When Klaus drove up the drive, he noticed that Selina's car was parked in the garage. He parked next to her and went inside. "Love?" He called. "Where are you?" He began looking around and found her asleep on a couch in the library, her arm around a nearly empty bottle of vodka. He grabbed it and gently tried to pull it out of her hands. Then, her eyes opened. "No!" She said in a little girl voice. "It's mine! Give it back!" She managed to wrestle it away from him and hugged it to herself, eyeing him reproachfully.

"What's going on?" He asked her. "Why are you drinking so much?"

She relaxed when he took a seat across from her and made it clear he wasn't going to take the bottle away. "It's my fault, really," she said. "I've been under a lot of stress lately. Of course that happens when you realize that you're a terrible person."

Klaus leaned forward. "What makes you think you're a terrible person?"

"Well," She tipped the bottle back and gulped down the rest of the vodka, sniffling. "I mean, look at what I did! Despite my horrible childhood, and your horrible childhood, things I should have learned from, I got myself pregnant by two different men. What kind of moral person does that? And now, since Damon won't give Sam up, I can't see one without seeing the other, and he's trying to get me to admit that I have these feelings that I don't have, cause he and I were done a long time ago, and he says I'm not selfish enough and it's driving me crazy and I don't know what to do!"

He got up, crossed the room, and took her in his arms. "You're thinking too much," he said. "You should just take a breath and relax."

She grinned. "Okay. Will you help me?"

He nodded. "Of course I will." He pulled her up and led her to their bedroom. He put his arms around her and kissed her once and when he pulled away, he asked "What do you think he meant when he said you weren't selfish enough?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. It's something about how I'm such an unhappy, anal person because I don't have a lot of experience with getting what I want. That I don't take time to enjoy life and material things and have fun. Isn't that just the most ridiculous thing you ever heard?"

He picked her up, put her on the bed, and got on with her, looking over her. "It's not ridiculous," he said. "I really do worry about how serious you are sometimes."

Selina swallowed. "My mother told me when I was a little girl that if my werewolf gene was activated, I would be hedonistic and violent and unable to love anyone. That's not true, is it?"

He shook his head, putting a finger on her lips. "Shh. Let's not talk about that any more now, all right?"

She nodded. "Okay." He kissed her slowly, and they spent the afternoon making love. After they were done, she rolled over and said, "I think I want to try being fun. See what that's like."

He nodded. "So you want to go to the park and blow bubbles or something?"

She shook her head. "No. I mean, I want to be really fun. And you know what I have to have if I want to be really fun. Give me you wrist."

He looked at her doubtfully. "Really?"

She nodded. "Really. Now, fork it over."

He smirked and shook his head. "I don't know."

She shook her head. "Just give it!"

He rolled his eyes. "Fine." He gave her his wrist and groaned as she began to suck greedily from him. When she finally pulled away, her eyes were wide and she was laughing.

"Feel better?" He asked her dryly.

She nodded, giggling. Then she rolled off the bed and dressed. "I think I want to go shopping," she said.

"I could come with you," he offered.

She shook her head. "No, thank you. I'll go by myself."

"All right," he said doubtfully. "If you're certain."

She nodded. "I am. But I'll call."

She left the house with a spring in her step. It was such a nice day, she decided to walk rather than drive her car. Her first stop was the Sunrise Diner. It was an open all night place, and that's when she usually came, at night. She sat down at her usual table and the waitress, chubby with dyed red hair and garish red lipstick, came sidling up to her. "What'll you have, hon?" She was chewing gum and the smacking drove Selina crazy. Eventually, Selina said, "What I want isn't on the menu."

Looking confused, the woman leaned in closer. "What is it that you want then? We can do special orders, if that's what you mean, hon."

Selina grinned. "My order will be...very special." She bit the woman so hard that the gum went flying out of her mouth and landed on the window next to Selina's table. Blood spurted all over the table and when the other customers realized what was happening, they began screaming and running for the door. Most managed to get away, but Selina got four or five more. It was enough, for now. She looked into the eyes of the terrified, shaking boy and girl behind the counter, demanded all their money, and said "The restaurant was robbed. The robbers had guns and killed everyone."

