Episode 1349

Aired: Thursday August 26, 1971

After a repeat of Wednesday's close and the titles, Nicholas is still taunting Angelique about Barnabas and Vicky. "Barnabas seems to still be very fond of Miss Winters, indeed. Perhaps she has rekindled his romantic memories of her..." Angelique tells Nicholas to stop it, and then follows this with an angry "What do you want of me?" Nicholas answers "I want you. I want to take you back into our way. The master wants you back." Angelique says she finds that hard to believe, but Nicholas says that it's true and that "the master has grandiose plans for you, once you have accepted your powers." Angelique says she has no interest in "the master's plans" since "I am now the master of my own fate." Nicholas tells her that she forgets how being mortal will age her and eventually "destroy you through the mundane death all mortals must face." Angelique starts to shudder at this concept, and Nicholas continues "Not a pleasant thought, is it, my dear? Now listen to me. I'll see to it that you are restored to the good graces of our master if you find out just exactly how Victoria Winters was restored to this time. Did Barnabas do it? After all, he brought you back here...." Angelique snaps "No! Barnabas had nothing to do with it!" Nicholas says "An answer! Finally! Well, if you are so sure Barnabas didn't do it, perhaps you know who did." Angelique thinks about this.

At Collinwood, Harrison, Barnabas & Vicky arrive. Vicky thanks them both for seeing her home, and Barnabas gruffly says to Harrison "Now that we have returned, I wish to have a moment alone with Vicky." Harrison smiles and says he would never want to intrude, and heads upstairs. Barnabas tells Vicky "I wanted to make sure we were alone before we talked." Vicky says she thinks she knows why, "considering the way I acted back at the old house. I know what you're going to say to me, Barnabas." Barnabas, surprised, says "You do?" Vicky continues "You're going to tell me how I must be mad to think what I do about Angelique. But I know exactly what I'm talking about, Barnabas!" Barnabas answers "I don't think you are mad, Vicky. It's just that what I need to tell you takes a while to explain. I only want to assure you that you have nothing to fear from Angelique, nor do I, nor do any of us." Vicky interrupts "How can you be sure? You don't know her like I do, Barnabas, if I'm right...." Barnabas tells her "I know her very very well, Vicky. Better than you can imagine. And I know she would not hurt any member of the Collins family now." Vicky repeats "Now?" just as Liz and Alan come out of the drawing room. Barnabas says hello to them, and asks Liz how she is feeling. Liz says she is fine, walking to Vicky and taking her hand, adds "I don't think I've ever felt better." Vicky smiles at Liz, wondering what she meant.

Alan asks Vicky why she ran out so suddenly when he was ready to give her the blood test "to see if she is okay after her shock." After a look at Barnabas, Vicky says she "forgot to tell Barnabas something, and with no phone in the old house thought I'd run over there a minute. I'm sorry." Barnabas is impressed with Vicky's quick story, and tells her that they can "talk more later." Vicky looks at Barnabas seriously and says "I definitely want to do that." Barnabas says he needs to get home since he's expecting Julia, bids everyone a goodnight, and Alan tells Vicky he'll get everything ready in the drawing room. Liz keeps smiling at Vicky, and Vicky asks Liz why she wasn't feeling well earlier. Liz answers "It was just an anxiety attack of sorts. Some painful memories returning." Vicky says she's sorry to hear that as they all go back into the drawing room. Vicky asks Liz if it's anything she can help with, and Liz smiles and says "We can talk about it tomorrow." Alan has Vicky roll up her sleeve and starts to draw the blood as Liz watches, knowing what she wants the result to be.

At the old house, Angelique tells Nicholas that "if I give you the information you want, I must have something more than must my powers back." Nicholas tells her that she's in no position to bargain, and that "if you anger me, I can always bring Jeremiah back to remind you." Angelique says that she understands that, and that the "something more" would not be something to "upset the master anyway." Nicholas is intrigued and asks to know more. At that moment, Julia is starting up the steps outside the house, but stops when she hears the voices inside. "Nicholas!" she thinks to herself as she moves carefully towards the window to listen in. Julia overhears Angelique tell Nicholas "If I get my powers back, part of the bargain is that I am not subservient to you, Nicholas. And once you learn what you want to know, you will leave Collinsport!" Nicholas isn't thrilled with this, but Angelique adds "With my powers restored and what that will mean for me and the family, there will be no need of you here anyway." Nicholas answers "You are still very clever, my dear. Perhaps too clever." Angelique adds "We both know the master will prefer it that way Nicholas, after your failures in the past. That is my offer. And yes, Nicholas, I do know what you want to know." Nicholas smiles and says "Well then.... you have made your offer. I may well be prepared to accept it" as we cut back to Julia outside. We hear Julia think "Barnabas was right! Nicholas is trying to restore Angelique's powers again....but why? Because those powers will make her as evil as she once was! Evil enough to......destroy Barnabas! That's what Sarah must have meant!" Julia is afraid of this conclusion.