The juicy melodrama between Burke Devlin, Roger Collins, and
Sam Evans becomes white-hot in this episode of Dark Shadows as their story-line
takes center stage. A “trial” is mentioned when Maggie talks pleasantly with
Burke as he orders coffee and donuts in the Collins Port diner. Roger has a
rather heated (to put it mildly) conversation with artist Sam over what they
are to do about Burke. Their conversation really shows that Burke’s reemergence
in Collins Port has shaken them to the core. Whatever was the cause of the
trial, and how it concerns these three, something exists that troubles Roger
and Sam. Roger, a bundle of nerves, and Sam, a slobbering drunk who often waxes
poetic (the poetic is often about his woes in life), really have a hard time
being even in the same room with each other, so their discussion doesn’t
exactly part on good terms. Sam seems willing to face Devlin, tired of the
anguish that the incident, yet not fully described, has grieved him into
alcoholism, while Roger, on edge, is making preparations to defend himself if
necessary. In the diner, Maggie is, as of now, just inquisitive, intrusive, and
opinionated. Victoria and Burke converse as Maggie often butts in, and perhaps
this is best since Devlin tries prying information out of her about Roger and
just her reasons for working at Collinwood. Each episode regarding the Burke
Devlin angle seems to give us a juicy morsel, a little tidbit, which any good
soap does so we will return to get more information. This episode, I thought,
rebounds nicely from the rather uneventful previous episode where Victoria
confronted Elizabeth, getting nowhere in regards to the reason for her hiring.
This episode, on the other hand, really forwards the Devlin storyline and how
his presence in town has caused quite a stir. Maggie still hasn’t become a
strong character as of yet, in my opinion, but in due time she would get rid of
the blond wig, smart aleck attitude, and nosy persona. A soap can often give
actors a chance to flesh and evolve their characters and I’m glad Kathryn Leigh
Scott had such a privilege.
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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