599 - October 9, 1968

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NARRATOR:Darkness has just descended over Collinwood.

Night once again shrouds the walls of the great house

as it shrouds the walls of the Old House on the great estate.

There is danger in this night, danger for Barnabas Collins.

For on this night, he may be exposed and destroyed.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

WILLIE: Barnabas!

Barnabas!

- Barnabas! - What is it, Willie?

Oh, thank goodness you're here.

- Well, what is it? What's happened? - It's Maggie.

What about her?

She knows all about you, what you are,

what you did to her.

I realize that,

but I also realize that we can't keep her

locked up in the mausoleum forever.

That's just it, Barnabas. She's not there anymore.

She got out, she escaped.

- Escaped? - Yeah.

She's probably on her way to the police right now.

Barnabas, what are we gonna do?

♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ [EERIE THEME MUSIC]

Barnabas, answer my question. What are we gonna do?

Well, we're gonna find her, Willie.

When did she get out?

Oh, I don't... Maybe a half hour ago.

Suppose she's possibly had time to reach the police?

Maybe, maybe not.

She was pretty weak when I left her, Barnabas.

She didn't have much strength.

Maybe she passed out in the woods.

Well, we better find her, Willie.

Barnabas, you're not gonna hurt her, are you?

You're not gonna do anything to her?

Let's just find her, Willie.

[THINKING] I don't know if I have the strength to go on.

I've got to, but where can I go?

To Collinwood.

No, no.

Barnabas Collins might be there.

I've got to get to town.

I've got to get to the police.

- Willie. - Huh?

How did she escape?

What? What do you mean, how did she escape?

I want to know. How did she escape?

- It was David. - David?

David, he found her, he let her go.

How do you know?

Well, he was out in the mausoleum.

He was playing around and he found her there

and he let her go.

He admitted it to me.

You're lying, Willie.

Lying?

You let Maggie escape.

Me?

Yes. I know how you feel about her.

You took pity on her and let her escape.

Then you thought over what you had done and panicked,

and came back with that ridiculous story about David.

But, but, Barnabas, it's not a story,

it's the truth.

How do you know that?

David just wandered...

into the mausoleum and opened the panel?

You expect me to believe that?

No, Barnabas, it isn't the way it happened.

He was curious.

He saw me coming out of the mausoleum.

That's why he went inside.

And after he got inside, how did he open the panel?

He doesn't know it's there. He doesn't know it exists.

He does, Barnabas.

How do you know that? How did he find out?

Well, I don't know,

but you remember the time he was lost

and we suspected him of being in there?

Well, he was.

I see.

Yeah, he was in there right along.

He knew about it all along.

I see.

Barnabas, we're just wasting time talking here.

Maggie's escaped.

She's probably on her way to the police right now.

Don't you see, Barnabas? We gotta find her.

I mean, we just got to.

♪ [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

What if the police don't believe me?

What if they think I'm crazy?

Julia Hoffman can tell them I'm her patient

and I've been committed to Windcliff.

What should I do?

What?

Joe.

Find Joe.

He'll believe me. He'll protect me.

He'll tell me what to do.

Joe. Got to find Joe.

♪ [EERIE MUSIC]

Night.

I can feel her out there.

I can feel her eyes watching me.

I know she's calling to me.

[WIND HOWLING]

I won't come to her. I won't.

This time I'll resist her.

I've got to.

I can't let myself go near that house.

I've got to stay in this room.

I can't go out.

I've got to stay here.

[FOOTSTEPS]

Joe.

You didn't answer me when I called you,

so I came to you.

Why didn't you come, Joe?

How did you get in here?

Doesn't matter how. I'm here.

I don't want you to be here.

You know that isn't true.

Yes, it is.

You need me as much as I need you.

I hate you.

I hate everything that happens when we're together.

But you still need me.

I wish I didn't.

But you do.

Yes.

That's all that matters.

Look, you shouldn't have come here.

- It's dangerous. - Why is it dangerous?

Someone might have...

might have seen you enter the building,

come into this room.

You don't want people to know that we see each other.

No one saw me.

How, how can you be sure?

I am.

Look, I don't... I don't want you to be here.

Please. Please leave.

Joe, you know you don't want me to leave.

I do.

Look at me and tell me that.

You know what you've done to me.

You know what you've done to my life.

I know you've lost your job,

and your precious Maggie Evans.

All because of you.

But you still have me.

[YELLS] I don't want you!

ANGELIQUE: Stop saying that. You know it isn't true.

It is true!

Why does it have to be me?

Why couldn't it have been somebody else?

Because I do want you, and so I shall have you.

[WIND HOWLING]

WILLIE: Barnabas, look.

- What is it? - It's Maggie's, it belongs to her.

Oh, I'm positive.

She's been here.

She couldn't have gone to Collinwood.

She must be heading for town.

- Then we still got a chance to find her. - Why do you say that?

You don't know how weak she was, Barnabas.

I don't think she could make it into town.

We must find her. Come quickly.

Why can't you go?

Why can't you leave me alone?

So many useless questions.

I wish I'd never...

gone to Blair's house that night. I wish I...

You wish you'd never met me?

But you have met me, and nothing can change that now.

I suppose not.

Oh, look at me, Joe.

No.

Why do you resist?

- You know it's useless. - I...

- Turn around and look at me. - No, no.

Turn around, Joe.

Now...

look into my eyes.

Look deep into my eyes.

I...

You have no will of your own.

- You cannot resist me. - Oh, please, please.

You cannot resist me.

Say it.

I...

cannot...

resist you.

[IN LOW VOICE] There.

Put your arms around me.

[WHISPERING] Oh, there.

You're happy now, aren't you?

You know you want to be with me

more than anything in the world.

Happy, yes, yes.

Never forget that.

