598 - October 8, 1968

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR:A strange life or death experiment

has been completed successfully.

And the long night of danger for those who live at Collinwood,

is over.

But at least one man believes that the success

of the experiment must now be reversed.

For he believes, that the female creature brought to life

in the old house, is evil incarnate.

♪ [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[DOOR SLAMS]

Hello, professor.

David, good heavens boy, you gave me a start!

I'm sorry.

Probably wondering what I'm doing in this part of the house?

Yes.

Carolyn told me there was some old books up here,

gathering dust.

So I came up to have a look at them.

Oh, I thought you might be looking for Adam.

You know about Adam?

Oh, sure.

He and I were good friends.

Were good friends?

Well, yes.

Adam went away last night.

He said he was never coming back to this house.

♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ [EERIE THEME MUSIC]

When did Adam tell you this?

Last night.

What time?

Let's see, it was early.

I guess it was about six o'clock.

I came up to bring Adam some new books

and he told me it was the last time I'd ever see him.

How long have you known about Adam?

Oh, a long time, now.

When he was first here, I was pretty scared,

until Carolyn told me not to be afraid

because Adam wouldn't hurt me.

She told me not to tell anyone he was here, though.

And you never did, of course?

That's right.

After a while, Adam and I became pretty good friends.

He used to like to have me up here.

You know, so he could show off how quickly he learned.

Yes. He's capable of learning quickly.

Far too quickly for his own good, I'm afraid.

- What do you mean by that? - Nothing.

What else did he say to you, last night?

Well, he said a lot of things.

I don't remember any of them, though.

He didn't tell you why he was leaving,

or where he was going?

Well, he kept talking about meeting someone new

and starting a new life!

I don't know what he meant by that.

But, where was he going?

Do you remember anything about that?

He was just going away.

Something the matter?

Nothing.

Well, nothing's gonna happen to Adam, will it?

What makes you say that?

I don't know.

Adam's such a strange man.

I'm not so sure he can take care of himself.

That is putting it mildly, David.

CAROLYN:David, are you in here?

Oh, Professor Stokes.

Good afternoon, Carolyn.

What are you doing here?

I came to see Adam, but I understand I'm too late.

Yes. Yes, apparently he's gone away for good.

David, Mrs. Johnson is waiting for you downstairs.

- She has your lunch ready. - I'm not hungry.

David, please go downstairs.

I want to speak with the professor, alone.

CAROLYN:I'm rather surprised at you, professor.

You mean for coming up here without your permission?

Yes!

Mrs. Johnson told me you were out of the house.

You could have waited until I came back.

I'm sorry, but there wasn't time.

And while we're on the subject on my being disappointed in you,

I'd like to know why you told Barnabas

I was keeping Adam here?

I told him nothing he didn't already know.

He only suspected Adam was here.

You confirmed it for him. Why?

Carolyn, can we settle this matter some other time?

At the moment, it's imperative that I find Adam.

If you have any idea where he might be,

please tell me.

CAROLYN:I don't know.

I was shocked when I found out Adam was gone.

He gave no indication he was planning to leave.

He never even said goodbye to me.

I see.

Must have a plan of some sort?

They couldn't survive without one.

They?

Adam and his friend.

What friend?

You don't know about the woman?

Well, no.

No, of course not.

Who is she?

An old friend of Adam's, I suppose.

I know very little about her.

Adam knew no one around here.

He told me that many times.

Where did this woman come from, all of a sudden?

PROFESSOR:I don't know.

CAROLYN:Well how did you hear about her in the first place?

PROFESSOR:Adam told me.

Don't you find it strange, that he told you, and not me?

It isn't the first strange thing he's done.

But Adam always confided in me.

Why should he not have told me about this?

I can't imagine.

Carolyn, would you excuse me now?

We'll talk again, soon.

Where are you going?

I must keep looking for him.

But, why?

If you're so sure that he's gone away with this woman,

how do you expect to find him?

He left here early this morning.

He had no money with him.

They can't have gotten very far.

