In which I praise Art Wallace’s technique of structuring an episode as an intertwining pair of dramatic confrontations, and say that in this episode, the pairing of Burke and David on the one hand with Carolyn, Liz, and Vicki on the other brings out new depths in all five characters. 

In which I complain about the show’s second Idiot Plot in three days, say a couple of things about the first scene between Maggie and David, and find a clue to the Collins family’s politics in a most peculiar photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson. 

In which I talk about the use of the word “ghost” in the first weeks of the show, and praise Joan Bennett’s performance in the episode for putting the audience in suspense. 

In which I lament the first example of an Idiot Plot on Dark Shadows, one in which, as will happen disastrously often later in the series, Vicki is cast as the Designated Idiot. 

In which I express my appreciation for one of the strongest episodes of the series. 

In which I remark on some ambitious camera work, on the laughable ineptitude of actor Michael Currie, and on some drastic revisions in the characters’ relationships to one another that took place between episode 1 and episode 24. 

In which I say that Constable Carter seems to be a dimwit, that Roger’s behavior these last several days indicates that he is trying to keep more than one secret, that David makes good use of his second direct look into the camera, and that the last few seconds of the episode feature a powerful bit of acting by Alexandra Moltke Isles. 

In which I speculate that a substandard performance by Mitch Ryan was Mark Allen’s fault.