The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 5, Episode 12 - The Devil Inside - full transcript

Previously
on "The Vampire Diaries"...

Damon, don't
leave me!

In order for me
to save my self,

I had to shut off
my humanity, damn it.

No regret.
We're even, Enzo.

Do you know the reason
we're together?

Because Klaus granted us
permission to be together.

If you promise to walk away
and never come back,

then, yes, I will be honest
with you about what I want.

I will walk away,
and I will never come back.

A vampire killed my parents.
Maybe that was you.



That was all me.

I'm bad, Elena.
I am bad for you,

and I'm choosing
to let you go.

When I get Elena back,
just remember

you're the one
pep-talked me

out of doing the right thing
for all mankind.

You are a traveler.
You have the ability

to keep living inside
someone else's body.

We just have find one who can teach you
how to do the passenger spell.

Jaryakat a zem.
Daryeet acza.

Talk to me.
Did it work?

Of course it worked.
I'm Katherine Pierce.

I survive.

Guess who!



Hmm. I wonder.
Elena Gilbert?

Yep! Hee hee!

You're in a good mood.

Well, it's
a good day.

We're alive.

Yes, we are,
and we are partying tonight.

Yes, we are.

So what did you want
to talk to me about?

Are you still
drinking vervain?

No. I wear this bracelet

in case anyone
needs my blood, remember?

This is gonna hurt me
more than it hurts you.

Aah! Phew!

What are you doing?
I need that.

Long story short...
I'm Katherine, not Elena.

- Katherine's dead.
- Not exactly.

While you guys were all
playing drinking games,

toasting to what
a horrible person I am,

I was plotting a way
to passenger myself

into Elena's
cute, little head.

Oh, my God.

Anyway,
I need a crash course on all things

Elena Gilbert.

She's in college now,
all grown up,

and I figured who knows
her better

than her
compellable best friend?

So what do you think?
How's my dress?

It screams
safe and predictable.

Am I right,
or am I right?

I'm not doing this.

Just compel him already.

Take the fun right out of it,
why don't you?

Play along with my secret,
Matty Pants.

Would Elena wear this
outfit to a party?

No to the dress,
yes to the shoes.

Now let's talk
honestly

about the red thing that's
happening in my hair.

So you're dead and, what,
hitching a ride in her brain?

For now

until I make it permanent.

Permanent? How?

Hello! The hair.
Why did she dye it?

I don't know.
She did it in New York

right after she shut
her humanity off.

But her humanity's
back now. Perfect.

It's gone.

Ok. What's
Jeremy's birthday?

October 13.

When's Elena's
birthday?

June 22.

What's my address?

2104 Maple Street,

but you burnt
your house down.

I know. That was
a trick question.

Good job!

Who do I like
better...

Bonnie or Caroline?

Please say Caroline.

You love them both
equally.

Well, that's
a shocker.

Ok. I just have
one last question.

It's very important because
I'm going to need it later.

How exactly did Elena Gilbert
break up with you?

Mia said she needs
your corpse.

My corpse?

Could travelers be
any creepier?

Be nice.

Without Mia,
you wouldn't be alive

or inside Elena's body
right now.

I know. I'd be dead
in my corpse,

a corpse that some traveler
says that they need.

You see how
that's creepy?

Do you want to be
in control

of Elena's body or not?

Look. I get it, ok?

We have no idea when
Elena's consciousness

is gonna pop out.

Now you want to tell me what
you're doing over there?

Get on the bed.

Just in case Elena
decides to show up

while I'm out
getting your body.

So I'm just gonna be
stuck in a hotel room,

bound to a bed
while Damon Salvatore's

leaving me voicemails?

Remind me again how this
is better than being dead.

Because once Mia
does her spell,

Elena will be gone forever,

and this body
will be yours for good.

Where you been?

Just out.

Define out.

One who hovers
and sticks his nose

in other people's
business.

Oh. I'm sorry.
I was defining annoying.

That's funny.

Katherine's rotting corpse
was stinking up the house.

I got rid of it.

Could be a bit
of a problem.

Oh? And why is that?

Because I'm here
for Katherine's body.

You're out of luck.

You ain't
getting it.

My mother asked to be buried
with her family in Bulgaria.

And nothing gives me greater
joy than to deny her dying wish.

Damon, who cares?
Katherine's dead.

Just give her
the damn body.

Bitch ruined our lives.

Nadia's known her, what,
5 minutes?

Tell me
where she is.

The nicest thing
that Katherine Pierce will ever do

is feeding the maggots
that feast on her flesh.

Give it up.
You're not getting her back.

Have you seen my phone?

Ty!

