David's visit to Sam is in the nature of the bread-and-butter letters my mom used to make me write to thank people for presents. In return for David's politeness (no doubt prompted by Vicki), Sam does David the courtesy of talking to him as man to man--at least until he sends the little guy to the kitchen for cider and cookies, and that's only because he (Sam) is frightened by what David has told him.

David must have liked the cider (whether hard or not) and cookies, because when Vicki sends him off to the kitchen for lunch, his appetite is quite spoiled.

And then we get the mysterious locket from Phoenix, Arizona....

Poor Sam. He comes home from the BW (finally!), all happy that he's gotten rid of the painting, and merrily starts a new one. But he's horrified when this one is a variation on the same theme--except that this time, the woman looks almost birdlike, her expression downright feral. And she has wings that seem to be beating--fanning the flames of her pyre, perhaps.

Wow, so nobody wants to say anything about this lonely little episode? Even though Roger threatens Burke at gun- or rifle-point?

Once again, David has the Laura nightmare. When his father threatens him with a thrashing, he flies to the hated Miss Winters's arms.

Vicki does a very neat job of making David's bed--but she had lots of practice at the foundling home.

I think that by appearing to Vicki and speaking to her, Josette had already done what she could. Her talents seem to lie more in the poltergeist vein--she opens books to the proper pages and sends a strong breeze to blow doors open, and so on. Of course David says they talk together, but that could just be inside his head.

I think the carriage would be stored on the ground floor, with the driver living upstairs. I've always thought this was the caretaker's cottage, though, and imagined it would be near the front gates of the estate.

And if I remember correctly, a long time from now we will see a different building called the Carriage House.

I wonder what is the history of the cottage?  It was present in 1897, but I don't know if it was also supposed to be there in 1795 and 1840?  But what or whom was it originally built for?  At least by 1897 it had lost whatever original purpose it served--certainly the caretaker didn't live there or anything of the sort.

I'm sure those more knowledgeable than I will correct me, but I'm pretty sure the cottage is there in 1795 and positive that it's in 1840. In 1897, Quentin certainly found it convenient. 

As for getting Laura's things from the hotel to the cottage, if Matthew were still alive, Elizabeth would have him drive to the hotel to get them. But if Matthew were still alive, of course, Roger would have to put up with Laura staying in the Great House itself.

Once again, David appeals to the hated Miss Winters to make an excuse so he doesn't have to go downstairs to see his mother. Once he's alone he finally has a good cry. Later, when Elizabeth has talked him into putting on his pajamas, he tells her that only babies cry.

Carolyn thinks it would be funny if Laura--who is actually her aunt--turns out to be her rival for Burke. Only at Collinwood....

Sam picks up a knife to slash the dreadful painting of Laura surrounded by flames--but at the last moment, he can't make himself do it. Not the last time someone takes a knife to a painting!

With the squad-car lights flashing, the sheriff arrives at Collinwood to tell Roger about a TELETYPE (wow, that takes me back) his office just received from Phoenix, Arizona. Was it really all that urgent??