Episode 5

**“Episode #1.5”** is the fifth episode of Season 1, as well as the fifth episode of the series. It was released on Netflix on October 28, 2022.

## Synopsis

Nathan and Annalise follow Gabriel through the French countryside, where they learn startling new information about Blood Witches from the Ozanne Clan.

## Plot

Soul is approached by Ceelia, who tells him that they need to talk about Jessica since what she had done to the pirate disturbed them. However, Soul says that Jessica recognized that they were fighting for their lives. Ceelia tells him that Kieran had picked up the trail of Nathan and the Blood Witch, so Soul says they should go.

In an old car, Gabriel steps out in the woods, followed by Nathan and Annalise. Gabriel asks for the map, with which he tells them about different witch territories, and a river which they could use to reach Mercury. Annalise asks what would happen if the Ozannes caught them in their territory and Gabriel tells her to be positive.

As they walk, Gabriel tells them he went out with a fain, and asks both Annalise and Nathan they are virgins, which they do not answer. They stumble upon a tree with pagan sticks hanging from it. As they keep walking, they find a burnt house, which also had people burnt in front of it. Gabriel says is consequence of a Fairborn raid. Annalise refuses to believe that Fairborns did it, but Gabriel assures her it had been. As they keep walking, Nathan hears a heartbeat, telling them they needed to move quickly.

Nathan, Gabriel and Annalise start running until they are held at gunpoint by a group of people. Gabriel says they are simply passing by, but a girl with a shotgun tells him that they were doing so unannounced, and tells her group that there were Fairborns in their land. Gabriel tells them that they had nothing to do with the killings, since they were all Blood Witches.

They are led to a house, where Gabriel tells Nathan to let him do the talking. A woman asks why they were walking through their territory, and Gabriel mentions they are running from the Fairborn Council. A man asks him why he would bring them to their land and Gabriel responds that they were trying to follow the river, but the woman tells him that she had told Mercury that if she sent her people through there again, she would pay.

Nathan exlplains that he needs to get his blood, as he would be turning 17 in 5 days. He tells them that his father is Marcus and an old woman exits the house. Inspecting his face, she sees that Nathan has Marcus' eyes. She tells him that his father is a great man and welcomes him into their home, also offering to guide them down the river. However, she mentions that they must pay their way first. She mentions that two people would be having their Giving Ceremony, and they would attend as guests, which she says is not a request.

Annalise, Gabriel and Nathan decide that they would keep their head down until the next day, which angers Annalise, but she does not have a choice. They help out by moving furniture, where Gabriel and Nathan talk about their love interests. Annalise mentions the house is creepy, but Nathan thinks it is alright. Alone with her, Nathan asks Annalise who she had slept with and she mentions David. Nathan says he thinks David was a weird looking guy, and Annalise leaves.

At dinner, Odette flirts with Nathan, while he is asked by other people if he could hear heartbeats. He mentions that his father stole other people's powers. However, he is told that when a witch dies, their power dies with them, so it is better to take them so that they can be handed to the next in line, which is a way in which powers and people live on. However, Nathan clarifies that his father takes powers when he kills Fairborns, but the woman tells them that Fairborns had killed Marcus' mother.

Later that night, Odette leads Nathan, Annalise, and Gabriel to their room. They will have to share a bed, which makes them feel a bit uncomfortable. Before they sleep, Gabriel asks Nathan if he is a heat eater, and Nathan simply says that he supposes he is. Annalise starts stroking Nathan's chest as she falls asleep. When they wake up, Nathan is facing Gabriel.

In the morning, Nathan and Gabriel take a shower, when a man Gabriel liked approaches them. After the shower, Gabriel tells Nathan that after taking them to Mercury, he would return to Paris, saying that he should visit him when all that was over.

Gabriel is told that he woke up late, while Annalise offers to get some chickens for the feast along with Nathan. Gabriel tells them not to go far and leaves.

In the woods, Soul and Ceelia's group realizes that there were Bloods near. Jessica tells Kieran that if there was something on his mind, he should tell her. He says he was uncomfortable with what she had done to the pirate.

