If Jason doesn't watch it, he's going to end up in that locked room with the rotting corpse of Paul Stoddard, that is if Elizabeth's late husband is actually there. He takes things too far by wooing Elizabeth to give him a job, and this is him at his most despicable, trying to be romantic but really just being smarmy. I've loved actor Dennis Patrick in many things, and he does a terrific job here being absolutely vile.
Then there's the rest of the Collins family and Victoria, dealing with the news, starting with Rogers's disgust and continuing with Carolyn's desire to get into the secret room in the basement. Elizabeth convinces Victoria to help her keep Carolyn out and indeed Victoria catches Carolyn trying to get in. The family saga when well written is just as good as the gothic drama, and that makes this a fun episode that shows that just because they have a new villain, they are not knocking Elizabeth and veteran movie star Joan Bennett off the front burner
Then there's the rest of the Collins family and Victoria, dealing with the news, starting with Rogers's disgust and continuing with Carolyn's desire to get into the secret room in the basement. Elizabeth convinces Victoria to help her keep Carolyn out and indeed Victoria catches Carolyn trying to get in. The family saga when well written is just as good as the gothic drama, and that makes this a fun episode that shows that just because they have a new villain, they are not knocking Elizabeth and veteran movie star Joan Bennett off the front burner