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True Blood Episode 210

“New World In My View”

Written By Kate Barnow & Elisabeth Finch

Directed By Adam Davidson

based on the Southern Vampire Novels

by Charlaine Harris

EP DRAFT: 4/27/09

© 2009 Home Box Office, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No portion of this script may be performed, published, reproduced, sold or distributed by any means, or quoted or published in any medium, including on any web site, without the prior written consent of Home Box Office. Distribution or disclosure of this material to unauthorized persons is prohibited. Disposal of this script copy does not alter any of the restrictions previously set forth.

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TRUE BLOOD


Ep. 210 – EP Draft

April 27, 2009

CAST LIST

SOOKIE STACKHOUSE BILL COMPTON JASON STACKHOUSE SAM MERLOTTE TARA THORNTON LAFAYETTE REYNOLDS ARLENE FOWLER ANDY BELLEFLEUR HOYT FORTENBERRY ERIC NORTHMAN TERRY BELLEFLEUR MARYANN FORRESTER EGGS (BENEDICT TALLEY) JESSICA HAMBY LETTIE MAE THORNTON MAXINE FORTENBERRY MIKE SPENCER JANE BODEHOUSE CHAUFFEUR KARL NIKKI ROSIE (V.O) SECRET SERVICEMAN

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TRUE BLOOD


Ep. 210 – EP Draft

April 27, 2009

SET LIST INTERIORS MERLOTTE’S - POOL ROOM/DINING ROOM - KITCHEN - WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR - SERVICE ALLEY

OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE - KITCHEN - FOYER - LIVING ROOM OLD COMPTON PLACE - LIVING ROOM - DOORWAY/FOYER HOTEL CARMILLA - HALLWAY - ERIC’S ROOM ANDY’S MOTEL ROOM ANUBIS AIR LIMOUSINE HEARSE LAFAYETTE’S HOUSE SOOKIE’S CAR QUEEN’S RESIDENCE - DAY ROOM - HALLWAY

EXTERIORS MERLOTTE’S – NIGHT - BACK ENTRANCE MAIN STREET BON TEMPS – DAY OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE – DAY/NIGHT LAFAYETTE’S HOUSE – NIGHT - PORCH QUEEN’S RESIDENCE – NIGHT

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OVER BLACK, we HEAR The Ink Spots’ “MY PRAYER” somewhere far away. FADE IN:

INT. HOTEL CARMILLA - HALLWAY - DREAM SEQUENCE.

We’re FLOATING down the Hotel Carmilla hallway, LANDING ON A GUEST ROOM DOOR. A HAND APPEARS IN FRAME, knocks on the door. PULL BACK TO REVEAL SOOKIE, waiting for someone to answer. No one does. She checks to see if the door is unlocked. It is. She slowly walks inside to discover:

ERIC, sitting on the edge of the bed. His head bowed. “MY PRAYER” is playing on the STEREO.

SOOKIEEric?

He barely moves, his back heaves a bit. Sookie sits down beside him, no hesitation. She takes his hand. He grabs hers, holds it tight. A beat, then he looks up at her, BLOOD TEARS staining his cheeks.

ERIC(bereft)

Godric is gone.

Sookie nods.

SOOKIEI know. I’m so sorry.

He cries even more. She takes his face in her hands, gently tries to kiss his blood tears away. Eric looks at her, all sad and strong.

He kisses Sookie on the lips, light, almost a whisper, as if daring her to pull away. She doesn’t. She kisses him deeper, stronger. Neither resisting. Both of them passionate and nowhere else but right there.

As Eric’s hand travels from Sookie’s face, down to her neck, down further, his fangs CLICK into place. Sookie touches them, a dangerous temptation.

As Eric hungrily goes for her neck --

SMASH CUT TO:

INT. ANUBIS AIR LIMOUSINE HEARSE - DAY 10.

Sookie shakes herself awake. She’s in a luxury hearse, sitting next to Jason in the back seat. A handsome and well-groomed middle-aged CHAUFFEUR drives. “MY PRAYER” continues faintly on the RADIO.

True Blood - EP. #210 "New World In My View" EP Draft 4/27/09 1.

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JASON(smiling)

Whatcha dreamin’ bout?

SOOKIE(disoriented)

Where’s Bill?

Jason nods toward the back. Sookie turns around, sees BILL’S TRAVEL COFFIN, remembers it’s daytime. She touches the coffin, wishing she could touch him, wishing she weren’t so flushed.

Jason looks out his window, Main Street Bon Temps starting to come into focus.

JASONThis reminds me’a that bus ride back from All-State. Nothin’ looks exactly the way I left it. Know what I mean?

SOOKIEI’ve never been away before.

She turns back around, looks out her window.

SOOKIE (CONT’D)Feels like somethin’ in me’s different though.

JASONYeah.

He knows exactly what she means.

Sookie spots a familiar sight. Well, almost familiar...

HER POV: An old-fashioned WELCOME SIGN has been vandalized with SPRAY PAINT: WELCOME TO BONE TEMPS, POPULATION: FUCK OFF! with a big, PRIMITIVELY DRAWN PENIS, like public rest room graffiti.

JASON (CONT’D)(sees it too)

The hell?

And with that, the CAR BRAKES SCREECH and there’s a GIANT THUD on the hood of the car --

THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD as an entwined, partially clad MALE/FEMALE COUPLE BOUNCE OFF THE HOOD AND SMASH INTO THE WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING IT!


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Sookie SCREAMS!

CHAUFFEUR(shocked)

They just ran right out in front of me!

EXT. MAIN STREET BON TEMPS - CONTINUOUS - DAY 10.

We now see the ANUBIS AIR LOGO on the side of the LIMOUSINE HEARSE. By the time the Chauffeur, Sookie and Jason are out of the car, the Man and Woman are already off the hood, running away. The Woman is limping severely and the man has BLOOD on his shoulder.

SOOKIE(calling out)

Wait! Are you all right?

The Man and Woman both LAUGH, stop for a minute to kiss like teenagers, bloody hands obscuring their faces, obscuring their eyes. Then they take off running.

Jason and Sookie stare at each other: What. The. Fuck.

MAIN TITLES

EXT. OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE - DAY 10.

CLOSE ON thin, jeweled HANDS, thick DIRT underneath the fingernails, placing FLOWERS strategically around what looks like a PILE OF MUD.

We PULL BACK TO REVEAL MARYANN, scrutinizing the placement of each flower on a GIANT TOTEM. Still in its planning stages, it’s starting to resemble a LARGE ABSTRACT BODY WITH ARMS STRETCHED UPWARDS, only its structure is covered with FRUIT, FLOWERS, DIRT, TWIGS and large CHUNKS OF RAW GROUND MEAT.

The sun is going down. “EL LADO MAS BESTIA DE LA VIDA (WALK ON THE WILD SIDE)” by Albert Pla echoes from the house. Maryann is filthy (but still fabulous), her hair askew, wearing Gran’s Lobster Apron across one shoulder like a TOGA. A MUD-STAINED, BLOOD-STAINED toga.

MARYANNWhat do you think?

Eggs, FRENZY-EYED, works on the back of the statue, as he’s the only one tall enough to reach the top.

EGGSI think you’ve outdone yourself.


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MARYANNHaven’t I, though?

She’s giddy, excited. Karl walks over to her with a large, fancy TRAY, bearing a DEAD BIRD, TWIGS, and LEAVES.

MARYANN (CONT’D)(eyeing the bird)

Feathers! Perfection.

KARLIt’s spectacular.

She cocks her head, narrows her eyes at the statue, then looks to the tray.

MARYANNI’m thinking... more meat. Raw. Bloody. Delicious.