The kids nodded and Selina went on her way, whistling happily. What to do now? She was in the mood for something shiny. She walked to the mall and headed inside, letting the music of the lobby pianist wash over her. She sighed contentedly and zeroed in on a jewelry store called Zaber's that was right by the entrance. She was about to step inside when another thought hit her. She turned around and headed for the bathroom, emerging transformed a few minutes later. Immediately, everyone began screaming and running. It was music to her ears, but she didn't really pay attention to any of it. She headed into Zaber's, her eye on a diamond necklace that they had in a display case. She let the customers go, but when it was just her and the woman in the plum Chanel suit behind the counter, she sprang int action, pouncing at the case and smashing the glass. Meanwhile, the woman grabbed a baseball bat from a closet in the back of the store and hit Selina hard over the head with it. Bad idea. She turned, pinned the woman to the floor, and tore her throat out.

Just as she grabbed a big box out of the display case and was ready to make her way out of the store, the police arrived. Selina was still angry and in pain from being hit, so she wasn't in the mood for them, and all were dead in a matter of seconds. She went back for the case and made her way toward the bathroom. Then, a scent caught her nose. She turned and saw Elijah coming out of a men's clothing store just opposite her. He was wearing a new navy blue suit. Their eyes met. She wasn't sure if he'd be able to recognize her like this, but she figured it was best to make a run for it anyway. He pushed his hair out of his eyes, straightened his jacket, and ran after her.

"Are you sure you want to try and catch something like that?" A chubby man coming out of a sporting goods store called to Elijah as he watched him try and get hold of Selina. "That is a wild animal, after all."

Elijah was breathing hard, his hair was mussed, but he was still composed and in control. "Thank you," he said, "But this beast and I, we know each other well, and I assure you with proper handling, she's quite civil."

The man looked at him oddly, but shuffled away. Once he was gone, Elijah grabbed Selina by the scruff of her neck and whispered, "Where are your clothes?"

Whimpering and eyeing him resentfully, Selina led him to the bathroom where she'd put them, but not before she'd jumped him and made a rip in the leg of his suit pants. He groaned and remind himself to be patient. She was clearly troubled if she felt she needed to do something like this. He knew that unless he was watching her, she'd try to make a run for it, so he went in to the bathroom with her, despite the fact that it was a women's restroom. Not surprisingly, the other women didn't mind. He ordered Selina into a bathroom stall and threw her clothes in after her. "Put those on," he ordered. "And then you are coming home with me and we're going to have a talk."

A few minutes later, Selina came out of the bathroom stall and eyed Elijah balefully. "Are you tracking me now? I'm just trying to have a good time." She picked up the box she'd taken from the jewelry store and put it in her bag.

"What is that?" Elijah asked.

Selina looked down at it and shrugged. "It's nothing. Just a little something I picked up."

Elijah held his hand out. "Let me see it."

Selina shook her head. "It's mine!"

He gave her a look. "Is it really?"

"Yes!" She nodded insistently. "I paid for it and everything."

He frowned.

She flushed a little. "Well, I meant to. And I'm not giving it back!"

Elijah wrestled the box from her. "Unless you have five hundred dollars, you are giving it back."

Selina grabbed a wad of bills from her bag and handed them to him. "I do. See?"

He fanned them out. "Where did you get this money?"

"From myself."

"Don't tell me you're paying for a stolen necklace with stolen money."

Selina scoffed. "If people are stupid enough to let children run a cash register, they deserve to be stolen from. I compelled them and everything. Nobody knows it was even a vampire."

Elijah shook his head. "Never mind. I can see I'm not going to get anywhere with this particular conversation. Let's just go to my car and we'll talk more about this when we get to my house." He took Selina by the arm and led her out of the mall like a policeman escorting a prisoner, wincing a little from the wound on his leg that was causing a slight limp as he walked.

When they reached his car, he shoved her in and shut the door behind her, then got into the driver's seat and started the car. "I don't want to go to your house," Selina whined. "Take me home!"

"No," Elijah shook his head. "Niklaus is the only one that is at your house right now, I assume, and he will only encourage this behavior in you that is best stopped."

"It's not fair!" She cried. "Everyone gets to be fun except me. My only choice in life is to be boring and noble like you."

He looked in the rearview mirror and raised an eyebrow. "Now we're getting somewhere. Continue."

She shrugged. "I don't know. I just don't think I've ever really had a chance to enjoy life, you know? And I want to."

"But there are so many other ways to do that besides killing people and stealing," Elijah said. "Go to an art museum. Take a walk in the park. See a movie. Take in an opera."

Selina frowned. "But all that stuff's boring. Can't you think of something that will be exciting?"

He cleared his throat. "All right. Climb a mountain. Jump out of a plane. Wrestle an alligator. Visit a restaurant in a foreign country and eat the most exotic thing on the menu."

