Joe is now sporting a handsome five-o’clock shadow in addition to his very picturesquely ripped shirt, but his feet hang off the edge of the bed. Julia steps into the room just before Barnabas gives Joe the poisoned medicine. Later, Julia tells Barnabas that she discovered that the medicine was poison, and Barn pretends to be horrified, wondering who would want to poison Joe.
Maggie arrives to see Joe. They have an awkward and touching conversation, but Joe still won't reveal the name of "that girl."
When Julia returns to Collinwood, Mrs. Johnson tells her how “my Harry” found Mr. Barnabas Collins in the woods. Although he was pale and trembling, he refused all treatment and didn’t want anyone to know. Julia does her best to conceal her surprise and tells Mrs. J. that she’s been treating Barnabas at the Old House, where he is “resting.”
Unfortunately for Joe, long ago Barnabas didn’t think to furnish Josette’s room with any convenient blunt or even pointy instruments, and he realizes he’s too weak to strangle Barnabas with his bare hands. He grabs a tie-back from one of the curtains, makes his way silently downstairs, and wraps the cord around his unsuspecting host’s neck....
