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( music playing )

ANNOUNCER: Tonight's stars,

John Saxon,

Lois Nettleton,

Joel Grey,

Royal Dano,

and Howard Duff,

Good evening,

If you seem to sense

an aura of cold dampness

that permeates this room,

attribute it not to either

defective air conditioning

or inclement indoor weather,

It's simply because

this is rather a special place

with special statuary

and special paintings,

and they carry

with them a coldness

that seems to go best

in a crypt

or in a place

like this,

called the "Night Gallery,"

Our opening kickoff

is deep into the end zone

of the moors,

where hounds bay

and witches fly brooms,

and the belief

in the supernatural

is as natural as breathing

or not breathing,

We call this item

"I'll Never Leave You--Ever,"

( music playing )

( thunder )

( rain falling )

( sheep bleating )

( thunder )

IANTO: Moira, Little Moira,

come inside,

It's getting cold out there,

( chicken clucking )

Well, our hour

is almost gone,

( thunder )

If you'd rather stay out

there and catch your death,

it's all right with me,

No, not I,

But for a moment,

just for a moment,,,

IANTO: What?

MOIRA:

A lightning bolt,

it hovered like a falcon

above the croft,

I could feel the prayer

rising in my throat,,,

and it fell to earth somewhere

beyond the ridge,

And in the thunder, I could hear

the devil's laughter,

as if all along,

he'd only

just been teasing me,

IANTO: It's just cold,

you are,

Your cheeks are like ice,

MOIRA:

Then warm me,

Warm me, Ianto,

Bring summer to my bones,

( thunder )

( sheep bleating )

Moira?

I'm here, Ianto,

Won't he wonder where you are?

I don't care,

I hate him,

His love is like a prison,

and since his illness,

he's grown worse,

I can feel his eyes

on me every moment,

waking or sleeping,

Oh, Ianto,

Ianto, why does

he cling to life so?

Why doesn't he die?

Hush, hush, little Moira,

The collector will come

in his own good time,

Not even Owen

can last forever,

but after life's

done with him,

what then?

Oh, Ianto,

I'll give

everything to you,

The land is rich,

and come spring,

we'll have more than 50 sheep,

I shall need

your help then,

Will you come?

Tell me, tell me you'll come,

Say it,

say you'll come,

I'll come,

Oh, Ianto, I love you so,

When shall

I see you again?

When I see a lamp burning

in the window,

I will come,

Now, now,,,

Now you must go,

Till then,

Till then,

Till then, my love,

( distant thunder rumbling )

( labored breathing )

( door opens )

( closes )

OWEN: Moira?

Where have you been?

I missed you,

The storm had blown

the door off the hen roost,

I had to make safe for fear

of losing the little ones,

Dear Moira,

your hair is tangled,

Bring the brush

and sit by me,

There's little enough

I can still do,

I can still do this,

It's all that remains to me

as a way of pleasure,

( Owen breathing heavily )

( brush falls )

That's enough

for tonight, Moira,

I'm tired,

I didn't look well enough,

I love you so, Moira,

It grieves me

I cannot give you more,

but I shall be well,

You'll see,

You've got to have

faith in me, Moira,

for how could I leave you?

I could not leave you, ever,

Hush, I know,

Now you must sleep,

Moira, kiss me,

( labored breathing )

( crying out )

( crow cawing )

( wings flapping )

( crow cawing )

( bird squawking )

( shutter banging )

( crow cawing )

( bird squawking )

( footsteps )

( creaking )

Well?

( shutter bangs )

CRONE: Well?

I was admiring your work,

You're very well known

in these parts,

You want a doll?

( shutter banging )

Yes,

What will you offer

for my services?

Whatever you want,

You but name it,

Male or female?

Male,

And your price, old woman?

Two spring lambs,

and if I do not receive them,

things will not go

well for you,

You understand?

