private; IT'S CUZ I SHOVEL LIKE A WINCHESTER AND YOU SHOVEL LIKE A HANNAH.
People have disappeared, Ric. It's happened and it's still happening. There was a vampire hunter who recognized me when I got here. [ Of course he had no idea who Zero was and that was a barrel of fun. ] As for Elena, she was here when I got here. She warned me that Katherine was around, but I never saw Katherine. A few days later, Elena disappears. [ And he thought he'd lost her for good. ]
About a month ago, the stabilizer or whatever it is you think we're dealing with here let her out. In. Whatever.
But ask her. Ask Elena if she remembers warning me about Katherine. About being here before I was even here. Ask her.