403 - January 10, 1968

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[Carolyn narrating] - A séance has been held in the great house at Collinwood,

a séance which has sent one woman on an uncertain

and frightening journey back to the past,

to the year .

There, each of the Collins ancestors resembles

a present day member of the Collins family,

but the names and the relationships have changed,

and Victoria Winters finds herself a stranger

in a sea of familiar faces,

one of whom has unknowingly married

a practitioner of black magic.

And after his discovery of his wife's secret,

he feels he has only one tragic choice.

- Do you really hate me that much?

- You are the witch! I know that.

- I never wanted you to find out.

- I listened outside of your door

when made Victoria Winters run from her room.

I think I know everything.

- That I loved you? That I love you still.

Do you really know that?

I will always love you, remember that.

♪♪

[gasps]

[eerie music] ♪♪

- You love me?

You and I define that differently.

You made me hate myself so much

that I am able to k*ll you without doubt or thought.

- You cannot k*ll me.

You cannot touch me.

I have many powers, Barnabas.

I never wanted you to know that.

- I have powers, too.

I will hate you until I end your life and I will end it.

- You're going to put your arms down now.

If I told those same arms to enclose me,

to embrace me, they would.

But I would not be that cruel.

- Cruel?

Have you ever been anything else?

You've been practicing your witchcraft in this house

ever since you came here.

- Do you want me to stop?

I will, if you ask me.

If you promise, we'll start over.

- Are you so naiïve that you think I could forget?

- Yes. You could forget in time.

- You turned the only woman I ever love against me.

Try your witchcraft on me,

but you cannot stop me from loving Josette.

Are you afraid to try?

- I wanted you because you're a man,

not a puppet.

I wouldn't turn you into that now.

Not if that were the only way I could have you.

You think I don't love you?

That should prove to you that I do.

When we met in Martinique, you saw a woman,

not a witch.

That woman stands before you now.

- That witch is still in your heart and mind.

You destroyed all our lives and yet you have no regrets.

- I have regrets.

I never wanted Jeremiah to die.

- You are as responsible for Jeremiah's death

as if you yourself had pulled that trigger.

- Yes.

- I never guessed.

All the while, that --

the countess and my Aunt Abigail

were around the house saying there's a witch in this house.

There is an evil force.

I laughed. I wouldn't believe it.

There are no such things as witches.

What - what did you do?

- Why do you want me to tell you?

- Because I must know.

- To feed your hatred?

- The record must be straight.

- The night you arrived here, you came to my room.

- I had done nothing then.

Oh, you must believe that.

If you had loved me as you did in Martinique,

none of this would have happened.

- I love Josette!

Why do you seem to forget that?

- Because I don't want it to be so.

I was so sure I could change it.

I hated her!

For once, I would have something that belonged to her.

But I loved you.

That first night, you made me so angry.

I didn't want to.

I didn't want to love you.

I wanted you, yes, I wanted you dead.

- And I began to choke. I couldn't breathe.

- But when I saw you suffering, I --

I knew. I couldn't let you die.

So, I took the spell away.

- And then, you turned on Josette? - Yes.

And Jeremiah.

It's the only way I could see to -- - And Sarah.

You made her ill, didn't you?

That doll that was in your suitcase, it was hers.

And the pins.

She would have died if I hadn't promised to marry you.

- But you promised. - To save my sister.

- Just as you will go on staying with me.

- I am leaving this house tonight.

- No, Barnabas, you will stay here.

- Nothing you can do can make me continue this.

Do you think we can carry on playing

as if we were being happily married?

That is exactly what we are going to do.

I'm going to take you into Collinsport

and turn you over to the authorities.

- No, you will never do that.

And in time, as the years go by,

you will learn that we can have a good life together.

- I don't need your prophesies.

- If you leave me,

if you say anything against me or tell anyone about me,

if you act any other way than as my attentive husband,

something may happen to Josette! - No!

- Do you want me to conjure up a vision for you?

A - a vision of Josette dying? - Silence!

- I could very easily.

It wouldn't be real, but it could become real.

Remember that, Barnabas.

For Josette's life, you will remain with me.

♪♪

[chuckling]

- No, no.

You must not come with me.

- Oh, nonsense.

I always see my ladies home.

- A lady would not be getting in this late.

- No.

- Oh, what shall I say if someone sees me?

