14. Long Way Back from Hell

When Rebekah finds herself locked up in the sanatorium where she worked in 1919, she realizes a witch named Genevieve is back to seek revenge and to reveal dark secrets that would destroy Rebekah if exposed. A distraught Elijah turns to Marcel and Hayley for help when one of his decisions puts Klaus and Rebekah's lives in danger. With time working against them, Marcel realizes he may hold valuable information that could lead them to Rebekah and Klaus, but revealing it will almost certainly result in deadly consequences.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

In 1919, Marcel and Rebekah begin a plan in order to keep their unconditional love forever. Rebekah works as a nurse and befriends the witch Genevieve as well as Clara Summerlin (who happened to be Celeste), and later uses Genevieve to bring back Rebekah's father, Mikael, who can kill Klaus. However when Rebekah attacks Genevieve, Clara witnesses it and Rebekah infects both of them with a contagious bloody cloth, leaving them to die. In the present, Genevieve reveals Marcel and Rebekah's betrayal to Klaus. Hayley attacks Celeste, looking for answers. Finally, when Klaus is freed and is on his way to punish Rebekah for her betrayal, Elijah comes in time to save both her and Marcel.

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