Stefan helps Elena with their studies, distracting her from her entire situation with Damon. Bonnie is concerned as the destruction of the Other Side might affect her and her friends. Enzo continues to seek information about where to find his former girlfriend Maggie James, learning that she was killed by a vampire in 1960 much in the same way that Stefan does when he is in ripper mode. Enzo quickly accuses Stefan of the murder and threatens Luke so Liv will work for him. Enzo captures Elena, Bonnie and Stefan. Flashback to 1960, Stefan met Maggie, who is trying to find Damon to kill him. Enzo thinks back to when Maggie wanted to become a vampire to help him escape, but he tells her to leave and forget about him. Damon goes to rescue Stefan, Elena, and Bonnie by admitting he killed Maggie after she tried to kill him. Enzo then turns his humanity off, attacks Liv, then takes Elena. Elena escapes from Enzo and then Stefan kills him. Meanwhile, The Travelers turn Sloan into a vampire, but then take away the magic keeping her as a vampire. She then dies, as Markos says he wants to make all of Mystic Falls magic free. Stefan doesn't let Damon know of Enzo's death.
[A Coffee Shop] (Elena rejoins Stefan) Elena: Breakfast, Professor Salvatore? Stefan: Oh, no, no, no, no. I see what you're doing Elena: What am I doing? Stefan: Distraction tactics. Stay focused. So psychology, sociology, and anthropology share the assumption that... Elena: Scientific methods can be used to understand human behavior Stefan: That's very good, as in verbatim, which means that I need to ask you more difficult questions Elena: Thank you Stefan: For what? Elena: Volunteering to help me study the day after Damon declared that we can't be friends and that he never wants to see my face again.Speaking of distracting tactics Stefan: You're welcome (Bonnie rejoins them) Bonnie: Hey. I'm sorry I'm late.What did I miss? Elena: Just that Stefan's the tutor from hell Stefan: Unkind. Take that back Elena: Actually, I'm surprised that you're up for studying, you know, considering... Bonnie: Considering? Elena: The other side... Falling apart. She's in denial Stefan: So I see Bonnie: I'm not in denial. The other side is disintegrating. As the anchor to the other side, I'm only alive as long as there is another side. I'm perfectly aware of the threat of my impending death. There is nothing I can do about it. It's called acceptance, fifth stage of grief. Look it up, tutor guy Stefan: Definitely in denial Elena: Yeah. Look, Bonnie. I've already lost you once. We're not doing this again. It's not an option, ok? Not to mention what's gonna happen to Alaric and your grams and everyone else over there. So what are we gonna do? Bonnie: Fine. If you guys promise to stop hovering, I'll ask Liv if she has any witchy ideas. Besides, don't we have bigger problems with those Travelers trying to take over Mystic Falls? Stefan: Oh, no. Damon's already on that Elena: He is? Stefan: Did I say Damon? What I meant to say was George Elena: Damon said the he never wanted to see me again. I guess we're both in denial [Lockwood's Mansion] (Matt rejoins Jeremy) Jeremy: Ugh! Whose nasty-ass boxers are under the couch? Matt: Not mine. I actually do my laundry. It's not in the floor safe Jeremy: Or the kitchen cabinets or the garage or the bookshelves. The Traveler knife is gone Matt: Are you sure Tyler hid it where he said he did? Jeremy: Well, obviously not (Damon arrives) Damon: Dingdong! Invite me in Matt: We can hear you just fine from there Damon: Oh, I'm so sorry I interrupted whatever weird ritual you two were doing, but I just want to de-passenger the great citizens of Mystic Falls using your magical Traveler knife, so hand it over Matt: That's gonna be a problem Damon: 5 words that make want to vamp-toss my keys into your chest cavity. Little Gilbert, help me in the fight against my dark side and elaborate, please Jeremy: We can't find it Damon: As in you lost it? Matt: As in it's not here Damon: You're right. Don't invite me in because I will kill both of you Jeremy: Tyler said he hid it in the piano Damon: And when was the last time you heard from Tyler? [An Abandoned Building] (Tyler wakes up. Markos is here) Tyler: Where the hell am I? Markos: Not here. Veet. Welcome back, Julian. Apologies for the precautions, but you're passengered into the body of a hybrid. It's hard to know how long you have before his