The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 4, Episode 6 - We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes - full transcript

Mystic Falls...
I was born here.

This is my home.

- And mine.
- And mine.

For centuries, supernatural
creatures have lived among us.

They were vampires,
werewolves, doppelgangers...

- Witches.
- And even hybrids.

She needs human blood,
Stefan... from the vein.

If she kills someone,
she will crumble.

Shouldn't you be in mystic
falls killing vampires?

Anybody gets in my way,
they're dead.

Do I have your attention?



Then let's talk about vampires.

Run as fast as you can.

Why are you protecting him?!

Klaus will kill
anyone who knows!

Connor's tattoo is
the key to a cure for Elena.

Stay the hell
away from my brother!

You said you were going
to protect Jeremy!

I killed someone.

Can't sleep?

You know...

It makes sense.

Guilty conscience.

You're not here. I'm...

I've got to be dreaming.



Then how do you know
that I'm not here?

Because you're...

Go on. Say it.

Because you're dead.

Yes.
I am.

Was that the first time
that you've taken a human life?

You're a ghost.

It's got to be...
You're a ghost.

That's... that's what's
happening right now.

Je... Jeremy.

Jeremy!

You're a ghost.

You're haunting me.
You're a ghost.

You're haunting me.
Can a ghost do this?

Oh, my God!

Oh! Jer! Jer!

Jer! Jer! No, no, no!

No!

No. No, Jer!

Jeremy!

I can't believe
this happened.

What... what am I
going to say to him?

Thanks for not ditching
the family ring

after it drove
Ric crazy?

You should have
called Stefan.

I don't want to talk to him.

He's been lying to me,
and hiding things from me.

He compelled Jeremy
to forget God knows what.

In all fairness,
I mean,

I think you killing him
kind of trumps that.

I mean, you should
have called Stefan.

I don't trust him
right now, Damon.

Hey.

P.S.... I called Stefan.

What happened?
Why didn't you call me?

I just... I need to go
upstairs and shower.

Clean all the blood
off my hands.

Welcome back.
How you feeling?

What happened?

Long story.
Buy the e-book.

Elena?

Hey.

Listen, I know you're still
upset about yesterday,

and I get it. Believe me.
But just... let me help you.

I don't want your help
right now, Stefan.

But you'll accept Damon's?

Don't make this
about Damon!

You've been working
with Klaus doing

God knows what, and don't
insult me by trying to deny it.

Listen, it's not what
you think, ok?

I don't know
what to think.

But I do know
that I don't want to talk to you

and I don't really want to
be around you right now.

- Look, please, just...
- No.

This is my brother's blood
on my hands, Stefan.

I stabbed him in the neck
last night,

so forgive me if I'm not
in the mood to listen you

try to talk your way
out of this.

You're still going?

I drank enough last night.

And then I slept, which is
what you guys should have done.

We're just paying
our respects to Dean.

That's great, Chris, but would
you pay them at a bar instead?

Don't be mad.

We're celebrating our
fallen hybrid friend.

Well, don't let me interrupt.

I didn't know
you were here.

Clearly.

Mmm.

Thought I'd just
pop 'round

to celebrate
Dean's successful retrieval

of the vampire hunter.

Yet when I arrived,

I learned that not only
was Dean unsuccessful,

but that Elena
killed the hunter.

Well, maybe if you had
let Dean use force on Connor

instead of sending him in
on a suicide mission...

Maybe you should mind
your business, wolf girl.

What do you care if Connor's dead,
anyway?

I have my reasons.

They have ceased
to matter.

Cheers.

Brought your stuff.
Old laptop, your Jersey,

the charm bracelet.

Car...

- This isn't a good time.
- Just take it.

Caroline.

By the break-up drama unfolding
before me, I assume you've met Haley.

All right, come on, let's go.
Let's leave them alone.

- Your talents are needed elsewhere.
- For what?

I think you've got more important
things to deal with, mate.

- Do you think he bought it?
- Hell, I bought it.

Thanks for the head's up
that he was here, Haley.

You girls are good liars.

Where'd Jeremy go?

School. Bonnie has him volunteering
for some occult exhibit.

Or maybe he didn't want
to linger in a house

where his sister just
jammed a knife in his neck.

It's Klaus.

Ooh, time to face the music,

pay the piper,
dance with the devil.

You know, I'm glad
you find this amusing.

If he finds out I told you about
the cure, he'll kill both of us.

Quit avoiding him.
You're being shady.

Shady people get outed.

I don't want
to talk about it.

Well, I can't imagine why,
what with you ruining

all my plans
for a hybrid-filled future.

