615 - October 31, 1968

[bunniefuu]

[eerie music]

- Again the sounds of shrill police

sirens have broken the silence on the great estate

of Collinwood, for one man has tried to k*ll another

and vowed that he would keep trying until the deed is done.

- Mrs. Johnson, if you come in the drawing room,

I'd like to hear your account of just what happened today.

- Well, I--

I pray I never live through a day like that again.

The things that I've seen.

Oh, Sheriff, you have to keep Joe Haskell in that jail

because he's going to try it again, I know it.

- Now-- - You should have seen his eyes!

- You just let us worry about Joe Haskell.

We have him in custody.

Now then, Mrs. Johnson, how long have you known Joe?

- Oh, since he was a boy. - Hmm.

All his life?

Now, you went to the old house this morning.

- Yes, I was worried about Mr. Barnabas

so I went down to the old house to see if he was all right.

And the door to the old house was open so I just went in.

I saw Mr. Barnabas and Joe Haskell was standing over him.

Joe had a rope around Mr. Barnabas' neck,

and Joe was pulling the rope tighter,

and Mr. Barnabas was strangling.

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- Dr. Hoffman.

- Oh, is he all right? Is he?

Is-- is-- is Barnabas all right?

- Yes, I understand he is. - Are you sure?

- Oh, yes.

Joe-- Joe ran out when I came in,

and I tried my best to make Mr. Collins as comfortable

as I could. - Well, I-- I'd better go.

- I'd like to talk to you first, doctor.

- But surely it can wait.

- Dr. Hoffman--

Mr. Collins, and then you came here.

- Yes.

- Joe Haskell was found an hour later at the Eagle Hill

cemetery by Mr. Roger Collins.

- That's correct.

- That's all, Mrs. Johnson.

- Thank you.

- Now, Dr. Hoffman...

- I'm-- I'm not sure what I can tell you, Sheriff.

Obviously I wasn't aware that-- that all this had happened.

- I have a feeling you know why Joe Haskell did it, doctor.

- I don't. I don't at all.

- Dr. Hoffman...

- Well, he's not well, obviously.

- Why does Joe Haskell think Barnabas Collins

is trying to k*ll him?

- Does he?

- That's his defense.

Or will be if this is brought to trial.

In your opinion, doctor, does he have any reason to think this?

- No.

No, of course not.

- I see.

What about Haskell's medicine?

I understand that he says it was poisoned.

Was it?

- Yes.

- Who could have put the poison in it?

- Any number of people. - Who?

- Well, Barnabas, me, Willie Loomis, Maggie Evans.

She visited him.

- Where is the medicine now?

- I left it at the old house.

I came here to get some fresh medicine.

Sheriff, I-- I'll be honest with you.

I-- I don't have any idea how the poison could have gotten

into the medicine bottle.

- Barnabas Collins was giving Haskell

a dose of the medicine when you noticed something was wrong.

- Yes, but-- but Barnabas didn't know.

- Did he usually give Haskell his medicine?

- Any of us did.

Whoever was sitting with him.

- But you know of no reason why Barnabas Collins

wanted Haskell dead?

- Well, of course not.

Barnabas was responsible for saving Joe Haskell.

Joe is-- is-- is-- is not completely rational, Sheriff.

He's disturbed mentally.

[sighs]

I don't think you can take his-- his accusations seriously.

- I think you can.

Someone has driven Joe Haskell to this irrational state,

as you put it, and I mean to find out who it is.

Oh, uh-- you may go now, Dr. Hoffman, and attend Mr. Collins

if you wish.

And you might warn him that I have many questions to ask him,

too.

- So, Sheriff Patterson wants Joe Haskell's medicine,

does he?

Very well, he shall have it.

I had nothing to do with the poison, Julia.

Nothing at all.

And no one can prove that I did.

- Barnabas, will you-- will you let me examine you?

- No.

- But Joe might have hurt you.

- I'm all right, Julia.

- Well, obviously you're not.

- My throat is getting better.

[sighs]

- Barnabas, Sheriff Patterson is--

is going to come and question you.

Unless I can truthfully say that you're in no condition to--

- You shouldn't be thinking about me, Julia.

- Shouldn't I?

[sighs]

I am.

Sheriff Patterson implies that it's-- it's quite serious.

I-- I think so too.

I think you should call a lawyer.

- Julia, you should be thinking about Joe Haskell

and what will happen if the police find

those marks on his neck.