consciousness returns Tyler/Julian: I see we moved yet again. At least this is a step up Markos: Just trying to keep our people comfortable. With luck, our days of striking camp are numbered. Sloan, 2,000 years ago, the witches put a curse on our tribe so nature would turn against us should we ever attempt to settle as a people. We have lived without a home, roaming like cattle. The prophecy states that we can break that curse, but in order to undo a witch's curse, one must have the power to undo a witch's magic.Our faithful Sloan has volunteered to be the... how do you say... guinea pig of our little experiment. Drink. Are you ready, Sloan? Sloan: I'm ready [A Street] (Enzo answers his phone) Enzo: And to what do I owe the pleasure? Damon: You don't happen to know where I can finda Traveler, do you? Enzo: You know Travelers... vagabonds and the like. Haven't seen any. Why? Damon: I've got two brain-dead teenagers who didn't realize two plus two equals one hijacked hybrid Enzo: Don't envy you there, mate Damon: Well, what do you say... field trip? I mean, I'm sure there's some salvage yard we haven't toured yet. I think it's a little too dangerous to let Tweedledee and Tweedledumber out of the house.Last thing we need's another Traveler possession in our midst Enzo: Sadly I've got to take a rain check. I'm late to meet some people (Bonnie looks at Liv) Liv: What? Bonnie: Nothing. Not really nothing. More like a rhetorical question about how to fix an imploding supernatural purgatory Liv: Oh, great. He's here Bonnie: You know Enzo? Liv: Yep. Not a fan (Enzo rejoins Stefan and Elena) Stefan: What are you doing here? Enzo: I can't join my friends for a cup of tea? Stefan: Damon, your friend, uh, singular, isn't here, and we're a little busy right now. But by all means, have a seat Enzo: No need to be rude. I've come here for a chat. Elena, darling, perhaps Caroline told you I've been searching for someone I once knew, a woman named Maggie Elena: Your elusive girlfriend from the Augustine days Enzo: Maggie worked there as an observer, taking notes on my behavior. She never got too close, never took off her Vervain bracelet, but we spent hours and hours talking, and we developed an attachment. Now she left in 1950. I imagined her one day teaching at one of these fancy universities, starting a family, living her life to the fullest. I'm sure you two can appreciate that Elena: What's going on? Enzo: That Traveler girl Sloan gave me this yesterday, making good on a promise. Ahem. From the Augustine files left behind by our good Dr. Wes. Yes. Imagine how I felt when I saw it. Turns out Maggie died in 1960 in Mystic Falls. Someone tore her head right off her body Elena: In 1960, were you... Enzo: A ripper? Clearly Stefan: I wasn't a ripper then. I'm really sorry about your friend, but I had nothing to do with it Enzo: Thought you might say that. Liv! A little service here, please Bonnie: Liv, what are you doing? Stop Liv: I can't stop. Sorry Enzo: That's my fault really. Where's Luke? See? I compelled a few blokes from the rugby team to keep her brother's life in jeopardy so that should the witch disobey he will die. There's a good soldier. Ok, Stefan. Are you ready to talk about what you did to the love of my life? (Liv is with Luke) Luke: Tell him to use me instead Liv: I don't really think he's up for taking orders. Besides, I'm older than you Luke: By 5 minutes Enzo: Get him out of here now Liv: Wait. What are you doing? Enzo: Get him out. Too many witches under one roof makes me nervous. I'll let you know if he needs to die. That Vervain water is going to hurt even worse if you struggle against those knots. Chap's in the sailing club Elena: How did you compel everyone here? Enzo: Place opens at 8:00, you got here at 9:00. Do the math, college girl. I will gladly release them once you admit you killed Maggie Stefan: I would love to except I have absolutely no idea who she is Enzo: That's what this is for. Police found it on her body at the crime scene. "June 10, 1951, I found a job at a preschool. I love the kids, but still I feel lost, listless.'' ''March 1953, while my girlfriends have all found love, for some reason, I can't seem to connect with anyone as if a part of my soul is missing or dead. My sister said there are more men in the city. Maybe I'll move." Now it turns out she did move to the city in 1958, and in the move, she uncovered a box that