The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 3, Episode 15 - All My Children - full transcript

After starting her day with a startling discovery of Damons' latest indiscretion, Elena is frustrated to find that none of her friends agree with her on how they should react to the ...

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"The Vampire Diaries"...

3 sleeping Originals, 4 coffins.

Who is in the lockbox?

Coffin's open.

Mother?

It's an invitation.

"I think it's time we finally meet."

Damon won't let me anywhere
near her without protection.

What do you need me to do?

Better hurry up.

I upset the balance of nature



by turning my children
into vampires.

It's my duty to kill them.

- So it's true. She's forgiven Klaus.
- It's true.

If I hadn't asked Stefan to help,

then you would have
tried to be the hero,

and you would have
ruined everything.

Sorry for trying to keep you alive.

Now you're mad at me
for including Stefan?

No, I'm mad at you
because I love you.

Well, maybe that's the problem.

Where's Damon?

Being self-destructive.

I said something I didn't mean.

Did you really
not feel anything?



If I let myself care,
all I feel is pain.

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Stefan, hey. Um...

It's me.

I really have to talk to you.

Please call me back.

What?

Hey. I called you
10 times last night.

We need to talk.

Sorry.

I've been busy.

If you're mad at me, Damon,
you need to get over it.

Oh, I'm over it.

So let's not make
a big deal out of this.

My thoughts exactly.

Besides, I expect you'll
come calling soon enough.

Let's not hold our breath.

Did you stop taking your vervain?

You think Rebekah
had to compel me?

What's wrong with you?

She tried to kill me
less than 48 hours ago.

Can't we just
move past that, Elena?

So is that how it's
gonna be now?

I hurt your feelings, and this
is how you lash out at me?

Well, maybe, for once,

something I did had
nothing to do with you.

You should know...

that Esther's planning
on killing her entire family.

She's linked them
all together with a spell.

Whatever happens to
one happens to all of them.

That's great.

Klaus will finally be dead.

We win.

Why do you look like
someone just shot a panda bear?

Because to kill Klaus,
she has to kill all of them,

including Elijah,
and he doesn't deserve this.

I'm supposed to
care about Elijah?

Shouldn't you at least
care about Rebekah?

2 seconds ago, you were
pissed that she attacked you.

It's a win-win.

Don't do anything
to screw this up, Elena.

Why are you doing this?

He's right, you know.

Klaus has to die they all do.

See? It's democracy in action.

Well, well, well...

there's our girl.

Get out of my way, Kol.

Out all night.
What a scandal.

I trust you did better
than that commoner.

Matt, was it?

If you don't shut your mouth,

the next thing to come
out of it will be your teeth.

Don't start, Nik.

I didn't say anything.

I'm bored.

Our sister is a strumpet,

but at least she's having fun.

I need entertainment.

What are you waiting for?
Go on. Have at it.

It's no fun to go alone.
Join me, Nik.

It's the least you could do
after sticking a dagger in my heart.

Ok. Why not?

I didn't have nearly enough
to drink last night,

what with you trying
to murder Rebekah's date.

Yes, please go. This house has
enough men rolling around in it.

Just like you, Bekah.

Good riddance,
both of you.

Rebekah.

Not you, too, Elijah.

I'm worried about mother.

Have you not noticed
her strange behavior?

She's been dead for a thousand
years what's strange for her?

Burned sage.

She was doing a privacy spell.

You know she fancy such things.

Why don't you ask Finn?
He's been doting on her.

I don't trust Finn.

He hates what we are.
He always has.

That's not true.

And as for mother,
she returned for one reason,

to make her family whole.

She loves us.

What trouble are
you looking to find?

He was gloating,
like actual gloat.

Like he was proud of
himself for sleeping with her.

Is it working?

It's not working.

I can hear every word you're saying
about Damon, the vampire gigolo.

I don't know.
It's a tricky spell.

When Esther did it,
she kept the sage burning.

There was a lot more smoke.

All right, try it again.

Speaking of Esther,

you should know she came to
see me and Abby this morning.

And all this time, you
let me vent about Damon?

I don't want you to worry.

Ok, well, what did she want?

She wanted to introduce herself.

Abby and I helped bring her back.

She's channeling our entire
ancestral bloodline for power.

I think she thought
she was being polite.

Ok, well, is there a way to
stop her from channeling you?

Even if there was,
why would I want that?

I just keep thinking...

Before the sun and the moon ritual,

Elijah found a way to keep me alive.

And now I'm in the
exact same position,

and I'm just gonna let him die?

It just doesn't feel right.

Ok, first of all, this privacy
spell is totally not working.

