- In Chicago, Katherine meets Stefan in front of a store and she tells that Elena has the necklace that belongs to Rebekah. She also feels that Stefan is plotting a scheme against Klaus, but he does not share his plan with her. Meanwhile, in Mystic Falls, Anna shows up to Jeremy and talks to him that she is alone in the afterlife. Gloria seeks out the necklace using a spell while Bonnie and Caroline visit Elena; out of the blue, her necklace burns her chest. Damon is upset with people trying to change him to be Mr. Nice Guy. Sheriff Forbes asks him to compel Bill to forget everything but Bill resists. When Damon decides to kill Bill, Caroline protects her father. Meanwhile Gloria tortures Stefan to discover who is wearing the necklace but Katherine unexpectedly kills the witch. Stefan discovers that Klaus fears a vampire hunter, Mikael, and tries to get more information from Rebekah. She's suspicious of his attitude and tells this to Klaus, who decides to return to Mystic Falls.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Still in Chicago, Klaus enlists the help of a witch called Gloria to try to discover why his plan is not working. Gloria's spells reveal some intriguing glimpses of the truth but she soon realises she need Stefan to complete the puzzle. Back in Mystic Falls, a new enemy pushes Damon over the brink with devastating consequences, while Caroline struggles with her own emotional issues.—snowflakeaudrey
- Still in Chicago, Klaus uses Gloria, a witch he knew long ago, to help him track down missing information that will explain why his plan isn't working. Gloria's spells reveal intriguing glimpses of the truth, but she soon realizes she needs Stefan's knowledge to complete the puzzle. When Stefan suddenly finds himself in danger, help comes from a surprising ally. Back in Mystic Falls, a frustrating new enemy pushes Damon over the brink and he lashes out in a way that will have lasting consequences. Caroline struggles with her own emotional issues, even as she tries to help Elena face her feelings. Jeremy makes a brief but disturbing breakthrough with one of his ghostly visitors, leaving him more confused than ever. Finally, Bonnie has a strange encounter that will affect everyone.—Fox Publicity
- In Chicago, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) drink in the middle of the day while Rebecca (Claire Holt) tries on dresses in a shop. She thinks women of the 21st century dress like prostitutes. Klaus is pouting. Rebecca has lost her necklace. Stefan goes outside for air and is beckoned by Katherine (Nina Dobrev) across the street.
Back home in Mystic Falls, Elena (Nina Dobrev) makes chili for the Founder's Picnic. It's an old family recipe. "I knew your family, and they made sucky chili," Damon (Ian Somerhalder) says. They have a cutesy moment, which Alaric (Matthew Davis) observes and disapproves of. Damon thinks Elena is in denial about Stefan. He points out she's still wearing his necklace, a reminder of her "unbreakable bond" with Stefan.
In Chicago, Katherine guesses Elena has Rebecca's necklace. Stefan says he has it under control. She doubts his diabolical planning skills and reminds him Klaus is smarter than him. She warns him against Rebecca.
Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) wakes up next to Anna (Melise). She's been trying to get through to him for days, yelling at him. He just now heard her. He says he was dreaming about her. Anna explains. For her to break through from the other side they essentially have to be thinking about each other at the same time.
Meanwhile, Caroline (Candice King) arrives at Elena's, also bearing chili. Bonnie (Kat Graham) is with her, back from her summer away. Jeremy hugs her, happy to see her. He's still seeing Anna.
Damon catches up with Sheriff Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre). "Mayor Lockwood called your gay ex-husband to torture your vampire daughter?" he says. She tells Damon that she has been detaining Bill (Jack Coleman) to get the vervane out of his system so Damon can compel him. Damon wants to kill him instead. She says 'no'. She leads him down to the basement of the city jail, built in 1860. He's held in the same chair where he tortured Caroline. Damon takes a quick bite of his neck to check. The vervane is gone. Bill tells him the mind can be taught to overcome almost anything. (Hello... foreshadowing!) Damon compels Bill, telling him all he'll remember is he came to town to go back-to-school shopping with Caroline.
In Chicago, Gloria (Charmin Lee) isn't making much progress locating the necklace.
Back in Mystic Falls, Elena is in her kitchen with Bonnie and Caroline when her necklace singes her skin. She takes it off and hands it to Bonnie. Bonnie reaches for it and gets sort of an electric shock.
In Chicago, Gloria announces she found it. She says there's a girl with her friends. That's all she has. She throws Klaus out to concentrate.
At the Founder's Picnic, Bonnie sits down with a book to work on a finding spell. Caroline quizzes Elena on the deal with Damon. She says there is none. As Bonnie is looking up the spell, the necklace starts raising into the air. It has its own magic. Ric tells Damon to take a break from Elena.
Sheriff Forbes comes to get Damon for the council meeting.
Klaus and Stefan feed on women as Rebecca pouts. Stefan gets up to leave. Klaus assumes he's going to write a name on a wall.
Jeremy finds a private room in the Lockwood house to meet with Anna. She says she feels something whenever he sees Vicki. She tells him to try not to let Vicki in. She says she's all alone on the other side and is so glad to have him to talk to. She touches his hand. He wants to feel it.
Stefan visits Gloria. He knew she was holding back. She heard the girls say his name. She wants the necklace and threatens to narc on him. He tries to attack her. She freezes him in place, saying she'll find it the hard way. He ends up frozen in place on a table, with candles all around. She slices open both of his arms then sticks silver in to keep it from healing. His blood collects in bowls. She rubs vervane on her hands and presses them on his chest, burning him.
