We learn that the person who alerted Petofi of Quentin's impending death was Charity, but I would have much preferred hearing that it was Magda, if for no other reason than that she was assigned to keep Quentin safe on the 10th yet she's neither seen nor spoken about that entire day.
This time, when Beth's hands canoodle with the poison bottle, they were sans nail polish.
Quentin (ecstatically, as the clock strikes 12): "Oh-h-h-h-h, Midnite."
Quentin wasn't very smart when he opened his door to talk to Jamison, and then he left his room!
Leaving his room was foolish, and just being at Collinwood was stupid, but I think I understand why he invited Jamison in. Once the kid knew he was there (Quentin responded to his knocking because he thought it was a persistent Petofi), ignoring him would have only angered him-- a very bad move. But since his rejection was already expected, Quentin instead invited Jamison inside to both reassure him of his feelings for him and remind him of their swell times together while promising many more to come. That's exactly what I would have done under the circumstances!
I can't believe Jamison would get as upset as he did about Quentin casting aside Beth, but maybe I'm being unreasonable. My thought is that I don't remember Jamison ever showing any particular affection for Beth, but in Dark Shadows that's irrelevant; the David Henesy has more than once turned out unexpectedly to be great pals with a grown-up. And the fact that I don't like Beth should not blind me to the possibility that others might be very fond of her.
Do the children not have a governess at this point, and has Beth taken up some of those duties? Anyway, I mentioned in an earlier topic why I found the affection between Jamison and Beth believable, so all I'll add about it is that I find it far more believable than his supposed friendship with Petofi, but after hearing Jamison's speech before turning his back on his BFF Quentin, I'm not sure that any of it is relevant anyway. Jamison said, "All I understand is that you've hurt someone-- someone you love, Quentin. That's something I never believed that you could do. I don't want to see you anymore, and I don't want to talk to you or have anything to do with you. I hate you, Quentin! I hate you!" So was it really about his fondness for Beth, or even Beth at all, or just that Quentin behaved in a manner that Jamison found shocking and unacceptable? I'm wondering now if it was a matter of Quentin falling off his pedestal (as created by Jamison) because of his actions-- because Jamison learned that his uncle was capable of hurting an innocent so badly that they were driven to despair and the brink of suicide.