I think most Dark Shadows fans will most remember Josette's ghost after Matthew and David's chat about Vicky (her secret knowledge of Roger's guilt in killing Malloy, or so the kid believes) once they leave. Other subplots include Burke's dinner with Carolyn and Roger's damage control informing Vicky that yes he did go to meet Malloy at Lookout Point, where he dropped the pen, but got there just after Bill's demise. Burke flatters Carolyn with compliments on her beauty (she eats from the palm of his hand; he could have went to bed with her this night if he'd wanted to), but once he learns of Roger's knowledge that Vicky knows about his dropping the fountain pen at Lookout Point, Burke sets in motion a "plan of rescue" fearing for the governess' welfare. He will "ditch Carolyn" and pick up Vicky (Burke has Vicky pretend she's talking to Maggie, relating what he wants her to do) if she can get out of Collinwood in one piece. Like Dark Shadows often does, a big close (Roger coming from behind Vicky, closing her mouth with his hand, telling her sternly not to say a word) results in a rather subpar follow-up. Josette's ghost aside (the old house, where her portrait hangs over a fireplace, in disrepair, cob-webbed, reeking of a past of despair, is a marvelous setting, little morbid David setting a lit candle, conversing with her about Malloy), Roger feeds Vicky a load of bull about not going to police for the sake of his sister. You can tell he's rehearsed this little story, and even if he didn't kill Malloy, Roger's in a pickle and needs to keep Vicky at bay instead of harming her just to protect himself. Carolyn is all in for Burke but I think it's clear that he's only interested in using her for malicious purposes towards the Collins family. In regards to Vicky, on the other hand, Burke may just have feelings for her. Love triangles are par for the course when talking soap operas.
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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