When Vicki finds a man cleaning the fireplace who looks like Matthew Morgan, she becomes hysterical. He grabs her and tries to shake some sense into her when Joshua shows up and tells him to unhand her. He says he didn't do anything, and then Vicki confirms that what he says is true. He resembled someone she knew. Joshua tells her that Ben Stokes is not to speak to any women in the house unless specifically asked to, and he must be punished. Joshua tells him that his request for the following day off has now been denied.
He wanders away, and Vicki pleads with Joshua not to punish him. Joshua explains that Stokes is serving out a prison term as their servant, and he's a dangerous man. Joshua then tells Vicki that his distant cousin Millicent Collins will be arriving soon from Boston with her younger brother, Daniel. He says she'll be there through the wedding, and perhaps longer. She and Jeremiah were selected for marriage to one another. Vicki says that Millicent never married, and Joshua asks her why she said that. She tries to talk her way out of it, and Joshua falls for it.
Angelique is in the forest gathering herbs when Ben Stokes grabs her and asks what she's doing. She claims to be gathering Bay leaves for her mistresses salad. Ben explains she has poisonous nightshade that could kill someone. She introduces herself to him. She mentions that she saw him single-handedly lift a carriage, and that he must be strong. He tells her he can't speak to her, or any women, on orders from his boss Joshua. She grabs his hand and says that she won't tell anyone they talked, and that she hopes they will speak again in the future. Ben leaves, and Angelique continues gathering the nightshade.
Vicki stops in to see Angelique, but she's not there. She sees Barnabas' toy soldier and handkerchief on the desk. Angelique enters and Vicki startles her. Vicki says that Josette was looking for her. She thanks Vicki and says she'll go to her. Vicki asks what the toy soldier is doing in her room. Angelique says she doesn't know, suggesting that Sarah might have dropped it when playing in there. Vicki asks if Sarah dropped the handkerchief, too. She says she shouldn't be taking things, and shouldn't be careless with them, so she deserves to be scolded. Angelique asks her not to, as she says Sarah will stop coming to see her if she gets in trouble. Vicki agrees, this one time, and says she'll take them back to the nursery. Vicki leaves, and Angelique realizes that she needs someone to work for her to keep her from falling under suspicion.
Ben chops wood in the forest.
Angelique mixes a potion over the fire in her room, and pours it into a goblet.
Vicki finds Ben in the forest, and apologizes for what happened earlier. He says that Joshua would have found another reason to deny his holiday, because he's just mean.
Angelique calls for Ben to come to her.
Ben seems to take ill while talking with Vicki. He asks her to go away so he doesn't get into more trouble, so she does. He hears Angelique's voice calling him to come to her. He sees a vision of her, that disappears, and he walks into the forest towards the house.
Angelique cradles the goblet when Ben arrives at her door.
She invites him in, and he says he doesn't know what he's doing there. She says she called him to her, and he goes to embrace her. She backs off, and tells him to drink from the goblet.
He downs the whole thing, and asks her what's next.
She says he no longer has a will of his own, and he will do whatever she tells him to do. He will be her slave.
John: Come on, Vicki. Must you call out the name of the prior character EVERY actor played that shows up in 1795? You'd think that by now you'd know that these aren't the same people.
Christine: Maybe she's hoping one of them will find a way of traveling to the past to rescue her.
John: And if that weren't enough, Vicki has to continually mention things she knows because she came from the future, followed by random explanations that will serve only to make others suspicious of her.
Christine: She would be wise to keep her yap shut, though I expect that she won't.
John: Poor Ben Stokes. Just when he thinks the new hot babe in town is interested in him, he finds out that she's just looking for a slave.
Christine: Seeing Ben Stokes with an axe recalls to mind the time Matthew Morgan threatened Vicki with an axe in Episode 126. By the way, I think Angelique just invented Coca-Cola.
John: Additions to our 1795 scorecard:
Present Day/1795
- Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes
3 comments:
Always a treat to see the great Thayer David come back to the show!
When i first saw this at 7 years of age in 1967, I too would wonder why Victoria Winters wouldn't shut her pie hole...seriously.. every time Vicki?
Vicki is an idiot!
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