01x04 - All the Time in the World

[bunniefuu]

Previously, on
"Reginald the Vampire"...

What is it that you want, Maurice,

out there in the world?

Don't be a stranger,
young solider.

I remember
we were gonna break them.

Who you breaking now?

Wait and see.

What happened to Angela?

I don't wanna talk about
Angela.

You will take part

in the Vampiric Ability
and Potential Assessment,

henceforth known as
The Assessment.

We can't let just anyone
join our ranks.

I'm not the only one
who dies if I fail.

My sire dies too.

Look, we're in this together.

I believe in you.

Reginald Andres
has a unique gift.

Reginald can Glamour
other vampires.

Reggie,
I told you not to do this,

and that means not doing it

without fully understanding
the consequences.

Yeah.
She's the problem, isn't she?

Sarah's the best thing
that's ever happened to me.

Well, that's over with.

No matter how much
you love a human,

you will hurt them,

ad you'll never
forgive yourself.

[sultry jazz music]

♪ ♪

I gotta thank you.

Again?

When I came to Oakland...

I thought
I was gonna change the world.

You're adorable.

Never said I wasn't.

♪ ♪

[Angela gasps softly]

[Maurice slurping]

But progress...

it hasn't been easy.

It seems like for every good
the Panthers do,

there's two, three...

♪ ♪

Five setbacks.

Yes, but you're...
strong now.

You're powerful.

But strength, speed,

power...

those weren't the greatest
of your gifts.

Oh, yeah?

What was?

Time.

Time?

This new world
we're trying to build,

it won't be built overnight.

But you...

you've given me a longer life
than I ever thought possible.

I mean, think of everything
we can do with all those years.

We will change the world.

And then
we'll live long enough

to watch it change again.

♪ ♪

[sultry jazz resumes]

[moans, grunts]

♪ ♪

[whoosh]

Whoa, whoa! Mike!

This is an employees-only area.
What are you doing here?

Little jumpy?

[sighs]

You'd be jumpy too if you were
booked for an Assessment

that'll almost certainly
guarantee a painful death.

And Maurice ghosted me
a couple days ago.

So there's not much training
going on either.

- Do you know where he went?
- Not a clue. You?

Mm-mm.

[sighs]

Usually my vampire GPS
lets me know.

Like, you know, when I found
him in Angela's basement?

But now, I have nothing.

What if he's dead?

Sire bond diminishes
with distance,

but peril has a way
of overcoming that,

so if Maurice was in danger,
you'd know.

Reggie.

I think you should leave Akron.
Go away from here.

[scoffs]
You trying to get rid of me?

I'm trying to save you.
I mean, you said it yourself:

The Assessment's
a death sentence.

So why stay here
and submit to that?

Because Maurice
made it pretty clear

that they're gonna find me
wherever I go.

Doesn't mean
it's not worth trying.

Think about it.

I think I'm the reason
Maurice left.

I made him a promise
and I broke it.

Yeah, Maurice doesn't do well
with that kind of thing.

Yeah, I noticed.

Maybe...

I should stay here in Akron
and train.

Maybe you could help me train.

Save me, Mike Choi.
You're my only hope.

Sorry, Reg.
This isn't my fight.

[whoosh]

You totally missed
a "Star Wars" reference!

Do vampires even watch movies?

[uneasy music]

Maurice?

♪ ♪

[breathing heavily]

What the... have you done?

He sh*t me.

Who? Who sh*t you?

The cop.

[breathing heavily]

The one that came at me
with the nightstick.

What have you done?

I k*lled him.

The b*ll*ts, they...

they popped right back out
of my chest.

I healed... and I fed.

I gave him what he deserved, but...

I just couldn't stop.

Are you sure that he's dead?

Maybe you just...

I... ripped his head off.

Take off those clothes.

I swear,
I... I didn't mean to do it.

I... I wasn't gonna do anything.

Look, he has been harassing
the neighborhood since day one.

Oh, so what you did
was justice?

Yeah! Maybe it... was.

