3/13/2025 - Short Thursday Recap

Lang keeps a Flat 6 engine and stashes the rest in the Forge. Noticing CJ standing outside, he chats with her about Saab being in the ICU. CJ tells Lang that Hank and Bubbles got the plague from Saab, so they're also in the ICU. Pestilence wants to speak with Lang, reminding Lang that its Doctor Isaac Smith. Lang seems familiar with the name, and wants to get the cure for Saab. CJ and Skipper are good, but CJ tells Lang about an anonymous text message warning her about Shang. Tony arrives, he's celebrating his birthday in the city. Lang gives him a gift of the engine that he stashed and a painting of a boat. Tony brags about Bruce giving him a warehouse in Paleto for his birthday, everyone is jealous. They head up to Paleto to check out the warehouse, Lang likes the way it's been decorated. Tsunami hits Lang meets Hank outside the Forge and offers to put him out of his misery. Lang and CJ stop by the food court, he confuses Yaya for Ramee, and then tells Hank to go cough on other people. CJ reviews their texts to determine how the police know that Lang shot Goose, the dog. Lang heads to his office to play a Marvel Rivals Tournament.

3/14/2025 Kick Recap - "Enemy Of My Enemy"

Lang grabs some washed cash and runs into CJ at the Forge. He asks her to join him, but they quickly realize it's too early to drop the cash off at the clubs. Zeek calls to ask for Lang's permission to be temporary underboss while Clark's away for two weeks, Lang doesn't care so he approves. Lang and CJ wait in the nearby car wash, Tony calls to check in if he's needed for a job, but they don't think anything is ready at the moment. CJ tells Lang about a suspicious text message naming Skipper and Shang, warning CJ about them. Lang isn't sure who it could be, but it points to someone they know already. Considering the time and the choice of words, Lang believes it could be someone who is usually up late, or Shang. After dropping the cash in the club, Lang tells CJ that he wants to kidnap Shang today, and she warns Lang that he's usually strapped.

Lang and CJ drop more washed money at the different clubs, CJ reminds Lang that Pestilence wants to speak with him, and Lang promises to shoot him. Saab, Hank, and Bubbles were infected over the last few days - Lang doesn't remember. Lang calls Saab who's at the hospital, dying of the plague. CJ says that she told him about this, but Lang faked listening to make her seem less crazy. Finding Saab on the bench outside, Lang hugs Saab and tells them that being sick is propaganda. Tony joins them, they chat about Saab's changing voice. CJ asks how Saab knows Pestilence, but he knows him as Doctor Isaac. Saab showed Isaac his 'pikachu' many years ago, everyone is embarrassed and confused.

Confirming that Saab's not contagious, Lang remembers that he told Hank to cough on people for fun. Lang goes to get everyone some food, Tony meets a few of the Knox family at the Forge. On his way back, Lang crashes into someone and ignores them as he repairs and drives off. Returning to Blarney's, Lang is disappointed with the Lakers line up for tonight. He banters with Saab, calling him down to work, and then anonymously calling the cops on him. Officer Brian Knight arrives, looking for Saab, but they claim he's not there. Lang gets run over by a local, downed, and then dragged away with the vehicle. Everyone chases after Lang until CJ stops the local and takes him to the hospital.

CJ asks if Lang called the cops on Saab, but he claims he didn't. They chat about teams they're disappointed in, Lang makes fun of her for being a (Toronto Maple) Leaf's fan. Pestilence calls, so CJ leaves Lang with the doctors to get him back on his feet. Lang and CJ return to Blarney's, Jojo asks if the streetlights were always on the corner. Saab takes a phone call, but Lang threatens him and takes his phone to keep him working hard. Lang calls Arush to ask why Zeek would need approval from him, when they don't ask about anything else. Then, he calls Zeek to yell at him for asking in the first place. Arush calls back saying that Clark suggested he get Lang's approval, but Lang finds the whole thing suspicious.

Arush comes by to gamble, Lang calls the cops anonymously on him. Lang finds CJ on the roof, she thinks he used his crow form to fly up there. Arush shows off Carmine's police badge, Lang rolls him for it and wins. Lang hides in the back office and uses the PA system to state general messages to the guests that attend. Lang advertises sportsbetting and a horse racing event next week at the old casino. Lang pulls Jojo aside to explain how they will rig the races for people to win, and use that to advertise for their gambling ring, and then scam them to lose and take the money back. Lang calls for a Blarney's meeting and sets some new rules: sportsbook, house takes 10% of all pots, house gives memberships to high rollers, horse racing every 2 weeks, animal fights in the sewers. Lang tells Jojo that Saab is currently his boss, but he can easily leap frog him. Lang sends them to go steal more furniture for Blarney's.

