"We've had a difficult relationship with law enforcement for many years." "The man provoked me." "I could've done much worse." "I'm sure you could have." "And if I wasn't watching', you probably would've killed that man." "Hardly." "Would you have bit him?" "See?" "That's just crazy." "You would've fed on him then tossed him aside like and old chicken bone." "And don't tell me that's what vampires do." "[WHOOSH SOUND] [GASP]" "I'm doin' my best." "Suckin' the blood from a police officer is not mainstreaming." "Neither is hosting orgies or listening to crazy Chinese gargling." "It's Tuvan throat singing'." "Whatever." "Tuvan?" "I don't even know where that is." "Sookie, you cannot be frightened of everything you don't know in this world." "Well, my world's opening' up mighty fast." "And what I got here may be boring, but it's safe." "And after the past couple of nights, safe sounds pretty good about now." "[¶] No, thank you." "I can get this door myself." "I won't call on you again." "[¶]" "[¶]" "[RATTLING]" "[LOUD KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "[RATTLING]" "Stupid...fuckin'...bitch." "Bring it on, hooker." "I was all-parish in high school." "Boy, I knew there was some stupid genes in our family, but you must've gotten 'em all." "When did you start dealing' V?" "You want some?" "You can use it." "Oh, you makin' jokes about it?" "You gonna get killed, you dumb motherfucker." "Is this 'cause I'm sellin' V or 'cause I sold it to your sweet Jason Stackhouse?" "Givin' vampire blood to Jason Stackhouse is like givin' Ho Ho t." "You know he can't control himself." "I was very clear on how to use it." "It ain't my fault he did listen." "I had to take him to the ER." "They drained his penis with a needle the size of an ice pick." "Twice." "It was the most disturbing shit" "I've ever seen in my entire life, and I have seensome pre." "Okay." "He suffered, Lafayette." "Okay." "Bad." "Okay, okay." "I'm sorry, I" "I'll go and check in on him in the mornin'." "And I know he mean a lot to you and everything, but how is comin' up in my joint at 3ho." "throwing' my shit around gonna make anything better?" "It makes me feel better." "Ow." "Okay." "WOMAN [ON PHONE]:" "Shame on you, Adele Stackhouse." "Shame on you." "Who is this?" "A vampire is a perversion ofumanity." "And you, vampire lover, are perverting our community by bringing one into the open." "I suggest that you hear what he has to say before you take to lynching' him." "I don't care what sort of wretches you keep in your own home, but when you bring freaks and abominations into our churches in front of our children, you will have to..." "Well, um, I will be at the church early if you would like to stop by and say hi." "Mr. Compton's talk starts at 8." "You will go to hell for this." "All right, same to you." "Bye, now." "Phone's been ringing early today." "Oh, oh." "Oh, everyone is excited about meeting the town vampire tonight." "I didn't hear you come in last night." "You went to bed early." "You didn't want to hear me come in." "Well, I just thought I would give you two a little privacy is all." "Am I really that much of a lost cause, you gotta pin all your hopes for me on a vampire?" "But he seems like a very nice man." "Well, he's not." "He's not nice?" "Or a man." "Oh, goodness, did you two have a fight?" "No." "Kinda." "I don't think Bill and I have very much in common." "He doesn't think like we do, he doesn't feel the way we do, if he feels at all." "Well, I know that if I had a chance to know somebody who'd experienced the world differently," "I'd see it as a blessing and not something to be scared of." "Or hate." "[PHONE RINGS]" "I don't hate him." "I just don't want to be his girlfriend." "[RINGING CONTINUES]" "Uh, the phone's ringin'." "Michelle will pick it up." "[GASPS] Damn." "Yeah." "Just like that." "And no anesthesia either." "First, I get hauled in by the cops, then I gotta let a dude drain my Johnston." "That's a fuck of the day." "Sounds like it." "Jason, you didn't tell nobody where you get the V at, did you?" "Do I look stupid?" "I didn't even let on I was takin' anything." "You're my dog." "Well, I love you right back." "But listen, you gotta stop sellin' V, man." "It fucks people up." "I mean, shit, now Sheriff Dearborne thinks" "I'm some kind of sex maniac." "And hell if know how I'll ever, ever be able to look Tara in the face again." "Well, she'll