That isn't justice.
That's vengeance.

And if you don't know
the difference,

we're gonna have a big problem.

What's this?

Think.

You k*lled a pig
in a Black neighborhood.

[drawer clunking]

[whispering]
There's gonna be hell to pay.

Yes, and we'll be long gone
when that happens.

We're leaving?

What about the Panthers?

Are not your problem anymore.

Maurice, you can live forever,

but that doesn't mean
you can't die.

And sometimes survival
means that you need to cut ties

and disappear.

We can't.

The cops are gonna be
on a warpath.

Yeah, well,
you should have thought of that

before you k*lled one.

What if they blame
someone innocent?

Are you joking?

Of course they're gonna blame
someone innocent!

They're gonna blame 50 someones
while they're at it!

[tense music]

I never meant
for this to happen.

...!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

I know. I know.

But it did.

And I know
that you wanna fix it...

but if you get involved
in whatever comes next,

you are only gonna
make things worse.

No.

I promise
I won't lose control again.

But you will.

And that is not your fault.
Okay?

You're still getting used
to this new life and...

and your body's still
adjusting to the changes,

and the cravings are a part
of that process.

The best thing you can do
for the community

is get as far away from it
as possible.

You understand that, right?

You get that, right?

[distant sirens wailing]

Okay.

Okay, so pack your bag,
and with any luck,

we'll be in Paris
by the end of the week.

We're going to France?

Yes.
We need to lay low,

but that doesn't mean
we need to live like animals.

- How long?
- Not long.

A decade. Maybe two.

Oh, but you're gonna love it.

Just wait
till you try the bread.

Okay.

Okay, Paris.

But first... there's somewhere
we need to go.

[police sirens
continue wailing]

Angie, we can't just walk
around in the sunlight.

What sun? Portland overcast
is our umbrella.

We shouldn't be here.

If I'ma disappear,

I need to see my mama
one more time.

She's your family,
and I get that.

Hey!

But you gave that up the moment
you agreed to be turned.

You smell that?

She made étouffée.
[laughs]

And how could you know that?
Hmm?

How could you possibly smell
that from all the way out here?

- You know how I know.
- Exactly.

You are no longer
the son that she knew.

Look, you don't
have to come with me,

but I owe her a goodbye.

Of course
I'm coming with you.

If I left you alone,
who knows the trail of bodies

you'd leave behind.

And then
that would be another mess

that I'd have to clean up.

Okay...
[both chuckling]

Hey, Mama.

[melancholic music]

♪ ♪

[door hinges squeaking]

♪ ♪

Mama?

Angela... Angela!

[dark music]

♪ ♪

Please, everyone, sit down
while the food's still hot.

We're grateful the good Lord
saw fit to bring you home.

Junior, please.

Next time, a little warning
would be nice.

Junior?

My father was Maurice Senior.

[soft piano music]

May the Lord
protect his soul.

♪ ♪

So, young man I don't know...

He lives next door,

and he helps me out when
I've made too much of a meal.

[chuckles]

Does the boy talk?

Don't be rude.

Looks like
you've been replaced, Junior.

So Angela,

do you know that you are
the first young woman

that Maurice has seen fit
to introduce to his mama?

I did not.

It's true.

And I look forward
to finding out everything

there is to know about you.

[chuckles]

Would you care
to offer us the grace?

I'll pass.

[laughs]

Angela's just joking, Ma.

I was hoping
maybe I could say it myself.

That would be lovely.

[old-timey piano music
in background]

♪ ♪

Bless us, oh Lord,
for these Thy gifts

in which we are about
to receive from Thy bounty.

Through Christ our Lord, amen.

Mm, amen.

♪ ♪

Oh, Mama, one scoop's enough, please.

Oh, look at you.
You're too skinny.

What are they feeding you
down there in California?

Pig.

Mostly.

Well, at least someone
enjoys my cooking, hmm?

I'm not in an eating contest
with the neighbor boy, Ma.

It's a good thing,
because you'd lose.

[laughs]

So where are you from,
Angela Hibbert?

