Dark Shadows Season 5

Victoria Winters finds herself dazed and confused. Still wearing her 1967-era clothes, she is shocked to discover that she has been transported back into time to the year 1795. Her inability to explain her trespassing on the Collins' family estate and her unusual clothing attire create fear and suspicion among the people she meets.

Reluctantly, Joshua, the patriarch of the Collins family, hires Miss Winters to become his daughter's (Sarah Collins) new governess. However, his sister, Abigail Collins, is not so pleased. She suspects that Miss Winters may be a witch.

Barnabas Collins eagerly awaits the arrival of Josette duPres, his fiance from the island of Martinique. Meanwhile, Josette's aunt, Countess Natalie duPres, and the duPres' maid servant, Angelique Bouchard, arrive at The Old House. Resisting Angelique's amorous advances, Barnabas tells her that their previous love affair was a mistake and that he plans to marry Josette. Thus, the seed of ""Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"" is born and the long-standing feud between Angelique and Barnabas begins.

Josette and her father, Andre duPres, finally arrive at The Old House. Jealous of Josette and angry at Barnabas for rebuffing her, Angelique uses her powers of witchcraft against Barnabas, causing him to begin choking and gasping for air.

Barnabas' choking brings him close to death. Fearing that she may have gone too far, Angelique releases Barnabas from her spell, but she is still determined to keep him from marrying Josette.

In need of an assistant to help her carry out her plans to sabotage the nuptials, Angelique casts a spell over Ben Stokes, an indentured servant to the Collins family, causing him to lose his free will and become her slave.

Cousin Millicent Collins arrives from New York City. Although she is young and simple-minded, her rich inheritance inspires Joshua to try and convince his younger brother, Jeremiah, to court her and marry her, thereby combining her wealth with the Collins family's wealth. Jeremiah is not interested. Meanwhile, Angelique casts a love spell causing Josette to fall in love with Jeremiah. Shocked at her behavior, Jeremiah resists her advances.

When Ben Stokes tries to warn Barnabas about Angelique's powers of witchcraft, he suddenly loses his voice and becomes mute. Under Angelique's spell, Josette is impelled to go to Jeremiah's bedroom and once again, profess her love for him.

Disgusted with Josette's behavior, Jeremiah tries to tell Barnabas the truth about her lack of character, but then changes his mind because he does not want to make his beloved nephew unhappy. So, Jeremiah confronts Josette about her behavior and she admits that she cannot offer a satisfactory explanation. Frustrated with Jeremiah's refusal to take advantage of Josette, Angelique casts a love spell over him so that he will now reciprocate Josette's amorous advances.

Countess Natalie duPres tells her brother, Andre, that she saw Josette and Jeremiah in each other's arms. Concerned about the repercussions, Countess duPres consults her Tarot Cards and the reading reveals that an evil presence has descended upon the Collins family. With this revelation, she immediately begins to suspect the new governess, Victoria Winters.

A gold-digging friend of the Collins family, Lt. Nathanial Forbes, is suddenly smitten by Millicent Collins AFTER he learns that she is a very wealthy orphan. Meanwhile, Jeremiah decides to leave town so that he and Josette will not get together and end up breaking Barnabas' heart.

Ben is in the woods, sharping his ax, when he is summoned to come to the Old House by Angelique. He tries to resist at first, but Angelique's face appears in the woods and tells him he can't resist her. Ben goes to the Old House. Meanwhile, Jeremiah tells Barnabas that he is going to be leaving. Barnabas is upset by this because he will miss the wedding. Jeremiah orders Ben to get his bags and call a carriage for him to leave Collinwood. Ben tells Angelique this, which makes Angelique unhappy because it will ruin her plans. Ben gives her idea to have Josette plead for Jeremiah to stay and uses voodoo to make this happen. Josette goes from the room she is to Barnabas and tells him in a trancelikestate that Jeremiah must not leave. The spell suddenly seems to leave her, and Josette hugs Barnabas and tells him it's alright, his departure is for the best. Ben tells Angelique this trimupetly, and Angelique gets mad at her. Joshua overhears them, and tells him that Ben has been rude to her.

