998 - April 21, 1970

[bunniefuu]

[eerie music]

NARRATOR:This is Collinwood as it exists

in the strange and disturbing world of parallel time.

A world in which Barnabas Collins

lies trapped in a chained coffin,

the prisoner of a man named Will Loomis,

unable to witness or deal with the terrifying events

going on around him.

One such event

is the effort of a young chemist in Collinsport

to alter the human personality,

separating the good from the evil,

and he has succeeded,

for he has discovered another side to his own personality,

one that may permanently change his life.

[distant whistle blowing]

VOICEOVER: The antidote, I must have it.

The police will track me here.

I must be Cyrus Longworth again.

[suspenseful music]

- Jaegar? - Ah, Mr. Collins.

Well, well, well, so you're Jaeger.

At your service.

Well, aren't you surprised that I know who you are?

Where's Cyrus Longworth?

Oh, that's strange,

I was about to ask you the same question.

Don't lie to me!

[laughs]

Mr. Collins, you're a gentleman, would I ever lie

to a gentleman?

Then why don't you tell me what you've done with him?

What can one do to Cyrus Longworth?

That is an interesting theoretical question.

Jaeger, where is he?

You know.

Oh, now you're going to accuse me of being a burglar.

Well, Cyrus can explain all that.

Can he now?

Yes, he gave me the combination to the safe,

I'm keeping some of my belongings and valuables there.

You know, I don't believe a word you're saying.

Now where is he?

JAEGER: You keep saying that.

I'm going to keep saying it and keep asking it

until I get an answer.

Or until Cyrus Longworth walks down those stairs.

[eerie theme music playing]

You're a persistent man, Mr. Collins.

And obviously a very dedicated friend of Cyrus Longworth.

He must appreciate it a great deal.

And what are you to Cyrus?

How long have you known him?

Oh, we've only known each other a very short time.

Where, and how?

JAEGER: I think you can ask him that.

But I'll have to see him first, won't I?

Oh, I'm sure you'll see him.

When he gets back into town.

QUENTIN: He hasn't left town, and you know it.

I don't like a man

who raises his voice to me, Mr. Collins.

Jaeger.

You gave a check to a girl last night.

It was signed by Cyrus Longworth.

It was dated yesterday, the day after Cyrus

was supposed to have left town.

Now how do you explain that?

I'm not obliged to explain anything to you, Mr. Collins.

Perhaps you'd like to explain it to the police, eh?

I think I would tell them

the same thing I'm going to tell you.

Now, I am not guilty of any crime.

You can't accuse me of anything.

But if you want to make a fool out of yourself,

go ahead and call the police.

The phone is right there.

Jaegar!

[banging]

Jaegar!

Jaegar!

[banging]

What's happening?

Sabrina, do you have the key to the door?

Yes, why?

Get it for me quickly.

Hurry.

Quickly.

Who were you yelling at?

Well he's gone.

Quentin.

Quentin, I want to know what happened.

You must tell me.

You know the man we were talking about earlier?

The man who said he was a friend of Cyrus's?

Here.

John Jaeger?

Yes.

When I got to the lab here, he was here.

Here?

But how did he get in?

The same way he got out, through this door.

He had a key.

That's incredible.

Cyrus would never give to anyone a key to the laboratory.

No, no, no, no,

the fact that he has a key doesn't necessarily mean

that Cyrus gave it to him.

What are you saying?

I don't mind telling you,

but after meeting that man, Sabrina,

I'm as worried as you are about Cyrus's safety.

You think maybe Jaeger did something to Cyrus?

QUENTIN: I don't know what to think.

Maybe we ought to call the police

and tell them that Cyrus is missing

and that this Jaeger's...

Sabrina.

We don't have enough proof.

We have no proof that Jaeger has done anything to Cyrus.

But we know Cyrus's behavior.

And we know that something must've happened to him.

Yes, but what?

[door closes]

[footsteps]

Well, I thought I heard noises down here.

Hello darling.

Quentin, what brings you here at this time of the night?

Cyrus.

We were both very worried about you.

You were worried about me?

Why?

We thought something terrible had happened to you.

I kept trying to call you at your hotel

that you were to stay at in New York.

Oh, I'm sorry darling,

I should've left a note or something.

No, we, my colleagues and I,

changed our plans

and stayed at a friend's house in Portland,

and we just got back earlier this evening.

