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| Episode number | 217 |
| Timeline | 1967 |
| First aired | May 1, 1967 |
| Tape date | April 25, 1967 |
| Narrated by | Victoria Winters |
| Written by | Malcolm Marmorstein |
| Directed by | John Sedwick |
| Home video | DVD: DS C1D2 |
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Jason McGuire and Willie Loomis sever their partnership, and Willie finds a new place to stay – the Old House!
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[edit] Synopsis
Teaser
- My name is Victoria Winters. There is a strange illness at Collinwood; an illness that has caused a collapse and loss of strength; an illness that appears with the daylight, and disappears as the sun sets, and the darkness grows.
Willie wakes up in his room at Collinwood in the early evening. He begins getting dressed, just as Jason comes in to check on him. Willie's health is showing a remarkable improvement, and Jason doesn't understand how Willie could have recovered so miraculously.
Act I
Jason's convinced now that Willie has been faking his illness in order to work on his own scam, independent of McGuire. Jason feels betrayed by this, and severs his partnership with Willie. He tells Willie that it is time for him to leave Collinwood. Jason gives him the money he promised him and leaves to go speak with Liz.
Act II
Later, Vicki comes up to Willie’s room to bring him some food prepared by Mrs. Johnson, who feels that underneath Willie's hard exterior he's basically a good person. Willie apologizes for all of the bad things he has done lately, and Vicki is amazed at Willie's apparent honesty. He claims that his illness has made him feel remorseful for his past actions. Downstairs in the drawing room, Jason informs Liz that Willie is leaving. Liz, who was certain Loomis would be staying for awhile, wryly comments on Willie's recovery. At that moment, Willie comes and tries to speak to Elizabeth.
Act III
Liz just wants Willie to leave and has no interest in hearing what he has to say. Willie has something important that he needs to tell her, but she refuses to listen. Jason, who thinks Willie is going to "blow the whistle" on him, drags Willie out of the drawing room and forces Willie out the front door. He tells him to check into the Collinsport Inn and he will look in on him later. Later that evening, Barnabas arrives at Collinwood to speak with Liz about moving into the Old House. Liz gives him permission to move in, and Vicki, who has come downstairs, is surprised to learn where Barnabas intends to live.
Act IV
Barnabas announces his intention to completely restore the mansion to its original condition, and Vicki is excited by the prospect. Liz gives him the keys to the house and Barnabas returns to his new home. Liz and Vicki both comment on Barnabas' attachment to the Old House, and the mysterious change in Willie. Later, Barnabas arrives at the Old House and he ushers in his new house-servant – Willie Loomis. Defeated, without spirit, Willie trembles as Barnabas has duties for him to perform.
[edit] Memorable quotes
- Victoria Winters (to Willie): "Most people are sorry when it's too late."
- Jason McGuire: "Well, Liz, are you pleased?"
- Elizabeth Collins Stoddard: "Pleased is hardly the word."
- Victoria Winters (re: Barnabas): "It's almost as if the house belongs to him -- or maybe he belongs to the house."
- Barnabas Collins (to Willie): You no longer have anything to say about what you do. Go. Now!
[edit] Dramatis personae
- Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
- John Karlen as Willie Loomis
- Dennis Patrick as Jason McGuire
- and Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters
[edit] Background information and notes
- Last appearance of Willie’s room.
[edit] Continuity and mistakes
- This is one of the rare instances when Dennis Patrick struggles to deliver his lines during an argument with Willie Loomis.