EGGSFive more pounds of ground chuck?

MARYANNThink about who this is for, okay? Let’s aim higher.

KARLCorn-fed Kobe it is.

MARYANN(pleased)

You’re finally getting it, Karl.

Karl beams; this is quite possibly the first compliment she’s ever given him...

MARYANN (CONT’D)The two of you go find me the most expensive meat you can. Nothing but the best!

Karl leaves the tray and Eggs follows. Maryann plucks feathers from the bird, takes a few leaves and twigs, and adds them to the FACE, pleased with her work.

MARYANN (CONT'D)(to Statue)

You are so fucking beautiful.

INT. ANDY’S MOTEL ROOM - DAY 10.

Sam sits in the dark room, on the floor, crouched below the window, hiding from the world.


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As we HEAR a CAR PULL UP, he cautiously pulls the curtain away, peeks outside. The CAR DOOR SLAMS and Sam drops the curtain. KEYS RATTLE, the door opens, and the LIGHTS go on.

It’s Andy. He’s carrying the CLOTHES Sam left at the jail and a fresh BOTTLE OF WHISKEY. He’s pretty soused.

Sam stays where he is. We now see he is dressed in ANDY’S CLOTHES - a short-sleeved button down and khaki’s - which he is swimming in.

ANDY(hands Sam his clothes)

It’s clear outside. You can get changed. Though I’d still like to know why you’re always showing up naked.

SAM (taking the clothes, ignoring him)

Thanks for going over there.

ANDYStation was totally empty, cells were all wide open!

Andy opens his booze, starts swigging.

ANDY (CONT’D)And you should see the streets. Whole town looks like New York City or something. Store windows smashed, graffiti, people pissing on the street.

Sam’s getting changed.

SAMTrust me, I know. Every time I think I understand the new order of things, everything just gets more and more fucked. First vampires..., now I gotta wrap my head around a goddamn Maenad.

ANDYMae-what?

SAM(stares at him)

How drunk are you?


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ANDYOn a scale of one to ten?

SAMYou don’t remember any of what I told you?

ANDY(indignant)

I remember! You said that Maryann Forrester was to blame for all’a this.

SAMYeah, do you remember why?

Andy clearly does not.

ANDYWhat, I gotta pass some kinda test for you, Merlotte?

SAM(disappointed)

Jesus, Andy. (then resigned to explaining)

She is a Maenad. A fucking supernatural creature. She’s been around forever. She gets people to do all the things that aren’t right in normal society.

ANDYThat would explain my dancing.

SAMIt would explain a lotta other things - like why I don’t recognize the bar I’ve poured my life’s blood into. Or why Tara beat the crap out of her own mom, or why Mike Spencer had sex with a tree.

ANDYDoes it explain the bull in the dress with the claws?

SAMMaryann? Is that bull in the dress with claws. And according to Daphne, she’s not leaving till she gets what she wants. Which I think is me.


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ANDY(getting riled up)

So, how do we root this ancient bitch out?

SAMI don’t have a fucking clue.

Andy slumps down, and takes a sloppy swig of booze. He looks about ready to throw in the towel.

ANDYHell. I been wrong about every goddamn thing so far. If you don’t got any ideas about how to save this town, how come we even still talkin’ ‘bout this and not on our way to Mexico?

SAMAndy, you’re the only person I got on my side. Tell me you’re not seriously thinking ‘bout running.

ANDYWhy shouldn’t I? Probably never gettin’ my job back, and even if I did, no one around here ever believes a word I say anyway.

Andy’s sense of defeat awakens something in Sam.

SAMI believe what you say. And you been right about something all along: That pig was real.

A beat.

ANDYYou mean it?

SAMOh, yeah. You did not imagine that.

ANDYWhat the hell was it up to.

SAM(darkly)

It was doing some of Maryann’s dirty work for her.

Andy looks like he’s going to cry with relief.


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ANDYI knew it, Sam. I may drink too much and have some problems with authority but I know when I’ve seen something suspicious.

(overcome)Thank you.

Right then, Sam’s CELL PHONE RINGS. Sam pulls it from his jeans pocket, checks the caller ID.

SAM(into phone)

Hello?.... Whoa, whoa... Okay, just calm down Arlene, and tell me what’s wrong...

INT. MERLOTTE’S - SAME - DAY 10.

CLOSE ON A COWERING ARLENE. Even though her face is obscured by her hair and hand holding the phone close, we can tell she’s terrified.

ARLENE (INTO PHONE)(shaky voice)

Sam, you gotta come right now! It’s a total mob. They’ve got Terry and they’re coming for me next...

Intercut as necessary with Sam in Andy’s motel room:

Sam is concerned, but suspicious.

SAMArlene... I’ve already seen you all caught up in Maryann’s madness, I’m not sure I --

ARLENE(bursts into tears)

Jesus, I know, but she’s after us now! And she is crazy! Hannibal Lecter crazy! And I’m scared she’s going to get my kids!

She cries harder, distraught. Sam is torn, but...

SAMI’ll be right there.

ARLENEThank you. And please. Come fast.


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Arlene hangs up, we circle around to the front of her face revealing her FRENZY EYES and her deceitful smirk. Her fear was all an act.

ARLENE (CONT'D)‘Cause you’re what he wants and he always gets what he wants!

Terry appears next to her, also FRENZY-EYED.

TERRYWho does?

ARLENEI don’t even know!

She LAUGHS like a hyena, grabs him by the ears and kisses him hard.

INT. OLD COMPTON PLACE - DOORWAY/FOYER - NIGHT 10.

Not a calm re-entry. Tensions are running high upon Jason’s, Sookie’s and Bill’s return.

Sookie is at the door dealing with the hot-headed Chauffeur while Bill is closing up his Travel Coffin, which is among the rest of the luggage.

CHAUFFEUROh, you don’t like my tone?

SOOKIENo sir, I do not.

CHAUFFEURWell, I don’t like hick-town tweekers smashing my windshield!

SOOKIEThat wasn’t my fault!

CHAUFFEURFucking rednecks!

Bill’s heard enough. He hands the Chauffeur the Travel Coffin and a few HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS.

CHAUFFEUR (CONT’D)(sensing an opportunity)

I might even have whiplash.


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BILL(friendly)

You might want to leave my house, if you value your life.

The Chauffeur is startled, but he’s no fool. He quickly heads out the door.

BILL (CONT'D)Just send the bill for any repairs to Fangtasia, care of Eric Northman.

ANGLE ON Jason, on his CELL PHONE, in serious mode.

ROSIE ON ANSWERING MACHINE (O.S.)(over phone line)

You’ve reached Renard Parish Sheriff’s Department. Which is closed cuz’ people should do whatever the hell they want to in America! So leave a message - and make sure to include what you’re wearing.

JASONThis is Jason Stackhouse. A couple a folks got hit by a car on Main Street. They looked pretty rough but they ran off. Uh, and I’m wearing jeans and my going-out shirt.

He clicks off the phone.

SOOKIEWhat did Bud say?

JASONI just got a machine.

SOOKIESomething seriously weird is going on in Bon Temps.

BILLI’ve lived long enough to know there’s always an explanation for just about anything.

MAXINE (O.S.)Well if it ain’t the VAMPER and his VAMPER-LOVER!


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Bill, Jason, and Sookie look to the top of the stairs where a FRENZY-EYED MAXINE stands. Her hair looks like she put her finger in an electrical socket, her make-up smeared, her bra peaking through her slightly-unbuttoned shirt.

JASON(re: Maxine’s eyes)

What the fuck?

SOOKIE(to Bill)

Explain that.

HOYT and JESSICA come running down the hallway after Maxine.

