345 - (Alexandra Moltke) - Collinwood is deceptively quiet and calm. Out thoughts take wing and fly in many different directions. At the Old House on the Collinwood estate, there is one who dreams of taking a bride one day soon and recapturing all the glory of the past. While at the great house, we think only of the future--and pray for the safe return of one who has left us.

Mrs. Johnson comes into the drawing room and tells Liz that Burke's plane has gone down in the Amazon jungle.Liz immediately gets on the phone to check out the passenger list. Mrs. Johnson hovers nearby, both women very upset.

Julia works on her notes on the desk at the Old House. Barnabas, gazing intently out the window, pronounces it a dreary night, and complains how tedious the evenings have become. "Is there something you'd like to do?" offers Julia (hopefully). "Cards? Cribbage?" he asks derisively--no, he wants Vicki to be Josette! He anticipates lovely evenings when that happens. He orders Julia back to her notes so he can have what he wants. Whatta sweet guy!! Curing him doesn't guarantee his getting Vicki, Julia points out--how do you plan to get her? Vicki will come willingly, says Barnabas, as Josette, not Vicki. Julia reminds him Vicki isn't interested in him(zing, score one for Julia), and then digs the knife in a bit deeper when she asks if Josette ever came to him willingly? Stung, angry, Barnabas walks away from Julia, refusing to look at her. That provides her answer. When she says he shouldn't base his life on self-deception, Barn accuses her of cold, clinical thinking, which Julia, her love for him obvious to us if not him, denies. He tells Julia she's always curious about Josette--as if she's a rival of hers. (Score one for Barn.) Julia denies that, too. Barnabas offers to tell her all about Josette, but says they have to set the mood right--he wants to take her to the place where it happened, on this dark, moonless night when ghosts walk and can perhaps reach out and touch those they still love.

Vicki comes into the living room to find the edgy Mrs. Johnson and Liz hanging out. Vicki wants to go for a walk in order to feel closer to her fiance; she can't sleep, and of course she starts going on about how wonderful Burke is and how happy she is and how much she misses him, just so the ladies will feel even worse about the impending bad news. She shares a memory of something Burke said about piloting a ship on a lightless night like this, and Mrs. Johnson finishes it for her--a widow's dance. Vicki gushes about Liz' offering them the West Wing, and how very happy she is. . .the phone rings and Liz, near tears, runs to get the bad news--confirmation that Burke WAS on the downed plane. Liz gives Vicki the bad news.The young woman says she refuses to believe it and nearly faints. While Liz helps Vicki upstairs, Mrs. Johnson goes to find some pink pills to give her. They can't even call Dr. Woodard now, wails Mrs. J.

Later, Liz and Mrs. J are up, commiserating in the drawing room. Vicki's asleep, Mrs. J says. It broke her heart to hear Vicki talking so joyously about Burke, says Liz. They've sent out a search party. Mrs. Johnson doubts Burke is alive, but Vicki comes in, coat on, and says he WILL come back, and she's going for that walk.

On Widow's Hill, Barnabas tells a sympathetic, raptly-listening Julia the story of Josette--how gentle and beautiful she was. He had no interest in meeting his middle-aged uncle's new wife, but when he saw Josette, he was spellbound, in love, and vowed to make her his. Josette, however, was a good wife who loved her husband, but as the years passed, she realized she was married to an old man. She feared time--and he could defeat that for her. She became foolishly frightened and apparently ruined his plans for her. Julia murmurs how human Barnabas seems, talking of Josette. She knows he loved her very much, so in order to be happy,he's going to have to stop measuring every woman he meets against Josette.

Vicki, drawn to Widow's Hill, joins them and tells them about Burke's plane. Julia gasps, and Barnabas, citing the cold ("I'm concerned for your health, my dear," aka, I'll kill you if you don't get the hell out of here), heartlessly sends Julia back to the house so he can be alone with Vicki. Julia doesn't want to go, but sees THAT look on Barn's face and decides it would be best for her to exit. As Julia leaves, Vicki stands at the cliff's edge, gazing helplessly out on the ocean. Vicki wonders about the Brazilian jungles, and vows to ask Burke about them when he gets back. She appeals to Barnabas to tell her that Burke is coming back to her, and he wisely does so, bolstering his own future hopes by telling her if it were HIM, nothing would stop him from returning to her. Vicki expresses sorrow that they never set a wedding date. She mentions the West Wing, and Barnabas says it's beautiful and suggests they look at it together,but she prefers to wait for Burke to return. She tells him what a good friend he is, and the widows start to wail. Vicki, hopelessly gazing at the sea, says she always thought the legends surrounding Widows' Hill were untrue, but if she believed Burke were dead, she'd take a jump herself. Barnabas interrupts this in mid-sentence, pulling her back from the cliff's edge. "You must never be as foolish as. . ." he begins, and, as the widows wail, promises her that she will be a bride one day very soon. "Very soon," echoes Vicki, as the widows' wails fills the air.

NOTES: That ep was great! Barnabas is being so terrible to Julia, it hurts the heart to see it. You can't blame her for becoming angry with him, after all he put her through this week.

Interesting to hear that Josette did NOT come to him willingly. A different story will soon be told to us.

And I've always wondered--did Barnabas somehow cause Burke's plane to crash? What was he gazing at so urgently while staring out the window?


346 - (Alexandra Moltke) - No night at Collinwood has ever been longer than the one that is now almost over. It has been a night of waiting--to hear some word about the fate of a loved one, but waiting can exhaust the mind and finally one must sleep, and dream, dream of the days to come--days we hope desperately will be happy ones.

Whoa, Julia, you are one jealous woman, and your actions are going to result in a ticket to ride you won't like very much at all!

Vicki, lying asleep on the sofa at Collinwood, dreams--she goes into Josette's room and puts on a bridal veil. Barnabas comes in and tells her what a beautiful bride she is. "All brides are beautiful," says Julia, who has accompanied Barn into the room. Barnabas sends Julia out. Vicki asks where Burke is, and Barn points to the shrouded figure lying on the bed. Vicki says she can't be a bride if her groom is dead, and Barnabas smiles. She runs out, crying, "He has to be alive!", and those are the words she's shouting when Carolyn wakes her up. They speak for a few moments and Carolyn encourages Vicki to talk about Burke as if he's alive. Vicki smiles and remarks that it's good to feel surrounded by people who care about her; she's not completely alone. Vicki answers the phone and is upset to get a call that not a trace of plane nor passengers have been found.She shouldn't hold out much hope, cautions the caller.

