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698 - February 25, 1969

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Dark Shadows". Aired: June 27, 1966 – April 2, 1971.*
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The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, where a number of supernatural occurrences take place.

698 - February 25, 1969

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[Julia narrating] - Night over the turreted house of Collinwood,

a night made ominous by the eerie glow of a full moon,

its rays lighting the deserted great house

as well as the old mausoleum, where, in a secret room,

the animal who walks as a man

hides from the moon's changing light.

He hides, too, from two people from his past,

one of whom knows his secret and cannot speak,

the other is determined to force the secret out,

and in their hotel room, Barnabas Collins

makes a last effort to stop their curiosity,

an effort, which will ironically

only increase the threat

to the man he has sworn to protect.

- Sabrina, this is Mr. Collins.

He's a friend of Chris Jennings.

Say hello, say hello to Sabrina, Mr. Collins.

She can hear. She can hear!

- How do you do, Sabrina?

- Do you think your cousin will end up like this?

You didn't think of that, did you?

What's the matter, Mr. Collins? Can't you look at her?

- Only because this is exactly the kind of scene

you should be avoiding if you want your sister

to have any peace.

Look at her!

Don't you realize that this is the sort of thing that -

that's made her journey here very difficult?

- She has got to remember.

And if the only way I can make her remember

is to shock her out of it --

- You are very -- - then I'm willing to!

- You are very cruel, Mr. Stuart.

- No.

No, I just --

I just won't have any life until my sister has one

and you can tell Jennings that.

- I believe he already knows that.

Goodbye, Ms. Stuart.

Ms. Stuart, I'm sorry that

you don't realize your staying here

is a bad thing to do. - Your cane!

Well, let her see it!

- Stuart!

- Show it to her!

A wolf's head.

She's remembering. She's remembering!

♪♪

[eerie music] ♪♪

- If you would give me my cane, Mr. Stuart?

We are needlessly upsetting her!

Now, this cane has nothing to do with Chris Jennings!

- It has some meaning for her.

- Many things do, I'm sure.

- Some special meaning.

Sabrina, Sabrina,

tell me, why does this frighten you?

Tell me, Sabrina.

Try to remember and speak to me.

- She is not going to, Mr. Stuart.

- Does it have to do with this cane, Sabrina?

Is it the wolf's head?

- Why would it be that? - I don't know!

Is it the head, Sabrina? Try to remember.

Try to think.

Tell me, Sabrina.

What does this make you remember!

- You're - you're going to cause a complete breakdown!

- Yes, yes, I may have to, before she remembers.

- Give me the cane, Mr. Stuart!

- Chris!

Oh, I've done it again!

The best laid plans.

You're not supposed to be here.

Why didn't you go skiing?

You were leaving at o'clock.

Chris, what's wrong?

You're angry.

Well, Ned gave me the key.

He had it from when he stayed here last summer,

but it was a lousy idea anyway.

I was going to be the first girl

to give a surprise party that was a surprise.

Look at me.

Nothing I do changes your expression,

even when I make a fool of myself.

Why did you lie to me about going away for the weekend?

- I wasn't lying.

I was going away. I - I got sick.

In fact, I still feel sick.

- What's wrong? - That's all it is.

- I - I just didn't go, that's all.

I don't know, it's flu or something.

- Why didn't you call me?

- Oh, I - I didn't think it was important.

- Well, you were just going to stay here

and be sick all by yourself? - No.

I was going to call, but, Sabrina --

- That's a symptom of the flu?

- Sabrina, I think you better go.

- No. - I mean it!

I want to be alone.

- No, but you -- - Will you get out of here, Sabrina?!

Look, I'm sorry,

but you do have - you have to get out of here.

- No, I want to stay.

Let me call a doctor.

- Get out!

- All right.

I guess I'll leave these here.

I don't know why.

There doesn't seem to be much point in a party

that's not a surprise.

Oh, Chris, why won't you let me help you?

Why?

[growling]

- Ahh! Ahh! - Sabrina!

Sabrina!

♪♪

Now, Sabrina, everything is going to be all right.

Mr. Collins has gone for a doctor.

Sabrina.

Sabrina, can you hear me?

Oh, oh, thank God.

Try to tell me what happened.

[knocking on door]

Doctor, I'm glad you could come.

- Barnabas told me what happened.

When did she become conscious?

- Just now.

- Has she spoken?

- Well, she started to talk.

She looked directly in my eye,

but she's never done that before!

- Would the two of you please leave the room?

- I'd like to stay.

- But I'd like to examine your sister, Mr. Stuart.

- Come along, Stuart.

- But, Doctor, if she talks --

- I will let you know, of course.

Now, Sabrina, I'm sure you've been through this

many times before.

Sabrina, what was there about Mr. Collins' cane

that frightened you?

You do understand, as I thought you would.

Now, try to talk.

I think you can now, Sabrina.

You couldn't before, I believe that,

but something has happened and you can talk now.

Sabrina, Sabrina, you can talk to me.

I'll do everything I can to help you.

- Are you finished?

- No, not yet.

- Look, I heard talking. Now, did she answer you?