she hadn't touched in years... medical journals from 1950, covered in notes about a special vampire patient named 12144. Of course, when she came back, Whitmore House had burned, and it was concluded that I had perished in the fire.You're a journal man, aren't you, Stefan? Stefan: This is ridiculous. In 1960, I was cleaned up. I was barely feeding on people, let alone killing them Enzo: Good idea. Let's call Damon (He calls him) Damon: How is it Travelers are everywhere until you actually need to find one? Enzo: Hunt going poorly then? Damon: That's what I get for working with the Hardy boys Enzo: I take it you don't have Stefan's diaries handy. I need you to check his journal for an entry on November 8, 1960 Damon: Stefan burned his journals a while ago. He was in a mood. Why? Enzo: Well, just trying to settle a little debate. No matter. I'm right. How you hanging in there, man? I heard you exiled Elena from your eye line Damon: How'd you hear that? Are you with them right now? Enzo: Not for long. I reckon one will be dead soon... eye for an eye and all that Damon: Whoa, whoa, whoa, Enzo. You have your murder voice on. I need you to speak very slowly and calmly and tell me what the hell the problem is Enzo: The problem, if you must know, is that my girl Maggie, the one who got away, it turns out she didn't get away for long. Your ripper of a brother took a big bite out of her neck membrane in the sixties Damon: Sixties? Stefan wasn't even... Enzo: Got to jet, mate. Nothing personal, just a bit of revenge, you understand? (He hangs up) Enzo: Any history majors in the house? Ah. Trick question. I compelled them all not to speak or react. Never mind. We'll use this. 1960. Let's see. Ford Thunderbirds, Lincoln Continentals, unseasonably cold that year. Tuesday, November 8, John F. Kennedy was running for president Stefan: Election night November 8th 1960 (Stefan is in an alley, feeding from a woman) Stefan: Ah. You're ok. Forget this ever happened and run (The woman leaves and Maggie rejoins him) Maggie: Gold star for impulse control. Don't worry. I'm not here to judge Stefan: Who the hell are you? Maggie: Maggie James and you're Stefan Salvatore. Sorry. It's just... it's all so fascinating. Here. I've been staring at Damon's picture for years. Guess you got the handsome genes Stefan: What do you know about my family? Maggie: I spent the last two years searching for your brother. I know everything about the two of you Stefan: Why are you so obsessed with my brother? Maggie: He knew a friend of mine who died in a fire. I was hoping you'd know where to find him Stefan: Ah. Why don't you do yourself a favor and stay away from my brother? He's a monster. He fell off the rails a couple of years ago. There's no talking sense into him Maggie: Well, it's a good thing I don't want to talk to him. I want to kill him Stefan: Heh. So you want me to tell you where my brother is so that you can kill him? Maggie: You just said he's he a lost cause I'd be doing the world a favor Stefan: Well, it's too bad you're not doing yourself any favors Nowadays [A Coffee Shop] Elena: That was Maggie? Enzo: Now we're getting somewhere Stefan: I didn't kill her. I was just trying to scare her into leaving town Enzo: So it was the other ripper in Mystic Falls then? Stefan: I have no reason to lie to you, Enzo Enzo: Are your lies worth Bonnie's life? Elena: Bonnie! Enzo: What exactly happens if you die anyway? Bonnie: Let go of me Enzo: Aren't you technically already dead? Should we find out? Stefan: Stop! You're right. I killed Maggie. I tore out her throat, and I ripped her head off. I completely forgot about her until now. That's the truth. Now let her go Enzo: Take her upstairs (Liv takes Bonnie upstairs) Liv: You ok? Bonnie: You can cut the scared hostage act Liv: Excuse me? Bonnie: Enzo may be using you as his little pocket witch, but if he kills either of them, the Travelers can't do whatever they need to do with the doppelganger blood, and the witches win Liv: Very clever. You should be a magic teacher [SCENE_BREAK] [Sheriff's Department] (Damon is on the phone) Damon: Blondie, now is not the time to be screening my calls. You're the only one unaccounted for, and I don't know where Elena and Stefan are. At least call your mother (Liz rejoins him) Liz: Why the sudden interest in Mystic Falls' history? Damon: You know when your brother kills your only friend's girl and