Julia is alone in Josette's room, sitting at her dresser, touching her brush and comb, musing over Barnabas' obsession with this woman, trying to fathom why. She talks to herself--why can't this dead woman STAY dead and buried? Julia hears a sound and demands to know who's there. She must be scientific about this Josette business. Sensing a man's presence, Julia calls out, "Dave?" She's relieved to hear Vicki calling her from downstairs and shouts for her to come up. Julia doesn't deny that she's doing research on Josette. Vicki says she's decided to restore the West Wing--and take up Barnabas' offer to help her. Julia turns belligerent harpy and says EVERYONE is always bothering Barnabas, taking advantage of him, but he's a busy man! He prefers to be left alone, Julia insists,but Vicki, taken aback by this outburst, says she doesn't understand.

Barnabas pays Vicki a visit at Collinwood and feigns distress over her not hearing anything about Burke. Vicki relates to Barnabas the odd conversation she had earlier with Julia, but Barnabas, clearly angry, assures Vicki he didn't offer to help with the east Wing out of kindness--she's dear to him! Vicki says Julia's attitude was peculiar, is she working too hard, perhaps? Not to worry, Barnabas assures her. Julia comes in at this very moment, bearing beautiful yellow flowers for Vicki, a token of apology for her treatment of her earlier. When Vicki leaves to get a vase, Barnabas, his tone furious, grabs the flowers out of Julia's hands and tells her that he KNOWS hard work isn't the explanation for her outburst. They are nothing but doctor and patient, no matter what her delusions to the contrary. No matter what your delusions, retorts Julia, we're more involved than that. Because of Woodard? Barnabas asks. Control your feelings, Barnabas advises, and be nice to Vicki. Julia gazes at him, tight-lipped. When Vicki returns with the vase, she is dismayed to find the flowers are dead.Barnabas, too, looks upset; did his evil touch do that?

In the lab, the distracted, angry Julia sticks herself with the needle she is preparing for Barnabas. Despite her orders not to, he stares at her, making her nervous, and she snaps angrily at him. Perhaps she is working too hard, but Barnabas denies that's true. He tells her he wants to expedite the experiment, and when she demands to know why, he seems disappointed at how naive she is--Burke is gone for the moment, he must strike while the iron is hot, while she's vulnerable. Like Josette, she will turn to him, and if Burke does come back, it will be too late. Julia has these injections/treatments timed, she doesn't want to rush them! Hearing an edge in her voice, Barnabas grabs her arm and warns her that her jealousy must not get in the way of his plans. He taunts her about being a humanitarian vis a vis Woodard, why did she do it? You made me, says Julia defensively. Barnabas further warns her that she had better not slow down the experiment or be unkind to Vicki again.Vicki forgave Julia, but, says Barnabas in a chilling voice, "I do not forgive."

Love, Robin

341 - (KLS) - Some merciful cloud has covered the stars over Collinwood, concealing the land below, creating the need for darkness for the deed about to be done in the town nearby. Like the layers of overhanging cloud, new crimes must be committed to conceal the old-and the distance into dark becomes at last, so great that a journey back to life is no longer possible.

We bid farewell to Dr. Woodard, who made one final, suicidal act by pissing Barnabas off royally.

The tableau in Woodard's office is tense as Julia pleads with Barnabas to let her convince Woodard to see their point of view. Woodard isn't interested in making deals, however. When Barnabas tells him his executioner is going to be his old medical school friend, Woodard gazes reproachfully at her and cries, "Julia!" Dave contemptuously tells both of them he prefers death to being what Barnabas is. This seems to insult the vampire, who dares Dave to go on. Woodard calls him loathsome and evil, and says his only regret is not living to see Barnabas destroyed. If Barnabas turns him into one of the undead, vows Woodard, he'll find a way to destroy himself--Barnabas should turn himself in! And he'll somehow make sure Barnabas is destroyed, too! Barnabas points out to Julia that he tried it her way.

Barnabas grabs hold of Woodard's arms, saying he doesn't want the office left a shambles, but Dave says there's no need for that, he wants to die with dignity. Julia makes a last-ditch appeal to Dave, to no avail. Barnabas pushes Julia's purse containing the hypo to her and says the patient is hers now. They both call her "doctor," which upsets her terribly. Julia begs Dave not to call her that, and Barn says if she kill him, that will shut him up. Barnabas tells Woodard he's to die of a heart attack. Julia holds the hypo, then says she can't kill her friend, she can't! Woodard tells her she no longer has any friends, and Barnabas agrees. (What these men did to this woman is horrific!)

Barnabas demands the hypo from Julia. "Sarah!" cries Dave, wrenching himself from Barnabas' grasp when the vampire looks wildly around the room for his sister. Dave tries to get to the door. A heartbroken Barnabas asks Julia if Sarah is really there--no. Infuriated beyond reason, Barnabas brutally jabs the needle into Woodard, who immediately falls down,Sarah's flute music fills the room, and Barnabas says, "Loathsome I am, and evil--you can mock me for that, but leave my pain alone!" Julia looks at Dave's body and cries, "No!" Barnabas demands that she tell him if Dave is dead, and she heartbrokenly assures him he is. Barnabas marvels that a lesser dose of that same medicine is curative. Well, it worked, he taunts Julia, Woodard has been cured of fatal curiosity! They set the dead doc up in his office chair so it looks like he succumbed to a heart attack. Julia is so upset, Barnabas has to remind her to take the needle and notebook out of Dave's office. She is miserable as she is forced to take the journal from her dead friend's pocket.

Barnabas tells Julia he's pleased she came through for them, but they both are unnerved when Dave's phone begins to ring. It's yet another new Sheriff Patterson calling, and he's annoyed there's no answer. Julia is very anxious to leave. She hears Dave's voice repeating, "You no longer have friends, Julia," and rushes back to check Dave over--he isn't dead! Yes he is, Barnabas says, annoyed, but she keeps insisting, in a little girl's voice, that she heard Dave speak to her.

Sam is drinking at the Blue Whale when Sheriff Patterson comes in and relates how odd it is that Dave never kept their appointment.The hospital doesn't know where he is, either (isn't Dave's office in the hospital, or am I confused?) Sam tells Patterson that he just saw Dave, who seemed very excited about something. There's a scream outside, and Patterson rushes out to see what happened. A woman saw a big bat, and Sam comments that women who fear bats should stay away from the waterfront. Both men are concerned, and decide to go to Woodard's office to check on him. Barnabas hovers outside the front window of the Blue Whale, taunting them, I guess, then flies away.

