'The Vampire Diaries' 1.04 Preview: Family Ties

Elena asks Stefan to be her escort when she is invited to the town's annual Founder's Party and is left with unanswered questions upon learning about Salvatore family's past.

After presenting viewers with more act of violence in "Friday Night Bites" episode, "The Vampire Diaries" will offer a bite into the Salvatore family's past in the next episode. On October 1, The CW's supernatural fantasy series will see Elena asking Stefan to escort her to the town's annual Founder's Party.

Vicki gets Tyler to ask her to the party, then accuses him of trying to hide their relationship from his family. Zach, in the meantime, reveals a useful family secret to Stefan. At the party, Damon tells Elena a story about the Salvatore family's past, leaving her with questions that Stefan refuses to answer. Finally, Stefan takes action to get Damon out of his life for good.

Entitled "Family Ties", the upcoming episode will be directed by Guy Ferland. The script is provided by Andrew Kreisberg and Brian Young. Steven R. McQueen, Sara Canning, Katerina Graham, Candice Accola and Zach Roerig are among the stars.