720 - March 27, 1969

[bunniefuu]

[Jenny narrating] - Collinwood in the year .

The strange and terrifying events of that year

are gradually being revealed to Barnabas Collins.

He must unravel a mystery of the past

in order to save the life of a young boy in the present.

Before this night is over, he will learn of the existence

of the strange woman in the great house.

A woman plagued by madness.

And this madness may change the course of history.

- Lean back and put this on your forehead.

- Well, thanks.

Boy, if my head would just stop pounding.

- What did she hit you with?

- I don't know.

It all happened so fast.

- You shouldn't have turned your back on her.

Well, I guess I thought I could handle her.

Has Ms. Judith found her yet?

- No, she has looked all through the West Wing,

and now, she's in the East Wing.

- Well, she may not even be in the house.

- Well, she's never left the house before.

- Well, Judith better find her soon.

Before she does some more damage.

- I don't think she will do any damage.

What worries me most

is someone else discovering Jenny!

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Does your head feel any better?

- A little bit.

- I'm sorry this happened to you.

Ms. Judith should never have involved you.

She should have waited for me to come back from the village.

- It doesn't matter, Beth,

because I know your big dark secret.

- And you'd better keep it!

- Because I'm being paid to, I will.

Tell me something,

how long have you known about Jenny?

- From the beginning.

When she had her breakdown

and Mr. Edward sent her away in the tower room.

- Well, you must know what caused her breakdown then.

- No.

- Oh, come on, now.

Really, Beth, you must.

After all, you were her personal maid, weren't you?

- I said I don't know.

Let's leave it at that.

- All right.

- Jenny! - Jenny!

Jenny!

- Do you see her?

- No, but she couldn't have gone far.

- Dirk, we must find her.

- You take the path to the cottage.

I will go to the old house! Hurry!

[wind whistling]

[knocking on door]

- Quentin?

- Surprised to see me, Cousin Barnabas?

- Should I be?

- Perhaps.

It's possible you thought me dead by now, hmm?

- I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.

- Don't you? - No.

- The gypsy tells me that I am marked for death.

Very soon.

You don't know anything about that?

- Nothing whatsoever.

- Do you think the gypsy is lying or telling the truth?

- How would I know?

- Barnabas, don't you think it's time you and I

laid all our cards on the table?

- What do you mean?

- Since you arrived at Collinwood,

you've known a great deal more

than you pretended to know.

- Well, if that's the impression that --

- It's more than an impression!

It's a fact.

Assuming you did come from England,

which I still doubt,

you didn't come here for an ordinary visit.

You came with a purpose in mind.

Now, there is no use denying it

because the facts bear me out.

- What facts?

- You've consistently interfered in family affairs

since you've been here, hmm?

With no proof to go on,

you accuse me of stealing my grandmother's will.

You said that the will would be returned and it was.

And I suspect you had something to do with its return.

- If I did, do you think I would admit it?

- No, I don't suppose you would.

- Quentin, I'm very curious to know more about that

threat of death you mentioned.

- Why?

- Because I don't want anything to happen to you.

- Oh?

- You see, after all, we are related.

- That's very touching.

- Strange as it may seem, it's true.

Your welfare happens to be very important to me.

- I do not welcome your concern

nor do I need your help.

I simply want you to leave Collinwood.

- Leave Collinwood? - That's what I said.

- Well, I can't understand why you would get rid of me.

- It's very simple.

I believe you're up to something.

I don't trust you.

But I have certain plans that I wish to fulfill

and I believe you're going to try to stop me.

I don't think I can make it any clearer than that.

- No, you can't.

Nor can you get rid of me.

I intend to stay at Collinwood.

- All right,

but let me give you fair warning.

If you go on interfering with me,

you do so at your own risk.

Do you understand?

- You have a way of making things very easy

to understand, Quentin. - And you can stop fretting

about the gypsy's death warning.

No one is going to k*ll Quentin Collins!

No one.

- I hope not.

- Goodbye, cousin.

- Quentin, before you go,

since you've been so kind as to give me fair warning,

I think I should reciprocate. - What are you talking about?

- I should give you fair warning. - About what?

- About Angelique!

- Angelique?

You know about her?

- Yes. - How?

- Never mind.

Just be careful of her.

If you trust her, you're a fool.

She is a friend to no man,

and if it suits her purposes, she would as soon

cut your throat as look at you.

- I still don't understand how you could possibly know.

- That is not important! - Yes, it is!

There's more to you than meets the eye, Barnabas.

I think you have your own share of secrets

and I'm going to find out what they are.

Yes!

Perhaps, that's how I'll get rid of you.

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- Jenny?

Are you in here?

It's Beth.

I want to help you, Jenny.

[door opening]

Quentin!

- Well, this is more than I could have ever hoped for.

I didn't think you'd come here voluntarily. - Quentin!

- How did you know to look for me here, huh?

- I didn't. - I see.

You just came looking for me?

- No, I was looking for --

- Who were you looking for?

- No one.

- Then, what are you doing here?

- Nothing.

I - I was just walking through the woods.

- On your way to grandmother's house,

and lo and behold, who should you meet

but the big bad wolf!

- I must get back to Collinwood.

- Don't you think you're being a little ridiculous?

