The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 4, Episode 10 - After School Special - full transcript

I'm learning how to survive,
but there are complications.

You're sired to me,
elena.

Everything that you
think you feel

Might not even
be real.

Elena: But there's
hope now.

Tell them what the hunter
told you the tattoo leads to.

He said there was
a cure.

Stefan: Everyone wants it
for a different reason.

For revenge...

Ohh!

Rebekah: To be human
an in love...



Damon: For the truth...

I'm setting you
free, elena.

Elena, voice-over: And some will
stop at nothing to get it.

Do it!

Sheriff forbes: Carol lockwood
always said that togetherness,

In times of tragedy,

Leads to healing.

That one community is
stronger than a thousand
of its members.

But how does a community
stay strong

After losing its leader?

And carol was so much
more than just a mayor.

She was...

An open-minded friend...

And a concerned mother,



Taken from us too soon

By a terrible accident.

Screw this.

Tyler.

Tyler.

Sheriff forbes:
Please join me in observing

A minute of silence
in her memory.

You ok?

I'll be right back.

Sheriff forbes:
Thank you very much.

In the wake of this tragedy,
the town has selected an
interim mayor.

Many of you already know him.

Please welcome mr. Rudy hopkins.

Thank you, sheriff.

Carol lockwood put
this town first,

And that's why I'm here
to talk to you guys.

You folks...

April?

What's wrong?

Nothing. I'm fine.

But you're crying.

It's just the whole
mayor thing.

You know, it's
bringing up stuff
with my dad.

And I know you're
a vampire.

Wait. What?

Oh, was that
necessary?

No, but it was fun.

Hey, you just missed

The mandatory
all-school assembly.

Well, that's because I'm

At a mandatory all-alone
drinking party.

Seriously?
You decided to go

On a ripper
bender now?

My brother slept with elena.

Kind of puts a little bit
of a damper on things.

First of all, you
are not supposed
to know that.

Second of all, tyler
is already spiraling,
and he gets priority.

His mother just died.
What do you expect?

I'm his girlfriend.
I expect him to talk to me.

But instead he's all angry,
and it doesn't help that

Everyone keeps referring
to his mother's death
as an accident,

Which is really just
a polite way of saying
that she was drunk.

You think klaus
killed her?

Well, I don't think
she drowned in
a martini glass.

Just get it together.
I can't do it alone.

The assembly's over.

What the hell's going on?

The school will
be empty soon.

How many times
did you compel me?

Don't--
just don't lie.

Rebekah says
you lie.

Rebekah's not who you
think she is, April.

What, she's not
a thousand-year-old
original vampire?

Listen, we can
figure this out, ok,

But we have
to get out of here.

Sorry.
Not allowed.

Why don't you
take a seat?

The rest of the class
will be here shortly.

[music playing]

Male voice on phone:
First saved message.

Elena: Hey, it's me.

Look, I know
why you sent me away.

You think that what
I'm feeling for you is
because of the sire bond,

But I hate not being
near you.

Go ahead.
Make a move.

I drove up here
to be your wingman,
not kick your ass.

[groans loudly]

Aah! Ok.

I get it.
I get it.

You're a badass.

Jeremy: You see that?

Couldn't miss it.
It was in slow motion.

Then teach me
something useful.

We've been here
for days, and so far

All you've done
is bark orders.

Ok.

Take a seat at
the bench, quarterback.

Karate kid wants
a shot at the title.

Jeremy, you're
not ready for this.

Well?

Now, all I have to do is
apply a little pressure
under your jaw.

Really? Again?

Ok.

Double pepperoni
3 days in a row.

You guys eat
anything else?

Why?
Are you offering?

A little something
extra, cut off

The pizza pipeline
for a couple days.

No matter
how much they beg,
don't come back.

Sorry, guys.

You're gonna
starve us now?

If that's what it takes

To make you a hunter.

Now run around
the lake, twice.

Keep him company.

I don't have
to listen to you.

You do
if you want to eat.

Elena on voicemail:
...Being near you,
and I miss you, damon.

I wish you would just
let me come to you.

What?

Guess who.

I'm back, dagger-free,

And I'm holding elena
hostage at the high school.

Just thought you should know.

Who the hell was
dumb enough

To pull that dagger
out of you?

I'll be asking
the questions today.

See ya soon.