Sam breaks down Dave's locked door and they find him dead at his desk. Both think it was murder, despite the room's neat appearance,and Patterson calls the coroner to come get the body. Who could have killed him, Sam wonders.

Julia, clutching the notebook, tosses the hypo used to kill Dave into the fireplace at the Old House.Barnabas thinks that's a great idea and says they should have done it sooner. Julia begs him to leave her alone, but he'd rather rub salt into her wounds. She's being too emotional, he chides, she has to get used to her new identity as a murderer. No, YOU killed him, Julia cries defensively. It was a cooperative venture, he corrects cruelly. Julia is about to throw the notebook into the fire, too, but Barnabas stops her. Hey, Woodard gave up his life for that notebook, he reminds her. He says she deserves half the blame for Dave's murder, but take his word, that burden will lessen with time--he ought to know! They now need each other more than ever--he's the only friend she has. Once again, poor Julia hears Dave Woodard's voice echoing in her head, "You no longer have any friends, Julia," underscored by the sad sound of Sarah's flute.

What INCREDIBLE episodes! Frid and Hall turned in fabulous performances, and even Dr. Woodard did a great job today. We have to admit, it would have been far more reprehensible to see the old Dave Woodard killed this way, but these episodes disturbed me then and disturb me now.


342 - (KLS) - Collinwood lies slumbering under the night sky, but in the town nearby, a restless stirring has begun as word flies from house to house that a beloved man has mysteriously died. The news is tinged with fear for some. For others, it has the touch of terror.

Evans cottage - Sam tells Maggie of Dave Woodard's death, suggesting it was murder.Maggie fears that Dave knew something more about what had happened to her. When she hears a noise outside, Sam admits that they are having her guarded again. Sam recalls Dave reading a red notebook when he went to his office to pick up Maggie's prescription, and he immediately heads out to see if he can find that notebook

In Woodard's office, Patterson and Sam have searched for the notebook, to no avail. When Burke shows up, they ask him if he ever saw the red notebook. No, says Burke, explaining to the others that Dave was beginning to suspect supernatural involvement in all this. Patterson doesn't buy that concept.Outside the window, unseen by the men, a bat flutters, hovering.

In Collinwood's drawing room, Burke tells Vicki of Dave's death. They pass the news on to Julia, who expresses immediate, sincere anguish. She is startled to learn that they are seeking the notebook and that murder is suspected. Over and over, Vicki says what a wonderful man Dave was, adding, "I don't think I could ever forgive the person who was responsible."Julia cringes, agreeing with Vicki.

Evans cottage - Patterson calls Sam to inform him that Dave died of a heart attack, per the coroner's report.Maggie expresses relief, but Sam doesn't completely believe it.

NOTES: I wonder why so many people are certain Dave's death was murder? True, he was excited over something and hustled Sam out of his office, but even now that the coroner has determined Dave had a heart attack, Sam still isn't convinced. What makes him so sure? Maggie believed it, and seems relieved at the news. Some buy the supernatural concept, others don't. But they know something is seriously amiss.

Cool the way Barnabas hovers around in his bat form, eavesdropping on everyone.

Love, Robin

337 - (Joan Bennett) - Another night has come, and we at Collinwood go on fearing for the state of mind of young David Collins. He has told us the terrifying secrets he knows, and we have not believed him. But there is someone who does believe him, and before this night is over, that someone will be a step closer to the truth, and thus a step closer to the valley of death.

In the opener, Liz says Dr. Woodard is getting closer to the truth--and to the valley of death. The man is a suicidal idiot for doing what he did in today's episode; what was he thinking? Reminds me of Dr. Guthrie and Laura's confrontation, and we know what fate befell him!

The Eagle Hill caretaker has also been replaced in his role thanks to that damn strike, and the marvelous, creepy voice is gone. So we had two new characters of lesser ability speaking to each other as Dr. Woodard sought out the caretaker to help him gather some info from the books he has in his archives, specifically Joshua Collins' journal and the curse he mentions. The caretaker pulls things together, Woodard hanging anxiously over his shoulder.

Barnabas, leaving Collinwood after checking to see how David is doing, meets Roger, who tells him he's found a wonderful place in Boston to send David. Barnabas grins happily after Roger goes into the house.

The caretaker tells Woodard about Sarah succumbing to the fever, the same fever her brother, Barnabas, came down with, but he survived it and went to England. No, insists, Woodard, Barnabas never went to England.The book reveals that Joshua had the mausoleum built the day Barnabas supposedly left for England. Woodard says he's sure Barn stayed in Collinsport.

Liz tells Roger there is no way they're sending David to the military school he found in Boston (frankly, I think it's a great idea). David needs hard reality and discipline, rages Roger, and Liz asks him if David is embarrassing him. It's a low blow, they both know it, and Liz apologizes. She knows Roger is concerned, but she refuses to go look at the school. Roger finally reminds her that HE is David's father and can do whatever he wants with his son,but Liz implies that if David goes, she won't be happy, and it's unspoken that she just might send him packing, too. Roger insists that he's keeping David's application on file. Woodard, harried, shows up and asks to see David. Liz goes upstairs to get him while Woodard gazes raptly at Barn's portrait. The eyes do follow you, says Woodard, how do painters DO that?

Woodard tells Roger he doesn't believe David is hallucinating, as Fisher says. Roger thinks David needs playmates. Liz comes in and takes Roger away so Woodard can talk to David alone. The latter is very relieved when Woodard tells him he believes everything he's said--he saw Sarah, too!.He knows Barnabas sealed the room so they couldn't get in there, but he can't just come forward with what he knows thus far; he must investigate more. David asks the doctor if he thinks Barnabas is dead; Woodard says he doesn't know for sure, but whatever he is, it scares him. He believes Barnabas is the reason for the secret room and that coffin WAS his, but he tells David that this talk must be their secret.

He can't wait for Burke to return, he feels time isn't on his side in this matter. David promises to keep mum and asks Woodard to be careful. He will, Dave assures him.

Well, Woodard is a liar. He chose to walk right into the lion's den with a sign around his neck saying, "I'm your next meal!", and I can't help but wonder if the other Dave Woodard would even have done this, written into the script or not.

