Sixteen weeks ago, Dark Shadows left the universe in which the action had been set up to that point. This is the final day we will spend in the other continuity, which the show insists on calling “Parallel Time.”
The only remaining villain, a wizard known as Tim Stokes, is holding Maggie Collins prisoner in the great house of Collinwood. Stokes telephones Maggie’s husband, foul-tempered sourpuss Quentin, who is in the Old House on the estate. He tells Quentin to come to the great house alone and unarmed. With Quentin are mad scientist Julia Hoffman and a woman named Roxanne, who was apparently born without a personality. Julia suggests Quentin either call the police or wait for their friend, old world gentleman Barnabas Collins. Quentin says that Stokes may kill Maggie if he does not obey his instructions. Julia points out that he may kill them both if he does, but he angrily dismisses this concern and runs off by himself.
Quentin finds Maggie tied to a chair in the drawing room of the great house. Stokes points a gun at him and announces he will now kill both him and Maggie. Quentin had not seen this coming, and tries to talk Stokes out of it. Stokes declines to change his mind, and Quentin hits him, knocking the gun out of his hand.
Barnabas materializes in the window. Quentin and Maggie can’t account for this, but Stokes can. He knows that Barnabas is a vampire. Roxanne enters. Stokes grabs her and threatens to break her neck if Barnabas approaches him. Barnabas does not think to use his vampire powers, and Roxanne does not think to struggle. Barnabas lets Stokes get away with Roxanne.
Barnabas and Julia are wandering around in the woods when Roxanne breaks free of Stokes. He pours gasoline on the floor of the house.
Barnabas and Julia come back to the house to look for Roxanne. They are for some reason in the room in the east wing where the aperture between universes opens when they smell smoke and see Roxanne in the corridor outside. Barnabas is reaching out to Roxanne and calling her name when the smoke suddenly clears. They are back in their own continuity.
Dark Shadows Commentary 
Elizabeth is becoming interested in astrology. Astrology is something that I’ve always gotten a laugh out of. Particularly the 12 “Sun Signs”.
With today’s world population of 8.3 billion, 691.667 million people share the very identical horoscope each day !
On a similar subject, I’ve always thought that celebrating birthdays is inane.
Maybe certain ones like 18th, 21st, 100th and the sweet 16th…if that’s still a thing for girls; I understand.
With a world population of 8.3 billion, and 365 days in a year, as an average, 22.831 million people have the same birthday every day.
I mean no offense to anyone.
Fun fact: every person actually turns one year older one day before their official birthday !
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