1178 - December 30, 1970

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NARRATOR: Collinwood in the year ,

a time of crisis for the Collins family.

Quentin Collins is on trial for his life

and Desmond, who was defending him,

has also been arrested for the same crime...witchcraft,

and faces the same penalty...beheading.

While the trial prepares to resume,

Barnabas is unable to help them

for Lamar Trask has lured him to the cellar of his chapel

where he has walled him in and left him to die.

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Mr. Collins, are you there?

Why don't you answer me, is something wrong?

Is it possible he's already dead?

No, it's too soon.

Mr. Collins, something has occurred to me,

something I think you might find interesting,

shall I tell you?

You would like to go on living, wouldn't you?

MR. COLLINS: Yes.

Well, then, good.

You're not dead, yet.

Linger my friends,

when I tell you my fascinating thoughts.

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What has occurred to me is that you could go on living

if you were a vampire.

What I've done to you couldn't destroy a vampire,

could it?

Now that's a pity for you

but a triumph for me.

How proud my blessed father would have been.

Go away, Trask.

Let me die in peace.

In peace?

Never!

My only regret is that it's coming too fast.

Don't you agree?

Don't you agree?

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Oh, it's like a nightmare, isn't it?

To think if Desmond was involved with witchcraft.

She's no more guilty than I am and you know it.

I know, of course he isn't.

Look, Quentin,

we have quite enough money that we can buy anything,

now I'm sure of it.

You will be free.

You think I have to buy my freedom?

No, that's not what I meant.

We have enough money that you will be able

to afford legal assistance.

In the meantime, I suggest that you try to get

a postponement on the trial.

That way we'll replace Desmond.

I'm sure the judge will find it justifiable.

There's nothing just about my trial.

Quentin, please,

understand me, I'm trying to help you.

If there's anything I can do, I am here.

Please, believe me.

All right, I'll try.

Good.

Well, I have some work to do,

I'll let you know more if I have some information.

QUENTIN: Gerard.

Yes.

Have you had any news about Barnabas?

Barnabas?

Barnabas Collins has vanished.

QUENTIN: Vanished?

What's happening to us?

One by one we're being destroyed.

Do you suppose the spirit of Judah Zachary is at work

carrying out his revenge?

No, I can't believe it, I can't!

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Ah, Gerard, I'm glad you came.

[hand slamming]

I've been going over these papers,

I realized there was very little reason

to drag this out any longer.

Yes, I agree with you.

So what is your plan?

What we have to do is find positive proof

that Quentin Collins is Judah Zachary.

Correct and you have the proof?

No, actually, you have it.

GERARD: What do you mean, Charles?

Judah Zachary's head.

All we have to do is find the head

in Quentin Collins' laboratory

and the case will be ended.

Yes, true.

Well I expected you to be a little more enthusiastic.

Yes, surely Charles there's another way

to put an end to this trial

other than using the head of Judah Zachary.

Well there may be,

but this is so simple,

the time is so right.

Yes, simple isn't it.

Well, what happens when the trial is over,

what will they do with the head?

Now if you were the court,

what would you do with it?

Yes.

I see.

Destroy it.

Exactly.

So that is why the head must not be used

until the last resort.

Oh, Gerard, I was hoping I would find you here.

Good evening Mr. Dawson.

Mr. Trask.

You know, if I were allowed to take the stand,

I think you would find that your working hours

would not have to extend into the night.

In fact, if I were allowed to take the stand,

the trial would soon be over.

Yes, Mr. Trask, I understand your enthusiasm.

And in less than hours, you're going to have a chance

to prove your point.

Tomorrow morning, Mr. Trask,

you're going to be called upon to testify.

Tomorrow.

Good, I think you shall find it to be

most significant testimony.

Yes, we've discussed it.

Well, if you gentlemen will excuse me.

Certainly.

GERARD: Goodnight, Charles.

CHARLES: Goodnight.

Well, you're rather cheerful, aren't you.