Barnabas is lighting candles (oh those mundane tasks now that Willie is gone) when Woodard stops by. He starts his own suicide by telling Barnabas that he doesn't think David is having "lurid aberrations", as Barn calls them. Barnabas finds this astonishing for a man of science to say..Dr. Fisher believes David fears Barnabas, but WHY? asks Woodard. Because you look so much like the original Barnabas? What could be so frightening to David about the original? Are there SKELETONS in the closet? Barnabas rises from his seat (and his voice is terrifying, believe me) and tells Woodard he's sick and tired of being the brunt of these investigations, of being thus slapped over and over again. There is a long pause before Woodard rises and says, "I saw your sister Sarah tonight." Barnabas seems to falter for a moment before regaining his composure, but he reminds Woodard he HAS no sister--and he thinks Woodard is the one suffering from aberrations! "Or did she say 'ancestor'?" queries Woodard with a gleam in his eye. Barnabas, a murderous expression on his face, suggests the doctor has overstayed his welcome. "Good night, Barnabas," says Woodard, and leaves.

NOTES: Good night to YOU, Dr. Woodard, says I. Sweet dreams. Hope heaven is better to you than you've been to yourself! Is he his own Dr. Kevorkian or what?

Frid's performance in the last scene of this episode was OUTRAGEOUS!


338 - (Alexandra Moltke) - We lived through another night at Collinwood, unaware that a man will die before the break of dawn--a man who will soon learn the evil secret that exists in the Old House on the Collinwood estate.

In this episode, Julia as much as admits she has special feelings for Barnabas, but he couldn't care less; as usual, his concerns are his existence, etc. She comes across as truly vulnerable, fearful for both of them, but Barnabas tromps cruelly on her feelings.

The previous Barnabas/Dave scene with a too-long pause was repeated today and was much better. Julia finds Dave leaving the Old House after Barnabas kicked him out. "Idle curiosity" brought him there, he explains, and wonders why she is there. She finds Barnabas interesting and perceptive she says. Dave is definitely behaving oddly, and after Julia enters the Old House, he eavesdrops on them from the front window. Barnabas tells Julia Woodard is too close to the truth, but she assures him he has nothing but vague suspicions and Barn is worried about nothing. Barnabas says his existence isn't nothing to him, and Julia assures him his existence is important to her, too. Woodard knows Julia is a doctor and must have some medical interest, Barnabas points out, then orders Julia to think more like a doctor and less like a woman (ouch!) He insists she destroy the notes she's been keeping of the experiment, but she refuses; besides, they're safely locked in a strongbox in her room.Barnabas tells her that Woodard made reference to "your sister, Sarah," and he was forced to deny her. "Poor Barnabas," says Julia, touching his shoulder. He stands and apologizes to Sarah for denying her, admitting Sarah is his sister and very dear to him.

Now that Woodard knows absolutely everything, he is ready to go get those notes!

Burke comes to Collinwood only to tell Vicki he's leaving again, for South America (let's have a funeral dirge here). They disagree about setting a wedding date, and Liz overhears Vicki giving Burke the old "David needs me" spiel. She offers them the West Wing of the house to live in so they can get married right away.That way, Vicki can be close to David, marry Burke, yet still have privacy. Vicki is thrilled, ready to accept immediately, but Burke is far less enthused. Liz suggests they think about it. Vicki doesn't understand Burke's suspicion or hesitation. He doesn't like the idea of his wife being on call 24 hours a day for David, hell, he wants Vicki on call 24 hours for HIM!Burke also fears that the Collins' unfortunate past will prove unfortunate for them, too, but Vicki chides her practical fiance for his foreboding. They kiss, with little passion, as usual, and he tells her how much he loves her laugh.

Barnabas, citing the seriousness of the situation, wants Julia to go to Woodard and find out just how much he knows. He says she once told him Woodard was the most brilliant student in his and Julia's medical class, but Barn says Woodard was the SECOND best, clearly indicating Julia was first. Julia says it was tougher for her, being a woman, and Barn says being a woman can be a mixed blessing can't it? Having just been charmed to the nth degree, Julia leaves to perform her task, grinning like a woman in love.

Julia sits with Dave in his office and expresses her concern for him. Tell her about Sarah, she coaxes. Dave tells her he thinks she's right--he's been investing far too much time in Sarah. Dave wants to know what Julia is doing with Barnabas, and shows her a strange list of medical supplies he knows she ordered. Something about that list disturbs him, Dave says. Well, then, why didn't he ask her about it, she asks, clearly uncomfortable. She then goes on to say she's been making a fool of herself--she's emotionally involved with Barnabas. For once, she feels as a woman does, not a doctor.And how does Barnabas feel? Asks Woodard. He views her as a woman, too. And have they been playing doctor? prods Woodard. She hesitates, explaining the answer to that is very personal. She suggests he back off, stop asking questions, before it's too late--for him.

NOTES: Good stuff here all around. Julia's feelings rose strongly to the surface, but Barnabas is still charming her like a snake, using her emotions against her.

As for Dave, well, I'm just glad the other guy isn't still playing the role. I really liked him, and what's going to happen would have REALLY upset me.

Love, Robin

333 - (Grayson Hall) - The fiery evening sun is setting over Collinwood, and in a moment, darkness will descend. A small boy has broken into the Old House on the great estate, determined to discover its secrets. His curiosity is about to place him in the greatest danger he has ever known.

Barnabas advances on David, a figure of sheer, unadulterated terror. David begs, "Don't hurt me!" as Barnabas grabs him. They hear Julia upstairs, calling for David, and the boy frees himself from Barnabas' grasp and runs upstairs to her. While David says his cousin was going to kill him, Barnabas angrily says he was only planning on giving him a spanking (to death).David admits to swiping Liz' keys. Barnabas says he's going to keep that extra set of keys and takes them from David, and insists the boy deserves punishment for breaking and entering. He makes him promise not to break in again (and David's promises are gospel, right?) However, he does plan to let him go, for which David is clearly grateful. He races out the door leaving Barn and Julia staring at each other worriedly. He locks the front door and tells her that David saw his coffin, filling Julia with dread. He sits down and she can see he's got a plan. What is it? "You'll see, doctor," he promises.

