The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 4, Episode 5 - The Killer - full transcript

Stefan: MYSTIC FALLS...
I WAS BORN HERE.

THIS IS MY HOME.

Damon: AND MINE.
Elena: AND MINE.

FOR CENTURIES,
SUPERNATURAL CREATURES
HAVE LIVED AMONG US.

Caroline: THEY WERE
VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES,
DOPPELGANGERS...

Bonnie: WITCHES.
Klaus: AND EVEN HYBRIDS.

Stefan: AND THEN
THERE'S ELENA.
SHE'S ONE OF US NOW.

WHY AM I ACTING
LIKE THIS?

THERE MAY BE ONE CHANCE
TO SAVE HER...
NICE INK.

TELL HIM WHAT
THE HUNTER TOLD YOU
THE TATTOO LEADS TO!

HE SAID
THERE WAS A CURE.



NO ONE MUST KNOW
ABOUT THE CURE,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

THE HUNTER HOLDS THE KEY,
AND HE'LL STOP AT NOTHING...

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

[ENGINE TURNS OFF]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[EXHALES]

Connor: YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH?

I SPENT THE LAST
TWO DAYS CHAINED UP
BY AN ORIGINAL VAMPIRE.

SO YOU MET KLAUS?

I ONLY KNOW HIM
BY REPUTATION.

APPARENTLY HE'S
A REAL MONSTER.

HE'S A VAMPIRE-WEREWOLF HYBRID.

DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD
IT IS TO KILL THEM?

FROM WHAT I GATHER,
YOU HAVE TO...



REMOVE THEIR HEAD,
OR THEIR HEART.

THAT IS, ACCORDING TO LORE.
I'M JUST SPECULATING.

I HAD TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO IT ON MY OWN.

I COULD HAVE USED SOME
OF THIS OCCULT PROFESSOR
KNOWLEDGE OF YOURS.

BUT THEN AGAIN,
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SLOW

WHEN IT COMES
TO PROVIDING ANSWERS.

WE HAD A DEAL.

I'LL GIVE YOU
ANSWERS ABOUT
YOUR HUNTER'S MARK

WHEN IT'S GROWN
TO COMPLETION.

IN OTHER WORDS, KILL
AS MANY VAMPIRES AS POSSIBLE.

COME ON, CONNOR,
WHY DO YOU THINK I SENT
YOU TO MYSTIC FALLS?

THERE'S NO SHORTAGE
OF VAMPIRES. THAT TOWN'S
PRACTICALLY INFESTED.

LISTEN, THERE'S A WITCH

MIXED UP
IN ALL THIS.

SHE'S IMPORTANT
TO WHAT I HAVE PLANNED.

I WANT HER TO BE KEPT
OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

ANYBODY GETS IN MY WAY--

ANYBODY--

THEY'RE DEAD.

OK...

SURE, I'LL OCCUPY
HER MYSELF.

JUST DO WHAT YOU DO.

AND THE LESS
I KNOW ABOUT IT,
THE BETTER.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[DOOR CLOSES]

DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

GOOD.

THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT VAMPIRES.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Elena: DEAR DIARY,

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

A LONG WHILE.

I HAVEN'T NEEDED...

I HAVEN'T WANTED
TO WRITE THIS STUFF DOWN.

BUT I DON'T WANT
TO SAY IT OUT LOUD, EITHER.

THE THING IS...

I'M A VAMPIRE.

AND I HATE IT.

Stefan: SHE'S BEEN SPIRALING
SINCE HER TRANSITION.

THERE ARE TIMES
I BARELY RECOGNIZE HER.

BUT NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A WHILE,

THERE'S HOPE.

Elena: I FEEL HOPELESS.

DEPRESSED. ANGRY.

BUT MOST OF ALL...

I'M SCARED.

Stefan: SOMEWHERE
IN THE WORLD,

THERE'S A CURE FOR VAMPIRES.

IF I CAN GET IT,

ELENA CAN BE HUMAN AGAIN.

I CAN GIVE HER
BACK HER LIFE.

Elena: PART OF ME
JUST WANTS TO END IT.

BUT THEN I THINK
OF JEREMY,

AND ALL THAT HE HAS LEFT.

SO, I NEED TO FIND
A WAY THROUGH THIS.

NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.

Stefan: SO THAT'S
WHAT I NEED TO DO.

NO MATTER WHAT KLAUS ASKS;

NO MATTER WHAT LIES
I HAVE TO TELL,

SECRETS I HAVE TO KEEP,
I'LL DO IT.

NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

HOW THE HELL
DID CONNOR ESCAPE?

I BLAME MIND-NUMBING
INCOMPETENCE,

BUT POINTING FINGERS
ISN'T GOING TO HELP ME.

YOU'RE GOING
TO HELP ME.

WELL, HE COULD BE ANYWHERE NOW.

THINK, STEFAN.

HE TOOK
THE HYBRID'S HEAD,

WHICH MEANS HE WANTS
WEREWOLF TOXIN.

WHICH MEANS HE PLANS
TO STAY IN MYSTIC FALLS
TO KILL VAMPIRES.

WHICH IS A PITY.

ME BEING
ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE WORLD

DIGGING UP A DEAD
HUNTER, YOU'LL HAVE
NO ACCESS TO MY BLOOD.

AND THEREFORE
THE ANTIDOTE.
NEVERTHELESS,

HIS TATTOO IS OUR
ONLY MAP TO THE CURE,

SO YOUR TASK
IS QUITE SIMPLE.

FIND HIM, CATCH HIM,

AND ABOVE ALL,
KEEP HIM ALIVE.

