Wonder why Beth chose to go to the cottage to look for Jenny when she knows very well that that's where Quentin takes his conquests. Sure enough, he finds her there. She gets away from him, but he predicts that she'll be back.
Quentin goes to the OH to grill Barnabas, but Barnabas warns him about Angelique. Naturally he doesn't listen. As he walks jauntily away from the OH, Jenny follows him.
Dirk goes to the OH to look for Jenny but tells Barn that he's looking for Jamison. Unfortunately Dirk refers to "her" and almost gives the secret away. Having painted himself into a corner, he has no choice but to let Barn help him search the OH.
Meanwhile, in his monstrous vanity Quentin has built a fire at the cottage and has made himself comfortable to wait for Beth. He sits in a chair with his very long legs outstretched. Someone knocks at the door. Quentin gets up to answer it, grinning as he thinks, Good girl, Beth--you haven’t disappointed me. But his eyes widen with shock and surprise when he sees that his visitor is not Beth, but Jenny.
What a surprise it must have been for first-time viewers to learn that Jenny is Quentin's wife! She tries basically to seduce him but he isn't interested, though he has the grace to look uncomfortable. He tells her, It’s getting late. We must go back to Collinwood. Kiss me first, Jenny says. He is obviously not happy about this idea, and Jenny laughs. You mustn’t be frightened of me, she says. He says he’s not, and Jenny demands, Then kiss me! He hesitates, then finally gives her a very brief kiss on the lips. Jenny reaches out to put her hands on his shoulders but he backs away from her. You won't go away any more, Quentin, Jenny tells him. He has the grace to look guilty. You won't lie to me either, Jenny continues, I feel sure of that. Can we go now? Quentin asks. Jenny looks madder than ever as she says, Yes! It is time to go!
Dirk and Barn have come up empty and return to the OH. Dirk decides to make his exit. In the time it takes Dirk to walk out the door, Barnabas has gotten fully dressed in his suit and is able to watch out the window as Dirk walks away.
Beth finds Jenny--alone--outside Collinwood and coaxes her to come inside.
Dirk arrives at the cottage. Anybody here? he calls out. The cottage is dark, so he leaves the door open to let the moonlight in as he moves across the room. Suddenly he stumbles on something--the body of Quentin Collins, with Jenny’s knife sticking out of his chest. Dirk is shocked, but not so shocked as when he realizes how bad it looks for him when Barnabas arrives just behind him. Terrified, Dirk leaps up and tries to run out of the cottage, but Barnabas easily catches him and brings him back inside. No, Wilkins! he says harshly. You are going to stay here and answer a lot of questions!...
Good ending to a Friday episode!
