This episode is specifically designed for the characters involved to take a giant heaping pile on Burke Devlin. Even Carolyn will believe the ravings of a madman, caretaker Matthew, that he possibly killed Malloy! I consider the implication of Burke's murdering the only man who could help clear his name ludicrous. Matthew told Burke he'd kill Devlin if he tried to do anything that would hurt Elizabeth Stoddard. Matthew's obsession with Elizabeth's safe reputation is hilarious to me; but, he is willing to go to any lengths, I believe, for his employer. That is where the show seemed to be going with Matthew: he is a dangerous individual that seems determined to spare Liz any misery. What else? Maggie goes to Collinwood for the first time to address Roger Collins about what is troubling her father, Sam. Instead she meets Elizabeth and the two chat about the 11:00 meeting, why her father is being tormented and what it has to do with Roger, and Burke Devlin himself. Everyone, including Joe who had taken Carolyn out for the day, have had their bellyful of Burke Devlin. In the Blue Whale (the only hangout spot playing the only tune that seems to exist on the juke in Collins Port it seems), Carolyn asks Matthew why he plans to confront Burke, and this is where the caretaker implies that Devlin might have had something to do with Malloy's death. This episode refreshes emphasis on Malloy's value to the characters while trying to convey that Burke's presence in Collinwood has worn out its welcome and then some. That said, Devlin is not someone who quivers at threats or bothers with concern for other people's feelings.
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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