*The Next Day, in The Morning- Luke and Claire's House- The Den*

Luke wakes up, in his human form and he looks around, his surroundings and sees, the sunlight, now, shining in, from the windows and he sighs, happy, at the warmth. He looks back, down, to the floor, and sees Claire there, naked and asleep. He crawls over, to her and lays down, behind her and wraps, his right arm, around, her body and moves his right hand, between her legs and rubs her, there, and, that, wakes her up. She opens her eyes and looks down, in shock and then, she slowly, turns and, she faces him, with her hands, cupping his face and comments, with a smile, still in shock, now, but happy, nonetheless, "Mm. Morning, Luke." He nods, clasps her hands and retorts with a smile, now, "Morning, Claire." She kisses him and then, breaks it and retorts with a smile, "That, felt nice. I love you." He nods and retorts with a smile, "I love you, too." She smiles.

*1912, Mystic Falls, Va.- Nighttime, The Police Station/The Town Square*

The bell in bell tower, chimes and rings. Two men, come out of the police station. They're, both, wearing, black and white suits, with black dress shoes, on. They talk. Gerald speaks and asks concerned, "Will you, get home, alright? Mr. Salvatore. I can, send for, one, of, the Police vehicles?" Zachariah shakes, his head, and admits with a smile, and says sternly, "No, that, is not, necessary, Sheriff Forbes. A little winter chill, has never killed, somebody, before?" He sighs and admits sadly, "I am, less concerned, about, the cold-freight, but more, for your safety?" Zachariah responds and remarks with a smile, "One's town murder, doesn't, make, an epidemic! Goodnight, Gerald." He nods and they both leave separate ways and goes, in different directions. Zachariah crosses the street and keeps, a careful eye, on his surroundings and, then, turns, when, he hears, a rustling, sound, from, in the distance, and he looks, around, and sees, nothing, and, then, turns back, only to be stabbed, with, a knife, in the chest and heart, by, the killer, and, he falls in the street, on his back, dead. The killer leaves, the scene, done.

*Flashback Ends*

*Back in The Present Day- The Police Station- The Parking Lot/Inside- Alaric's Cell- A Meeting*

Carol and Liz, arrive, at the station and they park, their cars, in the lot. They get out and they talk now. Elizabeth is in her uniform and her hair is in a bun. She speaks and says annoyed, "The mystery is not, gonna get solved, any faster, with you, yelling, at me, Carol!" Carol's hair is straight, and flat-ironed. She's wearing, a light, brown coat, a black jacket, black dress pants and light brown heels on. She-she speaks, and retorts upset and admits with a smile, "We have, two counsel murders and an attempted, murder, on our hands. If you, have, a suspect? Then, it is your duty, to keep me, informed!" They walk, over, to the station, as Liz responds, and admits, upset, "No. It is my duty, to make sure, I'm not, accusing, the, wrong person, of being, a serial killer!" They arrive on the steps, of the building and, Carol look over to her and retorts tired and slightly agitated, now, "Just tell me, who it is, Liz?!" Liz opens, the door, for her and nods, for her, to go, inside and Carol does, upset, and, Liz closes the door, behind her and they continue talking, in her office.

Downstairs, Alaric is in the cell, on a cot, asleep. He gasps in shock and sits up, only, to find, his bullet wound, on his right shoulder, healed and to find himself, in a jail cell. He gets up and looks surprised, and shocked by this.

*A Few Hours Later- A Meeting*

Alaric is still in the cell. Liz is interrogating him, outside, of the cell, near Damon. Alaric speaks and, admits upset, "I didn't do it!" Damon is wearing, a black, leather, jacket, a black t-shirt, black leather, jeans and black boots, on. He speaks, and he admits upset, "What, your arresting, him? For what, this, nutjob, Dr Fell. says." She looks over to him and admits with a smile and says sternly, now, "No. I'm detaining, him!" Damon sighs and holds his head, in pain, as she faces back, to Alaric and she reveals, sadly, "The cell is for his own good. You were shot, Dr. Fell. used, Vampire Blood, to heal you." Alaric responds and admits pissed off, "Dr. Fell, is the one, who shot me!" Liz nods and admits upset, "Yea, because, you came, at her, with a knife!" He nods and reveals sternly, but retorts with a smile, "Yea, a knife? I had found, hidden, in her personal, belongings, that, is identical, to the murder weapon, of Bill Forbes?!" Damon sighs and looks down, to the floor, sad. He responds, and asks, curious, but recalls, with a smile, "Are we, going, to, ignore the part, where, he's one, of the victims? I mean, the guy, was, practically, stabbed, to death." She nods and admits sadly, but, recalls with a smile, "Well. Dr. Fell, has, suggested, that his wounds, could've, been, Self-Inflicted!" He looks shocked and retorts hurt, now, "My, God. You think, I stabbed, myself?!" She shakes her head and admits sadly, but remarks, with a, smile, "K, look. I don't know, what, to think! I've got, nothing, except, murder weapons, from your stash, and a respected member, of a Founding Family, pointing, a very long finger..." He cuts her off, and yells, angry, now, "She is, setting me up! I'm being framed here!" She nods and admits sadly, but, retorts with a smile, "Yea, well. That may, be so? But I don't, have any proof, of that!" Damon nods, and retorts with a smile and says tired, now, "Well, then, we'll get some? Damnit." She shakes her head and retorts tired and says serious, "No. Just, stay out of this, Damon!" He looks shocked and, confused, as, she continues and she admits sternly, "You, getting involved, is only, going to, make, matters worse." Damon looks upset, now and protests serious, "Listen, Liz?" She shakes, her head, cuts, him, off, and, she yells serious, "Don't, make me, put you, in that cell, with him!" Damon says, nothing else and she-she glares, at Alaric, upset and he looks sad, now.

