The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 3, Episode 18 - The Murder of One - full transcript

Previously
on "The Vampire Diaries"...

This was a murder. Someone
drove this stake through his heart.

I would know if I were
killing people!

You wear a ring
that lets you cheat death, Ric.

How many times can you die
before it changes you?

What are you
doing here, Sage?

I heard Finn was finally
free from that casket

your brother carted him around in.

He's my one true love.

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.

It's not over, Nik.
The white oak tree

300 years after we fled
back to the old world.

That tree could kill us.

In 1912, the Salvatore
milling company chopped down

an old white oak tree that was
used to make the wickery bridge.

You have a weapon.

Let's go kill some originals.

Morning, sunshine.
Hey.

How's Alaric?

Indecent, but fine.

So then does that mean there
were no issues last night?

Nope. Slept like a baby.
Woke up Alaric.

No headlines
about dead council members.



Then why do I feel like you're
hiding something from me?

Well, maybe because
you're being all paranoid

and control freak-y.

What'd you bring me?
Hey...

Chocolate muffins.
You know what they say...

the way to a psycho killer's
heart is through his stomach.

They're not for you.

Fine. Keep convincing yourself

you're still mad at me. But sadly,
Ric's going to have to pass on

Elena time today.
You know, lockdown and all.

Just take it, give it
to him and tell him

that I miss him, ok?
With pleasure.

Please.
Have a great day.

Dam...
thanks for coming by.

Walking down the stairs.

Opening front door
and... She's gone.

Got it.

Finally have our own stakes
to kill an original.

I'm not going to miss
because you can't whittle.

I said I got it.
Stop micro managing.

Looks like you guys
got this under control.

I'm going to call
the sheriff.

I want
to turn myself in.

No, you don't.

I have a homicidal
alter ego.

Unlike some people
in this room,

I would like to take responsibility
for the people I've killed.

If you wanted
to turn yourself in,

you wouldn't be saying it out loud.
Just sayin'.

Listen, of all the people,
you cannot psychoanalyze me.

I killed Caroline's father.
I nearly killed Meredith.

Everything has changed.
You're not turning yourself in.

Bonnie's herbs are working

and we have originals to kill.

His morals get very questionable
when he has revenge on the brain.

Klaus needs to die, we finally
have a chance to kill him.

So you are not
turning yourself in.

Here's your ring, Ric.

Put it on.

That ring is the reason
I've killed people.

It's also the reason
you're alive.

You're going
vampire hunting, Ric.

Wear it.

Alaric Saltzman killed my father?

I can't expect you
to be ok with this.

But at least these herbs
that Bonnie's giving him,

they're healing him and they're
keeping the dark side buried.

Yeah, and that's supposed
to make everything ok?

No, Caroline, it's not ok.
It's horrible.

And I feel horrible about it,

but...

He's a victim
of something supernatural.

He didn't ask for this.
It just happened to him.

Just like Bonnie's mom. I mean,
she didn't ask to become a vampire.

And... Neither did Stefan,
or Tyler.

Or me.

Or you.

None of you asked for this.

But who would I be
if I just...

Turned my back
on any of you?

Oh, Elena Gilbert.

Savior of the cursed
and the damned.

Hey. What's with the, uh,
cryptic secret meeting text?

I don't know. Stefan
just said to meet here.

Where's Bonnie?
Texted her, too.

Uh, Bonnie's mom
bailed on her. Again.

So I think we should
leave her out of this one.

What are we
doing here?

We found some more
white oak. Long story.

Wait for the movie.
Hang on.

White oak?

You have a weapon
that can kill Klaus?

Nope. We all have a weapon.

Hello, Finn.

Hello, Niklaus.

I have nothing
to say to you.

I'm not here to chat. I will ask you
one time, though, where's our mother?

Gone to find another way to
end our abominable lives.

And when she does, I will
sacrifice myself all over again.

How fortunate that I found you.

I require your assistance.

I have no wish to help you.
Only to see you dead.

Well, that's the thing. You see,
you won't be able to see me dead

because if I die,
then you die,

so it's a wish unfulfilled.

Oh, bother
someone else

- with your hollow charms, Niklaus.
- Why?

When I can bother
my big brother?

I need you to accompany
me back to Mystic Falls.

I have a witch there
who can help undo Esther's spell

that linked us together.
I have no wish to be unlinked!

Again with
the wishes.

