Down the Rabbit Hole/Transcript

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ON THE ISLAND

[Vaughn has Damon tied up to a tree with vervain ropes. Vaughn also has a fire set up as he crouches to it.]

Vaughn: Something botherin' you?

Damon: Can you blame me if I said mosquitoes?

Vaughn: Aye, I would. How does it feel when a relentless eating machine is draining the blood from your veins?

Damon: Itchy.

Vaughn: 'You're friends from Mystic Falls think you're funny, Damon?

Damon: How do you know who I am and where I'm from? Have you been spying on me?

Vaughn: Aye, I have. [gets up] You and Stefan, Elena, your witch, Bonnie you needed to cast the spell written on your pal, Jeremy's hunter's mark. [sits down again] The tattoo that looks exactly like this.

[Damon looks at Vaughn's tattoo.]

Damon: You wanna know something, just ask.

Vaughn: I've been killing vampires my entire life. Still this thing refused to reveal its self to me. It wasn't until three days ago where it just magically completed for no apparent reason.

Damon: Come on, man. Do I look like I know anything about tattoos? My skin, it's flawless.

Vaughn: Ah! You're not taking me seriously.[walks over to Damon] I don't blame ya; you don't know me. [He holds up a pointy stike to Damon's neck and stabs him with it.] My name is Galen Vaughn, and you better start talkin'.

[Cue to opening credits.]

ON THE BEACH

[Elena, Stefan, and Rebekah are on the beach.]

Caroline: [over the phone] Tell me you're not serious.

GILBERT HOUSE

[Caroline is at the house, and Klaus is still there.]

Elena: [over the phone] I wish I weren't. When we got back from looking for Jeremy,

ON THE BEACH

Elena: [over the phone] Shane and Bonnie were gone too. Shane needs Bonnie in order to cast the spell and Jeremy’s tattoo in order to find the cure, and he managed to sneak them both out from under our noses.

GILBERT HOUSE

Caroline: [on the phone and leaning on the counter to the kitchen] Well where is Damon in all of this?

ON THE BEACH

Elena: [on the phone] We had an argument. I thought he was just taking a walk, but then when we went to the beach, and we saw signs of a struggle.

GILBERT HOUSE

Caroline: [on the phone] Meaning what?

ON THE BEACH

Elena: [on the phone] Meaning somebody probably jumped him and then grabbed him!

GILBERT HOUSE

Caroline:[on the phone] Do you think Shane took him?

ON THE BEACH

Elena: [on the phone] No, he’s not strong enough to take Damon on, even with the element of surprise. He must have someone….or at least a few someone’s helping him.

GILBERT HOUSE

Caroline: [on the phone] I’m so sorry I wish I was there to help.

Elena: [over the phone] Well, maybe there’s something you can do from home.

Caroline: [on the phone]  Anything, tell me!

ON THE BEACH

Elena: Well, Shane’s looking for the cure. We think we can find him. We have pictures of Jeremy’s tattoo, but we just can’t translate the map.

GILBERT HOUSE

Caroline: [over the phone] Unless you get the Hunter’s Sword from Klaus.

ON THE BEACH

Elena: [over the phone] Exactly.

Rebekah: He’ll never give up the sword.

Stefan: Yeah, but if anyone’s going to get him to give it up, it’s Caroline.

Rebekah: He will never give up the sword, not even for Caroline. He’s terrified we’ll use the cure against him to make him mortal, and even if he wasn’t, he wouldn’t want any of us to derive a moment’s worth of happiness from being human.

Stefan: Well maybe he doesn’t have to give it up. I mean, Klaus is stuck in Elena’s house because of Bonnie’s spell. He can’t go anywhere. There are only so many places you can hide a three-foot piece of metal.

GILBERT HOUSE

Caroline: [over the phone] I’ll find it, don’t worry. Just e-mail me pics of Jeremy’s tattoo. I’ll find the sword, and I’ll call you back.

ON THE BEACH

Elena: [over the phone] Thank you, Caroline.

Caroline: [as she's hanging up the phone] Bye.

Klaus: [smirking] Need my help with anything, love?

Caroline: Nope.

[Caroline strides out of the house, leaving Klaus alone.]

ON THE ISLAND

[Shane, Bonnie, Jeremy, and Massak are walking towards the spot Silas is. Shane is leading the way, and they reach the hole they have to jump down.]

Massak: This is as far as I go.

ne: We're on the brink of a monumental event in human history. We're going to raise the most powerful, immortal creature that ever was. Our work's not done yet.

Massak: Mine is. You said 'get the kid and the witch.' I did. I wanna get paid now.

[Shane opens his bag and pulls out the tombstone. He walks over and hands it to Massak. Massak looks over at Bonnie and Jeremy.]

Massak: I'll say a prayer for your souls.

[Massak quickly flees, and Bonnie turns to Shane.]

Bonnie: That's what the tombstone was for!?! To pay off a mercenary?

Shane: A quater of that tombstone is made up of Quetsia's calcified blood. In some witch circles, that tombstone's more valuable than the hope diamond. So...so who wants to go down first?

GILBERT HOUSE

[Caroline and Tyler walk into the house. Caroline has a computer in her hands while Tyler has the sword wrapped in a blanket. Klaus is sitting on the coffee table.]

Klaus: Well, if it isn't little orphan Lockwood. Come to show how laughably infinite you are against me?

Tyler: I'm just trying to help my friends find the cure.

[Caroline sits on the couch, and Tyler reveals the sword from the blanket.]

Tyler: I found this in your attic.

Klaus: And you think finding the sword brings you closer to the cure.

Tyler: You tell me. I was playing around with the handle on the ride over, and I found this.

[Tyler unwraps the leather on the top of the sword, revealing some sort of turning device. Klaus gets up and walks over to Tyler.]

Klaus: And what do you think 'this' is?

Caroline: [gets up] It's called a crypt text. [Tyler looks at her.] I've seen The da Vinci Code. You turn the different sides to the different symbols to get the translation on the other side. [getting some papers] And with the magic of the internet, Elena sent over this. [She holds up the papers with pictures of Jeremy's tattoo.] So now, all we have to do is crypt text away. [sits down again] If you happen to want to help, we wouldn't stop you.

Klaus: Right, well, might I suggest using the magic of the internet to purchase an Aramaic to English dictionary from your nearest retailer. [Klaus smirks.]

Tyler: [turning to Caroline] What's Aramaic?

Caroline: It's a dead language. It hasn't been used since, like, bibical times.

Klaus: Quetsia's native tongue, I'm guessing. You know, even if you had the best dictionary in the world, it could take days to translate. [sits down] Perhaps weeks. Abys insigto Aramaic.

Caroline: What does that mean?\

Klaus: If only you spoke Aramaic.