470 - April 12, 1968

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Victoria Winters has returned to the great house at Collinwood,

back from her strange

and frightening adventure in the past.

Now, she and all those around her

are haunted by the terrible events she witnessed

in the year ,

events which may change the course of history,

and forever alter the destinies

of all those who live in Collinwood.

Even now there is one who has fallen under the spell

of an evil force from the past

and who will soon be its prisoner.

[indistinct conversation]

Ms. Winters, what are you doing here?

I heard voices.

You were eavesdropping, weren't you?

No, I wasn't.

Don't lie to me, girl.

Go to your quarters and stay there.

I will deal with you when I return from Collinsport.

You're going to Collinsport now?

Yes.

I am not satisfied with this frame.

It looks cheap and commonplace,

unworthy of the painting itself.

I will find something more suitable.

But you can't. All the shops are closed.

Roger, it's after midnight.

Roger? What are you saying?

Who the devil is Roger?

You are.

Mr. Winters, when I brought you on here,

I told you that there would be no such nonsense about names.

You know perfectly well that I am Joshua Collins!

Mr. Collins to you.

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Somehow the painting is doing this to you.

What are you jabbering about?

You must stay away from it, Roger.

And stop calling me Roger.

But you are Roger, don't you see?

She's - she's doing something to make you think

you are Joshua.

She?

Angelique.

I have no foggiest idea of what you are talking about.

Listen to me. You must stay away from it.

Must stay away from it?

Are you giving me orders?

No, I'm just trying to tell you something for your own safety.

You do not tell me anything.

I am the master of this house.

You're merely a servant.

What would I do to make you see what's happening?

Now, I cannot be bothered by your insubordination.

At the moment, I have more important things to do.

No, I won't let you.

What do you mean you won't let me?

Don't you understand?

You are under some kind of a spell.

You don't know what you're doing.

Ms. Winters, get out of the way of this door.

Not until you put that painting back.

You really have taken leave of your senses.

If you leave here with that painting,

something terrible will happen to you.

How dare you threaten me.

I'm not threatening you.

But there is something evil about that painting

and it's got you under its control.

I will not listen to any more of this.

Now, do you get out of this door or I will use force?

Somehow, I've got to make you realize.

Roger, do you know what this is?

This is proof that you are in the th century,

not the th century.

It's proof that you are not Joshua Collins.

You're Roger Collins.

Roger, can you hear me?

Is it for me, Vicki?

- What? - The phone?

Oh, thank God you're all right again.

All right. What are you talking about?

Something terrible happened.

You were trying to convince me that you were Joshua Collins.

Joshua Collins, well, that's absurd.

- You don't remember? - Well, of course, I don't.

I - I wasn't even aware that you'd come in the room here.

I was - I was admiring this painting.

- Well, now, that's strange. - What is?

I don't remember taking it down from the easel.

I'm going to take that painting back to the antique dealer

and let him sell it to Professor Stokes.

You are going to what?

- Roger, it's an evil thing. - Evil?

Vicki, how can you say that?

That painting is a beautiful work of art.

No, it isn't.

Angelique Collins was a witch.

She almost destroyed the family before.

And now, she is trying to do it again.

This painting can't be in this house.

I was responsible for bringing it here

and I am going to dispose of it.

I tell you what. Why don't you sleep on it?

Tomorrow, you might feel differently.

- I know I won't. - Well, you sleep on it, anyway.

You're looking very tired.

- Goodnight. - What are you going to do?

Oh, I think I'll go in the study and have a nightcap,

and then, I'll go to bed.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

Roger!

Roger!

Roger! Come back!

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Jeff.

Vicki, I have to talk to you right away.

Come in.

I'm sorry. It's so early.

What time is it?

It's a little after .

You look exhausted.

Haven't you had any sleep?

Very little.

Let's go in the living room.

Sit down.

Uh, no thanks.

What's the matter?

I have a question to ask you, Vicki.

A very personal question.

What is it?

It's about Barnabas Collins.

Barnabas?

Are you in love with him?

- Why do you ask that? - Are you?

No.

But you are planning to marry him.

Who told you that?

Look, just tell me if I'm out of line.

I - I know I haven't known you for a very long time.

Jeff, I told you the other night

that we know each other a lot more than you think.

You don't have to apologize for asking me any questions.

Then you are planning to marry him?

That's one of the reasons that I couldn't sleep well.

You see, before the accident,

Barnabas and I were going away together.

We were going to be married.

And you're still going through with it?

No.

I don't see how I can go through with it,

but I don't know how to tell him.

The last thing I want to do is hurt him.

Oh, I don't see how you can avoid that.

Neither do I.

- I suppose I should go to the hospital today. - No!

Wait until he gets out of the hospital.

Why?

I just think you should.

Well, you must have a reason for saying that?

- What is it? - Vicki, listen.

This may sound strange, but in some ways,

that hospital isn't safe for you or Barnabas.

Isn't safe?

I don't understand.

There's a reason why I can't answer your questions.

You must believe that.

But you won't even tell me what you do for a living.

Now, I find that very strange.

I work for Dr. Lang.

Dr. Lang?

Why couldn't you tell me that?

Vicki, you once -

actually, you've been saying all along

that I remind you of someone named Peter Bradford.

Yes.

