585 - September 19, 1968

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NARRATOR: Soon the sun will set

on another day at Collinwood.

And with the coming of night,

a terrifying chain of events will be put into motion.

At the old house on the Collins estate,

time has run out for two desperate people.

They both know that unless a solution is found,

a young girl may be m*rder*d before the daylight comes again.

What time is it?

Almost six.

It's almost dark.

You can be sure that Adam will come here the moment it is.

Barnabas, we still have about an hour of daylight left,

why don't we keep still looking?

No Julia, Willy knew we'd be coming after him

and that's why he's taken Maggie as far away as possible.

For all we know, they're still traveling.

We have nothing to lose.

Oh, it's no use, Julia.

It's too late for a solution now.

We'll simply have to wait until Adam gets here

and tell him what happened.

When he gets here, perhaps if we tell him what happened,

then he believes us,

he'll give us a little more time.

Oh, there's not a chance of that happening and you know it.

He gave us a deadline. That deadline is at hand.

We can't give him what he wants,

so how can we expect him to give us what we want?

But, we could give him what he wants

if he gave us a little more time to find someone

to provide the life force for the experiment.

Julia, you're using common sense again,

and when did common sense or reason

ever mean anything to Adam?

No, you said so yourself, just a while ago.

This time he will go through with his threat.

We can't let him do it, Barnabas,

we can't let him destroy the lives of everyone at Collinwood.

I'm not gonna let him go through with his threat.

Where are you going?

Barnabas, what are you going to do?

We can only think of Vicky now

and the rest of the family.

I can think of no other way of stopping Adam

from getting to them.

I'm going to k*ll Adam

the moment he comes in that front door.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

Barnabas, Barnabas, you can't really mean what you just said.

Of course I mean it.

Barnabas, I'm as frightened by this,

this whole situation as you are,

but I haven't lost control over it.

You think I have?

Yes, if you're serious about k*lling Adam.

Julia, we have run out of time.

It's almost sunset.

Adam will be here any minute.

When he comes, it's either k*ll him

or allow Vicky to be k*lled, now, which will it be?

I don't know, Barnabas.

But k*lling him doesn't seem to be the solution.

Well, it's to save Vicky's life and that's all that matters now.

It may cost you your own life.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Or you may revert to what you were.

Don't you remember what Lang said on that tape recorder

just before he died?

What about it?

He said that there was some unusual connection

between you and Adam.

Well, we never quite knew what it meant.

It's a risk we can't take, if something happens to Adam,

the same thing might happen to you and you could die.

Die?

Yes, Barnabas, it's entirely possible.

You came close to death

when we thought that Adam had died.

Yes, that's true, but I'm willing to take my chances.

I cannot let Vicky be sacrificed.

You can't save her by k*lling Adam.

Well, why not?

Think about it, Barnabas.

Adam isn't in this alone.

There's someone else who's been helping him

and advising him all along.

Nicholas Blair.

Yes.

But, we're not sure about him.

We've never had any proof.

We really need proof.

Who else could it be?

So, if we destroy Adam,

we still have to contend with Nicholas Blair.

Yes.

And he has far greater powers than Adam.

I hate to think what he would do to Vicky.

- The sun has gone down. - I know.

It's all over.

No, it's not over, it won't be over

until we see Adam and talk to him.

We're not going to wait that long.

You're going to go to Collinwood now.

Collinwood, what for?

You're going to take Vicky away from here.

Barnabas.

No, don't argue with me now, Julia.

You must simply go over there and be convincing to her.

And let her, and make sure you get her out of here by tonight.

Well, what are you going to do?

I'll stay here

and I'll try to hold him off as long as I can.

What'll happen when he finds out what you've done?

I'll deal with that when the time comes.

Now go Julia, hurry.

All right.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Where are you going, Dr. Hoffman?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

You didn't answer my question, doctor.

Where are you going?

She was going to get Maggie Evans and bring her here.

Is she the one who will supply the life force?

BARNABAS: Yes.

Then everything is ready for the experiment to begin?

It will be as soon as Dr. Hoffman returns.

Now, you'd better go now, Julia.

And remember what to tell Maggie.

Yes.

- Excuse me, Adam. - No.

Why didn't you send for the girl earlier?

Well, we've been very busy

in the laboratory all afternoon.

You promised everything would be ready by sunset.

It is now after sunset.