What about her? Doesn't she have any money?

Neither of them had any means of support, whatsoever.

You, you seem to know a great deal more about them

than you've been willing to tell.

I really must go now, Carolyn.

Please, answer just one more question,

before you leave.

Very well, what is it?

You obviously feel that finding them

is a matter of extreme emergency.

Why?

I'm afraid I'll have to answer that question some other time.

If it's because Adam maybe in some sort of danger,

I think I have a right to know!

- Carolyn... - Is he in danger?

Answer me, professor.

He may possibly be in danger, yes.

CAROLYN:In what way?

PROFESSOR:The mere fact that he set out on his own like this,

places him in danger.

CAROLYN:But...

PROFESSOR:You know as well as I do,

he isn't fully prepared for that.

This woman who is with him,

isn't she capable of taking care of him?

I intend to find that out, when I find them.

Good day, Carolyn.

Keep in touch with me.

- Yes. - Will you?

Yes, I will.

DAVID: Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ [TENSE MUSIC]

Maggie, say something to me?

Anything.

I don't care what it is. Just speak to me.

Don't just sit there, with that look on your face!

Well, if you're not gonna say anything,

then don't look at me!

I mean, look at the coffin, look at the wall!

I don't care what you look at, just stop staring at me!

Alright, then. I won't look at you!

I mean, if you wanna play games, Maggie,

I can play right along with ya.

I mean, don't think I don't know what you're trying to do,

Maggie, because I do!

And it ain't gonna work!

You're trying to bug me, that's all.

And you can just forget it, huh?

You understand Maggie? You can just forget it!

Maggie, come on. Give me a break, will ya?

I'm doing this for your own good.

Don't you understand? Because I care for ya!

Because I don't want anyone to hurt ya!

I mean, Maggie, I never treated ya bad, did I?

I mean, I never treated you bad, like Barnabas did!

I never put you in a coffin, did I?

I mean, Maggie, I'm not a bad guy!

Why are you treating me like this?

Well, look. Get mad at me. Yell at me.

Do anything you want! Call me names, I don't care!

But say something, Maggie!

Maggie, please, please say something!

[CRIES]

Are you ready to let me out now, Willie?

Is that all you got to say?

That's all I'm staying alive for,

to get out of here!

And you're going to help me do it!

No. I can't let you out of here,

and you know why, Maggie.

And you can't keep me here much longer,

and you know why!

I can last as long as you can, Maggie.

No, you can't,

because you're the one feeling the guilt, not me.

Guilt?

Hey, what guilt?

If wasn't for me, you wouldn't even be alive now!

I saved your life, Maggie! I saved your life!

That's a fine way to talk, Maggie.

A fine way to talk.

I'm going to be very patient

and very quiet with you, Willie.

- When you're ready to let me out-- - Shut up, Maggie!

Alright, Willie.

Oh, my gosh, I didn't mean it.

Don't, don't shut up.

Please, please, please keep talking to me.

I didn't mean it.

Oh no, Maggie, please be yourself.

I mean, you haven't been yourself, Maggie.

It's not like you to give somebody the silent treatment.

I mean, that's like torturing somebody, Maggie!

It just ain't right!

But it is right to kidnap someone

and hold them against their will!

Oh, Maggie, please. Let's not start that, again.

Alright, Willie. Whatever you say.

Look, Maggie, I gotta get outta here, now.

I gotta go to the old house.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

I don't like to do this, Maggie, but I got to.

Do what?

I gotta tie your hands and feet.

You can fight me if you wanna, Maggie,

but I gotta do it!

I'm not gonna fight you, Willie.

Go ahead. Tie me up.

Do whatever you want to me!

But somehow, some way,

I'm going to get out of here.

Well, Maggie, I tell ya,

if you got any ideas about working that secret lever

under the door, you can just forget it!

Why do you have to go to the old house?

What do you mean, why do I have to go to the old house?

We have to eat, don't we?

Maybe, you do.

Yeah, well. What about you?

I'm not going to eat anymore.

