Wrapping up the current scene in the sequence, we begin with today's first quote -
Page 89/Scene 194 - Vicki (fascinated): 'What happened to her?'
- comes up, followed by today's second quote -
Page 89/Scene 194 - Barnabas: 'It was a tragic... accident. She fell from the cliff at Widows' Hill, just a few hundred yards from where we are now. It broke... my ancestor's heart.'
- coming up, followed by the script continuing with:
(CONTINUED)
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194 CONTINUED (2):
Vicki stares at him. He seems to be in another world.
VICKI How terrible...
Vicki glances at the portrait again, still amazed by the likeness. Then, turning to him:
VICKI (CONT'D) Now I'd really better be getting back.
Barnabas seems to snap back to reality.
BARNABAS Yes, yes. Of course. How unthinking of me.
And he follows her out of the room, closing the door after him.
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End of scene, though still not end of sequence. And tomorrow the slideshow will begin to feature Scene 195, most of which is also not included in any version of the pilot - though we do know that it was shot because it's summarized in the "SHADOWS IN THE '90S: The Dark Shadows Concordance 1991" book - but sadly in this instance it's not available anywhere as any sort of outtake...
But before all that, when it comes to what's different about the dialogue in the just covered portion of Scene 194, Barnabas actually shifts the pause in the ending bit of the second quote by delivering it as "It broke my... my ancestor's heart", which is actually a much more effective way of saying it. But everything else in this portion of the scene is pretty much delivered as written.
And so far as what's different when it comes to the direction and descriptions, Vicki doesn't glance at the portrait after she comments on how terrible Josette's "accident" was because what she actually does is shake herself out of the moment and then say that she really should be getting back - and then after Barnabas apologizes for being unthinking, he finishes off with an unscripted "Come" and the camera pans to Josette's portrait - we do not see Vicki and Barnabas leave the room or Barnabas close the door.