Guest Stars

Arielle Kebbel As Lexi Recurring	Claire Holt As Rebekah Recurring
David Alpay As Professor Atticus Shane Recurring	Rick Worthy As Rudy Hopkins Recurring
Cynthia Addai Robinson As Aja

Co-Guest Stars

Aaron Jay Rome As Will Recurring	Holly Lynch As 70's Girl
Judson Blane As 70's Guy

Main Cast

Nina Dobrev As Elena Gilbert	Paul Wesley As Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder As Damon Salvatore	Katerina Graham As Bonnie Bennett
Candice Accola As Caroline Forbes	Joseph Morgan As Klaus

Recap

The episode begins with a young man and woman walking down a New York City street after dark. They see a body lying motionless on the sidewalk. In the flash of an eye, the body is gone and is replaced by the young woman. Her boyfriend panics as Damon approaches. Damon chomps on the man's neck. The year is 1977. Flash forward to present day and Elena and Damon are strolling down the bustling streets. Damon tells Elena there's so much life all around that a little death goes unnoticed. Stefan calls and with Elena out exploring, Damon explains that he organized this little field trip to hunt down a lead in the search for the cure. ..

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• Creator	Julie Plec  |  Kevin Williamson
• Executive Producer	Julie Plec  |  Kevin Williamson  |  Leslie Morgenstein
• Co-Executive Producer	Jose Molina (1)  |  Caroline Dries
• Producer	Pascal Verschooris  |  Michael Narducci  |  Brian Young
• Co-Producer	Lance Anderson  |  Brett Matthews  |  James L. Thompson III
• Production Designer	Chris Cornwell
• Editor	Tyler Cook
• Casting	Greg Orson  |  Lesli Gelles  |  Marty Keener Cherrix
• Unit Production Manager	Trish 'the Dish' Stanard
• First Assistant Director	Tony Griffin
• Second Assistant Director	Brandon O'Neil Leonard
• Music	Michael Suby
• Music Editor	Stuart Goetz
• Music Supervisor	Christopher T. Mollere
• Costume Designer	Leigh Leverett
• Set Designer	Sheila Nash
• Set Decorator	Karen Bruck
• Property Master	Joe Connolly
• Production Assistant	Nicholas Pirro
• Supervising Sound Editor	John Benson
• Re-Recording Mixer	Ken Burton  |  Andre Perreault
• Director of Photography	Darren Genet
• Story Editor	Elizabeth R. Finch
• Stunt Coordinator	John Copeman
• Sound Mixer	Patrick Hanson
• Based On The Works Of	L. J. Smith
• Executive Story Editor	Rebecca Sonnenshine
• Set Dresser	Shane Garner
• Casting Associate	Stacey Taylor-Singerman
• Makeup Artist	Lisa Layman
• Department Head Hairstylist	Daniel Curet