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Barnabas and Julia visit Sam, who is now blind, she believes he will never see again.
Synopsis
- At the Great House of Collinwood, the portrait of a woman has caused many mysterious happenings. And one man decides to test its power to establish whether it controls a witch or a witch controls it. And he and an artist discover that as the portrait changes so does the woman. But the artist also learns the terrible truth of the witch's power.
Barnabas discovers Willie tormenting Adam with Josette's jewels. Willie claims that Adam found them, but Barnabas doesn't believe him. As Barnabas puts the jewels away, he notices that the emerald earrings are missing. Willie again tries to pin it on Adam.
Maggie arrives at the Old House, looking for Barnabas. She tells Dr. Hoffman of her father's blindness and asks her to come with Barnabas to the cottage. Once they arrive, Sam refuses to be examined by Julia until after he's spoken to Barnabas. Maggie's upset, but finally agrees to her father's conditions and leaves. Sam tells Barnabas of the strange woman's appearance and his resulting blindness. Barnabas feels terrible for Sam, but insists that he had no idea that he was putting him in any danger.
Julia examines Sam briefly, but refuses to tell him or Maggie anything. Later she confides to Barnabas that Sam may never see again. Barnabas blames himself.
Memorable quotes
- Barnabas: (to Willie Loomis) I know you're lacking only one dimension in being a truly great blackguard - intelligence.
- Sam: What's an artist without eyes?
- Barnabas: When will I learn not to involve others. And now I've ruined another life.
- Julia: I won't let you be alone. You're much too depressed.
- Sam: (to Julia) I might have known you were in on this.
Dramatis personae
- Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
- Grayson Hall as Julia Hoffman
- David Ford as Sam Evans
- John Karlen as Willie Loomis
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans
- Robert Rodan as Adam (uncredited)
Background information and notes
- This episode was recorded out of broadcast sequence. The previous episode to be recorded was 496.
- Maggie asks if they should call a Dr. Sloane.
- The Collinsport Afghan is on the Evans' couch.
Bloopers and continuity errors
- Cassandra Collins took her portrait from the easel in Sam Evans' house. A painting has been put in its place, but it's not the same painting Sam was working on when Barnabas Collins came to see him. It would be difficult to imagine that Sam would be concerned about an empty easel since he has just been struck blind.
- The "wall" shakes as Adam chases Willie out of his dungeon cell in the Old House cellar. The Old House door entrance and "wall" also shake! (When Barnabas Collins and Julia Hoffman arrive at the front door, it appears that the door was actually pushed outward on the right side of the screen and a section of the foyer can be seen through it.)
- Robert Rodan is inexplicably uncredited in the cast list even though he appears in several pivotal scenes as Adam.
- The credits are crooked. The soft spot of music is back.
- If Angelique can blind anyone, why hasn't she done this to enemies in the past?
- Barnabas, "If only Eric Lang were alive." Why? Would Lang steal someone's eyes to replace Sam's?
- Julia uses the opthalmoscope wrong, she just waves it in front of Sam's eyes.