Dr. Philip Drawdy (Patrick Kilpatrick) is a surgeon driving through a remote rural area during a heavy storm. After a minor car accident leaves him stranded, he seeks help at a nearby, decaying mansion. He is greeted by Edmund Alcott (Harsh Nayyar), a formal and somewhat eccentric man who lives there with his wife, Marie (Marcia Cross). She has a deep wound on her leg that won’t seem to heal. As a doctor, Philip offers to help, but he quickly notices several unsettling things about the Alcotts: They are incredibly pale and sensitive to light, the wound on Marie’s leg doesn’t bleed normally, the house is filled with artifacts from a bygone era, and the duo speaks in a formal and out-of-date way.

As Philip treats Marie, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her. Despite the eerie environment and Edmund’s protective, almost threatening demeanor, a romantic spark ignites between the doctor and his patient. Philip eventually realizes the truth: The Alcotts are vampires.

However, they aren’t the typical predatory monsters found in most horror films. They are weary, lonely immortals who have spent decades in isolation. Marie’s wound was caused by a silver-tipped cane, which is why her supernatural healing hasn’t kicked in. Edmund treats her badly, so Philip, consumed by his growing obsession and strange love for Anne, decides he doesn’t want to leave. He chooses to stay with her forever.

In the final moments, the cure for their loneliness is revealed to be a grim exchange. Philip allows Marie to bite him, fully aware that he is trading his mortal life and his career for an eternity in the shadows with her. The episode ends with the implication that Philip has now joined her secluded, nocturnal world, proving that love can indeed be a transformative—and terminal—experience.

This is another episode directed by Theodore Gershuny. It was written by Edithe Swensen, one of the ten episodes she wrote.