305 - August 25, 1967

[bunniefuu]

[Dr. Hoffman narrating] - There are those who conceal horrible secrets

in hiding places that are undreamed of.

They feel secure in the knowledge

that they will never be found out.

But, sometimes,

discovery comes from a source

that they would never suspect,

a source that they would never believe existed.

[mimics g*nf*re]

[Sarah] - David.

- Sarah! Hi!

- Hi.

- Where have you been?

- Oh, around.

- Around where?

I haven't seen you at all.

- Around here, mostly.

Where have you been?

- Oh, I've been down by the ocean,

skipping rocks on the waves.

- That sounds like fun.

- If I had known where you lived,

I could call for you, and you could come too.

Where do you live, Sarah?

- Oh, I'd like to tell you, David, but...

I can't.

- Why not?

- Because it's very hard to explain.

Very, very hard to explain.

♪♪

[waves crashing] ♪♪

- Why are you keeping it such a big secret?

- Because it has to be.

- Well, I like secrets.

I really do.

And if you want to,

you can keep yours a secret,

but I would like to know what it is.

- Well, I can't tell you that one,

but I can tell you lots of others.

- How about one that you can tell me?

- I told you one once.

- Which one?

- Remember the one about my friend, Maggie Evans?

I told you she was alive.

- That's right, you did.

That was a good one.

No one believed me when I told them.

And, boy, were they surprised when Maggie came back.

You know, that's the best kind of secret to have.

The kind that nobody will believe.

- Oh, I know lots like that.

- You know, I think that's what I like about you.

Everything is such a big secret.

Some people have even asked questions about you.

- Have they?

- Yes.

- What kinds of questions?

- Oh, questions like...

who you were and where you live.

- What'd you tell them?

- Well, just what I know.

Nothing, and it's true.

I don't know a thing about you.

- You still like me though, don't you?

- I said I did.

Well...

I sure would like to know why you're so mysterious.

- Because I have to be.

- If you have to be, you have to be.

Well, it's getting sort of late now.

I have to go.

- Oh, can't you stay and play with me for a little while?

- No. I'd like to, Sarah,

but they're expecting me.

- Please, just for a little while.

- Well, Sarah...

It's dinner time.

Well, don't you ever have to go home to dinner?

- No. No, I don't.

- Well, you're sure lucky.

Don't you ever have to...

Can't you stay out as long as you want?

- Yes.

- You mean, you don't ever have to go home?

You're lucky, I'd really say so.

But, if I ever stayed out that late,

you know, I'd get m*rder*d!

I'll see you, Sarah.

- Please, David! Don't go!

- Well, I have to.

You're not afraid to stay here, are you?

- No, it's just that I hate to be alone.

- For someone who hates to be alone,

I sure never see you with anybody.

- Please, David.

If you'll play with me now,

I'll take you to a good place to play.

- A good place to play?

What do you mean?

- Well, a special place.

- Special place?

- A secret place that nobody knows about.

- A secret place around here?

Well, I know all the places around here.

- Well, no, not around here.

- Well, does it take long to see?

- Not if we take a shortcut.

- Well, you're sure no one knows about it?

- No one but me,

and I'll take you there, too.

- Where is this place?

- Eagle Hill.

- You mean up where the cemetery is?

- Yes.

- Well, I think we'll make it, if we hurry.

Come on, Sarah, show me where it is.

♪♪

- Good evening, Willie.

- Well, hello, Barnabas.

You're later than usual.

- Yes, I know.

- Anything the matter?

- Yes. - What is it?

- Where is Dr. Hoffman?

- Well, she was here earlier today.

She said she'd be back tonight.

Is anything wrong?

- I feel strange.

- What do you mean?

- I can't say exactly, but...

something is affecting me.

- You mean because of the experiments?

- Well, it could only be that.

I'm forced to make a decision.

Should I allow myself

to be Dr. Hoffman's Guinea pig... or not?

- Well, it's worth trying, isn't it?

There's a lot to be gained.

- There's a lot to be lost.

I may have to call it off.

My existence will have to continue as it was.

There is too much at stake.

I cannot allow myself to be incapacitated

by this experiment.

It could lead to my downfall.

- I didn't think anything could happen to you.

- And I intend to see that it doesn't.

But there is something else that's troubling me.

Something that is more complex

than anything I've ever experienced.

- Well, what's that?

- Sarah.

Little Sarah.

I don't understand her presence.

I don't understand it at all.

[knocking on door]

- That must be Dr. Hoffman.

- Let her in.

- Good evening, Willie. - Hello.

- Is he here? - Inside.

- Good evening, Barnabas.

- Good evening.

Forgive me for not rising.

- Well, of course.

How do you feel tonight?

- Not well, doctor.

- Oh? What's the matter?

- Well, something is happening to me,

and I don't like it.

I would say that it is connected

with the experiment you are conducting.

- I see that it's taking effect.

- Is it?

Then I'd like to know what it is

and what it means.

- Of course.

I have to do a series of tests anyway.

We'll see what the progress is.

- If, indeed, there is any progress at all.

- Oh, well, there is.

We're making progress. I know it.

- We'd better be, Doctor.

We'd better be.

- Come downstairs, and let's start the tests.

- I'll be down in a moment.

- All right, then I'll prepare things.

- I don't trust her.

We had better be on our guard,

particularly now.

I don't understand these injections.

They could be harmful.

I want you to remember something.

If for one moment you suspect

that what she's doing

could be something like that,

you must destroy her.