[taps phone twice on table]

Caroline on phone:
I'm only ready to talk to you

If you're ready
to rejoin civilization.

How would you like to
drive the white oak stake
through rebekah's heart?

If it means you're not
drinking your way through
the mystic grill, sure.

Sheriff forbes: So...

First speech
under your belt.

Now for the fun part.

Welcome to the world
of careful cover-ups.

We've ruled carol's death
as head trauma from a fall.

That's the official
autopsy.

She did not go
gently, did she?

Any leads?

We have ideas.

Let me guess.

Sharp teeth and bad
table manners?

You sure you want this?

I mean, 6 people
were offered this
job before you.

They all said no
for a reason.

I'm saying yes
for a reason,

And my reason
just walked in.

I'll let you know
what we find.
Thank you, sheriff.

Hey, sheriff.
Hey, dad.

Hey.
So...

Far cry from
being a traveling
pharmaceutical rep.

I noticed a few of
your friends missing
from the assembly.

So much for mandatory,
I guess, huh?

Dad, stop it.

You can't come in here
and start making rules.

I think this town could
use a few more rules.

You're forgetting I can
help protect the town.

I am well aware
of your gifts, bonnie...

But don't forget
I'm your father.

That means that I get
to protect you.

[whoosh]

Hello, stefan.

I'm here.
What do you want?

The same thing I
wanted when you helped
make klaus stab me.

The cure.

I hope you're not waiting
for caroline to show up
and stake me...

Because I already
found her.

Rebekah: Did I say
you could move?

Class is in session.

You've all been compelled.
You know the rules.

Answer my questions
honestly,

No disobedience,

No one leaves.

April, my sweet,
take notes.

This is how you get
answers in this town.

Let's start with
a little quiz.

In the year 1114,
my brother learned--
thanks to yours truly--

About a brotherhood
of vampire hunters
with tattoos

That grew with each kill.

And these tattoos
reveal what? Elena?

A map.

Which led to,
caroline?

A cure for vampirism.

Perfect.
We're all caught up.

Stefan salvatore, the last time
we saw each other,

You had a vampire hunter,
but in order to decode the map,

You needed the location
of the hunter's sword,

Which you got out of me
using some very dirty tricks.

Assuming you found the sword,
you must have found the cure,

And yet you're all
still vampires,

Which means something
went wrong.

What are you doing?

April: You asked me
to take notes.

I wasn't being
literal, darling.

But now that you mention it,
a flow chart would be nice,

Which means index cards
and push pins. Go fetch.

You're wasting
your time.

We don't know
anything.

So you just gave up?

I thought you'd do
anything to save elena,

Even if it meant taking
the cure yourself

So you could grow old
and die with her.

Rebekah: Why do you look
so surprised?

I'm missing something.
What is it?

They broke up, ok?

Now let us go.

Broke up?

Wait. I'm confused.

I thought elena was
your epic love, stefan.

I asked you what happened,

And you have to tell me.

She slept with damon.

Good.

Now...

Now do it like
your life depends
on it 'cause it does.

Don't act like you care
about my life.

You care about
the hunter's mark
and curing elena

So she's not sired
to your ass.

Which is why I've updated
our relationship status
to "it's complicated."

You talked
to her at all?

Elena?

Maybe.

Why? Run out of
voicemails to listen to?

Klaus: I'm sorry.
Did I interrupt
play time?

What the hell are
you doing here?

I'm simply
appreciating

The sights and
smells of nature,

Neither of which
presently include

Rotting
vampire flesh,

So I'm a bit
concerned.

How many vampires
has he killed?

If we throw jeremy
out into the world
right now, he's chum.

Now, see,
that's not a number.

12--that's
a number.

That's how many
of my hybrids

I slaughtered
with my sword.

3--that's how many
days it took

To quell the urge
to kill your
brother, after

He knowingly watched
as I walked into
a death trap.

That's the number of
purposes you serve.

You are here to
grow jeremy's mark,

So I ask again...

How many vampires
has he killed since
he's been here?

Zero.

Hmm. That's a pity.

I'm going to need
that cure

Sooner rather
than later,

Hybrid shortage
and all.

How can I help?

You know...

Now that you mention it,

Jeremy...
Watch and learn.

That's for carol lockwood.

So, vampire elena is
a trollop who likes bad boys,

Which explains why stefan
reeks of alcohol.

But what it doesn't explain
is why sweet, loving,

Innocent elena could be
so heartless towards stefan.

