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|narrator= [[Grayson Hall]]
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|writer= [[Gordon Russell]]
 
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[[Morgan Collins|Morgan]], possessed by the [[spirit]] of [[James Forsythe]], confuses [[Julia Collins|Julia]] with [[Constance Collins]], sister of [[Brutus Collins]].
   
 
== Synopsis ==
   
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'''Teaser'''
   
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: ''The [[Collins family|family]] at [[Collinwood (1841 PT)|Collinwood]] goes on living under the effects of a [[curse]] that has lasted for one hundred and sixty years. A curse that has left death and madness in its wake. It's latest victim is [[Morgan Collins]], who spent a night in the legendary [[locked room]] and came out possessed by the [[spirit]] of [[James Forsythe]], a man who died in 1680. Meanwhile, the marriage between [[Bramwell Collins|Bramwell]] and [[Daphne Harridge Collins (PT)|Daphne]] continues to deteriorate as a result of what is happening at Collinwood.''
== Synopsis ==
 
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Morgan confuses Julia with Constance (Brutus's sister). Daphne tries to kill her self with a pistol but is unable to do it. Julia tries to give Daphne hope. Julia warns Catherine to stay away from Bramwell. Morgan tries to kill Julia, thinking she is Constance Collins.
 
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Daphne witnesses Bramwell kissing Catherine.
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'''Act I'''
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Catherine pulls herself away from Bramwell; she admits that she still loves him, but acknowledges their relationship is hopeless. Daphne quietly slips away.
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The next morning, Julia finds Morgan in the drawing room, inspecting the vase the family uses for the lottery. Still possessed by James, he recounts how he gave the vase to Brutus for Christmas one year. He gets upset with Julia’s questions, and refers to her as Brutus’ sister, Constance Collins. Julia tries to understand their conversation, but he only scoffs at the idea of Constance’s undying loyalty to Brutus. He quickly leaves the room, determined to get as far away from her as possible.
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Later, Daphne rushes into Collinwood, thinking of Bramwell and Catherine’s conversation from earlier. She finds a pistol in the drawing room, and picks it up.
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'''Act II'''
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Daphne contemplates suicide, but is stopped when she hears the front door slam. She quickly puts down the pistol, and Bramwell walks in, wondering why she is at Collinwood. Daphne, seemingly on the verge of a panic attack, pushes back at many of his questions, before saying she has come to see Catherine. Moments later, Julia and Catherine walk in, and Julia informs Bramwell about what happened with Morgan earlier in the morning. Bramwell offers to go look for him, and leaves the house. Julia departs shortly thereafter, leaving only Daphne and Catherine in the drawing room. Daphne is visibly upset at Catherine, much to her confusion, and asks to be left alone. Once Catherine is gone, Daphne picks up the pistol and looks at it, but decides not to go through with it.
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Meanwhile, the possessed Morgan arrives at the cottage and calls out for Amanda.
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'''Act III'''
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When no one appears, Morgan sits down in the darkened cottage.
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That night, Julia finds a distraught Daphne, still sitting by herself in the drawing room. Julia knows what’s bothering her, and Daphne confides in her that she still loves Bramwell, despite him secretly seeing Catherine on occasion. Julia tries to give her confidence that things will get better.
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Back at the cottage, Carrie walks in and is caught by Morgan, who confuses her as his sister, Sarah Forsythe. He wonders where Amanda might be, but their conversation only confuses and frightens Carrie. Morgan deduces that Amanda isn’t coming because Constance had something to do with it. He vows to deal with Constance once and for all, and leaves the cottage. A shocked Carrie quickly locks the door and wonders what just happened.
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'''Act IV'''
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In the drawing room at Collinwood, Daphne thanks Julia for keeping her company throughout the day. Bramwell returns, not having found Morgan, and Daphne immediately excuses herself to say goodnight to Catherine. Once alone with Bramwell, Julia fiercely scolds him for being a terrible husband to Daphne, and he should honor his commitment to her. The conversation leaves Bramwell slightly stunned, and even more so when Daphne returns and acts coldly towards him. The two then depart for the Old House. Once they are out of sight, Morgan emerges from behind a bush and prepares to enter the house with a rope.
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Back inside the house, Julia gives Catherine the same lecture she gave Bramwell, and warns her to stop seeing him. Catherine is deeply offended and vows to continue to do as she pleases.
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Later, Morgan sneaks into Collinwood and finds Julia in the drawing room. Thinking she is Constance, he begins to strangle her with the rope.
   
 
== Memorable quotes ==
 
== Memorable quotes ==
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: '''[[Julia Collins|Julia]]''': Good morning. You're up very early.
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: '''[[James Forsythe|James]]''': I have not been to bed. Sleeping is not one of the safest things you can do in this [[Collinwood (1841 PT)|house]].
   
