Josie was right - Alaric did not look happy when he saw her.

"Dorian's getting the student files," Jenna said before he could say anything. "Josie was already with me and I didn't know where I was going."

"I'm really sorry, Dad," Josie said.

"Josie, I'd rather you stayed out of it," Ric said, "but I'm not that upset about it."

"No, not this," Josie said. "I was the one who let them out of detention. I'm really sorry. I didn't know about the bodies."

"It's alright, honey," Ric said with a sigh. "I need you to go back upstairs."

"Hope's not here," Josie said, straightening her shoulder. "You might need a witch."

"How are they?" Jenna asked, glancing at the heavy wooden door beside them. "And can they hear us?"

"No," Ric said. "There's a spell on the door as long as it's closed. We can't hear them and they can't hear us. They haven't said a word. I've assured them I had no idea about the prison world."

Jenna nodded. "So the theory at the moment is that Jade killed eight people and the other two covered it up?"

"I'm sure she turned her humanity off afterwards," Ric said. "Emma was so insistent that she didn't."

"But if she did, that suggests it was an accident," Jenna said. "So why would the other two cover for her in that case?"

"No idea," Ric said tiredly. "What's with the blood bags?"

Jenna glanced down at the bags in her hand. "Josie brought me via the kitchen. I figure if they've been stuck in a prison world, Jade's probably hungry."

"She's lucky she didn't kill either of them," Josie murmured.

"Hope said that you can't die in a prison world," Jenna said sadly. "It's possible that she did."

Footsteps alerted them to Dorian's arrival. He handed Jenna four folders. "This is everything we have."

"Thanks," Jenna said. She flicked through the three student files, scanning the notes, before turning to the case file.

This, she read a little slower, grimacing at the photographs of the bodies.

Right at the back, she found an official report.

"Ric, did you read the pathology report?" She asked.

"I never actually got round to it," he admitted. "We got it just after they disappeared."

Jenna nodded, handing it to him. "You probably should have read it."

Ric scanned it, his eyebrows lifting into his hairline. "But … that means …"

"Uh huh."

Ric shook his head. "I need you to find out what happened, Jenna. And if they're safe to be around the students."

"Yeah, of course," Jenna said. "I'll leave the door open."

She pushed open the door and stepped into the room. Behind a row of bars, three teenagers stood facing her.

They were separated by bars from each other - probably for the best, given that one of the girls was looking distinctly grey.

"You must be Jade," Jenna said to her, holding up one of the blood bags. "Catch."

Jade caught it and ripped it open, draining it in a few seconds, giving Jenna a chance to assess her. When their eyes met again, it became clear that while Jade had definitely flipped the switch, she was also teetering on the verge of flipping it back again.

"Why are we still in here?!" The boy demanded. "Bad enough we've been trapped in that hell for God knows how long …"

"Six years," Jenna said quietly, cutting him off. "I know this isn't pleasant, Diego, but we have a school of students and we need to make sure they're safe."

"Who are you?" The other girl asked, her voice shaking.

Jenna gave her a friendly smile. "My name's Jenna Sommers, Wendy. I'm currently the school guidance counsellor. Jade, would you like another blood bag?"

"I wouldn't say no," Jade said.

Jenna tossed it through the bars and turned back to Wendy. "So, Wendy … those kids in the woods … Who killed them? You or Diego?"

"What the hell?!"

Jenna ignored Diego and kept her eyes fixed on Wendy. "Well?"

"No!" Wendy said, eyes wide. "We didn't! It's was J … We never left the school!"

"You left the school," Jenna said. "Josie owned up eventually."

"I killed them," Jade said suddenly, the blood bag crinkling in her hands.

"No, you didn't," Jenna said. "Which one of you was it, Wendy?"

"Jade's telling the truth," Wendy said, trembling a little. "It was an accident."

Jenna glanced at Jade. "Do you remember killing them, Jade?"

Jade frowned. "No, but … I killed them."

