Episodes 164,165 - Thursday, September 13, 2001
Tony Lew
Tape Date: January 31, 1967
Air Date: February 9, 1967 Thursday
Writer: Ron Sproat
Director: John Sedwick
In the drawing room at Collinwood, Guthrie asks Vicky, "You're
sure David never saw the painting after it was filled in?" Vicky
replies that she is. Guthrie asks, "And you're sure no one could have
told him about it?" She tells him, "No. I'm sure no one would have.
If only Mrs. Stoddard could talk and tells us who was behind all
this." Guthrie tells her, "Well, remember she could talk briefly
before she got sick. She said that she had suffered a memory
lapse of some sort, that she remembers going out to see someone
but couldn't rememeber who it was or what happened. Now whoever
that was must have had reason to think it important that she forget."
Vicky tell him, "It must have been a stranger. Everyone on the
estate says it wasn't them she saw." Guthrie asks, "Now about the
artist you said painted that picture. A Samuel Evans, wasn't it?"
Vicky replies, "Yes. But he didn't paint just one picture of Laura,
he painted several. It was strange. He said he felt as though he
had been compelled to do those paintings by some force against
his will." Guthrie tells Vicky he'd like to talk to Sam. Vicky
tells him, "We'd better check with his daughter first to avoid
embarassament. When things are not going well for Sam, he tends to
drink." She tells him about Sam's injury to his hands.
At the Evan's cottage, Sam, who is still unable to paint because
of his burned hands, still bandaged, complains to Maggie, "I don't
know if I can make it through another day. A man who has nothing
to do gets mighty thirsty." Maggie asks him to try and suggests a
nice walk. Sam replies, "And go past the Blue Whale? I don't think I
could stand the temptation." Maggie tells, "Well, go the other way,
to the beach." Sam tells her, "I can't. Everything I go past the
beach, I see a painting, a seascape in my head. It'll only make
me think of painting."
Vicky and Guthrie go to the Collinsport Inn. Vicky lies to Maggie
that Guthrie is someone interested in her father's work and asks if
it would be OK for him to drop by and the cottage and see her father.
Maggie replies, "Sure! He'll be happy to see someone interested in
his work!" Burke comes into the diner. He sees Vicky and tells her
he'd like to talk to her. He sees Guthrie and adds, "If I'm not
interrupting." Guthrie tells him, "Oh, no." He tells Vicky, "I can
go myself. You showed me where to turn off."
Sam is pacing around the cottage, bored and irritated. There's
a knock at the door. Sam grumbles, "Go away!", but Guthrie comes in
anyway, pretending he didn't hear clearly, saying, "Did you say come
in?" He asks, "You ARE Samuel Evans, aren't you?" Sam replies, "SAM
Evans. I haven't been Samuel since I was 7 years old." Guthrie lies
that he's an admirer of his work and would like to browse around.
Sam replies, "Go ahead" and waves him toward the stack of paintings
leaning against the window. Guthrie goes through them and, not
finding any of Laura among them, remarks, "These seem to be mostly
landscapes, but I see that you do portraiture too. I'm more
interested in the portraiture. Do you have more?" Sam replies, "No.
I only do those by commision", but by this time Guthrie has already
started to go through some painting stored under a table. Sam, in a
very uneasy voice, tries to get him to stop, telling him, "No! Those
are all rejects, canvasses I plan to paint over." But Guthrie
replies, "I find that an artist is not always the best judge of his
own work. Some of these might turn out to be quite good" and
continues to go through the paintings. He pulls out the one burned
through the center and asks, "What happened to this one? This was
of Mrs. Laura Collins, wasn't it?" Sam lies, "No." Guthrie remarks,
"But I heard you painted several." Sam tell him, "No. I didn't, and
I didn't paint this. WHO ARE YOU? GET OUT!" Guthrie tells him, "You
say you didn't paint this portrait of Mrs. Collins? I believe you."
Sam, startled, remarks, "You do? Why? Who are you?" Guthrie replies,
"Someone who might be able to find out who did paint this picture."
Guthrie tells Sam he's a psychologist who's trying to get to the
bottom of everything that's been happening, that he was told about
him and the paintings by Vicky.
At the diner, Burke tells Vicky, "The last time we met, things
got a little heated. I don't think our difference of opinion about
Laura should get between us." They both apoligize to each other
about getting angry last time. But alas, they get into another
argument about Laura. They finish arguing and go into the lobby.
Burke tells Vicky that he wishes a speedy recovery for Elizabeth.
Seeing the dubious look on Vicky's face, he says, "No. Really. I
wouldn't want to see her out of the game before I've had my innings.
