Enter Claude North. He's rather easy on the eyes but not much more than that. He doesn't come across as a viable threat. I kept thinking that Maggie could kick his ass. Hell, Amy probably could too. If the part had been played by Humbert Allen Astredo, it would have been a far more interesting story, as Humbert would have given the character a level of eroticism and menace that Brian Sturdivant could not.
North tries to get through to Roxanne by showing her the jeweled dagger. She not only seems to recognize it. She actually fondled it. (Cyrus and his glove thing suddenly seem so vanilla.) Shades of Angelina Jolie!
Barnabas recruits Buffie Harrington to take the wandering Roxanne on as a roommate. Sure, why not put someone else in potential danger. Since we don't see Buffie on camera again, she, like Chris Collins, survives.
I guess that losing her daughter and soninlaw in rapid succession has finally taken its toll on Elizabeth. Heavy sedation under the circumstances is understandable.
