Vlad and Ingrid join forces to capture the Shapeshifter, but since she can assume the physical appearance of anybody, they are initially at a loss as to know who she is. They capture and torture Malik as bait and lure Elizabeta into the open. Vlad and Elizabeta go head to head and appear evenly matches until Vlad manages to pull her into the Ancient Dracula Blood mirror, where she is unable to Shapeshift and he zones her. Renfield frantically tries to find an antidote to save the dying Count.

The Count resorts to bribery when he learns Vlad is only planning a brief stopover back home during his world travels. When Vlad starts to feel ill, Renfield's search for a cure uncovers a surprising family secret.

Vlad is angry to discover the secret his father has been hiding from him for 18 years. Meanwhile Ingrid is trying to climb the ladder at the VHC by dusting her competition!