ThefourvampiresoftheresidencegathertodiscusswhattheyshoulddowithGuillermo,whokilledtheVampireCouncil.Laszloishappythatthey’refine,butNadiaisn’tsosure.ShefiguresthatGuillermoisNandor’sresponsibility,buthepointsoutthatGuillermodidittosavethem.Colindoesn’tcare,andNadiaandtheDollinsistthattheyhavetokillGuillermo.Nandorremindsthemthatthey’restillindanger,andtheCouncilwillsendmoreassassinsandonlyGuillermocanprotectthem.Nandorfiguresthattheyshouldslumberonit.Guillermo’sbellringsfromthebasement,andtheygodowntocheckonGuillermo.It’sbeenamonthsincetheyimprisonedhimandhaven’tdecidedGuillermo’sfate,andtheygotoGuillermo’scell.Guillermosaysthathisbathroombucketisempty.ColinofferstoemptyitsohecanseeifGuillermoissendingoutsecretmessages.NadiathrowsrawchickenatGuillermosohecaneat,andGuillermosaysthathewouldn’tkillthem.Heremindsthathesavedtheirlives,andheasksifthey’vejustprocrastinatingwithouthim.Colinusesacattleprodandshockshimself,andGuillermoyellsthathejustwantstoprotectthemOncethevampiresleave,Guillermotalkstothecameracrewandadmitsthatthere’sgoodwifiinthebasement.Heshowsthemaroundhiscell,andfiguresthevampirescan’tdoanythingwithouthim.Heshowsthathecangetout,andexplainsthathe’sbeensneakingoutwhilehiscaptorsslumber.Guillermogoesupstairsandkeepsthehousefunctioning,andthevampiresdon’tnoticebecausetheythinkithappensautomatically.Guillermothengoestoadinertoeat,andadmitsthathe’sco-dependent.Guillermoreturnstohiscellbeforeeveryonewakesup,andlistensasthevampiresdiscusshisfate.Whentheyhearhimmove,Guillermoreturnstohiscellandlockshimselfup.Nandorcomesdownandaskshowhisfamiliarisholdingout,andadmitsthatit’slikelythey’llkillGuillermo.Thefamiliarsaysthathe’sasoldierandlivesbythecodeofthewarrior.NandoragreesandbringsmorerawchickenforGuillermo.Thevampirethengoes,turningthelightson.Guillermohasputupsecuritycameratokeepaneyeonthevampires,andseesbatscirclingthehouse.ColinreportsthatGuillermoisn’tsendingoutsecretmessagesbutwillcontinuetocheckGuillermo’sbucket.Avampireenterstheroomasmist.Guillermorunsinandkillsit.Thefemalevampire,theGuide,survives,andsaysthatsheisn’ttheretokillanyone.ShecongratulatesGuillermoonbeingavampire-hunter,andsaysthattheyhadn’theardfromthembutsent87ravensasmessengers.Theyalsotriedtousethetelephone,butit’sGuillermo’sjobtoanswerthephoneandhewaslockedup.TheGuidesaysthattheSupremeWorldwideVampiricCouncilhassenthertoshowthemaVCRwiththeirmessage.AftertheychainupGuillermo,theGuideplaysthetape.TheHeadoftheCouncilapplaudsthemforeliminating70%ofthemostpowerfulvampiresintheTri-Statearea.TheHeadremindsthemthatthelawisthatvampiresdonotkillvampires.TheCouncilfiguresthefourvampiresknowhowtogetthingsdone,sothey’vebeenappointedtheleadersoftheEasternSeaboardVampiricCouncil.TheCouncilwillbemonitoringthem.TheGuidetellsthevampirethatshehasassistedeveryCouncilsince1769,andshe’shonoredtoassistthem.Thenextnight,she’lltakethemtotheCouncilbuilding.ColinbringsGuillermotothem,andNandorsaysthattheirfinaldecisionaboutGuillermoisthattheywon’tkillhimfornow.They’vedecidedtomakeGuillermoafully-fledgedmemberoftheteam,butnotavampire.Insteadthey’regoingtomakehimavampires’bodyguard.Guillermotakesitratherthandie,andthevampiresacceptGuillermo’sacceptance.BeforethevampiresremovethechainsfromGuillermo,theyusefour-wayhypnosisonhimandLaszlowarnsthattheoddsofGuillermobeingmentallystableafterwardareslim.Guillermoagrees,andtheytrytohypnotizehim.Guillermotellsthefilmcrewthatafteryearsofthevampireshypnotizinghim,he’simmunetovampirichypnosis.Hejustletsthemthinktheycanhypnotizehim.ThevampireshypnotizeGuillermotoneverharmthem,andheplaysalongwhenhecomesoutofhis"trance".Thenextnight,theGuidetakesthegrouptothelocalCouncilbuildingandshowsthemaround.WraithDancerscomeinandgivethevampirestheirCouncilRobes,andaskswhichonewillassumetheMaster’sThrone.TheGuideexplainsthatonlyoneofthemcanbeSupremeLeader.EverybodybutLaszloargueswhoshouldbetheSupremeLeader.by:www.tuikan.cccc
