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The Crystal Ball


Malloy’s absence from home (his maid says no one is there when Joe Haskell went to find him after his not reporting to the fishing fleet office) and the office is worrying Elizabeth. Joe stopped by to see Elizabeth about this and to visit. David received from Burke Devlin a crystal ball as a gift much to Elizabeth’s disapproval but the young lad was insistent in keeping it. This will allow Dark Shadows Creative to use David as a possible device to provide facts such as Malloy’s demise, his killer, and Carolyn not marrying Joe but Burke (David, not happy with Joe’s rubbing that he’s a quack in his premonitions from the ball, tells him he will not be marrying Carolyn!). The episode brilliantly closes with David saying his father killed Malloy! David is sore with Vicky for showing his Collinwood portrait to daddy Roger, ripping it up because it was meant for someone else…Burke! Oh, goody, goody, Burke becomes David’s pal. Roger and Burke hate each other. David hates Roger. Elizabeth is stuck in the middle. This episode also establishes that David and Joe have their angst. Joe and Carolyn, when will  this ever end?!?!

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