Ep 6. The One About the Yiddish Vampire

In The Outsider season 1 episode 6, titled "The One About the Yiddish Vampire," the series takes a sharp turn into the supernatural. The episode begins with Holly (Cynthia Erivo) recounting a story from her childhood about a Yiddish vampire that her Jewish grandfather told her, which was passed down through generations in her family. As Holly tells this story to Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn), Jeannie (Mare Winningham), and Yunis (Yul Vazquez), who are investigating the mysterious crimes in Cherokee City, Georgia, all of them are skeptical of the supernatural and dismiss Holly's tale.

However, as they investigate the case of a nurse who was killed and her baby kidnapped, they come across a suspect who seems to be possessed by a demon. In a series of shocking events, the demon takes over the body of the suspect and causes him to commit suicide in front of Ralph and Holly. Holly, who has a keen understanding of the supernatural, believes that the demon is the same one from the Yiddish vampire story and that it has somehow entered the mortal realm.

As they continue to investigate, they encounter a man named Claude Bolton (Paddy Considine), who seems to be a key figure in the case and is hiding something about his past. Holly suspects that he may be the one who summoned the demon and that he has a much deeper connection to the supernatural than he lets on. Although Ralph is suspicious of Holly's claims, he begins to see the signs of the supernatural when strange occurrences start to happen around them, such as the dead nurse's baby being miraculously returned to its home, and a series of coincidences that seem too strange to be random.

In the end, "The One About the Yiddish Vampire" serves as a turning point for the show, where the series shifts from a crime thriller to a supernatural horror story. It leaves viewers on the edge of their seats, wondering what other mysteries and horrors await the characters in the next episode.