What Happens Now

"**What Happens Now**" is the first episode of Season 2, the first episode of the Full Moon story arc, and the tenth episode of the show overall.

## Synopsis

After the events of the season finale, Lee Gray picks up the pieces of his life. Jill reaches out. Harriet attends a funeral, and an unexpected visitor arrives in New London.

## Plot

### Part One

#### Flash-Back

As the Blood-born Extermination Operation is happening, Kop D'Amelio watches the footage on the screen on one of his tables. He appears worried, calling Isiah, who does not answer. After a few moments, someone calls from the entrance, telling him that "I'm looking for someone. I thought you might be able to help me." He looks up, seeing Kara Gray stood in the doorway.

#### Present Day

A month later, things have quietened down in the area. In the wake of the battle, many of the AVD attend the funeral of those fallen. This includes Harriet, who sits with other officers at a large graveyard, dressed in black. At the front, Deacon Min gives a speech, saying to the others that "the ones that fell during the battle fought bravely. Eighty seven lives. Eighty seven people were lost that night. Each one did not live to see the sun shine on a better day. A day with fewer monsters hiding in our closets. Neither I, nor anyone else here can give them the days they lost. We can, however, spend those days *for* them, remembering them, mourning them."

At Boris' grave, Harriet places a small bunch of flowers, saying nothing, when she is approached by a tall man who introduces himself as Kaneda Anderson and Boris' father. He tells her that "I am grateful for everything you did for my son—I understand that you were close with him." She nods silently before he asks her "why were the other vampires at the scene all killed by other vampires? I read the file Miss Green. I know he didn't kill any of them there, so who did?" Belated, she tries to tell him that she doesn't know, but he demands that she finds out "what happened to my son." From a ways away, Jill watches as Harriet lingers at the grave.

Later, the book club meets at Paperback. As Jill drinks from her cup, distracted, Strepp sits next to her. He asks her if she has heard anything from Lee lately, but she ignores him. He tries to get her to talk, saying that "I still care about him. If he's reached out to you, then at least I'll know he's alright." She turns to him and warns him that he should go away. He leans back, sighing defeatedly before she says that "I don't know a thing."

Afterwards, Nynaeve and Heracles meet up at Heirloom, sitting at a table close to the entrance. They talk about Lee and the conversation soon turns to the night of the raid. Nynaeve says that "it doesn't seem right that he could do something like that to The Widowmaker. I mean, Jill was showing him how to defend himself, but...what he did was vicious." Heracles shakes his head and tells her that she is "forgetting what he did to his sister. Losing someone like that, especially when they're so close to you, it can break you." Kop then arrives with their drinks, greeting them with a smile. Without dropping the smile, he quietly asks them if they have been in contact with Lee. Heracles frowns, quickly looking around for eavesdroppers before Nynaeve tells him no. Kop nods, keeping the smile up and acting casual before telling them "we're going to have a problem coming our way."

At night, a man is walking to his car in an empty multi-storey car park when someone grabs him from behind. They drag him to the floor and cover his mouth. Smiling, he leans down and prepares to bite the man's throat as he tries to wrestle free, screaming from behind the hand. He is stopped, however, when Lee appears standing in front of him.

### Part Two

The vampire asks Lee what he wants, to which he calmly tells him to leave the man alone. When he refuses, Lee goes to pick him up. The vampire reacts immediately, swatting his hands away and swiping at him with his claws. Lee dodges out of the way easily, spins, and slashes through his ankle. He yells in pain and Lee grabs him by the throat, dragging him away from the man, who he tells to get in his car and go. Instead, the man just runs away, screaming.

Lee drags the vampire up to the roof, where he holds him out over the edge. He digs his nails into Lee's arm, but he doesn't move or react. Instead, he asks him his name and he chokes out "Sugoma". Lee then asks him "what do you know about a man named Henka? Tell me, or I'll start taking parts off of you." He manages to tell him that he used to work for a guy called Bartyn Fassa. When he says that that is all he knows, Sugoma then says "it's you, isn't it? Who everyone's talking about. The one that killed The Widowmaker. You're a fucking idiot, you know? The city's in chaos, fighting over what's left because you and the Silver-suckers took out the Blood-born. Everything's changing and New London will become a battleground because of you." Lee nods and tells him that he knows before letting Sugoma go. He screams as he falls and slams into the ground, killing him.

