After much denial, Elena realizes that Jeremy is truly dead. Bonnie agrees to help Shane by killing twelve more people to get the proper magic needed to break the veil between this realm and where all supernatural beings go when they die. If this veil is broken successfully, every supernatural being that has died will come back to life. Also, with the veil broken, Silas will no longer be trapped on the otherside when he dies, thus finally being able to be reunited with his true love. When Bonnie tells everyone about her plans, they all tell her it's a terrible idea. Caroline tries to reach Tyler but is unsuccessful. Matt has a hard time with Jeremy's death. Rebekah leaves Vaughn to die in a cave after he warns her that no one is safe from Silas. Damon makes Elena shut off her humanity because the pain of losing Jeremy is too much for her. After she flips the switch, Elena burns down the Gilbert house as a cover story for Jeremy's death. Disguised as Shane, Silas returns back to Mystic Falls with the group.
[Gilbert's House] (Elena takes a picture of Jeremy and her and looks at it) [The Island] (Elena rushes toward Jeremy and takes him in her arms) Elena: Jeremy! Oh, no. No. No. Oh, no. Oh, God, no. Oh, God... It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. You're gonna be ok. The ring will bring you back. It's ok. It's ok. You're gonna be ok. You're gonna be ok, Jeremy. You're gonna be fine (Damon and Stefan are in the tunnels) Damon: How'd this happen? Stefan: It was Katherine. She must have been following us this whole time Damon: What about the cure or Silas? Stefan: If there was anything in there at all, it's all gone Damon: Where the hell is Bonnie? Stefan: I have no idea. She went looking for Jeremy last night. She never came back. Damon, Elena is in there waiting for the Gilbert ring to bring Jeremy back to life Damon: Ok. Fine. We'll wait with her Stefan: Damon, listen to me. Jeremy was one of the five, a hunter Damon: He's supernatural. The ring won't work anymore. She won't survive this. I'll find Bonnie. You get Elena off this island [Gilbert's House] (Caroline is cleaning. Elena and Stefan enter. He's carrying Jeremy's body) Caroline: Hey, you're home. I was trying to clean the burn mark where Kol... I couldn't get the spot out Elena: Come on. Let's get him upstairs (Stefan lays Jeremy on his bed) Stefan: Can I get you anything? Elena: No. I'm fine. I'm just gonna sit here and wait with him until he wakes up. Let me know if you hear anything about Bonnie, ok? Stefan: Yeah. Sure [The Island] (Damon is back at the camp and looks around. He hears a noise) Damon: Unless you're a blond, a Bennett witch, or a doppelganger, I suggest you steer clear (Rebekah is here) Rebekah: Where is it, the cure? I know someone has it Damon: Yes, someone... Katherine Rebekah: Katherine? The doppelganger? Damon: Yeah. Sneaky, little bitch must've been spying on us for weeks. She killed Jeremy... He killed your brother. Let's not with the fake sad face Rebekah: I didn't say I was going to miss him, but I'm not heartless. He was Elena's only family Damon: Good. Well, you can send flowers after you help me find Bonnie Rebekah: We need to find Katherine Damon: If there's one thing that's a guarantee in this miserable, little world, it's that Katherine Pierce is gone. We need to find Bonnie. Oh, and beware of the immortal Silas. If he was asleep in that cave, he's awake now (Bonnie wakes up. Shane is there) Shane: Don't touch it. I used some of the island's herbs and berries to help treat the wound, but not being an actual witch, I can't guarantee much Bonnie: How are you healed? Silas: It was Silas. He helped me. You did it, Bonnie. He's risen Bonnie: Get away from me Silas: I know you're angry with me, ok, but now you'll see, everything I did, all those lives lost, they weren't in vain. Silas is gonna bring them back Bonnie: What you want to do isn't natural, Shane. You can't bring back the dead Shane: I think you'll change your mind now Bonnie: What do you mean, now? Shane: When Silas awoke, he had to feed to gain his strength. He'd been desiccating for almost 2,000 years. He needed blood. Jeremy was there Bonnie: What are you saying? Shane: He had... Bonnie: What are you saying to me? Shane: He drained him of his blood, Bonnie. Jeremy is dead [Gilbert's House] (Caroline and Stefan are in the kitchen) Caroline: How long has she been