven are?
'Cause I don't, I don't think that we do.
I mean, I don't want to.
They were angels once until they joined
Lucifer's rebellion against God and
it didn't go so well.
So this whole deal is about
some angel trying to bust out of Hell?
Former angel, who our boss is supposed
to keep locked up
or face another war with Heaven.
With all of us trapped in the middle.
[phone chimes, buzzes]
Oh, God.
You have a Hellboss, too, huh?
Nope. He's my coordinator.
But Corporate is pretty worried
they may have sent the wrong guy.
[Maryanne] So you're checking in
with your Hellboss
in Corporate at the Devil's front company
'cause you're worried
my ex-husband might not be
-the right guy to prevent Armageddon.
-[Hub] Which is why
I'm glad I got some help.
We're gonna follow your plan,
clear those houses.
All right, well, the high school
is an emergency shelter.
We could send everybody there.
-[Hub] Mama, you still got that old gear?
-[Kitty] Yeah, up in the attic.
If someone can help me with the boxes.
Yeah, I'll get it.
[dramatic music playing]
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
You're bringing them along?
To fight a Pyralis?
If we fail, it's the end-times, right?
[Kitty] So, you gonna
join us and get your hands dirty,
or are you just management?
[haunting organ music playing]
[Lucky] I was trying to change.
Yeah, you saw me trying.
Probably laughing your ass off,
seeing me stumble down
this screwy path you laid out.
Boston to Bumfuck to fall in love.
You had me going for a minute there.
You set me up perfect
to rip the rug out,
making her ex
a demon-summoning psycho from Hell.
That's a good one, Lord. Ha fucking ha.
You're a motherfucker for that part.
[Tater] I told you they was witches.
[chuckles] Summoning demons
is some classic witchy shit.
I'm mid-conversation here.
Just saying. Sorry.
I never believed that shit about you
working in mysterious ways,
but I-I see it now.
Why y-you-you made me
so quick to fly off the handle
or my dick get hard when I see a man die.
Or wishing I could feel bad about it
when I know I can't.
It was all your design,
you clever bastard.
You weren't cursing me. It was a gift.
You were preparing me
to be here right now,
when you need a man like me.
The Devil's got his, and you need yours.
Well, all right, then.
Challenge accepted.
You need a holy warrior to fight
the agents of Satan?
You got one, asshole.
-So give me a sign.
-[phone buzzing]
Sorry.
[mutters]
Why are the cops calling you?
They keep leaving me messages
about the Earles,
asking me if I was there
on the day that they died.
But I haven't called them back,
Lucky, I swear it.
I am not a rat.
Because talking to the cops
would be wrong, right?
Are you fucking kidding me?
[sinister music playing]
[doorbell rings]
Gas company. There's an emergency.
So, how am I supposed to know
if you see a demon
in some old lady's face?
You'll know when I shoot her in the brain.
Gas company.
-Major leak in the neighborhood.
-[woman] Just a minute.
Are you sure that thing works?
Looks like a makeup mirror thingy.
It is a makeup mirror thingy.
And, yeah, I'm sure it works.
Hello.
Gas leak.
-Y'all need to evacuate now.
-What?
They're clear.
Can I help you?
[Kitty] Um, uh,
gas leak in the neighborhood.
-We're evacuating the street.
-Oh.
Are you the only one home?
No, my son is upstairs taking a nap.
He had a big morning at the playground.
Honeybunch, come down here right now.
-[doorbell rings]
-Gas company.
You need to evacuate.
Gas leak. The whole neighborhood could
I can see you in there, sir.
Would you please go see
if this numbnuts is a demon?
Nobody fires at the civilians
unless I say so.
[Cade] What is it?
I ca I can't see I can't see
I can't see it.
Please-please-please-please.
We're clear.
[Cade sighs]
-Gas leak, sir!
-[Grizzly] Bullshit.
Keep your hands off my family.
-They're mine. You can't take her!
-[grunts]
[Hub] Come on.
-Is it the demon?
-No. Demons don't use guns.
Just some crazy-ass doll collector.
