-We'll join your scion. -Thank you.
By declaring your own scion, I'd be within my rights to cast you out of Sept-Tours.
-Can't you at least respect my position? -I cannot.
Matthew is convinced he was cleansing the world of blood rage.
Even though he has it?
He can't bear the idea of the twins going through what he did.
To be a husband and a father again, that's all I've ever wanted.
You do know Matthew's been breeding with his witch.
I heard.
Diana's with Matthew now. One day, perhaps soon, Gallowglass...
...you will have to walk away from her.
You're the one who would learn how it all began,
the blood, the death, the fear.
Timothy?
And the one who can put a stop to it once and for all.
It was a beautiful service.
Well, I can't imagine that's what Timothy would have wanted,
but, then again, I didn't know him, so.
Agatha, I'm so sorry about Timothy,
about everything you've gone through.
You're our one true ally in The Congregation.
This christening is a rejection of The Covenant.
Without it, the twins and Margaret will spend their lives as targets.
Well, then, we better make sure that that doesn't happen.
Congratulations on the new arrivals.
Mother and babies doing well?
As far as I am aware.
Do we know what they are yet?
Babies, I believe.
They're also a living, breathing violation of The Covenant,
the offspring of a powerful witch and high-born vampire.
The power they might possess is unprecedented.
Obviously, I share your concerns, but nothing has been established yet.
Any threat to the existing order must be extinguished
by you.
I won't kill my brother's children, Gerbert.
Then I'll ask The Congregation to rule on the matter.
I will, however, make a full assessment of them
and report my findings to the chamber.
And if they are a problem?
I'll deal with it.
-Hi. -Are these my grandchildren?
Sleeping, I'm afraid.
Welcome home.
Here they are.
Do you approve?
I'm reserving judgement.
It's good to see you, Sarah.
We need to stand together now more than ever.
Being back here must be difficult for you.
I have the flowers you asked for, for your visit with Em.
Thank you.
You must be Jack.
I've heard a great deal about you.
I hope you know that you're very welcome here.
-Thank you. -Feel free to explore.
Shall we go through?
Oh, I think you can leave those there.
Hello, my love.
I have missed you.
Not a care in the world.
So, what's wrong with this little one, hmm?
Oh she's just hungry.
She's always hungry.
Then you'd probably like some privacy.
We'll wait up for Marcus and Phoebe.
Your rooms are ready, as is everything else.
The invitations?
All sent, against my better judgement
considering some of the names on the guest list.
This christening will be seen as an act of war.
They're our allies against The Covenant.
Baldwin?
Baldwin has made his choice and he will not support us.
But to exclude my brother would be a very grave insult
and that's not our intention.
I'd hope he might at least try to understand
what we're striving to achieve with the scion.
I would hope so, too, but we are talking about Baldwin.
He isn't the only one.
Many will think this christening too provocative.
As I'm sure you're aware, you're about to find out who your true friends are.
Sheisse.
Here we are.
You and I are going to do lots of important work together...
My Diana.
No.
Matthew.
Diana.
You and I are going to do lots of important work together.
Diana.
Matthew.
Just give me an hour, that's all I ask for.
You've got a big day tomorrow.
You're gonna wake up the whole chateau.
It may be too late for that.
Sorry.
No need to apologize to me.
I haven't slept for years.
Oh, she's hungry again.
I know that, Marthe.
I'm sorry.
I just...
Now I feel like a failure.
I just can't seem to satisfy her.
Any milk that she does get, she just...
She just brings it back up again.
Matthew thinks it's too soon to worry.
Oh, what does Matthew know?
You're her mother.
And maybe it's not milk she needs.
You've been pacing the halls all night long.
I was exploring.
Ysabeau said it was okay.
I like her.
I think the feeling is mutual.
You do?
She doesn't give everyone the run of the house. Believe me.
What is it, Jack?
He's disappeared again, hasn't he?
It would appear so.
It's worse than him being around in some ways
because you know that he's still thinking about you
and what he's going to do when he finds you.
You weren't exploring, were you?
You were patrolling.
Benjamin wouldn't dare to set foot on De Clermont territory.
You don't know that.
