The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 4, Episode 18 - American Gothic - full transcript

No! No! No!
I can't! I can't.
I can't. I...

I can help you.
Turn it off.

Stefan: We're gonna
lose her, damon.

She's ruthless
without her humanity.

The cure's the fastest
way to get it back.

Damon: Katherine
has the cure.

She's gonna want to
cram it down your throat.

The last thing that you
want is for that cure

To be used on you,
so you bring it to me.

You don't scare me, silas.

[yells]



Just a little something
to remember me by.

It's all of katherine's
former addresses,

Including a couple
from the last 2 months.

You want the cure
off the table.

I want to take it.

We can work
together.

Why are we stopping?

Elena: We've
searched 3 cities

In the last
24 hours.

I'm sick of top 40 radio,
and I smell like leather.

And that's my fault?

You are the one who
stole the list

Of katherine's
possible whereabouts.

Did you ever think
that damon had



Bad information?

Have I mentioned
I can't stand

The sound
of your voice?

Too bad. We're not done.

Get in. Next town.

In a minute.

I'm hungry.

We're not here
for a pub crawl, elena.

I want the cure.
Katherine has it.

We don't stop
until we find her.

I said, in a minute.

Oh, my god.
You startled me.

Did I?

Katherine,
what are you doing?

You know me?

Of course.

Um, I know most
people around here

Prefer you to feed
from the neck,

But I asked you to
drink from my wrist.

Remember?

[rebekah chuckles]

Conniving little bitch
compelled the whole town.

I think we just found
katherine.

What's my full name?

Katherine pierce.

I love the new 'do,
by the way.

So how do you know
katherine?

How do I know who?

Me. How do you know me?

Woman: Small town.
Everybody knows everybody.

So everyone here
knows katherine.

I'm sorry. I don't
know who you're

Talking about.

[chuckles]

She compelled people
to forget all about her

Unless she was talking
to them herself.

Clever girl.

How long have we
known each other?

Uh, it's been a while.
I can't remember.

Where do I live?
Where do I work?

I don't know.

Who do I spend time with?
Do I have any friends?

Well, you said

We could all
be friends with you

As long as we kept
your secret.

What secret?

I...

I don't know.

Damon: If they so much
as even scratch

The paint on my car.

Why don't you just be
grateful sheriff forbes

Was able to track
down the car

After you
let them, uh...

[clicks tongue]
you know,
steal it from you.

Remind me to send her
some mini-muffins.

Do we really need
10 gallons of gas

Or are you making me
just lug this around
as punishment?

Well, they ditched
your car after it
ran out of fuel.

We got to fill it up.

We got a hundred
miles before we
get to willoughby.

Yeah, well, I don't
remember that name

From the list of places
that I got in new york.

Oh, the list.

You mean the list
they stole

From right under
your nose after you
let your guard down?

They'll be there.

Sheriff forbes
tracked down the car

They stole
after yours.

Screw the muffins.
I'll get her champagne

If elena is
wherever it may be.

Willoughby--

The creamed corn capital
of pennsylvania.

Willoughby.

They'll be there.

Let's just hope we
get to them

Before they get
to the cure.

Ooh, silver lining.

If rebekah takes the cure,
then she's mortal.

And then we can just kill
her right then and there.

Ooh, dark cloud.

Elena stays
a vampire forever.

Look, why don't
you just table

The revenge
fantasies for now

And just keep your
eye on the prize?

Find katherine, get
the cure, get out

Before you get your
neck snapped again.

Believe me,
I learned my lesson.

Elena without humanity
is a stone cold bitch.

And I won't trust her until
we get the old elena back.

Look at that. We're
finally on the same page

About something.

Look at that.

[growling softly]

[yelling]

Uh!

[moaning]

[yells]

Klaus? We need to talk.

What happened to you?

Silas.

He attacked me.

He stabbed me with
the white oak stake.

[breathing heavily]

A piece of it is
still inside me.

Klaus, that could kill you.

[chuckles anxiously]

I certainly feel
like I'm dying.

And as much as I would
love to watch you die,

You still haven't
found me that cure.

Silas!

That's right.

Last night
I looked like shane.

Today I look like caroline.

And tomorrow, who knows?

Show me
your real face.

Now, why would I do that

When I can look like
whomever I want you to see.

