ccc ThefourvampiresoftheresidencegathertodiscusswhattheyshoulddowithGuillermo,whokilledtheVampireCouncil.Laszloishappythattheyrefine,butNadiaisntsosure.ShefiguresthatGuillermoisNandorsresponsibility,buthepointsoutthatGuillermodidittosavethem.Colindoesntcare,andNadiaandtheDollinsistthattheyhavetokillGuillermo.Nandorremindsthemthattheyrestillindanger,andtheCouncilwillsendmoreassassinsandonlyGuillermocanprotectthem. Nandorfiguresthattheyshouldslumberonit.Guillermosbellringsfromthebasement,andtheygodowntocheckonGuillermo.ItsbeenamonthsincetheyimprisonedhimandhaventdecidedGuillermosfate,andtheygotoGuillermoscell.Guillermosaysthathisbathroombucketisempty.ColinofferstoemptyitsohecanseeifGuillermoissendingoutsecretmessages. NadiathrowsrawchickenatGuillermosohecaneat,andGuillermosaysthathewouldntkillthem.Heremindsthathesavedtheirlives,andheasksiftheyvejustprocrastinatingwithouthim.Colinusesacattleprodandshockshimself,andGuillermoyellsthathejustwantstoprotectthem Oncethevampiresleave,Guillermotalkstothecameracrewandadmitsthattheresgoodwifiinthebasement.Heshowsthemaroundhiscell,andfiguresthevampirescantdoanythingwithouthim.Heshowsthathecangetout,andexplainsthathesbeensneakingoutwhilehiscaptorsslumber.Guillermogoesupstairsandkeepsthehousefunctioning,andthevampiresdontnoticebecausetheythinkithappensautomatically.Guillermothengoestoadinertoeat,andadmitsthathesco-dependent. Guillermoreturnstohiscellbeforeeveryonewakesup,andlistensasthevampiresdiscusshisfate.Whentheyhearhimmove,Guillermoreturnstohiscellandlockshimselfup.Nandorcomesdownandaskshowhisfamiliarisholdingout,andadmitsthatitslikelytheyllkillGuillermo. Thefamiliarsaysthathesasoldierandlivesbythecodeofthewarrior.NandoragreesandbringsmorerawchickenforGuillermo.Thevampirethengoes,turningthelightson. Guillermohasputupsecuritycameratokeepaneyeonthevampires,andseesbatscirclingthehouse.ColinreportsthatGuillermoisntsendingoutsecretmessagesbutwillcontinuetocheckGuillermosbucket. Avampireenterstheroomasmist.Guillermorunsinandkillsit.Thefemalevampire,theGuide,survives,andsaysthatsheisnttheretokillanyone.ShecongratulatesGuillermoonbeingavampire-hunter,andsaysthattheyhadntheardfromthembutsent87ravensasmessengers.Theyalsotriedtousethetelephone,butitsGuillermosjobtoanswerthephoneandhewaslockedup. TheGuidesaysthattheSupremeWorldwideVampiricCouncilhassenthertoshowthemaVCRwiththeirmessage.AftertheychainupGuillermo,theGuideplaysthetape.TheHeadoftheCouncilapplaudsthemforeliminating70%ofthemostpowerfulvampiresintheTri-Statearea.TheHeadremindsthemthatthelawisthatvampiresdonotkillvampires.TheCouncilfiguresthefourvampiresknowhowtogetthingsdone,sotheyvebeenappointedtheleadersoftheEasternSeaboardVampiricCouncil.TheCouncilwillbemonitoringthem. TheGuidetellsthevampirethatshehasassistedeveryCouncilsince1769,andsheshonoredtoassistthem.Thenextnight,shelltakethemtotheCouncilbuilding. ColinbringsGuillermotothem,andNandorsaysthattheirfinaldecisionaboutGuillermoisthattheywontkillhimfornow.TheyvedecidedtomakeGuillermoafully-fledgedmemberoftheteam,butnotavampire.Insteadtheyregoingtomakehimavampiresbodyguard.Guillermotakesitratherthandie,andthevampiresacceptGuillermosacceptance. BeforethevampiresremovethechainsfromGuillermo,theyusefour-wayhypnosisonhimandLaszlowarnsthattheoddsofGuillermobeingmentallystableafterwardareslim.Guillermoagrees,andtheytrytohypnotizehim. Guillermotellsthefilmcrewthatafteryearsofthevampireshypnotizinghim,hesimmunetovampirichypnosis.Hejustletsthemthinktheycanhypnotizehim. ThevampireshypnotizeGuillermotoneverharmthem,andheplaysalongwhenhecomesoutofhis"trance". Thenextnight,theGuidetakesthegrouptothelocalCouncilbuildingandshowsthemaround.WraithDancerscomeinandgivethevampirestheirCouncilRobes,andaskswhichonewillassumetheMastersThrone.TheGuideexplainsthatonlyoneofthemcanbeSupremeLeader.EverybodybutLaszloargueswhoshouldbetheSupreme
