663 - January 7, 1969

[bunniefuu]

[Ben narrating] - The secrets of time and space

are no longer a mystery to one man at Collinwood.

Barnabas Collins has known this house for almost years.

Now, he has gone back to it as it was in the year .

He has embarked on a daring and dangerous plan

to change the events

of one twenty-four hour period in history.

[clock chiming]

- Forbes!

- Where are you?

- Over here, Forbes.

- Barnabas, where are you?

- Forbes, over here.

- What are you trying to do to me?

- What are you afraid of, Forbes?

- Come out and let me see you!

Barnabas, listen to me.

Whatever happened couldn't be helped!

What - what are you doing?

What is it?

Why don't you show yourself?

Ah!

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Ugh, don't. Don't k*ll me.

Don't - please. Please, don't k*ll me.

I didn't - I didn't want your mother to die!

- You want to live, don't you? - Yes.

- Then you are going to do just exactly as I tell you to do.

Is that understood? - Yes.

- You showed more ingenuity than I gave you credit for.

This is one of the few weapons you could have k*lled me with.

- What do you - what do you want from me?

- A signed confession.

- What are you talking about? I haven't done anything.

- You gave false evidence against Victoria Winters.

And you lied when you said you saw Peter Bradford

k*ll Noah Gifford.

- No, you're wrong.

- I am not wrong and I am not going to argue with you.

Now, write that confession!

- Oh, you must be crazy.

Do you think I'd be willing to incriminate myself like that?

- I think you're selfish enough

to know what's best for you.

I think you would rather be staying in a prison

than dying in this room.

- Yes, but if you need my help that that desperately,

then you can't afford to k*ll me.

Can you?

- Oh.

- No, I don't want to die.

But then, again, I don't want to go to jail.

Certainly, we can work out some kind of a compromise.

- There is going to be no compromise.

You are going to write that confession

and you're going to sign it!

- All right. All right.

I'll make out a confession, a full confession,

and I'll - I'll sign it.

If you will do the same.

- What are you talking about?

- Oh, come now, Barnabas.

My sins look rather pale besides yours!

If everyone is going to know what I am,

then I think they ought to know what you are.

If you're not going to tell them --

- You will?

- Well, if you force me to.

- You can't if you're dead!

- Yes, but then again, you won't k*ll me.

If you want Peter and - and Vicki to live.

You see, so I have some, some weapons of my own.

I don't plan to sign anything

until I know exactly what's going to happen to me.

- I can take care of you, Forbes,

without having to resort to k*lling you.

- What does that mean?

- Apparently, you are unaware of the powers that I have.

- Powers?

- You think you can dictate to me?

You think the only choice open to me is to k*ll you?

Well, you are a pathetic fool.

- What - what are you going to do?

Barnabas, why are you staring at me like that?

No, keep away from me!

Keep away from me!

No, no. Arg!

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- Ben, come with me.

I'm going to need your help.

- Barnabas, what have you done to him?

- I had to use a little persuasion, Ben.

I didn't want to hurt him because

I wanted him to be well enough to survive in jail.

- In jail?

- Yes. The lieutenant has signed a confession.

We are going to take him into Collinsport

and turn him over to the authorities.

- Won't that be dangerous? - No.

- But he knows what you are.

- He won't tell anyone.

He is far too afraid and his willpower is gone.

Perfect! Excellent!

We are going to take you in to see the constable.

You won't forget your instructions.

- No.

No one forced me to sign that confession.

Every word of it is true.

- Good.

Now, come with us.

- Where are you taking my husband?

Where are you taking him?

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- What happened?

- Forbes is safely in jail.

They are going to release Peter Bradford later tonight.

- What about Ms. Winters?

- I'm afraid that the confession wasn't enough to help Vicki.

- But Forbes admitted that he lied at the trial.

- But the magistrate thinks that there is far too much

other incriminating evidence.

- What are we going to do now?

- I don't know.

- Mr. Barnabas, we've only got about two hours.

- I know that, Ben.

- What are you going to do?

- Stay here.

- What for?

- Never mind, just go Ben, back to Collinwood.

- You made a promise -- - Now, please do as I say.

Go back to Collinwood and wait for me.

And don't argue with me.

- All right.

I'll wait for you.

- Nathan?

Nathan?

Nathan! What's the matter with you?

- Millicent?

- You say that as though you barely recognize me.

- How did you know I was here?

- Well, I saw them taking you out of the house

and I wanted to find out what you had done.

I want to know why they put you in jail.

- Millicent!

Millicent, maybe - maybe, you can help me.

