<P> Damon (Ian Somerhalder) explains Pearl's plan to Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Elena cannot believe that he made a deal with her . Damon leaves and Stefan promises Elena to handle the situation . </P> <P> Anna and Jeremy meet at the Grill where Jeremy tries once again to convince Anna to turn him . She asks him to keep her secret from everyone and she sees his bracelet with the vervain that Elena gave him . Jeremy offers to give it to her since she likes it so much but she gives it back to him and asks him to keep wearing it . Pearl gets into the Grill to find and take Anna and Anna gets up to walk away from Jeremy sending him a text to explain that her mother walked in . On their way out they run into Mayor Lockwood (Robert Pralgo) and Tyler (Michael Trevino). Mayor asks them not to go out in the storm and invites them to join them for dinner but Pearl declines . She hears his name on her way out and changes her mind coming back . </P> <P> Meanwhile, Stefan is weakened by the fight with Frederick and Bethanne and goes out for hunting alone . Frederick and the other vampires find him, they stab him in the gut and take him to their house . Damon worries about Stefan not coming back home and not answering his phone and goes to Elena to ask if he is there . He suspects that Stefan has been taken by Pearl's vampires and his suspicions are confirmed when he visits the house and Frederick answers the door . They show him Stefan who is wounded but Damon can't enter the house to help him without invitation . </P> <P> Damon tells Elena that Stefan is in the house but he cannot get in . Elena wants to go herself but Damon stops her . He knows that they have to save Stefan but does not know how . They go to school to ask Alaric's (Matt Davis) help since he knows about vampires, has weapons and the ring that protects him . Alaric denies to help them but he accepts when Damon tells him that Pearl can lead him to Isobel . </P>

Who died in vampire diaries season 1 episode 17