"What is that?" "Dinner." "Please, let me go." "When it's time." "I'll scream." "I'll stop you." "What was all that back there?" "Hello?" "I have a right to know what's happening to me, damn it!" "For Christ's sake!" "Let's discuss Dr. Vonner first." "Come on." "What does he have to do with any of this?" "Did you kill him?" "Is this about my baby?" "Is my baby okay?" "Vonner... what did he do to you?" "I'm not telling you anything, you freak." "Help!" "Help!" " Help!" "Help!" " That's it." "Ripped By mstoll" "Thank you." "Powerful, isn't it?" "Those bombs even sort of sounded like that, if that makes any sense." "Yeah." "Who painted this?" "There's no signature." "Specialist Pete Allison." "We were in the 123rd sig battalion together near Doha." "After the bomb went off, when everyone was yelling and screaming," "I told him it must have been his lucky day." "A week after he painted this he hung himself." "He'd, uh... he'd only been home a month." "I think holding on to community landmarks is essential." "This building, before it became a glass plant for early 20th century automobiles was a blacksmith's foundry." "I think turning it into a public art house instead of tearing it down is not only good for people, it's good for the soul." "Sorry." "Hello." "Excuse me." "Where's the girl?" "Track her down." "Let me talk to Chase." "Is she alive?" "When?" "Have a full medical team ready." " Uncle Pat!" " Buddy of mine called," " thought he saw you here." " I can't talk to you right now." "Fine, I'll talk, you'll listen." "Do you have any idea what you're doing to your mother?" "She's got a son who's dead and a daughter who's vanished." "I've not vanished." "God knows what you're doing." "Showing up in the middle of the night, telling her you're avenging Zack's death or some kind of bullshit." " No." " No, you got to get help." "I've seen this before." "You get back, you think you're fine, but you're not." "I know what you're going through." "You have absolutely no idea what I'm going through." "Well, I know a couple of things:" "That you're abandoning your family, and your mother needs you" " now more than ever." " Mom is fine." "No, she's not." "She's not fine, Krista, she's sick." " What?" " She collapsed this morning." " I took her to the hospital." " What's wrong with her?" " We don't know yet." " Which hospital?" " Haven View." " Krista, got to go." "Hold it, buddy." "I'm talking to my niece here." "Your niece?" "Pleased to meet you." "Marcus Van Sciver." "Now, we would love to stay and chat, but I'm afraid we just don't have the time." "Krista?" "Chase, you're home now." "You're home." "Blade..." "Blade... yes, I know." "There'll be time for him." "I want you in Berlin tonight." "What's in Berlin?" "A young woman." "My property was stolen." "I want you to find her and bring her back to me." " Marcus..." " There is no discussion." "Go." "You know, with that baby coming," "Edwin said maybe I can get a few extra shifts." "You know what, you get that Joe Gipp's shift, because I'm telling you, the man just drinks the paychecks away." "Sassy." " So how long till dinner?" " 20 minutes." "Why don't you go watch "Mannix" or something?" "Okay, I'm just going to finish up outside." "Ma?" "Hello, sweetie." "Now you take those shoes off before you get blood all over my floor." "You know, if I'd have known what a murderous son of a bitch you'd grow up to be," "I would have killed you in my womb." "Eric!" "You know what you got to do!" "Gut the bitch." "Let me show you how." "Do you always look at people like that?" "Like what?" "Like you want to kill them." "If I'd wanted you dead, you'd be." "Small mercies." "Don't count them just yet." "Just excuse me for a second." "Hey." "How she doing?" "She's asleep." "They know what's wrong with her?" "Yeah, leukemia." "Is she dying?" "Dr. Weston says with a bone-marrow transplant she's got a good chance." "Of course, it's got to come from family." "I wasn't a match." "You're the only family left." "I can't do it." " What do you mean?" " I mean I can't." "What's the problem?" "Hepatitis?" "Something worse?" "Or just your garden-variety junk?" "You smoking it?" "You shooting it?" "What's that Van Sciver punk doing to you?" "The army will pay for a program, Krista." "You can get clean." " You don't get it." " What's not to get?" "You'd rather be an addict than help your mother?" "We're family, Krista." " I'll be back." " Krista!" "What the fuck are you looking at?" "What do you think it is?" "My baby..." "girl or a boy?" "No idea." "And I don't care." " Look, I need to go." " You're staying right here." "Then I'm pissing right here." "Hold it." "Yeah." "How about you punch the pregnant lady again and see what happens?" "I think we need a new route to Paris." "Any report from the hunters?" "They're working through Europe city by city." "There's no sign of Blade, though." " And Jakob?" " Heading to Paris." " He thinks Blade has a friend there." " Krista's en route to Berlin." "Divert her to Paris." "Tell Jakob to expect her." "Sir." " How many?" " Just her." "You borrowing or returning?" "Sit, please." "There." "What's on my mind, Marcus?" " I'm sure I have no idea." " Guess!" "Berlin, I