When Klaus and Elijah receive a cryptic invitation to dinner from their mother Esther, they find themselves preparing for the worst. Esther reveals a shocking secret about Klaus' childhood and unveils her ultimate plan for her children.
Previously on "The Originals"...
This town was my home.
I want it back.
All of your scheming,
the enemies that you have made
every single day
of your miserable life,
what results did you expect,
that your child would be born
into a happy life?
This was our family's hope.
We need to regain
control of the city.
You want allies, right?
This is ground zero
for a new vampire community.
You may think that
you're better than us.
We're all you got.
We made a deal.
He'll pledge his loyalty to Cassie,
report back, and tell me
everything that he learns.
Her name is Gia.
She's the first one
that I turned.
She's gonna need a mentor.
We should've known our
mother would not be bound
- by anything as obvious as death.
- Where is she?
Finn, Kol, we have
a family reunion to plan.
So...
Which restaurant
is missing a compelled chef?
It was certainly a card
I played in the past,
but I had no hand in this.
Oh. Well, then I guess
we have Elijah to thank.
This wasn't my doing.
Then where did this
all come from?
Oh!
What the hell was that?
An invitation from our mother.
Ha ha ha!
Now, children,
it's very hot.
Rebekah, Kol, be careful.
Where's Niklaus?
Elijah, Finn,
where's your brother?
He's in the woods,
mother, hiding.
What are you doing here?
Father said he's
to take me hunting later,
but I'm no good, not with him.
He gets angry at me.
I understand.
Do you know what I
do when I'm afraid?
I listen to the starlings.
When I was a little girl,
my mother taught
one of them a tune,
and since they mimic
each other's songs,
it spread until every starling
in the forest sung it.
When we made this our home,
