Hope gets out of the car with Dr. Saltzman, then rushes into the dark building.

Upon entering, they find dozens of corpses with fang marks on their necks.

Hope: The work of a vampire, obviously ...

Alaric: I think I found it, look.

Hope lifts her head to look in the direction of her manager and sees a shaking brunette teenager with a blood-soaked T-shirt. She seems to notice the presence of Alaric and Hope. She started to panic as she raised her hands as if she was pointing.

??? : It is not me ! I swear ! On the head of an artichoke!

Alaric: Don't worry, we don't mean harm to you. I'm director Alaric Saltzman and this is Hope. You are a vampire, aren't you?

??? : No ! I am a witch.

Alaric: Don't panic, we don't want to hurt you.

??? : And the crossbow is to look pretty?

Alaric: Sorry, look I put it on the floor, you see?

??? : Yes I have eyes ...

Hope sneered lightly at the brunette's reaction, Alaric gave her a dark look that silenced her.

??? : You are from the Salvatore school, right?

Alaric: That's it! You know ?

??? : My uncle told me about it in his letter. Besides, it is thanks to him that you are there.

Hope: No, we follow a vampire who chains the corpses behind him. Oh ... Is that your uncle?

??? : Yes, let's say ... He wanted me to meet you, so he used certain ways to get your attention.

Alaric: Making a phone call would have been faster ...

Hope: Are you as crazy as him?

??? : I am not crazy, well I believe, I hope. And I never killed either.

Hope: Where is your uncle?

??? : He left. He was hoping you could take care of me to learn a bit more about my powers and all the stuff.

Alaric nods, he looks at Hope who has not taken his eyes off the strange girl.

Alaric: Well, well, go take your things, we'll bring you back ...

??? : Nice, I'm coming back, I have to get my things.

The girl goes to another part of the building.

Alaric: This is definitely the strangest situation when it comes to recruiting a student ...

Hope: Yeah ... She's a little strange ... Do you think we can trust her?

Alaric: I hope, but we can't leave her there, if she has nothing to be ashamed of.

Hope: We don't even know her name.

??? : Josette Parker, but everyone calls me Josie. Let's go ?