Dracula set his sights on Mina and began secretly feeding from her while Van Helsing and her husband scoured Kleisenberg in search of him. She concealed the wounds on her neck with a heavy scarf, and it was some time before her husband learned what had been happening to her. When they discovered her weakened body the following night, Professor Van Helsing performed a blood transfusion, using Mina's husband as a donor.

When Dracula discovered that Arthur and Van Helsing were close to finding him, he abducted Mina and raced back to his castle. He bit for a third time, knowing that she would soon die and rise as a vampire. As the sun was beginning to rise, Dracula cast her unconscious body into a shallow grave. Fortunately, Van Helsing and Arthur Holmwood were able to destroy Dracula in time to save Mina.