Second, Elena,
you are not doing this.

Esther is doing this.

There's no time
to change your mind, Elena.

He'll be dead by the end of the night.

What?

It's a full moon.

Esther needs to harness
the energy of a celestial event.

She asked me
and Abby to join her.

Join me for a little victory drink?

We should wait
until Klaus is dead.

Why are you so extra broody?

Didn't you see the way
we stood up to Elena?

I like you on my team.

Must have driven her nuts.

You still think she' gonna
screw this up, don't you?

Think somebody needs to talk to her.

She's not gonna listen
to anything I say.

Is it because of
your little sleepover?

It's not my fault she
decided to get jealous.

Well, given who you
chose to sleep with,

I would say it's 100% your fault.

Whatever.

Did you a favor.

Now you can come in and
sweep her off her feet.

Nah. She's better off without me.

Sure as hell better off without you.

Fine.

Neither one of us gets her.

Just make sure she doesn't
screw up Esther's plan.

Elena.

Elijah.

I don't mean to intrude.

I was hoping you might
accompany me.

I want to show you something.

Forgot how much
I missed this land.

Can't even imagine what it must have
been like a thousand years ago.

You know, your school was
built over an Indian village.

Where I saw my first werewolf.

The town square was where the
natives would gather to worship.

Matter of fact,
near that was a...

there was a field where
wild horses used to graze.

That's incredible.

Come.

Do you know this place, too?

I do.

Below us is a cavern
I used to play in as a boy,

connects to a system of tunnels
that stretch across the entire area.

Perhaps it's nature's way
of providing us with shelter

against the savagery
of the full moon.

My mother said
there must be a balance.

Elijah, I should probably go home.

I admire you, Elena.

You remind me of qualities I valued
long before my mother turned us.

It's not in your nature
to be deceitful,

and yet when I asked you
about your meeting

with my mother the other night,

you lied to my face.

That's not true.

I told you that all your
mother wanted was a new start.

I can hear your heartbeat.

It jumps when you're
being dishonest with me.

You lied to me at the ball
and you're lying to me now.

Tell me the truth.

I never wanted this to happen.

What, Elena?

We were told, that whatever
was gonna be in that coffin

was gonna kill Klaus.

When we found out
that it was your mother...

We didn't know what to think.

Since her return,

she said she only wants
this family whole again.

When she asked to see me, I...

I thought that maybe
she could help,

that she would find
a way to kill Klaus.

It's not just Klaus
that she wants to kill.

She wants to kill us all,
doesn't she?

She wants to undo
the evil she created.

I'm so sorry, Elijah.

I wish there was
something I could do to help.

You know, one thing I've learned
in my time on this earth...

Be careful what you wish for.

I haven't seen
Elena since this morning.

Well, she's not answering her phone.

Well, I'm surprised
you have time to call,

what with all this Original
sex you've been having.

She told you?

- Oh, she told me.
- Oh, really.

Did she also tell you
that she's having

an attack of conscience about
this whole Original murder thing?

Hey, listen, I'm not gonna
judge her for having a conscience.

Well, you don't have to judge her.

Just tie her up. Lock her
in her room till this is over.

Well, I wouldn't if I could,

and I can't,
because I'm busy.

Busy doing what?

Don't worry about it.

Are you with the
sexy psycho doctor?

Good-bye, Damon.

Sorry about that.

Does he still think
I'm a serial killer?

He's a little judgmental.

Speaking of...

your X-rays were inconclusive.

Your knife wound was
already semi-healed.

It's impossible to tell anything
about whoever stabbed you.

Short, tall, left-handed,
right-handed...

no clue.

Well, what about my head?

Why can't I remember
anything about the attack?

Your CT scans were clear.

Maybe you were
compelled to forget.

Wait. You think the killer's a...

vampire?

There no other suspects.

It's the obvious conclusion.

Ah, come on now.

Let's not go blaming
the new family in town

just 'cause you lot have
got yourselves a killer at large.

Don't mind us.

My brother and I are just
here to let off some steam.

Right, Kol?

Right.

Who's the creepy, lurky guy?

That's Esther's son, Finn,
and he's a vampire, so...

Wonder what your grams thinks

about the part
we're playing in all this

balance of nature stuff?

She's probably on the other side,

screaming about getting
involved with vampire business.

Bennett witches,

thank you for coming.

I could think of no better allies

than the woman who
sent Mikael into his long sleep

and the girl who
fought Niklaus so bravely.

Why exactly did you invite us here?

You are the descendants
of the witch Ayana.

She was a great mentor of mine,

and I think it's only fitting
that I draw from her bloodline.

