S1 Ep 5: Sparks Fly Out

AIR DATE: October 5, 2008
PLOT:
Bill takes Sookie home after her visit to Fangtasia. She is very angry with him for how he dealt with the police officer. He reminds her that he didn't hurt the cop and that vampires had a difficult relationship with law enforcement for many years. She tells him he didn't do worse only because she was with him. She accuses him of sucking the blood from the cop and tossing him aside like an old chicken bone if he had been alone with him. Sookie tells Bill her world had been safe before he came along and that safe sounds pretty good right about now. Bill tells her he won't call on her again. The dog watches the couple from the bushes.

Tara goes to Lafayette and yells at him for selling "V". Lafayette wants to know if Tara is upset about him selling vampire blood or if she is upset about him selling it to Jason Stackhouse. She tells him selling "V" to Jason is like giving Ho-Ho's to a diabetic, that he can’t control himself. She tells Lafayette Jason had to have a needle the size of an ice pick drain him... twice. Lafayette tells her he will check on Jason in the morning.

Bill has agreed to speak at Gran's "Descendants of the Glorious Dead" meeting and some residents of the parish don't want him to speak at the meeting. Gran gets a phone call telling her that she is going to go in hell for bringing a vampire to speak at the meeting. As Sookie comes in, Gran calmly tells the caller "same to you" and hangs up. When Sookie remarks on the early morning phone calls Gran tells her that people are just excited of Bill speaking at the meeting and everyone seeing the town vampire. Sookie confides in Gran about her confusion and feelings for Bill. Gran tells her that its scary opening up ones heart and if she had an opportunity to get to know someone who had experienced the world differently she would see it as a blessing. The phone rings again and Gran tells her the machine will pick it up.

Jason shoves a meat thermometer through the end of a sausage link to demonstrate to Lafayette what he went through at the hospital. Jason tells Lafayette he doesn't know how he will ever look Tara in the face again. Lafayette blows off the comment telling Jason that Tara has been in love with him since she was 8. Jason seems completely surprised and continues to complain about his life. Lafayette tells him, "Don't blame the Ferrari cuz yer ass can’t drive!" He goes on to tell Jason that he needs to learn how to ride the high. He offers to teach Jason how to take the "V" juice properly. Lafayette gives Jason one drop of "V" juice so he doesn't overdose.

Sookie and Arlene are discussing Bill during their work shift. Sookie tells Arlene that she isn't seeing Bill anymore. Sam, seeing his chance approaches Sookie when he hears she isn't with Bill and asks her for a date. He wants to escort her to the "Descendants" meeting that Bill will be speaking at. The other patrons of Merlotte's pay more attention to Sam and Sookie than their meals while they wait for her answer. She agrees to go with him. Andy Bellefleur asks Sookie about Jason and Tara's relationship. Sookie tells Andy there if there was any proof to the relationship, she would know about it. Andy begins having thoughts about Tara's lying to the police to alibi Jason and Sookie hears him. She makes a hasty retreat from Andy.

Sookie finds Tara in the bathroom and confronts her about the Tara & Jason rumor. Tara heatedly wants to know about Sookie's date with Sam. Tara makes sure her thoughts are nothing but "lalalala" in her head and runs out of the bathroom. Sookie goes back to Andy and tries to cover Tara's lie. Andy thinks that Sookie is lying and Sookie tells Andy to be man enough to accuse her of lying out loud. She tells him that she can hear him thinking whether he looks at her or not. She sarcastically tells him he doesn't have many ideas anyway it is more like mice in a cage in his head.

At the church, before the meeting begins Hoyt's mother Maxine is trying to remove the cross in the church. Hoyt wants to know what she is doing and she tells him she wants to move the cross. She is worried that Bill the vampire will come into the church and burn up if he sees the cross. The mayor is concerned that enough precautions haven't been taken to ensure the parish' safety from Bill. Gran assures him that Bill is a gentlemen and she is more worried about what the residents of the parish may do to him. Sam and Sookie join Tara in the pew for the meeting. Jason comes to the meeting high from "V" juice and sits next to Tara. Gran introduces Bill to the parish. She reminds everyone that Bill helped build the town and is one of them. Maxine had placed a flag over the cross and Bill removes the flag. He hangs the flag back up and tells everyone that he can stand before a cross, in a church, with a bible. He tells the group that vampires are not minions of the Devil. He speaks of his belief that vampires can co-exist and even thrive together with humans. One of the elder church members asks if he knew his great-grandfather, Tolliver Humphries and Bill acknowledges that he did and tells the story of what happened to him.

As the meeting comes to an end Mayor Norris presents Bill with a photo of his human wife and children. Bill is caught with emotion and tears up. As stands he stand back at the podium, he hides the tears in a handkerchief because the tears are bloodstained and he doesn't want to startle anyone.

Bill approaches Sam and Sookie as everyone heads out of the church. Bill reminds Sam that he is Sookie's boss. Sam puts his arm around Sookie possessively and escorts her out for coffee.

Jason is in Merlotte's high on the "V" with Rene and Hoyt. He tries to profess love for Tara and she realizes he is under the influence. Jason tries to tell her that he has been blinded by the bull but it's been her all along. She tells Jason to come to her when he is sober so they can talk serious. Hoyt remarks that he may want to try Tru Blood after hearing Bill speak at the church. Rene tells him that he goes to the dog races but doesn't eat Alpo.

A couple of drunken rednecks send a burger back to the kitchen. Arlene tells Lafayette the rednecks referred to his cooking as being infected with AIDS. Lafayette removes his earrings and apron. He picks up the plate and heads to the redneck's table. A redneck runs his mouth and Lafayette licks the burger's bun then slams it into the man's chest. His two friends try to jump in and Lafayette slaps them all around. He tells the redneck, "Bitch you come in my house you gonna eat my food the way I fucking make it. Do you understand me?!" He turns to walk away and tells the redneck trio to tip their waitress.

Over coffee and pie, Sam and Sookie discuss mundane things. Outside, Sam kisses Sookie and she hesitates. She tells him she can't jump from kissing one man to the next. He is upset as he realizes that she kissed Bill. She tells him it's none of his business. He tells Sookie that she has no future with the vampire. She remarks that he can't die so she has nothing but a future with one. Sam tells her there is nothing he will not do to keep the vampire from hurting her. He tells her he should take her home but she rejects him. She tells him she is going to take a cab.

Bud and Andy go to Bill's to talk about Dawn’s murder. Bill invites them inside and is a most gracious host. He tells Bud and Andy that a vampire could not have killed Dawn or Maudette. He tells them if a vampire had done it the women would have been drained of their blood.

Andy and Bud leave. Bill's thoughts are drawn to his past, while he is holding an old fashioned toaster and he remembers when he was turned into a vampire. He was a hurt soldier looking for assistance. He stumbles upon a cabin with a woman inside, Lorena (Mariana Klaveno). She gives him food and water. When her persuasions fail, she attacks him when he tries to leave. She drinks his blood and offers him a choice to die or become one. He chooses to live and becomes a vampire. Sometime later, she takes Bill back for one last look at his family. She tells him they are good as dead if they are found harboring a vampire and that it is time to leave. Back in the present, Bill become furious, wrecking the fire place with the toaster.

Sookie's cab pulls into the driveway. She enters her home and feels that something is not right. She goes to the kitchen and slips in blood. Turning on the lights, she sees her Gran's body lying on the kitchen floor, covered in blood. She stands in utter disbelief at the sight