The "blood" in the precinct was fake, and the entire staff was in on the joke.
The episode begins with Dan waking up in a field, naked and confused, with no memory of how he got there. He eventually makes it back to the precinct, where Lucifer offers him a simple job to help him get back on his feet: transport a prisoner from Mexico to Los Angeles. The Downward Spiral [S5E12] Daniel Espinoza: Naked and Afraid
: He finds himself in possession of a box containing what appears to be the severed head of a contact named Benito. The "blood" in the precinct was fake, and
Lucifer hired actors (including Benito, who was actually alive) and staged every "dangerous" encounter to get back at Dan for shooting him earlier in the season. The Downward Spiral : He finds himself in
What should have been a routine task quickly turns into a nightmare as Dan gets entangled with a dangerous gang called Los X. His day descends into chaos through several key events:
Watch a reaction to one of the most chaotic episodes of the series, showing Dan's frantic attempt to fix his 'terrible' day: Lucifer S5E12 'Daniel Espinoza: Naked and Afraid' REACTION Simple Reactions YouTube• 22 Oct 2021