60
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| Episode number | 60 |
| Timeline | 1967 |
| First aired | September 16, 1966 |
| Narrated by | Victoria Winters |
| Written by | Art Wallace |
| Directed by | John Sedwick |
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[edit] Synopsis
- My name is Victoria Winters. Collinwood at night. Its towers a dark mass against a threatening sky. A symbol of a mystery I cannot solve. A mystery that brings me to a cottage not far from the waterfront. A cottage that might hold the answers I've been waiting so long to hear.
At the Evans cottage, Vicki finds a portrait that Sam painted that she feels resembles her. The painting could be any number of years old and Vicki anxiously awaits Sam's return home. Burke shows up at the Sheriff's office for an update, which George is not prepared to give. He is anxious to get to his dinner. Burke is upset that the Sheriff doesn't have clear goals set for arresting Malloy's killer. Maggie vows that she'll never set foot in Collinwood. She and Vicki talk about ghosts, and Maggie asserts that there's a ghost about her house. Vicki tells Maggie of her experience with a ghost (30). Maggie tells Vicki that her family troubles are 10 years old, and Vicki puts it together with Burke's trial. Sam comes home and learns they'll be having a dinner guest. Burke sees David's drawing, which the Sheriff states was pretty close to being accurate. Burke wants to know where the three potential spots Malloy could have entered the water were. They were Lookout Point (halfway between the Cannery and Malloy's house), Sims' Point, and Malloy’s house, which was on the water. George tells Burke that his assertions about the meeting’s purpose have been contradicted by both Sam and Roger, one of whom Burke believes is the murderer of Bill Malloy. During a break, Vicki tells Sam her sad story. She asks about the portrait, which he says is 25 years old. He finally places the portrait's subject as Betty Hanscombe, whom Sam might have run with before he met Maggie's mother. Betty left town 5-6 months after the portrait, and 5-6 months past that she perished. Maggie remembers that Hansen was the name of the man "Burke" killed. Sam doesn't want to tell Vicki about the accident. They continue to needle him about the accident. He tells them about Burke, Laura, and Roger, who were friends. Burke and Laura were intimate before he introduced Roger to Laura. Sam tells of how drunk Burke was the night of the accident, and that Laura and Roger affirmed each others' testimony that Burke was driving the car. They were married a week later. The Sheriff calls Sam and warns him that Burke might come around to question Sam and to be careful. He gives Sam permission to call him if Burke shows up. Burke does indeed as the trio are about to have dinner. He asks for an invitation.
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[edit] Dramatis personae
- ← Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans →
- ← Mitchell Ryan as Burke Devlin →
- ← Dana Elcar as George Patterson →
- ← David Ford as Sam Evans →
- ← and Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters →
[edit] Background information and notes
- The portrait of Betty Hanscombe was based on a publicity photograph of Alexandra Moltke.
