Jeff paces back and forth in the drawing room at Collinwood, smoking a cigarette that’s anachronistic for Peter Bradford and certainly harmful to Roger Davis. Vicki (wearing a bright green and, naturally, sleeveless dress) returns to tell him that Mrs. Stoddard will be down in a moment. The thunderstorm outside reminds Jeff/Peter of the night that Vicki was hanged.
Vicki tells him, Earlier this evening, Roger went to the police and told them you couldn't possibly have killed Eve, because you and he were together at the time, at Eagle Hill Cemetery. Roger didn't say what you were doing, but your innocence has been established. Once again, the word of a Collins provides an unshakable alibi.
Vicki wants Elizabeth to be her matron of honor, and Elizabeth is glad to do it. I can’t tell you what this means to me, Vicki says gratefully. Elizabeth assures her, As long as I know you believe in it, I'll do whatever you want, and no thanks are necessary. The clock chimes three a.m. as she goes upstairs. There will be no Collinwood wedding for Victoria Winters. Perhaps inadvertently, the JP has Jeff promise to “obey” Vicki, but not the other way around. In their room at the Collins Port Inn, Vicki and Jeff drink champagne even as the thunder continues to rumble outside, making Jeff nervous. The camera pans away discreetly as the happy pair embark on a night of lawfully wedded bliss.
Meanwhile, Julia and Barnabas wonder where Adam is. He couldn't have gotten far with a bullet in his back, Julia says. [Wait--wasn’t it his shoulder?] They assume Adam is still alive because so far Barn hasn't gotten any vampiric urges. They decide to try to find Angelique's hiding place--no small task because Barn was never there--but finally he remembers an old crypt. (Is there any other kind?) Elizabeth joins them, but she looks depressed. Surprised to see her, they ask if everything is all right. I don't know if anything is all right anymore, she sighs. I left Vicki in town with Jeff--they were married about an hour ago. Julia’s eyes widen. Barnabas looks stunned, perhaps feeling as if a stake has been driven through his own heart.
At six a.m., Julia comes downstairs to the drawing room, looking refreshed despite what must have been a nearly sleepless night. Barn looks like ten miles of bad road. Julia sympathizes with him over Vicki's marriage. Why did she do it? Barnabas asks sadly. Why did she marry _him_? Because she loves him, Julia explains gently, as if speaking to a hurt or disappointed child. She reminds Barnabas, You’ve known it for a long time. I never really believed it, Barnabas admits. Vicki told you so herself, and you will have to accept it now, Julia replies. You know that, don’t you? Yes, I’ll accept it, Barnabas sighs, and pray she’ll be happy with him.To distract him and probably herself, Julia suggests finding and staking Angelique.
But when they get to the crypt, there's nothing to see. Nicholas's magic mirror is now just a shattered, powerless collection of glass shards. Barn is sure that sooner or later, Angelique will return.
Vicki gives Jeff a watch as a wedding gift--a strange choice. She looks at him uneasily as he reminisces about how evil Trask was and how the jurors wouldn't listen. [And no wonder--it wasn’t a jury trial.] As he is drawn back to the past, Vicki dials Professor Stokes. But even as she does, Peter disappears....
