A cloud of evil lurks over the residents of the great estate of Collinwood, as an evil warlock plots a centuries old revenge against the family whose forbearer, dead these many years, ruled that he should be beheaded for his crimes of sorcery. He swore revenge against him and all that should bear his name after him. This night, Roger Collins lies near the brink of death as Judah Zachary seeks to insure that he tumbles over that brink.
Judah Zachary sat in Trevor Halliburton's office with the lights out and
candles lit on the desk. Nicholas Blair sat on the other side of the desk as
both of them concentrated deeply on the flames. Judah raised his arms and
extended his fingers palms down over the desk. He closed his eyes and spoke.
"Oh Great Master of Darkness. Grant to me the victory of which I seek. Let
the flames carry my voice to you. Hear from the depths of the darkness and
empower me to bring about the long awaited destruction of those whom I
loathe and who hate me. Before the night of darkness falls again. Give unto
me the life of Roger Collins!
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Judah Zachary and Nicholas Blair sit across the desk from each other in Trevor Halliburton's office. They are preparing to perform a dark ceremony of voodoo to end the life of Roger Collins. Judah picks up the necktie that Nicholas brought to him. He closes his eyes to relish the torment he is about to bring to the man he hates. As he begins to twist the necktie, the window to the office blows open loudly and bangs back and forth. Both men jump to their feet looking around the room as if they might see the source of this disturbance. The candles on the desk blow out leaving them in darkness. Nicholas hastens to the light switch to turn on the overhead light. Both men stood looking mystified at each other as if to say, "What is going on here?" Suddenly, the necktie on the desk bursts into flames as both men watch helplessly. Nicholas grabs a large ledger sized book from one of the shelves and slams it down over the burning papers on the desk to keep it from spreading. Judah closed the window and both men again looked at each other perplexed at the events that had just occurred. Judah looked up and raised his voice into the air, "Who are you? What do you want? Why are you interfering in my affairs?" Silence filled the room as no reply came, leaving him even more angry and frustrated than before. He looked at Nicholas and said, "An enemy dares to oppose us in our task. We must find out who, and why!" (Stinging music rises then fades)
Morning arrives at Collinwood. Liz emerges from the doorway at the landing of the foyer stairs and makes her way down the stairs. Carolyn emerges from the door under the landing coming from the kitchen with a tray that contained two cups and a pot of coffee. "I already phoned the hospital, Mother. The doctor said that Uncle Roger is still sleeping. He hasn't regained consciousness yet." She said as she continued on into the drawing room with the tray. Liz followed her inside and took the cup Carolyn offered to her. "I do so hope he will be alright. He and David have just come to really start relating to each other more than they ever have in the past. It would be a shame for such a wonderful development to end so tragically." Liz commented as much to herself as to Carolyn. Both women sipped on their beverages a moment, then Carolyn replied, "Yes, I think it's wonderful that they've been doing so much more together lately." Quentin entered the drawing room and upon seeing the two women smiled and said, "Well, you both sure are up bright and early. Any word from the hospital yet?" Carolyn replied, "There's been no change. Mother and I are going back this morning. Let me go get you a cup, Quentin, I'll be right back. She left the room and Quentin looked at Liz and said, "I can't seem to get out of mind, the strange behavior of that lawyer at the hospital last night. I saw the look on his face when he saw me, and I just can't buy that story he told. The man was absolutely frightened when he saw me, and I don't know why. I've never seen that man in my life." Liz looked thoughtfully for a moment and replied, "Perhaps the person you remind him of was someone who did frighten him. He really didn't give a lot of detail about who the man was or how he knew him. He seemed like a perfect gentleman to me, and he really seemed genuinely remorseful at ever having dealings with Gerald Fenton." Quentin paced in front of the fireplace looking pensively and replied, "You may be right, but somehow I still have a nagging feeling about the whole thing." Carolyn returned and presented the cup she had retrieved to Quentin and then motioned to the pot welcoming him to join them. He filled the cup and sipped, and gave a big smile of approval. He then turned to Liz and said, "With Roger being in the hospital, who is going to be filling his shoes at the cannery? I certainly don't have the know how to fill in for him." Liz pondered the question a moment and said, "In all the activity I really hadn't thought about that. Frankly, until after we visit the hospital, I simply can't think clearly about that." The phone suddenly rang and Carolyn answered it. "Hello? Yes," A smile lightens Carolyn's face as she continues, "That's wonderful news, Julia! Thank you. We will be there as soon as we can. Goodbye." She hung up the phone and proudly announced, "Uncle Roger is conscious. He can't really talk yet, but he is awake, Mother. He's alive!"