- Oh, it's such a lovely night,

you decided to go for a walk.

- I never walk.

And it's not lovely.

It's black and gloomy. - Yes.

As you are very suddenly.

- No.

- Oh, now, you've changed too quickly.

An hour ago, you were more than willing to let me --

- Lieutenant, please.

- Lieutenant?

Oh, you haven't called me that since the first night

you stole out to meet me.

- I'm not going to do that again.

Ever.

- Oh, do you really believe that?

- I'm going to try not to do it again.

I am.

Oh, I'm not at all the way you make me.

I - I shocked myself.

And that certainly is bad for one's constitution.

- Is falling in love such a shock?

- Oh, do not talk about love.

- I could think of no other subject that's so interesting.

[chuckling]

- You -- - What?

- You. - What?

- I'm going in now. - Oh, no,

not until you tell me what you started out to say.

I don't think you know anything about love.

- [laughing] - Shh. Please listen.

Well, you talk about it,

but you don't feel it, I don't think.

I mean, you talk about my loving you,

not about your loving me.

And to know about love,

one must base one's knowledge on one's self, I've heard.

- Hmm-hmm.

Are you basing your knowledge on what you have felt?

- We're not talking about me.

Oh, this is truly impossible.

We shall never be alone again.

- Oh, invite me to tea tomorrow

and I'll convince you out of that ridiculous decision.

- No!

You are not conducting this courtship according to --

- What? The rules?

I hate rules.

And so will you, sooner or later.

- No. No, look.

- Oh. Barnabas. - Oh, I am ruined.

- Cousin Millicent. Nathan, I --

I'm so glad you're up.

- Cousin Barnabas, we met by chance.

- I was sure everyone was asleep.

- Oh, I couldn't.

I went for a stroll and -- and the lieutenant --

- Oh, yes, I was out walking in the woods.

- Oh, I - I must beg your help.

- Yes, of course, anything.

- Well, it's Cousin Millicent's help that I - I must ask for.

- You -- I cannot explain. So --

you must promise me not to, to reveal what I'll request.

- Of course, you know we won't.

- I must see Josette tonight.

- Josette?

Oh, but she's asleep. Everyone is asleep.

- I'm aware of that. But will you wake her up?

I must see her tonight.

I cannot wait until tomorrow morning.

- I don't understand.

- I know you don't understand but, please,

will you do this much for me or will you not?

- That won't be necessary.

- Huh? Oh. - Countess?

- I had not seen you to congratulate you

on your marriage, Barnabas.

- Countess, I must see Josette tonight.

- What an odd way to spend your honeymoon.

She does not wish to see you.

[thinking] He has left the house.

My eyes cannot follow him.

Where has he gone?

He would not dare.

He knows I would k*ll Josette.

I must have eyes that follow him everywhere.

I must have eyes that tell me everyone he sees.

♪♪

- This is ridiculous.

I will not permit you to see Josette.

- But it is so important.

- Oh, Barnabas, really?

What do you want to tell her?

That you are sorry you married her maid?

I should think you would be.

It's none of my business.

Well, that's a phrase that I never knew

until I came to Collinwood.

In Martinique, everything is my business.

Here, Josette's.

She is unhappy enough.

- I know that.

- You - you certainly have - have no right

to cause her any more sleepless nights.

- I have no desire to,

but unless she listens or you do --

- Well, what will happen?

- I don't know.

But something, another tragedy perhaps.

She's in danger.

- From whom.

- You must not ask.

- Asking is the only thing I do well.

You could possibly feel anything but pity

for Josette at this point.

Oh, it's so uncivilized just to continue punishing her.

- Someone believe me.

- It is bad manners to be so vague, Barnabas.

- Who? - The witch!

- The unfortunate Ms. Winters?

Making voodoo n her jail cell?

I find that hard to believe.

- If you found what I have discovered,

you would find it impossible to believe.

Now, I can't tell you another thing

until I've decided what to do about it,

but the first step is to awaken Josette

and pack what you can.

- This is incredible.

- I'll have a carriage waiting for you.

It will take you to Boston. - And what will we do there?

- You will wait there until --

- Until you find some new mad hallucination?

- No!

- What - what - and you've told me nothing.

- Oh, you are a woman, Countess.

You could believe and follow --

you've always believed in following your instincts.

- Exactly why I have refused to awaken Josette.

- Well, then, believe in mine.