Everyone is talking about Joshua's mysterious disappearence. Natalie & Victoria re-enact what happened between Joshua & Jeremiah. As they re-enact it, the cat appears, like it had when Jeremiah discovered Joshua was missing! Barnabas enters the drawing room where they are, and is weary of searching..he hadn't found a trace of his father. Natalie asks Victoria to leave the room, but Barnabas asks her to check on his mother Naomi in a kinder fashion. Natalie tells Barnabas that she believes witchcraft is involved with the disappearence of Joshua. Nathan enters the room and tells them footprints have been found on Widow's Hill. Barnabas tells him where some of Joshua's shoes can be found so they can see if the footprints match the shoes. Nathan leaves them eavesdrops as Natalie tells Jeremiah that a witch didn't want him to leave, and then hears her ask if Barnabas trusts Victoria. Nathan then leaves to the study to get the boots, and while he is looking Victoria enters. Nathan makes a pa

Angelique immediately casts a new spell over Josette and Jeremiah after she learns that certain members of the family are trying to expedite their wedding. Yielding to the power of that spell, Josette leaves Barnabas ""standing at the altar.""

The Collins family discovers that BOTH Josette and Jeremiah are missing. Trying to take advantage of Barnabas' loss, Angelique tries to comfort him and profess her love to him, but he angers her when he tells her that he will ALWAYS love Josette.

Although they make an unlikely pair, Countess Natalie duPres and Abigail Collins do agree that a witch must be behind their families' misfortune. Suspecting Miss Winters to be that witch, Abigail snoops through her room and discovers some damning evidence: a charm bracelet and the transformation of the mysterious cat into her missing brother, Joshua Collins. Abigail decides to send for Reverend Trask, a religious fanatic and witch hunter.

Feeling guilty over their sudden elopement, Josette persuades Jeremiah to return to The Old House and face their respective families. Shocked and feeling bitterly betrayed, Barnabas challenges his once-beloved uncle to a duel.

Despite their pleas, Angelique, Andre, and Josette are unable to stop Barnabas and Jeremiah from dueling. To protect Barnabas, Angelique gives him a ""special"" good-luck charm to wear at the duel. Still blinded by his jealousy and pride, Barnabas goes through with the duel and shoots Jeremiah, seriously wounding him.

While family members tend to Jeremiah at The Old House, Abigail Collins invites Reverend Trask to interrogate the mysterious Miss Winters. His harsh interrogation of her escalates into mutual hostility and hatred.

Upset with Reverend Trask's harsh methods, Barnabas Collins and Lt. Nathanial Forbes search the woods for Miss Winters. In confidence, Reverend Trask tells Countess duPres that he tied Miss Winters to a tree and left her there overnight, explaining that if the tree is dead in the morning, this will prove that Miss Winters is a witch. Overhearing this piece of information, Angelique sets out to make sure that the tree dies. Although she doesn't have any animosity towards Miss Winters, Angelique will do anything to keep the suspicion away from herself.

Reverend Trask returns to the tree and discovers that Miss Winters is missing. He suspects that someone may have helped her escape, so he begins to question everyone. After overhearing one of the accomplices admitting where Victoria Winters is, Angelique pretends to have a vision of Miss Winters hiding out in the Collins family's newly-built house, Collinwood.

Reverend Trask notices an unusual mark on Josette's hand and suspects that she may have been a victim of witchcraft. Despite everything that has happened, Barnabas re-iterates to Angelique that he is still in love with Josette and ONLY Josette. So, Angelique secretly plans to make Barnabas suffer by using his little sister, Sarah, to hurt him.

Angelique begins her assault by stealing Sarah's doll and inserting pins into it, causing Sarah to become very ill. The Collins family and their doctor are at a loss as to what is causing her illness and fear that she is on the brink of death. Angelique casually mentions to Barnabas that she heard of a similar incident back on the island of Martinique and that a special tea was brewed to heal the infirmed. Desperate to help his beloved little sister, Barnabas promises to marry Angelique IF she can cure Sarah. Angelique then brews the special tea and as Sarah drinks it, Angelique removes the pins from Sarah's doll, ""curing"" Sarah instantly.

Despite the family's optimism, Josette believes that Jeremiah is dying and that he doesn't have much time left. Having ""cured"" Barnabas' little sister Sarah, Angelique pressures him to keep his promise and marry her soon.