Yes, I understand,

You shall have two

fine spring lambs,

This I promise,

Describe him to me,

Leave out nothing,

The likeness,,,

must be perfect,

( raptor screeches )

( Owen wheezing )

OWEN: ( whispering )

Moira,

( wheezing )

( labored breathing )

( heartbeat )

( gasps )

( Owen screaming )

Moira, I'm blind,

I can see nothing

but blackness,

Moira, I'm afraid,

I'm so afraid,

Hold me,

Hold me,

You're--

You're dreaming Owen,

Be still,

Be still,

I'll fetch you some water,

( heartbeat )

Better now?

I am better,

There,

( heartbeat )

( wheezing )

( Owen moans )

( agonized screams )

Oh, no, no, no, no,

( Owen screaming )

No, no,

( screaming )

Oh, dear God,

Die! Hurry!

Hurry, dear God!

Why don't you die?

Why don't you,,,

( Owen continuously screaming )

( Moira gasps )

MOIRA: ( thinking ) The doll,

get rid of the doll,

Get rid of it!

Now! Now, get rid of it

or go out of your mind!

( Owen screaming )

Oh!

( stream running )

( splash )

( thunder rumbling )

( thunder rumbling )

MOIRA: ( thinking )

There's no use

turning your face

from it, Moira,

There is that

which must be done

and only yourself to do it,

The worst is behind you now,

All that remains lies

inside that room,

waiting to be wrapped

for burial,

'Tis a necessary thing,

as well you know,

so be on with it, woman,

( creaking )

( gasps )

( sheep bleating )

IANTO: Moira? Moira,

Moira, darling,

Moira, Little Moira,

Moira?

Moira, darling,

Oh, Ianto,

Is it really you?

Yes, my darling,

Oh, hold me, Hold me,

I was so frightened,

Oh,

I--

I saw the croft

blazing with light,

so I thought something

may be wrong,

so I came as quickly

as I could,

Oh! Oh, Ianto,

It was so dreadful,

Tell me if you can,

Is it Owen?

Has he died then?

Oh, help me,

Love, please, please help me,

I thought

I could do it myself,

but I didn't know

it would be like this,

( thunder rumbles )

( steam hissing )

Dear God,

What have you done to him?

In heavens name,

what have you done?

I couldn't help it,

I couldn't stand it,

I couldn't,

I didn't know, you see?

I thought

it would be so easy,

( thunder )

Oh, I did it--I did it

for you, Ianto!

Don't turn away from me!

- No, don't!

- You killed him,

Please, Ianto, I love you,

I'd do anything for you,

- I would do anything for you,

- But you killed him!

No, but not with my hands,

Don't you see?

Not with my own hands,

How then?

It was the doll,

It was the doll, you see,

I threw it into the fire,

and it wouldn't burn,

The old woman used

unseasoned wood,

and I didn't know it,

that it would not burn,

Witchcraft?

How--How could you do it?

He was dying! It was

only a matter of time!

No,

The doll has

not burned away then?

No,

Where is it now?

I threw it into the quarry,

Now you see?

It's all right,

Look, you--

you don't understand,

It's not safe

until it has burned away,

The doll still lives down there

in the darkness,

I must go and find it,

Ianto, no!

No, Ianto, wait!

Ianto, don't leave me!

- Ianto!

- ( horse galloping )

( thunder )

Ianto?

Ianto! ( echoing )

IANTO: Moira?

( echoing )

Ianto,

IANTO: I'm here,

( echoing )

Oh, Ianto,

Ianto, wait for me,

( echoing )

Oh, Ianto,

Ianto!

Ianto!

IANTO: Moira?

( echoing )

Moira?

( echoing )

Moira,

( thunder )

Moira?

( echoing )

Moira! ( echoing )

I'm over here,

OWEN: Here, Moira,

I'm here,

( scream echoing )

I love you, Moira,

How could I leave you, ever?

