Maggie Evans - Kidnapping and Barnabas Collins

Kidnapping and Barnabas Collins

Maggie's life changed forever when she was bitten by vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid), who saw her as the image of his long lost love, Josette DuPres. As a result of her loss of blood, Collinsport physician, Dr. Woodard (Robert Gerringer) requested a blood transfusion to save her life. Later she was kidnapped by Barnabas Collins, who tried to brainwash her into believing herself to be Josette. After attempting unsuccessfully to destroy Barnabas Collins, Maggie was recaptured and locked in a secret room. There she discovered a little girl playing with a ball and singing London Bridge. She learned this was the ghost of Sarah Collins (Sharon Smyth), and they became friends; Sarah later helped Maggie to escape.

After her escape, Dr. Woodard sent her to Wyndcliffe Sanitarium, because she had lost her memory. There she was put into the care of Dr. Julia Hoffman (Grayson Hall). Doctors Woodard and Hoffman, together with Sam Evans and Joe Haskell, agreed to inform everyone in Collinsport that Maggie was dead, so that her mysterious captor would not seek her again. Dr. Hoffman soon learned that Maggie's disappearance involved the Collins family, and secretly brought her patient to the estate in effort to regain her memory. While doctor and patient were walking through the Collins family cemetery, Maggie was seen by Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) who believed her to be the ghost of Josette.

Maggie escaped Wyndcliffe with the help of Sarah's ghost. The first place she turned up was The Blue Whale Pub. There, upon seeing Victoria Winters, Burke Devlin, and of course Barnabas Collins together, she collapsed. Maggie remembered large fragments of her missing time, including the little girl Sarah. Barnabas Collins, fearing exposure, convinced his friend Dr. Hoffman to erase through hypnosis Maggie's memory of what he'd done to her. To Maggie, everything seemed fine after this. She was overjoyed to be reunited with her father and Joe.