Previously on The Vampire Diaries:
The only thing stronger than your craving for blood is your love for this girl.
Your humanity is killing you.
Turn it off!
- What did you do? - I fixed him.
Fight for it. Feel something, anything, Stefan.
If you don't, you're gonna lose me.
I've heard about you. Crazy, impulsive vampire.
- In love with his brother's girl. - As long as Klaus is alive...
I do what he says.
What the hell did you do?
He's earned his freedom.
I had Klaus. This could've all been over.
We'll survive this.
- We're never getting Stefan back. - Then we'll let him go.
- What now? - Now I reunite my family.
The people you cart around in caskets?
- What's the matter? Missing something? - I'll kill you and everyone you've met.
Do that and you will never see your family again.
Excuse me.
Should have been watching where I was going.
- Don't worry about it. - Have a nice day.
I feel like I'm going crazy. I'm totally paranoid all the time.
You have a right to be. Klaus is out there, and he knows you tried to kill him.
Why hasn't he made a move? There's been no sign of him, nothing.
- Just my slow spiral into insanity. - Join the club.
Every time I close my eyes, I have that nightmare on repeat.
- The same dream? - Four coffins, Klaus is in one of them.
- It's weird. - What if it's not just some dream?
What if it's, like, you know, a witch dream?
It's just stress. I'll figure it out.
What about Stefan? Has there been any sign of him?
He betrayed us, Bonnie.
The Stefan that we knew is gone.
How's Damon handling it?
Damon is Damon.
All right, you have your choice, Bloody Mary, screwdriver...
brunch in a bottle.
Come on, Ric, I can't drink this by myself.
I mean, I can, but then somebody's getting naked.
Oh, man, I can't believe you're making me drink alone.
- I'm busy. - It's the eve of Klaus-ageddon.
- You're doing homework? - This may come as a shock...
but I am not here to hang out with you.
I'm here to see Jeremy, who is an hour late for his shift.
Kids today, where are their values?
That's his midterm paper. Copied it off the Internet, didn't try to hide it.
- Ooh. Somebody's getting grounded. - Did you say Jeremy...
- ...as in Jeremy Gilbert? - Yeah.
He was fired last week.
Oops.
- Nice shot. - Heh.
What's the point of this again?
The point is I'm pissed at Caroline and Bonnie dumped your ass.
- The point is to get drunk and shoot stuff. - Profound.
Alaric finds out I took this, he's gonna use it on me.
So, what's the deal with that? He's, like, your guardian now?
Sort of, yeah. I think he feels responsible for us.
- You like him? - Yeah. Yeah, I like him.
Hey, you wanna move out of the way?
I'm a hybrid, Gilbert.
You can't kill me unless you cutoff my head or rip out my heart.
And you're not gonna do it with that lame-ass crossbow.
Go ahead, take a shot.
Unless you don't think you can hit me.
Jeremy, the minute that you get this, call me.
Unbelievable.
- You're feisty when you're mad. - It's not that I'm mad, I'm just worried.
Why? He lost his job at the Grill? I think he'll survive, Elena.
He's spiraling. Ever since Bonnie broke up with him...
he's moody, and he's not really talking to anyone.
- Typical teenager. - Who's seeing ghosts...
and who lost everyone that he cares about.
Not everyone.
He still has you.
- You okay? - What makes you think I'm not okay?
Well, you're day-drunk.
- It's not exactly your most attractive look. - Oh. What is my most attractive look?
Ah-ah.
I'm not saying that you have any attractive look.
I'm just saying that this is my least favorite one.
Noted. I'll see if I can make any improvements.
Don't mind me.
Klaus.
Gonna do this in the Grill? In front of everyone?
- A little beneath you. - I don't know what you're talking about.
I just came to my local pub to grab a drink with a mate.
Get a round, then, would you, Tony?
Surprised you stuck around long enough for happy hour.
My sister seems to be missing.
- Need to sort that out. - Cute, blond bombshell, psycho?
- Shouldn't be too hard to find. - Truth is...
I've grown to like your little town. Thinking I might fancy a home here.
I imagine you're wondering, how does this affect you?
The answer is, not in the slightest.
As long as I get what I want and everyone behaves...
you can go on living your little lives how you choose.
You have my word.
- What more could you possibly want? - Well, for starters...
tell me where I might find Stefan.
Stefan skipped town the second he saved your ass.
