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| Episode number | 221 |
| Timeline | 1967 |
| First aired | May 5, 1967 |
| Tape date | April 28, 1967 |
| Narrated by | Victoria Winters |
| Written by | Malcolm Marmorstein |
| Directed by | John Sedwick |
| Home video | DVD: DS C1D2 |
Elizabeth learns that Willie is working at the Old House, and orders Barnabas to fire him.
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[edit] Synopsis
Teaser
- My name is Victoria Winters. Sunset at Collinwood, and the coldness of night settles in. This is a coldness that comes not from the air, but from a place that is still and deep.
David is trapped inside the Old House, while the growls of a pack of angry wild dogs can be heard outside. All of a sudden, the growling stops, and Barnabas enters the room.
Act I
David, admitting he was afraid but brushing away his tears, tells Barnabas he couldn't open the stuck door, but Barnabas opens it easily. David asks Barnabas about the portrait of Josette and wonders if he could have it. Barnabas cannot give the portrait to him, but tells David that once it is re-hung, he can come over to see it whenever he likes. Willie enters the room and takes a protective position behind David. He tries to usher David out of the house. Barnabas offers to walk David home.
Act II
Back at Collinwood, Jason learns that Willie is working at the Old House and plans to take action. But first he continues to blackmail Elizabeth. He forces her to set him up with a Swiss bank account. Barnabas and David enter the house and Liz takes Barnabas aside. She asks him to fire Willie Loomis immediately.
Act III
Barnabas tells her that he is aware of Willie's history and assures Elizabeth that he has Willie completely under his control. He convinces Liz to give Willie the benefit of the doubt. Later that evening, Jason goes to the Old House to talk to Willie. Grabbing Willie by the shirt collar, he demands to know why he insists on hanging around the Collins family. He is firmly convinced that Willie is up to some scam. Barnabas suddenly enters the room and surprises Jason.
Act IV
Barnabas gives Jason an entire account of Willie's progress. As the two men talk, Barnabas determines that Jason will be someone who may cause him a great deal of trouble. As the evening grows on, Sam arrives at the Old House for another evening of painting. Barnabas sparks up conversation by talking about Maggie. Although Sam appears to be oblivious, it becomes quite obvious that Barnabas is beginning to develop a deep affection for Sam's daughter. Back at the Evans cottage, Maggie suffers a horrible nightmare, in which she sees herself staring at her own dead body inside of a coffin. She wakes up screaming in terror.
[edit] Memorable quotes
- Barnabas Collins: "Willie and I have an understanding."
- Barnabas Collins (re: Willie): "I can deal with him far more effectively than anyone."
[edit] Dramatis personae
- Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
- Dennis Patrick as Jason McGuire
- John Karlen as Willie Loomis
- David Ford as Sam Evans
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans
- David Henesy as David Collins
[edit] Background information and notes
- Sam Evans jokingly makes a comment that he will soon need to be fitted for glasses. This off-hand remark has ironic consequences, as in future episodes, Sam will be struck blind, and he will be forced to wear dark sunglasses.
- First appearance of Maggie's room.
- Barnabas Collins implies the the original 18th century portrait of himself was painted in the Old House.
[edit] Continuity and mistakes
- There is some discrepancy as to when this episode takes place in relation to previous episodes. At one point, Barnabas remarks that it has been several weeks since Willie began working at the Old House, but at another point, Jason indicates that it has only been a few days.
- A shadow from one of the stagehands can be seen falling across Joan Bennett's right arm, during her argument with Dennis Patrick's character, Jason McGuire.