Do you understand?

- I understand.

♪♪

- Sarah?

Sarah?

Sarah, if you don't come out from hiding,

I'm gonna head for home.

Sarah, it's late enough.

- Here I am!

- I just looked over there, and you weren't there.

You always seem to just pop up!

Where were you hiding?

- I was right behind you.

- Well, if you keep disappearing,

I'm gonna head for home.

- Oh, no, David, please don't.

- What did you bring me to this place for?

- Because this is it.

- You mean, this is where you play?

- Sometimes.

- Well...

It's a pretty creepy place.

Do you have friends that play here with you?

- No, no one ever plays with me here.

You are the only one I've ever taken here.

- You mean you come in here alone?

- Yes.

- Wow.

What's so secret about this?

I mean, anybody can come in here

if they want to.

- Oh, but this isn't the secret.

- It isn't? Where is the secret?

- Over there.

- Over there?

- Sure, come on.

- Hey!

Do you know what this is?

This is the Collins family tomb.

- That's right.

- And your secret place is in there?

- Yes.

- You mean, you come in and out of there?

- Yes.

And I want you to come in with me now.

- I don't know, Sarah.

- Come on, David, follow me.

Let's go in.

- I don't know, Sarah.

It's not right.

- It's all right. Come on.

- Well, the door must be locked.

- No.

Open it.

All right, now let's go in.

♪♪

- I've made an analysis of the test results.

I'm certain you will be pleased.

- And are you pleased? - Yes.

- I was quite sure you'd say that.

- What do you mean?

- You couldn't possibly give me a bad report.

- Well, I would if I had to.

- I doubt that.

- Are you suggesting that I'm lying to you?

That I'd lead you on and make you believe

that your condition was improving?

- I'm suggesting just that.

I'm suggesting that you'd say or do anything

to continue these experiments.

- I am a doctor.

I wouldn't waste my time like that.

- But to fail in this

would be to fail totally.

- No, we are already beyond that point.

Things have begun to happen,

good things!

The facts bear it out.

- But how can I be sure of your facts?

- Because of the changes in you,

the sensations you're experiencing.

I've altered the cellular structure

of your blood cells.

You're feeling it through your entire circulatory system.

This is a strong indication

that the experiments are succeeding.

- Oh, I only wish you could appreciate

what I have accomplished.

- I wish I could, too.

- Everything I believe is at stake!

- So is your life, Doctor.

So is your life.

♪♪

- Is it necessary

for you to continually threaten me?

I know the status of our relationship.

- Well, if you know that,

then we have no problem.

What can I do so that you can trust me?

- You can tell me how long these experiments will continue.

- I can't be certain.

But we're getting closer to it.

I'll be checking your progress more frequently.

And you'll be able to judge yourself.

- I must tell you that,

if I feel that there's any further weakening,

I'll have to say that

the experiments are through.

- Why are you so concerned with--

with temporary weakness?

- Because I have something to do,

something that will require all my strength.

- What?

- I have to deal with a situation,

a person.

Someone who has...

come into my way.

- I assume you're referring to Burke Devlin.

- Yes, I am.

- Barnabas...

Don't risk k*lling now.

Not when we are so close to success.

- But he is interfering with my plans.

He is beginning to be suspicious of me.

He is asking questions.

He's got to be removed.

- Well, if...

Burke Devlin is interfering with your plans,

then he is interfering with mine.

I can't let this happen.

- Then I see we agree on something.

- Yes, we do.

Devlin has to be taken care of.

But the method is something else.

I don't believe that violence is the answer.

I believe that Burke Devlin

can be gotten off the track.

Please, let me handle him.

- Then do it, Doctor.

Not only for his sake,

but for yours.

♪♪

- Well, gee, Sarah, it's interesting and all that,

but... what can you do here?

I mean,

what kind of games do you play?

- It isn't much fun

because I'm mostly all alone.

But now that you're here, it will be better.

- Well, what do you do here?

- Oh, sometimes I just come here to sit and think.

Sometimes I come here to cry.

- I don't want you to cry, Sarah.

- Oh, I won't cry...

Not now, because you're my friend.

- I'm trying to be your friend,

but I don't know anything about you.

- I'm proving to be a good friend

by bringing you here.

- That's right. I know lots of kids

that wouldn't share a secret like this.

- Oh, but this isn't the secret.

- It isn't? Well, what is?

- Come on, I'll show you.

- What next?

- See that lion's head?

- Yes.

- Pull the ring in its mouth.

- Pull the ring? Why?

- You'll see, just pull it.

- I can't reach it.

- Stand up on here.

- But Naomi Collins is buried there.

- That's okay, stand up.

- Now pull the ring, David. Pull!

[struggling]

[door sliding open]

- Hey, wow!

What's in there? - You'll see.

Come on, David.

- How did you ever find out about a place like this?

- Oh, I found it.

- Hey, there's a coffin!

- I know.

- You mean, you come in here with that coffin?

- Yes.

- Who... Who's in there?

- You'll see.

- What do you mean, "I'll see?"

- I want you to open it.

- You-- Sarah, wait a minute.

Coming in here is one thing,

but opening up a coffin is another.

- No. It's okay.

I want you to see it. - Don't open it.

- You have to see it.

- Let go, Sarah.

- I'm telling you, you have to see it!

- Sarah, Sarah, wait.

Okay, okay, I'll help you.

[coffin creaking open]

♪♪

[announcer] - "Dark Shadows" is a Dan Curtis production.