407 - January 16, 1968

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[Elizabeth narrating] - A séance has been held in the great house of 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 .

There each of the Collins ancestors resembles

a present day member of the Collins family,

but the names and relationships have changed.

And Victoria Winters finds herself a stranger

in a sea of familiar faces

as all about her the fateful tragedies of the Collins family

surge towards their fulfillment.

- Oh, the blood.

Oh, I should have cleaned it right away.

It won't come off.

The blood.

[knocking on door]

[knocking continues]

[knocking continues]

- I knocked several times.

- Mrs. Collins.

- Uh, I've come to see Barnabas.

- Yes, please, I'm sorry, do come in.

Barnabas? - Yes.

Would you tell him I'm here please,

I want to talk to him.

- Oh, I'm afraid that's impossible.

- Why?

- Because he's - he's not here.

- Where is he?

- He didn't say where he was going.

- Well then I'll wait.

- Oh, please he - he didn't say when he would be back.

- Well, it doesn't matter, I'll wait until he does.

- I mean, he's --

Well, he's left town, he's gone away.

- Where did he go?

- I don't know. He didn't tell me.

Mrs. Collins, I really don't know.

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- Are you sure Barnabas didn't say where he was going?

- Well, I - I asked him several times,

I didn't want to make him impatient with me,

he refused to say.

- Well, when did he leave?

- Last night.

Well, that is, early this morning.

- Well, did he say why he was going?

- No. He said neither where nor why.

- I didn't think it was my place,

even though I am his wife, to insist that he tell me.

Mrs. Collins, is there anything I can do to help you,

I'd be only too happy to -- - Thank you, no.

[Angelique] - You know, I'm always eager to help

in any way that I can.

[Naomi] - Did Barnabas seemed distressed about anything

when he left?

[Angelique] - Well, all of us had been rather upset

about the strange things happening.

[Naomi] - I don't believe you've answered my question.

[Angelique] - It must have been something urgent

or he would not have left so quickly.

I - I got the impression

that it was a matter of sudden business.

[Naomi] - Well, that's impossible.

Barnabas has no business dealings

that his father doesn't know about.

[Angelique] - Well, perhaps since he and his father aren't getting on,

he's - he's found something on his own.

- Are you sure it was business?

- That's the impression I got.

I don't know what else it could be.

- I see.

Well, in any event,

you better come and stay at Collinwood until he returns.

[Angelique] - Oh, no. No, I couldn't do that.

[Naomi] - Nonsense, you can't stay here by yourself.

- No, it's perfectly all right.

I'll be all right here really, I will.

This is my home now.

- But you know, it's not safe for you to be here alone.

[Angelique] - Nothing is going to happen to me.

[Naomi] - No, I know because I'm going to see that it doesn't,

you're coming to Collinwood.

[Angelique] - Mrs. Collins, you know that I can't come.

[Naomi] - Because of Mr. Collins?

[Angelique] - He wouldn't allow me in the house, you know that.

[Naomi] - Collinwood is large,

there is no reason for you to even see each other.

- I'll be perfectly all right here, really, I will.

- I won't hear of it.

- But if Barnabas should return

as he might do at any moment

and he find me away, he would be worried.

- A short note will calm his fears.

- Please, I don't want to go.

- What's that?

- I - I was cleaning and I spilled a decanter of wine.

- It looks like blood.

- Oh, Mrs. Collins,

you're just trying to frighten me

in order to get to come to Collinwood with you.

- Are you certain that nothing has happened?

[Angelique] - It's just a little spilled wine.

Barnabas will be furious.

It was one of his favorites.

[Naomi] - It's not blood?

[Angelique] - Mrs. Collins, we mustn't let our imaginations

run away with us.

- Your right. I'm sorry.

- And it's only your imagination that's making you think

I won't be safe here.

Besides we all know that the danger is past.

Well, not that I believe what everyone is saying

about Victoria Winters.

I don't believe in witches,

nevertheless, she is confined.

- It's not fear of Miss Winters

that makes me want you to come to Collinwood.

[Angelique] - No, I know, you're trying to be kind.