That's not the usual you, is it?

Why, are you contemplating tomorrow's trial?

Oh no, Gerard, no.

It is much more than that.

I have the great pleasure to report to you

that Barnabas Collins is dead.

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Barnabas Collins dead?

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

But where, how?

I'm afraid I can tell you nothing more

but Barnabas Collins is dead.

So be it.

GERARD: How do you know?

I know.

Trask, that's not the answer that I need.

I want more proof, I need it.

Gerard, my lips are sealed.

I came only to share my joy with you

not my information.

Why are you so mysterious about this?

Because my father's disappearance many years ago

was mysterious too.

It was many years before anyone knew the truth.

So, shall it be with the disappearance

[wind blowing]

Your honor, I move for a postponement of my trial

until legal representation can be found

on my behalf.

MAN: I object.

How can you possibly object to that?

Your honor, if this man is indeed involved

in the practice of witchcraft,

then that time could be used very much to our detriment.

And I object to that, your honor.

I am not involved in witchcraft.

[gavel slamming]

There will be order in this courtroom.

Your honor, I apologize.

This situation is beyond my realm of experience.

Therefore, I do ask for postponement of my trials

so I may find somebody to help me.

Your request is granted.

You may have until one o'clock to find representation.

One o'clock today?

JUDGE: Today.

That's only three hours.

I am quite aware of that Mr. Collin.

Now, in the event you are unable to find representation,

there are two choices open for you.

The court is prepared to appoint

an attorney to represent you.

All subject to your approval, of course,

and your alternative is to represent yourself.

GERARD: And does the court have someone in mind

for this appointment?

Given the opportunity,

the court would appoint to Silas Graham.

Silas Graham?

JUDGE: You are familiar with the name?

Yes, I am indeed,

and I won't have that man represent me.

LAWYER: May the prosecution

know your objection to Mr. Graham?

You certainly man, Mr. Dawson.

Everybody in this court knows that

Silas Graham is incompetent

and he has a notorious reputation.

I'd sooner represent myself.

DAWSON: Then you feel you're more qualified

than Silas Graham.

I do indeed.

Mr. Collins, the court advises you

not to make this decision in haste.

You have until one o'clock to think this over

more carefully.

The court is recessed until one o'clock.

[gavel slamming]

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Quentin, I just talked to the constable,

he told me about the postponement,

and the judges decision.

There's not enough time.

QUENTIN: You able to do anything?

Yes, I worked constantly as hard as I could

the last time we talked.

I did everything in my power to try and find a man

for the right case, but--

QUENTIN: But? But what?

I couldn't find anyone.

I looked all over the countryside for someone

who could handle this case

but to no avail.

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No one willing to take my case.

Then that means they think I'm guilty.

At least, that's what they meant.

Not necessarily, Quentin.

Either that, or else they feel

the case is so hopeless that they can't get anyone

to get me out of it.

Oh my God.

Look, Quentin, I know that things don't look too good.

But you're not totally defenseless, believe me.

Now you know you're as innocent as anything.

Why don't you defend yourself?

Gerard, I don't know anything about the law.

Even if I did,

I'm so involved with this case,

I wouldn't do justice to myself.

GERARD: But you must!

You know, you have a lot of hope and a lot of faith

and I need both of them very badly.

If there's anything I can do, you know I'll be here.

I wish I could think of something myself.

You will, believe me, I'm sure, you will.

Well, listen, Quentin, I have some work to do.

I'll do everything I can for you, believe me.

Believe me.

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Well, he's all yours.

What happened?

Nothing.

You found no one?

Of course not.

He's been imprisoned

and they asked me to look out for it.

So I combed the countryside looking for an attorney

but to no avail.

Oh.

GERARD: What a pity.

Have you told him?

GERARD: Oh yes, I've told him.

What was his reaction?

He was very, very, very depressed.

I'm afraid he's going to be quite ineffectual

at court defending himself.

So, today is the day for the k*ll, Charles.

