TEXT: [The Island] (Damon is tied to a tree. Vaughn is here) Vaughn: Something bothering you? Damon: Would you believe me if I said mosquitoes? Vaughn: Oh, aye, I would. How does it feel when a relentless eating machine is draining the blood from your veins? Damon: Itchy Vaughn: Your friends from Mystic Falls think you're funny, Damon? Damon: You obviously know who I am and where I'm from. Have you been spying on me? Vaughn: Aye. I have. You and Stefan, Elena, your witch Bonnie. Do you need her to cast the spell written on your pal Jeremy's hunter's mark...? A tattoo that looks exactly like this Damon: You want to know something, just ask Vaughn: I've been killing vampires my entire life. Still, this thing refused to reveal itself to me. That was, until 3 days ago, and it just magically completed for no apparent reason Damon: Come on, man. Do I look like I know anything about tattoos? Look at my skin. It's flawless Vaughn: Ah, you're not taking me seriously. I don't blame you. You don't know me. So let me introduce myself. My name is Galen Vaughn, and you'd better start talking (Elena, Stefan and Rebekah are on the beach. Elena is on the phone with Caroline) Caroline: Tell me you're not serious Elena: I wish I weren't. When we got back from looking for Jeremy, Shane and Bonnie were both gone, too. Shane needs Bonnie to cast a spell on Jeremy's tattoo in order to find the cure, and he managed to sneak them both out from under our noses Caroline: Well, where's Damon in all this? Elena: We had an argument. I thought he was just taking a walk, but then when we went to the beach, we saw signs of a struggle Caroline: Meaning what? Elena: Meaning somebody probably jumped him and then grabbed him Caroline: Do you think Shane took him? Elena: No, I mean, he's not strong enough to take
SUMMARY:
Back in Mystic Falls, Caroline and Tyler find that their attempt to translate the code on the Hunter's Sword is futile without help from Klaus, who has his own reasons for solving the puzzle. On the island, Damon has an ugly run-in with a Hunter named Vaughn (guest star Charlie Bewley ), and realizes he is one of The Five. Stefan confesses his true feelings about the possibility of becoming human again to Elena. When a stunning new piece of information about the cure is suddenly revealed (there's only enough for one person), it changes the stakes for everyone. Jeremy helps Bonnie recognize what is real and what is an illusion, and Shane is comforted by his deceased wife. Katherine makes an appearance and forces Jeremy to feed Silas in order get the cure that is fossilized with his body. Silas ends up draining Jeremy's body and breaks his neck, killing him.