BRIMSTONE EPISODES
Peter Horton as Ezekiel Stone & John Glover as the Devil
PILOT
In 1983, after murdering the man who raped his wife,
conscientious detective lieutenant Ezekial Stone
(series star PETER HORTON) died in an unrelated incident and went to Hell.
But now, 15 years later, the Devil (series star JOHN GLOVER)
promises to allow Stone to go to heaven if he retrieves 113 escaped,
damned souls that are creating havoc on Earth.
The escapees have acquired supernatural powers and cannot be killed by
conventional means. Stone must destroy their eyes in order to return them to Hell. He
discovers that his torso is covered with 113 runic tattoos,
one of which will disappear each
time he sends someone back to the Hell.
Stone's first bounty is a priest who first lived in the late 1800's
and kidnapped young boys as sacrifices. Today, he wants to kill four
innocent children simultaneously to fulfill a prophecy.
An idealistic young policeman, William Kane, believes Stone's story.
Their search culminates in the abandoned subway tunnels beneath New York City,
where Stone rescues the boys and banishes the priest.
Meanwhile, Stone searches for his beloved, still-living wife.
Written by: Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris Directed by: Felix Alcala
ENCORE
While investigating a series of rapes in suburban New York, Stone is horrified to deduce that
the rapist is Gilbert Jax, the man who raped Stone's wife 15 years ago. Stone went to Hell
then because he killed Gil for revenge. Now back on Earth, Gil continues raping married
women and taking their wedding rings as mementos. Stone fights Gil, but he cannot
destroy Gil's eyes. The Devil tauntingly refuses to tell Stone how to defeat Gil. Meanwhile,
Stone copes with the awful memories of his wife's ordeal and his own uncontrollable anger
at the time. He counsels the distraught husband of a rape victim not to commit murder.
Finally, Stone discovers that he must channel the rage that first led him to kill Gil. The Devil
demands that kind of passion for all of Stone's accursed bounties. In a final battle, Stone
releases the souls of Gil's rape victims by breaking a necklace made of dozens of stolen
wedding rings, thus condemning Gil's soul once again. During the mission, Stone seeks the
wise guidance of Father Horn, a blind Roman Catholic priest whom Stone has
consulted before--and who learns and believes Stone's incredible life story.
Written by: Scott A. Williams Directed by: Felix Alcala
IT'S A HELLUVA LIFE
The Devil resolves to show a disbelieving Stone that he was destined for Hell even before killing
his wife's rapist. He transports Stone back to his childhood when he was cruel to a
schoolmate. Then, the Devil makes Stone watch as the grownup version of himself is
unsympathetic towards his wife while trying to conceive a child. The past Stone also falsely
arrests a known criminal, Nick Keeney, that he could not apprehend ethically--leading to
Keeney being murdered in jail. Anguished, Stone believes the Devil's assertions of his guilt.
Then, an Angel (also played by series star JOHN GLOVER) assures Stone that he was a
good man whose fate was redeemable. The Angel shows Stone a family of five that would
have been killed if Stone had not arrested Keeney. But the Devil makes Stone recall a
scene from early in his happy marriage when Stone allowed a sexy woman to almost
seduce him. In the present, the Angel takes Stone on a tour of the many people whose
lives Stone recently saved by vanquishing the Devil's escaped souls.
Written by: Janis Diamond & Scott A. Williams Directed by: Felix Alcala
FACES
At the Devil's urging, Stone investigates a vicious killer, Vic, who attacks Stone and escapes.
Along with his companion, Tammy, Vic protects a vulnerable teenager, Brian. With Vic
and Tammy gone, Stone pities the reticent Brian and cares for him for awhile, forming a
strong father-son relationship with him. But when Stone leaves Brian alone in his hotel
room, Vic and Tammy apparently return and abduct Brian. Brian then mysteriously returns
to Stone. After talking to Brian and doing some research, Stone makes a startling
deduction.
Written by: Fred Golan Directed by: Larry Carroll
REPENTANCE
Someone is murdering homeless people and cutting their eyes out. When a homeless man,
Harry, tells Stone that he saw a shrouded figure leave the scene of a murder and leap off a high
overpass without injury, Stone knows that an escapee from Hell is involved. With the help
of a quirky historian, Stone identifies a uniform button found at the scene and follows clues
to determine that his bounty is Martin Benedict. During the Nazi era, Benedict was a well-
intentioned "angel of mercy" who gathered 18 Jews to rescue them. But he became
unnerved and ultimately caused them to be killed in concentration camps, resulting in his
incarceration in Hell. As Stone becomes familiar with the staff of a homeless shelter,
including young former homeless man Toby, he learns about a modern-day "angel of
mercy" who surreptitiously defends homeless people. But who is killing them, and why are
their eyes removed? Stone discovers Toby taking drugs and finds out where Toby got
the money to buy them: from selling human eyes to an organ bank. Toby is the killer.
