In the woods, Julia sees a woman leave Blair's house, coming towards her. She hides as Angelique passes by, and gasps when she recognizes her. She thinks Cassandra came back as Angelique. She thinks if Barnabas is in Blair's house, he may be too weak to escape. She decides to search for him.
Julia sneaks into Blair's house, where she is confronted by Adam. He tells her to get out. She notices that he is weak, and asks him if Barnabas is in the house. She says she must know for both of them. Adam tells her that Barnabas is not in the house, and tells her to find Barnabas.
Vicki brings Barnabas a cross, and he says he'll be alright. She asks if she can get him a doctor, and he tells her that she has already saved him. He says he only needs her, and the cross. He falls asleep, clutching the cross at his chest.
Angelique searches the woods for Barnabas. She wonders how he left the hut, and assumes that someone helped him. She wonders what to tell Blair. She tries to call to Barnabas.
Barnabas sits up, saying he had a nightmare.
Angelique beckons Barnabas to come to her.
Barnabas says, "No," as he continues to clutch the cross.
Angelique returns to Blair's house and consults the magic mirror. She asks to see Barnabas, and she sees him holding the cross, with Vicki by his side. She tells Barnabas to rise from his bed and come to her now. He does not stir.
The magic mirror shows her the cross, which frightens her. She screams, and Adam comes in asking what's wrong. She says that she can't control Barnabas because he has a cross. She tells Adam that Barnabas can kill Eve and she can't stop him. She says Barnabas is in the room he used to hide in at Collinwood. Adam says he cannot kill Eve. Angelique says he must go and get the cross, and do whatever he needs to do with Vicki. Adam says he will get the cross, and limps off.
Barnabas tosses and turns, saying not to let her come, and drops the cross in the process. He realizes that he doesn't have it and Vicki gives it back to him. He goes back to sleep, and she worries that he'll die if she doesn't get help. She leaves and Adam sneaks into the room. He approaches Barnabas and reaches for the cross. He takes it from him. Barnabas gets up and tells him the cross will save them both. Adam takes it and leaves, leaving Barnabas to collapse.
Angelique, having witnessed the events in Collinwood through Blair's magic mirror, calls for Barnabas to come to him.
In the old house, Vicki calls for Julia. She says she knows where Barnabas is, but he doesn't want anyone to know. She says he's in the West Wing, and she thinks he's dying. They leave together.
Angelique says she cannot be denied, and Barnabas slowly gets up. She says he will meet her in the woods. She tells him that she will give him the strength to come to her, and he walks out of the room in Collinwood. Angelique smiles, proud of herself. Adam returns and tries to hand her the cross. She tells him to keep it away from her and runs from the room, screaming. Adam looks at the cross, confused.
Vicki tells Julia that all Barnabas wanted was a cross. They enter the room in the West Wing and see that he is gone.
Barnabas finds Angelique in the woods. He says she sent Adam to steal his cross. She explains that it was necessary. He asks about her power, and then says it's just like the power he had. He says she's going to kill him tonight, and she says they will be together forever.
She says he finally needs her as she has always needed him. He says that if Blair permits it, he will be angry. He reminds her that if he dies, Adam will die too. She says she's not afraid of Nicholas. She says Nicholas wants to be human, and a mere mortal cannot spoil her plans. She tells Barnabas that they will start their journey together.
Julia says they must find Barnabas. Vicki says they must get Roger and the others. Julia tells her that she and Willie will find Barnabas. Vicki doesn't understand, and Julia tells her she can't ask any questions now. She says Barnabas will be embarrassed if everyone knows. Vicki agrees.
Angelique bites Barnabas on the neck. He calls to Vicki, saying he loved her. Angelique says he will love her, now and forever. They hear a rooster. She tells him that she must leave him now, and that she'll return to him at dusk. She adds that he will be like her, forever.
Our thoughts
John: Just a few days ago. Angelique was able to appear in front of Barnabas. Now she can't even discern where he is? Are we to believe that the cross he's holding blocks those transmissions?
Christine: That's a better explanation than I could come up with for why her ability to apparate by chroma-key wasn't working today. Vicki must have gone over to the Old House and asked Willie if he had a cross she could borrow since it appears she's holding the same one he had hung in the cell where Barnabas was locked up.
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John: Why isn't Adam as weak as Barnabas? And damn that boy is fast. You'd think Blair's house was connected to Collinwood the way he gets back and forth so fast.
Christine: Apparently, the thought of Barnabas hurting his disdainful mate gave him the energy to jet over there and rip the cross away from him. He sure was easily duped though, wasn't he?
John: Can I raise a practical question? Let's say Barnabas dies in the woods. He becomes a vampire. Wouldn't the sunlight kill him? Do vampires have a grace period after they turn before they have to get into their nightly coffin routine? I realize this isn't just a Dark Shadows issue. Anyone know if this is explained in vampire folklore?
Christine: According to this Wikipedia entry, the sensitivity to sunlight showed up in the 19th century, with Nosferatu being the first vampire to be killed by it, so it doesn't seem that there are any hard and fast rules about it. In yesterday's episode, Joe Haskell was already becoming sensitive to sunlight, so I suspect there may be a grace period before full on transformation. It has not been clearly explained whether or not Adam's protection will still be in effect, which could mean that Barnabas won't become a vampire and will simply die from loss of blood.
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