572 - September 3, 1968

[bunniefuu]

- Morning at Collinwood, and the residents of the great house

are unaware of the dangers that's surround them.

But in the old house on the huge estate

there are two people who are very aware of those dangers.

And on this day they will make a desperate attempt to end them.

♪ [ominous music]

- Julia.

- Good Morning.

- What are you doing out of bed, you're very ill.

- No I'm better now.

- Are you sure?

- Yes, I'm still weak, but I'm able to go out.

And I have to go out, there's something I must do.

- What?

- I must go visit Maggie Evans.

- Why?

- She's been seeing Nicholas Blair.

- Maggie?

- Yes. He's been to her house several times.

Vicki told me.

he's interested in buying a painting that her father did.

I had to find out if Maggie knows anything about him.

No one seems to know anything.

All anybody seems to know is that he's posing

as Casandra's brother which we know he isn't.

- Well, he caused Cassandra to die.

I'm sure of that.

- And so am I. I'm certain he had something

to do with Tom Jennings, too.

- You still think that Blair made Jennings what he was.

- Possibly.

- But it isn't possible Julia.

He exists by day, we've both seen him.

- Barnabas, I know he's not a vampire.

But I know that a vampire does exist somewhere very

close to us.

I believe that Nicholas Blair is involved.

We must find out what his involvement is.

We must find the vampire and destroy him.

Or none of us will be safe.

♪ [ominous music]

♪ [theme music]

[knocking at the door]

- Oh.

- Hello, Maggie.

- Hello, Julia.

- You look disappointed to see me.

- Oh no not at all.

I just thought you might be Joe.

- Joe?

Isn't he at work?

- No, that's just it.

The Cannery just phoned to say, he didn't report for work.

That makes three days in a row.

And he's not answering his phone.

Julia, I'm terribly worried about him.

- What's the matter with him?

- I don't know he says, he's just tired.

- Perhaps he simply came out of the hospital too quickly.

- I hope that's all it is.

Julia, was there some special reason you stopped by?

- No, I just wanted to see how you are.

- Aside from worrying about Joe, I'm fine.

- Good.

By the way, Maggie.

- Yes

- Vicki told me that you had an offer for one of your father's

paintings, a very good offer.

- Yes, from Nicholas Blair.

He's offering me $ for this painting.

- That's a lot of money.

- Yes it is.

It's more money than Pop ever got from a painting.

- Did you set the price?

- No, Mr. Blair did.

But I had to be honest with him and tell him

that he was offering me more than the painting was worth.

- What did he say?

- He said the painting was worth $ and he wanted to pay it,

even though I would have accepted less.

- Did you find that rather curious?

- Yes in a way.

- Mr. Blair seems to be very anxious to part with his money.

- I think Mr. Blair must be very wealthy, and certainly very

generous.

- Generous?

- Well, yes, I think he offered me that money

because he thought I needed it.

That's why I didn't accept the offer right away.

I don't like the idea of taking charity.

- Why would Nicholas Blair want to be charitable to you?

Do you-- do you know him that well?

- No I hardly know him at all.

- Really?

- There's something rather mysterious about Mr. Blair.

- What do you mean?

- I barely know him, and he barely knows me,

but he's gone out of his way to be kind to me.

- Perhaps he's attracted to you.

- No, he knows that I love Joe.

He knows we're engaged.

He's never behaved as if there's anything more

than just a friendship.

- I may be too cautious, but I tend

to be wary of excessive kindness from strangers.

- Well, still he's offered me $.

And I'm very tempted to accept that offer.

I could certainly use the money.

- Well then you'd be foolish not to accept it.

- I suppose so.

But I do have until : to make a definite decision.

- :.

- Yes Mr. Blair just called and he said that by five o'clock

to get my answer.

- I told him it would probably be yes.

- I see.

- Julia, would you excuse me for a moment?

I want to try calling Joe again.

- Of course, I must be going.

- So soon?

- Yes, I only stopped by for a moment to see how you were.

- That was very kind.

Please stop by again anytime you want.

- I'll do that. Bye Maggie.

- Goodbye, Julia.

[dialing phone]

- Maggie.

- Joe.

- I came in the back way.

- Joe!

♪ [ominous music]

- Joe?

- Maggie.

- What happened?

- It's all right.

I just blacked out for a minute.

- Let me help you to the sofa. - I can make it by myself.

It's all right.

- Joe, I'm going to call the doctor.

- No, don't.

- But Joe, you need a doctor, you're obviously sick.

- No I'm not sick, not really.

- Joe, how can you say that you just fainted.

- I know, but I'm OK now.

- You don't look OK you're so pale you look sick.

- Well, I may look sick, but I'm not.

I'm just weak, Maggie, that's all.

- I don't understand.

You were fine when you left the hospital.

- Maybe I went back to work too soon.

If I just rest a couple of days I'll be OK.

- Joe, I'm worried about you.

Please see a doctor for my sake.

- No Maggie.

- Why not?

- Because if I see a doctor, he's

going to put me back in the hospital.

I don't want to be put in a hospital.

- Joe, the hospital is the place you

should be if you're not well. - Maggie, I'm OK.

- Joe, you're not being reasonable.

- All right I'm not being reasonable.

I don't want to see a doctor. - But Joe, I--

- Let's not argue about it, all right?

- All right, I'm tired of arguing too.

And I'm also tired of being stood up.

- Maggie.

- Well we had a date last night did you forget?

- No I didn't forget.

- Well, then where were you?

