If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding Sunday's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]Sunday's quote:
Ep #1204 (1841PT) - Julia - 'Well, Flora, we MUST do something about Stella.'
From "#1203/1204: Robservations 12/11/03: Naive Fiancee"
Drawing room - Flora, we must do something about Stella, says Julia. Flora agrees. We've been mad not to consider the consequences of locking her in the tower room, says Julia. I'd do it again, admits Flora--Justin was with us such a short time anyway. I know, says Julia--do you know what to do now? I can't think, says Flora, tears in her voice. I can, says Julia, I have $5,000 here--I know it may not be the answer, but I think we should give it to Stella and ask her to leave Collinsport tonight--she places the money in a bag--and not ever mention anything that's happened to anyone. Will she do it? asks Flora. I don't know, says Julia, drawing the strings tightly on the bag, but we must try. We must, agrees Flora. They head to the tower room.
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The Robservations references the quote perfectly...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Possessed Melanie - 'They don't pay any attention to you, do they?--you TELL them what they MUST do, and then you die!) was back on June 1st.
And even though this is PT, so we can't be 100% sure, I suspect that even in 1841PT $5,000 was a huge sum of money.