Maggie sleeps with Sarah's doll.
Two police officers outside the Evans' place see someone approaching the house.
A figure appears outside Maggie's bedroom window. The police call to him, and then several shots are fired. Maggie wakes up screaming, and Sam and Joe rush in. A policeman enters, and tells them the intruder was shot 5 times.
Maggie and Sam are in the front room. Joe comes in and says it was Willie Loomis who was shot.
The sheriff enters to use the phone, and says that Willie isn't dead. He calls Dr. Woodard and says they caught the kidnapper. He says Willie has been shot, but is still breathing. Sam says he's surprised to hear it was Willie. He assumed the kidnapper would have been a bigger person. Joe describes how Willie changed for the better after working for Barnabas. Maggie asks if it might have been a mistake. The sheriff says his men didn't do anything until they were sure Willie was breaking in.
Barnabas looks at the portrait of Sarah in the family album. There's a knock at the door, and he opens it to find Julia. She's impressed that he followed her advice. Barnabas explains that he did not. He started off to kill Maggie when he heard Sarah's music. Another knock at the door comes in the form of the sheriff. He tells Barnabas that Willie was shot outside Maggie's house. Barnabas is shocked.
The sheriff says he'll need to ask Barnabas about Willie's behavior. Barnabas asks if Willie has made a statement, and the sheriff confirms he did not. He then asks if it would be okay to visit Maggie, and the sheriff invites them both to join him.
In the forest, the sheriff points out to Barnabas and Julia where Willie was shot. They then enter the house, where Barnabas extends his condolences. He apologizes for thinking he could rehabilitate Willie. Sam says he seemed to be succeeding. Sam points out the trap worked, and Barnabas perks up. Sam details how they lied about Maggie getting her memory back. Julia asks her if she remembers anything, and Maggie says no. The sheriff mentions that he talked to Woodard, and Willie is in a coma.
Barnabas paces around the old house in a smoking jacket. Julia returns to the old house and updates him on Willie's condition. She says Willie isn't expected to survive.
Joe and Sam drink coffee and breathe easy.
Barnabas runs through the list of those left who can expose him. He thinks of his cousin David, who he must get under control soon.
Our thoughts
John: Once again, if I didn't know better, I'd believe Willie was done. Put a fork in him!
Christine: You can expect he'll survive, but how will he beat the kidnapping charge? It was a nice twist the way we were led to believe that Barnabas was at Maggie's french doors and had been shot, but would not have been harmed by ordinary bullets and got away.
John: Barnabas was shocked to hear that a trap was set to catch Maggie's abductor. I wonder if he realizes that he was lucky to have not made it out to Maggie's place after all.
Christine: It has also not occurred to him that having Willie take the fall for Maggie's kidnapping works out nicely for him. He is overly concerned that Willie will talk, but is not considering the fact that no one will believe him if he does. He needs to do some more voiceover thinking and staring out the window to come to that conclusion.
John: And just like that, David is back in the spotlight! Let's see how he manages to avoid Barnabas' wrath.
Christine: I think we can expect Sarah to put the kibosh on any nefarious plans he has for his little cousin David.
Barnabas threatening to harm David again means that David is safe as can be.
ReplyDeleteI could tell from the outline of the shadow on Maggie's door that it was Willie, besides he told Julia he was strongly considering warning her about Barnabas, but I can see where viewers might've assumed it really was Barnabas.
So, will Sarah finally show herself to Barnabas?
Sarah's photograph in the family album is interesting because she died in 1795 and the first photograph wasn't produced until 1826.
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