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CJ has been trying to get Pestilence to meet Lang, but he's been teasing her. She calls to confirm they weren't pinged, but he finally pings Lang to the Rooster's Rest. Lang pulls up with CJ, threatening to shoot him if he's inside, but CJ notices he's sitting in the parking lot. Lang and CJ approach Pestilence, both noting that he's adorned the familiar face of Isaac. Isaac laughs about encountering Saab, but hopes to speak with them privately - Lang offers to go inside the rest and leads them in. (3:30 VOD)

Isaac notes the history the restaurant has had, and his interest in bringing new life to things, but Lang confuses that for re-opening the Rest. Lang gets to the nitty gritty, Isaac wants to take out his brother, Norman Bones. Isaac jokes that he's quite a ghost, Lang correlates that Isaac is crazy like CJ. Isaac laughs it off, reminding Lang that he's heavily associated with crazy. Isaac wants Norman gone as much as Lang does, and it would benefit CJ, too. Isaac can't hand Lang the answers on a silver platter, and if he did, he's worried that a timeline shift would occur. Lang questions if Isaac works with Edwin, but he laughs again. Isaac tells them that Norman holds an artifact that protects him, if they can remove it, he can handle the rest. Lang questions why Isaac wants this in the first place, but he claims it's to restore balance with the deities in their structure. Isaac warns that if CJ continues to assist Norman, she will find herself locked in Purgatory.

Lang asks how they might get their hands on the artifact, but Isaac hints at a contact named Alice Omen. CJ asks if people have tried and failed to get the artifact before, but Isaac laughs the attempt off as slow. The artifact is kept on his person, Lang isn't impressed. Isaac claims that Marshall Dark died, but was given the curtesy of living beyond death. Lang questions that Isaac can keep him alive, Isaac leverages Saab's health as a need to get the job done. Lang understands his task, and tells Isaac to leave. On his way out, Isaac tells Lang that shooting him would be of no use. Lang doesn't think shooting him will get the job done, and runs to the basement to try and find a working computer.

CJ chases after Lang as he tries to piece the cables together, Lang mutters about the timelines and Isaac's involvement with it. He asks CJ about Alice Omen, trying to build a plan to get the artifact. Lang questions why he should help CJ, and how he knew about Lang's history, but she argues that she doesn't know much about Lang in the first place. Lang is surprised that CJ believes Isaac is a god, and compares the artifact to the Talon Sword or Mask. Lang tells CJ that he believes Isaac because he knew Edwin, a mentor of Lang's past. CJ gets mad at Lang for not believing her when she saw ghosts, but Lang tells her that it's not a ghost, its a shadow.

Lang begins retelling the story about Donnie and him hiring the Guild as workers for the Rooster's Rest. While working at the restaurant, they found LSD on the ground. After taking it a few times, they learned that they weren't taking LSD, and the things they were doing on hallucinations, were actually real things. Lang met Edwin who explained that his timeline was dying, and he was tasked with correcting it (saving it). Edwin died, and Lang finished the job. Lang thinks he sounds crazy, and considers that this current timeline might be his fault. Lang took the post of Timelord, and while trying to hide from his past, he had Nancy take the car away from him. Lang doesn't care about Norman, entirely focused on the mention of the timelines. Lang wants to research what is going on, but the computers aren't working. CJ suggests bringing Jacob in to help, but Lang thinks that chapter is closed. The only reason that the Shadow hasn't killed Lang, is because he keeps the Rest a secret.

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CJ reminds Lang of the task they were given, but Lang doesn't think that it matters if the timeline is dying. CJ asks why Isaac think's Lang's mind is deteriorating, and Lang thinks it's related to him finding the fountain of youth. When he traveled through time, he was gone for a long time. He believed for a long time the sword and the mask were embodiments of people like his son, or items he was bound to, but realized he's bound to the place itself. Lang and CJ finally leave the Rest, but Lang jokes about being away at Survival on the 24th for 10 days.

Lang calls to check on Saab, hoping they can get the sportsbook up and running. Meeting Saab in Paleto, he gives his phone back and tells him about taking care of Pesto. Lang promises that nobody will kill Saab, but him. Saab shows Lang a mock up of Blarney's new sign, Lang is impressed. Lang heads back to the Nest and reflects on what he's learned today, considering the days ahead. He texts CJ about what they must do, and then heads to bed.