BARNABAS: Well I can see that we got behind schedule

but it couldn't be helped.

No?

Something is wrong.

Something you're not telling me, now what is it?

Nothing.

All right,

then I will go with Dr. Hoffman to get Maggie Evans.

BARNABAS: You will stay here.

Why?

BARNABAS: Because we have a plan already worked out

and she must go alone.

I won't interfere.

I'll just take her there and bring her back.

It will be too dangerous.

Now let her go alone.

You're lying to me, Barnabas, and I want to know why.

Barnabas, Barnabas, what's the use,

we might as well tell him.

Tell me what? Tell me what, Barnabas?!

Barnabas, tell him about, about Willy.

Willy found out that,

that we were going to use Maggie Evans

as the life force for the experiment.

And he was afraid

that it would be dangerous for her life.

You mean the experiment cannot begin tonight?

That's right.

Adam, listen to me, we had no idea

that Willy would do anything like that.

You're wasting your time, Julia.

He's incapable of understanding.

I have been understanding too long.

How do I know you're telling me the truth about Willy now?

Maybe you never intended to get anybody for the life force.

We made every effort, but we failed

and that's the truth.

I warned you what would happen if you failed.

You know what I have to do.

You're not going to do it.

You're not going to go near Vicky.

Yes, I am.

No one can stop me.

Yes, I can.

- With this! - Barnabas.

You know what to do, Vicky.

You know what to do now, Julia.

Go please, hurry.

- Stay here, Dr Hoffman. - You do not touch Julia.

Now go, quickly.

- She's going to warn Vicky? - Yes.

- That's where you were sending her when I came in? - Yes.

No matter where Vicky goes, I'll find her.

BARNABAS: I have no doubt that you will.

And you, I will see that you suffer for this, Barnabas.

You'd better sit over there, Adam.

We're going to be here for quite a long time.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[CRUNCHING LEAVES]

Julia.

[CRUNCHING LEAVES]

[GASPS] Adam.

You're not going to Collinwood now, doctor.

You don't understand, no.

ADAM: You're not going anywhere.

[SCREAMING]

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

- Who is it? - It's Roger.

Did I wake you?

No, I was just reading.

Can we talk a moment?

Of course.

Caroline just told me that you want to take a leave of absence,

- is that right? - Yes.

Oh why, Vicky, why now of all times.

Roger, I think you know the answer to that.

Jeff?

Yes.

I really don't understand what happened to us.

I just feel that I have to get away and think things out.

I appreciate the way you feel

and the disappointment you must have suffered,

but I do wish you'd reconsider.

But it'll only be for a few days,

I'm sure David can manage without me.

It isn't David that I'm concerned about.

He certainly can look after himself

without you for a few days.

It's Elizabeth that I'm worried about.

But I thought she was improving.

Oh, Vicky, it's so hard to know which way she's going.

One day she's perfectly rational

and seems to show every hope of recovery.

And the next day she's suddenly back to talking about death

and mausoleums and being buried alive.

I can't believe that this is happening to her.

She's always been so strong.

In time, I suppose, we'll be able to understand

how and why it happened,

but, what she needs right now is our help and understanding.

And above all, our companionship.

The doctor said that that's imperative

if there's to be any hope of her complete recovery.

That's why I'd like you to reconsider leaving us right now.

I see.

Oh, I don't expect you to give me your answer tonight.

Take time to think about it.

Roger, I don't need to think about it.

I've been thinking so much about my own problems,

I hadn't realized how worried you all were about her.

I won't go.

Oh, thank you, Vicky.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

You don't have to.

Now you get some rest right now.

We'll talk again in the morning.

All right.

- Good night, Roger. - Good night.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Julia.

Julia, are you okay?

Barnabas.

- Are you alright? - Yes.

Yes, at least I think so.

What happened?

I, Adam, I thought he was going to strangle me.

I must have passed out.

How, how did he, how did he get away from you?

He overpowered me.

Barnabas, you've got to go to Collinwood.

You've got to go. He's on his way there.

Are you sure you'll be all right?

Yes, yes, but get to Collinwood, go on.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

ADAM:I don't hate you.

But you're the only one Barnabas loves.

He must know what it is like to be alone, as I know.

He has condemned me to being alone forever.

So he must be alone, too.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

[KNOCKING AT DOOR CONTINUES]

BARNABAS:Vicky, it's Barnabas.

Open the door, please.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]