Cold as Ice

Lily is put to rest. Stefan and Damon's search for Julian leads them to a bar outside of Mystic Falls filled with dead Santas. As Julian arrives with his minions, the two parties tiff up which later aggravates back home. Nora and Bonnie become friends during a toy drive. Caroline is struggling with her pregnancy as her feeding urges keep her on the edge; she visits her mom's grave for some peace. The fight between the Salvatore brothers and Julian finally leads to him staking Damon with the Phoenix sword, ergo trapping his soul inside the Phoenix hell-stone. It is shown that Damon is back to his Civil War days, injured and scared. When Nora learns that all this time Bonnie was simply stalling her from saving Mary Louise, she siphons out Bonnie's magic and stakes Stefan with the Phoenix Sword as well.

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Flashforward: Three years from now in Chicago, Stefan is with Valerie. He has burnt down his Porsche, so he borrows her car to go to Dallas where Damon has been kidnapped. Valerie promises that if something happens to him, she will rain hell down on anyone responsible and they part with a kiss.

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