Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (Shadowhunters)

My name is Clary and I'm a Shadowhunter,

born to protect mankind from demons.

A never-ending battle against evil,

but I know who I can count on.

Simon, my oldest friend. A vampire.

Magnus, a warlock from Brooklyn.

Luke, a werewolf pack leader and New York City cop,

and Jace, Izzy and Alec,

three of the bravest Shadowhunters alive.

Alone, we're strong.

Together, we are unstoppable.

Previously, on Shadowhunters...

What is Valentine doing to me?

It's not Valentine. The Angel is crying out for help.

I had to kiss Jace.

Don't make this harder than it already is.

- What do you want me to do, Simon? - Look me in the eye,

and tell me you don't have any feelings for him.

Valentine Morgenstern, by order of The Clave,

you are hereby remanded to the guard in Idris.

Where the angel is Valentine?

Hello, father.

I have spent years clinging to my memories

of freedom, imagining what I'd feel

when I finally made it back.

Would I be happy?

Angry?

Hard as I'd try,

I could never quite picture it.

In the end, I felt nothing.

Just the unforgiving cold of the winter air.

I guess it's true what they say...

you can never go back home.

Sit.

Why bring me here?

Because I realized

the thing that was missing was you.

You made me what I am, father.

Everything you did to me created... this.

And now it's my turn to repay the favor.

Hello?

Hello?

Anybody alive in here?

Er, anybody dead in here?

Ohh, my God.

OK, what's the point of being a Daylighter

if all you do is mope around in the dark?

I don't know.

I'm starting to think there isn't a point.

Have you been sending e-vites out to this pity party?

Luke told me about what happened with Clary.

Do you wanna talk about it?

If I say no would you go away?

Probably not.

While I was torn up about everything that happened

with Clary... I fed on a mundane.

Look... nobody said being a Downworlder would be easy.

We all make mistakes...

especially when it comes to love.

You just need something to clear your head.

Happy hour at the Hunter's Moon!

No thanks. That's what got me in this mess.

Besides...

I'm fasting for Yom Kippur.

Oh...

It's the Jewish Day of Atonement.

Essentially, you don't eat anything to

atone for your sins for the past year...

and judging on my last year,

I have a lot to atone for.

Yeah, but you're gonna go to Temple?

I mean, you're a vampire.

Isn't that some sort of fire hazard?

No. It's just a family dinner.

My Bubbie Helen's coming in from Florida, so I have to go.

Besides, weren't you just saying

that I needed something to help clear my head?

Yeah, but a family dinner

wasn't exactly what I had in mind.

I mean, we've... we've been over this.

For a Downworlder, depression can be seriously dangerous.

What if you end up hurting somebody?

My family's all I've got left.

And I need to feel normal again.

You know,

even if it's for a few hours.

Hey...

- Can we talk? - About what?

About how you keep walking out of the room

every time I walk in?

I haven't...

Yeah, you have, Clary.

And look, I get it, but we can't avoid each other forever.

Jace, Valentine's missing.

OK? We have more important things to deal with right now.

Any word from Magnus or Luke?

No.

With Valentine free,

the Downworld Cabinet has been holding secluded meetings

- at the Seelie Court. - Well, that's not good.

You think anything good happens in the Seelie court?

The Clave isn't gonna let this go unpunished.

The Inquisitor's sent an envoy to assess the situation.

Chances are they'll be the ones replacing me

as Head of the Institute.

Not if we can recapture Valentine.

Sebastian and all available personnel are searching.

We already know Duncan managed to hijack the portal.

If he was Luke's accomplice,

he could have been orchestrating the secret transfer all along.

Listen...

I appreciate the effort,

but Valentine escaped on my watch.

I deserve to take the heat for it.

This isn't your fault, it's mine.

I was the one in charge of the transfer team.

Hey, we both were.

Look Alec, you are a good leader.

You can't just let Imogen fire you

over something you didn't do.

Alec will do as he's ordered.

- Dad? - What are you doing here?

I'm the Clave's envoy.

We need to talk.

I never expected it to be you.

You're my son.

I felt it was my responsibility

to deliver your orders personally.

Allowing Valentine's escape

was a lapse in leadership,

but our top priority is tracking him down.

We believe he may still be in New York

and I convinced Imogen that you know the city

better than anyone in Idris...

You'll remain Head of the Institute.

- And that's it? - For now,

but Imogen is keeping you on a tight leash.

Don't give her an excuse

to give Aldertree his old job back.

Well, I appreciate the help.

But don't you think this makes up for what you did to mom.

Alec...

your mother and I have always had a complicated relationship.

It's not complicated.

You cheated on her.

There's a reason she returned to Idris as soon as you got here.

I made a mistake.

I never meant to hurt you...

...but I fell in love.

You of all people should know what that's like...

Magnus isn't an affair.

I shouldn't have said anything.

We can argue all about family drama

once we find Valentine,

but until then, I have an Institute to run.

Alec...

You can go.

You asked Alec to assign both of us

to search Staten Island?

Yeah, I needed someone I could trust.

You're the one who said finding Valentine had to be a priority.

Yeah, but I didn't mean we had to search together.

Wait...

...this is Idris?

Yeah.

You really think Valentine's in Staten Island?

No, but I'm pretty sure

the Clave has Idris covered.

Not if they're looking in the wrong place.

Valentine used to take me to this cabin

in Brocelind Forest when I was kid.

And you think he's hiding there?

Probably not, no.

But I bet you we find more in that cabin

than we do in Staten Island.

Jace, you need to tell someone.

Yeah? I did.

The Clave denied my request for a portal.

What about Magnus?

Magnus...

is still in the Seelie Court with Luke.

Unfortunately,

portalling to Idris without approval

isn't exactly sanctioned under the Accords.

There's not a lot of warlocks stupid enough to risk it.

I was thinking, if I could find a warlock

that could get me close enough to the Swiss border

I could hike it. It's only about 30 miles. It's a long

shot, but it's the best I can come up with...

What if we don't need a warlock?

What are you talking about?

What are you doing?

It worked.

That's impossible.

Obviously it's not.

You're thinking of that cabin, right?

Yeah. Look, just wait a second, OK?

C'mon the portal's about to close.

I'm not sure I can open another one.

Clary, wait! STOP!