673 - January 21, 1969

[bunniefuu]

[Julia narrating] - This night has already brought terror to Collinwood,

for a young girl was stalked and attacked

by a strange savage creature

and she barely managed to escape with her life.

She is safe now,

but the terrors of this moonlit night have not ended,

for Barnabas Collins has left Collinwood

on a dangerous mission,

to hunt down and destroy the creature

that moves through the darkness

with one desire, to k*ll.

[branches rustling]

- Who's there?

[g*n shot]

[growling]

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[eerie music] ♪♪

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[growling]

[dog howling]

[clock chiming]

- Amy?

What are you doing awake and dressed?

- I have to go out.

I have to go and see my brother.

- At this hour?

- I have to.

- You will go right upstairs and go back to bed.

- No, Dr. Hoffman. I can't.

I've got to see Chris.

- Well, you can see him in the morning.

- No, that will be too late. - Too late for what?

- Something is happening to him

and it's happening right now.

- Amy, what are you talking about?

- I had a dream.

The scariest dream I've ever had

and Chris was in danger!

Terrible danger!

- What kind of danger?

- I don't know.

That's why I've got to see him to find out.

- Amy, you can't see him now.

- No, I must.

I've got to see Chris.

I've got to make sure that he's all right.

- No, Amy, I forbid you to leave this house.

- Please, let me go. Please!

- No, Amy. You can't now.

- Why not?

- Because - because it is dangerous for you to go

out alone in the woods alone at night.

- I'm not scared.

I'm only scared because of Chris.

- Amy, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Chris is all right.

- He isn't! He isn't!

I've got to see him now! Please, Dr. Hoffman!

- Now, Amy, listen to me! Stop this! - I'm scared!

- Listen to me, Amy, don't be unreasonable.

Amy!

- Dr. Hoffman, please let me go.

Please! - Amy, Amy!

I can't do that.

- Why not? - Because, Amy --

Amy, now -- - Please!

- Now, listen to me and stop this, Amy!

I will go to the cottage and see Chris.

- You?

- Yes, I will talk to him.

- You will? - Yes, I will.

Will that satisfy you?

- Oh, yes, I just want to make sure he is all right.

- You stay here and be quiet until I come back.

I won't be gone long.

- Oh, I will, Dr. Hoffman. I'll do anything that you say.

Why are you taking that g*n?

- Because I told you Amy, it's dangerous in the woods.

Now, you stay here quietly

and be a good girl until I come back.

I won't be long.

- I will, Dr. Hoffman. I promise I will.

- Chris!

Chris!

Chris!

[wind whistling]

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[growling]

- Dr. Hoffman?

- Yes, Amy.

- Did you see, Chris?

- Yes, I did. He's fine.

I had to wake him up.

- Was he all right? - Yes, he's fine.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

He said to tell you not to worry about him.

- Why didn't he come to see me tonight

when he was supposed to?

- Well, he couldn't, Amy.

- Why not?

- Well, something came up. He had some business.

He had to go into town.

- Will he come to see me tomorrow?

- I'm sure he will try to.

- Thank you for going.

- Now you go to sleep now.

Do you want me to come up with you?

- Oh, no.

I will be able to go to sleep now

because I won't have any problems

about worrying about having nightmares.

- All right, Amy. Goodnight and sleep well.

- Goodnight, Dr. Hoffman.

[thinking] - Something has happened to Chris.

What?

Where is Barnabas?

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[thinking] - Blood!

What happened last night?

Carolyn?

No!

[thinking] - I've got to find out!

Oh, I can't let anybody see me like this!

- Dr. Hoffman?

- Good morning, Amy.

- Have you seen, Carolyn?

- Carolyn?

She is resting now, why?

- Because she said she'd take me into town today

and I just wondered where she was.

- Oh, well, I'm - I'm afraid she won't be able

to take you into town today.

- She won't? Why not?

- She - she isn't feeling well.

- What's the matter with her?

- She - she had an accident.

- An accident? What kind of an accident?

Please, I want to know.

- All right, Amy.

I suppose you'll find out soon enough anyway.

- Find out what?

- Carolyn was attacked in the woods last night

by an animal.

- An animal?

What kind of an animal?

- We don't know.

She should be - she should be better.

She must stay in bed all day today.

- Oh!

But, I didn't want anything bad to happen to her.

- What did you say?

- I said, I never wanted anything bad

to happen to Carolyn.

- Well, none of us did, but --

but it - it is fortunate because she might have been k*lled.

- k*lled?

- Well, it didn't happen, Amy.

So - so try not to think about it.

- I can't help it.

- Carolyn is going to be all right.

Don't worry about it.