You've always been very kind to me.

I appreciate it very much.

[Naomi] - I feel it my duty to take care of my son's wife.

[Angelique] - Of course.

Nevertheless, I must remain here.

I - forgive me if I don't take advantage of your kindness.

[Naomi] - Well, I won't force you.

- Thank you.

- Will you tell Barnabas I was here when he returns?

- Yes, Mrs. Collins, I will.

- Thank you.

What was that?

- What?

- I thought I heard something.

- I didn't hear anything. - Upstairs.

[Angelique] - Oh, you know, how creaky this house is.

[Naomi] - You didn't hear anything?

[Angelique] - Perhaps I've gotten used to strange sounds

that this house makes.

No, I didn't hear anything.

- Well, maybe my imagination is getting the better of me.

Will you give Barnabas my message?

- Yes, Mrs. Collins.

Good morning. - Good morning.

- Mother?

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- Oh, Barnabas.

Oh, where were you - where we you trying to go?

- I heard my mother's voice.

- You heard nothing.

- I tried to call her.

- Here.

Oh, let me help you back to bed.

You should never have gotten up.

You must rest quietly.

- Something terribly has happened to me.

- But I'm going to help you.

- What - what's happened to me?

- Only I can help you.

- You --

- Oh, Barnabas, you've pulled off your bandage,

why did you do that?

- Tell me what's happened to me?

Tell me, please.

- Nothing is happening to you.

I won't let it. - Help.

Help me.

- Barnabas, you must drink this.

- No. No, I can't.

- You must.

It will help you.

- Yes, yes, help. Help me.

- Here now, I'll hold it while you drink.

Drink it very slowly.

- What is it?

- It's the only thing that can help you now.

- Will it stop this terrible thing that's happening to me?

- Yes, yes, it must.

It's got to.

Oh, Barnabas,

if only you hadn't tried to betrayed me,

none of this would have happened.

- What?

Tell me what's happening?

- You're going to get better, can you feel it now?

- Why? Why doesn't somebody help me?

- Just close your eyes.

Keep them closed.

- Yes, close my eyes.

Oh, let me sleep.

If only I could sleep.

- You must open them, but only when I tell you.

- No. I don't want to open my eyes.

- You must, when I tell you.

- Don't make me open my eyes.

- Now Barnabas, now open your eyes.

Open them!

- Argh!

- The medicine it - it should have worked.

Oh, I hope that it worked.

Oh, Barnabas, why did you try to betray me?

What's done can't be undone.

Why did you do it?

- I thought I heard my mother's voice.

- It's not like Barnabas to go away without saying anything. - Isn't it?

Are you forgetting his complete independence of late?

I wouldn't be very surprised indeed if he thought

that it was necessary to talk to his family at all.

- Couldn't it possibly be business.

- I don't know and I don't care.

- That is not true.

- He's still your son and mine and I'm worried about him.

- Oh, Naomi, please. When will you give up this pretense?

- What do you mean?

- You know as well as I do where he's gone. - Where?

- With the wife of the man he k*lled. With Josette.

- I refused to believe that.

- You do, but you - you may refuse to believe it,

but you know it's true all the same.

- Perhaps marrying Angelique was a mistake,

but he wouldn't go off and leave his own wife.

- You have my word for it.

You've seen the last of Barnabas. - No.

- Just as you've seen the last of Josette.

[knocking on door]

- Whoever it is, send them away.

- Oh, it could be Angelique.

Perhaps she's changed her mind.

- I will not have her in this house.

- It's you.

- Yes.

- Josette?

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- Please. You must believe me.

I can't really explain any of it.

- You needn't bother.

- I only knew I had to return to Collinwood.

- I don't understand why you left?

- Explanations can wait.

Are you certain that nothing terrible has happened?

- What do you mean?

- I would not have subjected myself to the humiliation

of an unannounced return

if I were not certain in myself that something

has happened or is going to happen.

- I think your unannounced departure

and your unannounced arrival are events enough.

- I have forebodings, ominous forebodings.

- Of what?

- I only wish I knew.

- Can't you at least tell us why you left Collinwood?