*On a Sidewalk- A Meeting/A Revelation*

Elena and Matt are taking, a jog, together. Her hair is pulled, back, into a ponytail, and its straight and flat-ironed. Shes wearing, a white coat, a black jacket, with, a, purple hood, to it, black sweatpants, and black tennis shoes, on. He's wearing, a, blue jacket, a royal blue t-shirt, grey sweatpants and grey, tennis shoes, on. He speaks and comments tired and asks in disbelief, "What. Are we, training, for a-a marathon?" They turn a corner and she continues running and remarks with a smile, "Well, if you can't, keep up!" He stops and retorts sadly, but admits with a smile, "Elena, you can't out-run, your-your problems! Ugh, but looks like, you're gonna try?" She ignores him and continues, running and, he, sighs and yells, sternly, "I talked, to Bonnie!" She stops in shock, now and faces him and she asks, curious, "What, did she say?" He nods, walks over, to her and admits sternly, "They're, at, her Mom's house. Abby is going to, complete, the transition! He stops, in front, of her and she nods and retorts, in, shock, now, She's decided to become a Vampire?" He nods and admits with a smile, but reveals, sternly, "Yea. But, Caroline's, going to, help her, through it! Teach her, control and stuff?" She sighs, and asks sadly, but, curious, "Did Bonnie say... Is there anything, I can do?" He shakes his head and, admits with a smile, and says sternly, "No and she knows, its, not your fault, Elena. She's just hurting, and upset, right now." She nods and recalls sadly, but admits upset, "Damon, turned, her Mom, into, a vampire, to save, my life. Its absolutely, my damn fault!" She turns away, from him and he sighs and, comments, sad, "You're, going to, make me, run, more, aren't you?" She says nothing and her phone, rings and he comments and asks sternly, "Who, is it?" She looks at the caller i.d. and its Elizabeth and, she answers, the call and says sternly, "Sheriff Forbes, is everything, k?" Elizabeth informs her, the situation, with Alaric and Elena, looks surprised and comments in shock, now, "He's been what?!"

*Back at The Police Station- A Meeting*

Elena arrives, at the building and walks up, the stairs and goes inside, and Damon walks over, to her, with a smile. She sighs annoyed and looks upset, with him. She speaks and asks sadly, "Where, you, just, with..." He nods, cuts her off and admits with a smile, "Ric's fine. Just upset and angry, that's all." She nods and says nothing, as he takes a step forward and admits with a smile, "The Sheriff, wants, me, to stay, out, of it." He sighs and she notices and retorts with a smile, "But youre, not, going to? Are you?" He nods and admits defeat, but retorts with a smile, "Well, it seems like, a good plan, just, as any?" She shakes her head and admits upset, begs sad, now, "Please, Damon. Your friend is in jail, for murders, that, he didn't, commit! You have, to do, something?" He nods and admits sternly, but he remarks, with, a smile, "Well. I guess, I could uh, rip out Dr. False Accusations, throat? Or maybe, her tongue?" She looks, away, annoyed, now, and, scoffs, upset, as he, continues, and retorts with a smile, "You, know, I could, chew, it, up, to tiny little, pieces and feed it, to the squirrels!" He laughs. She-she shakes her head and retorts tired, now, "Stop it, Damon!" He nods and recalls, with a smile and says, sternly, "Well. I guess, me staying, out, of it, is starting, to sound, like, a good idea? Doesn't it." He grins, and, she glares at him, as he continues and admits with a smile, "You know, I saved, your life, last night? You're, welcome." She nods, but retorts upset and admits with a smile, "You know, you can, show, a little, compassion, about Bonnie?" He sighs, nods and remarks with a smile and says sadly, "Oh, I know. Her and her mom, must be, really, hurting, right now?" She nods, crosses her arms, and, says, nothing, as he continues, and, retorts with a smile, "Should I, send a lasagna?" She uncrosses, her arms and retorts, sadly, "K, now, you're, just being mean?!" She walks away, from, him, as he nods and, retorts with a, smile and recalls thrilled, "I'm mean and you hate me? The Earth is back on its axis." She faces him, and she admits pissed, off, but comments sad, now, "You know, what. If you keep, pushing, people, away; you're, going to, end up, alone?!" He sighs sad and says nothing, as she leaves, done.