- What do you mean?

- You finally decide that you want to see me alone,

you work up the courage to come here,

and now, you're suddenly getting cold feet.

- No.

It's not like that, Quentin. You don't understand.

- I understand we were meant to be together!

- Not here, not now.

- Yes here and now,

it's time and we both know it.

- I can't stay!

I have to get back to Collinwood.

- Beth!

You'll be back sooner than you think!

- Wilkins, what is it?

What are you doing here?

- I don't --

- Well, speak up.

- One of the children is missing from Collinwood.

Everybody is pretty worried about it.

- Well, that's understandable.

Which child is it?

- It's the little boy, Jamison.

- That's too bad.

How long has he been missing?

- About two hours.

- Well, that isn't very long.

Are you sure that he disappeared?

- Well, he - he could,

he could be hiding around here.

He usually plays in this area.

- Well, if he would have come around here,

I would have seen him, wouldn't I?

- Yeah, yeah. I guess you would have.

I'm sorry I bothered you. - Wilkins, the -

there is a back entrance,

he could have come in that way.

You're free to search the house, if you like.

Come in.

- Well, I - I guess I'd better just to make sure.

- Good.

- If after we've searched the house,

we haven't found him, I'll come and search with you.

- Well, what for?

- Well, so to join the search, of course.

- No, look, you don't have to do that, Mr. Collins.

- Why not?

- Well, I mean, it isn't necessary,

most of the family is out searching already.

- Who is everybody?

- Well, the servants and most of the family,

I mean, it - it isn't necessary.

They may have found her by now.

- Wilkins, what is wrong?

- Well, nothing, nothing.

- Well, then, you're not telling me everything.

- No, no, that's not it.

- Then why do you object to me joining the search?

- Look, Mr. Collins, it's not my place to object.

- I am aware of that, but nevertheless you did.

Why?

- Well, I'm sorry if I gave you that impression.

- If you think that there is some possibility

of the child being in danger --

- No, no, it's nothing like that.

- Then, what is it?

- I'm just worried, that's all.

I'm - I'm just worried about --

Look, I don't want --

The kid shouldn't be out alone at night in the woods.

That's all.

If - if you would like to join the search,

come ahead, it's fine.

- Come with me and we will look through the house.

[knocking on door]

[thinking] - Good girl, Beth.

You haven't disappointed me.

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Jenny!

- Yes.

You're the one.

- I didn't know you were still here.

Nobody told me.

- You're the one who found me.

I was singing that night.

Yes.

And you saw me.

You brought me here.

- It's good to see you again.

- But then you went away!

Suddenly, you went away and left me all alone!

- You know I'd come back though, didn't you?

- No.

- Well, I did.

Just like I always intended to.

- Your name is Quentin!

- Jenny, tell me what's happened to you.

- Mine is Jenny.

And I thought we were going to be so happy together.

- We still can be.

Nothing has changed.

You are still my wife, Jenny.

- Still your wife.

Yes, I am.

Why did you go away and leave me?

- Why don't - why don't we talk about that

on the way back to Collinwood.

- No!

No, we can't go there. We are not allowed.

- Oh, yes, we are. Yes, we are.

It's all right. You'll see.

- I knew you were back. - Huh?

- I heard the gramophone.

- Gramophone?

- Yes.

From that room they keep me in.

- Why don't you let me take you back there?

- I knew I'd find you here.

And do you know why, don't you?

- No, I don't.

- You always came here to meet people.

Remember? - No, no.

- Yes, to meet other women!

- Now, now, that is - that isn't true, Jenny.

- But you thought I was pretty anyway,

didn't you?

- Yes. Yes, of course, I did.

- Do you still think I'm pretty?

- Yes, yes, I do, Jenny.

Now, now, it's getting very late

and we can't stay here.

- Where can we go?

- Back to Collinwood.

- Will you do something for me, first?

- Yes, yes, of course. What is it?

- Kiss me.

- Kiss you?

- Yes!

You mustn't be frightened of me, Quentin.

- I'm not - I'm not. - Then kiss me!

You won't go away any more, Quentin.

You won't lie to me, either.

I feel so sure of that.

- Can we go now?

- Yes!

It's time to go.

- Well, how about the cellar?

Should we look down there?

- No, he couldn't possibly be down there.

- Oh, how do you know that?

- Well, the cellar door is locked.

There is no other way for him to get down there.

- Well, I - I guess I'd better get back to the search then.

Are you coming?

- I'll be along in a minute.

There are some things I have to do here.

You go ahead, I will join you later.

- Beth, is that you?

- Jenny, where have you been?

- I went to visit someone.

Someone you know, Beth.

- Who, Jenny?

- I don't think I should tell you.

- Jenny, who was it?

I have to know if someone saw you.

- Where are my babies?

- Downstairs. Where you left them.

You shouldn't have left them alone, Jenny.

- Has something happened to them?

- No, no, nothing has happened to them.

- Come, let me take you there.

- Beth.

- What is it?

- Quentin is gone!

- Yes, yes.

He's been gone for a long time.

- It doesn't seem so very long.

- Jenny, please!

Come with me.

Come.

- Is anybody here?

Jenny?

- No, Wilkins!

You are going to stay here and answer a lot of questions.

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