Our next painting tells

the story of a young man

whose major in school

is Philosophy,

but whose extracurricular

labors take him

into the area of black magic,

And for this,

you don't get a degree,

but the commencement

ceremony is a gas,

See for yourself

as we offer you,

"There Aren't

Anymore MacBanes,"

( music playing )

( bells chiming )

And this is the trash

you've wasted three years on,

struggling vainly

to get your master's degree?

Living off me

instead of going out

into the world

and trying to make

an honest living?

( knock on door )

Ta-da!

Presenting Bard College's

two newest

Bachelors of Arts,

And its oldest,

MICKEY: Sorry, Andrew,

we didn't know you had visitors,

Gentlemen, I'd like you

to meet my wicked old uncle

that I've told you

so much about,

Well, welcome to the campus,

wicked old uncle,

Mickey Standish,

- Hmm,

- Elie Green,

- We've heard a lot about you,

- So I gather,

Uncle Arthur has been

having this tremendous debate

over whether or not to cut me

off without a cent,

This is a family matter, Andrew,

Well, they're

as much my family as you are,

ARTHUR: Then perhaps

they'll support you

for as long as it takes

to earn your degree

in witchcraft,

Mr, Porter, he's

your only living relative,

You could almost just faint

at the thought,

couldn't you?

Against my better judgment,

I'll give you one more chance,

You've got six months, Andrew,

Six months to get yourself

a decent, well-paying,

respectable job,

You do that

and you'll inherit

my entire fortune when I die,

Go on the way you have been

and see what it's like

saying "abracadabra"

to put a hot meal

on the table,

( speaking incantation

in Latin )

Burn,

( kiss )

Burn,

Burn,

My only living relative

can now be observed

as a pillar of fire

in the second story landing,

( footsteps on stairs )

( door closes )

You missed,

I'll get the old buzzard yet,

Oh,

Oh,

Jedidiah MacBane,

where are you now

that I need you?

ELIE: He being?

ANDREW:

An ancient ancestor of mine

that was burned for a witch

back in those unenlightened days

when they thought

that they could stamp out

and destroy sorcery

by destroying the sorcerer,

Here,

this 17th century sage

was probably the forerunner

of our guided missiles,

He was able to kill

at great distances

without stirring

from his hearth,

He did in his worst enemy,

his best friend,

and his best friend's wife

in this interesting fashion,

and then,

something did him in,

What did him in?

That's the part that's missing,

Ten pages,

How he did it,

what "it" was,

and what became of him,

Oh, if I could only

find those 10 pages,

I'd zap old Uncle Moneybags

right in his counting house,

Andy,

don't get mad, huh?

But, uh,,,

wouldn't it be easier

just to get a job?

Yes, that's all

he wants you to do,

- just find employment,

- ELIE: Look, Andy,

that job at the bookstore

is still open,

Now, that'd satisfy

him for sure, and it,,,

Well, it wouldn't satisfy me,

selling graph paper

to a chemistry major,

What are you going to do then?

Find the missing pages,

Come on, Elie,

we only stopped in

to say goodbye anyway,

Wait,

We never say goodbye,

Never, not the three of us,

A swallow to our next meeting,

ELIE:

Which will be when?

Six months from now,

That's right,

you are hereby invited

to attend

the obsequies surrounding

my formal disinheritance,

Triumvirs contra mundi,

MacBane contra mundi,

( glasses shatter )

( knock on door )

- Andy!

- MICKEY: Well, we weren't

really sure you'd be here,

The campus looks like

a ghost town,

Haven't I always

kept my promises?

You remember

my wicked old uncle,

Forgive and pity him, gentlemen,

Because the college switchboard

was closed

for the Christmas holidays,

he was unable to disinherit me

by telephone,

He's been forced

to drive 15 miles

to do so in person,

He's cold, and he's grumpy,

and he must be afforded

every consideration,

Now, you wouldn't

really do that,

would you, Mr, Porter?

He's not working,

Oh, but I am,

Assiduously,

Where?

Here,

Who pays your salary?

Oh, you mean, do I have a job?

