Van Helsing visits Mina in Exeter; she gives him the transcribed journals; reports of the “Hampstead Horror” (the “bloofer lady” attacking children) appear in the press; Van Helsing confirms that all of what Jonathan has written in his journal is true; he tells Dr. Seward that he believes that the bites on the children’s necks were made by Lucy herself; Dr. Seward is shocked about this claim, as Lucy is dead; Van Helsing suggests going to Lucy’s tomb to prove that his claim is right: Lucy is a vampire!