She nodded. "Now you're talking."

When they reached the house Elijah and Susan were living in, Susan met them at the door. "What happened?" She asked. "Did you get her all right? When I saw what happened at the mall, I was so worried!"

"It wasn't anything too bad," Elijah said. "Selina's just a little out of sorts today and decided to take it out on the innocent people at the mall."

Susan looked her over. "You've been drinking again, haven't you?" She asked. "You shouldn't do that." She paused and looked at Elijah. "I can handle this. You go outside and have a drink."

"Are you sure?" Elijah asked.

Susan nodded and looked pointedly at Selina. "Make sure she doesn't get any, though."

Selina put her hands on her hips. "What business is it of yours if I drink?"

"Well it's just that responsible parents shouldn't," Susan said. "I love Lucy, and I don't want to have to keep her from her parents forever because you're a chronically irresponsible drunk, but I will. She shouldn't have to grow up in an environment like that."

"Let me see her," Selina said. "Please."

Susan shook her head. "Of course I won't. Not while you're acting like this, anyway."

Selina sped over and pinned Susan against the wall. "I wasn't asking because I actually think I need your permission," she said. "I was merely being polite. But I'm done with that now."

She threw Susan down on the ground and stalked down the hallway toward the bedrooms. Lucy had to be in one of them.

She went past room after room until she heard a soft crying coming from behind the last door. She put her ear against it. "Don't worry, Lucy," she whispered. "Mama's here."

Just then, Susan sped toward the door, blocking it. "You're not going in there," she told Selina.

"Oh, yes I am," she said. "And it would be in your best interest to get out of my way."

"No," Susan said firmly. "I'm not moving."

Selina glared at her for just a second before grabbing her and holding her so that she got a good shot a Susan's neck. Susan flailed and screamed, but couldn't get out of Selina's grip. Selina bit deeply into her neck and threw her crumpled body on the ground. As Susan hit the floor, Elijah appeared again.

"You certainly took your sweet time getting here," Selina said. For once, she saw Elijah's composure shatter as he looked at Susan's crumpled body. He got down on his knees and hugged her to him. She moaned. "What happened to me?" She asked quietly.

"It'll be all right," he told her. "Everything will be all right." He set her down gently on the floor and strode over to Selina, giving her a good hard shove against the wall that sent her sprawling to the floor, her blood making a trail on the white paint of the wall as her head slid down it. She moaned, her eyes opening a sliver. "Ow," she said.

Elijah then took hold of her and shook her. "The only reason why I'm not going to kill you is because there is clearly something troubling you that is making you act this way. Now what is it?"

Selina winced as her hand felt the back of her head. "Susan wouldn't let me see Lucy," she said. "And I had to do something about it. I did warn her. But she didn't listen."

Susan sat up. "She shouldn't be allowed to be near Lucy while she's in this state," she said.

Elijah nodded and threw Selina back down on the floor. "I agree. But where to send her where she'll be safe?"

"Good luck," Selina said. "I know every place."

Elijah looked from Susan to Selina, trying to decide who he should deal with first. But before he could make a decision, the doorbell rang. Leaving Selina and Susan where they were, Elijah went to answer it. When he saw who was on the other side, he tried to stay calm. "Hello, Mother," he said. "Won't you come in?"

Elissavetta nodded and stepped inside. "Why thank you. I just came by with something for Susan, a book she said she was interested in. Where is she?"

"Oh, she just went out," Elijah said. "You've just missed her. But I'll be sure to let her know you came by."

"Oh, nonsense," Elissavetta said. "I can wait until she comes back. It's no trouble at all."

Elijah sighed. "All right." He turned to walk away from her and then turned back. "Would you like to see Lucy?" He asked. "I don't think you've seen her since she was born."

"Is she here?" Elissavetta asked. "If so, can I assume that either Niklaus or Selina is here as well?"

"Actually," Elijah said, "they're having some trouble and have asked us to watch Lucy until they straighten things out."

"I hope it's nothing too serious," Elissavetta said.

"What's nothing too serious?" Selina asked as she strolled into the room.

"Your and Niklaus' marital problem," Elissavetta said. "Neither of you is straying, I hope?"

"Oh, no," Selina quickly shook her head. "We're just working on communicating with each other better, that's all."

Selina took a seat beside Elissavetta while Elijah went to get Lucy. Then, out of nowhere, they heard a shriek. A few seconds later, Susan came stumbling in, her palm against her neck.

