PEYTON PLACE
Episode 147.
11-25-65
Steven investigates Stella.
WA: It is Monday morning in Peyton Place. On Saturday, random
movement was first observed in Allison's eyes. A small
thing in itself, but to those who have watched and waited
at Allison's bedside, a milestone, and a new reason to
hope.
MEL: Doris Schuster is not quite sure she wants to leave Peyton
Place.
Intro: An FTD, Florist Telegraph Delivery truck, from Robinson and
Gaynes, arrives in front of the main entrance to Doctors
Hospital and parks. Elliot drives up and parks beside the
truck. He gets out and walks up the steps to the entrance.
Written by Sonya Roberts and John Wilder & Jerry Ziegman
Directed by John Newland
Scene 1: Elliot goes in the hospital and stops briefly at the
Information Desk. He then goes behind the counter and
speaks to Betty in the file room. He asks if she knows
where Dr. Rossi is. She tells him that Rossi is in
Allison's room. He asks if anything has happened. Betty
tells him that Russ Gehring came out of her room and had
Dr. Rossi paged. Elliot walks past a wheelchair and a fire
extinguisher and goes through a door to an inner corridor.
He goes on to Allison's room and finds Dr. Rossi making
notes on a clipboard. Russ Gehring tells Rossi that it
wasn't muscle spasms. That Allison moved her hand.
Gehring demonstrates with Allison's right hand just how she
moved. Elliot notices that Allison's eyes are partially
open. He tells Rossi that her eyes are following him.
Rossi examines Allison's eyes using a small flashlight.
Elliot predicts that one day Allison will see and hear him.
Scene 2: Steven Cord walks up to the Information Desk and begins
talking with Betty. Steven asks her about Stella Chernak.
She suggests that he talk with Dr. Rossi. He asks her if
she had looked at Stella's personnel records. She says
that he wants her to take a second look. Rossi walks up
and asks for his schedule. Betty had not given it to him
yet.
Scene 3: Main gates to the Peyton mansion. the number70 or 76 is
almost clear. In side the mansion Doris Schuster is talking
to David in their bedroom. They are getting ready to take
Kim to the institute. Doris says that they could visit her
on the weekends. He says he will visit every weekend that
he can. Doris says that she will miss him. He says that
he will miss her, too.
Scene 4: At the apartment, Rodney hears Elliot at the door and
invites him in. Elliot gives him the news about Allison.
Elliot wants to talk about Rodney's confrontation with
Stella in the parking lot the other day. Elliot says that
Rodney was lucky that he broke up the situation. Elliot
explains that this sort of thing could put him back in
jail. Elliot says that he is not proud of the rash things
he used to do. Elliot tells Rodney to be careful. He
leaves.
Scene 5: Gus comes in the hospital and speaks a moment with Russ
Gehring. He has come to see Stella. She is reading a
medical journal. She asks him to keep away when she is
working. He tells her to go see John Fowler to report the
incident with Rodney. Gus shouts at Stella. She doesn't
want to do it. He says that if she doesn't then he will.
She agrees to go see Fowler. Gus leaves saying he will see
her at home. Gus stops by the Information Desk and tells
Betty that if she wants to see Rodney while he is out on
that phony bail, that she had better hurry.
Scene 6: Rodney comes down the stairs from the apartment and almost
gets hit by a kid on roller skates. He crosses the street
and pauses to look at the Pillory. He turns and sees Eli
Carson on his way to the bank. They walk together toward
the bank. Rodney asks Eli if he can work for him until the
trial starts. He wants to start today. Eli agrees. Eli
talks about how nervous Elliot was before his trial. Eli
hands Rodney the keys.
Scene 7: Rita goes to see Steven Cord. Steven has a tape recorder
on his desk. She talks about Joe and the honor farm. She
was his steady girl. She was just starting high school.
Steven says he wants to know about Joe and Stella. Steven
says it must have been difficult for him. Stella has been
away for 7 years. [This is good dialog]. Steven is
interrupted by a phone call from Betty Anderson at the
hospital. Betty asks if it is important. Steven says it
is very important. Betty tells him that she can "help"
him.
Scene 8: Betty starts toward miss Choate's office. Dr. Morton is
paged for an emergency. Betty is spoken to by an
attractive blonde-headed nurse. The nurse asks Betty if
she is going to lunch. Betty says that she is counting
calories to lose weight. The nurse jokingly accuses Betty
of avoiding [hospital] cafeteria food. She walks on.
Choate reminds the nurse that Dr. Sloan is taking Dr.
Clayton's calls while Dr, Clayton is on vacation. Betty
proceeds to the Nursing director's office door which has
the following sign:
MISS ESTHER CHOATE
Miss Choate tells the duty nurse that she is going to
lunch. Betty goes on in miss Choate's office, opens a file
cabinet, and begins rifling through the personnel files.
Preview: Stella Chernak talks to Rossi. Leslie talks with Howard
Cable. Steven Cord talks to Rodney.
SC: I wouldn't want your relationship to get off on the wrong
foot. When certain elements don't blend, they separate.
LH: And what, if I may ask, a facetious question, brings an
efficiency expert to Peyton Place?
HC: Free lunch.
LH: On David Schuster's expense account?
RH: I don't like it.
SC: Do you like the prospect of facing her testimony you
nothing more than your passionate and self-incriminating
plea of innocence?
Howard Cable-uncredited.
Miss Choate's given name is "Esther" with an "h". Some cultures
omit the "h". Ester.
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