In the pilot episode, Tom Riley is trying to launch his career as a Paranormal Investigator when he is kidnapped by The Witch Bitch, Lucinda, who wants him to bring The Jersey Devil to her so she can conceive his child. He either does what she wants, or she will kill him.
Tom gets a call from an elderly man who is being tormented by the evil spirit and he offers his immediate, unorthodox assistance without hesitation.