Dark Shadows: 650

"Evening settles over Collinwood after a day of fear for the residents of the great house. For on the previous night a woman died mysteriously and the mystery surrounding her death still troubles those who knew her. On this night another event will take place; an event just as mysterious; one which will change the destiny of Victoria Winters forever."

- Peter Bradford

Synopsis
Roger Collins enters Collinwood and tells Elizabeth that the coroner's report has ruled Madame Findley's death as a heart attack. Elizabeth is incredulous and insists that there was more to the woman's mysterious demise than a simple heart attack. Roger dismisses her concerns, but still tries to console her.

Victoria Winters comes into the drawing room and is in a state of great distress. She asks Liz and Roger if someone else could look after the children that evening. When Roger and Liz ask her what is the matter she tells them that she needs to sit in her room and wait for Jeff Clark. Roger tries to convince her that her husband is gone and that he is never coming back. Vicki is convinced however that Jeff is going to return to her. She begins acting hysterical and refuses to accept the notion that she will never see her again.

Notes & Trivia

 * Final appearance of Betsy Durkin as Victoria Winters.


 * Roger scoffs at the idea of Madame Findley's death being anything other than ordinary, yet still maintains that somebody tried to murder him in his own house only a few evenings prior.

Allusions

 * Elizabeth makes reference to Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Sarah Johnson is the Collins' family housekeeper.

Quotes
"The woman died of natural causes. Its terrible, I know, but there's nothing mysterious about it."

- Roger Collins

"Vicki, do you believe that you are being entirely rational?"

- Roger Collins

"I believe she's going to go on grieving for him until the day she dies."

- Elizabeth Collins Stoddard