Malloy was human not long ago, and should remember how humans react to statements like that: "Well, that someone ain't gonna be me!" Damn rookie ghosts...
Do ghosts have a memory of what it was like to be alive? Later on in the series they seem to, but at this point I think they're just sort of ghostly.
I also remember Roger's very believable bit about securing the windows and doors. Presumably this was one of Matthew's chores, because nobody seems to do it later on.
If Elizabeth fires Roger from his cannery job, maybe he can get her to hire him as Matthew's replacement.
David once again hopes Roger dies and Roger refuses to agree not to punish him.
Watching this scene, I had a vivid memory of the kindness of the Louis Edmonds character to the David Henesy character in episode 803.
Vickie manages to loosen the ropes and runs out straight into Matthews clutches.
Before leaving the secret room, she should have grabbed the candlestick on the shelf by the door – the one that Matthew knocked over the other day. It looks heavy.
What a nice job they did with the appearance and disappearance of Bill Malloy’s ghost in the foyer! Does Frank Schofield think he's got a recurring role now? And why isn't Bill appearing to Mrs. Stoddard? I'd like to see a Dark Shadows version of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. And never mind the fact that only a few paragraphs ago I said that at this point in the series I think ghost are just sort of ghostly. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.