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Family Ties is the fourth episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries and the fourth episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
YOU'RE INVITED TO A PARTY TO DIE FOR — Alex 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 Alex a story about the Salvatore family's past leaving Alex with questions that Stefan refuses to answer. At last, Stefan takes action to get Damon out of his life for good.