get over it." "The girl's been lost in love with you since she was 8." "No shit?" "No shit." "Oh, man." "That's even worse." "I had no idea." "[SIGHS]" "My life sucks so much ass." "And it's all because of your fuckin' V." "Listen, don't blame the Ferrari just 'cause your ass can't drive." "You're gonna have to learn how to ride the high, boyfriend." "Fuck thai am ." "Go fuck some other people up with that shit." "You broke me." "No, man." "If you can learn to control it," "V will open up your mind to everything you missin' around you." "That's what's gonna snap you out of all this shit." "More V?" "If done right." "I got some in my car... if you want me to show you." "[¶]" "Now, I ain't showing' you no whole vial till you learn how to use this shit right." "You get me?" "This... is the life force of a vampire." "They're just blood in a skin casing." "Ain't a whole lot different between a vampire and a boudin sausage except... for the blood." "Our blood sustains life, this blood... is life." "One drop, that's all you need." "Can't be greedy." "Billions of molecules of pure, undiluted, 24 karat life." "You take this in and you take in a piece of the vampire it came from." "The trick is, you have to let it take you deep." "Follow it." "Soak it in." "What kind of vampire is that?" "He's new." "So the blood is still a little wild." "I can feel him in my muscles making me strong." "But you might get another side of him." "The same V could affect you in a whole other way." "But I guarantee you'll see the world with new eyes." "[SIGHS]" "Christ, I can't believe I'm doin' this again." "Oh, no, man." "You're doin' it for the first time." "[GASPS]" "That vampire Bill would get a rise out of that." "You'll have to ask him yourself." "Vamp club not all it was made out to be, huh?" "A lot of freak ." "And people from Arkansas." "It was fine." "So what, then?" "Did that vampire get all handsy with you?" "Arlene, I can take care of myself." "And, no, I won't be goin' out with him again." "Okay, that placewas kinda freak, but how are you ever gonna know until you go see for yourself." "I said my piece yesterday." "Well, I'm sorry it didn't turn out like you'd hoped, but better it happens now than before you end up hurt, or dead." "I hope you're not too flipped out to miss the Descendants of the Glorious Dead tonight." "No, I gotta go." "Gran spent all week on it." "Good, 'cause, uh, I was gonna ask if you wanna go with me." "Maybe we'll go grab a cup of coffee or somethin' after." "Are you askin' me out?" "Yeah, I am." "That's pretty much how I do it." "Sometimes they even say yes." "Everyone's lookin' at us." "I know, you better say yes." "Shoot." "Why not?" "Good." "Eyes back on your food, people." "Sorry about that." "They were all kind of watery." "No sweat." "Love is in the air, huh?" "Uh, I guess." "Even that brother of yours." "He getting' serious with Tara?" "Tara who?" "Tara, Tara?" "Oh, I thought you knew." "If there was any truth to it, I would." "[THINKING] There you go, right there." "I knew it." "Tara ain't bangin' Stackhouse." "Bitch lied to me." "Watch your mouth, Andy Bellefleur." "Didn't say anything." "I know I didn't say anything, but I did think it." "And you heard it, that means it's true." "You can hear what people think." "Let me get you a refill on that tea." "I need a sweet tea." "Tara here yet?" "She just came in." "She's in the ladies' room." "Why didn't you tell me you were goin' out with Sam?" "Because it just happened." "And how did you know?" "Arlene, she works fast." "Alls he did was ask me to the DGD tonight." "It's in a church for cryin' out loud." "And why shouldn't I?" "He's perfectly nice, and he's got a good job, and he's not a vampire, and" "Why-why do I have to justify this to you?" "I'm entitled to know what my girl's up to, ain't I?" "Yeah, about that." "Why does Andy Bellefleur think you're seein' my brother?" "I went down to the sheriff's and gave Jason an alibi." "What'd you do that for?" "Because I know he's innocent and so do you." "And we both know the more time he spends with the police the more he's gonna talk himself into trouble." "Is there something' else you're not tellin' me?" "No." "TARA [THINKING]:" "La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la..." "What are you doing?" "Not every detail of everyone's personal life is your business, okay?" "Keep that girl away from