Dark Shadows: 208

My name is Victoria Winters. Violence has erupted near Collinwood. A show of brutal anger between man and man. And one of the men is a guest at Collinwood. Now the violent night has passed, but in the day that lies ahead another kind of violence will take place. A meaner, more petty violence. A violence prompted by greed, a violence greater than the show of hatred. Because it is a violence not of the body, but of the spirit.

Episode 208 is an untitled episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by Lela Swift and written by Ron Sproat. It first aired on ABC on Thursday, April 13th, 1967. In this episode, Jason McGuire tries to keep the peace with Liz by agreeing to get rid of Willie Loomis. Willie does not intend on walking away empty-handed however and develops an unhealthy interest in Mrs. Stoddard's emerald pendant.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included on disc three of Dark Shadows: The Beginning DVD Collection 6 and disc 24 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection.


 * Opening narration: Alexandra Moltke. Aside from the narration, Moltke does not otherwise appear in this episode.


 * This episode was recorded on April 11th, 1967.

Allusions

 * David Collins makes reference to Abigail Collins, who is an ancestor from the 18th century. She is the sister of Joshua Collins and the aunt of Barnabas Collins, whose portrait Willie becomes so enamored with. Abigail Collins will become a supporting character in the "1795 Flashback" storyline and will be played by Clarice Blackburn (who also plays Mrs. Johnson in this episode) beginning with episode 367. Information attributed to Abigail Collins in this episode will later be attributed to Naomi Collins in future episodes.


 * The pendant that seems to jump around all throughout this episode is presumably part of the Collins family jewels, which has existed since the late 18th century.
 * This episode states that Elizabeth's great-grandmother gave her the emerald pendant when she turned eighteen, which would have been in 1935. The "1897 Flashback" storyline establishes that Elizabeth's great-grandmother is Edith Collins, who passed away in 1897. It is possible however, that Elizabeth may have been speaking of a maternal great-grandmother. One fact that does remain a constant however is that she too possessed a healthy portion of the Collins family jewels.