How could she hurt you
like that? Answer, please.

She didn't know it
at the time,

But she was sired to damon.

A sire bond. Fascinating.

And what do you think
about that, elena?

I think you're sad
and bored

And in desperate need
of a hobby.

You're hiding something.
'fess up.

I didn't sleep with damon
because of his sire bond.

I slept with damon because
I'm in love with him.

What does any of this have
to do with the stupid cure?

You're right.
We got off the point.

Stefan, how do I
find the cure?

Unless you'd rather
talk about damon
and elena all day.

There's a professor.
He knows where the cure is.

Thank you. And, uh,
where do I find
this professor?

Bonnie: Oh, and so now
I'm "gifted"? He hates
my witch heritage.

That's why he
travels all the time.
He can't handle it.

And suddenly he wants to
be a protective father?

No. Not like this.

[scoffs]
come on. Distract me.

Isn't there some...

Magic therapy thing you
haven't shown me yet?

Listen, bonnie, I hate
to tell you this--

Actually, you know what?
I take that back.

I'm proud
to tell you this.

You don't need
my help anymore.

In fact...

I was hoping to present
this with a cupcake
or something.

Happy graduation.

It's beautiful.

It's human bone.
Oh.

Legend says it was worn

By the 2,000-year-old
witch qetsiyah,

Who drew on it...

For strength.

Bonnie, you have come
so far so fast.

If you trust
my opinion,

Your magic is exactly
where it needs to be.

Does this mean
I have to go home?

It means I got
a stack of papers I got
to grade by tomorrow.

I can take a hint.

Thanks, shane.

Oh, my god.

Kol.

Shane?

[cell phone vibrating]

I told you I don't
want to talk.

I heard. You're
keeping all that rage

Bottled up inside.

Caroline's worried
sick about you.

Rebekah?

I heard my brother made
a real mess of your life.

Believe me, I can relate.
You have my condolences.

In fact, why don't you come
down to the high school so you
can accept them in person?

And why would I
do that?

Maybe you have
a better shot at saving her
than you did your mother.

Sister...

Look at this.

You're even worse
than klaus.

Kol. Finally.

Did you bring me
what I asked for?

You must be shane.

If you're here
for payback, go for it.

But you'll be stuck
baby-sitting the little
hunter that could.

If you adjust your angle
a little bit, you'll find
a sharper edge.

I know how
to whittle. Thanks.

Now I know why those
hybrids hated you.

You are annoying.

Actually,
I'm just perplexed

As to why jeremy hasn't
killed any vampires.

Darwinism, klaus.

He needs to be able
to protect himself

Before we hunt down
his first vampire nest.

And here was I, thinking
you were the fun brother.

Well, let's play
a little game, shall we?

Jeremy needs
more victims, and there's
a whole town of people

Down the road just waiting
to be turned into vampires
for the slaughter.

You don't think that
occurred to me, klaus?

The tragedy is, damon,

It did occur to you,
yet you chose to ignore it.

And my guess is you did it
to impress elena.

Somehow, to honor her,
you'll find a way
to spare innocent lives

And walk jeremy down
the moral high road.

That's why I've already made
the necessary corrections.

What did you do?

Don't tell me he ordered
another pizza.

No, I'm just an idiot.

I ran out of gas
and my phone's dead.

Think I could use yours?
Yeah, come on in.

I'll run upstairs
and grab my cell.

What the hell?

What are you doing here?

Car drama.

Your friend just went
to go get his phone.

Well, I'm about
to go take a shower,

But you're more than
welcome to wait inside.

Thanks.

Kol...

And rebekah mikaelson,
two members of

The original vampire family.
This is such a trip.

Where's the cure?

Compulsion won't work.

It's a little trick
I picked up in tibet.

Right. Well, we'll
just have to do this
the old-fashioned way.

Beat him
until he tells you
where to find it.

[door slams]

Rebekah: Still glued
to your seats?

Ooh, it's thick
with tension in here.

Let's spice things
up a bit.

Elena, truth or dare?

We're done playing your
stupid games, rebekah.

Truth or dare,
elena?

You're compelled.
Answer.

Dare.

I dare you
to tell stefan

The truth
about damon.

Seriously?

Being with damon
makes me happy.

Rebekah:
Makes you happy?

Clowns make you happy,
elena.

Dig a little deeper.