Well, you see, that is a shame.
Your brother stole from me. I need him found so I can take back what's mine.
That sounds like a Klaus-and-Stefan problem.
Well, this is me broadening the scope, sweetheart.
Hello, Bonnie.
Stefan.
- You followed me here? - Yeah.
Wasn't too hard. You should probably be more careful.
- What do you want with me? - Relax. I just need your help.
Why would I help you? Elena said you saved Klaus' life.
Let me fill you in on a little secret about Klaus.
He kept his family with him at all times. Daggered, stored in coffins.
And now I have them, and I need you to help keep them hidden.
You out of your mind? You're gonna make him angrier.
His family is his one weakness. As long as I have that, I can ruin him.
I don't have enough power to hide four Originals.
You're a witch, you hate Klaus. I know you can figure something out.
You ready? - Vampires, hybrids and Originals?
No problem.
My rebellious brother? I'm worried.
Proof you're still human.
Just in time. We're cooking.
- Sorry, just passing through. - Oh. I thought we'd all stay in...
have a meal together, like a typical atypical family.
Well, why?
Maybe because you got fired and you didn't tell anyone.
Ugh. Look, can we do this later? I made plans with Tyler. He's right outside.
Wait.
When did you start hanging out with Tyler?
- I don't know. Does it matter? - Yeah, Jeremy, it matters.
He was sired by Klaus. He's dangerous.
He can still hear you. He's right outside.
You are gonna lecture me on who I can and can't hang out with?
- What is with the attitude? - Whatever. This is lame. Tyler's waiting.
No. Oh, no, no, no. You're not going anywhere, especially not with Tyler.
I'm with her on this, Jer. Sorry.
You want me to stay in? Let's all stay in.
- Yo, Tyler, come on in! - Jeremy...
I think it's about time we had a drink, don't you?
- I'd say we were overdue. - You've been so busy...
- ...with all your plotting and scheming. - You know me.
Never miss a chance to plan an epic failure.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Who could guess your own brother would betray you?
I did have a front-row seat when your sister lied to you.
Yeah, well, she's fickle, that one.
And you say you have no idea of her whereabouts?
That's the thing with younger siblings.
You just never know what they're gonna do.
Drink?
- Thanks. - This is weird.
Klaus has hybrids stalking me, now you're just sitting in our kitchen.
- Look, maybe I should go. - No, stay, you're not doing anything.
Unless you have to, you know, check in with your hybrid master.
- It's not like that, Elena. - Tell me, Tyler, ahem...
what is the difference between being sired and being compelled?
Compulsion, that's just mind control.
Like hypnosis.
Being sired is...
It's like faith. You do something because you believe it's the right thing.
So you believe that serving Klaus is the right thing?
I don't serve him. Klaus released me from a curse that was ruining my life.
I owe him for that.
What if he asked you to jump off a bridge?
He wouldn't. And even if he did, I'd be fine. I'm a hybrid.
What if he asked you to rip your own heart out?
Again, he wouldn't.
- What if he did? - Then I'd rip out my heart.
You guys sound like Caroline.
Getting freaked out over something you don't understand.
You're right, Tyler, I don't understand. Klaus has terrorized every one of us...
- ...and you're blindly loyal to him. - You're overthinking it.
I can still make my own decisions.
- Cheers, mate. - Down the hatch.
We've actually got a lot in common, you and I.
Really? Heh.
Well, yeah, maybe we can bond over our mutual loathing of my brother.
Why are you so mad at him? He stole something?
My family, the Originals.
I had them daggered, boxed up, awaiting the day when I saw fit to wake them...
and he went in and pinched the bloody lot.
Of course he did. Ah, such a buzz-kill, my baby bro.
Well, I'd love to find him. Trouble is, I sure as hell don't work for you.
You know, your drink stinks of vervain. So I can't compel you.
There's no point killing you.
You're the one with the most hope of getting what I need.
And yet it would seem a demonstration is in order.
Perhaps I wasn't clear enough when I told you to find Stefan.
Oh, well. It seems you people respond best to displays of violence.
Why don't you take this as an example of my reach?
There he is.
So that thing I told you to do. Why don't you go ahead and get on with it?
- What was that about? - It was nothing.
I gotta go. Um, thanks for the food offer, but, uh...
Next time.
Well, that was illuminating.
So Tyler Lockwood is a lunatic who has access to our house.