Oh, shit, it must be
Grizzly Terral's new house.
-God, that creep moved here?
-Who?
He likes to braid dolls' hair
at PTA meetings.
He doesn't even have kids.
Ew.
Do we have to save him?
Sadly, 'cause if the demon sacrifices him,
then j-just
I know, end of the world.
It's just a bummer is all.
Y'all try and distract him.
[suspenseful music playing]
[all yelling]
[grunting]
[music box playing "Rock-a-Bye Baby"]
Huh?
-[taser clicks]
-[grunts]
[Hub] Little help.
[grunts] Get his arm.
[Maryanne] Okay.
[Hub] We still got a demon to find.
Clear the house.
[discordant music playing]
Hello?
Gas company.
Is anyone home?
[laughs] You scared me.
Hey, it's an emergency, honey.
We need to leave.
Oh, please, God, no.
No, no, no, no.
[shudders]
Oh, shit.
Midge!
Midge, it's here!
Get out! Get out now!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[intense music playing]
[grunting]
[somber music playing]
♪
We failed, didn't we?
I don't know all the rules, exactly,
but I'm guessing she counts
in the whole pentagram of it all.
And she did die at the hands
of the fire demon, so
[Kitty crying]
Coming back here
and getting another chance with y'all,
it ain't perfect, but, uh… it's
it's one hell of a silver lining
that I wouldn't trade for anything.
Now get off me.
[sighs]
[opening case]
[tuning]
[playing fingerstyle]
["Will the Circle Be Unbroken"]
I was standing by my window ♪
On a cold and cloudy day ♪
When I saw the hearse come rolling ♪
For to carry my mother away ♪
Will the circle ♪
Be unbroken ♪
By and by, Lord, by and by ♪
There's a better home awaiting ♪
In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪
Lord, I told the undertaker ♪
Undertaker, please drive slow ♪
For this body ♪
You are hauling ♪
Lord, I hate to see her go ♪
Will the circle ♪
Be unbroken ♪
By and by, Lord ♪
By and by ♪
There's a better home awaiting ♪
In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪
In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪♪
-Hey.
-Hey.
Not bad picking up there
considering you only got half a hand.
Tried telling you earlier.
We just sound good together.
There's no getting around it.
Bastard.
[wistful music playing]
[Lucky] Promise me
you won't touch Maryanne.
Oh, you guys got this all wrong.
She's a victim here.
Hub's got her
under some kind of demonic spell.
Are you hearing me?
We hear you.
Write that down. "Demonic spell."
[sighs] You got to know
this isn't something I ever do.
I'm not a rat.
If the Lord Himself hadn't sent me here
A colleague of mine took those.
I wasn't there,
but the Hallorans are gonna say I was.
It's why Kitty broke into my office,
planted that shotgun.
We got 'em.
Call the D.A.
[Frank Frost with the Night Hawks:
"Gonna Make You Mine"]
Love you, baby, and don't mean maybe ♪
Come on, babe ♪
I need you so ♪
You know I love you, babe ♪
-[fax ringing]
-I'll never let you go ♪
I'll never
let you go ♪
I'll never let you go ♪
You're so sweet ♪
You're so kind ♪
I love you, babe ♪
Want you all the time ♪
Want you
all the time ♪
Want you all the time ♪
Ooh ♪
Ooh-hoo-hoo ♪
Ooh-ooh ♪
Ooh-hoo-hoo ♪
You're so sweet ♪
You're so kind ♪
I love you, baby ♪
I'm gonna make you mine ♪
-I'm gonna make you mine ♪
-[typing]
I'm gonna make you mine ♪♪
[ominous music playing]
[bombastic, scary music playing]
♪
♪
[children chattering playfully]
[ice cream truck playing
"When the Saints Go Marching In"]
[mother] Can, can you hold on one second?
Honey, Mommy's on a work call right now.
No more playing
until you finish your veggies!
But I finished them, Mommy.
[mother] Okay, but just ten more minutes!
Sorry
[metallic creaking]
[thud]
[eerie music playing]
They should be back by now, right?
