814 - August 6, 1969

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[ mysterious music ]

NARRATOR:The year is

at the great estate of Collinwood.

-And this night, a storm... - [ thunder ]

has blown up quickly over the dark sea.

And in the main house, another storm rages.

Oh, this is a night of treachery and deceit.

A possessed child has been sent to find

a missing magical hand

which will restore a dying man to life.

And now that he has taken the hand from his hiding place,

he must fight the weakness he is beginning to feel

and save not only the dying man,

but himself.

[ panting ]

No.

No.

[ door creaking ]

[ thunder ]

[ ominous music ]

Master?

Master?

He will bring the hand. He will bring it.

Can you hear me? Can you?

[ thunder ]

I must--I must get to him.

I must.

[ ominous music ]

[ mysterious music ]

[ thunder ]

Jamison. Jamison! What's happened?

What is it, what's wrong?

- Here, let me help you. - No.

Come on, I'll take you back to Collinwood.

- Take your hands off me! - What have you got there?

- A present! - For who?

- That's none of your affair. - Jamison. You're my affair!

- You're not well, Jamison. - Don't call me by that name!

You're sick!

Give me a few seconds, I'll be all right.

[ thunder rumbles ]

Now what have you got in that box?

Something for Nora.

- Give it to me. - No!

- Jamison, I said give it to me. - Give it back!

[ thunder rumbles ]

The hand. The hand.

Yes. 'Tis a hand.

[ thinking ] Where is Jamison?

Didn't he find the hand at Collinwood?

Why is it taking this long?

Time.

Time.

We have no time.

What if Jamison doesn't find it? What'll I do then?

Without Victor...

Because I will be without him.

I'll have to think for myself.

[ thunder ]

[ somber music ]

So, we have it at it at last.

Yes, and what good's it going to do us?

- Look at it. - What is wrong with it?

I tried to help him by using the hand.

Nothing happened.

Jamison. Jamison, can you hear me?

He won't answer to that name. He's still possessed.

But does Petofi mean him harm? Does he mean him to be sick?

Is this part of the plan? We must take him to a doctor.

What good will that do us? It's all part of the spell.

- BARNABAS: We don't know that. - Yes we do, Barnabus.

You hear me?

If you can hear me, open your eyes.

[ thunder rumbles ]

Hand. The hand.

BARNABAS: We have the hand.

I will die.

You must give it to me. You must.

Why must you die? Why?

My time.

My time.

What started in the great Forest of Oshden

will end in this drafty room.

You must give me the hand.

You are dying, Count Petofi.

QUENTIN: Barnabas.

You think that the hand will save you?

- JAMISON: But it will. It will. - How?

Only I know that.

And the gypsies. Those deadly gypsies.

Give me the hand. Don't let me die.

Aristede, where is the boy?

Why hasn't the boy come with the hand yet?

Aristede, have they got him?

Are they keeping him somewhere with the hand?

Find him Aristede, you must find him.

BARNABAS: Where is Aristede?

They played their tricks with me. The hand.

But they don't know how to use it.

You must give it to me.

You must-- You must not let me die.

Tell me where Aristede is, and I will take the hand to him.

Barnabas.

Tell me. Tell me where he is and I will take the hand.

No.

You will keep the hand. You want it for yourself.

BARNABAS: You must trust me. Now where is he?

At the mill, the abandoned mill.

Where they had me. Where you rescued me from.

JAMISON: Please, get the hand. Please.

Jamison.

He's very weak.

Barnabas, you're not going to take this.

You will not tell me what I cannot do.

This hand is the only chance I have.

And what about Jamison? What chance has he?

If you give them the hand, they'll disappear like that.

They don't care about Jamison.

Perhaps they do. Perhaps they care a great deal,

because Jamison is Petofi now.

Petofi's dying too?

No one has seen him since before Jamison was possessed.

Is it not possible that--

that he used his last ounce of strength to possess the boy,

and now he's lying somewhere, almost dead,

and Jamison is merely doing what he is doing.

If Petofi dies...

Then Jamison will, too.

[ ominous music ]

- Where are you going? - Wait here. I'll be back.

[ thunder ]

Master. I'm going to Collinwood to find the boy.

I'll find out what happened.

I'll bring back the hand, I promise.

[ thunder rumbles ]

[ suspenseful music ]

We don't get visitors very often,

so you must excuse the accommodations.

It's not what we're used to, of course.

I came to see Count Petofi.

ARISTEDE: He's not here.

I don't believe you. I insist upon seeing him.

I wouldn't come any closer, if I were you, Mr. Collins.

I said the Count wasn't here.

So you have no choice but to leave. Now.

I have another choice.

Well, I'd be delighted to hear that.

- The hand. - What about it?

I know where it is. You see, I have it now.

[ suspenseful music ]

[ laughing ]

So, you have the hand, of course.

You don't believe me?

And you brought it to us

because you know we've been searching for it?

I am serious, Aristede.

Mr. Collins. I am not quite the fool you think I am.

Go play your games somewhere else.

- I got the hand from Jamison. - Jamison?

