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Jan 01, 2009
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| Part 1: Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate. | Being where Kidd struggles with painful memories from her past, Manouche experiments with uncontrolled substances, Portsmith rules with an iron fist, Lisa contemplates the size of Portsmith’s feather compared to hers, Madame goes non-alcoholic due to pregnancy - and a chocolatier saves the day.
Or ... Kidd grapples, Manouche dabbles, Portsmith gavels, Lisa haggles, Madame snapples - and Willy becomes a hero.
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| Part 2: You seem somewhat familiar. Have I threatened you before? | Being where Nate proves slippery, as does the locket...Portsmith plays with dolls...Kat escapes almost certain seduction...Kidd somehow decides to let Manouche live regardless of careless remarks concerning shower attachments...Manouche makes use of her skills as pickpocket and fast talker...O'Malley and Donnie engage in extra-curricular activities on Portsmith's desk...Lisa's program is lost, then found...and Colonel and Hanson's romance hits #1 with a bullet. |
| Part 3: I know whose blood you need. | Being where Nate reveals he represents another power on a horrible quest ... the Wonkas develop an explosive new taste treat ... Colonel and Hanson become engaged ... Willy and Blake confront Nate and freak right out ... Donnie considers his feelings for O'Malley ... Portsmith and Abberline contemplate bathtub dimensions ... Kat loses and regains her beloved shovel ... and Manouche travels to find answers to questions, despite the fact that the questions themselves are a little vague ... |
| Part 4: Pirate is in your blood, boy, so you'll have to square with that someday. | Being where Manouche sails to Fiji for some lessons in life, mysticism, her own untapped powers, and embracing her Gypsy heritage. |
| Part 5: Me? I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you | Being where Donnie declares his love for O'Malley ... Lisa drowns her sorrows ... Kat confronts Nate and gives voice to a new concern ... members of Deppville's Finest contemplate sending Portsmith to anger management training ... Portsmith gains unfortunate knowledge of Kidd's poetry and Zodiac sign ... Madame is kidnapped ... and Manouche, with new ideas from her education in Fiji (and a pragmatic acceptance of the Pirate's Code), helps rescue Madame with smoke, fog, no mirrors. |
| Part 6: Worry about your own fortunes, gentlemen. The deepest circle of Hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers. | Being where Portsmith and Corso dabble with dangerous toys from Fiji, bringing mysterious small boats to Deppville Harbor ... Colonel has a strange dream about Shadrack ... Pam buys a property on Sleepy Hollow Drive ... Abberline tries to gain Kat's trust ... Raven helps ease Manouche's entry into Marchand's circle of Hell ... Blake’s rescue plan succeeds ... Nate kidnaps Abberline ... and Kat, her past catching up with her, has nowhere to turn save a child's embrace. |
| Part 7: You can keep doing that forever, the dog is never going to move. | Being where Refugee shows there's more – deliciously more – to him than meets the eye ... Willy and Madame make an astute observation over brunch ... Corso becomes mightily stressed, and even a dip in Deppville Harbor will not soothe his fever'd brow! ... Colonel encounters some strange and nasty creatures ... Kidd and Manouche plan to rescue Abberline from Nate ... Raven beats them to it, revealing his shapeshifter talents ... Godley and Abberline cannot agree to disagree ... and Kat, disillusioned, begins to wonder if all she can trust in is her trusty shovel. |
| Part 8: Let's just say it's a matter of leverage, eh? | Being where Portsmith freaks right out, worrying Dean Corso to no small degree ... Manouche parries with Deppville's finest in hopes of easing Raven's way ... Kat wants nothing to do with Abberline and almost makes a costly mistake in trusting Shaddrack ... a stranger named Buck thwarts Shaddrack's efforts, disappearing as fast as he appeared ... Blake talks dreamily of future plans ... Raven flies off to be with his mother ... and, having received advice from Malachi, Manouche makes a plan of her own and decides that keeping her heart removed from her sleeve may serve her best at this particular juncture. |
| Part 9: No survivors? Then where do the stories come from, I wonder? | Being where Malachi lends a helping hand ... Godley starts to understand the reasons for Abberline's resistance to Portsmith's command ... Manouche impulsively takes matters into her own hands and gets more than she bargained for ... Raven returns to Kat ... Kat and Abberline finally talk and are surprised to find a common ground ... Corso struggles with conflicts and disturbing information ... the Shadows advance and retreat ... and, be it too much rum, Necromancer or peril at sea, what doesn't destroy Manouche and Blake only makes them stronger. |
