11. Sunset

Complete story — includes the ending

As a result of vampire nesting behavior, Bill slips further into his religious fervor, receiving visions from Lilith commanding him to drink all of her blood. Nora begins to doubt the true religion and re-connects with Eric, and Bill orders Jessica to turn Jason into a vampire, but she escapes. Armed with evidence of the Authority's hand in the recent factory bombings and of Russell and Steve killing 22 college students, a U.S. military commander visits the Authority with an ultimatum to return to the agreed policy of mainstreaming, but this backfires when Eric suddenly murders the general. Eric and Nora then leave, on the pretext of needing to glamour parts of the military to get back the video evidence, but they kill their minders and fly away. Meanwhile, Pam takes the fall for Tara's murder of the new vampire sheriff and is taken with Jessica to the Authority. At the faerie sanctuary Sookie meets the "information overloaded" elder just as Alcide reconnects with his estranged father and they defend themselves against baby-vamps. Sam and Luna search the Authority to try to rescue Emma, but they are captured and locked up with other naked humans. After having similar visions, each chancellor of the Authority believes they are the one chosen by Lilith. Russell captures and glamors Jason to take him and Steve to the sanctuary. In the euphoria of the fey-scent, Russell battles then drains the faerie elder, leaving the haven unprotected.