538 - July 17, 1968

[bunniefuu]

♪ [music playing]

- No peace exists on the Great Estate of Collinwood.

For this is a night of horror, which never seems to end.

One man has been attacked by bat and died.

Two friends who loved him, buried the body

before he could return as one of the living dead.

But a new mystery develops.

Far in a deserted root cellar, a second man

has died of exactly the same symptoms as the first.

Seemingly, without reason.

[drum sounding]

- Well?

Tell me.

- You knew he was dead.

- I don't believe it.

- Men die.

- Not without reason.

- Usually, without reason.

- Adam wasn't ill.

- If you want an autopsy, I'll arrange it.

- Caroline said she came in and found him touching his throat,

as if he were fighting something off.

That's how it began.

He got weaker and weaker.

He kept crying out Barnabas, Barnabas.

Finally, it was as if all the strength

had been drained from his body.

- What, what time did all this start?

- I think it was about :.

Why doctor?

What does the time have to do with it?

Why should the time upset you? - I don't know.

I have to go.

- I think you know a great deal, doctor.

- What does it matter what I know?

You brought me here to find out if that man was dead.

He is.

- Doctor, doctor look.

A miracle.

Adam, you're alive, you're alive.

What's he doing?

- I don't know.

- Why is he making those motions?

- He, he can't breathe.

[gasping]

- He's suffocating.

- I have to go.

- You can't.

You must help him.

- I-- I can't.

- Do you know what's wrong?

Barnabas.

[gasping]

- He, he is suffocating.

I-- I may know.

But, humph, it's-- it's impossible.

But it may be that, they are the same.

The experiment-- perhaps Adam's wife--

- What are you talking about?

- Barnabas.

God, I-- I buried him, alive.

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♪ [eerie theme music]

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- You mean you buried Barnabas Collins alive.

- Have-- have-- have you a pencil?

Quick-- quickly.

Thank you.

- You going to answer my question?

Why did you bury Barnabas?

- Because his heart had stopped.

He was-- he was dead.

- And why should you assume that he isn't now?

- Because Adam's heart had stopped, and he--

and he's and he's breathing now.

- Connection isn't between Adam, and Barnabas Collins.

- As far as I can see, Barna--

Barnabas can only live in the coffin ,

minutes at the most.

- Had a coffin available?

- It's too late.

He's been there one hour, at least.

- You aren't being very scientific, doctor.

If this insane theory is true, you

have minutes to save Barnabas.

- How-- how do you figure that?

- Because Adam started breathing again, just one minute ago.

- Yes.

- Can you do it alone?

- I-- I'll get Willy.

- There isn't time doctor.

- Well-- well, then you must come with me.

- Grateful for the invitation, but Adam.

- If-- if Barnabas lives, Adam will too.

- Adam, I must go.

Caroline is coming.

Can you hear me? Can't.

It's as if he were buried too.

- Julia.

What's wrong with Julia?

Where is she going in such a rush?

- I can't explain now.

Look after Adam.

He's alive, Caroline.

He's alive.

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- Adam, what's wrong?

Adam!

[gasping]

[tower bell ringing]

- Here.

Here, the sod is loose.

- Such an irregular burial place for such a precise man.

- There--there is no time.

- About minutes I think.

Although, others might be more efficient than I.

I'm not used to doing this sort of thing.

Odd it seems, really.

- Yes, I know.

- Surely, the Collins family did not

consent to this bizarre burial.

- I-- I had no time to ask them.

- Why not?

- Professor, I-- I will answer all your questions.

- When?

- When Barnabas is free, if we reach him in time.

- And if we do not, if you've miscalculated the amount of air

in that coffin?

- Then there will be need for neither questions nor answers.

Now-- now hurry, hurry please.

[gasping]

- Adam, why is it so difficult for you to breathe?

[gasping]

- Please Adam, try to sit up.

Maybe you'll feel better.

Adam, can you hear me?

If you can sit up.

Oh, Adam.

Please.

Please.

[gasping]

- Adam, Adam!

- We-- we only have a minute.

