PEYTON PLACE Episode 8. 10-08-64 Rossi confirms that Betty Anderson is pregnant. WA: It's a long ride home for Rodney Harrington and Allison Mackenzie. They aren't talking much. They've said about all there is to say to one another at Tucker's Pond. That's the "Lovers Lane" of Peyton Place. Intro: The waterfront. Breakers crashing against the rocks. The Harrington house. Rodney is finally driving Allison home. Tower clock sounds two times loudly and 9 more times more softly with scene of George Anderson. It is 11:00 pm. Written by Franklin Barton and Theodore and Mathilde Ferro Directed by Ted Post Scene 1: George is downstairs in the Anderson livingroom pursuing his lifelong hobby, drinking. Julie is upstairs in bed. Betty is pacing the floor in her bedroom, troubled. Scene 2: Meanwhile, Dr. Rossi is walking Constance to her door. She observes to Rossi that this is Indian summer. [Indian Summer is a period of mild, warm, hazy weather following the first frost of autumn]. He gives Constance the rationale for his leaving New York City for Peyton Place, Massachusetts. They arrive at the house. She invites him in. Inside, Constance calls for her daughter, Allison. She offers Rossi a drink. He notices the picture of the purported Mr. Mackenzie. He picks it up and looks at it closely, and puts it back on the mantle. They agree to call each other "Michael" and "Connie." They sit and begin to talk. Rossi explains to Constance that he and Dr. Donald Brooks were classmates in medical school. He was born in New York City and grew up there. Constance hears a car drive up. She knows that Norman Harrington doesn't have a car. She looks out the window and sees that it is Rodney Harrington. Scene 3: Outside, still in the car, Allison and Rodney are talking. She thanks Rodney for a lovely evening. Then the conversation takes a downturn. Scene 4: Allison comes in the house and greets her mother and Dr. Rossi. He exits gracefully by telling Constance that he'll see her tomorrow at the festival. Allison goes up to her room and lies on the bed to have a private cry. Constance goes up to Allison's room. She asks her mother why she can't be like other girls. She talks about how her mother hasn't loved anybody for 18 years. Scene 5: The next morning, the tower bell is sounding. In Rossi's private office, in the Peyton Professional Building, which used to be Dr. Donald Brooks office, Dr. Rossi talks with Betty. He tells her that he is certain that she is pregnant. This is her second visit concerning the pregnancy. He asks her where she is going. She is not sure. Betty leaves and walks by the Pillory. On the square, Rossi meets up with Matthew Swain and his faithful dog, Rip. This is the day of the Founders Day Festival. They are outside the Book Gallery. A window sign reads "Constance Mackenzie Art Objects." Matthew observes how fine a display it is. Laura Brooks drives up in her convertible and invites Matthew and Michael to "Sunday brunch at the Harrington house." Matthew declines and Michael accepts. He says he needs to speak to Leslie about Seth Clay, a mill worker. [See episode 4.] Scene 6: George is on the couch at the Anderson house reading a newspaper. It is probably a copy of the "Clarion" although it looks bigger than one would think reasonable for a daily newspaper in a town of only 9875. Scene 7: Constance is tending the flowers outside the Mackenzie house. Allison comes out carrying a basket. Allison opines that she wishes they could bloom all year round. Rodney drives up in his convertible and invites them to join him for the "Harrington Sunday Brunch". Constance asks Rodney how his parents are. They are fine. Rodney suggests that she cut the stems shorter so they will take to water better. Rodney demonstrates his floral knowledge by defining chrysanthemum as "golden flower." Scene 8: Laura Brooks drives Dr. Rossi to the Harrington house and they are admitted by Christine, the maid, who will later inherit $1000 on the death of Catherine. [Christine was nigh perfect domestic. The only faux pas we recall her making resulted from not knowing the proper way to address Betty.] Laura introduces the new doctor to the assembled crowd including Catherine Peyton Harrington, the mistress and hostess of the Harrington mansion. Dr. Morton is talking to Leslie. Leslie introduces Dr. Morton to Dr. Rossi. [It seems strange to us that Dr. Rossi had not previously gone to Doctors Hospital to meet the chief-of-staff. This could explain some of the hostility that Dr. Morton showed toward Rossi. Rossi purchased Dr. Brooks practice from Laura without meeting her, seeing Peyton Place or even seeing the hospital.] Norman walks up and speaks to his aunt Laura who introduces him to Dr. Rossi. Norman sometimes calls her "cousin". Norman looks out the window and sees that his brother, Rodney, has brought Allison Mackenzie. Rodney brings Allison inside the mansion and tells her he will never hurt her again. He tells her that he really does love her. This was possibly the first time anyone, other than her mother, had ever told her that. Allison evidently relates to older men. Rodney gets a phone call from Betty. Scene 9: In the Anderson house, Betty is on her bedroom in her bedroom sulking, much like Allison in scene 3. Julie comes in and attempts to comfort her. Julie says she may be as much to blame for the break-up as Betty. Preview: Catherine talks with Leslie. Julie talks with Betty. CH: I was young and pretty when you married me and my father owned the mill. LH: Catherine, please. CH: And now I'm not so young, and you run the mill. LH: I built up that business for you and your father. And I've earned every cent I get out of it. CH: Have you ever stopped to think, Leslie, what would happen to you if we separated? JA: Betty, you can't run away from it. BA: I'm not. Okay, I am. But I just found out this morning. Dr. Rossi wasn't sure until this morning. Just give me some time. To be politically correct, Indian Summer should be called Native American Summer. PREV HOME NEXT