Anxious to leave The Old House and its recent bad karma, Joshua Collins makes plans to move the family into the new house, Collinwood. He becomes furious, however, when his son, Barnabas, tells him of his plans to marry Angelique, whom Joshua feels is beneath their social class. Meanwhile, Angelique raises Jeremiah from the dead to torment Josette.

Grieving widow Josette is terrified when she sees Jeremiah's hand reach out to her from his grave. Angelique happily tells Josette that she is going to marry Barnabas and Josette receives the news with mixed emotions. In the meantime, everyone starts moving into the new house, Collinwood.

When Abigail Collins begins to suspect Angelique of being a witch, Angelique quickly diverts her rising suspicions back onto Miss Winters. Frightened by the close call and obvious hostility, Angelique convinces Barnabas that they should marry as soon as possible.

Barnabas approaches his father and insists upon marrying Angelique immediately, infuriating Joshua who then disinherits his only son. As Barnabas makes plans to leave Collinsport with Angelique and find a new way to earn a living, his mother, Naomi, pleads with him to stay, offering the deed to The Old House as an early wedding present. Meanwhile, Angelique loses control over Jeremiah's ghost and he attacks her.

The ghost of Jeremiah continues to torment Angelique. As Reverend Trask and Abigail Collins continue to hunt for Miss Winters, Barnabas and Ben Stokes hide her at the Old House. Just before her wedding to Barnabas, Angelique is abducted by Jeremiah's ghost and is then buried alive in his own grave.

Angelique summons Ben to save her from the grave of Jeremiah. Ben saves her, and they run as Jeremiah's figure walks after them. Naomi has come over by this time, and Angelique tells Naomi what had happened. Naomi gets another dress for Angelique because her dress is now dirt stained. Barnabas and Angelique are then married by the Reverand Bland, and Jeremiah's laughter is heard. The campagne for Ben, Angelique, Naomi, and Barnabas turns to blood.THe ghost of Jeremiah confronts Angelique and tells her that he will haunt her till he can rest.

Angelique discovers that Barnabas has hidden Victoria Winters in a room in the Old House when she sees Victoria. She talks to Barnabas about Victoria, and Barnabas gets the impression that Angelique may be jealous of Victoria. Angelique has Ben steal a hair ribbon from Abigail to use in a spell that will let Abigail see where Victoria is in a dream. Ben gets caught stealing the ribbon and claims that the witch made him do it and starts to choke.

Abigail believes that Ben was forced by the witch to steal her hair ribbon. Meanwhile, Angelique is trying to cast more suspicion on Victoria by summoning Sarah to the Old House using the voice of Victoria Winters. Abigail & Joshua find out where she is going and decide to follow her. When they get there, they search the house for Victoria. Sarah finds Victoria and hides her in a secret room. Abigail plans to have Trask perform an exoricisim at the Old House.

Reverand Trask performs the rite of exorcisim at the threshold of the Old House. According to Trask, the witch should run out of the house during the exorcism. Angelique casts a spell that creates the illusion of a fire in Victoria's room. While she is casting the spell, Barnabas overhears her. The spell makes Victoria run out of the house screaming 'FIRE' and into the arms of Trask. Trask kidnaps her without telling Barnabas or Angelique. Barnabas now suspects that someone in the house is a witch, but he does not know if it is either Victoria or Angelique.

Barnabas bribes one of the servents and enters the New House at Collinwood to interogate Ben. Ben says he doesn't know who the witch is. Ben gets frustrated and hits Barnabas over the head with a bottle. Ben escapes Collinwood. Barnabas is found by a servent and Joshua tells him to leave. Barnabas finds out that Victoria has been jailed after Reverand Trask turned her in. He now believes that Angelique is most likely the witch. Barnabas finds where Ben is hiding and finds out that Ben can not tell Barnabas who is the witch because he can not speak her name in that fashion. Barnabas tells her about how Victoria will be killed for witchcraft. Barnabas then tells Ben to write the first letter of the name of the witch. Ben makes a 'V'...Barnabas says ""V for Victoria"". Ben then makes a mark in the V which makes it an A. Barnabas then says, ""A....for Angelique""