like that? Stefan: Ever since we found his body. She hasn't said anything except that she's waiting for him to wake up Caroline: But he's not going to wake up. She knows that, right? Stefan: Look. Deep down, I think she has to, but we're talking about Elena here. She feels grief more powerfully than anyone else. I think her denial is the one thing protecting her from letting it all in Caroline: She can't stay like that forever Stefan: I know, but I don't want to be the one to break her out of it, not until we know that Bonnie is safe, not until we get Damon over here to, you know... Caroline: Use the sire bond to convince her that everything is ok? (Elena enters) Elena: I'm not in denial. I know that he was supernatural, but did you see? His tattoo is gone. The tattoo had the spell that opened Silas' chamber. Maybe it being gone means that he fulfilled his supernatural destiny. Maybe he's back to normal. It's possible, right? Caroline: Elena... Elena: It's possible, Caroline. There's a chance. It may be miniscule, but it's hope, and I'm gonna hold on to that hope with everything that I've got because there's no way... There's absolutely no way that my brother is dead. I'm not in denial (Caroline is on the porch, leaving a voicemail) Caroline: Hey. I know that I'm not supposed to be calling, but something happened, and I need to talk to you, Tyler. So please call me (She hangs up. Stefan's here) Stefan: Do you know where he is? Caroline: As far away from Klaus as he can get. Klaus said he wouldn't stop until he found him Stefan: Well, Katherine has been running from Klaus for 500 years. It's not easy, but it's possible. It's probably why she stole the cure. She wants to bargain for her freedom Caroline: I just can't believe after all that, the cure is just gone Stefan: Yeah. I mean, talk about denial. In my head, I was thinking there was no way Elena was gonna stay a vampire forever... And now without any family Caroline: Well, we can't think about that right now. We need to make plans, lists. We need a funeral or a cover story or a funeral and a cover story. I should go tell my mom. I guess she'll know what to do Stefan: We should get Matt over here Caroline: You're right. I will do that. I will call Matt, and then I will go tell my mom, and then I will make a list or a casserole or... I don't know... Whatever people are supposed to do or make in these situations. What's that smell? Stefan: It's his body. He's starting to decompose. Tell you mom to get Dr. Fell over here [The Island] (Rebekah and Damon are walking) Rebekah: Do you think Bonnie is dead? Damon: Never thought I'd say this, but I hope not Rebekah: I don't like being out in the open like this Damon: What, afraid of the big, bad Silas? Rebekah: No Damon: Scaredy cat Rebekah: I'm not a scaredy cat. My brother Kol drove himself mad worrying about Silas rising. It would benefit us all to be a bit concerned, and you're one to talk about being afraid. You're so scared; you're 1,200 miles away from where you're supposed to be Damon: Hey, somebody needed to find Bonnie Rebekah: Stefan could've done that. Aren't you Elena's current love? It's so hard to keep track these days. Shouldn't you be home comforting her, or are you terrified of being there when she realizes her brother is dead? (Someone shoots an arrow at them but he uses her as shield) Rebekah: Ow! Damon: Sorry. Better you than me (He sees Vaughn and runs after him and catches him) Damon: Mm, just the guy I wanted to see (Bonnie can't stop crying. Shane looks at her) Shane: Bonnie, here. Drink this. It'll calm you down Bonnie: I don't want any of your stupid teas, Shane Shane: Bonnie... Bonnie: Jeremy is dead Shane: Bonnie, be careful. Don't let your magic get out of control. Bonnie! Come on. Bonnie, I am not gonna let you fall apart. I'm not gonna let you. Silas needs you. He can bring Jeremy back. He can bring everyone back, and you're gonna help him, ok? You're gonna see Jeremy again [Gilbert's House] (Elena is in her bedroom and goes to Jeremy's bedroom. Meredith enters) Meredith: Elena? Elena: Meredith? What are you doing here? Meredith: I came to check on your brother. May I? Elena: Yeah. Um... You're not gonna find any vitals. It's the same thing that Ric used to go through. He'd just be dead until then he wasn't. Once, I remember he was gone for almost an entire day. Ric died, like, 4 times before he lost his