We have to go
Klaus: I'm not going to any dance
Rebekah: Caroline will be there
Klaus: That means nothing to me
Rebekah: Please? he has a vial of white oak ashes and a dagger)
Rebekah/Esther: Quite the cunning liar
Alaric: Well, Damon's too arrogant to think his only friend would betray him
Rebekah/Esther: Just as Niklaus would blindly accept an invitation from his beloved sister, unaware that he is headed to his own death
(She dips the dagger in the vial)
Alaric: Did you give him the stake? Rebekah/Esther: He burned it without hesitation
Alaric: So where is the real one? I can't ask him on a date. Like, you're supposed to be figuring out what you want. Yeah, I just, um I wanted to, uh... Caroline and I were talking about going to the dance, and, um... Ok, look, I know where we're at, you and I, and I know it would be stupid to even think that we could go back to the way things were, but I'm going to the dance, and I'd like to go with you
Stefan: Um... Salvatore's Crypt]
(Esther and Alaric arrive at the crypt)
Alaric: Why are we here? If you are to kill all of my children, I will need to bind the protective magic in your ring to the stake, thus rendering the white oak indestructible
(She raises her hand and he gives her his ring. I'm about to sweep you off your feet
(He carries her and they turn. Bonnie: Yep
Jamie: That's not awkward at all
(Stefan, Damon and Elena are in the hallway)
Elena: If Alaric's sick, then we need to find a cure, something
Damon: We tried medicine. Jeremy comes back with Stefan and Damon but they're stopped by an invisile barrier. I spoke to him. He smiles, takes her to the dance floor and makes her turn. Small-town boy, small-town life, it won't be enough for you
(He leaves. The blood of their victims is on my hands, Jenna's blood is on my hands
(Esther rejoins them and looks at Alaric)
Esther: When you are ready
Elena: No, Ric, please don't. (Alaric arrives behind her and kills her. I'm not gonna complete the transition. You two should go. Everyone is gathered in front of the crypt: Meredith, Jeremy, Matt, Bonnie, Caroline, Tyler, Stefan, Elena and Damon. Bonnie?
Plan: A: Esther; Q: Who is Alaric's ally? A: vampires; Q: What does Alaric kill? A: Damon; Q: Who stays with Alaric until his last breath? A: the real Alaric; Q: Who kills Esther? A: his alter-ego form; Q: Where is Alaric when he is not a vampire? A: Bonnie; Q: Who asks Jamie to go with her to the 1920s Decade Dance? A: Caroline's suggestion; Q: Who suggested that Elena ask Stefan to be her date? A: Tyler; Q: Who shows up at the dance to sweep Caroline off her feet? A: the dance; Q: What event takes a deadly turn when Damon and Stefan realize they need the help of Matt and Jeremy to protect Elena? A: her feet; Q: What does Tyler sweep Caroline off of at the 1920s Decade Dance? A: Klaus; Q: Who does Tyler try to get between Caroline and? A: the two Salvatore brothers; Q: Who is immobilized on one side of a boundary Esther created? A: the spell; Q: What did Bonnie undo that could prove devastating for everyone? A: Original; Q: What vampire does Esther turn Alaric into? A: Originals; Q: What vampires does Esther turn Alaric into? A: Alaric's ring; Q: What does Esther use to render the last White Oak stake indestructible? A: the transition; Q: What does Alaric decide not to complete? A: Alaric's last moments; Q: What do Stefan, Elena, Damon, Jeremy, Caroline, Matt and Tyler mourn? A: comfort; Q: What does Elena find with Stefan? Summary: Alaric finds an unexpected ally, Esther, to guide him on his dangerous new path of killing vampires, while Damon and Meredith try to figure out what their next move should be to bring the real Alaric back from his alter-ego form. At the school's 1920s Decade Dance, Bonnie asks Jamie to go with her, and, at Caroline's suggestion, Elena asks Stefan to be her date. Caroline is pleasantly surprised when Tyler shows up at the dance determined to sweep her off her feet, but Klaus does his best to come between them and tells her that he believes Caroline will eventually come to him, even if she is not ready at the moment to let go of her "small town boy [and her] small town life" because he knows that eventually "it won't be enough" for her. The dance takes a deadly turn when Damon and Stefan realize they need the help of Matt and Jeremy to protect Elena because the two Salvatore brothers are immobilized on one side of a boundary Esther created. They asked Bonnie to undo the spell that could prove devastating for everyone. Finally, Esther turns Alaric into an Original vampire to kill Klaus and other Originals. Esther also uses Alaric's ring to render the last White Oak stake indestructible so that it can be used multiple times on all the Originals. However, the real Alaric kills Esther and decides not to complete the transition. Stefan, Elena, Damon, Jeremy, Meredith, Bonnie, Caroline, Matt and Tyler mourn Alaric's last moments before he isolates himself to die. Elena finds comfort with Stefan, while Damon stays with Alaric until his last breath. Alaric seems to have died, but Esther compels Bonnie to give Alaric some blood to complete the transition to an Original.