At the annual Founder's Day Gala, Elena and Caroline compete with each other for the title of "Miss Mystic Falls" against other girls from town, whom include Tina Fell and Amber Bradley. Elena is happy to have Bonnie back in town, but Bonnie still has issues to work through over the death of her grandmother and her own developing powers. Meanwhile, John Gilbert attempts to intimidate Damon into revealing what he knows about the vamps, but his plan doesn't have the desired effect. Also, Damon discovers that Stefan is hiding a dangerous secret that could impact everyone in town.