The British West Indies.

Surely no one called them
that when you were a child.

Uh, so, Ma.
[clears throat]

How's St. Andrew's?

They ever get
that broken step fixed?

No, they keep saying
they're going to,

but nothing ever happens.

Maybe now that you're home
you can walk over there.

Lend a hand.

And that reminds me,
after dinner,

why don't you put the cot
in the living room?

That way Angela can sleep
in the bedroom.

That won't be necessary.

We won't be staying.

Just one night.

[laughs]

Can I talk to you for a second?

Privately.
- [clears throat]

Excuse me, Mom.

Here.

Look, I know this isn't
what we agreed to but...

[belt clicking]
Yo, wait. What are you doing?

Relieving some stress.

But my mother
is right through that wall.

We did not come here
to play... house.

Say what you need to say,
and let's go.

♪ ♪

[door hinges squeak]

[door clicks shut]

That's a nice little
greenhouse you got there.

Uh, yeah.
It's just a hobby.

Name's Landry.

Maurice.

Yeah, that "For Sale" sign's
been out there

for some time now.

You must be the new owner.

I don't wanna be too nosy,

but I hope you didn't pay
market price for that.

Rumor is that some
pretty crazy sh*t

happened there back in the day.

Mm.

Yeah, maybe, uh,

maybe you could help me out
with something.

I'm happy to oblige, neighbor.

Last time I was in town,

there was a root shop
in Albina.

You ever heard of it?

I was wondering
if it's still open.

I saw the greenhouse

and figured
you might be familiar.

[laughs]
Root shop, huh?

You mean like hoodoo
and what have ya?

I'm looking
for a particular herb.

You need it fresh to make tea.

Ah.

So you're a fancy tea drinker, huh?

Yeah, something like that.

Well, I got no idea,
to be honest.

I only bought this place
a few years back.

I'm not what you'd call
a... a local.

Worth a sh*t.

Thanks for your time.

All right.

[edgy music]

♪ ♪

How long that neighbor boy
been eating dinner over here?

Three months.

His mother passed.

Poor child
hasn't spoken a word since.

I'm sure it doesn't help

that his father
is too committed to his drink

to remember three square meals.

So you gonna tell me,
or are you gonna make me ask?

Is she pregnant?

Angela? No, no.

So I'm not planning
a wedding?

- Jesus Christ.
- Hey!

I raised you better
than to take His name in vain.

Sorry.

And as for the other thing,

you show up here with a girl
I've heard bo-peep about.

What am I supposed to think?
- No one is getting pregnant

and no one is getting married.

Good.

[laughs]

Here we go.
- Well, can you blame me?

The girl did not want
to say grace.

I'm not here
to talk about Angela.

[suspenseful music]

Why are you here?

♪ ♪

Did you bring it?

Unregistered and loaded

with the Butcher's
phone number.

Her name is Nikki.

Are you sure bringing on
Nikki is a good idea?

She's unpredictable
and extreme.

She's crazy.

Yes, you can aim her
at the Blob,

but can you be sure
he will be her only victim?

- Okay. You're being dramatic.
- Am I?

You were in Buenos Aires
when she earned her moniker.

She ripped out that man's
spine and fed it to his wife.

If you think
you can control her,

by all means, call her.

♪ ♪

Wow, Mama.

[laughing]
Oh, oh.

Oh, this looks amazing.

Oh, man.

[sizzling]
Ah!

[dark music]

Maurice, is everything okay?

I... [clears throat]
Yeah.

Yeah, I'm just, uh...

I'm not feeling too good.

Think I'ma go lay down
for a bit.

- What?
- Yeah.

Don't worry, Irma.
I'll take good care of him.

♪ ♪

You're being careless.

It was an accident.

And how long before
she notices we avoid the sun?

I know it's hard to accept,
but you don't belong here.

She's still my mama.

If she finds out
what you are,

she will try to k*ll you.

We need to go.

Tonight.

And we will.

Soon.

But not tonight.
- Maurice.

