Episode 1484

Aired: Thursday March 1, 1972

After a replay of Wednesday's close and the titles, Angelique tells Julia of how she "saw through the eyes of a cat" when she cast her last spell. "Miller has the powers of animal spirits, a practice from ancient shamanism," Angelique says. "He can take any form he wishes...." Julia asks how they can possibly fight someone with that kind of power. Angelique says she's not sure, but "knowing what particular method he uses to transform would help." Julia thinks a moment and says "It must be in his laboratory. That was the very first thing he saw to when he arrived in Collinwood. Not just to imprison Chris Jennings, but to hide his own secret." Angelique says "No wonder Chris interested him... the wolf that walks like a man....perhaps Brian tried to add that spirit to his repertoire for some bizarre reason." Julia reminds Angelique that Brian is interested in immortality, and Angelique answers "He must have come upon the powers he has in his search... perhaps by accident. I suspect his method, Julia, but I'll need proof. I need to see inside that laboratory." Julia tries to shush Angelique, and Angelique wonders why, until she turns around and sees the cat sitting on the gazebo watching them both. Angelique, angered, looks at the cat and says "Transform yourself, Brian Miller! I know your secret, and I know how to destroy you!" Suddenly, Brian stands before them, glaring. "Do you know, my dear sweet lady," he says. "Do you really...."

He takes a step closer to Angelique and Julia, who back away. "I love when a beautiful woman tries to bluff me," he snickers. Angelique tells him that "your silly animal tricks are no match for my powers. And now you've made the grave mistake of threatening someone very dear to me." Brian snaps "Was he always? I've grown quite interested in the life story of Barnabas Collins....a story and a life that seems to go... on and on..." Julia shouts "Barnabas is as human as I am! He could never be of any possible interest to you and what you are searching for!" Brian sneers. "You once looked for the same thing, doctor, or need I remind you of what you considered a fair price for the memories of Maggie Evans to be?" Julia replies "I think I prefer you as that darn cat." Brian laughs a little, and tells Angelique "If you want to test your powers against my own, feel free, my dear. I do not fear you, and if you can find a way to make your loving husband cooperate, he has nothing to fear from me either. And now, my ladies, I'm tired from all of Sarah's play, so I bid you both good night." He leaves. Julia is worried. She tells Angelique there may be no convincing Brian that the immortality contained in Quentin's portrait isn't something that can be used for anyone else. Angelique agrees, and says "He may well regret the challenge he put before me, Julia. I can promise you that."

At Collinwood, Vicky tosses and turns in her sleep. As those wacky psychedelic colors appear, we start to see what she is dreaming. She walks through the west wing of Collinwood with a little misty fog surrounding her. She reaches the room she is obsessed with, and opens the door. Burke is inside, smiling at her. He opens his arms, and she enters the room, running to him. "Burke, oh Burke!" she says tearfully. "I thought I'd never find you again!" He laughs and tells her "You'll never lose me again, Vicky, not this time. This time, our love will last forever." They kiss, and he says "I have something for you." He opens a jewelry box, and there's a diamond necklace inside. She takes it out of the box and looks it over, saying how beautiful it is. Burke chuckles and steps behind her. "Let me put it around your neck," he says as he holds the necklace. He starts to put the necklace around her neck, but suddenly he grabs her throat from behind with both hands and Vicky starts to choke. "Burke....what are you doing? Stop!" she gasps. "I'm sorry, Vicky, but I must do this! I have to destroy you...." Vicky struggles and gasps for air as Burke continues to choke her. He begins to tear up and says "I'll....always love you, Vicky...." Suddenly Vicky wakes up screaming and holding her neck, gasping for air. She gets her bearings, and then begins to cry over Burke.

Carolyn runs into Vicky's room and asks if she heard screaming. Vicky tells her she screamed from "a horrible nightmare about Burke" and then describes it to Carolyn. Carolyn blames herself, telling Vicky "if I hadn't told you how I saw Jeb being mean to me in one of those stupid rooms, you wouldn't have had that dream where Burke was cruel." Vicky is convinced it wasn't what Carolyn said, but "something with another meaning altogether. If I only knew what...." Carolyn tells Vicky that it's ridiculous to think that Burke could ever harm her. Vicky tells Carolyn that "it's a different Burke in that room. Who knows what he's like?" Carolyn reminds Vicky about the portrait and Burke's sadness over being lonely. "There's got to be more to it than that," she adds. Vicky starts to put on her robe and says "I'm going to the room." Carolyn steps in front of her and tells her not to, that "it will only add to having more bad dreams." Vicky says that she feels she "must face up to this. I think of all the other ghosts from my past that I've faced up to.... this one seems like it's the only one left." Carolyn tells her she might not want to know what's going on in that other world. Vicky thinks about that a moment when she looks out her window and sees the light go on in the west wing window. "The light!" she says. "The room has changed!" She runs by Carolyn, who runs after her calling "Vicky! Wait!" In the west wing, Vicky has reached the door and Carolyn is right behind her. There is a light shining from underneath it. "Carolyn, I've got to open it! I've got to know what's happening in there!" Carolyn says "Okay...I must admit I'm curious myself. Open the door, Vicky. But don't go in there. I won't let you go in. Promise me you won't." Vicky says "I promise." She reaches out to the knob and begins to turn it....