545 - July 26, 1968

[bunniefuu]

- With the coming of this night, the new and dangerous secret

within the great house at Collinwood

has been discovered by one more person, a man whose evil

power knows no limits, and who will use the secret

to further his own ends.

- Where have you been all day?

- Out inspecting the grounds.

- What for?

- I told you I had a way of finding out

where Adam is, didn't I?

- Have you done that?

- With a little help from the spirit world, yes.

- You know where Adam is now?

- More or less.

- Tell me.

- Oh, I'm terribly sorry, my dear.

But I gave my word I wouldn't tell anyone else.

- Will you stop teasing me and tell me where he is?

- Roger!

How good to see you back.

How was your trip?

- Quite depressing, I'm afraid.

Hello, darling.

- Hello, Roger.

- Depressing, you say?

Well, I'm sorry to hear that, Roger.

- Cassandra, how is David?

- He's fine.

- Listen, I'm going to leave you two alone.

I know you both have a lot to talk about.

And I have quite a bit of reading to do upstairs.

- Nicholas.

- Now, don't invite me to stay for a drink.

I have a great deal to do upstairs.

Goodnight, Roger.

- Goodnight, Nicholas.

- Goodnight, dear sister.

♪ [music playing]

♪ [eerie theme music]

- Cassandra, why do you keep staring up there?

- I'm sorry, darling.

I was thinking about something.

- Come into the drawing room.

I want to talk to you.

Would you like a brandy?

- No, thank you.

- Cassandra, I know that you and Liz never

got to be the best of friends.

But I should think that by now, you

might have asked me how she is.

- I'm sorry, darling.

I meant to ask you as soon as we were alone.

Has there been any change?

- No.

She's still a very sick woman.

- That's too bad.

I know you had high hopes for her improvement.

- Yes, but it was obvious that there wasn't

any the moment I saw her.

She still thinks she's Naomi Collins living

in the th century.

I just can't understand it.

Liz has always been such a--

she's always been so stable.

How could her mind just snap like that?

And her preoccupation with death becomes more frightening

every time I see her.

I don't know what to do.

I'll need all the advice and moral support

that you can give me.

Cassandra?

If you're neither concerned nor interested in what I'm saying,

I wish you would say so.

And I'll stop wasting my time and yours.

- Sorry, darling, I was listening to every word

you said.

Please, go on.

- So, you are Adam.

- Who are you?

- The name is Nicholas Blair.

Hasn't Carolyn told you about me?

- No.

You will leave, now!

- Leave?

My dear fellow, I just came in.

We haven't had a chance to get acquainted yet.

You and I are going to be very good friends.

- No, Carolyn is my friend.

- Professor Stokes is also your friend, isn't he?

- You know Professor Stokes?

- Of course.

That's how I knew you were here.

- He told you?

- Yes.

- Why?

- Now, Professor Stokes has been your teacher, hasn't he?

- Yes. - I happen to be a teacher too.

And I'm going to take up where Professor Stokes left off.

I'm going to help you, Adam.

You'll be through with these simple books in no time at all.

And then we can begin with your higher learning.

You're not afraid of me, are you?

- No.

- That's good, because you have no reason to be.

I'm your friend.

And I'm going to help you.

- Does Carolyn know you are here?

- No.

- She will be angry.

- Are you afraid of Carolyn?

- No.

- Do you like her?

- Yes, I like her very much.

- Well, then, why should she be angry?

- I don't know.

- You mustn't worry about what other people think about, Adam.

And you needn't always do what other people want you to do.

You must learn to be a strong-willed individual.

- Individual.

- You are Adam.

You are bigger than other people.

You learn fast.

You have a better brain.

You can do things that other people can't do.

You are very strong.

You are a very important person.

- Important.

- Yes, you don't know yet how important.

But you will, with my help.

You are most extraordinary, Adam.

I've been around for a good many years.

But I've never seen anyone quite like you.

Shall I tell you the kind of person that you are?

You are a man who, with my guidance,

can alter the course of history.

Yes, you and I shall be going a long way together.

- What are you smiling at?

- You, and your perpetual unwillingness to learn.

- To learn what?

- Working yourself into a rage never

gets yourself anywhere with me, and it never has.

But then I suppose if it makes you happy.

- Well, you know, it doesn't.

- There, you see?

What happened to Roger?

- He's gone upstairs.

Well, I suppose you're going to tell me now that you

haven't even found Adam

- No, on the contrary, I have.

- Where?

- It seems he's been secreted away in a room in the west wing

by the mistress of the house.

- Carolyn?

- Interesting, isn't it?

- Yes.

How soon can I see him?

What are you laughing at?

- How soon can you see him, indeed.

You can't wait to get at him, can you?

- That's not true. - Of course, it's true, my dear.

You are obsessed with this curse against Barnabas.

And you know that Adam is the only instrument

you have left for obtaining the cl*max to that curse.

I'm going to warn you again.

You stay away from him.

If any harm comes to Adam, you will pay dearly for it.

- Why are you so anxious to protect him?

- I have some very important plans for him.

- You have what sort of plans?

- You'll know in due time.

