458 - March 27, 1968

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A séance has been held in the great house at Collinwood,

a séance which has suspended time and space,

and sent Victoria Winters on an uncertain

and frightening journey into the past,

back to the year .

Soon her journey will be over

but not before a terrible secret is discovered

by still another member of the Collins family.

And with that discovery,

history will record one more strange death at Collinwood.

Naomi!

- Joshua! - Naomi, what's the matter?

Oh, I saw him. He - he's like an animal!

What are you talking about?

Barnabas!

Why didn't you tell me?

Why? Why?

Where is he?

In the garden with Millicent.

With Millicent. Oh my God.

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No.

I took Millicent to her room. She will be all right.

No.

No one will ever be right again.

How did you find out, Naomi?

- Lieutenant Forbes. - Ah, that swine.

I knew he would never keep his word.

I would have found out, anyway. You know that.

Yes, but I had hoped not until I've found a way to help him.

How long have you know?

Since the day Millicent announced her marriage.

And ever since then,

you've been trying to find help for Barnabas.

Yes, that's why I went to Boston.

But you didn't find the answer there, did you?

I don't know. Perhaps, I did.

No.

I don't think there is an answer.

At least not one with any hope for the future

or what is left with the future.

Oh, Naomi. You mustn't talk like that.

Oh, you didn't seem him there in the garden tonight.

His pale face,

as if all of life had been drained from it.

Yet, he was standing there alive,

staring at Millicent

with the look of pure evil in his eyes.

Lieutenant Forbes is right. He is a m*rder*r.

He's like some wild and depraved beast.

Oh, please, Naomi.

It does no good to talk about it.

Where is he now, Joshua?

Where will he go?

I don't know.

Why is he like this? What has happened to him?

I'll go mad if I don't find out.

I'm not sure I fully understand myself.

I don't know if it would help if I did.

Now, let me take you upstairs.

No. I'd rather stay here.

Well then, I'll stay with you.

Oh, that isn't necessary.

I don't want you to be alone now.

There was so very little meaning to our lives before tonight,

and now, there's none.

We exist, that's all.

We haven't lost each other, Naomi.

Before tonight, I had always believed

that tragedy was like anything else.

It ran its course, took its toll,

and died out,

and then we go back to our normal lives.

But I don't believe that anymore.

You must believe it as I do.

Will he come back to the tower room?

I don't know.

He is there now, isn't he?

Naomi, seeing him can do no good.

But it can't do any harm.

He knows I saw him tonight. I must see him again.

No. This is too soon.

You've been through enough tonight.

Please, Naomi.

Promise me that you'll at least wait until tomorrow

before you see him.

I don't need to be protected anymore, Joshua.

- It's not a question of protecting you. - Yes, it is

and has been since you found out about Barnabas.

Lieutenant Forbes said he'd tell me, didn't he?

If you didn't do as he said, is that right?

Yes, that's--

And so, you're willing to sacrifice your pride,

your honor, your deepest convictions

and submit to blackmail

because you're afraid of hurting my feelings.

Joshua, it's been so long since I felt you cared.

I do care, Naomi.

I do.

Please, promise me you'll wait until tomorrow

before you see Barnabas.

Do that for me.

Yes, I will.

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Victoria, it's Mrs. Collins. Open the door.

Did you manage to get some rest?

Yes, a little.

- How does your arm feel? - Not much better.

Mrs. Collins, did something happened outside?

Outside?

I was trying to sleep and I heard someone scream.

- It seemed to come from the woods. - Oh.

Oh, it was Millicent.

- What happened to her? - Nothing.

She was taking a walk

and she thought she saw a strange man,

but there was no one there.

I came to tell you that Mr. Collins is back.

- Does he know that I'm here? - Yes.

And he said you could probably leave sometime tomorrow.

He's going to arrange about a boat

the first thing in the morning.

Will he be able to get Peter out of jail?

He's going to do his best.

But he is not sure that he can?

Well, he can't be sure until he talks to the authorities

first thing in the morning.

But then, I - I don't want any arrangements made

until he does talk to them.

- Victoria. - I'm sorry, Mrs. Collins.

I'm very grateful for all your doing for me,

but I can't live without Peter

and I can't let him be punished for something that I've done.

Are you in love with Peter Bradford?

Yes, I am.

Well, you are good people.

If at all possible, you can leave here tomorrow

and make a new life together some place

far away from Collinsport.

I know that Mr. Collins will do his best.

Now, I must go upstairs.

