Carolyn Stoddard, having broken into the Old House to investigate whether David Collins' claims about Barnabas Collins are true, finds Barnabas' coffin, but she is caught in the act by Dr. Julia Hoffman and the aged vampire. Carolyn is horrified to learn the decrepit old man before her is Barnabas. He grabs her and, claiming her as his victim, sinks his fangs into her neck.