929 - January 15, 1970

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[slow ominous music]

VOICEOVER:Since Barnabas Collins returned from the past,

his actions have been a mystery and a matter of concern

to many who had once been close to him.

No one has known of the strange force

that has compelled him to do the things he has done.

The people of the Leviathan,

who hold his beloved Josette hostage and threaten him

with the return of the curse of the Vampire.

He has become desperate to find a way of stopping

the menace that threatens Collinwood,

the menace that exists in an upstairs room

of the antique shop in Collinsport.

[slow spooky music]

I hadn't realized how dark it had gotten.

Or how quiet it's become without Michael.

Megan, I told you to forget about him.

Michael is dead!

I'll turn on the lights.

No.

[heels clicking]

Philip, do you hear something?

[heels clicking]

[suspenseful violin music]

I've decided not to go through with it.

[slow ominous music]

[slow dreary music]

Get back to your room.

Maybe you didn't hear me.

I said, I've decided--

I heard what you said.

I don't care what you've decided.

- Now, get back to your room - Philip, please!

PHILIP: Or I'll drag you there myself.

Please, there's no need to threaten him.

Well, he could ruin everything.

Look, would you please let me talk to him.

Now, Michael, it's too late to change your mind.

I know how you feel about staying alone

and I'm really sorry.

I don't want to go back to the room.

But you must go back.

Now, all the arrangements have been made.

We've gone to a great deal of trouble, can't you understand?

He doesn't want to understand.

Michael, darling.

Now, look,

it's going to be very bad for us, for all of us,

including you, if you are seen again.

Now, will you please go back to your room?

No, Megan.

I've made up my mind.

Besides, I like being the way I am right now

and I don't want it to end.

You have no choice.

Megan, I am not going to stand here all night

while you try and, try and force him to go upstairs.

Either you get him up here now or I'll do it.

MICHAEL: No, you won't.

All right, young man, that's enough.

Philip, Philip, don't hurt him!

MICHAEL: Let go of me!

Come on, you're back to that room!

MICHAEL: I don't wanna go back there, I wanna stay!

Philip, be careful!

MICHAEL: Don't feel sorry!

[telephone rings]

Hello?

VOICEOVER:Megan?

It's Carolyn.

Yes, Carolyn, what is it?

Well, Mother and I were talking about

you and Philip being alone there after what's happened

and we thought you might like to get away for the evening.

MEGAN:Get away?

Well, come to Collinwood and spend the evening with us.

Oh, I think that might be very good for us.

Let me talk to Philip.

I'll call you back.

CAROLYN:All right.

[suspenseful music]

[lock clicks]

[Philip coughs]

[heavy breathing]

Is he all right?

Yes, stop worrying about him.

You didn't do anything to him, did you?

I should think you'd be more concerned

if he did anything to me.

He's terribly angry with us.

He'll get over it.

What if, what if he decides to leave the room again?

He can't, the door has been locked from this side.

I know, but he gets bigger and stronger every day.

You're right.

I'll put a heavy bolt on the door.

[heavy breathing]

[rhythmic mysterious music]

[door clunks]

Good evening, Carolyn.

CAROLYN: Father, what are you doing down here?

Well, I just thought that I'd get up

and walk around a bit.

I'm feeling a little better.

Yes, yes, you look better too.

I think that's wonderful.

You know, Carolyn, that medicine I've been taking?

Well, I've discovered that I'm allergic to it,

so I haven't been taking it.

I'm sure mother will be delighted

to see you looking better, too.

Oh, no, no, no, please, now listen to me, Carolyn.

You mustn't tell your mother that you saw me down here.

CAROLYN: Why not?

Well, because,

well, you know how she is, how finicky she's been

about my illness.

Well, she'd probably say that I was up

and around prematurely.

You know what I mean.

All right, if you don't want me to.

There's something else you can do for me,

Carolyn, if you will.

Would you bring some food up to my room for me?

And don't tell anyone that you're doing it?

CAROLYN: Haven't they been feeding you?

Oh, yes, yes, but you know that doctor they got for me?

