1205 - February 5, 1971

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[eerie music]

NARRATOR: Collinwood in parallel time,

and the family awaits the drawing of lots

to learn which of this generation must spend the night

in the locked room,

the room in which all other members of the family before

were found dead or insane.

This night, the secretary, Stella, is discovered

stabbed to death in the west tower by Flora and Julia,

who are responsible for placing her there.

They fear that Melanie m*rder*d her in another seizure

of the madness that overtakes her.

But they find Melanie's room empty,

for she has gone to the room of the lottery,

the room of the Collins's curse.

[dramatic music]

Let me in, let me in!

I wanna be with you!

I wanna be with you!

[Dark Shadows theme music]

[suspenseful music]

Morgan, Morgan, have you seen Melanie?

No, why?

Oh nothing, I just wanted to talk to her about something.

Julia!

What is it?

Something is wrong!

No!

You know she was locked in her room.

You should have gone there.

She isn't there, is she?

She's mad and wandering through the halls again, isn't she?

What is it Julia, is she wandering again with a Kn*fe?

I'm afraid she is.

What?

[Julia sighs]

I suppose I,

I, I didn't want to tell you, but I suppose I have to.

I never dreamed that anything like this would happen.

We, we meant no harm.

Who, who do you mean?

Who are you talking about?

Your mother and I.

Morgan, Stella did not leave Collinwood.

Your father tried to,

well, he wasn't himself, Morgan.

[sighs]

- Julia! - It was that

monstrous room but

Please tell me!

Flora and I discovered Justin threatening Stella.

If we hadn't gone in that very minute,

he would have k*lled her, I know that.

We saved her.

But we couldn't allow her to stay in this house,

not knowing what she knew about,

about your father.

Heavens knows what else.

So we, we locked her in the tower.

You what?

Didn't mean her harm, we didn't!

Well, you must let her out!

We can't.

MORGAN: This is outrageous, have you lost your mind too?

She's dead.

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She was strangled to death.

Knowing that, you still insist that Melanie is not mad?

JULIA: We don't know that Melanie had anything

to do with this.

Where are you going?

Well I'm going to go find Melanie!

You can't!

She is mad, Julia.

And I am going to have her committed!

I, I won't let you.

I will, and I can, and I will do it!

I will not let you do it.

Whatever, whatever involvement Melanie may have had,

it is not her fault!

Well then will you please tell me who is to blame?

The spirit.

The spirit in this house.

Julia, she is dangerous!

[Julia sighs]

Morgan, everyone in the family is dangerous!

How, how will you possibly explain Stella?

Everyone thinks she's out of the house.

Except her brother.

Yes, but in time he would come to believe that too.

No, no, we have no choice, Morgan.

We've got to find Melanie.

And we've got to help her however we can.

But first, first we must, dispose of

The body?

We, we can't do it, Morgan, we need your help.

You're the only one that can help us, Morgan.

Morgan, what, what if the police come?

What if they find out how your father became?

Morgan, what if they take Flora and me away?

Oh!

Morgan, you have got to help us, I beg you!

All right, Julia.

All right.

Oh, thank you, thank you, Morgan.

If only there was some slight chance

for just one moment of happiness in our lives!

But what about Catherine?

You have Catherine.

But will I have her tomorrow?

Will I have her tomorrow at this time?

Will I have to lead her through my madness,

of my world of madness, like my mother did my father?

The lottery?

What a tragedy.

And I'm worried about the family name.

Julia, I want you to find Melanie.

I am going to the tower.

No one will ever know about Stella, I promise.

[ominous music]

[knocking at door]

Who is it?

[knocking at door]

Who's there?

Morgan?

Go away, Bramwell.

No.

[door slams]

No.

I remember what happened yesterday between us,

and so do you.

In spite of what happened yesterday,

I don't want to see you.

You said you loved me.

I did love you, once, no more.

I love Morgan.

A lover's touch.

Only a few hours ago there was

nothing you wanted more than mine.

Has that changed?

Can that change?

I love you, Catherine.

I love you very much.

Oh.

Don't be gentle.

Frighten me,

thr*aten me, make me run away from you but please,

don't be gentle with me.

[Catherine sobs]

No!

Oh, Bramwell!

Please don't!

Oh, you know me so well.

Better than I know myself.

You are a demon.

And the demons in me are in league with you!

But I won't have it, get out of here!

Just get out, I love Morgan, I'm going to marry him,

do you understand that?

I don't want you any more!

You want me more than anyone.

You always will.

I will be back, Catherine.

Because you will want me back.

[dramatic music]

[eerie music]

[gasps]

[dramatic chord]

[panicky music]

Wha, what am I doing in here?

How did I get here?

[gasps]

[suspenseful music]

[door opens]

Well, what hap

Yes, did you find Melanie?

No.

Is, is it done?

Yes.

The body's gone.

Stella was an innocent, harmless girl.

She belongs to us now,

to reside forever at Collinwood.

Melanie!

[dramatic chord]

You!

What's the matter?

Will you ever stop?

What?

MORGAN: We know what you did with her.

Who?

MORGAN: Stella!

What about Stella?

I, I don't know anything about her.

Melanie, he knows about Stella.

What does he know?

What about Stella?

That you m*rder*d her!

And that you tried to m*rder Catherine!

What are you talking about?

JULIA: Stella is dead.

She was m*rder*d.

She can't be, I was just talking with her!

She was so much alive!

Really?

And was she alive when you were in her room?

Morgan, leave us alone.

Gladly.

She is your problem, and mother's.

How long is it going to take you to realize

that my solution is the only way out?

Julia, what does he mean his, his solution?

He thinks I k*lled her!

Do you think I did it?

I don't know but, if you were involved Melanie,

it was not your fault.

