14: Best friends

Time: 14:22. Location: Hoover High School hallways.

Stefan and Veronica replay the video one more time and watch quietly, finding subtle red flags. Veronica can swear that the makeup in addition to masking Jordi's sudden aging, also hides the scuff marks and bruises, but avoids pointing out the fact so as not to alarm an already uneasy Stefan. Veronica worries about what might happen to her friend, especially if he meddles in her personal projects.

"I'll go to the police, Veronica. That's the only way we can clear up what's going on"

"Wait, cowboy" Veronica puts both hands on his shoulders in an effort to stop him. "Will you go to the police, and what will you tell them? With what evidence? Just a hunch?"

"Jordi said he would expose Sweet Hills Honey.inc, but instead he disbanded his group and abandoned his work. They must have threatened him, I have no proof but no doubts either"