[The cop is distracted by the TMI, but not enough to not see that this isn't the whole truth. It's suspicious, but he still doesn't know how (15). But he presses his lips together as he responds.
"We'll be checking the street cameras, yes."
That is a yes. William can spot them on the corners of the square, far enough from each other to give a wide range of view, in an attempt to decrease as many blind spots as possible.]
( He needs to patch into them. He's already thinking ahead, distracted, also happy the TMI distracted the cop enough to not ask further questions. )
We were in over our heads together. Cooper Sullivan, that's his name. But, my sister and me, we literally drove into town twenty minutes ago. We weren't here.
[As much as he has his reservations, he believes them (14). He can't deny the fact that if they literally weren't in town, they couldn't have committed the murder. But he will take both of their numbers down before he leaves and ask that they remain in New Orleans for at least the next forty-eight hours.
And once he moves on to question some of the other visitors in the area, Mia glances back to him.]
I'm thinking we look at the cameras. At least then, we know what happened, if -- he was killed by the river and brought here, or if he made it out and was double-crossed. Either way, we get answers.
( But, he also knows there are bigger things happening and he says: )
Cover me?
( Tears welling up, he tries to discretely search Cooper's body for anything that might help them (17). Keys, address, his phone, anything that could aid in the fight against Monroe. He will grab whatever, push himself back up and lead his sister back to the car.
Inside the driver's seat, he pulls his laptop out (14) to hack into the local cameras, specifically the past few hours. )
[Mia does cover him, but he doesn't find much. The cops have already taken his wallet and phone, and Bela, Klaus and Mickey didn't leave much in the way of evidence.
When he gets into the cameras, however, he does find something interesting. He sees a man he might recognize as Mickey bringing in Cooper's body and leaving it there, but no sign of the vampires who helped him. And definitely no sign of Bela.]
[She's about to say something in response when Bela appears over William's shoulder. She does look shocked and sells it some (13) but something about her expression is getting on Mia's nerves (15).
But she doesn't say anything, just nudges her brother.]
( A (2) means he doesn't have to play along, or can't, because confusion is all he feels. )
The all-clear? I can't leave the city because I'm a suspect in a murder investigation, which was a part of your plan. Bela, you didn't. I know him. He wouldn't want --
( He gathers his strength to ask a simple question. He whispers, (7), yeah not the best at whispering. )
[And she'll gesture for them to follow before leading the way. She slides into the driver's seat, and Mia gets in the back, leaving the passenger seat for William to take.]
[Because no, they didn't kill someone to fake Cooper's death. They'll have to get him back from the morgue.]
We used a dark object to give him a death-like appearance. Once all is done with Monroe, we'll wake him up and it will be like it never happened. But we decided that Klaus' inside man was a better bet than your boyfriend, unfortunately.
Klaus' inside man. Apparently he and Damon Salvatore turned one of the hunters and compelled him to go back in and provide them with information. He was given a loyalty test by Monroe, and Cooper wasn't, so for the moment, he was option more likely to get things done.
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"We'll be checking the street cameras, yes."
That is a yes. William can spot them on the corners of the square, far enough from each other to give a wide range of view, in an attempt to decrease as many blind spots as possible.]
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We were in over our heads together. Cooper Sullivan, that's his name. But, my sister and me, we literally drove into town twenty minutes ago. We weren't here.
( (15) to persuade the cop. )
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And once he moves on to question some of the other visitors in the area, Mia glances back to him.]
What are you thinking?
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( But, he also knows there are bigger things happening and he says: )
Cover me?
( Tears welling up, he tries to discretely search Cooper's body for anything that might help them (17). Keys, address, his phone, anything that could aid in the fight against Monroe. He will grab whatever, push himself back up and lead his sister back to the car.
Inside the driver's seat, he pulls his laptop out (14) to hack into the local cameras, specifically the past few hours. )
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When he gets into the cameras, however, he does find something interesting. He sees a man he might recognize as Mickey bringing in Cooper's body and leaving it there, but no sign of the vampires who helped him. And definitely no sign of Bela.]
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Mia.
( He rewinds again, to show his sister. )
Does this look -- staged? Call Bela.
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A minute later, she gets a text in response:
On my way.]
I guess she's driving?
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( And Bela is running late. )
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But she doesn't say anything, just nudges her brother.]
She's here.
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Last thing I heard, he was driving out to the river. He was burned. And he knew it.
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He did. And we had a plan. So just play along until we get the all clear, yeah?
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( A (2) means he doesn't have to play along, or can't, because confusion is all he feels. )
The all-clear? I can't leave the city because I'm a suspect in a murder investigation, which was a part of your plan. Bela, you didn't. I know him. He wouldn't want --
( He gathers his strength to ask a simple question. He whispers, (7), yeah not the best at whispering. )
Did you turn him?
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[Bela moves to pull him into a hug, turning his face away from the security cameras so that they're still selling the ruse.]
We just knew that she wouldn't believe it unless you believed it.
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Get me out of here and then explain everything.
( He leans back, (17) the picture of grief as he turns to Mia. )
Come on.
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[And she'll gesture for them to follow before leading the way. She slides into the driver's seat, and Mia gets in the back, leaving the passenger seat for William to take.]
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Tell me everything. Who is that? Where is Cooper?
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[Because no, they didn't kill someone to fake Cooper's death. They'll have to get him back from the morgue.]
We used a dark object to give him a death-like appearance. Once all is done with Monroe, we'll wake him up and it will be like it never happened. But we decided that Klaus' inside man was a better bet than your boyfriend, unfortunately.
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( There's another? )
Who decided? You and Cooper?
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( Sorry, Bela. But. !! )
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[Which hopefully he will give as soon as he's done being assaulted by Cooper's father.]
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( He liked you, too. )
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[And with that, her phone dings and she checks her texts.]
It it seems like the ruse worked. Now we just need to recover your boyfriend from the morgue, and he'll be right as rain.
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( He hikes up a foot on the glove compartment, one hand resting in front of him. Don't stress. Don't stress. )
What red tape do I need to get through to reach him in the morgue? Do you know which morgue he'll be taken to? Did you think this through?
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[Because this is Bela Talbot. Unlike the Winchesters she doesn't often half-ass her plans.]
We just need to get there to pick him up.
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