Yeah, I don't know.
Never sent my mom and my son
to cremate a couple of demons before.
If the funeral home called the cops
They won't.
-How can you be so sure?
-Because they know
that we know about that other business
that they're running out
of that funeral home. Don't ask.
Ah, goddamn.
Devil heals your neck
but not your fingers, huh?
Yeah, I was hoping,
but goes to figure, he's a sadist.
-[baseball organ ringtone playing]
-[phone buzzing]
That's Lucky's phone.
Uh, yeah, he must've dropped it
when the demons came.
Well, bad news for him.
I know his password.
What part of his life
do you want to mess up first?
Hey, uh, you might want
to brace yourself before looking at that.
Lucky was making a video for you of, uh--
-A video?
-Yeah, me screaming in pain.
To show you how much he loved you.
Jesus.
-That's just sick.
-Showed his true self.
At least now you see
I was right about him.
And how long you're gonna milk that?
At least until my fingers heal.
[car horn honks]
Thank God.
I'll be right there.
[ominous music playing]
[grunts softly]
[grunts]
[Maryanne] How'd it go? Y'all okay?
[Kitty] Well, he wanted to stop off
for Bojangles afterwards,
so I'd say
he's handling it better than I am.
[Cade] It's really good. I was starving.
Hey, do you want some?
-Dirty rice?
-In the bag.
All good, then?
Yep. Had to remind the mortician
that looking the other way was
a two-way street,
but we got her done.
[sighs]
Cade helped with the heavy lifting.
[Cade groans]
-Oh, hon, you're cut.
-Yeah.
I scraped myself on the cremation chamber.
[Maryanne] Oh,
we are disinfecting that immediately.
-Well, I'm fine.
-No, you're not. Now, mister.
[Hub sighs]
I was half hoping he'd run away screaming.
You and me both.
Whole business made my blood run cold.
Cade didn't bat an eye.
-Handled it just like his daddy would?
-[water running]
Tough kid.
[pats seat]
[gentle music playing]
You were trying
to tell me something last night
about why you [clicks tongue]
Oh, no, now ain't the time.
I don't want to know, Hub.
Not now, not ever.
Why?
We have our family back together.
Nothing is more important.
So whatever mistakes you made,
I know they were just that.
Mistakes.
I'm trying to make up for 'em.
It might not seem like it,
but I am, I swear.
I know you are.
I know your heart better
than you know it yourself.
[fax ringing]
[sighs] Up jumped the Devil.
[Maryanne] "Pyralis demons
are said to dwell
within blazing volcanoes
and fiery abysses."
"Pyralis can summon and manipulate fire,
unleashing devastating torrents of flames
to incinerate its enemies,
or engulf entire landscapes
in searing conflagrations."
So we need to take it out
before it completes its final sacrifice,
which should be right here.
That new development
they built over the old Macon farm.
Then we should clear out every house
before we take this demon on.
Whole place looks like a sad TV dinner.
Good riddance, I say.
Mom.
I'm not a monster.
Save the people, of course.
But if those houses go up,
I ain't gonna cry.
She went on a date with the developer
a couple years ago. Bert something?
Bert Eubanks?
And you didn't even tell me?
It was not a date.
-Mm-hmm.
-So what?
All I'm saying is,
this town used to have a little dignity.
So, if we do this,
stop this Pyralis thing,
and you complete your assignment,
what happens to you?
You go free, or?
Or do you have to go back?
We should pray, y'all.
He sent my dad to Hell by mistake.
I got a beef with the Lord.
-[Kitty] Cade.
-[Maryanne] Pray with your grams.
Dear Lord, please bless us
as we come to you today and ask for--
[vehicle horn honks]
[sighs]
How are you gonna ask for my help,
then blow off my calls?
Unexpectedly detained,
but weren't you the one
who was baking cupcakes
and sticking a gun in my face?
How about we both just let bygones
be bygones, given what we're up against?
What is happening?
They're in on it. All of 'em.
-You roped your entire family into this?
-[Maryanne] I'm sorry, who are you?
She's his boss.
You have a demon-hunting boss?
