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"9 Crimes"
Season 3, Episode 4
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Air date July 11, 2010
Written by Kate Barnow,
Elisabeth R. Finch
Directed by David Petrarca
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"9 Crimes" is the fourth episode of Season 3 of the HBO original series True Blood, and the series' twenty-eighth episode overall.

Summary[]

Sookie joins Alcide at a rowdy engagement party for his former fiancée, Debbie; Eric is given a deadline to locate Bill; Andy gets a promotion and draws Jason’s attention; Franklin takes Tara on a road trip; Arlene is annoyed by Jessica’s arrival at Merlotte’s; Sam makes a deal with Tommy and his parents; Bill “procures” dinner for Russell and Lorena.

Synopsis[]

"Believe what you want. You are no longer of concern to me.
Do not try to find me. I do not wish to be found."
― Bill Compton, attempting to end his relationship with Sookie Stackhouse

As Sookie tends to the wounds of Alcide and chats with him about his relationship with Debbie, Bill calls to end his relationship with Sookie. Bill says that he has just had sex with Lorena, and that he no longer wants to be with Sookie. Sookie is devastated by this development, and turns to Alcide for comfort.

After speaking with Sookie, Bill blasts Lorena for her evil ways, and tells her he wants nothing to do with her. He then speaks with Russell, and tells him that he used to be a procurer for the Vampire Queen of Louisiana Sophie-Anne. Russell promises to remove the threat Sophie-Anne poses to Bill, prompting Bill to reveal that Sophie-Anne has been using Eric to sell V.

Sam tracks down his younger brother Tommy, and discovers that his parents are living in a van in the parking lot of Merlotte's. Sam informs his mother that Tommy is a thief, but she defends the boy, saying they are behind on rent and need the cash. Sam finds Tommy in the woods and tries to convince him to leave their parents, who have been abusive towards Tommy. Tommy says he has no choice, that their parents need him and he won't be on his own until they're dead. Sam tells his parents he will give them a place to stay as long as there is no more stealing or drinking.

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Franklin bites Tara.

Franklin grills a glamoured Tara about the whereabouts of Sookie, Bill and Jason. Tara initially complies, but soon realizes what is happening and seeks to escape from Franklin. Franklin catches and bites Tara, then leaves her tied up. Franklin later takes Tara to his "employer", who is revealed to be Russell, but refuses to tell her anything else.

Sookie tells Alcide that she still wants to find Bill so that they can talk in person, and convinces him to take her to Debbie's engagement party at Lou Pine's. Sookie is paid a visit by Alcide's sister Janice, a hairdresser. Sookie wants a disguise so she won't stand out as much when she goes to Lou Pine's. While talking with Janice Sookie learns that Debbie is addicted to V and that Debbie's "engagement party" isn't an engagement party at all, it's an initiation ceremony into Cooter's werewolf pack.

Later, Sookie reveals to Alcide what she learned about Debbie, which infuriates Alcide. Sookie is able to convince Alcide to take her to the event. The pair head to Lou Pine's, where Sookie is accosted by Debbie. Debbie tells Alcide she no longer wants a relationship with him, despite that Alcide's goal is to save her from her V addiction. Debbie is then hoisted above the pack and taken towards the stage and branded with the pack's mark.

Russell appears on stage and bites into his own arm, letting his blood drip into several dozen shot glasses. Russell makes reference to having collaborated with the werewolves "throughout the ages", and allows the wolf pack to drink his blood; with that, Russell leaves. After this, Cooter takes the stage and assumes his wolf form. Gradually, the rest of the bar starts to howl and turn to wolves. Realizing they are in danger, Alcide and Sookie flee the bar together.

Bill, Russell, and Lorena drive together to a strip club named Girls! Girls! Girls!, where Bill enters and finds a stripper named Anne. He glamours her to find if there is anyone who will miss her once she goes missing. Bill brings Anne to the limo, and senses that Sookie might be in trouble but is unable to do anything. Russell, Bill, and Lorena feast on the stripper, whose blood drips through the car floor onto the pavement.

During Sheriff Dearborne's retirement party, he introduces Andy as the new acting Chief of Police/Sheriff. Meanwhile, across the bar, stud high school quarterback Kitch Maynard and his friends are causing a ruckus and making all kinds of noise. Annoyed, Jason confronts the kids and tells them to keep it down. Later, Jason tells Andy he wants to be made a cop immediately, and threatens to reveal the truth about Eggs' death if Andy doesn't comply.

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Eric dreams of Sookie.

Eric appears at Sookie's window, and begins a sexual fling with her. Eric is then revealed to have been daydreaming the entire incident while watching a nearly naked Yvetta dance. He dismisses her and then leaves. 

At Merlotte's, Arlene feels overwhelmed and demands help be brought in, leading to the hiring of Jessica. While working there, Jessica runs into an old friend from bible study, who thought she was dead. Jessica glamours her friend so that he will forget having ever seen her. Hoyt sees her with him and leaves, thinking that she is with another boy. In Hotshot, Lafayette attempts to make a V sale, but is thwarted when his car is nearly stolen. Eric comes to Lafayette's aid and forces the men to take the V deal.

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Pam being tortured.

Eric returns to Fangtasia and finds the Magister torturing Pam, who has refused to tell him about the V sales. Pam and Eric lie to the Magister, claiming that Bill is behind the sales. The Magister is suspicious of their claims, and gives Eric two days to provide proof that Bill is selling V, or he will kill Pam.

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Accolades[]

  • Brigette Myre Ellis and Lana Horochowski received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic).

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Continuity[]

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Music[]

  • "Mamasita" - Daddy P, Spiket & Da Diggler
  • "Bonehead" - ONEPOINTSIX
  • "Blame It On The Fact That I’m A Man" - The Mears Brothers
  • "Walk That Midnight Walk" - Bosshouse Music
  • "Ten Year High School Reunion" - Kevin Fisher
  • "Train Wreck" - Deanna Johnston
  • "SOS" - Sennen
  • "Paradise Circus" - Massive Attack
  • "Wolf Blood Honey" - The Upsidedown
  • "Do Not Conceal Thy Radiant Eyes" - Extreme Music
  • "9 Crimes" (Demo Version) - Damien Rice

Production[]

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Title[]

  • The title of this episode may refer to the "crimes" committed by characters in the episode, such as:
    • Bill's break up with Sookie, after sleeping with Lorena.
    • Bill procuring a human for himself, Russell, and Lorena to feed on.
    • Debbie and her new pack submitting to Russell, and drinking his blood.
    • The Magister finding Vampire Blood in Fangtasia and arresting Pam.

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Memorable Quotes[]

Alcide Herveaux: "Why are they submitting to this Fanger?"

Russell Edgington: "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke. Rudyard Kipling. Not quite Shakespeare, but less impetuous. And he never stole spoons."

Sookie Stackhouse:

  • "But I don't have a nut sack."
  • "I got skills you can’t even dream of, cowboy."

Lorena Krasiki: "Well! That is the best sex I've had in decades."

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Episode Ratings[]

Episode # Episode Title Viewers (in millions)
#3.04 (28) "9 Crimes" 4.68
True Blood Season 3
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#01 "Bad Blood"#07 "Hitting the Ground"
#02 "Beautifully Broken"#08 "Night on the Sun"
#03 "It Hurts Me Too"#09 "Everything Is Broken"
#04 "9 Crimes"#10 "I Smell a Rat"
#05 "Trouble"#11 "Fresh Blood"
#06 "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"#12 "Evil is Going On"
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