| Part 10: On deck, you scabrous dogs! Man the braces! Let down and haul to run free. Now, bring me that horizon. | Being where Wilko the parrot has plenty to say to Willy and Madame ... Malachi, Godley and Abberline compare notes ... Abberline reaches an epiphany, spilling coffee in the process ... a fed-up Portsmith does some investigating of her own, then decides to take some serious action ... Corso makes a decision about the parchment ... Kat demonstrates a keen eye and a fine bit o' savvy (savvy?) ... Raven, his visions sharper than ever, grows impatient and wonders whether he should take things into his own hands ... and, shipwrecked on a godforsaken spit of land somewhere between Deppville and Fiji, Blake goes missing, and Manouche plays a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with the Guardians of the soul box. |
| Part 11: That's not much incentive for me to fight fair, then, is it? | Being where Willy and Madame discover a pirate's treasure - the Guardians of the soul box demonstrate a chilling device to get what they want - Ichy hastily postpones his right to search and seizure until after the exterminators have come and gone - Portsmith and Malachi share drinks and engage in philosophical speculation, their cards alternately on and off the table - Kidd sets sail after indulging in a sporting bit o' sabotage - a heartbroken Donnie considers rejoining Deppville's finest - Godley, the threatening weather the least of his worries, voices concerns that they're all doomed on this fool's errand - Abberline counsels Raven on using his visions without falling prey to them - Dean Corso makes a bold move, knowing full well it may mean the end of his career if discovered - Manouche and Blake escape the Guardians for the time being - and Kat, deeply shaken from a vision, starts to get an inkling of the meaning of the word 'believe'. |
| Part 12: If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it. | Being where Colonel and Hanson elope in Italy ... Malachi risks ruining his enigmatic reputation and plays cupid to Donnie and O' Malley, for what he insists are covert reasons ... Alifi offers words of wisdom and reassurance to Manouche ... Portsmith continues investigating Abberline's Fiji files ... Dean Corso, in a fit of Portsmith pique, says too much/not enough ... Raven speaks to his grandmother Ama, who then speaks to a troubled Kat ... Godley waxes wistful about Thames barges ... the Shadows regain the upper hand and continue their patient waiting game ... and Blake, in a moment of romantic inspiration, 'proposes' a suggestion that quickly makes the best of a bad situation. |
| Part 13: Palulay? Palu-li-la-la-lulu, parlili? Parsnip, pasley, par - partner, partner? Parley! That's the one. Parley! Parley! | Being where Willy and Madame receive news about Manouche and Blake ... the Leader demands that the soul box be brought out of hiding ... Portsmith continues to read Abberline's files and covet the box ... Kat's shovel-swingin'arm is afire with the untapped magic of her heritage ... Raven shifts shape on land and sea ... Marchand, the Guardians and Shadows come together, fall apart ... Godley worries about a disconcerting change that comes over Abberline ... Malachi demonstrates that he knows when to hold 'em an' when to fold 'em ... and, as Alifi and Ama predicted, Manouche finally remembers the words (an'not a parley amongst 'em), and knows what to do when the time comes. |
| Part 14: May I ask you something? Have I ever given you reason not to trust me? | Being where trust is the issue of the day, as Inspector Abberline seemingly betrays friends, pirates and superiors alike ... Nate proves he can still be trusted to be as sadistic as ever ... Kat saves the day, trading her shovel for something far easier to conceal and at least as effective ... Raven comes to the rescue via a very unique shift, indeed ... Portsmith wonders if it was such a good idea to trust in Corso ... Godley trusts Malachi, who has decided to trust only himself and the dragon for the time being ... Ama trusts in love and a dream ... Blake's trust runs out and he defends Manouche against Deppville's finest, the spoken word mightier than the gun ... Wilko flies home to roost, and proves he can't be trusted to keep quiet about much of anything ... and loyal, determined Willy trusts in his and Madame's ability to "fix everything." |
| Part 15: They done what's right by them. Can't expect more than that. | Being where Willy's worst fears are renewed after he pays a visit to the Deppville lockup ... Ama provides more warnings and riddles ... the Guardians try to make Manouche an offer she can't refuse ... Portsmith weighs the pluses and minuses of saving one Inspector versus ruling the world with the biggest hat of all ... Marchand plays a rigorous game of Invasion of the Body Snatchers ... Malachi mixes up a helpful little cocktail, made to order ... Ichy remains conscious and proves invaluable ... and Kat brings Shaddrack into the fray under mysterious circumstances that Manouche can't help but notice, casting a pall over the great relief of saving Abberline. |