Apparently, Benedict was trying to protect the victim on the overpass where Harry saw
him. Stone apprehends Toby before he can kill Harry, but the Devil still orders Stone to
banish Benedict. After the guilt-ridden Benedict pleads with Stone to let him continue
doing good deeds on Earth as penance for his deadly cowardice in the past, Stone allows
Benedict to flee. But Benedict returns--knowing that he cannot escape his true fate--and
tells Stone to condemn him to Hell again. Stone does.
Written by: Fred Golan Directed by: Terrence O'Hara
LOVERS
Stone learns that a Latino activist, Paco Gomez, who was active in the 1960s, is back on Earth.
Paco accidentally drove his car off a cliff after murdering two Beverly Hills socialites during
an apparent robbery. Paco and the gorgeous, rich heiress Jocelyn Paige are in love, and he
secretly robs and kills to get money to impress her. Paco also kills a rich young man, Brad
Armstrong, whom Jocelyn's aunt, Ruth, wants her to marry. Ruth is unaware that Jocelyn
is dating Paco. Stone tries to warn Jocelyn that Paco is a dangerous man, but she won't
listen. Finally, Stone corners Paco and destroys his eyes, returning him to Hell. But Stone's
work isn't over. Jocelyn lures Stone to her house and attacks him. She's also an escaped
soul! Ruth believes Jocelyn to be her long-lost grandniece, but Jocelyn is actually Ruth's
niece. Before she died and was damned, Jocelyn murdered her parents for the inheritance and died
in the car crash with Paco. Now, she murders Ruth and tries to kill Stone. After a battle, the
anguished Ruth pokes her own eyes out so she can rejoin Paco in Hell forever.
Written by: Chris Bertolet Directed by: John Kretchmer
ASHES
Stone seeks the arsonist who has been burning many houses of worship of all religious
denominations. Meanwhile, despite his ongoing quest to find his wife, he feels more and
more attracted to sexy detective Ash, his occasional ally on the L os Angeles police force.
Ash knows that he's not really a cop, but she isn't aware of his true identity. Stone
compares a finely crafted kni fe found at the latest arson scene to two knives from other
burnings and discovers ancient pagan verses inscribed on them. Ash works with Stone on
a few unauthorized searches and questionable investigations, and Stone soon becomes
suspicious of Busch, the owner of a knife factory, and Busch's employee, Leo Varner,
both of whom are neo-Nazis and former convicts. Later, Stone an d Ash finally get
romantic, but Ash stops and flees when she notices the tattoos on Stone's torso.
Written by: Angel Dean Lopez Directed by: Larry Carroll
SLAYER
Stone is approached by another escaped soul walking the Earth again: an invincible ancient
Carthaginian warrior, Hasdrabul Skaras (RICHARD BROOKS). Skaras wants to team
up with Stone to defy the devil and wreak havoc on Earth. Stone refuses and tries to
destroy Skaras' eyes, but the warrior is too deft. Skaras begins killing the widows of
murdered policemen, promising more innocent deaths--including Stone's wife--if Stone
doesn't comply with him. With clues provided by his occasional ally, Detective Sergeant
Ash of the Los Angeles Police Department, Stone seeks Skaras' probable next victim.
When the police see Stone fleeing from the scene, they publicize him as the prime suspect
in the ongoing kill ings. Stone gains the trust of another police widow, Gina Brayker, and
hides her in a church managed by his longtime confidant, blind Father Horn. Hoping to
protect as many potential victims as possible until he can vanquish Skaras, Stone is almost
captured by the police while abducting Gina's friend.
