Terror reigns at Collinwood, as those who live there are beset by nightmares of their deepest and darkest fears. A curse has been cast by the evil warlock, Judah Zachary. He has possessed the husband of Carolyn, the heir apparent to Collinwood and the Collins business interests. This night, each of the occupants of the house will face horrors in their dreams...
(The scene is Quentin's room.) Quentin lies upon his bed with his head slowly tossing side to side. A pained look is on his face. (Dream music sequence begins as lights swirl fading into his night mare. In the dream he tosses in his sleep just as he is in reality. He grabs his stomach and snaps awake yelling in pain. The transformation from man to wolf overtakes him. The wolf springs up off the bed and looks wildly about the room. It turns back to the bed and sees Quentin still lying there sleeping. The animal then growls loudly, waking Quentin from his slumber. He looks in horror as the beast advances. He springs to his feet and places the bed between himself and the werewolf. The wolf then bares his teeth and lunges over the bed at him. He quickly dashes around the bedpost eluding the creature. The animal then whirls about to face him once again and lunges at him once more pinning him helplessly to the floor. The viewer sees the animal from Quentin's perspective driving his long claws toward the camera. A moment later the animal rises looking down upon the lifeless form of Quentin Collins. The creature appears to be laughing, but the laughter we hear is that of Quentin Collins. The dreamy haze clears and Quentin snaps awake and sits up on the bed wide eyed. (Three sets of three rapid notes sound, then one dramatically sustained note. Camera fades to black)
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Three sets of 2 notes each sound. Each set is one note higher than the last. The final note is sustained and fades out.) Quentin walks about his room in a daze. He is still shaken from the horrible nightmare he just experienced. A knock comes at his door. He turns startled at the sound, and then he says, "Yes? Who is it?" From outside the door a voice says, "It's me, Maggie!" He opens the door and she races into his arms. She is obviously very frightened. "What's the matter, Maggie?" He asked as he held her close. Yielding to his embrace, she replied through her tears, "I just had the most terrible dream, Quentin!" He pats her shoulder lightly a few times and says, "Now, Now, that's all it was, Maggie. Just a bad dream. Everything's going to be alright." She pulls from his embrace and looks pitifully into his face and begins telling him the dream. "I was walking in the cemetery. I was taking some flowers to my father's grave. When I got to his grave, the ground started breaking, and he got up out of the grave. Then he looked at me and said, it's time for you to come with me, Maggie. It's time. Come with me, Maggie. I started to run, but his hand grabbed my arm! His hand was so cold Quentin. Cold as ice!" Quentin stood in front of her and firmly, but lovingly said, "But you realize it was nothing more than a dream, don't you, Maggie?" She looked up at him and paused briefly, and then replied, "Yes. I know it was only a dream. What I don't understand is why I would have such an awful dream about Pop!" Quentin ran his hand up the back of his head and hesitantly said, "I don't know, Maggie. It seems everybody in the house is having these nightmares. Carolyn, David, I heard Hallie dreamed about seeing her parents' plane crashing over and over again. I don't know who else has been having them, but I'm sure that something is causing it. It can't be a coincidence that so many people are having them." Maggie looked up at him confused and asked, "But what could cause normal people to suddenly start having such awful dreams?" Having a pretty good idea exactly who was the cause of it, he deliberately changed his demeanor and laughingly said, "Has to be Mrs. Johnson's cooking! Maybe you ought to try to get back to sleep." Maggie chuckled through her tears and said, "I guess you're right. I do have tests to give tomorrow." Quentin embraced her and kissed her and said, "Good night, Maggie. I'll see you in the morning." She left the room and Quentin closed the door behind her. He turned and walked to the center of the room and stopped with look of certainty on his face and he angrily spat out one word. "JUDAH!"
A haggard and sleepy looking Julia descends the stairs toward the foyer and stops to see the clock. It reads 4:55 AM. She starts to head for the kitchen until the low sounds of sobbing emanate from the drawing room. Looking puzzled, she turns and enters the drawing room instead. Elizabeth, in her robe and gown, sits weeping on the sofa. "Mrs. Stoddard? Are you alright?" she asked with a voice of concern. Liz looked up through tear filled eyes quickly trying to hide the fact she had been crying. "Yes, Julia. I'm fine. A silly overreaction to a bad dream." She said as she sought to act calm and collected. It was obvious she was still quite shaken by her dream. Julia's eyes widened slightly as she probed, "What was your dream about; if you don't mind my asking?" Liz stood and shook it all off and said, "It was really nothing. It was silly of me to react the way I did. I was about to make some coffee, Julia. Would you care for some?" Julia realized pressing further would get her nowhere, so she replied, "Yes. Thank you, Mrs. Stoddard." Liz hastily ran off to the kitchen as Julia stared at the empty doorway she left behind. (Music out.)
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Trevor Halliburton rises from his desk and steps into the outer office.
Selena was still not in the office. He looked puzzled at her desk for a
moment. He then goes to the main entrance and opens the door. He steps
outside momentarily and looks down both directions of the corridor. He
listens down the staircase leading to the first floor. Hearing nothing, he
returns to the office and carefully locks and bolts the door. He returned to
his own office and immediately pulled the window shade. Reaching into his
pocket, he withdraws the four pointed "Devil's Mark" amulet and holds it
high and cants, "Let the unseen be made manifest. There is one whom I seek.
