DS FAQ 1.09 Section 2, Part 7 of 8
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COLLINWOOD - 2ND FLOOR
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(1) = Door to West Wing (2) = Victoria Winters' bedroom
(3) = Carolyn Stoddard's bedroom (4) = Elizabeth Collins Stoddard's
bedroom
(5) = David Collins' bedroom (6) = Door to bedrooms
(7) = Guard rail above foyer (8) = Hallway to East Wing
Bear in mind that the second floor tended to mutate whenever
necessary for a plot device.
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VICTORIA WINTER'S BEDROOM
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(1) = Clock & circular shaped paintings (2) = Clothes cabinet
(3) = Fireplace (4) = Table with portrait above
(5) = Chair (6) = Door
(7) = Light switch (8) = Double windows & step
(9) = Bed with canopy & 2 portraits (10) = Chest Of Drawers
(11) = Chair (12) = Lamp
(13) = Desk (14) = Table
(15) = Lamp
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PART X. - DARK SHADOWS DOCUMENTS (Wills & letters & such) (ABC)
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(a) THE NOTE: Vicki's only tie to her past.
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Her name is Victoria - I cannot take care of her.
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(b) THE LETTER: from Brutus Collins to his children 1680PT
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To my Children;
There is a curse upon our family, on this house. I sit this night
in the room where it started, knowing I must stay til morning and
confront our enemy. If I live through the night and come from this
room with sound mind, this letter will never be read. But if I
should die, or be changed by what must happen here, then one of
you must do as I am doing here. The curse will continue.
The room is quiet now, but I have the feeling it will not be for long.
O my children, what a heritage to leave you. You must choose the one
to enter the room fairly. I would suggest a lottery. You will know
when the time comes. One of you will see the specter of a Woman in
White. I will not explain why this curse started, but I know in the
depths of my soul that it is useless to run, to leave this house we
love so much. And if you do not follow what I have said, doom and
destruction will come to you all.
I write this, hoping that in the morning I will burn it. But I fear not.
Written this day, the tenth of March 1680
Brutus Collins
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(c) The Will of Daniel Collins - 1840
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The Will of Daniel Collins (his original Will)
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We never have the exact text of this - but basically it gives
everything to Quentin.
The Revised Will of Daniel Collins - read following his death
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I, Daniel Collins, being of sound mind and body, do hereby on this
day make out my last Will and Testament, superseding any other
earlier for I am troubled of spirit and am desirous of ending this
struggle that has so occupied me since the arrest of my son.
I do hereby decree that this Will will be accepted as final and
may it bring peace to my troubled family.
To my son, Quentin, I bequeath my father's time piece which I
have oft promised him.
I have come to believe my own son's guilt and therefore he is not
fit to be my heir and carry on the familial responsibility so entailed.
The heir, officially designated below, will act as unofficial
guardian of my grandson Tad Collins who, at the age of 21 if he is still
alive and in residence at Collinwood, will receive my entire estate.
In the meantime Tad Collins and his mother Samantha are never to be
denied room and board at Collinwood, along with a weekly stipend to be
decided upon by the said heir.
Should Samantha Collins choose to remove her son, Tad, from the
estate, said heir will have no further responsibilities, monetary or
otherwise, toward them..
As to the main deposition of the estate, monies, factories,
fishing fleet, let me make it quite clear that I have considered
carefully the result inherent in my decision. But I feel I have no
other choice but to leave them, until Tad comes of age, to the man
I regard as my rightful heir, my son, I call him that because I have
come to love him as a son, Gerard Stiles.
My son Gabriel, his wife and children are always to have a home
at Collinwood. My heir, Mr. Stiles, will see that Gabriel receives
an allowance commensurate with his needs.
As Gabriel's children are to receive certain monies at 21 from
my late wife's estate, I make no further mention of them.
...........(there may be a gap here with misc. bequests
not read aloud by Desmond)...................
In the unlikely event that my original heir, my son Quentin
Collins is declared innocent of all charges in his current trial,
all monies, properties, commercial ventures are to be returned to
him.
The Re-Revised Will of Daniel Collins - burned by Gabriel Collins
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I Daniel Collins being of sound mind and body do hereby
reinstate my original will, which leaves all my properties,
estates, monies to my beloved son, Quentin.
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(d) Ezra Braithwaite's ledger
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16 Apr 1897 One starred medallion engraved with quotation:
"to guard you from the wrath of Cerberus"
Ordered by Miss Beth Chavez, and charged to the
account of Quentin Collins."
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(e) Dr. Eric Lang's tape recorder message
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"Julia, Julia, if you do the experiment again.
If both Barnabas and my creation live.
If they both live, Barnabas will be free and
healthy as long as Adam lives.
Adam will drain Barnabas' affliction from him but
will not suffer from the disease itself if he lives.
But if Adam dies, Barnabas will be as he was before."