Burke and Woodard discuss David's latest disappearance, and both are concerned about him and his wild fantasies. Dave questions Burke about the "wild theory" he once purported to have--did it involve Barnabas? Yes, Burke admits. Before they can exchange further info, David bursts in and tells Burke Barnabas has a coffin in his basement--he's really dead, just like in his dream! Julia comes in then and orders David to forget his dream.Julia explains to the two men that she found a hysterical, hallucinating David at the Old House. Barnabas does NOT have a coffin in his basement; she's been there! David accuses Julia of lying and says she's only trying to protect Barnabas. David begs Burke to go to the Old House and check out his story. Roger joins this fray and insists David apologize to Julia for calling her a liar. Julia volunteers to take him to his room, but David orders her to keep away from him. Roger, furious, orders David upstairs, and David continues to beg Burke to check out what he's said. After David goes upstairs, Roger offers an apology to Julia, but Woodard still wants to check out the boy's story. Roger accuses Woodard of thinking there's something sinister and dark about Barnabas, and Julia says such an investigation would insult Barnabas.

Nevertheless, Burke and Dave Woodard insists on going, even though Roger accuses them of making fools of themselves. Utter nonsense, sniffs Roger, and Julia agrees, but you can see she's very concerned about the outcome of all this.

Barnabas plays it cool when Woodard and Devlin come to the Old House. He says David's imagination is really getting out of hand--a coffin, in my basement? Burke, playing the macho man, insists on looking, refusing to take Barn's word that there IS no coffin in his basement.Why, how can you take the word of a disturbed child over mine? demands Barnabas of the two other men. He COULD ask them to leave, and gets angry enough to do so. Burke promises to return--with a warrant--and Barn pretends to capitulate. They go downstairs. Barnabas makes a big deal out of lighting candles, and the two men clearly see that the only items in the basement are trunks and debris. Burke looks around, but he and Woodard are forced to admit to being wrong. They apologize, agreeing that this was all in David's imagination.Barn accepts the apology in a hurt tone, but he turns his back to them and smiles at us. Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!  [8693]

NOTES: GREAT SCENES! Barnabas comes up smelling like a rose, while David appears crazy. The vampire has more lives than a cat!


334 - (Alexandra Moltke) - At Collinwood, no one is safe from the nameless terror that hovers so close. Tonight, young David Collins has reason to hope that the fears we have all had will soon be put to rest.

The Dr. Woodard most of us don't like much at all appeared today. Damn that strike, anyway! We got to hear some Sixties psychobabble in the form of Dr. Fisher, a shrink called in to help David, and Sarah finally appeared to a new person.

David, waiting in his room for Burke and Woodard to return, tells Vicki he fears for their safety. He gazes anxiously out the window.Meanwhile, Dave and Burke are standing outside Collinwood's front door, wondering how the hell to break the bad news to the kid--there was no coffin! Burke brusquely says he doesn't like Barnabas, and Dave says he finds him strange. In any event, they must break this news gently.

Roger lets them in and chides them for being two hysterical grown men searching an empty basement for a coffin. He agrees with Barnabas' lack of hospitality under the circumstances and said he would have behaved the same way.He tells them David acts as he himself did as a boy, frightened of Collinwood. Roger says he used to fear the dead in the Collins portraits staring down at him. Burke and Dave head upstairs, leaving Roger, who has flatly refused to accompany them, gazing at one of his ancestor's portraits with a scared expression on his face.

Dave and Burke ask to speak to David alone, so Vicki leaves the room. They gently tell him there was no coffin and David immediately becomes very upset, dismayed, adamant. There was!!!! He says he fears for his life, and thus breaks his promise to Sarah and tells them about the secret room (and another empty coffin) in the Collins mausoleum.The window in David's room abruptly blows open and they hear the angry, discordant sound of Sarah's flute. David knows she's pissed at him for his revelation, but he was desperate. He explains to Dave and Burke how he hid in the secret room's empty coffin when Barnabas and Willie came in. They finally agree to take him, although they are reluctant. David forlornly asks them to stay close, and not to tell Barnabas where they're going. As they leave, the window blows open again, and Dave, a quizzical, sad expression on his face, closes it.

At first, Roger refuses to allow Burke and Dave to take David to the Collins mausoleum, defending Barnabas, behaving veddy veddy insulted. When Vicki takes David away to get him a coat, however, Roger's face seems to crumple, and he tells Woodard how very worried he is about his only son. He fears he's losing it, thinks he needs psychiatric help.

After David leaves with Dave and Burke, Roger asks Vicki if she's still going to marry Burke, and she says she is, but she'll stay at Collinwood as long as David needs her. He fears his son is standing on a high-wire and about to fall off, he confesses, clearly worried.

David takes Woodard and Devlin to the mausoleum, but when he tries to pull the ring in the lion's mouth, nothing happens. Burke and Dave give it a try, and the door doesn't budge. David, seeing the other two think he's delusional, tugs desperately at the ring, to no avail. David insists Barnabas got there first and did something.Woodard tells David he must admit there IS no secret room. David finds Sarah's flute lying on top of her coffin and eagerly takes it. It's her way of proving he's telling the truth, he insists. Woodard takes the flute and gazes at it. Well, they didn't find what they were looking for, he admits, but at least they found something tangible!

NOTES: Barnabas is thwarting David at every turn, without touching the kid. At least Sarah's leaving her flute convinced Woodard that there might be more to all this, but Burke appeared to think David was having mind problems, and the trip to the tomb was a waste of time.

Who is going to win this one? Will Sarah help David even though he revealed what she ordered him not to? Will she wash her hands of him from now on?

Poor David, what will become of him?

Love, Robin

329 - (Grayson Hall) - Tonight, a dangerous and terrifying secret may be disclosed, for a man presumed to be dying has suddenly rallied, and when he speaks, he may expose one whose very existence has depended on his silence.

Weird to see Dana Elcar back in the role of Sheriff Patterson and repeating the ending of the previous episode!

Barnabas wants to join the party heading to the hospital to see Willie. He still believes there's an explanation for why Willie had Maggie's ring. John Karlen is back playing Willie now that the oxygen tent's been dispensed with. Would they normally have a patient who'd undergone back surgery lie on his back like that?

Dave examines Willie, who is doing better every moment. He tells Julia the transfusions worked, and she responds, "That's wonderful, Dave," very unenthusiastically. She lights up a cigarette (really freaky to see this in a hospital room!) as Dave explains he doubts Willie was the kidnapper. Loomis is insane, Julia insists. Dave leaves Julia with the sedated Willie. Julia considers Barnabas being exposed and herself losing her license to practice medicineand thinks how easily she could silence Willie. She's about to slip the IV out of his arm when Dave comes in (she calls it a hypodermic needle). When Dave demands to know what she was doing, she says Willie moved and she was checking to make sure it hadn't fallen out. Dave notes that Willie looks even more improved. (What miracle saved him, we must wonder?)

