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705 |
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March 13, 1969 |
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Judith gloats to Carl, Edward, and Quentin as she reads the will that leaves the entire estate to her.
Synopsis
- Collinwood in the year 1897. The strange and terrifying events of that year are as yet unsolved by Barnabas Collins. He must unravel this mystery of the past in order to save the life of a young boy in the present. He has not yet learned that the darkest and most mysterious secret of all lies beyond the door of the tower room.
Quentin notices Judith is standing erect, more grand and acting like Catherine the Great of Russia. He knows that when Judith's upper lip trembles, it means she is lying. Rachel says she saw a light in the Tower Room after the first night she arrived. Servants awoke Edward to come to Judith who has to announce to him she is moving into Edith's room. Quentin tells Edward that if something were to happen to Judith, the money would go to Jamison. Edward cannot kill Judith but knows Quentin can.
Memorable quotes
- Judith: From this night on, I am the mistress of Collinwood.
- Rachel: There is something about this house that is beginning to disturb me.
- Quentin: Come into my parlor, said the spider to the fly.
- Quentin: Now that I'm firmly in residence here, I shall devote myself to a life of pleasure...with the available ladies in the house.
- Beth (to Quentin): You really try very hard to be detestable, don't you?
- Beth: Never believe anything Quentin tells you. Everything he says is said with only one thing in mind.
Dramatis personae
- Joan Bennett as Judith Collins
- Louis Edmonds as Edward Collins
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Rachel Drummond
- John Karlen as Carl Collins
- David Selby as Quentin Collins
- Terry Crawford as Beth
Background information and notes
Production
- As Rachel is at the tower room, the film stock appears yellow. [There is no film stock. The show was recorded on 2" videotape. It is the lighting that appears yellow.]
Story
- Quentin quotes from the poem "The Spider and the Fly" by Mary Howitt, published in 1829. Quentin again quotes this in 719.
- Jamison is next in line for the estate after Judith.
- Quentin likens Judith to Catherine of Russia.
- TIMELINE: It was less than ten minutes ago when Judith and Rachel discussed Nora's doll. The night after Rachel arrived at Collinwood, she saw the light on in the tower room. Edward was awoken by a servant on Judith's instructions "in the middle of the night.
- Edith's will is dated March 1, 1897 (meaning today's date is an unspecified amount of time after this point). The document was witnessed by Magda and Sandor.
Bloopers and continuity errors
- In Act II, a boom microphone can be seen as Quentin talks to Edward after Edward says he is going to bed.
- The shadow of the boom microphone can be clearly seen when Quentin is in Beth's room at the beginning of Act III. The boom mic shadow can also be seen moving across Quentin as Beth goes to answer Rachel's knock at the door.
- At the beginning of Act III, as Beth is taking off her cap, there is a metallic-sounding noise from off-stage.
External Links
Dark Shadows - Episode 714 on the IMDb
Dark Shadows Everyday - Episode 714 - Inherit the Win
Dark Shadows Commentary- Episode 714: The available ladies in the house