Let me rephrase...
you will come back with me

or I will put you back in that coffin
in which you rotted for 900 years.

What happens to one
happens to all.

You may not feel
the effects of the dagger,

but you'd lose
your precious rebekah.

Wouldn't be
the first time.

Let's not make this any worse
than it has to be, darling brother.

You're siding with him?

Rebekah,
he stored us in boxes.

At least he's not trying
to make us extinct.

What are you going
to do? Kill me?

Oh, yeah, that's right,
you've got a death wish.

Fine. Pathetic,
but fine. The thing is,

I'm not going to have you take
the rest of us down with you.

Klaus has always
been one step ahead of us.

But now we have
the advantage.

We're all armed,
and they are all linked.

Meaning we only need
to kill one of them.

We need to seize
the best opportunity,

which means we need to
prepare for every opportunity.

Scenario number one...

you are to play Klaus.

Ok, stop.

Rebekah is our target.

So we'll distract her
and catch her off guard.

To do that, we need to keep
Klaus separate and occupied.

Caroline.

Why do I always
have to be Klaus bait?

Because he's obsessed with you.
But for right now,

we need you
to play rebekah.

We'll use the quarterback to
distract her. Just keep her talking.

How?
Act interested.

She's lonely. Desperate.
Clearly.

She slept with you.

Beefcake holds bombshell,
I come up from behind her,

grab her arms like this...
Ow!

Which gives me time
for one shot.

Got it? Good.

So we all have one stake,
we keep it hidden

and we look out for any
opportunity we have.

No last minute attacks
of pity for any of them.

Don't worry about me.

Not after what happened
to Bonnie's mom.

Barbie?
Oh, I'm ready.

Anything that will free Tyler
of his sire bond to Klaus.

Bus boy?

Do I have a choice?
Good point.

We have 12 stakes.

12 shots at killing
one original.

We can do this.

All right, let's try
another scenario.

Elena, grab a crossbow.
Matt, you play Klaus.

Gather your witch.

Let's get his blood
and get on with it.

You can't force me
to help you.

Oh, I most
likely could.

But why force
when I can persuade?

Hello, Finn.
Sage!

What do you know?

True love prevails.

It does occasionally
have its uses.

Easier than
torturing him.

I have something to do.

What do you need from me
for this spell?

Just your blood and your blessing.
Where are you going?

I have some unfinished
business with Damon Salvatore.

Ask Sage what he did to me.

And you'll understand
why retribution is in order.

I mean, did you learn nothing from
the moon stone in the soap dish?

Why? Where'd you
put yours?

What the hell was that?

Ric?

Hello, lover.

Bonnie, we're starting
to worry about you.

Call me back.
Or call Caroline.

Just call someone, please.

Mr. Saltzman was like
the most normal guy in town.

Is it weird that Bonnie's
not returning my calls?

Is it weird that Klaus' brother
is in the middle of town square?

That's Finn.
I thought he left town.

So can you guess
why I dragged you out here?

If memory serves me,
this is where the natives

used to make sacrifices
to their gods.

This statue was built
where we used to rendezvous.

Back when you used to have to sneak
away from your siblings to see your

Tawdry lady friend.

I assumed after 900
years you've moved on.

I took care of myself.

But I never stopped
loving you, Finn.

I don't want you to die.

Hey.

Hey,
where are you?

I just got home. Why?

Klaus' brother Finn
is in the town square.

He's with some
ex-girlfriend or something.

Ex-girlfriend? Guy's been in
a coffin for the last 900 years.

Sage. It's got to be Sage.

We have an opportunity.

So how do we do this?
Listen to me, Elena.

Do not do anything, ok?
Sage is very old

and very strong. You don't
stand a chance against her.

Then get Damon
and get down here.

What the hell happened to you?
Stefan...

Rebekah happened.

I think we have a problem.

I found them
in the shed.

What kind of monster would trap
a poor, defenseless animal?

Got to admit,
even for me,

it's a little kinky.

You pretended to be
interested in me.

And then you slept with me
so your trampy friend Sage

could steal my thoughts.
Ever since then,

I've felt this incessant
need to one-up you.

So I've decided to bleed
the vervain from your system.

Oooh.

You want to compel me
to be your boyfriend?

Actually, I'd rather compel
you to kill your brother.

Or Elena. But,
since vampires heal,

bleeding you
may take a while.