HE'S NO GOOD
TO US DEAD.

DAMON'S BEEN LOOKING
EVERYWHERE FOR HIM.
IF THEY CROSS PATHS...

YOU NEED TO KEEP
DAMON IN CHECK.

IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER
IF I COULD JUST
TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

YOU TRUST DAMON
WITH THE CURE?

I IMAGINE HE PREFERS
ELENA THE WAY SHE IS.

NICE TRY, KLAUS,
BUT I TRUST DAMON

A HELL OF A LOT MORE
THAN I TRUST YOU.

AND I TRUST NO ONE.

WHICH IS WHY
MY SISTER IS LYING
DAGGERED IN A BOX.

THE MORE WHO FIND
OUT ABOUT THE CURE,

THE MORE WILL
GO AFTER IT.

NATIONS HAVE GONE
TO WAR OVER LESS.

YOU MARK MY WORDS--
TELL ONE SOUL

AND I WILL THROW
THE HUNTER'S SWORD
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

AND WE CAN END
THIS QUEST RIGHT NOW.

AM I UNDERSTOOD?

REALLY? JEREMY,
YOU'RE HALF AN HOUR
LATE. GET HERE NOW.

April: UH, MATT?

UH, HEY, APRIL.
WE DON'T OPEN
TILL ELEVEN.

OH, SORRY. I WASN'T, LIKE,

TRYING TO SCARE YOU
OR STALK YOU OR WHATEVER.

I JUST, UM, I CAME
TO ASK IF YOU'VE SEEN REBEKAH?

WHY WOULD I HAVE
SEEN REBEKAH?

OH, I JUST ASSUMED.

I MEAN, AREN'T YOU GUYS
KIND OF LINE A THING?

[CHUCKLES] REBEKAH
AND I ARE NOT A THING.

WELL, I MEAN,
I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER.

SHE SAID SHE'D HELP ME
FIND STUFF OUT ABOUT
THE FIRE THAT KILLED MY DAD,

AND THEN SHE JUST DISAPPEARED.

TRUST ME...

[GASPS]

THAT'S THE LEAST
OF YOUR PROBLEMS.

OH.

EXCUSE ME.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHERE'S STEFAN?

OK, GOOD MORNING TO YOU, TOO.

HE'S NOT ANSWERING HIS
PHONE AND HE'S NOT HERE,

WHICH, YOU KNOW,
BIG DEAL,

WE'VE ONLY GOT
A KILLER VAMPIRE
HUNTER ON THE LOOSE.

I HAVEN'T TALKED
TO HIM YET TODAY.

HMM.

GIVE ME YOUR PHONE.
MAYBE HE'S DODGING ME.

WHY WOULD HE BE DODGING YOU?
OH, I DON'T KNOW,

MAYBE THE HOT, SWEATY
DANCE PARTY BUSINESS?

I FIGURED YOU SPILLED
YOUR GUILTY LITTLE
GUTS TO HIM

WHEN I LEFT LAST NIGHT.

OHH, YOU DIDN'T
TELL HIM, DID YOU?

NO, DAMON.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM
THAT I GOT HIGH ON BLOOD

LIKE SOME CRACK HEAD

AND DIRTY DANCED WITH YOU.

IT WAS A MISTAKE, OK?
I WASN'T...MYSELF.

AND BESIDES, HE'S ALREADY
GOT ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH,

TRYING TO GET ME THROUGH
THIS VAMPIRE STUFF.

OH, I SEE. THIS IS
CLASSIC SHAME SPIRAL.

I'M NOT IN A SHAME SPIRAL.

OH, YOU SO ARE.
NEWBIE VAMPIRE REMORSE?

WHOOF, IT'S WORSE
THAN A HANGOVER.

I'M NOT IN A SHAME SPIRAL,
DAMON!

Stefan, on voicemail:
IT'S STEFAN. LEAVE A MESSAGE.

SO EITHER HE'S DODGING
BOTH OF US...

OR SOMETHING'S WRONG.

SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN!

GILBERT, GIVE ME
YOUR CELL PHONE.

LOOK, AT LEAST
LET APRIL GO.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THIS.

SHE HAS EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.

HER AND HER FATHER.

PLUS, SHE AND I HAVE HISTORY.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
BEFORE IN MY LIFE!

YOU KIDS NEED
TO GET SOME VERVAIN.

AND DON'T JUST WEAR IT
AS A BRACELET WHERE ANYBODY
CAN JUST TAKE IT OFF.

MAYBE THEN YOU'D
REMEMBER OUR CONVERSATION
AT THE HYBRID'S YESTERDAY.

OUR CONVERSATION?

ARE YOU SAYING
SOMEONE COMPELLED ME?!

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE
TELL ME WHAT HE'S
TALKING ABOUT?!

COMPULSION. SECRETS.

VAMPIRES.
IF YOU KNOW SO MUCH,

THEN YOU KNOW OUR
FRIENDS ARE GOING
TO COME FOR US.

OH, YEAH,
I'M COUNTING ON IT.

EVERY VAMPIRE
THAT COMES FOR YOU

IS ANOTHER ONE
I GET TO KILL.

NOW, WHO SHOULD I TEXT
FIRST, HMM?

DAMON SALVATORE?
HIS BROTHER STEFAN?

TYLER LOCKWOOD?

ALL OF THE ABOVE.

SO WE EACH TAKE
A DIFFERENT ENTRANCE,
HIT HIM AT THE SAME TIME.

STEFAN!
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?

COMING UP WITH A PLAN?
YEAH, WE HAVE A PLAN.