Resist me all you
want, klaus,

But until you bring
me the cure,

I will bring you
nothing but misery.

[exhales]

Elena:
Hey, excuse me. Um...

Did I get any mail today?

What happened
to your hair?

I cut it.

In the last
two minutes.

I was here
two minutes ago?

Mailman: Are you
feeling ok, ms. Pierce?

Yeah. I'm--I'm fine.
Um, thanks.

[elena chuckles nervously]

She was here
two minutes ago.

That means that she
can't be that far.

How about
you check inside?

I'll look
in the parking lot.

Ok.

I'm impressed.

I never thought you
would find me here.

Oh, well.
It's a beautiful
place to die.

I couldn't agree more.

You've chosen

A beautiful
place to die.

Elena: Where's the cure?

Katherine: What,
no "I'm here to avenge

My annoying little
brother" speech?

People die.
We move on.

[country music playing]

After turning off
our humanity switch.

So sad for
the boys, though.

Their special snowflake
of human frailty...

Gone.

Well, if we're
gonna be a while,

I'm gonna go grab
some menus.

Uh!

You're not
going anywhere.

I forgot how charming
you were.

I'm surprised you
remember me at all,

Seeing as though you
were so busy

Wedging yourself
between my brothers.

Oh, my god.
What happened?

I'm fine, jolene.
You didn't see anything.

Every minute you two waste
with your yapping is

Another minute we give
stefan and damon to find us.

Where's the cure?

I'm sorry.
I'm on vervain.

Oh, I get to torture
it out of you. Fun.

Why do you two
want it anyway?

Rebekah:
The question is,
why do you want it?

Let me guess.
To kill niklaus.

I've spent the last
500 years running

From your big brother.

I have no intention
of being

Within sniffing
distance of him.

But since it can be
used against him,

I'm sure he's just itching
to get his hands on it.

I give him the cure,
he gives me my freedom.

Elena: Ohh,
you poor victim.

Where's the part
of your plan

Where you screw
us over and
somebody dies?

I have no reason
to screw you over.

[scoffs]

I know you don't believe
me, but it is the truth.

People change. I'm not
the girl you think I am.

[chuckles]

Katherine:
I don't have it on me.

I didn't think you did,

But I'm sure
there's something

In that that can help
us find it.

Who's em?

A friend.

Elena: It says here
you're meeting at 2:00.

I guess I'll just
have to meet em myself.

I got your
50 bajillion messages.

This better be
life and death.

Klaus: Go away.

Klaus? Where are you?

What happened to you?

I need more time.

Stop hounding me!

I'm hounding you?

I am supposed
to be running

3 different
prom committees right now

And you keep
phone stalking me.

Caroline.

Is it really you?

Prove it to me.

Ok. I don't know if this is
some new way of flirting,

But it sucks.

And I have more important
things to do.

Wait, please.

Silas. He stabbed me

With white oak stake.

There's a little piece
of it stuck inside me.

Why would silas
attack you?

Well, I was
in no position

To ask questions.

Suffice it to say,
I'm hurt.

So you can understand
why I called you.

[chuckles softly]

You ran tyler out of town,
you killed his mother,

And you think I'm
the person to call for help?

If I die,

You, tyler,

All of your
friends die with me.

What do you want me
to do?

Well, it's quite
simple, really.

I need you to cut
the stake

Out of me.

Something's not right.

Katherine pierce
does not hole up

In hickstown, p-a.

Damon: Well,
this is definitely
the car they stole.

We're
in the right place.

Points to them for
their choice of vehicles.

So let me ask you
something.

What happens
when we find elena?

How do we get her
back to mystic falls?

I mean, she's not
exactly gonna go
quietly.

And she has
an original vampire

As her bodyguard.

We do whatever
we have to do.

I don't care if we have
to throw rebekah
under a school bus

And wrap elena
in a burlap sack.

We do whatever
we have to do.

I'm serious.

I am, too. I don't care
what elena wants right now.

She's this close to going
off the rails for good.

And that ain't happening.

She's a pain enough
as it is.

So what happened to
the guy who thought

Elena should embrace
being a vampire,

Let the chips fall
where they may.

That guy got his neck
snapped in new york.

And this guy is
royally pissed off.

What do you think?
Hmm...

