449 - March 14, 1968

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] -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 .

Where in a tower room,

one man, a living secret from most of his family,

waits impatiently for a curse to be removed.

[knocking]

- Thank you for meeting me here.

You must have found my note bewildering.

- I am never bewildered, Joshua.

I am always curious.

- I, um, I gave great thought to where we should meet.

- How flattering.

- Where I would find it less difficult to

say what I have to tell you.

- I am surprised.

You always seem a man who had no difficulty

saying whatever came to his mind.

Oh, I have hoped never to enter this house again.

[gasps]

- What's wrong, Madam?

- The portrait of Josette.

Where is it?

- It's in Josette's room.

Barnabas moved it.

- Barnabas?

But her painting was hanging here the night that he died.

I was in this room.

I saw his body carried from the house.

You must be mistaken.

- You are not mistaken, Madam.

The portrait was there that night.

- Then, he could not have moved it, who did?

Joshua, tell me.

- Madam, Barnabas is not dead.

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- Barnabas is dead.

Josette was with him when he died.

- I do not understand. - I do not expect you to.

- I don't understand myself.

- But if he is alive-- - Do not still doubt me, Madam.

- It's difficult enough as it is.

- Then I must see him.

- No.

But - but if Barnabas lives, why did Josette -

why did she jump from Widow's Hill?

I must talk with him.

- No, Madam.

- But--

- I - I regret reopening your sorrow.

I did not think this would - what it would mean to you.

- But if you will not let me talk with him,

then why are you telling me this?

- I need your help.

- That certainly comes as a surprise.

- Madam, you are the only person I have told.

- Surely, his mother.

- No, I have not and don't you say a word to her.

- You are cruel.

- I would be cruel to tell her.

- Why, is he so changed?

How has he changed? How?

- He is under a curse.

- A curse. - And that curse must be removed.

- You know so much about the occult powers that I--

- You may assume that I know more than I do.

Why not go to Ms. Winters if she placed the curse.

- Ms. Winters is not the witch.

- If she is not, who is?

- Another in our house.

- Angelique. - Yes. Your servant.

- My son's wife.

- For days now, I have tried to accept that possibility

since Peter Bradford came to me.

It is true? You are positive?

- I would not tell you if it were not.

- Then - then I must accept.

- Madam, I am interested in the powers that you yourself have.

- You think me her accomplice? - No, Madam.

- You sound as if you do.

- I must find a way to fight this thing.

- What has been done can be undone. - In business, perhaps.

- A witch puts a curse on, a witch can take a curse off.

- If I had that kind of power, I would have stopped

what has happened here long ago.

- I know that.

- Then, what do you actually want from me?

- I don't know.

I - I only hope that--

- That I could provide a witch?

- I don't know what to expect. I told you that.

- It is not impossible.

- Do you actually know of some way?

- Where is Barnabas?

- At Collinwood.

- There must be no one else there.

- What do you mean?

- We are - we are dealing with the unknown.

We have no idea what will happen.

I will send a psychic message.

If it is heard, we will not know it

until there is a knock at the door.

Whoever arrives will have the power to raise the curse,

but that person may be a friend or an enemy.

Do you want me to proceed?

- Yes.

- Then, you must promise me that the house will be cleared.

There will be too many questions if all goes wrong.

- Yes, yes. I will.

I don't know what I will tell them,

but I will think of something.

Is there a chance that this curse may be removed

or am I just giving myself false hope?

- I know of one curse which was ended.

- This must be the second. Come, we must not delay.

- Look.

- Angelique.

- She is here.

She heard us.

She will try to stop us.

- There must be something we can do.

- We - we must hurry.

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- Mr. Collins. - I have been looking for you both.

- We passed all the servants at the gate, Cousin Joshua.

Where are they going?

- I have given them the evening off.

- We've had no dinner.

- There will be an opportunity for you to eat at the inn.

The governor is speaking there tonight.

Naomi is getting ready now as well as Daniel.

It's an opportunity that you can't miss either.

So, run along and get dressed.

- No, we can't miss it.

- I want the full family represented.

I've sent Riggs on ahead

to see that there are overnight accommodations

so that there will be no need to come back so late.

- You're going, too, sir?

- Oh, actually, my - my gout has been acting up.

- Is it really, sir? You are walking quite well.

- Well, I - I don't give into it too easily.

Now, if you hurry, you can share the carriage with Naomi.

- Are you ordering us to go, sir?

- I hoped that that would not be necessary.

- But you will, if it is.

Millicent, I should like to speak

to your cousin Joshua alone.

- I am very busy, sir. - It's very important.