Wait a minute.

You mean you've been in Portland

since the night before last?

CYRUS: Yes, of course.

Why are you so mopey?

Cyrus, tell me, are you acquainted with a man

by the name of John Jaeger?

Well yes, yes I am.

Why?

Well, simply that when I got to your lab here tonight,

he was here.

And?

Well apparently he got in by himself.

He had his own key.

I don't have any idea how he got it.

Oh, I gave it to him.

You did what?

I don't understand why you both look so shocked.

Cyrus.

You don't mean that you consider this man

one of your friends?

Well, yes I do, as a matter of fact.

Professionally speaking.

I've been trying out tests on his,

the personality traits,

in connection with my experiment.

Why?

CYRUS: Well, when I met him,

I found him to be an ideal subject.

Cyrus, are you aware that he gave someone

one of your checks signed by you?

Well, do you find that shocking?

No, I just find it strange,

seeing as how the check was dated yesterday

and you were out of town yesterday.

Ah, I gave him that check.

I gave it to him the day before, and I postdated it.

Isn't that a rather odd thing to do?

Quentin, are you doubting my word?

Cyrus, I've known you for a long time.

I just find it very difficult to believe

that you would associate with such a man,

even professionally.

Well, Quentin, I must admit,

when I first met him,

I had never met anyone like that before in my life.

But he simply did have some rough edges around him.

Cyrus.

What kind of a hold does this man have on you?

What do you mean?

QUENTIN: Now listen to me.

I give you my promise

that whatever you say will not go beyond these doors.

Quentin, I don't understand what you mean.

Are you being blackmailed by John Jaeger?

Of course I'm not being blackmailed by John Jaeger.

Now listen, both of you.

My relationship to Jaeger is purely professional.

It is nothing more than that.

Now both of you, I appreciate your concern for me.

I think it's very nice,

but I don't think it is necessary.

Now, I can end my relationship with Jaeger

at any time it suits me.

Now you must believe that.

Is there anything else you want to speak to me about,

Quentin?

No.

Not tonight.

But if I'm right about Jaeger,

feel free to call on me.

Well, I appreciate that,

but I don't think that will be necessary.

Good night, Cyrus.

Sabrina.

Good night.

Good night, Quentin.

[door closes]

Cyrus.

Now that we are alone,

I hope you will tell me what really happened

after you left here the other night.

Now Sabrina, for the last time,

I went to Portland with several of my colleagues.

We decided to go to a house,

we conducted an experiment,

we got back earlier than we thought

because the experiment failed.

I'm sorry.

Well, you needn't be.

Sometimes failure can be rewarding,

in its own way.

What do you mean?

Well, something quite exciting happened.

We found this exciting thing,

and I must follow up with it very soon.

SABRINA: What was it?

Well, I really can't discuss it now,

not until the work is more complete.

What about this guy Jaeger?

CYRUS: What about Jaeger?

He sounds so awful.

Is it really necessary for you to associate with him?

Why is everybody so preoccupied with Jaeger?

Why don't you and Quentin leave Jaeger to me?

I think I can handle him better than anyone.

Whatever you say.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I snapped at you.

I'm sorry.

I just...

I just can't think anymore.

My professional life is my own, as I've told you,

and I have to have complete isolation.

I understand.

And as far as Jaeger is concerned,

he's going to be back here a number of times,

and I think you had better not associate with him at all.

As a matter of fact, have nothing to do with him.

All right.

I won't.

[door closes]

Cyrus.

You're back.

I've got to talk to you right away.

It's very important.

Sabrina, could you leave us alone for a moment?

Yes, of course.

Bruno, I hope this won't take too long,

I have a great many things to do tonight.

I need your help, Cyrus.

You're the only one I can turn to.

Why, Bruno?

What happened?

You remember Damien Edwards, don't you?

Well, yes,

the playboy friend of Angelique's.

Wherever did he disappear to?

Well, he didn't disappear, he died.

I've seen his ghost, Cyrus.

At Collinwood, in the cottage.

He's come back to haunt me!

Well, why should Damien Edwards' ghost

want to haunt you, Bruno?

BRUNO: I don't know.

Well.

Is it possible you had something to do with it, Bruno?

Cyrus!

You know more about these things than I do.

You know how to exorcise a ghost!

So does Hannah Stokes.

Why don't you go to her?

I did, but she refused to help me.