THE PLAN IS I'M GOING
TO RIP CONNOR'S HEART OUT

AND I AM GOING
TO FEED IT TO HIM.

THAT'S NOT A PLAN.
WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL.

CONNOR HAS JEREMY
AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY
OTHER HOSTAGES.

HENCE THE OPEN HEART SURGERY.

DAMON'S RIGHT.
CONNOR'S STRONG,

BUT HE'S NOT GOING
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
ALL OF US.

I CALLED IN THE HYBRIDS
TO HELP, TOO.

MY MOM PUT SQUAD
CARS BLOCKING
THE STREETS.

THEY'RE SAYING IT'S
A FAULTY GAS MAIN.
WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

GOOD. GREAT. NO COP,
NO WITNESSES, NO REASON
TO WAIT AROUND.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON,
YOU'RE NOT ALL GOING.

HE SHOT ME LIKE 9 TIMES.

IF WE'RE KILLING HIM,
I WANT IN.

HE'S GOT JEREMY, I'M GOING.

LISTEN, NOBODY
IS GOING ANYWHERE

UNTIL I FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE'RE WALKING INTO.

UNTIL YOU FIGURE IT OUT?

IS THAT WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
ALL MORNING,

OUT BUYING BOSSY PANTS?

THIS GUY'S KNOWN FOR
SETTING TRAPS, RIGHT?

WE'D BE PRETTY DUMB
TO WALK INTO ONE,

ESPECIALLY IF HE HAS
WEREWOLF VENOM.

DOES HE?

HE'S HAD IT BEFORE.

FINE. FINE.

YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME
TO DO RECON, YOU GET ONE HOUR.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED
SOME EXTRA HELP,

SO WHERE THE HELL'S
THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST?

SHE CAN'T DO MAGIC.
REALLY?

WELL, CALL HER,
TELL HER JEREMY'S
LIFE IS IN DANGER.

MAYBE THAT'LL BRING HER
OUT OF RETIREMENT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU WROTE A BOOK.

I DID. I WROTE
THREE BOOKS,
ACTUALLY.

TWO OF THEM ARE JUST TWO
MORE TO FIND TO DISPLAY.

OH, I'M FINDING THEM ONLINE.

NO, NO, YOU'RE NOT.
HEY, COME ON,

YOU PROMISED, REMEMBER?

RIGHT? NO CELL PHONES,

AND NO INTERNET
DURING WITCH THERAPY.

HERE. THIS IS YOURS.

RIGHT NOW I WANT YOU TO FOCUS.

AND I WANT
YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.

[SIGHS] YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN HELP ME START
PRACTICING MAGIC AGAIN?

ABSOLUTELY, I CAN.

I INVITED YOU HERE
BECAUSE I CAN.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
RIGHT NOW, JUST RELAX.

DRINK YOUR TEA.

I GOT THIS IN AUSTRALIA
WHEN I WAS BACKPACKING

WITH THESE ABORIGINE
SPIRIT GUIDES.

TRUST ME, IT'S BETTER
WHEN YOU SMOKE IT,

BUT I'M TRYING
TO BE A ROLE MODEL.

[CHUCKLES]

BONNIE...

LISTEN, THE THING IS,

WHAT I HAVE IN MIND
MIGHT COME OFF

AS A LITTLE UNORTHODOX.

NOW I'M OFFICIALLY CURIOUS.

GOOD.

AHH.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT HYPNOSIS?

YOU REALLY THINK
THAT WOULD WORK?

WHAT, YOU PRACTICE
WITCHCRAFT

BUT YOU DON'T
BELIEVE IN HYPNOTISM?

BONNIE, LISTEN...

YOU'RE AFRAID
TO PRACTICE MAGIC

BECAUSE THOSE WITCH
SPIRITS CONVINCED
YOU IT'S WRONG.

THEY THREATENED
YOUR GRAMS

AND THEY MADE YOU
FEEL GUILTY.

YOU JUST HAVE TO

CONFRONT THAT FEAR...
AND THAT GUILT.

AND REMOVE IT.

MAYBE. I DON'T THINK
HYPNOSIS WOULD WORK.

WITCHES ARE NATURALLY IMMUNE
TO ANY SORT OF MANIPULATION.

REALLY?

WELL, LET ME
ASK YOU SOMETHING.

HOW'D YOU LIKE TO PUT
THAT EARRING BACK ON?

[CHUCKLES]

YOU EXPECT ME
TO CARE ABOUT
BLOODY HOSTAGES?

WELL, YOU SHOULD.
DAMON DOES.

SO DOES CAROLINE, TYLER, ELENA.

IF ANY OF THEM GET
TO CONNOR, THEN YOU JUST
WASTED A TRIP TO ITALY.

I CAN BUY US SOME TIME,
BUT DAMON'S GETTING ANTSY.

SO IF YOU WANT CONNOR ALIVE,

YOU BETTER GET YOUR HYBRIDS
ONBOARD WITH MY PLAN.

Elena: WHO IS HE TALKING TO?

BONNIE, HOPEFULLY.

MAYBE SHE'S DECIDED
TO MAKE HERSELF
USEFUL AGAIN.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S OUR WAY IN,
COURTESY OF
ALARIC SALTZMAN'S

INTEREST
IN THE MYSTIC FALLS
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

THE TUNNELS, LIKE THE ONES
IN THE LOCKWOOD CELLAR.

YEP.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

I COULD ONLY
MAKE OUT THE VOICES.

Damon: HOW MANY
HOSTAGES?