mind, and Jeremy has died a few times, too... 3, I think... so we're gonna have to... So we'll have to keep an eye on him because I don't want him to go crazy just like Ric did Meredith: Elena... It looks like Jeremy died of extreme blood loss. His neck also appears to be broken. The lack of blood explains why there's no lividity, but his muscles have tightened past the point of rigor mortis. No. If he's left unattended to, soon he'll start to bloat. Within a few hours, his skin will discolor, and... Elena: No, stop okay? Just stop. He's not dead Meredith: I need you to release the body to me. We'll get him to a funeral home and prepare him for a viewing where you and his friends can say good-bye to him Elena: He's not dead, ok? (She rushes over Meredith and strangles her but Stefan catches her) Stefan: Elena, stop it Elena: Now you're all about science? Where was your science when you used vampire blood to save my life, huh? There is no science here. It's just magic. We need magic. We have to find Bonnie. Bonnie can fix this. Somebody just get me Bonnie! (Matt enters and sees Jeremy. He's chocked) Matt: Elena... Elena: No, no. No, Matt. It's fine. It's ok. It's ok. Bonnie will be here soon, and she'll fix everything, and it'll be all fine. Everything is gonna be fine. It'll be fine. It'll be fine. It'll be fine (Elena and Matt are in the kitchen. He gives her a cup of tea) Elena: You're not dosing me again, are you? Matt: Poison your best friend once, and suspicion follows you forever. Where are Bonnie and Damon? Elena: We lost Bonnie on the island. Damon stayed back to try and find her Matt: That's funny. Doesn't he hate her? Elena: He doesn't hate her. I think he actually kind of loves her. You're mean to the people that you care about Matt: That's some messed-up logic Elena: Damon logic Matt: Damon logic. Listen. I want you to go somewhere with me Elena: I can't leave Jeremy Matt: Elena... There's nothing you can do right now, ok? Stefan can stay here with him. Come with me. Please [The Island] (Damon is with Vaughn) Damon: Here's the thing. I was completely willing to accept the fact that you were one man on a lonely mission to kill ol' Silas, and then I got boned by my Vixen Nemesis miss Katherine Pierce, and then I start thinking there's no way that this is a coincidence. So what do you know, huh? (Rebekah rejoins them) Damon: Took you long enough Rebekah: Sorry. I had to dig the arrow out of my spine. Thank you for that Damon: Well, if you want a lead on Katherine Pierce, here's your guy Vaughn: Torture me all you want. You can't kill me. The hunter's curse will torment you forever Damon: It'll be worth it Rebekah: He's right. You can't kill him, but that doesn't mean we can't tear him apart piece by piece, nerve by nerve until the pain is so severe, that your brain shuts it off to give you one tiny moment of blessed relief, and then we'll heal you and do it again and again and again Damon: You are creepy Rebekah: Thank you Vaughn: I was tracking dens of vampires across Colorado. Katherine found me, said she could help me find Silas. She already knew about the hunter's mark, the cure Damon: How? Vaughn: Oh, she had someone on the inside, some werewolf girl, friends with your Professor Damon: Hayley, Tyler Lockwood's old friend. Ah, I knew she was shady. Where'd Katherine find her? Vaughn: New Orleans. That's all I know Damon: Ah. Good. Let's throw him in a well. If he starves to death, it's not our fault. I'm gonna go find Bonnie Rebekah: We've got a lead on the cure, Damon. I'm gonna find I but it suppose you don't mind. You never wanted Elena to be human again, anyway Damon: I wanted that cure for her because it's what she wanted. You might think I'm afraid to go back, but I'm not because I know what she needs. She needs me to bring her best friend home (Shane and Bonnie are walking through the woods) Shane: We got to get you home if you're gonna help Silas raise the dead Bonnie: I don't understand what I can do Shane: Well, Silas can't do magic. He was a witch, but after he became immortal, that ended. He can be a witch or a vampire, but never both. That's why I've been teaching you expressions, so you can do his work for him Bonnie: What? How? Shane: Using the power of 3 massacres. Each massacre of 12 marks the earth with power, and you can use expression to tap into that power Bonnie: 3? You've had 36 people killed? Shane: No. I've had 24 people killed... 