PEYTON PLACE Eouside 21. 11-26-64 Eli has an angina attack. Catherine dies. WA: Last night, Catherine Harrington died in Doctors Hospital. Today, they will hold an autopsy at Michael Rossi's insistance to determine the cause of death. Tomorrow, they will be burying Catherine here in the family plot. But at this moment, tragedy is very close to another citizen of Peyton Place, Eli Carson. Intro: The operating room. Heart monitor. The Harrington family plot in the cemetary. Scene 1: A motorist almost hits Eli Carson. Eli is having an angina attack and falls to the ground. The driver tells the gathered crowd that he didn't hit Eli. Matthew Swain sees it happen and rushes over to help. Scene 2: Laura comes in Dr. Rossi's office and reminds him of a 10:00 o'clock appointment and an 11:00 o'clock appointment. She suggests that they can be postponed. Laura asks if the autopsy will take long. Rossi says that he doesn't think so. Rossi notices the commotion on the street. Scene 3: Down on the street, the citizens are comforting Eli. Rossi rushes over and checks Eli. Matthew asks if he can help. Rossi tells Laura to have the hospital postpone the autopsy until this afternoon. She says, "All right, doctor." Scene 4: Dr. Rossi goes into Dr. Morton's office and asks him when the autopsy was rescheduled. Morton says, "The autopsy was scheduled for 9:30 and that's when it was preformed." Rossi says that he is owed an explanation. Morton reminds Rossi that he is Chief-of-Staff. Rossi is not pleased. Dr. Morton has a ten-line speaker phone on his desk. Morton says, Dr. Rossi, you'll get everything that is coming to you." Scene 5: At the Wayside Church in Peyton Place, the following announcement is posted: ANNOUNCEMENT A STAINED GLASS WINDOW OF OUR CHURCH HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF: MRS. LESLIE HARRINGTON WHOSE FUNERAL WAS HELD YESTERDAY. Scene 6: Stained glass window of the nativity. In Memory of Catherine Harrington. Scene 7: Norman walks into Ada Jacks' Tavern. Ada isn't there and a young lady is tending bar. Norman orders a bourbon with water on the side. She asks for an ID. He demands a bourbon and water. He picks a fight with one of the wharf rats. They oblige Norman by beating him up. The barmaid stops the fight. Scene 8: Dr. Rossi is walking Constance and Allison home. Rossi tells Constance how lucky she is to have a daughter like Allison. Allison sees Norman, who has been injured from the fight. Rossi tries to check Norman's wounds, but Norman accuses Rossi of letting his mother die. Allison asks Norman if he cares. He hasn't cried. Obligingly he begins to cry. Norman says "Don't hate me, Allison." Norman notes that she didn't say Really. "You used to say really." Allison offers to take him home. Scene 9: At the Harrington house, Betty offers Allison, coffee, from a silver coffee service. [It looks like the silver tea service from the dinner with George and Julie Anderson, that Betty said she didn't want]. And she says that Rodney will want to thank Allison for bringing Norman home. Rodney comes in and insists on driving Allison home. Scene 10: Rodney is driving Allison home. Allison tries to make small talk. Rodney says she doesn't have to talk. When they get to the Carsons', Rodney now wants Allison to talk. Rodney makes the speech that was in the preview. "You know that, and I know that." Allison eventually goes in her house. Dr. Rossi leaves and Allison talks with her mother. Allison says that she still wants to be with Rodney. Scene 11: At the Harrington house, Betty and Rodney are waiting for Leslie to come home. Rodney mentions that his father and Laura are probably together. Rodney says he knows that Betty is bothered that he took Allison home. They talk and talk and talk. Betty eventually tells Rodney that she lost the baby in the car accident. Preview: Betty talks to Rodney and Leslie. Matthew talks with Allison. Dr. Morton talks with Dr. Rossi about the operation. RH: Stop it both of you, please. LH: You seem awfully sure of yourself, Betty. BA: You mean a divorce, Mr. Harrington. There isn't going to be any divorce or an annulment. MS: I don't know what's going to happen to Dr. Rossi. I haven't heard the facts yet. AM: Your friend is in trouble and you talk about the facts. RM: I called this hearing because I feel that Dr. Rossi took the patient, Catherine Harrington, into surgery without adequate preoperative consultation. Dr. Joe Bradley-Charles Irving. Angina-disease of heart causing suffocation. Ada Jacks-Evelyn Scott. The actor who portrays the motorist who almost hits Eli is not credited. Bar maid-uncredited. PREV HOME NEXT