Her case sparks the interest of hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis, who offers to put the girl up in her home while looking for a suitable foster family.

Authorities have long tried to investigate the cult, but they have been blocked by religious freedom issues and a fiercely protective county sheriff.

Once the girl is more stable, she is taken to a different room in the hospital for a blood draw, but she becomes aggressive after seeing the needle.

However, the friend backs out of the deal on the day he was supposed to finish signing the paperwork to purchase the home.

The family's youngest daughter and former foster child Dani is excited to have Mae in the home, but Helen and Jules are not pleased with the arrangement.

In a flashback, a young girl is packing toys then escaping out of a bedroom window at night.

Back in the present, the Mathis family is making breakfast when a crow smashes into the kitchen window.

Peter puts the injured bird in a box to take to a sanctuary, but Mae says it won’t live.

Suzanne brings Mae to see her colleague Jerry who performs educational testing for foster care placement.

At work, Suzanne dismisses nurse Adele’s warnings of the strange rumors about Amon County.

Facing foreclosure, Peter goes to the bank to ask for a time extension on his mortgage payments.

Mae told Jerry she had helped her brother with accounting on a farm but was reluctant to give him details.

The next morning, Jules finds a spooky corn husk doll on her nightstand, a gift from Mae.

He explores the nearby cornfield where he comes upon a rotting pig’s head mounted on a scarecrow’s body with a strange symbol on it.

She tells Suzanne that the Dodd family ancestors endured great suffering and through a crow, Caleb was shown how to help his people prosper through Lucifer.

Before Mae is sacrificed, the members are alerted to the fire and halt the ritual in order to save the church.

Detective Lopez is promoted to lieutenant and obtains a search warrant for the Amon County properties.

[1] Alongside the series announcement, Emily Deschanel, Sam Jaeger, Gerardo Celasco, Madeleine Arthur, Xaria Dotson, Alisha Newton, and Naomi Tan were cast.

[4] Djouliet Amara, Jason Sakaki, Marci T. House, Samantha Ferris, Bradley Stryker, Evan Ellison, Ty Wood, Stacey Farber, Tahmoh Penikett, and Keenan Tracey were cast in October 2021.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Devil in Ohio may provide some lurid kicks for viewers in the mood for satanic suds, but this thriller's biggest sin is squandering a hellish hook with blasé execution.