Starting the current sequence (which will last for the rest of this month and well into next month):
114 EXT. COLLINWOOD - MAIN HOUSE - NIGHT
A low-moaning wind in the tall, dark pines. A cold moon shining down through the fleeting clouds.
A beat ... and then a dark FIGURE with a SILVER WOLFHEAD CANE ENTERS THE FRAME. His back to us, he stops, looks at the house for a moment, then slowly heads for the main entrance.
115 EXT. GREAT FRONT DOOR
As the stranger's hand ENTERS SHOT, rings the doorbell. WE NOTICE the BLACK STONE RING on his finger.
116 INT. COLLINWOOD - FOYER
As Mrs. Johnson enters from the Great Hall, crosses to open the door. She squints strangely at the CALLER (CAMERA).
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And that's when Wednesday's first quote -
Page 47/Scene 116 - Caller (OS): 'Good evening ... Is Mrs. Collins at home?'
- comes up, followed by Wednesday's second quote -
Page 47/Scene 116 - Mrs. Johnson: 'Who shall I say is calling?'
- coming up, followed by today's first quote -
Page 47/Scene 116 - Caller (OS): 'You may tell her it is her cousin... Barnabas Collins from England.'
- coming up, followed by today's second quote -
Page 47/Scene 116 - Mrs. Johnson: 'England?! Oh yes, sir. Please come in.'
- coming up, followed by the script continuing with:
BARNABAS (OS) Thank you.
Mrs. Johnson glances back at CAMERA, then crosses into the great hall, CAMERA FOLLOWING. WE WATCH as she disappears into the drawing room.
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And when it comes to what's different, we don't see a moon or clouds in Scene 114, but there's certainly wind and leaves flying around. Scene 115 doesn't appear in any version of the pilot (no doubt it was included in the script because of a similar scene in hoDS - and it's interesting how there's much less detail paid in the pilot to the ring (and even less so in the '04 pilot) than there was in hoDS and the original series). And with this start of Scene 116, after Mrs. Johnson answers the door, she actually asks an unscripted "Yes?" of the Caller before he speaks - and after he does, Mrs Johnson actually asks "Who may I say is calling?" - and after Barnabas introduces himself, Mrs Johnson actually says "From England?! Yes, sir. Please come in", as she motions for him to enter and then steps out of the way as the camerawork indicates that he does so - then Mrs. Johnson comes back into view and explains in an unscripted bit of dialogue that "They're having dinner. I'll tell them you're here" - and as she goes off in the direction of the dining room, rather than the drawing room, the camerawork indicates that Barnabas also goes into the Great Hall.