Barnabas looks angry and crestfallen when the Sheriff brings him to the hospital and orders him to wait outside in the hallway while he questions Willie. Urbanely, Barnabas tries to explain to Patterson how much better it would be if he, Willie's employer, questioned the patient first.NO! says Patterson, and Barnabas glares after him.

Dave tells George that Willie is heavily sedated and will be asleep for another three hours. Willie awakens almost exactly three hours later; great call! Also, Woodard has told Patterson that Julia is a doctor when the sheriff demands to know why she's there, but Dave assures him Julia's been a big help. George tells Dave and Julia about finding Maggie's ring in Willie's room, proving his guilt. He tells Julia that Barnabas is still maintaining Willie's innocence and is waiting in the hall. Barnabas paces, and when Julia comes to speak to him, orders her to kill Willie. When she tells him she had the opportunity but couldn't go through with it, he calls her a bumbling fool.

Everyone waits for Willie to awaken. Barnabas and Patterson pace, Julia drums her fingertips, Dave sits in a chair. Poor Willie comes to consciousness at 4 AM, moaning in pain. Dave tells him he'll give him a painkiller, but the sheriff must speak to him first. Willie begs them not to hurt him, cringing pitifully.He ignores Patterson's questions about why he was breaking into Maggie's bedroom and asks if it's dark. He's afraid of the dark, he whimpers, begging again not to be hurt. Patterson shows Willie Maggie's ring and he stares at it and claims it's his. "Maggie Evans," Willie says. "I'm afraid--and I don't know why."

Barnabas is wracked with fear when he realizes dawn is only half an hour away. If Willie has told them about him, he'll be destroyed!

George and Dave exit Willie's room, looking grim, and at first you wonder if Willie didn't tell them WHAT he's afraid of, as in his former vampire employer. Dave and George tell Julia and Barnabas that Willie is hopelessly insane. His mind has snapped--apparently he's been deranged all along. Now he's in his room, babbling incoherently about being afraid of a voice from a grave. So, Willie is guilty, the case is now closed, and Willie will be sent to an institution for the criminally insane. Barn and Julia express their sorrow over hearing this. They go in to see Willie, who gazes raptly at Barnabas, whom he doesn't recognize at all. "Are you a doctor?" Willie asks in a friendly, childlike voice."Yes, Willie," responds Barnabas, a triumphant light in his eyes, "I am a doctor."

Great performance by Karlen. I don't know if this was his last show, but he was excellent. Everyone else was wonderful, too.

NOTES: Barnabas gets lucky again! Willie doesn't even remember him, and now he's going to be put away for God knows how long, no longer a threat to Barnabas. Who will protect the vampire now, we wonder?

I felt so sorry for Willie, but there was also something sly about him, or at least it seemed so to me. Suppose he remembered EVERYTHING, but chose to pretend otherwise, to protect himself from being killed? He probably knew that the only way to avoid Barnabas' murdering him was to act as though he had no knowledge of Barnabas. Also, you have to wonder if Willie's surviving this shooting was for a higher purpose. Perhaps Sarah intervened somehow? It's interesting speculation!

Excellent episode!


330 - (Grayson Hall) - It is afternoon at Collinwood, and the bright afternoon sunshine has dispelled the fears of the night. But fear lingers in the mind of a child, and before this day is over, fear will mount to terror.

I got SO sick of hearing David repeat the same things throughout this ep--Barnabas is mean and wants to kill me, he's hiding something terrible in the basement of the Old House, I'm not lying, Sarah did come to see me, ad nauseum.

David complained to Aunt Liz that the eyes in Barnabas' portrait were following him--and Barnabas hates him, is hiding a secret in the Old House, and wants him to die!Liz denies it; Barn is very fond of his young cousin. Roger overhears David speaking about the ghostly Sarah's warning, how everyone should stay away from the Old House, etc., and promptly yells at his son for such "nonsense" and sends him up to his room. Liz tells Roger he mishandled David, but Roger says he's really concerned--either David's lying or losing his grip in reality, and neither is good news.

An angry David, lips compressed with determination, sneaks out of Collinwood yet again, and climbs in through the reliable open window when he finds the front door locked. It's nearing dusk as he begins to look around, quickly turning away from THAT portrait of Barnabas. He's shaking the locked basement door when Julia catches him. Barnabas wouldn't want him to be there, she warns, the house belongs to him.It belongs to his Aunt Liz, counters David, and demands to know why the basement door is locked--it never was before! Julia hurts his arm and drags him back to Collinwood.

Roger is playing the piano when Liz rushes downstairs to report that David is gone. Julia walks in with the child that very moment and tells them he was at the Old House. Roger is ready to spank his son, but Liz sends him upstairs instead. Julia advises them to keep David away from the Old House; Barnabas wouldn't appreciate what's been going on, and it's over-stimulating David's imagination. Julia is shocked to hear that David believes Barnabas wants him dead, is keeping a secret, and that Sarah warned him about the Old House. Julia dubs it a strange fantasy, then advises them to not tell all this to the sensitive Barnabas, who'd be hurt by it.

In his room, David ponders the locked basement--Barnabas is hiding something, he knows it!

Julia gives Barnabas another injection and tells him she's pleased with his progress. He's astute enough about her moods to know something is bothering her, but she covers by saying Willie was committed today, and she feels badly about that. So does Barn. (These two should just give us all a break, huh?) At least, says Julia, Willie's convenient insanity removes all suspicion re: Barnabas' involvement in Maggie's kidnapping. That just leaves Cousin David, says Barn. Julia is forced to admit he wasn't receptive to hypnosis, that he'd dreamed about her medallion and was afraid of it.David is still a threat, frets Barnabas, but then he gets an idea--no one will believe the boy. He stands at the window, staring menacingly out as weird yellow light plays over his features.

Roger and David have some touching moments together, a rarity, for sure. Roger speaks gently to David, assuring him he wants to understand and help him. Why does David always disobey him? He had to go to the Old House to prove he wasn't a liar, responds David defensively. Sarah was no dream, and Roger has no idea what Barnabas is really like--mean, locked basement, etc., etc.Roger assures David he cares about him and asks him to please try harder to obey him--and stay away from the Old House, for real! David promises, seeming sad, and Roger beams as he leaves David's room. Left alone, David watches in horror as his window bursts open and a bat comes flying in. It swoops and dips over his head as he flails his arms and tries to get away. Finally, he sinks to the floor, cowering, crying for help, as the bat swoops closer to him.

