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June 16, 1969 |
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Gregory and Edward learn Barnabas is a vampire and chain his coffin with a crucifix on it.
Synopsis[]
- Collinwood before the turn of the century. Barnabas Collins has returned to this time and to a series of evil and terrifying events in order to solve a mystery that will help him save two lives in the present. But as time has passed, Barnabas Collins' own dark secret has come under ever-increasing suspicion. But now, as the promise of dawn lingers below the horizon, the Old House is the scene of a bizarre waiting game, and Barnabas Collins knows that his secret will not last another night.
Barnabas vanishes in front of Trask, promising to deal with him as he did Trask's ancestor. Barnabas appears behind the book case where his coffin is now hidden.
It is 2:35 and the body was discovered one hour ago. Edward talks to the sheriff on the phone. Trask returns and tells Edward, "Barnabas Collins is a vampire." Edward acknowledges that this must be the case, because it explains so much. Edward does not want the police involved, because "no one must know the secret."
Barnabas's cane hangs on the coat hanger. Edward and Trask arrive at the Old House and Trask threatens Magda, "damnation and hellfire shall be yours!" She responds with an old gypsy saying, “Walk fast and the Devil will overtake you; walk slow and misfortune will catch you. You'd better not walk slow, because I will never be far behind."
Later, Trask and Edward talk. Edward has six silver bullets from the craft of Old Braithwaite. Trask, looking over the plans for the Old House, tells Edward, "Your ancestors seemed to have had a penchant for secret rooms." Edward tells him, "You needn’t tell me what a curious lot they were, I realized that a long time ago." There are four secret rooms and passageways in the Old House.
Barnabas rises. Magda tells him what happened and that she will help him.
Later, Trask and Edward arrive. Edward has a gun and threatens to kill Magda. The two men find the coffin, having learned how to open the book case door to the secret room from the old plans of the house. Magda slips away. Trask leaves Edward.
When Barnabas returns, he finds the coffin chained with a cross on top of it. Barnabas tells Charity he needs to find another coffin and for her to get earth from the grave in the Old House basement. He tells her of a secret entrance from a cave on the beach so she can avoid Edward who is on guard in the drawing room.
Charity is in the cellar but she stumbles and makes a noise, alerting Edward. Edward comes down and finds her hiding in one of the alcoves. He uses his gun to force her to come out.
Memorable quotes[]
- Trask: As long as it is still dark, the hour is not too late for you, is it Mr. Collins?
- Magda: (speaking to Trask about Barnabas) Search as much as you want, but you won't find him because he ain't here!
- Magda: (threatening Trask) Walk fast and misfortune will overtake you; walk slow and misfortune will catch you. You'd better not walk slow because I will never be far behind.
- Edward: (about his ancestors) You needn't tell me what a curious lot they were. I realized that long ago.
Dramatis personae[]
- Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
- Louis Edmonds as Edward Collins
- Grayson Hall as Magda
- Nancy Barrett as Charity Trask
- Jerry Lacy as Gregory Trask
Background information and notes[]
Production[]
Story[]
- Gregory uses the word 'vampire': "A bloodthirsty creature of the supernatural."
- There is an alternate route leading to the Old House cellar.
- TIMELINE: It was yesterday when Carl saw Barnabas in his coffin. 7:10am: Carl's body was discovered about an hour ago. Magda has been living with Barnabas for "months". It was this morning when Gregory confronted Barnabas about being a vampire. Gregory plans to return to the Old House at dawn. Day 305 begins, and will end in 783. 4:20am: Edward at the Old House, hears Charity.
Bloopers and continuity errors[]
- When Trask and Edward are discussing looking for Barnabas's coffin at the Old House, there is loud off-stage noise.
- Edward insists to Trask that the police should not be involved with Barnabas. Trask and Edward then leave to try to find Barnabas at the Old House "immediately," but just a few minutes earlier, before Trask arrived at Collinwood, Edward had been on the phone with the sheriff regarding Carl's death and told him and the coroner to come "at once."
- When Trask opens the coffin, we get a peek at a camera as well as the edge of the set.
- Jonathan Frid flubs his line when he's talking to Charity: "Your father would [should be "wouldn't"] look for me here... so at the school."
- When Charity says, "Barnabas, please, it's much too dangerous," there is a camera switch to another shot, but the camera is not centered properly, and Charity is cut off in the picture. The camera has to move quickly to get both Charity and Barnabas in the shot.
- When Barnabas says to Charity "You must not fail me," a boom mic shadow appears on the top of his head. Then, when he tells Charity she must help him find another coffin, there are knocking and clanking sounds from off-stage.
- Charity obviously entered the Old House cellar from another entrance as Barnabas instructed her. She also completed her mission of gathering the dirt Barnabas needs. So it's not clear why she does not escape immediately through the other entrance as soon as she makes the noise by knocking over the crate with the candle on it.
External Links []
Dark Shadows - Episode 781 on the IMDb
Dark Shadows Everyday - Episode 781 - The Hunt