- Well, what if they do find them?

- And what if they ask him to explain how he got them?

- Well, he won't tell them.

He didn't tell us.

And besides, what if they do find out who the vampire is?

Perhaps they can be more successful than-- than we were.

Barnabas, what difference does it

make who catches the vampire?

- A great deal!

- Why?

- Well, if they find the vampire, I'm sure that...

That my past will somehow be discovered.

- Oh, Barnabas, that's insane.

You've-- you've got no connection with it.

- Well, I don't want to take any chances.

Now, where is Joe?

- He's in the hospital under guard, I assume.

- Well, as his physician you can see him, can't you?

- Yes.

- Then I want you to go there now, this very minute,

and find out what he has said.

That is the most important thing.

And if you can, try to give him a sedative

so he can't say anymore.

- Barnabas, why are you so afraid?

- Well, I'm concerned about what Joe Haskell might say!

- Why are you?

Why?

- All right, Julia!

If you choose not to help me, you might as well

go back to Collinwood.

- I want to help you.

- Then you know how you can.

- Yes, I'll--

I'll go to the hospital.

[sighs]

But, Barnabas, I-- I wish I understood.

- I've explained it all. - No.

There's one thing you haven't explained:

why you suddenly seem to be protecting the vampire.

Why?

- You know I'm doing no such thing, Julia.

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- I've-- I've always prided myself on not saying too much

but Sheriff Patterson just rattled me so.

I-- I hope I didn't get you into any trouble, Mr. Collins.

- Of course you didn't, Mrs. Johnson.

- Well, I don't think you heard what I said.

I-- I had to tell him that you told me not to call the police.

And I didn't call them.

I resisted the temptation.

But, you see, Mr. Roger didn't know

that you didn't want the police involved.

- Well, I was concerned about Joe Haskell.

That's why I didn't want anyone involved.

- That's a very Christian attitude of yours.

I'm afraid one that I couldn't have.

What's wrong?

- It's Sheriff Patterson. [gasps]

Oh, don't get upset now, Mrs. Johnson.

I'll-- I'll explain everything.

Now, just be calm.

[knocking]

Well, Sheriff, good afternoon.

- Mr. Collins. - I was expecting you.

Come in.

- Yes, I assume you were.

- Goodbye, Mrs. Johnson, and assure my cousin Elizabeth

that I'll be all right.

- Yes.

- Now, won't you come into the drawing room, Sheriff?

Could I give you some sherry?

- No, thank you, Mr. Collins.

- Well, it's a most unfortunate incident.

I do hope that you will give Joe Haskell the proper care.

- Oh, don't worry about that.

- Oh, but I do.

It's tragic to watch someone you know collapse as he has.

- Joe Haskell was staying here with you before the incident,

wasn't he? - Yes.

- How long had he been here?

- Oh, two-- no, three days, I believe.

- Why was he here?

- Well, I'm sure you know the story.

Won't you sit down, Sheriff?

- Yes.

I've not heard your version of it, Mr. Collins.

- Well, I'm sure my version doesn't differ from any other.

I was walking in the woods one night at the estate

and I found him.

He was rather badly injured.

- How had he been injured?

- Well, I don't really know.

- Now, Mr. Collins.

You brought him here.

You called Dr. Hoffman.

Surely you must have some theory as to what happened to him.

- Well, I gather that he himself caused the wound.

- You mean he tried to commit suicide?

- Yes.

- You must realize that if you had taken him to a hospital,

the police would have automatically been called in.

- Yes, I suppose I knew that.

- Is that why you didn't take him to the hospital?

- Of course not.

Dr. Hoffman felt that he shouldn't be moved.

His condition was such that--

- That three days later, he was strong enough

to get out of bed, attack you, and run through the woods.

- At what cost to himself?

Now, Julia Hoffman is at the hospital now.

She's-- she's terribly concerned that his actions might cause

a serious relapse.

- Mr. Collins, I would like to know why you didn't report

his attempted suicide to us.

- Well, my dear Sheriff Patterson, Joe is a friend.

I-- I don't want it known he's been having

such a difficult time recently.

- Why has he?

- I'm afraid you'll have to ask him.

I can't answer that for him.

You see, I simply felt that under the circumstances,

the fewer people that knew about what he had done, the better.

- And the result is Haskell tries to m*rder you.

- Oh, I believe that also has been overstated.