Barnabas now knows for sure that Angelique is the witch that has been causing all the terrible things to happen. Barnabas tells Ben how he figured it out when he heard Angelique say the incanation and how Victoria told him that she felt a 'cold fire'...the same cold fire that Angelique had talked about in her incanation. Barnabas now plans on killing Angelique. Barnabas tries to kill Angelique at first by putting poision in her sherry. Naomi enters, and Angelique gives her the sherry. Barnabas quickly knocks over the glass so Namoi will not drink it. Angelique suspects something isn't right. Naomi came to tell Barnabas that a package. The package turns out to be a portrait of Josette duPres that had been sent to him before the events had occured. At the end of the episode, when it is nightime, Barnabas is seen creeping into Angelique's room with a knife and swoops down with the knife.

Angelique is prepared for Barnabas' murder attempt, and puts a pillow in her place. He confronts her and tells her he knows she is a witch. He tries to stab her again, and Angelique says she did everything for his love. She threatens to kill Josette, the woman who Barnabas still loves, if he does not play the part of a loving husband, which would include telling the authorities that Angelique is really the witch. Barnabas goes to Collinwood where he sees Milicent and Nathan kissing. Milicent gets upset because she only wants to be seen as a 'lady'. Barnabas tries to get to Josette, but Natalie won't let him. Angelique sends an 'eye' for her to see- a bat, to spy on Barnabas.

Barnabas gets Millicent to set up a way for him to meet with Josette, by getting Millicent to take a walk with Josette in which Barnabas will stop the two. Victoria is unable to get a respected judge to defend her at the witch trial, because she can not supply enough information. A young law student who works at the jail offers to defend her at the trial. His name is Peter Bradford. Barnabas convinces Josette that she must leave Collinwood and the surrounding Collinsport for her own safety.

Josette starts getting ready to leave for Boston and Natalie sees her. She finds out that Barnabas told her to leave and tells Josette she is leaving too. Natalie tells Abagail to say goodbye to the family, and Abigail is dismayed because Natalie and Josette are two key people in the case against Victoria Winters and will not be able to go against her. Barnanbas says goodbye to Josette with a kiss and gives her the music box, incinuating that Angelique will soon die. Angelique finds out from Abigail that Josette has left town. Also, Angelique tells Abagail that Barnabas had insisted on hanging the portrait on the wall. Angelique confronts Barnabas. She shows what she can do to Josette by making the portrait of Josette show her as a skeleton. Angelique threatens to kill Sarah by using voodoo. Barnabas gets angry and shoots Angelique with a gun in the shoulder. Angelique falls to the floor, mortally wounded. Barnabas takes out the pin in Sarah's doll that Angelique had already put in. An

After being bitten, Barnabas becomes deathly ill and faints. Ben enters the household and finds Angelique dead and Barnabas hanging on to life. He takes Barnabas upstairs. Barnabas, going and returning from delirium many a time, tells Ben what happened. Ben reasures Barnabas that Angelique is dead. Suddenly, Angelique enters the room, her dress stained with blood. She is afraid of the curse she put upon him, because if he dies, he will become one of the living dead. In an inn, Josette feels that she needs to come back to Collinwood for Barnabas. Her neck starts bleeding, and has bite marks on it, the same that Barnabas has from the bite of the bat. Natalie tells Josette that if her feelings continue, they will return to Collinsport for Barnabas.

Angelique tries to clean her blood off the carpet, but is not able to remove it. Naomi comes to the Old House to see Barnabas. Angelique tells her that he left last night on business. We see Barnabas upstairs, appearing very ill and delirious. Naomi enquires about the blood stain, and is told that it was from wine. Naomi tells Angelique that she should stay with her at Collinwood, but Angelique refuses Naomi's hospitality. Naomi hears Barnabas moan, but is told by Angelique that it is just the stairs. Back at Collinwood, Naomi is worried. She talks to Joshua, and Joshua tells her that he is not concerned because he has become more independent in the past. Joshua thinks that Barnabas ran off with Josette. At that moment, Josette and Natalie enter the room. Josette tells of the feelings she has that something bad has happened to her Barnabas. Naomi tells her that Barnabas is not in Collinsport, but Josette does not believe her. She and Natalie decide to go to the Old House Angelique want