- No,

- Thank you,

The bank opens

tomorrow morning at 10:00,

At 10:05,

you will be written off

for all time

as any connection of mine,

ANDREW: Uncle,

Zap,

( bell tolling )

( growling )

( growling )

( growling )

( bellowing )

Aah!

( wind blowing,

windows rattling )

What was that?

What?

MICKEY:

I thought I heard something,

That was the, uh,,,

winter wind,

clamoring to get in here

where it's bright

and cheerful

and warm with love,

Gentlemen,

( scratching )

ELIE:

Andy, do you keep dogs now?

Dogs?

I thought I heard something

scratching to get in,

What's in this sherry anyway?

MICKEY: And tell me when I start

sounding like a crumb, okay?

ELIE:

Okay, I'd be glad to,

MICKEY: All right,

We've looked up to Andy

all through college, right?

A graduate student

democratically

condescending to pal around

with a couple

of green undergrads,

Well, that made us feel

really neat,

Only for some of us,

college is over now,

You've got a job,

I've got a job,

and what's Andy got?

He's got two friends

with jobs, that's what,

and he isn't any closer

to that MA than he was

when we met him,

So?

Well, the company

is sending me to Chad,

They've got a redevelopment

project going there,

and the contract

doesn't include per diem

for any stray albatrosses

I might happen to have

hanging around my neck,

You just started

to sound like a crumb,

Listen, buddy, life marches,

You've got to march

along with it,

The dear old dead days

might have been great,

but believe me,

there is nothing in this world

deader than a dear old,,,

Holy,,,

ELIE: It's him,

MICKEY: Lord,

Look at his throat,

Andy, something happened

to your uncle!

An accident,

we better call the police!

- An accident?

- Andy, he's dead!

He was killed by something--

something wild,

Uncle?

Dead?

( chuckles )

That means I'm rich,

Rich,

WOMAN: ( on P,A,)

Air Accra flight 18

- now ready for boarding,

- Just made it,

Farewell from the sunbaked

sands of Chad,

Have you heard anything

from Andy yet?

Yeah, he's living

at the MacBane lodge,

MICKEY: What's that?

According to him,

it's a pest-house

in Salem, Massachusetts,

No water, no phone,

no electricity,

What's he living there for?

He inherited enough money

to buy himself a yacht,

Well, it's, uh,,,

It's where Jedidiah

used to live,

You know,

we never talked about it,

Do you buy

the coroner's verdict?

Uncle Arthur was attacked

by a wild animal, type unknown?

MICKEY: Do you have anything

in mind you like better?

Did you ever see

any wild animals

in the woods around school?

- And another thing,,,

- Listen, I've got to catch

- my flight,

- ,,,the night his uncle

was killed,

he was burning something

in the fireplace,

Sure, Logs,

And something else,

ANDREW: No!

You stop!

Please!

All right,

( whistling )

That's my door,

Oh, I got a telegram here

for Elie Green,

- Mm-hmm,

- Is that your wife?

- No, that's me,

- ( laughs )

What's your name?

- Francis,

- So what are you looking at?

See you, Francis,

( scratching )

( scratching )

( growling )

ELIE: ( thinking )

Andy, do you keep dogs now?

- Dogs?

- ELIE: I thought I heard

something scratching to get in,

( lock clicks )

Aw, come on,

Hello, Mr, Standish?

This is Elie Green,

I'm a friend of Mickey's,

I'm sure you'd know me

if you saw me,

Listen, I hope this

isn't something silly,

but I just got a,,,

What?

How?

A leopard?! What?

MICKEY:

Look at his throat,

I'm terribly sorry,

( scratching )

What going on?

( growling,

thumping on door )

( growling )

( bellowing )

( banging )

( bellowing )

( bellowing )

( banging on door )

( noise stops )

( growling )

( bellowing )

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

( pounding on door )

( pounding )

Andy,

You've guessed,

You found

those ten missing pages,

didn't you?

