946 - February 8, 1970

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VOICEOVER:An urgent phone call from

a strange young man has brought Elizabeth Stoddard

back to the great house at Collinwood.

She is not aware that the purpose of the call

was to get her to leave her daughter, Carolyn,

alone in another house,

on an island miles distant,

and now in that house Carolyn Stoddard

is in the greatest danger she has ever known.

[window banging]

[heavy breathing]

Mr. Rumson?

Mr. Rumson, please, come quickly.

[gasps]

[screaming]

[Dark Shadows theme]

[screaming]

[heavy breathing]

I couldn't go through with it.

If she could hear me,

and understand.

Oh, I want you so much to understand.

[Carolyn stirring]

What went wrong?

Nothing.

What about the ceremony?

There isn't going to be a ceremony.

Not tonight.

I don't understand.

Why have you changed back into this form?

She was terrified of me.

Of the way I look.

It can't be that way.

I don't ever want to frighten her again.

SKY: But if you'd gone through with it,

she would have changed back into your true form,

and then she wouldn't have been frightened anymore.

No, I can't do it that way.

Will she wake up?

She'll remain unconscious for quite some time.

We're going to have a problem when she wakes up though.

She's seen you as you really are.

She won't remember anything when she wakes up.

How do you know?

Because I know, now stop questioning me!

You're really upset by this, aren't you?

Yes, I'm upset.

What are you going to do now?

The way I really look is,

is repulsive to her.

So I can't look that way.

But she's attracted to Jeb Hawkes.

And she will be attracted to Jeb Hawkes.

I want her to come to me willingly.

SKY: And then go through with the ceremony?

I don't know.

What do you mean, you don't know?

There's no other way.

According to the book--

Now don't preach to me about the book, Mr. Rumson,

I know all about the it and I know what I have to do,

and the book has nothing to do with it.

Do you understand?

SKY: She's created doubt in your mind, hasn't she?

If she has, I'm quite capable of handling it.

SKY: What's your next move?

You're a man of action, Mr. Rumson,

and quite successful at it, thanks to us.

What would your next move be?

If I were you, I wouldn't stay here too much longer.

I don't think the girl should know

you were here as Jeb Hawkes,

and I don't think Jeb should know.

Right,

on both counts.

Now, I want you to eliminate any evidence

that I was here tonight.

Don't worry, I'll take care of it.

And after that, you go back in there,

you stay with her, and make sure

she remembers nothing when she wakes up.

After that, report to me and call me.

You'll be back at the shop?

No.

- Think I'll go to Collinwood. - Collinwood?

What for?

Think it's about time that I had a meeting with my

future mother-in-law.

[howling]

[growling]

[howling]

[door closes upstairs]

Put the phone down, Mrs. Stoddard.

Put it down.

ELIZABETH: Who are you?

What are you doing in this house?

I was waiting for you, Mrs. Stoddard.

I thought I'd take a look around the place,

get acquainted with it.

I'll be spending a good deal of time here.

Tell me who you are.

Bruno's the name.

But the name won't mean as much to you as this will.

ELIZABETH: [whispering] I see.

You've come to give me instructions.

Exactly.

Shall we go in the drawing room

where we can be comfortable?

Is something wrong?

Is that why Jeb wanted me to come back here?

I don't know why Jeb wanted you to come back here.

I only know you're to stay here

and speak to no one until you hear from him.

Why?

Ours isn't to reason why, Mrs. Stoddard.

We're obligated to obey everything Jeb says.

Aren't we?

Yes, of course.

I must say I like this house.

It will be ideal for us when the time comes.

Don't you think?

Yes, ideal.

Sit down Mrs. Stoddard, make yourself comfortable.

[howling]

It's that animal again.

It must be very close to the house.

Yes, I heard it before when I was upstairs.

Do you know what that animal is, Mrs. Stoddard?

Could be the same one that

tried to attack me in the woods.

When was that?

Some time ago.

I thought it had been k*lled or captured since then.

What did it look like?

ELIZABETH: It looked like a wolf,

but it walked upright like a man.

And wore clothes like a man.

Yes.

So this animal isn't new to Collinwood.

It's been here for quite some time.

Yes.

Do you know something about it?

Earlier this evening, I ran into it in the woods.

I fired a p*stol at it,

wounded it badly, but it managed to get away.

[howling]

It is somewhere near the house.

Maybe I can finish it off.

You're not going outside, are you?

That animal is a greater threat

than you can imagine, Mrs. Stoddard.

Why?

Because it isn't looking for

just an ordinary victim.

It's looking for someone particular.

ELIZABETH: Who?

Jeb Hawkes.

[howling]

Mr. Rumson.

I'm beginning to think my house doesn't agree with you.

CAROLYN: What happened to me?

Don't you remember?

