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August 5, 1966--Episode 30
Jan. 19th, 2010 08:03 pmMy name is Victoria Winters.
Both a brewing storm and angry spirits attack the house. The only sound is the storm, but the emptiness is filled with tension, and Victoria is alone.
Victoria comes downstairs [alone] and goes into the drawing room, where she closes the French windows. The lights flicker and go out, and the doors slam shut.
Fortunately there are matches on the mantlepiece, and Victoria lights one and throws it in the already-burning fire [no, I don't know why], then lights another and uses it to light a candle.
Then the doors open, showing the figure of a man illuminated by the lightning. Victoria asks who's there, but no one answers. Then a door slams.
Victoria huddles by her candle, until the lights come back on, then she blows it out and hesitantly leaves the drawing room. As she's going upstairs she hears another door slam, and Roger comes from the kitchen area. Victoria asks if he just came in, and he says yes, he just barely managed to miss the storm. [remember this]
Victoria tells him that when the lights went out, she saw a man standing in the doorway, and Roger says it must have been him, he was on his way down to fix the fuse. Victoria tells him she called out but got no answer. Roger says he didn't hear anything. He is, of course, not interested.
He asks where everyone else is, and Victoria says they're out looking for David. Roger is even less interested in this, and pours himself a drink.
Victoria asks if he isn't worried, David's only a little boy. Roger says he's worried about him for nine years, and now he has more pressing worries. [Does anyone believe Roger has ever worried about David?] Roger asks about Carolyn, and Victoria tells him she's gone to town because David was spotted there. When Roger says he knew about that, Victoria is even more incredulous that Roger would come back to Collinwood, knowing David was in town. Roger tells her about David trying to break into Burke's room, then goes on to say that's quite a combination: his son and Burke Devlin, the two people he dislikes the most.
Victoria tells him he has no reason to dislike Burke, then proceeds to tell him that it was David who tried to kill him, and that she found the infamous valve and-- You know the rest.
Roger doesn't believe her. It was Burke who tampered with his car, Burke! Burke! Burke!
Back in Burke's room, Burke is looking at the infamous bleeder valve when David comes out of the bathroom. Burke puts the valve in his pocket.
He asks if David is afraid of lightning, and David says he isn't. Burke says he isn't either, but he had a dog who was. David never had a dog. Burke thinks every boy should have a dog, and says he'll get him one, if he's in town long enough. David's excited about this until Burke says he'll ask Roger about it. Roger won't let David have anything.
"Mr. Devlin?" David says.
"Burke," Burke reminds him.
"You know something, Burke?" David asks. "You're nice."
"Thank you, Mr. Collins," Burke says.
"David," David corrects him.
Burke calls to have his car sent around, and David looks for the infamous bleeder valve, but he can't find it. Finally he puts on his coat and they leave.
In the car they talk, with Burke telling a story about how he snuck onto a costal freighter, got seasick, and thought he was going to die.
David asks if Burke meant what he said about them being friends, and when Burke says he did, David says they have to go back to Burke's room, he forgot something. Burke says no, David insists, but Burke refuses. When Burke asks what David forgot so he can send it to him, David, defeated says it wasn't anything. Burke accepts this as an answer, as everyone else does, but at least Burke knows what the real answer is.
In Victoria's room, Victoria tells Roger the story of finding, locking up, and having the infamous bleeder valve stolen. No, she doesn't know where David was after she locked it up, yes, she's sure it's the same piece, and look, here's a magazine--that belongs to David--that shows how to remove it.
Roger is very subdued, and tells Victoria he doesn't know whether to thank her or to hate her. He and David argued, and he never liked David, but he never pretended to. He says that last part as though it's some kind of badge of honor.
There's a knock at the front door and Victoria takes off running, hoping it's David. Roger lingers, looking at the magazine.
It is David, with Burke. Roger has followed Victoria downstairs, and asks Burke what he's doing there.
Bringing home David, whom he found wandering.
Roger starts yelling at David about trying to get into Burke's room. When Burke tells Roger that David isn't answering because he's frightened, Roger says he should be frightened, then he asks if David's been with Burke the whole time.
Burke says if he means the last fifteen minutes, then yes, they've been together the whole time. You see, Burke was driving through town, he saw David walking along and picked him up because the storm was getting ready to break [again. I don't really have a problem with this being inaccurate, since Burke was lying, but if Roger just missed the storm, shouldn't it be raining out? Neither David nor Burke was wet when they came in].
