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Number	392
Timeline	1795
Narrator	Alexandra Moltke
Writer	Gordon Russell
Director	Lela Swift
Broadcast	January 3, 1968 (Wednesday)
Recorded	December 28, 1967 (Thursday)
Video	Complete: Disc 43 Collection 5: Disc 3

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Angelique discovers that Barnabas has hidden Victoria at the Old House.

Synopsis[]

Teaser

A séance has been held in the great house at Collinwood, a séance which has suspended time and space and sent one woman on an uncertain and frightening journey into the past, back to the year 1795. There, each of the Collins ancestors resembles a present-day member of the Collins family. But the names and relationships have changed, and Victoria Winters finds herself a stranger in a sea of familiar faces. She has also found herself to be the object of a witch hunt. She has been given refuge in the old Collins mansion, unaware that the new mistress of the house is the real witch and will soon try to destroy her.

Angelique Bouchard Collins mulls over Jeremiah Collins' warning that she will not be able to sleep until he finds his eternal rest. She wonders how and why his ghost turned against her. Knowing she will lose her mind if she doesn't get rest, Angelique goes upstairs. As she passes by Victoria Winters' room, Angelique hears a noise from within and assumes it is Jeremiah trying to frighten her again. Angelique opens the door and finds Victoria hiding there.

Act I

Angelique learns from Victoria that Barnabas Collins has offered her safe refuge from Reverend Trask. Victoria is shocked and surprised to learn that Angelique and Barnabas were married last night. Angelique is openly hostile and jealous over the fact that Barnabas has hidden the governess without informing her. She apologizes for making Victoria feel unwelcome. Her sudden friendly attitude is all an act as Angelique secretly plots to reveal Victoria's location to Trask.

Act II

The following morning, Angelique angrily confronts Barnabas over having not told her about his protecting Victoria. To Barnabas it is clear that his wife is jealous of Victoria. Angelique believes Barnabas is hiding the governess because he is overly fond of her. Barnabas dismisses the accusation, telling Angelique his only motive is to protect Victoria from Trask. He does not believe in witchcraft and refuses to believe Victoria is responsible for the family's recent tragedies. Barnabas apologies for keeping Victoria's presence a secret; Angelique promises not to say a word to anyone about harboring the accused witch. When her husband leaves to find work in Collinsport, Angelique decides to set her plan into motion to expose Victoria's hiding place.

Act III

Angelique orders Ben Stokes to retrieve a ribbon from Abigail Collins' room at Collinwood. Ben refuses to take the chance of being caught. Angelique reminds him that, because of the spell she cast over him, he cannot refuse. She intends to use her powers to force Abigail into having a dream which will reveal to her Victoria's location. Ben is outraged. Angelique suspects Victoria might be a witch after all, controlling Jeremiah's ghost to work against her. Whether the governess is or isn't a witch, once Victoria is recaptured, Angelique will not be blamed for being the real culprit. Angelique forces the reluctant Ben to do her bidding.

Act IV

Ben steals into Collinwood, and finding no one downstairs, goes to Abigail's room and starts to search for a ribbon. Moments after he finds it, the former convict is caught by Abigail herself. She takes back her ribbon, accusing Ben of stealing. Abigail threatens to tell Joshua Collins and have Ben sent back to prison. Ben tells her he had no choice but to come to her room. As he starts to tell her that the witch forced him, Ben chokes and cannot divulge more.

Memorable quotes[]

Angelique: I must say it comes as kind of a shock to find that one's husband is hiding another woman in the house.

Barnabas: I was not hiding her. I brought her here for protection.

Angelique: And you conveniently forgot to tell me about it.

Angelique: It may be that there are things you have not been telling me.

Barnabas: Such as what?

Angelique: If I knew, I would not have to ask you.

Barnabas: Is it possible that you're jealous of Victoria Winters?

Dramatis personae[]

Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
Thayer David as Ben Stokes
Clarice Blackburn as Abigail Collins
Lara Parker as Angelique Bouchard Collins
Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters

Background information and notes[]

Production[]

Story[]

INTERNAL MONOLOGUE: Angelique: Jeremiah.
TIMELINE: Day 159 begins, and will end in 400. 6am at the start of this episode. It was last night when Barnabas and Angelique married. 11am: Ben snoops at Collinwood.

Bloopers and continuity errors[]

In the teaser, while Angelique walks from the Old House parlor to the stairs, a metal styling hair clip can be seen in Lara Parker ’s hair, pinning down the curl in front of her left ear. When Angelique rests her head on the banister, a studio light reflects off of the clip. By the time Angelique is in the hallway outside Vicki’s room, the clip has been removed.
At the beginning of the teaser, the camera loses focus on Angelique and is unable to regain it.
In Act I, when Angelique discovers Vicki, the reflection in the mirror over the dresser reveals not only the bright yellow rectangular glow of the teleprompter but also the brightly lit set for the Old House parlor on the other side of the studio.
In Act I, Lara Parker stumbles over a line when talking to Vicki: "Seems he'd been...he's been keeping secrets from both of us."
Angelique tells Barnabas that she was up all night wandering the house. Barnabas is surprised. This seems odd since this was their wedding/honeymoon night. [Addendum: This isn't that surprising since their marriage is pretty tenuous in the first place, and the previous episode ended with Angelique screaming at Barnabas that he still loved Josette after she found the music box in the room. Even if they did consummate the marriage, Angelique still could have not been able to sleep and gotten up to wander around the house without Barnabas knowing it.]
In Act II, as Barnabas and Angelique are arguing about Victoria being in the house, Jonathan Frid stumbles over his lines: "Even if she was a...even if I did believe in witchcraft, I wouldn't believe that she was one." Then shortly after, he says, "Because even a witch would need some reason to do the things she did. And Miss Winters has no idea...or wants to do anything to hurt our family."
In Act II, Lara Parker and Jonathan Frid step on each other's lines. Angelique says, "How could I agree or disagree?" Then Barnabas says, "Well, is this..." before Parker finishes her line, "I know nothing of witches."
As Ben enters Abigail's room someone in the studio snaps their fingers. It happens again when she enters the room (the second time seems to be a cue to start the music.)
At the end of the episode, as Angelique looks out the Old House window, Lara Parker's breathing fogs up the window.