JESSICAThank God you’re home! She’s gone totally crazy!

BILLWhat is going on here?

JESSICAI swear I had nothing to do with it!

Maxine starts to descend the stairs with Hoyt and Jessica closely behind, ready to grab her should she bolt.

HOYTI thought maybe it was a bad reaction to her new diet pills but then we saw that practically the whole town’s got these eyes.

Maxine LAUGHS, SINGS:

MAXINEJeepers creepers, how ya’ll like my peepers?!

BILL(concerned)

How long has she been this way?

HOYTSince last night--

MAXINEAnd I will be as long as it takes till he gets his offering.

SOOKIEWhat is she talking about?


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HOYTShe keeps going on about Sam Merlotte, how they’re offering him up for something.

MAXINEHow ‘bout you offer yourself up to me, Jason Stackhouse, you fine little stud monkey?!

Maxine tries to JUMP THE RAILING of the stairs onto Jason. Hoyt and Jessica FORCEFULLY RESTRAIN her.

HOYT(shocked)

Mama!

BILL(baffled)

Is there anything you’ve been able to do to calm her down?

HOYTMadWorld on the Wii keeps her focused. But I wouldn’t call her calm.

INT. OLD COMPTON PLACE - LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT 10.

ANGLE ON THE PROJECTION SCREEN: A BIKER AND A MINOTAUR HACK AT EACH OTHER WITH CHAIN-SAWS.

ON MAXINE, standing in front of the sofa, Wii WAND in hand, engrossed in MadWorld.

MAXINE (screaming at the screen)

I’m gonna crack your fucking skull!

Jessica begrudgingly sits close by and keeps an eye on her.

As SOUNDS of MASS DESTRUCTION and MAYHEM emanate from the T.V., Bill, Sookie, Jason, and Hoyt watch from the other side of the room.

JESSICA(to Hoyt)

I cannot believe you stuck me with her.

As Hoyt mouths the words, “I’m Sorry”:


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MAXINE(focused on game)

And I cannot believe my son made a blood-sucking Lolita my baby-sitter.

Jessica’s eyes shoot dagger at her.

BILL(to Hoyt)

Tell me specifically what your mother has said since she’s been... in this state.

HOYTCrazy talk. She says God is coming to Merlotte’s and that everyone’s waiting there to make sure Sam will be his offering.

SOOKIE(horrified)

What?!

MAXINE(interjecting)

Yep! We’re going to serve him up like barbecue! And then we’re gonna party like it’s nineteen ninety-nine! Yeehaw!

JASONThat’s it, I’m going to the bar.

SOOKIE(”remember”?)

Jason, this would be one of those times to use. Your. Head.

JASONOh, I am. I ain’t never been so clear in my life. It all makes perfect sense - this here is the war I been training for!

BILL“War” is an awfully strong word, Jason. We don’t even know what it is we are up against.

MAXINE(to the T.V.)

You’re a whore and you deserve to get cut!


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JASON(off Maxine, to Bill)

I know: Bone-heads with a single mission and no impulse control. These are my people. I know exactly what I’m fighting. And I know exactly what to do. I think.

BILL(concerned)

Well, until we know more, I don’t think it’s safe for you to go alone.

SOOKIE(realizing)

Wait a minute! What about Tara? (to Hoyt)

Have you seen her?

HOYTNot much. All I heard is she’s been partying pretty hard with that Maryann lady who’s staying at your house.

SOOKIE(worried)

At my house? Bill, I gotta get over there.

BILL(thinks, then)

I will accompany Sookie to her home. Jason, if I cannot stop you, I will at least advise you to proceed with caution.

JASONYou can proceed with caution all you want, but I got this. Hoyt, you stay here with the women.

Jason grabs his things and marches out the door. Sookie turns to Bill.

SOOKIESo much for home sweet home. Let’s go.

BILLMaybe you should stay while I go check out things at your house --


(MORE)

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(off her look, gives up)Just a thought.

As Sookie and Bill head out the door:

HOYT(calling out, wanting a piece of the action)

I’ll be holding down the fort here. Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing Vampire Bill.

OFF HOYT, JESSICA, AND MAXINE, who is still frenzy-eyed, maniacally playing her game: quite the strange little family.

MAXINE(re: video game)

I never knew decapitatin’ somebody was so much fun!

INT. MERLOTTE’S - POOL ROOM/DINING ROOM - NIGHT 10.

Sam and Andy enter through the Pool Room door slowly, quietly, not knowing what to expect. Andy clutches his BOTTLE OF WHISKEY as if it will keep him safe.

What they find is a totally EMPTY Merlotte’s. A few odd lights are on, casting shadows and random pockets of pure darkness. It seems to be completely abandoned.

SAMFuck. We’re too late.

ANDYThen let’s just turn around and leave, before we find another dead body with its heart cut out --

Ignoring him, Sam takes a few more steps toward the center of the room. We HEAR AMBIGUOUS SOUNDS, maybe the SHUFFLE OF FEET or the PLUMBING. Sam signals Andy to remain quiet.

SAM Arlene?

Arlene slowly emerges from the Service Alley into the DARKNESS, walking in a relaxed fashion. HER EYES ARE OBSCURED by the shadows of the barely lit room.

ARLENE(”upset”)

Thank you, Sam, for coming so fast. I know how much punctuality means to you.


BILL (CONT'D)

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SAMAre you alright?

ARLENEI am now...

Arlene steps from the shadows, and we see she’s holding a SHARP KITCHEN KNIFE.

ARLENE (CONT’D)Because soon he’ll be getting what’s his...

As she steps further into the light, her BLACK FRENZY EYES come into clear view. And now, so too do the several PEOPLE following behind her, including JANE BODEHOUSE and MIKE SPENCER, all with FRENZY EYES. They start the low, familiar chant:

CROWDLo lo Bromios lo lo Dendrites lo lo Eleutherios lo lo Enorches...

ANDYAw, hell. Not this shit again...

Andy, a little unsteady, goes for his gun, BRANDISHES it and fires off a WARNING SHOT.

But what Sam and Andy haven’t noticed is that A SMALL CROWD HAS FORMED BEHIND THEM as well, which includes TERRY BELLEFLEUR. Terry, using a MILITARY MANEUVER, quickly disarms Andy, and TWEAKS his only good arm. Andy CRIES OUT in pain.

TERRYStop your belly-aching, soldier!

Terry extends his arm and shoots all the remaining shells off into the walls and ceiling. He speaks to the others in his group as if instructing them.

TERRY (CONT’D)We call this move “stress inoculation”.

The last one accidentally HITS a RANDOM FRENZIER’S SHOULDER. The Crowd starts LAUGHING. And despite the now bloody, gaping hole in his shoulder, the Random Frenzier joins in.

With that brief distraction, Sam and Andy BOLT out of the fray.


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SAM(to Andy)

Follow me!

Sam leads the way as they HOP OVER THE BAR, and run towards...

INT. MERLOTTE’S - SERVICE ALLEY - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

Sam and Andy rush into the Service Alley, narrowly dodging the Frenziers coming for them from the Dining Room.

SAM Back door!

But as they make their way down the Alley toward the door, Frenziers emerge from the Rest Rooms and Hallway.

Sam pushes Andy through the Kitchen Door and follows him into...

INT. MERLOTTE’S - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

With nowhere else to go, they run into the WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR. Sam quickly pulls the HEAVY DOOR shut.

INT. WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

Sam holds onto the DOOR HANDLE with all his strength.

SAMDamn it! This door doesn’t lock from inside!

(re: handle)Take it!