THREE. BUT, ELENA,
IT'S MATT.

AND APRIL YOUNG.

WHAT?!
THOSE TWO IDIOTS.

THEY'RE LIKE
DANGER MAGNETS.

WE HAVE TO GET THEM
OUT OF THERE.

YEAH, I JUST NEED
A LITTLE MORE TIME.

THE CLOCK'S TICKING,
BROTHER.

YOU KNOW, I COULD DO WITHOUT
THE COLOR COMMENTARY.

I'M GOING
IN THESE TUNNELS.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.
THIS GUY DOESN'T KNOW

THAT YOU'RE A VAMPIRE.
LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S IT.

I CAN OFFER
TO TRADE MYSELF

IN EXCHANGE
FOR THE HOSTAGES.

NO! BEST CASE SCENARIO IS,

NOW YOU'RE A HOSTAGE.

WORST CASE SCENARIO--
HE FIGURES YOU OUT,

KILLS YOU ON THE SPOT.

STOP TREATING ME LIKE
I CAN'T HANDLE MYSELF.

ALARIC TRAINED ME,

AND I'VE BEEN PRACTICING
WITH STEFAN.

SO WHAT? NOW YOU'RE
GOING TO TAKE ON
A PROFESSIONAL KILLER?

BANG, YOU'RE DEAD.

NOW WHAT?

HEAD SHOT'S NO GOOD.
IT HAS TO BE THE HEART.
SO NOW YOU'RE DEAD.

HUH.

[LAUGHS]

FOR SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T
WANT TO BE LIKE ME,

YOU SURE ARE GOOD AT IT.

MY BROTHER'S
THE ONLY THING

THAT'S HOLDING ME TOGETHER
RIGHT NOW, DAMON.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS
TO HIM...

WE'LL GET HIM OUT.
I PROMISE.

HE'S CLEARLY
DELUSIONAL.

I MEAN, RIGHT?
ALL THIS--

ALL THIS TALK
ABOUT VAMPIRES?

I--I MEAN,
HE MENTIONED MY DAD.

HEY, THIS GUY'S A NUT JOB, OK?

DON'T LET HIM GET IN YOUR HEAD.

WHAT IF HE KNOWS
SOMETHING?

JEREMY...DID HE SAY
ANYTHING TO YOU

ABOUT WHY
HE'S DOING THIS?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE.

MAYBE I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER.

LET IT GO. JEREMY!

YOU SAID WE HAD
A CONVERSATION YESTERDAY?

MM-HMM.

ABOUT WHAT?

WE'LL GET INTO THAT.

FIRST, TAKE A LOOK
AT MY HANDIWORK.

PICK UP SOME TIPS
FROM THE HUNTER'S TRADE.

WHAT IS ALL THAT?

THE FLUID IS DERIVED
FROM WEREWOLF TOXIN.

TRIP THE WIRE, BOMB GOES OFF,

NAILS DELIVER A LETHAL DOSE
INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.

AND WHAT'S THE POINT?
WHAT DO YOU GET
OUT OF ALL THIS?

YOU KNOW, I USED TO THINK
THAT THERE WAS NO "GET".

THAT I WAS JUST
SUPPOSED TO "DO".

KILL VAMPIRES.

THAT WAS UNTIL I REALIZED
THAT THE MARK HELD THE ANSWER

TO WHY I'M THE WAY I AM.

THE MORE I KILL,
THE MORE IT GROWS,

AND ONCE IT'S COMPLETE...

I'LL LEARN MY STORY, AND--

AND ALL THIS WILL HAVE
MEANT SOMETHING.

HEY! WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE VISITORS SOON.

YOU TWO GET
IN THE BACK.
GET UP! MOVE!

AND BEFORE YOU THINK
ABOUT ANY OTHER EXITS,
I GOT EVERY DOOR RIGGED.

GOT IT?

STEFAN'S ON HIS WAY.
THIS WILL BE OVER SOON.

WILL IT? I MEAN,
HAVEN'T WE ALREADY
BEEN HERE BEFORE WITH JEREMY?

ISN'T THIS WHY
WE SENT HIM TO DENVER?

WELL, WE'LL GET HIM OUT
OF THIS AND WE'LL COMPEL HIM
DOWN TO THE BAHAMAS.

MAYBE HE'LL FIND
AN ISLAND GIRL.

[DOOR OPENS]

DID YOU FIND
THE TUNNEL MAP?

GOT IT.

IT WAS IN
HIS WEAPON'S DRAWER

WITH SEVEN STAKES,
A WEIRD MaCGYVER CROSSBOW,

AND THE LAST REMAINING
VERVAIN IN MYSTIC FALLS.

SO, HOW ABOUT WE GET
THIS PARTY STARTED?

NOT YET. KLAUS IS
SENDING ONE OF HIS MEN.

HE'LL TAKE THE FRONT
AND YOU AND I CAN
TAKE THE TUNNELS.

SINCE WHEN DO WE
TEAM UP WITH KLAUS
AND THE LOLLIPOP GUILD?

WELL, I ALREADY
TOLD YOU, CONNOR
HAS WEREWOLF VENOM.

WE NEED SOMEONE
TO DRAW HIS FIRE,
THE HYBRIDS ARE

IMMUNE TO IT,
SO THEY'RE OUR BEST BET.

WELL, HOW ARE YOU SURE
HE EVEN HAS WEREWOLF VENOM?

WHY IS KLAUS INVOLVED,
STEFAN?

OH, STOP BEING
PARANOID, DAMON.

START TELLING
THE TRUTH...STEFAN.