- Does it hurt you so much to see her here?

- No.

- Well, then, Angelique?

Is our presence ruining your honeymoon?

- It's a question of saving her life.

- Her life?

Or your curious morality?

Forget Josette and allow her to forget you.

- I'm only trying to protect her.

- Then you are usurping my position

and that of her father.

We can manage quite nicely, thank you.

Now, I will go downstairs with you.

- Countess, I - I thought we were friends.

- I did, too.

- You listened to me before.

- I respected you before,

before this, this ridiculous marriage.

I'm beginning to think it's impossible

to have friendship with anyone in this house.

You're all too difficult to understand.

You're all too unwilling to explain yourselves.

- You wouldn't stop me now from what I must do.

- Of course, I would.

Making riddles again.

I am too old and it is too late.

Come.

- You do not need to take me down.

- I prefer to.

I want to make sure that you do not awaken Josette yourself.

- Very well, Countess.

- But remember,

if anything happens to Josette,

you will be responsible for it.

♪♪

- Eyes of the night,

there is a body you can borrow

and become my eyes in the night.

Those eyes can watch Barnabas wherever he goes,

see whomever he sees.

Tell me what happens to him.

I need your eyes in the night.

You must watch him well.

Find him now at Collinwood where he must be.

Find him.

- Oh, I'm not going to let you in like this.

- There's no other way I can.

- Oh, why because two people saw us together?

- No one has ever seen me with anyone.

- Well, that I believe is not to your credit.

- At this hour, it is compromising, sir.

If you were a gentleman, you would know that.

Nathan?

- You should never have seen me at all if I am no gentleman.

- I didn't know.

Perhaps,

perhaps, the truth is that I'm not a lady.

I always assume that was

because no one else ever had any doubt about it.

- Then you'll meet me tomorrow night?

- But now, they know.

- Well, then, why be afraid?

- What?

Cousin Barnabas?

Lieutenant Forbes was --

was waiting with me until you came back.

- Yes. - Unusual I'm sure, as it seems.

- I didn't think she ought to be out alone

in the cold night air.

Her health, you know.

[coughing]

- So, he's been keeping me company.

Isn't that nice?

- Cousin Millicent,

will you be seeing Josette in the morning?

- Of course.

- Alone?

- I can.

- Well, you must tell her that I will be in the garden at .

It's most important that she met me there.

- Josette meet you?

- Will you do that for me?

- Oh, I'm not sure that I should.

- Oh, now -- - It - it's not proper for you and Josette.

- Don't be shocked, Ms. Collins.

Friends can get together whenever they want to

no matter what the circumstance is.

It's ridiculous to be so old-fashioned.

Besides, you - you might want Barnabas to do you

a favor sometime.

- Oh, yes.

Nathan, Lieutenant Forbes, is quite right.

- You would see that she is there?

- Oh, I - I can't promise that.

- Make her believe that I would never ask her

unless it weren't of the utmost importance.

Do you understand that?

- Well, actually, I don't at all.

I'll try though.

- Good.

In the garden at o'clock.

Please tell her that.

- Millicent will have her there.

- Well, I will try surely.

Oh. - Millicent, what's wrong?

- I don't know.

A chill.

Someone is watching us.

- Where?

- Out there.

[bat squeaking]

- There's nothing.

- No, no, there isn't.

- You better go inside.

- Yes, Millicent so much has happened in this house

that can't be explained,

perhaps, it would be best fi you did go in.

- You're quite right, Lieutenant.

Thank you.

- I - I will speak with Josette.

Good night. - Good night.

[bat squeaking]

There is something out there.

- There always is.

- No. No, she's right.

There are eyes watching.

- Barnabas, what's wrong?

Why did you come here tonight?

- What is that sound?

- A bird? - No, no, it isn't.

Barnabas, can I -- Can I help you?

- There is nothing you can do.

- Are you sure?

If you have troubles, I'd be glad just to --

just to listen to them.

You look like someone who needs to talk.

- I do.

- I've had a great deal more experience possibly

with women like Angelique than you.

Well, no, no, don't, don't, don't be angry.

I'm not implying anything.

I just thought that possibly I could help.

[bat squeaking]

- Yes, you can.

I need to talk to someone.

[bat squeaking] - What is that?

A bat?

Barnabas, look a bat.

It's watching us.

♪♪

[eerie music] ♪♪