Morrow Residence.
Living room.
"Are you ok?" Elizabeth asked her daughter
"Why did it have to be Ben?" Margaret asked in confusion
"There was nothing you could've done." Elizabeth said
"Damon is grieving for the fact that Katherine didn't want him. How am I going to tell him the truth of what she did to you?" Margaret asked her mother
"She killed me. I should be the one to tell him." Elizabeth said
Salvatore Boarding House.
Damon's room.
Margaret was at the doorway. She knocked.
"How are you doing?" Margaret asked Damon
"Haven't been killing people if that's what you mean?" Damon asked Margaret
"No. That's not what I meant. I was just worried about you." Margaret said
"Don't be. I've had a lot of people feeling guilty over me." Damon said
"For you feeling this way. People are just going to get hurt." Margaret said
Mystic Grill.
Caroline, Margaret, Elena, and Matt are all milling around at the front of the Grill.
"He's already been hit on, like, 35 times. He's total cougar bait." Caroline said
"Impressive." Elena said
"More like embarrassing." Matt said
"Can't be that bad." Margaret said
Caroline laughs and sees Kelly enters.
"Hi, Mrs. Donovan." Caroline said
Kelly glances at Caroline with distaste and looks at Elena. Margaret looked distraught as she sees Kelly.
"Elena, honey." Kelly said
"Hi, Kelly." Elena said
Elizabeth shows up. Margaret was relieved as she's there.
"Excuse me. (Margaret walked towards her mother.) Mom, you could buy a ticket." Margaret said
"Who was that?" Elizabeth asked her daughter
"Just nobody. (Her mother looked at her for second.) Kelly Donovan. Caroline isn't worst. Kelly was always bitchy. Always saying stuff about me. She never admits it to anyone." Margaret said
Elizabeth hugged her daughter.
Carol introduces each of the bachelors on stage. The ladies are on their seats.
"And what do you do, Bachelor Number 3?" Carol asked bachelor 3
"Yeah, I'm a plumber." Bachelor 3
"Well, isn't that wonderful? We could always use more plumbers. Moving on. Number 4, "Alaric Saltzman." Wow. That's quite a mouthful. What do you do, Alaric?" Carol asked Alaric
"I'm a teacher at Mystic Falls High." Alaric said
"Beauty and brains, ladies. This one's a keeper. What do you teach?" Carol asked again
"History." Alaric said
"History. Oh, well, give us a fun fact about Mystic Falls, something crazy. (Alaric looks over at Damon. Damon places his hand up to his ear, sarcastically anticipating a response. Carol pulls the microphone away.) He's probably saving the best stories for his date. (She moves down the line] And last, but not least, Damon Salvatore. We don't have much on you." Carol said
"Well, I'm tough to fit on a card." Damon said
"Do you have any hobbies, like to travel?" Carol asked Damon
"Oh, yeah. L.A., New York. Couple of years ago, I was in North Carolina. Near the Duke campus, actually. I think—I think Alaric went to school there. Didn't you, Ric? (Damon turns to look at Alaric, who does the same. Margaret looked at both Alaric and Damon as something wasn't right.) Yeah 'cause I- I know your wife did. (Margaret looked at her sister. Elena's face starts to falter.) I had a drink with her once. She was—she was a great girl. I ever tell you that? Cause she was - Delicious." Damon said
Elena's mouth hangs open. Her eyes filled with tears as she stares at Damon. Jenna looks over at her.
"Are you okay?" Jenna asked her niece
"I just need some air." Elena said
Elena gets up, Margaret follows her, and walks past Stefan. He follows them.
Outside.
Margaret tries to calm her sister down.
"Elena." Stefan said
"He kill her? Damon was the vampire that killed her?" Elena asked Stefan
"I don't know what happened. Alaric said that they never found the body." Stefan said
"Oh, my god." Elena said
"I know. I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you. But I just—I wanted to know more." Stefan said
"I was feeling sorry for him, hoping that this whole Katherine thing would change him. I'm so stupid." Elena said
"He doesn't know about the connection to you. I thought about confronting him, but he's already so on edge." Stefan said
"Why are you protecting him?" Elena asked again
"Elena, you're not the only one who wants him to change. We don't know all the details yet. I mean I was with him the afternoon and... Margaret said as her sister cuts her off
"You were with him in the afternoon?" Elena asked her sister
"Yes. I didn't read his mind because he was very upset." Margaret said
Elena looks over both Stefan and Margaret and back up, but does a double take when she recognizes the man down the street.
"That man. (They both turned around and looks at the man, who watches them.) I saw that man outside of Trudie's." Elena said
"Get back inside. Come on." Stefan said
Stefan gently pushes both Margaret and Elena back inside the Grill.
Margaret looked at Kelly as she was in a rudely conversation with Caroline. Margaret walked up to them.
"What's going on here?" Margaret asked both Caroline and Kelly
"Nothing that concerns you." Kelly said
"First off when it comes to my friends. It is my business. Second you don't talk to her like that. She's trying to be a good girlfriend to your son. And third everyone knows what you are." Margaret said
"Really?" Kelly said
"A town joke." Margaret said
Kelly walks off.
"Thanks, Margaret." Caroline thanking Margaret
"I know you're trying Care. You're dating Matt and that's a good thing." Margaret said
"Earlier? Who was that woman you were talking too?" Caroline asked Margaret
"My mom." Margaret said
"Oh." Caroline said
"And I ditched school to find her." Margaret said
"I'm glad you found her." Caroline said
Margaret looked at Damon.
"Excuse me again. (Margaret walked towards Damon.) Anything you like to share?" Margaret asked Damon
"Not now, Margaret. (Margaret reads Damon's mind.) They keep blaming me on stuff. Guess I'll tell them that I turned Isobel into a vampire." Damon thinking
Margaret stops reading Damon
"You turned her? You turned Isobel?" Margaret asked again
Damon ignores the conversation and leaves.