WHY IS KLAUS INVOLVED?

DID HE COMPEL YOU?

I AM TELLING YOU
THE TRUTH,

THIS IS THE BEST WAY
TO GET EVERYONE OUT.

WHAT IS WITH YOU TWO?
WE'RE WASTING TIME!

YOU KNOW WHAT,
SHE'S RIGHT.

SCREW YOUR PLAN.
I'LL KILL CONNOR MYSELF.

STEFAN!

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
DAMON HAD THE RIGHT IDEA

WITH THE TUNNELS,
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO

IN THERE IF I CAN'T COUNT
ON HIM TO DO IT MY WAY.

IF YOU CAN'T
COUNT ON HIM?
YOU JUST VERVAINED HIM!

DO YOU THINK HE CARES
ABOUT APRIL OR MATT?

HE'LL GET JEREMY OUT FOR YOU,
BUT THEN HE'LL GO RIGHT AFTER
CONNOR NO MATTER WHO GETS HURT.

THEN I'M COMING
WITH YOU.

YOU'RE NOT COMING WITH ME,
ELENA!
YOU NEED MY HELP!

WHAT IF CONNOR ATTACKS
AND YOU HAVE TO DEFEND YOURSELF?

AND WHAT IF YOU KILL HIM?

THE GUILT WILL WRECK YOU.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT
I'M AFRAID OF THAT?

OF COURSE I AM.

STEFAN, I'M BARELY
HOLDING IT TOGETHER.

IF JEREMY GETS HURT--
WE'LL GET JEREMY OUT, OK?

I PROMISE YOU. ELENA,
LISTEN TO ME, LISTEN TO ME.

THIS IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING

THAT I HAVE EVER
ASKED YOU TO DO.

I JUST NEED YOU TO TRUST ME.

PLEASE.

LOOK, MAN, THIS GUY
IS DANGEROUS.

HE'S HIGHLY TRAINED,
HE'S ARMED--

I CAN HANDLE MYSELF.

BESIDES, KLAUS
ASKED ME PERSONALLY.

THIS IS A BAD IDEA.

UH, WHO ARE YOU?
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

CAROLINE.

OHH. YOU'RE TYLER'S GIRL.

HE TOLD ME ABOUT YOU.
I'M HALEY.

WELL, HALEY,
THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY,

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T
HEARD A THING
ABOUT YOU.

I'VE BEEN STAYING HERE
A FEW DAYS.

EXCUSE ME?

I NEEDED A PLACE TO CRASH,
TY'S A BUDDY.

HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO OFFER.

I KNOW ALL
OF TY'S BUDDIES

AND I HAVEN'T HEARD
ABOUT YOU, SO HOW
ABOUT WE CUT THE CRAP?

YEAH, I DON'T DO TEEN DRAMA.

TAKE IT UP WITH TY.

EXCUSE ME.

[SCOFFS]

DEAN, YOU DON'T NEED
TO DO THIS.

STAY OUT OF THIS, HALEY.
I'M GOING.

JUST LISTEN
TO HER, MAN.
IT'S SUICIDE.

KLAUS TOLD YOU TO TAKE
CONNOR BY YOURSELF,

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN
FIGHT BACK?

YOU HAVE TO USE
"NON-LETHAL FORCE"?
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

KLAUS GAVE ME A DIRECT ORDER.

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.

THAT MANIAC
ALREADY KILLED NATE.

YOU'RE NOT A HYBRID,
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE.

KLAUS ASKS FOR SOMETHING,
YOU DO IT.

LOOK...

I'M A HYBRID.

I USED TO DO
EVERYTHING
KLAUS SAID.

BUT I DON'T ANYMORE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO,
EITHER.

YOU THINK YOU CAN
STAND UP TO KLAUS?

HERE, PROVE IT.

TYLER, DON'T...

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?
HEY, KLAUS.

TYLER. I HOPE
YOU'RE NOT
CAUSING PROBLEMS.

I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT.
I'M NOT SIRED TO YOU ANYMORE.

FAIR ENOUGH. THOUGH
I DO HAPPEN TO KNOW
YOUR LITTLE SECRET

ABOUT YOUR TIME
IN APPALACHIA.

WHAT WAS
YOUR FRIEND'S NAME?

HALEY, WAS IT?

YOU'D PROBABLY
PREFER I KEPT
THAT TO MYSELF.

I'M SORRY, MATE.

ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER
OR SHOULD I JUST ASSUME

YOU'RE BACK TO BEING...
HOW DID YOU PHRASE IT?

OH, YES.
MY LITTLE BITCH.

AHEM.

DO WHATEVER
THE HELL YOU WANT.

THAT'S IT?

YOU JUST BACK DOWN?!

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

WE'RE CLOSED.

I WANT YOU
TO FREE THE HOSTAGES.

I'LL FREE THEM. AS SOON
AS YOU GIVE ME WHAT I WANT--

YOU AND EVERYONE LIKE YOU DEAD.

WHAT, SO YOUR HUNTER'S
MARK CAN GROW?

YEAH, I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT.
WHAT IT MEANS. WHAT YOU ARE.

LISTEN, YOU FREE
THE HOSTAGES AND YOU AND I
CAN HAVE A LITTLE CAT.

MAYBE I CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD
OF THE FIVE.

[CHUCKLES] THAT'S A WEAK MOVE.

YOU MUST BE DESPERATE.
THINK ABOUT IT, CONNOR.

KLAUS SAVED YOUR LIFE,
HE NEEDS YOU ALIVE.

AREN'T YOU
THE LEAST BIT
CURIOUS WHY?

