[Gilbert House: Caroline enters through the back door. She finds Tyler in the kitchen.]
[Sees Tyler taking a cup from the top cabinet] [To Tyler] You're still here? What are you doing?
Gloating. [Pours himself a drink]
Klaus[Approaches Caroline and Tyler] [To Caroline] Hello, Caroline.
[Looks at Klaus and then turns to Tyler] [To Tyler] Come home. Don't stoop to his level.
[To Caroline] He destroyed my life. I plan on being present for every second of his misery until I can kill him myself. [Sips from his drink]
Fine. You can gloat and multitask. This place is a disaster. Starting with a horrific burnt corpse. [Opens the door of the lower cabinet, pulls out a table cloth, and closes the door of the lower cabinet]
[Caroline and Tyler use the table cloth to cover up Kol's body, with Klaus watching on.]
Klaus
[To Caroline] Tyler's mother is dead. So is my brother. We're even. Call Bonnie and get her to let me out of here.
I will never, ever, help you.
Klaus
How quickly you forget the part where I saved Tyler from the misery of being a werewolf. Or the night your mother invited me into her home to save the life of her precious daughter.
How delusional are you? You killed his mother. And let's not forget that we're standing in a house where Elena's aunt Jenna used to live. Or did you think that your charm would make us forget how you killed her, too? You know what? No, I am not going to engage in this. You are not even worth the calories I burn talking to you.
[Klaus vamp-speeds to grab a nearby floor lamp and plunges it into Caroline's stomach.]
[Klaus swings Caroline over to his side and bites her neck. Caroline falls to the floor.]
Klaus
[Turns to Tyler] [To Tyler] Now, that was definitely worth the calories.
[Gilbert House: Tyler sits Caroline down on the sofa.]
[To Tyler] Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god! Oh, my god!
Hey. Hey, look at me. Look at me. I can fix this.
How? The only thing that can heal me is his blood. Oh, my god! Oh, my god!
[Caroline nods at Tyler.]
[Gets up and faces Klaus] [To Klaus] She'll die if you don't heal her.
Klaus
Okay. [Bites into his wrist and holds out his arms, palms up] Beg me to save her life.
Is this what you want? To remind me that I'm powerless against you? Fine. You win. I'm nothing. Now save her. Please.
Klaus
I'm sorry, mate. I didn't quite catch that.
Klaus
Please–
Klaus
See, now I think you're just telling me what I wanna hear. I mean, you did call me pathetic earlier. And wouldn't it be more pathetic of me to help now, knowing that hours ago, you announced your plan to kill me in a manner in which you're debating because you want it to have a certain amount of flair? I'm just asking.
I'll be your slave again. I'll do whatever you want. Just help her.
Klaus
No.
[To Tyler] Get me out of here. I can't even look at him.
[Gets Caroline up] Come on. [Carries Caroline away, with Klaus watching on]
[Gilbert House: Caroline is lying on Elena's bed with Tyler by her side.]
[To Tyler] It's getting worse. I'm sorry.
No, it's my fault. I'm sorry.
No, you didn't do any of this.
I unsired the hybrids and turned them on Klaus. I should've just left it alone.
You freed them, Tyler. People put their faith in you because you're a leader. Don't forget that.
[Klaus is standing in the living room when Tyler carries Caroline into the living room and lays her down on the floor. Klaus turns to Caroline and Tyler.]
[To Klaus] You wanna be in control, Klaus? Here. Now you get to be in control of her life. If you want her to die, fine. But then you can sit here and watch her die yourself.
[Tyler leaves the house. Caroline looks up at Klaus, who approaches her.]
Klaus
[To Caroline] Nothing personal, love. But if I cure you, that means victory for him. [Crouches down next to Caroline] Don't worry. It won't be long now.
[Gilbert House: Caroline is lying on the sofa, breathing raspingly. Klaus stands across the room.]
[To Klaus] If you don't feed me your blood, I'll die.
Klaus
Then you'll die, and Tyler will have learned his lesson the hard way.
How could you do this to him? To his mom? To me?
Klaus
I'm a thousand years old. Call it boredom.
Klaus
Fine. Then maybe it's because I'm pure evil, and I can't help myself.
No, it's because you were hurt. Which means that there's a part of you that is human.
[Klaus approaches her and sits on the table next to the sofa.]
Klaus
How could you possibly think that?
Because I've seen it. Because– I've caught myself wishing that I could forget all the horrible things that you've done.
Klaus
But you can't. Can you?
I know that you're in love with me. And anyone capable of love is capable of being saved.
Klaus
You're hallucinating.
I guess I'll never know. [Starts to convulse]
Klaus
Caroline? Caroline?
[Klaus lifts Caroline into a sitting position, sits behind her, bites into his wrist, and puts it to her mouth. Caroline starts drinking. Klaus smooths her hair as she regains strength and continues to drink.]
[On the island.]
[Over Elena's phone] [To Elena] Tell me you're not serious.