me." "Hey." "Is everything okay?" "Hey, you know, now that I think of it, my brother and Tara have kind of been sneakin' around lately." "It's a shame they feel they gotta keep it quiet." "[THINKING] She must think I'm an idiot, like I don't know now she's covering' for him too." "Shit, don't look her in the eye." "If you're gonna accuse me of lying', be a man and say it out loud, for Pete's sake." "Either way, I'm gonna hear you whether you look me in the eye or not." "Let's face it, there's not a whole lot of ideas in there." "Like mice in a cage." "I know you're grasping' at straws, but don't drag my brother down with you." "Here you go." "MAXINE:" "Hoyt." "Hoyt." "Ah-ah-ah, hey." "Momma, what are you doin'?" "Help Momma get this thing down." "Get it--?" "Our guest of honor is a vampire." "Adele plumb forgot that little fact when she booked the church for tonight." "What do you think's gonna happen when he comes out and sees a giant cross?" "I don't know." "Well, I don't either." "But if he sizzles up like fatback bacon in front of everybody there's not gonna be much of a meetin', now, is there?" "Now come on, make yourself useful." "Quit jerking' on it." "[CHUCKLES] Hi, there, munchkins." "Oh, I reckon you're the youngest history buffs we've had at the DGD." "Yeah, well, they wouldn't stay home for nothin'." "The minute they heard a vampire, they had to come." "Well, hello there, Mayor Norris" "Evening, Adele." "Quite a turn out." "Isn't it?" "Good thing Myra made extra ambrosia." "Oh, Andy Bellefleur will like that." "He's with the Dearbornes." "Look, Lord know why Bud insisted on wearing his uniform." "NORRIS:" "Is our vampire friend here?" "In the kitchen waitin'." "I left him with a bottle of that Tru Blood they like." "NORRIS:" "Adele, do you think we've taken enough precautions?" "Against what?" "Well, to make sure everybody's safe." "Ordinarily I wouldn't pay no mind, but there's young folks here." "Sterling, we don't have anything to be frightened of," "Mr. Compton is a perfect gentleman." "Frankly I am more worried about what we might do to him." "Uh-huh." "[GRUNTS]" "[SIGHS]" "Momma, this ain't gonna budge without a jackhammer or a blowtorch." "Get down from there, I got a better idea." "Wow, Gran, look at all the people." "Isn't it exciting?" "Well, Sam Merlotte, what a nice surprise." "SAM:" "When Sookie told me she was comin' here alone" "I thought it would be a shame if she came without an escort." "GRAN:" "Well, how very gentlemanly of you." "SOOKIE:" "Okay, we're sittin' down now." "[CHATTERING]" "Hey, girl." "Can we join you?" "Hi, Tara." "Sure, come on in." "Could always use more white people." "[CLEARS THROAT]" "[¶]" "LAFAYETTE [MEMORY]:" "If you can learn to control it," "V will open up your mind to everything you missin' around you." "There's nothing but old people." "Man, I thought we were here for a vampire, not zombies." "Yeah, more like descendants of the walking dead." "Hey, you assholes didn't leave the shit in the pick 'em up, did you?" "[¶]" "[BREATHES DEEPLY]" "[WATER RUNNING]" "Hey." "Mind if I sit with you?" "Uh, sure, have a seat." "Hey, guys." "How you feelin'?" "Oh, strong." "Alive." "Yeah." "Hey, sit back." "It's okay, relax." "I thought I was relaxed." "I don't think you know how." "Welcome." "It certainly is a pleasure to see so many new faces here this month." "But Mayor Norris assures me that there will be enough ambrosia and tipsy cake for everyone." "[CROWD CHUCKLES]" "Now, our guest tonight is a gentleman who, despite what you might have heard, is one of us." "His family was among the first to settle in Bon Temps and he bravely fought for Louisiana, in the war for Southern independence." "Let us welcome one of the original sons of Bon Temps back to the town that he helped build." "I give you First Lieutenant," "William Thomas Compton." "[DOOR OPENS] [SPORADIC APPLAUSE]" "Thank you, Mrs. Stackhouse." "If you'll pardon me for a moment." "[CROWD GASPS]" "As a patriot of this great nation," "I wouldn't dream of putting myself before Old Glory." "[CROWD MURMURS]" "As you can see, I did not burst into flames." "[SPORADIC LAUGHTER]" "We vampires are not minions of the devil." "We can stand before a cross, or a bible, or in a church, just as readily as any other creature of God." "How was I supposed to know?" "I am honored to stand before you tonight." "Vampires have traditionally been very private, perhaps