One who is absent, and should not be. I would see the whereabouts of one
Selena Parker. Show her unto me! Let her image be shown in the mirror that I
may find her. She is a danger to me. Reveal her to me now"
Trevor's reflection fades from the mirror. A hazy image begins to appear,
but then grows dark. Trevor's eyes widen in shock for a moment, then he
repeats, "Show to me the image of Selena Parker! Reveal her location NOW!"
Once again a hazy image appears, but it is not the image of Selena Parker.
In the mirror is the robed hooded woman. She raises one hand and points
directly at Trevor. Suddenly the mirror shatters. Camera zooms in on the
shocked and angry face of Trevor Halliburton. "Who are you! Why are you
interfering with my plans? You will not escape me! I will bring about your
destruction as sure as the sun will set this night! Mark me well, you have
meddled in the affairs of Judah Zachary for the last time!" (Three dramatic
notes sound)
Roger wheels out from under the staircase and into the drawing room. He finds Liz and Julia sipping coffee. "Good morning, Roger." Liz says as she stands. "Let me get you a cup, Roger", she says turning another cup right side up and filling it. "Good morning, Mr. Collins" Julia said smiling. "Well it is certainly morning. Whether it is a good one remains to be seen" Roger said curtly. "Did you have a restless night, Mr. Collins?" Julia asked, taking a sip from her cup. Roger took the cup that Liz offered him and remarked, "No, restless isn't exactly the word I would use. Curious, would be more to the point." Liz looked at him oddly and asked, "Curious? Why do you say curious?" Roger lowered the cup from his lips and said, "Odd dreams; Dreams that make no sense." Julia tilted her head and said thoughtfully, "Sometimes telling the dream helps bring things into focus." Roger then said, "Well I don't know about that, but I know the dream makes absolutely no sense." Julia turned and said, "Try Roger! Tell me what happens in the dream." Roger takes yet another sip of the coffee and then says, "There is a hospital. All you can see is a set of doors. After a moment, a nurse comes out through the doors and says, "The child is dead." That's it. The dream ends and I wake up wondering what that was all about." Julia stands and paces a few steps and slowly and thoughtfully repeats, "The child is dead?" She turns with a painfully curious look on her face and continues, "David is an adolescent now, and could hardly be thought of as a child... Perhaps a premonition! A prediction about a child you will father in the future." Liz stands up abruptly after spilling her coffee on her dress. She looks apologetically at them and says, "Pardon me, I must go change." She hurriedly leaves the drawing room and pauses outside the door with a look of shock on her face. (Mysterious music plays out as camera fades.)
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Julia stands alone now in the drawing room with another cup of coffee. She paces in front of the fireplace. (Thoughts heard aloud) "Everyone in the house is having dreams! Dreams that frighten them out of their minds! But Roger! There's nothing frightening about his dream! Unless it really does relate to David! What can it all mean? It's strangely similar to the dream curse that Cassandra cast!" Her eyes grew wide and a knowing look crossed her face as she breathes out audibly, "Judah Zachary!" Her thoughts are now heard again. "He's trying to terrify everyone in the house! But why? He wants to destroy the family. Why is he toying with them? Of course! He wants to see their suffering before he kills them. He is a cruel and evil man. Why did Roger's dream affect Liz so strangely...?" Her thoughts are interrupted by the sound of the front door opening. She walked to the drawing room doors and saw Quentin entering with several letters in his hand. "Oh, Good morning, Julia. I picked up the morning mail. There's one in here addressed to you. Let me see if I can find it." He sorted through the letters and located it. "Here you are. It's from a Sabrina Jennings... Jennings! Chris! They must have gotten married. Maybe they found happiness." Julia scanned the letter and a look of horror crossed her face. Quentin saw the look of distress and said, "What's the matter, Julia? Is Chris in some kind of trouble?" Julia closed her eyes tightly for a moment and bit her lip. Then she looked at Quentin and declared, "Chris Jennings...is dead." Quentin's mouth opens in shock.
(Three dramatic notes sound)
Elizabeth Stoddard.
JOAN BENNETT
Roger Collins.
LOUIS EDMONDS
Julia Hoffman.
GRAYSON HALL
Quentin Collins.
DAVID SELBY
Maggie Evans.
KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT
Trevor Halliburton/Judah Zachary.
KEITH PRENTICE
Stunt Coordinator.
ALEX STEVENS
Written and Directed by RUSS WILLIAMS
Miss Scott's Gown by JUNIOR SOPHISTICATES
Story Developed and Created by ART WALLACE
Produced By PETER MINER
Associate Producer GEORGE DiCENZO
Fashions courtesy of ORBACH'S
Music composed by ROBERT COBERT
Scenic Design SY TOMASHOFF
Music Supervisor SYBIL WEINBERGER
Costume Design MOSTOLLER
Make up VINCENT LOSCALZO
Associate Producer KEN McEWEN
Assistant to the producer HARRIET ROHR
Unit Manager PATRICK PLEVEN
Technical Director J.J. LUPATKIN
Lighting Director MEL HANDELSMAN
Audio FRANK BAILEY HENRY PLIMACK
Sound Effects ED BLAINEY
Video RUDY PICCIRILLO ROSS SKIPPER
Series created by DAN CURTIS Executive Producer