So are you channeling
our ancestors?

I draw from the entirety of the
Bennett bloodline, living and dead.

The connection
affords me great power,

although it is somewhat
difficult to maintain,

which is why I require you,

mother and daughter,

the bloodline made manifest.

Tonight, my sisters,

we shall bring peace to the
spirits of nature that we serve,

and for that, I thank you.

Going somewhere?

What are you doing here?

Not much, unless you try to run...

in which case,
I get to kill you.

Can't find her anywhere.

Hello, Stefan.

He has Elena.

Actually she's with Rebekah.

As you can imagine,

my sister's just dying
to tear her throat out.

So if you want to save Elena's life,

I need you to help me
stop my mother.

I'm a little embarrassed to admit,

but when it comes to killing

thousand-year-old
resurrected witches,

I'm a little rusty.

Yes, unfortunately
even when killed,

my mother doesn't seem
to want to stay dead.

Not with the spirits
of nature at her side.

So what are we supposed to do?

The witches that
released my mother,

she's drawing her power
from their bloodline.

That line needs to be broken.

Broken?

Yeah, he means...

You want us to kill them.

You know I'd do it myself,

but I've absolutely
no idea where they are.

Besides, seeing me, they'd
immediately know my intent.

They won't expect to be
harmed by the likes of you.

In any case, you have until 6
minutes after 9:00 to find them.

Oh, how super-specific of you.

By 9:07, the moon will be full.

My mother will have the power
she needs to kill me and my family.

If you do not
stop her before then,

Rebekah will kill Elena.

So we all have our timeline.

I suggest you get started.

All right, love.
Now look into the camera.

What are you doing?

Shooting your picture
to inspire your boyfriends.

Why don't you tell them
how delightful it is

being stuck in a hole
with your biggest fan?

I guess you think
I had this coming, huh...

after what I did to you.

You know, I don't know
what I want more...

To find out we're saved,

or to find out
it's all right to kill you.

This isn't my fault.

I wanted to get rid of Klaus.

At one point, so did you.

I didn't know that your mom
was planning on killing all of you.

Do you think I want
to spend what could be

the last few hours of my life

having idle chitchat with a girl

who literally stabbed me in the back?

Of course not.

But for some reason,
everybody seems to want

to bend over backwards
to save your life,

which is incredibly annoying,

but makes you
the perfect hostage.

So why don't you
sit down and shut up

before I ruin everything by
ripping your head off.

Clock's ticking.

You gonna bring some plans,

or you are too busy
fixing a snack?

We need to call Bonnie.

There's gotta be a way
for her to stop Esther

from channeling all that power.

A, what if she's with Esther?

B, what if she can't cut her off?

C, I don't know how
any of this stuff works,

and, D, neither do you.

You got a better plan?

Worst-case scenario,
simple mechanics.

Can't draw power
from a dead battery.

Kill 'em.

If it comes to that.

There's gotta be another way.

Well, what if I told you
I had a less diabolical plan?

You wanna dagger Elijah.

Well, they're all linked.

One goes down,
they all go down.

The witches live.

Elena's safe.
Problem solved.

We don't know
how that'll affect Klaus.

Ironically, Klaus
isn't our current problem.

Dagger's lethal to
any vampire who uses one.

Well, I just so happen
to know someone

crazy enough to give it a shot.

Yeah. No, they're still here.

Yeah. They've drank their way

through half the
Grill's liquor supply.

Good. It'll be easier
if they'er wasted.

So what's the plan?

Divide and conquer.

First we'll need

a little blonde distraction.

I remember her from last night.

She looks like a tasty little thing.

Say another word,
and I'll tear out your liver.

- Caroline.
- Oh, it's you.

Join us for a drink?

Mm, I'd rather die
of thirst, but thanks.

Isn't she stunning?

She certainly looks good
walking away from you.

I'll take that as a challenge.

Caroline!

Are you serious?

Take a hint.

Don't be angry, love.

We had a little spat.

I'm over it already.

Ah, well, I'm not.

Well, how can
I acquit myself?

You and your
expensive jewelry

and your romantic drawings
can leave me alone.

Oh, come on.

Take a chance, Caroline.

Talk to me.

Come on. Get to know me.

I dare you.

Fine.

So what do you
want to talk about?

I want to talk about you.

Your hopes.
Your... your dreams.

Everything you want in life.

Just to be clear,

I'm too smart to
be seduced by you.

Well, that's why I like you.

The pentagram represents
our connection to magic.

The salt is a symbol of the earth.

And the torches?

5 torches, one
for each of my children.