She's not my boss.
I don't have a boss.
She's more like a coordinator.
-Yeah, she's totally his boss.
-Mm.
[Midge] Look, we need to focus.
If the Pyralis demon completes the
pentagram with a final human sacrifice
It kind of sounds funny
when I say it out loud, but
it will unchain one of the Shackled Seven.
Well, do we want to find out
who the Shackled Seven are?
'Cause I don't, I don't think that we do.
I mean, I don't want to.
They were angels once until they joined
Lucifer's rebellion against God and
it didn't go so well.
So this whole deal is about
some angel trying to bust out of Hell?
Former angel, who our boss is supposed
to keep locked up
or face another war with Heaven.
With all of us trapped in the middle.
[phone chimes, buzzes]
Oh, God.
You have a Hellboss, too, huh?
Nope. He's my coordinator.
But Corporate is pretty worried
they may have sent the wrong guy.
[Maryanne] So you're checking in
with your Hellboss
in Corporate at the Devil's front company
'cause you're worried
my ex-husband might not be
-the right guy to prevent Armageddon.
-[Hub] Which is why
I'm glad I got some help.
We're gonna follow your plan,
clear those houses.
All right, well, the high school
is an emergency shelter.
We could send everybody there.
-[Hub] Mama, you still got that old gear?
-[Kitty] Yeah, up in the attic.
If someone can help me with the boxes.
Yeah, I'll get it.
[dramatic music playing]
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
You're bringing them along?
To fight a Pyralis?
If we fail, it's the end-times, right?
[Kitty] So, you gonna
join us and get your hands dirty,
or are you just management?
[haunting organ music playing]
[Lucky] I was trying to change.
Yeah, you saw me trying.
Probably laughing your ass off,
seeing me stumble down
this screwy path you laid out.
Boston to Bumfuck to fall in love.
You had me going for a minute there.
You set me up perfect
to rip the rug out,
making her ex
a demon-summoning psycho from Hell.
That's a good one, Lord. Ha fucking ha.
You're a motherfucker for that part.
[Tater] I told you they was witches.
[chuckles] Summoning demons
is some classic witchy shit.
I'm mid-conversation here.
Just saying. Sorry.
I never believed that shit about you
working in mysterious ways,
but I-I see it now.
Why y-you-you made me
so quick to fly off the handle
or my dick get hard when I see a man die.
Or wishing I could feel bad about it
when I know I can't.
It was all your design,
you clever bastard.
You weren't cursing me. It was a gift.
You were preparing me
to be here right now,
when you need a man like me.
The Devil's got his, and you need yours.
Well, all right, then.
Challenge accepted.
You need a holy warrior to fight
the agents of Satan?
You got one, asshole.
-So give me a sign.
-[phone buzzing]
Sorry.
[mutters]
Why are the cops calling you?
They keep leaving me messages
about the Earles,
asking me if I was there
on the day that they died.
But I haven't called them back,
Lucky, I swear it.
I am not a rat.
Because talking to the cops
would be wrong, right?
Are you fucking kidding me?
[sinister music playing]
[doorbell rings]
Gas company. There's an emergency.
So, how am I supposed to know
if you see a demon
in some old lady's face?
You'll know when I shoot her in the brain.
Gas company.
-Major leak in the neighborhood.
-[woman] Just a minute.
Are you sure that thing works?
Looks like a makeup mirror thingy.
It is a makeup mirror thingy.
And, yeah, I'm sure it works.
Hello.
Gas leak.
-Y'all need to evacuate now.
-What?
They're clear.
Can I help you?
[Kitty] Um, uh,
gas leak in the neighborhood.
-We're evacuating the street.
-Oh.
Are you the only one home?
No, my son is upstairs taking a nap.
He had a big morning at the playground.
Honeybunch, come down here right now.
-[doorbell rings]
-Gas company.
You need to evacuate.
Gas leak. The whole neighborhood could
I can see you in there, sir.
Would you please go see
if this numbnuts is a demon?
Nobody fires at the civilians
unless I say so.
[Cade] What is it?
