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Cynth takes in a stray cat with a demonic secret, and soon the Slayers East are locked in a deadly contest with the dread R'Thilliach... Also the Knight family go to counselling!

Regulars:

• Candy
• Cynth
• Zak
• John

Other Characters:

• Christian - the cutest hottest boy in school
• Andrew - Cynth's neighbour, Christian's best friend
• Alison Ridgeway - Candy's watcher, John's mother
• Meryll Stevens-Knight - Candy's mother
• Brian Stevens - Zak's father
• Max - Cynth's friend - and love interest?
• Phil - Zak's best friend
• Lolly - Queen Bee mean girl of Exeter Junior High
• Stephie - Lolly's sidekick and sycophant
• Hettie - Bottom of the Lolly-Stephie pecking order
• Berrisker of the Bastic Lineage - Untrustworthy cat-demon
• Gom of the Woods - Yucky trader-demon
• Spawn of R'Thilliach - Loathsome winged horrors

Episode Synopsis:

Christian and Andrew talk about Candy, and how she can be won over. They see a stray cat - but don't notice the horrific creature chasing it. The cat goes next door to Cynth's, where Cynth sees it and takes it inside.

The cat turns out to be Berrisker, a cat demon, on the run from the Cult of R'Thilliach (which, unbeknownst to the group, is headed by the White Lady glimpsed in Episode Three). He stole an artifact from a R'Thilliach cult, and traded it to a demon named Gom for 'many pretty bangles'. Cynth is trapped under the influence of his pleasure-principle, and he won't free her unless the Slayer-in-training and her friends can help him.

And they do. Meanwhile, Brian drags Zak and Candy to family counselling - he's determined to sort out the difficulties within the family.

Trivia and Notes:

• [Again, I wish I had better notes for this episode. I have no memory at all of how it came together, but I think it was pretty good.]
• R'Thilliach is mentioned for the first time, and its horrific spawn are seen.
• Also making its debut is Gom, the tree-root demon. Gom makes several return appearances in future episodes, and is the first example in the series of a demonic or supernatural being who is not malevolent.
• The pre-credits sequence has Andrew and Christian talking about Candy. Their dialogue makes it sound like Candy's in luck - Christian likes her as much as she likes him! However, the resolution of this thread in Episode 6 puts a decidedly different spin on their exchange.