What's the spell you're doing?

As the witch who cast the spell
that made them vampires,

I can also reverse it.

When they become
human again,

they can be killed.

As they are linked as one,

my brave Finn
will be the sacrifice.

With his death will come theirs.

And you're just willing to die?

My mother's releasing me
from an eternity of shame.

It's not a sacrifice. It's a gift.

A woman of your caliber

ought to choose
more suitable company.

What's your name, love?

None of your business.

Let's try that again.

I'll start. I'm Kol.

Why don't you get lost, Kol?

And why would I do that?

I like pretty little things
with sharp tongues.

Pretty sure
she told you to get lost.

Pretty sure I don't care.

Next time, take a hint.

Something's wrong.

What is it?

What did you do?

Nothing.

What did you do?

I didn't do anything. Stop it.

Kol.

Here. Grab him.

Tell the sexy doctor good work.

I should have killed you months ago.

Do it.

That's not gonna stop
Esther from killing you.

What did you say
about my mother?

You didn't know I was
friends with your mummy?

Yeah, we have
a lot in common.

She hates you
as much as I do.

Leave him!

We still need him, Niklaus.

What did mother do?

What did she do, Elijah?

You tell me where
the witches are,

or I'll have my sister
kill Elena right now.

You told me we had
until after 9:00.

I'm sure Rebekah would be more than
happy to start her work early.

You can't hide, Elena!

Not sure why I'm
feeling under the weather.

Must be your boys
trying to find loophole.

Won't Matter.

I could chase you
down on my worst day.

Boo.

You little bitch.

What is this?

Sorry.

No vampires allowed.

No, no, no, no.

Listen, Elena's still out there.

I need to go find her.

Shut up. Stay seated.

You might have a concussion.

So this is your place, huh?

Kind of a slob.

Housekeeping is not
high on my priority list.

I see that.

Look at me.

Pupillary response is normal.

You might have a broken rib.

Well, that kind of sucks,
getting my ass kicked on a date.

That's what you get picking fights
with guys 30 times your age.

Yeah.

Rest.

Damon and Stefan
are gonna take care of Elena.

I am going to take care of you.

So how do we know they're
gonna be at the old witch house?

We don't, but if they're not,

then we have about 10 minutes

till Rebekah tears Elena apart.

And if we sit this out,
Esther completes her spell,

Klaus dies,
you get your revenge.

It's what you wanted
the whole time.

The only collateral damage is...

Elena.

You know what she'd choose.

She'd let herself be killed
to save a friend.

Yep.

If we do this,
it'll wreck her.

Oh, she'll hate us.

Thing is she only
needs to hate one of us.

Only one of us has to
do the actual deed.

So who's it gonna be,
brother?

Heads, I do it.

Tails, you do it.

Awful lot of effort
for someone who pretends

not to care
about her anymore.

Pot, kettle, brother.

Elena.

Let's pick it up
where we left off.

What are you doing?

Thought I'd shake things up a bit.

Are you insane?

I prefer spontaneous.

That's probably why
Damon likes me so much.

Here's what's gonna happen.

You're gonna come outside...

or you're gonna
stay in there and burn.

The next match
is landing on you.

So, Elena, how
does it feel to know

that these may be
your last moments?

I don't know. You tell me.

You're the one whose
mother is trying to kill you.

You should be very
careful what you say to me.

You're still wearing her necklace.

Do you want it?

Is that your last request?
Here.

It's all yours.

She's not doing this because
she hates you, Rebekah.

She told me that she...

she just doesn't have
another choice.

Spare me your pity, Elena.

We're not girlfriends.

You want me to prove it?

Say the word.

You're not gonna do it.

And why is that?

Because there's still a chance
that you might be alive tomorrow,

and if that's the case,

and you kill me now,

you'll have used up
all of your revenge.

Wasted it.

And isn't that what
you want, revenge.

Because I...
I pretended to like you

and then I stuck
a dagger in your back?

I mean, that's why you
slept with Damon, isn't it?

That's why you're
tormenting me,

because I hurt your feelings.

The tough act doesn't suit you.

I never said I was tough.

We both know that I'm right.

They're coming, mother.

No. It's too soon.

The moon is not high enough.
Go quickly.

My sons, come forward.

Stay beside me.

It's ok.

They can't enter.

That's lovely.

We are stuck out here

while the favorite son
plays sacrificial lamb.

How pathetic you are, Finn.

Be quiet, Kol.

Your brother knows virtue
you cannot even imagine.

Whatever you think of us,

killing your own children
would be an atrocity.

My only regret

is that I did no let you die
a thousand years ago.

