The Originals

In the beginning,

we were so naive.

Our mother made us into beasts

that fed on blood,

but immortality was beyond our grasp,

compulsion a trick we had yet to learn.

All we knew was a fear of being hunted.

That and a terrible hunger.

So we ran...

As a family...

And when we needed to...

As a family...

We fed.

Unh!

Kol, are you quite done?

Ahh.

Oh, bother, Elijah. Is all this truly necessary?

Brother, the road is a major thoroughfare.

If the bodies are found, word of our presence

will spread to Mikael.

We have run through autumn and winter,

through sleet and snow.

Are we cursed to forever live in fear of our father?

I should say yes sadly.

Finn, please. Niklaus.

Do we have any idea where we're running to next?

Why not just do what we've all thought of doing?

Split up.

We swore a vow.

Your vows haunt me more than father himself.

At least he can't chase us all.

I say we take our chances.

Perhaps Kol is right.

Thank you, Finn. Yeah, I've always said

eldest is the most intelligent.

Stop talking!

I take no Joy in our assent,

but I do wish to sleep in a bed,

to bathe in a bath, to feed of proper food.

If we divide...

No, brother.

Niklaus is right. We made a vow.

Family above all.

Always...

Forever.

Always and forever indeed.

Freya, voice-over: "My dear Rebekah...

"I hope this finds you well.

"I write to offer an update

"and to ask your advice.

"Our brothers remain at odds.

"Klaus will never apologize,

"not for the blood he shed,

nor the suffering Hayley continues to endure"...

"And Elijah cannot forgive him."

"Despite my efforts,

we are a house divided"...

"Which is not to say I have no good news.

"Niklaus kept his word.

"Marcel controls the quarter.

"There he has founded a fight gym

"in the old St. Anne's church,

"where he tests the mettle of those who wish to join

"his vampire community.

"Elijah has begun joining him for sparring.

I believe it helps him work through his anger"...

"And he has much anger."

"While hope continues to flourish,

"it is clear that she misses her mother.

"Though Niklaus remains the doting father,

"he has been of no help in finding a cure

for Hayley's curse."

"Despite my best efforts,

"I have yet to find a means to undo the spell

"placed on her and the crescent wolves,

"and Hayley herself continues to struggle,

"unable to see her child except once a month

on a full moon"...

"And we're in no position to ask for outside help."

Can you just hear me out?

No. Witches don't do favors for vampires,

including daylight rings.

Those are the rules.

An act of good faith will help keep the peace.

The ninth ward coven thinks I'm a vampire sympathizer.

I won't prove them right.

You're on your own.

"Davina's rage at our family

"has only grown,

"and as regent of all covens,

"she's far too formidable to be swayed.

"Meanwhile, Niklaus has begun to see Camille

"for what he calls their little chats.

"He claims a desire to ammend his ways.

In truth, he seems utterly free of remorse"...

...around in his blood,

and that was the end of that.

"Which only drives Elijah further away.

"I wonder if you would write me with any advice

"you have on how to heal their fractured bond.

Until then, I remain your loving sister Freya."

Camille.

Thanks for coming.

Why did you ask me to meet you here?

Well, I had hoped we might have one of our little chats,

and I thought you might appreciate the change of venue,

so I'm allowing you a private tour

of my exhibition.

These are yours?

Heh.

I spent the better part of a millennia

trying not to draw my father's attention,

and now he's dead,

and all those who stood against me

have been vanquished.

I see no reason the fruits of my labor

should go unappreciated.

I didn't come here to appreciate art.

If you want to talk about your progress

as a person striving for empathy, fine.

If not, I'll go.

Have I offended you?

I agreed to see you professionally,

but I was very clear when I set our boundaries,

and they don't include private art shows.

Oh. Well, then perhaps you'd prefer

to escort me to tomorrow's opening.

Call me if you want to talk.

Wait.

You're worried no one else will come.

Rebekah's gone, Marcel's angry,

Elijah won't even look at you.

You'll be alone.

You're scared because the people you love are angry with you.

Maybe you need to think about that.

I have to go.

Ok. The thing you got to understand

is me and Nola pd got a relationship

that goes back to that nastiness with my ex-wife.

I'm their expert in anything that seems occult,

and every so often, they come across the aftermath

of some black magic, and they call me in.

This your friend the shrink?

Fantastic. Will Kinney, detective, homicide.

Cami O'Connell, bartender,

part-time shrink.

Why am I here?

Vince, show her the body.

We'll see if she can do what you said she can do.

So the cops want a psychological profile,

and given what we've found,

I'd say this is your area of expertise.

She's getting bigger by the second.

Thank you for all of your care.

Tomorrow's the full moon.

I can help you bring hope to Hayley if you'd like.

Won't be necessary.

You deserve a night off.

I'd offer to accompany you myself,

but I fear my fragile ego could not endure

the litany of insults Hayley has no doubt prepared.

Yes, I doubt that your presence

is particularly welcome anywhere.

My own brother greeting me with such disdain.

What do you think, Freya?

Is he still angry for my part in Hayley's curse?

Need I remind him it was my ploy that kept her alive.

But of course. Forgive me.

So you would call this an act of heroism,

even as you bask in her torment?

Perhaps I'd be more sympathetic

if Hayley apologized.

After all, it was her that tried to run off

with my daughter.

Oh, if you two must poke at one another,

may I suggest doing it elsewhere?

Nicely done.

At this rate, you'll drive the entire family away.

Who's ready for the next course?

You're all filthy gluttons.

And you remain ever the dullard.

Oh, such pretty clothes.

What a shame they'll go to waste.

Rebekah, we have discussed this endlessly.

No. You've discussed this.

None of us had any say in the matter.

This lot were traveling somewhere.

Their car is full of silks and finery.

5 of them, 5 of us.

Wherever they were off to,

why can we not simply go in their stead.

Masquerade as nobles from a land we do not know,

whose customs we cannot begin to understand.

Ridiculous.

You saw the castle down the road.

It was practically a gala.

If this bunch were headed there, then...

Look at them. They're not any better than we are.

We could live as they do, at least for a time.

Think of it. Elijah, we could hide in plain sight.