The Home Stretch - Recap

Sam is leaving the Work Bench after work when he finds himself teleported to the docks where Morgan is also there. The two half-brothers start arguing but the Devil breaks it up and tells them that time is running short and he has to choose one of them to serve as his lieutenant on Earth. He gives them vessels made to appear as fire extinguishers and tells them whoever captures the next soul will serve him, while the loser will be stripped of everything.

Back at the Work Bench, Sam tries to convince Morgan he doesn't want the position and wants to help Morgan get it. However, Morgan doesn't believe him.

Sock and Ben go to Sock's house and discover that Ben's grandmother is visiting. When Sock mentions that Ben has a new girlfriend, Nina, Ben hastily shuts him up. Once his grandmother and her Chihuahua Chico are gone, Ben reminds Sock that his grandmother can sense evil and would disown him if she ever learned he was dating a demon.

Andi meets with Sam and convinces him that he should go to the cemetery and try to find Alan so he can figure out a way to break his contract with the Devil. They crash a funeral to get in, then split up. Sock remains with the funeral and starts flirting with Olivia, a mourner at the funeral of her high school teacher Mrs. Simons. Sock pretends to be one of Mrs. Simon's students and gets himself invited to a candlelight vigil. Meanwhile, Sam spots Alan and chases after him. With Ben and Andi's help, he manages to capture Alan, while Sock distracts the mourners. They try to force Alan to tell them how he escaped the Devil, but Alan refuses. They take him to the tracks and try to tempt him into gambling: the sin that got him into Hell. When Sock and Ben get a little too much into it, Andi and Sam call them off. Alan explains that if helps Sam, the Devil will notice and try to trick Alan into gambling again.

Nina tries to get Ben out on a date and he passes, saying he has to attend his cousin's confirmation. When Nina tries to go along with him, Ben explains about his grandmother. Nina accuses him of being a coward and Ben agrees. Ben's grandmother to pick Ben up and he tells Nina to stay at the house, but she insists on coming out. Ben's grandmother immediately senses who she is and tells her to stay away from her grandson.

Morgan comes to Sam for help, since he hasn't actually bothered to do anything useful. Sam goes over the case file and discovers that the escaped soul, Bud Brown, works at the pier at a chop shop. They go to the chop shop and Sam prepares to sneak in. he confronts Bud, unaware that Morgan has switches his vessel for a real fire extinguisher. Bud starts to come after Sam, who grabs a nail gun and forces Bud to flee. Morgan admits that he tried to eliminate the competition, and still believes that Sam plans to win.

At the Work Bench, Sam tells the others what happened. He wants Morgan to win because Morgan is so lazy he'll mess up his father's plan. Ben, Sock, and Andi have come up with a plan: Alan is only safe from the Devil on holy ground, so they propose flying him to Vatican City. Sock works up a video and they show it to Alan, who agrees to help Sam in return for a trip to Italy.

Sock goes to the candlelight vigil and starts to hit on Olivia. She seems interested but says that there's a more intimate memorial service on Thursday that she'll be attending.

Ben's grandmother is working on the garden at Sock's house when Nina come out to confront her. She explains that she was once an evil and knows all about Heaven. Ben's grandmother, impressed, asks her about St. Peter. As they talk, Ben sees them from the window. Unaware that they're getting along, he runs out. Chico barks at Nina who, startled, reverts to her demon form. Ben's grandmother has a heart attack and falls over.

Later, Ben returns to the house and tells the guys that his mother is recovering. Sock is more interested in getting tongue action with Olivia, and a disgusted Ben leaves. At the memorial, Sock chats with Olivia and convinces her that she should get over her grief. Olivia is so impressed that she calls over her boyfriend Nate, and asks Sock to help him too. Sock prepares to make a hasty exit... until he learns that Mrs. Simons left $10,000 to each student to donate to a charity of their choice.

Sam is on the phone with the airport when the Devil teleports him and Morgan to a diner. The Devil tells them that he's disappointed in both of them: Morgan is lazy and Sam whines. He explains that Bud is creating a portal to free more souls for Hell, and Morgan or Sam have to recapture him. After the Devil disappears, Morgan is disappointed that his father is disgusted with him. Touched, Sam finally convinces Morgan that he wants Morgan to win.

Sam and Morgan go back to the pier and prepare to capture Bud. He reveals he's already finished the portal and ignites it, creating a gateway to Hell. Two souls emerge. The vessel don't work on them, just Bud, so Sam tries to hold them off while Morgan goes after Bud. Sam manages to knock them into the portal while Bud throws the remaining into the portal and then knocks down Morgan. He prepares to kill Sam but Morgan holds him off long enough for Sam to shove the soul through the portal and back to Hell. Morgan realizes that Sam "won," but Sam says that they'll lie because without the vessel, there's no evidence of which one captured the soul.

Sock gets Ben to help him get the $10,000 charity money from the estate lawyer. Sock tries to set up Ben as a charitable philanthropist but Ben has his own plan. He shows the lawyer a blueprint for a self-sucking straw, the "Straw-O-Matic." The lawyer doesn't really care and gives them the money. Sock is eager to actually build a self-sucking straw and he and Ben start to make plans as they get home. They discover that Alan is demanding more money in return for helping Sam. The guys consider what to do, but Sam spots the money and Ben gives it to him.

As Sam goes to find Alan, the Devil teleports him to a bar for a celebratory champagne. He knows exactly what happened and has chosen Sam as his lieutenant. Morgan arrives and the Devil gleefully tells him that he's lost everything. Morgan promises to get even with Sam and then leaves, a much poorer man.

At the airport, Alan tells Sam and Andi how he beat the Devil. The Devil loves to compete and thinks he'll win. Alan managed to beat him at poker, but he notes that Sam will have to find something he's good at. The only problem is how to get the Devil to accept a challenge. Alan refuses to tell Sam until he's safely in Vatican City, but promises to call once he's there. Sam and Andi figure he's telling the truth and wish him well.

At the Work Bench, Nina confronts Ben about their relationship. He tells her that after she ignored his request for her to avoid his grandmother, he lied to his grandmother about them breaking up. Ben tells her it's over and Nina warns him that he broke her heart once. This time she isn't going to give him another chance, and he'll live to regret it.

As Sam and Andi celebrate, Sam thanks Andi for her support. She kisses him and apologizes, but Sam says it's fine. However, he wants to wait to renew their relationship until Alan calls with the final information they need.

On the plane, Alan is having a drink when the pilot announces they're having mechanical problems and will be stopping Las Vegas for a maintenance check. The passengers will all receive a complimentary $100 worth of casino chips. As Alan begins to look nervous, the Devil approaches him, disguised as a steward.


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