Josette arrives at Jeremiah's grave with Naomi. She calls to Jeremiah to waken him, and as Naomi tries to explain that he's dead, a hand bursts from the grave. She screams and runs off with Naomi.
André discusses leaving Collinwood, and Joshua explains that they won't want to leave before Jeremiah's extensive estate has been settled. Josette and Naomi burst in. Josette hysterically explains that she heard Jeremiah's voice, and they went to his grave where she and Naomi saw Jeremiah's hand reach from his grave. André and Joshua assure her that Jeremiah is dead. Josette says that Jeremiah is going to come to find her. André takes Josette upstairs. Joshua dismisses Naomi's corroboration as the result of her drinking. She suggests that Joshua go to the grave to see for himself. Looking out the window, Naomi sees Jeremiah, his face partially wrapped in bandages, standing outside. She calls for Joshua to come look. By the time he gets to the window, he points out there is nothing there.
Naomi tells the Countess what happened. The Countess asks if Naomi now believes her that there's an evil force in the house. She agrees, though she also states that she doesn't believe that force is Miss Winters. The Countess says she's considered that Joshua could be responsible. She points out that everyone is a suspect, herself included. Naomi asks about Angelique, and the Countess dismisses that notion. They work through the family members and staff, and the Countess suggests Naomi's sister-in-law. She then says they really need to find Miss Winters.
The Countess checks in on Josette, who is sleeping. She sends André off to bed, and they leave Josette alone in her room. Jeremiah appears and approaches her bed. Josette sits up in terror. Jeremiah implores her to come with him. She screams for help, and the Countess rushes in to find her alone.
Josette wakes up to the sound of a rooster, and the Countess tells her to go back to sleep. Angelique enters with coffee for the Countess. She offers to stay with Josette, and the Countess agrees, saying she can help her pack for the move to the new house. Angelique starts packing, and Josette asks her to sit down with her. She asks if Angelique wishes they could go back to Martinique. She explains she plans to stay, and when Josette asks for details, she says if Barnabas has not explained, then she cannot say. Josette presses the issue, and Angelique tells her that Barnabas has asked for her hand in marriage. Josette is surprised by the news. She tells Angelique that she doesn't need to pack for her any more, and hopes that Barnabas makes her happy.
Joshua complains to Naomi about the state of his study in the new house. The Countess arrives with Angelique, and compliments Naomi on the work she's done preparing the new house. Naomi leads Angelique upstairs with the Countess' things. The Countess and Joshua look around the foyer.
Our thoughts
John: Once again, the excitement of the arrival of a dead character is tempered by the fact that they are unrecognizable. We never did get an explanation why Jeremiah's head was bandaged before his death, but his face is now a bloody mess. Were we to believe Barnabas shot him in the face?
Christine: I think it must have happened as a result of having to claw his way out of a coffin through rocky graveyard soil. I'm wondering if that's how his eyeball got popped out onto his cheek.
John: Angelique's spilling the beans about her upcoming wedding didn't seem to have much of an impact on Josette. I guess that will come over time, once she gets over seeing her dead husband.
Christine: I thought she looked like she wanted to throw up after hearing the news, though maybe she was still thinking of her zombie husband's mutilated face.
John: I think the writers were reaching when they decided that Jeremiah would go to what was to be his room in the new house, as opposed to returning to his room at the old house. Is that why he came back—because he was really looking forward to his new room?
Christine: I thought Angelique was controlling him. Why would she have him hang out at the old house by himself, with everyone moving out? I wonder why he's laughing his head off in his room at the new house.
Jeremiah's eye makes me think of a horror comics artist whose name it took me forever to know, named Dick Ayers. No matter what kind of wound a character of his got, it would usually cause a disembodied eye!
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