In the wake of the transmigration of Bill's soul, Sookie, Eric, Jason, Jessica, Nora, Pam and Tara make headway from the Authority compound . Luna is injured and dies while escaping from the Authority forces. Louisiana Governor, Burrell, summons a Japanese scientist, who synthesizes Tru Blood.
It turns out that the taxi driver who took Jason and Sookie back to the town is their sprite godfather. Tara recovers from an anti-vampire bullet, while Eric decides to deal with Burrell. By virtue of Luna's entrust to them to take care of Emma, Alcide and Martha disagree on her future.
In an attempt to take vengeance on Burrell and threaten him, Eric abducts his daughter, Willa, who is forced to uncover a serious secret about her father. The past haunts Steve Newlin when he gets a visit from the last person he ever expected to see, his ex-wife Sarah Newlin.
Eric comes face-to-face with Burrell and his Authority forces, and turns Willa into a vampire. Sookie wheedles her way into Ben and invites him at her place for dinner. Sarah Newlin shoots Willa.
Eric and Tara must struggle to let the anti-vampire forces detain them to rescue Pam, who was later shot. Sookie turns to Lafayette to call for her late parents, but things get topsy-turvy when Lafayette attacks her. Warlow flashbacks to the time he lived in misery with Lilith.
Bill tries to reach out for Lilith regarding the anti-vampire predicament to no avail. Bill kills Governor Burrell inside his palace. As he is forced to leave the town, Sam leaves Emma with Martha, hoping that it would be best for her. Andy names his daughter "Adilyn Bellefleur".
Eric decides to take the last chance to save Nora. Sam is forced to shut her eyes to Alcide's warnings of her due to a tragic incident that takes place nearby her house.
Sookie can't make up her mind whether to mediate between Warlow and Bill in their deal, after which she turns to Warlow, who refuses to help her unless she agrees to marry him. In the vampire detention camp, Jason approaches Violet, an alpha female vampire who offers him protection.
Sookie feeds Warlow her blood to treat him after she brawls with Bill, who wanted to seize Warlow's blood. Eric returns to the vampire detention camp, rain blows on the guard and kills Dr. Overlark, who tortured Jessica.
The power Bill has inherited from the blood of Lilith has gone in vain. Jason gets into a relationship with Violet. Sookie thinks about getting into a relationship with Warlow, who turns against her and tries to attack her, but Jason deals with him.