Agents Of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 7: Deals With Our Devils Recap With Spoilers

Mack and May investigate the room where Eli transformed and are surprised and concerned to find it [...]

By Jamie Lovett

Mack and May investigate the room where Eli transformed and are surprised and concerned to find it stable. Coulson and Fitz seem to have vanished.

SHIELD closes in on Eli Morrow. He uses his new powers to murder the SHIELD agents by impaling them with pure carbon from the inside out.

May and Mack discover the bodies and a wall of pure carbon blocking them from pursuing Eli.

Director Mace, Mack, Daisy, May, and Gabe review the security footage that shows their teammates disappearing in the blast that empowered Eli. Most of the team is ready to accept that they're gone, but Quake reminds them all that weird stuff happens all of them for SHIELD. They realize they need to call Simmons, both to inform her of what happened to Fitz and to see if she can figure out the truth. May realizes that Morrow was probably behind everything, including hiring the Chinatown crew to steal the Darkhold. Mace comes around and suggests that Simmons may be the only one who can figure out a way to fight Morrow.

Simmons arrives at the secret location Mace sent her to. It's an Inhuman still in the process of Terrigenesis. She's told that the individual's identity is classified, but that he's been in the cocoon for seven months. They're less concerned with who he was and more concerned with who he'll become.

Mack checks on May. She's wrestling with the idea that the team may not be dead. She pulls out the Darkhold and says she has a feeling. They argue about opening the book until Mace arrives. Mack says he has a lead on Morrow. He suggests tracking down the Chinatown crew. Mace insists that they study Morrow's technology first, and bring the fallen SHIELD agents to their families. Mace also says that Radcliffe with work on the tech. May is suspicious that Mace didn't talk to Simmons at all.

Gabe openly grieves to Daisy about these recent revelations concerning his family. Quake still believes Robbie is alive. Mack gets on his motorcycle and drives off the Zephyr just before it takes off.

Fitz finds Coulson in the power plant, but apparently in some kind of shadow dimension. They see Fitz and Mack searching for them, but they can't communicate. May walks right through Coulson and it becomes clear that Mack and May can't see them.

Robbie sees Eli, but he's also in the shadow. He tries to talk Eli down, but Eli can't hear him. Robbie sees Eli murder the SHIELD agents and flee, then sees May and Mack investigating. Coulson and Fitz find Robbie.

Ghost Rider

Robbie, Fitz, and Coulson are on the Zephyr watching the security footage with the rest of the team. Robbie says he feels sick. Fitz posits that they're out of face with reality, stuck between dimensions. Robbie hears May mention the Chinatown crew. Robbie says he can find the crew, but Ghost Rider is fighting him right now so he can't access that power. Fitz hears May and Mace discuss calling Simmons.

Fitz and Robbie follow Mace as he supposedly tries to contact Simmons. He's told that the secret location staff confiscated her phone. He gets Senator Nadir on the line and says he needs Simmons to return immediately. Nadir hangs up on him. Robbie begins freaking out, saying he's cold, freezing. He says he needs sunlight, warmth, that he's dying.

Coulson shouts at May, trying to get her to hear him. She begins talking to him, even though she doesn't know he's there. She's clearly upset that he's gone. He sees her go to the Darkhold and tries to tell her not to open it. Then Mack arrives. Coulson hears their argument and then Robbie's pained screams. Robbie says they're being "dragged down," but Ghost Rider doesn't want to go. The Ghost Rider spirit leaves Robbie and enters Mack., who then get on his motorcycle and takes off. Robbie says Mack is going after the Chinatown crew. Quake takes Robbie's car to pursue and Robbie jumps in with her.

Quake catches up with Mack and tries to talk him down, but he's possessed. Mack seems to get away in traffic, but Quake isn't done.

Mace and May find Radcliffe and ADA studying the tech SHIELD confiscated. May also shows Radcliffe the Darkhold. Radcliffe opens it and is startled by what he sees. He says it's too much for a human mind to take in.

Simmons studies the cocoon and discovers vital says that show the individual is nervous. She tells everyone else to dim the lights and clear the room. Simmons takes off her protective suit and introduces herself to the cocoon. She touches the hand of the cocoon and the person seems to calm. The backside of the cocoon begins to crack.

Mack finds a Chinatown hideout and begins attacking the crew inside. He interrogates one of them with fire in his eyes.

ADA offers to read the book. Radcliffe is forced to reveal to May what ADA actually is ADA says she was designed to save lives, to be the shield, and that FtizSimmons helped. May tells him to use her to download the info in the Darkhold.

Quake catches up with Mack in Chinatown and begins taking out some criminals herself. She follows a trail of bodies and finds Mack apparently talking to himself about himself. Mack says he's never going back and transforms into Ghost Rider.

We see the Quake and Mack car chase from Robbie's perspective. Robbie becomes frustrated with Quake as he screams at her to turn left. He slams his fist down and it activates the left turn signal. Quake takes it as a sign from Robbie and turns left.

Fitz and Coulson watch the conversation between Radcliffe and May. Fitz shouts at ADA to read the book and she suggests just that. Fitz reveals what ADA is to Coulson. Fitz and Coulson begin arguing. Fitz yells at him because now Simmons is off somewhere and they don't know where. Fitz breaks down and Coulson tries to comfort him.

Simmons pulls away a piece of the cocoon from the person's face. He says hello and then Simmons immediately has a bag placed over his head and is pulled away.

At the Chinatown site, Robbie finds Mack, but it's the Ghost Rider speaking through Mack. Ghost Rider tells Robbie that his time is over. Robbie pleads, saying he still need to take vengeance on Eli. Ghost Rider says Eli will meet him.

Radcliffe, May, and ADA build a device that will open a gateway, allowing Coulson and Fitz to come through. Fitz doesn't even understand what's going on, but Coulson is suddenly being dragged downward into darkness. Fitz grabs Coulson and tries to hold onto him long enough for ADA to complete her work. To May and Radcliffe, it's hard to tell if she's even doing anything.

Robbie breaks down, telling Ghost Rider that Mack is a good man. Ghost Rider says he can feed on Mack's pain for years. Robbie says they made a deal and that he isn't going anywhere as the transformed Ghost Rider approaches Quake.

Radcliffe powers up ADA's gateway. They see Coulson and Fitz manage to pull them through.

Robbie gets between Quake and Ghost Rider. Robbie offers a new deal. If Ghost Rider settles Robbie's score with Eli, Robbie will settle all of Ghost Rider's scores.

The Ghost Rider leaves Mack and he comes to his senses. He tells Quake that Robbie and Ghost Rider went to hell.

Fitz finds Mace and demands to know about Simmons. Simmons arrives and they embrace.

Coulson talks to May about opening the Darkhold. Quake arrives and tells Coulson that Mack needs some time alone. She thinks Robbie is gone, but Mack has a possible location for Eli.

Mack has a note that read "Hope 4/18/16." Robbie comes through the gate ADA built. Mack says he thought he'd be seeing him, and he knows he's not alone. Robbie asks Mack if he wants to help settle his last score.

Radcliffe plays guitar at home. ADA is using the device and information from the Darkhold to construct a brain.

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