Tom Jennings
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Handyman and vampire, Tom was used by Nicholas Blair, and killed twice by Barnabas.
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[edit] Life and first death
Tom Jennings was a handyman who worked for Roger Collins and was helping him make sure the House by the sea was in good shape for Nicholas Blair to move into, when he stumbled upon the coffin of Angelique (554). He was attacked by Angelique, and hospitalized, but as he began to awaken (562), Nicholas sent Angelique to finish him off (563). Barnabas, believing that Tom would rise as a vampire tried to immediately stake him, but found only an empty coffin (564).
[edit] Life and death as a vampire
Tom attacked Julia Hoffman in her laboratory at The Old House (566). A few days later he nearly succeeded in killing Julia at an abandoned crypt on the Collinwood Estate. Elizabeth Collins Stoddard followed Julia to the crypt and saw Tom's empty coffin, believing it to saved for her, which alerted Barnabas to Tom's daytime sleeping place (570). He returned and killed Tom the next day (571), but when Elizabeth insisted they return, Tom's body had disappeared.
[edit] Return to undeath
Tom resurfaced in the cellar of Nicholas Blair's house when Nicholas dug him up and removed the stake (630). Nicholas proclaimed himself to be Tom's new master, telling him if he staked him again, he would be forever destroyed. Nicholas sent Tom to kill Victoria Winters as she slept, but Barnabas arrived in time to save her. Tom then followed Barnabas to the House by the sea and while Nicholas was gone, attacked Barnabas. Barnabas managed to make a cross out of two candlesticks and then forced Tom to stay up past dawn. Tom was consumed by flames less than 24 hours after he was returned from the dead (631).
[edit] Family
Tom was survived by his twin brother, Chris, and younger sister, Amy. His parents were previously deceased (630) before his first death. Although he was originally said to have no family, Joe Haskell presented himself as a cousin, seemingly at first to gain access to Tom's hospital room (563), but the family relationship was later more solidly established since Chris Jennings often called Joe his cousin.
