The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017): Season 2, Episode 1 - The Return - full transcript

Previously on
"The Vampire Diaries"...

For over a century,
I have lived in secret.

Until now. I know the risk,
but I have to know her.

- I'm Elena.
- I'm Stefan.

- What are you?
- I'm a vampire.

- Why are you here?
- I miss you.

He told me about
your ex, Katherine.

She broke your heart.

That was a long time ago.

Why do I look like her?

Our love for Katherine,
it wasn't real.



Katherine never compelled me.

It's real for me.

Are you psychic or clairvoyant?

Technically I'm a witch.

That noise.

Wait, what noise?

Tyler!

What the hell?!

- We need some help over here!
- Caroline!

Tyler, have you talked
to your mom?

- What is it?
- It's your dad.

He's dead.

You decided that
I was worth saving,

and I wanted to thank you...



For that.

Anna!

Here. It's my blood.

If you die with it in your
system, you'll come back.

Anna's dead.
I saw her killed.

I know you cared about her.

Yeah, I did.

You scared me.

Sorry.

Is Jenna home?

She had to meet the fire
chef about the building.

She doesn't know the truth.

They've covered it up.

Yeah, I know.
How's Jeremy?

Holed up in his room.

I looked everywhere.

What do you think,
someone stole it?

Yeah. Someone definitely
took my stuff.

Can I help?

Sure.

Do you want me to pick you up?

I'm just gonna check on Jeremy
before I go to the hospital.

Can you meet me there?

- You bet.
- Ok.

I love you, Stefan.

I love you, too.

- Katherine!
- Hello, John. Bye, John.

Jeremy?

You up?

God!

Hi, I need an ambulance
to 2104...

Behind you.

What?

Behind you.

Jeremy!

Jeremy!

Jeremy!

Please, Jeremy, wake up!

He's ok.

What happened?

He said that Anna
gave him heb blood,

and then he took these pills.

And now, I mean, he looks fine,

but then again so do you.

So I just...
I don't know.

Come here, look at me.

No, I'm fine, ok?
I feel exactly the same.

Should I call a paramedic
up here? What should I o?

No.

He's fine.

So you mean I'm not a vampire?

Damn it.

Don't say that.

Jeremy... Jeremy,
why would you want that?

Did you hear about Anna,
what happened to her tonight?

She's dead.

Jeremy, Jeremy,
come here, sit down.

I am very sorry about Anna.

But it's very important that
you listen to me right now.

With every passing moment, Anna's
blood is leaving your system.

If you tried to kill
yourself right now,

you could really die.

Hey! Do you understand me?

Stefan...

Yeah.
I understand.

Good.

What about the pills
that he took?

He didn't take enough to die.

So Anna's blood actually healed
him of that.

I'll be right there.

You need to be at
the hospital. But...

No, no, I'll stay here
with Jeremy.

No, I don't need
a baby- sitter.

Yes, you do.

How's Caroline?

She's not good, Bon.

What happened?

We were driving and
Tyler heard this noise.

And he got he got like
this migraine or something.

And he lost control of the car.

And I thought that
Caroline was fine,

and then... and then
she wasn't, so...

Liz.

I came as soon
as I got the message.

Is she ok?

She's in surgery it's...

They're doing
everything they can.

I need your help, Damon.

Sure. Anything, Liz.

Mayor Lockwood is dead.

They thought he was a vampire.

They put him in the basement.

Mayor Lockwood was a vampire?

No, no, no.
A mistake was made.

They said he dropped
like the others

when John's device
went off, but he...

He couldn't have been
a vampire!

I've known the man
my whole life.

And now Carol Lockwood
is going to want answers,

and all I can think
about right now is Caroline.

And.. And, um...

It's ok. Hey.

It's ok.

Bonnie.
Caroline?

She's weakened.

They don't know if
she's going to make it.

What?

Is there something
that you can do?

Like a spell or something?

She doesn't know how.

Do you?

No. I don't.

No, you don't. Because it took

Emily years to learn
a spell like that.

Oh, well, I can
take down a vampire.

That spell was easy to learn.

I can give Caroline some blood.

No. No way. No, no, no,
just enough to heal her.

She'll be safe in the hospital,

and it'll be out
of her system in a day.

She'll be better, Elena.
It's too risky.

I can't agree to that.
Do it.

This is Caroline.

Ok? We can't let her die.

Do it.

If I do this,

you and me, call a truce.

No. But you'll do it anyway.

For Elena.