Andy takes over for Sam, pulling on the door with fierce determination. Sam grabs a nearby WIRE SHELVING UNIT, tips it over, spilling its contents onto the floor, and jimmies one of its supports through the door handle, so that the Frenziers won’t be able to open it from outside.

INT. MERLOTTE’S - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

ON TERRY pulling on the Refrigerator Door from the outside -to no avail. The CROWD, quiet, waits a beat. Terry releases the door, realizing.

TERRYWe have our E-P-W right where we want him! Which means it’s time to PAR-TAY!


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CHEERS erupt from the Crowd and hedonistic celebrating begins.

“NEW WORLD IN MY VIEW” by King Britt starts pumping through the walls.

Arlene grabs Terry, tears streaming from her FRENZY EYES.

ARLENETerry Bellefleur? You are my hero.

He sweeps her off her feet, as if re-enacting the scene from “An Officer and a Gentleman,” places her on the prep table, and they start going at it.

INT. MERLOTTE’S - WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR - SAME - NIGHT 10.

Sam and Andy hear the CHEERS, share a look as they catch their breath and realize for the first time just how cold it is in this goddamn walk-in. They want to say something but there are no words for how fucked they are.

INT. LAFAYETTE’S HOUSE - NIGHT 10.

ON TARA, FRENZY-EYED, sweaty, disgusting, tied to a chair. She’s barely conscious, but every so often she writhes, her arms tied behind her back with an assortment of SCARVES only Lafayette would have lying around the house.

LETTIE MAE, still bruised (from Ep# 209), gently wipes Tara’s head with a CLOTH. LAFAYETTE chases yet another VICODIN with a GLASS OF WINE to calm his frayed nerves. It’s barely working. Lettie Mae winces in pain.

LAFAYETTEYou might wanna take care of that.

LETTIE MAEI’m fine.

She’s not. But she keeps trying to cool Tara’s forehead. Tara squirms.

LETTIE MAE (CONT’D)Tara. Tara, baby. Tell your mama what you need...

TARA(like a little girl)

It burns, where I’m tied up. Burns like fire, Mama...


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Her face is contorted in pain as she tries to wriggle out of the restraints. Lettie Mae watches her, pained to see her daughter in this state.

She makes a move as if to untie Tara, but Lafayette steps in and ties the scarves even TIGHTER.

LETTIE MAETyin’ her up’s not makin’ her better.

LAFAYETTEBitch acts like a tiger, I’m keepin’ her in a cage. For her own good.

(re: Lettie Mae’s bruises)Ours, too.

A beat. It’s clear they’re both in the weeds. Lettie Mae kneels by Tara, looking her right in the eyes, smoothing her hair.

LETTIE MAE Tara, please, tell us how to help you.

Tara throws her head back, SPITS right in Lettie Mae’s face, then CACKLES like a crazy person, which at this moment, she clearly is.

Lafayette grabs Tara’s face in his hands, serious, terrified.

LAFAYETTE(all heart)

I don’t know how deep down you’re buried, Tara Mae, but you are all I got and I am NOT gonna FUCKING lose you!

Lettie Mae watches, heartbroken as Lafayette stares right into Tara’s Frenzy-Eyes. And for a moment, it’s almost as if Tara’s heard him, sees him, then she starts to GROWL like an animal. She’s in the midst of some sort of psychotic break.

LETTIE MAEIf only Miss Jeanette were still alive --

LAFAYETTEShe don’t need some backwoods witch doctor. She needs Thorazine and a padded cell.


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Lettie Mae, still on her knees, clasps her hands in prayer, mumbling to herself. Lafayette watches.

LETTIE MAE Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. And forget not all His benefits. Who forgives all your iniquities.

(hard to continue)Who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction...

She breaks down, cannot finish. A beat.

LAFAYETTEWho crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed--like the eagle’s.

Lettie Mae looks up at Lafayette, genuinely surprised and moved.

LAFAYETTE (CONT’D)Jesus and I agreed to see other people. Don’t mean we still don’t talk time to time.

A beat.

LETTIE MAEYou’ve been good to my Tara.

LAFAYETTE(deflecting)

Yeah, well, she ain’t exactly a Mardi Gras parade, but--

LETTIE MAENo. You’re there. I ain’t never been a person she could depend on, but you...

Lafayette grabs another whatever-the-hell pill he’s got handy, downs it with more wine, clearly uncomfortable.

LAFAYETTEYou can blame yourself for a lotta shit, Lettie Mae, but this evil’s on Maryann.


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LETTIE MAE(hard for her)

I hadn’ta left a hole in that girl, maybe she wouldn’ta crawled in.

A beat. She might be right. And they both know it.

LAFAYETTE(a confession, hard for him)

I threw her out on her birthday. If I hadn’ta been paying my own dues for stupid-ass shit I’d done... So don’t go tellin’ me how much I’ve been there. I wasn’t. Not for a lotta things. If I was, I’da seen trouble comin’ at her a mile away and kicked its ass but good.

Lettie Mae sees how vulnerable Lafayette is, puts her scarved hand on his cheek. And for a moment, he doesn’t back away.

LETTIE MAEWasn’t your job to save my baby, that’s on me.

Tara starts LAUGHING, loud.

TARAYou can’t save me. You can’t save yourselves. He is coming! And he’s going to kill us all...!

OFF LAFAYETTE AND LETTIE MAE, as Tara smiles wide...

EXT. OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE - NIGHT 10.

Sookie and Bill run towards the house, stopped by the Giant Statue, now fully formed into a Giant Abstract Body with its “head” missing, arms stretched upwards, and a hole where the “heart” should be. Flies hover around it, bugs crawling on the flowers and raw meat.

SOOKIE(freaked)

Bill?

He grabs her hand, and they run up the porch into the...

INT. OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE - FOYER - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

Sookie opens the door to find the walls and floors covered in a blanket of DIRT and LEAVES. It’s as if someone’s moved the outside inside.


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The walls are lined with burning candles and lanterns. “The Next Messiah” by Jenny Lewis plays off a stereo.

SOOKIEOh my God...

Sookie heads into:

INT. OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

More CANDLES illuminating large SCULPTURES and PAINTINGS from other cultures, other worlds, line the tables and walls.

SOOKIE (calling out)

Tara? TARA?!

No answer.

BILLSookie--

She turns and sees what Bill is staring at -- the giant BULL MASK from when she was swiped in Ep# 203.

ON SOOKIE, now truly terrified.

SOOKIETARA!!

INT. OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE - KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT 10.

Sookie and Bill enter to find every surface of the kitchen lined with BLOODY ANIMAL ORGANS and GUTS. A SEVERED GATOR HEAD sits on the kitchen table.

SOOKIE(horrified)

What is going on here...

She stares at the bloody meat carcasses and destroyed kitchen. She pulls out her cell phone, starts dialing.

BILL(hard to say)

I do not know, Sookie.

SOOKIE(into phone)

Tara, where are you?!(a beat)

Lafayette?


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INT. LAFAYETTE’S HOUSE - SAME - NIGHT 10.

Lafayette speaks into his cell phone.

LAFAYETTE(into phone)

Sook, where you at?

SOOKIEI’m in what used to be my kitchen. Where’s Tara?

LAFAYETTEI got her. Now, you get the hell out of there. Run.

SOOKIEIs she okay?

LAFAYETTEI ain’t half as worried ‘bout her as I am ‘bout you being in that house. Get out. Now.

SOOKIEWe’ll be right there.

She hangs up, whips around, grabbing Bill’s hand. As they reach the front door...

INT. OLD STACKHOUSE PLACE - FOYER - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

MARYANN looms, arms crossed, still in Gran’s bloody, muddy Lobster Toga.

MARYANNWhat are you doing in my house?

SOOKIEIt is not your house.