Well, it wouldn't happened if
you hadn't sworn me to secrecy.

Life's full
of ifs, Stefan.

Let's extenuate
the positives, shall we?

The hunter was one of five.
We'll find another.

It may take centuries, but we've
got nothing but time, right?

You're using your calm voice today.
Who's getting killed?

Not you, if that's what
you're worried about.

But I am concerned
about your beloved.

Have the hallucinations
started yet?

What do you know
about that?

I'll tell you.
Where you are?

I'm at her house.
How convenient.

So am I.

You know, this would all be
a lot more civilized

if I was just
invited inside.

Bad enough I'm out here
talking to you.

What do you know?

I killed the Original
five hunters, remember?

When one kills a hunter,

there's a bit
of a consequence.

What kind of consequence?

Hunters were spelled by
witches to kill vampires.

If you prevent one from
fulfilling his destiny,

then he'll take you
down with him.

What do you mean?
Connor's dead.

I mean, Connor's death
won't prevent him

from making Elena
his final vampire kill.

She'll need
to come with me now.

I'll lock her up;

keep her away from any
sharp, wooden objects.

She's not going
anywhere with you.

But if we leave her alone,

she'll take her own life
before the day is out.

- She's stronger than that.
- Is she?

Believe me,
it's for her own good.

Would you like some?

You seem to enjoy it
when you drink from me.

I wasn't myself.

I was angry.

Were you yourself
when you snapped my neck

- with your bare hands?
- You staked me!

'Cause you're a monster
and you deserve to die.

- Admit it.
- No!

Damon...

Decomposition starts
in the first 24 hours.

I'm rotting in an unmarked
grave because of you.

- No!
- What's wrong?

Elena!

Elena!

Hey, do you see
anything on my hand?

What if I told you I saw the
beginning of a mark like Connor's?

Are you serious?

It showed up
after he died.

He told me that
I was a potential;

that that's why I
could see his mark.

So what does that make you,
like the next chosen one

- or something?
- Hey, guys.

Hey, April.

Way to let her do
the heavy lifting.

I found her wandering
the hallways with this.

Just teasing. I'm the guy
who wrangles all the freaky stuff,

Atticus Shane. Please,
call me Shane, I beg you.

Thank you guys for helping,
I really appreciate it.

Y'all get free admission
to my free exhibit.

Why does he look
so familiar?

No idea.

Hey, um, have you guys
seen Rebekah?

She said she was going to help me
look into what caused the explosion

at my dad's farm,
and then she just...

Disappeared,
yeah, I know.

- You lost her?!
- Well, "lost"

is a very strong word. We just
technically don't know where she is.

I'm more worried about what Klaus
said about this hunter's curse.

How does Klaus even
know about this?

How does Klaus know anything? The
guy's like a billion year's old.

He said it was
a witch's curse.

You know if I could do anything
to help, I would, but I...

But nothing.
Wave your magic wand, hocus pocus,

be gone, hunter,
ghostess, whatever.

The spirits won't let me do the
magic I need to break the curse.

But I can
ask Shane for help.

He knows everything
about everything.

Great. You two
do your thing.

- Where you going?
- To get her back.

- Let go of me!
- Certainly.

I apologize
for the lack of windows.

It's to preserve the art.

And, of course, to prevent you
from taking off your daylight ring

and burning yourself
to death in the sun.

I'm not going to kill myself.
I would never do that.

Oh, but you'll want to.

I did.
Problem is, I'm immortal.

- You went through this?
- Yes, I did.

For 52 years, four months
and nine days.

I was tormented...

In my dreams.

My every waking moment.

Relentless,
never-ending torture.

It was the only period of
my life when I actually felt time.

So you knew that this would
happen if Connor died.

That's why
you got involved.

Did Stefan know, too?

All he knew was that the hunter
had to be kept alive.

You should have listened to him when
he said he had it covered, love.

What else
does Stefan know?

Well, that's one of life's
little mysteries, isn't it?

How did you
make it stop?

I didn't.

Eventually it just stopped.

The hallucinations
tend to appear

in strange forms.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

He's got Elena. I need Tyler
to get the other hybrids away

so I can get her out.

I know I'm probably
asking the impossible, but...

Actually...

You're not.

Haley is the one that helped
me break the sire bond.

She showed me what to do.
How to help.

When she showed up here,
I thought it was just coincidence.

But it turns out she's
been helping one of them.

Her friend Chris.

And she came to help us

get the rest of them
out from under Klaus.

So...

Are you telling me
that Chris isn't sired anymore?

That's exactly what
he's telling you.

Clothes, toothbrush.