I mean, this whole sire-bond thing is wild.
I don't think Tyler is aware of what little reason lies behind what he's saying.
It's like cult logic.
Well, great. That's a wonderful influence for you, Jer...
Jeremy?
That's his ring.
Where'd he go?
Jeremy?
What is he doing?
- Oh, my God. - Jeremy!
Jeremy!
Jeremy, move!
There I go again, bumping into people.
- He's gonna be all right. Are you okay? - I don't understand.
Who was that on the phone earlier?
It was Klaus.
You were compelled, Jeremy. We've gotta get him inside. Help me.
Compel the men to open up this wall.
We need sun. I want a fortress, not a dungeon.
- There he is, the man of the hour. - So everything went okay?
Tony ran down Alaric instead of Jeremy...
but apples, oranges. Message lands the same.
- You said you were sending a warning. - And I did, an effective one.
Elena's family suffers, she's motivated to get me what I want.
I didn't think we'd actually have to kill anyone.
Tyler, mate, what you're feeling is the remnant of a guilty conscience.
I need you to get over it, okay? End of the day...
human life is just a means to an end. Our means to our end.
You'd do well to remember that.
- How is he? - He's dead, but he had his ring.
Klaus' hybrid hit him. Now we just wait.
Jeremy, why aren't you wearing vervain? Where's your bracelet?
- I don't know. - It was Tyler. It had to have been.
That's why he was hanging out with you, to get you off the vervain.
Klaus is trying to send a message.
He wants us to find Stefan, who stole coffins full of his dead family.
- Coffins? - Yep.
All we have to do is find four coffins and voilà...
no one else has to die.
Wait, that's your big plan? To steal back four dead Originals...
so this hybrid doesn't kill me and everyone we know?
- Got a better idea? - Yeah. Let's get the hell out of here.
- Pack our bags and go. - Jeremy, calm down.
No, I'm not gonna calm down, Elena.
This happens every time, no matter what we do.
I mean, you get on my case about school and work. Who cares?
None of us are gonna make it out of this town alive.
He said he wants his family back.
No. I know what you're thinking. The answer is no.
- If we give him Rebekah... - Klaus undaggers her.
First thing she does is kill you. Frying pan, fire, not an option.
Klaus' coffins.
How many did you say there were?
- Elena, hey. - Klaus is looking for four coffins.
Just like in your dream. Guessing it's not just stress.
Elena, don't get involved. Whatever Klaus wants...
- ...stay as far away as you can. - Klaus won't let me. Bonnie...
he tried to kill Jeremy.
- What do you want me to do? - We need to find Stefan.
Look, I know that you don't think your locator spell still works...
but we have to at least try.
We don't need a locator spell.
- Bonnie said this place lost its mojo. - The dead witches were angry...
for bringing Jeremy back. Now they have something they want her to know.
That's why I hate witches. So fickle, and passive-aggressive.
- Stefan? - Come on, Stef. Olly olly oxen free.
Really? sun?
- What? - The witchy spirits aren't a big fan.
And they use their juju to screw with my daylight ring.
- Well, then wait outside. - Elena...
I'm not leaving until I know if he's here.
Stefan?
Go away.
You shouldn't be here, Elena.
Stefan, I need your help
- Bonnie said that you would be here. - Well, Bonnie sucks at keeping secrets.
Listen, you need to give Klaus his family back.
Oh, really? Is that what I need to do?
Klaus compelled Jeremy to stand in front of a speeding car.
Don't you get it?
Stefan, he's not gonna stop until he gets what he wants.
Elena, stop talking.
I'm not giving Klaus anything.
Are you listening to me?
He's gonna kill Jeremy.
Not really my problem.
Then you can go to hell.
- That didn't go over well. - Don't even start, Damon.
- Let me talk to him. - You can't get in.
The witches won't let you.
Here.
Take my car keys.
You go deal with your brother, I'll deal with mine.
Wow.
That was impressive.
But the coffins aren't here, so...
- ...you can go away now. - I don't care about the coffins.
We need to talk.
Ow!
Okay.
Let's talk.
Nothing's ever easy with you, is it?
That is for screwing up my plan.
You stopped me from killing Klaus and you steal his family. Why?
- Doesn't make sense. - Aah!
- Answer me! - Argh.
Piece by piece, Klaus took everything from me.
I'm doing the same to him.
- But I had him, Stefan! - Aah!
