Seasons & episodes

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