Stefan glares at Lexi, furious.

STEFAN: WHO ARE YOU?!?

LEXI: It's me, Stefan--it's me!

A hurt look appears on Stefan's face.

*****

In Elena's room...

ELENA: How do you feel about it?

Stefan takes a deep breath.

STEFAN: I've just found out that my best friend has been lying to me from the moment we met--how do you think I feel about it?

Elena wraps her arm around Stefan's shoulders.

V.O.(Damon): Lexi's on Original!

*****

The boarding house...

DAMON: You cannot trust her!

ELENA: I know what I'm doing!

DAMON: Clearly not!

*****

Tyler chases Caroline out of the Grill...

TYLER: I don't get what the big deal is, Forbes! What's wrong with celebrating your birthday?

Caroline turns towards him, tears in her eyes.

CAROLINE: Because it's not ok! Birthdays are about celebrating getting older, and I'm not! I'm never going to get older, Tyler! Ever again!

She runs off.

*****

LUCY: I'm sorry--but I can't break the spell connecing you together.

JEREMY: Why not?

Lucy sighs.

LUCY: Because, right now, it's the only thing keeping you alive.

Jeremy and Vicki stare at each other in shock.

*****

The boarding house...

STEFAN: Klaus bit her before I did, Damon. If he was telling us the truth...

DAMON: There's no 'if' Stefan--I saw it.

ELENA: Meredith's as strong as you?

A nervous look crosses Damon's face.

DAMON: Stronger.

*****

Meredith sits with her grandfather...

MEREDITH: At night, it's like I'm one of them...I'm strong, I'm fast, I can heal...but as soon as the sun goes up all that power goes away.

GRAMPS: There's only one way to save you.

He hands her a wooden stake.

GRAMPS: You need to kill that demon that infected you.

*****

The station...

Stefan and Lexi turn around, just as Meredith jumps at them from above--stake in hand.

MEREDITH: I'm sorry--but I don't have a choice!

*****

Caroline stands in the middle of an applauding crowd, grinning.

Up on the stage, Matt and Tyler wave nervously.

MATT: (muttering) Is dying of stage fright considered a supernatural death?

*****

Damon and Katherine sit on the roof, drinking wine.

DAMON: Here's to the next century and a half.

They clink their glasses.