jesse.
my office. now.
how's everything? you alright? you sleeping okay?
jesse.  you're taking this lestat stuff pretty seriously.  why?
you know we work in a really strange field? the supernatural is beguiling at times. it doesn't like to just be observed, it is only satisfied when it has drawn us in completely. i know cause i've felt these things myself.
that's what we have to resist, as talamascans.  it's not always easy.
alright. just checking.
well, all i can say is you're really lucky you're not lying dead in a gutter with two holes on your neck.
yes. but not exactly for the reasons you think. though your research is top-notch of course.  come back here. i'm gonna show you something.
what do you see?
right. and what do you see in this one?
and i know it's a dutch pastoral.
right. he's in all of them.
carbon tested? yes. the different paint samples are all authentic. all painted at the time of that particular style.
it's marius, jesse.
yes, you were. good work.
i've been personally tracing him for decades. my little obsession. the oldest vampire ever documented. the closest we've come to the original vampire.
there's a mesopotamian legend that there once was a queen of egypt, akasha, long before tutankhamen or nefertiti. she was believed to be the original vampire.  marius himself dates back to 400 b.c.
no. jesus, we are not talking about having a drink at the dorchester, jesse. you know that. especially with the ancient vampires -- the older they are, the more powerful, the more dangerous.
anyway, you don't need to go and stake out some club. your time is too valuable. i have something far better for you.
yes. and i'll tell you something. i've never shown this to anyone. no one else has proved themself in the way you have.
oh you're gonna love this. although i'm sure it will keep you up nights to come with nightmares.
lestat's diary. i found it some years ago. this is where you'll find the answers you need.
they don't need to know everything, right?
my pleasure. when i took you on as an apprentice, i knew it was the smartest thing i'd ever done. now you and i'll meet when you're done.  this will be our project.
i knew you'd appreciate its scientific significance.
what? you are not! i forbid it.
jesse, you listen to me very, very carefully now. you are no longer seeing things clearly. your emotions are clouding things.
jesse, wait!
jesse. my god.
how do you do?
but please, sit down. you'll have to excuse me.  it's just so.  so.
strangely, no.
excuse me for asking but.
yes.
me?.  no. i'm too old to live forever.
yes. take care of her, lestat.
good-bye, jesse.