"Why are you holding your neck like that, dear?" Elissavetta asked her.

"I had...an accident," Susan replied. "I hurt myself."

"Let me see," Elissavetta said. "Maybe I can fix it."

Susan shook her head. "I don't think you can. I don't know if anything can."

"Nicky can, actually," Selina said. "And if you let me take Lucy back to our house, I'd be happy to let him know what happened so he can fix you up."

Susan shook her head. "No. I won't. You're not going to get Lucy."

Selina burst out laughing. "Susan, you are precious. Either way, I'm going to get Lucy. Just one, you'll be dead, and the other you won't."

Elissavetta frowned. "Selina, what's going on?"

"Selina did this to me," Susan said. "She knew that werewolf bites cause regular vampires like me a lot of pain and misery, so when I wouldn't let her see Lucy because I didn't think it would be safe, Selina bit me."

Elissavetta's mouth became a thin line. "Is that so?" She asked quietly.

"Yes," Susan nodded. "It is."

She looked at the two of them. "Tell Elijah that I have to be on my way and I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer. I have an errand to run."

Susan and Selina nodded and bade her goodbye, and when Elijah came back with Lucy, they explained what happened. "Wonderful," Elijah said. "More trouble."

"What do you mean?" Susan asked, wincing.

When Klaus heard the knocking on the front door, he was eager to answer it. He'd been studying the television all day and there had been some interesting news reports about robberies around town, one at a diner and the other at a jewelry store in the mall, and each of them had had at least one person murdered at each site. He wondered if Selina was responsible. He couldn't wait to ask her about it. But when he opened the door, it wasn't Selina on the other side. It was his mother. "Hello, Niklaus," she greeted him. Her voice was tight. She pushed past him without even asking if she could come in and seated herself on the sofa. "I have heard something that might be of interest to you."

"What is that, Mother?" Klaus asked.

Elissavetta cleared her throat. "I was just at your brother Elijah's and I found out that Susan was brutally and unjustly attacked...by your wife."

Klaus began pacing. "I'm sure that if Selina did anything to Susan, she had a good reason. Not everyone likes Susan as much as you and Elijah do."

"Sit down and look at me when I'm speaking to you, Niklaus!" Elissavetta snapped. Klaus sat.

"Your opinion of Susan aside, Selina said that you can help her. And you will."

"What exactly happened to her?" Klaus asked.

"Selina bit her," Elissavetta said.

"Did she?" Klaus did his best not to grin. "How unfortunate."

Elissavetta narrowed her eyes. "What will be more unfortunate is what will happen to you and Selina if you don't heal Susan."

"And just what will happen, Mother?" Klaus asked.

"I'll kill her," Elissavetta said. "Do you remember what Vanessa looked like when they found her body?"

Klaus nodded. "I do."

"Believe you me, Niklaus, I will not hesitate to do the same or worse to Selina and make you watch unless you go to your brother's house and heal Susan right this instant."

"Fine," Klaus said. "I'll go and heal Susan."

"Good boy," Elissavetta said, getting up to follow him to her car.

"Look who I found, Susan, dear!" Elissavetta caroled as she and Klaus entered the house. "You'll be all right in a matter of minutes."

"Don't do it!" Selina said. "Not until she says we can take Lucy home with us."

"Why can't we?" Klaus asked, sitting next to Selina.

"Because for some reason, she thinks I'm dangerous!" Selina complained.

"Well, she probably watched the news today," Klaus said. "You've had quite a day, haven't you?"

"Niklaus, don't encourage her," Elijah snapped. "Just do what you were brought here to do."

"And you don't even say 'please'," Selina looked at him in surprise. "I thought you were the polite one."

"Remember what I told you, Niklaus," Elissavetta said. "Just heal Susan and everyone will leave here perfectly happy."

Just then, Susan slowly turned her head. She was shaking now, coughing. Blood was going down her chin. "I'm sorry for what I said, Selina. You're probably just having one bad day. You'll probably be better tomorrow."

"That's right!" Selina said. "I will be. And once you're better, we're taking Lucy back with us."

"All right," Susan coughed again. "I understand."

"Is that an acceptable apology?" Klaus asked, looking at Selina.

She nodded. He made a cut in his wrist and Susan drank from it. Pretty soon, she was completely healed. She sat up and Elissavetta gave her a hug while Elijah grudgingly handed over Lucy. "There you go, you two," he said.

Selina took Lucy gently. "Time to go home," she said.