361 - November 13, 1967

[bunniefuu]

[Carolyn narrating] - Storm clouds have gathered in the night sky over Collinwood

and a monumental storm is beginning,

a storm so violent that all the elements of nature

will rage against one another.

For one woman,

this will be a night she will never forget.

- I know who you are -- - I'm - I'm Julia Hoffman.

- and what you did!

- What do you mean?

- I know what you did to Dr. Woodard.

- No! I - I didn't do anything!

- Yes, you did!

- No, Barnabas did it. It was - it was Barnabas!

- You helped.

- I - I - I couldn't help it.

I - I had to do it to protect him.

You understand that, don't you, Sarah?

- You shouldn't have done it. I liked Dr. Woodard.

You shouldn't have done it!

- Are you angry with me?

- You shouldn't have done it!

- I - he forced me to! I - it was - it was forced!

- I don't understand.

- Will you - will you protect me if -

if he tries to harm me, Sarah?

- I have to go away now.

- Sarah, answer me.

Will you protect me?

- I have to go!

- You've got to answer me, Sarah.

Will you protect me?

Will you?

Sarah?

Sarah?

[flute playing] ♪♪

Sarah...

[eerie music] ♪♪

Sarah?

Sarah?

[thunder rumbling]

[thinking] It's going to storm. I'd better get out of here.

[gate slams shut]

[thinking] I can't be locked in here.

I can't be!

Wait.

The caretaker,

he must live somewhere nearby.

Help! Help!

Help!

Help!

Somebody help me!

Help me!

Help me!

[thinking] Somebody will come along and let you out.

Eventually somebody has to come along.

[thunder rumbling]

[distant crying]

Who are you?

Where are you?

Sarah?

Sarah, is that you?

Are you trying to frighten me?

Please answer me!

[thunder rumbling]

[thinking] What was it?

Who was it?

Maybe - maybe I didn't really hear anything.

Maybe it was only the wind.

Yes, that's it. It was the wind.

[sinister laughing]

Who are you?

Why are you doing this to me?

Why?

[thinking] Sarah?

It must be Sarah who is doing these things to me.

It's you, Sarah, is it?

Why don't you answer me?!

[sinister laughing]

[thinking] There must be a way to get out of here.

I've got to think. Think.

[laughing stops]

It's blood!

[thinking] Blood oozing through the wall.

Where is it coming from? What does it mean?

I've got - I've got to get out of here!

I've got to get out of here! I've got to get out of here!

Let me out! Let me out!

[crying]

[gate creaking open]

[thunder rumbling]

[gate slamming shut]

♪♪

[thunder rumbling]

Mrs. Stoddard?

- She isn't here.

- Where is she?

- She drove to Bangor.

- Oh, and - and your Uncle Roger?

- He is out for the evening.

- Then you and Mrs. Johnson and I

are alone in the house?

- You and I are alone in the house.

It's Mrs. Johnson's night off.

And soon you'll be all alone here

because I'm going out too.

- Oh, not on a night like this.

- I don't enjoy sitting around Collinwood

on a night like this.

- I - I - I wish you wouldn't go.

- Why? - I - I'd rather not be alone.

- Don't tell me you're afraid of being by yourself?

What's the matter?

- The blood.

- Blood?

- I - I had blood on my hand,

but there's not a trace of it left.

- Oh, maybe the rain washed it away.

- Maybe.

- Well, good night.

- Oh, Carolyn, please don't go.

- Are you really that afraid of being here alone?

- Well, I -- - Well, you won't be here alone all evening.

Uncle Roger ought to be back before too long.

You couldn't be persuaded to change your mind?

- I'm afraid not.

Good night.

[clock ticking]

[thinking] - I wish she hadn't gone.

I don't want to be alone in this house.

I'm afraid.

I'm afraid!

[thunder rumbling]

Try to think of something else.

Try to find something else to concentrate on.

A book or a --

[thinking] Cards.

That's it.

Play a hand of solitaire and before you finish,

Roger will be home.

[thunder rumbling]

[shutters banging]

[thinking] Easy.

Don't be afraid.

It's only the banging of a shutter in the wind.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Concentrate on the cards.

Cold.

Why is it suddenly so cold?

It - it was that way in the mausoleum.

Cold, penetrating,

the same as it was in the mausoleum!

It's here!

What - whatever was in the mausoleum is here,

here in this room!

[thunder rumbling]

♪♪

[thinking] You - you could be imagining things.

You could be.

You must be.

Try not to think about it.

Concentrate on the game.

That's right. Concentrate.

Put one card on top of another.

That's it.

That's right.

You're doing fine. You're doing fine.

[wind howling]

What's that?

[thinking] Oh, it was the wind.

It must have been the wind!

[wind howling]

Roger?

Carolyn?

[thunder rumbling]

[thinking] There's - there's no one here. No one.

The wind must have done it, the wind,

it must have been the wind.

Why doesn't somebody come home?

Why did they all have to go out tonight of all nights?

Oh, ooh, that cold, that - that awful,

penetrating cold, why doesn't it go away?

Oh, that was no accident!

Somebody or something caused that to happen,

but who?

Sarah!

[thinking] No, it isn't Sarah.

She couldn't do this to me. She isn't that cruel.

Barnabas.

It - it might be Barnabas.

He could be causing these things to happen.

Is he trying to drive me out of my mind or --

it could be, it could be you, Dave.

You have returned from the dead to haunt me,

have you?

Have you?

[piano playing "London Bridge"]

♪♪

Whoever you are, go away!

Stop trying to frighten me because I'm not afraid!

I am not afraid! I'm not!

I'm not!

Oh, no!

No! No!

No!

♪♪

[thinking] Nothing, nothing can get at me here.

I'm safe. I'm safe!

I've got to be safe. I've got to be!

Listen, no sound at all except for the storm.

Maybe - maybe whatever it was went away and I am safe.

Oh, was it you I saw, Dave?

Was it you returned from the grave to haunt me?

Was it? Was it?

Was it?

The lights!

[thinking] It must be a power failure!

I can't stay alone in the dark!

I've got to force myself to go downstairs again.

I've got to leave this house and get help.

No!

[thinking] I can't be trapped in here!

I can't be!

Help! Help!

Help! Help!

[thinking] Nobody can hear me!

There is - there is nobody in the house.

Only me and - and whatever it is

that wants to destroy me!

I won't let it! I won't! I won't!

Hello?

Hello!

Please work. You've got to work.

[thinking] Roger will be home soon.

Maybe he is on his way now.

Please let him be on his way.

Please let him be on his way! Please!

Light!

If only I had some light,

I wouldn't be so frightened.

[coughs]

There.

There, that's better. That's - that's much better.

[thunder rumbling]

[thinking] The wind!

Where did it come from?

The curtain is billowing but the window is closed.

Oh, no!

No!

Who are you?

What do you want?

Is it you, Dave? Is it you?

Please, please, please leave me alone!

Please, please leave me alone!

Please, please, oh, please!

[telephone ringing]

But - but it was out of order.

Hello?

[Dave Woodard] - Julia.

- Who - who is this?

- Don't you recognize my voice?

- It can't be!

- It's Dave Woodard.

- It can't be!

You're - you're - you're dead!

- Yes.

And soon you will die.

- No!

No!

- Do you hear me, Julia?

Soon, you will die!

Very, very soon, you will die!

[crying]

[coughing]

[thunder rumbling]

[distant rumbling]

[screaming]

♪♪

[eerie music] ♪♪