Have you seen
my phone?

I'm late for work,
dude.

Look at you,
captain responsible.

Here. Join me for breakfast.

No. You know, I'm good,
seeing it's, uh, 7:42.

Aye, aye, Captain.

Ok. So you gonna tell me
what happened

in New Orleans?

Well, there were witches,
gumbo, a few originals.

Look. It doesn't matter
because it's over, in the past.

No more drama.

I'm starting fresh.

Ok, then.
We're celebrating.

I'm throwing you
a welcome back party.

Wait. What?

No.

Yeah. So clean
this place up

and invite some people

and, uh, shower
because you stink.

It's open!

Hey.

Are you cleaning
the fireplace?

Yeah.

Well, you know,

all those
carcinogens. Heh.

I'm stress cleaning.
I'm stressed,

so I'm cleaning.

Boy drama.

Not that you care.

I'm here for Elena,
but clearly she's not here.

I'll... I'll
come back later.

Well, I can give her
a message.

Uh, yeah, can you
just tell her

that Wes isn't gonna be
a problem anymore?

I mean, my family's trust
came through,

and I was able to cut off
Augustine's funding.

So no more
vampire experiments?

Yeah, that's over.

And can you just
tell her that I'm sorry,

I'm really sorry
for everything?

I will.

Ok.

Aaron Whitmore.
Just the man I've been looking for.

Enzo.

Hey. I need a favor.

You know how Damon
as trying to be all noble

and broke up with Elena?

Of course.
There was champagne.

Yeah. Well, I kind of
convinced him he was an idiot.

You what?!

And now he's in a bit
of a mood,

and something tells me that he's
been trying to get ahold of Elena,

but she hasn't been
returning his phone calls.

Look. I would love
to help

if I thought he was
actually good for her,

but I don't.

Caroline, how would you
liked to be judged

solely based on who
you're attracted to?

Come on.

Why? Do you
know something?

Why? Should I
know something.

I just mean are you
sure that this is

what you really
want, you know,

Elena and Damon
or Damon and Elena,

or... I know that there's
a nickname in there somewhere.

Listen. I actually think
that Elena is good for Damon.

She makes him happy, and we all
know that when Damon is happy...

He's not out there
killing people,

which I guess is
a plus for mankind.

Exactly.

But even if I
wanted to help,

she's not here.

I thought that
she was with you.

She was told me she was
staying at Whitmore.

Ok. That's weird.

Well, where the hell
is she?

Does that thing
ever shut up?

Where am I?

What's going on?

Oh, my God.

Katherine.

Hello, Elena.

You! You put Katherine
inside of me instead of you.

What happened?

Elena Gilbert happened.

Wonderful.
She's fighting.

It's only a matter of time
before she comes out again.

Did you get my body?

Oh, come on.
Katherine is exactly

where she's
always belonged.

I'm not giving
the body back.

Quit giving me
that damn pouty face.

I'm not giving you
the pouty face.

This is my "you're
being a dick" face.

Elena hasn't called
you back.

It's making you
completely miserable.

Yeah. I'm
completely miserable.

It's your fault,
telling me to get her back.

No. You're miserable because
you did what you always do.

You had a problem,
and instead of dealing with it,

you cut ties
and you ran.

You're enjoying this
a little too much.

Ok. So Bonnie took
Jeremy to go visit her mom,

and neither of them
have talked to Elena.

Who invited you?
Scram.

I invited her.

Caroline agreed
to help you get Elena back.

You?

You hate me.

You once told me
that calling me Satan

was an insult
to Satan.

Well... nobody's perfect.

Mm-hmm.

This is what
it's come to?

You brought me love advice
from Prudy Trudy.

I can be unpredictable
and incredibly reckless.

What's going on here?

Are you guys
baby-sitting me?

We're just hanging
out, chatting.

I don't need this,
and I don't need your help.

Well, I guess you
better try Elena again.

Ugh. Seriously,
I have never met

a group of needier people.

It's not bad enough
that Damon's trying to win me back.

I'm also getting
"where are you?"

"I'm worried about you."

"Call me."

"Are you going
to Tyler's party?"

It's a wonder that this
thing still has a battery.

They're getting
suspicious.

Yeah.

We need to find
your body.

Stefan texted and asked if I
was going to Tyler's party.

Maybe I do go,
convince everyone

that Elena is alive
and well,

and I casually ask him
where Damon buried me.

No. No way.

You said it yourself. It's just
a matter of time until Elena

shows up again.

So then come with me.

Shove her back in
if that happens.

This is not the right
place for your to be,

around all her friends.

I've impersonated Elena
a million times.