It's close. Not
quite slutty enough.

I think you need
more eyeliner.

[elena chuckles]

I'm gonna need
your clothes.

[scoffs]
yeah. That's gonna happen.

Fine. Your bracelet,
watch, earrings.

Hand them over.

[groans]

And your other bracelet.

That's my daylight
bracelet.

It's daytime outside.

I'm gonna need it.

Besides, it's not
gonna work on you.

Fine. I really
am gonna need

That jacket, though.

Katherine: All right.
Fine, fine, fine.

This will never work,
you know?

The bad haircut.

The doe eyes.
You'll never pass for me.

You'll never pass
for me.

Throatier
and more mannish.

[raspier]
you'll never
pass for me.

You two are pathetic.

You two are pathetic.

Rebekah: Oh, perfect.

Just the right level
of contempt

And hidden insecurity.

Almost there.
Something's missing.

Your shoes.
I want your shoes.

[exhales]

Come on, em.

Mm. You know,
it's funny.

I've always been
a little envious

Of the legend that
is katherine pierce,

The way you could wrap

A man around
your little finger,

The way elijah betrayed
klaus for you,

The way the salvatore
brothers stumbled

Head over heels for you.

And yet here we are
all these years later

In a town that you've had
to compel into liking you.

[chuckling]

I'm sorry.
I shouldn't laugh.

It's really more sad
than funny.

You know you can't
split the cure

With elena, right?

She doesn't want to.

Oh, no? But you do.
You want to take it.

Are you
really that dumb

Or just naturally
blonde?

I want a normal life
again.

You mean you want
a do-over.

Well, guess what.
You can't have it.

The cure will only
take away

Your immortality.

Everything else you
hate about yourself,

You'll still wake up
with that

In the morning.

And you won't even
be able to compel

Yourself a friend.

Ladies, playing nice?

There goes
the neighborhood.

I see you got
katherine already.

You're losing your touch,
evil one.

Where's elena?

Katerina.

Elijah.

You're a little late,
aren't you?

You colored
your hair.

I like it.

Thank you.
I was actually gonna--

I missed you.

And I've missed you.

This is an interesting
little town you've

Chosen to settle
down in.

So do you have it
with you?

Do I have what?

The cure.

It's in a safe place.

Why don't I go and get it

And then I'll bring
it back?

Where's katherine,
elena?

Rebekah: So let me
get this straight,

I tell you where
elena is,

You shove the cure
down her throat,

And then I end up
in a box, right?

I don't think so.

What about you
over there, smiley?

Do you know
where she is?

I can give you a hint.

Start by looking at
the town morgue.

She's probably dead.

She went to meet up
with a friend of mine.

You may know him--

An original brother.
Impeccable taste.

Elijah?

Damon: Elijah's here?

Stefan: Well, you sort of
have to question

Elijah's impeccable taste
if he's friends with you.

Oh, when I say friend,
I mean "friend."

Ohh...
Ugh...

Ooh.
Ooh.

It probably took him
about 10 seconds

To realize that she
wasn't me,

At which point he
probably yanked

Her heart right out
of her chest.

All right.
Where are they?

Rebekah, you do realize

If something should
happen to elena,

You have no chance of
finding the cure, right?

Fine. They were supposed
to meet at the gazebo

By the park.

I'll go talk to elijah.

Rebekah: You deal
with elijah.

Katherine will take us
to the cure.

No, she won't.

The cure's my one
chance to win

My freedom back
from klaus.

You're gonna broker
a deal with klaus?

No. She's gonna get
elijah

To broker
a deal for her.

That's why you need your
little friend, isn't it?

Some things never
change, katherine.

Nope.

Fine.

Move.

You have
to follow me.

Oh, my god.

You do have a heart.

[yells]

Oh, my bad.
It's just a bloody rib.

Well, I'm glad
you're

Finding my misery
so amusing.

I swear there's
nothing in here.

And if you think I'm
having fun, you're insane.

You killed 12 witches
for your friend bonnie.

You can't
even get your hands

A little dirty for me.

Here I thought we
were becoming friends.

Well, you thought wrong.

[yelling]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.

You know what?

[yells]

I'm not sorry.

You deserve to suffer for
everything that you've done.

So today, we're gonna do
things my way.