to our detriment." "But I believe, if we reach out to one another, that we can coexist, and even thrive together." "I served in the 28th Louisiana infantry." "Formed in Monroe in 1862, under Colonel Henry Gray." "It was there that we learned the value of human life, and the ease with which it can be extinguished." "That son of buck's been killin' since the 1860s." "Why stop now?" "That don't prove anything." "My cousin Terry killed 20 Iraqis in Fallujah." "You sayin' we should lock him up?" "Your cousin Terry should be locked up." "BILL:" "Uneducated as we were, we knew little of the political or ideological conflicts that had lead to this point." "Momma, he's so white." "No, darlin', we're white." "He's dead." "...but goin' to war was not a choice for us." "We believed to a man, that we had a calling to fulfill." "[DEEP POUNDING]" "A destiny handed down to us from above." "God forbid should any of our men become wounded or injured." "Often the only recourse for a serious injury was amputation." "[SNICKERS] More times than I care to remember, I had to hold down one of my fellow soldiers while the medic took a saw to his arm or leg." "We had no anesthesia at the time." "Apart from a bit of whiskey." "Load it up." "It often seemed that the man bein' operated upon suffered more from his surgery than he did from his original wound." "Even if he survived the amputation, the chance of subsequent infection was high." "Fucker." "[BOTH CHORTLE]" "WOMAN:" "Shh, keep it down." "[STIFLED LAUGHTER]" "In the winter months, the nights could grow bitter cold." "[SPEECH CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]" "[¶]" "My great grandfather was in the 28th." "I wonder if you might have known him." "His name was Tolliver Humphries." "Tolliver Humphries?" "Mm-hm." "Yes." "I knew him very well." "We fought together." "Tolliver Humphries was my friend." "He was a brave man, perhaps to a fault." "I dare say it contributed to his death." "What happened?" "Were you there?" "I was." "We were about 20 miles north of where I stand now." "[¶] [COUGHS]" "The Federals outnumbered us 5-to-1, and they had better firepower as well." "We'd spent much of the afternoon recovering the bodies of those we'd lost." "BOY:" "Help me, please!" "There was a boy in our troupe" "No more than 13 or 14." "who lay wounded in the middle of a field under poor cover." "He called to us all day." "He begged us to help him." "He knew he would die if we didn't." "I admit I considered shooting' the boy myself just to shut him up." "Help me, please!" "But Tolliver convinced me that would be an act of murder, not war." "Hold your fire!" "He told me God wanted him to rescue that boy." "I'll go get him." "I pleaded with him not to go." "No, Tolliver" "To think of his wife and children back home." "Humphries!" "He ran into that field like it was a cool spring day." "Please!" "[GUNFIRE] [MOANS]" "They shot him just as he reached the boy." "It was obvious to us that he was beyond help." "And then, after a while, they boy started screamin' again." "[SCREAMS]" "What happened to the boy?" "He lived." "[SNIFFLES] He survived the day, and then under cover of darkness we retrieved him later that night, along with the body of Tolliver Humphries." "But it seems that Tolliver was right." "God did look after his descendants." "[GROANS]" "Yes, Mayor Norris." "I've been digging in the archives this week... and I found this old tintype." "The inscription on the back says," ""Mr. W.T. Compton and family."" "Can you tell us if this is a picture of you?" "[¶]" "This, um" "This is a remarkable photograph." "I remember the day we gathered to have this taken." "When was the last time you were with them?" "When I-I went to war in 1862." "I" "My human life ended before I had a chance to come back home." "[SCATTERED WHISPERING]" "But you became a" "A vampire after that, right?" "Couldn't you go back to your family then?" "No." "No, that wouldn't have bn possible." "Uh..." "Heh." "I apologize." "This is not a subject I'm very comfortable speaking about." "Uh, but thank you for the photograph, mayor." "Brings back many memories for me." "Any other questions?" "Thank you so much." "Thanks for coming, dear." "[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]" "[SIGHS]" "They don't understand, man." "None of them will ever understand." "You stay sharp, brother." "All right." "Could I--?" "Would