12 humans at the Young farm, 12 hybrids. You and I are gonna complete the triangle Bonnie: We're what? Shane: Look. There needs to be another massacre, but it's ok. They're gonna come back. It's worth it Bonnie: I'm not helping you kill 12 people, Shane Shane: Won't you if it meant you can see Jeremy again, your grams, everybody you and your friends ever lost? I think you would Bonnie: No (She runs but falls. When she turns herself she sees Jeremy) Jeremy: Bonnie Bonnie: Jeremy? Jeremy: It hurts Bonnie: Jeremy Jeremy: Help me Bonnie: I can help you. I'll help you. I can help you (She uses her powers but he disappears) Shane: He asked you to help him, didn't he? He needs your help. You can do this, Bonnie. You know you can Bonnie: I'll do whatever it takes [Gilbert's House] (Meredith is still here. Stefan too) Meredith: I'm bumping the AC. We're not gonna be able to leave him in there for much longer Stefan: Yeah. I know. I've been alive for almost two centuries now. You'd think with the amount of people that I've seen die, it would hurt less each time. Never does Meredith: No. No. It never does. I see this every day. Sometimes I think that denial is the worst part for people like us because we know the truth. We can see they're on a collision course with it, and all we can do is brace ourselves for impact (Stefan's phone rings. He answers. It's Damon) Stefan: Did you find her? Damon: I'm still looking. How is she? Stefan: She's losing it, Damon. We can do what we can to delay things here, but we got to get Jeremy to the morgue before it gets ugly Damon: Damn it. I can't just leave her behind. I can't show up without Bonnie Stefan: I think you have to. At this point, the sire bond is probably the only thing that's gonna keep Elena together. I can go back to find Bonnie Damon: I'm on my way [The Island] (Damon hangs up. Bonnie arrives) Damon: I could actually hug you right now (He hugs her) Damon: Where have you been? How'd you find me? Bonnie: Shane led the way. He told me what to do, Damon. I know how to bring Jeremy back [SCENE_BREAK] [Mystic Falls' High School] (Matt brings Elena to the stoner pit) Elena: You brought me to the stoner pit? Matt: I want you to see something (He shows her a tag) Elena: Vicki Matt: Remember when Jer was so into my sister? Elena: When our parents died. It was his rebel phase Matt: I found this after Vick died. It made me smile... And this (He shows her another tag) Elena: Jeremy and Vicky. Did he do that? Matt: After they found Vick's body, I remember thinking that things didn't feel over, you know, that there was no possible way that she could be gone forever. Then she wasn't. My point is, this town, this crazy-ass world we live in, sometimes not being willing to accept that someone is gone is because maybe they're not... At least not completely Elena: Is that really what you believe? Matt: Yes Elena: If I compelled you to tell me the truth, is that what you would say? Matt: I would tell you that it's ok to have hope... Because sometimes that's all that keeps me going Elena: Thanks, Matt (Her phone rings. She answers) Elena: Stefan? Stefan: Hey. Damon found Bonnie. The plane is there waiting for them when they get off the island. They'll be home in a few hours Elena: Thank God. Is she ok? Stefan: Yeah. He said she's fine. Listen, Elena. You might have been right. There might be something Elena: She knows what to do, doesn't she? Stefan: Let's just see what she says when she gets home, ok? Elena: Ok. We'll be home soon [The Island] (Rebekah and Vaughn are in the well) Vaughn: You know, if you're smart, you'll use the cure to kill Silas Rebekah: Killing Silas is your supernatural destiny, not mine Vaughn: All right. Ok. Well, you be careful up there, you know, because he's up there running about Rebekah: You sure about that? Vaughn: You don't believe me? Check my pack (She checks and finds Silas' mask) Vaughn: I found it in the chamber where he lay. They say no one has seen him. No one knows his face. How do you hide from the devil when you don't know what he looks like? Who knows? Maybe I'm him. Mark my words, if you don't use the cure to kill him, doesn't matter if you're human or vampire. You're doomed. We all are (She leaves and he screams after her) Vaughn: Good luck to you, Lass. You've all brought this upon yourselves. May you rot in it! Ha ha ha! [Gilbert's