He's a clever one.

He's been putting the medicine in my food.

You're sure?

Oh, yes, but I'm onto his little tricks.

I tell you, I am allergic to that medicine,

and I am not going to eat anything

unless you bring it to me,

because I know that I can trust you.

Now, I'd better get up to my room.

You'll come up as soon as you can, won't you?

Yes, yes, I will.

[somber music]

[foreboding music]

What are you doing here?

I want you to listen very carefully

to what I'm going to say.

PAUL: You stay right where you are.

Put that away, Mr. Stoddard.

Oh, no.

And I'm quite willing to use it if you force me to.

BARNABAS: You already have more problems

than you can handle.

Yes, thanks to you.

I'm here to help you.

Help me?

Do you think I am idiot enough to believe that?

BARNABAS: Look over on the bed, Mr. Stoddard.

What for?

BARNABAS: Just look, don't be afraid.

What is all that?

Your clothes were taken away from you

after that night you went into town.

I've brought them back for you.

If you'd look in that envelope on the top of the box,

you'll find enough money to get you

out of Collinsport and far away.

No, this must be some kind of a trick.

No, it's not a trick.

I'm helping you to escape

before any more harm comes to you.

I am more concerned about what harm may come to Carolyn!

I give you my word.

I will protect Carolyn after you've gone.

[suspenseful music]

Oh, does that mean she is no longer a part

of that plan you were involved in?

Please, don't ask any more questions.

I'm guaranteeing Carolyn's safety.

Now, are you willing to go or not?

All right, I'll go.

Good.

Now, get ready and be ready to go in an hour's time.

I'll see that you get out of the house

without anyone seeing you.

PAUL:He believed me.

That's good, because I don't believe him.

I'll leave all right, but not before I'm sure

Carolyn is out of danger,

not before I find out more about Barnabas

and his friends at the antique shop.

[heavy breathing]

MEGAN: Are you finished?

Yes.

I'm worried about him.

You needn't be, he can't possibly

get out of that room now.

Philip, Philip maybe we should stay here tonight

and not go to Collinwood.

Mrs. Stoddard asked us to be there, Megan,

and we're going to be there.

[heavy breathing]

[mysterious music]

[door clunks]

Mother, when is Dr. Reeves going to get here?

Well, as a matter of fact, he isn't.

He called and said he had an emergency at the hospital.

He sent some new medicine, it just arrived.

I was about to take it up to your father.

Why don't you let me take it up to him?

ELIZABETH: Oh, I don't mind doing it.

Oh, no, no, I know you don't mind,

but I might have more success in getting Father to take it.

Yes, I never thought of that.

You can get him to do just about anything.

Thank you, dear.

[knocking on door]

CAROLYN: Let me take your coats.

Mother's in the drawing room.

- Thank you. - Thank you, Carolyn.

Has everything gone all right since the funeral?

We had a major problem at the shop.

Michael got out of his room.

MEGAN: If someone had seen him,

we could never have explained it.

But, it's all right now.

He went back into his room and I'm sure he'll stay here.

I expect Barnabas will be very pleased.

I think we should all have a drink,

to celebrate our little deception.

[ominous music]

Mr. Stoddard, please hurry.

All right,

I'm ready, what's our next move?

[knocking on door]

PAUL: Who is it?

CAROLYN: Carolyn.

Get rid of her, do you understand?

CAROLYN: Why are you all dressed?

Father, you're not planning on leaving the house.

Now, I told you, Carolyn, that I was feeling better

and well, what I need most of all right now is to get out

for just a few hours.

CAROLYN: You remember what happened the last time

you tried to go out?

Yes, but I'm much better now. That was over a week ago.

I'm much better.

You said so yourself downstairs.

And well, you must understand, Carolyn,

that I hate being cooped up here.

I'd like to show everyone that I can manage on my own again.

Father, where are you planning to go?

Oh, just into town for a few hours,

maybe to The Blue Whale.

You're not planning to leave Collinwood, are you?

Oh, is that what you think?

That I'm going to run out on you again?

