54
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| Episode number | 54 |
| Timeline | 1967 |
| First aired | September 8, 1966 |
| Narrated by | Victoria Winters |
| Written by | Francis Swann |
| Directed by | Lela Swift |
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[edit] Synopsis
My name is Victoria Winters. At night ghosts from the past haunt this doomed house at the top of Widows' Hill, howling for revenge. In the morning, although they cannot be seen, they're still there. Waiting.
Burke calls Roger to needle him about Malloy, and Roger needles him about the crystal ball--an inappropriate gift for a 'sensitive' boy like David. Liz asks Matthew how he could have done what he did; he claims Bill drowned. It was widely known that Malloy couldn't swim despite his job involving water. Morgan doesn't want it known that there was another Collinwood death. Matthew claims that from the body's appearance it must have been in the water 24 hours at least when he found it. Morgan tells Liz that now's the time to coach him if she wants to; he ain't too bright. Liz suspects that there will be questions from Burke in addition to the police. Roger is installing a new paperwork system and has to fight about it with a man named Hanton. Burke barges in on Roger. Liz orders Matthew to tell the truth as Sheriff George Patterson arrives. They tell him the news but offer no proof. Burke correctly puts a jigsaw together, but Roger insists he's wrong. There's no appropriate charge for Matthew's actions. Burke again states the plot directly, that Malloy was about to offer evidence before he disappeared. Burke tells Roger about his deal with Malloy--Roger on a silver platter in exchange for leaving Liz alone. George gets Matthew's timeline down. The sheriff plans to track the body down. Matthew overhears George tell Liz that if they can't find the body, Matthew may have done something worse than push a dead body out to sea after he leaves the room to go with Harry Shaw, a deputy. Liz calls Roger and orders him home immediately. When he gets home, he faces another inquisition.
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[edit] Dramatis personae
- ← Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard →
- ← Louis Edmonds as Roger Collins →
- ← Mitchell Ryan as Burke Devlin →
- ← Thayer David as Matthew Morgan →
- Dana Elcar as George Patterson →
[edit] Background information and notes
- First episode with actor Dana Elcar and the character Sheriff George Patterson.
