As Stefan pretended to be helping Damon gain access to the tomb in The Vampire Diaries Season 1 Episode 12, two other vampires, Anna and Ben, surfaced, also looking for a way in.
Back in 1864, Katherine’s having herself a little killing spree, teaching Damon how he’s supposed to behave when she turns him.
Damon arrives to greet the less than fully clothed couple in bed. He assigns Elena to journal duty, explaining that the grimoire is kind of like a witch’s cookbook.
Katherine finds out that the townspeople are ingesting vervain, an indication that they’re on to them. Regardless, she does not intend to leave because she likes it there. Like the brothers, Anna is there, too.
Anna doesn’t seem too fond of her new friend Ben, who she chose because he was a sad small town bartender who lacked purpose.
As Alaric’s in school reading the journal, he gets a pair of visitors, with both Stefan and Anna stopping by. It’s Stefan he actually runs into. Stefan suggests having a seat. He may want to listen. He’s there in town because a vampire killed his wife. As for the journal, it’s on his desk. At least it was.
Back to the old days, Damon’s and Stefan’s father approaches them looking for help. They have a plan to kill the vampires, who do exist.
Alaric is well aware of Stefan’s brother. Who does he think killed his wife? He’d like to find her body, which they never found.
Damon has some advice for Jeremy about Anna: hot trumps weird.
Bonnie would die for Elena, a bit of information Ben may find useful.
It turns out Mr. Saltzman made a copy of the journal, which he was kind enough to “loan” Stefan.
Giuseppe, Stefan’s father, wanted to carry his secrets to the grave with him. Might want to go dig that thing up then.
Katherine bit Stefan, who’s been fed vervain by his father. When she collapses, he’s instructed to turn on her and forget everything he feels about her.
Going with Jeremy to meet Anna, Damon realizes he already knows her. If he wants the same thing she does, he’s going to have to help her. Well, that’s her theory anyway. Too bad he works alone.
Stefan and Elena rob his father’s grave, and they find the grimoire as expected. Of course, using his newfound knowledge that he obtained from Anna’s journal reading, Damon shows up to make it a threesome, or at least a twosome with a third wheel. Stefan’s got a choice. Hand over the book, or they can both have a vampire girlfriend that looks like Katherine again. They make the trade.
As Katherine’s being hauled away, Damon blames his brother for her capture. Anna’s on the scene, and she watches her mom get shot.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Vampire Diaries Episode 14 Fool Me Once, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on The CW.