What's the matter with you? Are you crazy?

What do you mean, you're not gonna eat anymore?

You don't eat, you die!

That's right, Willie.

Oh, you don't wanna die, do ya?

I'd rather die, than remain a prisoner in here!

Well, I ain't gonna let you die. You understand?

And I'm not going to eat one bite of food

as long as you keep me here.

I get it. I know what you're doing.

Well, look. I'm gonna go to the old house.

I'm gonna get food and you're gonna eat it,

whether you like it, or not.

Eating is one thing you can't force

a person to do, Willie.

And I'm not going to eat.

You can fill this place with food

and sit here and gorge yourself,

trying to tempt me to eat.

You can cry, get angry, plead with me!

You can threaten me, but I am not going to eat, Willie!

Ah, Maggie. You don't know what you're saying.

You don't wanna die, anymore than anyone else!

No, I don't wanna die, Willie, but I will, if I have to!

And if I do, you know who will be responsible!

- You, Willie-- - I ain't listening to you anymore, Maggie!

I ain't listening to you, anymore.

I mean, you know, when you're hungry, honey,

you are gonna change your mind because you are human.

Just like anybody else.

[DOOR SLIDES OPEN]

I mean, Maggie, you know,

you've just got to change your mind, that's all!

♪ [TENSE MUSIC]

[GATE OPENS]

♪ [TENSE MUSIC]

[THINKING] I wonder if Willie was in the secret room?

Why would he be in the secret room?

Maybe there's something in there

that he doesn't want anyone to see.

Maybe something horrible?

♪ [TENSE MUSIC]

DAVID: Maggie Evans!

♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[WIND HOWLING]

♪ [TENSE MUSIC]

[KNOCKING]

[KNOCKING]

Professor Stokes.

Were you expecting someone else?

I was just on my way out of the house.

I must see Barnabas Collins, at once.

Where is he?

He ain't here. I don't know where he is.

And what about Doctor Hoffman?

Well, neither one were here,

when I came in the house a while ago.

Do you have any idea where they might be?

It's very important, Willie.

Well, if I knew where they were,

I'd tell you, wouldn't I?

Is something the matter with you?

No, nothing. Why?

You seem curiously ill at ease.

Well, I just had something important to do.

I was in a hurry. Do you mind?

Not at all.

Okay. Then, I'll see you around.

[DOOR SLAMS OPEN]

Where'd that wind come from? It was calm all day long.

It isn't the wind, Willie.

Look outside.

The trees aren't moving.

What's going on around here, anyway?

It's here, again!

What's here again? What are you talking about?

[TWINKLING OF GLASS]

Look. The chandelier.

And the curtains!

The windows are closed. But the curtains are moving!

Hey, what's going on around here, anyway?

I can only describe it,

as an astral projection of some sort.

And it is the same one that was here

- in this very room last night! - Last night?

It happened after the experiment was completed.

I'm convinced it has something to do with that,

but what?

Well, I'll let you figure it out.

I'm getting out of here!

Wait, Willie.

It stopped!

I don't care. I'm leaving!

[DOOR CLOSES]

Fascinating.

Utterly fascinating.

[GATE SQUEaKS OPEN]

David!

Hello, Willie. Where are you going?

What are you doing here?

What are you doing, playing around here?

I'm not playing. I'm looking for someone.

Who?

A friend of mine.

What friend?

What friend? I wanna know who it is!

You don't know him.

Oh, it's a him.

I guess you didn't find him, huh?

No.

Hey, look. David, it's getting dark now.

You better be getting back to Collinwood.

Oh, I found someone else, though.

What are you talking about?

I know why you're here, I saw her.

Saw who?

Maggie Evans.

[GASPS] You've been in that room?!

She said a lot of things, but I didn't understand them.

What did she say?

Well, I don't know.

She kept screaming at me to hurry and untie her.

Untie her?

♪ [TENSE MUSIC]

Oh, David.

You shouldn't have done it!

You shouldn't have let her go.

♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ [EERIE THEME MUSIC]