- Why'd you screw it up? - I did it to save you.
What?
No. No way.
- You didn't do this for me. - He was one step ahead of us.
If Klaus died, his hybrids would have killed you.
When are you gonna get it through your head?
Stop saving me.
- Don't do it, Jeremy. - Why not?
You stab my back, I stab yours.
- I didn't stab you in the back. - That why you wanted to hang out?
- To get me off the vervain? - Klaus asked me to.
- I never thought he'd try to kill you. - It's Klaus.
- What'd you think was gonna happen? - He doesn't care.
All he wants is to get his family back.
- What the hell? - Whenever Klaus wants something...
someone ends up dead.
You think about that next time before you blindly do whatever he says.
Jer. You should get home, stay inside.
Klaus isn't gonna stop until he gets all those coffins back.
He's not done with you.
Ric, hey. When did you return to the living?
Oh, just a few minutes ago. How's Jeremy?
Hating me. Hating life. Hating the fact that we can't have a family dinner...
without somebody dying before dessert. You okay?
- Oh, my God. - Ugh. Something's wrong.
- The ring. Unh. - Ric. Hey.
- What happened? - He got hit by a car.
- And he's coughing up blood. - Get his vitals.
- Pulse, thready and weak. - Internal bleeding.
- Get him out of here. - Let's move.
Let's not and say we did.
Why don't you two meet us at the hospital?
What?
No. No, no, no, wait. No, wait. You have to help him.
- What are you doing? - You can still save his life, Elena.
Here, take my blood.
I can't get in.
- You're gonna have to invite me. - Why are you doing this?
Klaus asked for his family. You didn't deliver.
Ric. Oh, my God. I'm right here. Hey.
He's gonna die. - Hey, look.
Might wanna invite me in, Elena.
- Jeremy. - He's not dead yet.
Where are you going?
What are you doing?
Now he's dead.
We've gotta get Alaric to the hospital now.
You know what I can't figure out?
Why save me?
Is it brotherly love? Guilty conscience? Does it switch on, does it switch off?
You have somewhere you need to be?
Oh, deflection.
- Not gonna work on me, I invented that. - We're done.
- Can't you go away? - Not until you tell me why you saved me.
- You owe me that. - I don't owe you anything.
Fine.
Why'd you steal the coffins?
Klaus' family is one weakness I can use against him.
To do what? You're not gonna kill him. Know how I know?
There was only one way to kill him and you blew that to save me.
You're wrong, Damon.
Klaus doesn't get to just live forever. There's another way.
There has to be.
Fair enough.
Whatever you're doing, I want in.
- I don't need your help. - Last I checked...
- ...you were hiding in a haunted house. - I'm in this alone.
You go after Klaus, you have to be cutthroat and devious.
I'm so much better at that than you.
Come on, brother.
What do you say? If you're gonna keep saving my life...
at least make it for a good reason.
You want in, huh?
- Yeah. - Okay.
But it's just me and you. Elena stays out of it.
- Deal. - Follow me.
Well, I'm not so welcome in there.
Don't you worry, Damon. We all want the same thing.
Have a look.
What?
Klaus is allergic to dust?
Look again.
Witch spirits hate Klaus as much as we do.
They're using their powers to hide the coffins.
- So even if he comes in the house... - He won't be able to find them.
Dr. Slogan to the ER. Dr. Slogan to the ER.
Mr. Saltzman.
What are you doing up? You should be resting.
Uh, well, I'm more of a walk-it-off kind of guy.
Ahem. Do I need to sign something?
Internal hemorrhaging, three broken ribs and a severe concussion.
I have no idea how you're on your feet...
- ...but I need to run some tests. - I actually have some place I need to be.
But thank you, doctor...
Fell.
But the patients who follow my advice get to call me Meredith.
Well, uh, I appreciate your help, Dr. Fell.
Mr. Saltzman, what is your secret?
Guardian angel or did you sell your soul to the devil?
A little of both.
Thank you for coming.
I trust you have news of Stefan.
I couldn't find him.
But I have something else.
My poor sister.
I can't turn my back on her for a moment.
You have Rebekah.
A deal is a deal.
The life of my sister in exchange for your brother? I'd say that's a bargain.
Consider him spared.
You should know. I was the one that daggered her.
- When she wakes, she'll come after me. - I can control Rebekah.
Besides, I still need your help finding Stefan.