And don't ever try to resist me again.

No. No.

You won't try again, after tonight.

[SCREAMING]

JOE: Maggie!

Maggie! Maggie.

♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Maggie, Maggie.

She saw us, she saw us.

Yes, it was unfortunate.

Is that all you can say?

Well, what do you want me to say?

I told you not to come here tonight.

I told you it was dangerous.

The appearance of your friend was unexpected,

to say the least, but don't worry about it.

JOE: How can you tell me not to worry?

I'll see to it that the situation is...

resolved.

What do you mean?

ANGELIQUE: You'll find out shortly.

No, I don't understand.

You don't have to understand everything.

Maggie, Maggie.

Look, you better get out of here before she comes to.

You...

Angelique? Angelique?

[MAGGIE GROANING] Angelique?

[MAGGIE GROANING]

Maggie. Maggie.

- Joe. - You all right?

That girl. Is she gone?

Yes.

Oh, Maggie, I wish you hadn't come.

I wish, I wish you hadn't seen her.

Joe, who is she?

No, her name isn't important.

I wish I could tell you who she was.

I wish I could tell you what she's doing to me,

but I can't, I can't.

Joe, I can understand.

What?

I know what she is.

I know what she's been doing to you.

How could you possibly know that?

Because the same thing happened to me.

What? What are you saying?

- I've been attacked the same way. - Maggie!

Joe.

We've got to escape.

Both of us.

We've got to get out of this town.

I... I don't think I can, Maggie.

I don't think I can escape her, not now.

Joe, you've got to try.

We've got to get to your car and drive.

Just drive as far away from this town as we can.

Escape.

Yes.

- Joe, help me up. - Yes.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Don't answer it.

JOE: I don't wanna answer it, but I...

Joe, please don't.

I...

Just wait. Whoever's there will go.

[KNOCKING CONTINUES] Maggie. Maggie.

- What is it, Joe? - I have to open,

- I have to open the door. - No!

I don't, I don't want to, but I have to, Maggie.

- Joe, please don't. - I'm sorry.

If you open it something terrible will happen.

I know it.

[SOBBING] Joe, please.

[DOOR OPENS]

♪ [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- Barnabas. - What is it?

Well, maybe we should search some more.

You know as well as I do that would be useless.

She escaped two hours ago.

She would have got to the sheriff by now.

Oh, what are we gonna do?

Wait.

- For the police? - Yes.

What are we gonna tell them?

That Maggie Evans is insane. What else can we tell them?

Oh, Barnabas, she'll be able to prove some of the story.

She'll be able to take them to the mausoleum,

show them the secret room.

She'll get David to tell them.

They'll start an investigation. Barnabas, they're...

Don't you think I know that?

Man, there's got to be some way out of this, Barnabas.

There may be no way out.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Fine, we stay here.

Yes.

Barnabas.

Leave the talking to me, Willie.

Hello, Barnabas.

Joe.

Why are you looking at me that way?

Well, I didn't expect to see you.

Oh, well, I just stopped by to deliver a message from Maggie.

- Maggie? - Yeah, she, uh, she'd like to see you.

BARNABAS: She would?

JOE: Yeah, she wants you to stop by her house,

whenever it's convenient.

I see.

Well, I just, uh, I just stopped by to deliver the message.

I won't take up any more of your time.

- Good night. - Good night.

Barnabas, why does she want to see you?

Why didn't she go to the police?

I don't know.

I don't know what's happening, but I've got to find out.

♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Barnabas, hello.

Maggie.

Hello, Willie.

Hi.

Joe must have told you that I wanted to see you.

Yes, he gave me your message.

Well, won't you come in?

Oh, of course.

Is something wrong?

Maggie?

Be quiet, Willie.

No, nothing's wrong.

MAGGIE: You both look so strange.

Well, I'm just surprised

that you wanted to see me, that's all.

Well, you needn't have rushed right over.

What I wanted to see you about really isn't that important.

It isn't?

No, I...

I just wanted to give you these.

These drawings?

Yes, they're sketches that Pop made

before he started your portrait.

I thought you might want to have them.

BARNABAS: I see.

MAGGIE: Do you want them?

Yes, thank you.

Maggie?

MAGGIE: Yes?

I mean, only reason you wanted us over here

was because of those pictures?

Yes, why?

WILLIE: Well, no reason. I, I just...

Yes?

Oh, it's nothing, skip it.

Oh, Willie, I'm very glad you came over, too.

It's been a long time since I've seen you.

Yeah, yeah, it has been a long time.

It's been quite a while, hasn't it?

Just how long? I forget.

Well...

I guess it's been about three or four weeks, anyway.

Yeah, I guess it has been that long, hasn't it? Yeah.

MAGGIE: Well, don't be a stranger.

Stop by anytime you want.

WILLIE: Thank you, yes.

Thank you, Maggie, for the, for the pictures.

- We must go, Willie. - Sure.

Do you have to leave so soon?

Can't you stay for a cup of coffee?

Thank you very much, but we must go.

Good night.

Goodbye, Maggie.

Goodbye.

I...

I mean, I don't get it, Barnabas.

I just don't get it.

Someone must have found her before she got to the police.

And that someone erased her memory.

Yeah, but who did it?

Julia?

No, she tried before and failed.

Then who?

Blair.

What?

Blair must have done it.

He's the only one who could.

But he was Cassandra's brother.

- Why would he help you? - I don't know.

I only know that someone has been helping me.

First with Carolyn, and now Maggie,

and it must be Blair.

Why would he help you, Barnabas?

I mean, it just doesn't make sense.

He'd only have this done for a reason.

He must have had a plan,

and it must have been diabolical.

But what could it be?

What could it possibly be?

♪ [DRAMATIC NOTE]

♪ [EERIE THEME MUSIC]