WHEN I WAS A KID,

MY DAD USED TO TELL ME
THESE SCARY STORIES
ABOUT VAMPIRES.

THEY'RE JUST STORIES.

NOT TO THAT MAN OUT THERE.

THERE'S SOMETHING
SO FAMILIAR...

ABOUT HIM.

[EXHALES]

LOOK, THIS IS
A MESSED UP SITUATION.

THE LAST THING
THAT YOU WANT TO DO

IS BUY INTO
THAT GUY'S CRAZINESS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE.
WHAT IS THAT?

THERE USED TO BE
AN EXIT THROUGH
THE OLD WINE CELLAR.

THEY BRICKED IT OVER.

SO THAT'S IT, THEN?

WE'RE SCREWED.

NO.

WE'RE NOT SCREWED.

[PANTING]

[HAMMERING]

THERE'S NO SIGN OF ANYONE.

STEFAN'S COMING AT HIM
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.

HE'LL FREE THE HOSTAGES,

YOUR JOB IS TO GET
CONNOR OUT ALIVE.

AND USE CAUTION, MATE.

HE FAVORS BOOBY TRAPS
AND AMBUSHES.

UNDERSTOOD.

YOU MAY BE
A POTENTIAL HUNTER,

BUT YOU MAKE ONE MOVE,
I WILL BREAK

ALL 27 BONES
IN YOUR HAND.

THEY'RE NOT ALL BAD, YOU KNOW?

SOME OF THEM,
THEY'RE MY FRIENDS.

FRIENDS, HUH?

YEAH, I HAD A FRIEND
LIKE THAT ONCE.

SHE GOT TURNED
BY THIS VAMPIRE
I WAS HUNTING.

HE THOUGHT
IT'D BE IRONIC.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?

I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HER.

SHE PROMISED THAT
SHE WOULD KEEP IT
UNDER CONTROL, BUT...

A VAMPIRE'S LIKE
A LOADED GUN.

EVENTUALLY
IT'S GOING TO GO OFF.

THAT'S WHEN I GOT THIS.

SO YOU KILLED YOUR OWN FRIEND?
LISTEN!

IF YOU'RE GOING
TO BE LIKE ME,
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND.

VAMPIRES KILL HUMANS.

HUNTERS KILL VAMPIRES.

[DOOR OPENS IN DISTANCE]

WE HAVE COMPANY.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY]

[BEEP]

OH, MY GOD.

[GASPS]
SHH, SHH, SHH.

FOLLOW THIS MAP.
GET OUT OF HERE.

TAKE HER TO CAROLINE'S
SO SHE CAN...
OK.

STEFAN! THAT GUY'S ARMED.

IF YOU GO OUT THERE,
HE'S GOING TO KILL JEREMY.

NO ONE'S KILLING ANYONE. GO.

Stefan: CONNOR,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

STEFAN?

STEFAN, CALL ME.
THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION
AT THE GRILL.

I NEED TO KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING.

[DAMON GROANING]

DAMON. HEY.

CAN YOU GET UP?

OH, WHERE'S STEFAN?

I'M GOING TO KILL HIM.

OW-OW!

OW!

HE TOOK YOUR RING?

WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

UGHH. BECAUSE HE'S PLAYING US.

ALL THIS STALLING,
GETTING THE HYBRIDS,

TAKING MY RING, ADD IT UP.

[GROANING AND GASPING]

HE'S EITHER MADE A DEAL
WITH KLAUS OR HE'S COMPELLED.

THEN I NEED
TO GET IN THERE.

NO, ELENA, THIS GUY
IS DANGEROUS!

SO AM I, DAMON!

THEN YOU NEED TO BE SMART.

HE DOESN'T KNOW
YOU'RE A VAMPIRE.

YOU GET AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN.

AND KILL HIM.

CONNOR, WE CAN
END THIS RIGHT NOW.

JUST PUT DOWN THE GUN
AND COME WITH ME.

SURE, COME OUT.
I'LL HAND THE GUN OVER.

THINK ABOUT THIS,
NO ONE HAS TO DIE.

I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING
YOU NEED TO KNOW.

I DON'T MAKE DEALS
WITH VAMPIRES!

LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOU DIE RIGHT NOW,

THEN YOUR WHOLE LIFE,
ALL THAT KILLING,

IT WILL ALL BE
FOR NOTHING.

I CAN GIVE YOU THE TRUTH.

PUT DOWN THE GUN
AND LET JEREMY GO.

PLEASE!

DON'T HURT HIM.

COME ANY CLOSER,
HE'S DEAD.

ELENA, GET OUT OF HERE.

HE'S THE ONLY FAMILY
THAT I HAVE LEFT.

JUST--JUST LET HIM GO.

YOU HEAR THAT?
YOUR GIRL'S WATCHING.

I WILL SHOOT THE BOY
RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER!

ON THE COUNT OF THREE!

1...

2...

JEREMY?

[GASPING]

[GROANING]

I'M SORRY, I...

HEY, IT'S OK.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE IT,

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO HURT ME.

HOW DID THIS
HAPPEN, JER?

WHY DID CONNOR
COME AFTER YOU?

HE SAID I WAS LIKE HIM,

BECAUSE I COULD
SEE HIS TATTOO.

HIS WHAT?

HIS HUNTER'S MARK.

IT'S INVISIBLE
TO EVERYONE BUT ME.

STEFAN AND DAMON
DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT?

NO.

WHO ELSE
KNOWS ABOUT THIS?

