Episode 74: Gloves Off

Thursday, October 6, 1966

My name is Victoria Winters. Collinwood stands alone on a hill above this town founded by the same family that built this great mansion. But undercurrents are there, undercurrents that spin from the anger of one man.

David pays a surprise visit to Burke. 

David says Burke told him that nothing was against the law unless you get caught. Burke can’t believe he ever told David that. 

David says he knows Burke didn’t kill Mr. Malloy—because David’s father did.

Roger comes home, excited about the coroner’s verdict.

Liz is still worried. Roger says he will leave the problems of David and Burke to Liz, on this glorious day.

David tells Burke that the voices told him Roger killed Mr. Malloy. David wishes Burke could come live at Collinwood. Burke thinks he might someday.

Burke tells David the coroner will make a big decision today.

There’s someone at the door. Burke sends David into the kitchen. It’s Carolyn, come to be snotty about Vicki, who she says is no friend of hers. (Carolyn, why must you be such a fickle friend?)

Burke brings David out.

David: “What’s she doing here?”

Carolyn: “What are you doing here?”

He’s visiting his friend.

David knows how Liz feels about Mr. Devlin. “You know she wouldn’t want you to visit him.”

“Then what are you doing here?”

“Very good, Davey. Your turn.”

Burke gets Carolyn to laugh about how silly it is for her to argue with a nine-year-old boy.

David teases her about being jealous of Vicki.

Carolyn tells Burke she came to tell him Mrs. Johnson is coming to work at Collinwood.

Burke asks to talk with Carolyn alone. He wants to know why it bothers her so much that she drove Vicki home. He doesn’t have to account for himself to her or Vicki or anyone. She says she’s glad she gave him the fountain pen back.

He says he never got it back.

She says Roger was supposed to deliver it.

Burke says he was going to give it back that night at his office, but he couldn’t find it.

Carolyn goes to make a phone call and comes back to report the accidental death verdict. Burke says to get David out of there, to take him home.

Carolyn and David arrive home. Liz is not happy about David running off and especially going off to see Burke. Carolyn says this is a great day for everyone.

Except Burke, David notes, and asks Carolyn to tell Liz how he reacted.

Burke reads the sheriff the riot act over the verdict. The sheriff says there was no influence on the coroner’s verdict. Burke doesn’t buy it. He says this business is not buried. He’s been wearing gloves, but he’s taking them off now.

                    Cast, In Order of Appearance

Victoria Winters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandra Moltke

Burke Devlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitchell Ryan

David Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  David Henesy

Roger Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Louis Edmonds

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Bennett

Sheriff George Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Dana Elcar