Dark Shadows Episode 638 - 12/4/68

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Vicki walks into the main house at Collinwood and passes out. Liz finds her and helps her onto the couch. She asks where Jeff is, and Vicki says he's gone. Liz asks if he left her, and she says he had to go back to his own time. Vicki says that her love for him couldn't hold him here. Liz tries to calm Vicki down. She takes her up to her room as Vicki sobs.

Julia watches over Maggie as she sleeps. When she wakes, she recognizes Julia. She asks what she's doing there, and Julia asks what was the last thing Maggie remembers. She does, and Julia explains that she's blocked a day from her memory. Julia says that Blair sent for her after Maggie fainted after telling him that she wouldn't marry him. Maggie is surprised to hear that. Julia explains that people block unpleasant things from their memory. She says that Blair told her to say goodbye to Maggie, and that he left for England on business and wouldn't be back. Maggie gets out of bed, surprised to hear that Blair is gone. Julia tells her it was sensible for him to leave considering she wouldn't marry him. Maggie says she feels relieved. There's a phone call, and it's Liz for Julia. She says she needs her at Collinwood to check on Vicki. Julia leaves, and Maggie says she'll be there too after she gets dressed.

Liz checks on Vicki. Vicki tells her that she's better now, and that she's going to find Jeff.

Julia gives Vicki a sedative. She asks Julia to contact Professor Stokes and ask him to come see her. She says she'll do that, but not tonight. Liz comes in and says Chris Jennings and Maggie are downstairs. Jennings to see Julia, and Maggie to see Vicki.

Maggie tells Chris that she's furious. Julia comes down and says that Maggie can go up to see Vicki. She does, and Chris gives Julia some cash for whatever Amy might need. He says he won't be able to go to the hospital again. He says he won't be staying in town. Julia asks him to spend a few more days with Amy, and he tells her it's impossible. Julia tries to impress upon him his importance to Amy. He says he'll keep sending her money, and Julia says she needs him, not money. Julia presses him on his reasoning, and he says he can't explain, and that she won't change his mind.

Maggie asks Vicki if there's anything she can do for her. Vicki sits up and starts yelling, "No."

Liz calls Julia upstairs. She asks Chris to stay while she goes to check on Vicki. Chris waits as the clock strikes 5:30.

Vicki tells them all that Jeff is in the room. Liz says it's not possible. Vicki says she felt Jeff's hand on her cheek.

In the hall, Liz asks Julia if Vicki will be alright. She says she thinks so. The phone rings, and Liz says it's for Julia. Julia is shocked. Liz asks what happened. Julia looks in the drawing room for Chris. He's gone. She tells Liz that Chris' sister has run away from Windcliff, and they have to find him.

Chris wanders through the woods, looking strung out. He looks to the moon and screams, "No!"

Vicki sits up and Maggie tells her she should try to sleep. Vicki gets out of bed and says Jeff is in the room. Maggie asks her to go back to bed and rest. The door to her bedroom opens. Maggie says it's the wind, and Vicki says it's Jeff. She runs into the hall and says she doesn't feel him near her anymore. On the floor in the hall, she finds the watch she gave Jeff. She says that's proof he was there.

Julia calls to check on Amy. Liz comes downstairs. She says she's going to get Barnabas to see if he can help Vicki.

Liz walks through tn the woods to the old house, and hears rustling. She asks if someone's there, but there's no answer. She hears a growl, sees something, and screams.

Our thoughts

John: Isn't it a bit convenient that after some time in the present, Jeff only disappeared after marrying Vicki? Or does one's stay in another time period expire after a certain number of episodes?

Christine: He said he would find a way to be reunited with Vicki in the future. It could be that whatever way he found had a time stamp on it or had preset conditions which would only allow them a short period of time to be together. Or it could just be that Vicki is extremely unlucky in love.

John: So the time-trapped Jeff carried his watch from the past and dropped it in the hall at Collinwood? If he had actually been in the room with Vicki, wouldn't he have left it at her bedside? We can only assume that his invisible spirit was clutching his head throughout the experience.

Christine: The spirit of Jeff, née Peter Bradford, works in mysterious ways. It looks like it may end up being a one way trip to Windcliff for Vicki.

John: I was thinking we might get our werewolf reveal today, but no such luck. I think the odds are pretty good that we'll see hairy Chris Jennings before the week is out!

Christine: I hope you're right! I wonder why there's been no news about the mauling of the Collinsport Innkeeper. You'd think a gruesome murder would be the talk of the small town. I guess there's been a lot going on lately with sacrificial rites, attempts to bring the dead to life, and last minute weddings to time traveling bridegrooms and such. At least it's kept Liz from being preoccupied with being buried alive. That was getting tiresome.