Klaus said
you're going to be here

until he figures out
where to put you.

Just please go away.

I can't.

I'm going to be
with you forever.

A constant reminder
of what you've become.

So tell me.

How did it feel to drain
the life out of me?

It was horrible.

It was the worst thing
that I've ever done.

- You're lying.
- No, I'm not.

Yes, you are.
Tell the truth.

- I am telling the truth.
- You're lying.

Fine! I liked it.
I loved the taste of your blood.

- Are you happy?
- I'm not happy, Elena.

I'm dead.

Did you know I had a family?

A brother?

Parents.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

Are you sorry
about your parents?

- It's your fault they died.
- Don't.

They ran off wickery bridge
with you in the car,

but they weren't supposed
to be there, were they?

They died because of you.

You know I'm not going to stop

until you've taken
your last miserable breath.

I'm not going to let you
do this to me.

Then get rid of me.

Kill yourself.

You never wanted to be
a vampire in the first place.

Now look at what
you've become.

You're a monster.

And you deserve to die.

You don't want
to listen to me?

Fine.

Then how about you and I
have a little chat.

Katherine?

Did you miss me?

You're looking at
what people believe to be

the world's first tombstone.

This item was donated to
Whitmore college last month.

Oh, I just remembered
how I know him.

Through my dad.

That guy knew
your dad?

Yeah. He taught a theology
seminar at Whitmore last year.

...belonged to a very
powerful witch.

A witch so powerful, in fact,
that Silas... That was his name...

Created a spell
that would grant him...

Immortality.

Now legend says that Silas did the
spell with the help of a lady witch

who loved him,
a woman named Qetsiyah.

Sadly for Qetsiyah,
Silas wanted

to give immortality
to another woman.

So Qetsiyah killed her
and buried Silas alive,

leaving him powerless,

immortal, and alone.

This might actually
be the origin story

of hell hath no fury
like a woman scorned.

- You got this?
- Yeah. I'll bring him to you.

Now it's said that Silas
wants to rise again.

Regain his power.

Wreak on the world.

Maybe we should be afraid.

Or maybe it's all a bunch of
crap and that's just an old rock.

All right, listen,
enjoy exploring the exhibit.

I'll be around
to answer any questions.

Thank you for coming.

Hey. You made it.

Nice cautionary tale.

Qetsiyah sounds like a bad ass.

Nothing compared
to Silas.

Hmm.

Ugh, don't you ever
stop crying?

Poor Elena,
always the victim.

Except now you're a killer.

What does Stefan think
of the new you?

Shut up.

The girl he fell in love with
is gone, you know.

You're like me now.
Maybe worse.

I made a mistake.
I can do better.

No. You can't.

You're a vampire.
You'll kill again.

It'll change you,
and it'll keep changing you

until you're just like me.

I am nothing like you.

I was you before you
even existed.

And when Stefan
knew the real me...

He hated me.

Now he's going
to hate you, too.

Well, at least
you still have Damon.

Shut up!

Ahh.

You're missing
all the adventure, pal.

Shane, this is
my friend Damon.

He's kind of an expert
on this stuff, too.

I audited your class.
It's very enlightening.

That's right,
I remember you.

What's your specialty?

The origin of the species.

Oh, I think Darwin would arm
wrestle you for that distinction.

Not that species.

You're into
the monster stuff.

All right, awesome.

I was kind of hoping
that you might have

stumbled upon this
at some point...

Maybe.

This is the hunter's mark.
Where did you get this?

Came to me in a dream.

You know anything
about the hunter's curse?

Why, you got a dead
hunter in the trunk

of your car
or something?

Metaphorically speaking.

Legend says that
if a hunter

is killed by that
which it hunts,

then that person

will be cursed to walk the earth
and torment them till...

Until...

Until a new hunter's
awakened

and their legacy's
passed on.

They're called
"potentials".

Listen, I have a bunch
of research on it,

why don't I go
grab it for you.

That would be great.
Hey, thanks.

How are we supposed to
find a potential hunter?

Yeah, about that...

Little Gilbert.

Your services are needed.

Thanks for meeting us.

Yeah, well, make it fast.
Klaus will be back soon.

No, he won't.

Place looks pretty good considering
your hybrid got blown up in it.

Caroline.

To what do I owe
the pleasure?

I want you
to give Elena back.

Ahh.

They sent you to sweet talk me.

Well, good form,
but I'm afraid I can't do it.

Why not?

She needs my help.

Look, I'm not going to burden
you with the gory details.

I know you have enough
on your plate already.

That's none of your
business, actually.

Yes, well, just know that if
Tyler was still sired to me,

he never would have hurt you.