She's a tough fighter. I saw her on the night she got sick. You
would've thought the thunder and lightning came from her, not the
storm." Vicky asks, "You saw her that night? Where?" Burke replies,
"Yes. At the cottage. I only saw her briefly. She came, and I left.
It looked like she was really about to have a go at Laura." Guthrie
returns. Burke and Guthrie have a brief "fight" about who's going to
drive Vicky home. Burke "loses" and leaves. Vicky tells Guthrie
what she learned from Burke about Elizabeth's whereabouts during
her memory lapse.
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July 24, 1995 - II
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Episode 165
Tape Date: February 3, 1967
Air Date: February 10, 1967 Friday
Writer: Ron Sproat
Director: John Sedwick
It is now night. At Collinwood, Vicky walks into the foyer and
finds David coming down the stairs carrying what looks like a child's
toy suitcase. He heads for the door. Vicky asks, "David! Where are
you going?" David replies, "To see my mother at the cottage." Vicky
tells him, "No. It's too late." She grabs the suitcase and tries to
take it from him. He refuses to let her have it. They struggle.
The suitcase opens, and the contents fall out. Vicky sees them
and exclaims, "David! Your pyjamas!" David tells her, "I'm going
to spend the night with my mother!" Vicky tells him, "Look, David,
we're not going to argue about this again." A male voice announces,
"No. Indeed we're not." It is Roger, who's just walked into the
foyer. He tells Vicky, "I've given him my permission to stay over."
Vicky asks, "Could I talk to you?" Roger replies, "OK." David shouts,
"You're going to let her talk you out of it!" and runs upstairs,
upset. Vicky and Roger go into the drawing room to talk. Vicky
tells Roger she thinks it would be unwise to let David spend the
night with his mother. But she does not tells him about what she
learned from Burke, saying only, "I think she has a bad effect on
him." Carolyn comes into the room and asks, "What's wrong with
David? He's sitting in the hallway outside his room with his toy
suitcase looking very depressed." Roger explains, "Vicky doesn't
want him to spend the night with his mother." Carolyn remarks,
"Vicky doesn't want David to spend the night with his mother?
That settles it, then. He's not going to spend the night with his
mother. Mother left me in charge of the house, and I'll take
Vicky's recommendation about what's good for David." Roger angrily
tells them, "I think you have both exceeded your authority. He's MY
son and I'm not going to let you two tell me what I can or cannot
do with my own son! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take
David to his mother!" and leaves.
Carolyn tells Vicky, "I don't like the idea of David spending the
night with his mother either. I have a feeling she's somehow
responsible for what's happened to Mother, but I have no proof. It's
just a feeling. I can tell you feel the same way." Vicky replies
that she does and tells her, "I think I may have found some proof."
Guthrie comes in. Vicky tells Carolyn what she learned from Burke.
Roger takes David to the Cottage. Laura remarks, "You're late.
I thought you'd changed you mind and wasn't coming." David explains,
"Miss Winters tried to stop me."
Carolyn exclaims, "I'm going to march right down to the cottage
and find out what this is all about!" Guthrie tells her, "Don't.
We have no real proof she did anything. It would be best if she
didn't know we suspect her. I have something in mind. You both
know the meaning of the word 'seance', don't you?" They reply
that the do. Guthrie tells them he's thinking of having one.
Carolyn asks Vicky, "Vicky, don't you thing you should tell Dr.
Guthrie about David?" Vicky tells Guthrie that David is spending the
night with his mother. Guthrie remarks, "I thought Mrs. Stoddard was
against that." Vicky tells him, "Roger insisted, and there was no
way we could stop him." Carolyn remarks, "Well, we can now. We've
got to tell him about what Vicky found out." Guthrie tells her, "No,
if we do, he'll probably go down there and confront her. I think the
boy's safe enough with her, for tonight, at least. From what I hear,
she's trying to win him over. She won't do anything to harm him.
We can't have her knowing we suspect her. If she did, she wouldn't
agree to take part in the seance, and we need her cooperation."
In the cottage, David falls asleep in Laura's arms. Laura is
sitting on the sofa, holding him contentedly. Suddenly, she gives
a start and exclaims, "I know you're here! You're here, Josette!
You're here in this room!" The ghost of Josette appears and starts
to reach out toward David with her arms and starts to walk toward
them slowly. Laura tells her, "What do you want? Leave me alone,
Josette! He's mine, and as long as I hold him in my arms, you have
no power over him! Stay away, Josette!" Josette stops. Laura tells
her, "Now go away and never bother us again!" Josette disappears.
David awakens and asks Laura, "Mother, who was here just right now?
I have a feeling someone was." Laura lies, "No one was, dear. Go
back to sleep."