MARYANN(all smiles)

It is now.

She blocks their path.

BILLI strongly suggest you remove yourself immediately.

Maryann smiles, eyes Bill, touches his hand lightly at first, then tightens her grip, a bit of a power play.


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MARYANNMy, you have found yourself quite the specimen, Sookie. Though I dare say there’s nothing stopping him from one day leaving you... cold.

Sookie steps in between them, right in Maryann’s face. Just as Sookie opens her mouth to speak, Maryann SCOOPS Sookie up by the throat and pins her up against the wall. The Bull Mask falls to the ground. Sookie suddenly gets a series of quick FLASHES:

- POV: HEAVY BREATHING as someone RUNS through the woods...

- The GIANT HORNS of a BULL...

- Sookie’s BLOODY BACK, dripping in poison as an all-too-familiar CHANT is heard:

MARYANN (V.O.) (CONT'D)...Lo lo Bromios lo lo Dendrites lo lo Eleutherios lo lo Enorches...

As Sookie chokes, her eyes pop open. What the fuck was that?!

SOOKIE(breathless)

Bill!

Bill is already on Maryann, trying to pull Maryann’s arms to free Sookie -- but even Bill is no match for her strength!

MARYANNOh, you like strong women? I wonder what that’s compensating for.

Bill’s fangs CLICK into place.

BILLCompensate this.

MARYANN (turned on)

Oh, yes. Go ahead, consume me, ravage me! Devour me!

And BILL SINKS HIS TEETH INTO MARYANN, fast, violent.

But upon contact, Bill’s mouth starts to FOAM! As he pulls back from her neck, Sookie watches in horror, Maryann’s BLACK BLOOD dripping from his FANGS.

Bill GASPS, spits, much like Sookie did with Bill’s blood in Ep# 203. He DROPS to his knees, frothing like a wild horse.


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SOOKIEWhat have you done to him?

Sookie pulls Bill up, pushes him towards the door.

MARYANN(laughs)

Send my regards to Tara! And ask her what’s taking so very long...

Sookie pulls Bill out the door, away from Maryann, away from the house that used to be Gran’s.

OFF MARYANN, straightening her Lobster Toga, righting a picture on the wall -- a true Martha Stewart from hell.

INT. MERLOTTE’S - WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR - NIGHT 10.

Sam paces, shivering, his lips are getting blue. Andy, with his jacket zipped to the top, has plopped himself down on the floor, waiting it out, drinking away.

ANDYAt least we got something to keep ourselves warm.

(handing Sam his bottle)Aren’t you glad I didn’t take your advice and stop drinking? This could save our lives.

SAM (taking a swig)

Yeah, I feel real lucky right now. (then)

If I’da just left this town when I thought to, maybe no one would be in this situation.

ANDYDon’t beat yourself up, Sam. This whole thing’s bigger than you. You’ve always been real good to this town. Even if you are a sometimes nudist.

A beat.

ANDY (CONT'D)I had a nanny growing up - her name was Annie. Annie the nanny. She used to say to me: “In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”.


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I think she told me that cuz’ she thought I was one of the blind folks. But you -- you got the burden of being the one-eyed man.

(beat)I envy that.

SAMI... have no idea what you’re talking about, Andy, and my guess is you don’t either. But I appreciate it.

EXT. MERLOTTE’S - BACK ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

We HEAR “FUCK THIS TOWN” by Robbie Fulks from inside as Jason’s truck skids to a halt outside the back entrance to Merlotte’s. Jason hops out, dressed for combat in his own special way. He walks to the bed of his pick-up and uncovers the tarp laid across it, revealing a plethora of POWER TOOLS.

He straps on a NAIL GUN, a CHAIN-SAW, and grabs his GAS MASK for good measure.

Stealthy, Jason steps foot into the back door...

INT. MERLOTTE’S - SERVICE ALLEY - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

Jason enters through the back door on high alert, pushes the swinging door to the kitchen open a hair and peers in.

JASON’S POV: Arlene is outside the walk-in, talking to the door.

ARLENENo personal phone calls, Sam? Well, I bet you’d like a personal phone call right about now. Sorry, but not on company time...

Terry steps into view, having entered through the other door to Service Alley.

TERRYHey special lady, come shake a tail-feather with me?

Terry gestures toward Jane Bodehouse, who has followed him in.

TERRY (CONT’D)(winking)

This cadet’s got it covered.


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Arlene giggles and scoots off with Terry as Jane Bodehouse takes her place.

ARLENEGo on, give it to ‘em good.

JANE(to walk-in door)

I saw how you always pitied me, Sam Merlotte. Well, you know what? I pity you, on account on what’s coming your way!

Jason lets the door close, moves stealthily toward the dining room...

INT. MERLOTTE’S - DINING ROOM - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

JASON’S POV, moving around the arch near the cigarette machine to REVEAL...

Terry and Arlene dancing in a way only a Frenzied Terry and Arlene can, Mike Spencer aggressively humping the post at the end of the bar, and the rest of the Frenziers partying with similar abandon.

Suddenly we HEAR the REVVING of a CHAIN SAW MOTOR. All the Frenziers stop what they’re doing and stare blankly at us.

THEIR POV: JASON stands under the arch, brandishing the chain saw like an action hero -- or Jason Voorhees from the Friday the Thirteenth movies.

JASONThis party’s over! You wanna keep your limbs, you’ll leave right now.

The Frenziers take a beat, then go right back to what they’ve been doing.

JASON (CONT’D)I ain’t fuckin’ around!

As Jason realizes they’re impervious to him, a Random Frenzier rubs up against the back of him. Jason, spooked, quickly turns and accidentally SLICES into the tip of his SHOULDER. The Random Frenzier curls over, holds onto his shoulder as though he is in pain. When he stands up, he has blood on his hands and a huge smile on his face. He is SILENTLY, WILDLY LAUGHING.


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JASON (CONT'D)(freaked out)

What the hell is wrong with you people?!

Arlene, grinding with Terry, calls out to Jason.

ARLENEWe already got what we NEED, Jason. Now it’s about what we WANT.

(grabbing Terry’s crotch)And they’re ain’t nothing you can do to stop that.

Jason thinks, TURNS OFF THE CHAIN SAW and moves quickly toward Arlene and Terry. With military precision, he ELBOWS Terry in between the shoulders, forcing him to let go of Arlene. He then LEG SWEEPS Terry, forcing him on the ground.

Jason grabs Arlene around the neck, pulls the NAIL GUN from his tool belt and points it up against her head.

JASONThat right? ‘Cuz it looks like Terry wants you pretty bad and I can put an end to that right now.

Terry stands upright fast - this has caught his attention.

TERRY(terrified)

Don’t you hurt my special lady!

JASONA nail going through her brain ain’t a laughing matter, now is it?

ARLENE(loving this)

Do it!

Terry turns to the Frenziers and makes a very intense “TIME-OUT” sign with his hands.

TERRYThe order is to retreat. Immediately! Retreat!

JASONAnd get Jane Bodehouse outta the kitchen, too!


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TERRY(yelling)

Bodehouse! Move it!

All the Frenziers start out the front door, including the Bloody Chain Saw Victim.

Jason inches along with them while still holding onto Arlene. As Terry stands by the door, ushering the last Frenzier out, Jason THROWS Arlene at Terry, then SLAMS the DOOR and BOLTS it. He immediately pulls a TABLE over and PUSHES it against the door, then dashes to the Pool Room and bolts that door and pushes a table against it as well.

INT. MERLOTTE’S - KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT 10.

Jason bangs on the Walk-In DOOR.

JASONSam, it’s Jason! They’re gone - you can come on out!

A tense beat.