[SIGHS] WELL,
THAT'S THE THING.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

APPARENTLY I WAS WITH CONNOR
ALL DAY YESTERDAY,

BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER.

SOMEONE COMPELLED ME.

I THINK I KNOW WHO.

OWW!

Damon: GOOD WORK,
BROTHER.

IT'S OVER, DAMON,
I HAVE HIM.

NOT AFTER WHAT
I JUST WENT THROUGH.

I HAD TO PUNCH THROUGH
A BOILER ROOM BASEMENT

INTO A SEPTIC TANK
TO GET INTO THIS
STUPID TUNNEL.

BUT IT'LL BE WORTH IT.
I'M TAKING HIM WITH ME.

THAT'S THE THING--
YOU'RE NOT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE UP TO

OR WHAT KLAUS
HAS OVER YOU,

BUT EVEN IF I HAVE
TO GO THROUGH YOU,

I'M GOING TO KILL HIM.

BETTER BACK OFF, DAMON.
WHY?

BECAUSE KLAUS
WANTS HIM ALIVE?

THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH KLAUS,

YOU'RE JUST GOING
TO HAVE TO TRUST ME ON THAT.

DON'T WANT TO.

DON'T HAVE TO.

NOT GONNA.

YOU CAN GIVE HIM
TO ME, BROTHER.

RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KILL HIM!

WHY ARE YOU PROTECTING HIM?

TELL ME.
[GRUNTING]

TELL ME!
[GROANING]

KLAUS WILL KILL
ANYONE WHO KNOWS!

THEN IT HAS TO BE GOOD.
SPILL IT.

[GROANING]
SPILL IT!

CONNOR'S TATTOO
IS THE KEY TO A CURE.

THE CURE FOR WHAT?

FOR HER! FOR ELENA.

KLAUS TOLD YOU
THERE'S A CURE FOR VAMPIRISM?

AND IF CONNOR DIES,
THEN WE'LL LOSE IT FOREVER.

I KNOW IT'S CRAZY,
DAMON, BUT IT'S HOPE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
IT'S HER ONLY HOPE!

[GROANING]

[GASPING]

[CONNOR SCREAMING]

YOU STAY THE HELL
AWAY FROM MY BROTHER!

[GASPING] LOOK AT YOU.

SO WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.

AND YOU'RE THE BIGGEST MONSTER
HE'LL EVER MEET.

[GROANING]

YOU MISSED.

[GASPING]

THIS ISN'T WORKING.

IT'S NOT YOU.

I JUST--I CAN'T
GET INTO HYPNOSIS.

BONNIE, WHAT DO YOU
THINK WE'VE BEEN
DOING FOR SEVEN HOURS?

WOW, THAT'S CRAZY.

LOOK, I'M GOOD
AT THIS, OK?

AND TRUST ME,
YOU'RE DOING
A LOT BETTER

THAN YOU WERE
WHEN YOU CAME IN
THIS MORNING.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

PROOF.

I BET THAT YOU CAN
LIGHT THIS CANDLE

AS EASILY AS I CAN
SIGN MY NAME.

ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS WANT TO.

I'M SORRY.

I JUST--I CAN'T.

IF YOU CAN'T...

IT'S ONLY BECAUSE
YOU'RE AFRAID.

YOU'RE AFRAID OF THOSE
SPIRITS AND WHAT THEY
MIGHT DO TO YOUR GRAMS.

BUT LET ME
TELL YOU SOMETHING,
BONNIE BENNETT--

YOU'RE STRONGER
THAN THEY ARE.

YOU HAVE A POWER
OF YOUR OWN

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
APPROACHED YET,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE AFRAID.

OF ANYONE.

SAY IT.

"I DON'T HAVE
TO BE AFRAID."

I DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID.

NOW CLOSE YOUR EYES.

AND MEAN IT.

[EXHALES]

I DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID.

GUESS IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

[LAUGHS]

[ELENA GRUNTING]

Stefan: ELENA...

[GASPS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I NEED TO BURY HIM.

I KILLED HIM,
I SHOULD--

I SHOULD BURY HIM.

HEY. HEY, COME ON.

DON'T!

I HEARD YOU
TALKING TO HIM.

MAKING SOME SECRET
DEAL WITH KLAUS?

YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING
TO PROTECT JEREMY!

KEEP ME FROM...THIS.

YOU SAID THAT I COULD
TRUST YOU, STEFAN.

ELENA, IT'S
COMPLICATED--

NO, IT'S NOT
COMPLICATED, DAMON!

YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHY? BECAUSE--

BECAUSE HE'S DEAD NOW.

YOU TOLD ME
TO KILL HIM.

SO I DID.

[GASPING] I KILLED--

I KILLED SOMEONE.

[GASPING]

I K--I KILLED SOMEONE!

[SOBBING]

I'M SO...SORRY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
DEAN'S GONE.

WE COULD HAVE
SAVED HIM.

I APOLOGIZE.
AM I INTRUDING?

CAROLINE,
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

I KEEP WAITING
FOR YOU TO MAKE UP
SOME DUMB STORY

SO AT LEAST I CAN CALL YOU
A LIAR. IS THAT NOW?

I'LL LET YOU TWO TALK.
THANK YOU, HOW BIG OF YOU!

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND--

NO, YOU DON'T TELL ME
WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

I WENT THROUGH HELL
WHEN I THOUGHT YOU DIED.
I CRIED LIKE AN IDIOT,

AND THIS WHOLE TIME,
YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING
A SECRET FROM ME

ABOUT FALLING FOR SOME WEREWOLF
IN THE APPALACHIANS!

