David Carzell

Stefan and Damon come up with a new plan to deal with Katherine, to take place at the Lockwood family's masquerade ball. Bonnie, Jeremy and Alaric do what they can to help the brothers.

The bones case leads Bosch and his partner J. Edgar to a convicted child molester who swears he knows nothing about the crime. Brasher and Bosch get to know each other better. At the same time, Bosch's superiors want him to just settle his ongoing court case.

Following a tip about smuggled weapons, Bishop and Torres engage in a shootout in a former sheriff's residence that's now a historical site, only to find themselves locked in abandoned jail cells there.

Avery and the team look into a new cyber threat that makes it possible for arsonists to start home fires more surreptitiously; Elijah's ex gets a job out of town and wants to take their daughter with her.

Arson investigator Samantha Orland calls upon the Special Crimes Unit for help with a case that's been elevated to attempted murder when a serial arsonist's most recent fire involves a family.

Andrea and Mike invest in some self-help books to keep their relationship healthy and Andrea tries to juggle the challenges of being both a mother and a comedy writer.