I can mimic
everything about her.

This is different.

You're not
impersonating Elena.

You are Elena.

When is her birthday?

What grade did her
and Caroline meet?

Where did she kiss Stefan
for the first time?

Ok, ok.
I get your point.

I'm gonna have to brush up
on a few fun facts,

and I know exactly
who can help us.

You know, you still
own my house.

Yeah, legally.
It's not like I pay the bills.

Yeah, but it means
you'll have to invite

certain people in
tonight,

people like Elena,
Stefan.

That your lame way
of asking if invited Caroline?

Pretty much.

Yeah, she's coming.

So when you say
you're starting over,

you're basically saying
you want Caroline back.

Just get the cups, ok?

God.

Elena, hey.

Hi, Matty!

Matty?

Matt. I mean, Matt,
I was, um, hoping

that you could help
me with something.

Guess who!

Hmm. I wonder.

Enzo.

Hello, Damon.

Ahh. We have a bit
of business to attend to.

Missed a spot.

Ooh! Oh.
I love a good fire.

Oh! That's ironic,
isn't it,

you know, since you left
me to burn alive in one?

Didn't we already
do this?

You tried to make
me feel guilty,

I saved your life,
we're even.

- What's in the bag?
- More like who.

Ah. Since you and I
last spoke,

I've done a bit
of soul-searching,

had a trip to the barber,
and did a little research,

which revealed to me
that you killed

almost every member
of the Whitmore family

in the years
since your escape,

leaving just one alive
each time

to carry on
the family name,

producing a whole
new generation

of victims for you
to slaughter

exactly as you
said you'd do

back when you and I
were cellmates.

Well, you know me.

I like to keep
my promises.

And it's occurred to me
that perhaps

I wrote you off
too quickly,

that, in fact,
the Damon Salvatore I remember

is alive and well,

and I have
a present for him.

You brought me
Aaron Whitmore...

Alive.

He's the last
of the Whitmore clan.

You remember
this vervain wristwatch?

Dr. Whitmore
never took it off,

even when he was rooting
around in our chest cavities.

Fitting Aaron should die
wearing it, too.

So... do you want to kill him,
or shall I?

Ergh. You've got
to be kidding me.

Heh.

Matt! Heh!

Elena, hey. Come in.

Thank you.

Well, that wasn't
awkward at all.

Right. Sorry
about that.

It's ok. Go find
some blond to hit on.

All right. I'm gonna
go make the rounds.

You need anything?

I'm good, thanks.

Hey.

Elena, you're alive.

Of course I'm alive.

Wow! Stefan Salvatore is
drinking beer out of a cup.

Do you want me to show you
where Tyler keeps the bourbon?

No. I'm trying to stay
off the hard stuff.

Hey. So...

Where have you been?

Caroline was about
to send out

a search party for you.

Around, thinking,
processing,

trying to figure out how to deal
with this whole Damon thing.

Hmm. You know he made
a mistake, right?

- He wants you back.
- Yeah, I know.

Hang on. Isn't this
a little weird for you?

It's incredibly weird,

but, uh, I know
my brother,

and I know he's a better person
with you than without you.

So how are you?

How are you dealing
with the whole

Katherine dying thing?

I'm ok.

Stefan, you don't have
to hide your feelings.

No. Honestly, I'm ok.

You know,
we had a thing,

it ended, and she died,
and I'm fine.

You knew her
for, like, 150 years.

You're not even
a little heartbroken?

I mean, even I feel
a little bad.

You know, maybe we should give her,
like, a funeral or something.

A funeral?

Where's she buried?

I should at least drop off
flowers or something.

I have no idea.
Damon said he put her

where she was
always meant to be.

Classic Damon.

As much as I've enjoyed
your quality bourbon,

I feel confident our next
drink will taste better

with the sound of young
Aaron's dying screams

ringing in our ears

and the knowledge
that your final act of revenge

will have brought us both
closure and a new beginning.

I'm just curious.
Do you ask all of your friends

to prove their loyalty by
killing someone over drinks?

His grandfather slit
our eyes open with a scalpel.

You've taken out everyone
else in the Whitmore family.

I thought you'd
want this.

Would you believe he's
a friend of a friend?

No, because that would force me
to believe that you've gone soft

when you and I both know
that your very first impulse

when I presented him to you
was to rip out his throat.

Surely my old friend's
still in there someplace.

End this for both of us.

Really bad timing, blondie.

I'm dealing with a blast
from the past.

Then deal with it quickly
and get your ass over

to Tyler's.

Elena's here.

Looks like he's
coming round.

It's time to make
a decision, Damon.

Do you want to kill him,
or shall I?