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PART XI.- DARK SHADOWS HEADSTONES, TOMBSTONES AND MARKERS
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A Guide to the Cemeteries and crypts in and around Collinsport
repleat with bloopers, writers changing minds and the ever
variable history of Collinsport. Don't be confused by moving
graves, switched headstones or historical revisionism.
Coming in this space in the next version of the DS FAQ.
But while you wait (patiently) you can mull over these conundrums and
graveyard inconsistencies, all of which will give you a clue as to
why the editors feel it necessary to collect and collate the graveyard
data - and why the viewer must beware.
NAMES: The headstones certainly can't be used as spelling guides.
In 1795 Jeremiah's headstone has his name spelled Jer((i))miah
instead of Jer((e))miah, the spelling corrects itself later in
the series.
DATES: Sarah Collins' headstone in the mausoleum says 1784-1795 but
she died in January of 1796!
When Josette dies her headstone says 1174-1795, but its already
1796! Victoria Winters show up in 1795. During the trial, Abigial
names the date: October 12 of 1795. Later on Nathan tells
Millicent
that he has chosen a date for their wedding, ie: March 2.
Millicent
remarks that the date is only about a month away. Therefore it
would
put them in late January or early February 1796. They must have
entered 1976 already, and thats when Josette departs.
Of course the whole mess gets even muddier in the 1840 flashback
when everyone refers to these events as having been in 1797!
AGES(LIFESPANS): In earlier episodes they say that Sarah was 10 when
she died, but in the 1795 flashback, she dies on her
11th birthday.
Josette gets gypped out of three years of life, while
also being placed in a whole different century!.
In episode 50, when the ghost of Josette opens the family
history to her listing, it shows her dates as 1810-1834,
for a total of 24 years, in the 19th century.
But during the 1795 flashback her new span is 1774-1795,
totaling only 21 years, and in the 18th century!.
Even using the 1796 date - she loses a couple of years!
While you are at it - check the Q&A section for data on Gerard Stiles'
dancing tombstone - locations of the props didn't always pass
continuity check.
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PART XII. - DARK SHADOWS QUOTABLE SAYINGS : (ABC)
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"The ghosts of the past are always frightening." Roger Collins
"A watched pot never boils, to coin a phrase." Roger Collins
(ed. note: gosh! we wish we'd said that!)
"With all our ghosts, we don't need any strangers in the house." Roger
"Welcome to the beginning and the end of the world." Burke Devlin
"I wish my wife could wiggle like that." PI Strake (about Carolyn)
"Tomorrow has a habit of arriving on schedule." Roger
"A drink, a drink! My kingdom for a drink!" Sam Evans
"A sober man is not a happy man." Sam Evans
"Never try to figure out a woman. It's a waste of time." Burke
"Don't come near me. Don't touch it. No one touches it.
No one. No one sees it. Now you stay away. You stay away."
a shy Willie Loomis to Jason
"I'm sorry to make you fix that sandwich again, but I have no desire
to get sick -- not while evil walks the streets of this town."
Mrs. Johnson to Maggie
"No one ever made money on revenge." Liz to Burke Devlin.
"Now you can tell us all where we're going. " Burke to David
"I am not an animal, I'm a human being" Vicki
"There are no buts.....only facts and justice" Roger Collins
"Nothing is impossible for an accomplished burger.....burglar."
Inspector Paxton
"I saw fang marks,....I wouldn't lie about a thing like that..."
Bruno (1970)
"Don't explain myself to me!" Quentin Collins (1970PT)
"I make the decisions in this house. I always have and
it will continue to be the same." Quentin Collins (1970PT)
"Naturally she looks just like her...... I just wish she didn't
look so uncannily like her." Quentin Collins (1970PT)
"I felt I was coming closer and closer....
to truths better left unknown." Horace Gladstone
"No one has ever found an abstraction in a test tube." Cyrus Longworth
"It's wrong.....it goes against the natural order of things." Alexis
Stokes
"I feel like a different woman now!" Angelique (posing as Alexis)
"Perhaps,......I'm changing." Angelique (posing as Alexis)
"If I knew the answer to Dameon Edwards, I'd give it to you." Trask
(uhhhhh - what was the question?)
"I will no longer bow to fate." Barnabas
"If I thought I could join him, I would stay here forever."
Dr. Julia Hoffman (referring to Barnabas)
"and now - later - the party is over" Voice over announcer
"I've listened very carefully since I've been here." Barnabas
"Do any of us know where our dreams come from?" Alexis (Angelique)
"I'm engaged in a rather unusual scientific practice." Yaeger
"The fact is, she got there. So she must have some way of getting there!"
Quentin PT
"Mr. Barnabas is a member of the Collins family - that name alone
indicates integrity." Elizabeth Collins Stoddard PT
"Somebody should have realized that Cyrus and Yaeger,
were never seen together." Quentin PT
"I should warn you that I don't enjoy playing games." Inspector Hamilton
"I find this all so hard to believe." Quentin PT
"Time past and future, our time and parallel time,
the curse is still with me!" Barnabas Collins
"You mustn't ask and I mustn't tell." Mrs. Johnson
"Growing up is learning to be sensible." Hallie Stokes
"Nobody goes for a walk at one o'clock in the morning." Dr. J. Hoffman
"A visitor only stays for a week." David Collins
"Carolyn has no song, in fact Carolyn cannot sing."
