S1 Ep4: Escape From Dragon House

AIR DATE: September 28, 2008
PLOT:
Sookie is staring at Dawn's body, screaming for help. Jason appears in the doorway behind her holding flowers and bottle of beer as a peace offering for his fight the night before with Dawn. Jason tries to calm and comfort Sookie and the siblings are interrupted by the arrival of neighbor Faye LeFebvre. She is drawn to Dawn's home by the screams and the noise. She is the neighbor who was awakened the night before by Dawn and Jason's fight. She immediately believes that Jason is the one who murdered Dawn.

Sheriff Bud Dearborne and Detective Andy Bellefleur arrive to the process the scene and interview Faye, Jason and Sookie. Sookie is distracted and the thoughts of everyone else are running through her head. Andy is expressing resentment over everyone's respect of Bud by referring to him as sheriff. He himself is referred to as simply Andy even though he has the title of detective. Jason is concerned that after he was released from Maudette's murder that he will not be released for the suspicion of this one. Andy handcuffs Jason and tosses him into the backseat of his cruiser. He ignores Jason's demands for air conditioning or the window being rolled down. Jason panics realizing he has a vial of vampire blood in his pocket. He quickly drinks the blood and hides the empty vial in the seat cushions.

A crowd has gathered outside Dawn's home. Watching the crime scene seems to be a spectator sport for the residents of the parish. Arlene and Rene stand watch over the scene while Hoyt and his mother arrive to join them.

Sam is apparently Dawn's landlord as well as her employer and he arrives with keys to allow the police into her storage unit. The coroner introduces Sookie to his new assistant while they bring Dawn's body out to the van.

Jason is being questioned by Bud and Andy but is distracted by the effects of the V Juice. He escapes to the bathroom with an uncontrollable arousal. He loudly tries to take matters into his own hands. Bud and Andy are drawn to the bathroom by Jason's shouts and try to get in the bathroom. Tara angrily arrives at the police station and informs everyone that Jason was with her the night before. Given his alibi Jason is released.

Jason is at home trying to take care of his erection and unable to find release. He goes to Lafayette at Merlotte's for a solution but Lafayette doesn't have any answer for him.

Sookie is unaware of Jason's release and is trying to listen to everyone's thoughts at Merlotte's. Gran had advised Sookie to listen in and try to find out who really is killing the ladies of the parish. Tara warns Sam not to say anything about their night together because she provided Jason with his alibi.

Bill visits Sookie during her shift at Merlotte's and she asks him to take her to Fangtasia, the vampire run bar in Shreveport. He is seated in Arlene's section and she shows her vampire prejudice by telling Bill they are out of his preferred blood. She tells Tara to give her the blood cold and not to heat it in the microwave. Sookie tells Arlene Bills prefers O blood and that she will serve him. Bill reluctantly agrees to escort her there. She primly tells him that she is asking him as a friend and it is not a date. Bill looks over her attire when he picks her up and decides she looks like vampire bait. She asks if that means that he likes the way she looks he reminds her that it is not a date.

Tara goes to the walk-in cooler and finds Jason sitting in the corner covering himself with raw meat. She tells him to show her stating that he isn't the first case of priapism in the world. He removes the steak and she is shocked by the sight of Jason's groin area. She rushes him to the hospital.

Sookie enters Fangtasia and there is a glimpse of the new coroner's assistant in the bar. He notices Sookie with Bill and leaves the bar. The bartender, Longshadow, admits that both Dawn and Maudette have been in the bar but does not elaborate.

The doctor tells Jason the only way to relieve the erection is to drain the blood from the area with a large needle. Tara chooses that moment to make her exit only to have Jason beg her to stay. She tells him she admits to wondering about some medical stuff but she isn't that f-ing curious. He begs and she goes to him and holds his hand. She tells him she will never be the same after this.

Arlene asks Sam to walk her to her car. She tells him she hates to ask. Sam tells her not to hate to ask with what has been happening to the women in the parish. He turns off the light to follow her. A picture of Sam and Dawn hugging is seen above the bar.

A blonde, Norse/Viking vampire, sits on a throne in the bar. Bill tells Sookie his name is Eric (Alexander Skarsgård), and he is the oldest thing in the bar. His second-in-command, a vampire named Pam (Kristin Bauer), looks over the pictures with Eric. Eric admits that he has tasted Dawn. He says that Maudette was too pathetic for his attentions. Sookie hears the thoughts of an undercover officer awaiting the arrival of a police raid. She also hears the thoughts of a human male being fed upon by a female vamp in the bathroom. She warns Eric who escapes with Sookie and Bill in tow. He tells Sookie she will come to Fangtasia again. He doesn't make it sound like a question.

Tara is driving Jason home from the hospital and remembers a moment from their past. She flashes back to when she ran to Sookie's home to escape her mother. She banged on the door for refuge and is let in the house by Jason. Tara's mother beats on the door demanding that Tara come out. Lettie tells Jason that Tara took her Captain Morgan bottle. Tara says she poured it out. Jason refuses to let her in, protecting Tara. He threatens to call the police on Tara's mother. He tells her that no Captain Morgan will be waiting on her if she is thrown in jail. Lettie warns Tara that it isn't over yet.

Bill is pulled over by a cop when he is driving Sookie home. Bill glamors, disarms and threatens the officer. He keeps the gun. The officer pisses himself as Bill and Sookie drive away.

Sam goes to Dawn's house. He goes past the crime scene tape wearing gloves and lets himelf in with keys. He enters the bedroom and smells the linens on the bed. He climbs up on the bed smelling the pillows, rolling around in the sheets.