I hate deadlines.

Well, I didn't see
that one coming.

I can't kill you.
Long story.

Because Elena would
hate you for it.

That's why you
can't kill me.

Go back to college
and pack up your entire life.

There's one highway
that heads out of town.

Take it north till
you hit ice.

Don't ever come back.

How domestic of you.

Apparently Elena would do
this sort of stuff.

I'm actually starting
to feel sorry for her.

Did you find out where
your body is or not?

Stefan said Damon put me somewhere
I was always meant to be.

A riddle.

For 145 years, Damon
thought I was in a tomb

underneath the old church,

and, boy, was he disappointed
when I wasn't there.

Well, let's hope
you are this time.

Right.

Now say your good-byes.

We can't have anyone
following us.

There you are!
I've been calling and texting.

Sorry. My phone died.

Um, what did you
want to talk about?

I did a bad thing.

I'm sure it wasn't
that bad.

You don't even know
what it is.

Elena, stop.

This is
really important.

Ok. I'm sorry.
Tell me. What happened?

What would you say
if I told you that

when a certain awful
person was in town

I ran into him
in the woods

and sort of kissed him?

He was there,
and he obviously wanted to kiss me,

so I thought, "oh!
We'll just make out,"

but then it felt
really good to kiss him,

so then I kind of
totally had sex with him,

but I swear I didn't
plan to do it,

and now I feel terrible.

And the person we're
talking about is...

Klaus.

Oh, wow! That... that...

Wow! Really?

Would I make something
like this up?

And that is why
I need you to tell me

what an awful
person I am.

Actually, you're one of
the least awful people I know.

So tell me.
How was it,

you know, compared
to Tyler?

Elena Gilbert!

Caroline Forbes!
Come on. Spill the beans.

I am...

Now that you've slept
with Klaus,

I mean, how was it?

I am so not
answering that.

Oh, you so are.

Oh, my God.

Took you long enough.

I was pretending to care.

It was very
time-consuming.

Let's get it
over with.

In order to seal
Katherine's spirit

inside Elena's body,

I'll need some
of your blood.

Then...

You mutilate my body.
Lovely.

Travelers don't have
access to

traditional magic,
so we improvise.

Now shut up.

I have to
concentrate.

So, um, what's
happening now?

Katherine, if you want to
say good-bye to Elena forever,

I need silence.

Are you ok?

Save your
daughterly concern.

I'm fine.

Get out.

Just let me explain.

No. Let me.

Klaus killed
thousands of people...

Elena's aunt,

an entire pack
of hybrids, my friends.

Caroline...

He killed my mom!

I know, I know.

I am so sorry.

Just stop.

I walked out
last time.

Now it's your turn.

Go.

No.

Don't take another
step, Caroline.

If you would just...

I said leave!

You're drunk.

Get your hands
off me.

What's the matter
with you?

Oh, you don't know?

She screwed Klaus.

Exactly.

You know, drunk or not,
she doesn't deserve that.

You never told me
where you wanted to go.

Where I wanted to go?

Once we complete
the spell.

Where should we start
our world tour?

Let me finish.
Just a few more seconds,

and then I'm done.

Ohh!

Elena.

Come for...

What was that?

I couldn't
quite hear you.

Donovan, you in here?

Mia.

Mia.

Are you ok?

Just finish the spell.

What?

No. No, no, no.

You've got to be
kidding me.

Unh!

No, no, no.

Katerina,
may I introduce to you

the lord Niklaus.

Call me Klaus.

Come on.
Kiss me, Damon, or kill me.

Katherine, get
out of my head!

I will love
you forever.

Or at least
a very long time.

I fooled one of you.

No! No!

Unh!

Aah! Aah!

Unh!

Damon!

Damon, thank God.

What's wrong?

It's done.

You're ok.

Elena? Hey.

Say something, please.

I've been looking
everywhere for you.

We need to talk.

Yeah, I want
to talk, too.

The message thingies on your phone,
that's all me

in case you deleted them
and didn't listen to them.

I listened
to every word.

Then you know how bad
I screwed up.

I wussed out, Elena.
I bailed because

I was convinced
I'd ruin you.

That's not what this
is about, Damon.

No. I know.
Just hear me out,

just hear me out.

You are literally the best
person I've ever known,

and for me to think
that I could change you

gives me way
too much credit

and you not
nearly enough.

You are the best
influence on me.

I need you.

You are the good,

and I need a little
good in my life...

Because without it,

there's an awful lot
of darkness.

That's a lot
of pressure, Damon.

I know, Elena.

No. No.
It's my turn now.

Yeah.

