694 - February 19, 1969

[bunniefuu]

[Elizabeth narrating] - A violent night on the great estate of Collinwood,

for one man has dared battle the evil spirits

who seek to rule the great house.

And so, the ancient chant of exorcism has been heard again,

a chant exhorting the ghost to leave.

All who live here think the reign of terror over

but the man who worked this evening's miracle

waits in a room,

determined to make sure the miracle is true.

[clock chiming]

[sinister laughing]

[fire crackling]

♪♪

[eerie music] ♪♪

[sinister laughing]

[knocking on door]

[Roger] - Professor Stokes.

- In a moment, Mr. Collins.

[Roger] - Are you all right?

- No, I am not.

[Roger] - Your door is locked.

I heard laughing and a crash.

The mirror.

Professor Stokes, what has been happening

in this room?

- I just received an answer to an ultimatum I issued.

Why should I be surprised?

If I were a ghost -- - There are no ghosts in this house.

- If I were a ghost as I assume somebody I shall be,

I would not let a word just drive me away from my home

even the words of the exorcism.

- I agree to that because I hope it would stop

my sister's concern,

and I hope you will now stop this aimless eccentricity.

Tell her that the ghost has gone.

- I cannot.

It's far too dangerous.

Amy and David must not be left alone for one minute tonight.

- No, professor.

You are not to leave this room

until you agree to say nothing more about this

latest trick of your imagination.

- You come to say good night? - Yes.

- Good night.

You are feeling better, aren't you?

- I'm okay.

- Yes. Yes, of course, you are.

Thank goodness.

I want you to sleep late in the morning.

- No, I can't.

I have to get up very early and do something. - What?

- Just something.

- Now, no more secrets, David.

- Aunt Elizabeth, I don't like secrets.

Not really. Not anymore.

- David, you knew there were spirits in the house,

didn't you?

- I want to talk about that sometime, Aunt Elizabeth,

but do we have to right now?

- Well, I think we should.

- Why?

I think that's the worst thing about grownups.

All they ever do is sit around and talk about things

after they've already happened.

There is no point in it. - There is a point, David.

Telling helps you.

It's true.

Things that happened in this house,

things that are a secret to you and Amy,

when it's no longer a secret, you'll stop worrying about it.

I promise.

- Can't I just wait?

- David, what for?

- Well, what I want to do is -

is I want to make sure that he can never come back.

- He never will.

- But there are ways that I can make sure.

- What?

Aunt Elizabeth, do I have to tell you everything?

Can't you let Amy and I figure out what we have to do?

- All right, David, do what you have to,

but we really have taken care of it, you know.

[Quentin's theme] ♪♪

That music.

- It's his.

- David, come with me.

- To where?

Where is it?

[Elizabeth] - Professor Stokes, Professor Stokes.

♪♪

[Quentin's theme] ♪♪

- Don't go near me!

Don't touch me!

Help! Help --

- Professor Stokes, that music, what does it mean?

- It means, Mrs. Stoddard, that the exorcism has failed.

- That music is a trick. The children are tricking us.

- The children, where are they?

- David was right behind me.

[Elizabeth] - David.

David!

[Roger] - Liz, I'm sure he is going to be all right.

David!

David, come back here! - Go after him.

Do you hear me?

- Why would David run out of the house?

He must have seen him.

- Your brother would say there was no one there to see.

- The music, why has it stopped.

- Perhaps our friend no longer has any need for it.

- What do you mean?

Professor, what are we going to do?

- We must examine every possibility very closely

as soon as we make sure that Amy Jennings is all right.

Come.

- He can't come here. He can't get me here.

- What do you mean, David?

- A man.

A man in my dream.

- Stop this, David. Now, tell me the truth.

[knocking on door]

[Roger] - Barnabas. It's Roger.

Is David in there with you?

So there you are.

What a fright you gave us.

What do you mean running out of the house?

Didn't you hear me calling out for you?

What kind of behavior is this?

- Roger, I think under the circumstances,

one question at a time will be enough.

Now, come in and calm down.

- Thank you. No, Barnabas.

We're going back to the Collinwood.

- No! - David.

- Don't make me go back there, please, Father.

- And I hope you see what you and the professor have caused.

- Now, Roger - Now, David, tell him.

- He is frightened and you have made him responsible,

you and the professor.

- Nonsense. Now, tell him, David.

- It's just that I have these dreams.

I'm afraid to go to sleep at night.

- Oh, now, son. - I can't --

Father, can I spend the night here? - David.

- Now, let him, Roger.

- That's absurd.

- Now, Roger, you said yourself that the boy

has gone through a great deal of trouble.