I wouldn't have let him.

Can I at least
offer you a drink?

Yeah.

Thanks.

All you need to do is
give me access to Elena

- and I'll take it from there.
- Please, man.

Help us, and then you can
disappear. You'll be free.

Yeah, until Klaus sends one
of his other hybrids after me.

Haley and I got
your back.

We'll make sure
nothing happens.

You were such a good
girl when you were a human.

Always willing to sacrifice
yourself for your friends.

Except, weren't they usually the
ones that ended up getting hurt?

I never wanted that.

Bonnie lost her grams
because of you.

Her mom almost turned
into a vampire because of you.

You know, she probably
secretly hates you.

Did you ever think of that?

I bet she'd be relieved
if you were gone.

I'm not going
to kill myself.

Why not?
Your very existence

brings people
nothing but pain.

I mean, maybe it was
worth it when you were worth it.

But you're nothing now.

You're a monster, Elena.
You deserve to die.

Klaus said you two
have to go to Tyler.

Why? Something about
his girl Caroline.

I'll take over here.

Elena.

No!

Hey.

No, no, no.

Hey, it's me.

No, stay...
Stay away from me.

Let me help you.

No, Elena, stop!

How did I not know any of
this stuff about Jeremy?

The witch who loses her powers

get left out
of the important conversations.

Is everything ok?!
Is it Elena?

We figured out
how to help her.

You need to kill
a vampire.

Oh, great. Give me a stake.
I'll kill Damon right now.

Easy, van Helsing.
We'll get you one.

- Don't worry.
- Before you do this,

you need to know what you're
getting yourself into.

You can rest easy, brother.

We figured out how to solve
our little Elena problem.

Yeah, well,

now we have a bigger
one. I lost her.

- What? Again?
- She's in bad shape.

I tried to help her,
but she attacked me.

Listen, you go find her, all right?
Talk her down. She'll listen to you.

Just tell me what I need
to do to end this.

So here's the thing.

I didn't just
come here

to try to get you
to release Elena.

You don't say.

I came here
to distract you

so that Stefan could go to
your house and break her out,

which he did.
And don't get mad,

but then he lost her.

- Klaus!
- Caroline.

You're beautiful, but if you don't
stop talking, I will kill you.

They figured out how to
stop the hallucinations.

Ok.

You have 10 seconds
to tell me.

I was ready to die!

You're a monster.

You'll kill again.

I don't want
to be a vampire!

Are you ready to die yet?

You know it's your only
way out of this.

You can't take back
what you did.

It can never be undone.

You're a monster
and you deserve to die.

It's ok, sweetie.

Mom?

I know what
you're going through.

And it's ok.

This bridge is...

Where your life
should have ended.

Not just once,
but twice.

You were ready
to die, remember?

- I don't know what to do.
- Yes, you do, honey.

You know exactly
what to do.

That's right.

The sun will come up
and this will all be over.

It's the right thing to do, Elena.
You know it is.

Admit it.

Because I'm a monster.

And I deserve to die.

I can't do this.

I can't leave Jeremy.

Jeremy is better off without you.
Don't you see that?

- But mom, he won't have anyone!
- He'll have you.

You'll be a ghost
who helps him,

not a monster
who hurts him.

You're... you're right.

I... I...

I'm sorry.

Mommy, I didn't mean
to disappoint you.

Ohh.

You didn't.

You were everything
I ever wanted you to be.

But you died.

And you were supposed
to stay dead.

Elena.

Damon?

How... how did you
find me?

Didn't take a genius
to figure it out.

The third time's a charm?

You were right, Damon.

Vampires kill people.

And Stefan
was right, too.

I can't live
with myself.

Look at you.

Being all glass is half empty.

Let's just go talk about this
before you do something stupid.

Ok?

The sun
will be up soon.

It's almost over.

Where's your ring?

Where's your ring, Elena?

You're doing
a good thing, Chris.

Yeah, well, let's see how fast a
good thing could get me out of town.

Call me when
you're safe, ok?

Yeah.

Going somewhere?

When I said don't let her
out of your sight,

- what did you think I meant?
- It's not his fault!

It's mine. I was
distracting him.

It's my fault
she got away!

And maybe you should be
the one to die for it.

- No one has to die!
- Did I not say mind your business?!

Tyler's covering for me.

- I'm the one that let her go.
- Haley...

No. You want someone dead,
go ahead. Kill me.

I'd rather die anyway
then end up as one

of your sired little bitches.

Don't tempt me,
little wolf.

Your existence is to serve me.

To please me.

Do you understand?

I'm sorry.
I won't fail you again.

