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By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.11.2010
Across the room, Bonnie enters, and runs into My-Name-Is-Luka and his father, Dr. Jonas Martin. Dammit, Jeremy. Why weren't you already there? In fact, why weren't you waiting at Bonnie's locker? You're stressing me out, little brother. While waiting for her jailbait date, Bonnie learns the Martins lived in Louisiana and that the doctor did his residency in Massachusetts. He says he knew some Bennetts there and asks if she has family in Salem. Bonnie covers her surprise but not quite quickly enough for my taste. She admits she does, and then the Germ finally shows up. Sheeesh, kid. Your timing sucks. No only is My-Name-Is-Luka after your could-be-girl, his father's up to something fishy, too.
Richmond: Damon assures Slater that Elijah is really, truly dead. Poor Damon. Even when he tells the truth, he ends up lying by accident. Anyhow, Slater explains that he uses CraigsList (no, really) to get in touch with someone who knows someone who knows Elijah. But his last someone recently died. Meanwhile, outside the cafe, Elijah puts a hundred dollar bill in a busker's guitar case, but then scoops out all the coins that were in there. Is he looking for a wishing well?
Dr. Martin leaves while Jeremy and Bonnie are playing pool and flirting, so My-Name-Is-Luka comes up and RUINS THE MOMENT. Meanwhile, across the room, Stefan realizes Caroline has been stalling him and he wants to know why, and where Elena is. Caroline will not break the girlfriend code, but promises Elena is safe. Stefan plays the friend card. Caroline insists she is his friend, but she's Elena's too. "I'm sorry, but I'm not going to tell you where she is." I actually think she should tell him where Elena is, but that's because I'm watching the show, not living it. Within the story, I so admire Caroline for keeping her word.
Ye Olde Tomb: Elena wonders if she can trust anything Katherine says. No, Elena, you cannot. I mean, use it, but don't buy all the way into it, girl. You know why? Because Katherine is telling you she has no reason to lie. As they talk, Elena realizes that Katherine came back to town to get the moonstone and exchange Elena for her life. She then remembers that Katherine is at fault for Caroline turning into vampire and Tyler turning into a werewolf, and realizes Katherine needs/needed them, too. They must be part of the spell-breaking sacrifice. Katherine doesn't deny it. She just snarks about how witches use a lot of ingredients in their spells. But wasn't it an Aztec curse? I'm so confuzzled. By the way, Katherine also wanted a witch. She thought she had one lined up in Lucy, but Bonnie would have done just fine. Elena is appalled that Katherine was going to use them all so lethally. Katherine's line is the same as it ever was. "Better that you die than I." She slithers off into the recesses of ye olde tomb.