Now, what difference does it make where he sleeps tonight?

Is this a type of discipline?

- Please, Father. Please.

- Oh, I never know what to do about you.

I swear I don't.

All right, David.

- Thank you, Father.

- Are you sure it won't inconvenience you?

- Not at all.

- Now, mind you're not to bother Barnabas.

I want you to go directly to sleep

and be at Collinwood in time for breakfast.

Is that understood? - Yes, sir.

- See that he gets to bed soon. - Of course.

- What a night. Thank you, Barnabas.

- Good night, Roger.

- I would like to go to bed now.

- David, we're going to finish our conversation.

Now, tell me who drove you out of Collinwood?

- Well, if I tell you will you,

will you promise me that I can stay here forever?

- Now, David, I can't promise you that.

- But you've got to or else --

- Or else what?

- Or else I don't know what will happen.

- To you?

- Oh, Barnabas, I didn't mean to start it.

- I know you didn't, David.

- It just happened and it started as a game.

I don't know how to tell you.

- Well, keep talking now, David.

- It all started one night

when I was showing Amy around the house.

- David.

- Oh, it was only a game.

Really, it was, Barnabas.

We were just playing.

- Now, David.

- Only they'll punish me for playing it.

That's why I can't tell you because they'll punish me.

I don't know what to do! I don't know what to do!

- Of course, I would have let David stay there, Roger.

I'm only sorry I didn't think to send Amy.

At least we don't have to worry about her so much

with Maggie here.

- I shall worry about Amy and Maggie,

about you and your brother,

about anyone who spends one night in this house.

- What melodrama?

You asked me earlier what to do.

I've made my decision.

- Please, tell me.

- Pack your bags, wake everyone in the house,

all of you leave.

- Professor.

- Should we burn the house when we go?

- You take death more lightly than I do, Mr. Collins.

There had been two mysterious deaths in this house already.

There will be more tonight, tomorrow.

- You are deliberately trying to frighten my sister. - Roger.

- Why do you this? What is the reason, professor?

- I want to save your son's life, Amy's life.

The spirits that are roaming in this house

are determined to take those children for their own

and they will k*ll anyone who tries to stop them.

I have proof of that.

Mrs. Stoddard, you've had enough tragedy.

Go to Barnabas at once.

If you don't, you will regret it every day of your life.

- All right.

We'll all go to the Old House now. - Liz!

- If it is inconvenient for Barnabas,

we will go into town, in the Inn.

- Why, it's insane.

- Excuse me. I'll go and wake the others.

- They will think you mad.

- I'd rather they did, than anything else happen.

- Well, I'm not going. You can count on that.

- I hope you will change your mind.

- It's dreadful, absolutely and you are the reason.

- I already know your opinion of me, Mr. Collins,

if you will excuse me.

[thinking] - Why do I have this feeling

that someone is watching me?

No one is.

It's ridiculous.

Over there by the window.

What did you think you saw?

Really, you're getting as bad as the rest of them.

That door.

There is someone here. There is.

Who - who is in this room?

Who are you?

What do you want? Who is here?

Agh!

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[clock chiming]

- I'll have to come back tomorrow.

I only took things for tonight.

- Mrs. Stoddard, I don't think you should plan on

spending anytime here at all.

- But when will we get back?

- Let's hope it will be soon.

- You don't think it will be, do you?

- I have no idea.

Obviously, we should have get the exorcism again,

someone with more power than I might be able to succeed.

- Simply incredible.

I never thought I'd leave this house.

- Mrs. Stoddard, you must persuade your brother

to leave with us.

- Roger. Where is he? Is he with you?

- I left him in the drawing room as adamant as ever.

- I will talk with him.

Roger.

Roger? - What is it?

- It's Roger.

- Mr. Collins? - Roger, what is it?

Tell me what happened.

- I saw him here.

You were right.

- Mr. Collins, I'm truly sorry that I was.

- Roger, you must come with us.

We'll decide what to do tomorrow.

- Yes. Yes.

- We'll go in our car.

Professor, you follow us in yours.

- Let me help you, Mr. Collins.

- Oh God.

Liz, forgive me for doubting you.

- Oh, Roger.

- I never thought we would be forced to leave this house.

- I don't know what to do about anything.

I must turn out the light.

- I'll put the bags in the car.

Mr. Collins, tomorrow we'll make an expedition

to pick up your things.

- How quiet it is now.

- I can almost believe we are alone.

- We'll be back!

Have no doubt of that!

[sinister laughing]

[Quentin's theme] ♪♪

[thunder rumbling]

[sinister laughing]

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[eerie music] ♪♪