Roger thanks Burke in a dismissive way and tells David to go into the drawing room so he can talk to him.
Alone with Victoria, Burke asks if that's the Collinwood version of the woodshed. Victoria tells him they appreciate him bringing back David, but he should leave now. Since nobody ever listens to Victoria, Burke doesn't leave. He's curious about what's going on in the drawing room.
In the drawing room Roger yells at David about trying to kill him and David blames everything on Victoria because she tried to kill Roger. Roger doesn't believe this and makes David empty his pockets. There is no valve there. Roger thinks David threw it away. David wants to see Elizabeth, but Roger says Elizabeth can't help him because there's no help for a boy who tried to kill his father.
In the foyer, Burke talks about what a nice clock the Collinses have, how it's nearly two hundred years old [close enough] and probably one of the first things brought into the house. Victoria's response is to tell Burke to leave. Burke reminds Victoria of the night they met, and how he told Victoria she should go back where she came from. And he tells her this again. [I wonder how long it takes before they can have a conversation without Burke telling her to leave Collinwood.]
In the drawing room, Roger is showing David his magazine. You know the one. David asks where he got it, and when Roger tells him he got it from Victoria's room, David says he didn't put it there, and that Victoria is just trying to get him into trouble. [Yes, that's an excellent story you've got there, David. Victoria tried to kill your father just so she could get you in trouble.]
Roger comes out into the foyer and is displeased to see Burke still there. He tells him to leave, but doesn't wait to see if he does. He takes Victoria into the drawing room--well, really the doorway of the drawing room. Burke, standing right behind her, goes completely unnoticed throughout this next bit.
Victoria tells David that it's pointless to lie, then Roger starts questioning Victoria about-- You must know what about by this time.
Victoria says she was looking for her letter, and David says that's why she's lying about him, because he took her letter. Victoria defends herself, and accuses David of taking the valve.
Just then Burke makes his presence known and, holding up the infamous bleeder valve, asks if this is what they're looking for.
[Watch an all-star team of last season's college critters pitted against the National Football League champion Green Bay Packers in the College All-Star football game. It's a sports special tonight at 10, 9 o'clock Central Time on ABC.]
Both a brewing storm and angry spirits attack the house. The only sound is the storm, but the emptiness is filled with tension, and Victoria is alone.
Victoria comes downstairs [alone] and goes into the drawing room, where she closes the French windows. The lights flicker and go out, and the doors slam shut.
Fortunately there are matches on the mantlepiece, and Victoria lights one and throws it in the already-burning fire [no, I don't know why], then lights another and uses it to light a candle.
Then the doors open, showing the figure of a man illuminated by the lightning. Victoria asks who's there, but no one answers. Then a door slams.
Victoria huddles by her candle, until the lights come back on, then she blows it out and hesitantly leaves the drawing room. As she's going upstairs she hears another door slam, and Roger comes from the kitchen area. Victoria asks if he just came in, and he says yes, he just barely managed to miss the storm. [remember this]
Victoria tells him that when the lights went out, she saw a man standing in the doorway, and Roger says it must have been him, he was on his way down to fix the fuse. Victoria tells him she called out but got no answer. Roger says he didn't hear anything. He is, of course, not interested.
He asks where everyone else is, and Victoria says they're out looking for David. Roger is even less interested in this, and pours himself a drink.
Victoria asks if he isn't worried, David's only a little boy. Roger says he's worried about him for nine years, and now he has more pressing worries. [Does anyone believe Roger has ever worried about David?] Roger asks about Carolyn, and Victoria tells him she's gone to town because David was spotted there. When Roger says he knew about that, Victoria is even more incredulous that Roger would come back to Collinwood, knowing David was in town. Roger tells her about David trying to break into Burke's room, then goes on to say that's quite a combination: his son and Burke Devlin, the two people he dislikes the most.
Victoria tells him he has no reason to dislike Burke, then proceeds to tell him that it was David who tried to kill him, and that she found the infamous valve and-- You know the rest.
Roger doesn't believe her. It was Burke who tampered with his car, Burke! Burke! Burke!
Back in Burke's room, Burke is looking at the infamous bleeder valve when David comes out of the bathroom. Burke puts the valve in his pocket.
