The Tone Is Ominous, Suspenseful, And Increasingly Desperate, With Moments Of Horror And Resignation As Harker Confronts The Truth About The Count And His Own Predicament.

Jonathan Harker realizes he is a prisoner in Castle Dracula, with the Count manipulating events to create the illusion of Harker's departure. Harker attempts to communicate with the outside world and discovers Dracula's unnatural resting place, deciding to escape the castle by any means necessary.

Jonathan Harker wakes up in his own bed, pondering whether his recent experiences were a dream, noting minor disturbances in his room. He resolves to find proof of the Count's actions. He investigates the castle, confirming that his experiences were not dreams, as the Count pressures him to write deceptive letters to suggest he is leaving Transylvania. Harker plans to leave a lifeline outside the castle by entrusting letters to a band of gipsies, including a shorthand letter to his fiancée, Mina. Dracula intercepts these letters and destroys a cryptic one but unknowingly lets an innocuous letter to Hawkins pass. Over several days, Harker uncovers the extent of Dracula's powers and plans, observing him don their shared clothing to provide false evidence of Harker's movements. As Harker's sense of doom grows, he discovers Dracula's grotesque rejuvenation by sleeping in his native soil and the presence of boxes of earth being prepared for transport. In despair, Harker decides to attempt escape once again, considering scaling the castle walls and contemplating the prospect of death as a potential escape from his nightmare.