In the meeting, Sheriff Forbes reports everything has been quiet. Damon backs her up. After the meeting, Bill shows up. "Do you three think everyone else on the council is clueless, or just stupid?" he asks.
In her room, Jeremy helps Bonnie look through books for a spell. He asks why she doesn't ask the witches.She finally tells him they cut her off for bringing him back to life. She asks how he's doing. He says he's fine. Suddenly, Anna appears, warning him the darkness is there. Bonnie's spell books burst into flames. She uses an incantation to put them out. Bonnie has no idea what happened.
Meanwhile, Gloria continues torturing Stefan with vervane burns, seeing into his memories. She sees he loves Elena. She sees Klaus feeding on her and realizes she's the doppelganger and is still alive, which is why Klaus can't make hybrids. She's processing this new information when Katherine appears out of nowhere and stabs her in the neck.
Back in Mystic Falls, Elena and Caroline get ready to leave the party when Caroline sees her dad. They leave. Damon catches up outside and tells them they have a problem with Bill Forbes: for some strange reason he's impervious to compulsion. "He threatened to out me... don't get me started on the irony of that," Damon says.
Bill wants to control the council and put vervane in the town's water supply. Elena suggests it might not be such a bad idea since Stefan isn't around to help him control his urges. Damon wishes he'd killed Bill. Ric tells him to let it go. Damon gets tired of being managed and snaps Ric's neck, infuriating Elena.
Katherine and Stefan clean up after Gloria as she tries to figure out his plan. She thinks he's bonding with Klaus by shunning Rebecca, making her want him even more. She asks his plan. He tells her he knew them back in the 20s. They were running from a hunter. "Don't you want to know why an original vampire that can't be killed is afraid of a vampire hunter?" Stefan says. Katherine wants in on his plan, but he turns her down. Stefan carries Gloria's body away.
Tyler (Michael Trevino) comes up to his room to find Caroline waiting for him. She helps him out of his football practice clothes. They're interrupted by her phone ringing. Elena says it's an emergency.
Damon chats up Bill Forbes. He's says he's counting on the idea Damon's not self-destructive enough to kill the sheriff's ex-husband. "That makes you the the third person to under-estimate me today," Damon says. He chomps down on Bill's neck. He comes up for air, saying he's not going to killl He's just enjoying the moment. He chomps down again. Caroline busts it and tosses Damon off him. She throws him against a wall and then through the door. She bites herself and offers her blood to her dad, who declines. "Grow up," she says, and feeds him. Caroline tells Damon to knock it off. He fights back and gets her pinned. He's stronger than her. She's angrier. She throws Damon off her again and whisks her dad away.
Elena comes in, upset, telling him he can't act like this if he's going to stay in town. He doesn't appreciate everyone trying to keep him in check. She tells him she wishes he wouldn't act like a vampire. "I'm not Stefan, how about you stop trying to turn me into him?" Damon says, then storms out.
Bonnie cleans up her charred books. Anna visits Jeremy in the bathroom. He tells her not to pop up every time he's with Bonnie. She reminds him it's a two-way street. She can only come when he's thinking of her. Anna thinks that's why he hasn't told Bonnie about her, because he doesn't want her to know he still cares. He says good-bye to Anna and shuts her out. He goes in the other room and tells Bonnie what's been going on. In the corner, Anna yells to get through, but he doesn't listen. She sobs she's all alone.
Stefan returns to the warehouse full of dead Klaus siblings. Rebecca is there. Klaus is checking on Gloria. Stefan asks who they were running from the last night he saw them. She tells him Klaus wouldn't want her to tell. He backs off. Klaus told her why Stefan was staying. She thinks Klaus admires him for sacrificing himself for Damon. She kisses him and asks if he'll ever love anyone like he loved Elena. He says "maybe". She calls him out for lying.
Klaus returns. She tells him something is wrong with Stefan. He was asking about Michael. She tells Klaus that Stefan isn't with them. Klaus charges Stefan.
Back in Mystic Falls, Damon makes himself a cocktail, and one for Ric who is dead on the couch. He finally comes back to life. Damon points out it took longer than usual, maybe Ric should get the ring checked. Ric realizes Damon killed him. "You pissed me off," Damon says. Damon says no hard feelings He was on a tear and tired of everyone telling him what to do. Ric suggests maybe everyone just realized Damon's a d---.
Caroline tells Elena "I told you so" about Damon. Caroline tries to get Elena to admit she's attracted to Damon. She's worried what that would say about her. Caroline says it would just mean she's human. Just then, Caroline sees her dad walking by and goes to talk to him. He assures her he's going to go back home before someone kills him. He thanks her for rescuing him. She tells him she'll be OK. "You're a vampire, sweetheart, I don't think you'll ever be OK again," he says, with pity.
Ric makes his case to Sheriff Forbes and Mayor Lockwood ([Susan Walters) to join the council. He thinks someone needs to look after the humans, since their children have made them biased.
Elena meets Bonnie outside the grill. She asks for her necklace back. Bonnie tells her Jeremy has been seeing Vicki and Anna as ghosts. Elena is gone in a flash.
Damon opens his door for Elena. But she giggles at him. He realizes it's Katherine, also who was talking to Bonnie. She's looking for a partner in crime. He compliments her impeccable timing. He's up for it. She won't tell him where they're going. She has Elena's necklace.
Klaus kicks Stefan awake. They're in the back of a semi-truck. Stefan asks for a chance to explain himself. Klaus says he's looked into whatever Stefan was hiding. He throws open the semi back door. Stefan sees he's back in Mystic Falls.
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