(Jason hangs up the phone as Sheriff Bud Dearborne and Andy Bellefleur approach him.) (Sookie starts to cry and Sam takes her in his arms to comfort her.) (Sookie wakes with a start! (Sookie walks back through the parking lot to Merlotte's.) ... Vampire Bill! A murder in Bon Temps. Arlene (passing by with a tray): Hey! As she stares after him, the thoughts of the other customers once again find their way to Sookie.) As the silver chain is lifted, it painfully takes Bill's skin with it. Bill:You could always sell it. Black girl being named after a plantation. Can I talk to you after work? Dawn (thinking as she sees Bill and Sookie): Who is that? Did she hear my thoughts? For what?! Gran: She didn't show up for work ... wasn't answering her phone and so her boss called Bud Dearborne. I've been your sister's best friend since kindergarten? If he does, I would love to have him come speak to the Descendants of the Glorious Dead. In the awkward silence that follows, Sookie's attention is drawn away from Sam and Tara. Jason and Maudette engage in s*x which appears to be a re-enactment of Maudette's session with the tattooed and bald vampire. Later that night, Sookie is sleeping. Man: Used to get into a lot of trouble ... got kicked out of a couple schools, type of thing. Maudette (grins): With the vampire. Maudette Pickens! One of my customers last night was a vampire, and they were draining him out in the parking lot. Scene 16 -- Sookie's bedroom at Gran and Sookie's house -- Sookie is sitting in front of her vanity putting make-up on when Gran knocks on the door and comes in. Scene 8 Merlotte's Bar and Grill -- Denise Rattray is pressed up next to Bill (more or less throwing herself at him) and Mack Rattray is sitting across from them. She struggles to breathe as his grip gets tighter.) Sookie realizes that the couple and teen are looking at her strangely, so she tells them she'll get them some ketchup and walks away. Sookie: Arrested?! Sookie: The Rattrays! Sookie: Who asked you?! Tara starts to go after her but Sam pulls her back.) They're gonna drain him and sell his blood! Woman in booth (thinking): That's that vampire she saved last night. You can meet me after work. You need to make peace with that. You stay out of my head! [SCENE_BREAK]
Scene 12 -- The home of Adele (Hale) Stackhouse aka "Gran" -- Sookie and Jason's grandmother.
Plan: A: two years; Q: How long has it been since vampires have been able to make their presence known to mankind? A: the synthetic plasma TruBlood; Q: What was the invention that allowed vampires to make their presence known to mankind? A: Louisiana; Q: Where is Bon Temps located? A: 25-year-old waitress Sookie Stackhouse; Q: Who struggles with being telepathic? A: Sookie; Q: Who rescues Bill Compton from the Rattrays? A: 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton; Q: Who does Sookie Stackhouse meet at Merlotte's bar? A: Bill Compton; Q: Who is the 173 year old vampire that Sookie Stackhouse is drawn to? A: Merlotte's bar; Q: Where does Sookie work? A: her; Q: Who does Sookie learn that Bill is interested in? A: silver; Q: What do Mack and Denise Rattray use to attack Bill Compton? A: his blood; Q: What do the Rattray's want to drain from Bill? A: the black market; Q: Where do the Rattray's plan to sell Bill's blood? A: his thoughts; Q: What can Sookie not read about Bill? A: his brain; Q: What part of Bill Compton is dead? A: Sookie's hard-talking best friend; Q: Who is Tara Thornton? A: her job; Q: What did Tara lose when she mouthed off to her boss and a customer? A: Sam; Q: Who does Sookie make amends with after a heated argument? A: Sam Merlotte; Q: Who hires Tara Thornton as a bartender? A: the new bartender; Q: What does Sam Merlotte hire Tara Thornton to do? A: Jason Stackhouse; Q: Who is Sookie's brother? A: a young woman; Q: Who is Maudette Pickens? A: Maudette Pickens; Q: Who did Jason Stackhouse have a sexual interlude with? A: rough sex; Q: What does Maudette Pickens enjoy doing with vampires? A: a bald-headed, tattooed vampire; Q: Who did Maudette Pickens show Jason a videotape of? A: The next day; Q: When is Jason arrested for murder? A: Detective Andy Bellefleur; Q: Who is the detective who arrested Jason Stackhouse? A: the night before; Q: When was Maudette Pickens killed? A: the vampire Bill; Q: Who does Sookie's grandmother Adele want to speak at her Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting? A: the favor; Q: What does Bill agree to discuss with Sookie in the parking lot? A: her life; Q: What does Sookie tell Sam and Tara to stay out of? A: revenge; Q: What are the Rattrays out for? Summary: It has been two years since the invention of the synthetic plasma TruBlood that has allowed vampires to make their presence known to mankind. In the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, 25-year-old waitress Sookie Stackhouse struggles with being telepathic and not being able to control hearing the thoughts of everyone she sees. That is until 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton walks into Merlotte's bar where Sookie works. She is immediately drawn to him, and so are Mack and Denise Rattray, a couple of local thugs who later attack Bill with silver and try to drain his blood so that they can sell it on the black market. But Sookie rescues him and drives the Rattrays away, after which she learns that not only is Bill equally interested in her, but that she cannot read his thoughts as his brain is technically dead. Meanwhile, Sookie's hard-talking best friend Tara Thornton is fired from her job when she mouths off to her boss and a customer and Sam Merlotte hires her as the new bartender. Meanwhile, Sookie's brother Jason Stackhouse has a sexual interlude with a young woman named Maudette Pickens, who enjoys rough sex with vampires. She shows Jason a videotape of her with a bald-headed, tattooed vampire and later she videotapes them having rough sex. The next day, Jason is arrested by Sheriff Bud Dearborne and Detective Andy Bellefleur for murder of Maudette, who was killed the night before. Sookie's grandmother Adele asks if Sookie thinks she can get the vampire Bill to speak at her Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting. And at Merlotte's that night, Bill agrees to meet her in the parking lot after work to discuss the favor. Sookie gets into a heated argument with Sam and Tara, who believe that getting involved with a vampire could be very dangerous and Sookie tells them both to stay out of her life. After work Sookie and Sam make amends with one another and alone in the parking lot, Sookie is suddenly and savagely attacked by the Rattrays, out for revenge.