But to tide you over, just say that I have a vested interest

in his future.

- Carolyn.

- Adam, what are you doing here?

- Are you angry with me?

- You frightened me. - I'm sorry.

- Adam, why did you leave your room?

You promised me you would stay there.

Don't you remember?

- Yes, but--

- Adam, has something happened?

- I have to tell you.

- Tell me what?

- About the man who found me.

- Someone came to your room?

Adam who was it?

- Nicholas.

- Nicholas Blair found you?

- Yes.

- When?

- Tonight.

- Adam, you haven't done anything to him, have you?

- No.

- I don't understand how he got into that room.

The door was locked.

- I don't know.

- What did he do after he found you?

What did he say to you?

- So many things.

I don't remember.

- Never mind.

It makes no difference now.

I'll find Mr. Blair and handle him myself.

- Are you angry?

- Yes.

Not with you.

I'm glad you didn't panic when he came in.

And I'm very glad you came and told me as soon as you did.

- I'll go back to my room now.

- No.

You were very lucky not to have been seen coming here.

You might not be say lucky on your way back.

You stay here and wait for me.

I'll come and get you, as soon as I'm finished with Mr. Blair.

- OK.

- Carolyn, I thought you were in bed asleep.

- Sit down, Mr. Blair. I want to talk to you.

- You seem to be angry about something.

- There's something I think I should make very clear here.

- You are a guest of the Collins family.

The privileges of guests do not include wandering anywhere

you may please in this house.

- You are referring to my visit to the west wing, of course.

I am sorry if I've uncovered an unfortunate family secret.

- What you discovered, Mr. Blair, is not a family secret.

- I see, just your secret?

- You have no business being in the west wing

in the first place.

What were you doing there?

- I'm afraid if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.

- Just tell me.

- I've always had a keen fascination

for old architecture, especially in the European tradition.

And Collinwood seems--

- You're right.

I don't believe you.

If your only interests were architecture,

you wouldn't have found it necessary to break

into a locked room.

- To begin with, I didn't break in.

The door was open. I simply walked in.

- That door was locked.

- Perhaps it should have been, but it wasn't.

That's why I saw no harm in going in.

- You're lying.

- Carolyn, if the door had been locked,

how could I have possibly have gotten into the room?

- I don't know.

But you didn't go into that room to study architecture.

You went there because you knew someone was there,

someone you were looking for.

- You mean Adam?

- Yes.

- Why would I go looking for a man that I've never even met.

- Professor Stokes told me this morning

you were asking questions about Adam.

- That's true.

But I was only expressing a natural curiosity

about the man.

After all, he has been the subject of a great deal of talk

lately, hasn't he?

- Yes. He has.

- In fact, there are some people who

seem to feel that he is quite dangerous.

- I am not one of them.

- Obviously not.

But the Sheriff is.

- Do you intend going to the Sheriff with what you know?

- No, I don't.

- Then what is that you're after?

- I am not after anything.

- I don't believe you.

What do you intend to do about Adam?

- Yes, now that is the question, isn't it?

Now, I could have asked you a great many embarrassing

questions about the strange man in the upstairs room.

But I haven't done that, have I?

- No.

- And I could have reported what I had seen to the Sheriff.

But I haven't done that either.

And I don't intend to.

- Let's get to what you do intend to do.

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

- That's what I said.

- May I ask why you're being so magnanimous?

- Now, I wouldn't call it that at all.

I would call it simple courtesy.

- What does that mean, Mr. Blair?

- Well, if you weren't so busy working up

hostilities towards me, you might

find that I am not your enemy.

I have nothing against you or any member of your family.

And I understand my status as a guest in your house

far better than you think I do.

Now, quite by accident, I saw something tonight

that I shouldn't have seen.

I can't forget having seen it.

But I feel I am obligated to respect your right of privacy.

You have my word that I will never mention this

to another living soul.

Now, I hope I've put your mind at ease.

- Let's say you have for the moment, Mr. Blair.

- Only for the moment?

- Yes.

- Well, I was in hopes that I could win you over completely.

But I am a patient man.

I can wait.

Goodnight, Carolyn.

- Well, no one saw us.

I hope this doesn't happen again.

- Everything all right now?

- Yes, but we must be more careful.

I still can't understand how Nicholas got into this room.

- I was sitting here studying.

And I went to get a book.

I heard him speak.

I turned around. He was standing there.

- It's possible that Harry left the door unlocked

after he brought your food.

He's just witless enough to do that.

- Ask him.

- Don't worry.

I'll give him the third degree in the morning.

- Third degree?

- Let's not get you started on slang expressions yet.

You have enough to do as it is.

- I like your smile.

- Adam, it's very late.

We should both get some sleep.

Goodnight.

- Goodnight.

- To be free and healthy as long as Adam lives.

Adam will drain Barnabas' affliction from him,

but will not suffer from the disease itself,

because he lives.

But if Adam dies, Barnabas Collins

will be as he was before.

[music playing]

- So you are Adam.

You must not die through magic.

Nicholas would surely know that I was responsible.

No, it must be done as only another human being

could do it.

♪ [music playing]

♪ [eerie theme music]