247 - June 6, 1967

[bunniefuu]

[narrating]
- My name is Victoria Winters.

When hope is gone, there is nothing,

and the world becomes an empty void.

For one man, the setting sun indicates

the beginning of a long, lonely night,

haunted by thoughts of his missing daughter.

[knocking on door]


- Hello, Sam.


- Oh, hello, George. Any news?


- Nothing. Sorry.

I wish I had something good to tell you, but I don't.


- Oh, well. Well, how do things stand?


- Very still, Sam.

Not even the FBI has been able to come up with anything.

They sent a lot of stuff over to the lab for analysis,

but nothing.


- What are you saying, George?


- Well, Sam, the feeling is very strong

that she was kidnapped,

but since no demand has been made for money,

she must have been kidnapped for some other reason.

We still don't even have a clue

as to who stole her blood samples

from the doctor's office.


- What's the official opinion?


- Sam, we're beginning to fear that Maggie might be dead.

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[eerie music]

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- The thought that Maggie is dead

goes through my mind day and night.

I
-
- I
-
- I can't accept it.

I
-
- I don't think that I ever can.


- Sam, my men have doubled checked

and triple checked each other.

We've looked everywhere, we've talked to everyone.

I still don't even have a suspect. Nothing.

And I
-
- I can't tell you how badly I feel about it.


- I know.


- Sam, we're gonna keep going

until we do come up with something.

[knocking on door]


- Oh, excuse me, George.

Oh, Burke.


- Hello, Sam. George.

Any news?


- No, everything is quiet.


- Nothing since I last saw you?


- Not a thing.

Well, I'd better be going along.

I still have a few things to do before I head home for dinner.


- Well, thanks for stopping by, George.


- Sam, I wish I could have brought you good news.

Maybe next time, I will.


- I hope so.
- So long, Burke.


- Bye, George.


- Well, it looks like the police think Maggie's dead.


- I don't believe that for a minute.


- She's been gone too long!

I'm
-
- I'm never gonna see her again!


- Sam, she'll be found. I know she will.

Hey, who's been
-
- who's been cooking for you, Sam?


- I
-
- I don't know. I haven't thought much about it.


- Well, think about it.

How about coming out with me tonight

and letting me buy you dinner?

A good dinner for a change.


- I
-
- I don't think that I could.


- Oh, come on
-
- a steak, a couple of drinks,

conversation about anything.

We could knock your pet hate, Pop Art.


- No, no. Thanks, Burke.

I
-
- I
-
- I'm just not hungry.


- Well, come out anyway.


- I can't!


- Been working?


- I put the easel on.

That's about as far as I got.


- Have you really tried?


- Sure. Nothing happens.

I
-
- I
-
- I just don't feel it.


- Sam, look, we all agree.

We agree we don't know how this is gonna end,

but you've got to take care of yourself.


- I'll get by.


- Maybe if you could get started,

fire yourself up, it might work.


- It might. I don't know.


- You know, if Maggie was here,

you know how she would feel about it.


- She'd give it to me for not working!


- Exactly.


- I wish I could get started.

I've got that portrait of Barnabas Collins to finish.

I've got to get that out of the way.


- But it'd be great if you could start on that.


- Yeah.

Maybe I'll go up there and do a little work on her.

Yeah.


- That is a good idea.


- Maybe up at that creaky old joint, I won't think about...

well, what's happening, you know, with Maggie.


- Sure. Come on, let's go.

[door closes]

[hammering]

[knocking on door]


- Oh. Hello, Willie.


- Hello, Mr. Evans.


- Mr. Collins at home?


- No.


- Well, do you know when he might be back?


- He didn't say for sure.


- Oh.

I wonder if I could see the painting.

I'd like to work on it a little.


- I don't know what he'd want to do about it.


- Well, he wants to get it finished, doesn't he?


- Sure, he does.


- Well, the best way to finish it is to work on it, right?


- I don't know if you can work on it here.


- Why not?


- Well, there are so many repairs being done,

it might get in the way.


- Well, I
-
- I only need a few sittings.


- Well, you see, he's pretty busy and all.

He's out of town.


- Well, if I had some time with the painting,

you know, maybe I could finish it.

Do you mind if I take a look at it?


- I don't know.


- Well, I haven't seen it in a little while.

Maybe it would refresh my memory.


- Well, I
-
- I'm kinda busy.


- Oh, it would just take a minute.


- I
-
- I'm not supposed to let anyone in here.


- Well, I'm not a stranger.

I just want to have a quick look at it.


- Okay. Okay.
- All right.

Well, now, let's see.

It needs a little work on the background

and some on the hands, and that will finish it up.


- Like I said, I don't know when Mr. Collins

can sit for you again.


- Oh, it doesn't matter
-
- I can do it right here

and he can make his sittings at his own convenience.


- Oh, no, I don't think that'd work out too well.

Hey, look, why don't you take the painting home with you

and finish it there?


- I wanted to do that all along.


- Well, why don't you take it with you right now?


- Good, good, good.

I'll put it out in the station wagon.

I'll be back in a minute for the easel.


- Hey, wait, I'll tell you
-
-

I'll carry the easel out for you.


- Oh, thanks.
- Yeah.

No sense making two trips, huh?


- Right.

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- Oh, my pipe. I must have left it in here.