It's up to you.

Oh, I assure you, I will handle it well.

I have no doubts.

Oh I can't wait for the court to convene at one o'clock.

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[gavel pounding]

Court room come to order.

The case of the state versus Quentin Collins

will resume.

Your honor, before the proceedings continue,

may I request that the defendant furnish me

with the name of my new adversary.

JUDGE: You may, Mr. Dawson.

Thank you, your honor.

Mr. Collins, the court has recessed

in order for you to have enough time

to find someone to represent you.

Were you successful?

And if so, will you give us the name of the man.

Your honor,

due to the fact that there's no one here with me,

well it seems quite apparent that I was unable

to find representation.

Therefore, under the circumstances,

much to my regret,

I should have to speak for myself.

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Your honor, I find it almost impossible to believe

that the defendant has not been able to arouse

the conscious of some attorney, somewhere.

Mr. Dawson,

you know, I also find it very hard to believe.

Nevertheless, it happens to be true.

And I believe that that in itself

makes a very strong statement about the defendant

and about this entire case, your honor.

No one will come forth in his behalf.

Thus far, only one man has seen fit to defend

Quentin Collins.

His own cousin, Desmond Collins,

who even at this moment,

awaits his own trial on witchcraft.

[laughs] What could be more obvious?

Your honor.

I don't know quite how to say this,

but I do suspect that those last remarks

should be stricken from the court records.

You're absolutely right, Mr. Collins.

Mr. Dawson, you are out of order.

Mr. Collins, is there any indication

that you may possibly in the near future

find representation?

Your honor, I'm not at liberty to say so at the moment.

Very well.

Then Mr. Dawson, you may call your first witness.

Thank you your honor.

Prosecution will call Lamar Trask to the witness stand.

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Do you swear the testimony you're about to give

this court should be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth so help you God?

I do.

Mr. Trask.

Does the name Lorna Bell mean anything to you?

Yes, she was an acquaintance of the late Roxanne Drew.

She came to pay her last respects

to Roxanne one night at the chapel.

And was she alone that night in the chapel?

No, she was not.

DAWSON: So who was with her?

The defendant, Quentin Collins.

DAWSON: And when Miss Bell left

did she and Quentin Collins in fact leave together?

I did not actually see them leave together,

but I did hear her say she would meet him later.

I see.

And when was the next time that you saw Miss Lorna Bell?

Later that evening, again, at the Trask Chapel.

Only this time, she was dead.

And how had she d*ed?

She was m*rder*d.

Were there any visible marks on the body?

Yes, she had the devil's mark on her forehead.

By the devil's mark, Mr. Trask,

do you mean this?

TRASK: Yes, that's the mark.

Your honor, I would like to introduce to this court

this pagan symbol known as the devil's mark.

Now there, Mr. Trask,

have you ever seen this mark again

after seeing it for the first time on Lorna Bell's forehead?

TRASK: Yes, that same night,

I saw it on a ring that Quentin Collins was wearing.

DAWSON: And is it or is it not true that

that same mark was next found

on the body of Randall Drew?

TRASK: That is correct.

And did you or did you not see the defendant

Quentin Collins standing over the body of Randall Drew?

TRASK: Yes, I did.

Randall was supposed to meet me that evening.

Will you tell the court

the purpose of that meeting, please?

Yes, Randall was convinced that witchcraft

was being practiced at Collinwood.

He and I were going to take our information

to the authorities.

And did he believe that this witchcraft

was being practiced by the defendant, Quentin Collins?

I object to that.

I will sustain that objection.

Mr. Dawson, the witness may not testify

as to what a deceased person may have

believed or not believed.

Mr. Trask.

Do you know of any other evidence

of the defendant's penchant for the supernatural?

I should like to get back

to the matter of Lorna Bell, if I may.

What I told you was not the end of it.

Oh, well then please, continue.

Well it is a well known fact that

the defendant's own father, Daniel Collins,

God rest his soul,

had a vision in which he saw Lorna Bell m*rder*d

by the defendant.