- Barnabas said I was in terrible danger.

- What danger?

- I can't explain.

But last night, he was to meet us at an inn.

- I don't think it's beyond explanation.

If you'll forgive me, it's all too clear.

- I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

- Joshua has it in his mind that you and Barnabas --

- We were about to return to Martinique,

do you think that I would be a party to any deception?

- My son is capable of practicing any amount

of deception even against one

as enlightened as you, dear Countess.

- That wasn't it at all.

Barnabas was trying to help me.

And last night, when he did not come to the inn

as he had said he would, I began to worry.

I must see him.

- Do you know where he is?

- At the old house, of course.

- No, he isn't. - Not there?

- No, I went there myself.

Angelique said he was gone.

- And she did not tell you where? - She did not know where.

- Perhaps it is Barnabas to whom

these things are happening.

- What things?

- I do not know.

- Well, then how can you say a thing like that?

- Because I know it's true.

I have feelings that cannot be contradicted.

- I can't believe that Barnabas would go away

and not tell someone where he was going.

- Angelique said it was sudden business.

- I don't believe that.

- Josette, where are you going? - To the old house.

- But he's not there.

- Then I'll find out where he is.

- You're wasting your time, Angelique knows nothing.

- We shall see.

- Now, where do you think Barnabas is?

- I'm not in the least concerned.

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- I do not want to seem inhospitable,

but I have many things to do while my husband is away,

surely you understand.

- Could you tell us where he might be.

- Forgive me, but even if I did,

I can't see what importance it could possibly be to you.

- It's - it's here. I - I can feel it.

- I don't know what you're talking about

and I haven't time to stop to entertain you,

either of you.

- Angelique, I'm going to tell you something

and I must beg you to understand. - Please.

[Angelique] Forgive me, but I would rather that you left.

[Natalie] - I think you had better listen.

[Josette] - I left Collinwood because your husband thought

that I was in great danger.

[Angelique] - Then perhaps you should not have returned.

[Josette] - Last night, please try to understand

it was only out of your husband's kindness.

But last night he said that he was going to meet us.

- I don't want you to say anymore,

please leave, both of you.

- But he never came.

- Why are you telling me all of this?

As if I didn't know.

It's to hurt me.

You both want to hurt me.

[Josette] - That's not my reason.

[Angelique] - I must ask you to leave this house immediately.

[Josette] - Angelique, please you must understand,

Barnabas maybe in danger. - Josette.

- No, he's not.

He is no danger.

He's simply away on a journey.

- Then why did he not come to see me

when he said he would?

- Do you really think that I can answer that?

- Oh, this is no time for petty quarrels,

this - there is danger here, I know.

- Then perhaps you had better leave.

- Angelique, please, if you know where he might be

or why did he not come to see us.

- Josette.

[Angelique] - I'm afraid you'll have to ask him that yourself.

- I can hear your voice. - [Angelique] After he returns.

[Josette] - But you're certain he's safe?

- You've come to me. - [Angelique] I have no reason to believe otherwise.

- Josette. - Perhaps you should not have taken his promise

of a visit so seriously.

- Why do you refuse to understand

that something terrible maybe happening.

- It's no use.

I only hope he's safe wherever he is.

- Josette. - [Angelique] I didn't mean to be rude.

- Come to me.

- [Angelique] But you must admit it's not without provocation.

- Don't leave me.

[Angelique] - I've always tried so hard to get along with everybody.

- Josette. - [Josette] I'm sorry, you insist on misunderstanding.

[Angelique] - I'm afraid I understand.

Only too well.

- Come, Natalie.

- What - what is it I feel in this house?

- It's done us no good to come here at all.

We may as well leave.

[Barnabas] - Josette.

- Barnabas. - No.

- He's here.

- I heard him. - No!

[Barnabas] - Josette!

- Barnabas!

- You can't go up there!

- Oh! Barnabas! - Josette.

- Oh! - Where is Josette?

I heard her voice, I called to her.

- Here. I'm here.

- Josette, where is she?

- Oh, Barnabas!

- Where are you, Josette?

Where are you?

Josette!

Josette!

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