We could see all this coming.  Liz protects David. The investigation is dropped. David lives to kill another day. It's a sad day. At least now we know why Roger hates David.

The real star of this episode is Liz's hair. It was horribly fabulous.

I wonder if someone left an open bottle out. No one gave a solid performance.

Not crazy about the voiceover but loved the wide pan intro of the drawing room. We rarely see a full view of the windows, so, cool, I say.

At first I thought the figure in the doorway was Roger, I was sure of it, because he said so. But not so sure now. I really think it was poorly done, I mean you can see it's a figure with black cloth wrapped around it's head but I'm thinking maybe it played much better on the small B&W sets of the 60s where it would look more like just a dark figure. But they were playing Josette's ghost music (I think) so maybe it's supposed to be a phantom. I think it disappeared in front of Vicki' eyes. At least that's my interpretation. Unless it was just more sloppy editing. If it did disappear, Vicki should have responded to it which she did not. And Roger surely would have heard Vicki calling out to him. And they have been bring up ghosts in the script as of late. So I am thinking it's our first ghost or phantom. It certainly scared the shit out of Vicki. Anybody have an opinion on this? The whole scene was pretty bad in my opinion. Vicki lit a match and threw it into a roaring fire?

I SO wish they would have had Vicki pick up a fire poker instead of a candle stick to protect herself from the intruder or phantom. But the irony would have been lost on us anyway.

Roger is so unlikeable when first talking to Vicki about David's disappearance. David doesn't seem to remember the puppy he had when Burke mentions the dog he had as a child. I remember Carolyn mentioning it to Vicki when trying to warn her about him upon her arrival. I enjoyed all the scenes between David and Burke. David is an awful child.

Burke is still warning Vicki to leave Collinsport. Vicki gives David the benefit of the doubt stating maybe he didn't know how serious the consequences could have been from his removing the valve. I think we know better than that, don't we? How could she not be afraid David will try and kill her? I'd expect her to at least consider the possibility and think it over. Maybe she does in the next episode.

I chuckled thinking about the stage hand having to work the windshield wipers in Burke's car. That would have made a great blooper. This was a sloppy episode.  But an exciting one nonetheless.

Anyone remember if there is a secret panel in Vicki's room?

if that was a sardine in his pocket or was he just happy to see her?!"

S: "I could have had class! I could have been a contender!!"

that she had thick ankles!!"

I'm so happy Liz is coming around. And that she apologized to Vicki. I'm being much to impatient. Her love for the boy is quite evident and heartbreaking.

I enjoyed this episode. I like when things get personal at Collinwood, or personal period. A lot of good one on one scenes today. I enjoyed Burke's interaction with David. I want to like Burke. I know he's not an attempted murderer. I should dislike him for wanting to ruin the Collins family but I think my fondness for the family comes from knowing them from repeated viewings, so at times the familiarity kind of clouds things up for me. I'm not sure I should even be invested in the family yet. Roger and David are the only bad eggs, really. I am wondering though how much of Burke's kindness to David was just an attempt to gain his trust (like he did with Carolyn) so he could get to the bleeder valve, at this stage of the game anyway. It's cool getting Burke's memories on how things were ten years ago. And David's memories of his parents as well. I think they're laying the foundation for David possibly being Burke's son. But let's face it, David is a chip off the old Roger Collins block. Though a case could be made for nurture over nature.

I guess there is no Old House yet, otherwise Carolyn would have reported going there in search of David. Out of concern, Maggie calls the house to inform Liz about David. It is true as previously noted that Maggie's edges are being softened. I expect Liz to tear into Roger about not informing her that David had been seen at the diner. Also, his not searching for him once he knew he was in town (especially with a storm approaching).

Is David schizophrenic or does he have a split personality, or maybe he's bipolar? He definitely has a problem if he can have a happy conversation and plant evidence to send an innocent man to jail in the same breath. He's certainly not thinking things through because planting the valve after being accused of having it isn't the smarter move. He should have gotten rid of it, leaving it be his word against Vicki's. He knew Carter was going to search the place. I guess there was no way of his knowing whether the place had been searched or not, though it is late and getting dark. He's is definitely not a likeable character.

I agree that Vicki handled the situation terribly though I hadn't  thought about it. She really should have know better. The only thing I can give her is that she was shocked beyond reason.

We, as well as Vicki, are going to be treated to our first storm at Collinwood, our first of many to come.

B: "Ask me again a year from now. "