Then you do think I, I may have had something to do with?

No, don't, don't answer,

[sniffles]

I know you do!

And you may be right.

Because I can't remember, I can't remember things.

I can't stand it very much longer.

Julia, why would I want to k*ll Stella?

You, you probably didn't, Melanie.

You said you were in her room before.

Yes, but I only went there to ask her

to forgive you, and mama.

I didn't m*rder her Julia, I, I left her alive!

Julia, tell me I didn't do it!

And what did you do when you left her room?

I, I, I went to my, my room.

And after that?

I stayed there.

Until, till just now.

I just found myself outside the room where Papa went mad.

And I don't remember going there,

I don't remember it at all!

Melanie, do you remember being locked in your room

before the funeral?

No.

JULIA: Melanie, do you know that your room is locked now?

How?

I, I was locked in?

But now I'm here,

and the room is still locked?

[dramatic chord]

Oh, Julia!

Let me help you, try to remember.

I want to remember, Julia,

but maybe Morgan is right,

maybe I did do it.

Oh Julia, did I k*ll Stella?

Did I?

[Melanie sobs]

[knocking at door]

I'm coming!

[knocking at door]

Morgan I'm so glad you're here.

Catherine, is everything all right?

Yes, I, I just need you to hold me, that's all.

MORGAN: Oh, me too!

Oh, Morgan, do you love me?

Well what a silly question.

I love you more than anything in the world!

And you know that I love you, don't you?

Yes!

Well then please, let's not wait until tomorrow.

Please, will you marry me tonight?

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[romantic music]

Do you really mean that?

Tonight?

Oh, yes, with all my heart!

Oh, my darling, of course we can be married tonight!

We've had the license for days!

But forgive me, I, I hope you don't mind me asking this.

What?

But there is there anything wrong,

for the reason that you suddenly came here this evening?

No, no, nothing.

I just was at home alone,

and I was thinking about you.

Thinking what you're going through,

what you must continue to go through.

And I thought to myself, Morgan needs me,

now, more than ever.

I must go to him and help him.

I love you darling!

Oh, I love you too.

We will, we'll get married tonight, I'll call the minister.

We'll take the black mood of this house and turn it

into one of the brightest we've ever

I want that, you know I do.

But please can we make it simple and quiet?

Just a witness if we need one, but just you and me.

Yes, of course, anything you want, my darling.

I'll go get the minister.

Catherine.

Because of everything you know about this house,

and the lottery, are you sure you wanna do this?

More sure than I've ever been of anything!

Yes, yes, darling!

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I was afraid you weren't going to come!

Whatever made you think that, Kendrick?

Probably because I wanted you to too much.

Oh!

Yes?

Well, I, I, I've done what you asked me to about Stella,

and, and it's true about her.

Are you absolutely certain?

Yes, I, I asked Mama and Julia, she,

shshe did leave Collinwood two weeks ago,

and without notice.

Melanie, they could be lying to you too.

Oh, but, but they're not, Kendrick.

I'm sorry, I was hoping I could have

been of more help to you.

Well, I guess, that's all there is to say so,

there, there's no need for you

to come to Collinwood anymore.

I, I wish for your sake that none of this had happened.

I know it must be terribly painful for you.

[Melanie sobs]

Melanie?

Please, please don't!

What's wrong?

Don't come back here, Kendrick!

Don't come back here ever again!

Ever, [sobbing] please!

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[eerie music]

[sobs]

BRAMWELL: Melanie?

Bramwell!

I didn't know anyone else was here.

[Melanie coughs]

Can I help you?

No, no one can, really.

[sobs quietly]

You, you know about me too?

I know you're a very lovely young woman.

Do you also know that I, I am mad?

Are you?

Yes.

You don't seem to be,

any more than the rest of us.

[laughs]

Thank you for pretending.

I always thought they were just being cruel

when they wouldn't, wouldn't let me go

and lead my, lead my own life, but,

now I know they were just trying to protect me, from myself.

Yourself?

What do you mean, tell me.

Oh I want to, Bramwell,

I, I need to tell someone who doesn't know.

Bramwell, nice to see you.

Are you, uh, here for something important?

Must be.

No, I, I just want to tell Flora

that my mother has come back from Boston.

She, she asked my mother to go up there

to look in the archives for something, and she did.

Well, I'll tell mother.

Oh and if I forget, Melanie, would you tell her please?

Melanie, would you go to your room now, please?

MELANIE: Yes.

MORGAN: Go on now.

Bramwell

Melanie!

Whatever you have to say to Bramwell

can wait till tomorrow.

Wwe will talk, very soon.

I hope so.

I want you to tell me what you were going to tell me.

Bramwell!

I was in the village this afternoon.

Someone told me that your ship from the Orient

may be coming in soon.

I hope so.

Yes, you must!

If it comes in, you will be a wealthy man at last.

Yes.

How odd life is.

I wish you luck with the ship.

Do you?

Why?

So unlike you to be interested in my activities.

Well, that's been wrong of me.

A man must have something.

It's time you had what you wanted.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm, uh, expecting someone.

Oh, tomorrow may be quite different for you.

I mean, when your ship comes in from the port.

[laughs]

Yes, quite different.

[ominous music]

Catherine.

Catherine, I know how much Morgan wants this, but,

are you certain that it's the right thing to do?

I mean, knowing what you do know.

I know you must love Morgan very much but,

are you sure it's the right thing to do?

I've never been more sure of anything in my life.

Thank you, Julia, for your concern.

If you will come forward, we shall begin.

Your love has brought you here,

before God, to be joined together,

in the bonds of holy matrimony.

If any man knows any reason

why these two should not be joined together.

[dramatic music]

[Dark Shadows theme music]