NOTE: Yes, the special effects were cheesy, but back in 1967, this looked really scary to us, believe me!

Love, Robin

325 - (Alexandra Moltke) - The brilliance of the moon and all of the stars in the sky over Collinwood cannot prevent the shadow of terror from visiting one of us tonight. Young David Collins has learned part of the secret behind the evil at Collinwood--and now he lives in a state of constant fear.

In the middle of the night, David comes downstairs to the foyer to stare at Barnabas' portrait. He remembers what his cousin said when he caught him in the cemetery. I don't want to go! Protests David--I want to go back to Collinwood--let me go, let me go! The foyer seems to darken. As Liz enters, David races upstairs to his room, where he calls for Sarah. I want to know what's in the mausoleum! He tells her. Hearing David calling, Vicki comes in to check on him. David insists he's fine, but clearly isn't.

Liz, getting ready to leave for the Old House, tells Vicki how frightened David is of Barnabas, and Liz wants to talk to her cousin about her nephew's fears.Maybe Burke would be the best person to talk to David, advises Vicki. Liz concurs, and asks Vicki not to get married and leave David until this tough situation is resolved. Barnabas arrives. He's worried that the newspapers might sensationalize Willie's working at Collinwood. David seems to be afraid of you, Liz tells Barnabas--can you think of a reason why?The vampire says he can't, but will try to find out. Perhaps David's fears are imaginary, suggests Barnabas, but Liz and Vicki disagree on that point.

Liz brings Barnabas into David's room and leaves them alone together. Barnabas asks the boy why he's afraid of him, but can't wring a straight answer out of David.Barnabas shows David the pocket knife he found in the mausoleum's secret room. What else did Sarah tell you? Demands Barnabas--"what other secrets?--she's told you all about her family, hasn't she--about her mother and father?--and about her BROTHER?--she's told you about her brother?" No! wails David, scared of Barnabas' vehemence, she hasn't! Vicki joins them, and Barnabas says he'll finish this conversation with David some other time.

Later, restless in his sleep, David has a dream in which he recalls his conversation with Sarah in the secret room. Why would someone put an empty coffin in there? Asks David. It hasn't always been empty, she replies--there was someone in it once, but he went away. A figure dangling a glittering object confronts David in his dream,and he runs to a metal gate. Over here, David! Exclaims Sarah, who is behind him. Who are you, really? He asks, an where are you from? Collinsport, she responds--I lived on a hill in a big, big house until was about nine--ten--and then I got sick and everyone came to see me--and they were very, very sad. Because you were sick? Asks David. Because I died, replies Sarah. Be serious, insists David. I am, she says--I died, and everyone brought me such pretty flowers. If you died, what could you be doing here now? He queries. I don't know, says Sarah--I think I'm looking for someone. She leads him down some steps into a foggy room, the cellar of the Old House. A coffin stands in the middle of the room, and its lid begins to open. Barnabas rises from inside and moves toward his sister. "Sarah, my little Sarah," he croons, "you've come back at last." Sarah, look out! Warns David--he'll get you, Sarah! Barnabas then turns toward David and backs him against a wall, his cane raised in a threatening manner.

NOTES: This was the kind of episode that gave me nightmares. The Barnabas in this episode, in this dream, who so obviously loves his sister, is also determined to silence David. I found him really frightening to a young teen, at least he was to me! Also, Sarah telling David both that the person in the coffin "went away" and that she sickened and died was also the stuff chills are made of. DS did this so well!


326 - (Alexandra Moltke) - The night brings to Collinwood an austere and lonely silence. Inside the great house this night, a child will have a dream, and for him, the dream will be a revelation of the evil that still threatens us all.

In his room, David describes his dream to Vicki. Barnabas is dead! he insists--Sarah is a ghost--everything in my dream is real!

Barnabas returns to the Old House, where Julia sits reading in the drawing room, in a high snit--Willie is clinging to life with a leechlike tenacity, he complains--he expects someone to tell him that his servant has miraculously recovered and is writing his memoirs. (A couple of DS' funniest lines from the dour vampire.)He also bitches about his talk with David. Julia decides that this situation requires working a bit of hypnosis on David.

Julia troops downstairs and eavesdrops in the foyer, listening to Vicki tells Liz the details of David's nightmare. Julia joins them and offers to talk to David herself. Liz is OK with it, but wants to check to make sure David is, too. Julia asks Vicki to tell her David's dream in detail.

In David's room, Liz asks her nephew if he'll consent to speaking to Miss Hoffman. He agrees, reluctant. She asks to see a drawing David has done,and is shocked and horrified to see that it's of a coffin an a tombstone on which is written Barnabas' name.

Drawing room - Why do you think Barnabas would be in a coffin? Julia asks David. Trying to encourage him to relax, Julia urges him to concentrate on her medallion. Seeing the shiny round piece of jewelry,he recognizes her as the unrecognizable figure holding a similar object in his dream. Terrified, David dashes from the room, calling for Vicki.

NOTES: The dream David has about Barnabas rising from his coffin and attacking him with his cane scared me spitless the first time I saw it. Vicki comes running into David's room as she hears him shouting, but when he tries to tell her Barnabas is dead some of the time and Sarah, a ghost, is dead all the time, she almost seems to be making fun of him.

Barnabas is annoyed to find Julia reading a medical journal at the Old House and irritably tells her he's had a crappy day--Willie is taking too damn long to die (here we have some of Barn's pithiest comments about Willie miraculously waking up and writing his memoirs, as well as "He clings to life with a leechlike persistence.") Nasty, nasty Barn!

He seems ready to kill Maggie, David and Willie, but Julia points out the foolhardiness of getting rid of Willie now that everyone believes he kidnapped Maggie. Julia suggests hypnotizing David, just as she did Maggie, and smugly twirls her medallion as she contemplates her certain success.

At Collinwood, Julia listens in as Vicki tells Liz about David's belief Barnabas is dead and his fear of his cousin. Liz tells Julia about David's nightmare. Julia pronounces his fear irrational and says, hey, she's had experience in child shrinkology and why doesn't she talk to the boy? Liz observes wryly that Julia's a woman of many talents.

