Episode 1329

Aired: Thursday July 29, 1971

Thayer David's voiceover: "Collinwood is a place well known to be shrouded in mysteries, both in the past and in the present. One mystery concerns the identity of a young woman who Quentin Collins fears is but a mere ghost from the distant past. One other mystery is an angry ghost from the distant past who haunts his one time rival and his young bride. And, unknown to most at the great house, a newly arrived cousin may be most mysterious of all...."

Harrison enters the library and finds Quentin sitting and reading. He says hello and asks him what he's looking at. Quentin answers that he's only reading some of the family histories so that he can keep up with Stokes when they go on their trip. Harrison remarks that Carolyn has told him what an interesting man this Professor is, and Quentin says that "interesting is only the half of it." Harrison starts to say something to Quentin, but then changes his mind. Quentin asks him what he wanted to say, adding "Was it important? I must go down to the old house and see Barnabas before Stokes gets here." Harrison says "Barnabas. Of course. Oh, nothing, really. Forget I said anything. I was only coming here to look at some old books about this house." Quentin puts down the one he was reading and says that it was mostly about the mid 19th century. Harrison says that the house is older than that, so he will keep looking. Quentin leaves, taking an inquisitive look towards Harrison as he peruses the bookshelves.

After the titles, we are at the old house. Angelique lets Quentin in, and he asks her how married life is. She tries to say that she's happy, but she cannot hide that she is upset. He asks her what is wrong, and she says "Nothing, nothing really." Quentin says "I know you have no memory of knowing me because of the tricks time has played, but you must know that I can tell when you're lying." Angelique pulls away from him and says "Barnabas always says how determined you can be." Quentin says he's determined to help them if she'll tell him the truth. She says he wouldn't be able to help. Barnabas comes downstairs, and after a hello, Barnabas asks Angelique why she is upset. Angelique says "It's nothing, really." Barnabas says to Angelique that "we must tell him." Quentin asks what, and Barnabas tells him how Jeremiah has begun to haunt Collinwood. "It's only a matter of time before everyone sees him," Barnabas adds. "Are you worried about your secret?" Quentin asks. Barnabas nods, and says "Yes, but I must confess that David surprised me a great deal." Quentin asks him what he means, and Barnabas tells Quentin how David knows the truth, and how "he handled himself like a true gentleman." Quentin, in a mild panic, asks Barnabas if David knows the truth about him as well, and Barnabas answers "As far as I know, he does not. But judging from his reaction, I don't think you have anything to worry about. I believe David will always be our friend." Quentin says he hopes so. Barnabas tells Quentin that's not what he wanted to discuss anyway, and that he wants him to check on Harrison's "history" when he travels to New York with Stokes. Quentin asks why, and Barnabas says "I simply do not trust him for some reason." Angelique claims that Barnabas is jealous that Harrison has shown "affection" for her, and Barnabas does not deny this, but adds that Harrison's "evasiveness" has made him "uneasy." Quentin says he doesn't suspect Harrison has "evil motives" but finds him "rather a mystery."

Stokes arrives at Collinwood ready to take Quentin to the train station. Harrison, with a roll of paper under his arm. lets him in and introduces himself. They chat for a moment, Harrison asking Stokes what his specialty is "besides the history of Collinsport." Stokes answers that he has also specialized in anthropology, parapsychology and the occult. Harrison is impressed, adding "Do you believe in phenomena outside the sphere of ordinary science?" Stokes answers "Young man, I have seen such phenomena with my own eyes." Quentin comes downstairs, and Stokes asks Harrison what paper he is carrying. Harrison tells Stokes and Quentin that he was "studying the blueprints for Collinwood. I find the design of this house absolutely fascinating." Stokes asks Harrison if he has studied architecture, and Harrison says yes. "Where? At the New York Institute?" Stokes asks. "I know many professors in the field. Perhaps you may know of them..." Harrison cuts him off and says "I didn't mean to mislead you, Professor. I have only studied the subject on my own. It's sort of a hobby of mine." Stokes says he sees, and he and Quentin say goodbye and leave. Harrison takes the rolled up blueprint and heads upstairs. In the hallway, he unrolls the paper and begins to study it. We see him focus on a room at the lower level as we hear him think "Quentin's laboratory was here...." as he begins to trace his finger up a straight line on the blueprint while thinking "and following the line we should lead us....here..." as his finger reaches a room on an upper floor. He takes a look around, and then heads down the hallway. We cut to him walking down a dark dusty hallway which we recognize as the East Wing. He studies some of the closed doors, takes another look at the blueprint, and then arrives at a set of double doors. He opens it, and sees the empty and unused parallel time room. He smiles and puts down the blueprint on a table in the hallway before standing in front of the door. He raises his hand with the jeweled ring to his eye level, takes a deep breath, and simply says "Show me. Now." Right before his (and our) eyes, the room changes to parallel time - where it is a burned out abandoned mess from PT-Stokes fire. Harrison looks at the burned out room in amazement.

Harrison studies the burned out room in parallel time, and we hear him think "Of course....a direct line from the laboratory leads here. It seems right, to be in this condition, but I must be sure...." The sound of some footsteps interrupts his thinking. He raises the ring back to eye level and says "Return," and the room switches back to the empty normal time room. Harrison grabs the blueprint and asks "Who is there?" but gets no answer. The sound of footsteps gets louder as Harrison asks again "Hello? Who is that?" He turns around and is agape to see the ghost of Jeremiah standing before him.