<Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> In present day, Caroline is held prisoner by vervain soaked ropes but escapes from Enzo, only to get recaptured by the Heretic girls . The girls torture her . Valerie seems to be good to her by putting a spell on her which keeps her away from other vampires . Damon and Stefan rescue Caroline from the house which was made easy to enter by making Matt's heart stop temporarily, as Matt was made owner of the house . In the last minute, Stefan is pulled out of the house and Damon is told by Enzo that the Heretics have Elena . Lily and the Heretics perform a funeral ritual for their fellow dead heretic and the love of Lily's life . Lily threatens Damon into admitting to the murder of the Heretic and tells him to keep away from Mystic Falls . Meanwhile, Alaric tests the Phoenix stone on a corpse in the morgue . </P> Flashforward: Three years into the future, Caroline is seen working at a TV station in Dallas, Texas, when her assistant informs her that she got a call from her fiancee that he is planning a trip back to Mystic Falls . When Caroline hears that, she says they cannot go back there . Later, when her assistant tells her that she got a call from Stefan, she responds angrily citing to never accept calls from him . She and her assistant are then shot with stakes by an unknown person . </Td> </Tr> <P> In present day, Caroline is held prisoner by vervain soaked ropes but escapes from Enzo, only to get recaptured by the Heretic girls . The girls torture her . Valerie seems to be good to her by putting a spell on her which keeps her away from other vampires . Damon and Stefan rescue Caroline from the house which was made easy to enter by making Matt's heart stop temporarily, as Matt was made owner of the house . In the last minute, Stefan is pulled out of the house and Damon is told by Enzo that the Heretics have Elena . Lily and the Heretics perform a funeral ritual for their fellow dead heretic and the love of Lily's life . Lily threatens Damon into admitting to the murder of the Heretic and tells him to keep away from Mystic Falls . Meanwhile, Alaric tests the Phoenix stone on a corpse in the morgue . </P> <Tr> <Th> 136 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Age of Innocence" </Td> <Td> Michael Allowitz </Td> <Td> Melinda Hsu Taylor & Holly Brix </Td> <Td> October 22, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 22) </Td> <Td> 3J5703 </Td> <Td> 1.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> Damon sets off on a road trip with Bonnie and Alaric in search of leverage they can use against his mother . The trio searches for and meet the last heretic, Oscar, who defected from Lily's group . Damon asked for Oscar's help in siphoning magic from Bonnie who was getting horrible visions after touching the Phoenix Stone . Oscar refuses to help when he finds out about the stone, and tries to escape by knocking Alaric and Bonnie unconscious and breaking Damon's neck . The trio captures Oscar and makes a deal with Lily in exchange for Elena's coffin . Meanwhile, Caroline, still being held hostage by the Heretics, learns some information about Valerie's past . Flashbacks to 1863 show Valerie meeting Stefan for the first time and showing how they fell in love . In actual fact, Valerie was sent by Lily to watch out for her son but they fell in love . When Valerie planned to run away while pregnant, Julian beat her and brought her back to the ship . There, Valerie killed herself which turned her into the very first heretic as she had died with Lily's blood in her system . At the same time, Stefan learns a few unexpected details about his own past from Lily about how she first met Valerie . Also, Alaric turns to Bonnie for her help after coming clean that he has the Phoenix Stone which can bring the dead back to life . Lily sets Caroline free out of admiration for Stefan's honesty with her . </P> Flashforward: Three years later, Tyler is seen driving around in New York City when he gets a call from a frantic Stefan, who tells him that his scar opened up and that he needs Tyler to get hold of Caroline to warn her as she is not taking his calls . Stefan is about to leave town and sets his car on fire . </Td> </Tr>

Summary of season 7 of the vampire diaries