640 - December 5, 1968

[bunniefuu]

[eerie music]

- A little girl spends her first night

in the great house of Collinwood,

a night of strange, weird discoveries.

For she finds an ancient telephone,

its wires hanging loose.

But when she picks up the receiver,

she hears a faint voice from the past, a voice which orders

her to come to him.

She knows not why.

[dramatic music]

[thunder rumbling]

[thunderclap]

- Quentin?

I'm here, Quentin.

Aren't you going to come out and see me?

[theme music]

[doorknob rattles]

Oh, David.

- Why did you come back here?

- How did you know?

- You passed by my room.

You used that telephone again, didn't you?

He sent you here.

[thunder rumbling]

Come on.

Let's get out of here.

- You were afraid.

- No, I wasn't.

- Yes, you were.

- No, it's just that we're not allowed in the west wing--

ever!

I'll show you that I wasn't afraid.

Hello?

Hello?

See?

There's no breathing or anything.

- He's angry with me because you followed me.

- Well, why should he be angry?

Quentin Collins is my ancestor.

You know, I bet you didn't even talk to him.

I bet you just heard the name Quentin Collins

and you were just playing a game.

Except I-- I heard the breathing.

I heard him hang up.

I know what we can do!

- What?

- We can-- we can call Quentin.

We can find out what he wants.

- How do we do that?

- Well, there's a way that you can--

you can call people from the dead.

I've seen them do it downstairs a lot.

We could have a seance.

- What's a seance?

- Well, a seance is a way that we

can get Quentin Collins to come right into this room.

First-- first we have to light a candle

and we have to turn all the lights off.

You won't be scared, will you?

- Not if you won't.

- I won't be scared.

I've done these things lots of times.

Now, you go turn off the lights.

[thunderclap]

Now we have to sit down.

[chairs squeak]

[thunderclap]

And we have to put our hands on the table like this.

They have to be touching.

It's very important.

- Why is it?

- Well, it's because it makes a circle

and that circle must never be broken.

- Now what do we do?

- Now we-- we concentrate.

Concentrate on the person we're trying to call.

You're sure you're not afraid?

- I'm sure.

[thunderclap]

- Quentin Collins, we are calling you.

Quentin Collins, wherever you are, come to us.

Come to us.

Tell us about the old telephone and why

you spoke to Amy through it.

Quentin Collins, we are calling you.

If you are here, speak to us.

If you are here, please give us some kind of sign.

Give us a sign.

- Is he here?

- Quentin Collins, are you here?

- Look!

[thunder rumbling]

- Vicki!

- Why are the lights out?

- We were playing a game.

- David, you should be asleep.

Why, hello.

You're Amy, aren't you?

I'm Vicki-- Clark.

I'm David's governess.

I hear you're spending the night.

- Well, she got scared and she came to my room

and knocked on the door.

- Oh, I'm sorry, Amy.

I should have checked on you sooner.

Now, you go back to your room, David.

I'll stay with Amy.

- See you in the morning?

- Yes.

- Good night, David.

And no reading.

- I know.

- This house does seem scary sometimes on a stormy night,

even to me.

Now, wherever did you get that?

- Oh, we went exploring.

- It's very old, isn't it?

- Yes.

- Come, I'll tuck you in.

Would you like me to tell you a story before you go to sleep?

- No.

I'm too old for stories.

- Oh, I wouldn't think that.

- My brother Tom, he used to tell me good ones about kings

and queens and princesses.

Did you know my brother Tom?

- Oh, yes.

- And Chris.

Do you know him, too?

- No.

- I have to see him.

Dr. Hoffman knows where he is.

Will you make sure I see him tomorrow?

- I'll try.

- Promise?

- Promise.

- First thing?

Oh, thank you!

He said he'd come see me again but he didn't.

And I don't know where he is.

You will find out, won't you?

- Don't you worry about it.

Just go to sleep.

- Oh, but I have to worry about him.

He's all the family I have.

Tomorrow I'll see him and he'll be back

from wherever he was tonight.

He hasn't gone away without me, has he?

- No.

He hasn't gone.

I'm sure of that.

[thunderclap]

- Good night.

- Good night.

[suspenseful music]

[wind howling]

- Hello, Chris. - Carolyn.

- Come in.

- I'm glad to see you.

- It's been a long time.

- Yes.

Yes, it has.

- You haven't changed.

- Haven't I?

Well, I'm-- I'm glad.

[giggles]

- Oh, uh, you two haven't met.

Victoria W-- Clark, Chris Jennings.

- Hi, how are you? - Hello.

I feel like I know you well.

I've been hearing about you all morning.

- We all have.

Amy can talk of no one else.

- Yeah.

How about her running away from the hospital like that?

I-- I never thought that would happen.

- You're the reason.

- I'll take you up to her.

[soft music]

- Don't feel too bad, Amy.

I don't like to see my relatives.

That's because I like to be left alone.