If that get-- get the lid open.

- I'm working as fast as I can.

- Ump, let him be alive.

Oh, let him be alive.

- If I can only get this lid open, there.

Perhaps you'll be in less of a hurry the next time

you bury the dead.

- I-- I want to be alone now.

- What?

- I must be alone.

You-- you heard me.

Please, please leave me alone.

- Adam?

Adam?

I can't find a pulse beat.

I can't.

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- It's ridiculous for me to leave you here alone.

You need my help.

- Just-- just go away.

- What are you afraid of, doctor?

- Barnabas.

- Is he dead?

Is he?

- There's a-- a faint pulse beat.

Thank God.

- Should get him out of that coffin.

- Yes-- yes, but-- but, let him have some air first.

You-- you-- you should go and see to Adam.

- I'll help you.

- No, no.

He'll be all right.

- Whatever caused Mr. Collins to die,

surely he's not cured of that too is he?

- Go-- go and see if-- if Adam is breathing too.

That will tell you far more than I can.

- Will it?

Or will it only raise more questions in my mind?

- Will you come and examine Adam when you're

sure Mr. Collins is recovered?

- If-- if I can.

- Don't you care about Adam?

- Yes, yes I'll come.

- I will wait for you.

Yes, I can see him breathe.

- Barnabas, Barnabas, you're breathing now.

You're breathing.

- I don't understand.

You were suffocating.

No, no you don't understand that.

You couldn't seem to get any air.

Adam, are you sure you feel all right now?

I was so frightened.

I-- I couldn't move you.

What was wrong?

Have you ever had anything like it before?

- Before?

No.

- You kept talking about Barnabas.

- Barnabas.

- No Adam, please don't get up.

- Barnabas.

- Adam, you must rest.

- Why did I talk of Barnabas?

- I don't know, I thought you would.

- Adam, heavens.

- Professor. - Adam, this is incredible.

You shouldn't be standing up, Adam.

You-- you all right?

- He says he is.

I don't understand.

- I want to go home now.

- It's as if it had never happened.

He doesn't remember anything he said.

- I'm sick.

This place, make me sick.

- No, no Adam, it wasn't the place.

- Yes.

We go home now?

- Well, yes that would be pleasant, but we can't.

The police, they are still looking for you.

They visited me once they may again.

- Professor, he can't stay here.

He doesn't understand.

He thinks, he thinks it's his place that gave him whatever

he had, and he may be right.

- No, no it wasn't that.

- There has to be a logical explanation.

- For once, I would tend to doubt that.

- Professor, he has to be examined by a doctor.

- Julia is coming, she can examine him.

- Julia.

No Julia.

Julia friend of Barnabas.

- Julia will turn him over to the police.

She told me that.

- But he can stop her.

- He's afraid of Julia.

He doesn't trust her around.

You can't subject him to that.

- For once, I must admit I--

I don't know what we should do You must forgive me,

it's been a long time since I had this feeling.

Usually, I'm very decisive about what steps to take.

- We must find someplace to hide him.

- From Julia, as well as the police.

Yes, I would agree to that.

- And someone has to take care of him.

- I can take care of Adam.

- Adam, soon you'll be able to, but not quite yet.

- No, I show you.

- No.

No, Adam you'll get caught.

Who knows what they might do to you.

Professor, he doesn't understand.

He's like a child.

- No.

- I don't know where he'll be safe.

- I do.

I do.

The west wing of Collinwood.

It-- it's been closed off for years.

It's always kept locked, nobody ever goes there.

And I could bring him food.

- No, no.

- But it's perfect.

- Why not?

- Because someone else will be looking for Adam.

Someone who has access to Collinwood.

Someone who will be desperate to find him.

- Who are you talking about?

- Barnabas Collins.

- Barnabas.

But even if Barnabas did want to find Adam,

he would never think that I've hidden him.

And why would Barnabas be desperate to find Adam?

- Neither of us know the answer to that question.

But one day, I will.

- Do-- do you feel all right? - I am afraid.

- Oh, don't be.

- What time is it?