- I had some important business to attend to,

I tried to get to a phone but I--

- What was the business?

- I had to see someone.

- Who?

- I can't tell you that.

- All right, don't tell me.

- All right look, Maggie, I know you've got a right to be mad.

- Well of course I'm mad.

What girl wouldn't be.

I was supposed to be engaged and you treat me

as if I don't matter to you at all.

- Maggie, look at me.

Please, look at me.

I love you.

- Do you?

- You know I do.

- You don't behave as if you do.

Maggie, no matter what I say, no matter what I do, I love you.

You've got to believe that.

Maggie, never stopped believing I love you, no matter what.

- The strange way that you've been behaving.

There's got to be some reason for it.

Can't you tell me what it is?

- I can tell you, it has nothing to do

with the way I feel about you.

- Can't you tell me more than that?

- No Maggie, please don't ask me to.

I wish I could, but I can't.

So just don't ask me to.

I know that-- I know that it's hard for you to accept,

but I want you to try.

- All right, Joe, I'll try.

- Maggie, you-- you've got to help me.

There's something you've got to do for me.

- What?

- Let me stay here to night in this house with you.

Sit up with me all night.

Don't let me out of your sight.

If I want to leave don't let me.

- Joe?

- Lock the front door.

- Lock?

- That's right.

Lock all of the doors. - Joe?

- Don't ask me why I want you to do this, please.

Just do it.

- All right, Joe all right.

♪ [ominous music]

♪ [music playing]

- So was Maggie able to tell you anything about Blair?

- Not exactly.

She thinks he's charming but all she knows

is that he's interested in buying

one of Sam Evan's paintings.

- I was afraid your visit would be pointless.

- Well it wasn't point was pointless, Barnabas.

I did learn something.

- What?

- Nicholas Blair will be out of his house at o'clock.

- How do you know that?

- Because he has an appointment with Maggie

to discuss the painting.

His house will be empty, probably for an hour

or at least.

- Are you proposing that we break into the house

and search it?

- Yes.

- I have a feeling that we will find something very interesting

in that house.

Something that will tell us a great deal about Mr. Nickolas

Blair.

♪ [music playing]

- Joe, why are you looking out the window?

What are you looking at?

- Shadows on the grass.

- Shadows?

The sun will be setting soon, very soon.

- Yes, what about it?

- Nothing, did you lock the front door?

- No.

- Lock it.

- All right.

- Wait a minute.

We're getting out of here.

- What? - Now.

Out of Collinsport.

We're just going to get in my car and leave.

- But, Joe you know I'm expecting Mr. Blair.

- I'm asking you leave Collinsport with me

now, forever. - What?

- It's the only thing we can do, Maggie, the only solution.

- Solution to what?

- Never mind, just do what I'm asking you to do.

Go pack your bags let's get out of here.

- I can't do that.

- You got to.

For my sake.

For both of us.

- Joe, I can't just pack my bags and leave the city

that I've lived in all my life.

Where would we go?

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

Anyplace else.

- How would we live?

- Maggie, we'll get married, I'll support you somehow,

but the point is we've got to get out of here.

- Joe, you're not making any sense.

[wolf howling]

- Joe, what is it?

What are you afraid of?

Joe, tell me what's going on, maybe I can help you.

- No one can help me.

- What does that mean?

- I have to leave. - Leave?

- I have to leave this house.

I have to leave you, Maggie.

- But Joe, you told me that you didn't want to leave me.

- I have to.

- But why?

Where are you going?

- I can't tell you that.

- Joe, I'm not going to let you leave this house.

- Maggie, you can't stop me from leaving.

- I can and I will.

You told me to keep you here if you tried to leave.

And I'm going to do that.

- No.

- Joe!

Something strange is going on here.

I don't know what it is, but I have a feeling that you

shouldn't be this house.

- I have to.

Now get out of my way, Maggie.

- No, Joe, I won't.

- I'm warning you, get out of my way.

- Joe!

Joe!

Joe.

♪ [ominous music]

[wind blowing]

♪ [eerie music]

[squeaking]

- I tried to resist you.

But I couldn't.

I couldn't.

- I wonder why the door isn't locked.

- I don't know.

- I don't think we should do this.

It's too dangerous.

He may still be in the house. - It's not likely.

We know he's with Maggie.

- How can you be sure?

I'm frightened, Barnabas, I don't think

we should go through with this. - We better go through with it.

We've never had a better opportunity.

- I suppose not.

- I'll better search the house alone.

You wait outside. - But, Barnabas.

- Wait outside.

Now if you see this car coming knock, on the door.

It'll give me a chance to get out the back way.

- All right.

♪ [eerie music]

[door closes]

[door closes]

[clang]

[door opening]

- Barnabas!

- Joe, what are you doing here?

- I was about to ask you the same question.

- I came to see Mr. Blair, apparently he isn't home.

- Oh I guess not.

I was looking for him too.

- May I ask why?

- Well

- Yes?

- It's Maggie.

- Maggie?

- Yes he came to visit Maggie several times

while I was in the hospital.

I don't like it, so I came to tell him to stay away from her.

- Are you going to fight?

- I hope it doesn't come to that.

I hope a simple warning would be sufficient.

- Joe, I think you'd better go home.

- No, I think that you're the one that had better go,

Barnabas.

- Why do you keep looking out the window?

Why are you so nervous?

- I'm not looking forward to my talk with Mr. Blair,

but it's time we had a meeting.

- I see.

- Please, Barnabas, go now.

Right now.

[creaking]

♪ [eerie music]

♪ [theme music]