When Sheriff Forbes (recurring guest star MARGUERITE MacINTYRE) and Mayor Hopkins (recurring guest star RICK WORTHY) question Shane (recurring guest star DAVID ALPAY) about his involvement in the Founders’ Council deaths, Bonnie steps in with questions of her own, and Shane’s responses push Bonnie to the edge of her powers. Looking for a new ally, Rebekah (recurring guest star CLAIRE HOLT) reminds Stefan that they were once close friends. Kol makes it clear that he will stop at nothing to convince everyone to give up the search for the cure. Damon coaches Jeremy as he prepares to take on Klaus’ new vampires, but they find that Kol (recurring guest star NATHANIEL BUZOLIC – Out of the Blue) has beaten them to it. Jeremy is furious when Klaus tries to control him by putting Matt’s life in danger. Meanwhile, at the lake house, Damon and Matt train Jeremy, trying to raise his game as a hunter, but Klaus is impatient with their progress and intervenes to speed up the process.
Later, Caroline does her best to comfort Tyler after a violent confrontation.
Professor Shane (recurring guest star DAVID ALPAY) continues to encourage Bonnie to believe in her powers, but he soon finds himself in danger when he reveals too much to the wrong person. When Bonnie’s father, Rudy Hopkins (recurring guest star RICK WORTHY – Supernatural), accepts the role of Interim Mayor, he makes it a priority to protect his daughter, who isn’t at all comfortable with the role he suddenly wants to play in her life. Appearing unexpectedly at Mystic Falls High, Rebekah (recurring guest star CLAIRE HOLT) wastes no time trying to force Stefan, Elena and Caroline to answer her questions about the search for a cure, leading to a bombshell piece of information from Elena.