Julia finds Willie sitting in a chair by the fire in the old house. He says he thought she might have been Carolyn. She says Barnabas needs him to help search for Adam and Carolyn. She realizes Willie has had the dream. She explains it's part of a dream curse, and unless it is stopped, Barnabas will die.
Willie describes his dream to Julia. She asks what was behind the last door, and he describes something snarling behind the door. He then hears dogs outside and is frightened. Julia tells him those are just the police dogs out looking for Carolyn. Willie continues with his description of the dream, saying he woke up, but before he opened the door.
He starts to leave to look for Carolyn, and she tells him he cannot. If he does, the curse will continue. She says she might be able to help him forget the dream. She takes her magic medallion out of her purse, and uses it to hypnotize him. He says he can see where Carolyn is, and when Julia asks where, he says she's under the ground.
Carolyn asks Adam why he took her where he did. She says it looks like an underground root cellar. Adam stares at her while she begs him to let her go. She sits down, crying, which upsets Adam. He seems confused, and when he sits on the bench, she picks up a rock and goes to hit him with it. He turns in time to stop her.
Julia asks if he still sees Carolyn, and he says no. He says he sees the light. She tells him that when she snaps her fingers, he will awaken, having forgotten all about the dream. She snaps her fingers and Willie asks what they were talking about. She asks him how he feels, and he says he feels the same. He says he's scared to death of the dream. She is shocked, realizing that her hypnotism didn't work, She asks if he remembers seeing her, and he does not. He asks where he said that she was, and Julia says he said that he saw Carolyn under the ground. He thinks this means that she's dead.
Carolyn begs Adam not to kill her. He strokes her hair, and she realizes that he doesn't want to hurt her. She takes his hand and brings it to her hair. He continues stroking it, and says she wants them to be friends. Adam says friend, and smiles.
She says she'll protect him, and he has to protect her. He then says music, and she begs him to bring her back to Collinwood. She says they need food, and Ada says, "food." Adam opens the door and and Carolyn starts to leave, he grabs her and drops her to the floor, where she hits her head on a rock. He cries, realizing he hurt his friend. He leaves her inside, goes out and places a large rock in front of the door.
There's a knock at the door of the old house, and it's the sheriff. He wants to see Barnabas, and when they say he's not there, he asks to speak to Willie. The sheriff says they both spend enough time at the old house that they may know what's going on. He points out that Liz saw him coming from the old house. He then mentions that the maniac seemed to know Barnabas—he spoke his name. Julia says she's mystified by that. The sheriff asks Willie if he knows anything about the man, and Willie says no.
The sheriff asks why Willie is so nervous, and Julia interrupts him to say Willie is upset about a dream. Willie looks outside as the dogs bark, and sees Adam. The sheriff sees him and goes outside, where he shoots at Adam.
The sheriff returns to tell Julia and Willie that they've apprehended the maniac. He says it took 20 men to subdue him. The sheriff asks why the man came back to the old house. Willie and Julia deny any knowledge of the man. The sheriff says he saw the way the man looked at them, and recognized both of them. Julia dares him to prove that he knows them. The sheriff leaves, and Willie and Julia argue about Adam. Willie says that Carolyn has got to be alone, and that they need to find her.
Carolyn lies unconscious in the room where Adam left her.
Our thoughts
John: How would Adam know to barricade Carolyn inside? That's a pretty advanced scenario for a child to consider.
Christine: It doesn't seem to be a very nice way to treat a friend. We've got a thrilling, new root cellar set, which probably means Carolyn will be holed up there awhile.
John: It took twenty men to subdue Adam? Are there that many deputies in Collinsport? Given Adam's limited vocabulary, Barnabas is definitely going to be a person of interest: Barnabas, Music, Food, and Friend.
Christine: Will he start rattling off Dr. Lang's final message on tape once they get him to talk? I wonder what Sheriff Patterson would make of that.
John: What was Julia thinking, daring the sheriff to prove that Adam knows them? All he would have to do is parade the three of them by Adam's cell and he would clearly recognize them all!
Christine: That was pretty dumb, and uncharacteristic of Julia. His desire to strangle Willie alone proves that he knows them. Vince O'Brien makes his second appearance as Sheriff Patterson after first appearing in the role in Episode 328. We last saw Sheriff Patterson investigating the death of Dr. Woodard in Episode 342.
Dark Shadows Before I Die Round Robin Nightmare tracker:
- Wide-eyed skull
- Guillotine
- Lang's Headless creation
- Skeletal bride
- Educational Bat-footage
- Giant spider-web
- Mounted wolf's head
Because Julia like everyone else in Collinsport knows that their police force is a joke.
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