( Esther walks toward Klaus as she talks, but with every step she takes in his direction, he takes a step backwards to get away from her, clearly unhappy at the day's events )
Klaus: ( stops backing up ) ENOUGH! ( Klaus' eyes widen in pain, and he strains to keep from crying )
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[ THE BAYOU ]
( Jackson and Hayley are sitting in chairs around the fire pit, while Ansel sits on a log across from them and sharpens his knife )
Jackson: After Francesca Guerrera took over the wolves, she offered me a moonlight ring as long as I'd call her Alpha. ( She takes Elijah's face in her hands ) Still so strong, so... full of life. Cami: ( startled ) Who is he, Marcel? Gia: ( whispers ) Yeah. Hayley: ( scoffs ) You mean by living out in the ass-end of nowhere? Hayley: ( sighs ) He was trying to make up for that. Hayley: To hell with that! He sits up to find that Lenore/Esther has been waiting for him )
Esther: Apologies for the headache. He's dead. I'm meeting my new advisor. It's Ansel, who has been killed by Mikael. Klaus: ( laughs ) We? MY DAUGHTER! Vincent/Finn: ( takes a deep breath ) I don't want you to put yourself in the position where he can harm you. Why?
Plan: A: her antics; Q: What does Klaus dislike about Esther? A: Klaus; Q: Who is Esther trying to convince to release Elijah? A: Esther; Q: Who reveals secrets from Klaus' past? A: a few dark secrets; Q: What does Esther reveal about Klaus' past? A: Oliver; Q: Who ends up in a dangerous situation? A: Hayley; Q: Who reconnects with Jackson? A: a new life; Q: What has Jackson been living in the bayou? A: Cami; Q: Who still believes that Hope's death was her fault? A: baby Hope's death; Q: What does Cami still believe was her fault? A: her faculty advisor Vincent/Finn; Q: Who does Cami become suspicious of? A: his true father; Q: Who does Klaus meet in a surprising turn of events? A: flashbacks; Q: How do we learn about Esther's past? A: Klaus' daughter Hope; Q: What did Esther want to kill? Summary: Fed up with her antics, Klaus becomes agitated and demands that Esther release Elijah, whom she has captured. However, Esther reveals a few dark secrets from Klaus' past in an attempt to make him an offer he can't refuse. Meanwhile, Oliver ends up in a dangerous situation, prompting Hayley to reconnect with Jackson, who has been living a new life out in the bayou. Elsewhere, Cami, who still believes baby Hope's death was her fault, teams up with Marcel and Gia after she becomes suspicious of her faculty advisor Vincent/Finn. Lastly, in a surprising turn of events, Klaus comes face-to-face with his true father who came back from the dead. In flashbacks to Esther's past we see why she wanted to kill Klaus' daughter Hope.