Michael Fayne is infected and tries to understand his predicaments; he is scared of the unknown changes he experiences (the usual, craving for blood and heightened senses)...Dr. Swann is trying to help his best bud, Fayne, and at the same time keeping his son safe after Dr. Swann kills his wife, Jesse, who turns. Local police eventually are shut-out by the DNS, and Dr. Swann is setup in a lockdown facility to determine what causes the "disease". This episode is the beginning of an end to something with so much potential. In a nutshell, a lot of dumb people who have little knowledge of humans, biology, and vampires (in 2019), and the saddest part is it includes Dr. Swann (Somerhalder's eyes are the only redeeming charm to carry on watching the series.) In other words, thing start not to make logical and intelligent sense. It assumes no smart audiences will remember mad cow disease (prion-base sickness), and its lethal treatment to stop the spread of the disease- kill the herd. Instead, it goes for stupid sentimentality of not letting the son, Dez, be separated from Dr. Swann.