 
== Dramatis personae ==
 
== Dramatis personae ==
   
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* [[Jonathan Frid]] as [[Bramwell Collins]]
== Notes ==
 
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* [[Grayson Hall]] as [[Julia Collins]]
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* [[Lara Parker]] as [[Catherine Harridge Collins]]
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* [[Kate Jackson]] as [[Daphne Harridge Collins (PT)]]
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* [[Keith Prentice]] as [[Morgan Collins]] / [[James Forsythe]]
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* [[Kathy Cody]] as [[Carrie Stokes (PT)]]
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== Background information and notes ==
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=== Production ===
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* This is the seventy-sixth [[Episodes with No Pre-Barnabas Cast Members|episode with no pre-Barnabas cast members]].
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* [[File:1229-credits.jpg|thumb]][[:Category:Closing credits|Closing credits]] scene: [[Collinwood]] [[gazebo]].
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=== Story ===
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* The vase used for the lottery draws was originally given to [[Brutus Collins]] by [[James Forsythe]] as a Christmas gift.
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* [[Brutus Collins|Brutus Collins']] sister [[Constance Collins|Constance]] is mentioned, and the strange loyalty she had to him.
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* James recognizes [[Carrie Stokes (PT)|Carrie]] as his sister [[Sarah Forsythe]]. (Although the character of Sarah never appeared in the [[Dark Shadows (1966)|series]], if she had presumably she would have been played by [[Kathy Cody]].)
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* '''[[INTERNAL MONOLOGUE]]''': [[Daphne Harridge Collins (PT)|Daphne]]: (recalling [[Catherine Harridge Collins|Catherine's]] words, in C's voice).
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* '''[[TIMELINE]]''': 8:15am: Daphne enters [[Collinwood]]. [[Bramwell Collins|Bramwell]] and [[Flora Collins (PT)|Flora]] argued last night. It's morning.
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== Bloopers and continuity errors ==
   
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* [[Grayson Hall]] as [[Julia Collins|Julia]] tells [[Bramwell Collins|Bramwell]] that [[Morgan Collins|Morgan]] earlier confused herself with "Catherine Collins" when in fact she meant "[[Constance Collins]]".
== Continuity and mistakes ==
 
 
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Revision as of 01:55, 16 April 2019

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1229
Number

1209

Timeline

1841 PT

Narrator

Grayson Hall

Writer

Gordon Russell

Director

Henry Kaplan

Broadcast

March 11, 1971
(Thursday)

Recorded

February 26, 1971
(Friday)

Video

Complete: Disc 125
Collection 26: Disc 1

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Morgan, possessed by the spirit of James Forsythe, confuses Julia with Constance Collins, sister of Brutus Collins.

Synopsis

Teaser

The family at Collinwood goes on living under the effects of a curse that has lasted for one hundred and sixty years. A curse that has left death and madness in its wake. It's latest victim is Morgan Collins, who spent a night in the legendary locked room and came out possessed by the spirit of James Forsythe, a man who died in 1680. Meanwhile, the marriage between Bramwell and Daphne continues to deteriorate as a result of what is happening at Collinwood.

Daphne witnesses Bramwell kissing Catherine.

Act I

Catherine pulls herself away from Bramwell; she admits that she still loves him, but acknowledges their relationship is hopeless. Daphne quietly slips away.

The next morning, Julia finds Morgan in the drawing room, inspecting the vase the family uses for the lottery. Still possessed by James, he recounts how he gave the vase to Brutus for Christmas one year. He gets upset with Julia’s questions, and refers to her as Brutus’ sister, Constance Collins. Julia tries to understand their conversation, but he only scoffs at the idea of Constance’s undying loyalty to Brutus. He quickly leaves the room, determined to get as far away from her as possible.

Later, Daphne rushes into Collinwood, thinking of Bramwell and Catherine’s conversation from earlier. She finds a pistol in the drawing room, and picks it up.

Act II

Daphne contemplates suicide, but is stopped when she hears the front door slam. She quickly puts down the pistol, and Bramwell walks in, wondering why she is at Collinwood. Daphne, seemingly on the verge of a panic attack, pushes back at many of his questions, before saying she has come to see Catherine. Moments later, Julia and Catherine walk in, and Julia informs Bramwell about what happened with Morgan earlier in the morning. Bramwell offers to go look for him, and leaves the house. Julia departs shortly thereafter, leaving only Daphne and Catherine in the drawing room. Daphne is visibly upset at Catherine, much to her confusion, and asks to be left alone. Once Catherine is gone, Daphne picks up the pistol and looks at it, but decides not to go through with it.

Meanwhile, the possessed Morgan arrives at the cottage and calls out for Amanda.

Act III

When no one appears, Morgan sits down in the darkened cottage.

That night, Julia finds a distraught Daphne, still sitting by herself in the drawing room. Julia knows what’s bothering her, and Daphne confides in her that she still loves Bramwell, despite him secretly seeing Catherine on occasion. Julia tries to give her confidence that things will get better.

Back at the cottage, Carrie walks in and is caught by Morgan, who confuses her as his sister, Sarah Forsythe. He wonders where Amanda might be, but their conversation only confuses and frightens Carrie. Morgan deduces that Amanda isn’t coming because Constance had something to do with it. He vows to deal with Constance once and for all, and leaves the cottage. A shocked Carrie quickly locks the door and wonders what just happened.

Act IV

In the drawing room at Collinwood, Daphne thanks Julia for keeping her company throughout the day. Bramwell returns, not having found Morgan, and Daphne immediately excuses herself to say goodnight to Catherine. Once alone with Bramwell, Julia fiercely scolds him for being a terrible husband to Daphne, and he should honor his commitment to her. The conversation leaves Bramwell slightly stunned, and even more so when Daphne returns and acts coldly towards him. The two then depart for the Old House. Once they are out of sight, Morgan emerges from behind a bush and prepares to enter the house with a rope.

Back inside the house, Julia gives Catherine the same lecture she gave Bramwell, and warns her to stop seeing him. Catherine is deeply offended and vows to continue to do as she pleases.

Later, Morgan sneaks into Collinwood and finds Julia in the drawing room. Thinking she is Constance, he begins to strangle her with the rope.

Memorable quotes

Julia: Good morning. You're up very early.
James: I have not been to bed. Sleeping is not one of the safest things you can do in this house.

Dramatis personae

Background information and notes

Production

Story

Bloopers and continuity errors