Vicki tells Peter that she thinks Ben was telling the truth about Angelique being the witch. He asks if she has proof, and she says that she found some items that belonged to Barnabas in Angelique's room after he suddenly and mysteriously fell ill. She said Angelique seemed frightened when Vicki saw the items in her room. Angelique blamed Sarah for the items being in her room, and asked Vicki not to mention it to Sarah. Vicki also says that Angelique had a motive—her love for Barnabas. She could have done all the things that happened to the Collins family because she longed to be with Barnabas. Peter reminds her that Ben's testimony was tossed, and he went so far as to say that Angelique was dead. Vicki says she's frightened, and Peter gives her a kiss.
On the docks, Ben is concerned about what both Barnabas and Joshua will do to him, based on how his testimony went. Nathan shows up and asks him about his testimony. He wants to know why Ben thought Angelique was dead. Ben tells him to go away. Nathan gives him some cash, and Ben gives it back. Nathan tells him that he knows the truth about Barnabas. Ben is shocked. Nathan says Barnabas never went to England. He says Millicent saw and spoke to him. Nathan says he thinks he saw Barnabas as well. He asks Ben where Barnabas is. Nathan tells him that no ships left for England the day Barnabas disappeared. Ben tells him to stop poking around, or he'll kill him. Ben leaves, and Nathan realizes that Ben answered his question; Barnabas never went to England.
Peter finds Ben outside the old house. Ben tells him he tried to help Vicki, but he can't any more. Peter says he's looking for Angelique. He said he checked all the rooms and boarding houses and she's nowhere else in Collinwood. Ben tells him she's buried in a grave. He says it was a ghost that came into the courtroom. Peter asks Ben how Angelique died. He says he knows she's dead, because he buried her. He tells Ben he has to see the grave if he's going to help Vicki. Ben leads him to where he buried Angelique. Peter asks Ben for a shovel so he can see for himself.
Back in her cell, Vicki paces anxiously.
Ben brings a shovel, and Peter begins digging.
Vicki wonders where Peter is, and if he found Angelique.
Peter continues digging. Ben says he didn't bury her that deep. Ben says she has vanished into thin air. Ben says he's got to get away and leaves.
Peter tells Vicki he didn't find anything, not a trace of the body. He says there's only one thing to do. He wants to put her on the witness stand and have her tell the truth. She says they'll never believe her. He says the truth may be her only hope.
Our thoughts
John: Where in Collinwood does 'dead' Angelique hang out, anyway? Clearly not in the shallow grave Ben dug for her.
Christine: If I know Dan Curtis, she's lurking in a portrait somewhere. Angelique is the most frightening and dangerous character on Dark Shadows. There's no stopping her! Plus, she has the ability to drive a person insane with her endless cackling.
John: Wow! Ben almost went full Matthew Morgan on Nathan today.
Christine: What's Nathan up to anyway? Is he looking for Barnabas to thank him for helping solve his marital problems?
John: Considering how many folks Vicki told her 'future-stories' to, I'm surprised she's reluctant to do the same in the courtroom.
Christine: Vicki needs to fire her lawyer, but she's too busy locking lips with him to know that he's not representing her very well. He should have used whatever lousy trumped up evidence they had on Angelique, including the fact that she can't provide a current residence, to create reasonable doubt. If the truth is her only hope, as Bradford says, then there is no hope for Vicki.
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