Mrs. Collins.

Yes?

I had the feeling that you were saying goodbye to me.

No. Only goodnight.

Something has happened to you

since I spoke to you this afternoon.

- What is it? - Nothing.

Oh, yes. Something has happened.

Something has affected you very deeply.

Please tell me what it is.

Victoria, you mustn't concern yourself with the present.

You belong to the future and it to you

be happy in it

and forget everything that's happened here at Collinwood.

Mrs. Collins--

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Mrs. Collins?

Just a moment.

Mrs. Collins. Mrs. Collins?

I warn you. Don't scream.

How did you know where I was?

I followed Mrs. Collins.

She wasn't being very careful tonight.

She must have had a lot of other things on her mind.

What other things?

Oh, nothing that would interest you.

I heard part of your conversation with her,

your feelings about Mr. Bradford

were very touching.

I can do without your sarcasm, Lieutenant.

What are you planning to do with me?

I'm going to take you into Collinsport

and turn you over to the local authorities.

I see.

Would you answer one question for me first?

What is it?

I never did anything to hurt you.

I never said one unkind thing about you.

Why did you testify against me?

And why are you doing this to me now?

You don't really expect me to answer that, do you?

Yes, I do.

It's my life you're going to take

and I think I should know why.

What could you possibly gain from testifying against me?

Let's put it this way.

I would have had a great deal to lose by testifying for you.

I don't understand.

I don't suppose there's any harm in you knowing it now.

You see, I'd lost Millicent and I wanted to get her back.

Mr. Trask promised to help me, if I would help him.

But you did get her back and you married her.

So, why are you still against me?

To be brutally frank, Ms. Winters,

there is a price on your head and I want to collect it.

Oh, I see.

You didn't get your hands on enough money

when you married Millicent?

I didn't get my hands on any.

She signed over all of her money to Daniel,

and now, Naomi has sent Daniel away.

So, you see, the fact is I have nothing.

You were going to m*rder Daniel?

I think we'd better be going.

Well, there's something you must know.

No, there's no time to talk anymore.

It's about that man that you sent to kidnap Daniel.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Very well, you go ahead and deny it.

But there's something you have to know.

Peter didn't sh**t him.

I did.

You?

Yes.

If I hadn't, he would've k*lled Daniel.

I had no choice.

You are going to remain valiant to the end, aren't you?

- What do you mean? - You don't really expect me to believe one word

of what you just said, do you?

- It's the truth. - It's nonsense.

Pure emotional nonsense.

Why would I lie?

For a very simple reason.

You've already been condemned.

You're going to die.

Now, you're in love with Bradford,

and this is your way of saving him from the gallows.

Please, Lieutenant. I am telling you the truth.

Well, you can tell it to the authorities,

but I don't think they will believe you, either.

Why? Because you will lie again

and tell them you saw Peter do it.

Oh, I don't think it's going to be necessary

for me to lie this time.

Come on.

Stay in front of me. Don't make a sound.

Turn left as you go out the door.

We're leaving through the servant's quarters.

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Mother.

You shouldn't have come here.

I had to see you one more time.

Barnabas, look at me.

No.

You saw me once tonight.

You saw what I am, wasn't that enough?

Whatever else you are, you are still my son.

- And to find you alive-- - Mother, please.

Didn't you see what was happening outside?

Didn't you see what I was doing?

I saw it.

But I didn't understand.

I still don't.

Whatever you did, Barnabas, I know it wasn't by choice.

I'll never believe that.

And I want you to tell me why this has happened.

Please.

Don't make me look at you and tell you.

I can't bear the thought of hurting you anymore.

Barnabas, please understand.

I brought you into the world.

I watched you grow to manhood.

I suffered the agony when you died,

watching you die.

By some strange miracle, you're still alive.

You're not as you were.

But whatever has changed you,

has made you suffer and feel a deep shame,

and I can't leave you until I know what it is.

Naomi, where are you?

Oh, my God.

Naomi.

And now, you know everything that happened.

Yes.

Now, I know everything and I was right.

You couldn't help it.

Where I could or not doesn't matter.

Yes, it does matter because - because--

Mother, what's the matter?

Barnabas, let me hold you just one more time.

One more time? What do you mean?

I want you to know that no matter what you've done,

it doesn't matter because I love you.

Mother, please.

No, do anything, but do not love me.

Don't say that.

No, nothing can stop me from loving you.

Mother! Mother!

Naomi!

My God! What have you done?

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