TEXT: [Salvatore's House] (Elena wakes up in Damon's bed. She looks at Damon) Damon: This would be so much more fun if we were naked Elena: That was your call, not mine Damon: I was being a gentleman. You shouldn't have stayed Elena: I know Damon: I should have made you leave, sent you packing. I promised Stefan Elena: I know Damon: You're sired to me, Elena, which means everything that you think you feel might not even be real Elena: I know, Damon, but... It feels real. And I'm not ready to let go of that Damon: I could make you. Invoke the sire bond Elena: So do it Damon: I told him I would set you free. Right after I didn't tell him that we slept together Elena: So, what do you want to do? Damon: I want to throw you back in my bed and never let you leave Elena: So do it (Elena's phone rings) Damon: Saved by the cell phone Elena: I have to meet Bonnie. She's teaching Jeremy how not to kill me. Want to come? [Klaus's Mansion] (Stefan enters and sees Klaus painting) Stefan: Looks like a giant snowflake Klaus: I prefer to think of it as an expression of post-modernism. It's my donation to the winter wonderland charity event (Adrian enters) Adrian: You said it was urgent? Klaus: Yes. Take this to the mystic grill immediately Adrian: You want me to be a delivery guy? Klaus: What I want is for you to do whatever I say, without the attitude. Be careful with that. It's still wet (Adrian leaves) Stefan: Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, you know Klaus: What is the point of my hybrids being sired to me if I can't maximize on the benefits of free labor? What are you doing here? Stefan: Elena is sired to Damon Klaus: I intuited as much Stefan: Which means I need to find the cure now more than ever, and here you are making post-modern snowflakes Klaus: I've delivered.
SUMMARY:
A winter-themed party takes place in Mystic Falls, but amongst the celebration Caroline and Stefan argue with Tyler over what to do with Klaus and his hybrids. Stefan breaks into Klaus's house and attempts to steal Alexander the hunter's sword while Caroline once again plays "the distraction" to Klaus at the winter party. She comments on the piece of art Klaus donated for display, telling him honestly that it feels "lonely" to her. Meanwhile, Elena and Damon go to the Gilbert Lake House to help Jeremy face some dangerous inner demons with the help of Bonnie and Professor Shane, who shares that he knows where to find the cure to vampirism. When Hayley snaps Caroline's neck, to save her and Professor Shane's plan, April finds Caroline "Dead." April finds out about the supernatural things happening in Mystic Falls and that Rebekah is daggered in the Lockwood cellar. Finally, Klaus discovers Tyler's plan which leads to all 12 of the hybrids being killed and Klaus drowning Tyler's mother.