Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, you know.
What is the point of my hybrids being sired to me if I can't maximize all the benefits of free labor?
“Unfinished Business” · Season 1, Episode 15
In this episode: Dean Winchester (940), Damon Salvatore (715), Sam Winchester (665), Olivia Benson (637), Stephen Fry (608), Narrator (554), Clark Kent (523), Nate (486)
I was supposed to do the right thing by you and the right thing by my brother. Which is what I'm gonna do right now. You're going to go home.
What? No. Damon.
I'm going to stay here with Jeremy. We'll complete the mark, I'll teach him how to hunt, I'll protect him. And we'll kill vampires. Without you.
Damon, please.
I'm setting you free Elena. This is what I want. This is what will make me happy.
You know, I thought I'd be happier by watching Klaus led away to the slaughter. But for some reason I can't help, but feel kind of...guilty.
Yeah. You and me, both. All day I've been trying to remind myself of all the horrible things he's done.
That's the thing. We've all done horrible things. I'm sitting here trying to figure out what makes us any better than him. And I think that it's just that we have family we trust.
Yeah. You're right, Stefan. Trust is everything. Have you heard from Damon?
Yeah. He's still with Jeremy at the lake house.
Did he happen to mention where Elena was?
Wait. Why are you... Why are you asking me this? They're together, aren't they? How together are they?
(Silent)
Caroline, tell me. How together are they?
(Silent)
CLCarol Lockwood
(looks at Klaus) His my son, he's all I have.
(looking at Carol with a serious look) You're all he has, too.
Did I say you could move? Class is in session. You've all been compelled. You know the rules. Answer my questions honestly, no disobedience, no one leaves. April my sweet, take notes. This is how you get answers in this town. Let's start with a little quiz. In 1114, my brother learned-- thanks to yours truly-- about the brotherhood of vampire hunters with tattoos that grew with each kill. And these tattoos revealed what? Elena?
A map.
Which lead to, Caroline?
A cure for vampirism.
Perfect. We're all caught up. Stefan Salvatore, the last time we saw each other, you had a vampire hunter, but in order to decode the map, you needed the location of the hunters sword, which you got out of me using some very dirty tricks. Assuming you found the sword, you must have found the cure, and yet you're all still vampires, which means something went wrong. [Aside to April] What are you doing?
AApril
You asked me to take notes.
I wasn't being literal, darling. But now that you mention it, a flow chart would be nice, which means index cards and push pins. Go fetch. [April hustles out of the room]
You're wasting your time. We don't know anything.
So you just gave up? I though you'd do anything to save Elena, even if it meant taking the cure yourself. So you could grow old and die with her. [to Elena] Why do you look so surprised? I'm missing something. What is it?
They broke up, ok? Now let us go.
Broke up? Wait, I'm confused. I thought Elena was your epic love, Stefan. [Pause] I asked you what happened, you have to tell me.
She slept with Damon. [Elena looks shocked Stefan knows this, and then with realization, glares at Caroline, who tries to avoid her gaze]
So, vampire Elena is a trollop who likes bad boys, which explains why Stefan reeks of alcohol. But what it doesn't explain is why sweet, loving, innocent Elena could be so heartless towards Stefan. How could she hurt you like that? Answer, please.
She didn't know it at the time, but she was sired to Damon.
A sire bond. Fascinating. And what do you think about that, Elena.
I think you're sad...and bored...and in desperate need of a hobby.
You're hiding something. 'Fess up.
I didn't sleep with Damon because of the sire bond. I slept with Damon because I'm in love with him.
[Everyone at the table, including Elena, looks surprised at what she just said]
What does any of this have to do with the stupid cure?
You're right. We got off point. Stefan, how do I find the cure? Unless you'd rather talk about Damon and Elena all day.
There's a professor. He knows where the cure is.
Thank you. And, uh, where do I find this professor?
[to Klaus] If you're here for payback, go for it. But you'll be stuck baby-sitting the little hunter that could.
Still glued to your seats? Ooh, it's thick with tension in here. Let's spice things up a bit. Elena, Truth or Dare?
We're done playing your stupid games, Rebekah.
Truth or Dare, Elena? You're compelled. Answer.
Dare.
I dare you to tell Stefan the truth about Damon.
Seriously?!?!?
Being with Damon makes me happy.
Makes you happy? [scoffs] Clowns make you happy, Elena. Dig a little deeper.
When I'm with him...it feels unpredictable like...like I'm free.
And how do you feel when you're with Stefan?
Stop.
[glibly] She can't. She's compelled.
Lately, I feel like I'm a project, like I'm a problem that needs to be fixed. [Stefan looks at her] I think I make him sad, and I can't be with someone like that because...when he looks at me, all he sees is a broken toy. [Rebekah smiles smugly at Stefan until he looks away. She then turns back to Elena and leans in]
Do you still love Stefan?
Yes.
Are you still in love with Stefan?
[Sadly] No.
[Stands and turns to Stefan]Did that hurt, having someone you love drive a dagger through your heart?
Go to hell.
[Angrily moves next to Stefan's chair and squats down to get closer to him] Did...that...hurt?
Yes.
Welcome to the last 900 years of my life.
Hope your day is going better than mine. Got to say, I'm liking the odds.
Stefan knows about us.
Ooh. How'd he take it?
How do you think?
I'm thinking for the first time all week I'm happy to be at Camp Nowhere.
How's Jeremy?
That's depends on how much you trust me.
You know that I trust you.
I think he's gonna get through this just fine.
Thanks for looking out for him.
Yeah well, I told them if they were good I'd buy them both ice cream so...look, I got to go.
Not yet. Something happened today. I realized something about you, about us. And you can say that it's the sire bond, you know what? Maybe...maybe it is. But what I'm telling you, it's the most real thing I ever felt in my entire life. I love you, Damon. I love you.
Look. I'm gonna get this cure for you. And I'm gonna have to do things you're not gonna like.
Damon.
But listen carefully. Get in your car...right now. Come to me.
I'll be there soon.
Care for a drink?
He's underage, and I don't like you, so let's cut to it.
What do you know of him [Silas]?
Nothing. Don't want to. Not our problem.
What happened to you? You were so much fun in the 20s.
I was a psychotic killer with no emotions in the 1920s.
You're accusing me of orchestrating a mass murder. Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?
It's Mystic Falls. It's actually the least ridiculous thing I've heard.
Was it my bastard brother or yours?
Maybe it's option number 3. There's another team in the race.
Your daughter... is a prodigy. With my guidance... she can be one of the most powerful witches in the world. But without it--whew-- she's a time bomb.
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