All right,
I know this is probably

the last thing
you want to do right now,

but we should talk about
what happened tonight.

Yeah, one of the tomb vampires

got into the house
and almost killed John!

What? What... when?

What are you talking about,
after I left?

- You were there?
- Come on, Elena,

you know I was.

When were you at the house?

Really?

Earlier.

On the porch.
We were talking,

all cathartic,
feelings exposed.

Come on, we kissed, Elena.

Ok...I don't have time
for this, Damon.

Hey. If you want
to forget it happened, fine.

But I can't.

Elena! I came as soon
as I got your message.

How is John?

Where have you been?

At the fire department.
I had to fill out a report.

- I told you earlier.
- No, you didn't.

Yes, I did.

No, Jenna, you didn't.

Yes, I did.

Mmm, you gotta be kidding me.

Hey.

How's Caroline?

Not good.

Just what I needed.

Katherine.

At least I fooled one of you.

Feel better?

- Stefan?
- Elena.

What happened?

Katherine happened.

Did she say what she wanted?

No.

Woman certainly knows
how to make an entrance.

She said she fooled
one of us at least.

What does that...
What does that mean?

She pretended to be Elena, too,

when I showed up
earlier tonight.

I told Jeremy.

I can't lie to him anymore.

Are you all right?

No, I'm not all right.

I thought that with all
the tomb vampires gone,

things wi know.

We all did.

Katherine is in this house.

That means that
she's been invited in.

- What are we going to do?
- Move.

Very helpful.
Thank you.

There's zero
you can do about it,

you would be dead.
But you're not.

So clearly she has other plans.

Right, and we need to find out
what those other plans are

and not provoke her
in the process.

What happened tonight when
you thought she was Elena?

To risk another...
Frown line

encroaching on a very
crowded forehead...

We...Kissed.

And you thought it was me?

What do you mean, you
kissed? Well, you know,

when 2 lips pucker, and they...

Don't be obvious, Stefan.

Stefan, wait,
he kissed Katherine.

Not me.

I wouldn't do that.

We don't have time
for this, guys.

Later.

John must know something.

There has to be a reason why
Katherine tried to kill him.

She's Katherine.

She loves to play games,
and you're fooling yourself

if you think you're going
to find out what she's up to

before she wants you to know.

No, actually, Elena's right.

John could know something
through Isabelle.

Your mother, she was
in touch with Katherine,

so maybe we can
go to the hospital.

And talk.

I've got better idea.

What's that?

I'm just going
to ignore the bitch.

See ya.

Is that smart?

If Katherine thinks
she's being ignored,

it'll lure her out.
She'll make a move.

Yeah? Then what?

Stake her, rip her head off.

Something poetic

we'll see.

Hey.

You been here all night?

Yeah, with the sheriff.

And no one else?

Stefan's brother Damon
stopped by late last night.

How is Caroline today?

See for yourself.

"Jersey Shore" is on.

Ooh, careful!

I'm still a little sore.

It's ok.

But they say I'm
healing really quick now.

Isn't he cute?

Why are you crying?

I'm just happy you're ok.

I'm just happy you're ok.

Well, I love you guys!

We love you.

Oh!

I want to know exactly who's
responsible for killing my husband.

I'm looking into it.

You have to be
straight with me.

Is there any reason Richard was
affected by the vampire device?

What are you implying?
That he was one of them?!

Is there any reason no, no, no one's
implying that. Vampire device?

Your deputy screwed up,
plain and simple.

Which makes you responsible.

Carol...
Your husband is the one

who helped jon Gilbert
execute his idiot plan

in the first place!
Liz...

Someone got my husband killed.

We're all on edge here.

You suffered a great loss.

The whole town has.

W have to stick together.

Ok, trust each other.

We'll get through this.

So the black sheep returns.

Tyler?

Yeah.

What happened to you?

In my mind, you're 1.

Well, that's 2 years older than
the last time you say, uncle Mason.

Good to see you again.

It's good to see you, too.

Come inside.

Ready for this?

John?

I'm Elena, I'm not...
We know she did this to you.

We need to kw why.

Where is she?

You tell us.

I don't know.

You're a little too weak
to play tough guy.

Why don't you just sit back,

answer a few questions.

Please.

Tell us why she's here.

What does she want?

She'll try again.

We can't help you if you don't

confide in us.

In you?

In your daughter, then.

My daughter should have driven a
stake through your heart by now.

I haven't spoken
with Katherine directly.

She never trusted me.

So either kill me, or get out.

Because I can't stand the
sight of you with my daughter.

