There's a Place Where the Lost Things Go

The Salvatore students participate in a therapy session with Emma to deal with their traumas. They go into a simulation created by the real Vardemus and need to find an escape word to become conscious. MG discovers Emma dead with Vardemus nearby. In reality, a confused Emma awakens. A bottle, laced with cyanide, was intended for Lizzie. Josie reveals she planned to use Lizzie's attempted murder as publicity. Josie confesses to MG but is covering for Lizzie. She sees her escape word, then she and MG are shot. MG lives and believes Lizzie killed Josie. Lizzie sees her word but is not released. In reality, everyone but Josie, Lizzie, and Hope have awakened. Dark Josie corners Lizzie and reveals that if Lizzie dies in the simulation, she will actually die. She attempts to shoot Lizzie but is killed by Hope. Hope sees her escape word and leaves, but Josie does not awaken. Afterwards, Emma reveals to Alaric that she and Dorian are leaving the school. In the basement, Josie awakens and is revealed to be dark, exploding half the school into flames. Rafael believes there is a link between himself and the Necromancer; Josie and Jade start to have strange dreams.

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