After years of experimenting with
Nick's blood, Natalie finally comes
up with a vaccine she believes will
rid him of his vampirism. She injects
a little into her willing patient's
arm, then watches with concern as
Nick is struck with acute pain and
nausea. After the initial bad reaction,
however, Nick feels a sudden change.
He's convinced that the vampire inside
of him is gone. 
Eager to test his theory, Nick dashes
out of the lab and heads outside
where the sun is already up. Natalie
is unable to stop him as his excitement
gets the better of him. Luckily,
as he greets the sunrise, Nick does
not go up in a puff of smoke. It
appears that Nat's cure is an undeniable
success.
To Natalie's dismay, Nick's first
inclination as a mortal is to go
see Janette. When he tells her of
his cure, she is less than enthused,
accusing him of being an eternal
boy, and turning down his offer to
become another one of Natalie's lab
rats. Nick leaves the Raven disappointed
over Janette's reaction, convinced
that she's merely jealous of his
newfound mortality.
As Nick drops Nat off at her place,
he asks her for an emergency supply
of the medication just in case his
first dose wears off. Nat has concerns
about giving him the drug since it's
experimental and they haven't had
time to study its full effects. Nick
assures her that he will only use
it again if necessary and that he
will call her first. However, it
doesn't take long before Nick feels
the need for another injection, and
administers it himself without calling
Nat as he had promised. He steels
himself against the momentary discomfort,
then goes on with his day in the
sun.
Out at the pier, Nick catches up
with Schanke who's upset over the
recent suicide of a fellow cop and
friend, Brian Sykes. Nick suspects
there's more to the death of Schanke's
friend and wants to investigate it
further. As they discuss the matter,
Schanke begins to notice that there's
something different about his partner
today. During the drive over to check
out a hunch, Nick explains to Schanke
that Natalie has come up with an
apparent cure for his sun allergy.
Nick suspects that crime boss Jimmy
Vinetti has something to do with
Sykes' suicide. Knowing that the
man always has lunch at a certain
restaurant, the two detectives pay
him a visit. Unexpectantly, Nick
is drawn to the food and can't stop
himself from eating off of Jimmy's
plate. The mobster misinterprets
Nick's actions as fearless intimidation
and tells the cops what they want
to know, as a dumbfounded Schanke
looks on.
After leaving the restaurant, a still
ravenous Nick stops off at a hot
dog stand for a quick meal. As he
and Schanke continue down the street,
Nick has a strange sensation when
he spots a pretty young woman heading
their way. When he visualizes himself
attacking her, he realizes that something
is not quite right. After Schanke
informs him that he's looking sunburned,
Nick checks his reflection in the
window of a cab and sees that his
vampire traits are showing.
Nick immediately heads home where
he injects himself with another dose
of his miracle cure. As he lies writhing
in pain and suffering from a chemically
induced euphoria, he soon discovers
that he has an unwanted visitor.
When LaCroix questions his present
condition, Nick explains that he's
cured. "Oh, well then... if this
is the cure," LaCroix utters in his
ear, "give me the disease."
To prove to his master that he's
cured, Nick goes to the window and
stands in the rays of the sun. LaCroix
tries to talk some sense into his
offspring, telling him that he's
merely deluding himself, and warns
that certain others of their kind
would not view his actions lightly.
Nick ignores the warning and announces
naively, "I'm not yours anymore."
"You're wrong, Nicholas," LaCroix
informs him. Proving that he's powerful
enough to withstand the sun's rays
without a so-called "cure," the ancient
vampire adds, "We are each
other. You will always be
mine. Eternally."
When Nick stops by to see Nat for
more of the vaccine, the effects
the drug is having on him becomes
quite evident. After Nat refuses
to give him anymore, he begins to
become physically aggressive towards
her. Luckily, Schanke arrives and
interrupts Nick's tirade. With paranoia
building, Nick accuses them both
of being against him, and before
stalking off, lets them know he'll
find what he needs on his own.
At the precinct, Nick passes Fred
Berman who he suspects was the one
who left behind a lens cap near the
suicide scene of Brian Sykes, and
therefore had something to do with
the death. Back at his loft, while
experiencing withdrawal symptoms
from the drug, Nick gets a call from
Jimmy Vinetti to meet him if he wants
to know what really happened to Brian
Sykes. Feeling as though he can't
face the man without a fix, Nick
goes back to Natalie's lab, breaks
open the locked drug cabinet and
takes what he needs.
Just before his meeting with Vinetti,
Nick realizes that he's allowing
the drug to rule him, and decides
against taking anymore. When he goes
over to Vinetti's parked limo, the
mobster has a surprise waiting for
him. After the pesky detective is
apparently killed, Vinetti instructs
his driver to get rid of the body.
The driver stashes Nick in the trunk
of the Caddie, and by the time he's
driven to a suitable place to dump
the body, it's past sunset and Nick
has revived himself. When the driver
opens the trunk, Nick attacks and
quickly incapacitates him. Berman,
driving the limo, attempts to run
Nick over but misses when his intended
victim leaps high into the air and
over the car.
Berman ends up crashing the car into
a tree just as Nat and Schanke arrives
(out of nowhere) with plenty of back-up.
Nick flashes his fangs at Nat to
show her that the drug has worn off
and he's his lovable self again.
Nat is apparently relieved to see
the transformation. Obviously, she'd
rather have her Nick a healthy and
sane vampire than a paranoiac, drugged
out mortal. (Wouldn't we all?)
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