Even if he did, he wouldn't get close enough to hurt you.
It doesn't matter about me.
-If he came anywhere near the twins... -I'd kill him.
I know what you think.
Why didn't I kill him when, when he was doing what he did to me?
I don't think that.
I do.
-All the time. -Oh, Jack.
Whose blood is that?
Stay here with Philip.
What the hell's going on in here?
Marthe,
I'd like to speak with Diana alone.
What are you doing?
I'm feeding your daughter.
She was hungry, so I gave her what she needed.
There is a reason that we do not turn children into vampires.
She came to us this way, Matthew.
And what else has she inherited from me?
Well, if she has blood rage, then we'll deal with it.
You can't reason with a two-year-old in a killing rage.
We have more resources than other parents. I could spellbind her.
No.
Well, just until you reason with her, it can help her through it.
Like what Philippe did with you, you with Jack.
No. I won't have you do to her what your parents did to you.
They did what they had to, Matthew.
And I appreciate that more now than ever.
Whatever it is, whatever they need, I will do the same with our children.
As will I.
As will I, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, that was uncalled for.
How does this look for a vampire christening?
I'm not gonna be able to concentrate on the sermon tomorrow.
I'll take that as a compliment.
-Can you? -Yeah.
You know, I've been thinking a lot recently.
Me, too.
You know, I've been thinking about our future.
How and when am I going to become a vampire?
-When you're gonna become a vampire? -Yes.
Not "if"?
Look, that's exactly why we need to talk.
After the christening.
I promise.
He woke up.
Well, let's get him back to sleep, shall we?
I can hear his blood sing.
Yes, it was faint at first,
everyday it gets afresh and stronger.
He's a witch, isn't he?
I don't think it's quite that simple.
But his witch DNA does seem to be dominant.
Do you think he'll be able to cast spells?
I think he already has.
Lena.
Your heart's beating quickly.
Are you dreaming of me?
That's good.
Gabriella.
Shall we get to work?
It is my right as a De Clermont.
No more, please, no.
Unlock without key.
Let me be free.
Unlock without key.
Let me be free.
That's it, straight to Matthew.
I never thought I'd see the inside of this place.
Welcome.
You must be Marcus' family from New Orleans?
Ransome Fayrweather.
Geraldine Newcopse.
We have gifts for the new arrivals.
There's a table for presents in the salon.
Please, go through.
Make yourselves at home.
Philippe De Clermont.
Ransome, so good to meet you.
-Geraldine, hi. -Marcus.
-Welcome back. -Hello, Marthe.
You brought a friend?
A colleague and a friend.
Chris Roberts.
The scientist.
-Pleasure to meet you. -The pleasure's all mine.
Well, enjoy yourselves while you can.
Thank you.
-Everything okay? -Sure.
I'm just not entirely sure what to expect today.
Well, that makes two of us.
But don't worry, that's pretty standard for a De Clermont gathering.
Not that there's been one for a while.
Oh, when you say a while, how long are we talking?
-Half a century or so? -Sounds about right.
I suspect we'll remember this one for a few years to come.
Madam.
Hey.
How does it feel to be back here?
It's hard.
The babies help.
Gallowglass didn't show?
He has declined the invitation.
If you'd like to make your way to the chapel,
it's time.
-Is that your daddy? -Come.
Is that your daddy?
Your allies are waiting in the chapel.
It's quite the gathering.
Well, if The Congregation didn't know what was happening before,
they certainly do now.
Yes, Gerbert always has spies watching us.
I thought I lived far too long
for there to be any revelations left for me to see.
For years, I feared witches and their power,
little knowing I would come to think of one as my daughter.
And one who's given me two beautiful grandchildren.
My only regret is that Philippe isn't here to see them.
He would be very proud.
Yes.
He's not here, Gallowglass.
Who will stand as godparent for these children?
Thank you for gathering in watchfulness and care
for these two precious lives.
I now trace the cross on your forehead
as we anoint you with the oil of salvation
in the name of Christ our Savior:
May his power strengthen you who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
I baptize you in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
God the Father has freed you from sin and given you a new birth
with water and the Holy Spirit.
