I Thought You'd Be Happier to See Me

Hope renders Alaric comatose and turns off her humanity. Rebekah finds her and tries to help. MG takes Lizzie and Josie through Alaric's memories where he feels he failed Hope and the twins. Alaric's condition worsens, and Lizzie finds him at his memory of her birth. Alaric's body begins to shut down and he says goodbye, apologizing to Lizzie for all his wrongdoings. MG and Ethan work on Ethan's new powers. Rebekah daggers Hope and plans to take her to New Orleans, but the bartender snaps her neck. Hope awakens and hears him talking to a mysterious woman. She tortures him and he reveals that he is working for the Triad, one wolf, one witch, and one vampire who are monitoring Hope now that she is the tribrid. He says she should speak to "Aur-" but bursts into flames and dies. Hope gives Freya's charmed necklace back to Rebekah, warning her to stay away. Rebekah tells Hope that Klaus would be ashamed. As Hope drives off, she calls the woman again who says she cannot wait to meet her.

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