Episode 1393

Aired: Wednesday October 27, 1971

After a replay of Tuesday's close, Julia chokes Angelique while sneering "Do you think your pitiful spells can overpower me? I will destroy you!" Angelique struggles, but then Julia thinks a moment and says "...but not here. And not now." Julia drops Angelique to the ground, who gasps for breath. "Julia Hoffman is gone forever. There is only me now, as much as this body will not suit my needs forever." Angelique gasps "I will find a way to destroy you, Judah! Once and for all!" Julia smiles and says "I think an immortal body would suit me better....yes....." and starts laughing as Angelique manages to get away. Julia shouts "Run, Miranda! Run! Your time will come! Your time will come!" Meanwhile, Barnabas is waiting in the old house when Quentin and Harrison arrive. They ask if Angelique has returned yet, and Barnabas answers no. Quentin tells Barnabas how the staircase planks are missing and that "Blair must have them and the ring. We have to get them back!" Barnabas answers that Blair may have hidden them anywhere, and Harrison answers "Yes. But if you would find some reason to lure him away from his house, it may give Quentin and I a chance to search for them." Barnabas thinks about this.

Angelique comes back into the old house, very upset by her encounter with Julia. Barnabas finds out that the exorcism didn't work, and Angelique answers "Judah may be too powerful to fight!" Barnabas says he refuses to believe that. He looks at Harrison and says "If you get that ring back along with the parts of that staircase, you can open the time vortex, can't you?" Harrison answers yes, but that it's more important to get them away from Nicholas. Barnabas agrees, but adds that "perhaps Harrison could open the time vortex to a few weeks ago, long ago enough to prevent what's happened to Julia." Harrison says that it would be possible, but "still may not prevent the future I've witnessed." Quentin says that "it would be preferable to the only other option." Barnabas says he cannot let Julia die. Angelique says "She is no longer Julia. Julia Hoffman may no longer exist!" Barnabas doesn't want to hear this. Meanwhile, Julia returns to Nicholas' house, and greets him with a recap of her encounter with Angelique. "It was so tempting..." she says. "to squeeze the life out of Miranda DuVal with these very hands.... but I'd rather we stick to our original plan." Nicholas answers "So I assume they made the move you expected them to?" Julia answers "Yes. And now the time has come for us to make our first move." Nicholas smiles.

Nicholas is about to go to bed when there is a knock at the door. When he answers it, Barnabas asks if he can come in with a smile. Nicholas invites him in, and Barnabas says "Let's dispense with formalities, shall we? I know exactly what you are planning, and you will never succeed." Nicholas says "Oh? And who told you I am planning anything?" Barnabas answers "Come, come, Blair. Let's not play games anymore. You have Harrison's ring and you stole the planks to the staircase in the old laboratory. It's fairly simple to figure out your plans." Nicholas smiles and says "Then you should realize that I hold all the trump cards, Mr. Collins. Including Julia Hoffman." Barnabas answers "I resolved to kill you, Blair, if any harm comes to Julia. That promise still stands. As far as your own plans, you may want to alter them." Nicholas snaps "Alter them? Why?" Barnabas answers "Because you assume there is only one such ring, and one such staircase in Collinwood." Nicholas answers "You're bluffing." Barnabas answers "Am I? Do you want to risk your life on it, Blair? On this, your third attempt at destroying the Collins family? Yes, Blair...I know all about your master's rules. If I were you, I would be very very careful." Barnabas walks out of the house, and Nicholas thinks about what he has said. After a few moments, Nicholas takes off his robe and puts his jacket back on, leaving the house as well.

At Collinwood, Vicky is turning out the lights in the drawing room and heading upstairs. After she goes through the hallway door, Julia enters the house quietly. She walks over to the portrait of Barnabas and sneers at it before looking at the darkened drawing room and then heading upstairs herself. Vicky has entered her room and is getting ready for bed when Julia enters. "Julia! You startled me! Where have you been? I haven't seen you around Collinwood lately." Julia smiles and answers "Oh, I've been in the village, over to the old house, around." Vicky smiles and says "You always seem to busy. Honestly, ever since I've been back here I don't know what to do with myself. At least before I knew I was a Collins I could be the governess. I don't know if I'm quite used to being anything else around here yet." Julia thinks a moment and says to herself "Yes... you are a Collins too, of course...." Vicky, noticing the strange behavior, asks Julia if anything is wrong. Julia smiles at her and says no, and then takes her hand. "Nothing at all is wrong, my dear..." Julia continues. Vicky tries to speak but cannot. She gasps for breath and looks at Julia terrified. Julia smiles at her and says "Nothing is wrong at all, now that you will be the first part of my plan...." Vicky tries to speak but cannot.