Did you trust him?

Yes.

Well, that's all I'm asking you to do for me.

And when the time comes,

I'll tell you everything I can about me,

but for now, you have to trust me.

Now, if you have to go to the hospital and see Barnabas,

just do it as quick as you can,

be as brief as possible, and come straight back here.

And that's all you're going to tell me?

That's all I can tell you now.

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Who is it?

Barnabas? May I come in?

Vicki, what a pleasant surprise.

- How are you feeling? - Splendid.

Dr. Lang told me that I could leave the hospital today.

I know.

And what a lovely day it is.

How beautiful you look in the daylight.

I feel as if I'm about to begin a whole new life.

When we get back to Collinwood,

you and I have a lot of talking to do.

Barnabas, I - I'd like to do some of that talking now.

I don't think it's fair to keep you waiting any longer.

You do seem troubled, Vicki. What is it?

I'm not sure I know how to begin.

- Does it have something to do with me? - Yes.

You and the past.

The past?

You see, I know that I was in the past.

I have proof that I was in the year .

What kind of proof?

Last night, Julia Hoffman and I went to the mausoleum

and I found the secret room.

It really exists. I didn't just dream it.

I see.

I would like you to tell me whatever you know

about the secret room.

Once I was in that room,

I - I started to remember all the terrible things

that happened during that time.

What things?

All the suffering was caused by one person.

And who is that?

Angelique Collins.

She used her - her witchcraft

to turn people against each other,

to t*rture them, to -

to k*ll them just to get what she wanted.

And what was it she wanted?

The first Barnabas Collins.

She almost destroyed the entire family

before she got him to marry her.

But the history books make no mention of

Barnabas being married to someone named Angelique.

I know.

There is a great deal that the history books don't mention,

but it all happened.

What else do you remember?

Details have lost their importance,

but until last night,

there was something else that troubled me.

And what was that?

I kept trying to think if there was a reason

for everything that happened to me during that séance.

I don't know what you mean.

I think that I went back for two reasons.

To save one person and to meet another.

You'll have to explain that.

Well, if I hadn't been in the right place at the right time,

Daniel Collins would have been k*lled.

There would have been no one left

to carry on the Collins family name

and the Collins family of today would have ceased to exist.

And you say you went back for two reasons.

The other one you know. It's Peter Bradford.

But Peter Bradford belongs to the past.

He didn't come back with you.

I have reason to believe that he did

and that he is here now.

Well, I know you thought that the young man you saw

on the road looked like Peter Bradford.

Barnabas, I have seen that young man several times.

And although he says his name is Jeff Clark,

I'm sure he is Peter Bradford.

That's impossible.

Barnabas, it was possible

for me to come back into the present.

Why not Peter Bradford, too?

Because your time is now, Vicki.

You had to come back because you belong in the present.

Peter Bradford is part of the past

and that is where he has stayed.

I am not sure.

And until I am sure,

I can make no plans for my future.

What do you mean?

I know that when we were going away together,

we were planning to be married.

Barnabas, I don't know why my feelings

have changed so much all of a sudden.

But I can't go through with those plans.

I can't marry you, Barnabas.

I'm sorry.

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Well, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long,

but my last patient is gone and,

now, we can talk.

I'm afraid it may be too late to talk, Doctor.

What's happened to you since I left you at the hospital?

You seemed in such good spirits then, Barnabas.

Victoria Winters called on me

and she decided not to marry me.

I see.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Not as sorry as I was.

I've come to tell you, Doctor,

that there will be no longer any necessity

for you to continue your treatments of me.

But why?

Well, before today, the thought of -

of a new life was exciting

because I planned to spend it with her,

but if she will not marry me,

then I think there's no long any reason for you to -

to experiment with me.

Barnabas, Barnabas.

I can well understand your being upset,

but I do think you're making a very grave mistake.

After all, you don't yet know what I have in store for you.

I told you, Doctor. I no longer care.

- Good day. - Barnabas, wait, wait.

You can't walk out on me now.

I'm sorry.

I saved your life after that - after that accident.

You changed my life, Doctor. You didn't save it.

I would have lived and you know it.

You would have died

if I had exposed you to the light before that transfusion.

Now, for that, at least,

give me another moment of your time.

Very well.

Now, did Ms. Winters say why she had changed her mind?

Yes, she did.

- Why do you ask that? - Is there, by any chance, anyone else?

Yes.

Would his name, by any chance,

be Jeff Clark?

How did you know that?

He works for me.

- For you? - Yes.

He insisted on seeing her

and I warned him to stay away from her.

But he ignored your warning?

Barnabas, Barnabas,

if I could do something to make Ms. Winters cooperate,

change her mind,

would you then be willing to cooperate with me?

- What would you do? - Never mind.

Just leave it to me. I know how to handle her.

I don't want you to talk to her.

That won't be necessary, believe me.

Oh - this is Mr. Jeff Clark, my assistant.

Jeff, this is Mr. Barnabas Collins.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Now then, I - I don't want you to worry about another thing.

I will be able to help you, believe me,

and I will be in touch with you very soon.

Goodnight, Mr. Collins.

Good, you got it.

What the matter?

Nothing.

Oh, Jeff, Jeff.

Don't be so squeamish.

Come, have a look at it.

It's a perfect specimen!

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