When I'm with him...

It feels
unpredictable, like...

Like I'm free.

And how do you feel
when you're with stefan?

Stop.

She can't.
She's compelled.

Lately, I feel
like I'm a project,

Like I'm a problem
that needs to be fixed.

I think I make him sad,

And I can't be with
someone like that

Because...

When he looks at me, all
he sees is a broken toy.

Do you still love
stefan?

Yes.

Are you still
in love with stefan?

No.

Did that hurt,

Having someone you love drive
a dagger through your heart?

Go to hell.

Did...That...Hurt?

Yes.

Welcome to the last
900 years of my life.

Ah, good, you're here.
It was just getting
depressing.

What the hell is going on?

Listen to the rules
carefully.

Stay in the building.
No vamp-running
in the hallways.

Vamp-running
from what?

Turn.
What?

You can't.
He'll lose control.

That's the whole point.

I've exhausted all
your knowledge.

Now I have the
professor to help me
find the cure,

Whoever finds it first
gets to decide what
to do with it:

Use it, share it,
destroy it, save it...

I want that to be me.

But if I turn,
I'll kill them.

Yes, you will.

Turn.

Did you find
your phone?

[matt groans]

Get off!

Get off!

Bonnie?

How did you know
everyone was here?

Who's everyone?
I came to find shane.

Did you do a gps
magic locator spell
or something?

Rebekah told me that
you're a witch.

Rebekah? What the hell
is going on?

Rebekah has stefan,
elena, and caroline
compelled.

She's getting them
to actually tell the
truth for a change.

What?

She'll have him torture him
to find out what he knows.

What are you
looking for?
I need salt.

I think I just
saw some.

What are you doing?

If this pendant will
connect me to shane,

Then I can do
a protection spell.

Kol: Where is the cure?!

Ohh!

Where is the cure?

[coughing]

You're human.
Why do you want it
anyway?

That's the beauty
of this.

You can have it.
I just want silas.

Kol: No.

What do you know
about silas?

He's the world's first
immortal being,

Who just happens
to be imprisoned
with the cure.

And I want to free him.

No!

April?

What's happening?

Stop!

He's of no use dead.

Kol: Did you not hear
what he said?

Silas will kill us
all, sister.

Silas does not exist.
He is a fairy tale

Made up to scare
children into eating
their vegetables.

Silas is very real.

I know where he's buried,

And soon I'll have
the spell that wakes him.

Wait a second.
You're lying.

You can't get to him
without his--

Tombstone?

Dozens to die in
a blood sacrifice?

Believe me, I know.

I've done it.

Those massacres are
a pain to engineer.

You're the one who got
the council blown up.

It was
a noble sacrifice...

And temporary

Because once
I raise silas...

Silas will raise the dead.

He will bring back
every last soul...

Who died on his behalf.

No!

[whimpering]

April, oh, my god!

[tyler shouting]

Tyler: Wait.
I can fight it.

Aah! Get out of here!

Go.

Elena: That door's
not gonna hold him.

[snarling]

You killed my only
chance at finding
the cure.

Silas on the loose would
be hell on earth.

And frankly, sister...

I don't think you
could handle it.

How did you
get that?

Way too easily.

Bonnie.

Bonnie:
Help! Someone help!

Bonnie, what's going on?

She needs help.

I did a protection spell,
but it accidentally linked

Shane to April.

Elena: And you
couldn't control it?

Bonnie: I didn't even know
I was doing it.

Usually I feel pain or I
bleed, but this time I just

Felt more power.

[April gasping]

It's ok. It's ok.

You're ok. You're ok.
You're ok. Ok.

Bonnie, get her out of
the school.

Just be careful.
Tyler is out there,
and he turned.

No, we can't leave.
Rebekah's compelled us.

Stefan: Just go.
We'll deal with
her later.

Stefan...

Stefan, we have to
talk about this. Please.

How many more ways
are there for you to
rip my heart out?

Sorry that it
happened, or sorry
that I found out?

I'm sorry
about all of it.

I'm really sorry, stefan.

I didn't mean
to hurt you.
I didn't want that.

Why are my least
favorite people always
the most durable?

Tyler--

I'm so sorry.

It wasn't your fault.

Yes, it was.

This whole thing.

It's all my fault.

No, tyler.

I should have
saved her.

Leave her out of this.

This is between
me and you.

You're still
protecting her?

