All right Carl, what have you learned.

That Count Dracula was actually the son of Valerious the Elder. The son of your ancestor.

Everybody knows that, what else?

All right. well according to this rubbing, it all started when Dracula was murdered.

Do you know who murdered him?

No, it's just some vague reference to the Left Hand of God. And in 1462 when Dracula died, he made a covenant with the Devil.

And he's given a new life.

But the only way he could sustain that life is by drinking the blood of others.

Uh, excuse me. Are you going to let me tell the story?

Sorry.

And your ancestor, having sired this evil creature, went to Rome to seek forgiveness. That's when the bargain was made, he was to kill Dracula in return for eternal salvation of his entire family right down the line all the way to you.

But he couldn't do it. As evil as Dracula was, my ancestor couldn't kill his own son.

So he banished him to an icy fortress, sending him to a door for which there is no return.

And then the Devil gave him wings.

Yes.

All right. So where is this door?

I don't know. But when your ancestor couldn't kill his son. He left clues, so that future generations might do it for him.

That must be what my father was looking for in here. Clues to the door's location.

The door, of course. You said your father spent hours staring at this painting trying to find Dracula's lair. I think you were right, quite literally. I think this is the door, he just didn't know how to open it.

[pointing at the Latin inscription]

Look, the Latin inscription. Maybe it was like that painting in the tower.

If this were a door, my father would've open it long ago.

[Carl finds out the piece of the inscription is missing]

I can't finish the inscription, there's a piece missing.

Your father didn't have this.

Where did you get that?

Carl, finish it.

[Carl puts the final piece and translates the inscription]

In the name of God, open this door.