What happens when you rehearse a show on Halloween? You summon the spirit of Edward Mordrake. Elsa Mars breaks tradition because she's obsessed with getting a bit more practice.
While children in Florida go trick or treating, Twisty the Clown continues to kidnap. Again, Dandy has a temper tantrum because he doesn't like his costume so he follows Twisty's lead.
Ethel Darling finds out about her terminal illness and begs Dell to watch over their son Jimmy when she passes away. As for Jimmy, he's devastated from the loss of Meep and holds himself responsible. He no longer believes he can lead his troupe of "freaks."
Finally, we're introduced to Stanley and Maggie who aren't exactly who they say they are.