BWW Recap: SLEEPY HOLLOW Turns Green with Envy

It's time for another adventure in SLEEPY HOLLOW and this town, as usual, is anything but sleepy. Last week, we saw our dynamic duo face off against the Pied Piper, but this week, Ichabod and Abbie face an even more scornful enemy: jealousy. Relationships, both old and new, are tested as Sleepy Hollow is plagued by a woman in black - who is genuinely and terrifyingly freaky, I might add.

At the start, Ichabod is seemingly preparing for war - the Battle of Saratoga, to be exact. A lot of battles have taken place, but they're typically more along the apocalyptic line, and less focused on the historical. Nonetheless, Caroline, the lady in the cabin helping him prepare, is infatuated with him, believing Crane to be a quite dedicated historical reenactor. She soon realizes his mistake, and, embarrassed, leaves. Crane feels bad, but he's more concerned with Katrina. She's stuck with Abraham, but somehow she manages to get a message - via raven, as you do - to Ichabod. Abraham, frustrated that Katrina, despite her best efforts to hide her feelings, still loves Crane, turns to Henry for help, but Henry's plans are more extreme than what Abraham's comfortable with. Henry, determined to find a sin to use against Katrina (remember, he is the Sin Eater), finds a Gulliver's Travels book inscribed with her name and sets off to work.

Meanwhile, two young high school sweethearts are doing what all young high school sweethearts do when they're parked in their Jeep under a bridge...until a terrifying weeping lady clad in black flies at their car and makes them - and me, for that matter - jump so high they almost hit the bridge (metaphorically speaking).

Crane's just as terrified as those kids as he stands outside Caroline's house, trying to figure out how to apologize for their earlier misunderstanding. He shoots down Abbie's idea to text her (how could "a grimacing lemon caricature" adequately convey emotion?), puts on his big boy pants, and knocks on her door. Things are smoothed over, and the two agree to be friends. All seems to be going well...until Caroline turns a corner and hears the same weeping that those high schoolers did. A lady, veiled in black, sits in a rocking chair (that's never a good sign) and launches at her.

Not surprisingly, Abbie finds her body early that morning floating in the river. Crane's devastated; how could this happen? They just saw her, and everything was fine. They search upstream for clues and find Caroline's mug and a pair of tire tracks. Abbie recognizes the area as a "lover's lane" of sorts, and the pair go to the local high school to find out who knows what. They find the two teenage lovebirds who claim to have seen the Weeping Lady.

Who's the Weeping Lady? Abbie recognizes the name from a local legend that says she's the ghost of a lady that drowned in the same river where Caroline's body was found. They decide to split up and search the library for more information. While Abbie chats with good ol' Nick Hawley, Crane receives Katrina's message. He's relieved to hear she's alive and well, but his relaxation lasts for only a few seconds. Abbie hears the Weeping Lady and tries to talk with her, but instead gets pulled underwater through a portal that the Lady has somehow opened in the middle of the library. Crane manages to pull her out, and with the help of Hawley's CPR skills, Abbie is saved.

Eventually, things settle down, and we learn more about the history behind the Weeping Lady lore. Turns out, the original tale was based off of a jilted woman who drowns herself in the river after the man she loves falls for someone else. Ichabod also notices a pattern: the Weeping Lady harms those Ichabod cares most about. When Abbie shows him a piece of her shawl that she managed to rip off underwater, he recognizes it, and his worst fears are confirmed. The shawl belongs to a woman he was once promised to named Mary. In a flashback, we learn that before Crane left London, they agreed to break off the engagement. Clearly, there was a miscommunication, because Mary thought everything pertaining to the engagement remained the same, and she's devastated to learn that Crane loves her as a sister, not as a wife. Her jealousy is obvious; she erupts and storms off when she realizes that Crane loves Katrina. Crane and Abbie see the connection: Mary, the Weeping Lady, is trying to kill the women she thought tried to steal Ichabod away from her. This means Katrina is next. But what changed that made the Weeping Lady so angry all of a sudden? She's been legend for ages, but she's never harmed anybody until now.

While they work on putting the whole puzzle together, Crane and Abbie head to Hawley for a weapon. He gives them a crossbow - correction: he gives them Van Helsing's crossbow - and they set off. Meanwhile, Katrina is happy to see that her messenger bird has returned, but her happiness is cut short when she sees Mary, the Weeping Lady, in her house. Crane and Abbie arrive there just as Abraham (as the Horseman) rides away, and they quickly realize that the house is unguarded and, therefore, Katrina is in danger. Katrina's not home, but her note to Ichabod sits on the table, soaking wet. Mary knows about Katrina.

Thankfully, Katrina breaks free of the Weeping Lady's grasp and runs into the woods just as Abbie and Crane run toward the river. They cross paths and immediately set up a plan. Crane will distract Mary while Katrina, assisted by Abbie, casts an enchantment to release Mary. Crane apologizes, genuinely, to Mary, but she's just too darn jealous. She flies right through him, setting her sights on Katrina and Abbie. Thankfully, Katrina's enchantment is done just in time. Mary flies right into it, and she's slowly released. Crane comforts her while she passes (kudos on the acting there, Tom Mison!), and asks her what happened to cause this. Mary points to Katrina, and then passes. Crane wants an explanation, and he wants it now.

Reluctantly, Katrina recounts the events of Mary's last night in Sleepy Hollow. Turns out, Mary died by falling over a cliff, hitting her head, and landing on the shore of the river. It wasn't murder, and it wasn't suicide. It was just an accident brought on by extreme jealousy. Crane is furious, though. How could Katrina keep this from him? He's snapped back to reality by the arrival of the Horseman. Katrina, sensing Crane's anger, calms Abraham down, and agrees to go back with him, willingly (whaaaat?).

The next day, Jenny returns the useless crossbow to Hawley, and things get a little flirty. There's clearly a past there, but nothing serious now, thanks to the impending apocalypse. Naturally. At the same time, Abbie and Crane sit at a little makeshift memorial for Mary, and Crane expresses his concerns about his relationship with Katrina. How can a marriage be successful without trust and honesty? Katrina, meanwhile, thanks Abraham after she learns that he had nothing to do with Henry bringing Mary back. Maybe those two should go modern and get their hands on a marriage counselor.

Things aren't going great for Henry, either, for that matter. He took matters into his own hands by setting Mary free, and Moloch is one unhappy camper. He needs Katrina, and Henry just risked her life. Henry serves only to obey Moloch, and until he understands that, things are going to be a little rough.

What do you think the future holds for Ichabod and Katrina's relationship? And how bad is life going to be for Henry now that Moloch's mad at him? Let us know in the comments below or come and chat with me on Twitter @CourtHenley!

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