Harriet returns to her small apartment, still in her funeral clothes and slightly drunk. Valerie follows close behind, less intoxicated. As she settles down into a chair in her kitchen, Harriet produces a couple of bottles of beer from her fridge. She offers one to Valerie and she shakes her head as Harriet pulls the cap from her's. Sitting down across from her, Valerie says that the funeral was a nice send off to the ones who died, but Harriet remains silent for a moment. She takes another sip from her drink then murmurs that she wonders if they care. Leaning back in her chair, Valerie sighs and asks her "what did Anderson's dad say to you? Did he blame you, or something? Because that's—" but she cuts her off, saying that "he knows that all the vampires near him were killed by other vampires. He asked me to find out why—that's it—and I intend to. Also, he'd be right to blame me. It was my fucking fault." Valerie shakes her head and tries to tell her otherwise, but she cuts her off again and asks her if she "really believe[s] that's right? He was *my* fucking partner. My fucking responsibility. He shouldn't have been on his own."

Lee returns to his flat, not bothering to turn on the light. He goes to the kitchen sink and wipes the blood from his hand. His head then snaps up as he smells something different in the air. He whirls around, grabbing a knife from the countertop. Kara is stood in the doorway, she gives him a small wave. After a moment of staring at her, Lee asks her if she is real, to which she nods and asks him how he is. He demands to know why she is here and how she found him. She walks closer to him, telling him that "it was Polly. She told me where you were living. She wanted to help you, and thought that I could—" but Lee yells at her not to say her name. He finally drops the knife, but starts walking away. He tells her that "you shouldn't have come. I'll be fine." Before he can leave the flat, Kara tells him "I know, Lee. I know what happened. It shouldn't be this way, but it is." Lee lingers in the doorway for a moment, then he leaves.

### Part Three

As he walks out into the street, Lee mutters to himself, calling himself stupid. He sees flashes of Polly's face moments before being killed. He tries hard to shut them out, covering his eyes as he walks. Muffled, a voice calls out to him. Lee looks up, stopping in his tracks as he sees Jill stood before him. For a moment, she says nothing and stares at him, her face motionless. Then, she asks him where he's going, and he tells her that he doesn't know yet. Another awkward silence follows.

At Heirloom, Kop talks to Heracles and Nynaeve about Kara. He notes that "it seemed like she already knew everything. Like she was just confirming what she knew, you know?" when three people walk into the coffee shop. One of them, the man from the end of the finale, introduces himself as Patrice Peletier. Kop serves them as Heracles and Nynaeve watch on, nervous. Another one—a woman called Kelly—laughs at Heracles' face and asks what happened to him. He looks away, embarrassed, but Patrice snaps at her and tells her to keep quiet. He then apologises, telling Heracles that "we're not from here. Our customs are a bit different. Everyone seems on edge over there, you know? Not here, though. The great city of New London! The true heart of the United European Empire. Everything here is chill. Laid back. Complacent, one would say." He leans back sighing. Then he asks if anyone knows a man by the name of Bartyn Fassa, to which everyone shakes their head, silent. He tuts, then goes to leave, taking the receipt that Kop hands him. As they walk out, Kop gives Heracles a dark look and Nynaeve mutters to herself that "if we didn't have a problem before, we sure as shit do now."

Lee sits on a bench outside the factory where the raid on the Blood-born happened not long ago. On the walls are messages and boards saying things like "THE BLOOD-BORN WERE SLAUGHTERED!" and "VAMPIRE RIGHTS!" and "MY BLOOD MY CHOICE!" When Lee asks what they mean, Jill—stood across from him—tells him that "they're from some vampire loving group. Call themselves the Brotherhood of Haem." He nods for a moment and says that "who'd have thought people would like us?" She doesn't respond and after a moment, she asks him "Lee, is what I'm hearing true? That you're...going out there and killing other vampires?" He shakes his head, looking to the ground. He tells her that "I need to know...I need to know why it was me. That night...that man with the white hair, he saved me for a reason. I don't know what it is, but if I can find him I..."—a couple of tears run down his cheeks—"maybe there'll be a reason behind all of this." He looks up at Jill, who watches on as he speaks, and says that "it was my fault. He told me. He told me to break out of the chains, or he'd kill her. He put her in front of me and told me to save her and I couldn't save her. I wasn't strong enough to save her and it was my fault. My fault. *My* fault." He looks to the ground again, hyperventilating, but Jill kneels in front of him, placing her forehead against his. She tells him not to be stupid, and that "it wasn't your fault. It was *his*." Lee's breathing slows and he doesn't reply for a moment. Then, he leans back, staring up at the sky as the sun begins to rise. She watches him for a moment, then stand up and asks him "so, what happens now? You wanna find this man? I'll help." He sighs, rubbing his forehead before saying "Bartyn Fassa. Whoever that guy is, he has something to do with him. I need to find him." She nods, telling him that "the name rings a bell. I guess it's time I took you to Under London anyway."

## Trivia

* First appearance of Kaneda Anderson
* First appearance of Kelly
* First (and last) appearance of Sugoma
* First mention of Bartyn Fassa
* First mention of the Brotherhood of Haem
* First mention of Under London