I guess if you were a boy, you'd like to be left alone, too.

- Amy?

- You're here!

[laughs]

- David, it's time to study your spelling.

We'll be in the sitting room next door.

- Where have you been?

- Now, wait just a minute.

The question is not where have I been.

- It is.

- That's not it.

That's not the question.

You were supposed to stay in that hospital.

- Well, I was afraid that you'd gone away again.

- I haven't, have I?

- You might have.

[sighs]

Why do you have to go away--

ever?

Why?

- Now, who said I had to do anything, huh?

Now, you said that, I didn't.

- You mean you're going to stay in Collinsport?

I can come and live with you?

- Now, what would you do after I had to go to work?

- Oh, I could take care of myself.

- No, you couldn't.

- Why can't I be with you?

[sighs]

- It just isn't possible.

- Why?

- Oh, Amy.

Amy, I'd like to.

I-- I'd like to stay with you more than--

more than anything. - Then it's easy.

- No.

No, it isn't.

Look, I'll find you a nice home here in town

where you can stay.

- No!

No!

- I'm sorry, honey.

I'm really sorry but that's the best I can do.

One day, maybe-- maybe I'll be able to explain it to you.

Now, don't look at me like that.

- Are you going to take me to this home this afternoon?

- I don't know, honey.

That depends.

- Can't I stay with you just tonight?

- No! Uh, no, not-- not tonight.

- You don't want me!

You don't want me at all!

- Amy. Oh, Amy--

- No!

- I'm sorry.

[door opens and closes]

- I won't let him take me to that home.

I won't!

- But that's ridiculous!

You can't-- you can't just put her in some home like that.

Let her stay here. - I can't.

- Why not?

Actually, mother mentioned it this morning.

We have all this room.

You'd be doing us a favor, Mr. Jennings.

- Look, no.

Thank you, but it's just-- it's out of the question.

I can't consider it. Your mother is much too kind.

- Chris, come and talk to mother.

Let her convince you if Vicki and I can't.

- You mustn't feel so bad, Amy.

Maybe you'll get to stay here.

Wouldn't you like that?

We'd have fun.

Honest, we would.

We could have another seance.

And that time we'll-- we'll get Quentin Collins.

I know we will.

Don't you even want to stay for another seance?

[dramatic music]

[slow rock music]

- You know, you really don't have to do this.

- Nope. Nope.

I want to buy you a drink at least.

I owe you much more than that.

- Now, you promised.

No more thanks.

- Oh, but you don't know what a problem

it's been for me, this whole thing with--

with Amy and what to do about her.

Now, I understand that this is only a temporary solution.

- Not at all.

Mother said she could stay as long as she wants to.

- The generosity of strangers. [giggles]

- We're not strangers.

- No.

No, you're not.

But, you know, yesterday, if anybody had asked me

about the Collins' of Collinwood I would have said zip.

They're strangers to me.

Thank you.

- The terrible thing is that we'll become attached to Amy

and then you'll marry and want her.

Oh, well.

At least she'll have two families then.

Uh, a daiquiri, please. - And you, sir?

- Oh, I don't know.

A shot of Irish.

- OK.

- Well, I guess it must seem really weird to you

that I don't take care of Amy myself.

I mean, after all, Tom did.

- Tom didn't travel as much as you do.

- No.

No, he didn't.

Still, I mean, surely someone must

have asked why I don't just stay here and settle down.

- Chris, we don't spend much of our time

living other people's lives.

- Oh, I know, I know.

I'm sorry, I don't mean that.

I just meant, you know, it must have come up.

- What you meant is that it worries you.

- Yeah.

Yeah, it does.

- Thank you.

- All right.

- You, um--

You don't think you could settle down, obviously.

- No, not now.

- Psychologically incapable?

- I guess, yeah.

- Well, you may change.

Cheers.

Chris, I, um--

I do hope you'll consider what mother asked.

It would be good if you could stay around town for--

oh, for a week or so.

It would help Amy quite a bit until she

begins to feel secure with us.

Do you think you'll be able to?

- I don't know.

[bell tolls]

[giggles]

- It gets dark so early this time of year, doesn't it?

It always surprises me.

Of course, I'm a summer person, but anyone

who spends winters in Maine is.

- Check, please.

You said you had some errands you wanted to do before--

before the stores close?

- They're not important.

- Well, I have forgotten something I had to do, too.

I forgot all about it.

I must have stayed at Collinwood longer than I--

I intended.

[dramatic music]

- Anything wrong, sir?

- What?

No.

Carolyn, I-- I have to go.

I'll call you tomorrow if, uh--

if I can.

[doors slams and locks]

[breathing anxiously]

[indistinct chatter]

[intense music]

[growling]

[soft rock music]

[lock clicks]

[music stops]

[doorknob rattles]

- Sorry, all closed up.

[growling]

[glass shatters]

[scream]

Oh, no!

No!

[screaming]

[intense music]

[theme music]