 Serena attempts to flee from Mr. North by hitchhiking out of town. A friendly woman stops to pick up Serena, but Mara is really one of Mr. North s henchwomen, and soon Serena is chloroformed, hogtied and gagged in the backseat of Mara s car. The tables are soon turned and Malachai leads the search for the hitchhiking damsel leaving Mara bound and gagged as punishment for her lack of vigilance.