House] (Caroline gets out of her car and leaves a voicemail to Tyler) Caroline: Tyler, it's me again. So I was thinking about it, and you probably ditched your phone, which is the smartest thing that you could do. So I don't know when you're gonna get this, but things were looking kind of bleak for a minute, and... I don't know... Maybe they're turning around So when you get this, call me back, and I'll tell you everything (Damon and Bonnie arrive) Caroline: Thank God. We were so, so worried Bonnie: I'm ok Damon: Could you get Stefan out here? Caroline: They said that she knows what to do Damon: Caroline, I need to talk to my brother Caroline: What's wrong? [The Island] (Bonnie is looking at Shane) Bonnie: I'll do whatever it takes. Whatever you ask of me, I'll do Shane: Then you will see him again .There's just a few things we have to do first [Gilbert's House] (Bonnie, Elena, Caroline and Matt are sitting at the kitchen table) Bonnie: It's called an expression triangle. I need to complete it for Silas Matt: What? (Stefan and Damon are outside) Damon: She's out of her mind, Stefan. The nutty Professor has got her totally brainwashed Matt: Bonnie, you can't kill 12 people Bonnie: I know it sounds crazy, but it's the only way to get enough power Caroline: To do what?! Earlier [The Island] Shane: When Silas was buried by the witch Qetsiyah, she left him with the cure and two choices... Stay mortal and rot or take the cure and eventually die in there of old age Bonnie: At some point, wouldn't death by old age have been better? Shane: No, because, you see, Qetsiyah had already one-upped him. She knew that he wanted to die so that he could find peace, be reunited with his one true love. So she created the other side as a purgatory for all supernatural beings, ensuring that if he died, he'd end up there forever. That's where you come in Bonnie: Why me? Shane: Because you, as Qetsiyah's descendant can make the other side go away Bonnie: How? Now [Gilbert's House] (Damon and Stefan are still outside) Damon: I mean, the whole flight back home, all she could talk about was how she's the one that can drop the veil between this side and the other side Stefan: Drop the veil? What does that even mean? Damon: What it means is, the myth about Silas being able to raise the dead is not just one or some. It's every supernatural being over there Bonnie: Once the veil is dropped, the other side doesn't exist anymore. There's nothing separating us. We're all just one Damon: 3 massacres, 3 hot spots, and the witch spell of the century, every supernatural being over there is back with a vengeance Earlier [The Island] Bonnie: I can't do that Shane: What? Oh, no. Yes, you can. Yes, you can. All the witches, your ancestors, who've been persecuted throughout time, your grams, Jeremy, they'll all be back. You can do this. You will do this Present [Gilbert's House] Caroline: Bonnie, you are talking like a crazy person. You are not killing 12 people, and you sure as hell can't invite every monster who has ever died back into this world Matt: Caroline, I think she knows that Bonnie: I can bring everyone back... Jeremy, Alaric, Vicki Caroline: Bonnie, stop it. You can't just say these things (The phone rings. Everyone stops) Elena: I'll get it Matt: Hey, look. I'll get it Elena: I said I'll get it (She answers) Elena: Hello? April: Elena, hey. It's April... Young. I was looking for Jeremy, and his cell phone keeps going straight to voicemail Elena: Jeremy can't come to the phone right now. He's not... I'm sorry. He's dead (Elena goes in Jeremy's bedroom. She looks at his body. Damon enters) Elena: He's dead. He's dead. Damon, he's dead, and he's been dead this entire time, and I... Oh, my God. I can smell him. How long has he smelled like that? Damon: Hey, talk to me. I can help you Elena: How? How are you gonna help me? How? Ok. Ok. We have to take care of his body. Bring him downstairs Damon: We shouldn't... Elena: Just carry him down, please (She goes downstairs) Elena: Where's Bonnie? Stefan: We told Matt to take her home. We thought it'd be best Elena: Ok. Guess we're gonna have to do this the old-fashioned way Caroline: Do what? (Damon is there, carrying Jeremy's body) Elena: Put his body on the couch (She looks for something) Caroline: Elena? Elena, you need help finding something? Elena: Got it (She puts alcohol everywhere) Stefan: What are you doing? Elena: We need a cover story, right? You think I didn't hear you guys talking earlier? Well, what are we gonna say... Animal attack, tumble down the stairs? No. We burn the house down with him inside of it Stefan: Elena, stop it Elena: Why, because you want me to not be in denial? You want me to face the truth? This is the truth, Stefan. I don't want to live here anymore. I don't want these sketches. I don't want this Xbox. Not gonna need this bourbon anymore. Alaric is not here to drink it, I mean, unless you guys are willing to bring back every supernatural creature on the other side to get him hick. Would you? I know you want your drinking buddy back. Would you, Damon? Because I wouldn't. I don't know. I mean, does that make me a bad person? I have no idea (She removes Jeremy's ring) Elena: He's not gonna need that anymore Caroline: Elena, stop it. You're scaring me Elena: What else are we supposed to do with the body, Caroline? I mean, there's no room in the Gilbert family plot. Jenna and John took the last spots Stefan: No, no, Elena. Stop Elena: There's nothing here for me anymore, Stefan. Every inch of this house is filled with memories of the people that I love that have died... My mom, my dad, Jeremy, and Jenna and Alaric, John, even John. I mean, they're all dead. Everyone is dead. So what am I supposed to... I mean, how am I gonna... I can't even... There's nothing left for me. Aah! Damon: Elena, I need you to calm down Elena: No, no, no. I can't. I can't. I can't. I... I can't. I can't. No. It hurts. It hurts. Just make it stop. Please make it stop. It hurts. Ah... Stefan: Damon... help her Damon: I can help you. I want you to let me help you. I can help you Elena: How? Damon: Turn it off Stefan: What? No, no Damon: Just turn it off, and everything will go away. That's what you have to do. It's what I want you to do. Just turn it off [Caroline's House] (Caroline is leaving a voicemail to Tyler) Caroline: Hey it's me. Look, I hate to leave this on your voicemail, but I think that you need to know. Jeremy is dead, Tyler. I'm so sorry. I thought that you would call and I could tell you, but then you didn't so... Just call me when you get this, ok? I need you, and there's no way that yesterday was the last time that I'm ever going to see you or talk to you It can't be. So just... Call me, Tyler. Please [Bonnie's House] (Matt stops his car in front of Bonnie's house) Bonnie: It's gonna be ok, Matt, you'll see. I'll bring him back Matt: Get some sleep, Bon. We can talk tomorrow (She gets out of the car. She goes to her house and looks for her keys. Shane appears) Shane: Did you tell them? Bonnie: They don't think I can do it Shane: Oh, they're just scared. They're afraid to believe Bonnie: You know, I've been thinking. You said if I dropped the veil to the other side that the dead will return, but that's only for the supernatural. What about the 12 people that died on the Young farm? Shane: They were a necessary sacrifice for the greater good. They've passed on. They've found peace. It's all anyone wants. That's all Silas wants. We'll do this together, you and I. We are the beginning [The island] (Rebekah is alone in the woods and finds Shane, lying on the ground) Rebekah: Blast it. Shane Shane: Silas [Gilbert's House] (Damon and Stefan are on the porch) Stefan: It was a mistake Damon: It wasn't, and you know it. This is the only way she's gonna survive. We'll help her, keep an eye on her. When she's ready, I'll use the sire bond to bring her back Stefan: Her humanity, Damon, it was all she had left Damon: Humanity means nothing when you don't have anyone to care about, Stefan Stefan: She had you Damon: She lost her brother. I'm not enough, not this time Stefan: Listen, Damon. I know that you and I, we've been through some... Bad spots lately, especially when it comes to her Damon: Yeah. Well... Guess none of that matters anymore Stefan: I just, um... I want you to know that, um... Damon: I know, Stefan (Elena lights a match. Stefan and Damon enter) Damon: Elena, don't do this. We can find another cover story Elena: This is the best one. No one will ask questions Stefan: Ok. If you burn down the house, it'll be gone. What if one day when this is all over, you want to come home again? Elena: I won't (She throws the match and the house sets on fire. They go out and the house burns)
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