And the night your uncle

was killed, you burned them,

Why?

ANDREW: I thought if I

destroyed those--those pages,

I could destroy

the spell it contained,

destroy what it created,

I--

I should've known better,

Now, it's--Now it's here,

and I don't know

how to get rid of it,

how to stop it!

ELIE:

Get rid of what?

Andy, what is it?

What were

on those last 10 pages?

The inheritance

of the MacBanes--

a devoted servant

first summoned up

by the ancient Jedidiah,

From then on, a devoted

and jealous servant

of any MacBane

who discovers the magic

to bring it back

from wherever

it bides in between,

A servant, loyal, unswerving,

undaunted by time or distance,

with only one talent,

All it can do is kill,

And once it has killed,,,

there's no way to stop it

from killing,

I brought it back out

of the centuries

to kill Uncle Arthur,

and now I don't know

how to send it away,

how to get rid of it,

How did Jedidiah get rid of it?

He didn't,

It's been lurking out there

in the blackness ever since,

Generations of MacBanes

have lived and died

without ever knowing the power

that was at their fingertips,

until me,

After me,

there aren't any more MacBanes

to feed it victims,

Feed it victims?

Andy, what are

you talking about?

Yes,

I found those pages,

and may I be damned

forever for finding them,

They were excerpts

from Jedidiah 's diary,

On the first page

was the spell,

I said the words,

I made the gestures,

I burned the dried powders,

It was easy,

so easy,

You know, Andy, I--

I'd say you'd really

flipped your wig,

you know that?

I'd say you were

around the bend

and ready

for the padded room,

if that hadn't happened to me

in the cellar

of my apartment house

tonight,

But it did happen,

because I called it up

to kill Uncle Arthur,

But that was before I had

the rest

of Jedidiah 's diary,

That's where he wrote,

"It will not let me love,

"Do I but glance gently

at another,

"the object

of my mild regard lives not

to see the dawn,"

"I have used an unworldly power

to destroy an enemy,

"Now that power demands

to kill all my friends as well,

"Already it has taken

the two dearest to me,

"Now it clamors

for a third,

"I have no idea how to end it,

"But I'm resolved

it shall have no more

"of those I love,

"But I shall brave it,

"I shall refuse,

"Let the consequences

be what they may,"

And there the journal ends,

For it must have come,

He must have refused,

- And the consequences,,,

- Were what?

We shall soon find out,

What do you mean?

I mean, when I read

those words of Jedidiah 's,

I realized

what I'd called forth,

and I tried to send it back,

but there was no spell

to vanquish it,

It killed my uncle,

my enemy,

just as it had

killed Jedidiah 's,

and then it came to demand

a friend as payment,

I tried to refuse,

I tried to outwit it,

I tried

to somehow,,,

somehow break the spell,

but I,,,

couldn't,

I gave it Mickey,

Even then,

I tried to save him,

It's no use,

ELIE:

And then you gave it me?

But it didn't kill me,

At the last minute,

I called it back,

but it--it didn't work,

I couldn't--I couldn't bear it,

It'll be coming now,

This is the time of night

that it always comes,

scratching at the door

like a dog,

the dog that you once

thought you heard,

And then,,,

( scratching )

( pounding on door )

You know its strength,

Elie,

You think that flimsy door

can hold it back?

Andy, what is it?!

What did Jedidiah create?!

What did you summon back?!

All the jealousy

the Earth has ever known

since the creation of man,

formed into the epitome

of everything

that is evil in that jealousy,

( crash )

( growling )

( growling and bellowing )

ANDREW: No!

Go back to the slime

you inhabited

before Jedidiah meddled

with your clay,

( bellowing )

You shall not have this one,

nor any other, either!

I summoned you forth,

and I shall send you back,

Go!

- ( growling )

- Burn!

Burn!

Burn!

( loud bang )

MANSERVANT: Mr, MacBane!

Are you all right, sir?!

ELIE: There aren't

any more MacBanes,

( music playing )