When Tate meets Violet, he bonds with her over their shared depression and the struggles they both face regarding their family dysfunction. As their relationship deepens, so does Tate's admiration for her, as she is the only person in his existence that has shown him compassion ("You are the only light I've ever known"),[6] resulting in him falling in love with her. He starts to see that his purpose as a ghost is to be her friend and maybe something more, enforcing him to shield her from the home's malignant past occupants and stick by her as much as possible. When she attempts suicide by pill overdosing, he quickly attempts to save her life but proves unsuccessful, and mourns her death while crying "Don't you die on me Violet!".[7] He breaks down in tears when he is eventually forced to reveal her dead body, in turn also revealing that she is a ghost, and later tries to comfort her by tearfully revealing his true feelings for her. According to Madison Montgomery, after Vivien Harmon gave birth to Michael Langdon, the Anti-Christ, all of the violent thoughts of the Murder House's residents (including Tate's) went with him, confirming that Tate's murders were due to the Devil's hold over him and that he is, in fact, the sweet-natured boy Violet knows him to be. As a result, Violet is finally able to forgive him in 2018, and the two are able to find a happy ending together in death. Tate also admitted his faults for all those murders and reedems himself by saving Vivian from being killed by Michael.