Did I have another bad dream?

SKY: Well, if you did,

it must have made you walk in your sleep.

Walk in my sleep?

I've never done that in my life.

SKY: Well, I can't imagine how else you

could have gotten out of bed and not remember.

Was I out of bed?

SKY: Yes.

I was doing some work in my study.

I heard something crash in here,

so I hurried in to see what happened.

I found you lying unconscious on the floor.

You must have tripped and hit your head.

Yes, my head does hurt.

Do you feel all right now?

I feel terrible about having

been such a burden to you tonight.

Don't bother.

I'm staying up until Angelique gets back.

CAROLYN: She hasn't come back yet?

Oh, it must just be the storm.

I'm sure when it lets up she'll get

the first launch back to the island.

I...

I can't understand what's happening to me tonight.

I guess it's just the strangeness of the house.

No, I've been here for almost a week

and I've been fine, until tonight.

Are you quite sure you don't

remember getting out of bed, or

what happened after that?

I...

I do seem to recall hearing

a banging sound.

Yes, I do remember getting out of bed.

And what did you do?

Um...

My window was open.

The shutter was loose, I...

I went to fix it,

then...

- And then, I... - You what?

I don't know.

You must be right;

I must have started back to the bed, and

somehow tripped and fallen and

hit my head.

Yes.

I guess there can't be any other explanation.

Can there?

No,

I guess not.

[knocking]

Oh, you must be Mrs. Stoddard.

You're Jeb Hawkes, aren't you?

Well, I like you already, Mrs. Stoddard.

We have a lot of talking to do.

Where is...

Where is Bruno?

We heard an animal howling in the woods;

he went out to hunt for it.

Let's hope he finishes it off.

[growling]

Did you suggest taking Carolyn to

Little Windward Island, Mrs. Stoddard?

No.

It was Barnabas Collins.

I should have been notified, shouldn't I?

I assumed you had been.

JEB: Well, before you make such assumptions

in the future, think first.

I'm very sorry, I had no idea.

Oh, it's all right, there's no harm done.

But there is something you must do.

ELIZABETH: What is it?

Now Barnabas is going to want to know

how I found out where Carolyn is.

And you're to say you called me from

Little Windward and told me.

I understand.

But you are not to tell him that

I called you back to Collinwood.

You're to say you came back for some

personal business.

Why did you call me back?

Well, I'd heard you were so

devoted to the cause, Mrs. Stoddard,

I was anxious to meet you.

I've looked forward to this meeting too.

See, I told Barnabas some time ago

I wanted Carolyn to become one of us.

He keeps telling me the time isn't right.

Well, Barnabas is no longer in charge.

I am.

Now I've met Carolyn.

And I've been very impressed with her.

But uh,

I'm interested in her welfare as you are, Mrs. Stoddard.

She definitely has a future with us.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Mother!

You promised me you'd telephone as soon

as you got back to Collinwood.

I know I did, but I was held up in the storm.

I only got back a few minutes ago.

Haven't you gone to bed yet?

Yes, but I woke up a little while ago

and haven't been able to go back to sleep.

Is everything all right there?

Oh yes, just fine.

As a matter of fact, there's someone

here who wants to speak to you.

Who?

ELIZABETH:Why don't you let me surprise you?

Hello Carolyn, it's Jeb.

Jeb!

What are you doing at Collinwood at this hour?

JEB:Well, I had to come because of you.

What are you talking about?

I was in my room in town,

and I suddenly woke up and I had a terrible feeling

that you were in trouble and needed me.

So I got dressed and came to Collinwood

to find out if you were all right.

You are, aren't you?

Yes!

Yes, I am.

Thank you for being so concerned about me.

JEB:When are you coming back to Collinwood?

Sometime tomorrow.

JEB:Well, I hope I'll see you then.

Yes. Yes, I hope so.

Good night, Jeb.

JEB: Good night.

[front door opening]

What happened out there?

That animal's nowhere to be found.

Well.

It was nice meeting you, Mrs. Stoddard.

We'll be talking again soon.

I hope so. Good night.

Good night.

What happened on the island?

Did you go through with the ceremony?

No, and I'll explain why I didn't later.

Right now I've got a personal score to settle

with Barnabas Collins.

I think we have a traitor on our hands, Bruno.

- I'll go with you. - No!

I'll handle this matter alone.

But it's dark out there,

you can't go through those woods alone.

You said that animal wasn't out there.

Well that doesn't make any difference;

it could still be there somewhere.

Look, it's almost daylight,

why don't you wait until the sun comes up?

No, this is too important to put off, Bruno.

I want to see Barnabas Collins now.

[rustling and growling]

Barnabas?

Barnabas!

Where are you?

Barnabas, I need you!

[growling]

[glass shattering]

[Dark Shadows theme]