Julia tells Barnabas that if Joe lives through the night, he'll probably be alright. She says that must explain his strange behavior. Barnabas tells her that he'll stay with Joe, and she should go and rest. She tells Barnabas that if Joe is summoned, he must prevent him from leaving. He says he knows that better than anyone.
Harry watches the clock, reluctant to have to go to the old house to poison Joe. He realizes that he has to do what Blair tells him to do. As the clock strikes six, he prepares to leave, until he is stopped by his mother. He denies that he's up to anything, and tells her he's going for a walk, and leaves.
Barnabas realizes that Angelique wants him to come to her, and he tries to resist. Joe begins to toss and turn, saying he has to go to Angelique. Barnabas tells him that she's not calling him. Joe realizes that it's Barnabas that she's calling, and he tries to fight Barnabas, but is too weak. Barnabas cannot resist Angelique, and he leaves Joe alone to go to her.
Barnabas sneaks out without waking Julia.
Harry Johnson is in the woods outside the old house. He watches as Barnabas leaves, and then approaches the house.
Harry sneaks into the old house. He sees Julia sleeping downstairs, and works his way upstairs and into Joe's room. He pours the poison in the medicine bottle next to Joe's bed.
Julia starts upstairs, calling for Barnabas.
Harry hears Julia and hides behind a curtain. She comes into the room and is surprised to find Joe unattended.
Barnabas makes his way through the woods. He asks Angelique to appear, and she does. She tells him she's angry for disobeying her by letting Joe live. She tells him that Joe will die, and he will be responsible. He refuses, and she tells him that he has no choice.
Julia wonders where Barnabas could have gone. She leaves the room and Harry comes out of hiding. He sneaks out of the room.
Barnabas tells Angelique that she can't make him kill Joe. She bites him again and he screams.
Downstairs, Julia goes out on the porch and calls for Barnabas.
Harry comes downstairs and heads toward the back of the house. Julia comes back inside and hears a door shut. She calls for Barnabas, but no one answers.
Harry comes across Barnabas' unconscious body in the woods.
Harry helps Barnabas into the main house. Mrs. Johnson asks him if he's okay. He assures her that he will be fine. He says he just felt dizzy and passed out. Mrs. Johnson says Harry has done a sensible thing for the first time in his life. She offers to call a doctor, and Barnabas says that Julia can tend to him. He excuses himself to go to the old house, assuring Mrs. Johnson that he'll be fine.
Barnabas returns to the old house, where Julia questions where he has been. He says he had to go outside because he heard dogs and thought someone might be out there. She asks why he didn't wake her so she could sit with Joe. She asks where he has been for an hour.
He says he was searching. He asks if she has given Joe his medicine, and she says he's already had the proper dosage for tonight. Barnabas starts upstairs to check on him, and Julia tells him she heard a noise earlier that has her thinking someone else may have been in the house. He dismisses her concern and goes to check on Joe.
Barnabas pours medicine into a spoon, knowing that he's doing it because Angelique commands him, even though it will kill Joe.
Our thoughts
John: I had forgotten what a... talent... the actor portraying Harry Johnson is. His internal monologues are the least convincing that I think we've had to endure on the show.
Christine: I didn't think they were that bad. At least not any worse than his usual dialogue.
John: Okay, I'll grant that Julia is sleep deprived, but you think she'd still pick up on the signals that Barnabas is weak from being drained of blood!
Christine: She definitely should since she's been through it herself, and also because Barnabas is clearly trying to hide his neck.
John: Blair gave Harry the poison, but Barnabas is the one to administer it, knowingly thanks to Angelique? If it were that simple, why involve Harry Johnson at all if they could have just given the job to Barnabas to do...
Christine: Maybe it's so Blair has something to hold over each one of them, or because it was Harry's day to work and they needed to give him something to do.
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