Enough. All this
talk is boring me.

End this now, mother,

or I'll send you back to hell.

For a thousand years,

I've been forced
to watch you,

felt the pain of every victim,

suffered while you shed blood.

Even you, Elijah,
with your claim to nobility

you're no better.

All of you...

you're a curse on this earth

stretched out
over generations.

If you've come
to plead for your life...

I'm sorry.

You've wasted your time.

This place has some
serious vibe in it.

The witch spirits will
protect us from the Originals,

but we should get
into the basement.

Abby.

Stefan, what's going on?

They took Elena.

They're gonna kill her
unless we stop Esther.

God, Stefan, I...
I can't stop her.

She's channeling us.

Bonnie,
if you can't stop her...

I have to find another way.

Stefan, no.

What are you gonna do?

Even if you kill us,
Esther's channeling

every witch in our ancestry,
living and dead.

Esther's drawing
from the witches,

and the only way
to cut her off

is if one of you
is no longer a witch.

This'll only hurt a second.

No.

Sisters, do not abandon me!

Mother!

You can come out now.

Seems your boys took
care of the problem.

How did they do that?

Damon turned your witch
friend's mother into a vampire.

What?

Quite clever, actually.

They needed
to sever the witch line,

and, well, you can't be
a witch and a vampire.

In any case,

you're free to go.

Oh, and, uh,

by the way,
you were right.

I do prefer taking my
time watching you suffer.

Much more satisfying.

She doesn't want to see you.

Please just
let me talk to her.

Abby's in transition.

It's gonna be really hard
over the next few days,

and if Bonnie needs
some time to deal,

then I think
you should give it to her.

She's always been there
for me, Caroline.

Please let me just
be there for her, too.

I'm sorry, Elena.

I know that you want to help,

but put yourself in her shoes.

Everything that happened
tonight was to save you.

And that's ok,

because she
loves you so much.

But somehow she's always
the one who gets hurt.

Yeah. You're right.

I just...

Just tell her that I love her, ok?

Of course I will.

Is she safe?

Elijah kept his word.

Rebekah let her go.

Good.

All's right in the world again.

I lost that coin toss, Damon.

Should have been
me who turned Abby.

Why'd you do it?

Cause I'm not blind.

I see what's been
going on around here.

Hanging by threats, Stefan,

barely over your last
ripper binge,

and all you want is
to be the old Stefan again.

That part of me
is gone for good.

Oh, yeah?

How long has it been since
you had a drop of human blood?

How'd you know?

Spend 146 years with someone,

you kind of start
to pick up on their tells.

Into the question.

How long has it been
since your last drink?

Since the night
I threatened to drive Elena

off the Wickery Bridge.

See?

You have enough
to feel guilty about.

Why add to the list?

By the way,
you're welcome.

You know, you're
not fooling anyone either.

You still love her, Damon.

I do.

I thought I could win her
from you fair and square.

She didn't want me.

It's for the best.

I'm better at being
the bad guy anyway.

Elena, today
I did things I abhor

to protect the one thing
I value most, my family.

If anyone can
understand it, it's you.

Your compassion
is a gift, Elena.

Carry it with you,

as I will carry my regret.

Always and forever, Elijah.

Where the bloody
hell is everyone?

It's over, Rebekah.

Where's mother?

We have no mother,

Only Esther,

and Esther was right.

What'd you mean?

Although I talk of virtue,

when it suits my needs,
I kill, maim, and torment.

Even today,
I terrorized an innocent.

Elena is hardly innocent.

And I used your hatred of
her to get what I wanted...

wielded you like
I would a sword...

my sister.

You did it to protect us, Elijah,

and rightly so.

We deserve to live. We
are better than they are.

Are we?

Mother made us vampires.

She didn't make us monsters.

We did that to ourselves.

I thought you'd
have gone by now.

Elijah's leaving.

Kol's fled.

Esther and Finn are gone, too.

I hated you when I
learned you killed our mother...

But I realize now that after a
thousand years together as a family,

you're the only one
who never left me.

Well, aren't we a pair?

There's something
I think you need to see.

Come to brag about
your skills as a torturer?

Look at the images
on the wall behind Elena.

The natives told the
story of our family history.

Look at the images
on the far wall.

What is it?

A native worshiping
at the white oak tree.

We burnt that tree to the ground.

Look at the markings that precede it.

That's the native calendar.

This can't be right.

A white oak tree

300 years after we
fled back to the old world.

There must have been a sapling,

a new tree to replace the old.

That tree could kill us.

It's not over, Nik.

You weren't
supposed to see that.