- I'm accustomed to talking to my patients, Mr. Stuart,

and telling them what I'm doing.

I'm about to take her blood pressure.

Now, if you're so concerned --

- Look, if there was talking, I want to know about it.

- Were you talking, Sabrina?

- Were you?

- Are you satisfied, Mr. Stuart?

Now, you want a report.

Her heartbeat is normal, her pulse is normal.

Her blood pressure is low,

but not low enough to have caused the blackout

that she had.

Now, my advice is, to you, to move her -- - No!

- You didn't let me finish, Mr. Stuart.

To move her to my hospital,

where I can make more definitive tests.

- It's out of the question.

- Mr. Stuart, Windcliff is an excellent hospital.

It has a staff of psychiatrists that are -- - She stays with me!

- All right.

- What are you going to give her?

- A sedative.

- It's not necessary!

- It's not necessary?

Don't you want your sister to get some proper rest?

- No, I don't! I don't want her to go to sleep!

- Look, whatever she's been through,

whatever has happened, she might remember now,

she might start to talk.

No sedatives, Doctor!

- All right.

I think you would be wise

to find some other medical advice, Mr. Stuart.

- Julia, don't you think it would be a good idea

if you stayed with her?

- It isn't necessary!

- But you don't know what's going to happen, Mr. Stuart!

- My sister will be all right!

- I'm sure Dr. Hoffman doesn't mean to cut herself off

completely from a most interesting case.

- I am sorry, Mr. Stuart.

Here's some sleeping pills

in case she has any difficulties sleeping.

- Sabrina, I hope you'll be feeling better.

- Look, don't I - I owe you something.

- I will send you a bill.

Good night, Sabrina.

Good night, Mr. Stuart.

- Mr. Stuart.

- What did you remember, Sabrina?

What was it?

Look, you've got to tell me.

Now, I know, Sabrina,

that it had something to do with that night,

something to do with Chris.

I know it.

Sabrina, please, please.

- She knows. She knows.

- But then why didn't she tell?

- She will.

- You say that, but she had every opportunity in the world!

But he - he's at her elbow every minute,

trying to beg to her.

We should have stayed with her.

- We couldn't.

- What a tragic situation.

Stuart saving every -

every bit of money he can get to to hunt Chris down

and taking care of her himself and the girl,

you know, he told me that she hasn't looked in a mirror

since that terrible day.

And Chris, poor Chris,

having all of this on his conscience.

- Barnabas, Barnabas, what are we going to do?

Barnabas, we are involved.

If she talks, then -

then he'll go to the police.

We have been shielding a - a werewolf.

- Are you afraid, Julia?

- We haven't been able to help Chris.

- You were more patient when you were helping me.

I said I'd see Chris through this and I will.

I don't know how we're going to end that curse, but -

but I will do it with or without your help!

You understand that, Julia.

Now, we must find a way to -

to stop her from telling Stuart.

♪♪

- Sabrina, you had got to tell me what happened.

How am I ever going to know?

Well, I guess I - I'd better take you to your room.

You going to be able to sleep?

I guess I better give you one of these pills.

I'll get some water.

- Ahh!

- Sabrina!

You know everything that happened, don't you?

You've got to tell me.

♪♪

Sabrina, if you don't tell me about Jennings,

I am going to find him

and I'm going to drag him here

and I'm going to make him face you.

Now, I swear that I will!

Now, look! Look in this mirror!

That's what he did to you, Sabrina!

Look! Take a good look!

You're protecting him, aren't you?

Yeah. You're protecting him.

You aren't still in love with him, are you?

Stop looking at the moon and answer me!

Now, you are not going to protect him, do you understand?

He's going to be punished!

Do you understand?

I am not going to give up, Sabrina.

- It's - it's nearly dawn.

- It's time to go to the mausoleum.

- Without a solution.

How far-fetched all our scheming is.

There is no solution for Chris!

- There is! We will find it!

- Oh, Barnabas, we'll - we'll simply let him out

and hope that he'll get through another day

without anyone finding out.

- You know, every time we talk,

I'm beginning to think there's more connection

than we realized between what's happened

at that old house and - and Chris.

- I don't know what's - what's happening there either,

really.

Why did those ghosts want the children?

Why did they get everyone out of the house?

- I'd hoped there would be some news.

Something good might have happened.

- I saw Stokes and Roger just before you came for me.

They had a séance there tonight,

trying to contact the ghost.

All they heard was his - his laughter.

Barnabas,

Barnabas, do you think we should tell Chris

about Sabrina and the cane?

- We must, Julia.

Or he'll have to spend his days

waiting for the telephone to ring

and a knock on the door.

- He can't live with that kind of tension.

No one can.

- People do, Julia.

More people than you realize.

- I think I should - I should tell him.

After all, I felt it and I - I could be wrong.

- No, you're not wrong.

You are quite right.

Now, come, we must go and get him.

Perhaps Chris himself might have some idea what to do.

[rooster crowing]

He won't hear anything.

- Why not?

- He's probably unconscious.

- Unconscious? - Don't be alarmed.

When he changes, he blacks out.

[growling]

♪♪

[eerie music] ♪♪