Family Ties

Family Ties is the fourth episode of the first season of The Tangled Diaries and the fourth episode of the series overall.

Summary
YOU'RE INVITED TO A PARTY TO DIE FOR — Elena asks Stefan to escort her to the town's annual Founders' Party. Vicki gets Tyler to ask her to the party, then accuses him of trying to hide their relationship from his family. Zach reveals a useful family secret to Stefan. At the party, Damon tells Louise a story about the Salvatore family's past. At last, Stefan takes action to get Damon out of his life for good. Louise reveals a secret to Elena.

Plot
At the Gilbert's house, Louise is at the table in the kitchen where Jenna is watching TV, while mocking the reporter, Logan Fell. Logan apparently is the reason why Jenna moved away from Mystic Falls in the past. Elena reminds Louise of the Founder's Council heritage display as she sort through a box. A dispute occurs between Jeremy and Elena regarding some family antiques, including a pocket watch that is meant for the display.

Later, while watching tv, Louise gets a phone call from Bonnie asking to be her date for the Founder's party,

While helping Louise Elena ready herself for the party, Bonnie shares Caroline's secret, which is Stefan is the reason both Vivienne and Katherine died in the fire. Although the twins think that it's only Damon's side of the story.

At the Founder's Ball, Damon and Caroline arrive and so do Elena and Stefan along with Bonnie and Louise. At the display room the first guest registry where Louise and Elena sees Stefan and Damon's name on the list. Just in time Damon walks in and claims that they were the "original Salvatore Brothers, there ancestors". Caroline asks Stefan for a dance and Carol Lockwood comes to ask to speak to Elena, leaving Damon alone with Louise at the Heritage Display. Damon apologizes for his forward behaviour at the game, and explains that the Salvatore brothers are cursed with sibling rivalry. Louise listens as Damon shares the ‘first' Salvatore brothers history involving the women that they loved being killed with 26 others inside a church fire, and that the 'first' Salvatore brothers was shot, murdered in cold blood.

In the comfort room Louise and Elena questions Caroline about the bite marks left on her body. Caroline insists its nothing but when Louise touches her, she gets a premonition of Damon attacking her. Louise goes to confront Damon about the bite marks and she lets it slip she 'saw' him which Elena overhears. Damon is shocked and before Elena could question her, Louise rushes off. Later, Elena finally catches up with Louise where she reveals her new abilities and Elena comforts her.