Must I rip
your bleeding heart
from your chest

And show you the
scar tissue that is
elena gilbert?

Rebekah: There's
a solution

To all your
problems, you know.

I could compel him--

Erase every memory
he has of you.

Every day you've
spent together,

Every kiss,
every lie, every
ounce of pain.

I can take away
every bit of love
he has for you,

Give you both
a clean slate.

Just say the word,
and I'll make you

And all that misery
you've caused him
disappear.

Do it.

Excuse me?

Erase it all.
Every memory.

Stefan, no.

I said do it.

[giggles]

No. That would be
far too easy.

I refuse to make
you forget her

The way klaus made you
forget me.

But at least you know
how he really feels.

Consider your eternity of
pain my revenge, stefan.

I've used you for
all you're worth.

So now you're free to go.

Stefan, wait.

Turns out I miscalculated.

Kol's gonna be a problem.

I almost killed someone,

And that's what
you miscalculated?

That's only because you
didn't know the extent
of your abilities.

My father just
became mayor.

I can't be out
doing black magic.

That's not what
expression is.

Then what is it?

It's a way of doing magic

That isn't
monitored by nature
or the spirits.

It isn't good nor bad.

But it also has
no limits,

So how you use it is
up to you.

That's what
I'm here for...

To help you.

Bonnie, listen to me.
You are the key to
everything.

I'm not going to
let anything bad
happen to you.

Hope your day is going
better than mine.

Got to say,
I'm liking the odds.

Stefan knows about us.

Ooh.

How'd he take it?

How do you think?

I'm thinking,
for the first time
all week,

I'm happy to be
at camp nowhere.

How's jeremy?

That depends on
how much you trust me.

You know that I trust you.

Then I think he's gonna
get through this thing
just fine.

Thanks for looking
out for him.

Yeah, well,
I told them if they
were good,

I'd buy them
both ice cream,
so I got to go.

Not yet.

Something happened today.

I realized something
about you, about us.

And you can say
that it's the
sire bond,

And you know what?
Maybe--maybe it is,

But I'm telling you
it's the most real
thing

That I've ever felt
in my entire life.

I love you, damon.

I love you.

Look.

I'm going to get
this cure for you.

And I'm gonna have to
do things you don't like.

Damon--

But listen carefully.

Get in your car
right now.

Come to me.

I'll be there soon.

[music playing]

You let yourself in.

You called me.

Should I be checking
for hidden daggers?

Do you still want
to find the cure?

More than anything.

I want to ram it down
niklaus' throat

And look into his eyes
as he realizes
he's mortal again.

But shane's dead
and you are useless,

So I'm right back
where I started.

Shane's not dead.

But I watched
kol impale him.

Well, you probably
shouldn't have
left him alone.

Bonnie did a little spell.

He's perfectly fine.

You didn't have
to tell me that.

Why am I really
here?

You were right.

I'm gonna be here
for an eternity,

And I will go insane
if I don't know

How elena truly feels
about my brother.

If you really
want the cure,

You should know that
shane has an agenda,

And it's a dark one.

He said he organized
dozens of people
to die in sacrifice.

He admitted to
the council explosion
where 12 people died,

And I'm guessing
it's not a coincidence

That 12 hybrids died at
the hand of my brother.

12...

Channeling the energy
from a mass death is used

In witchcraft to
perform dark spells.

It's called expression.

Shane admitted
all this to you?

Well, then I guess
we'll have to figure out
how to manage him

While we find the cure
for ourselves.

"we"?

There's no "we,"
stefan.

Listen, I hate my brother,
and you hate yours.

But damon's got jeremy,
and klaus has the sword,

And shane has bonnie.

You and I are the only ones
left with nothing.

You said it yourself,
right?

Whoever finds
the cure first

Gets to decide
what to do with it.

What do you say?
You want to be partners?

My father had no reason
to kill 11 people.

He had no reason
to kill himself.

He loved me.

He loved mystic falls.

He was brainwashed into
sparking that fire.

Professor shane
organized his death

And the 11 others
who died with him.

It's time this entire town
started telling the truth.

[music playing]

I was beginning to worry

You boys wouldn't find
the place.

What the hell...?

Did you kill all
these people?

Not exactly.

They're
in transition.

Killing them is your job.

You said you were
going to convince klaus

To do this
another way.

I thought about it.

And then I realized
his idea was better.

[music playing]