Hospital: Vicki's sleep is restless. She gets out of bed and looks at her brother Matt, sleeping in the chair. Walking to the bathroom, she turns on the faucet and looks up to see Damon's reflection in the mirror. When she turns, he's gone. Returning to her room, she tries to wake Matt, who then turns into a vamp-faced Damon. Vicki wakes with a gasp. COMMERCIAL!

Mystic Falls Town Square: Banners announce the "Night of the Comet." Kids play and get their faces painted. People mingle. And Elena and Bonnie hand out "programs" for the night's event. How they've come by these programs and why they're handing them out is not explained. Look, we need the girls downtown and we've already shot a scene of them at the Grill. Quick, call the contrivance fairy. Elena confesses to Bonnie that Stefan has neither called nor texted her, but they never even got to the point where they could exchange that sort of information, so... look, the point is, she's doing the sort of mental gymnastics teenaged girls are sometimes known to do when they are hurt by a boy but want to believe that his lack of attention is just an accident. I mean come on, Elena -- the boy found your house quickly enough and had no problem just showing up, whenever he wanted to talk to you. Anyhow, Elena says their timing was wrong. Bonnie, the wise single, says, "When is it ever right?" Cut to Caroline wandering across the common. She spies Damon staring intently and assumes she's the target. Hair and other parts bouncing, she struts toward him with a knowing look on her face. He disappears, as does Caroline's smile.

Mossy Manse: Zach wants to know why Damon has come back to Mystic Falls. Stefan explains that it's because he's there and Damon's goal in unlife is to make his unlife miserable. Zach says Damon is putting them all at risk and worries that the girl in the hospital will talk. Stefan says she won't. "I took care of her." When Zach asks if he's sure, Stefan has to admit that he can't be sure because his powers are not as strong as Damon's. Whatever, he'll deal with whatever problems arise. As he goes to leave, Zach says, "Is she worth it, Uncle Stefan -- this girl you came back for?" Stefan looks hurt and Zach's a bit chagrined. We cut to...

The Mystic Grill: Vicki's trying to get some more time off, but her boss isn't being cooperative. Jeremy gives her some illicit pain meds and asks if she's going to watch the comet, later. She says she can be talked into it, and that she'll meet him outside in a few. Tyler walks up and inquires as to how she's doing. When Vicki sneers, "Like you care," and walks off, Jeremy's smile could light up the night. There is a little more Tyler/Jeremy tension and we cut to...