I love that I make you
a better person,

I love that
I make you happy,

but I don't want to be
the only thing that you live for.

I don't want to worry
about what's gonna happen

every time we get
into a fight

or if we break up again

or who you're gonna
take it out on.

What... what are you
talking about?

I know what you did
to Katherine, Damon.

She was weak and dying,

and you still
tortured her.

How is this
about Katherine?

It's not, ok?
It's about you.

It's about you,

about the person
that I can't change

and the person that
you really are.

That person was right
to let me go.

I'm sorry, Damon,
but it's over.

We're over.

Damon.

Come on.

Deep down, you got to be
enjoying this a little bit.

Hey.

You know what
I realized tonight?

This is a big-ass house.

I live in a fricking
mansion.

My parents are dead,

the girl I love slept
with my Nemesis,

and I have
absolutely no idea

what I'm gonna do with
the rest of my life,

which... get this...
lasts forever...

But I got
a big-ass house.

Why don't we get out
of it for a while, you know,

just go somewhere,
be anywhere but here?

Klaus put me through hell
in New Orleans, Matt.

He crushed me,

and just when I thought
it was over,

that he couldn't destroy
anything else

or do anything worse...

Ohh.

So that's it?
It worked?

Try not to sound
so impressed,

but, yes,
Katherine Pierce

has permanent control
of Elena Gilbert's body.

Now about that payment
we discussed.

Ugh. Was that necessary?

No, but she was a loose end,
and I hate that.

Hmm.

She gave me
the creeps anyway.

Cold, manipulative,
good hair.

You really are
my daughter.

If that's your way
of thanking me,

save it for the road.

I'm not going
anywhere.

For the first time in the last
500 years, I'm in the clear.

There's no one
coming after me.

Hell, half the people
in this town

would probably slit
their own throats

to protect
Elena Gilbert.

And what about me?

You're a grown woman.

You can make
your own decisions,

but if you want
my vote...

Stay.

Now I'm not saying that I'll ever
learn how to be a good mother,

but I'll try.

I've got all the time in
the world to get it right.

I've searched for you
for centuries.

I'm not leaving now,
but we both know

you want more than just
mother-daughter bonding time.

You're right.
I want it all.

I want my daughter,
I want immortality,

and I want
Stefan Salvatore.

He's my one true love.

Well...

I'd hate to be the person
standing in your way.

Hey.

There you are.

I've been looking
all over for you.

Yeah. Well, I couldn't find a rock
big enough to crawl under, so...

You're my friend.

I need you to just
give it to me straight.

Am I a horrible person?

Hmm.

So that's why
you came here, huh?

All right.

Let me ask
you something.

When you found out
about me and Katherine,

what was your
first thought?

Honestly,
I thought, "eww."

See? And if you held
that against me,

you wouldn't be sitting here
right now with me, would you?

Or maybe I came here because I know
that you see the best in people.

Ah. All right.
Somebody has to say it,

so here goes.

You ready?

Mm-hmm.

Caroline...

Mm-hmm.

You are
a horrible person, ok?

You are... you are
thoughtless,

you're shallow,
you're completely undependable...

Ha ha ha! Hey!

Hey. I am... I am vulnerable.
Don't be mean.

You know what?
Now that I think about it,

I have no idea what
Klaus saw in you.

What was he thinking?

Ha ha ha! Shut up!

Heh heh heh.

Heh.

Hey. You all right?

You all right, man?

Never better.

We've been waiting
for you.

Damon's teaching me
a little game.

See, he assured me
you'd be on this road

heading out of town.

You said that you were
gonna let me go.

I did. I tried.

Does Elena know
that you're here?

She's the reason
I'm here.

No. Scratch that.

I'm the reason I'm here.

What do you want, Damon?

I want the same thing
you want, Aaron...

Go back in time,
fix the past,

get someone back
I've lost.

Everyone that I lost
is because of you.

You know who murdered
my entire family?

You!

Justifiably.

Either way, I did it.

I tore them apart,

I liked the sounds
they made

because I realized
they deserved it like you.

Elena was too good for you.

I used to think that. Yeah.

That I had to be better
to deserve her love

and she had to be worse
to accept mine.

I'd lie in the middle
of the road,

looking up at the stars,

having conversations
with people like you,

trying to convince myself
that killing them

was a bad instinct

and that sparing their lives
was the right thing to do.

So what'd you do?
Did you kill them?

It doesn't matter.

The point is
I was conflicted.

Right now in this very,
very moment, I am crystal clear.

See, Elena thinks
I'm a monster.

You know what?
She's right.

Aah!

Now that's the Damon Salvatore
I remember.