who lives in the great house of Collinwood.
Carolyn Stoddard still does not know
that she'’s soon to become the victim of an evil plan.
But Barnabas Collins is only too aware
of the terrible fate that awaits him.
And now he has embarked on a desperate plan of his own.
To save her from the man who threatens her life.
Well, may I ask what'’s caused this sudden about face?
I told you before, Jeb, if there'’s disharmony between us,
our cause will be lost.
You know, I always knew you'’d come around.
Just didn'’t think it would be this soon.
Then you accept my offer.
I accept any offer of obedience.
Well, I'’m pleased to hear that Jeb.
I think it would be appropriate
that we seal our agreement with a drink.
Good idea.
Megan and Phillip keep a bottle around here somewhere.
I believe they keep it in the back room.
I'’ll get it.
[suspenseful music]
Here'’s to our success, Jeb.
Wait a minute.
What'’s wrong?
Nothing.
I want to propose the toast.
To Carolyn Stoddard and her future with me.
Now let'’s hear you say it.
Like you really mean it.
To Carolyn Stoddard and her future with you.
[suspenseful music]
That'’s good. Let'’s have another.
I'’d rather not, if you don'’t mind.
But I insist.
Please, Jeb, I never have more than one drink at a time.
That isn'’t the real reason, is it?
Of course it is.
You'’re lying.
Your whole mood'’s changed.
Why?
Jeb, you tend to forget
that you and I are constitutionally different.
Maybe you forgot.
You put something in that drink, didn'’t you?
Jeb, please don'’t be absurd.
You didn'’t mean a word you said.
You came here to k*ll me.
Jeb, you can'’t go on suspecting everyone'’s motives
all of the time.
Why is it that I just don'’t like you?
Perhaps symbol of authority is what you don'’t like.
You have no authority over me.
Remember that.
Now let'’s review our plan for this evening.
You do remember it'’s tonight, don'’t you?
Yes, I remember.
I'’ve decided that you'’ll pick up Carolyn
at the Old House at :.
Then you will invent some excuse and bring her back here.
Once we'’re back here,
you'’ll take her upstairs and prepare for the wedding.
Does that meet with your approval?
Of course it does.
I told you before that I have no reason
to mistrust your judgement.
Now, may I go?
See you at :.
I find all of this very hard to believe.
And you say that children who appeared
in the antique shop were all different ages?
And yet they showed up a few weeks apart.
Quentin, I ask you not to understand this,
just believe it.
Those children were all one and the same.
And he'’s grown up now.
And his name is Jeb Hawkes.
No human being can grow from infancy to manhood
in a few weeks, Julia.
That'’s true, but this creature is not human.
Now just what are you talking about?
When Barnabas first came back from the past,
he brought a box with him.
A carved, wooden box.
Yes?
Once when I was alone in this room, I listened.
And I heard breathing inside it.
I never did see what the contents were, Quentin.
But Barnabas has since told me
that is contained an essence of something not human.
Of something formless, and terrifying,
but capable of growing at an alarming rate.
And capable of taking human form.
I see.
And just what do these creatures want?
And I wonder why they took over Barnabas
when he was in the past.
Well, they'’re descended from creatures
who lived on Earth before the time of man.
They'’re incredibly evil.
Their aim is to become dominant on the Earth again.
But how?
Young man, this creature,
who lives upstairs at the antique shop...
The plan is for him to marry Carolyn Stoddard.
It'’s frightening, isn'’t it?
Well, there must be some way of stopping it.
That'’s what Barnabas is trying to do this afternoon.
[door opening]
I put enough poison in a drink for him
to k*ll a dozen men, but it had no effect whatsoever.
Then the plan is for you to bring Carolyn to him tonight?
I am here to have her here at :.
Have you told Quentin everything?
Everything you told me, yes.
We have but so little time, perhaps not even enough.
Enough for what?
To get Carolyn away from Collinsport.
Do you think we could persuade her to leave?
I have already tried that.
It didn'’t work.
We'’ll have to use trickery or force.
If we do succeed, where could we take her?
You told me about Angelique.
Now where is she?
Barnabas, I told you I gave Angelique my word,
that I would not involve her with any of the Collins.
But that was before Carolyn was in such danger.
Now tell me where is Angelique.
Honey, darling, I don'’t care about your meeting.
No, look I won'’t get to see you for over a week.
I want to be with you now, for just a little while.
