PEYTON PLACE Episode 108. 08-27-65 David and Doris Schuster extend a last-minute buffet dinner party invitation to the Carsons. WA: Evening at a beach near Peyton Place. For Rodney Harrington and Allison Mackenzie, this warm evening offers a chance for a special New England pleasure get-together. A clambake. Together with Norman Harrington and Rita Jacks. [Norman and Rita are no shows.] Intro: Rodney and Allison are on the beach preparing for the clambake for four, with Norman and Rita. Written by Rita Lakin and Directed by John Newland Scene 1: Allison wonders aloud what happened to Norman and Rita. Rodney and Allison dance to music from a small transistor radio. Rodney says that they call him "Hard-way Harrington" on the loading dock. Rodney kisses Allison. Scene 2: In the Chernak house, Joe is sitting. Rossi thanks Anna Chernak for dinner. The doctor says that they must tell Gus to eat properly. Rossi bids them "good-night." Stella says that she will walk him to his car. Rossi says it must have been a strain on her mother. Stella says that there have been other men in her life. Rossi says he doesn't know whether she is apologizing. They had eaten pirashki. Anna tells Joe to get the doctor's bag. Joe does. Rossi is walked to his car by Stella. She tells him that this was a first. Having a "gentleman caller." He tells her goodnight. Anna asks Joe about the fight. She wants to know how it happened. She says that she wants to help him. She doesn't want him to end up like his father. He asks her to leave him alone. Anna says that Stella knows who she is. Scene 3: Eli Carson and Matthew Swain have been to dinner with Constance and Elliot. Constance mentions that Matthew didn't get to sample the stroganoff. Matthew suggests that Elliot has some catching up to do. He asks Elliot to accompany him to the Hospital, the Town Hall, and the Police station in the morning, in preparation for becoming editor of the Clarion. Constance says that Elliot has his life and she has her. Scene 4: Outside the Carson home, Eli and Matthew talk about Matthew's plan to take an extended vacation. Matthew says that he is not afraid of retirement. Eli tells Matthew how much he will miss him. Scene 5: David and Doris are talking about the dinner party they are giving the next evening. Doris has hired a girl from the college [Sheri Howard] to help by taking care of Kim. David tells her that he had a long talk with Elliot that afternoon. He tells her that it would be a good idea for her to invite the Carsons for dinner. Scene 6: The Carson phone rings and Doris Schuster invites Elliot and Constance to a buffet dinner party the next evening. Doris tells David that she would not accept a last minute invitation. Elliot tells Doris that they are available and would be delighted to come. Doris tells Elliot that she is pleased that they can attend. Constance says that she would have turned them down. Scene 7: Norman is resting as Rita Jacks knocks on the apartment door. He turns off the light. She says that she knows he is there. Rita comes in and tries to get Norman to respond. She asks what is wrong. Rita has prepared for the clambake with Rodney and Allison. She says that Rodney and Allison are expecting them. Food and a blanket. Norman is in a rotten mood. They talk about Joe. Norman asks why Joe wasn't scratched up. Norman asks Rita what happened in the warehouse the night of the prom. Rita leaves. Norman asks, "Am I the biggest sap that ever lived?" Rita says that Joe kissed her, that is all. Norman says that he will never mention it again. He then asks why Joe wasn't all scratched up. Rita leaves without answering. Scene 8: At the beach, Rodney and Allison are still waiting for Norman and Rita. They have a fire going and are ready to bake the clams. Rodney talks about how irresponsible his brother Norman is. Can the "dock loader" look down on the "barnacle scraper." [A barnacle is a seawater cirriped crustacean.] Allison opines that the wind is coming up. Rodney says, "14 cents for your thoughts. Inflation prices." Allison says that she was thinking about her father. [The special effects of the Atlantic Ocean in the background are really pitiful.] Preview: Rodney talks to Norman. Doris talks with David. Norman talks to Rita and comes this close to kissing her. RH: I can't stop you, but I still have to watch. That's the price I pay for being your brother. DS: I fired Allison, David. I can't go begging her to come back here. DS: Well, don't keep on having these ridiculous fantasies about Allison. NH: How come a face like that can be so beautiful? Rodney refers to himself as "Hard-way Harrington." Rodney kisses Allison. Pirashki, or piroshki-Small pastry turnovers with a filling. PREV HOME NEXT