Despite Julia's efforts to prevent it, Mrs. Johnson finally tells David the dream.
Meanwhile, Maggie and Joe have a quarrel over the emerald and diamond earrings. Joe says he took them (1) because Maggie isn't herself when she wears them; and (2) to get them appraised. He says the jeweler told him they're worth $15,000 and very old. (They're worth at least $75,000 in 2013 money!) He wants her to take them off but she refuses. (After she admires herself in the mirror, her left earring falls off, but KLS recovers it without missing a beat.)
Later, Maggie goes to see Willie. He's glad to see Maggie, but she says, I don’t know why I came--I just had to. I’m starting to remember fragments of things (Josette’s “ghost” theme wafts through the air). She now realizes that Willie got shot because he tried to tell her she was in danger. To his delight she tells him, I’m not afraid of you anymore, but I want to know what the danger was. Willie's in a tight spot but he gets out of it pretty well (with some really good work by John Karlen) by saying, I just had a strong feeling I had to help you. After all, a number of women had been attacked. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t next. His attempts to ask her out are truly sad, but she tells him as gently as she can that she's engaged to Joe now.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Johnson sits beside David's bed while he has the dream. His beckoner is Willie, and his special treat is to be trapped in a giant spiderweb. The faithful Mrs. Johnson is ready for the moment when he screams himself awake. He sees her by his side, and instantly flings himself into her comforting arms. They both sob as she holds him tight. She probably loves him more than anyone else in the family.