Episode 1395

Aired: Friday October 29, 1971

After a replay of Thursday's close and the titles, Barnabas lets go of Nicholas at the old house. "Well," Nicholas says. "I see we can still be civilized about all of this." Angelique snaps "What would you know about anything civil? To use an innocent child against us!" Nicholas laughs and says "My, my, how you've changed. Wasn't it using an innocent child that led to your, shall we say, original marital problems?" Barnabas tells Nicholas to get to the point. "The point is that you will both come with me to Collinwood, if you want a chance to save your friends." Barnabas says "And if I refuse to follow you?" Nicholas says "Then they will suffer eternal torment. Their only chance is if you come with me. You two are the focus of Judah's revenge, after all." Barnabas says "So you finally admit the truth. This is yours and Judah's final chance to fulfill your master's wishes. What will happen to you if I don't follow you?" Nicholas, angry, says "Do not attempt to bluff me with empty threats about my master, Barnabas! Judah and I are too powerful for that!" Barnabas answers "I want the safety of everyone in that house promised to me." Angelique tells Barnabas that Nicholas' promises mean nothing, but Barnabas tells her that they may have no other choice. Nicholas smiles. Meanwhile, Carolyn sleeps as Julia enters her room. Julia walks over to Carolyn and presses her thumb against her forehead. Carolyn wakes, but sits up passively before standing in front of Julia. "Go down to the drawing room, Carolyn.... and sit beside your Collins sister...." Carolyn walks out, zombielike, as Julia smiles.

Maggie walks through the woods towards Nicholas' house as Harrison and Quentin follow. She enters the house and goes upstairs, and Harrison and Quentin continue on. Quentin says they may have to search the whole house before Nicholas gets back, but Harrison says his hunch is still to follow Maggie. They both head upstairs. Maggie enters Julia's room, where her medical bag is on a dresser and some of her clothes are on the bed, next to an open suitcase. Maggie sees the bag, and then looks at the armoire as we hear Nicholas' voice echoing "Look for Julia's medical bag in the room at the far end of the hall. Do not open the armoire in that room under any circumstances until I arrive. Do you understand?" Maggie says "I understand," and sits on the bed. Harrison and Quentin enter, and Quentin says "Maggie! Do you know where you are? Do you know why you're here?" Maggie looks at Quentin and says "Quentin... I must wait here. I must wait here." Harrison starts looking through Julia's medical bag and says "Julia brought all of her things here. The ring may be here, somewhere in this room!" He starts to look through the drawers, and Quentin tries to open the armoire. It is locked, but as he tries, Maggie shouts "Do not open the armoire! Nicholas must arrive!" She struggles with Quentin trying to make him stop, and he throws her down on the bed. She tries to stop him again, and this time Harrison has opened a bottle from Julia's medical bag. "What is that?" Quentin says. "A bottle of ether!" Harrison says. "Hold her!" As Quentin holds her, Harrison covers her mouth and nose with a cloth he's soaked in the ether and Maggie passes out on the bed. Quentin tells Harrison "that was quick thinking." Harrison says "Thanks. It seemed like her entire bag was filled with sedatives. Does Julia Hoffman ever prescribe anything else?" Quentin answers "I suppose we Collinses are an overly excitable bunch. Help me get this armoire open. It seems Nicholas wants it closed when he's not around..." Harrison and Quentin begin to break open the armoire.

At Collinwood, Julia is leading Alan and Liz down the stairs. They are both walking passively towards the drawing room, and soon take their places beside Carolyn and Vicky. Sarah is still immobilized but awake. "I don't like this game!" Sarah says. "I want to go home!" Julia answers "The game will be over soon.... over for all eternity!" Back at the old house, Nicholas tells Barnabas that if he wants to save anyone, he will have to come to Collinwood with Angelique now. Barnabas secretly puts a gun in his jacket pocket and then turns to tell Nicholas that he is ready. Angelique saw Barnabas take the gun and they look at each other. Nicholas leaves first, and says "I'll be waiting for you at the great house!" Angelique says "Barnabas, that may not do any good." "Perhaps not," Barnabas says. "But if what Nicholas and Judah have planned is worse than death, then perhaps death could be our answer." Angelique says "No! There must be another way!" Barnabas takes Angelique into his arms and says "Whatever happens....you must know that I will always love you." Angelique answers "And I, you." They kiss. At Collinwood, Nicholas enters and sees that Julia has assembled everyone in the drawing room under her spell. "We are ready," Julia says. Nicholas smiles. "I want to go home!" Sarah yells. "Why can't I move! I'm scared!" Nicholas walks over to her and says "Don't be scared, Sarah! Your Uncle Barnabas is on the way to play our game with us!" Sarah says "I don't want to play a game, I want to go home!" Nicholas says "But Sarah! In this game, you get to go first!" Nicholas and Julia start laughing as Sarah struggles.

At Nicholas' house, Harrison is trying to break open the armoire with a crowbar as Quentin enters the room. "That's the only tool I found," he says. "It's okay. I think this lock is beginning to give," Harrison says. "Why would Nicholas hide the ring in something like this?" Quentin says. "It's not the ring I'm looking for," Harrison answers. "I keep thinking about what Stokes told us about Julia Hoffman." Quentin grabs the crowbar and says "Let me try." Quentin tries a couple of times, and then we hear the lock break. Harrison opens the armoire. We only see his and Quentin's reaction as they look inside, surprised. Back in the drawing room of Collinwood, Julia and Nicholas wait a moment before Barnabas and Angelique arrive. Barnabas looks around the room and sees everyone. "Welcome, Barnabas! Welcome Angelique!" Julia says. "Welcome to the end of the Collins family!" Sarah cries out that she wants to go home. Barnabas takes a step toward her, but Julia stands in the way. "Get away from her! Get away from her, Judah Zachary!" Julia laughs and says "Yes, Collins! I have returned! Did you really thing you could destroy me so easily? As easily as I can destroy all of you?" Barnabas stands straight and says "Let them go. It's me and Angelique you want anyway. Let the rest of them go, they've done nothing to you!" Nicholas laughs and Julia says "They don't have to do anything. They simply will be destroyed because of who and what they are! And you will witness their destruction, one by one...." Barnabas takes out the gun and points it at Julia, but in the time that Barnabas says "Julia....forgive me..." Nicholas waves his hand and the gun flies out of Barnabas' grip and across the room. "Compassion is once again your downfall," says Julia, and as she waves her hand, the drawing room doors slam shut. "Now!" Julia says. Nicholas takes the ring out from beneath his shirt and places his hand over the crystal. "Open...." he says. "Open the eternal torment of the land of darkness....." Barnabas and Angelique see the planks, and then the vortex begins to form within it. As it comes into focus, we see that it is focused on a world of eternal hellfire, and we hear the screams of the souls being tormented. Julia raises her hand and suddenly Sarah stands. "Who is moving me? I can't stop! Uncle Barnabas! Make it stop!" she yells. "Sarah!" Barnabas yells back. Julia laughs as she moves her hand and Sarah helplessly begins to walk towards the burning hellfire in the vortex. "I can't stop moving towards it! Help me, Uncle Barnabas! Help me!" Julia laughs as Barnabas screams "Sarah!" and she moves closer and closer to the hellfire....