"What happened?" Jenna asked quietly.

"You won't understand," Jade said darkly.

Jenna took a step closer to her cell, letting the blood seep into her eyes. "Won't I?"

Something flickered in Jade's eyes and she relaxed a little. "This is human, isn't it," she asked, lifting the now empty bag. "We only had animal last time I was here."

Jenna glanced back towards the door, to where she knew Ric was. "Well, that was a stupid idea. I assume at some point Caroline told them that."

"Maybe," Jade conceded. "I never met Mrs Mikaelson, just saw her in passing."

"What happened?" Jenna asked again.

"I had this friend," Jade said. "Inez."

The name struck a chord in Jenna's memory, from the file she had just read.

"She lived in town," Jade continued. "She'd invited me to some party and … I didn't want to blow her off again. I had to lie to her enough. We were in detention and Josie Saltzman was hanging around nearby … I think she had a crush on me."

Diego snorted. "Yeah, cause she was subtle about it."

Jade gave him a surprisingly fierce glare over Wendy's head. "Give her a break, Diego - she was ten! I talked her into letting us out - promised her that we'd be back before detention was due to be over. I wasn't planning on staying long, just long enough to see Inez and let her know. It was a bit of a wild party and they … we got separated. I was looking for Wendy when Inez came running up to me, screaming for help … she was …" she swallowed hard, almost shrinking back against the wall. "She was bleeding … I wanted to help her, but … I couldn't … I just … It was like I was possessed and … I remember biting her and … I blacked out."

"I found her," Wendy said, her voice still shaking. "There were bodies everywhere. I … I snapped her neck with magic and … Diego and I burned the bodies. I was scared Jade was going to get into trouble, even though it was an accident. We took her back to the school and got back into the room just before Miss Tig came to let us out. We told her that Jade had fallen asleep and Diego offered to carry her to her room."

"They told me about the others the next morning," Jade said quietly. "I … I couldn't deal with it and then …Then I could."

"You turned your humanity off," Jenna concluded. "Thank you for being honest with me, Jade; I appreciate it. Wendy, now it's your turn."

"I haven't lied!" Wendy protested.

Jenna sighed. "Jade didn't kill the other seven victims, Wendy."

"Were you there?" Diego asked bitingly. "I don't remember seeing you."

"No, I wasn't there," Jenna said. "But the victims were. And the thing about burning bodies is that it doesn't actually destroy as much evidence as you think it does."

"What do you mean?" Jade asked.

"Inez was already bleeding," Jenna said gently. "Why?"

"I … I don't know."

"Eight bodies," Jenna said. "Only one of them suffered from neck wounds. The pathology report says that she also had a stab wound through her left shoulder. The other seven were killed by a single stab-wound to the heart. That's not an out-of-control vampire; that's cold-blooded murder."

Jade broke, sliding down the wall with a cry, her humanity flooding back.

Jenna bit down on her impulse to comfort the girl, her instincts telling her that right now it would do no good.

So, instead, she focused on Wendy. The girl's fear was increasingly obvious, her entire body trembling, her hands clenching and unclenching, her heart racing in a way that only Jenna could hear.

"Wendy, if you're scared," Jenna said soothingly, "you're safe. No one can hurt you."

"He said he'd kill me too if I said anything!" Wendy blurted out.

"You bitch!"

Wendy screamed as Diego launched himself at the bars between them, scrambling back towards Jade.

Alaric raced in, crossbow in hand, but Josie pushed past him, grabbing Jenna's hand. The contact tingled, a red glow spreading from their hands, into Josie's body and out of her other hand, causing Diego to collapse unconscious.

Ric lowered the crossbow. "Okay, clearly I wasn't needed."

"Sorry," Josie said. "I normally ask beforehand."

Jenna gave her a smile. "I'd consider that an emergency. And for the record, you have my blanket permission to siphon from me if you need to. Ric, my professional opinion is that Diego is a risk to the other students. Wendy, are you okay to tell us what happened?"