I miss you.
And I love you.
Alright, yes.
Yes, if you promise you'’ll call me back
as soon as the meeting is over.
I'’ll be waiting.
[doorbell]
[suspenseful music]
Barnabas, what are you doing here?
There'’s a very urgent matter I want to talk to you about.
How did you find out where I was?
Silly of me even to ask.
You could only have found out through Julia Hoffman.
She gave me her word she wouldn'’t tell anyone.
Well, I forced her to break her word.
Oh, come in.
Barnabas, Barnabas, please leave me alone.
My whole life has changed.
I'’m very happy living here with my husband.
I want to stay that way.
Angelique, we'’re in terrible danger.
Now with the help of your powers...
I'’ve forsaken all of my powers.
I'’ve forsaken my past.
I'’m married to a man who loves me.
If I revert to what I was I'’ll lose him.
Then you don'’t have to use your powers,
but there is a simple way you could help us.
A very simple way.
What is it that you want?
Carolyn'’s life is in danger.
I must get her out of Collinsport.
Now perhaps without the use of whatever powers you may have.
I still have them all.
The point is, I'’m forbidden to use them.
All I ask you is to keep her here for a few days,
a week at the most.
You have nothing to lose.
I have everything to lose.
Barnabas, if my husband finds out what I was...
Carolyn knew me as Cassandra.
She won'’t recognize you.
You had dark hair.
Please, I beg you to help me this once.
I will never ask you another favor again.
Oh, we both know that'’s not very likely.
Barnabas, tell me why Carolyn'’s life is in danger.
Angelique, have you ever heard of the Leviathan people?
Obviously you have.
Why, they'’re creatures of the underworld.
Well, they do not plan to be that way much longer.
You'’ve become involved with them?
Would it matter if I explained it to you or not?
Yes, yes, it would.
Please explain it to me.
[piano music]
[door knock]
Hello, how are you?
I just came by to say thank you for all you did for me.
I'’m robust and healthy now.
My memory'’s back.
And it'’s very nice to see you.
He told me you'’d begun to remember.
I'’m very happy for you, Grant.
That'’s another thing we'’ve got to talk about right away.
You see, my name isn'’t Grant Douglas.
It isn'’t?
What is it?
Can we go into the drawing room?
Of course.
Is it a deep, dark secret.
Well, I think you should prepare yourself
for at least a mild shock.
Alright, I'’m prepared.
Well, it happens that you and I are distantly related.
How?
Well, I happen to be the great-grandson
in namesake of the man who used to live here.
A man named Quentin Collins.
Quentin?
Something wrong?
Did you know you were Quentin Collins
before you lost your memory?
Yes.
Then why did you introduce yourself as Grant Douglas?
I'’m a writer.
And what I'’ve used Grant Douglas,
among many names, pseudonyms.
I see.
Well, I see, it'’s a pleasure to meet you, Quentin Collins.
The pleasure'’s all mine.
Which brings up another matter.
I stressed that we were distantly related for a reason.
And what'’s the reason?
Well, given half the chance,
I tend to take up a lot of your time.
Beginning tonight, if you'’re free.
I'’m sorry, but I'’m not.
How about tomorrow night?
Completely open.
Good.
Why don'’t we get...
I hope you don'’t mind, I let myself in.
I don'’t think anything you could do could surprise me.
Quentin, this is Jeb Hawkes.
Jeb, Quentin Collins, a relative of the family.
Close relative?
Distant enough to be reckless.
Pops right up, doesn'’t he?
You know I have the feeling that we'’ve met before, Jeb.
You don'’t mind if I call you Jeb, do you?
No, not at all.
I don'’t think we'’ve met before.
Oh.
I just stopped by to confirm our date
and ask you to meet me at the Old House.
At the Old House?
Oh, very romantic.
Megan and Phillip asked me to pick something up
from your cousin Barnabas.
Shall I meet you at
Alright then, at :.
Carolyn, I don'’t think you want to do that.
You know your father'’s k*ller is still loose.
It wouldn'’t be safe.
She'’ll be safe with me.
It was nice meeting you, Quentin.
You don'’t mind if I call you Quentin, do you?
No, not at all Jeb.
I want you to feel free.
So I'’ll see you at
Yes.
-Excuse me. -Certainly.
There was nothing I could do, Angelique.
I was their prisoner.
And up until recently,
they had complete control over my willpower.