JASON (CONT'D)I got rid of all them saucer-eyed motherfuckers, I swear on my Gran’s grave.

The door opens Sam and Andy emerge from the Walk-In - not sure what to trust.

JASON (CONT’D)Oh, hey Andy...

ANDY (not quite trusting)

Stackhouse.

SAMYou got all the doors?

JASONYep. But I don’t think they’re gonna let up till they get you.

ANDYHow the hell’d you get ‘em out?

JASON(no-brainer)

Mobs crave a leader. It ain’t about the weapon, it’s how you wield it.

(beat)


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Now, we’re going to need a serious die-vergence to get you outta here...

SAMWhat you got in mind?

And with that, there’s A GIANT CRASH!!

The three men look through the pass-through to see...

THEIR POV: A KEG rolls onto the floor as a particularly MEAN-LOOKING FRENZIER elbows the remaining glass in the window over a booth, feeling no pain. He’s pissed and he’s coming in.

OFF JASON, ANDY AND SAM, not sure what to do.

INT. SOOKIE’S CAR - NIGHT 10.

Bill is HEAVING out the window, spitting up Maryann’s BLACK BLOOD.

SOOKIEBill --

BILLI’m all right. We must go to your friend.

SOOKIE(deeply upset)

You are not all right. None of this is all right.

BILLI just need a minute.

But Bill can’t catch his breath, still retching, foam in the corners of his mouth.

SOOKIEI am taking you to Dr. Ludwig.

BILLI did not ingest any of it.

She’s not convinced in the slightest as Bill begins to HACK and GAG again.

SOOKIEIf you won’t let me take you to the doctor then I’m calling Eric. He’ll know what to do.


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Bill uses his shirt to wipe the BLACK REMAINS of Maryann’s blood from his mouth.

BILL(means it)

I will not turn to Eric. Give me your wrist and I will heal.

SOOKIEBill, we need help.

Bill’s fangs CLICK into place.

BILLIf your friend Tara has been under Maryann’s influence, she will provide the answers we need.

Sookie extends her arm, still driving as Bill DIGS IN to her wrist, DRINKS.

SOOKIEIt was Maryann, attacking me in the woods, I know it, I saw it. I want her gone, Bill. I want her out of Gran’s house and away from our town...

Bill’s body shudders as he ingests Sookie’s blood, begins to calm.

OFF SOOKIE, not so calm...

INT. MERLOTTE’S - KITCHEN - NIGHT 10.

THROUGH THE PASS-THROUGH: Terry has climbed through the broken window and stands on the top of the booth like a Commander after securing enemy territory. He holds the GUN he took from Andy in his hand and packs it with ammo.

Meanwhile, the Mean Frenzier has opened the front door and all the Frenziers are pouring back in.

Another CRASH of BREAKING GLASS can be heard from somewhere in the back. Sam, Jason and Andy know they’re quickly being surrounded.

TERRYThere’s no way out, Sam Merlotte. The God who comes always gets what he comes for. And as for you Jason Stackhouse... Not. Cool.


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JASONAin’t no God coming nowhere near you people acting like this, I can tell you that.

The Frenziers are heading slowly, but aggressively, towards the Kitchen, grabbing POOL STICKS and breaking them in half, smashing BEER BOTTLES and brandishing the jagged glass.

Then Mike Spencer and a few other FRENZIERS appear in the Kitchen Doorway.

MIKEThat God ain’t gonna be happy with you, Jason. I bet he’ll eat ya. Come to think of it, I always wanted to know what human flesh tastes like.

SAM(to Jason and Andy)

They’re not going till they have me. You guys gotta save yourselves.

ANDYWe can get you outta here, Sam. You don’t gotta play the hero.

SAMI’m not. I’m ending this.

Sam takes a RAG and turns the stove on.

SAM (CONT’D)I’m dead no matter what, but I’m taking all these fuckin’ freaks with me. You two run for it!

With that, Sam lights the RAG ON FIRE and scrambles through the pass-through.

JASONSam --

SAMGet the fuck outta here!

Jason follows him through the pass-through.

JASONDON’T DO THIS!

Sam grabs a bottle of booze from behind the bar, moves to the center of the Dining Room, pouring alcohol on the floor.


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ARLENE(screams)

He’s wasting good liquor!

Sam drops the BURNING RAG. A LINE OF FIRE instantly ignites on the floor from the bar to the Front Door.

JANE Pretty!

Sam grabs another bottle, pours it on the fire.

Andy, having scrambled through the pass-through, grabs Jason and pulls him behind the bar toward the front door.

CLOSE ON SAM, as we catch the reflection of the flames in his determined eyes.

SAM(grabs another bottle)

Come and get me!


Tara is near catatonic as Lettie Mae paces back and forth. She and Lafayette are at the frayed end of a very short rope.

LAFAYETTEThis has got to be about the worst goddamn intervention in history.

A KNOCK at the door. Lafayette rushes to it.

LAFAYETTE (CONT’D)Thank God, Sook --

But it’s not Sookie. Instead, Lafayette’s opened the door to a 20-SOMETHING GIRL wearing a lame-ass Sorority Tee with her name on it: NIKKI.

This is the last thing Lafayette needs right now.

NIKKIHey, how’s it goin’?

LAFAYETTENever been better in my goddamn life. Now come back later.

He tries to shut the door, but she stops it with her foot.

NIKKINo such thing as later during finals week. Calc so blows.


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He pushes her out onto the...

EXT. LAFAYETTE’S HOUSE - PORCH - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

... and shuts the door behind him.

IN THE BACKGROUND: SOOKIE’S CAR pulls up to stop.

LAFAYETTEI ain’t sellin’ you shit, cream cheese.

NIKKIWell, I ain’t leaving till I get the V. I’ll pay extra.

We HEAR a WHOOSH. Bill now stands behind Nikki.

BILLOh, you are leaving.

CLICK. His fangs are out. Nikki’s terrified.

NIKKII’m cool.

And she backs the hell outta there.

Bill gets right in Lafayette’s face, up against the door, furious.

LAFAYETTEHey, it ain’t me. Talk to your boy, Eric, he’s the one making me move that shit.

Sookie rushes up the steps to the porch, a BLOOD-SOAKED HANDKERCHIEF tied around her wrist.

SOOKIE Where is she?

Lafayette opens the door. Sookie barrels through. Lafayette looks to Bill, standing frozen at the doorway.

LAFAYETTEOh. C’mon in.

INT. LAFAYETTE’S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

Bill enters. Sookie has stopped short upon seeing FRENZY-EYED TARA, still tied up. Sookie’s eyes well as she goes to her best friend.


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SOOKIETara, what’s happened to you?

She stares into Tara’s BLACK, GLASSY EYES, touches her face, but Tara HISSES, a wild animal in a cage.

TARAGet me the fuck out of here, you stupid cunt, or I will kill you!

Sookie steps back, shocked, turns to Lafayette.

LAFAYETTEYou gotta help her, Sook.

Lettie Mae eyes Bill. It’s the first time she’s met him, or any vampire for that matter.

LETTIE MAE(to Sookie)

I don’t want the devil’s company in my house.

SOOKIEThen you’re lucky this isn’t your house, Mrs. Thornton. Now do you want our help or not?

Lettie Mae is silent. Sookie looks to Bill, takes a breath, then moves in towards Tara, puts her hand on her shoulder, closes her eyes, tries to see inside.

We push in on TARA’S EYES until Sookie sees nothing but BLACKNESS, hears the sound of a HEART BEATING louder, louder.

Back on Sookie:

SOOKIE (CONT'D)It’s all... Dark. Nothing.

LETTIE MAE(baffled)

You seein’ into her head?

