380 - December 8, 1967

[bunniefuu]

[Angelique narrating] - A séance was held in the great house of Collinwood,

a séance which sent Victoria Winters

back on an uncertain and frightening journey to the past,

back to the Collins family who lived in the year .

There in the old Collins Mansion,

it is learned that a lasting tragedy can be averted

if the cause history can be changed.

[knocking on door]

- Forgive this intrusion,

but your father and I must speak to you.

It is most urgent.

- Can it not wait?

I promise Barnabas to go riding with him.

- No. We must speak now, Josette.

- Oh, very well.

Natalie, would you tell Mr. Barnabas

that I've been detained.

- Angelique, I would like you to stay.

There will be much for you to do after we've talked.

- What is it that you want to say?

- Josette, you must marry Barnabas tonight.

- Tonight?

I don't understand.

- I do not ask you to understand.

I ask only that you trust me to know

what must happen at this moment.

It is imperative that a marriage ceremony be performed tonight

before it is too late.

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- Marry before it's too late?

Too late for what, Aunt Natalie?

- For you and Barnabas.

- What do you mean?

- Josette, there is someone in this house

who is convinced that in time

you will marry someone other than Barnabas.

- Who told you that?

- I will answer all your questions

after the wedding tonight.

- No. I want the answers now.

- Now, Josette, you, um, do love Barnabas,

do you not? - Yes, Papa.

- And you do want to marry him?

- Of course!

- Then, please, do as your aunt says.

Trust her to know what she is doing.

- There is so much to do before tonight.

How will I get everything prepared?

- Angelique and I will help you with everything.

- And Mr. Collins is still missing.

Mr. Collins was looking forward

to having a wedding at Collinwood.

He is going to be terribly angry.

- She's right.

What are we going to say to Mr. Collins when he returns

and discovers what has happened?

- André, let us not talk about when he returns

but rather if he returns.

- Now, you - you think something has happened to him?

- What else can we assume

from the mysterious way he disappeared?

- Oh, I don't know.

I just don't know.

I'm sorry that I ever agreed to have this wedding

held here in America.

- Please, Papa.

- I mean what I say.

I should have had insisted that it would be held in Paris,

a civilized city.

- André, it is pointless to voice that regret now.

It does nothing to help the present situation.

- Well, perhaps a wedding ceremony at night

would be the solution to something else, eh, Natalie.

- What other solution could there possibly be?

- We could take our leave of this house,

these people, and return to Martinique.

- You mean cancel the wedding altogether?

- Yes.

- No, Papa. You can't do that.

If I do not marry Barnabas,

I could never return to Martinique.

- André, you cannot subject her to the embarrassment

of returning without a husband.

No. The only solution

is to have the marriage ceremony performed tonight.

- Aunt Natalie, I have not even spoken to Barnabas yet.

I do not know how he will feel about

getting married so suddenly.

- I talked to him an hour ago

and he is in favor of the idea.

- Why, I should like to speak to him myself.

- You - you doubt my word?

- Of course not.

- Then why must you speak to him

before making a decision?

- Because I - I feel that's a decision that

we should be making together, the two of us.

- Very well.

I shall arrange to have him in the drawing room

in half an hour.

André, let us go and leave Josette alone now.

- Hmm.

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- You look very tired, Mademoiselle.

- Yes, I am.

- Let me massage your forehead.

- No, not now.

- But the rose water will take away your headache.

- Did not say that I had a headache?

- Well, it will help you to feel less tired then.

- No, please, Angelique.

I do not care to have my head massaged now.

- Forgive me, Mademoiselle.

- I'm sorry, Angelique.

I did not mean to be sharp with you.

- I only wanted to raise your spirits

before you go downstairs to see Mr. Barnabas.

- That was very thoughtful of you, Angelique,

but I'm afraid that there's nothing that you can do

for me right now.

- I will try to think of something, Mademoiselle.

- Oh, dear Angelique, you are so sweet to me.

♪♪

- Now sit still cat,

Old Ben has waited a long time for this,

to pay you back for all the pain

and trouble you've caused him.

