Rebekah walks into Elijah's bedroom while he's finishing getting dressed in dry clothes and stands in the doorway

Rebekah smiles "The unlinking worked! Maybe now we can make plans—"

Elijah interrupts her "Not now, Rebekah. Can we discuss this when I return?" Elijah walks toward the door in a hurry.

Rebekah sighs in frustration " I won't be here when you return"

Elijah stops walking and turns to Rebekah "That sounds like a goodbye"

"I guess it is. I only came to New Orleans to make sure you were safe. You are. I thought that I might be able to convince you to come with me, but here you are, rushing into whatever Klaus and Marcel and the witches have cooked up. And I finally get it." She starts to tear up "You'll never leave this city. You'll never leave Klaus"

Elijah looks at her sadly and walks toward her "Then you should stay.

Rebekah shakes her head "This thing that you and Klaus and Marcel have, I want no part of it" Tears fall down her cheeks as she cries "I just want to be free"

Elijah looks at her sadly "Well, then, go" He kisses her on the cheek "You are free! " Elijah leaves, and Rebekah tries to compose herself.

—

Marcel finishes his drink as Rebekah walks into his bedroom "Rebekah. Twice in one night. To what do I owe the pleasure?"

"Call me old-fashioned, but I believe farewells are best in person."

Marcel inhales sharply "You got Elijah back, and now you two are gonna tuck-tail and run? Smart girl. Have a nice life"

"He's staying. And I'm not running, I'm disembarking a sinking ship"

"People have been saying this city's been sinking since I was a boy. It ain't going anywhere. But hey!" He grabs a bottle of scotch "How 'bout one for the road?" He starts pouring scotch into a glass

"Why? So you can liquor me up and convince me to stay?"

Marcel stands up and gets in her face "Why else did you come here?"

"I came to say goodbye"

Marcel whispers in her ear "Then say it"

The stare into each other's eyes for a long moment "Forget it." She turns to leave, but Marcel grabs her wrist and pulls himself toward her, kissing her passionately. She pushes him away and glares at him for a moment, but then runs up to him and starts kissing him. He pushes her away and they start to undress as they make out. Rebekah shoves him onto a chair and sits on his lap as they start to have sex.

—

Klaus, Agnes, and Father Kieran are still arguing in the church

"You're a piece of work, Agnes. But, guess what? I'm quite a piece of work myself. You know, I contemplated leaving bits of you artfully arranged outside your family's tomb? I thought it would leave a fitting message" Klaus zooms over to Agnes and pulls her up into a choke-hold "Don't. Touch. My. Family"

Elijah enters and approaches them at the front of the room "Leave her" Klaus pulls Agnes into a headlock and stands back as he watches Elijah walk down the aisle toward them "I gave my word" Father Kieran stands up to greet Elijah.

"You tend to give your word at the most inopportune times, brother. We've been doing things your way all day. Come on! Just one little snap and it's "Toodle-loo, Agnes." She deserves it!"

"Niklaus, don't make another move. You have asked for my forgiveness. I will grant you that forgiveness, but do not make me break my word"

Klaus glares at his brother as he considers it. After a moment, he lets Agnes go. Klaus opens arms wide "My noble brother, how was that for personal growth, eh? Still, it is just like you to spoil all of my fun"

Elijah stares Agnes in the eyes "Oh, not necessarily" Elijah zooms over to one of the men who helped Agnes and rips his heart out, throws a second man up into the air, and does the same to a third as he rips out the man's heart. He turns to Klaus with a bloody heart in each hand, and drops them to the floor. He pulls out his pocket square to wipe his hands as Agnes stares in horror, and Klaus grins proudly behind her "Now, I swore you would not die by my brother's hand. I said nothing of my own" He grabs Agnes in a choke-hold and pushes her backwards "Nobody hurts my family and lives" He quickly snaps her neck, and turns to leave "No one"

—

Rebekah, who is wearing Marcel's button-up shirt over her underwear, leans on the balcony's railing and looks at the people on the street below. Marcel comes up behind her and nuzzles at her neck "Mmm. I've been away from this home almost a hundred years, and you haven't changed a thing in my bedroom"

Marcel smiles "I guess I was holding out hope that you'd come back to it. Though, I imagine it's not quite as comfortable as those beds at the Palace Royale Hotel"

Rebekah smiles awkwardly "It's plenty comfortable!" She pauses and turns toward her bag "I'm famished!" She pulls out one of the apples from the plantation and offers it to him.

Marcel shakes his head "Nah, apples aren't my thing."

"They were your favourite, one upon a time"

Marcel nods "Ah, they were! I'd get my ass beat if I ever ate them working on that plantation. Even the spoiled ones. Now, they just remind me of a time when I couldn't have things"

Rebekah leans against Marcel and grabs his arms "Well, now you can have whatever you want" She pauses a moment "Come with me"

Marcel raises an eyebrow "And go where, Rebekah?"

"Wherever we want to! We can build a home together, we can leave behind Klaus, this city, and those Orphan-Annie vampires..."

"Whoa, whoa, those "Orphan-Annie vampires" are my family, and this city is my home"

" It was my home, too, once. I left" Rebekah simply said.

"You ran. I stayed! This empire thrives because of me, and you want me to run? A man does not run from his home!"

" I've lived a lot longer than you have, Marcellus. I have seen kings rise, and fall, but there is one thing I know to be true. It is that no matter how matter how big your empire becomes, it is nothing if you have no one to share it with" She glares at him "You want New Orleans? Have it. I won't be here to stop you"She shoves the apple into his chest and leaves. Marcel angrily stares out at the street and thinks about what just happened. When he looks at the apple, he realises something and picks it up so he can smell it.