Now you need to fight them.
Either that, or see everyone at Collinwood destroyed.
Oh, Barnabas, you'’re taking a terrible risk.
I'’m alright if I can maintain a deception.
But Carolyn is in extreme danger.
Now please help us.
If I say no,
you'’re in a position to destroy my relationship with my husband.
If you say no, I will leave you in peace.
Oh, alright.
Bring her here.
My husband will be away for a week.
But she'’s got to be out of the house before he comes back.
You understand?
I understand.
And I'’m very grateful.
And, Barnabas, remember this, and remember it well.
I still have all of my powers.
If because of you, and because this favor I'’m doing for you,
if my happiness is ruined, I will never forgive you.
Never!
[suspenseful music]
Now let'’s go over it once.
What are you going to tell Carolyn?
A close friend of her father'’s got in touch with me,
and he'’s in Portland, and I promised that I'’d go pick him up
and that I'’d like her to come with me for company.
And that I'’ll have her back here by :.
And your car will break down
at the designated place on the way to Portland.
Nonsense. I don'’t see why you don'’t let me
go to the antique shop and take care of Hawkes myself.
Quentin, I'’ll explain to you in a moment.
Now please go and get things ready.
Quentin we must proceed with care.
Now to deal with him at the antique shop would be suicidal.
Why?
I'’ve told you all this already.
He'’s not human.
Now there'’s certain physiological rules
that he has to go by.
He has a room upstairs at the antique shop.
Now he can change from his natural self to Jeb
anywhere he wants but to make the transformation
from Jeb to back to his true form, he must be in that room.
There'’s no other way he could do it.
Then why don'’t we kidnap him and keep him away from the room?
Take my word for it.
As risky as it is, my way is the best.
[clock chimes]
Carolyn.
Carolyn.
Carolyn.
Carolyn'’s not here.
She'’s not due at the Old House until :.
She must be here.
I'’ve looked everywhere, she'’s not here.
[telephone ringing]
Hello, it'’s for you.
First of all,
I'’d like to know what you'’re doing at Collinwood.
You'’re supposed to be at the Old House.
Or have you made other plans?
Well, I'’m not due there until :.
It'’s not even : yet.
Well, you could forget about being there.
Because I'’ve made other plans.
What do you mean?
I'’ve decided to obey my instincts, Barnabas.
And my instincts tell me you'’re not to be trusted.
I called Carolyn and changed our date for :.
But you can'’t proceed with this without my help.
Well, that'’s what the book says.
And I'’ve decided that the book is as obsolete as you are.
[bell rings]
You'’ll have to excuse me.
She just walked in.
Jeb!
Jeb, listen!
It'’s too late.
Carolyn'’s there now, at the antique shop.
Some sixth sense must have told me to dress early.
Otherwise, I wouldn'’t have gotten here by now.
Well, you'’re here.
And that'’s what matters.
[suspenseful music]
Why are you looking at me that way?
Does it disturb you?
It makes me feel uncomfortable.
Then I won'’t do it then.
I don'’t want you to feel uncomfortable.
Do we have plans, or are we just gonna keep the shop open?
Oh, we'’re waiting for Megan and Phillip to return.
They just stepped out for a minute.
What are we gonna do?
Why don'’t you let me surprise you?
Alright.
You'’re everything I thought you'’d be.
I'’m gonna be very happy with you.
What made you say that?
Because I felt it.
Haven'’t you ever said or done what you felt?
Sometimes I do.
I do it all the time.
Everybody should.
I always do what I feel.
Right now,
I feel like doing this.
Oh!
Jeb, you shouldn'’t have done that.
Why not?
That was an antique
and it didn'’t even belong to you.
Haven'’t you ever felt like breaking something?
Yes, but...
Let'’s see you break this.
Go on.
Break it.
I wish I could begin to understand you.
Maybe you can.
If you just free yourself.
Go on.
Just let it drop from your hand.
What are you doing?
We'’re going to celebrate.
Celebrate what?
Your liberation.
I don'’t understand.
Oh you will, soon.
Drink.
I'’m not sure I want to.
Drink.
I don'’t see any sign of Megan or Phillip.
They'’ll be back soon.
I hope so.
I'’m anxious to leave.
Are you all right?
I don'’t know. I feel strange suddenly.
Everything is so blurry.
You'’re all mine now, Carolyn.
This is the beginning of your new life.
[dramatic music]