By the mystery of your death and resurrection,
bathe them in light,
rescue them from the Kingdom of Darkness
and welcome them into your holy church.
I give you this candle as a symbol of how God calls us
out of darkness and into His marvelous light.
You must make it your constant care
to keep these children safe from sin and evil,
so that virtue and faith may grow ever stronger in their hearts.
Are you prepared to accept this responsibility?
For witches, to call someone by their name is to recognize their power.
Diana and Matthew have asked me to bestow upon these children
the names they will take as they go out into the world.
This will be the first time any of us have heard these names in full,
as we recognize their potential.
Rebecca Arielle...
Emily...
Marthe,
we welcome you into the world and in our hearts.
Philip Michael Addison
Sorley,
we welcome you into the world and in our hearts.
May Rebecca and Philip bear their names proudly,
grow into their promise
and trust they will be cherished
and protected by all those here.
-Blessed be. -Blessed be...
Apologies for my late arrival.
No apologies necessary.
We're glad you're here.
Well, I wanted to offer my congratulations to both of you.
Thank you, brother.
And ask that the children be brought to Venice.
-Why would you need to do that? -For assessment.
We need to know what they are, Matthew.
They're our children.
That's all The Congregation needs to know.
They are De Clermonts.
And I am the head of the De Clermont family.
Not if you recognize my scion.
I refuse to recognize a diseased, corrupt branch of the family.
Control, Jack.
This is not what Matthew needs at this moment.
Submit the children to me and bring this rebellion to an end.
I'm sorry.
I cannot.
Then you leave me no choice.
-This is between the brothers. -Get the babies back to the house.
-Submit or I'll kill you! -Never!
It would please me, brother,
if you would reconsider my respectful request
to establish my own scion.
-Let me go! -Well, let me go!
-I can't! -Please.
I can't let you go, Matthew. You have murder in your blood.
Those children, Matthew,
do they have blood rage, too?
Baldwin, enough!
Diana... Diana, no!
End it, Baldwin.
Or I will.
All right.
Vampires with blood rage are never in control,
not absolutely.
If I was out of control, Baldwin, you'd already be dead.
I have never and never will bring shame upon the De Clermont family,
and neither will our children.
What if I gave you my word that any member of our scion
with blood rage can be brought under control.
Would you then recognize Matthew as head of his scion?
-You can't make that promise. -I can.
I swear that if any of them act on their blood rage,
I will spellbind them.
-And if your magic fails? -Then our scion has failed.
And we will submit to The Congregation.
Very well.
I recognize your scion.
Congratulations, Matthew.
You are now responsible for everyone you have sired
and all those they have sired.
Benjamin included.
Their sins are now your sins, brother.
The power you had in the church, it was elemental.
But why didn't you use your weaver spells, the knots?
There was a knot that I would have used,
if Baldwin hadn't have seen sense.
I felt its power.
It's the tenth and final knot, Sarah.
It's a knot of creation and destruction.
My magic is like our scion, a union of opposites.
And when I get The Book of Life back,
replace the missing pages and heal it,
something tells me that my magic will be even stronger.
Goody Alsop foretold that old worlds will die
and new will be born.
That's the battle we began today.
And there's no way of knowing where it finishes.
You did well today.
It can't have been easy to control yourself like that.
I doubt The Congregation will see it that way.
Well, maybe they should.
Maybe it's time to stop living with shame.
Admit to ourselves that it's done more harm than the blood rage.
At least Baldwin gave you his blessing.
I wouldn't say that.
I apologize for the early hour,
but recent events in France need to be discussed.
A christening? It's hardly cause for alarm.
Matthew and Diana used the christening to break The Covenant,
along with the rest of their scion.
Am I to understand you've given your approval?
Matthew and Diana are already living in defiance of The Covenant
and now it seems your family has legitimized that.
The scion does not free Matthew from his duties to The Covenant.
On the contrary, he is now responsible for any transgressions
by members of that scion,
including any past misdemeanors and crimes.
They will have to come before The Congregation
to be judged for those crimes, too.
And the blood-raged vampire, he's been dealt with?
-Yes. -He's dead?
I have been given assurances he is no longer a danger.
