Elena returns to college after months of coping with loss in a potentially dangerous way; Caroline searches for a way to reverse the anti-magic spell; Alaric tries to adjust to life as a vampire.
Elena plans to introduce Caroline to Liam; Liv makes a confession to Tyler; Bonnie and Damon find clues that make them think they might not be alone.
Ichabod, Abbie, Capt Irving and Jenny Mills unite against the Headless Horseman; information about the Horseman's motive shocks Ichabod.