it be possible to take a d ure with you?" "Of course." "You won't vanish in the photo?" "Heh." "That's just a myth." "And it's one I'd be happy to disprove." "Heh-heh." "Oh." "Come around." "All right." "All right." "[CHUCKLING]" "Here you are." "Thanks so much." "Hey, great job tonight." "Wasn't he just marvelous?" "Yeah, that was-- That was quite a show." "Billy, you remember Sam, right?" "BILLY:" "Yes, uh, you're Sookie's employer." "Ah." "Not when we're off-duty." "No, legally you still are." "Well, I just wanted to congratulate you." "Seems like you've won everybody over." "Well, some, I hope." "Well, we better get going." "We're gonna grab a cup of coffee before we call it a night." "Coffee." "Sounds delightful." "Good night, Gran." "I'll see ya later." "He seems nice." "Mm." "[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]" "Man, this place is crawling with hot chicks and we're just sitting here like our balls are stuck together." "Don't look at me." "My chère is right there." "You want a girl so bad, you get one yourself." "You" "[SCOFFS]" "Want another round?" "Yeah." "Hey, maybe we should order up a couple of those Tru Blood's." "Uh?" "Well, after meeting at vampire tonight, don't you wanna try it and see what it's like?" "I go to the dog races." "You see me eating Alpo?" "Well, I just thought he was pretty cool, was all." "Another Dixie Draft?" "[¶]" "Stackhouse?" "Jason." "Huh?" "Dixie Draft." "Yup, I'll get it." "I love you guys." "I know." "Another Dixie Draft?" "Whoa." "[LOW BUZZING]" "You feel that?" "Every hair on your arm shooting sparks into my hand." "You know those electric fences they use to pen horses?" "It feels like I just pissed on one." "Oh, my God, you are still high." "I'm gonna kill Lafayette." "No, don't." "I'm not high." "Okay, I am high." "But that don't mean that what I'm feeling ain't real." "For the first time, I can see clear." "All these years, I was blinded by the bullshit that keeps people apart." "It's you, Tara." "It's been you all along." "Who you think you're talking to?" "I've known you since I was 6 years old." "And it's taken me all this time to admit it." "Come here." "[GIGGLES]" "This bar might be full with beautiful women, but you're the one who took care of me when I needed it." "You showed me love, Tara." "And that's the most beautiful thing of all." "Come to me when you're sober." "Then we can talk serious." "[INHALES, SIGHS]" "Just give me a chance, I'll prove it to you." "Everything I'm feeling" "[SIGHS]" "I want to feel it with you." "One chance." "That's all I'm asking." "Last bite's yours." "No, you go ahead." "Here, we'll split it." "Well, I guess you saw this comin', huh?" "What?" "Tonight?" "What makes you say that?" "Well, I said you could listen in, hear what I'm thinking if you wanted." "You ever even tried?" "No, I have, and to be honest, it's a little weird." "You don't think the way others do." "Most people, it's whole sentences or images." "With you, sometimes there's words, but other times, I just get these sounds." "Like, waves of emotions." "I guess I'm just a freak." "I was gonna say mysterious." "How come nobody knows anything about you?" "I never hear you talk about where you're from, or your family, or anything." "Yeah, place I'm from, the people who raised me got nothing to do with who I am." "And I ended up pretty much raising myself." "Is that why you spend so much time alone?" "No, I think that's just 'cause I don't like people." "Heh." "Come on, no one goes and opens a bar if they don't like people." "Well, maybe I wanted to meet some pretty waitresses." "Too bad you got yourself a couple of crazy ones in the bargain." "Sookie, t-there's nothing wrong with you." "I can't understand why you'd wanna fix or change or hide anything." "I wouldn't want you any other way." "You're just trying to get on my good side." "How am I doing?" "[CHUCKLES]" "Finish it." "That's yours." "Is there a problem with my burger?" "Just a couple of drunk rednecks, that's all." "Well, what's their problem?" "Oh, come on, now." "It's not worth it." "What did they say?" "He said the burger" "What did they say, Arlene?" "He said the burger might have AIDS." "[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ONTEREO]" "Lafayette." "I" "Oh, fudge." "[CHATTER]" "Excuse me." "Who ordered the hamburger with AIDS?" "[BOTH CHORTLING]" "I ordered the hamburger deluxe." "In this