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It Never Ends Well for the Chicken is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the Netflix television series, Lucifer. Much of the episode is presented in Black-and-White noir style and set in 1946 with the main cast playing alternate roles. Netflix released the episode, along with the other fifth season episodes, on August 21, 2020.

Plot
Trixie visits Lucifer at his penthouse and has him tell her a story about his ring. In 1946 New York City, Lucifer visits Lilith, Maze's mother, both the spitting image of each other, a chanteuse going by the stage name Lilly Rose. Lilith, due to being owed by Lucifer, has him figure out who stole her ring. He finds Private Investigator Jack Monroe to help him. Jack is having marital difficulties with wife Shirley. They get a lead saying that Lucky Larry was behind the theft but shows up dead at Jack's front door. An informant for Jack says that Lucky Larry had an altercation with bratwurst heir William "Willy the Sausage Prince" Kincannon. Willy denies killing Larry, but says he buys rare objects from him on occasion. Finding a cigar stub at Larry's apartment, Lucifer and Jack deduce that it's from gangster Tommy Stompanato but is found dead with the Eye of Horus drawn on their face covered by a mask and heart ripped out. The symbol leads them to an Occult book store where they encounter Melvin the Magnificent. He informs that Lilith's ring is highly sought after for granting immortality. Since the ring is not really the reason for Lilith's immortality, Lucifer sets up a ruse to catch the thief, which turns out to be Willy. However, Gertie the bartender revealed she hired Larry to steal the ring to save her husband. Lilith decides to give up her immortality and puts it her ring that she gives to Lucifer and tells him not to tell her children so they remain strong and unbreakable. When he's finished Trixie retells the story to Maze, who paid Trixie to get the story from Lucifer. Maze goes to Reno, Nevada and finds an elderly Lilith but they do not reconcile.

Cast

 * Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar
 * Scarlett Estevez as Trixie Espinoza
 * Lesley-Ann Brandt as Lilith "Lily Rose"/Mazikeen "Maze"
 * Rachael Harris as Gertie
 * Lauren German as Jack Monroe
 * Tricia Helfer as Shirley Monroe
 * Aimee Garcia as Tommy Stompanato
 * Kevin Alejandro as William "Willy the Sausage Prince" Kincannon
 * D.B. Woodside as Melvin the Magnificent

Guest starring
 * L. Scott Caldwell as older Lilith
 * Eric Sweeney as Lucky Larry

Production
The flashback portion of the episode filmed in black-and-white which comprises the majority of the episode and also features singing from actors Ellis and Brandt.

Reception
The episode was one of the most anticipated of the season. LaToya Ferguson of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A grade, saying it is one of the most exceptional episodes of the series.