There’s no time for shyness about Sookie’s “gift” now.

SOOKIEI’m not seeing anything.

Tara starts LAUGHING, sweet, giggling.

TARA(re: handkerchief on Sookie’s wrist)


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You try to kill yourself? I don’t blame you, with your fucked up life!

Sookie, burning, turns away, towards Bill.

SOOKIEThat’s not her. She’s gone.

BILLSomething has brought out her most primitive nature. But she’s buried in there somewhere.

SOOKIEI can’t see it, can’t hear it.

BILLYou’ve found it in the worst of people. You can find it in her.

Sookie tries again.

TARAStop trying to rape my brain!

SOOKIEThere’s a block, a darkness I just can’t push through.

A beat.

BILL(sotto)

I will glamour her.

SOOKIEBill --

BILLYou need to go further into her mind than you’ve ever gone before. This may help.

SOOKIEI don’t want to hurt her.

BILLIf we leave her in this state, who knows what harm may come to her. Or to any of us.

A beat. Sookie nods, unsure, but willing.


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BILL (CONT’D)(to Lafayette)

Untie her.(off his doubtful look)

You have vampire blood in you. I have no doubt you possess the... strength to restrain her if necessary.

Bill’s got Lafayette’s number, and he knows it. Lafayette unties Tara, who starts thrashing about, but Lafayette restrains her and holds her up to Bill. Lettie Mae stands back as Bill stares straight into Tara’s BLACK, GLASSY EYES. Sookie stands beside him.

LETTIE MAE(scared)

What are you doing to my baby?

BILL(to Tara, ignoring her)

You are safe here. No one will hurt you...

OFF SOOKIE, unsure if this will work...

INT. MERLOTTE’S - NIGHT 10.

Sam stands on one side of the fire, the side closest to the Pool Room, while all the Frenziers stand on the other side. They seem mesmerized by the flames.

As Andy and Jason make their way towards the door, Sam yells to the Frenziers:

SAMChaos is what you wanted, folks. And chaos is what you’re going to get.

ON JASON and ANDY, at the door. Jason looks back, stops.

JASONWe can’t just leave --

ANDYYou wanna go down with him? How’s that going to help?

JASON(with conviction)

It ain’t right, Andy.


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ANDYWe’re facing Zombies, a fire, and some fucking God that’s on it’s way. We’re outta choices!

OFF JASON, determined not to lose this fight. Suddenly something occurs to him...

CUT TO:

INT. MERLOTTE’S - DINING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT 10.

FROM the FRENZIERS POV: We see the FLAMES RISING, Sam becoming obscured by the rising smoke.

ON THE FRENZIERS, as they start to chant...

FRENZIERSLo lo Bacchus.. Lo lo Bromios...

Suddenly, out of the SMOKE and TWO-FOOT HIGH FLAMES emerges Jason, having donned his GAS MASK and wearing Big John’s LEATHER APRON, which covers most of his clothing.

The HEAT from the fire distorts him so he looks larger than his normal frame. And where he is standing, an ILLUMINATED “CERVEZA SOL” SIGN with YELLOW SUNBEAMS perfectly frames his head. Indeed, in the Frenzier’s altered state, Jason looks like some Post-Apocalyptic Bosch-like God.

JASONIt is me, the God who comes.

ON THE FRENZIERS, staring dumbly.

TERRYWhoa.

Sam turns to Jason: What the fuck?

JASON (grabs Sam)

I have my offering. Thank you! Your work here is done. Go home.

ARLENE(skeptical)

You’re the God who comes?

JASONYes. This is the best offering ever. I promise you good weather and good crops. Now leave.


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JANEWhat are you gonna do with him?

JASONUh... I will eat him.

MIKECan we watch?

JASONNo! That is only for Gods.

TERRYHow do we know you’re the real thing?

Jason steels himself, summoning Steve Newlin’s spirit.

JASON (with Evangelistic fervor)

There is a war going on and you are either on the dark side or the side of light. By offering up Sam Merlotte, you have chosen the light.

MIKEBut we like the dark side!

JASON(without skipping a beat)

I meant the dark! (then)

You must disperse now and tell your leader I am all good. You will be saved. You will all have mansions in Heaven, on streets paved with gold. I mean, shacks in Hell, on streets paved with shit.

The Frenziers look at one another -- “Is that really it?”

JASON (CONT'D)(bellowing)

Go on! Get the fuck out of here! You’re starting to piss me off!

Terry stands before them, turns to them.

TERRYMen, ladies... we can all be proud of a job well done. Now let’s git and enjoy some well-earned R and R.


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Terry gestures to the Frenziers and they follow and file out, HOOTING and HIGH-FIVING EACH OTHER, tentatively at first, but quickly with real feeling. Once the last Frenzier is gone, we HEAR what sounds like a SMALL EXPLOSION.

ON ANDY, armed with a FIRE EXTINGUISHER. He’s SPRAYING the FIRE down.

Sam just stands there, half-stunned at what Jason has accomplished, half in shock over what almost happened - as he watches the floor smolder.

As Jason starts tearing off his mask and apron, Sam turns to him.

SAMHow in the hell did you do that?

JASONIf there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past few days, it’s that God makes people stupid. You gotta hose?

Sam gestures toward the kitchen, still in shock. As Jason heads toward the back, Andy watches him in awe.

ANDYI never thought I would live in a world where Jason Stackhouse could be my god.

He continues spraying the last flames with the Fire Extinguisher.

ANDY (CONT’D)I tell you one thing. I ain’t never touching liquor again. I am done bein’ the blind man.

OFF SAM, staring at his wrecked bar, covered in a sea of white ash and foam.


Bill is still trying to glamour Tara, unsuccessfully. She’s writhing in Lafayette’s arms, avoiding Bill’s eyes. Lettie Mae prays quietly.

Sookie opens her eyes, frustrated.

SOOKIE(near tears)

It’s not working.


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BILL(to Tara)

You are safe here. Now I need you to do exactly as I say...

TARA(totally unglamoured)

I am not your fuckin’ slave girl!

BILL(to Sookie)

You’re right, I have never encountered such resistance.

LETTIE MAEJesus, please Jesus...

LAFAYETTE(to Tara)

If there is ever a time to listen to the white man, now would be it.

Lafayette and Bill grab Tara’s shoulders, holding her steady, and somehow, miraculously, Bill is finally able to keep eye contact with Tara.

BILLLet me in. Let Sookie in.

(with conviction)Deep down, you know it’s what you want, Tara. You know it...

ON TARA, as she’s finally swept up in the glamour, oddly still.

We PUSH back in on Tara’s eyes... until, again we see BLACKNESS, then HEAR a HEART BEATING louder, then slowing, quieting down to a FAINT steady rhythm. A few FLASHES OF LIGHT, COLOR. It’s working. We FLASH, all in TARA’S POV TO:

-- Tara and Eggs fuck wildly in the woods, surrounded by the orgy. (Ep# 206)

-- Tara locks Frenzy Eyes with Arlene and Terry as they dance, semi-naked in a circle. (Ep# 207)

-- Eggs feeds Tara a crimson morsel of meat. Blood-red wine reduction dripping from their mouths. (Ep# 208)

-- Tara cups Sam’s terrified face in her hands, licks his face. TARA: Just give in. It feels so good... (Ep# 207)

-- Eggs slaps her hard, Tara laughs, they kiss. (Ep# 208)


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-- Maryann chants as she raises taloned hands to swipe Sam. MARYANN: ...Lo lo Bromios lo lo Dendrites lo lo Eleutherios lo lo Enorches... (Ep# 207)

-- Tara kicks Lettie Mae's ass (Ep# 209) ... as Maryann’s CHANT ECHOES over and over.

