Victoria had found a certain fountain pen near Lookout Point, the location of Malloy's death, an exact duplicate of a South American pen owned by Burke's business associate, Blair. Vicky has a nice dinner conversation with atty Frank Garner, who expresses his desire to see her again. Frank's daddy warned son that they are employed by Elizabeth Stoddard (why would he be saying this unless hiding the discovery if his investigation turns up something?). Burke was meeting with Blair about acquiring Logan's Port properties, but those in charge of the company aren't so quick to sell, opting to see if there are any other takers. Vicky tells Frank of the Malloy ghost experience and the young lawyer convinces her to look at this logically as perhaps just a nightmare, nothing real. The fountain pen has Vicky questioning to if perhaps Burke dropped his at Lookout Point in a possible confrontation with Malloy. Personally, I think Dark Shadows Creative's attempt to imply Burke's involvement in Malloy's death was a bit desperate to keep this mystery alive; again, why would Burke want him dead? She calls for Roger to pick her up, not now wanting to ride with Burke whose enigmatic nature (the way he seems to shift in personalities) troubles her, believing her life could very well be in danger (this is absurd to me; how could Burke know she found his fountain pen?).
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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