restaurant, a hamburger deluxe come with french fries, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and AIDS!" "Do anybody got a problem with that?" "Yeah." "I'm an American." "And I got a say in who makes my food." "Well, baby, it's too late for that." "Faggots been breeding your cows, raising your chicken, even brewing your beer long before I walked my sexy ass up in this motherfucker." "Everything on your goddamn table got AIDS." "You still ain't makin' me eat no AIDS burger." "Well, all you gotta do is say "hold the AIDS."" "Here." "Eat it." "[GRUNTING]" "Whoa!" "Bitch, you come in my house, you gonna eat my food the way I fucking make it!" "Do you understand me?" "Tip your waitress." "[LAUGHING]" "[HOOTING]" "Well, I for one am thankful you can't hear all my thoughts." "Heh." "Why's that?" "'Cause then you'd know what's comin'." "You okay?" "Are we going too fast?" "No." "Uh, n-no." "I" " Maybe." "I don't want to make you do anything you don't want to do." "No, I do, I do." "I do." "Trust me." "Yeah." "I" " I want to." "It's just kind of too much right now, and a little too soon since..." "Okay." "Since what?" "Oh, goddamn it, Sookie." "I'm sorry." "I-I'm not used to this." "Should never have gone to see that damn vampire." "It's not him." "Just stop it." "I just can't go jumping from kissing one man to the next so quickly." "You kissed him?" "That's none of your business." "What else did you do?" "That's really none of your business." "Is this a contest for you?" "Whatever he did, you have to top it?" "Come on, be fair." "You know what's unfair, is you waiting for someone else shows an interest before you decide to kiss me." "Sookie, you have no future with a vampire." "They don't die." "I've got nothing but a future with one." "Oh, just like Dawn had a future?" "Like Maudette Pickens?" "Bill did not kill those women." "Listen, there's nothing that I will not do to keep that thing from hurting you." "They're not like us." "They could turn on you." "And people can't?" "You're doing pretty good right now." "[SIGHS]" "All right, I think I best take you home." "You go ahead." "I'll call a cab." "Oh, for crying out loud, don't be stupid, Sookie." "Get in." "Sookie." "[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]" "Excuse me." "Whip!" "Whip!" "[CHUCKLES]" "What you doing, baby?" "Ah, you know, keeping it real." "Partyin'." "Me too." "I'm celebrating'." "Oh, heh, yeah?" "What's the occasion?" "My divorce went through today." "Yeah-hoh!" "Hoh-hoh." "That's great." "He was a jerk." "Mm." "He shot my car." "Mm." "Sorry to hear that." "Yeah?" "It's like watching Animal Planet, yeah?" "Any second, she gonna bite his head off, I swear." "[GIGGLES]" "So you wanna help me forget all about him?" "She asked me to come home with her." "So, what are you doing here, you?" "I said I'd think about it." "Oh." "Yeah, you a lost cause." "What?" "I just didn't feel that-- That spark." "[BOTH CHUCKLING]" "TARA:" "Another Dixie Draft." "Tru Blood, O-negative." "No refunds on that, Hoyt." "Oh." "It's" " It's hot." "That's the way it's served:" "98.6." "Oh!" "That shit is nasty." "Yeah, what'd you expect?" "This bullshit is like blood." "I thought it was supposed to be some sort of life-force or something." "Ah, Tru Blood don't do nothing." "The real life-force is V." "V?" "Vampire blood." "It's illegal." "All our blood belongs to the universe." "They take some from us, we take a little from them." "I just say no to drugs, merci." "Ah, it might give you the will to seal the deal with that girl." "Only thing holding you back," "[CLICKS TONGUE] is you." "Heh." "[RENE  JASON CHUCKLING]" "Ah, shit." "Oh." "[¶]" "WOMAN:" "Look." "What do you see, son?" "BUD:" "Mr. Compton?" "I'm Bud Dearborne." "Sheriff of Renard Parish." "This here's Detective Andy Bellefleur." "Bellefleur?" "What can I do for you gentlemen?" "We'd like to ask you a few questions pertaining to an investigation, if you don't mind." "Of course." "Won't you come on in?" "In to the house?" "Please, make yourselves at home." "May I offer you a drink?" "No, thank you." "I have Frescas." "You do?" "For guests." "Well, I'll have a Fresca." "[WHISPERS] What the hell are you doing?" "He offered." "He's a suspect." "Maybe to you." "We got no evidence." "He's a vampire." "[SIGHS]" "[CAN OPENING]" "It's a toaster." "For bread." "You put the slices in the end and then you cook them over the