Nathan and Annalise try to catch chickens, which proves to be a difficult task for both of them. They flirt as they struggle and soon lay down together on the grass. Annalise asks him if he likes the house, and he says that he feels like he fits in for the first time, while she says she does not. When Annalise asks if he can hear her heartbeat, he says that he always can. She puts his hand on her chest and he says he can feel it; she assures him she knows who he is and the two start to kiss, slowly taking their clothes off and start having sex. However, as they keep going, she makes a cart explode in the distance, which she says is not okay because she could have hurt him.

When Nathan and Annalise get back to Gabriel, he can tell they had had sex. Soon after, some Blood Witches get back with Fairborns with ropes around their necks. Nathan introduces himself to a man, who tells him it is an honor, and they would drink in his honor.

The man holds a Fairborn in a cage in front of everybody, and says that while Fairborns called them barbarians, they were the ones invading their land, so they would take his power. The Fairborn cries inside the cage as the old woman approaches him and the cage starts closing in on the man, crushing his body completely until he turns into flowers. After that, the old woman approaches the cage, finds his heart and starts eating it in front of everyone in order to take his powers.

At dinner, Annalise says she had never seen a man die that way before; Nathan suddenly falls from the table. Gabriel asks if he is okay, while the woman notices some marks on his body, which he had had for four days. She asks for materials in order to help him, which Odette runs to grab. The old woman says that Nathan has a parasite spell designed to take his powers.

As Nathan gets worse, Ceelia enters the house, announcing who she is and saying that she was there for Nathan and Annalise, telling the latter they needed to go. However, Annalise says that she never wants to see him again after what he did to Nathan. When asked why she should not be killed on the spot, Ceelia mentions she had not come there alone and the house is surrounded and if the conflict is not resolved peacefully, they would use force. She is told to get out of the house, which she does.

Ceelia approaches Bjorn, who realizes they had not fallen for their trick. She says that they would need a healer, so Bjorn says that nobody should engage yet.

In the house, Odette realizes that Annalise is Fairborn, but the old woman says that clearly she is not. The house proudly yells that they are Blood Witches as a man holds a child. However, everyone is shocked when the little girl starts stabbing the man in the heart. Somebody shoots at the girl, which triggers a response from the Fairborns, who begin to fire at the house relentlessly.

With Nathan laying on the ground, he is approached by the small girl, who is actually Jessica and who chops Nathan's finger off. As a man is about to get shot by a Fairborn, Annalise makes him explode, which Jessica sees. The Blood Witches start hiding, as the old woman is shot. As they move, they hurry in order to make it to a boat. Soul tells everyone to cease fire since his daughter was in there.

As Nathan, Odette, Gabriel and Annalise make it to a boat, Ceelia yells at them to stop. Gabriel tells her not to move towards them, but she insists that they get him help. Gabriel says that if she wants to help him, to get Nathan on a boat, so Ceelia joins them. However, on the boat, she is knocked unconscious.

The Fairborn Council starts approaching the house, where Soul asks Jessica where Annalise is. Jessica shows him Nathan's finger and says that they are close.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jay Lycurgo as Nathan Byrne
* Nadia Parkes as Annalise O'Brien
* Emilien Vekemans as Gabriel Boutin
* Paul Ready as Soul O'Brien
* Isobel Jesper Jones as Jessica Byrne
* Karen Connell as Ceelia Bennet
* Fehinti Balogun as Bjorn
* Philippine Velge as Odette Ozanne
* Niseema Theillaud as Sylvie Ozanne
* Hector Hewer as Kieran O'Brien
* Eric Godon as Henri Ozanne
* Rémi Pedevilla as Zale Ozanne

### Additional Cast

* Olivia Brown as Lucy Ozanne
* Sam Gittins as Aaron
* Christian Greenway as Prisoner
* Alice Hewkin as Maeve
* Gus Hudgins as Fire Witch
* David Isiguzo as Bernard Ozanne
* Priya Kansara as Flo
* Sue Maund as Bette
* Jeska Pike as Gill
* Luke Polie as Teemu
* Lawrence Walker as Nolan
* Louis Walwyn as Max Ozanne
* Jermaine Young as Lennox
* Aidan Gaddass as Hunter