- Oh, I'm not sure I even want to stay here.

There is such a frightful draft in this place.

Have you noticed it, Nathan?

- Millicent, please,

you've got to listen to me and try, please try,

to understand what I am going to tell you.

- Yes. Yes, I will.

Although sometimes, I think that my problem

has been that I've understood you only too well.

Which makes me wonder,

why am I always willing to listen to you?

- Good evening. - Good evening.

- I was afraid your friend wasn't going to leave.

- I see.

- But now that we are alone, why don't we get acquainted?

My name's Crystal, what's yours?

- Is it necessary to give you my name?

- Well, I don't know how we can get acquainted,

if you don't.

What's the matter?

Are you afraid or just shy?

Say, haven't I met you somewhere before?

- No.

- Well, you don't have to get so angry about it.

- I'm sorry. But I'm not angry.

- Well, you do look familiar.

Do you ever go to the Eagle?

- Yes, I - I've been there before.

- Well, why don't we go there now and have a drink?

- I -- I'd rather stay out here.

- Oh, say, maybe, I made a mistake.

I thought you wanted to be with me.

- Oh, I do.

- Well, then, if you don't mind,

I'd like to go someplace where it's a little warmer.

You know what I mean?

- Can't we stay out here

where we can talk for a few minutes?

- Talk?

You are a strange one, aren't you?

Yes, you really are a strange one.

- What's the matter?

- Say, I knew I recognized you

and it has been a long time since I've seen you.

- I think you made a mistake. - No I haven't,

you are Barnabas Collins, aren't you?

- No! - Sure you are!

Oh, I used to see you all the time

down at Collins wharf

going in and out of your father's office.

- Now, listen to me.

- I knew you, but you didn't know me.

Fancy this, me meeting Mr. Barnabas Collins,

oh, wait until I tell the girls at the Eagle!

- Unfortunately, you're not going to tell anyone.

- What do you mean by that?

Why are you looking at me like that?

Oh no! Please!

No!

Oh no! Oh no!

Please, no!

[water splashes]

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- Nathan, you still haven't explained to me why you're here.

What did you do that made them put you in jail?

- Millicent, you haven't been listening.

You haven't heard one word that I've said.

- Yes I have.

But I'm not sure that what you said makes any sense.

- Now, you've just got to take my word for it.

You've just got to trust me. Please.

- I did that before, Nathan.

I trusted you.

And I was sorry.

- Now, we've got to forget the past, Millicent.

We've got to make a new start.

Do you understand?

- Yes.

Yes, I think I would like that.

- But, before we do it,

something must be done about Barnabas.

- Barnabas!

That's the part I don't understand.

Nathan, I was so sure Barnabas was dead.

- Oh, now, Millicent,

you just told me that you saw him take me

out of the house tonight.

Didn't you?

- Yes.

- Well, then, he couldn't very will be dead then,

could he?

- No. No, he can't.

But why did we all think he was?

- Because of what's happened to him.

What he has become.

- Oh!

Oh it's so - so terribly confusing.

- Millicent, listen to me.

I can't tell you why.

But Barnabas is trying to k*ll me.

You've got to help me.

- How?

- I can tell you how Barnabas can be destroyed,

but you've got to promise me

that you will do something about it.

Will you, Millicent? Please? For me?

- I will try, Nathan.

- All right.

You must go back to Collinwood.

You must find a wooden stake and a hammer.

Then you must go to the tower room during the day.

- The tower room?

- Millicent, the tower room, that's where he sleeps

during the day in a coffin.

Now, Millicent, you must take the stake

and you must drive it through his heart.

Do you understand?

- I think so. - Will you do it, Millicent?

- Nathan, I said I would try.

- Barnabas must be destroyed before it's too late!

- It's getting very chilly in here, Nathan.

I - I must go back to Collinwood now.

I'll come and see you again tomorrow.

[door opening]

- I was afraid something happened to you this time.

- I didn't think what would be like being this way again.

- What do you mean? Again?

- I had forgotten how overwhelming

this urge for blood could be

and how helpless I would be to resist it.

- Mr. Barnabas, are you feeling all right?

- No, Ben and I won't until I do what I came back to do.

- We've only got an hour to save Ms. Winters. - I know, Ben.

- How are we going to do it?

- Perhaps, we will have to use force.

- You mean help her escape from jail? - Yes.

- We'll never get away with it, Mr. Barnabas.

The jail is too well guarded.

- I will have to have a few minutes to think about it, Ben.

- There ain't no more time -- - Give me a few minutes, Ben.

I will be in my father's study.

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