And they're back! Julia and Barnabas meet Hallie Stokes, Eliot's previously unmentioned niece. Hallie looks somewhat like Jan Brady and is rather highstrung. Part of that is certainly due to the recent loss of both parents. And she is decidedly unnerved by the sudden appearance of two strangers who ask her some extremely odd questions.
Roger's in Europe. Lucky man. And Quentin had apparently moved into Collinwood since we last left RT. In his old room, no less.
Barnabas and Julia give Quentin and Elizabeth an edited recap of their visit to 1995. Elizabeth is understandably shocked, while Quentin (who has experienced his share of bizarre things) is initially skeptical. Still, it is wonderful to have the core family back with us. I know that I had missed them.
Julia and Barnabas dive into researching the ghosts that they encountered. Apparently, Daphne Harridge was a governess who died at the age of 23. They find her grave conveniently located near that of Tom Jennings. Nearby is the grave of Gerard Stiles, with the inscription In Darkness He Did Live and Die. This doesn't bode well.
Quentin seems a bit more willing to accept their story about the trip to the future, seeing that Angelique's room was in the east wing and Hallie found them in the west wing. Barnabas takes him to where the playroom was but when the door is opened, there is nothing but a linen closet. Barnabas is perplexed. Quentin is once again skeptical. But after they leave, the carousel starts to play.
As I said, I love the contemporary characters. But we are about to embark on a long period of deja vu.
