An old vampire friend of Stefan's arrives in Mystic Falls, the 350-year-old Lexi. She makes Elena realize the value of love, and helps her to take the first step towards renewing a relationship with Stefan. Jeremy stops doing drugs and putting off homework after Damon alters his memory of Vicki's death. Elena ask Damon if there's anything else that he did to her brother and Damon said he just removed the suffering. Damon gives a box of vervain to Sheriff Forbes and she reveals to him all of the vampire hunters in town. Damon frames Lexi for the death of a local boy by altering his girlfriend's memory and changing her testimony. The police apprehend Lexi. Outside the bar, Damon stakes Lexi and kills her before she can attack the sheriff. Furious at him, Stefan attacks Damon, but stops short of killing him. He spares Damon's life to repay Damon for saving him from Logan.