EPISODE 21: Up The Damned Staircase

Sir Simon Milligan and Manservant Hecubus appear to discourse their usual updates and introduction.As Elizabeth conjures “Drunken Sailor” on the piano, the ghost of Bill Malloy arrives and begins to explain the endless considerations of how he died, all based on the original “Dark Shadows” series. Many old and new histories are revealed as Liz and Bill come to a further understanding. Wafting towards evening, Maggie inquires of Bob at The Blue Whale what the recent news there is after the break-in the night before. As a storm approaches, David rushes to Amy’s room upon hearing her screams in the night. Her nightmare and fears for her brother David soothes with sound reasoning and a proposed visit to The West Wing. Milligan and Hecubus drop some speculation about how children are raised before we carry on to Maggie and Barnabas prepping for the coming meeting.Willie Loomis comes in the door to meet Wadsworth and they update each other over the day-into-night errands just before Willie confronts Wadsworth as to why he once told Roger Collins he didn’t know Willie when he came to work at The Old House.Footsteps are heard as Dr. Hoffman and Professor Stokes arrive at The Old House. As Willie and Wadsworth welcome them, Barnabas and Maggie approach and the discussion begins over how to handle Chris Jennings in the likely chance he is a werewolf.Jumping over to Morning Glory Circle, we encounter just how Samantha Stephens explains a trip to Maine and the purpose of it to her husband, Darrin. His reaction is not what she expected!As Amy and David explore The West Wing, they happen upon many curious objects, including a very old telephone in which Amy hears the voice of a Collins ghost. Amy and David return to Amy’s room to investigate who the ghost was in a book of Family History. David’s father, Roger, shows up and after discussing some details about an ancestor, escorts David to his room.