Joshua asks Naomi if she wants the entire village to know that his brother was killed by his son. He says they'll tell everyone Jeremiah befell an accident. She asks what good his story will do, and he tells her that they're leaving the old house. Tomorrow they'll move to the new house. Naomi is shocked. She says the house is not ready, and Joshua says it's close enough. Naomi tells Joshua that Barnabas has decided to marry. He's shocked that Barnabas and Josette would do something so soon after Jermeiah's death, and Naomi clarifies he's not marrying Josette, he's marrying Angelique. Joshua sends Naomi to get Barnabas.
Joshua questions Barnabas, and tells him that he will tell the servant girl he has made a mistake. Barnabas says he has made a promise, and he was raised as a man of honor. Joshua says he will not let Barnabas make this mistake.
Barnabas says Angelique loves him, and Joshua says he's sure she does. Barnabas tells his father to leave them alone, confirming there's nothing he can do to stop them. Joshua is not convinced.
Barnabas makes his way to the cemetery, where he sees Josette placing flowers on Jeremiah's grave.
He wonders how he can tell her about he and Angelique before she hears the news from someone else. He wonders if telling her he's getting married will help her, allowing her to feel less remorse. He approaches her and they exchange pleasantries. Barnabas says that he killed him, and Josette points out that she could have come to him before they ran away. Barnabas tells her not to hate herself. She asks him what they're going to do. He says they must each move on and not wait for time to heal their wounds. He starts to talk, and she stops him, asking him not to say anything he might regret. Before he can say more, Angelique appears telling her the carriage is at the gate. She offers a ride to Barnabas as well, who declines. Josette leaves and Angelique asks if she interrupted something. Barnabas says she interrupted nothing, and she says she hopes not.
Naomi tells Joshua that he needs to treat Angelique kindly. She does not want him to turn Barnabas against them. Angelique enters and Joshua allows her to sit down. Naomi says Barnabas has told them the news, and Joshua tries to dismiss his wife. Joshua takes over the conversation, and asks Angelique why she wants to marry his son. She says they love one another, and Joshua says she made him promise under a time of duress. Angelique points out that it is not a crime to rise above one's station in life. Joshua says he has another way to do that, and attempts to offer her money. She says she only wants his approval, which Joshua declares she will never have. Joshua offers her $10,000 in gold as a ransom for his son's future. She doesn't say anything, and he asks if she wants more. She says she hopes someday he will like her. He asks when they plan to marry. She says very soon.
He says they should observe a decent period of mourning for Jeremiah. She says he's just asking for more time to fight her, and therefore they will be married at once. Naomi suggests that if she will wait an appropriate mourning period, she will offer her friendship for life. Angelique accepts Naomi's offer, and thinks the one threat to their happiness is now Josette.
Josette wakes to hear a voice telling her to come to Jeremiah. The voice says he's not dead, and beckons her to his grave.
Angelique speaks to a small coffin, telling Jeremiah that Josette has already decided to marry his killer. She tells him not to allow it.
Naomi has a late night cocktail. She sees Josette leaving the house, saying Jeremiah is not dead. Naomi puts on a coat and follows her.
Angelique opens her miniature coffin, and speaks to Josette saying Jeremiah is in his coffin, waiting for her voice to bring him back.
Josette arrives at Jeremiah's grave with Naomi. She calls to Jeremiah to waken him, and as Naomi tries to explain that he's dead, a hand bursts from the grave. She screams and runs off with Naomi.
Our thoughts
John: Sure, Barnabas, tell the love of your life you're marrying her servant. I'm sure that's just the remedy she's looking for.
Christine: I'm thinking Barnabas has not had much experience with women.
John: How could Josette NOT recognize Angelique's voice in the night, calling her to Jeremiah's grave?
Christine: Where did Angelique get her little coffin zombie maker? Did she nail that together herself, or is there a witch shop she goes for specialty items like this?
John: It's Night of the Living Dead in Collinwood! I'm sure you'll fill us in on who portrayed the hand of Jeremiah. I do hope his shambling corpse will make its way back to the house, and this won't turn out to be one of Josette's hallucinations. That would make for a great confrontation with Barnabas...
Christine: You can count on me to show some appreciation for the unsung, uncredited actors on Dark Shadows. I'm surprised you didn't recognize the graveyard hand as the same one that clutched Willie's throat. You can look forward to more of Timothy Gordon's handiwork in later episodes.
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| Louis Edmonds shows off his own expressive hands as he attempts to control Angelique. |
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