You see the problem
with such hatred?

It's gonna get you killed.

You may be ok with dying, but
I have a better plan for you.

You now have my blood
in your system.

All I have to do is kill you.

Now take my advice...

Leave town. Elena
doesn't want you here.

You have about 24 hours before
the blood leaves your system.

That's enough time
to disappear.

Or so help me God, I will
turn you into a vampire

and I will watch you
hate yourself

more than you already do.

Clock starts now.

Who's the guy with Carol?

That's mayor's younger
brother, Mason Lockwood.

Is he on the council?

Like John Gilbert was
when he rolled in?

He's nothing like John.

For one, he's not an ass.

He's not a believer, either.

He wants nothing to do
with the council.

He's too preoccupied
finding the perfect wave.

Thanks.

Hey, Elena.

Thanks for coming.

Come on in.

Hey. I just have
to swing by home

and pick up Jenna and Jeremy
so we can go to the Lockwoods.

How did you leave it
in there with John?

I, uh...

I asked him to leave town.

Asked?

You threatened him.

Yeah, I threatened him.

Good.

I want him gone, Stefan.

I know that I
shouldn't feel that way,

but I don't want someone
like that in my life.

- Or Jeremy's life.
- I know, I know.

So what now?

Now...

I need to go find Damon.

Please, Stefan,
don't fight with him.

No, Elena, he tried to kiss
you. I'm not ok with that.

That's not the problem.

No, Elena, he tried to kiss
you. I'm not ok Katherine is.

She's already messing
with both of your heads,

and Damon's not stable
when it comes to her.

Last thing we need
is to make thins worse.

Did you know the Gilbert
device affected Tyler Lockwood?

Well...

I know it took the mayor down.

Don't you want to know why?

Yes, Bonnie,
I would love to know why

a non- vampire was tortured
by the vampire torture device

that you let John Gilbert
use against us.

Speaking of your guilt,
how's Caroline?

She's much better.
You're welcome.

- No, you're welcome.
- How am I welcome?

You'll live to see another day.

No good deed goes unpunished wit?

Doesn't undo the bad.

I know what you are,
Damon. You might have Elena

and the sheriff and everybody
else fooled, but not me.

Hmm.
One wrong move,

and I'm gonna take you out.

Now you need to stop
with the witch's brew.

You're starting to believe
your own press.

I'm sorry.

You were saying?

Oh, God.

Damon drives me crazy.

He's walking around like
he's some kind of hero

for healing Caroline,
when it's his fault

all this happened
in the first place

I'm sorry, Bonnie.

What Damon's done
is just awful.

Better. Hateful
Damon moment over.

Thanks.

Better. Hateful
Damon moment over.

I gotta find Tyler
and pay my respects.

I'll be back.

Ok.

Hello?

- Elena, where are you?
- Bonnie, I know

I'm late. I'm getting
in the car now.

I'll be there in five.

We haven't officially met.
I'm Katherine.

- I know who you are.
- Of course you do.

You're th best friend, right?

I've been putting all the
pieces of Elena's life together.

Isabelle told me
it was a bit of a puzzle.

I do know who Jenna
and Jeremy are.

And I've met that delicious
ex- boyfriend Matt,

who's sweet on Caroline,

and I've met that delicious
and then there's you,

the vampire hating
Bennett witch.

Did I do good?

I've been around
a long time, Bonnie.

You're gonna have to do better than that.

Nice.

Katherine.

Leave her alone.

Ok.

What are you doing here?

After the way you
treated me last night,

I thought that a public place
would be less violent.

Taking this a little
far, don't you think?

Elena could walk in
at any moment.

But that's part
of the fun, Stefan.

Damon's here, somewhere.

I've been avoiding him.

Hey, guys.

Hey, Matt.

I, uh, I heard that Caroline
was doing much better.

Her recovery was
practically miraculous.

You must be so relieved.

I am.

Thanks, Elena.

His eyes are so blue.

You need to leave now.

You're hurting
my feelings, Stefan.

Damon was much
happier to see me.

Then again, he thought
I was your girlfriend.

So.
Katherine,

I'm not doing this with you.

Ok, how about we don't
have a couple's fight

in front of all your friends.

Walk with me?

Just tell me what
you're doing here.

Maybe I missed you.

Is that an acceptable reason?

What game are you playing?

- Why, you want to play with me?
- I don't know.

How can I play
if I don't know the rules?

No rules, Stefan.

Don't you remember?

No rules.

Looks like the
whole town has turned out.

Yeah, well, he s...