He asks if David is afraid of lightning, and David says he isn't. Burke says he isn't either, but he had a dog who was. David never had a dog. Burke thinks every boy should have a dog, and says he'll get him one, if he's in town long enough. David's excited about this until Burke says he'll ask Roger about it. Roger won't let David have anything.
"Mr. Devlin?" David says.
"Burke," Burke reminds him.
"You know something, Burke?" David asks. "You're nice."
"Thank you, Mr. Collins," Burke says.
"David," David corrects him.
Burke calls to have his car sent around, and David looks for the infamous bleeder valve, but he can't find it. Finally he puts on his coat and they leave.
In the car they talk, with Burke telling a story about how he snuck onto a costal freighter, got seasick, and thought he was going to die.
David asks if Burke meant what he said about them being friends, and when Burke says he did, David says they have to go back to Burke's room, he forgot something. Burke says no, David insists, but Burke refuses. When Burke asks what David forgot so he can send it to him, David, defeated says it wasn't anything. Burke accepts this as an answer, as everyone else does, but at least Burke knows what the real answer is.
In Victoria's room, Victoria tells Roger the story of finding, locking up, and having the infamous bleeder valve stolen. No, she doesn't know where David was after she locked it up, yes, she's sure it's the same piece, and look, here's a magazine--that belongs to David--that shows how to remove it.
Roger is very subdued, and tells Victoria he doesn't know whether to thank her or to hate her. He and David argued, and he never liked David, but he never pretended to. He says that last part as though it's some kind of badge of honor.
There's a knock at the front door and Victoria takes off running, hoping it's David. Roger lingers, looking at the magazine.
It is David, with Burke. Roger has followed Victoria downstairs, and asks Burke what he's doing there.
Bringing home David, whom he found wandering.
Roger starts yelling at David about trying to get into Burke's room. When Burke tells Roger that David isn't answering because he's frightened, Roger says he should be frightened, then he asks if David's been with Burke the whole time.
Burke says if he means the last fifteen minutes, then yes, they've been together the whole time. You see, Burke was driving through town, he saw David walking along and picked him up because the storm was getting ready to break [again. I don't really have a problem with this being inaccurate, since Burke was lying, but if Roger just missed the storm, shouldn't it be raining out? Neither David nor Burke was wet when they came in].
Roger thanks Burke in a dismissive way and tells David to go into the drawing room so he can talk to him.
Alone with Victoria, Burke asks if that's the Collinwood version of the woodshed. Victoria tells him they appreciate him bringing back David, but he should leave now. Since nobody ever listens to Victoria, Burke doesn't leave. He's curious about what's going on in the drawing room.
In the drawing room Roger yells at David about trying to kill him and David blames everything on Victoria because she tried to kill Roger. Roger doesn't believe this and makes David empty his pockets. There is no valve there. Roger thinks David threw it away. David wants to see Elizabeth, but Roger says Elizabeth can't help him because there's no help for a boy who tried to kill his father.
In the foyer, Burke talks about what a nice clock the Collinses have, how it's nearly two hundred years old [close enough] and probably one of the first things brought into the house. Victoria's response is to tell Burke to leave. Burke reminds Victoria of the night they met, and how he told Victoria she should go back where she came from. And he tells her this again. [I wonder how long it takes before they can have a conversation without Burke telling her to leave Collinwood.]
In the drawing room, Roger is showing David his magazine. You know the one. David asks where he got it, and when Roger tells him he got it from Victoria's room, David says he didn't put it there, and that Victoria is just trying to get him into trouble. [Yes, that's an excellent story you've got there, David. Victoria tried to kill your father just so she could get you in trouble.]
Roger comes out into the foyer and is displeased to see Burke still there. He tells him to leave, but doesn't wait to see if he does. He takes Victoria into the drawing room--well, really the doorway of the drawing room. Burke, standing right behind her, goes completely unnoticed throughout this next bit.
Victoria tells David that it's pointless to lie, then Roger starts questioning Victoria about-- You must know what about by this time.
Victoria says she was looking for her letter, and David says that's why she's lying about him, because he took her letter. Victoria defends herself, and accuses David of taking the valve.
Just then Burke makes his presence known and, holding up the infamous bleeder valve, asks if this is what they're looking for.
[Watch an all-star team of last season's college critters pitted against the National Football League champion Green Bay Packers in the College All-Star football game. It's a sports special tonight at 10, 9 o'clock Central Time on ABC.]
