The next morning, Margret woke up to a clap of thunder. She looked out her window and saw that the rain was really coming down. She checked to make sure her window was locked, then went into the hallway and ran into Elena. "You okay?" Elena asked.

"Yeah, just a little startled." Margret said. She really hated storms, ever since she was little.

"Come on, we better get Jeremy's help." Elena said. They went over to his room.

"Hey, what's up?" Jeremy asked them.

"Looks like there's a big storm rolling in. Can you help make sure all the windows are closed?"

"Yeah. Yeah. Sure." The group looked around the house, checking and double-checking to make sure that all the windows were closed and locked.

A few hours later, Margret was sitting in the living room. Melody was finally over her cold, so she came over. She was by the piano. "So, where is everyone today?"

"I don't know." Margret said. "Rob and Amy are probably hanging out again, Elena went to visit Stefan, and Jeremy left to meet Anna at the Grill."

"So, I heard about you're date from Rob." Melody said.

"It wasn't a date, Melody. The four of us were together the whole time."

"Rob said you and Alex left together."

"Okay, so he walked me home, so what?" Margret said. "I don't get what the big deal is? We've been friends for how long?"

"Okay, there's no need to get so uptight, Margie." Melody said. "I was just saying. Is it my fault the guy has a crush on you?"

"What?"

"Never mind." Melody went back to playing the piano. A few minutes later, Elena came back into the room.

"You okay?" Margret asked, noticing how tense she looked.

"Yeah, just great, Margret." Elena said. She headed upstairs.

"What do you think that was about?" Melody asked.

"If I had to guess, she probably had a run-in with Damon." Margret said.

"Should've known. That guy has a bad habit of getting on the nerves of people." Melody said.

"No kidding. That guy has some serious issues."

A few hours later, the girls were in the living room playing a dance game, when they heard a knock at the door. "Man, how is it that you always beat me at this?" Melody asked.

"Beginner's luck?" Margret suggested. Elena headed downstairs and got the door.

"Think Amy's trying to crash here again?"

"No, last I checked, she was out with Rob for the day." Margret said. They went over to Elena to find her talking with Damon.

"Is Stefan here?" He asked.

"No. Why? Something wrong?"

"He went out in the woods and didn't come back. I can't get him on his phone. I figured he was here with you." Elena tried calling him.

"It's going straight to voice-mail." She turned to Damon. "Where could he be?"

"You're not going to like what I'm thinking."

"Hey, is everything okay?" Margret asked.

"Stefan left this morning and hasn't come back yet." Elena explained.

"He left in this weather?" Melody pointed out.

"He was probably visiting a relative or something." Elena said. "I'm going to help look for him."

"And you trust him?"

"Yes." Elena said. "He's Stefan's brother, guys. If anyone's able to find him, it's bound to be him."

"Watch it out there, Elena." Margret said. Elena nodded before leaving with Damon.

Hours later, there was no sign of any of them. "What do you think happened to Stefan?" Margret asked.

"I don't know." Melody said. "But I'm sure he's fine by now."

"I heard them say something about going out in the woods."

"In this rain?" Melody pointed out. "Who would be crazy enough to do that?"

"I don't know, Mel." Margret said. "It's just, it feels like there's something that's not adding up. Like something we're not getting."

"Like what?" Melody asked, going over the piano keys again. "That he's secretly Kryptonian? Come on, Margret. There's no way."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Margret said. "Although you've been watching way too much Smallville lately."

"Hey, it's not my fault that actor's hot." Melody pointed out. Margret's phone rang then.

"Hello? Amy?" Margret asked. She frowned. "Hang on, I'll put you on speaker."

"What's going on?" Melody asked.

"Aunt Liz said Caroline found a body after getting lost on the road." Amy said. She sounded scared and broken.

"Who in the world would hide a body in the woods?" Margret asked.

"Maybe it was a murderer." Melody said.

"Murderer or no murderer, it's not what was found, but who." Amy told them. "It's…it's…"

"Who is it, Amy? Whose body did they find?"

"Vicki. They found Vicki." Amy finally managed to get out.

"What?" Margret never liked Vicki much, but finding out she was dead was still awful.

"Yeah, I'm going over to find Caroline. She's really shaken by the whole thing."

"I'm going, too." Margret said. "I need to be there for Jeremy."

"Okay." Amy hung up on them.

"Think your brother can give us a ride?" Margret asked.

"I think so." Melody said.

Margret met with everyone at Matt's house. "Hey." The others looked at her. "Amy called. Are you alright?"

"As fine as I can be." Caroline said. "I can't believe…"

"I know, I know." Amy told her. "We're all in shock, Care."

"You didn't see it. It was awful."

"I knew she left, but I never thought it'd be like this." Tyler said.

"This is just…wow…I can't believe she's…" Jeremy couldn't get the words out. Margret went over and hugged him.

"Have you called Elena?" She asked.

"Not yet."

"Maybe you should." Margret told him.

A few hours later, everyone was still sitting around.

"I still can't believe it." Matt said.

"I know." Tyler said.

"She was always full of energy." Margret said. "I wonder what happened."

"Let the experts figure it out, Margie." Jeremy told her. Caroline returned to the room.

"I made you some coffee." She handed it to Matt.

"Thanks."

"Are you... is there anything I can do?" Caroline asked.

"I just, uh...I need to be alone right now." He said. Margret knew he was hurt because of Vicki. In a way, she understood. She couldn't imagine what would happen if she lost Jeremy or Elena.

Amy went over to Caroline and held her hand. "He needs time." Caroline nodded. Just then a door opened and Elena showed up.

"Matt." She put her arms around her friend. The room was pretty much silent. Margret held Jeremy's hand. He looked at her, hoping she'd never have to experience something like this.

A few hours later, the Gilbert siblings returned home. "Jer…are you okay?" Elena asked.

"I'm gonna go get some sleep." He told her. He headed upstairs.

"It's been hard on him." Margret said. "Anyway, is your boyfriend okay?"

"Yeah, it took us a while, but we managed to get him to safety." Elena told her. "He's recovering now. I didn't find out about her until we saved him. You think Jeremy will be okay?"

"It'll take some time, but I think he'll get through this." Margret said. "I should go to bed too, actually. It's been a very long day."

"Good night, Margret." Before heading to her room, she checked on Jeremy.

"Yeah?" He called through the door.

"It's me." Margret said. She came into the room. "I wanted to see how you were doing."

"It's fine, Margie."

"Jer, I'm your twin." Margret said, sitting next to him. "You can tell me anything. What are you really thinking?"

"I'm wondering how something like this could've happened to her." Jeremy said. "I mean, she was acting kinda weird before she left."

"I'm sure the police will figure it out." Margret told him. "I'll see you in the morning."