You can't refuse me, Cyrus!

Bruno, now, if I try to do something,

there is no guarantee that I could succeed at all.

You've got to try!

That's all I'm asking of you.

Look Bruno, just give me some time to think it over.

You're not stalling me, are you?

Bruno, if my answer was no, I would say so.

All right, all right.

I'll be up in my room waiting.

[suspenseful music]

[door closes]

Quentin, Quentin.

Oh, I'm so glad you came back.

Why, has something more happened?

No.

Why no, no, it's not that,

it's just this house.

Being alone in it.

Alone?

I told Trask to stay here with you.

Where is he?

Trask is here, he's just not much help.

Alexis.

There haven't been anymore disturbances, have there?

No.

No, but somehow, the absence of them

is more frightening than the disturbances themselves.

What do you mean?

This house.

It's so quiet.

It's like the calm before the storm.

I don't know what it means, Quentin.

But somehow I feel that all of us are doomed.

[laughing]

Stop it!

Stop it!

[dramatic music]

Cyrus!

Cyrus help me!

Somebody help me!

CYRUS: Bruno, what's wrong!

The room's on fire!

Door's locked!

You're gonna have to break it down, Cyrus!

Help me!

[banging]

Bruno, grab some bedclothes and help me beat this out.

I saw Damien again.

I saw him in the mirror, saw his reflection.

How did this happen?

He started the fire.

He's trying to k*ll me!

Damien is trying to k*ll you?

[coughing]

Come on downstairs.

I'll give you a drink.

I think you need it.

Thank you.

Feeling any better now?

Yes, yes, a little.

Well, perhaps you should've gone into town

and stayed for a few days.

No.

No, I think we shouldn't let whatever's plaguing this house

drive us away.

We should stay here and fight it, any way we can.

But I don't know if there is a way.

[eerie music]

Has there been any news from your wife?

No.

I'm going to call her this evening.

If she'll talk to me, I'm going to ask her to come back.

You think she'll have the same reaction to me

that she did the first time she saw me?

I don't know.

I hope not.

I think I'll go upstairs now.

I feel much better knowing that you're here in the house.

If you need anything, you just call me.

I'll be down here.

Yes I will.

Thank you, Quentin.

Good night.

Good night.

It's no use, Cyrus.

There isn't any way that you can help me.

And what makes you say that, Bruno?

I asked you for a place to stay

because I thought I'd be safe here.

But if this ghost can follow me here,

then I'm not safe anywhere.

Yes, but if the ghost can be exorcised.

That's just it.

I don't believe it can be.

Well, why not?

It's possible.

Because I realize now why the ghost returned.

And I know who brought him back.

CYRUS: Who?

Angelique.

Bruno, Bruno, this obsession of yours

is getting so tiresome.

It's not an obsession!

That woman at Collinwood is not Alexis Stokes,

she's Angelique Collins,

and she's come back from the dead to avenge her m*rder.

Are you her m*rder*r, Bruno?

No.

But maybe she thinks I am.

Maybe that's why she's trying to drive me insane.

It's the only reason I can think of, Cyrus.

Bruno.

Bruno, I think that you need a rest.

I think maybe if you get away from Collinsport.

No.

No, I can't run away from this.

There's only one way that I can handle this.

That's with a direct showdown with her.

CYRUS: Oh Bruno, you've already had that.

No, no, no, no.

This is going to be a final showdown.

Because now it's gotten to a point

where it's her survival or mine.

[door closes]

Jennifer, now listen.

All I want to know is,

is Maggie still living with you?

Well would you please tell her

that I want to talk to her?

Now what do you mean it won't do any good?

How long is this childishness going to go on?

[sighs]

All right.

Now will you please tell her I called?

And that I miss her.

[sinister music]

Get out of here!

Oh no, not this time.

Not until I find out the truth.

You see, I know your motive.

You are Angelique,

and you've come back from the dead to avenge your m*rder.

Oh, you have gone completely mad!

And that's why you've brought back Damien.

Because you know how he died!

Damien?

I've never heard of him.

And you thought that his spirit would frighten me

into admitting that I k*lled you.

You're crazy, get out of here and leave me alone!

Oh no.

Not until I prove what you really are.

A living dead person.

How can you possibly prove such a thing?

Like this.

If you're really dead,

then you can't die again now, can you?

It'll just take a moment to find out!

[screaming]