I want to see and tell my story to Petofi himself.

ARISTEDE: That won't be possible.

He is dying, isn't he?

Your face admits it although you don't.

How do you know that?

BARNABAS: Because I know that Jamison is dying.

Now give me one moment with Petofi.

Wouldn't do any good to see him.

Look, if you have the hand, give it to me.

It can save them both.

Not until I have a promise from him.

He can't promise anything. He can't speak,

he hasn't been able to speak since he possessed the boy.

Give me the hand.

Not until I have a promise from him.

A flicker of an eye, or a hand raised.

That he will cure Quentin, and...

and end this reign of terror at Collinwood.

ARISTEDE: I'll promise that.

I do not accept your word.

Now, I want to talk to him. If he can hear me-

You must settle with me.

How do I know that I can trust you?

ARISTEDE: You must trust me. If you don't, the child dies.

Yes, I must trust you. I will get the hand.

- You'll have to hurry. - Yes, yes, I know.

[ suspenseful music ]

Jamison.

You've got to live. You've got to.

Can you hear me? Can you? Now, listen to me, please.

You're the only one I've ever loved.

You're the only one in this whole place I care for.

And you know that, don't you?

Now, you've got to keep on trying. Try.

Don't give into it. Please don't.

[ door closes ]

I'm going to give them the hand.

Barnabas, no.

It's as I thought. Petofi is dying, too.

Now, Aristede has promised that-

that Petofi will-- will end the curse,

if we will end his curse first.

You know you can't trust either of them. You know that.

Can I let him die?

Jamison will recover as Petofi does.

Now, you will stay with him until--until he's himself again,

and then you will come to the--to the mill.

And then we will force Petofi to cure you.

Listen. Petofi may cure himself

and leave Collinwood before we can stop him.

I will not let him.

[ suspenseful music ]

[ thunder rumbles ]

Barnabas is coming, master. He's bringing the hand.

You must stay alive until he comes. You must!

[ door shuts ]

[ thunder rumbles ]

I want to give it to Petofi myself.

I've told you, that's impossible.

Now give me the hand.

[ thunder rumbles ]

You'll wait here.

Please don't come after me into the room.

You might affect what must happen.

Do I have your word?

Yes.

Master, I have it.

[ ominous music ]

Mighty hand. Hand that touched the face of the Sphinx.

Hand of infinite power, come home at last.

Heal this man. Force breath into his body.

Make his heart strong. Without you, he cannot live.

If he dies, what was begun in the Forest of Oshden will end.

For his body is your body,

and his mind is your mind,

his life, your life.

Heal him.

[ foreboding music ]

Well, what is happening in there? But what did you do?

Just what he had told me to do.

He knew we would get the hand, didn't he.

He knew we would find it.

Well, it's safe to say that he hoped

it would turn out at his house as it has.

I was about to have some tea, would you care for some?

No.

Oh, do try it, it's a special blend

of the finest Chinese leaves.

- The Count hasn't made-- - I want no tea.

It's gotten a bit cold, but no matter,

it hasn't changed the taste any.

How can you sit there sipping tea,

when within that room, there's a man--

what can I--What can I do about what's happening in that room?

BARNABAS: What is happening?

I'm not privy to all my master's secrets.

I have seen that hand work.

I've seen it change people in an instant.

ARISTEDE: The hand knows what it must do.

I'm going in there.

No, Mr. Collins! You will not.

Not for Jamison's sake.

Sit down, Mr. Collins. Just sit down and wait,

it's all you can do now.

[ thunder rumbles ]

[ ominous music ]

[ Jamison moaning ]

- Help me. Help me! - Tell me how.

The hand. Why doesn't it move from my chest?

There's nothing on your chest, Jamison.

Why is it still there?

Why is it where Aristede placed it?

Now look, you've got to come to your senses.

Oh, hand! Hand that was once mine, help me.

Before it is too late.

Has it lost its power?

QUENTIN: Jamison, you've got to lie back and be quiet.

Why doesn't it do as I say? Why? Why?

It's been over an hour since you went into that room.

I wasn't told how long it would take.

He has died. He has died, I know it.

And if he has died, Jamison has, too.

And my mission here is-

Your mission, Mr. Collins? What is your mission?

Tell me about it. Maybe it'll help the time go.

Never.

Perhaps you'll change your mind.

If I ca-can't go through that door, why can't you?

I have my orders, Mr. Collins.

Now, if you're so concerned, why don't you go to Jamison?

QUENTIN:Almost no pulse at all. He's dying.

[ thunder rumbles ]

God, don't let them die.

Don't let that happen. Please.

[ thunder rumbles ]

- No, Mr. Collins! - One of us must.

I shall have to use force, if necessary.

Now, get away from that door, Mr. Collins.

We have not heard anything in over an hour.

There is some, some plan here.

Have you given that hand to Petofi and has he disappeared?

Because if he has, I will k*ll you.

You're a most suspicious man.

You have made me that way. Now, I am going in there.

No!

[ Petofi cackling ]

It is mine!

It is mine again.

[ ominous music ]