I NEVER FELL FOR HER.
OH, PLEASE.

CAROLINE,
SHE SAVED MY LIFE!

I ALMOST DIED TRYING
TO BREAK THE SIRE BOND.

HALEY WAS THERE
FOR ME. SHE HELPED ME
GET THROUGH IT.

BUT NOTHING ELSE
HAPPENED!

THEN WHY WOULD KLAUS THINK THAT?

BECAUSE I'D RATHER HIM

THINK THAT
THAN KNOW THE TRUTH.

THERE ARE OTHER
HYBRIDS THAT NEED
TO BE SET FREE.

HALEY AND I
CAN HELP THEM.

BUT IF KLAUS FOUND
OUT ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO,

HE'D KILL US ALL.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

HEY, JEREMY.

SORRY WE'RE SO LATE.

WE HAD TO TAKE THIS
CRAZY DETOUR.

THERE WAS A GAS LEAK.

YEAH, I HEARD
ABOUT THAT.

YEAH, AND WE HAD TO STOP BY
TYLER LOCKWOOD'S HOUSE

'CAUSE WE HAD
TO SEE CAROLINE.

WE TALKED TO HER
FOR A LITTLE BIT,

BUT NOW I WAS THINKING
MAYBE WE COULD ALL
GO GET SOME COFFEE.

BUT THE GRILL IS CLOSED.

THAT'S...WEIRD.

YOU KNOW WHAT,
IT'S OK. I, UH,

I NEED TO GET HOME
ANYWAY,

'CAUSE I'M FEELING
A LITTLE...

OVER IT TODAY.

I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET HOME, TOO.

OH.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

HEY, UH, APRIL.

DID YOU DROP THIS?

OH, THAT'S NOT MINE.

YOU SURE?
HERE, LET ME SEE
YOUR WRIST.

AH, THANKS, BUT--

I LIKE IT. I THINK
IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.
YOU SHOULD WEAR IT.

ARE YOU OK?

YEAH.

I'M JUST SICK
OF ALL THE SECRETS,
YOU KNOW?

YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT IT.

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

HOW IS SHE?

ANGRY, FULL OF GUILT.

HASN'T SAID A WORD TO ME
OTHER THAN SHE WANTS
TO BE LEFT ALONE.

IS THAT MY JOURNAL?

HAD TO GO THROUGH
SIX LOCKS TO GET IT.

NEEDED SOMETHING
TO BACK UP YOUR INSANITY.

DID YOU FIGURE OUT
HOW TO TELL KLAUS

YOU LOST A HUNTER AND A HYBRID?

HE'S ON A PLANE.

WHICH MEANS
I GET TO LIVE
FOR ANOTHER SIX HOURS.

I GOT YOUR BACK.
YOU KNOW, WHEN HE
COMES TO MURDER YOU.

THANKS. THANKS FOR NOT
SAYING ANYTHING TO ELENA.

ABOUT WHAT?

A CURE THAT WE DON'T
HAVE, CAN'T FIND,

AND PROBABLY
DOESN'T EXIST?
YOU'RE WELCOME.

SHE DOESN'T NEED TO KNOW
THAT SHE KILLED HER CHANCE
OF BEING HUMAN AGAIN.

ALLEGED CHANCE.

I BELIEVE HIM, DAMON.
YOU DIDN'T HEAR KLAUS' STORY.

I BELIEVED EVERY WORD HE SAID.

WELL, I'LL REMAIN
A SKEPTIC FOR NOW.

SO WHAT'S YOUR NEXT MOVE?

HE SAID THERE WAS
A BROTHERHOOD
OF THE FIVE.

WHICH MEANS THERE ARE
OTHER HUNTERS OUT THERE,

AND I'M JUST GOING
TO KEEP LOOKING
UNTIL I FIND ONE.

SURE, STEFAN, SINCE YOU ASKED,

I'D BE HAPPY TO GO
ON A SUICIDE MISSION WITH YOU

FOR A POTENTIALLY
NON-EXISTENT CURE.

NOT A PROBLEM.
[CHUCKLES]

YET A COUPLE HOURS
AGO, YOU WERE READY
TO RIP MY HEART OUT.

BECAUSE YOU WERE BEING
A PAIN IN THE ASS.

I JUST NEED ONE THING--

WHY DO YOU WANT TO CURE HER?

WHAT KIND OF
QUESTION IS THAT?

LEGITIMATE ONE.

YOU WANT TO CURE HER
BECAUSE SHE'S A VAMPIRE
AND SHE'S NOT CUT OUT TO BE,

OR YOU CAN'T LOVE HER
IF SHE IS ONE?

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE HER.

BUT SHE'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE THIS PERSON.

I DON'T WANT HER TO BE.

WELL, IF I'M GOING
TO RIDE THIS FAIRY TALE
TO ITS CONCLUSION,

LET ME BE CLEAR
ABOUT ONE THING.

WHAT'S THAT?

I'M FINE WITH HER
EITHER WAY, BROTHER.

SO IF WE DO THIS,
WE'RE DOING IT FOR YOU.

[WATER RUNNING]

Elena: DEAR DIARY,

TODAY I DID THE THING
I WAS MOST AFRAID OF.

I LOST CONTROL.

I KILLED SOMEONE.

I USED TO THINK THE WORST
FEELING IN THE WORLD WAS
LOSING SOMEONE YOU LOVE,

BUT I WAS WRONG.

THE WORST FEELING
IS THE MOMENT
THAT YOU REALIZE...

YOU'VE LOST YOURSELF.

[ELENA GASPING]