You want my help? You let
tyler come back to town,

And give me your word that
you will not hurt him.

[ringing]

Katerina?

Hello. Elijah?

Where is katherine?

Where's elena?
Safe.

How long she remains
so depends upon you.

Well, I guess the same
goes for katherine.

Oh...

Katherine can take
care of herself

Against the two
of you.

Oh. You mean
the three of us.

'cause little sister
decided to join

Team good guys
for the time being.

Put her
on the phone.

Oh, she's not
here right now.

I left her with damon
and katherine.

Tell me
where they are.

Relax. No one's
gonna get hurt

As long as katherine
hands over the cure.

Do you understand

How much my sister
despises katherine?

I assure you,
rebekah will end her

The moment she
ceases to be of use.

Well, just tell me
where you are,

And we can talk
this through.

You listen to me very
carefully, stefan.

If anything whatsoever
happens to katherine,

I will descend
upon elena.

You're both idiots.

Excuse me.

Ugh. What happened
to you, elijah?

I mean, I thought you
were supposed to be

A man of honor. And yet
you've been hooking up

With katherine
this entire time?

Well, I suppose
this man of honor

Always shared
a connection

With katherine.

She contacted me

When she learned
about the cure.

We thought we could
be of mutual use

To one another.

"of mutual use"?
Mm-hmm.

Please. You fell
for her trap

Just like every other one
of those idiots.

You underestimate
me, elena.

I know who she is.

I know what she's done.

And you
think she's changed?

She's playing you.
She lied to you, elijah.

She didn't lie to me

About your
transformation.

You're not just
a vampire, though,

Are you?

There's
something else.

You...You're not
yourself.

You've abandoned
your emotions. Why?

My brother's dead.

Your girlfriend
killed him.

You didn't know?

[scoffs]

Of course you didn't.

She lied.

I hate to say
I told you so, but...

Duh!

No sudden moves.
No tricks either.

No katherine-ing.

Wow.

A quilt
and a fish aquarium.

Who the hell
are you?

A very old lady
with dreadful taste.

It's gone.

The cure,

It was in the safe,
but it's not there.

[imitates buzzer]
not falling for it.

Where is it,
katherine?

I swear it was
in the safe.

What, just like elijah's
really your boyfriend

And this is really
your life?

And for all we know, this
isn't even your house.

It doesn't look
like the katherine
I know.

Maybe you don't know
katherine at all.

Did it every occur to you

That you have no idea
who I really am?

Did it every occur
to you

That you're not
that deep?

This whole small-town
girl thing,
we know it's an act.

Where is the cure?

[echoing hiss]

Whoa, whoa. Hang on.
We need her alive.

The cure's not here.

You check upstairs.
I'll check down.

I got this.

So if I was a paranoid,
distrustful sociopath,

Where would I keep
my most prized possession?

[chuckles]
this should be fun.

Because I'd want it to be
close, but not on me.

Accessible
but not obvious.

I'd want to keep it safe,
but not so safe that it'd

Be too difficult
to grab and run.

Well, that is a fancy
little treasure chest

In a tank with no fish.

I think I'm gonna
have to check that out.

Aah! Gah! Vervain water.

Looks like we have
a winner.

Aah! Agh!

Give it to me
or you're dead.

You're gonna
kill me anyway.

So what's more important
to you, huh?

Killing me
or getting the cure?

Look, rebekah...

Don't even think
about it.

Let's just talk
about this,

Like the two rational
vampires that we are.

Rebekah?
Oh, give it a rest.

Me taking this cure
is the best thing

That'll ever happen
to you.

Don't do anything
stupid.

Admit it. You don't
want human elena

Running back to stefan

Whilst you're left
out in the cold again.

Go on, damon.

Tell me why you want
elena to have the cure.

That's what I thought.

No!

[moaning]

I can feel the splinters
moving towards my heart.

Help me!

Your word first.

And what makes
you think

I won't simply break
my word?

You want to be friends?

Friendship--stage one.

Show me that
I can trust you.

I saved your life...

Twice.

Because you put
it in danger...

Twice.

Why can't you
just do

Something decent
for once?

Because tyler lockwood
tried to kill me.

We've all tried
to kill you.

And you've tried to
kill most of us.

How do you think
that you deserve

My friendship when
you've done nothing

To earn it?