It won't help you to try and hide

because I will find you.

And when I do it, it will just one swift chop.

- Ben!

What are you doing?

Ben, put down that hatchet. - Wait until I get that cat.

- You leave the cat alone.

- No. I may never have a chance like this again.

- I did not change Mr. Collins into a cat

so that you could k*ll him.

Now, leave him alone.

- Cruel man isn't fit to live in any form.

- Are you're going to put down that hatchet?

- No. I don't want him to come back, Mr. Collins.

Haven't you got any pity for me?

Don't you know how he treated me?

- When Mr. Collins is normal again,

I will see that he treats you with more respect.

- How are you going to do that?

- You forget, Ben. I can do anything.

- Why don't you just let me get him now, please? - No.

We haven't got time.

We have more important things to --

we have more important things to do.

Don't worry, Ben, you'll have your revenge.

I promise.

But only after I've had mine.

Is that understood?

- Aye.

What do we have to do?

- I must find a new way to put Josette under the spell.

- Why?

- The Countess has - has discovered that there is

someone in this house that was against the marriage,

so she is urging Barnabas and Josette to be married tonight.

- And, and they agreed?

- Not yet.

But they will.

- So all your conniving has come to nothing, eh.

- Does that please you, Ben?

- You were so sure nothing could go wrong.

- And nothing can.

It will only take a little while to cast a new spell,

but I will need your help.

- What do you want from me?

- I want you to go to Jeremiah's room

and get me something of his,

something small

like a handkerchief or patch of clothing.

- I can't keep doing things like that.

Someday I'm going to get caught and that will be the end of me.

- We'll not be caught.

Jeremiah is at the shipyard. There's no one in his room.

- What if somebody sees me going in?

- You will make certain that no one does see you.

- Ain't there another way you can make that new charm? - No.

Now, go on, Ben.

Barnabas and Josette are already in the drawing room.

We have very little time.

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- I fail to understand why the Countess should feel

such a sense of urgency.

- Barnabas, if you would prefer to wait.

- Oh, no, Josette.

All I really want is to marry you

whether it be now or later, I am ready and willing.

- Then tonight?

Tonight is not too soon?

- I told you in Martinique it could never be too soon.

- Oh, Barnabas, I will do everything I can

to make you very happy.

- You've already done that.

Well, I must go into Collinsport and arrange for the minister

to be here at... What time?

- Oh.

I have so many things to do before then.

- I'll ask him to be here at nine o'clock.

- Nine?

Oh, yes. I will try to be ready by then.

- Until tonight then.

- Until tonight.

- Yes.

Yes, this will serve the purpose very well.

Thank you, Ben.

- What are you going to do with it?

- I will make it into a flower

and then I will sprinkle it with my lady's rose water,

and let it dry.

- And what then?

- I will pin it to her wedding gown.

I will tell her that --

that it is an amulet intended to bring happiness

and good fortune to her marriage.

- There is no end to your tricks, is there?

- I know what I want, and I shall have it.

- And everyone else go hang, eh?

- Oh, no, Ben.

I only hurt those who try to hurt me.

- When did Miss Josette ever try to hurt you?

- She wants the man I love.

- And he loves her, not you.

- Oh, Ben, you are so simpleminded.

- I know a lot more about things than you think I do.

- No, Ben.

You think the cause of true love can never be altered?

No, but it can and it will be.

After tonight, Barnabas will have a very good reason

to stop loving my mistress

because she will belong to another man.

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- Oh, Aunt Natalie, I've never been so nervous in my life.

- You've never been a bride before.

- Oh, why is it taking so long for Barnabas

to get the minister.

- Oh, stop thinking about it.

- Aunt Natalie, I can't stop thinking about it.

I want nothing to go wrong tonight.

- Nothing will.

Your father will knock on the door

when the minister has arrived.

- I wish he would hurry.

- Why do you want him to hurry, you're not even ready yet?

[knocking on door]

- May come in, Mademoiselle?

- Oh, Angelique, you will help your mistress with the gown

while attend to the veil.

- Oh, Mademoiselle, you look so beautiful.

- Thank you, Angelique.

