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November 14, 1968 |
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November 7, 1968 |
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Synopsis
Teaser
- First rays of morning light fall on the towers of Collinwood. And in a strange House by the sea a woman has taken a mysterious journey into the past. When the clock strikes six she will return and her return will set off a chain of events which will terrorize Victoria Winters”.
Nicholas sits in his drawing room stewing over Eve, wondering if she has run off. Adam joins him asking where Eve is and Nicholas says she went for a walk. Adam tells Nicholas their relationship is going nowhere but Nicholas assures him that Eve will come to care for him. Adam is showing signs that he is tired of both Eve and Nicholas both. Adam leaves and Nicholas makes plans to discipline Eve, not noticing that she has rematerialized behind his back.
Act I
Eve greets Nicholas very happily and tells him she took a long walk and lost track of the time. He accuses her of being with Jeff Clark but she tells him she has not been anywhere near him (which is true ... she was with Peter Bradford). He notices her book and asks about it and she tells him it was just a book. He takes it from her and she tells him she was reading up on the Collins Family. He is suspicious and tells her she had best begin to cooperate and show some affection toward Adam. She promises she will do better. Nicholas is suspicious with her new-found cooperation and tells her he does not trust her at all. Back at Collinwood, Elizabeth helps Vicky put on her wedding gown and they talk about how wonderful the day is, Elizabeth saying it was the best she had felt in a long time. Vicky talks about how nervous she is, but writes it off to wedding-day jitters. Meanwhile Eve is making plans to stop the wedding from ever happening.
Act II
Adam is reading in Nicholas' drawing room when he hears Eve returning from another walk. She greets him happily and tells him she walks in the woods, and Adam says he was told she walked along the beach. She asks what is wrong with walking and he complains that she never invites him. She reminds him he is wanted by the police and that only Barnabas and Julia know who she is. Adam asks if there is someone else, but she denies it. He tells her she is so beautiful that many men would want her. She lies to him and tells him she loves him and they start making out in front of the fireplace. Vicky asks Elizabeth if she can pick up some flowers in town and accidently calls Jeff “Peter”. She wishes she could forget her trip into the past and her belief that Jeff and Peter are the same. She tells Elizabeth she should only think about the present and future. Back in front of the fireplace Eve and Adam talk about how difficult it is to be cooped up all the time and Adam says that he doesn't mind if Eve leaves him for walks as long as it makes her happy. But behind her smile she thinks of her plans to get Peter back.
Act III
Adam tells Nicholas the happy news that Eve is in love with him. He asks if Nicholas had anything to do with it. Nicholas says he didn't and they will all leave Collinsport very soon. Adam leaves and Eve enters from the basement and asks if Nicholas is pleased. She tries to reassure him she is cooperating, but he still looks suspicious. Back at Collinwood, Victoria returns (without the flowers) and Elizabeth tells her presents have arrived and they go about opening gifts. The first gift is a necklace from Mrs. Norris, a nurse from the foundling home who used to let her wear the necklace on special occasions. It had been in her family for many generations and now she wants Victoria to have it. Vicky muses over how she always felt alone and uncared for at the foundling home, yet she realizes now there were lots of people there who loved and cared for her. Next she opens The Collins Family History Book which Eve has sent with a card that says “PETER” in block letters. Elizabeth does not recognize it and Victoria tells her the significance.
Memorable quotes
- Nicholas Blair: Why, you agree so easily! I don't trust you at all.
- Eve: I'm afraid of you Nicholas. Thats why I obey you. It's as simple as that.
- Nicholas Blair: I wonder if you mean that. I wonder.
- Adam: Did you have anything to do with this? You can do so many strange things.
- Nicholas Blair: My powers have no control over human emotions.
Dramatis personae
- starring ← Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard →
- ← Robert Rodan as Adam →
- ← Humbert Allen Astredo as Nicholas Blair →
- ← Marie Wallace as Eve →
- and ← Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters →
Background information and notes
Continuity and mistakes
- When Eve returns from giving the gift, there is a shadow of a moving person on the right.
- When Vicki returns to Collinwood, we see a boom microphone shadow.
- The music seems to start late when Vicki opens her gifts.