I know I had it when I came in.


- Then it must be here.
- Ah.

I think I left it on this table over here.


- Well, I don't see it.

I don't see it anywhere.


- Well... strange.


- Hey, maybe you dropped it outside.


- No, no, I don't think so.


- It's not here.


- [laughs] I must be getting absent
-minded.

Look, if you find it, keep it for me, will you?

I have had it for many years. It's a good old friend.


- I'll do that, Mr. Evans. I'll do that.


- Thanks.

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- Hey!

You're not supposed to come down here

unless you're told to.


- I wanted to come down.


- You've got to remember to do what you're told.

Were you down here a few minutes ago?


- I don't want to be up there.


- Hey, did you take anything from this room?


- I don't want to be in that room!


- You've got to stay in that room.

You've got to learn to do as you're told.


- Who am I?


- You're Josette.


- Josette?

Josette.

Am I Josette?
- Yeah, you're Josette.

Now, please remember it, huh?


- I keep thinking that I'm someone else.

Someone else.


- You're Josette Collins and this is your house.

Do you understand?


- I don't know.

I think I am, but I'm not sure.


- You are Josette. You are.


- No. No, I can't be Josette Collins.

I'm someone else. Someone else!


- Now, you'd better get back upstairs, you hear?


- No. No, I don't want to go up to that room.


- Now, you'd better.

Barnabas will be here soon
-
- very soon.


- Barnabas Collins?

Barnabas will be here?


- That's right. It's almost time.

Now, you'd better get back up there and stay there!


- Barnabas?

Barnabas Collins?

Barnabas?

Barnabas!

[bell tolling]

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[music builds in intensity]

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- What is it, Willie?

Come closer, Willie.


- [gasping]


- What do you have to tell me?


- Sam Evans was here.


- What did he want?


- He wanted to see you about the painting.


- Did you let him in?


- I had to.
- Stupid fool!


- He didn't see anything! He doesn't know anything!


- Are you sure?
- I swear!


- You can't take a chance like that.


- He wanted to work on the painting here.

I told him to take it home with him

and work on it there so he wouldn't come back here.


- We can't have people coming in this house.


- No, we can't.


- It wouldn't do for anyone to find our guest.


- No.


- Nor would it do for anyone to find me here.


- No one will find you.


- I'm very vulnerable here. You know that, don't you?


- Yes.


- I trust that you will never try to take advantage of it.


- Never! I swear it!


- You know you can't escape me, ever!


- I know.


- Then we have nothing to worry about.

[thinking]
- I'm
-
- I'm someone else.

I'm someone else.

I know this.

I know what it is.

It belongs to someone.

Someone I've got to find.

I've got to take it to someone.

I've got to take it there.

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[knocking on door]


- Come in.


- Ah, Sam.
- Hello, Burke.


- I was curious to see whether you'd taken my advice.


- Yep
-
- I went up to the old house

and brought the painting back here

so I could work on it.


- Good. I don't know whether you've had

anything to eat since I saw you last,

but I'm gonna see that you have dinner,

one way or the other.


- No, I haven't had anything to eat.


- Well, now, I've got a great sandwich here for you.


- Oh, yeah?
- How about a ham and Swiss?


- Maybe I could eat something.


- Okay.

I could have bought you a tuna fish but
-
-


- No, this will be fine. Thanks.


- Hey, that's coming along very good.


- Yep.


- Interesting expression on the face.


- Yeah.

It's one of the most interesting faces I've ever painted.

I suppose I'd say more
-
- more challenging, though.


- What do you mean?


- Well, when I do a portrait, I try to incorporate

some element of a subject's character in the expression.

I can't get this man's character.

The expression on his face seems to suggest

many undefined things.

No matter how I work over the eyes,

they always seem to come out cruel.


- Funny, he doesn't seem to be that kind of a man.


- No, no. He doesn't seem to be.


- You must continually keep an eye out for that young David.


- I'll keep him away.


- How is Josette this evening?


- All right, I guess.


- What do you mean?


- She was down here.


- She came down the stairs?


- It gets harder to keep her in her room.


- You may have to lock her in.


- She keeps asking who she is.

I tell her she's Josette, over and over.

Sometimes she believes it and sometimes, no.


- Bring her down to me now.


- Josette!

Josette!

Where are you?


- What's wrong?


- She's not up there!

The door! She must have went out!


- That door is supposed to be locked.

We must find her immediately!


- Oh, it's no good.


- Huh?

Well, what's the matter?


- See that?

Every time I tamper with the eyes, it comes out wrong.

I'd better stay with another area.

Then, when Barnabas Collins comes for a sitting,

I'll concentrate on them.
- Ah, let's take a break.

How about some coffee? It should be ready by now.


- Fine.
- I'll get it.

Maybe I'll let you do a painting of me

one of these days.


- Oh, I'd like to do it.


- Well, sometime
-
- sometime when I need a status symbol.

Maybe I'll even let you paint a smile on my face.


- [laughs] That would be something!

[laughing]

Maggie! Maggie!

Maggie's outside the window, standing outside there!

Maggie, where are you? Maggie!


- Sam, I don't see her anywhere!


- Oh, she was standing right there, I'm telling you!

She was standing right there!

Maggie!

Maggie!

Maggie!

Maggie!

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[eerie music]

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