- "Look, Nicky... this is hard for me, too. I wouldn't be here if I didn't have to be."
- —Carmilla Pines to Nick Hawley[src]
Carmilla Pines is a notorious treasure hunter and the god-mother of Nick Hawley. She became a Vetala and a worshiper of Kali.
History[]
Early Life[]
Carmilla Pines was given legal custody of the newly-orphaned, twelve-year-old Nick Hawley when his parents died in a car crash one Christmas Eve. Under her care, Hawley learned the treasure hunters' trade. After young Hawley witnessed her commit a brutal murder, he ran away and their paths did not cross again until a decade later. With the help of a middle man by the name of Patrick McKenna, Carmilla was finally able to arrange a rendezvous with Hawley.[1]
Finding Nick[]
After ten years of searching for him, Carmilla finally found Nick Hawley, whom she affectionately calls as "Nicky", much to Nick's ire. Carmilla begged him to help her steal an artifact from the Knox Estate, claiming that Hawley owed her a favor. Hawley reluctantly agrees to help her. Later that night, Carmilla and Hawley break into the Police Archives to steal an architectural map of the Knox estate. The two of them had a brief encounter with Ichabod Crane and the Mills sisters. Carmilla nearly killed Jenny Mills but she was warded off by the arrow from Van Helsing's Crossbow fired by Crane.
In Carmilla's hideout, Hawley opted to leave her as he figured he kept his end of the bargain. Carmilla, however, begs Hawley to help her one last time, claiming to be his family. She revealed to him a huge "X" mark carved on her back. She further relates to him that she had been forcibly turned into a type of a Hindu demon called a "Vitala". Carmilla explained that the only way for her to become a human again is to find and take that one artifact from the Knox Estate. Hawley reluctantly agreed to help her one last time, but after that, the two would part ways forever.[1]
In the Knox Estate, a gathering gave the pair the opportunity to sneak into the vault. In the vault, Carmilla finds the Statue of Kali but it was not without incident. Abbie Mills approaches from behind her; and after dodging a bullet, Carmilla grabs Abbie by the neck. Crane appears wielding the crossbow and threatens to shoot her. In return, Carmilla threatens to kill Abbie with her venomous nails. Hawley arrives and makes a deal with Carmilla to never leave her again, if she spares both Crane and Abbie. Carmilla agrees and orders Hawley to lock the Witnesses up in the vault.
Returning to her hideout, Carmilla shows her true colors when she knocks Hawley unconscious and proceeds to do amorous things to him as he loses consciousness. She then uses the Statue of Kali to begin the dark incantation that will turn her henchmen and Hawley into Vetala. Fortunately, Crane, Abbie, and Jenny arrive as Carmilla is reciting the incantation to activate the Statue of Kali.
In the ensuing fight, Crane shoots her two henchmen with an arrow doused in fire, killing them. As Carmilla is assaulting Jenny, Hawley uses the commotion to turn the tables on her and grabs a crowbar and a torch. Just as Hawley was about to deal the fatal blow, Carmilla flees the scene through a window. Hawley then sets out to search for Carmilla, bidding farewell to Team Witness.[1]
Appearances[]
| Season Two | |||||||||||||||||||
| "This Is War" | "The Kindred" | "Root of All Evil" | "Go Where I Send Thee..." | "The Weeping Lady" | |||||||||||||||
| "And the Abyss Gazes Back" | "Deliverance" | "Heartless" | "Mama" | "Magnum Opus" | |||||||||||||||
| "The Akeda" | "Paradise Lost" | "Pittura Infamante" | "Kali Yuga" | "Spellcaster" | |||||||||||||||
| "What Lies Beneath" | "Awakening" | "Tempus Fugit" | |||||||||||||||||