Look, I just need
a little more time.

[thunder rumbles]

Hey, you find
what you were looking for?

Not yet.

Well, maybe I can help.

What sort of, uh, spooky kabuki
were you trying to find?

It's called
Herb of the Cross.

You ever heard of it?

[laughs]
Can't say I have,

but why don't you come on
up here and share a drink

with an old man and you can
tell me all about it?

That's very kind,
but no thank you.

Are you sure?

I mean, it's...
It's not your fancy tea,

but it's... it's good.

Maybe next time.

[foreboding music]

♪ ♪

Long time no see, Eve.

Ange, I love your home.

Oh, I'm sure
the Council provided you

with adequate
living arrangements

in your own district.

Uh, too many windows
for my taste,

but the locals are delicious.

Climate like that requires
an extra layer of fat.

Eve, what are you doing here?

Being regional manager
of the Yukon was a promotion,

but do you have any idea
how long the days are

in the summer?

Too long.

So you're on vacation?

In Akron.

Call it "stopping by
on my way to the big city."

Eve, there's something
you're not telling me.

Might be.

Well, you know how I am
about rumors,

especially the scandalous kind.

Oh, I remember.

Well, rumor has it

Maurice Miller
is back in your life,

and that is something I had
to see up close and personal.

Maurice is a recent arrival
but has yet to file

for official
district citizenship.

Ange, please.

This is Eve you're talking to.

If anyone understands
how thankless the work is,

it's me.

Give a little.

That son of a bitch

tried to bring Angel's Blood
into my city.

[mysterious music]

Angel's Blood.

Whatever for?

It's Maurice.

Who knows what the hell
he was thinking?

What happened
to the supplier?

He paid
the appropriate price.

But believe it or not,
I have an even bigger problem

on my plate.

Oh, don't be such a tease.

Give.

Reginald Andres.

They call him
"the Fat Vampire."

Bail on me in my time
of need, Maurice?

Not cool.

Do I need you? Yes.

Am I gonna pretend
that I don't?

Also yes,
because it's time to train,

and I am fully capable
of training myself.

Although, if you were here,

I probably wouldn't have
to talk to myself,

but... nothing.
But nothing!

Forget that noise.

[light music]

You got this.

You are this.

♪ ♪

One. Yeah.

[grunts] Two.

Come on.

Ooh. [Groans]

Ow.

[moody music]

♪ ♪

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

[keys jingling]

[ominous music escalates]

♪ ♪

[lock clicks]

Hey, Mike Choi.

I saw "Star Wars"
the night it premiered,

and I prefer my Joseph Campbell
in book form.

Counterpoint.
Common misperception.

Lucas and Campbell
were actually friends.

In fact, did you know Lucas...

Oh, okay, fine!

I'll train you. Okay?

[clears throat]

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

What happened
to this not being your fight?

You and I have
something in common.

What, nice cheekbones?

A second chance.

We both want one.

And I figure helping you

is a step
in the right direction.

But why do you need
a second chance?

We get through this thing
in one piece,

and I'll tell you
the whole sad story.

Copy that.

You call that chopping?

[laughs]
- Matter of fact.

Well, watch me.

Maybe you'll learn
a thing or two.

First thing with a pepper,
you gotta cut half an inch

off the top and the bottom.

And then you save these
for later.

Mama, can I talk to you
for a second?

There's something
I need to tell you.

I'm working here, Junior.

Then you slice the flesh,
and you take out the core.

No, Mama, please.
Just a second.

Well, what is it?

I'm leaving.

- Already? You haven't even...
- No.

- Had dinner.
- No, Mama. I'm leaving.

Angela and I,
we're going on a trip.

A long trip and...

I'm not sure when
I'm gonna be back.

And where are you headed to?

France maybe. I'm not sure.

We might be moving around
a bit.

I take it things
in Oakland didn't work out?

There was a guy I knew
over there.

I thought he was the hippest
brother in town.

He'd see cops bothering kids

for just playing in the spray
of a hydrant and...