While Liz heads upstairs to ask David about talking to Julia, the latter asks Vicki for details of his dream. Liz is appalled to find that David has drawn a coffin and a headstone with the name "Barnabas Collins" on it. She does convince him to talk to Julia, but when the good doctor gets the boy alone and finally urges him to relax a bit, he sees the glittering medallion she's twirling in front of his face, recognizes it as the one from his dream, and makes a mad dash away from Julia, calling for Vicki. Julia feigns surprise at his reaction, gripping the medallion in frustration--curses, thwarted!

Love, Robin

321 - (KLS) - The moon over Collinwood is partially obscured by mists from the sea. It is almost as if the earth is struggling to hide its secrets. For this is to be a night of terror. A trap has been set for one who would destroy--one who at this moment is making a frightening and dangerous decision.

Barnabas stands at the drawing room window in the Old House, gazing out intently. Willie tries his best to talk the vampire out of his plans to kill Maggie, but Barnabas refuses to be dissuaded. Julia returns with Barnabas' injection, remarking how pleased she is that he finally completely trusts her.Barnabas assures her of his trust, lulling her into a false sense of security, but Willie, listening, knows better.

Maggie stands at the open French doors of her bedroom in the cottage. Sam enters and tells her not to be afraid, reminding her of the group of deputies protecting her outside there in the dark. Sam closes the French doors and leaves. Maggie sits down and begins to read a book.

Outside the cottage, Sarah stands behind a picket fence, looking around.

Maggie falls asleep while reading, and the book drops to the floor. Sarah awakens the young woman, who is confused, wondering how the little girl got past all the guards out there. When Maggie indicates that she's doing to call her father, Sarah warns her she will leave if she does so--I came to see you, no one else, says the little girl--I had a feeling you wanted me to come here tonight.She asks about her doll and is upset to learn that Dr. Woodard now has it--you must have it! Insists Sarah vehemently. When Maggie calls to Sam from the door, she turns around to find Sarah has disappeared again. Sam rushes into his daughter's room, and Maggie tells him she believes Sarah's appearance tonight was a warning to her.

At Collinwood, Willie tosses pebbles at Julia's window to awaken her (normally such a romantic gesture, Julia must have been disappointed). Barnabas is planning to kill Maggie, Willie tells her desperately.He couldn't! she says, but Willie convinces her it's true, and she leaves to try and stop him.

Cottage - Sam reports to Maggie that none of the deputies standing guard outside spotted Sarah. This terrifies Maggie. Sam assures her he's called Joe and asked him to retrieve the doll from Woodard. Outside, dogs howl mournfully.Barnabas gazes balefully out the Old House front window, thinking to himself, "At last darkness has come. Goodbye, Maggie Evans. I might have loved you. I might have spared you. Now you must die." Dogs howl.

NOTES: I know we saw Sarah holding her doll during the time Maggie supposedly had it, but that was probably a writer's slip. Continuity was not the best on DS, and for those who are anal retentives (and you know who you are), this is sometimes impossible to accept.

Willie cares so much about Maggie, he goes to Julia and begs her to do what he couldn't--stop Barnabas from murdering Maggie. Will he succeed? Will Julia be able to talk him out of what he is so determined to do? Or will Sarah intervene once more, as she already appears to have done?

Suspenseful!


322 - (KLS) - Tonight, someone may die near Collinwood. A death, sudden, unexpected and violent. At this moment, a decision made by one man will trigger the inevitable march toward destruction.

Old House drawing room - Barnabas gets ready to go out and kill Maggie. When he opens his door, however, Julia is waiting for him. Where are you going? She asks. "Out!" replies Barnabas. He tries to pretend nothing is going on, but Julia confronts him about his plans to do away with Maggie.She warns him that a sealed envelope will be opened revealing the truth about him if either she or Maggie dies. You're bluffing! Says Barnabas. I advise you not to take the risk, she says evenly, and leaves. Barnabas stares out the window, furious.

Cottage - Maggie awakens in her bed, screaming for Sam, who immediately dashes in. I feel eyes watching me, she says fearfully.

Barnabas stares out the window, his eyes reaching into unspeakable places.

Though Maggie agrees that her feeling is probably her imagination, she still feels as if she's in danger. The place is surrounded by police, Sam assures her--you're safe.

At the fountain, Julia meets Willie and tells him what she told Barnabas.He's going to realize you're lying about the envelope, frets Willie.

Old House drawing room - Is she lying to me? Wonders Barnabas. Is there really a letter? Would she expose me to save Maggie? No, I don't believe she would! It is a possibility, since he'd threatened to kill Julia, and she would surely say anything necessary to save her life. He's about to leave the house when he feels his sister's presence. Hearing her flute playing "London Bridge," he calls out for her piteously.Cottage, Maggie's bedroom - Sam and Joe enter. Joe hands Maggie the doll Sarah had given her. Feeling suddenly safe, she falls asleep.

Alone by the fountain, Willie tries to decide what to do. He feels helpless. He knows that Barnabas wasn't fooled by Julia's threat. I must warn Maggie! he says to himself, beyond all reason in his fear for Maggie.Evans cottage, outside - Joe advises Sam to send Maggie away for a while; Sam agrees and decides to send her to stay with relatives in Canada.

Maggie lies asleep, clutching the doll.

Outside - The deputies spot a figure in the woods and watch it carefully to see if it approaches the house. The figure appears at the French doors to Maggie's room. Maggie awakens with a scream of terror. Outside, the cops fire a warning shot, then a volley of shots follow. Sam and Joe run into the room, followed seconds later by a deputy. "Is he dead?" asks Maggie. "If he isn't dead, it's a miracle," the cop replies. "He's got about five bullet holes in his back."

NOTES: My first question watching this the first time around, as I sat there, trembling in my seat, was WHO WAS SHOT? We know regular bullets can't harm Barnabas, so there was only one other possibility--Willie, who'd gone to the cottage to warn Maggie she was in danger! I wondered if that poor, sweet schlub had given his life in order to save hers. It was a long time until the next episode, and probably a Friday cliffhanger.

Such a good ep, huh? We've got Barnabas determined to kill Maggie, Willie and Julia determined to save her, both going to desperate lengths to do so. Julia was sure her bluff about the envelope worked (too bad she didn't really have such insurance), but Willie knows him better, and was sure he wouldn't believe it.

So who was shot outside Maggie's door? See you next episode!

Love, Robin