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| Episode number | 228 |
| Timeline | 1967 |
| First aired | May 16, 1967 |
| Tape date | May 8, 1967 |
| Narrated by | Victoria Winters |
| Written by | Ron Sproat |
| Directed by | John Sedwick |
| Home video | DVD: DS C1D3 |
Maggie's condition proves disastrous for Joe. Meanwhile, Jason grows even more curious of Willie's association with Barnabas.
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[edit] Synopsis
Teaser
- My name is Victoria Winters. If a night wind had not cleared the mists from the cliffs that lead from Collinwood to the sea – no one would know that a giant storm is slowly approaching. It hovers on the horizon, but its advance is as inexplicable as the advance of time itself – and the journey from day to night. And there is a woman near Collinwood – a young woman, who seems to reflect in her spirit, the tranquility of the day as it waits helplessly for the coming storm that the night will surely bring.
Maggie awakens early in the morning and finds Joe at her bedside. She appears to be feeling much better, but Joe is still concerned for her well-being. He tells her that she slept restlessly throughout the night, and details an earlier argument that she had with her father. Maggie remembers nothing of this.
Act I
Joe continues to show concern over the wounds on Maggie's throat, and Maggie grows agitated. Periodically, the baying of a dog can be heard from outside, and the sound only serves to sour her mood even more. In an uncharacteristic display of anger, Maggie tells Joe that she never wants to see him again and to never come back.
Act II
As a storm begins, Joe telephones Vicki at Collinwood and explains the situation. Vicki agrees to come visit. Before leaving, she sees Jason and tells him that Maggie was recently found wandering around Eagle Hill Cemetery. When she mentions the wounds on Maggie's neck, the wheels in Jason's mind begin turning. After departing from Vicki, Jason walks over to the Old House. He finds Willie and begins pressing him on matters concerning Maggie. Willie shies away until Jason spins him around revealing large scrapes and bruises along the side of Willie's face.
Act III
Jason continues to interrogate Willie noting the similarities between the wounds that Willie once suffered and the ones that now appear on Maggie Evans. Willie finally straightens up and warns Jason to cease pursuing the issue. But Jason has correctly deduced that Willie was the one who called Vicki and told her of Maggie's whereabouts, and he vows to discover exactly what is going on.
Act IV
Later that evening, Vicki visits with Maggie, who reiterates the fact that she no longer wishes to see Joe Haskell ever again. Vicki is certain that Maggie doesn't truly mean what she is saying. Suddenly, the French doors leading outside Maggie's room fly open and the silhouette of a man stands bathed in the moonlight. Vicki lets out a scream, and after a flash of lightning, the figure is gone. Vicki races back to Maggie's bedside, but Maggie seems oddly comforted.
[edit] Memorable quotes
- Maggie Evans: "Go away, Joe." "Go away! I don't want you to come here anymore." "I dont' want to see you again -- ever!" "I've made up my mind. We're not going to see each other anymore." "Go away, Joe! I mean it! Go away, and don't come back."
- Jason McGuire: "Vicki, your goodness is obviously without limits."
- Jason McGuire: "Well now, I never suspected you of having a conscience, Willie, but you’ve been behaving so strangely lately -- anything is possible."
- Willie Loomis: "Fortunately, you're not a man who keeps his promises -- fortunately for you, that is."
- Maggie Evans: "The lightning. It's like one quick day all in a moment -- and then it's night for a long, long time."
[edit] Dramatis personae
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans
- Joel Crothers as Joe Haskell
- Dennis Patrick as Jason McGuire
- John Karlen as Willie Loomis
- and Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters
[edit] Background information and notes
- Alfred Dillay stands in for Jonathan Frid as the shadow of Barnabas. Dillay also stands in for Barnabas' hand in Episode 275.
[edit] Continuity and mistakes
- Shadows from the production crew can be seen falling across Vicki's coat during her conversation with Jason McGuire.
- The sound loop warps right before the commercial cut when Jason confronts Willie.