And he'd step in.

He'd get knocked down,
but he always got back up.

Thought he was invincible.

That dumb fool thought
he would change the world.

"Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted."

[somber music]

Gospel of Matthew.

Seems I raised you right
after all.

[both chuckle]

There is no shame
in catching your breath.

Whether it is
for one night or one year,

you can stay here
as long as you'd like.

Now get back to chopping.

Exactly like I demonstrated.

Come on.
- [laughs]

Good.
[laughs]

[uneasy music]

♪ ♪

Angela.

Hey, look, we need to talk.

To say you wanna stay
in Portland with your mother.

Don't you?

You knew.

She needs you.

And you need her.

Would I rather you prioritized
your own safety

and came with me?

Yes.

But I'm not gonna force you
to leave.

Wow, um...
[clears throat]

I really thought
this conversation

was gonna be a lot harder.

[both laugh]

Thank you for understanding.

Of course.

And I brought you
a little parting gift.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Who... who is this?

I think I'm your dinner.

Oh, don't worry, she won't
remember anything tomorrow.

Are you crazy?

My mother
is right down those stairs.

She could walk up here
any minute.

I'll make sure she doesn't.

Come on.
You haven't fed in days.

I can't leave you
on an empty stomach,

especially considering
what happened in Oakland.

And I am hungry.

[breathing heavily]

Watch the door.

You bet I will.

- Mmm...
- [moans]

Good boy.

[both breathing heavily]

[both sigh]

That's a good boy.

Drink.

She tastes good, doesn't she?

Mmm.

- Drink.
- [moans]

[breathing heavily]

[upbeat suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[panting]

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

Get out of my house.

Monster!
- Hmm.

So you know what I am?

I know you don't belong here.

The love of a mother

is a incredible thing,
isn't it?

Unconditional. Dangerous.

Blind.

Take Oakland, for example.

Do you have any idea
why we really left?

A friend of Maurice's d*ed.

I don't think that cop
he k*lled was a friend of his.

No. You're lying!

Ripped his head clean off
with his teeth.

No. Maurice is not a k*ller!

See what I mean?

Blind.

No matter what
he may have done,

he is never so far gone

he can't come home to me.

He's my son.

Was your son.

And now he belongs to me.
- No!

No!

Aah!

[panting]

[whimpers]

[Angela giggles]

[gasping]

[hisses]

[laughing]

What was Maurice thinking?

A plus-size vampire?

How precious.

A problem
that will soon be solved.

To you, Angela.

For breaking the rules
without a second thought.

[small laugh]

I didn't turn him.

But you are
regional director.

Whether you had a hand in it
or not,

an abomination was born
on your watch.

If you weren't under
a microscope before,

you are now.

Thanks for sharing.

Mm.

I take it his Assessment
must already be in the works?

Of course it is.

I can't wait to hear
what the Council thinks

of you wasting
Logan the Hellbender's time

with this.

How utterly delightful.

I thought
you were on vacation.

I am. In New York.

For my performance review.

I'm hoping for a promotion,
but you know how it works.

For one to rise,
another must fall.

[tense music]

[melancholic music]

♪ ♪

[bottle clatters]

[gasps]

Mama.

Mama. Mama!

No. Angela!

Angela,
what the... did you do?

Mama.

- Junior.
- Oh!

Stop squeezing me.

Maurice, what happened to you?

You're... you're alive.

What kind of a question
is that?

Of course I'm alive.

I'm... I'm just...

I'm hungry.

[hisses]

Why are you looking
at me like that?

Ow.

My teeth.

What... why are they?

Angela.

What did she do to me?

Why do... why do I feel so alive?

You were never gonna
leave her.

And now you don't have to.

I've given you your mother
in the only way possible.

What did you do to me?

I freed you.

Don't you dare talk to her.

[laughs]
She was gonna die anyways.

[echoing faintly]
Sooner than later.

You're still so young.

You don't understand
how brief humans are.

I found a way
to keep you two together.

You actually believe that?

Why aren't you happy?

