"I could get you off of this horrible little island and away from all these awful people, Barnabas. You know that I could, and I would, if you would do just one simple thing for me in return." Angelique moved closer as she laid her hand gently on Barnabas' strong shoulder. "Leave Julia and be my loving husband once again."

"Never! I will never love you! How could I after all the terrible things you have done and done again! I thought that after you died in 1840 that the nightmare was finally and forever over! Died? How can I even say that? You are the most alive dead woman I have ever had the oppurtunity to
meet!"

Angelique retorted curtly. "How was I supposed to know that I would have a change of heart? I do have one, you know! At least I did when I died in 1840. I was a mortal woman when all that happened, and I was faced with the chance of my reward or another return. I swear I did not know it would mean that I would have to return as a witch!"

"Do you really expect me to believe that, Angelique?"

"You can believe it or not because it is the truth. In order to return and later return to my reward I had to pay for what I did in this life. I didn't find that out until right before I came back. I swear it!"

Barnabas chuckled. "Then why would you have been allowed to go to your "reward" without doing so? Hmmm? I am a little unclear on these series of events."

"I don't know!" She slapped him as hard as she could on his back and walked a few angry steps away. "Aha! I knew it! You can't think of a way out of this one, can you now? You almost had me there, old girl, but now I am on to your game! As they say in that old movie, 'Begone! You have NO power here!" He turned dramatically on his heels and strode defiantly away from her into the dense tropical night.

Almost at once he ran smack dab into the lovely and most alluring, Ginger Grant. He was struck by her sensual beauty as all the men were! Even Mary Anne and Mrs. Howell had been heard to comment on her amazing features, although his Julia was not overly impressed. He excused himself for bumping into her and she spoke breathlessly, "Oh, Mr. Collins! Don't give it a second thought. You can bump into me any time you want." She giggled playfully and Barnabas felt his knees weaken.

Dark eyes blazed flames in the shadows behind the jungle foliage, unseen!

Dark Shadows is a Dan Curtis Production.