Angelique tells Josette and Natalie that Barnabas has the plague. They ask if he has seen a doctor, and she quickly responds that he hasn't. When asked why, Angelique says that she is afraid that they will take Barnabas away from her and isolate her from everyone. Natalie has a doctor come. He is not sure about it, but agrees that it is most likely the plague due to the marks on Barnabas' neck, which the doctor thinks was caused by an infected rat. At first the doctor wants to have him removed, but Natalie talks him out of it. Josette visits Victoria in jail. Josette pleads with her to cure Barnabas. Victoria again and again tells her that she is not the witch. Victoria tells Josette to leave Collinsport for her safety. Josette does not understand, and Victoria tells her to look in the Collins Family History book that Victoria had brought with her from the past. Josette and Natalie search Victoria's room. They find it. Josette finds her portrait and an entry on her saying that she died

Josette is upset about what the book says about how she dies. Natalie tells her it is all lies. Josette wants to see the fate of Barnabas. According to the book, it was Jeremiah who met Josette in Martinique, which is false and never mentions her engagement to Barnabas. It says that her marriage with Jeremiah was an unhappy one, and also mentions Barnabas was in love with Josette, which is of course true. It says that Barnabas left for England. Josette becomes upset because she does not know if she should believe it. Meanwhile, at the Old House, Naomi sits by Barnabas, who, in his delrium, is ranting about the bat. Joshua comes into the room, and tells Barnabas how stupid he has been by excommunicating him from his family. Barnabas tells his father how he remembered that during the American Revolution, when his father was wounded, he had cried. He stopped because he thought his father would be ashamed of himself. Barnabas had then promised himself he and his father would from then on

Angelique is furious when Joshua tells her about the lie he will tell concerning the death of his son. What upsets her even more is that his body will be buried in secret. She wants the coffin with Barnabs to remain in the room until morning- time enough to stake him. But Joshua tells her that she has no power anymore. Angelique then summons Ben to come to her. Josette finds Natalie looking through the Collins Family History book. Natalie plans to take Josette with her as soon as possible back to Martinique. Josette says she will not go because she will wait for Barnabas to return to her. Josettes see's the body of her loved one being carried away. Joshua appologizes for her having to see that. Josette sees Ben looking in through the window, and tells Joshua. Ben is able to escape. Later, Ben returns. Joshua sees him and asks what he's doing here. He believes that Ben is going to rob the house. Angelique comes down the stairs, and says that Ben has the right to grieve for Barnabas. Ang

In an attempt to stop the vampire curse from becoming complete, Angelique attempts to drive a stake through Barnabas Collins' heart at sundown. However, Barnabas stops her and exerts his own revenge upon her by strangling her to death.

Grief-stricken over Barnabas'death and with mis-placed anger, Josette tells Victoria Winters that she will do everything she can to see to it that Miss Winters is hanged for being a witch. Fearing that the Collins Family History book may be used as evidence against her in the trial, she persuades Peter Bradford to let her leave her jail cell so that she can retrieve it from Josette's bedroom.

Victoria warns Naomi Collins that she must keep her daughter, Sarah, from leaving the house until the day after her birthday, otherwise, she is fated to die from exposure on the same day as her birthday. Barnabas makes plans to keep his promise and let Josette know that he has returned from the dead. On his way back to the family mausoleum, Sarah sees Barnabas and eagerly runs after him, only to find that he has disappeared inside the crypt. Saddened to have missed him, Sarah turns to leave the mausoleum but finds herself locked inside.

Sarah Collins is forced to spend the night locked in the family mausoleum, exposing herself to the cold night air. In the meantime, gold-digging Lt. Nathanial Forbes proposes to his naive victim, Millicent Collins. Naomi Collins returns home to discover that Sarah is missing. After drinking the blood of his latest victim, Barnabas returns to the family mausoleum. Sarah calls out to him, but his bloody mouth frightens her and causes her to turn and run away from him.

Little Sarah Collins becomes deathly ill after being out all night during a heavy rain storm. Guilt-ridden, Barnabas secretly visits his beloved little sister and apologizes for having frightened her. Sarah reconciles with him, but then she dies in his arms. Despite the well-meaning attempts to change her destiny, the fate of Sarah Collins has been fulfilled just as it was written in the Collins Family History book.

