Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) and Jake (Chris Zylka) find Dawn's (Natasha Henstridge) crystal and they bring it to the rest of the Circle.

When the crystal is magically stolen in front of their eyes, they figure that the person who stole it is the traitor witch who's working with Eben.

Their tracking leads them to "The Creepiest Place on Earth" where they find Ian and other witch hunters dead.

They end up fighting and Charles tells him that he will take Diana away from Chance Harbor so he won't see her again and to stop his plans.

In its original American broadcast, "Traitor" was watched by 1.15 million; slightly up by 0.01 from the previous episode.

This, here, this is a mini-horror movie that amps up suspense, distorts our ever-shifting perceptions of who can be trusted, coughs up a grotesque image, and peppers the whole brew with emotional confrontation and a serious sense of humor.

"Secret Circle has really been stepping it up for the last few episodes, and I can't wait to see the fallout from this Nick's reappearance!

"[4] Tyler Olson from Crimson Tear stated that the show finally starts reaching the quality it deserves.

Certainly things are going to go very wrong once they form the crystal skull, and with John's true motives still hidden from them, I expect there will be more bloodshed before this season is over.