: To keep Stefan and Damon out of their own home, the Heretics compel Matt Donovan to sign the deed to the Salvatore Boarding House. Since a vampire cannot enter a home without an invitation from the owner, the brothers are effectively evicted from their base.

: Caroline discovers a shocking detail about Stefan's history through his old journal, which reveals he had a past relationship with the Heretic Valerie in 1863.

In the second episode of The Vampire Diaries season 7, titled "," the tension in a ghost-town Mystic Falls reaches a breaking point as Lily Salvatore and her "family" of Heretics assert their dominance over the Salvatore brothers. Key Plot Developments

: Alaric, still desperate to resurrect his late wife Jo, lies to Bonnie by claiming he destroyed the mysterious Phoenix Stone . Instead, he tests its power on a body in the morgue, leading to a brief, haunting resurrection.

: After Damon and Bonnie kill Malcolm in the previous episode, Lily retaliates by kidnapping Caroline Forbes . The Heretics Nora and Mary Louise spend much of the episode tormenting her, even forcing her to give them fashion advice while she is bound by vervain ropes.