No. You won't.

Get out of here.

No!

Jeremy?!

We need to get you inside.

It's almost time.

What you're going through
is a curse.

We know how to break it,
we just have to get you inside!

Don't let him stop you.

I know you want to.
But you can't.

Don't.

Damn it, Elena!

What the hell, man?!

I'm sorry.

He's gone.

It's ok.

Damon?

Fished it out of
the river for you.

Little tip...

Vampires hate to swim.

How you feeling?

My head's clear.

I can remember everything,
but not like I lived it.

Like it was a really bad dream.

You saved me.

Thank you.

Well, you know what
they say about teenage suicide.

Don't do it.

- I just can't believe that I almost...
- You weren't yourself.

Yeah, but if it wasn't
for you...

I'm about to take
a very...

High and annoying road

and tell you something.

Because I know that you think
Stefan's been lying to you.

Which, yeah. He has.

But this... rough patch that you
two have been going through,

it's not what you think.

Everything that he's been doing,
he's been doing for you.

To help you.

And after he kills me
for telling you this,

I want you to throw my ashes
off of wickery bridge, ok?

There may be a way out
of this for you, Elena.

There may be a cure.

Tyler.

It's just us.

Paying our respects
to Chris.

Tyler... we didn't
have a choice.

I told him
we had his back.

I told him if he helped us,
he'd be free.

We needed to help our friend.

Yeah, we helped our friend by
handing over another friend.

- Chris wasn't...
- Chris was a friend,

Caroline. He's like me.
He's part of my pack.

All he wanted to do was be unsired
by that disgusting piece of...

How did you even get Klaus to agree
to give up one of his hybrids?

I agreed to go on
a date with him.

I just thought that it might help keep
up the ruse between you and Haley.

What the hell
is going on?

Nothing.
Nothing at all.

Just celebrating the life
of a fallen hybrid friend.

Bourbon.

Make that two.

Still saving a spot
for Mr. Saltzman, huh?

I'd say I'm in the market
for a new drinking buddy.

You're not qualified.

I know that you don't like me.

Heh.

But I dug up some stuff
about the explosion

at the Young farm that I kind
of need to tell someone about.

So April mentioned that her dad
knew that professor Shane guy.

Which wouldn't be creepy, except he had
all that info about the hunter's curse.

And we live in a town
where, you know, anybody

who knows stuff is creepy
until proven otherwise.

You're on the verge of
impressing me. Drive it home.

I got the sheriff to dig up
the pastor's phone records.

Turns out, he made like
a call a day

to the same number
the last month he was alive.

And on the day the council
got blown up at the farm,

he called it ten times.

The office of professor
Atticus Shane.

Did your, uh,
did your friend Damon,

did he get everything
he was looking for in my files?

Yeah. Thanks.

I, um...

I have to ask,
how do you know all this stuff?

Bonnie...

I have been around
the world ten times over.

I've studied every supernatural
creature known to man.

And for the record,

witches are hands down
the most powerful,

so I'm in your corner
all the way,

I'm your biggest ally.

But let me just say
one thing.

When your new hunter,
and I know you have one...

When he completes his mark,

you're going to want
to come to me.

'Cause I'm going to be
the only one who can help.

Trust me on that, ok?

The only one.

I'm sorry that I stabbed you.

- No, it's all right.
- I probably deserved it.

So, um...

Damon told me that
he clued you in.

You didn't kill him, did you?

Nah, screw the lies
and the secrets.

We all want the same thing.

We just have to work
together for it.

Stefan...

Why did you send Damon

to come look for me
instead of you?

I sent him
because lately...

It seems like he's able
to get through to you

in ways that I can't.

You listen to him.

You trust him.

Even when
you can't trust me.

- I didn't mean to not...
- Come on, Elena.

I mean, after everything
that we've been through...

You can admit it.

You have been so strong for me.

Helping me.

Fighting for that girl
that chose you.

The girl that I was
when I died on the bridge.

And I love you so much
for wanting to find this cure,

because I'd like nothing more
than to get her back.

Because the...
The girl that she's become...

That...

That I've become,

is different.

Somehow.

Darker. I...

- Who I am, what I want...
- What you want?

Or... who you want?

Something's changed...

Between Damon and me.

Much more than
it ever used to be.

It's like...

It's like everything
that I felt for him

before I was a vampire...

It's been magnified.

Your feelings for him
have been magnified.

I'm sorry.

I don't want to lie to you.

You know, before, when I was the,
uh...

The ripper...

I understood
why you cared for him.

I mean, I practically
drove you to it.

But now...

I can't do this, Elena.

Not anymore.

I know.