Finally, finally, finally. By episode One Hundred-Eight, the murderer of Bill Malloy is finally *outed*. Vicky was nearly killed by a falling "statue urn", and the person responsible was...Matthew, the caretaker. Matthew will not allow Victoria to leave when she attempts to use his cottage phone to call for Sheriff Patterson (the statue urn nearly falling on her), and through Freudian slips (he knows the time when Vicky was almost hit by the car, 8:00; he lies to Elizabeth about not knowing Vicky's whereabouts; he is restless about what she does and does not know about Malloy's death; then, most of all, he admits to being unable to hold "it in" any longer) unveils he is the murderer of Malloy and plans to kill her! The subplot has Elizabeth and Frank Garner concerned for Vicky's well being when she vanishes without a trace, calling Patterson to come to Collinwood, fearing for the governess' safety. Very important episode, but we Dark Shadows fans know how the show loved to drag out a scenario unmercifully over an extended amount of time and 108 is just a taste of a long-term "Matthew holds Victoria prisoner" storyline. Thayer David oozes menace as the unstable caretaker; you can see in his quivering voice, gruff demeanor, and bullying methods to hold a nervous Vicky prisoner that he could snap at any moment. Malloy is an example of an excessive, compulsive, obsessive honor for Elizabeth as Matthew's tolerance for potential misery towards his boss causes an irreparable sequence of events that has turned everything involving Collins Port on its head, in particular, Collinwood.
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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