The Vampire Diaries: Trinity

Chapter Sixty: 1912

Flashback: Mystic Falls, 1912

In the town square, two men exit a council's meeting.

"Will you get home alright, Mr. Salvatore?" Sheriff Forbes asks. "I can send for one of the police vehicles."

"Oh, a winter chill never hurt anyone, Sheriff Forbes." Zachariah says.

"I'm less concerned about the cold front, more for your safety."

"One council men's murder doesn't make an epidemic, Gerald. Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

Zachariah leaves and starts to walk across the square, alone. He hears a noise and is suddenly stabbed, dying.

Present

Sheriff Forbes and Mayor Lockwood are walking towards the police station.

"The mystery is not going to get solved any faster with you yelling at me, Carol." Liz says.

"We have two council murders and an attempted murder on our hands. If you have a suspect, it is your duty to keep me in the loop."

"No, it's my duty to make sure I don't accuse an innocent person of being a serial killer."

"Just, tell me who it is, Liz." Carol demands.

Alaric wakes up in a holding cell.

Alaric, still in the cell; speaks to Liz and Damon. "I didn't do it."

"You're arresting him for what this nut job Dr. Fell says?" Damon asks.

"No, I'm detaining him. The cell is for his own good." She looks at Alaric. "You were shot; Dr. Fell used vampire blood to heal you."

"Dr. Fell is the one who shot me." Alaric tells her.

"Because you came at her with a knife!"

"Yeah, with a knife I had found hidden in her things!"

"Are we gonna ignore the part where he is one of the killer's victims? I mean, the guy was practically stabbed to death." Damon says.

Liz looks at him. "Well, Dr. Fell suggested his wounds could have been self-inflicting."

"You think I stabbed myself?" Alaric asks.

"Look, I think I don't know what to think. I've got nothing, except murder weapons from your stash and a respected member of a founding family pointing a very long finger."

"She is setting me up. I'm being framed here!"

"Well, that may be so, but I don't have any proof of that."

"Well then we'll find some." Damon speaks.

Liz shakes her head. "No, just stay out of this, Damon. You getting involved is only going to make matters worse."

"Listen, Liz-"

"Don't make me put you in that cell with him!"

Matt and Elena are jogging together through a neighborhood.

"What are we running, a marathon?" He pants.

"If you can't keep up..." She shrugs.

"Elena, you can't outrun your problems." Matt stops but Elena continues running. "Though it looks like you're gonna try. I talked to Bonnie!"

Elena stops running and turns to face Matt. "What did she say?"

"They're at her mom's house. Abby is gonna complete the transition."