David tries different keys on the basement door in the old house.
Downstairs, Barnabas rises from his coffin.
David finds the correct key, and makes his way downstairs. He finds the open coffin in the basement, which is empty. He walks behind it and Barnabas appears, slamming it shut. Startled, David turns around to face him. Barnabas asks him what he's doing in the house, and why he broke his father's promise about coming to the house. David asks him what the coffin is doing there. Barnabas says he broke his promise, and he must be punished. He grabs him as David calls for help. From upstairs, Julia calls for David, and he breaks free of Barnabas and runs upstairs.
David runs into Julia's arms. Barnabas comes upstairs and says he was going to give David a sound spanking for prowling around in the basement. David begs him not to hurt him, and Barnabas says he'll let his father punish him. David is excited to hear that Barnabas is going to let him go, but first he has to answer some questions. Barnabas asks how he got into the basement, and David reveals he took his aunt's keys. Barnabas is surprised to find there was another set. He asks David for them and he turns them over. Barnabas says David can go only after he promises never to break into the house again. Julia asked what David saw, and Barnabas says his coffin. Julia says he'll run right back to Collinwood and tell everyone. He says they probably won't believe him, but if they do, they'll be in possession of very dangerous knowledge. She asks what he's planning, and he tells her that she'll see.
Burke and Dr. Woodard are in the main house talking about David, who is missing. Woodard asks Burke what he thought he was on to when he said he had a theory earlier. Burke says he was wrong, as Willie was the maniac. Woodard asks if he suspected Barnabas Collins, and Burke reluctantly admits that was the case. David comes in and runs into Burke's arms. He tells him he found the secret of the old house. He found an empty coffin in the basement. Burke asks why Barnabas would have a coffin, and David says because he's dead. He says it's just like his dream. Julia walks in and says she found David in the old house, hysterical and imagining things. David says Barnabas was going to kill him, and Julia clarifies that he was going to spank him for breaking into his house, but didn't even do that. David says that Barnabas was going to kill him because he found his coffin. Julia says that he must have seen a trunk or something resembling a coffin. She tells the others that she's been to the basement and there's nothing there.
David accuses her of lying, and tells Burke to go to the old house. Roger walks in and asks what all the commotion is. He tells his father he saw a coffin in the old house. Julia says if a coffin were there, she would have seen it, too. David tells Burke that she's lying. Roger tells hi to apologize. She offers to take him to his room, and he tells her no. He says that she's going to protect Barnabas. He begs Burke to go to the old house and look for the coffin. Roger sends him to his room, and apologizes to Julia. She says David is disturbed. Woodard asks if he is. He suggests that they should go to the old house. Roger tells him that it's absurd. Woodard says that he's not accusing Barnabas of anything, but he wants to give David the benefit of the doubt. Burke says he agrees with Woodard. Roger says he'll have nothing to do with it, and Burke says he doesn't need to. He and Woodard will go on their own. After they leave, Roger asks Julia if she's ever heard such utter nonsense.
Burke and Woodard arrive at the old house. Barnabas answers and asks what he can do for them. They ask if they can speak to him and he invites them in. They say they'd like to see his basement. They explain that David claimed to have seen a coffin there. Barnabas says he's concerned about David, as his fantasies are growing out of hand. Woodard asks him if there's a coffin, and Barnabas denies it. Burke asks to see. Barnabas appears shocked, and tells them he is insulted by their insinuation. He tells them that he's within his rights to tell them to leave. Burke tells him that they won't. Barnabas says he doesn't like invasions of his privacy, and refuses to show them the basement. Burke threatens to come back with a search warrant. Barnabas agrees to show them the basement to end the nonsense once and for all.
They go downstairs and Burke comments how dark it is. Barnabas lights some candles. There are a few trunks in the middle of the room. Burke snoops around. Barnabas asks if they see anything that faintly resembles a coffin. Woodard apologizes to Barnabas, admitting it must have been a figment of David's imagination.
Our thoughts
John: I had to laugh when the ominous music abruptly stopped when Julia called out for David.
Christine: I had to laugh when Burke told Woodard he never knew him to talk in riddles.
John: After all his blustering, it was somewhat surprising that Barnabas just let David walk away after finding his coffin.
Christine: I certainly did not predict that turn of events, which just goes to show that I really don't remember many details from these episodes. It was a nice surprise, since it was more advantageous for him to discredit David rather than do away with him, though it would have been scarier had Barnabas turned David over his knee for the sound spanking he threatened.
John: While it was pretty obvious that the coffin would have been moved from the basement by Barnabas (where's Willie when you really need him!), I was kind of hoping he was luring Burke and Woodard to the basement to do away with them, once and for all. Woodard sticks to character and backs down at the first sign of another explanation, while we get the sense that Burke isn't going to be so quick to dismiss David's accusations.
Christine: Poor David. Everyone will think he's crazy, which is certain to prompt more surly, bad behavior. David knows Barnabas is undead, but does not seem to realize he is a vampire, which may be due to the fact that he's still somewhat of a closeted vampire. Barnabas has not engaged in any on camera biting, and it's not clear how he's taking his meals these days.
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