*Back at The Salvatore Boarding House- Stefan's Bedroom- A Meeting/An Ambush*

Stefan is sitting, behind, his desk, with his journal, open, to a blank page, and, he's, having, writer's block, but he's, also tapping, the desk, with his right hand, Bloodlust and Hunger problems. He's wearing, a grey shirt, black jeans and black boots, on. Damon hears, the sound, and, stands, into, the doorway, and he crosses his arms and looks over, to him, surprised by this, but then, comments sadly, and, remarks with a smile, 'Dear Diary, a chipmunk, asked me, my name, today...' Stefan looks over to, him, confused and sighs annoyed, as he continues and retorts with a smile, "I told him; it was Joe. That lie will haunt me, forever.'" Stefan sighs, gets up, and walks past him and goes over, to his bookshelf, of journals and puts it, away and asks sadly, "What, do you, want?" He responds and admits with, a smile, and asks sternly, "I was hoping, we could hang? You know, a little brother, bonding." He walks, into the room and continues sadly, "Now, I know, we don't, actually, 'Hang out.' But we, team up, we, join, forces!" Stefan, walks, away, from, the, shelf and past him, as he goes over, to it and continues, with a, smile, "And, activate, our Wonder-Twin Powers?" He looks through the shelfs, for a specific, journal and Stefan notices, looks over, to him and comments confused, now, "What, are you, doing?" He sighs and admits sadly, but retorts with a smile, "Digging, up clues. Most of The Originals are, gone, but now, we have, a whodunnit, in town! Do you, remember, when, you came back, for, Uncle Zachariah's funeral?" Stefan nods, crosses his arms and admits sadly, "Vaguely, yes. Why?" He nods, and explains, but recalls with a smile and says sternly, "Because, as my memory, serves, he wasn't, the first Founding Member, killed, that year?" He continues searching and browsing and sadly, "Or even, that month?" Stefan nods and remarks with a smile and comments, still at a loss, "Your point, being?" He nods and admits sadly, but retorts with a smile, "I'm trying, to figure out, what year, it was?" Stefan nods and reveals with a smile and says sternly, "1912." He grabs the journal and throws it, to him, and, remarks with a smile and comments impressed, now, "Well, so much, for vaguely? Here..." Stefan now, catches it, with a smile, as, he leans up, against the shelf and recalls with a smile and he says sternly, "1912 or as I like to call it? The last time, we had a serial killer, in town." He smirks. Stefan nods and, opens, the book, to the middle, and reads a section, refreshing, his memory, of the current events, that went down, then.

*Back in 1912, Morning, The Salvatores Family Crypt/Zachariah Salvatore's Funeral- An Ambush*

Stefan speaks and recalls, with a smile, but says sadly, "It feels, strange, to be home, again after, so, long, away. I thought, I'd never return. And, certainly not, for a funeral, anyways." Stefan is wearing, a black and white suit, a black tie, with white polka dots and black dress shoes, on. He's holding, his black, hat, in his right hand. Two women, approach him, arm, in arm. One of them, has dark brown hair, and, the other has red hair. Their hair is in the same style, in a braided bun. They're, both, carrying, brown, purses, in their hands. They're, both, wearing, brown hats, black gloves on and a white lace shirt, brown, jacket, brown skirt and, brown heels, on. The lady, with brown hair, speaks and apologizes sad, for him, "I'm sorry, for your loss, Mr. Salvatore." He nods and says nothing, as she continues and recalls, with a, smile, "I'm told, you're a distant cousin, of Zachariah?" He nods, takes a step forward and reveals sternly, but, admits with a smile, "His nephew, actually." She smiles as he continues and retorts confused, now, "Miss..." She nods and says with a smile, "Lockwood... Marianna Lockwood." He nods and smiles. She looks over, to her best friend and introduces them, "And, this, is my friend, Samantha Gilbert." He nods, and smiles at her. He speaks and recalls with a smile, but says in shock, now, "As in, Johnathan Gilbert?" She looks astonished now, but retorts with a smile and comments curious, now, "My late grandfather. Did you, know him?" He nods and admits with a smile and says sternly, "We crossed, paths." She smiles. He speaks and asks curious, but recalls sad, now, "I'm sorry. I don't, mean, to be, inappropriate, but no one, seems to, be willing, to discuss, the details, of Zachariah's death?" Marianna sighs and looks away, sad now. Samantha sighs and reveals upset, but admits sad, "He was murdered and he wasn't the first..." Marianna looks over to her angry, cuts her off and retorts upset, now, "Samantha, don't be an ass!" She shakes her head and admits upset, but retorts sadly, "I'm not. But he, should know, the Truth! He's a, Founding Family Member, like us?" Marianna nods and sighs sad, as she continues and warns him, sternly, "Be careful, Mr. Salvatore. Its not, a good time, to be a Founder, in this town!" He nods and, smiles. They leave and join everybody else.