hearth." "I don't use it anymore, as I no longer eat." "You said you had some questions for me." "We're investigating a couple of homicides that took place locally in the past week." "I've heard." "We're you familiar with either of the victims?" "Maudette Pickens or Dawn Green?" "Miss Pickens, no, but Miss Green," "I believe she worked over at Sam Merlot's place." "We never spoke, but I saw her." "Were you aware that both had sexual contact with vampires?" "I was not." "But it's more common than you would think." "You have anybody that can vouch for your whereabouts on the night of the 23rd and 27th?" "Tell me sheriff, were either of these unfortunate women exsanguinated when you found them?" "Drained of their blood?" "If you don't mind my asking." "Uh, that's not information we're at liberty to share." "[SIGHS]" "Because a fresh corpse full of blood..." "Detective, that's something no vampire could resist." "I dare say, not even I." "Goof thing you weren't there." "And nor was any other vampire." "A vampire would have drained those girls of every last drop." "How's your Fresca?" "It's" " It's a little warm." "I apologize." "I don't own a refrigerator." "Oh, shoot." "I think I forgot my pen." "Leave it." "[¶]" "[PANTING]" "[PANTING]" "Is there anyone inside?" "I require help." "I'm a soldier of the 28th Louisiana Infantry." "I require food and water." "Is there anyone who can help me?" "WOMAN:" "Do not move." "I will shoot you." "I wasn't even aware we surrendered." "Word came two weeks ago." "Yeah." "We disbanded immediately." "Most of the men marched back to Monroe, but I chose to take a shortcut home by" "By way of these trails." "I overestimated my knowledge of the land." "You're not far off." "A lake is 10 miles southwest of here," "Bon Temps is 10 miles south of that." "My husband was in the 13th Infantry, under Colonel Gibson." "He fought at Shiloh." "He used to write to me every few weeks, but I haven't heard from him in nearly seven months." "many of the postal routes have been disrupted." "I'm sure your letter simply got lost." "That's kind of you." "But I've considered myself a widow for some time now." "Still have quite a lot of blood on you." "[¶]" "You're a lucky man, lieutenant." "I doubt you would've survived another day without food." "I'm in debt to you for taking pity on me." "I think, for your sake," "you best spend the night here... with me." "I'm" "I'm sorry." "I apologize if I misled you, but I have a wife and two small children waiting for me." "And if Bon Temps is as close as you say it is, then I'll see them soon, and I do not wish to sully our reunion." "You are an honorable man." "The others have not always been so." "There's been others?" "From time to time." "Deserters, mostly." "I offered them a crust of bread and a place to rest, and they help appease my loneliness." "It may not be moral, lieutenant, but these are times of war." "I do not judge you." "Your choices are your own, as are mine." "I wish to continue on my way home." "You have my gratitude for your hospitality." "I will not soon forget it." "[GROWLS]" "[GASPING]" "[SLURPING]" "[¶]" "The others." "They all presented themselves as gentlemen." "Can blame the war if you like." "They proved to be no more than savages once I let them into my home." "They deserve no better." "[GRUNTS]" "Have they died?" "Oh, yes." "But I'm not keen to let you go quite so easily." "I've waited a long time for a man such as you." "[GASPS]" "Drink." "[GASPING]" "If you do not drink, you will die." "Certain as I'm speaking to you right now." "Do you wish to see your family again?" "Your wife, your children?" "You must drink from me." "[MOANING]" "Take me in you." "Feel me in you." "We are together William, forever." "You are mine." "[¶]" "WOMAN:" "Look." "You know you can never enter." "Do you wish to see them grow old?" "Grow feeble and die, while you remain the same year after year?" "They are my family." "They are as good as dead if they are found harboring a vampire." "I've brought you here, and now it's time for us to go." "Come." "[¶]" "[GRUNTS]" "[QUIET MOANING]" "Oh, my God." "You've got to be kidding me." "[BOTH MOANING]" "Oh, hey." "Hey, Tara." "This is Randi Sue." "Come join us." "It's beautiful." "Fuck you, Stackhouse." "RANDI SUE:" "Bitch!" "Don't fuck with my hair." "[MOANS]" "Don't you dare stop." "[BOTH MOANING]" "[CAT MEOWS]" "[GASPS]" "[¶]" "[¶]" "[¶]"