I will not have my hand
forced by you

Or anyone else!

What is wrong with you?

I'm reaching out to
you despite everything

That you have done,

And you still can't
get out of your own way.

God! I feel sorry
for you.

Don't turn
your back on me!

I should have turned
my back on you ages ago!

It's gone.

What?

The pain.

The pain is gone.

Oh, see,
it was never there.

He got in my head.

Silas...

Got inside my head.

You took my mind
off it.

You brought me back,
caroline.

If silas can make you,
of all people,

Believe that you're
dying...

What can he do
to the rest of us?

Stefan: Did you even
try to stop her?

You forgot the part where
I was bobbing for boxes

In vervain water.

All you had to do
was stall her, damon.

Sorry. It's rebekah.
I didn't have a pony

To distract her, stefan.

You let her take it,
didn't you?

You were never
on my side.

Now elena will be
a vampire

For the rest of her life
just like you wanted.

[inhales deeply]

I know what it feels like
to lose a brother.

I'm sorry
for your pain. I...

I only hope that you
can find your way back

To yourself someday.

Just like you hope
katherine will find

Her way back?

You still think that
innocent girl

You saved from klaus
ages ago is

In there somewhere.

I'd like to think
so, yes.

She's not. She's
a monster now, elijah.

The sweet peasant girl
you fell in love with

Way back when is dead.

And she's not
coming back.

I'm not a fool, elena.

Of course this has
occurred to me,

But what kind of man
would I be

If I didn't try to find
my katerina

Beneath this
katherine facade?

You boys
are all the same.

Damon and stefan
still think

That the girl
they love is

Still in here
somewhere, too.

You can't blame them
for having hope, elena.

It'd be a shame
if the world lost

A soul as compassionate
as yours.

"your compassion is
a gift, elena."

"carry it with you
always and forever."

I remember reading
that in a letter once.

Well, the writer sounds
positively gifted.

I'm sure he meant
what he wrote.

I'm sure he did.

And it felt good to
watch that letter burn

Along with my old life

And along
with jeremy's body.

Sorry.
I got held up.

How do you feel?

I--I feel good. I...

I feel great.

I feel alive.

Slight problem with
being alive--

I can kill you now.

[clang]

I'm still a vampire.

The cure didn't work.

It worked just like
she wanted it to.

The cure was a fake.

It must have been
a concentrated shot

Of vervain or
something.

Katherine.

Oh, come on.
She could use a nap.

It must be exhausting
trying to be me.

You killed
jeremy gilbert.

[exhales]

Yes, elijah,

I killed
jeremy gilbert,

A bombshell,
I'm sure,

She just
couldn't wait

To drop on you.

Ironic, since
she supposedly

Doesn't care
about anything.

I care.

Do you honestly feel
nothing for this girl,

A girl fated to live

The same life
that you've endured?

And now you've just taken
away the last of her family,

Just as yours was taken
away from you.

Uh, why are you looking
at me like I enjoyed it?

Jeremy was
collateral damage.

I was doing what I needed
to do to survive.

Is that
what I am, too?

A means of survival.

Don't let sweet little
elena get to you.

She hates me. She wants
you to turn against me

And convince you
that I can't be trusted.

I asked you
a question.

No.

Of course you're not
a means of survival.

You looked out for me
when I had no one.

You're giving me
a second chance now

When no one else will.

I love you.

Elijah.

You don't believe me.

I want to.

It's my disease.

I just keep wanting
to believe you,

But how can I when
at every turn, you

Give me reason
to doubt you?

I don't know you.

[chuckles softly]

I don't know that
I ever will.

Wait.

You gave me your word that
you would talk to klaus.

I--I can't make
a deal without you.

Good-bye, katherine.

[knock on door]

Katherine, hey.

What brings you by
at this hour?

I came to retrieve
my package.

Oh. Of course.
Like I said,

Your secret would be
safe here.

[dog barks in distance]

Hey, um...
All the secrecy.

Can I ask, what is it?

It's my freedom.

Wait.

What do you want?

To tell you that
you're right.

I've spent so much
time running

And lying just to
survive

That I don't--

I'm starting to
believe my own lies.

I don't even
remember who I was

When we first met.

And I want
to find out.

You have the cure.
Yeah.