you're stuck in the middle? Liz: No Damon: Well, then don't ask Liz: Ok. 1960. There was a mugging reported November 9 Damon: No, no, no. It has to be the eighth. He was very specific about the eighth Liz: Ok. Well, that would be Maggie James. Died November 8, 1960, unresolved homicide, possible serial killer Damon: Stefan was right. He didn't kill Enzo's girl Liz: How do you know? Damon: Because I did [SCENE_BREAK] Maggie: It's the only way to get you out of here. Make me a vampire. I'll save you.We'll run away together.Don't you want to be with me? Enzo: More than anything in this world Maggie: Then I'm ready. Dr. Whitmore's back. You need to hurry Enzo: Come closer.Take my hand. Leave, Maggie. Leave and never come back, and when you go, forget I ever existed, forget that I love you. Wait. Must have fallen from your wrist Maggie: Sorry Nowadays [A Coffee Shop] Enzo: Where were we then? Elena: Stop. You made your point Enzo: What was that? I couldn't hear you over all the... (Bonnie and Liv are still upstairs) Liv: Oh, I'm sorry. Is there a more appropriate reaction to torture? Bonnie: This whole time, I thought I was doing you some favor by teaching you magic, and you're more powerful than I ever was Liv: It's nothing personal. It was our job to protect the doppelgangers. You were an easy in,but, yeah, the stuff you were teaching me I learned in first grade Bonnie: Does your coven know the other side is falling apart? Liv: Why? You scared you're not gonna make it through to finals? Bonnie: It is not about me. I have friends there, my grams. I mean, there's got to be something that can be done to save it, a spell, a ritual, something Enzo: I used to scream, too, but for me, it wasn't so much the sharp instruments as it was the fingers. Those bloody fingers. Like I was a ball of dough (Damon enters) Damon: Well, this is depressing. Stadium seating really necessary? These people are starting to creep me out Enzo: If I didn't know any better, I'd say that was a veiled attempt to get to release the damn hostages Damon: Oh, I'm sorry. Was that veiled? Release the damn hostages Enzo: Whose side are you on? Damon: There are sides now? Enzo: You were there with me in Augustine. Look. Don't tell me you've forgotten what it was like to cling onto the one thing that kept you from feeling pain! Damon: Enzo, I get it. The prospect of seeing Maggie again was your safety line to the outside world, the one thing that kept you from shutting it off, but she's gone. There's probably a chapter in Elena's psych book about it. What, are you two study buddies now? Damon: The thing is I didn't know she was your Maggie Enzo: What are you talking about? Damon: She didn't tell me her name when we met Enzo: And when exactly was that? Damon: November 8, 1960 November 8th 1960 (Damon rejoins Maggie) Maggie: Hi Damon: I'd gotten a message at the house saying a lady wanted to buy me a drink. Naturally, I was curious Maggie: I'd like to interview you for an article I'm writing Damon: Oh, yeah? What are thinking... "Life" magazine? Maggie: Not quite. I'm with the "Whitmore College Alumni Gazette." Where is my cigarette lighter? Damon: Whitmore. I spent a lot of time there Maggie: Oh. Then you remember the fire of '58 at Whitmore house? Damon: Vividly. It was incredibly hot,very loud, lots of screaming. So I heard Maggie: I'm afraid that's a little glib to quote for the "Gazette," seeing as over a dozen people died Damon: Sensitive readership. Got you. See, I have this switch in my brain. Feel something I don't want to feel... Click, it's gone easy as pie Maggie: You really are a monster Damon: I'm not a fan of needles. Oh. An Augustine. How refreshing of you to find me. I usually have to hunt you people down Nowadays [A Coffee Shop] Damon: Had she gotten me with that Vervain injection, things would have been very different. She didn't stand a chance against me Stefan: And you made it look like I did it? Damon: Maggie was the hope Enzo clung to. You were mine, and when you didn't notice that I was missing for 5 years, let's just say I held a grudge Enzo: You killed Maggie Damon: I didn't even bat an eye. My switch was off, Enzo. I did a lot of terrible things, but I didn't do it to make your life miserable from every angle. I did it because I didn't care. Just do whatever it is you got to do. You want to kill me, you want to hate me, do it. This is between us Enzo: Well, that's the