We should probably
stick to the major arteries.

Mmm.
Well...

Look what you caught.

If you're trying
to bleed him of vervain,

don't you think it would be
easier to hang him upside down?

I'm perfectly capable of inflicting
pain, thank you very much.

Oh, well, excuse me.

It's not like I have any
expertise in the matter.

You know, why don't you
just leave me be

and go and manage your witch?

Mmm. Now, where were we?

Tick tock. I should
hear chanting by now.

I'm still studying
the unlinking spell.

It's not that easy,
especially under duress.

You've been warned.

If you're looking for
a way to send for help,

I will kill anyone
who comes to your rescue.

This is the spell. I just don't
know if I'm strong enough.

Then you should have a little
more faith in yourself, Bonnie.

Your energy helped
my mother link us.

Honestly, I think someone
isn't trying very hard.

Very well.

Kol.

How's the weather up there
in mile high city?

And how's our friend?

That's him.

There's Jeremy.

Playing fetch
with his new puppy.

Isn't that just the most
adorable thing you've ever seen?

Thank you, kol.

We'll be in touch.

So, Bonnie.

How about that spell?

Hey.

I hear you had a run in
with Buffy the vampire.

Yeah, I'll live.

What are you doing here?

Checking up on you.

In case you're...
Not you.

I'm me.

I guess not-you
would say that, too.

Which is why...

Elena said you have
to drink this.

I hope it tastes better
than it smells.

It doesn't.

Mmm. That's disgusting.

It's either that
or kill people, so...

Elena told me
everything.

Caroline...

I am so sorry.

I don't even know
what else I can say.

Right after I turned
into a vampire,

I killed someone.

A stranger.
I just...

Killed him.

And what's worse is,

I liked it.

I have blood
on my hands, too.

You know,
we all do.

Yeah, but the blood
on my hands is your father's.

Yeah, it is.
And maybe the guy

I killed was someone's father, too.

Look...

All I know is,
I'm no better than you.

So I'm going
to take a page

from the Elena Gilbert
handbook

and choose to believe
that you can be saved.

Ok?

Ok.

Hey. How is he?

Hey. He's just
banged up.

Caroline's going
to stay with him;

Make sure Alaric
stays Alaric.

Matt texted me,
he said Finn is still in the grill.

We need to plan
our next move.

Wait, wait,
rebekah has Damon.

Our next move
should be finding him.

No, we need to stay on point.

See an original, kill an original.
That's the plan.

Yeah, that was the plan

before Damon's life was
hanging in the balance.

Look, Elena, I understand that you're
concerned about my brother's life,

but if he even knew
for one second

that we were talking about missing
a chance to kill these people,

he would lose his mind.

Yeah, and if the roles
were reversed,

he would stop everything
to save you.

I know what
my brother would want.

What he would want
and what we should do

are two different
things.

You going to help me
with this or not?

Ok. I'll figure it out myself.

What are you doing?

Rebekah will kill you.

Then hurry up and...
and tell me what to do.

Open.

Carefully.

Come on, come on.

We have to keep going, Damon.

I need a minute.

No, look at me.
Look at me.

Leave me to die, Elena.

I am not going
to leave you.

Damon?

No!

Damon. Drink.

Drink.

Ohh...

Ohh. Bitch.

It's not fun when someone messes
with your thoughts, is it?

Actually, I was having
a pretty good time in there.

Well, I hope you were nicer
to Elena than you are to me.

Oh, come on.

I couldn't hurt you that bad.

You didn't think I really
had a thing for you, did you?

I get it.

Klaus bossed me around
for a thousand years,

I'd probably be pretty
desperate for attention, too.

Who was that?

I wouldn't let it
bother you, love.

Well, it does bother me.

You bother me.

The way you use people
to get what you want.

It's not right.

You're being
emotional, Bonnie.

I understand that things
have been rough for you.

You know,
with your mother leaving. Again.

It's very sad.

I can help you
find her.

If you want.
I have people

who can find people.
I could bring her back to you.

Or, if you choose,
I can just bring parts of her back.

But isn't it obvious

that I'm just going to continue
to hurt the people you love

until you do the spell.
Now, I know

it's in the grimoire,
and I know it requires

the blood of my siblings,

so. Here we are.

Elijah, rebekah, kol, Finn.

Where do you want us?

You've never
had tequila before?

That's embarrassing.