- But she shouldn't have gotten hurt.

I'm so sorry it happened.

- We're all sorry.

But, you couldn't have prevented it from happening.

None of us could have prevented it but --

perhaps when she wakes up, you can visit her.

- I want to go outside.

- Outside?

- Yes.

I want to go outside and play.

- Don't you want to see Carolyn?

- Yes.

Later.

But first, I want to go outside.

And play.

- Well, I - I don't really think

you should go outside, Amy.

- That animal won't come near the house

and I won't go far.

Just outside the front door.

- Please?

- Well, if you stay near the house

I suppose it might be all right.

- I will. I promise. I will.

- All right, Amy. Go and play.

[knocking on door]

- Who is it?

- Barnabas Collins.

- Just a minute.

Oh, hi, Mr. Collins.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

- Did I wake you? - No. No.

I was just getting dressed.

Oh, excuse me.

I don't know why I'm yawning.

I got plenty of sleep.

- Then you were here all night?

- Yeah, sure. Why - why wouldn't I be?

I live here now.

Oh, won't you sit down?

- Thank you.

Carolyn was worried about you.

- When?

- Well, last night when you didn't come by to see Amy.

- Oh, yeah, I - I wanted to explain about that.

You see, something came up.

It was - was urgent business.

Is Carolyn still worried about me this morning?

- Well, I haven't seen her this morning.

But you should have called her.

She was afraid that something might have happened to you.

- What - what could have happened to me?

- The same thing that happened to her.

- What do you mean?

- She was attacked last night in the woods by a wild animal.

- What?

- I spent the hole might trying to hunt it down,

but I couldn't find it.

- She... Carolyn isn't -- - Dead?

No.

- Thank God!

- She managed to escape but she was hurt.

- How badly?

- Well, she has some cuts on her face.

- Is that all?

- Yes but she was still shaken up quite badly.

- Well, maybe I should come up and see her then.

- Yes, I think that would be a good idea.

- All right. I'll be up to Collinwood

just as soon as I can get dressed, all right?

- Very well.

- OK, tell her and I'll be on up there.

Thank you very much for coming by.

Oh, she was alive.

Oh, thank God. She's alive.

- Beth?

Beth?

Where are you?

Beth, I have to talk to you.

Please. It's important!

You did come! I'm so glad!

Beth, why did David break his promise?

He promised me that Carolyn wouldn't be hurt and she was.

Why did you let it happen?

You didn't want it to happen, did you?

Then, why did it?

Don't cry.

I know you didn't want it to happen any more than I did.

But how can I protect Carolyn?

How can I protect anyone?

Why are you pointing?

There is something you want me to do.

But what is it?

I know.

I know.

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[knocking on door]

Chris?

- Barnabas, I - I was so worried about you

when you didn't return.

- I had to keep searching

until I decided it was useless.

- But you did manage to sh**t the animal.

- Yes, point blank.

- But it's still didn't die?

- No.

- But you said -- - I know what I told you.

The blast from that g*n should have k*lled

any living creature and it should have!

[knocking on door] - Barnabas --

- That must be Chris. - Chris?

- Yes, I had stopped by the cottage.

I told him about Carolyn.

- Mr. Collins? - Come in, please.

- Oh, thank you.

- Chris, you're all right!

- Yes, I'm fine.

I'm worried about Carolyn. Naturally.

- I've been worried about you.

- Well, there's no need to.

He spent the entire night quietly at his cottage.

- Yeah, I was just sleeping through all the excitement.

I wish someone could have told me.

I feel that there was something I might have been able to do.

- But --

- Yes, Dr. Hoffman?

- Oh, nothing.

Nothing, I'm sure you want to see Carolyn.

She is awake now. You can go on up.

It is the second door on the right

at the top of the stairs.

He's lying!

- What?

- Barnabas, Chris, Chris, he is lying.

He did not have a peaceful night's sleep.

I doubt that he had any sleep at all.

- How do you know that?

- Because I went to the cottage close to dawn.

I was worried about Chris

and I went to see if there was anything wrong with him.

And he was gone, Barnabas.

The place was a shambles but he was gone!

Why would he lie?

- I don't know.

- I've done it, Beth.

Just the way you told me to do it.

Is that all, Beth?

Can you hear me?

Are you watching me?

- Sweetheart, what are you doing here?

Amy, what is it? Is something wrong?

- No, not now.

- Oh, what do you mean, "not now?"

- I've got to go now. - Why?

- I just got to.

- Amy, now, tell me, honey. Is there something wrong?

- She's calling me.

- Who?

- Can't you hear her? - No.

- I can. - Amy!

My shirt!

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