: Elijah struggles with a suppressed memory recently unearthed by his mother. It is revealed that 1,000 years ago, Elijah discovered Aurora had been sired by Rebekah, and he used his compulsion to make Aurora believe Klaus was a monster, effectively breaking Klaus's heart and driving them apart for centuries.
: Aurora leaves a poem—the "letter" of the title—on a dead woman’s body for Klaus and Elijah: "Roses are red, lavender is blue. Come find me before I find you" . She eventually reunites with Klaus, and their shared history reveals that she was the first person Klaus ever told about killing his mother, Esther. [S3E5] The Axeman's Letter
The episode takes place during the in New Orleans. This is based on a real historical event from March 1919 , where a serial killer known as "The Axeman" sent a letter to local newspapers. He claimed he would kill again at midnight but promised to spare any house where jazz music was playing. In the show's lore, Vincent Griffith explains that the Axeman was actually a witch . Key Story Plotlines : Elijah struggles with a suppressed memory recently
The Originals Season 3 Episode 5 Review: The Axeman's Letter Come find me before I find you"