He was the mayor.

Why don't they save it
for the funeral?

It's what people do.

The Lockwoods were here for
us when we went through this.

It'll be quick. We'll drop off
the food and pay our respects

and go.
In and out?

Sounds like a plan.

You guys go ahead.
I'll, um,

I'll be right there, ok?

Hey.

How are you doing?

Great, Elena. Walkin' on
sunshine. Thanks for asking.

- Damon...
- Elena...

We should be able
to talk about this.

Damon, we're close enough now.

I really want to
know how you're doing.

I kissed you, I thought
you kissed me back.

Doppelganger hijinks ensued.

How do you think I'm doing?

I think that you're hurt.

Hmm. Oh,
I don't get hurt, Elena.

No, you don't admit
that you get hurt.

You get angry and cold,

and then you do
something stupid.

You're scared.

You think Katherine's
going to send me

off the deep end, don't you?

I don't need to hurt for that.

You know, why...

Why is it such a surprise

that I would kiss you?

That's not a surprise.

I'm surprised that you
thought I would kiss you back.

Now I'm hurt.

Elena!

Bonnie, what happened?

Oh, hey, sorry. I was
just looking for the, uh...

The bathroom's down the hall.

Hey, look, I'm...

I'm sorry about your ad.

Today's been a big day
of sorrys

from people who really
don't give a crap.

I remember when my om died,

I had a house full of strangers

telling me what
a great guy he was.

Anyway, I know how
hard all this is.

Difference is, in
your case, it was true.

My dad was a dick.

Yeah, yeah, he was.

I found this in his desk.

He won't mind, he's dead.

Yeah, you know what, sure.

Why not.

Hey, what's going on
in here, Tyler?

Nothing. Nothing.

You got somewhere else to be?

The Lockwoods have a lot
more land than they used to.

The possessions
of all the tomb vampires

built them quite a fortune.

Yeah, why did you
want them dead, hmm?

You're the one who
turned most of them.

There's nothing more annoying

than a vengeful vampire,
Stefan.

Just ask John Gilbert.

You haven't
changed at all, have you?

But you have.

You're stronger.

Meaner. It's sexy.

Don't flirt with me, Katherine.

I'm not Damon.

I haven't spent
145 years obsessed with you.

Yeah.

Based on your choice of women,

I'd say otherwise.

Though I'll admit,

it does bother me that you've
fallen in love with somebody else.

I was never in love
with you, Katherine.

You compelled me.

So none of my
feelings were real.

Believe what you want, Stefan.

But I know the truth.

And deep down, so do you.

The truth?
Mm- hmm.

Well, the truth is,
you're the same

lying, selfish,

manipulative bitch
that you've always been.

So whatever it is that
you're doing here,

why don't you just get
on with it and leave town.

Because if you don't,

I will hunt you down and
I will rip your heart out.

You want to know
why I'm here, Stefan?

I came back for you.

Well, the problem, Katherine...

Is that I hate you.

You hate me, huh?

That sounds like the
beginning of a love story,

Stefan, not the end of one.

Are you gonna be ok?

Yeah. It'll heal.

That's not what I meant.

I was trying to figure her out.

I was playing along,
I let her get to me.

We tried...Was trying
to track her, to figure her out.

But she's gone.
Ooh, cover up, Fabio.

We got a crazy ex on the loose.

Better watch out, looks like
Katherine's trying to steal your guy.

That's not what's happening.

Isn't it? I mean, it's
only fair, since I...

Went after your girl.

I'm gonna go check on
Jenna and Jeremy.

Let me know when
you guys are done.

So what's it going to be, huh?

Fight to the death.

Go ahead, take your threats,
stake your claim.

I'm not going to fight you.

Why?! I'd fight me.

Katherine's going to try to
play us against each other.

You do know that, right?

Brother, don't you worry.

Our bond is unbreakable!

We need to stay united
against her.

So, yes, as much
as I would like

to kill you, I'm not
going to fight you.

I kissed Elena.

Because you feel
something for her.

Because you actually care.

Because you actually care.

And I'm not going to

come in here and
destroy that part of you

that has finally,
after all of this time,

willing to feel something.

She'll try to break you.

She'll try to break us.

And how we respond to
that will define us.

It's our choice.

So, no. I'm not
going to fight you.

Jeremy.

What are you doing here?

I'm packing.

Leaving.

So you figured you'd kill
all your evil vampires,

and then you'd leave town?

Not all, but enough.

For now.

Can you tell Elena
I said good-bye?