I object.

My father was very sick during those days, your honor.

He frequently had hallucinations.

The court wishes to hear about this vision.

So you're overruled, Mr. Collins.

Go on, Mr. Trask.

The vision occurred in Quentin Collins laboratory

on the stairway into time.

Stairway into time,

would you clarify that for the court, please?

Yes, the defendant has constructed a stairway

which he claims is capable of transporting

a human being into the past or future.

Oh, in other words, then, Quentin Collins

has actually supernatural powers over time itself.

I don't know whether he actually has such powers

but I do know that such an experiment

is contrary to the laws of nature.

It goes against God's will.

And was it not on this stairway

that Daniel Collins had a vision

during which he witnessed the slaying of Lorna Bell

at the hands of Quentin Collins?

That is correct.

Your honor.

I submit that if any of this were true,

I would have been a very stupid man

to let my father see that vision.

Well, not so stupid at all, Mr. Collins.

At that time, I believe you were the chief beneficiary

in your father's will.

I say that you intentionally caused him to have that vision

knowing of his weak heart

knowing that such a vision

would cause him to drop dead on the spot.

That is a lie.

[gavel pounds]

Gentlemen, we will have order.

Mr. Dawson, that last remark of yours will be stricken

from the record.

But you may continue.

Mr. Trask,

do you know anything at all about the strange occurrences

that took place on the property of Mordecai Grimes?

Yes, Quentin Collins had long wanted to buy

the Grimes property

but Mordecai said he would refuse to sell

as long as he was alive.

DAWSON: I see, and then what happened then?

Mordecai's cattle were suddenly and

Many of them d*ed.

I believe a spell was cast over them.

By Quentin Collins.

TRASK: Yes sir.

Your honor, I object.

I feel there is a difference

between what a man believes and what a man knows.

Well I know for a fact

that you threatened Mordecai.

You said he'd be sorry if he didn't sell you that land.

Mr. Trask, I did not thr*aten anyone.

But you believe me that I'm about to.

Oh I think you find it greatly beneficial to your cause

if you would try and control your temper, Mr. Collins.

[gavel pounds]

Dawson, if there's any advice to be given

to the defendant, the court will be most happy to do so.

That reference to a spell being cast

will be stricken for the moment.

You may continue, Mr. Dawson.

Thank you your honor.

You say you know for a fact that he threatened

Mordecai Grimes.

Yes.

How do you know that?

Mordecai Grimes told me.

Your honor, I object.

I believe there is a rule against hearsay evidence.

There certainly is, Mr. Collins.

Either the witness did hear that thr*at

or he didn't.

Did you hear the thr*at Mr. Trask?

No, but Mordecai would not lie to me,

he's a fine, upstanding, God-fearing man.

I am sure he is, Mr. Trask,

and obviously if he heard this thr*at if it were made

then he will so testify when and if he takes the stand.

And I assure you, you're honor,

that Mordecai Grimes will take the stand.

Thank you, Mr. Trask, I have no further questions.

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Mr. Collins, would you care to cross-examine the witness?

Well, yes your honor, yes I certainly would, but,

well, to my advantage I think the cross-examination

would be best handled by my council.

Well, I was under the impression, Mr. Collins,

that you were unable to find council.

Well then I apparently

gave the court the wrong impression.

Therefore, I apologize.

But I have found a man to handle my case.

But it was impossible for him

to be with me when the court convened.

And as the cross-examination of Mr. Trask is so

desperately important,

I ask the court to consider a brief recess

while we await the arrival of my new council.

I object, your honor,

this is obviously some trick on the part of the defendant

that can cause no good for any of us.

I assure the court there is no trickery on my part.

Your honor, I'm on trial for my life.

I believe that I deserve council

who is competant and reliable

and I urge the court to consider a brief recess

while we await the arrival of this man.

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That won't be necessary, Quentin.

I am here.

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