Van Helsing2004

Van Helsing:
And he's given a new life.

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

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

Both:
Sorry.

Carl:
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.

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

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

Anna Valerious:
And then the Devil gave him wings.

Carl:
Yes.

Van Helsing:
All right. So where is this door?

Carl:
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.

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

Van Helsing:
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.