The character of Maggie Evans has been lingering on the back burner other than the Laura Collins plot protecting her father. We get to see the importance of her character here, and it only took 221 episodes to get there, even though it was Maggie who spoke the first line of dialog. Kathryn Leigh Scott did a few appearances as the ghost Josette so connecting the two together is quite a nice touch. This episode starts with Maggie closing the coffee shop and Barnabas appearing behind her, no indication of their connection. One mystery is solved however. It is revealed that Barnabas does indeed drink coffee.
We get a bit of the history of Barnabas's cane, a nice touch after he told Roger about the ring. There's a bunch of howling dogs (presumably) in the background, but by chance, Barnabas forgets his cane so Joe drives her to the old house to return it. Willie appears after they leave and expresses concern for Maggie which obviously won't sit well with Barnabas. Maggie expresses a bit of fear, but it's obvious that she's also intrigued. A little bit of romance to mix in with the gothic horror, making you want to break into the Annie Lennox song "Love Theme for a Vampire".
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