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The Baron, meanwhile, visits Marianne at the school and asks her to marry him.

She accepts, much to the good-natured envy of her roommate Gina.

Once Gina is alone, however, Baron Meinster appears and consumes Gina's blood.

When Van Helsing comes for a visit the next day, he finds the school in a small uproar over Gina's death.

Van Helsing gives instructions about the body — to be kept away from the school, place it in a horse stable and with people watching it until he returns.

As it happens, Marianne comes to relive the school master from her duties.

Initially she is with the stablekeeper, Severien.

But, in a scene derived from M. R. James ' " Count Magnus ", the locks on the coffin fall off ( without unlocking ).

Severien goes to get stronger locks, leaving Marianne alone with the coffin as night falls.

Serverin is killed by a vampire bat ( presumably the Baron or the Village Girl ) while the last lock falls from the coffin.

The coffin lid is pushed opened and Gina rises, now a vampire and bearing her newly gained fangs at Marianne.

She talks soothingly to a terrified Marianne as she slowly approaches her, asking forgiveness for " letting him love me ," and wanting to " kiss " her.

She also reveals the whereabouts of the Baron ( presumably known due to their vampric connection ), who is hiding at the old mill.