Harold and Kopus find Junior alive in the woods. Kopusdistracts Levi’s men while Harold and Junior make their wayto the road and flag down a car. Kopus barely escapes gunshotsin the woods. In New Jersey, Jean spirals further out ofcontrol. She confronts her father about his actions against herbrother. Her father reluctantly admits it but maintains it wasfor Brian’s own good. Jean lashes out and seeks vengeance forher brother. Harold later goes to Marie to make peace and togive her the information about the dumping and Jack’sconnection to it. Reluctantly, Marie visits Jack in prison whogives her back the photograph of Kopus as a child, which hasproof of the city’s culpability. That night, Levi and hismen attack the Lenape. Kopus defends the tribe but may find hisefforts are not enough to save those closest to him.
Chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Chris Santos have brought theirexpert taste buds to the arena with a single objective: makeMom proud! Seasoned vet Kathy Cary squares off with acclaimedchef Shanna O'Hea to see who has what it takes to representmothers everywhere against Bobby Flay.
It's Alaric and Jo's wedding day and Elena and Bonnie do theirbest to help a stressed out Jo with the last minutepreparations. After uncovering some life-changing news thatDamon has been keeping from him, Stefan takes his brother on aroad trip to give him some perspective on his future withElena. Elsewhere, when Caroline returns to Mystic Falls afterdealing with the fallout of her humanity-free rampage, shebegins making amends with her friends and comes to arealization about her and Stefan's prospects of being together.Finally, when Bonnie begins having vivid nightmares that Lilyis coming after her, she enlists Matt's help in taking Lilydown.
Season Finale- Certain that he is not responsible for Tom'sdeath, Ben tries to finally relax and enjoy the Christmas thathe missed with his family - until a shocking discovery changeshis plans. Meanwhile, with the evidence having beenre-tested, Cornell puts all the pieces together and preparesto make an arrest. But in the stunning conclusion, Ben makes adecision that will change his family's life forever. Thenightmare is only just starting.
Ben's discovery in the attic further exacerbates his tensionwith Christy, who, to make matters worse, continues to keepthe kids away from him. When Ben finally does get some muchneeded father-daughter time with Abby at the Christmas fair,an unwelcome guest changes the course of the evening.Meanwhile, after the leak in the crime lab left most of theforensic evidence in Tom's case unusable, Det. Cornell refusesto sit idly by and wait for everything to be re-tested. Shereturns to the crime scene, hoping to find something new todrive her towards an arrest.
Harold and Kopus find Junior alive in the woods. Kopusdistracts Levi's men while Harold and Junior make their way tothe road and flag down a car. Kopus barely escapes gunshots inthe woods. In New Jersey, Jean spirals further out of control.She confronts her father about his actions against her brother.Her father reluctantly admits it but maintains it was forBrian's own good. Jean lashes out and seeks vengeance for herbrother. Harold later goes to Marie to make peace and to giveher the information about the dumping and Jack's connection toit. Reluctantly, Marie visits Jack in prison who gives herback the photograph of Kopus as a child, which has proof ofthe city's culpability. That night, Levi and his men attackthe Lenape. Kopus defends the tribe but may find his effortsare not enough to save those closest to him.