A witch pushed to the brink.

The return of a dangerous Original.

The teasing of a new alliance.

With The Vampire Diaries Season 4 set to resume on January 17 with "After School Special," The CW has now released the official synopsis for this show's January 24 installment, "Catch Me If You Can."

Read on to gather up all the scoop and then visit our Vampire Diaries forum to dish on it with fellow fans...

Jeremy is furious when Klaus tries to control him by putting Matt’s life in danger. Damon coaches Jeremy as he prepares to take on Klaus’ new vampires, but they find that Kol has beaten them to it. Kol makes it clear that he will stop at nothing to convince everyone to give up the search for the cure.

Looking for a new ally, Rebekah reminds Stefan that they were once close friends.

When Sheriff Forbes and Mayor Hopkins question Shane about his involvement in the Founders’ Council deaths, Bonnie steps in with questions of her own, and Shane’s responses push Bonnie to the edge of her powers. Elena negotiates with Klaus to keep Jeremy safe, but when danger suddenly appears from a totally unexpected enemy, Elena comes up with her own daring plan for Jeremy.

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