- Does it feel all right in the back?

- Well, yes.

- Why? Doesn't it look all right?

- Oh, no. Lovely, lovely.

- Are you ready?

- I think so.

Oh. - There.

- I want to see it in the mirror.

- Oh, Mademoiselle.

This is for you.

- What is it?

- Oh, it's a surprise.

- A surprise.

- Well, yes. It's an amulet.

If you wear it during the ceremony,

it will bring happiness

and lasting good fortune to your marriage.

- Thank you very much, Angelique.

I couldn't possibly wear anything like this

during the ceremony.

- But why not, Mademoiselle?

- Because it would look too -- too conspicuous.

- Oh, but, please wear it, Mademoiselle.

It can bring you nothing but good fortune.

- Oh, Angelique.

Now this is no time to indulge in silly superstition.

- It is not a silly superstition.

- Oh, yes, it is.

Angelique, what is the matter?

Why are you crying?

- Because you are angry with me.

- No, I am not angry with you.

- But I have nothing to give you for your wedding.

I can only give you something that came from my feelings

and you hate it.

- Angelique, I do not hate it.

- You refuse to wear it.

- Only because I would not look well on my gown.

- If you do not wear it, I'm afraid I have failed you.

- Oh, Angelique.

[knocking on door] - Oh, Madam, would you please talk to her.

- Oh, dear, there's no time to do anything now.

That is your father. The minister is waiting.

- Aunt Natalie, I couldn't possibly wear anything

like that on my gown.

- What harm could it do?

It would make Angelique happy.

- Aunt Natalie -- - She's served you well.

She means well by it.

- Yes, but I --

- Wear the little good luck charm,

what harm can it do?

- Very well.

- Angelique.

I will wear the amulet.

- Thank you, Mademoiselle.

Thank you.

I'm very honored.

♪♪

- Mr. Collins, you still haven't explained why

your wedding plans suddenly change so abruptly.

- Well, there was no specific reason, Reverend.

It was rather a spur of the moment decision.

- Yes, I should say so.

Will the other members of the family be present?

- They are in the library.

Reverend, may I present the Countess duPrés,

the bride's aunt.

This is Reverend Altenbrook.

- How do you do, Madam?

- Reverend.

- Shall I go up now, up stairs?

- Well, she's - she's not ready yet.

- Why is she taking so long?

- Patience, André.

This is the most important day of her life.

She needs time to prepare for it.

- How is she feeling?

- As brides always feel, anxious and nervous.

- Ah, Angelique. Just put it on the table.

- Yes, My Lady.

- Champagne before the ceremony?

- Some people prefer it before and some people after.

I like it before.

Thank you, Angelique.

André? - Hmm?

No, no. Thank you.

Natalie, I do not think we should wait any longer.

- Are you suggesting we start the ceremony

without the bride?

- She is late.

It's twenty minutes after nine.

- Oh, very well then you go upstairs and tell her that.

- Good.

- My brother is the most punctual man in the world.

It's almost a religion to him.

Barnabas, would you like a glass of champagne?

- No, no. Thank you very much.

[knocking on door]

- Josette?

Josette?

It's - it's twenty minutes after nine.

The patience - the minister is becoming very impatient.

[knocking on door]

Josette?

Josette, are you in there?

Josette?

Josette? Where are you?

Josette?

Josette.

- Yes, it was one of the biggest church weddings

Paris has ever witnessed.

André and Marie were married by the archbishop.

Of course, it was very easy for André's father to arrange that.

He was one of the King's ministers, you know.

[André] - Josette!

Josette, wherever you are, please, answer me.

Josette? Josette!

- What is André shouting about?

- I'm sure I don't know.

- Did she come down the staircase?

- Josette? - Yes, yes!

- Well, of course, not. - What's wrong, Mr. duPrés?

- Natalie, I could not find her.

- That - that's absurd.

I - I left her in her room not fifteen minutes ago. - No.

She is not in her room now.

- You couldn't find her anywhere?

- I looked everywhere, everywhere upstairs.

I couldn't find her. She is gone.

She is gone.

Josette!

Josette!

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