Josh has stopped by to find Klaus. Brie answers the door "Where is he? I've been trying to find him all day. Marcel knows that Klaus lied to him about where he lives"

Brie sighs "I'm not his damn keeper, Josh"

"Fine! Just... tell him to call me, please"

"Okay" Brie shuts the door, and Josh walks away from the house, not knowing that Marcel is standing behind the tree and has heard their entire conversation. Marcel sees a bunch of apples that have fallen from the apple tree and onto the ground. When he picks one up, he flashes back to when he was just a young boy, right before Klaus adopted him, when he was being whipped by the plantation's slave-master. Young Marcel picks up an apple and lobs it at the man in anger. In the present, Marcel looks at the apple in his hand, and then looks over at the front door to the plantation house.

A short while later, someone knocks on the door again. Brie goes to answer, thinking it's Josh again, but it's Marcel "Ugh, what the hell, Josh?" She opens the door to find that Marcel is on the porch, and he startles her.

Marcel smiles "Hi there, I'm Marcel. I don't think we've met!" Brie looks scared and angry.

—

Outside, Klaus angrily stomps away from the bar, but Marcel catches up with him

"Hey, where you been?" Klaus stops walking and rolls his eyes in annoyance before turning to Marcel "Not still mad about our tiff the other night, are you?"

Klaus smiles fakely "Water under the bridge"

"Cami's all yours if you're interested. I'm feeling like right now's not the right time to pursue a relationship. Life's all about timing, you know? Speaking of, I swung by your house earlier to commiserate over a drink, but I must have just missed you"

"Oh, the Palace Royale didn't suit me, I moved on weeks ago."

Marcel smiles and shakes his head knowingly "Noo, I mean your other place"

—

Elijah comes home to find the house empty. Elijah looks around "Brianna?"

—

Klaus and Marcel are still talking in the street "Interesting location to put down your roots, the same plantation where I was a slave. I guess that's why you never invited me over"

Klaus smiles "Well, how rude of me. I'll speak to Elijah. I'm sure he'll be pleased to host you and Davina for the evening! Especially after you were so hospitable to him"

Marcel smiles and chuckles "Good! I look forward to it." He and Klaus continue to shake hands, but as soon as Marcel leaves, Klaus' smile disappears and begins to look worried.

Elijah calls Rebekah from the house, and she answers from the road while she is on her way out of town in her car "Goodbye means goodbye, Elijah"

Elijah looks worried "Is she with you?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Rebekah said as she kept her eyes on the road.

"Brianna's gone. Where is she?"

"WHAT?" Rebekah shouts in disbelief.

Klaus anxiously walks into Brie's room and joins Elijah "Marcel was here"

Elijah looks stunned, and absentmindedly drops the phone from his ear.

—

Dozens of vampires have congregated in the courtyard of the compound, where they all talk amongst themselves and drink. After a moment, Marcel appears on the balcony

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Fight Night! And, the first rule of Fight Night is: the vampire left standing at the end of the night is one step closer to the inner circle, and one of these" He holds up the hand on which he wears his ring "a daylight ring. If you can impress me with a little ultra-violence, you too can enjoy the warmth of the sun on your face. All you got to do is kick a little ass. Here we go!" All the vampires form a circle as they wait for the announcement of the first fighters

"Our first two contenders: Felicia and Otto!" Felicia and Otto fight while the rest of the vampires cheer them on. At one point, it appears that Otto has the upper-hand, but ultimately Felicia wins the fight by wrapping her legs around his neck and twisting her hips to snap his neck "Damn, girl! Not bad!"

Suddenly, Klaus and Elijah enter the courtyard. Klaus walks behind Felicia and snaps her neck. The whole room goes silent "Good evening! I'd like a word"

"What do you think you're doing?" Marcel looks annoyed.

"It appears that we've interrupted a collection of filthy amateurs! We've come here for the girl. Give it to us, or we kill everyone here... starting with you"

Marcel scoffs confidently "You two got a lot of nerve, coming into my home and making demands"

Klaus smiles fakely "Your home, is it?"

Elijah looks angry "The girl! I will not ask again"

"I assume you're talking about Brianna? Yea high, dark hair, bitchy attitude? Who is she, anyway?" Marcel described Brie in his own words.

"She's an old friend. You know how sentimental I am about old friends."

"Well, I ain't got her. And before you start whining, I did pay her a little visit earlier tonight. I was feeling nostalgic, so I took a trip out to the plantation where I used to be a slave. And, imagine my surprise when I realised that the Original family of vampires had taken up residence. Your girl, Brie, answered the door, we exchanged hellos, that was it. You don't believe me? Look around. Hell, I'll even help you find her. But the question that I'd ask is: if Brie isn't here, then where is she?"

Brie awakens in the trunk of an SUV with her wrists bound as it drives down the country roads of Louisiana. She tries to kick out the back window to escape, but the driver stops the car and gets out to check the trunk. When he opens it, he tries to grab her, but she fights back by kicking at him. It's revealed that the driver is Tyler Lockwood.

Tyler looks annoyed "Seriously?"

"Tyler?"

"You don't wanna fight me, Brie. You know you can't beat a hybrid."

He uses zip-ties to bind her ankles so she can't run away "Ahh! Let me go, you backstabbing half-breed piece of shit"

"Shut up!" Tyler pulls Brie out of the trunk and throws her over his shoulder. As he walks down the road, his hybrid face comes out as he angrily drags Brie into the Bayou.