A grieving Joshua vows that Victoria will pauy for her part in Sarah's death. As his guilt over his condition grows, Barnabas begs Ben to kill him at dawn with a wooden stake, so that the trail of death will end.

Natalie makes plans to leave Collinsport, fearing for Josette's safety. As Ben prepares to drive a stake through Barnabas' heart, Angélique's spirit arrives to stop him, so that her curse will remain for eternity.

Realising the fate his vampire curse will bring Josette, Barnabas resolves they must remain apart to protect her. Angélique draws Josette to Eagle Hill, where Barnabas is unable to resist baring his fangs.

Barnabas struggles with his instincts and spares Josette, insisting that they must remain apart. As Nathan cements his relationship with Millicent, he is disarmed by the arrival of his gold-digging wife Suki.

Posing as Nathan's sister, Suki makes herself known, whilst blackmailing Nathan to maintain her silence. Barnabas decides to meet Josette for the final time, but is unable to resist his vampire urges.

Barnabas and Josette make a pact to be reunited by death. Natalie meets with Victoria to appeal for mercy, but Victoria's attempts to tell the truth serve only to further confirm Natalie's suspicions.

Natalie and Joshua are alarmed to see Josette wearing the ring Barnabas was buried with. Deciding to investigate further, Joshua is shocked to discover that Barnabas is missing from his coffin.

Suki puts pressure on Nathan for money, and the pair agree to meet at the Old House to strike a deal. Barnabas attacks Suki and leaves her for dead. As she dies, she manages to tell Barnabas' name to Nathan.

Joshua and Nathan search for answers over Suki's murder. Millicent is shocked to learn Suki's true identity. When bite marks are found on Josette's neck, the prediction of her death seems inevitable.

As the Collinwood household struggles to protect Josette, Angélique uses witchcraft to lure her to Widows' Hill. Tormented by a vision of herself as a vampire, Josette throws herself from the cliff to her death.

Barnabas is devastated by Josette's suicide. Millicent is intrigued to see Barnabas in the cemetery and shocks Joshua and Naomi by announcing that Barnabas should combat Nathan, to appease her honour.

The witchcraft trial opens. Abigail has her day in court, denouncing Victoria as a witch from the stand. Peter is forced to admit that he freed Victoria to obtain the Collins Family History.

Becoming increasingly troubled, Joshua goes to the mausoleum, where he is shocked to learn that the coffin concealed inside now contains Barnabas. Millicent attempts to kill Nathan for his betrayal.

Trask tries to make Peter abandon Victoria's defence. Reading the Collins Family History, Peter realises it threatens to become powerful evidence against Victoria and decides to dispose of it.

Calling on supernatural powers, Barnabas resurrects an unwilling Josette from beyond the grave. When she appears to him, to his horror she is a now a tragic, ruined figure, resentful of being disturbed from her solace.

Barnabas tells Ben of what happened between him and Josette earlier before. They're moving Barnabas' coffin to the cellar of the Old House. Ben sees Daniel outside the Old House and they talk about running away. Daniel says that it's no fun at Collinwood. Daniel sends him away. Abigail asks Daniel about Victoria Winters and learns about how she talked about people flying. Abigail also finds out that Ben was in the Old House, closing off the cellar. Abigail goes into the cellar and sees the coffin. She plans on getting Trask to look at the coffin but the coffin lid rises and Barnabas is inside! Abigail let's out a LOUD shriek of terror.

Barnabas tells Abigail that she has been wrong about evil all along. He tells her that Angelique was the witch but she won't believe it. Abigail thinks Barnabas is just an apperition sent by Victoria. Barnabas tells Abigail about all the things she has been wrong about. He shows her his fangs and she dies of a heart attack from the site of them. Meanwhile, at Collinwood, Daniel and Naomi are talking about Daniel and Millicent possibly staying with Naomi and Joshua at Collinwood. Daniel says he doesn't like Collinwood especially after Sarah died. Trask enters. Trask inquires about what Victoria told Daniel. Daniel runs out of Collinwood from fright. Naomi runs after him and tells Trask that HE will be the one who will have to face the lord over these things. Trask joins Naomi in going after Daniel. Daniel finds the dead body of Abigail, and calls Naomi and Trask to him. Trask and Naomi are shocked.

