There was a previous episode where a small part was held in
David’s hand; this was a quiet, subtle scene but its meaning would have a far
greater impact on an incident involving Roger’s car wreck than realized when
first introduced to us. Victoria tried to see what it was but David
successfully kept it from her sight. It looks like a screw and the significance
of this part didn’t seem to have a major importance at the time, and the
script-writers wisely moved the plot away from it as to plant the seed but
water it later. Episode 17 addresses it as a “bleeder valve”, a special part
needed for the brakes in Roger’s car to work. David also cries out while still
asleep, even standing on his room’s window’s ledge with Elizabeth rescuing him
in the nick of time (David was scared he had “killed him”.). The groundwork has
been laid as to why David would try to deliberately kill his father, and Burke’s
guilt is absolved; quite a fascinating development, indeed, as Devlin’s
portrayal of a former convict seeking vengeance by the show (it, to me anyway,
does seem like a ruse to keep the soap audience tuned in to see what he might
attempt to do) has taken a different route. I’m intrigued as to where the
Devlin character goes from here and how David’s role in the wreck takes shape
going forward. Bill Malloy, who seems to be a car mechanic’s best friend, even
has a diagram detailing the bleeder valve’s location within the vehicle! The
character of Dr. Reeves is introduced, having patched up Roger after the wreck,
and he even becomes opinionated about Burke Devlin (I tell you, Burke is the
talk of the village and at the end of everyone’s lips). While Burke is believed
to be the culprit behind the car wreck, we know little David is responsible;
once again, Burke may be tried and convicted for an incident he was not
responsible for…lots of developments ahead as fingers point, while secrets are
hidden. David drops hints to Elizabeth but she is left bewildered at her nephew’s
strange behavior and questions regarding “loving her father and mourning his
death”. Burke’s character will once again be attacked—just how will he defend
himself?
Burke interrupts what could have been a decent dinner between Maggie, her father, and Vicky, and he's sore, agenda-driven, and pointed in defending himself, while also demanding answers...answers Sam is willing to flee to protect. Sam's only link to Burke at all, besides Roger himself, is the letter he wrote to Maggie. He escapes out the back door while the others were in the living room and heads to Collins Port Inn where the letter is kept but the owner will not give it over to him. The letter is Maggie's and she will have to give permission before Sam can get his hands on it. Malloy's death looms large and will not go away--especially as long as Burke steamrolls throughout Collins Port, pissed off and unrestrained. He wants to know Sam's connection to the wrongful conviction and isn't about to just forget his presence at the meeting that night. Maggie just cannot believe that her father had anything at all to do with Malloy's death; Sam and Malloy were fr...
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