- Now, really, it all depends on your help, my dear.

You were saying earlier you had a headache.

- But if Cousin Joshua feels so strongly about it--

- I still think the decision should be ours, Millicent.

You've known for some time

that the governor was speaking tonight.

You're clearing the house for some reason, aren't you?

- Since when do I owe you an explanation?

- Since I found out about Barnabas, Mr. Collins.

- You will never mention that name to me again.

- Mr. Collins, I have an interest.

- Which you sure have used it to blackmail me

and you have succeeded.

You have your wife. Now, take her and leave.

- Will Barnabas be gone when we get back?

- Are you afraid that you are losing

your power over me, Lieutenant?

I will give you exactly five minutes to persuade Millicent

that It is the wise thing to do.

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- My headache is worse.

I shall not sleep again this evening.

Come here, Nathan.

You do see the light in the tower, don't you?

This time, you cannot tell me

it is the reflection of the moon.

The moon has not yet risen.

Now, tell me you see it.

- A charming fancy.

- No, no, it isn't.

- I'll never understand your mind, Millicent.

I shall spend the rest of our lives trying.

- Oh, Nathan, why can't you see that light?

- Because I'm not such a romantic as you are.

Now, who do you think lives up there?

- I don't know.

- Imprisoned poet languishing with love, tell me.

- I don't think any such thing.

- You should go up there, you know?

To find out.

- Oh, no.

- Yes. - No. I couldn't.

- You must face the reality, Millicent,

that there is no light in the tower,

that the tower is deserted.

- You aren't going to make me go.

- I think I must for your own good.

- But I would be so afraid

and there is a storm coming.

- You must conquer your fear, Millicent.

It's most important for our lives.

- You will come with me?

- No. No, I won't go.

- Oh, Millicent, what is our life to be like?

Beg me not to leave the navy,

swear you'll follow me anywhere I go,

and yet you're afraid to walk up the stairs

in a house that you know?

- Nathan, I do not see the light anymore.

It has gone.

It must have been a reflection of the moonlight,

as you said.

- That is your first lie to me, Millicent.

- Nathan-- - Because you still see the light, admit it.

- All right. Yes, I do see it.

But I don't want to go.

I don't want to find out.

I can't.

- You must.

You will.

Tonight.

[thunder rumbling]

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[carriage leaving]

- We are alone now.

- You are sure? - Yes, of course, I'm sure.

- Joshua, do not be so impatient.

- How can you expect me not to be?

- Alright then, we'll start.

You will sit here.

- What am I to do?

- Think of Barnabas.

- He's all I ever think of now.

- Strange things may happen.

Ignore them.

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Stare into the candle.

At Collinwood, one is held hostage by a curse,

a witch's curse.

He needs help.

The curse must be lifted by someone.

Whoever hears my call, come to us,

come now.

[bang]

- What are you doing here?!

- I was looking for Millicent.

- I told you to go.

- I've looked everywhere for her.

I can't seem to find her. I don't know what's happening.

- She may have left with Naomi and Daniel.

Now, follow on a horse and hurry, quickly.

[door closing]

- We must start again.

At Collinwood, one is held in bondage by a curse,

a witch's curse.

The curse must be lifted.

- The light.

It is there.

[Lt. Forbes] -You must open the door and see what's there.

That's all you must do.

[screaming]

- Why did you have to come here?

- Barnabas!

No. No!

You are going to k*ll me.

- Millicent-- - You had it all planned.

- You have my coffin.

- Ah! - Stop it!

- No! No!

Nathan!

- No one can hear you.

Now, promise me you won't tell anyone that you came here.

- I must.

- Nathan! - Not Nathan nor anyone.

- Then you must - you must let go of me.

When Nathan hears of this, he would k*ll you.

I wanted you to k*ll him.

And now, Nathan would k*ll you.

- Millicent, please.

Now, tell no one.

Promise you won't

and I'll let you go if you promise.

- I can't. I can't.

- Then, my dear Millicent, you give me no choice.

- Ah!

[thunder rumbling]

- If someone had heard-- - Shh.

- Did you hear something?

It was the wind.

Did you - did you blow that out?

- No.

- What does it mean?

- I do not know.

Perhaps, Angelique does not want to whoever is coming

to see the light from the window.

- No one is coming. No one.

A draft blew it out, that's all.

Madam...

- I saw.

- There must be a logical explanation.

- Listen.

- Do you hear something?

- Footsteps. - Where?

- Outside.

- I don't hear anything.

- Someone is coming. Get away from the door.

[wind howling]

- You have sent for me.

But the man you have sent for me to see,

that man has already gone.

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