Episode #229 - Evil reaches deeply into man's soul, turning his heart to stone, transforming him into a vile monstrosity. And it is horrible to observe this process in an innocent. And not to be able to recognize it--or prevent it.
Maggie lies asleep in her room. Sam knocks, enters, closes the French doors, then exits, closing the door behind him. He calls her in sick to the coffee shop.
Maggie awakens and attempts a few faltering steps, but, too weak to continue, falls exhausted on the bed. Sam brings in a tray for his daughter and pours coffee; he informs her that it's four o'clock.
Maggie feels terrible and refuses food or drink. He wants to call a doctor, but she strongly refuses, and they argue about it. Maggie lies back and moans that a doctor can't help her.
At the Blue Whale, Vicki and Burke toast to a problem-free evening. (hah!) Vicki tells him she's worried about the goings-on at Collinwood,
and describes Willie's new job with Barnabas and Jason's new job at Collinsport Enterprises.
Cottage - Sam opens the door to Joe and tells him a doctor is with Maggie. They agree that she looks very ill, washed out. Dr. Woodard comes out to inform them that Maggie's problem is a severe loss of blood.
He's at a loss to explain where it went, however, and says he's going to do tests on it. Woodard also gives him some pills and a diet for Maggie, and orders them to keep her in bed. Joe encourages Sam to go get a drink while he watches Maggie. Reluctant, Sam leaves.
Sunset - Maggie awakens to the howling of dogs. Alert now, she gets out of bed and opens the French doors. She looks out her bedroom door and sees Joe. She goes out and, sarcastically calling him "the babysitter", lets him know in no uncertain terms that she resents his watching her.
Furious, she orders him to leave, and stung, reluctant, he does so. She smiles, pleased.
Thanks to the attacks in the village, the Blue Whale is nearly deserted as Burke puts a song on the jukebox. Sam comes in and joins Burke and Vicki. He tells them about Maggie's mysterious blood loss and describes all her symptoms. Vicki recognizes them as being identical to what Willie experienced. Joe comes in and reports, to Sam's dismay, that Maggie tossed him out. Sam rushes home and finds Maggie gone. The French doors are open.
NOTES: Maggie, now in the thrall of the vampire, has no use for Joe, who has stood so loyally by her. He really shouldn't have allowed her to intimidate him into leaving, especially in light of what subsequently happened. Sam knew there was danger, that's why he raced home so quickly when he learned Joe had left Maggie alone.
Vicki notices that Willie and Maggie share the same symptoms (so we know her brain hasn't been totally fried out--yet). Will they do something about this discovery?
What has happened to Maggie? Will her terrible nightmare come true?
Episode #230 - Nighttime has come to Collinwood, and with the encroaching darkness, wisps of fog have blown in from the sea, fog that is difficult to penetrate, fog that can hide many secrets. Far away from Collinwood, the approach of darkness has meant the beginning of a night of terror for one man--for a young girl has mysteriously and unexplainably disappeared.
Vicki and Burke to go Sam Evans' cottage and try to reassure him about Maggie. Sam explains about how oddly Maggie's been behaving, and Joe chips in that he thinks she tossed him out because she had somewhere she wanted to go.
Maggie walks through the mist as if in a trance, still in her nightwear.
The men go out searching for Maggie while Vicki stays at the cottage to man the phone. Willie comes to the cottage with a message for Sam that Barnabas will be busy until after midnight, so Sam can't work on the portrait until after that. Vicki tells Willie about Maggie's disappearance;
all he can do is stutter a few words, then leave.
Maggie continues to wander through the fog, dogs howling around her.
Vicki receives a phone call from Willie, who is in a pay phone, disguising his voice.
He tells her to search Eagle Hill Cemetery for Maggie. Vicki calls the sheriff, but no one answers the phone (all the deputies left the office)? When Burke comes back, she tells him about the phone call, and both leave.
Maggie waits in the cemetery, looking for someone. Barnabas appears and stands before her,
his eyes locking with hers. He takes her hand. As they are about to leave, Willie runs up to warn Barnabas that her friends are coming for her. Furious, Barnabas asks how Willie knows that. Sam calls to Maggie from not too far away, agitating Willie more. Barnabas leads Maggie away, but she collapses and Barnabas stares down at her. Nearby, Vicki and Burke find Maggie's slipper and call out to her. Hearing this, Barnabas panics and he and Willie head off. Burke and Vicki find Maggie, who revives but can't recall how she got there. Burke spots a figure and goes to check it out.
Barnabas and Willie enter the secret room in the mausoleum just before Burke appears. After the panel closes, Burke examines the room carefully. From the secret room, Barnabas and Willie hear Burke depart.
In the cemetery, Vicki assures Maggie she's safe. Burke comes back and, noting that Maggie can barely stand, picks her up and carries her.
In the secret room, Barnabas glares at Willie. Willie exits the room and looks around; seeing no one, he returns to the secret room.
Barnabas grills Willie--how did he know people were coming to search for Maggie, and how did they know where to look? Willie denies giving them any information, but Barnabas doesn't believe him; he lifts his cane high and brings it down on Willie, who cries out in agony.
At the cottage, Joe and Sam both wait, anxious and dejected. Joe is about to call for state troopers when Burke and Vicki enter, Maggie in Burke's arms. Placed on the sofa, Maggie tries to speak, but is unable to. Joe starts to pick her up, but she protests that he must not touch her. Unable to breathe, she passes out. Burke loosens the scarf at her throat to help her breathing,
and they all gaze down at the two puncture wounds clearly showing on her throat.
NOTES: If not for Willie, Barnabas would have kidnapped Maggie for certain, and Barnabas knows that Willie is lying when he claims he isn't responsible for Maggie's rescue. That Willie went out of his way for this young woman, who he has apparently come to care a great deal about, is rather touching, and certainly sad. Barnabas beats him badly for what he's done, but Willie would probably do it again. Apparently, Willie still has some traces left of a mind of his own.
So how are they going to keep Maggie down at the cottage when she's going to want to be with Barnabas so much? Of course, they don't know that, but she does. What will the doctor say about those wounds? Will be connect them to what happened toWillie?
Tension mounts, and isn't it fun?
Love, Robin