I ca I can't see I can't see
I can't see it.
Please-please-please-please.
We're clear.
[Cade sighs]
-Gas leak, sir!
-[Grizzly] Bullshit.
Keep your hands off my family.
-They're mine. You can't take her!
-[grunts]
[Hub] Come on.
-Is it the demon?
-No. Demons don't use guns.
Just some crazy-ass doll collector.
Oh, shit, it must be
Grizzly Terral's new house.
-God, that creep moved here?
-Who?
He likes to braid dolls' hair
at PTA meetings.
He doesn't even have kids.
Ew.
Do we have to save him?
Sadly, 'cause if the demon sacrifices him,
then j-just
I know, end of the world.
It's just a bummer is all.
Y'all try and distract him.
[suspenseful music playing]
[all yelling]
[grunting]
[music box playing "Rock-a-Bye Baby"]
Huh?
-[taser clicks]
-[grunts]
[Hub] Little help.
[grunts] Get his arm.
[Maryanne] Okay.
[Hub] We still got a demon to find.
Clear the house.
[discordant music playing]
Hello?
Gas company.
Is anyone home?
[laughs] You scared me.
Hey, it's an emergency, honey.
We need to leave.
Oh, please, God, no.
No, no, no, no.
[shudders]
Oh, shit.
Midge!
Midge, it's here!
Get out! Get out now!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[intense music playing]
[grunting]
[somber music playing]
♪
We failed, didn't we?
I don't know all the rules, exactly,
but I'm guessing she counts
in the whole pentagram of it all.
And she did die at the hands
of the fire demon, so
[Kitty crying]
Coming back here
and getting another chance with y'all,
it ain't perfect, but, uh… it's
it's one hell of a silver lining
that I wouldn't trade for anything.
Now get off me.
[sighs]
[opening case]
[tuning]
[playing fingerstyle]
["Will the Circle Be Unbroken"]
I was standing by my window ♪
On a cold and cloudy day ♪
When I saw the hearse come rolling ♪
For to carry my mother away ♪
Will the circle ♪
Be unbroken ♪
By and by, Lord, by and by ♪
There's a better home awaiting ♪
In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪
Lord, I told the undertaker ♪
Undertaker, please drive slow ♪
For this body ♪
You are hauling ♪
Lord, I hate to see her go ♪
Will the circle ♪
Be unbroken ♪
By and by, Lord ♪
By and by ♪
There's a better home awaiting ♪
In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪
In the sky, Lord, in the sky ♪♪
-Hey.
-Hey.
Not bad picking up there
considering you only got half a hand.
Tried telling you earlier.
We just sound good together.
There's no getting around it.
Bastard.
[wistful music playing]
[Lucky] Promise me
you won't touch Maryanne.
Oh, you guys got this all wrong.
She's a victim here.
Hub's got her
under some kind of demonic spell.
Are you hearing me?
We hear you.
Write that down. "Demonic spell."
[sighs] You got to know
this isn't something I ever do.
I'm not a rat.
If the Lord Himself hadn't sent me here
A colleague of mine took those.
I wasn't there,
but the Hallorans are gonna say I was.
It's why Kitty broke into my office,
planted that shotgun.
We got 'em.
Call the D.A.
[Frank Frost with the Night Hawks:
"Gonna Make You Mine"]
Love you, baby, and don't mean maybe ♪
Come on, babe ♪
I need you so ♪
You know I love you, babe ♪
-[fax ringing]
-I'll never let you go ♪
I'll never
let you go ♪
I'll never let you go ♪
You're so sweet ♪
You're so kind ♪
I love you, babe ♪
Want you all the time ♪
Want you
all the time ♪
Want you all the time ♪
Ooh ♪
Ooh-hoo-hoo ♪
Ooh-ooh ♪
Ooh-hoo-hoo ♪
You're so sweet ♪
You're so kind ♪
I love you, baby ♪
I'm gonna make you mine ♪
-I'm gonna make you mine ♪
-[typing]
I'm gonna make you mine ♪♪
[ominous music playing]
[bombastic, scary music playing]
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