[On her phone] I wish I weren't.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[Over Caroline's phone] When we got back from looking for Jeremy, Shane and Bonnie were gone, too.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Shane needs Bonnie to cast a spell on Jeremy's tattoo in order to find the cure, and he managed to sneak them both out from under our noses.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Well, where's Damon in all this?
[Over Caroline's phone] We had an argument.
[On the island.]
I thought he was just taking a walk, but then when we went to the beach–
[In the Gilbert house.]
[Over Caroline's phone] –we saw signs of a struggle.
[On her phone] Meaning what?
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Meaning somebody probably jumped him and then grabbed him.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Do you think Shane took him?
[On the island.]
[On her phone] No, I mean, he's not strong enough to take Damon on, even with the element of surprise. He must have someone, or at least a few someones helping him.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] I'm so sorry. I wish I was there to help.
[Over Caroline's phone] Well, maybe there's something you can do from home.
[On her phone] Anything. Tell me.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] So Shane's looking for the cure. We think we can find him. We have pictures of Jeremy's tattoo, but we just can't translate the map.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Unless you get the Hunter's Sword from Klaus.
[Over Caroline's phone] Exactly.
[On the island.]
[To Stefan] He'll never give up the sword.
Yeah, but if anyone's gonna get him to give it up, it's Caroline.
He will never give up the sword, not even for Caroline. He's terrified we'll use the cure against him to make him mortal, and even if he wasn't, he wouldn't want any of us to derive a moment's worth of happiness from being human.
Well, maybe he doesn't have to give it up. I mean, Klaus is stuck in Elena's house by Bonnie's spell. He can't go anywhere. There's only so many places you can hide a three-foot piece of metal.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] [To Elena] I'll find it, don't worry. Just e-mail me photos of Jeremy's tattoo. I'll find the sword, and I'll call you back.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Thank you, Caroline.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] Bye. [Hangs up and picks up her jacket]
Klaus
[To Caroline] Need my help with anything, love?
[Caroline leaves the house, with Klaus watching on.]
[Gilbert House: Caroline, who is holding a laptop in her hands, and Tyler, who is carrying a sword that is wrapped in a blanket, enter the Gilbert house where Klaus is sitting on the coffee table. Caroline goes to sit down on the couch.]
Klaus
[To Tyler] Well, if it isn't little orphan Lockwood. Come to show how laughably impotent you are against me?
I'm just trying to help my friends find the cure. [Removes the blanket from the sword] Found this in your attic.
Klaus
And you think finding the sword brings you closer to the cure?
You tell me. I was playing around with the handle on the ride over, and I found this. [Unwraps the leather on the top of the sword, revealing some sort of turning device.]
Klaus
[Gets up and approaches Tyler] And what do you think this is?
[Gets up and approaches Tyler and Klaus] [To Klaus] It's called a cryptex. [Tyler turns to her] I've seen "The Da Vinci Code". You turn the different sides to the different symbols to get the translation on the other side. [Walks over to a table and picks up photos of Jeremy's tattoo] And with the magic of the internet, Elena sent over these. [Holds out photos of Jeremy's tattoo] So now all we have to do is cryptex away. [Sits down on the couch] If you happened to want to help, we wouldn't stop you.
Klaus
Right. Well, might I suggest using the magic of the internet to purchase an Aramaic-to-English dictionary from your nearest retailer?
[To Caroline] What's Aramaic?
It's a dead language. It hasn't been used since, like, biblical times.
Klaus
Qetsiyah's native tongue, I'm guessing. You know, even if you had the best dictionary in the world, it could take days to translate. [Sits down on the coffee table] Perhaps weeks. [Speaks in Aramaic]
Klaus
[Speaks in English] "If only you spoke Aramaic."
[Gilbert House: Caroline is holding the sword.]
Klaus
[Speaks in Aramaic, then speaks in English] "Requires a powerful witch and a hunter in full bloom."
[To Klaus] What are you doing?
Klaus
I don't need to tell you my reasons. Caroline. Bring my sword over here.
[On the island.]
[Gets a call from Caroline] [To Caroline] Hello?
[Over Rebekah's phone] Hey, it's Caroline. We have the translation of the tattoo.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[On her phone] We're emailing you pictures of the map and instructions right now.
[Tyler sends Rebekah an email.]
[On the island.]
[Gets an email on her phone] Got it. Thanks.
Klaus
[Over Rebekah's phone] [To his sister] Actually, it was me.
[In the Gilbert house.]
[Over Caroline's phone] Nik, you helped?
Klaus
[On Caroline's phone] You sound so surprised, little sister.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Shouldn't I be? I mean, you don't want me to be human. You don't want any of us to be human. Why would you help us find the cure?
[In the Gilbert house.]
Klaus
[On Caroline's phone] Maybe I finally realized the longer I stand in the way of what you want, the longer you'll continue to hate me. Perhaps I want my sister to finally know happiness.
[On the island.]