It will soon be dawn.

Why did you ever bring me back?

- Barnabas.

Barnabas, you're not as you were.

- The bat attacked me.

- Barnabas, your heart is beating.

You can-- you can feel it yourself.

- Any moment, I may begin to change.

- You are a alive, you're not one of the living dead.

- I don't believe you.

- I'll-- I'll prove it to you.

- How can you prove it? You know you can't.

- Here Barnabas, look in this mirror.

Now-- now, don't be afraid.

If you can see yourself, you will know.

- Free, free.

But it can't be.

The curse.

- The curse did not work, Barnabas.

- How can that be possible?

- Don't know, but it-- but it didn't work.

You-- you are not a vampire.

- Julia, If this is true.

- It is, it has to be.

You saw yourself.

- With, with Angelique.

- Angelique did not count on-- on Adam.

- Adam?

- Yes Barnabas, he had the same symptoms as you.

- Tonight, you've seen him?

- Yes, he's had an attack, he couldn't breathe.

Professor Stokes sent for me.

I-- I can't explain it.

I-- I saw Adam die, just as you had died.

And then he started breathing again, as you must of.

It was, as if he-- he were in a coffin,

he-- he couldn't get his breath.

Barnabas, the experiment, it-- it did something.

It-- it changed everything.

There's-- there's no logical explanation, but--

but there is some link between you and Adam.

- Where is he?

- No Barnabas.

No you're not going to him now.

He's with Professor Stokes and Stokes

will ask too many questions.

We must decide what to tell him.

He- he knows too much already.

- Stokes, I-- I'm not thinking of him.

Julia, I owe my life to a man I vowed to k*ll.

I owe my life to Adam.

Is it true?

Can it be true?

- Yes, I-- I think it is.

- We must make it up with him.

- Oh, but you won't-- you won't be able to.

- Then you must.

Tonight.

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- There you are.

How his Barnabas Collins?

- He's fine really, a little weak, but-- but fine.

Where-- where are Adam and-- and Caroline?

Nothing's happened to Adam has it?

- He seems to have recovered completely.

He has no further need of your services.

- Well, where has he gone?

- I wish I could tell you that.

He heard Caroline talk about the police, he became frightened

and ran out.

We looked for him as best we could.

- You-- you let him get away?

- I'm afraid he is more agile than I

and stronger than Caroline.

- Well, where's Caroline?

- Now is your turn to ask questions, is it doctor?

Funny, I was hoping you would arrive with answers.

- Not tonight professor, tomorrow,

the next day and anytime, but-- but not tonight please.

If-- if Adam's all right, then-- then

I must go back to Barnabas.

- Wish I knew the secret of Barnabas Collins.

Inspires so many emotions, in so many people.

Someday, I will understand it, I am sure.

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- There she waits, the news of my death.

Pacing.

Unable to sleep until she knows her triumph is secure.

Shall I surprise her?

Shall I let her see me alive?

- Who's there?

- Good evening Cassandra.

- Barnabas.

- Barnabas, you frightened me.

- I'm sure I did.

It's a beautiful night, I couldn't sleep.

- No, nor could I.

- There was a time when I felt alive only at night.

- That's not unusual.

- It was unusual, and you know it.

Because I could not exist in the day.

Look at the dawn.

Does it frighten you?

It used to frighten me, but it doesn't any longer.

Curious how one changes, is it not?

- Yes, yes it is.

- And I have changed, Angelique.

- I've told you not to call me that.

- Oh, I am sorry.

I should have expected that if you would respect

the fact that I had changed, I should respect

the fact that you had changed.

Yes, you have changed, you know.

- I'm sorry, I'm suddenly very tired.

Excuse me. Let go of me.

- And have you missed the dawn?

It will be a beautiful dawn, and do you know why?

- You're hurting me.

- You will listen to what I have to say.

- Go ahead then.

- It will be a beautiful dawn because it

will be the first one I will ever see

without being afraid of you.

You no longer have any power over me.

None at all.

- I will have again.

I swear it. And soon.

♪ [theme music]