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Number	650
Timeline	1969
Narrator	Nancy Barrett
Writer	Gordon Russell
Director	Lela Swift
Broadcast	January 2, 1969 (Thursday)
Recorded	December 26, 1968 (Thursday)
Video	Complete: Disc 69 Collection 12: Disc 1

We have 26 images of Dark Shadows 659

When David develops a photograph of Barnabas and Carolyn, Victoria being hanged can be seen in the background.

Synopsis[]

The morning of a new day at Collinwood. Plans have been made to take two children away on an extended trip. But there are unseen and evil forces at work within the great house, forces that have possessed both children and decreed that they shall never leave Collinwood.

Julia tells Barnabas about Joe's nervous breakdown. Barnabas tells Julia about Victoria's 'message' from the past. Julia has doubts.

Carolyn visits her mother's tomb, wondering if she might still be alive, but sadly accepting the facts. Barnabas tries to comfort her, and tells her that he promised Roger that he would look after everyone while he was away. Carolyn appreciates his sympathy, but insists that she does not need looking after.

The children are surprised that they're still going to Boston. David asks Carolyn if he can take a picture of her and Barnabas to take away with them, and she agrees. David takes the picture and he and Amy develop it together. In the dark room they discover something strange about the picture - an image that shouldn't be there has appeared. Amy wonders if Quentin caused it.

Amy tries to contact Quentin over the telephone, but is seen by Harry Johnson. Harry suspects the two are up to some sort of mischief. David decides to tell Harry the truth about Quentin. As they expected, Harry doesn't believe them.

The kids give Barnabas the copy of the picture he wanted, where he sees Victoria, hanging. He proclaims that he will save her.

Memorable quotes[]

Barnabas: I have reason to believe that Vicki needs me.

Julia: You refuse to give up on her.

Amy: Can't you tell when someone is just pretending?

Harry: Well, if you were just pretending, why'd you look so guilty when I came in?

David: You think we're just making it up, don't you?

Harry: What gave you your first clue?

Dramatis personae[]

David Henesy as David Collins
Denise Nickerson as Amy Jennings
Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
Grayson Hall as Julia Hoffman
Nancy Barrett as Carolyn Stoddard
Craig Slocum as Harry Johnson
Carolyn Groves as Victoria Winters (uncredited, photo only)

Background information and notes[]

Production[]

This episode was recorded out of broadcast sequence. The previous episode to be recorded was 656.
First appearance of actress Carolyn Groves, although she is only seen in a photo here; she takes over the role of Victoria Winters from Betsy Durkin, the third and final actress to play the character.
Final appearance of Craig Slocum. The role of Harry Johnson will be played by Edward Marshall in 669.
In the teaser, we see David and Amy walking through the cemetery and then talking to each other, but there is no sound as the narration is continuing over the scene. There is also no scene in the previous or current episode where David and Amy are in the cemetery. This is very unusual.
The end credits give a copyright year of 1968. [Addendum: For once, this is correct per the date of production.] (This is not correct. Copyrights reflect date of publication, not date of production. A copyright of 1969 would be correct since the episode was "published" (i.e., broadcast) in 1969.)

Story[]

TIMELINE: Day 259 begins, and will end in 664. 10:45am at the start of the episode. Julia took Joe to Windcliff Sanitarium earlier this morning, she spent most of the night with him at the Collinsport Jail. Last night Victoria sent Barnabas a message from the past. Barnabas is planning to leave for Boston at 2pm. 2pm: Carolyn and Harry talk in the foyer.

Bloopers and continuity errors[]

After the opening narration, Barnabas walks down the stairs and into the drawing room where the camera is standing, then turns and walks back out. [Not a blooper - he walks back into the foyer because he hears Julia come in the front door.]
Jonathan Frid flubs when he says he is going to see "Barre... Carolyn."
In Act I, in the mausoleum, when Carolyn says she will stay at Collinwood until her mother returns, someone coughs off-stage.
When Act II begins, the end of the musical stinger to Act I is heard.
In both scenes taking place in David's room, the edge of the hallway set is visible through the open door.
Barnabas and Julia say Maggie found the note from Victoria on the dresser when in fact she found it in Josette's music box, which was on a dresser. [Addendum: First, that distinction is hardly a blooper. If the music box was on the dresser, it would not really be inaccurate to say the note was found on the dresser. Second, the music box and note were actually on the desk, not the dresser.]
Noises can be heard from off-stage as Barnabas and Carolyn move to go outside to have David take a picture of them. [Addendum: The noises are David opening the door and the footsteps of the actors walking outside.]
Someone coughs or sneezes twice off-screen as David and Amy begin to develop the photograph.
Denise Nickerson steps on David Henesy's line: David: "Looks like there's another person in there..." Amy: "How..." David: "...between Barnabas and Carolyn." Amy: "How could there be?" It happens again shortly afterward; when David says, "How do you suppose it got there?", Amy starts saying, "Maybe..." at the same time.
When Amy is startled at Harry standing in the doorway of David's room, a boom mic shadow moves on the door.
At the beginning of Act III, the last note of the musical stinger from Act II is heard.
When Carolyn and Barnabas posed for the picture, they stood very close together, with Carolyn's arm linked through his. In the photo, they are standing further apart, and Carolyn has not linked her arm with Barnabas.
The process of developing film prints takes several hours, but David was able to do this very quickly, not accounting for the fact that the print would have needed time to dry as well. (You can develop B&W film in under 15 minutes, and it dries quickly.)