After leafing through his Mechano Magazine, David goes to plant a small object in Vicki's room. He manages to leave it in her second dresser drawer before Vicki (Alexandra Moltke) catches him. David says he was planning to leave her a small shell as a gift. Carolyn (Nancy Barrett) lets Vicki know she should be suspicious. While a storm is heard brewing outside, Joe (Joel Crothers) arrives to take Carolyn to the movies. Somebody should have noticed the "chemistry" when Vicki and Joe meet; they act together well. Hoping to see Burke (Mitchell Ryan), Carolyn wants to go to the Blue Whale, instead...
This episode's opening should have been seen closer to the ending of episode ten, last week. By the way, that is a "bleeder valve" you see in David's hand. Yes, a bleeder valve. This isn't a bad storyline, but the presentation is not good. This plot is stretched excessively thin, and is often very confusing - possibly on purpose. This episode affords us the best early look at the box, which once held the Hand of Count Andres Petofi. It's the box in the upstairs hallway, also seen in the first week of episodes. Nice to see Jamison Joseph Collins kept the box, in spite of his familiarity with its sordid history...
***** Dark Shadows 1966 ABC #14 (7/14/66) Lela Swift ~ Alexandra Moltke, David Henesy, Nancy Barrett, Joel Crothers...