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Elizabeth, Carolyn, and Quentin entered the waiting room at the Collinsport Hospital. Julia Hoffman, looking completely exhausted came through the opposite doors to greet them. "You can go back to see him, but he's not strong enough to speak, so you will need to make it brief. Quentin, would you mind waiting out here for a few minutes? I really think it would be best for no more than two others to be in the room at a time." Quentin nodded and motioned for Liz and Carolyn to go on ahead. Julia led them down the hallway and opened the door; they walked inside the room Roger Collins lay motionless on the bed looking at the ceiling. Liz and Carolyn approached and his eyes caught sight of them. Recognition registered on his countenance and his mouth moved, but no sound came forth. "It's alright Roger; the doctor says you shouldn't try to speak yet. We're so glad you are still alive." Liz exclaimed. Carolyn moved to the opposite side of the bed and took Roger hand and smiled, "Hello Uncle Roger" she said as tears welled up in her eyes. Julia quietly slipped out the door to give them time alone with Roger and returned to the waiting room. Quentin and Barnabas sat talking as she approached. Both men rose and Julia told them that Roger was cognizant of his visitors. Then she added, "You can both see him as soon as Mrs. Stoddard and Carolyn return." Barnabas turned to Julia and said, "Quentin was just telling me about a strange encounter that occurred here last night. Are you acquainted with a man named Trevor Halliburton?" Julia tilted her head as she thought for a moment and then said, "No, the name has no meaning to me at all, why?" Quentin then said, "I came in this room last night while he was talking with Liz, and the man took one look at me and looked scared to death. He said I just reminded him of a guy from his hometown, but I can't help thinking there's more to it than that. I just can't figure out what" Barnabas cradling his cane in his hands then said, "You said he is an attorney who was representing the man who shot Roger?" Quentin nodded and replied, "He was until the man did this. He was handling a civil case, then Fenton went off the deep end and Halliburton dropped him as a client." Julia brushed her hair back from her face and replied, "Maybe the man was telling the truth, Quentin. Maybe you really do resemble somebody he knew once. Maybe someone he opposed in a court case, and feared you'd take some sort of revenge on him where you stood." Quentin pondered the idea a moment and said, "You may be right, maybe I'm just reading too much into all this." The double doors opened and Liz and Carolyn returned to the waiting room. Julia turned to Barnabas and Quentin, and said, "I'll take you back to see Roger now. Come this way. The three of them disappeared through the doors leaving Elizabeth and Carolyn in the waiting room. Carolyn looked at her mother smiling and said gleefully, "He's going to be ok, Mother! She grabbed her mother in a tight embrace.
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Nicholas Blair sat across from Judah Zachary in the office as both pondered
the events of the previous evening. "Well Judah, there's no need to be
worry, we'll get to the bottom of who or what got in our way, the question
now is what are you going to do now? You can't let this one little setback
detain you from your objective. A battle is generally fought on more than
one front. Surely you have your next target chosen?" Judah thought for a
moment and said, "Yes, if it had not been for the meddling of Barnabas
Collins in 1841, none of this would have been necessary. I would have
destroyed the Collins family 130 years ago." Nicholas grinned and said,
"Yes, I have an axe to grind with him myself. Twice he has interfered with
my own plans and ruined what I tried to accomplish. I will take great
delight in his final destruction. Will you return him to being a vampire? He
hates that more than anything. It would serve him right to return to the
darkness forever." Judah scowled and stood up. He looked at Nicholas and
replied, "No! I am not the fool that Miranda was. It may have amused her to
deprive him of a normal life instead of destroying him utterly, but in doing
so she created herself an immortal enemy with supernatural abilities. She
was a fool. I will not follow her foolishness. Barnabas Collins can best be
dealt with as a mortal man. He will not have his vampire powers to fight me
with. He will die as he should have centuries ago. I will.." Judah stopped
in mid sentence as a thought suddenly came to him. "Yes." He said with a
look of pure evil. I know exactly how I will deal with Barnabas Collins. Yes
indeed"
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Barnabas and Quentin stood at the bedside of Roger Collins. He looked at them as if he wanted desperately to say something to them, but he was unable to voice what he wanted to say and knew it. Barnabas put a hand on Roger's shoulder and said, "It's alright, Roger. You need not worry. Quentin and I will see to the safety of the family. Don't let it concern you in the least." Quentin nodded and said, "That's right, you have nothing to worry about, we'll look after them, you just think about getting better. That's the important thing right now." Then Barnabas turned and said, "We really should be going now. We will see you again soon Roger, we must see if the family have need of anything." Quentin joined him and they left the room and closed the door. Both men walked down the corridor toward the waiting room doors. "We'll take my car, Barnabas. You know, I really like driving these…" Barnabas reached the doors and stumbled momentarily. He regained his balance and Quentin said, "Are you alright, Barnabas?" Barnabas looked puzzled for a second and then replied, "Yes, I just feel very tired. I'll be fine. Come, let's return to Collinwood. The two men disappeared through the doors.
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Elizabeth Stoddard…
JOAN BENNETT
Barnabas Collins…
JONATHAN FRID
Carolyn Stoddard…
NANCY BARRETT
Roger Collins…
LOUIS EDMONDS
Julia Hoffman…
GRAYSON HALL
Quentin Collins…
DAVID SELBY
Nicholas Blair…
HUMBERT ALLEN ASTREDO
Judah Zachary/Trevor Halliburton…
KEITH PRENTICE
Written By RUSS WILLIAMS
Directed By RUSS WILLIAMS
Story Developed and Created by ART WALLACE
Fashions courtesy of ORBACH'S
Music composed by ROBERT COBERT
Series created by DAN CURTIS Executive Producer