450 - March 15, 1968

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

a séance, which has suspended time and space

and sent one girl on an uncertain

and frightening journey into the past,

back to the year .

And a father, determined to save his son from the curse,

indulges in black magic himself to summon someone,

anyone, who can make the son well again.

- Listen.

- Did you hear something?

- Footsteps.

- Where?

- Outside.

- I hear nothing.

- Someone is coming.

Get away from the door.

[wind howling]

- You have sent for me.

[thunder rumbling]

- But the man you have sent for me to see,

that man is already gone.

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- What do you mean my son is not here?

- There is nobody under a curse in this house now.

- He is here!

- But there is madness locked in a room,

not a man, a woman.

Listen.

Can you hear?

- No.

- What do you expect us to hear?

Tell us.

- Laughter.

A woman laughs at us as we stand here now.

- Angelique.

- I hear nothing!

- You expect to hear everything,

to see everything that I see, you cannot!

You should be glad.

- Wait.

- For him to return.

- How do you know he is the one, how?

- That is his son.

He is locked in a room. He has agreed not to escape.

- He is there.

- If he is there, you will not need me further.

See for yourself.

There has been much tragedy in this house,

many tears.

- Too many.

- There are more to come.

- No.

Please, you must help him.

- To remove the curse,

to fight an evil for the possession of a man's soul,

that is a battle you do not understand.

- No.

- I've been tempted to put down curses, too.

I understand both sides.

This is a matter of life and death,

and not only for me.

- But who - who else?

- The moment the curse is removed,

the man may die.

- No.

- Do you want to take that chance?

Does the father want to take it?

- Barnabas?

Barnabas?

- Cousin Joshua,

it is not proper for you to be in my room.

- Millicent! What are you doing here?

- Oh, no, it is I who must ask that of you.

- Where is Barnabas?

- In England, some say,

though others swear him dead.

- When did you come here?

- We came for a wedding.

- No. I mean, tonight.

Was Barnabas here when you came?

- I cannot stay in this house

with everyone coming into my room.

I shall complain most vigorously to Cousin Naomi--

- Millicent, you must tell me what has happened!

- Everything is always my fault.

Always.

I am always wrong!

- What did Barnabas do to you? Where is he?

- Cousin Joshua, how nice of you to ask Daniel

and me to Barnabas' wedding.

When one has as few relatives as we,

one should be much closer than we are.

It is living in New York, which separates us in body,

if not in mind.

- Millicent, Millicent.

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- Are you not feeling well, Cousin Joshua?

Oh, I do hope the sight of Daniel and me

has not upset you.

We are dusty from the trip, but that is no reason for--

What are you doing in my room?

- Millicent, I am trying to find Barnabas.

He was here tonight when you came,

you must remember.

How long ago did he leave?

- I do not carry a clock with me.

- Millicent, what is that on your neck? - Do not touch me!

- It is - it is nothing, nothing at all.

- Barnabas!

Oh, my poor Millicent.

I will make it up to you.

Barnabas cannot help it.

- Cousin Joshua,

you should stop that man who says he is Barnabas

from using your house.

- Yes, I know.

- He looks so like Barnabas, at first,

but just because a man looks like Barnabas

is no reason to have him around

when clearly he is not.

- You are right.

- Especially when he is so, so different.

- I am doing what I can about it.

- He - he does--

[giggling]

Oh, I do not remember what he does.

- I remember, Millicent, I do remember.

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- Something has happened to him.

- No.

- But he has been gone too long.

- He did not find what he expected.

- There are so many things in this house I do not understand.

He told me only enough to - to make me curious.

I do not even know what form this curse has taken.

I - I don't know whether we are all in danger or not.

- You are.

- I am or all of us are?

- If you love him or he loves you,

you are in great danger.

- Is he there?

- No.

You were right, and not just about Barnabas,

there is madness in this house.

Millicent.

- But she went to town.

- She did not go.

I don't know why.

She went to his room and he is not there.

- What - what will we do?

- You must be with her until she goes to sleep.

She's in her room.

Do you know where my son is at this moment?

- No.

- But there is a way for you to know?

- I am not sure.

