Daniel Malloy flies to Dubai to resume his conversation with Louis, who remembers how Lestat seduced him in New Orleans in 1910.
Over a lavish meal, Louis reflects on his volatile transformation under Lestat's mentorship and opens up about vampire life in the 21st century.
Louis refuses to kill humans, but worsening relations with his mortal family and race relations in 1917 New Orleans test his resolve.
Louis and Lestat become vampire parents when they turn a mortally wounded teenager — but her rebelliousness and insatiable hunger prove daunting.
Claudia spends the Depression on the road after New Orleans police discover her dump site. Louis and Lestat's quarreling boils over upon her return.
Claudia nurses Louis back to health. Lestat grudgingly agrees to new house rules. Daniel dreams about his first interview with a vampire.
Louis and Claudia play a risky game of chess with Lestat while plotting their departure from New Orleans with an extravagant Mardi Gras ball — and feast.