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Dark Shadows/Millennium cross over part 3
by gideon
d.b. genda
OPENING: EXT. COLLINWOOD: SUNRISE
VICTORIA WINTERS: (V.O) Night draws to a close at Collinwood. A new day begins. While
life stirs in the halls of Collinwood at the Old House there is one who has retired to sleep
the dreamless rest of the Undead. But this time it will be different. This time there will be no
rest. For this time there will be dreams.
INT. OLD HOUSE : ROOM WITH COFFIN
We see Barnabas's coffin in the center of the screen. Slowly, mist begins to envelope the coffin
until it is completely hidden. Quick cut to...
BLACK FEATURELESS PLAIN:
Barnabas stand alone in the center of nothingness. He is obviously shocked to find himself here.
He holds his silver wolfheaded cane close to his chest.
BARNABAS: What is this? Where am I?
Whispering voices begin to fill the air. They are so soft at first that they are unintelligible.
BARNABAS: Who's there?
The level of the voices increase. They are still unintelligible, but they sound as if they are
whirling around Barnabas. The sound level increases and we recognize that the language isn't English.
(It is ancient Aramaic.) There are four separate distinct voices; two male, two female. They
they start calling Barnabas by name.
BARNABAS (Shouting): Who is calling me?
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The volume of the voices as increased and are now shrieking Barnabas's name. Barnabas covers
his ears and collapses to his knees. Suddenly the voices stop. There is only silence. Barnabas
slowly rises to his feet.
FIRST FEMALE VOICE: Barnabas?
Barnabas spins around. Standing before him is a blond woman with large blue eyes. She is garbed
in a diaphanous white gown. It is ANGELIQUE.
ANGELIQUE: Barnabas? Do you understand me?
BARNABAS (in shock) Angelique!
ANGELIQUE: Is that the only greeting you have for me?
Barnabas takes a step back and turns from her. He speaks, addressing the void.
BARNABAS: What do you want with me? What is this place?
Angelique steps up to Barnabas and grabs his arm.
ANGELIQUE: Barnabas, we don't have much time. My powers won't be able to hold us here much
longer. For lack of a better name for it, this is the Borderlands of Hell. Oh, Barnabas! I must warn you!
BARNABAS: Warn me? Warn me of what?
ANGELIQUE: Lucy Butler.
BARNABAS: Why should I believe you? Vile Witch! You are the one who is responsible for what I
have become!
ANGELIQUE (holding back tears) Because I love you.
Barnabas turns away in disgust
BARNABAS: Enough of your lies!
ANGELIQUE (tears streaming down her face) : Lies? My love for you is not a lie!
You can't begin to know what it is to share these fleeting minutes with you, knowing that
when we return to Hell the agonies shall be so much worse.
BARNABAS: I don't believe you!
A figure appears. It is a large, rough looking man, garbed in simple homespun.
It is BEN STOKES.
BEN STOKES: Would ye believe me, Mistah Bahnabas?
BARNABAS: Ben Stokes! I don't understand...
BEN STOKES: The Witch speaks the truth. You must avoid Lucy Butler at all cost.
BARNABAS (ignoring what Ben has said): Ben, I can't believe my eyes. My old friend and servant,
Ben Stokes, one of the damned?
BEN (drops his head in shame) Aye, Mistah Bahnabas, aye. I was ...a sinner and I...I never repented...
BARNABAS: This is impossible!
A woman?s figure appears, dressed in a white wedding gown . It is torn and wet . She is heavily
veiled, but we can see beneath the veil. There is no face, only a broken skull. This is JOSETTE.
BARNABAS(reaching out): Josette!
JOSETTE: Stop! (Josette raises her hand) Angelique speaks the truth. She helped us temporally break
the bonds of damnation so we could warn you.
BARNABAS (holding back tears) Oh, Josette, my love, why . oh. why are you one of the damned?
JOSETTE (softly) : I choose suicide, Barnabas... I damned myself...
Barnabas begins to weep.
JOSETTE: Each of us loved you, Barnabas, each in their own way. We beg you, flee from the being
you know as Lucy Butler!
Barnabas turns in a fury to Angelique.
BARNABAS: This is a trick on your part!