At Victoria's trial, Trask relates the story of Abigail's death. He says that Victoria did it. Peter gets angry and says there is no proof of that. The judges tell Trask that there is not enough evidence to accuse Victoria of witchcraft. In the goal, Peter asks Vicki if there is anybody who she discussed Abigail with. She names Barnabas (Dead-well not really), Jeremiah (Dead), Natalie (Thinks Victoria is a witch), and Ben (Who won't testify). She then remembers Nathan and Peter gets Nathan to agree to testify for Victoria. At the trial, Victoria is called to the stand. Trask asks her questions, many relating to Abigail's death. He then calls in a new witness- Nathan Forbes! Peter and Victoria are shocked by this. On the stand, Nathan says that Victoria told him how she would like to strike Abigail dead (All lies!). Victoria is horrified. Peter then cross examines him. Nathan then leaves the stand and takes one last look at Victoria before he leaves.

Nathan is working in his room when Peter enters. Peter asks him many times why he decieved them and Nathan tells him that he changed his mind about Victoria. Before long, the two are fighting. Peter ends up winning. 'You have won the round, but lost the fight' says Nathan. Meanwhile, at Collinwood, Naomi notices that Joshua hasn't left for work yet. Naomi believes this was caused by his sister's death. They talk about her and Joshua leaves. Trask and Nathan talk about their deal, in which Trask would talk to Joshua about not sending a letter to the army. Trask goes to Joshua and asks him and Naomi to testify. He then has Nathan come in and Joshua and Nathan talk. Trask leaves. Joshua promises Nathan he won't send the letter if Nathan asks the navy for relocation. Peter talks to Naomi and tells her that she needs to testify for them because Nathan lied. Naomi goes to Joshua and tells him she's going to testify. She's lost her children and she doesn't care about her dignity! is what she

At Barnabas' urging, Ben takes to the stand to give evidence in Victoria's defence. Ben's testimony soon lies in tatters when Angélique makes a shock appearance in court to refute his claims.

Angélique's performance in court convinces Peter and Victoria that she was the witch. As Victoria's fortunes grow worse, Peter makes a declaration of love. Peter appeals to her to tell the truth to the court.

At Trask's suggestion, Nathan commits purjury and claims to have been under a spell from Victoria, testimony which seals her fate. Victoria is devastated when a guilty verdict is returned.

Barnabas is furious to learn of trial verdict, blaming Trask for his victimisation of Victoria. Using his supernatural powers, he summons a disembodied hand to taunt Trask with the promise of death.

Suspicions about Barnabas, Nathan enlists Noah Gifford to gather information. Barnabas is forced to flee the scene of an attack, losing his cane. Nathan retrieves it and makes a valuable discovery.

Trask tells Nathan that the hand that appeared to him wore Barnabas' ring, confirming his theories. Barnabas kills Maude Browning, a street-walker, and leaves her body for Trask to find on his bed.

Nathan helps an increasingly unhinged Trask remove the body. Later, Abigail appears to Trask in a dream, warning him of an evil force at the Old House which must be destroyed.

Barnabas lures a terrified Trask to the Old House and intimidates him into signing a confession of purjury during Victoria's trial. Barnabas then bricks him up in the Old House cellar as a final act of vengeance.

Peter attempts to convince Natalie of Victoria's innocence. Nathan puts his plan into action. Posing with the stolen cane, Noah Gifford attacks Millicent to unmask Barnabas as the Collinsport strangler.

Nathan fakes a rescue of Millicent and feigns shock when she claims that it was Barnabas who attacked her. Nathan's plan works and Millicent later reconsiders her decision and asks him to stay.

Joshua is enraged when Millicent plans to marry Nathan, while Nathan threatens to expose Barnabas as the strangler if Joshua objects. Joshua investigates the Old House and discovers Barnabas' coffin.

Barnabas faces Joshua and reveals the truth about his death and return from the grave. Joshua reluctantly blesses Millicent's marriage plans. Joshua faces a crisis of conscience and shoots Barnabas.

