Good questions Allegrita. Hmmm. Maybe he figured the finger would be pointed at Ellis but since Ellis didn't do it they could never charge him and his secret would be safe. As for the pink scarf? I've always thought that was weird.
Beth shows up for the study group. She's met by the T.A. who brings her into a basement. Yes, a basement. The time they gave her is kind of late - the group is breaking up. Ellis explains that he would like a little one on one with Beth -her being a new student and all. Anyone else hearing Mick's warning to not let Ellis get her alone?
He leads her further into the basement to a sitting area (couch and chair). Cozy. And he asks her to place her hands over his.
Okie dokie. Beth is thinking he's nutty. He has her place her hand on his heart and his on hers. He feels something. *GASP* It's the wire! He wrestles with Beth to find her recording device.
Beth kicks him and gets away. She runs outside and into the T.A. who says he has a phone in his car. When he gets Beth their his sticks her with a needle and she collapses into his arms. He puts her in the car.
The T.A. drives off with Beth. Mick arrives at the school and flies down the stairs. Yes, FLIES.
He confrons Ellis and wants to know where Beth is.
Ellis doesn't cooperate and Mick's had it. He throws the professor down and vamps out. Wait for it.....wait for it.....
"I know she was here man, I can smell her on you." Of course, Ellis is probably pissing his pants looking at a real live (unlive?) vampire. He spills. Mick goes chasing after Beth. He stops to sniff.
And sees the T.A. injecting Beth and stuffing her in the car. Mick makes chase and attacks the car, forcing it to crash.
Mick approaches the car to stop the T.A. and gets stabbed. He pulls out the instrument and utters one of MY favorite lines....
"You shouldn've done that." He throws the T.A. up against the pole and rescues Beth.
There is a flashback to the first time Mick rescued Beth as a child. He staked his wife and left her to burn as he carried out the young girl.
Beth awakens on Mick's couch. She remembers Mick being the one who rescued her as a child. Mick plays it off that she must have bumped her head. She thought she rememberd Mick being stabbed but he plays that off too. He offers to take her home and reaches his hand out for hers. There is a VO - Mick explains that he's denied himself the touch of another for 60 years because he's afraid of seeing himself as a monster in somebody else's eyes. Beth rises and hugs Mick. At first he is hesitant.
And then he gives in.
Fade
