PEYTON PLACE Episode 46. 02-23-65 Eli Carson leaves for Florida. WA: Every day the 10:05 local crawls down the grade into Peyton Place to pick up freight, passengers, and mail. Today, one of its passengers, old Eli Carson, a man who may be leaving Peyton Place forever. But neither Eli nor Allison Mackenzie, now on her way to say goodbye to him, know at this moment, how much of his life he may be leaving behind. Intro: The train is steaming into Peyton Place. Allison is on her way to the Chandlery. Scene 1: Allison goes into the Chandlery and talks to Eli. She tells him goodbye and leaves. Eli says that Elliot's mother died and Elliot went to the navy. Eli tells him not to waste his life. Elliot tells Eli that Allison Mackenzie is his granddaughter. Elliot followed Constance to New York. Constance's mother had sent her to New York to break them up. Eli puts on his overcoat and then he leaves. Scene 2: In the Book Gallery Allison and Constance argue about New York. Constance mentions Lucy Frisby who is coming in for a book. Leaving Allison in charge, Constance goes on an errand. Matthew taps on the window and goes into the book store. Allison tells Matthew that Constance always gets uncomfortable when she mentions New York. Allison says it is unfair. That she has a right to know what happened in New York. Matthew tells her she doesn't. Scene 3: Julie Anderson is now Dr. Rossi's secretary, and Betty comes in to see her mother and to send a box of chocolates to her father, George. Julie is going to see George. They talk briefly and Dr. Rossi comes out of his office. Rossi says he'll be back at 1:00 so Julie can visit with George as long as she wants. Rossi talks a moment more and leaves. Julie says that she enjoys working for Rossi. Betty speaks of her annulment from Rodney. Scene 4: In the Chandlery, Robert Wainwright, Peyton's Boston lawyer, comes to visit Elliot. They talk about the trial of Elliot for the murder of Elizabeth Hanley Carson. Wainwright has studied the transcript. He asks Elliot if he has any idea who the man was that visited Elizabeth that night. Elliot says no. Wainwright starts to leave. Elliot detains him by asking if he knows. Scene 5: In the Harrington house, Leslie talks to his lawyer, Theodore Dowell. They talk about his relationship with Elizabeth Carson. The door chimes ring. Norman comes down the stairs and admits Elliot Carson. Elliot asks Norman to see Leslie. Leslie greets Elliot. Elliot greets and shakes hands with Theodore Dowell. Dowell excuses himself and leaves. Leslie tells Norman to go do his homework. Elliot asks Leslie how well he knew Elizabeth Carson. Leslie says that Elizabeth went to school with his sister, Laura Brooks. Elliot tells him that Peyton's attorney, Wainwright had been to see him. Leslie says he never had anything to do with Elliot's wife. [This is, of course, a lie]. Leslie offers Elliot a drink. He declines and leaves. Scene 6: A small fire is burning in the fireplace at beach house that Dr. Rossi is renting from the Carsons. A man stumbles over the snow shovel. Hearing the noise, Rossi looks out the window and sees a visitor approach. It is Paul Hanley. Rossi opens the door and Paul introduces himself saying that his sister used to live there. Rossi offers him a drink. Paul asks Rossi if he enjoys living there. Paul says that he wouldn't. Not because of the memories, but because of all the clutter. Paul speaks in french saying, "Plus les choses changent, plus elles sont les mêmes." Rossi translates into English. "The more things change, the more they stay the same." Paul asks Dr. Rossi if he [Rossi] is a "pilgrim" or a "wayfarer." A pilgrim has a destination. Paul, allows that he himself, is a wayfarer with no destination. Rossi asked why he came there. This is a very strange conversation. Elliot shows up, knocks, and is invited in. Paul excuses himself and leaves. [In the next episode, Rossi offers Elliot a drink. They talk about how strange Paul is. Elliot is trying to prove he is not a murderer. Elliot tells Rossi he must move back into his house.] Preview: Matthew talks with Elliot. Elliot talks to Allison. Leslie's lawyer, Theodore Dowell talks with Betty and Rodney. MS: I just talked to Elliot Carson. He said that Paul Hanley saw him leave your house the other night. He asked a lot of question. And Elliot thinks he might find some answers. EC: I knew men like him in prison. They want to destroy everything clean and decent. You'd be a prime target for a man like Paul Hanley. TD: Are you sure you want to go through with this? Have you thought about grounds? BA: Sir, there was fraud. He thought I was going to have the baby. William Robert Wainwright-Gregory Morton. As mentioned in the narration, in 1965 mail was still being carried by train. This practice has been superceded by airplanes. Old western movies often showed the mail cars. PREV HOME NEXT