And you believe that?
But were that not the case, Diana Bishop will use her magic to spellbind him.
Then she is a disgrace to all witches because no witch would inflict
that powerlessness on another creature.
I understand she and Matthew have a connection to the young man.
I can't imagine she made that offer lightly.
And surely, spellbinding him is better than sentencing him to death?
How would you know?
Well, I would offer to put it to a vote,
but as witch numbers are still depleted, we're not quorate.
We've yet to discuss the outstanding matter of the children.
When will they be presented for assessment?
That is why you travelled to Sept-Tours after all.
Are we now to countenance the abduction of children?
Not an abduction, more a quarantining
until we know if they constitute a threat.
-They're not weapons! -Can we really be sure of that?
It is clear they intend to bring down The Covenant.
In doing so, they risk exposing every single one of us to the humans.
It pains me to say this, but it is evident that The Congregation, as it stands,
no longer has the discipline to counter their campaigns.
So, in the absence of any effective leadership,
the vampires have no choice
but to take this matter into their own hands.
Hi.
That's magic.
Yeah, I know.
I want you to know that magic can be beautiful.
Ysabeau needs you downstairs.
There's a witch seeking your help.
Matthew, this is Lena.
Do you need my help, Lena?
No. I'm here to warn you and Diana about Benjamin.
-How do you know Benjamin? -He kidnapped me.
At first, I thought he just wanted me for his own sick pleasure.
But he talks about wanting to open up the truth of witches, see inside them.
He talks about a witch with the power of life and death
that would allow him to control everything.
I don't know what that means.
Then, he says he wants children.
He tried to sire you, to turn you?
Not vampire children.
Witch children.
But you need to know, he talks about you, too.
He's infatuated with you.
He told me he wanted me to be his Diana.
How did you know to come here?
He says someone made him do these things.
He said it was you, Matthew De Clermont,
from inside your castle walls at Sept-Tours.
I can assure you that is categorically untrue.
You think I believed him?
You think I'd be here if I did?
I apologize.
What's he planning?
I'm sorry, that's all I know.
That's all we need for now.
Let's make you comfortable for the night.
Yes.
This is my fault.
I'm going to find Benjamin and I'm going to end him.
You weren't to know.
We need to strengthen the Knights of Lazarus.
Bring in some new blood in order to defend the scion.
I doubt you'll find many volunteers.
Then I'll make some conscriptions?
Chris would make an excellent Knight and I think Jack's ready.
I'm surprised Miriam isn't one already.
I'd like to ask Sarah.
Your first women.
I mean, that's hardly an achievement at this point in history.
Now, there are two others that I have in mind,
but I think I might need their parents' permission.
It means that we'll be sworn to defend each other.
It signals to The Congregation that if they take on one of us,
they take us all on.
Let's do it as soon as possible.
I'll go speak to them now.
Benjamin.
Do you swear faith and fealty to the order
and to each other,
vampire, daemon, witch and human, to protect those in need of help?
I do.
Welcome to the Knights of Lazarus.
I want you to know that
I am also with you in this.
I never doubted it.
Oh, I did.
After Hugh was killed, I was happy on the outside.
But that's not good enough anymore.
I want to be part of your scion, Matteus,
part of what you and Diana are doing.
A member of your family.
And I hope that is at your right hand.
That is where I want you.
Thank you.
My love.
What?
I know you're set on facing Benjamin alone.
He's a problem of my creation.
I'm your wife.
Your problems are my problems.
No.
Let me fight with you.
You're my wife not a weapon.
If something goes wrong, I want you to promise me
that you'll never go anywhere near him.
I won't promise that.
-Promise me. -No.
If I don't come back, this family of ours will go on.
And there are others who can serve as its head.
But you,
you will always be its heart.
But for now...
...tomorrow's troubles can wait.
I'm going to Oxford to retrieve the book.
-Let's finish what we started. -Where's Matthew?
He's gone to find Benjamin.
He's gone alone?
The balance of power will rest with the vampires, as it should.
You have my support.
If Diana can't find the book and Matthew can't stop Benjamin,
things could go very wrong very quickly,
and we need to be ready to leave.