Sheriff's Office: Damon brings She's-the-Sheriff some Vervain and pumps her for information about the size of the F'n CoW, ever so gently (founding families and a few city officials). She wonders if they've been vamp hunting in all the wrong places -- what if the newest vamps to visit Mystic Falls can go out in daylight. Damon acts like that's crazy talk, but assures her he'll do everything he can to help. He's such a giver. Still, I can't help but think he'd get further if he compelled Caroline to be nicer to her mom. Commercial.

Gilbert Gables: Bonnie lets herself into Elena's room, where the latter is still in a funk, so she's just lying in bed. Bonnie tries to tempt her to get up, but when Elena won't move, she crawls under the covers with her (no porno). Elena doesn't want to talk about things, but Bonnie insists on at least a one liner, so she can pretend to help. Elena says she and Stefan broke up. Bonnie apologizes for sucking and being MIA -- then explains her absence by giving Elena a demonstration of her newly honed powers. She slices open a feather pillow, dumps the contents on Elena's bed, makes sure there's no fan going or windows open, and then proceeds to float a lily white feather by only encouraging it with hand motions. She then floats a dozen feathers, in the same way. Finally, she fills the air above Elena's bed with feathers, using no gestures at all. It's a beautiful scene. The girls look so young. So innocent. Bonnie's power looks so gentle. Elena kneels upright on the bed and covers her delighted smile with her hands, while Bonnie tells her that everything her Grams has been telling her about her witchy lineage is true. "I'm a witch." Looking happier than she has in episodes, Elena grins and nods as she watches the feathers float around her. "I believe you." The girls laugh and we cut to...

Mystic Falls; Downtown: Caroline, wearing her hair in two ponytails, struts down the street, and as her smile turns to a grimace, we know Damon must be there, even before he's on screen. When he won't let her pass, she stops in front of him. "Look, Dungeon Boy, I'm done being your little slave girl. You seriously hurt me, and I will be damned if you think..." Damon turns on the thrall and suddenly she's pathetically compliant little Caroline from weeks ago, who lives and dies for Dungeon Boy. Hats off to Candice Accola for the transition. He compels her to throw a party at the Grill that night, and invite everyone, including Stefan and his BFF (who is a female, be-fanged BFF, so does that make her his FBfBFF?) so he can solve the town's "little vampire problem." He orders Caroline to get his crystal back from Bonnie, too.