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
"Why can't we ever find out what causes these things?" Quentin
"I'm only interested in the living." Gerard Stiles
"I can't believe it... Quentin dead! But, he was so alive!" Desmond
Collins
"Quentin dead, how could he be? I didn't kill him!" Daniel Collins
"That man is his father's son!" Lamar Trask (speaking about Barnabas)
"Barnabas Collins is the only man I ever loved" Angelique
"A vampire has a great many powers." Quentin
"It's the luck of the Collins'.
We seem to attract every oddity on Earth." Desmond Collins
"Everything is never alright in this house." Quentin 1840
"I don't know where I'll be in the future." Gerard Stiles
"There is nothing on earth that can keep us together - aaaaa - apart!"
Roxanne Drew to Barnabas
"Let's play out this tawdry little scene to its conclusion."
Angelique/Valerie
"Death is merely an extension of life. Judah Zachery will live on and
he will have his revenge." Judah Zachery unmasked - 1692
"Logic will not give us the answer." Lamar Trask
"I've never harmed anyone, just for the sake of harming them." Angelique
"You are an angel among gargoyles." Quentin to Daphne
"When I'm through with you - you'll have nothing,
because you are nothing." Daniel to Gabriel
"I think it would be best if I remained in the dark shadows." Stiles
"Instincts do not constitute proof." Flora Collins
"Barnabas is quite human, all too human, I'm afraid." Julia Hoffman
"Anyone can hold a seance. Anyone can try to communicate with the
dead. That does not constitute witchcraft." Desmond Collins
"When a woman has sad thoughts, she shows it.
When another woman sees her, she knows it." Julia to Daphne
"Ghosts don't knock!" Gerard to a frightened Samantha
"I'm getting rather tired of people accusing me of everything." Gerard
"I don't know anything anymore." Samantha Collins
"When I was born, I saw the light of day and when I die,
I want to see the dark of night." Quentin Collins
(1840)
"So this is how it all ends." Barnabas Collins
"Your beautiful face, so quiet, as if you were asleep."
Barnabas Collins (to the deceased Angelique)
"Am I never to see your eyes again?" Barnabas about Angelique
"I never guessed that beneath my rage, I felt a love as strong as yours."
Barnabas Collins
"I don't know what to say, except thank you." Barnabas Collins
"It made me realize something I've always known but never admitted."
Barnabas Collins
"She is my only love - and I never knew it!" Barnabas about Angelique
"I know now, I know how I feel." Barnabas
"Quentin's staircase is a joke!" Desmond Collins
"I love New York." Leticia Faye (Did she know Ed Koch?)
"The refrigerator is filled with food and
that's an encouraging sign." Prof T. E. Stokes
"Its been a pleasant winter - so calm and peaceful. I really enjoyed it."
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
"I'm sick of wondering what happens in that room!" Gabriel Collins
(1841PT)
"This family never does anything in a CONVENTIONAL way."
Quentin Collins
(1841PT)
"Julia doesn't get along well with outsiders." Melanie Collins
"Funny, an undertaker buried by two women in a field." Julia Collins
(1841PT)
"The only thing wrong with the Collins (family)
is 160 years of opinionated fear." Catherine
Harridge
"Everyone in this family is dangerous." Julia Collins
"Don't be gentle. Threaten me! Frighten me!" Catherine Harridge
"I didn't murder her, I left her alive." Melanie Collins
"She is what the family needs now, a woman with common sense." Julia
Collins
"If we can just find a way of telling the truth without anyone
really knowing what happened." Quentin Collins (1841PT)
"I'm a rather young woman, but I'm still a woman!" Daphne Harridge
"I don't know what any of this madness means." Morgan Collins
"All men's clothing look alike." Morgan Collins
"Brother killing brother - It's not the first time its
happened in the Collins' family." Quentin Collins (1841PT)
"If she killed him, she deserves to know." Morgan Collins
"I want to talk to you seriously, this is much more important
than the plague!" Morgan Collins
"I learned a long time ago never to trust or confide in a
Collins. It could be fatal." Morgan Collins possessed by J. Forsythe
"For a Collins, there is no such thing as a happy ending." Melanie
"Sleeping is not one of the safest things you can do in this house."
Morgan Collins possessed by J. Forsythe
"If you came here looking for truth, you came to the wrong place."
Melanie Collins
"You must tell me, tell me, you must." Julia Collins
"I've given her nothing to live for and now she's dying." Bramwell
"There is never anything to be cheerful about in this house."
Kendrick Young
"The dark shadows at Collinwood were but a memory of the distant past."
Voice over