Well, this episode is catered to Carolyn. Sure, Burke Devlin
is the topic of most of the conversation, but Carolyn becomes a major focal
point because operator of the Collins Port Shipping Fleet and Cannery, Bob
Malloy shares concerns with Elizabeth about her daughter staying stuck in
Collinwood. Worries about Devlin have Malloy wondering if Elizabeth is scared
about his return and “what he might do” because he has an all encompassing
hatred for the Collins. We get a little more in this episode about Devlin’s “crime”,
but Malloy hints that maybe he didn’t commit whatever it was that sent him to
prison, perhaps the reason behind the supposed hatred. Here, it is another
piece to the puzzle. Whatever the crime was, it must involve Sam Evans and
Roger as their nervousness and fear attests to, and while she says she isn’t
worried, I think it is quite evident Elizabeth is lying. A knock and a cup
breaking on the floor while Malloy and Liz are talking are mysteries Mrs.
Stoddard believes is David’s fault (they believe Burke might be at the door,
causing a hesitation and obvious gulp from both). Meanwhile Carolyn, all giggly
and promiscuous, gets it in her mind to seek out Burke, if just to be
rebellious and stir things up, while chatting with Victoria, asking her about
the diner talk she had. That’s all the Collins need is for Carolyn, really not
at all interested in Mama’s pick of Joe Haskell (he’s too straight-arrow and “safe”,
just not that exciting), to start up a fling with Enemy #1, Burke Devlin. This
could be, however, just the opening Devlin needs to get into the house and
shake the foundation of the Collins family, revenge against them in more ways
than one, but will he use Carolyn as a tool to cause even more of a fracture in
the already turbulent atmosphere that currently exists at Collinwood?
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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