Teleplay by: Angel Dean Lopez Story by: Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris Directed by: Felix Alcala
EXECUTIONER
After s everal people are murdered by electr ocution, Stone re alizes that th e y are all c riminals
who escaped justice because of technicalities--and they were all unsuccessfully prosecuted
by Assistant District Attorney Julia Trent. Stone questions Trent, who knows nothing
about the electrocutions. After witnessing Trent's loyal mailboy, Willy, being roughly
treated by Stewart Lambert, Trent's obnoxious colleague, Stone suspects Lambert. On the
Internet, Stone finds out about a self-righteous traveling executioner in the 1920s who
often disregarded the law in his zeal to dispatch suspected criminals. A photograph of the
man looks exactly like Willy--and Lambert is soon found murdered with electricity. Trent
believes Stone's theory about Willy after finding court papers detailing her failed
prosecutions hidden in Willy's locker at work. She and Stone try to warn Willy's next
victim, who actually is innocent, but they are too late. Finally, in a battle involving several
live power lines, Stone vanquishes Willy.
Teleplay by: Scott A. Williams Story by: Fred Golan Directed by: Dan Lerner
POEM
Po (ROGER YUAN), a fugitive from Hell, is back on Earth murdering beautiful, young, virginal
Chinese immigrant women. Stone learns that Po lived 1,000 years ago and was part of the
Tang Dynasty. Originally banished to Hell for killing a Chinese princess, Po now wants to
compose an epic love poem for the princess with the blood of the pure. Stone infiltrates
the Chinatown community of Los Angeles, California. With the help of a Chinese teacher
(ROSALIND CHAO), Stone puts an end to Po's murderous spree.
Written by: Cyrus Voris & Ethan Reiff Directed by: Felix Alcala
HEAT
Stone pursues another escaped soul, Gwendolyn Debare, who poses as a sexy California
college student studying Medieval history. Gwen formerly lived in the Middle Ages and
was brutally raped before killing her attackers and their families for revenge. Now back on
Earth, she continues her rampage, aided by the supernatural power to emit intense heat
from her body. First, Gwen seduces and attacks her lecherous professor, James Albright,
but feels too guilty to kill him. Fearing a scandal, Albright refuses to tell the police or Stone
who burned him. But when a psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Martin, unknowingly causes Gwen to
confront her desires, Gwen flirts with a fellow student and later boils him to death with her
touch. After she seduces a policeman guarding Albright and explodes the officer in his
car, Gwen finally kills Albright. Then she travels from bar to bar, having sex with
strangers and killing them with heat and fire. Stone pretends to be an unwitting bar patron
and takes Gwen back to his apartment where, after a massive battle, he destroys
her eyes and sends her back to Hell.
Written by: Janis Diamond Directed by: Jesus Trevino
CARRIER
Stone's bounty is a typhoid carrier, Sally Annie McGee, who, in the 1920s, escaped from a
cruel asylum and knowingly infected hundreds of people before committing suicide. Today,
Sally Annie is back, and her hellish strain of the disease is resistant to the antibiotics
doctors now depend on. Anyone who comes into contact with Sally Annie's saliva dies
horribly within minutes. Stone first learns about Sally Annie after she passionately kisses
and kills a lecherous bartender who demands sex to pay for her drinks. Then, Sally Annie
meets a partygoer, Wolfie, whom she truly likes. Wolfie defends her from an obnoxious
bully, and Sally Annie kisses the bully, infecting him and fleeing with Wolfie. Two other
people die after drinking from the same beer can as the bully. When Stone confronts Sally
Annie, she explains that she just wants to have fun like she did before being infected--and
she will kill anyone who tries to stop her. Stone discovers that even he is vulnerable to the
disease after Sally Annie kisses him on the eyes and escapes.
Written by: Janis Diamond Directed by: Jesus Trevino
MOURNING AFTER
Valentine's Day is soon, and Stone can't stop thinking about his beloved wife, Rosalyn. After
much agonizing, Stone decides to finally reveal to Rosalyn that he is alive and tell her the
truth after being gone for 15 years. But while approaching Rosalyn's unoccupied house,
the surprised Stone meets Rosalyn's handsome current boyfriend, Barry Ceniza. Posing as
a detective questioning residents, Stone is pleased to learn from Ceniza that Rosalyn still
loves her supposedly dead husband. Suffering from her own romantic problems, the
sardonic desk clerk at Stone's hotel, Maxine, flirts with the receptive Stone. But she later
urges him to return to his ex-wife. Meanwhile, Stone is bitten by a cobra. He learns that
people in Rosalyn's neighborhood--which is where Ceniza sells real estate--have been
mysteriously dying from cobra bites. And there's a shed cobra skin on Rosalyn's lawn.
Teleplay by: Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris Story by: Angel Dean Lopez Directed by: Dan Lerner
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