Seriously,
I'm embarrassed for you.

Happy now?

Lime.

Ahh.

I'm truly awed by
the evolution of mankind.

Hey, Sage.
Hey, Troy.

You know him?

I turned him.

You turned him. Why?

Because
I'm in enemy territory.

When your brother and sister
called, I thought I might need

a little back-up.
You can't trust anyone here.

Some more tequilas?

All right, cool,

- I'll let your waitress know.
- Thanks.

How many people
have you turned?

I don't know. A lot.

Don't judge me, Finn.
You turned me.

Exactly, Sage.
I turned you.

My passion
overtook my morals.

My passions overtake
my morals on a daily basis.

It's called living life
to the fullest.

Finally.

Oh. Thanks.

To living life
to the fullest.

To living life.

- Ahh!
- Oh, what the hell!

Vervain!

Finn, the stake!

No!

No, Finn, no!

Oh, leaving so soon?

Sister.

Be nice.

Thank you, Bonnie.

See you in physics class.

Oh, my God.

Yeah,
you'll have to excuse the mess.

Apparently Damon
hurt her feelings.

Bonnie...

Go on. Help him.

Save the man who turned
your mother into a vampire.

Just get me out of here.

Very well.

Hey.
Hey.

How's Alaric?
He'll be ok.

I gave him a bottle
of Bonnie's herbs,

and he went home.
Oh, did you guys

kill Finn?
Did it work?

Nothing worked until
I see Klaus' dead body myself.

Oh.

Bonnie,
where have you been?

Klaus has Damon.

Kl... Klaus
should be dead.

They should all be dead.
We just killed Finn.

No, Elena. He forced me to do a spell
that unlinked all the siblings.

He's still alive.

Ok, Bonnie.

Where's Damon?

At Klaus' mansion.
It's bad, Elena.

He threatened Jeremy.
And my mom...

Are... are you ok?

I don't know.

I'm sorry,
I have to go.

I just... I have to...
I have to go.

No, Bonnie, just...

Stay with Caroline,
I'll call you when it's over.

Stefan, stop. Klaus is stronger
than you. We need another plan.

No, what we need
is for Klaus to be dead.

Stefan, stop it!
You're acting on anger!

Anger gets things done, Elena.

Or it'll get you killed.

And it'll get Damon
killed along with you.

Klaus does not get
to survive this.

Not after everything
he took from me.

I miss well-adjusted Stefan.

Ding dong.

I'm not here for you.
I'm here for him.

I don't think so.

I had to kill him, Sage.

Oh. You remember me.

Good.

Then you know I like
to go all ten rounds.

Sage?

Troy, help me!

What is happening to me?

She just died.

So Sage and this Troy guy
die within an hour of Finn.

But why? Were
they bitten by

a hybrid, or...

Hybrid bites
don't look like that.

Maybe Sage was
so in love with Finn,

she just died of sadness.

No, that doesn't
explain Troy.

It's the blood.
The bloodline.

It has to be. Think about it.
Finn turned Sage,

Sage turned Troy.

They're all part
of the same vampire bloodline

that originated with Finn.

Wait, so, when
an original dies,

every vampire turned in their
bloodline dies along with them?

Because...
That would mean...

If the originals die,

so do all of you.

The entire vampire
species would...

Just be dead.

This was much
different in my head.

Klaus! I'm here!

Let's do this.

Oh, good. A hero.

What do you want?

I'm here to make a deal.

Stefan, what are you doing?

Eight stakes,
made of white oak.

The part of wickery bridge
that you forgot to burn.

That's impossible.
Actually, it's not.

Finn's dead.

You killed my brother?

Damon in exchange for
the last eight weapons

that could kill you.

And how do we know there
aren't any more left?

Because there aren't.

Let's be certain, shall we?

Leave.

No.

Come on. Leave.

Nik, he's my play thing,
not yours.

I said... Go.

Home.

Vampire disposal...

Not my strong suit.

Ugh. Where did Stefan go?

Trading the stakes
for Damon.

All of them?
No.

Not all of them.

We still have, uh,

enough to kill three
out of the four of them.

If we can figure out
who to save.

Oh. How are we
supposed to do that?

I have no idea.

You were turned
with Damon's blood

and Damon and Stefan
were turned by Katherine,

and we know that
Katherine was turned

by a vampire named rose.

Well, who turned rose?