- Oh, come now, Mr. Collins.

Mrs. Johnson told me exactly what

happened when she walked in this house.

- Oh, Mrs. Johnson was hysterical.

I'm-- I'm sure her story was more--

well, more vivid than real.

- Joe Haskell has admitted what he did.

He swears that he will try again.

- I don't believe he will. - I do.

He thinks he has a reason to k*ll you.

- That's an aberration.

- He thinks you're trying...

You're trying to k*ll him.

- Well, Sheriff, you are dealing with a man

who is not in control of his faculties, obviously.

- When Joe Haskell broke up with Maggie Evans,

did you, uh, try seeing her?

- Seeing her?

- Yes.

Did he have any reason to be jealous of you?

- Over Maggie Evans?

Good heavens, no.

- Well, then over any other woman?

[dogs howling]

[scoffs]

There is something-- someone missing in this case,

and I have a hunch that it's a woman.

Am I right, Mr. Collins?

[dogs howling]

[creaking]

- Barnabas?

- Joe Haskell and I never quarrelled over any woman

so I'm afraid your hunch is wrong.

- Well, Dr.--

Dr. Hoffman says that he, uh--

his medicine was tampered with, that it had been poisoned.

- That's correct. It's here.

I'm sure you would be interested in testing it.

- Yes, Mr. Collins.

Very interested.

[dogs howling]

And after we've checked out the medicine,

I'm afraid I'm going to have many more questions to ask

you, Mr. Collins.

Mr. Collins?

Mr. Collins!

- I'm sorry.

- Barnabas, you must come to me.

I told you to be here when I awoke.

Why didn't you come to me, Barnabas?

Why?

Come.

Leave your house.

Now.

- Where are you going, Mr. Collins?

- Nowhere.

Nowhere at all.

- You know you want to come to me.

Why are you fighting me?

You know how much I need you now.

Come to me.

Come to me.

- No.

- Please.

- No.

- Mr. Collins, what did you say?

- Oh, nothing.

Nothing.

I must be suffering from the effects of my experience.

I believe you were asking a question.

- What question, Mr. Collins?

- I-- I don't really remember.

I'm sorry.

I-- I don't feel well, you can see that.

I-- Can't we discuss these questions further

at some other time?

- I don't understand, Mr. Collins.

Something is happening in this house now,

isn't it, Mr Collins?

Something that's making you feel this way.

What, Mr. Collins?

What?

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- Oh, Sheriff Patterson.

- Oh, I hope I didn't frighten you, Dr. Hoffman.

- The woods are-- are scary.

- Yes.

I wouldn't be wandering around in them if I were you.

- I was just taking a shortcut to the old house.

Oh, the dogs...

- Yes.

They upset Mr. Collins, too.

- Oh?

- Dr. Hoffman, you're close to Mr. Collins, aren't you?

- Yes.

- Uh, is he usually in the best of health?

- Yes.

Yes, of course he is.

Why?

- Well, he, uh--

he's acting so strangely.

He-- it was almost as if he were having an attack of some kind.

- Really?

What kind of an attack?

- I don't know.

He was standing there at the window listening to those dogs.

He didn't seem to hear a word that I was saying.

It was as if he were ill.

I thought he was going to faint.

He kept talking to himself and it

was as if those dogs howling did something

to him, something that changed him completely.

[wind whistling]

- I will not go to her.

Not tonight.

It is too dangerous.

I will not go!

[female laughter]

- I can't let you alone, Barnabas.

- Leave.

- If you won't come to me--

- I couldn't.

The police were here.

- Come to me now.

- Didn't you hear me?

The police may come back.

- Have you given Joe the medicine?

Is he dead?

- No.

No, he's alive.

Julia-- Julia Hoffman stopped me.

- What?

Then we must finish him now.

- We can't.

The police have him.

He's in the hospital.

- How dare you fail me!

You've not yet learned, have you,

that you must not disappoint me?

No, you are still too much your own person, Barnabas.

I will not have that.

No, I will not.

You must learn that you are mine.

- No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

- Can you hear me, Barnabas?

Now you must know how much mine you are.

Now you must know that soon you will be with me forever.

- Barnabas?

- Stay away from me.

- Barnabas, what is it?

What's wrong?

- Nothing.

Nothing you-- you can do anything about.

- Barnabas!

Barnabas.

[gasps]

Oh, Barnabas.

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