CLOSE ON Tara’s open eyes as they MORPH FROM FRENZY-EYES BACK TO TARA’S REAL EYES... warm, brown, and suddenly horrified. Tara’s seen everything Sookie’s just unlocked. No longer Frenzy-Eyed, Tara GRABS Sookie, holds her, tears streaming.

TARAOh my God... It’s all so crazy... I was crazy, really crazy...

SOOKIEIt’s okay, Tara. You’re okay...

Tara spots Lettie Mae in the corner. Tara stands up.

Everyone around her stops, anticipating her next steps, not totally trusting the worst is over until she...

Goes to Lettie Mae, lifts up her face so she can see her mother’s bruises.

TARAI’m sorry, Mama.

Lettie Mae grabs her into a fierce, tight hug. Tara hugs back, tentative.

LETTIE MAEI knew that wasn’t you, baby girl.

TARAForgive me --

LETTIE MAENo need. No need.

Lettie Mae grabs onto a now-crying Sookie’s hand in gratitude, nods to Bill.

LETTIE MAEThank you.

Tara, still in Lettie Mae’s embrace, can’t totally let go.

ANGLE ON LAFAYETTE AND BILL, watching them together.


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BILL(sotto)

Whose blood is it you are selling?

LAFAYETTELook, Eric ain’t givin me a choice, and I ain’t asking questions. Life’s too damn fucked up as it is.

He steps away from Bill, who is none too pleased. Sookie pulls Bill outside.

Lafayette goes to Tara, she grabs him tightly, fiercely. He pretends he doesn’t want to hug back, but behind the cracked veneer, Lafayette’s a pile of mush.

As Tara pulls away from him, fear washes over her face...

TARAEggs! I gotta go get Eggs!

EXT. LAFAYETTE’S HOUSE - PORCH - SAME - NIGHT 10.

Sookie and Bill stand on the porch, spent.

SOOKIEI’ve known Tara my whole life, and every trace of her was just... gone. And here I thought vampires were the only ones who could hypnotize people.

BILLNo offense, Sookie, but humans are shockingly susceptible to just about every form of thought manipulation.

SOOKIEMaryann’s behind all of it, I know it. She could be after the whole town, one by one for all we know. It’s the most evil thing I’ve ever felt in my life.

BILLSo you saw her when you were in Tara’s mind?

SOOKIEI heard her, chanting the same thing when she had her arms around my throat, same as in the bar when we first met.


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Fast, and in another language. I don’t know which one. Something about... Bromios... lo lo Dendrites, Enorches... Bacchus...?

Bill looks at her, as serious as we’ve ever seen him.

SOOKIE (CONT’D)Bill, I’ve seen your face like that before and I don’t like it.

BILL(floored)

There are... I’ve read about certain ancient creatures I assumed were only myth. But I am beginning to think they are much more real than I ever thought.

SOOKIEBut you said if we went to Tara, we’d find out--

BILLKnowing what we are up against and how to fight it are two very different things.

SOOKIEWe’ve got to stop it. We’ve got to! Too many people’s lives are at stake.

BILL(thinks)

I do not know how to defeat her, but I know one vampire who might. Might. If we’re to make it before daylight we must go now.

He grabs her hand, starts down the steps. But Sookie doesn’t budge.

SOOKIEI can’t go anywhere.

BILLSookie --

SOOKIEYou should go, I want you to go. But I’m staying right here.


SOOKIE (CONT'D)

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BILLThis is not the time for you to be stubborn.

She looks right in his eyes.

SOOKIEThese people are my family, Bill. I left them before and look what happened. I won’t do it again.

Bill sees the guilt on her face, knows he can’t change her mind.

BILLTake your friends, keep them safe, and by all means, stay away from your home.

He kisses her, quick, strong.

BILL (CONT’D)Promise me.

SOOKIEPromise.

And with that, he’s gone.

OFF SOOKIE, she’s been here before, never gets easier...

INT. OLD COMPTON PLACE - FOYER - NIGHT 10.

Hoyt is blocking the front door while Maxine pulls on his shirt, pleading with him. Jessica sits on the stairs - over it.

MAXINE(whiny)

But I never get to go to the party! You know how many invitations I’ve passed up to stay home with my crybaby son?

HOYTYou always go, and you always drag me with you!

MAXINEYou are breaking my heart. Again. You selfish little shit.


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HOYT You can spew as much venom as you want, Mama, but I am not letting you anywhere near Merlotte’s.

MAXINEBut you can come with me, maybe meet a nice girl instead of this...

(re: Jessica)Devil Slut.

JESSICA (under her breath)

I’m getting real tired of *this... *

HOYT *(stern) *

I do not care if it is a *brain tumor that is making *you talk this way - if you do *not treat Jess with some *respect, I will lock you in *that cubby hole until Vampire *Bill comes home. *

MAXINE (CONT'D)Oh, now you’re a hero? Suddenly you think you’re Dirty Harry ‘cuz you’re dipping your penguin dick in that vamper tramp?

Jessica stands up, gritting her teeth.

JESSICAMiz Fortenberry... *

MAXINE *(to Hoyt) *

You are cut from the same *cloth as your daddy - you’re *both half-men. *

HOYT (to Jessica)

Just... calm... down.

MAXINEYou two actually make sense now that I think about it... A half-man and a dead whore. Who else would have either of you?

Jessica’s fangs CLICK into place. Hoyt starts to panic.

HOYTOh shit...

(raising his voice)Mama, shut your mouth, I mean it!

MAXINEOr what?


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But Hoyt doesn’t respond; he’s too busy watching Jessica’s every move.

MAXINE (CONT’D)That’s what I thought. I shoulda beat you when I had the chance to make a difference...

JESSICALook, lady. You have no idea how little control over my actions I have. You also do not know that I haven’t eaten in days.

With that, JESSICA IS ON TOP OF MAXINE, her fangs just an inch away from her jugular.

HOYT *Jess, no! *

JESSICA *Now, after treating that *sweet boy like you just did, *can you give me one good reason why I shouldn’t drain you fucking dry?

Maxine, terrified, shakes her head “no.”

HOYT(pleading)

Jess... Please don’t --

But Jessica is past the point of return AND SHE SINKS HER FANGS INTO MAXINE’S NECK!

EXT. QUEEN’S RESIDENCE - NIGHT 10.

BILL’S CAR PULLS UP AND STOPS in front of an imposing, eclectic MANSION whose facade incorporates Gothic, English Tudor, and even Mission styles. As Bill gets out, a VAMPIRE SECRET SERVICEMAN, SUNGLASSES and EARPIECE in place, seemingly materializes out of nowhere and pats him down.

SECRET SERVICEMANWelcome, Mr. Compton. She’s expecting you.

Bill follows him to the front door.

INT. QUEEN’S RESIDENCE - HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT 10.

We HEAR “BRIGHTER THEN THE SUN” by Al Bowlly, Lew Stone, Nat Gonella & The Monseigneur Band echoing from somewhere as Bill follows the Secret Serviceman down a seemingly endless hallway. Grand CHANDELIERS, MIRRORS, TAPESTRIES, and GOLD ANTIQUES line the way.


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Finally, the Secret Serviceman stops before TWO LARGE GLASS DOORS and opens them for Bill. Bill steels himself, then steps into...

INT. QUEEN’S RESIDENCE - DAY ROOM - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT 10.

CLOSE ON BILL as he enters, BOWING. As he raises his head...

BILLYour Majesty --

We can’t see what he does, but whatever it is, it has certainly stopped him in his tracks.

OFF BILL, speechless.

BLACKOUT

“BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN” continues over end credits.


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