problem, Damon. I don't want to hate you. Because if I hate you, then I have nothing left. There is another option Damon: Don't you dare! Hey, Enzo! Enzo: There we are. You're right! I don't have a care in the world [An Abandoned Building] (Sloan wakes up) Markos: How are you feeling? Sloan: The lights... Markos: All part of your transition. Vampirism originated from the magic of witches, and it is in the prophecy that the blood of the final two doppelgangers will undo witch magic.The last of our doppelganger blood [A Coffee Shop] Enzo: This is fun, not caring Damon: Yep. Emotion-free. Bye-bye humanity Enzo: To Maggie James for whom I feel absolute and blissful detachment Damon: What do you say we get out of here? Where was it that you wanted to go... Cape Town? Enzo: Cape Horn Damon: Even better Enzo: All right. Everyone's free to go! Show's over! Don't worry. I compelled you all to think you spent the day studying like the good, little students you are. Except you. Stay. I want to test something. Look at that. I don't even feel obliged to say thank you Damon: No. b*st*rd. He took Elena Stefan: Let's go Bonnie: No. Please, Stefan Damon: You deal with her. I'll find Enzo Stefan: He's gonna kill her. You know that, right? Damon: I can handle him Stefan: Damon! Damon: I said I could handle him Stefan: He wants to hurt you in any way he can. You can't save him Damon: The witch is dying (He leaves. Stefan goes to Liv) Stefan: Drink Bonnie: Come on, Liv. You're ok, you're ok Stefan: You got this? Bonnie: Yeah, go [A Street] (Damon is on the phone) Damon: Enzo, I need you to come find me, ok, and I will give you a first-class ticket to Cape wherever it is. Hell, I'll even come with you. I mean, let's face it. No one's gonna miss me here, but don't hurt Elena, ok? You leave her alone, I swear I'll never ask you for anything again [Whitmore College] (Elena is with Enzo) Elena: If you were gonna kill me, I'd be dead Enzo: I think you mean when I kill you you'll be dead Elena: I know how you're feeling Enzo: That's the point. I feel nothing Elena: You're just lost. You think cutting all this out of your life is the answer, but you're just biding time until it all comes crashing back Enzo: I know why Damon doesn't want to deal with you anymore (Stefan arrives) Stefan: Hey! Enzo: Stefan. Where's big brother? Stefan: I don't know. Guess I found you first Enzo: Ouch. Hope it's insured [A Coffee Shop] (Bonnie is with Liv) Liv: Can you call my brother, see if he's ok? Bonnie: It's already done. He's fine. So you're probably gonna get fired Liv: Probably. You asked if there was anything you could do about the other side Bonnie: Did you think of something? Liv: Say good-bye to your friends, Bonnie. The other side's just like any other spell. You know how that works. Just like any other recipe or math equation, remove one component, and the whole thing implodes on itself. When those Travelers let Markos escape... Boom Bonnie: But there's always another spell, a loophole, a sacrifice, something Liv: Jeremy loves you, Bonnie. He deserves to know you're leaving [Whitmore College] (Damon finds Elena) Damon: Elena! Elena. You're okay (Damon and Enzo are still fighting) Enzo: Bet you wished you'd murdered me back when you had the chance, but Damon would have been furious. I think it's time we both stopped coddling him. Now where is my lighter? Maggie's lighter, I should say. I wonder what she'd think of all this. Of course, who knows what lies in the great beyond for a mere human like Maggie James? Probably nothing It's probably just as well she's not watching this. I believe it might upset her. We'll burn together, you and I. Perhaps just you Stefan: My brother, he sees something good in you Enzo: And you? Isn't there a part of you that thinks I can be redeemed? Stefan: Not with your emotions off. You won't stop until you kill Damon Enzo: Better yet, wouldn't it be a sweet piece of revenge when Damon finds out you killed his best friend? Have fun sorting this out with your brother (Stefan rejoins Elena in her dorm) Stefan: Hi. You ok? Elena: Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just still a bit confused about how I got here Stefan: Bonnie here? Elena: No. She never came back Stefan: Enzo's dead Elena: Did you... Stefan: Yeah Elena: Does Damon know? Stefan: I basically just killed my brother's only friend. It's been a tough year for Damon. Don't you think