[door hinges squeak]

Wait, Mama! Mama, wait!

You can't leave.

No, I can't...
I can't stay.

Not with her.

Father John
will know what to do.

No, no,
you aren't going anywhere.

Okay? Not while the sun's out.

If you do, you'll burn.

- I'm gonna burn anyway.
- No, no!

I mean you'll burn.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

Look. Look at me.

Things are different
for you now.

Okay? You have to adjust
to a whole new way of life.

But I'll be here for you. Okay?

I'll be here to help you
every step of the way.

Did you k*ll
that police officer?

Tell me she made you do it.

Tell me this change
didn't turn you into a k*ller.

Mom, Mama.

Mama, it's more complicated
than that.

Oh, no. I can't.

I can't be what you've become.

I can't, Maurice.

I won't. I won't.
- No, Mama.

- No.
- Please don't do this.

Listen, it's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

The... the Lord just needs me
to take a few more steps.

♪ ♪

"Come to me,

"all you who are weary
and burdened,

and I will give you rest."

♪ ♪

Mama, I c... I can't.

It's okay.

Your father and I
will be waiting for you...

When you're ready.

No. No, Ma-Mama, please.

Mama, please don't do this!

Mom.

- [whimpering]
- Please don't do this.

Mom!

- Aah!
- Mama!

[screaming]

♪ ♪

[dramatic chords]

Time to go.

I'm gonna k*ll you.

Don't be cute.

I let you sit there
like a sad little rag doll

all day long.

But the sun is down,

and we have a lot of ground
to cover,

so get up.

I don't know how

and I don't know when...

but the one thing I do know

is that I have time.

I made you.

But you made me too.

[car door opens, closes]

[engine revs]

Pardon the intrusion, neighbor.

But I got
a particularly beefy wardrobe

that needs moving,
and my old back isn't sure

it can take it today.

Any chance I could offer you
a liquid bribe

for some help?

No bribe necessary.

All right.
[laughs]

Okay.

Oh, come on in.

[ominous music]

I'll have the lights up
in two shakes of a maraca.

Do you remember me now?

You're the neighbor boy.

And you are a vampire.

Everyone thought I was crazy.

That I didn't see her
burst into flame.

But I know what I saw.

And I know what you are.

And I knew you'd be back.

Holy water.

Ordered it from the Vatican.

Blessed by the pope.

Sticks carved from trees
in Jerusalem.

Daggers edged in wood.

And this.

You know, at first I considered
building a cage of silver.

Then I discovered
the Devil's Trap.

And what better way to catch
a creature of the night

than to use its own dark energy
against it?

You'll never leave this room
without my permission.

Uh, not that you'll live
long enough for it to matter.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that hate
consumed you.

That you never got
to live your life.

That all you had was revenge.

I lost my mother that day.

Trust me.

I know how that feels.

[laughs]
You're sorry?

You're... sorry?

I was left alone...

with him.

Your father.

Oh, that man was no father.

Not like you had.

Your parents loved each other.

Your mother loved you like
a parent's supposed to.

She was the closest thing
I had to family.

And you took her from me.

But...

the Devil's Trap.

That's just some sh*t
they made up in movies.

Listen to me.

You're gonna forget
about vampires,

about me, my mother,

and you're gonna
move on with your life.

[exhales]
Oh.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Yeah, that's right.

Your mind control
won't work on me.

- You have Herb of the Cross.
- And don't even dare

try and suck my blood.

I've been drinking the Herb
every day for decades.

Not only am I immune,

I'm toxic.

Where did you get it?

You've been growing it,
haven't you?

It's been here the whole time.

And why do you wanna know
about that herb?

Huh?

It's protection
against monsters like you.

I wish you hadn't drank
that herb.

If I could've glamoured you,
this would've been easy.

But nothing's ever easy.

[cr*ck]
[thuds]

[line trilling]

[phone rings]

♪ ♪

Nikki?

Hey, it's Angela.

I have a problem

that requires
your special... touch.

His name is Reginald Andres.