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Julia finds Joe. He is very weak but still alive, and is taken to hospital. Victoria suffers the dream, led by Barnabas, which now concludes with him lying injured with a wounded throat.

Barnabas fruitlessly offers to marry Cassandra if she will stop the dream. Nicholas meets Maggie and is infatuated. Victoria decides to keep away from Barnabas to stop the dream reaching him.

Julia intervenes after a ruse from Cassandra forces a meeting between Barnabas and Victoria. Victoria struggles to cope with the effects of the dream. Carolyn tracks down Adam and offers him help.

Barnabas implores Victoria to tell him the dream to spare her further suffering, and she reluctantly confides it. Barnabas undergoes the dream ordeal and survives, only to be attacked by a bat.

As Barnabas lies dead, Julia is unable to stake him to prevent him rising as a vampire. Finally, a devasted Julia and Willie say their goodbyes to their friend, before burying him secretly in the woods.

Carolyn and Stokes are alarmed when Adam suffers violent choking symptoms. When Julia is summoned to examine Adam, she realises that his survival must mean that Barnabas is still alive... but for how long?

Julia and Stokes race to exhume Barnabas, who is astonished to learn that his ordeal has not returned his curse. Paying a visit to Cassandra, he triumphantly gloats that she no longer has any control over him.

Carolyn gives Adam sanctuary, hiding him in Collinwood's abandoned west wing. To punish Cassandra for the failure of the dream curse, Nicholas reduces her hand to a bare skeletal claw.

Under threat of destruction, Cassandra vies to curry favour with Nicholas. When David plays her his tape of Dr. Lang's experiment notes, she realises how Barnabas escaped her curse.

Cassandra reports her discovery to Nicholas, who is astonished to learn about Adam's creation. When David later plays the recording to an eager Julia, it has changed without explanation.

Adam recites love poetry to an elated Carolyn, signalling a newfound affection in both. After being accused of stealing food by Mrs. Johnson, Harry investigates the west wing and discovers Adam.

Carolyn narrowly saves Harry from Adam and spurns Adam's declaration of love. Nicholas visits the grave of Dr. Lang and summons his spirit to question about the method of Adam's creation.

Stokes attempts to tutor Adam, to distract him from his attraction to Carolyn. Attempting to locate Adam, Nicholas summons the people his body was constructed from, who confirm that Adam is at Collinwood.

Visiting Collinwood, Nicholas finds Adam and makes him an offer. Adam later tells Carolyn of the meeting. Cassandra realises that Adam is Barnabas' lifeline and decides to destroy him.

Nicholas ends Cassandra's plans to murder Adam, but she defies her master and launches a voodoo attack. Enraged, Nicholas strips Cassandra of her powers, leaving her mortal and facing death.

Cassandra attempts to kill Barnabas, but fails. Unprotected by magic, she begins to age rapidly as death approaches. As Barnabas and Julia wait for her to die, she defies expectation by disappearing suddenly.

Having admitted her true identity to Barnabas, Angélique visits him to make a final plea for forgiveness. After he gloatingly refuses, Angélique dies, leaving Barnabas and Julia to celebrate their freedom from her.

With Roger's help, Nicholas moves into a new home by the ocean, concealing Angélique's coffin in the basement. Adam follows his growing infatuation with Carolyn and forces himself upon her.

Carolyn is left shocked by Adam's attack and calls on Stokes to intervene. As Adam struggles to understand his identity, Stokes is forced to reveal the truth about his creation, leaving Adam suicidal.

Harry prevents Adam from harming himself. With an ulterior motive, Nicholas offers Adam a new perspective. Adam confronts Barnabas at the Old House and tells Barnabas that he will create a mate.

Adam warns Barnabas he will pay a dear price for his refusal. Victoria breaks the news of her engagement to Jeff to a heartbroken Barnabas. As Victoria leaves the Old House, Adam abducts her.

Adam imprisons a terrified Victoria at Collinwood. Victoria tries to appeal to Adam's compassion. Aware of Barnabas' affection for her, Adam intends to hold Victoria until his demands are met.

As he searches for Victoria, Barnabas is troubled to hear the barking of dogs. While working for Nicholas, handyman Tom Jennings finds himself in danger after he discovers the coffin of Angélique in the basement.

As the search intensifies, Nicholas vies to convince Jeff that Barnabas is responsible for the kidnapping, while making plans to move Victoria to his house. Meanwhile, Angélique lives after death as a vampire.