You haven't exactly been happy since you got back.

Oh, my dear. I am never ever going to desert you again.

If it will make you feel better, I'll take you with me.

Be just like old times.

Yes, yes, that would make me feel better.

That way, if anything happened to you, I'd be there

to take care of you.

But could you give me just a half hour before we leave?

What for?

CAROLYN: Well, the Todds arrived

just as I was coming upstairs.

The Todds?

They're that couple in the antique shop.

CAROLYN: That's right.

What's the matter?

Uh, nothing.

Mother and I invited them here for the evening

and I really should put in an appearance.

But, well, I'll think of some excuse to leave

and I'll meet you on the terrace in a / hour.

Yes, yes, that'll be just fine, dear.

In a / hour, that'll be fine.

What now?

Well, I hadn't expected there'd be company.

That might make it easier.

Give me ten minutes.

I'll try to keep them all in the drawing room

and see that the doors are closed.

That will the foyer clear for you.

[dreary music]

I think you both are very fortunate

to be the ones to guide the child.

Philip and I are very grateful for that,

aren't we, Philip?

Yes.

This crisis has been a very good test for us.

The time isn't far off when our people will become a group.

We'll come into our own.

There will be many more responsibilities then

and we must be prepared to meet them.

ELIZABETH: What kind of responsibilities?

When the time is right,

our people from various parts of the world

will converge here, right here.

We shall re-establish our own society,

right here in Collinwood.

That is one of the reasons you were chosen, Mrs. Stoddard.

Yes, Barnabas told me that the Collins family

prestige and money will be very helpful to us,

but I'm afraid that's all he told me.

What more do you need to know, Elizabeth?

Barnabas.

I was hoping you'd drop by this evening.

Well, I'm glad your curiosity seems to be nagging at you.

No, I just wanted to know exactly what our ambition was.

We're waiting for him, Mrs. Stoddard.

And what is it we hope to accomplish after he arrives?

We must be prepared to accept whatever is in store for us.

Well said, Megan.

I only ask because I've been thinking about the future.

I feel I'm starting a new life,

but there's part of the old life

that's still very dear to me, Carolyn.

What about Carolyn?

Well, I've been worried about what's to become of her.

BARNABAS: You need not worry about Carolyn, Elizabeth.

Well, I can't help the way I feel about her.

What I would like most is to have her share

this experience with me.

I would like her to become one of us.

One of us?

ELIZABETH: Did I say something wrong?

Oh, no, of course not.

It's only right you should be concerned about Carolyn, but

I'm also very concerned about her future.

Oh, I'm so glad to hear that.

Barnabas?

Aren't you feeling well?

Yes, I feel fine.

Megan, I'm sorry I was so long.

I was on the telephone with Steve.

Oh, it's all right, Carolyn.

We needed to be interrupted.

I guess the only thing I'm able to talk about now is Michael.

CAROLYN: That's just to be expected.

I don't know how I'm going to live without him.

CAROLYN: But that's what you must do, Megan.

I know, I know, I've got to stop this

I've just got to stop thinking about him.

CAROLYN: Well, I'm very glad we invited you out here

for the evening.

You're much better off away from the antique shop.

ELIZABETH: Barnabas?

Who is in the foyer?

No one, I was just looking at the time.

[suspenseful music]

Mother, why don't we invite Megan and Philip

to stay the night?

We have plenty of room.

Oh, no, no, we couldn't do that.

Uh, we must get back to the shop right after dinner,

but thank you anyway.

You've both been so considerate.

[slow menacing music]

[wind howling]

[lock clicking]

Thank you so much, Mrs. Stoddard.

Thank you for inviting us.

ELIZABETH: I want you to feel welcome

at Collinwood anytime.

- Good night, Megan. - Good night.

- Good night, Philip. - Good night, Mrs. Stoddard.

CAROLYN: Good night.

[gloomy music]

[heavy breathing]

[door rattles]

[heavy breathing]

[keys jingle]

[lock clicks]

[heavy breathing]

Oh!

No!

No!

[Paul screams]