1061

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Timeline	1995
Narrator	Clarice Blackburn
Writer	Joe Caldwell
Director	Henry Kaplan
Broadcast	July 1, 1970
Recorded	July 1, 1970
Video	DVD: DS C21D4
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Barnabas and Julia are shocked to discover they’re in 1995.

Synopsis

Teaser

Collinwood as it exists in the terrifying world of Parallel Time, in the final moments before it's ultimate destruction. For on this night, Timothy Stokes, crazed by the collapse of his plans to ruin the Collins Family has set fire to the great house and died in the flames. Barnabas and Julia have made their way to Angelique's room in the hope of reaching their own time before it is too late. Roxanne has not been able to enter the room and join them.

As Barnabas and Julia are trapped in Angelique's room, they hear Roxanne calling for them. Barnabas tries to reach Roxanne, but can't, then the room changes. Julia exclaims they are back in their own time, and Barnabas realizes that Roxanne is in her time and lost to them forever.

Act I

Barnabas insists they go back, but Julia reasons that they can’t go back to Parallel Time because Angélique’s room no longer exists there. Barnabas realizes she is right and laments Roxanne, the first woman he’s loved since Josette. Julia says that a life of love is a rare thing and that he is not the only one who has had hope snatched away. She says people can get used to anything if they have to. Barnabas vows to hate the East Wing room forever. Julia observes that the room seems different, to which Barnabas agrees, noting a feeling of dampness and the smell of decay. They find a part of the hallway caved in with plants growing inside.

Act II

Barnabas and Julia make their way to the foyer which is in ruins. Their investigation proves that the house was not victimized by war or hurricane, but rather has been abandoned. Barnabas wonders if Elizabeth, Maggie, and David are dead. Julia finds papers she left right before getting to Parallel Time, which are now withered and old - Barnabas wonders if radiation may have sped up their deterioration. They also find papers and a diary of Elizabeth’s from 1970 indicating that the move from Collinwood was planned. They hear someone trying to get in the front door, but when they go to investigate, it appears to only be the wind, but Julia is not convinced. Barnabas notes that the trees have grown right up to the front door and begins to theorize that they have returned to a time in the future, but not in parallel time. Julia begins to panic, but gets a grip on herself and says they must find out what it all means. Barnabas hopes to find out something in the Old House or the cemetery while looking for his coffin. Julia says she is frightened of the house and gladly will go to the cemetery.

Act III

After making a trip to the Old House and finding the coffin missing, they go to the cemetery to investigate and find a coffin. There, they find a new grave belonging to Henry Beecham (1967-1995) and realize they’re in the future. Nearby they find David’s grave, marked 1956-1970, but with fresh flowers. Mrs. Johnson, withered and old, implores them to leave his grave alone before she recognizes them. She thinks they’re ghosts because they have not aged since 1970. Mrs. Johnson says she was with David when he died and that no one was able to help him. They try to get clues from the half-schizophrenic Mrs. Johnson, but she changes demeanor and says "He just died, that's all". They try to calm her down and say they loved everyone at Collinwood and ask if they are all gone. She begs them not to ask her about it because it is too painful to talk about, it was so horrible that she can't come to the cemetery during the day, but has to sneak in at night because the name Collins is now considered a curse, not to be mentioned.

Act IV

Mrs. Johnson says the whole family is alive and well, that Mrs. Stoddard went to Rome and lives in Europe now, Mr. Roger there too and Elizabeth writes to her from time to time. Mr. Quentin is in South America, married and fine. Barnabas thinks she’s lying; after saying she can’t help them, she runs back and says “Fredricks, the old shack! Findley’s cove! The old shack!”. The shack, which in-PT was Roxanne’s home, is now being lived in, flush with things from Collinwood, including the 1795 Barnabas portrait. Julia believes someone from Collinwood lives there, but Barnabas wonders if they may be looted from Collinwood, possibly by the person responsible for it's destruction. They realize they’ll find out soon as someone starts to open the door ...

Memorable quotes

• Julia Hoffman: We forget how rare a life of love can be. You're not the only one who's had so little hope. Its something one learns to live with. We can get used to anything if we have to.

• Julia Hoffman: More than any cemetery I've ever been in, this house feels like a grave.

Dramatis personae

• ← Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins →
• ← Grayson Hall as Dr. Julia Hoffman →
• ← Clarice Blackburn as Mrs. Sarah Johnson →

Background information and notes

• The love between Barnabas and Julia was never actually declared in the script, only moments of closeness and a great loyalty between them. Here you can see clearly how Barnabas' lamenting over Roxanne effects Julia, who is on the verge of crying as she tells Barnabas he will get over Roxanne.

Bloopers and continuity errors

• Barnabas is wearing his cape in 1970 PT, but loses it during the time warp to 1995.