Suddenly, a black crow caws, and appears, behind him and Stefan notices and turns, to, it and sees it, lying on a headstone and then, he sees it, fly away. He looks surprised and confused, by that. He turns, to leave, and, it turns, into a man, and, its Damon. He's wearing, a black cap, on, his head. A black and, white suit on, with, a black tie, with white polka dots on, and, black dress shoes, on. He speaks and he comments sadly, "Have, you've, been, eating, relatives, again?" Stefan faces him and retorts in shock, but, comments with a smile, now, "Damon." He nods, takes, a step, forward, and admits sadly, "Its been, a, long time, brother." Stefan nods and recalls sadly, but admits with a smile, "Its been, almost 50 years. I'm surprised, you came?" Damon looks upset, now, but remarks with a smile, "And, miss the funeral of What, do you, call him? Uncle Zachariah." He nods and smiles. Stefan sighs and admits sadly, "I see, you're, still mad, at me?" Damon nods and remarks, with a smile, but recalls hurt, "Why, would I, be, mad at you, Stefan? You made me, become, a vampire and now, I walk, the world, alone, drinking, other people's blood." He smirks and Stefan nods and retorts upset, now, "And, any chance, you, take, it all, out, on our nephew Zachariah?" He sighs and recalls upset and admits sadly, "If I'm not mistaken, you, were, the one, who killed, our family members? May our Father rest in Peace." Stefan sighs and admits, hurt, now, but reveals sternly, "I'm not, like that, anymore, Damon!" He nods and remarks with a smile, but comments, done, now, "Well, congratulations, Stefan. Now, if you'll, excuse, me, I'd like, to live out, my eternal existence, as far, away, from you, as possible!" He turns to leave, and Stefan nods, takes a, step forward and asks sternly, "Damon, wait!" He stops, as he continues and asks with a smile, "Lets, have, a drink? Catch up..." Damon faces him, as he continues and he says sternly, "I've, missed, you, brother." Damon sighs, but nods and retorts with a smile and says sternly, "Sure. Why, not?" Stefan smiles.

*Flashback Ends*

*Back in The Present Day- The Salvatore Boarding House- Stefan's Bedroom*

Damon, walks, over, to him and asks with a smile and says sternly, "What, do you, say, brother? You, wanna, go get drunk?" Stefan wraps the journal, back up and closes it, done. He nods, scoffs with a, smile and admits sadly, "Ah, I get it, I get it. You're bored! Your best friend's in jail and you don't have, anything, better, to do, with yourself." Damon nods and retorts sadly, but admits with a smile, "Well, there is that..." He takes the journal, from him and retorts with a smile and he says done, "And, I was, hoping, you'd help me, solve the murder?" He walks past him and out the door, leaving and Stefan, looks surprised by that and says nothing, in shock, but follows, after him.

*Back at The Mystic Grill- A Meeting, The Evening*

Carol Lockwood's hair is flowing in curls. She's wearing, a navy-blue jacket, vest, white shirt, navy-blue, dress pants, and navy-blue heels, on. She's sitting, at a table, in a brown chair, across from, Rebekah, and they talk. Rebekah's hair is straight and flat-ironed. She's wearing, a teal blue top, black jeggings, and black boots, on. Rebekah speaks and asks curious, with a smile, "Thank you, for meeting, with me, Mayor. I figured, as Head of The Preservation Society; you'd be, a good person, to ask, about, the old trees, in this community?" She nods and admits, with, a smile, but, reveals sternly, "A long line, of, Lockwood woman, used, to keep, those records. But, before, any of them, actually, had, any jobs?" Rebekah nods and laughs. She responds and admits with a smile and says sadly, "I've been, to the Founders Archive, but I can't, seem, to find, any record of the tree, I'm looking, for?" She nods, explains with a smile and admits sadly, "It probably, got cut, down? Big, old, trees, built half of this, town, in the 1900s." She takes a sip, of her tea and Rebekah sees Stefan and Damon walk in and she smiles, at them. Damon notices and remarks to Stefan, with a smile, "Ooh, she-devil, nine o' clock." Stefan nods and says nothing. Damon waves, to her, with a