Bellatrix Mikaelson (The Originals S1)

Chapter 44

VAMPIRE HIDEOUT
[Hayley barges into the hideout where Diego and the other vampires have been hanging out.]
Diego: You done got some nerve coming up in here, mama. [Hayley knocks Diego flat on his back, and he jumps back up and growls at her. Hayley pushes him up against a wall and shoves a stake into his chest, just missing his heart.]
"YOU ARE PREGNANT!" Screamed Bella and Layla. Hayley looked down.
Hayley: Someone attacked my pack in the Bayou this morning, and since I don't see any genius mastermind-types around here... Why don't you just tell me where Marcel is, and we can both get on with our day, huh? [Diego groans and fights against her.]
Hayley: You think I'm playing? There were families out there.
Diego: [guilty] He used to keep a place. 1917 Patterson. If he's still around, he'll be there. [She rips the stake out of his chest and takes her leave.]
"He has a good heart." Said Layla.
"He did." Said Marcel sadly.
THE DOCKS / ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
[Hayley calls Klaus as she walks over to where Marcel is staying. Klaus is still helping Cami and Father Kieran.]
Hayley: Klaus, where are you?
Kieran: [to Klaus] His wrath burns against you, demon.
Klaus: I'm in a bit of a situation here, love.
Hayley: Somebody sent a suicide bomber out to the Bayou this morning.
Klaus: What? Where are you?
Hayley: I'm in the city now. I'm fine. I figured an attack like that must have been Marcel. He's hated the wolves for years, and after that stunt he pulled with the witches... So, I tracked him down. Thought you might like to help kick his ass for trying to blow us to kingdom come.
Klaus: [to Josh] Would you get him out of here now, please? Make sure he remembers nothing. [to Hayley] Hey, listen. I assure you, once I am finished here, you will have my undivided attention. In the meantime, please stay out of trouble.
Hayley: You don't have to worry. Elijah is with me.
"Liar!" Said Bella glaring at Hayley.
MARCEL'S LOFT
[Hayley barges into Marcel's new apartment. Marcel seems to be expecting her.]
"Diego warned you." Said Bella.
"He did." Said Marcel.
Marcel: Come on in. Have a seat. I'd offer you a drink, but... [He gestures to her baby bump.]
Hayley: Sweet pad.
Marcel: Oh, it's just temporary. Friend hooked me up. Believe it or not, I still got a few of those kicking around. I need friends to keep me informed, to warn me when someone is coming looking to blame me for things that I didn't do. [He smiles] For the record, you didn't have to work Diego like that. You and I are long overdue for a chat.
Hayley: You want to talk? Talk.
Marcel: Tough girl. You're a lot like your dad in that way. [Hayley stares at him] Oh, yeah. I knew him. I knew your whole family. In fact, if you knew them like I did, you'd know just how many enemies they have. Back in the nineties, it was the Crescent wolves who took over the city. Or, tried to. They lived to throw down, and they were good at it, too. They didn't care who they killed as long as they got more power.
"Like you? I mean isn't it why you killed witches? Because you know they could easily kill you." Said Layla. Marcel looked down.
Hayley: So the Crescent curse was your way of stopping them? How heroic.
Marcel: It was either that or kill them all, and I'm not big on indiscriminate slaughter. See, I have this thing about kids.
Hayley: So I've heard.
Marcel: [smirks] Oh, you did more than hear about it, Andréa Labonair. You're living proof.
Hayley: How long have you known who I am?
Marcel: I saw how interested you were in those Crescents. After your little family reunion out at the old plantation house, I started to put two and two together.
"He isn't as stupid as he looks." Said Bella.
"I'm not stupid." Said Marcel.
"Keep telling yourself that, sweatheart. You might believe it one day." Said Bella.
Hayley: Tell me something, Marcel. Did you kill my parents?
Marcel: There was in-fighting among the wolves. Your folks were laying low. Somebody turned on them. I honestly don't know who. I got there afterwards, found you in your crib.
Hayley: Give me one good reason why I should believe anything that you have to say.
Marcel: Believe whatever you want, but you were the last Labonair. I mean, could've been a lot of leverage for our side, but instead, I took you to Father Kieran. [Marcel pulls out a duffle bag and hands it to her.]
Hayley: What's that?
Marcel: Money, mostly. Stuff you need to start over someplace safe. Whatever happened in the Bayou, I'm not your guy. But, the way things are going? Eventually, I might have to be.
Hayley: So this is your grand plan? Get me out of town, and Klaus, Bella and Elijah follow closely behind?
Marcel: I can't say that wouldn't be a positive side effect.
Hayley: So why don't you leave? Follow your own advice?
Marcel: I was born here, Hayley.
Hayley: So was I. [Hayley gets up and goes to leave. Before she walks out the door, Marcel stops her.]
Marcel: Guy on the bike? The bomber? Word is, he had a gambling problem. Owed money to the casinos--more importantly, to the humans who run them. And Hayley? When things get bad, remember, I tried to get you clear of it again.
"Thank you." Said Hayley. Marcel nodded.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
[Klaus and Cami are waiting for Kieran to wake up.]