We don't know.

But it can only lead
back to one original,

and if the odds
are in our favor,

hopefully
it won't be Klaus.

So we can still
kill him.

Elena...

Even if Klaus didn't create
our bloodline...

We know for a fact that

he turned one of us.

Oh, my God.

Tyler.

If we kill Klaus,
then Tyler will die.

All right, stop.

Stop. Stop, before
you hurt yourself.

Wow.

I can see that you can
finally be compelled.

Now.

Minus the stake
that's in my brother,

how many more stakes are
out there that can kill me?

11.

11! Really?

So not eight, then.
You really shouldn't have lied.

I'll get you
the other three.

Yeah, that
would be nice.

Or since you lied,
maybe I'll just compel your brother

to chew out his own tongue.

What is wrong with you?
What is wrong with you?!

Do you really have
no appreciation for me?

I have given you
someone to hate;

To loathe, a target
for all of your anger.

So you don't have
to turn it on yourself.

I have given
your life purpose

as your friend.

I really think
you should be thanking me.

Step down

or you'll both die.

There.

Now you'll only have
to get me the other two.

This is ridiculous.

What are you doing?

I brought him here.

I get to release him.

My rules now.

Bring us the stakes
and you both live.

Take your brother
as a sign of good faith.

Bring us the stakes.

All of them. Or I'll wage
a war against everyone you love.

I hope I'm being clear.

I can't believe Finn is dead.

Good riddance.

He was an embarrassment,
rebekah.

He was still your brother.
Mind your tongue.

Fine. Let's all say
a prayer for Finn,

who slept in a box
longer than he lived as man.

He was a lovesick fool.
He's better off in death.

Is that how you would
speak of me if I died?

Well, you let the Salvatores loose
with two stakes that could kill us,

so I guess we'll find out
soon enough.

And since when did you
have a soft spot for them?

The Salvatores
may fight like dogs,

but in the end,
they would die for each other.

At least they know
what family means.

You destroyed ours.

I wanted a family.

They just didn't want me.

And now we're unlinked. We're no
longer responsible for each other.

So, what,
are you leaving?

As soon as I get
my stakes, I'm gone.

I'm going to take Elena
and use her blood

to create a new family...

of hybrids.

And if I choose to stay?

Then you're just
as pathetic as Finn.

Hey.

Hey.

You haven't said much
since you got back home.

I'll be a ball of sunshine

once Damon gets
a's stake back.

Promise.

You really
scared me today.

You wouldn't
have survived

if you went up against
Klaus on your own.

You know that, right?
Mm-hmm.

Well, you don't have
to worry about that anymore.

Why?

Because he's not worth it.

All this time and energy
that I've wasted hating him.

It was for nothing.

It's done. It's over.

We lost.

I'm right back
where I started.

That's not true.

Yeah, Klaus dragged
you through hell.

But you came out
the other side.

You beat him by being
better than him.

And what did I lose
in the process?

Look, hating Klaus was easy.

It allowed me to ignore

everything that was
happening around me.

Everything I let slip away.

Now I have
to deal with that.

Stefan...
No, just admit it.

Admit it to me, Elena.
I know you don't owe it to me,

but I just need
to hear you say it.

I... I can't.

Because it's not true.

Stefan... I never
stopped loving you.

I know that.
I know you didn't.

Even though I did...

Everything possible
to push you away.

It's my fault.

It's all my fault.
I mean, this was all my fault.

What are you
talking about?

I'm talking about the fact

that you're also
in love with Damon.

What?

No. Stefan, I was just... hey.

I love you.

I will always love you.

I just want you to look me
in the eye and tell me...

That you don't feel
something for him.

I don't know
what I feel.

Oh, you're still alive.

Yeah. For now.

I need your stake.

It's right behind
these books here.

A bookshelf, really

at least I was trying
to be clever about it.

Where the hell is it?

Ha ha. Look harder, Ric.

It's not here, Damon.

Well, maybe
you just forgot

what shelf
you put it on.

No, I didn't forget it.
It's... I put it right here.

A stake doesn't just
vanish into thin air!

Who else did
you tell, Ric?

I didn't tell anybody, Damon.
I'm the only...

what?

I'm the only one
who knew about it, Damon.

Are you telling me
that your vampire hating alter ego

has a stake that could kill
an entire line of vampires,

possibly mine?

That's exactly
what I'm telling you.