PEYTON PLACE Episode 199. 03-28-66 Stella confesses. WA: For many months, Steven Cord has known that Stella Chernak, and Stella Chernak alone, held the answer to the case against his client, Rodney Harrington. Now, Stella is ready to make a formal confession of perjury. An admission that she lied under oath when she testified that Rodney threatened to kill her late brother, Joe. Unexpectedly, Steven finds it a grim victory. Intro: Square. Steven and Stella drive up in front of the Peyton County courthouse. They get out of the car. Scene 1: In front of the courthouse, Stella asks Steven if he remembers Billy Chester. Steven says he doesn't remember him. Stella relates that in grammar school, the ugly little red-headed kid when she was ten, the ugly red-headed boy had a crush on her. She had beaten him in a spelling bee. Billy had told Stella that he wanted to kiss her behind the bandstand when she was ten. Stella laughs. Steven remembers that Billy had punched him in the nose. She says that she is sorry that the Chesters had left town. Steven asks if she would like for Billy to punch him in the nose again. She muses that Billy Chester would not look so ugly to her right now. They continue into the courthouse. John Fowler is in the police station as Stella and Stella come in. Stella greets Fowler. Fowler tells Stella that a police stenographer will be coming in and that he will explain to her about her legal rights. Stella is sent into Fowler's office. Steven and Fowler discuss the case. Steven says that this changes the whole color of the case. Fowler says that Stella was not the only evidence he had. The stenographer arrives. Steven requests to sit in. He is allowed to. They go in Fowler's office. Fowler tells Stella to sit down. Stella tells Fowler that he had better sit down. Scene 2: Norman goes in to visit Rodney in his jail cell. Rodney is eating with what appears to be a metal fork. He suggests to Norman that he send out for some hamburgers and they can have a party. Norman relates to Rodney about his dinner invitation to the Peyton mansion. Steven comes in and tells Rodney that he is free. And that the realization will hit him slowly, but that it will hit him. Scene 3: John tells Stella that she will be free until the hearing for her. Rossi has posted bail for her. She must not leave town. Dr. Rossi arrives and talks with Stella. She hugs Rossi. Stella tells him goodbye and prepares to leave. She hugs him again and tells him that it hurts so much. He offers her a ride and she declines. She wants to take another look around. Elliot comes in and speaks to Stella before she leaves. Rossi tells Elliot that he will be staying up late tonight. That Stella has confessed to perjury. Elliot goes in and talks with John. Elliot asks Fowler if he wants to make a statement. Fowler says that he knows that Elliot thinks he hates the Harrington family. Fowler says that he will have his secretary send him the laws on slander. Elliot says that Fowler has a defect, a blind spot. He will do everything he can to get Fowler removed from office. He asks Fowler if he is guilty or just incompetent. Scene 4: In the livingroom of the Peyton mansion, Steven has come to give the word that Rodney will be free. Hannah and Betty are there with Peyton. Peyton says he was afraid that Rodney would have to spend the best years of his life rotting away in a prison. Steven says that Stella is serving a life sentence already. Peyton says that he wants Stella punished severly. That Rodney will be released. Hannah asks Steven how he did it. Steven says it is a long story. He will be meeting with Judge Jessup and John Fowler. Steven says he will call after the meeting. Steven and Betty leave. Hannah tells Peyton that he owes Steven a lot. Peyton tells Hannah that Steven is very much on his mind. Steven asks Betty if she will be ready at 7:30. She says she will. Steven says that Rodney will be free and that things will be different now. Steven says that when Rodney was in jail, it was reasonable for her to care about him. Now that he is free, Betty will wait to see if Rodney calls her or Allison first. Steven leaves. Betty looks at the phone. Scene 5: Elliot comes in the Clarion. The posted headline is as follows: PEACE Allison asks Elliot if it is true, that Rodney has been cleared. Elliot tells Allison that Rodney will explain it to her. Allison leaves to see Rodney. Elliot tells Constance that Fowler has a defect. That he has a blind spot. He is going to write a severe editorial. Constance disagrees. She says that Elliot has a blind spot also. Elliot says that Fowler almost destroyed Rodney's life. Elliot says that the Clarion is going to have teeth. Scene 6: Evening. Stella has left Steven's office and walks across the square. Preview: Peyton talks to Leslie. Eli talks to Elliot about his editorial. Steven talks to Betty. MP: You're ambitious and you're greedy. You can offer Rodney nothing but hotel rooms. Accept that bit of truth, Leslie. Eli: You are going to have to defend this editorial for a long time, so save your arguments. They get stale with repeating. SC: I love you. Don't run away, Betty. Don't run away. Police Stenographer-uncredited. Last episode for Stella Chernak. PREV HOME NEXT