by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Following Julia (Grayson Hall) to the tower room, Melanie (Nancy Barrett) finds the missing Stella Young (Gaye Edmond), bound hand and foot. Flora (Joan Bennett) explains that the family was forced to imprison Stella because she threatened to call the authorities after the late Justin Collins tried to kill her. Melanie promises to release Stella if she stays mum -- but a few hours after Justin's funeral, Stella is found stabbed to death. This episode originally aired on February 4, 1971.