- But why?

You have told us so much. You have been so right.

- The witch who put on the curse,

I did not realize the strength of her powers.

- But you must fight her!

You realize what will happen to my son tonight if you don't?

- He will k*ll somebody. - Yes.

- Yes, some stranger

walking along the street or at the docks.

You must not allow this to happen.

You cannot.

So many lives have been ruined, taken.

- That portrait in the hall, the one of him,

bring it to me.

- You are going to try to bring him back?

- For better or worse.

- Thank you.

- Do not thank me until he comes.

Wherever he is, he may hear,

but the witch is speaking to him, too.

Do not forget that.

[thinking] -I will never go back now, not after Millicent.

Why did I?

Why?

I can never go back.

I no longer have a choice.

But where can I go?

Where can I hide?

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- You have not told me everything about your son.

- I have told you all you need to know.

- Why do you not trust me?

- I do. - No.

- And that can make me fail.

There is something you must tell me before I can begin.

- Must I say the word?

- I fight an enemy that I must call by a name.

What is it you have not told me?

- My son-- - Yes?

- My son is a vampire.

- The curse has made him so?

- Yes.

But once the curse is lifted,

he will be as he was before, won't he?

- Answer me! - I cannot.

- You must know!

- The curse has not been removed.

- But surely!

- Nothing is sure.

At least I know now how I must begin.

- But this happens, when the curse is removed,

men are free from it.

This is the truth, isn't it?

- It is the truth.

- That's what I wanted to know.

- Thank you.

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How is Millicent?

- Asleep.

Joshua, what happened to her in that room?

- Please, there is no time to ask.

- If I am to be with her when she awakes--

- Madame, please!

- What is happening in there?

- She is trying to bring him back.

I'm afraid he's gone to the village.

- Why would he?

- There are reasons.

- He would show himself to strangers, not us?

- His mother is in town. - He does not know that.

- Nathan, Daniel,

everyone is there and any of them could see him.

If his mother--

- How strange, Joshua, to see how human you are.

- Collins, it calls to the part of you that listens,

it calls to the part of you the witch has not made enemy,

wherever you are, can you hear me?

My voice is in the wind.

Barnabas. Barnabas.

Barnabas. Barnabas Collins.

The devil need not own you, Barnabas Collins.

Come back. Come back.

A light, you will see a light.

When you see the light, you must follow it.

Flame, go where I send you, bring him back to me.

When you see the light, follow it.

It will lead you to me as it led me to you.

You must follow the light.

The light, the light, you must follow the light.

- How long does it take, how long?

- It has not been long. - Nonsense!

- I know time when it passes.

You had best go up and look in on Millicent.

- He has heard.

I do not know whether he will listen,

but he has heard.

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You're sure there is no other lights in the house?

- Yes. Yes.

- Not even in the room with the two women?

- This is the only one I told the countess.

- Shh! He is here!

- What are you going to do to me?

- I am going to fight her who put the curse on you.

Your body, your mind, your soul

will be my b*ttlefield.

Tell me her name.

- [gasping]

I cannot say it!

- You must!

While my hand is on your throat, you can say it.

Say it!

- Angelique!

I do not want my father present for this.

- There must be a witness.

- Ah!

- I place this cross on your coffin to deny you sanctuary.

You will have no refuge from me there.

- It will do no good! I cannot be cured!

- It will end in your-- - I will end it.

- As I walk, I make a circle of stone crosses,

which will keep Angelique from doing you harm.

For it is a circle of faith, which she dare not trespass

and the evil that is within you will come out.

Spirit of Angelique, can you hear me?

If you hear me, speak to me through him.

Speak!

- You will die! You will die!

- I am not afraid.

- No!

Ha, ha, ha!

- I will put my hand on his heart.

- Do not touch me! - I must!

- Your hand will burn if you touch me!

- I will speak.

I am not afraid.

- He's dying.

- Keep quiet.

Can you hear me, spirit of Angelique?

Do not hide from me.

You dare not hide from me.

You are lying to me!

You are still in him, carrying your curse with you!

But we will not give up until you have left his body.

- No!

- Barnabas! Barnabas!

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