A beautiful woman works in homicide as a detective. She has a boyfriend that she doesn't get to see too often because of her work. She doesn't believe in supernatural or magic; she believes everything can be explained with logic. Her latest case is a tough one for her. Seven victims found so far. The perpetrators seem to tie the murders to religious figures or teachings. All the victims were young women but seemed to die of heart attacks. Autopsy reports say each woman had sex either before or at time of death. They were all found in the middle of satanic symbols. The detective believes the criminals are Satanists and sacrificing women as some sort of appeasement to their "leader", and evidence at the scene has shown there's close to ten people present at each scene. Another strange discovery is that pictures from security cameras show men present at the scenes of the crimes, but when the men were identified and brought in, they swore they were nowhere those locations. Strangely enough, when the detective and her squad researched their alibis, they confirmed the men were telling the truth, which brings up the question: how could they be in two places at the same time?
As she is skeptical of the circumstances surrounding this case, the detective consults a teacher of religion and interpretation. The teacher says her theory is mostly accurate, but it's not the followers committing the crimes; it is their leader who's responsible. From reviewing the pictures, the teacher says the Satanists are merely assistants. They find women that may be ideal, bring them to their leader and watch as their leader makes intense love to them. His objective is to find a woman who is worthy enough to sire his child, which he will possess and will allow him to roam the world forever. When the detective asks who "he" is, the teacher simply replies, "the Devil". Scoffing at the idea that the actual Devil is involved in this case, the detective jokingly asks the teacher if she should look out for a large winged creature with horns. The teacher with a more serious expression explains that the ancient books never state the Devil's true form, that television has given everyone a fake representation. The teacher says religions believe the Devil can go by several forms, even suggesting he change his shape at will and even be someone on her team. The detective humors the teacher and asks how to spot the Devil if he can be anyone. The teacher, going by the most referenced scriptures, says the Devil will want locations very warm, even scorching, will not want silver around, and he will know your deepest secrets without you saying anything and it will smell like sulfur around him. The detective wonders why all the women who have nothing in common would agree to being a part of this cult's rituals. The teacher believes they aren't really agreeing, that the Devil is very convincing, showing them their perfect mate and giving them what they truly desire. When asked if she can stop the Devil, the teacher says nothing man-made can stop him, only time. He theorizes that the Devil has three more days to find the worthy woman and if he doesn't, he will be dragged back to Hell.
While the shape-shifting quality would explain how the suspected men were in two places at once, the detective still thinks there's a logical explanation. She relays the pertinent information to her squad, who tell their informants to keep their eyes open for religious nuts around the area the women were last seen and places very warm that smell like sulfur. She may not believe in any of this, but who she's trying to catch does. Three nights and two more women later, her squad receives a tip that might lead to something. They're given an address of a possible kidnapping. The entire squad races to the address, which turns out to be a warehouse. The boiler has been left running as the owner knew it would cost more to turn it off and then back on when business resumed, so the building is very warm. Once inside, the detective and her team interrupt a Satanist ritual. They draw their weapons on the followers watching and the man in the center on top of the kidnapped woman. She's a little dazed and breathing heavy. The detective orders the man off the woman. The man smiles and stands up slowly but moves in a way that shows he's not scared of being hurt. When ordered to put his hands behind his back, the man, still smiling, quotes something from a literature or ancient novel and then refers to her by her name. While she looks at him confused, he continues to say things that give the impression he knows her well. He then transforms into smoke, which blows around and travels out an open window.