Why don't you
tell her yourself?

You know, Jeremy, I was
taught to hate them.

The vampires.

It's what I know. It's
what your father knew.

My father would have
seen things differently.

No, he may have done
things differently,

but there's no other
way to see it.

That ring on your finger, the one
that's supposed to protect you,

that was my father's, right?

Yeah.

Then why didn't it protect him?

Why is he still dead?

What happened to your parents

wasn't supernatural.

It was an accident.

There's nothing that
can save us from that.

I wonder what he'd think
of all this.

Of me.

He'd think that
you're still young.

You're still finding yourself.

But you are a Gilbert,

and you've been exposed to
this town's darkest secret.

And with that comes responsibility.

I don't believe
in that family legacy stuff.

Sooner or later,
you'll have to.

Tyler!

- I hat him.
- Oh, don't say that!

Let go of me!

Hey, Tyler!

- Get off me!
- Hey, Tyler! Hey, hey!

- I said get off me!
- Tyler!

Gt off me!

Look at me.
Look at me.

Calm down.

Settle down.

Oh, God.

Very brave of you to come here.

I wanted
to say good- bye.

Leaving so soon?

I know where I'm not wanted.

Don't pout.

It's not attractive
on a woman your age.

Why don't I kill you instead?

What are you doing here?

Nostalgia, curiosity,
et. Cetera.

I'm better at the enigmatic
one- liners, Katherine.

What are you up to?

Trust me, Damon.
When I'm up to something,

you'll know it.

Come on. Kiss me.

Or kill me.

Which will it be, Damon?

We both know that

you're only capable of one.

My sweet,

innocent Damon.

That's more like it.

Ok.

Wait.

Brief pause.

I have a question.

Answer it, and it's back to fires

and rocket's red glare.

Answer it right, and...

I'll forget the last 145
years I've spent missing you.

I'll forget...

How much I loved you.
I'll forget everything

and we can start over.

This can be our defining moment.

Because we have time.

That's the beauty of eternity.

I just need the truth,
just once.

Stop.

I already know your question.

And its answer.

The truth is...

I've never loved you.

It was always Stefan.

You scared me.

Just doing my part
in the neighborhood watch.

Thanks.

For, um,

looking out for us.
For me.

That's me,
your trusty bodyguard.

Calm in a crisis.

Have you been drinking?

And you're upset.

That' not a good combination.

No, I'm not upset.

Upset is an emotion specific
to those who care.

Come on, Damon.
That's a lie.

You care.

You're surprised that I
thought you would kiss me back?

You can't imagine that I'd
believe that you'd want to?

Damon... that what
we've been doing here

means something?

You're the liar, Elena.

There is something going
on between the two of us,

and you know it.
And you're lying to me,

and you're lying to Stefan,
and most of all,

you're lying to yourself.

I can prove it.
No...

Damon, don't!

What's wrong with you?!

- Lie about that.
- Stop it.

You're better than
this, come on.

- That's where you're wrong.
- No, no, no, Damon!

I care about you. Listen
to me, I care about you.

I do, but...
I love Stefan.

It's always going to be Stefan.

Elena, what's going on here?

It's always going to be Stefan.

Nothing, Jeremy.
It's ok. Just...

Just go back to bed.

No, it's not ok, Elena.

He wants to be a vampire.

No, Damon, stop it!

You want to shut out the pain?
It's the easiest thing in the world.

The part of you that cares,
it just goes away!

All you have to do
is flip the switch and snap!

Damon! No!

Your mom's out.

I think she popped a couple phar.

I didn't mean to freak her out.

I don't know why
I get like this.

It's the curse of being
a Lockwood.

So how did you get
the chill gene?

I didn't.

I've just learned
how to manage it.

I don't want to be
like this anymore.

None of us do.

That's why it's a curse, Tyler.

He saw the ring, that's
why he did it. He knew.

He didn't see the ring.

It's Katherine.

She got under his skin.

She undid everything
that was good about him.

There is nothing
good about him.

Stefan, not anymore.

He's decide what he wants.

He doesn't want to feel,
he wants to be hated.

He's decide
it's just easier that way.

He got his wish.

I hate him, Stefan.
I know.

I know.

Is he ok?
Stefan, is he ok?

He's ok.

Shh. You're ok.

Damon killed me.

Shh, it's ok.

Oh, God.

Elena?

Hi, Caroline.

What are you doing here?

My name is Katherine.

I was hoping you could give the
Salvatore brother a message for me.

What are you talking about?

What message?

Game on.