Joshua is astonished that his bullets do not harm Barnabas. Joshua hides Barnabas in Collinwood and begins the search for a cure. Millicent makes plans to sign her fortune to her younger brother, Daniel.

Nathan and Millicent marry, but Nathan's triumph is short-lived when he learns of Daniel's newfound fortune. A shell-shocked Nathan tries to salvage the situation by making Millicent question her sanity.

Joshua confides in Natalie, who agrees to help Barnabas. Millicent's pre-occupation with the tower room continues, causing to fall into Barnabas' clutches. A seance summons a powerful ally for Barnabas.

White witch Bathia Mapes makes her presence felt. Millicent is left unhinged from Barnabas' attack. Bathia uses magic to return Barnabas to Collinwood, where she tries to break Angélique's curse on him.

Angélique proves a formidable foe for Bathia, who is left weak after a failed effort. After Naomi accidentally disturbs a renewed attempt to cure Barnabas, Bathia is destroyed by supernatural flames.

Naomi begins to question Barnabas' death. Joshua unsuccessfully attempts to intercede on Victoria's behalf. Peter helps Victoria stage an escape from jail, but she suffers a gunshot wound in the process.

Millicent's mental illness allows Nathan to become Daniel's guardian. With Ben's help, Victoria and Peter hide in the mausoleum, where she has a nightmare vision in which Nathan strangles Daniel.

Nathan decides to kill Daniel to gain control of the boy's money. Noah is blackmailed into abducting the boy, who breaks free. Forewarned by her dream, Victoria hides him in the mausoleum as Noah approaches.

Daniel tries to leave the mausoleum, where Noah is waiting for him. Victoria is forced to shoot Noah to protect the boy. Peter is found by Nathan with Noah's corpse and taken to the authorities.

Victoria and Daniel return to Collinwood. Nathan and Naomi face off over the attempt on Daniel's life and Nathan's association with Noah. Nathan delights in telling Naomi that Barnabas is hidden in the tower.

Naomi is shocked to see Barnabas in his coffin. As Nathan vies for custody, Naomi sends Daniel away to avoid his clutches. Later, following Millicent, Naomi is devastated to witness Barnabas attack her.

Struggling to cope with the truth about Barnabas, Naomi's melancholy grows and she leaves a final note for Joshua. After drinking poison, she goes to the tower room, where she falls dead into Barnabas' arms.

Ben and Barnabas are waiting in the dining room awaiting the news which will tell them if Naomi is dead. Joshua comes in. She has died. Barnabas swears revenge against Nathan Forbes who had told Naomi about Barnabas. They can not find Victoria and realize that Nathan has turned her in. Barnabas swears revenge against him. Meanwhile, at the Eagle, Nathan is talking to a barmaid. She leaves. Barnabas shows up and Nathan shoots him but BArnabas does not die, saying ""You can not kill me Lt. Forbes, for I am already dead!"" Barnabas tells him that he is going to kill Nathan at 9 PM and leaves. Riggs has come to the Old House with silver bullets which Joshua had ordered. These silver bullets, if shot in the heart, could kill a vampire. Joshua tells Ben to move the coffin to the secret room in hte moseleum so he can kill Barnabas there. Nathan is nervous. He tells it to Joshua. Joshua says he can not help. Barnabas appears to Nathan. Nathan shoots Barnabas with an arrow by the heart, and Barna

It turns out the arrow missed Barnabas' heart. Barnabas kills Nathan by strangulation. Joshua has Ben bury Nathan and has it reported that Nathan had left Millicent. The sun rises. Barnabas has by now found out that Joshua is gonna kill him and asks for two requests. The first is that Ben will be freed, and the second is a letter to the governer asking to postpone Victoria' hanging. Barnabas then leaves to go to his coffin. Joshua tries to shoot him but can't. He has Barnabas' coffin chained up in the secret room, with a cross in the coffin that will paralyze him until it is removed,w hich is hopefully never. Meanwhile, at the goal, Victoria seems to be praying. Peter enters since Victoria had asked to see him as her last request. Peter and Victoria admit their love for each other, and Peter tells her that they will meet each other once again someday. They are seperated and Victoria is taken to the gallows. She is asked if she wants to wear a hood and she agrees. We then see the rope g