[On her phone] Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me a hundred times–
[In the Gilbert house.]
Klaus
[On Caroline's phone] No more fooling. No more games. I hope you get to live, and die, as you wish.
[On the island.]
[In the Gilbert house.]
Klaus
[On Caroline's phone] There is one more thing, Rebekah. There is only one dose of the cure. You need to find it first and take it. It's the only way you'll–
[Tyler hangs up on Rebekah. Klaus shrugs. Caroline turns to Tyler.]
[On the island.]
[Gilbert House: Klaus is sitting in an armchair when Caroline enters.]
[To Klaus] You can't kill Tyler.
Klaus
Not only can I, I have to. I have a reputation to uphold. Moreover, I want to.
I'm not asking you to forgive him. All I'm asking is that you let him live, somewhere far from here.
Klaus
[Gets up] So he gets to live a happy life after he turned all my hybrids against me? After he tried to kill me? After he made it his life's mission to find the cure so he could use it against me?
Klaus
Do we? Do you?
It doesn't matter. There's only one, so it's not like I'm gonna get it anyway.
Klaus
But if you could? You won't, would you? You prefer who you are now to the girl you once were. You like being strong– ageless– fearless. [Steps closer to Caroline] We're the same, Caroline.
Then show me. You know how much I love Tyler. You can see how scared I am to lose him. If you and I are so similar, then show me your compassion. Show him the mercy that I would show you.
Klaus
Mercy? For Tyler? Very well. Tell him to leave town immediately. [Walks to the armchair, but turns to Caroline] And tell him to run and hide in a place I will never find him.
Of course. [Takes her jacket and puts it on]
Klaus
Tell him that this is the mercy I extend for your sake: That I will give him a head start before I kill him.
[Caroline turns and looks at Klaus, realizing what he is saying.]
[Gilbert House: Caroline is sitting on the porch swing when Klaus walks out onto the front porch.]
[To Klaus] How did you get out?
Klaus
I fear something awful has befallen your friend Bonnie. [Approaches Caroline, who quickly stands up] Don't worry, love. You know I'd never hurt you.
Klaus
I've done more than enough. I've shown kindness, forgiveness, pity. Because of you, Caroline. It was all for you.
[Klaus leaves, with Caroline watching on.]
Klaus
Ah, what an unpleasant surprise.
So I just came up with a list called things you suck at. Number one: finding Katherine, ever. Number two: covering up your secret phone conversations to that little backstabbing Hayley. Yeah, so where is she, and what does she know about Katherine?
Klaus
I should help you? After you lot killed my brother and imprisoned me in the Gilbert living room.
You might want to prioritize Klaus, you have much bigger problems. Katherine has the cure. My guess is she's gonna want to cram it down your throat. You help me find Katherine., I'll get the cure, I'll give it to Elena, everybody wins.
(Caroline is drinking the left behind alcohol while cleaning up)
Klaus
Desperate times I take it.
Klaus
Not judging you for starters, although if you are determined to get drunk, then perhaps I might recommend something a little more sanitary. (Caroline drinks the alcohol she found) Well, then. You showed me.
Shouldn't you be out chasing Tyler to the ends of the earth, or are there still some hopes and dreams you want to crush around here?
Klaus
Depends. Do you happen to know where the young Brutus is?
I know where he's not... with me. And he gave Matt the deed to the house, so he's gone for good.
Klaus
(nodding as he walks closer) Tyler made it his life's mission to kill me. You can't hate me for driving him away.
Look. Silas wants to die and be reunited with his one true love, but he's supernatural, so if he takes the cure and dies, he gets stuck on the other side.
Klaus
How Shakespearian.
But if he destroys the other side altogether, he can take the cure, die, and pass on. But in destroying it, every dead supernatural being will return to our side.
That means every werewolf, every witch, every vampire. I wonder how many of those you personally killed. Care yet?
Do you even know how to read a map?
Klaus
Yes, and do you know who taught me? My friend Magellan.
Wow! You had a friend. Was he drawn to your darkness, too?
Klaus
Actually, I was referring to Damon and Elena when I said that, but clearly it struck a chord with you.
It's because it's not true! There is no allure to darkness.
Klaus
(earnestly) Really? So you've never felt the attraction that comes when someone who's capable of doing terrible things for some reason cares only about you?
I did once, when I thought he was worth it, but it turns out some people can't be fixed.
(as they search Shane's office) What are we even looking for?
Well, if Shane really was working with Silas, chances are he was helping him plan his next move.
Where, on his evil villain to-do list? 'Steal blood, perform 3 massacres, pick up dry cleaning'?
Klaus
Actually, not to nit-pick, but we evil villains usually use minions to pick up our dry cleaning, that sort of thing.
(to Stefan about Klaus) Why is he necessary again?
Well, we don't know what Silas can do, so if we do have to go head to head with him, an Original hybrid who can't die might come in handy.
Klaus
Besides, Stefan and I work well together, or at least we did in the twenties.
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