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Carolyn tells Adam that they can only be friends.
== Synopsis ==
: On this night, the great house at Collinwood is quiet, and no one is aware of potential dangers that exist, for in the deserted west wing of the great house, there is one who is watching the scene being enacted on the terrace below, a scene that is provoking him to jealousy and anger. And in a moment, his anger will explode in an unexpected burst of violence.
Tony and Carolyn kiss on the terrace, which provokes Adam to attack Tony. He knocks Tony to the ground. Carolyn and Roger take him into the house where he is unable to describe his attacker. When Roger discovers Tony's reasons for being there, he demands to know the changes to Elizabeth's will. Because of professional ethics, Tony refuses to tell him, which Carolyn supports.
Tony asks Carolyn if she knows anything about the man who attacked him, especially since he uttered "Stay away from her!" Carolyn denies knowing anything. Tony, overcome by his feelings for Carolyn, decides to give her the benefit of the doubt and leaves. Afterwards, Carolyn confronts Adam and accuses him of Tony's attack. Adam doesn't deny it, and returns a scarf he had kept of hers. When Adam demands to know her feelings for Tony she admits she isn't sure if she loves him, but is attracted to him. Adam declares he doesn't want friendship, he wants love.
After a heated discussion with Roger about Elizabeth's strange additions to her will, Carolyn hires Mrs. Johnson's son, Harry to watch over Adam for $100/day. Adam takes poorly to this notion and tells Harry to go get Carolyn or he'll kill him. When Harry returns with her, the door is broken through and Adam is gone.
== Memorable quotes ==
: Carolyn: (to Tony) Why would anyone want you to stay away from me?
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: Tony: (to Carolyn) It seems I run into trouble every time I come into this house.
== Dramatis personae ==
* Louis Edmonds as Roger Collins
* Diana Walker as Carolyn Stoddard
* Robert Rodan as Adam
* Jerry Lacy as Tony Peterson
* Craig Slocum as Harry Johnson
== Background information and notes ==
=== Production ===
* This episode was recorded out of broadcast sequence. The previous episode to be recorded was 574.
* This is the only episode where Carolyn Stoddard is portrayed by a different actress. [This is actually not quite true. In episode 909, Lisa Ross portrays Carolyn as a young girl.] Nancy Barrett was unable to appear.
* During the opening credits, Louis Edmonds announces, "Today, the part of Caroline [sic] Stoddard will be played by Miss Diana Walker."
* Final appearance of character Tony Peterson. Jerry Lacy would later reprise this role in the Big Finish Audio Dramas beginning with The Death Mask.
* A dark vertical band can be seen on the left of the screen affecting one camera.
=== Story ===
* Carolyn enlists Harry's services for $100.00/day. Adjusted for inflation, this would equal $869.19/day or $6084.33/week in 2023 dollars.
* INTERNAL MONOLOGUE: Adam: Carolyn will be angry.
== Bloopers and continuity errors ==
* The shadows in the window of the deserted west wing off the terrace do not coincide with the action and blocking placement of the characters in the opening scene. [It has not been established that the windows on the terrace lead to the deserted west wing. If whatever is behind the curtains is deserted, why are there lights on?]
* Diana Walker, who plays Carolyn Stoddard in this episode, has a red headband, while Nancy Barrett in the closing scene of the previous episode did not.
* The "grass" carpet in the closing scene of previous episode that is rumpled up by the fight between Tony and Adam appears to have changed color and texture, more resembling "earth" than "grass".
* A shadow of a man, possibly a stage hand, appears in the window behind Tony and Carolyn in the reprise at the beginning of this episode.
* The exterior shots of Adam looking out the window on to the terrace below show him apparently standing with the window sill roughly at waist height. The interior shot we subsequently see when Carolyn visits him after Tony leaves shows Adam stooped over to be able to see out, with the bottom of the window much lower in relation to his body.
* At the end of the scene in Adam's room between Carolyn and Adam, when Adam locks the door after Carolyn has left, the beginning of the music cue plays twice.
* At the start of the scene with Roger and Carolyn, while Roger is looking out the drawing room window, Diana Walker can be seen through the doorway waiting for her cue.
* A boom microphone can be seen on the left of the screen as Carolyn and Harry enter Adam's room in the deserted West Wing.
* During the opening credits, Louis Edmonds says "Caroline" instead of "Carolyn" when he announces that the character will be played by Diana Walker.
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