meanwhile, stefan is weakened by the fight with frederick and bethanne and goes out for hunting alone. frederick and the other vampires find him, they stab him in the gut and take him to their house. damon worries about stefan not coming back home and not answering his phone and goes to elena to ask if he is there. he suspects that stefan has been taken by pearl's vampires and his suspicions are confirmed when he visits the house and frederick answers the door. they show him stefan who is wounded but damon can't enter the house to help him without invitation.