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| Episode number | 226 |
| Timeline | 1967 |
| First aired | May 12, 1967 |
| Tape date | May 5, 1967 |
| Narrated by | Victoria Winters |
| Written by | Ron Sproat |
| Directed by | Lela Swift |
| Home video | DVD: DS C1D2 |
Vicki and Burke look for Maggie Evans. Willie betrays Barnabas and suffers gravely for it.
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[edit] Synopsis
- My name is Victoria Winters. Nighttime has come to Collinwood, and with the encroaching darkness, wisps of fog have blown in from the sea; fog that is difficult to penetrate – fog that can hide many secrets. Far away from Collinwood the approaching darkness has meant the beginning of a night of terror for one man – for a young girl has mysteriously and unexplainably disappeared.
Sam has just discovered that his daughter, Maggie, has disappeared. Joe Haskell arrives at the Evans cottage along with Burke and Vicki. They talk about Maggie's recent illness and wonder where she could be. Meanwhile, Maggie wanders about in a daze through the gravestones at Eagle Hill Cemetery.
Act I
After contacting the Sheriffs' department, Sam, Joe and Burke decide to help the deputies hunt for Maggie, leaving Vicki at the cottage should Maggie return. Some time later, Willie arrives at the cottage with a message from Barnabas for Sam. Vicki tells Willie that Maggie is missing. Willie gets a nervous look upon his face and leaves in a hurry. At the same time, Maggie continues to wander through the fog-shrouded cemetery.
Act II
Willie anonymously calls the Evans cottage from a public pay telephone. Disguising his voice, he warns Vicki that Maggie is in great danger. He further tells her where she can be found before hanging up. Burke returns and Vicki tells him about the phone call. She insists on going with Burke to search the graveyard. There, Barnabas comes out from the shadows and approaches Maggie.
Act III
Barnabas beckons her to him, and Maggie sways under his hypnotic command. Willie arrives and warns Barnabas that the police and Sam Evans know where Maggie is. Barnabas suspects Willie of treachery and pulls Maggie to him. As he leads her away, her shoe falls off. The voices from the search party come closer and Barnabas is forced to flee and leave Maggie behind. Burke and Vicki scour the graveyard. Vicki finds Maggie's shoe and soon after, discovers the young woman passed out among the graves. Burke and Vicki revive her, but Maggie has no idea why she is in a graveyard. Burke believes he sees a shadow skulking through the bushes and walks off to investigate. Barnabas and Willie retreat to the secret room in the Collins family mausoleum. Burke searches the main chamber of the crypt, but finds nothing out of the ordinary. He returns to Vicki and Maggie, whom he carries out of the graveyard.
Act IV
Barnabas interrogates Willie and suspects that Willie warned everyone where they could find Maggie. He savagely beats Willie with the end of his cane. Burke and Vicki bring Maggie back to the Evans cottage. They lay her down on the couch, and Maggie begins complaining that she is unable to breathe. Burke loosens the scarf from her neck revealing two small puncture marks on her jugular vein.
[edit] Memorable quotes
- Barnabas Collins: "You're a bad liar, Willie. You told them. You must have told them. You must have betrayed me. You shouldn't have done that, Willie. That means I'm going to have to punish you. I must teach you your lesson, Willie. You'll never betray me again!"
[edit] Dramatis personae
- Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
- Mitchell Ryan as Burke Devlin
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans
- Joel Crothers as Joe Haskell
- John Karlen as Willie Loomis
- David Ford as Sam Evans
- and Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters
[edit] Background information and notes
- Barnabas Collins punishes Willie Loomis for betraying Maggie Evans' location with a severe beating; this act earns Barnabas' cane the nickname "Willie-beater" amongst fandom.
[edit] Continuity and mistakes
- The shadow from the camera falls across Alexandra Moltke as she is sitting on the sofa at the Evans cottage.
- The closing credit scrawl is off track and shifts from left to right while overlaid on the production still.
- The ground at Eagle Hill Cemetery is obviously constructed out of pieces of fabric. Alexandra Moltke pulls a piece of the fabric back with her shoe.
