And finally concluding the above sequence:
PATTERSON All right, Willie, where were you working?
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And that's when the 18th's quote -
Page 64/Scene 149 - BARNABAS (O.S.): 'He was working for me, Sheriff.'
- comes up, followed in the script by:
Shocked, they all turn to see Barnabas standing in the door
(CONTINUED)
149 CONTINUED: (2)
BARNABAS (CONT'D) I'm terribly sorry, but when no one answered the door, I took the liberty of letting myself in. (crosses to them) Willie is indeed telling the truth. He was pointed out in town as someone who knew the property and could be of great help to me. If I have created a problem, I beg your forgiveness.
The Sheriff sighs, exchanges looks with Elizabeth and Roger...
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And that's when the 19th's quote -
Page 65/Scene 149 - Roger: 'It would have been nice if someone had told us.'
- comes up, followed by the script continuing with:
Willie looks at him.
WILLIE I'm sorry. I shoulda told you ... (then, to Patterson) But I know I been no good here gettin' drunk all the time and stuff like that. And Mr. Collins, he never did like me. (casts his eyes down) And I don't really blame him. (looks up at them again) I knew he was gonna fire me, so that's why I took the job.
150 FAVORING VICKI
Her heart is breaking for this pathetic soul....
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And that's when the 20th's quote -
Page 65/Scene 150 - Roger: 'You don't know what you're taking on here, Barnabas.'
- comes up, followed by the 21st's first quote -
Page 65/Scene 150 - Barnabas: 'Perhaps ... But I somehow feel that Willie truly wants to make a new start. (looks at Willie) Don't you, Willie?'
- coming up, followed by the 21st's second quote -
Page 65/Scene 150 - Willie (too quickly): 'Yeah, yeah... I do.''
- coming up, followed in the script by:
(CONTINUED)
150 CONTINUED:
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And that's when the 22nd's quote -
Page 66/Scene 150 - Mrs. Johnson (a smile): 'Well that's fine, Willie. Helping Mr. Collins is a very good place to begin.'
- comes up, followed by the script continuing with:
BARNABAS Now, if you have no more for him, we have much work to do.
PATTERSON (a beat) All right, Mr. Collins, you can take him with you.
BARNABAS Thank you. (then, to the others)
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And that's when the 23rd's quote -
Page 66/Scene 150 - Barnabas: 'By the way, you will all be amazed to see the marvelous progress we've been making. I've actually been able to move in.'
- comes up, followed by the script continuing with:
He directs the following to Vicki:
BARNABAS (CONT’D) You must all come to see for yourselves.
Vicki smiles at him.
151 CLOSE - BARNABAS
As he turns to Willie.
BARNABAS (CONT”D) All right, Willie. Come along...
PAN WITH HIM as he starts for the door. As he passes Vicki, their eyes meet ... Then, HOLD on her as she watches him go.
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And that's when the 24th's quote -
Page 66/Scene 151 - Mrs. Johnson (O.S.): 'All I can say is, Barnabas Collins must be a wonderful man.'
- comes up, followed by the script continuing with:
And on Vicki's pensive look, we . . .
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And that concludes the sequence.
And when it comes to differences, as far as the scripted dialogue goes, again, there's not much different except for a word or two here and there - however there are some unscripted bits of dialogue added, as well as a switch in the order a line is delivered. After Barnabas appears and tells Patterson that Willie has been working for him, Roger introduces Barnabas with an unscripted "Sheriff Patterson, Barnabas Collins, our cousin" and Patterson responds with an unscripted "Mr. Collins" and shakes Barnabas' hand - and after Barnabas thanks Patterson for saying Barnabas can take Willie with him, Barnabas turns to Willie with a smile and says "Come along, Willie", rather than a similar line being the last bit of Barnabas' dialogue in the scene, and Willie gets up and both he and Barnabas move to the door - and since Barnabas asking Willie to come along with him happens a bit earlier in the scene, Barnabas' last bit of dialogue is actually an unscripted "Good evening", and then he turns to leave.
And when it comes to some of the differences from the directions in the script, there are several, as in Barnabas actually crosses to them after he shakes Patterson's hand and explains how he let himself in and he looks at Willie as he begins to explain that Willie is telling the truth - after which Patterson doesn't sigh, but he does exchange looks with Liz and a rather perturbed Roger - and as Willie is explaining his supposed reasons for "taking" the job with Barnabas, Scene 150 is much more than Vicki's heart breaking for Willie because Barnabas actually turns to her, and the two share a look with Vicki giving him a slight, somewhat nervous smile - and unlike the script indicating that Mrs. Johnson delivers her opinion on screen that working for Barnabas is a good way for Willie to begin a new start, she actually delivers those lines off screen -
Page 66/Scene 150 - Mrs. Johnson (a smile): 'Well that's fine,
Willie. Helping Mr. Collins is a very good place to begin.' - and Vicki and Barnabas' eyes don't actually meet as he makes his way to the door (since he's already there), Scene 151 actually begins with Barnabas mentioning the progress that's been made at the Old House, and his and Vicki's eyes meet after he directs his comment to her that they must come to see the progress at the Old House for themselves and as she smiles at him - And in an exact opposite of the earlier Mrs. Johnson situation, unlike the script indicating that Mrs. Johnson delivers her compliment of Barnabas off screen, she actually delivers it on screen -
Page 66/Scene 151 - Mrs. Johnson (O.S.): 'All I can say is,
Barnabas Collins must be a wonderful man.' - and along with looking pensive, Vicki smiles at Mrs. Johnson's comment that Barnabas must be a wonderful man.