it would be easier if no-humanity Enzo just left for parts unknown and was never heard from again? Elena: Ohh. Stefan, I don't know if I can... Stefan: Listen, Elena. Damon thinks that Enzo left town, and we need to keep it that way. We barely just got him back. This would destroy him. Please [Lockwood's Mansion] (Bonnie is there with Jeremy and Matt) Jeremy: We think Tyler's with the Travelers Matt: And we're stuck here because Damon said he'd twist off our kneecaps if we left Bonnie: Do you mind if I talk to Jeremy for a sec? Matt: No. I'm glad you're ok, Bon Bonnie: Thanks Jeremy: Ok. You've got your superserious face on Bonnie: Do I? In light of the Tyler thing, it's probably nothing, but... Jeremy: Bon, come on. What is it? Bonnie: This whole thing with the other side, I don't know what's going on, but if it does go away... Liv thinks there might be a way to save me, so... (Her phone rings) Bonnie: Whew. Sorry. Hang on. It's Stefan (She answers) Bonnie: Hello? Stefan: Who are you with right now? Bonnie: Jeremy. Why? Stefan: Because Enzo's dead, and I don't mean to put this on you, but Damon can't find out. Bonnie? Bonnie: Yep. Understand (Enzo appears) Enzo: Damage control, is it? Jeremy: Bonnie, what's going on? Bonnie: Nothing. Just someone passing through to the other side, a werewolf or something Enzo: Go on. Keep your little secret. You'll see me again. Did I mention how good I am at revenge? [An Abandoned Building] Markos: The moment of truth. Are you still a vampire,or is the prophecy true? Did the doppelganger blood revert you back to your human form? Sloan: I'm not healing.I'm not a vampire anymore Markos: Congratulations.If we can undo the magic in Mystic Falls, we can undo the witches' curse that prevents us from finding a home. We'll finally have a place to settle. Sadly I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it with us. The doppelganger blood removes magic. Unfortunately without the magic of vampirism to keep her alive,Sloan has reverted to her final human state... Tyler: Dead Markos: Exactly, Julian.She's dead. Such is the fate of any vampire that tries to live in our new home. We're almost ready to begin our work except... We're gonna need a lot more blood [Salvatore's House] (Stefan rejoins Damon) Damon: I know. I know what you're thinking. I screwed up. I'm the reason Enzo's in our lives, I'm the reason he wants us dead. It's all my fault, and I'll fix it, ok? He was there for me when I was at my worst. I'll find a way to be there for him. I'll get him back. I'll fix it. Did I leave anything out? Stefan: I, uh, checked in on Elena. She's, uh... she's all right Damon: Yeah, I know. I found her on campus. She was unconscious, I took her home, tucked her in Stefan: You didn't leave a note? Damon: I think I'm past trying to earn points for good behavior, Stefan Stefan: You know, what happened today wasn't your fault Damon: That's very noble of you, brother. We both know it's not the truth Stefan: Well, either way, I think it's time you leave Enzo alone Damon: I can't Stefan: Come on, Damon. He's not your responsibility Damon: What, you're the only one that gets to play hero? Or you just don't think I can do it? Stefan: I think that he's not worth saving Damon: You don't know what you're talking about, Stefan Stefan: Really? Damon: Yeah, because you know what you never knew? The whole time I was in that cell, every time I'd say something terrible about you or blame you for not coming to rescue me, Enzo would bring me back from the edge Stefan: I know you guys were close Damon: Enzo reminded me that at least I got to grow up with a family, at least I had family still out there, which was more than he could say for himself. Said he envied me for having a brother Stefan: Even a crappy one like me? Damon: Even a crappy one like you. He defended you, Stefan, even though he didn't know you. Said it was good that we had people on the outside, people just living their lives free and clear of our Augustine hell, people worth holding on to our humanity for because we loved them. And all that time as a prisoner, every time I wanted to give up on you, Enzo stopped me from hating you. That's why I have to help him. And I owe him for that. And so do you Enzo: It's too late to make amends, Damon. You know me. Never let go of a good vendetta, and this one is just getting started.
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