Night Carnage

- Remember, you don't do anything.

Just scout it out.

First sign of anything, you come grab me. We clear?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. I, I got this.

If I find something, I come out and call you.

I know, I got it. - Good.

Okay.

Oh, shit.

I found it. I found it.

- Negative. If you have confirmation, retreat.

- I'm going in. - Negative.

If you have confirmation, retreat.

Lucas. Lucas.

Ah.

- Adrian, Adrian. I got her, I got her.

Hello?

I hear something.

I hear something.

Lucas?

Lost him.

Another night is gone.

Marcus, is that you?

Yeah, it's me.

- Come a little, come a little closer, son.

You remember Aidan? He works for me.

- Yeah, course. - Marcus.

I'll give you guys some time.

Okay.

And there you are. My boy.

There's something I gotta tell you.

I've needed to tell you this for a long time.

What is it?

- There's a small group that's been around for centuries

known as The Knights Society.

And their main job is to protect.

They seek out and destroy the undead,

banish them back to Hell.

- Sounds like one of the comic books I'm reading.

- Don't laugh, depending on the comic book,

there are codes from the Society

that indicate orders to be carried out.

And I need to tell you about your birthright.

Shit, Dad, was I adopted?

No.

No. You are my blood.

What's this?

That's the coin of a knight.

Open this. Open it.

Easy, easy, easy

with that stuff.

That's been around for three generations.

That's all about your bloodline.

Now I know that you like to collect all kinds

of really cool stuff for your bar.

Who's this?

- Ah, just keep reading, keep reading.

Read. Go on.

- I, I don't know what I'm reading here.

What are you trying to tell me, Dad?

- That's all about your great-great-grandfather.

Uh, no shit?

Wow, ah...

I've never heard anything

about your side of the family.

And I, I tried to do a family tree

a few years ago for your birthday.

I couldn't find anything. - Oh.

- I learned that Mom's side were bootleggers

from Kansas City.

My side were knights.

And just keep reading. Check that out.

I wanna leave this world knowing

that you understand what I'm telling you.

Oh, you got me.

This is about Dr. A. Van Helsing.

- And about the Society that our family formed.

Ah, um, I'm not following.

What does Van Helsing have to do with me?

And, and what's, what's the Knight Society?

- He was your great-great-grandfather.

What?

The fictional character in the monster novels?

- Yes. Yeah, fiction is most often based in truth.

- Dad, just because we have similar sounding names

does not mean that-- - "Von Helsin"

was "Van Helsing."

What are you telling me?

- When they came through Ellis Island,

they thought it was a misprint,

and they really couldn't understand

his heavy Dutch accent,

so the name was altered forever.

"Van Helsing" became "Von Helsin."

You're serious?

Yes.

That is your great-great-grandfather,

Van Helsing. And that other picture

is a man that we believe

killed your great-great-grandfather.

Son, our family has been in the hunting game for centuries

- Vampire hunters? - Yeah.

All those stories you heard, they're true.

He was a hunter.

And, um, I've just been waiting for the right time

to, ah, to share all this with you.

- So you're saying that my great-great-grandfather

is the famous vampire hunter, Van Helsing?

Yes.

- Uh, written about in the damn horror novels?

Yes.

- And we come from a long generation of hunters?

Yes.

And I'm a Van Helsing?

- No, you're a Von Helsin without the G.

Okay, so, ah, now what?

- That coin is now your birthright,

and someday you'll share that with your blood.

- Do you want me to, to hunt vampires?

Revenge, extinguish

all of them.

That man.

He's identified by the Society as Michael Connor,

and the man who killed your great-great-grandfather.

Aidan will help you get settled.

Son,

carrying out this tradition

is God's will.

Dad.

Dad.

- What are you doing? - Hi, Mom.

- One sec. - Tell Aunt Julie I said hi.

- How did you know it was me?

'Cause I have caller id.

- Oh, yes, the caller ID.

Why do you waste your money on things like that?

- I don't. It comes with the phone.

- Does mine? - Yes.

Along with a bunch of other things that you don't use.

Oh, really?

Before I forget, are you coming up this weekend

for the family retreat?

You said you might. - No, I can't.

I have a few things to handle for work. Sorry.

- What do you have to handle?

More dates with strange men? Please.

You might find a nice man at the retreat.

Someone who will accept you for who you are.

- Mom, I'm good. It's part of my job.

I go on the dates and then I blog about them afterwards.

- Sounds like a stupid way to find a man.

Who pays for these so-called dates?

And how do you make money with this bogging?

I'm worried about you.

Listen to your mother and come to the retreat.

- It's called blogging. - What is?

My job, Mom. It's what I do.

Mom, I have people that pay me to do this.

This is a real job.

- Go out with strange men?

Sounds like one of those escorts. Contessa.

You're not an escort, right?

No, I am not an escort,

but I am totally miserable with what I received

from your side of the family.

- Tessie, don't say that.

You know how many people would

love to have what you have?

- Yeah, I'm sure. Mom, I have to go.

- You need to come to this retreat.

Just think, you could meet your soulmate.

Just the way I met your father.

- Um, I cannot do that, but I can send Laura.

- Laura? You know that child doesn't have the gift.

The only gift she has is annoyance .

And she gets that from my poor brother.

- That's true. Mom, let me call you back.

I have to go. - Okay, dear.

I love you. - Me too, bye.

- That's so not true. I have good traits I get from my dad.

What's up, Laura?

- I was gonna take you to breakfast. Remember?

- Oh, cuz, I can't. I have to do work.

I have too much to do. Can we go tomorrow?

Fine.

- Thanks. Do you wanna lock yourself out when you leave?

- And she throws me out.

You know, you're lucky I love you.

See you tomorrow.

Locked.

Oh.

Let's see.

Oh, a date tonight. Perfect.

Steve.

Steve. I like that.

Steve. It's very mature, Steve.

Steve and Tess.

Okay. That's nuts.

All right.

"Dear Tess, let's talk about manners.

Why do grown men forget that they were taught this