Wendy sniffled. "It was … It was exactly what I said for the most part. But I didn't find Jade first, I found Diego. There were already seven dead on the ground and he was holding Inez - he'd got it into his head that if he killed more people, he'd be able to control the transformation. I told him that wasn't right and that he was mad; he tried to stab Inez, but she fought him off and he missed her heart. She got away and I ran after her, but I wasn't fast enough. By the time I got to Jade and snapped her neck, Inez was already dead. After that …" she faltered. "After that it was exactly as I said. He forced me to help him; said that if anyone found out, they'd be more lenient if they thought it was Jade because it would be an accident."

Jenna held a hand out to Ric without a word, and he handed her the keys without question. She let Wendy out first.

"You hungry?"

Wendy nodded. "Starving."

"I'll take you to the kitchen," Josie said, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "Come on."

"Ric, step out please?" Jenna asked, eyeing Jade, whose face was buried in her knees.

Alaric hesitated, but ultimately conceded, leaving her alone with a hysterical vampire and an unconscious werewolf.

Jenna unlocked the other cell and stepped in, taking a seat on the floor beside Jade. "Another blood bag?"

"I'm okay," Jade whispered.

"Want a hug?" Jenna asked.

Jade leaned against her in response, and Jenna wrapped an arm around her. "I'm not mad at her."

"That's good," Jenna said cautiously.

"I don't blame her for being scared," Jade continued. "Actually, it makes sense. When we were in there, Wendy preferred being with me than him, even though I could barely control myself." She hesitated. "What if I can never control myself?"

"You were in a very unique situation," Jenna said gently. "You had no choice other than to feed from the vein, you were never taught how to do that safely, and you'd also never dealt with human blood before." She helped Jade to her feet. "Let's go and find you somewhere to sleep, okay?"

Jade nodded, letting Jenna lead her out of the cellar to where Ric was waiting for them. "What's going to happen to Diego?"

"I need to figure that out," Alaric said. "He'll need to stay there for now."

They emerged from the cellar stairwell to find Josie and Wendy heading towards them, the latter munching on a sandwich.

"Jade?" She asked, holding out a second one.

Jade smiled weakly. "I'm fine."

"I'm sorry," they both said in unison.

Jenna chuckled. "Let's call it even for now, ladies; it's late and you're clearly both exhausted. Ric, where are they sleeping?"

"Good question," Ric said. "I don't think any vampires are in need of a room-mate, but there are two witches on their own - Hope and Penelope don't have room-mates."

"Penelope doesn't play well with others," Josie said immediately. "There are free rooms, aren't there?"

"I don't think it's a good idea for us to share," Wendy said. "Sorry, Jade."

"No, I agree with you," Jade said. "But I'd rather not be on my own, just in case something happens."

"Okay, well, what if we put Wendy on her own," Jenna said, "and Jade in with Hope."

"Jenna, we try and keep like with like," Ric said.

"I know," Jenna said. "And I know that Hope isn't a vampire, but … she's not exactly a 'normal' witch either, is she? She grew up with the Mikaelsons; I'm sure if something does happen - which I doubt - she can handle it."

"It's worth asking," Ric agreed. "Josie, are you okay to …?"

"Sure," Josie said. "I can do that."

"Alright," Ric said. "I'm going to go and figure out what to tell the parents."

As he walked away, Jade eyed Josie speculatively. "Josie?"

Josie smiled, a little shyly. "Sorry I broke my promise."

"Honestly, I'm amazed you held out this long," Jade said. "I knew time had passed, but … You're all grown up."

Josie turned a little red. "Anyway, so dorm rooms. Jenna, I've got this if you want to turn in."

"I have complete faith in you," Jenna said. "But I don't know how to get back to my room."

Josie chuckled. "Alright, I'll do the tour at the same time. You two could probably do with a reminder anyway. You are going to take the job, right?"

Jenna smiled. "Let me talk to Lizzie tomorrow."