Dark Shadows Episode 452 - 3/19/68

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Joshua returns to the new house. He finds Naomi, and asks where everyone is. She explains Nathan is upstairs with Millicent. He says they need privacy. She asks him what he was doing at the old house, and he says he first needs to know why she went to the old house. Naomi tells him that she and Forbes returned home and found Millicent, who said she saw Barnabas, and then saw him taking Barnabas to the old house. Naomi says she thinks Joshua is keeping the fact that Barnabas is alive away from her. She mentions seeing the light in the tower, and Joshua admits she may have seen a light, and it could have been a servant.

Joshua tells her it's insane to think Barnabas is alive. She says she heard his voice outside the old house. Joshua tells her Barnabas is dead, and Sarah is dead. She asks him who he was with at the old house. He says he was with a woman with powers to exorcise a curse. He admits he feels the family has been under a curse. She asks if he believes Vicki is a witch that put a curse on the house, and Joshua says that he realizes that Angelique was the witch. He summoned a woman to remove the curse Angelique left, but she failed. She asks if he realizes he was wrong about Vicki. He says he will speak to the judge, and Naomi reminds him the execution is scheduled for tomorrow. She says she doesn't know why he has changed his mind, but she's sure he's still keeping things from her.

Vicki is in her cell when Peter comes to see her. She says she thought he would never see her again. They kiss. She asks him if he found Trask in Salem. He says no one had seen him. He didn't find anyone who had seen or heard of Trask since he was last seen in Collinsport. He tells her he has to find Trask, and Vicki says it's hopeless. The guard then brings in Joshua. He says he's come to apologize to Vicki. He says he realizes she is innocent of the charges, and he has called the judge to reopen the trial. He plans to say his sister Abigail was an unreliable witness. Vicki accepts his apology, and thanks him. Peter and Joshua leave to meet with the judge.

Joshua tells the judge he now believes Vicki is innocent. The judge asks for details. He says Vicki was helpful to his sick daughter, and a witch would not act in such a manner. Joshua asks if his opinion matters. The judge said it would have during the trial, but now he needs actual evidence. Joshua tells the judge that his sister was not in her right mind when she made the charge against Vicki. He says she was a fanatic, always seeing the devil somewhere. The judge says that Trask proved his case in the court. Peter brings up Trask's note, and the judge says that the note alone is worthless without actual testimony from Trask. Joshua points out that Ben testified Angelique was the witch. The judge says that testimony was tossed out. He says that they need a witness who can testify that Angelique was in fact the witch. Joshua says he is unable to do that, and the judge tells him the sentence of the court must be carried out. Victoria Winters must hang.

Peter and Joshua return to Vicki's cell. She can tell from their looks that they were unsuccessful. Joshua says he did what he could, and bids her farewell. Peter says that a miracle could still happen when the guard tells him he has to leave. Peter tells Vicki he loves her and then leaves. He grabs the guard's gun and tells him to take him back in to the cell.

He puts the guard in the cell, and tells Vicki to point the gun at the guard and shoot him if he moves.

The guard jumps on her and there is a struggle. The gun goes off and Vicki is shot in the arm. Peter knocks out the guard, and when they hear a crowd outside the front door, they leave through the back door.

Our thoughts

John: Naomi has got Joshua on the ropes. I wonder if he'll eventually feel obligated to spill the beans on Barnabas.

Christine: I have a feeling she'll go looking for Barnabas on her own, and I bet he'll be easy to find in the tower where Joshua has left him, despite the fact that everyone now knows that someone is hanging out up there. 

John: I was hoping Joshua was going to decide to bring Barnabas to the judge to testify about Angelique. Oh, well. Tough break, Vicki.

Christine: He couldn't bring Barnabas to testify unless they held night court. He could have at least brought the Countess in to say that Angelique came from Martinique, where apparently everyone knows something about witchcraft.

John: Oh, Peter, you impetuous fool. I don't think he really thought the break-out through. Of course, I think it's safe to say that things aren't going to end well for either of them.

Christine: Way to go, Bradford! I thought Burke was a bad beau, but this guy is a real flake. The townsfolk must be gathering for the execution early since they were already at the door ready for mob justice when they heard the shots. Can we expect Vicki to be dangling on the end of a rope by Friday?

Having to admit he was wrong is making Joshua feel a little green today.