Julia and Barn prepare to conduct the experiment. Nicholas arrives, and he and Barnabas spar over the fate of Tom Jennings until Julia reminds them they have a job to do. Poor Maggie arrives, apparently in a daze and wearing the same voluminous bright yellow peignoir that Vicki wore not so long ago. (Are they such BFFs that they've started swapping clothes?) Barnabas protests, even though he was prepared to use Maggie the first time they ran the experiment. Adam threatens him, and Nicholas gives both him and Barnabas the symptoms of heart attacks. Nicholas is so desperate that he’s now resorting to the same stunts for which he once derided Angelique.
The experiment starts, but very quickly Maggie is overwhelmed with pain. In her agony, she screams out Joe's name. Barnabas decides he's had enough and switches off the equipment, then starts destroying it. Nicholas tries to stop him, but--surprise!--his powers are gone. Eve turns into a skeleton with bright red hair. Nicholas rushes out to plead with his Master for one more chance. Barnabas sets off in pursuit. Julia eventually revives Maggie, who doesn't remember a thing, not even her own name. Julia is so desperate that she plays Josette's music box for her, but no dice.
Meanwhile, Adam sets off to get revenge on Barnabas, whom he considers the source of all his misery.
Atop Widows Hill, that site where all desperation plays out in the DS universe, Nicholas pleads for one more chance. Give me time--that’s all I need. Just give me another week! Seven days! It’s so small to you! Give me seven days, and I’ll give you everything you want! Apparently the reference to seven days is the last straw for the Master--after all, his archrival needed only six days to complete his great work. From out of nowhere, flames spring up around Nicholas. Barnabas watches with unholy glee, unaware that Adam is sneaking into Collinwood to exact a terrible revenge.
