DARK SHADOWS 428

 DARK SHADOWS 428

      Nancy B (gosh she’s good in this episode and creepy and sympathetic all at once). Peter goes to Collinwood and encounters a crazy Millicent. She

      tells him that Ben is at Eagle Hill cemetery digging Josette's grave and

      that Peter has a kind face. She mentions she wants him to give Barnabas a

      message if he sees him but Peter tells her that Barnabas is dead. Why

      would he tell that? Millicent laughs at him and later at the portrait has

      a voice over. Nathan forces his way in and tells her he sincerely loves

      her. She tells him as a child she had a series of illnesses that left her

      little time to learn about men and the ways of life. "I love you as you

      are," he also claims. He also claims that her money was never a

      consideration. I hear percolating coffee as they talk. She mentions the

      duel but fingers a knife. She tries to stab him but Joshua comes in and

      stops it. He takes her to her room and tells Nathan to wait. When he

      returns, it is Nathan vs Joshua. The camera tilts upward toward the ceiling. Nathan tells him the marriage was an

      unhappy one and he also lies about Suki: telling Joshua Suki was here to

      give him a divorce. Joshua tells him he had reason to murder her. Nathan

      admits he hated her but didn't kill her. Joshua believes him, thinking he

      does not have the coarse courage to kill someone in murder. He will report

      Nathan to the navy and he tells him not to step foot on his property or he

      will be shot. He also forbids him from the shipyard despite the fact that

      Nathan has work there to finish. Brief mike on the ceiling glimpse.

 

      Peter finds Ben and asks him if Vicki is the witch. "I don't know," Ben

      says. Peter asks if he thinks she is capable of witchcraft. "I don't

      know." Ben has heard of Peter and tells him the witch, "not Miss Winters."

      He fears Joshua will punish him if he testifies or put him back in prison. Someone’s talking to someone else behind the scenes.

      Peter flubs, "If you're not willing to help her no one's willing to

      testify." Joshua arrives and vs Peter. We hear other voices of the crew or

      other actors. Joshua seems to flub the word impudent when he calls Peter

      an impudent young man. Joshua asks Ben why he hangs around the mausoleum as

      he's been seen lurking around there. He knows it is not for pleasure. Ben

      says it is for peace and quiet. Joshua tells him about the empty coffin

      and goes into the secret room, has Ben open the coffin, and sees

      Barnabas's body. We DO NOT see Barnabas's face as it probably is not Frid

      this time. Ben gets three IDKs and one IDU.

 

      A better ep. AND with Peter a terrible counsel and even worse convincer as he fails to convince Ben and Joshua of anything, he’s NOT the hero here. That falls to…Joshua!? I don’t get Ben’s attitude here…he’s more afraid for himself NOW so he won’t help or even seem to care about Vicki? It’s not in character with what we’ve seen before from him.