ANGELIQUE (bows her head): It is no trick, Barnabas. If you will not believe those of us who love
you, mayhap you will believe one who truly hates your very being!
A lanky, dark man appears. His eyes burn with the fire of a fanatic. It is REV. TRASK .
TRASK: My prayers will soon be answered!
BARNABAS: Reverend Trask! To find you as one of the damned is no surprise...
TRASK: Fool, though I find myself in the flame of Gehanna , I know it is only a trial set before me
by My Lord! I rejoice in My Lord, for he shall deliver my enemies unto Eternal Damnation!
BARNABAS: You are still insane!
TRASK (laughing): I... I, insane? You , Barnabas Collins, you believe your puny, parasitic powers
can defy a Duke of Hell? Lucy Butler shall destroy you!
BARNABAS (turning to Angelique): What does he mean? Lucy Butler, a Duke of Hell?
ANGELIQUE: What he says is True, Barnabas. Once a soul has been cast into the Pit, it is incapable
of uttering an Untruth.
BARNABAS: How ironic; the King of Lies demands nothing but the truth from those condemned to
his realm.
TRASK: I delight in the knowledge that you believe you could confront Legion and triumph! May the
Lord delay my deliverance from the Pit, so that I might witness your corrupt soul writhing in the flames
of Eternal Damnation!
The figures all begin to slowly fade. Barnabas holds up his own hand and sees that it too is becoming insubstantial.
BARNABAS: What is this!
ANGELIQUE: Barnabas, my powers cannot hold us here. We return to Damnation. Heed our
warning, Barnabas! Beware Lucy Butler!
All the figures vanish, leaving a bare black plain.
END OF SCENE ONE
SCENE TWO
INT. COLLINWOOD: THE LIBRARY: MORNING:
David Collins is sitting at a desk with pencil, paper and two school books before him. One of the
books is open. It is obvious that David is not entirely awake at this hour.
Victoria Winters enters. She is carrying two books and a notebook.
VICKY: Good Morning, David.
DAVID: Ah- Good Mornin?.
VICKY: You seem a little tired this morning, David. Didn't you sleep well?
DAVID: Ah - I guess I slept okay - it's just...
VICKY: Yes, go on.
DAVID: It's just that....I don't wanna get in trouble! You won't tell anyone , will ya?
Vicky shakes her head .
DAVID: Well, last night... I took my new telescope and snuck out of the house and went to
Widow?s Hill and set it up and I was out pretty late and you won?t tell anyone. Will ya?
VICKY: David! You shouldn't be going out alone at night And why did you have to go way out
there? Couldn't you just set it up in the garden?
DAVID: There's just too much light around the house. It's never really dark enough around here,
not like up on Widow?s Hill. Besides, I wasn't really alone.
VICKY: Oh, did Willie go with you?
DAVID: Oh, no. I met someone there.
VICKY (alarmed): Who?
DAVID: Don't worry. She's a friend of Cousin Barnabas. Her name is Lucy Butler.
VICKY: I've never heard Barnabas mention her before.
DAVID: She's a nurse. She told me that she went to school with Dr. Hoffman. I like her a lot.
We talked about all kind of things. I think you'll like her a lot.
VICKY: I'm sure I will, David. I look forward to meeting her.
DAVID: That's great. You can meet her tonight! I promised her that I would be back out on
Widow's Hill tonight so we could look at the moon some more. She knows an awful lot about the
moon!
END OF SCENE TWO
SCENE THREE
INT. WYNDCLYFFE SANITARIUM: DR. HOFFMAN'S OFFICE: MORNING:
JULIA HOFFMAN is sitting behind her desk. She looks frazzled. She seems to be trying to
make up her mind about something. She picks up the phone and dials an extension.
JULIA (into the phone) Beverly? This is Dr. Hoffman.... Yes... Beverly, I'm calling to tell you that we
are filling the position for the new nurse with Lucy Butler. You can contact her at the Inn in Collinsport.
She can start tomorrow... Beverly, just because you are head of Personal doesn't mean you have
to know about every job opening in this sanitarium...I said she has THE JOB...Find a shift for her! (Julia slams down the phone.)
JULIA ( speaking to herself): I hope I've done the right thing.
END OF PART 3
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