During a séance, an unfriendly spirit warns that the Collins family will be destroyed by plague unless the dreaded lottery is held. Catherine (Lara Parker) wants to have children, but Morgan (Keith Prentice) vetoes this idea, worried that the Collins curse will be carried to later generations. Meanwhile, the unwelcome Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) continues to stay at Collinwood, and Melanie (Nancy Barrett) experiences a horrible dream -- which apparently comes true. This episode originally aired on February 12, 1971.