Klaus: I'm afraid I have to go.
Cami: What happens next after he wakes?
Klaus: He'll be in transition, craving blood, but I'll be back before then.
Cami: He's gonna be furious with me. He's a priest. I turned him into a vampire. What kind of desperate move is that?
People look sadly at her.
Klaus: Well, you know as well as I do, love. He'll never go through with it. Turning him wasn't the goal. It was to give you a chance to say good-bye.
Cami: Klaus, will you stay just a little longer?
Klaus: [considers it for a moment] Of course.
"Aww." Cood girls.
THE BAYOU
[Oliver sits at Eve's bedside.]
Eve: Hey, Ollie, how do I look?
Oliver: You look fine, Evie. You look just fine.
Eve: You always were a terrible liar.
Oliver: Damn it. Look. All you got to do is just trigger the curse. You'll heal. It's who we are. It's who you are. Why can't you just accept that? Why can't anyone see what needs to be done? Living here like animals, fighting between tribes, scared to stand up for ourselves. Who's gonna lead us, Jackson? He wants to bow down to that hybrid. Hayley? She's not one of us. At least now, we have an enemy to hate.
Everyone glares at him.
Eve: [suddenly understands who was behind the attack] Oliver, no. Tell me you didn't...
Oliver: You don't understand.
Eve: Then explain it to me, Ollie. I know you. I know you wouldn't hurt your own people.
Oliver: Look. It wasn't supposed to happen like this, Evie. I just wanted to make a little noise, just get our people mad, but I didn't agree to all this. They stabbed me in the back, and now...
Eve: Who? Who put you up to this? [She becomes angry] You stupid kid. Do you have any idea what the pack is gonna do to you when they find out?
Oliver: They're not gonna find out, Evie. If they did, all those people would have died in vain. I had to do whatever it took to make us strong.
Eve: [scared] Ollie, no.
People look at Eve with pity.
Oliver: I've got to do that even now. [He picks up a pillow.]
Eve: Ollie, it's all over now. No! No! Oh! Ollie!
Oliver: I'm sorry, Eve. [Oliver pushes the pillow over Eve's face and smothers her to death.]
Eve: Mmph mmph!
Tears fall from Hayley's eyes.
THE BAYOU
[Outside, a bonfire burns as Oliver is passionately trying to convince everyone to fight back against the vampires, using his manufactured stunt. Elijah watches him speak as Hayley joins him.]
Oliver: [shouting nearby] They are counting on our doubts. That's right! Yeah! They are counting on our fears! That's right! Right!
Hayley: [to Elijah] You stayed.
"Where are you?" Asked Layla.
"When i saw Hayley was okay, i left." Said Bella.
Oliver: Come morning, they will know that we are not cowards.
Hayley: [confused] What's going on? What is he doing?
Oliver: We are not afraid!
Elijah: He's making a move for power in the wake of tragedy. He's not alone. There was another attack after you left.
Hayley: What? [Hayley rushes into the shack, where Jackson is sitting with Eve's dead body, devastated.]
Elijah: [voiceover] Your friend Jackson will need your help. They will want vengeance. Blood for blood. And, unfortunately, in troubled times, people do not look for the best. But rather the loudest.
"True." Said Bella and Klaus.
THE LYCEE
[Klaus visits Lysia at the lycée after leaving Cami and Kieran.]
Lydia: I'm surprised to see you here.
Klaus: The Bayou explosion, the attack on my child. Tell me what you know.
Lydia: I know the wolves have no shortage of enemies. Marcel, for one.
Klaus: Marcel wouldn't stoop so low.
Marcel smiled.
Klaus: The witches, however... I have witnessed firsthand the depths of your cruelty.
Lydia: You don't think I did this? What kind of monster do you take me for? How ugly I must seem next to the pure, innocent glow of your precious Camille. So sad about her uncle, by the way.
"Someone seems jaelous." Said Layla.
Klaus: Kieran is in transition. He has been released from the hex.
Lydia: A hex of that magnitude? Kieran's hex will return... If it hasn't already.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
[Cami is waiting downstairs in the main room of the church when Kieran comes down to find her.]
Cami: Have you changed your mind?
Kieran: [evilly] Yes. It appears I have.[Kieran pulls out his knife and slices at Cami's arms as she tries to run away.]
"What is happening?" Asked Davina.
"I told you, curses like this can't be stopped." Said Bella.
Cami: Oh! Ahh! Ahh! [He chases Cami up into the balcony. Kieran licks the blood off of his blade, and fully vamps-out. Left with nowhere else to go, Cami throws herself off the balcony and falls onto the ground below. She crawls in between the pews as he stalks after her.]
Kieran: Don't fight it, Cami. In death, we are whole again.
Cami: Ah! Ahh!
Bastianna: Bless her, Father. Kill her.
Sean: Rejoice in life eternal.
"Hallucinations." Said Hayley.
[After much fighting, Klaus appears out of nowhere and kills Kieran in order to save Cami.]
"He was a good man. He deserved better." Said Layla. Everyone nodded.
Klaus: You deserved far better than this.