No vampire pilot is complete without a murder, and TVD delivers a gruesome one. The first episode’s B-plot involves a mysterious "animal attack" on a hiker named Zach. But we, the audience, see the truth: a dark-haired vampire with a ring and a smirk drains the man’s blood and leaves the body on the road.
By the time the episode reaches the night of the party, the script has already woven a web of secrets: vampire diaries season 1 episodes 1