I told you, I don't know where he is.
You're lying.
Fortunately, you have no shortage of loved ones.
If I don't find my family, you should be asking...
who's gonna die next? Bonnie? Caroline?
Damon?
It's only a matter of time before Stefan gives me what I want.
He doesn't care about me anymore. You made sure of that.
You turned him into a monster.
Now he's your problem.
And just so you know...
I'm not the only one Rebekah wants dead.
She knows what you did to your mother.
She knows that you killed her.
You can let yourself out.
So the ring brought you back to life, but it didn't heal you.
- Does that mean it's broken? - I don't know.
It's never happened like that before.
I guess I have Damon's blood to thank for the fact that I'm still walking.
- He said to say you owe him a drink. - Heh. That's funny.
Rather have head trauma. Hey, Jeremy.
- You okay? - Why wouldn't I be?
I shot a hybrid in the back and chopped his head off with a meat cleaver.
Typical Sunday, huh?
You can talk to me about this stuff. You know that, right?
What could you tell me that I don't already know?
This is the way things are. It sucks, but I just gotta get used to it.
Did you get rid of him?
Yeah. Tony the headless hybrid is now at the bottom of Steven's Quarry.
- What about Alaric? - Took care of him too.
He'll be fine.
How are you?
I think I got most of the blood off the porch.
Elena.
Look at me.
It's gonna be okay.
I have to tell you something.
I, uh, made a deal with Klaus.
- I gave him Rebekah. - What?
No, no, no. You did not do that.
She's gonna come here and kill you.
She won't. Klaus won't let her. He needs me.
- And suddenly you trust him? - No, I don't trust him.
But what other choice do I have?
I don't trust Stefan.
You think he's just gonna give up the coffins?
My brother's sort of running his own show right now.
Yeah, my brother just chopped off someone's head.
It's not right.
It's not fair. He's 16 years old.
He shouldn't have to live like this.
Elena.
There has to be another way.
We have to fix it.
We will. Hey.
Elena.
Hey.
We will.
Okay?
Here we are, Rebekah.
Home, sweet home.
It only took a thousand years.
And to think I was counting on you being here with me.
But that's all ruined now, isn't it?
I'm so sorry.
Sister.
We'll meet again one day.
Hey. Can we talk?
Uh, yeah, what did I do now?
I've been thinking about what you said earlier.
About how we should pack up and go.
- Elena, I didn't mean any of that. - But you were right.
You shouldn't have to give up a normal life just because of me.
- What's going on? - Your sister thinks...
we should have another one of our talks.
Here's the thing, Jer.
You're gonna go out of town for a while.
A long while.
You're gonna stay with some nice family friends in Denver.
You're gonna be at a new school. Gonna meet new girls.
Living girls.
You're gonna drink a few beers, take an art class, whatever you want.
Tell him he's gonna leave Mystic Falls behind.
And never think twice about it.
You're gonna leave Mystic Falls behind and never think twice about it.
You're gonna have a better life, Jeremy.
This is the one I dreamt about.
Don't bother. Won't open.
What do you mean? Is it locked?
Nope. Just won't open.
I've tried everything. Blowtorch, ax, crowbar.
- Can't even scratch the finish. - I think it's closed with a spell.
Meaning whatever's in there should probably stay in there.
You said you wanted to make him suffer.
The witches lead me here for a reason.
I think whatever's in this coffin is our answer.
I feel like a horrible person.
You just saved his life, Elena.
Take it from me, estranged is bad, dead is worse.
I can't stop thinking about what happened the last time I asked you to compel him.
He found out. And he got over it. Again, not dead, Elena.
He's so lucky to have you for a sister.
Thank you.
- No problem. - Not just for this, Damon.
For everything.
I don't know what I would do if you weren't here.
You should know this, Elena.
Stefan didn't screw us over.
He screwed us over, but he had a good reason.
What?
He saved Klaus to save me.
And then he stole the coffins to get even.
Damon, if he did it to protect you... Why would he even do that?
- What does it even mean? - What does it mean?
Means I'm an idiot.
Because I thought for one second that I wouldn't have to feel guilty anymore.
Wait, what are you talking about? Guilty for what?
For wanting what I want.
- Damon. - Oh, I know.
Believe me, I get it.
Brother's girl and all.
No. No. You know what?
If I'm gonna feel guilty about something, I'm gonna feel guilty about this:
Goodnight.