And I can shove this
down klaus' throat

And try to kill him,

But even if I manage
to do it...

I'd lose you.

And I don't want
that to happen.

How do I know
this isn't another lie?

Katherine pierce deceiving
yet another man.

Because I meant
what I said

About my feelings
for you.

And I'd like to think

That you feel
something for me, too.

I need you to trust me.

I want you
to trust me...

Just like I'm
trusting you.

You don't owe me
anything.

I'm gonna let
you decide

Where we
go from here.

You and katherine?
And I thought

You were
the smart brother.

You don't have
a smart brother.

It turns out I'm
just as stupid

As the rest of you.

Why don't you just
give me the cure

So I can judge you
silently elsewhere?

And what could you possibly
want with the cure?

I want to be
human again.

How do you know
that being human is

The answer
you're looking for?

I mean, it's nothing
but a romantic notion.

The grass won't
necessarily be greener,

Rebekah.

You're probably
right.

But I don't care.

I want to live
a simple life

As a normal person.

And when it ends,
it ends.

We've had 20
lifetimes together,

Elijah.
Isn't that enough?

I just don't understand.

I mean, why must you
always consider

Our family a burden?

Always and forever.

I mean, those words are
as important to me today

As they ever were.

You will always be
my brother.

And I will never
stop loving you.

But now it's
time for me to live

And die the way
that I choose,

Not the way you
and nik want me to.

Please.

Please just
give me the cure.

[cell phone rings]

[ring]

[sighs]

What do you
want, nik?

An update on our search
for the elusive cure.

Let's just say

That things have
gotten complicated.

In fact,
why don't you speak

To one of those
complications? Here.

Complication
speaking.

Big brother.

At last you join
the fray.

Somebody had
to take charge.

And now that I have,
I've got the cure

And I'm bringing it
back to mystic falls.

With a long list
of demands, I assume.

Not that long.

Come home, brother.

We'll settle this
like family.

I used all your bleach.
Hey.

Thank you for helping me.

Yeah.

Well, if you need
anything else...

Don't call me.

I have
a prom to plan.

Friends then?

Are you gonna let tyler
come back into town?

You might have noticed...

I'm not exactly scouring
the earth for him, am I?

[music playing]

All right. You're right.

I let rebekah
take the cure.

I thought
for a second--

If rebekah takes this, then
all my problems go away.

And I couldn't think
of one good reason

To give it to elena.

And then rebekah took it.

And I realized
how badly I screwed up.

So what's your point,
damon?

My point is,
I'm sorry, ok?

I had a moment
of weakness, stefan.

It's my thing.

It's like you and I
falling for the same girl.

It's our thing.

Was our thing.

Look, we've been making
the same mistakes

For 150 years.

We can judge katherine
all we want, but we

Keep repeating
our own history

Just like she is.

Nothing ever changes.
It has to stop, damon.

What are you
talking about?

I can't keep reliving
my life like this.

I owe elena her shot
at being normal again.

Once we give
her the cure,

I'm getting her
out of my life,

And I'm getting a life
of my own.

Ok. Ok. Let's just
get the cure,

And then we'll talk
about you

Riding off into the sunset
all by your lonesome.

You still want
to get the cure,

Even if it means
you might lose her.

It's a chance I'm
willing to take, stefan.

Well, I guess
all we have to do

Is convince her.

Jolene:
Sit anywhere you'd like.

Stefan: You all right?

Damon: What's up with
the silent treatment?

You're the one that
texted us and wanted

To meet up.

You know, I don't
want the cure.

You need to know
that I never will.

And I'm done
talking about it. So...

Will you
accept that

And let me be
who I am or not?

Damon: Yeah...No.

Stefan: Elena,
this isn't you.

It is now.
And you two

Really need
to accept it.

Because if you
don't, there will be

Consequences.

Listen, I was in
the exact same situation

That you're in right now.

My emotions were off.
I wasn't me.

And you
refuse to accept that.

You didn't give up on me.

You didn't stop
until you pulled me back.

Let me just top that
off for you.

Thanks.

Damon: Oh!

Like I said,
consequences.

That's one body you're
responsible for.

If you keep trying
to fix me,

There'll be a second,

A twentieth,
and a hundredth.

It's your choice.

You still ready to ride
off into the sunset?