assume." "And I can bet what's on yours." "Chase roasted and marinating in blood, from what I hear." "She's recovering quite well." "Now tell my why she was in Berlin, what she was doing at the Mellinger Institute and why Blade showed up." "Let me add:" "Do... not..." "lie." "In spite of my previous assessment of Project Aurora," "Dr. Vonner's death has hindered us somewhat." "Go on." "Chase was in Berlin protecting an asset that was supposed to further our progress." "Yes, it got taken." "By Blade." "You have other assets?" "18 in various locations." "Blade has only compromised this one." "The others are safe." "Where are they?" "I'd rather not say." "That information is limited to keep the assets..." "Safe." "Yes." "So many secrets." "I trust, you of all people, would want it no other way." "You may have to share those secrets." "With who?" "The House of Armaya." "Damek." "He's requested a meeting." "He has certain information he would like to discuss." "To be more specific, what he'd like to discuss are terms." "Terms?" "Could it be that Boone somehow managed to spill the beans about our slaughtering of Armayans for science?" "Boone is dead." "Damek learned nothing from him." "He knows!" " Is this really the best way?" " The streets aren't safe." "You know, I saved your ass from those undead freaks back there." "The least you could do is answer some questions." "You first." "Start with Vonner." "I met him at a free clinic that I go to for checkups." "He said that I was a prime candidate... young, healthy, good genetic history." "He told me there was couples he knew... couldn't have kids." "I needed the money." "Screw you." "Look, I'm helping a couple that can't have children become parents." "At least that was the idea." "Look, I don't have anyone, okay?" "It's just me... it always has been..." "doing what I have to do." "I saw a way to pay some bills, lose some debt." "What, what?" "Maybe I should have been a stripper." "Dr. Vonner gave me a better option, you know?" "I'm going to make people happy." "He lied." "Those undead freaks, he works for them." "They want what you have." "What, my baby?" "Why?" "That's what I'm gonna find out." "How?" "Where are we going?" "To see a doctor." "Someone I trust." "He'll make sure everything's okay?" "That's the idea." "Don't hit the pregnant lady." "Let's go." "What's wrong?" "Is something wrong with my baby?" "No no, dear." "Everything is fine." "Yeah, just as I thought... perfectly healthy." "How is it?" "Allow me to consult with my associate." "Movement." "We're going in." "Is it Blade and the girl?" "If it isn't, we'll wait for them." "Just so everyone understands, the girl is secondary." "It's what she's carrying that we're after." "That comes with us... dead or alive." "Weapons check." "Marcus tells me you're a vet." "Recent?" "Very." "You?" "I've served my country." "Several countries over the past few years." "What was your first battle?" "Gettysburg." "No kidding." "Blue or Gray?" "Both." "I found the food on both sides of the line equally tempting." "What's your ammo?" "Hollow point, silver-tipped." "Silver has no effect on Blade." "I know." "I don't know how to say this..." "Vampire?" " What am I looking at?" " Well, that's just it." "She's carrying some kind of fluid, nothing else." "Let's see it." "Vanessa, do you know what an amniocentesis is?" "Yeah." "Um, Dr. Vonner took out some fluid last week." "Everything was fine." "What's wrong?" "What's wrong with my baby?" "Who is it?" "Open it." " My God!" " Hi." "I'm here to kill you, kill Blade, and take the girl back to Marcus." "Like that's ever going to happen." " Bonjour." " Marcus sent you?" "Me and a whole hit team." " Where are they?" " I hit them first." "Excusez-moi." "I need a drink." "Hello, Vanessa." "I know you." "You work for Dr. Vonner." "You're with the freaks." "Not exactly." "I am one." "Word of advice, Marcus." "Don't speak to Damek unless spoken to." "You're not his favorite person these days." "Charlotte." "Damek." "Your protege has done quite well for himself." "You know, back in the day," "I used to be in the gladiator business." "Nothing like a good bloodsport, yes?" "What are we talking about?" "Well, why don't we start with the vaccine you've been making off the blood of my people?" "What's the cute name Marcus gave it?" "Aurora." "I can't imagine many tears being shed over the demise of 1000 or so Armayans." "Can you imagine what the reaction will be when they learn that the House of Chthon, the high and mighty Chthon, who style themselves the leader of the vampire nation the tireless supporters of peace between the 12 Houses," "has secretly been developing a vaccine that will give them... and only them... total superiority over the rest of their vampire brethren?" "What do you want?" " In." " You want immunity?" "Yes." "Immunity." "And amnesty." "It is time for our exile to come to an end as well." "The House of Armaya demands full inclusion" " back into the governing body." " That's impossible." "You tried to destroy us." "The folly of youth." "You've been keeping the Houses in line for over 100 years:" "They'll listen to you." "And what you are going to say is "We welcome back Armaya with open arms." "And Damek..." "Damek deserves his rightful place alongside his fellow Pure Bloods."" "Just to be clear..." "this is blackmail." "It's justice." "And in the event of my untimely death," "I have a certain document detailing your transgressions..." " I get it." " Good." "When would you like this done?" "Within the week." "I'll need more time." "You don't have it." "Armaya is back in the fold by Friday... or by Saturday, Chthon will be destroyed." "Damek." "How did you find out?" "His name is Sands." "Luckily for me, he survived your fun and games." "Mr. Van Sciver, if I could just say one thing." "Fuck you." "All of you." "Like life ain't hard enough, we got you bastards pushing your goddamned chess pieces all over the goddamn board!" "Well, us pawns are sick of it." "You have my number." "You know he won't stop." "He'll keep wanting more." "Yes." "Like someone else I know." "How you doing?" "Uh, sleepy." "Just close your eyes." "It'll be over soon." "It wasn't supposed to be like this." "I know." "I just wanted to have a baby." "Shh..." "What's inside me?" "I don't know, sweetheart." "We're gonna get it out, okay?" "You are going to feel a tug." "Okay." "You're doing okay." "You're doing okay." "You're fine." "You're going to be fine." "You're okay." "You're okay." "I want to kill them." "I want to kill them for what they've done." "They're gonna pay." "They will." "They die too fast." "They need to suffer." "I know." "They need to feel pain!" "I want them to feel pain for what they've done!" "We do." "My little man." "Marcus had her incubating something." "Some sort of biological substance." " Is she all right?" " She'll never have children." "I was forced to remove compromised tissue." "A lot of it." "I don't know what the long-term effects might be." "She's sleeping." "What happens now?" "I figure out what this is." "I've got to take this back to Marcus." "It's what he sent me here for." "Not all of it." "I need a sample." "And Vanessa?" "She goes underground." "Get her as far away from here as possible." "Blade, this isn't about Aurora." "Marcus is up to something else." "It could be even something worse." " I don't know..." " Later." "You know, she has his mother's name." " She ready?" " One moment." "It's time to go." "Don't be afraid, Vanessa." "You will be safe." " Where am I going?" " I don't know." "And you won't know too, until you get there." "As far as anybody else is concerned, you are dead." "No one will come looking for you." "Come." "You're free." "But I can't go home ever." "No no no no." "You must be very careful." "Many people have risked everything to make sure you, and others like you, remain hidden from them." "Here." "Tell them I said thank you." "Tell them both." "If I see them again, yes, I will do so." "Au revoir." "I'm done." "I can't do this anymore." "I want out." "We're doing a good thing here." "I couldn't have done it without you." "Yes, you could have." "You don't need me." "What I need is more." "Information?" "Locations, photographs, plans, names." " I can't do it." " Yes, you can." "You're inside." "Don't give up now." "It's never going to end, is it?" "Marcus is expecting that." "Is this all of it?" "I got what I need." "What?" "I've got to walk back into Chthon and tell Marcus yet another one of his assassination squads has been wiped out, you got away and Vanessa's dead, yet somehow I wound up walking away with whatever was inside of her?" "He ain't buying that." "What are you suggesting?" "I'm in a war... with you." "I'd better look like it." "Collins." "So why haven't I heard from you in the last three days?" " Boone's still running." " That's not your problem." "Louisiana's got that." "You're all done." "Get on a plane and come home." "You came back too early." "You weren't ready." " You're not hearing me." " I'm going to make this real simple." "You're relieved." "You're completely off this now." "Mack, look." "I think..." "I think I'm looking for a... a monster." "Yeah." "They're all monsters." "Let someone else do it." "I have to do this." "Ray, I am shit-serious now." "This is not about Sara and Joanne." "If you're trying to work something out, you do it on the couch with Dr. Bishop." "Do not screw up your career over this now." " Just come home!" " Sorry." "I'm sorry I lost the prize." "It's okay." "Krista's on the job." "Like I said, I'm sorry." "Damek's weighed in." "He knows." "He wants an end to exile, a cut of Aurora, and he's forcing Charlotte to plead his case to the Pure Bloods." "He's humiliating her." "She doesn't see it that way." "You're humiliating her." "Sir, Krista's back." "Thank you." "I've got to go." "You rest." "Sabine tells me you had a qualified success." "What happened?" "Blade happened." "Jakob and the rest of the team?" "Gone." " Vanessa?" " Disemboweled." "I salvaged what I could." "Blade got nothing." "You're certain?" "Good." "There was no child." "What she was carrying was more valuable than life." "Death?" "We'll see." "If that's all, I'd like to get to medical." "Of course." "Krista?" "Excellent work." "I have great plans for you in the future." "Happy to hear it." "Ripped By mstoll"