PEYTON PLACE Episode 470. 10-21-68 Rodney has a short outing from the hospital. WA: Today, a small victory in Rodney Harrington's battle to recover from the paralytic effects of a motorcycle accident. Rodney leaves Doctors Hospital for the first time since his emergency surgery. Dr. Michael Rossi suggested the brief outing as a means of taking Rodney's mind off his wife. Rodney has been building doubts about her loyalty. Building those doubts into a chronic depression. Anything that attacks that depression will be helpful to the patient. Intro: Two nurses, who were leaving Doctors Hospital, notice that Norman is wheeling Rodney outside. Rossi following. The nurses lend a hand negotiating the steps. One nurse on each side, Norman at his feet, and Dr. Rossi behind his head and back. Rita comes out of the apartment, sees what's going on, and runs over to join the entourage. Scene 1: Eli, carrying a broom, comes over to express his delight that Rodney is outside. Rodney speaks to Eli, a couple [the man is Fred], and police Sgt. William Wilson Walker. Scene 2: In his office, Steven is looking out his window, probably watching Rodney. Susan has come in to distract Steven. She says it is a beautiful day. He asks her why she is there. She comments what an athlete Rodney was. Steven asks her why she is there. She says she is going down to the square to frolic with Rodney. She asks if there's anything she can tell Rodney. She changes her mind and decides to stay and annoy him some more. She tells him that she is available. He tells her that he isn't. Susan kisses Steven. He rebuffs her. Scene 3: At Doctors Hospital, in his office, Rossi is talking on his multi-line phone. Carolyn Russell is announced and comes in. He asks about school. She says she is not there to chat she wants to know about his intentions toward her mother. She doesn't want her mother to get hurt. He indicates that his intentions are honorable. But he is cautious. Scene 4: Steven goes to the wharf and talks to Tom Winter. He doesn't compliment Tom on his knot-tieing ability. He doesn't ask him to play dominoes. Steven says that Susan dropped the charges of adultery and that she will only charge mental cruelty. Scene 5: In the Harrington Brothers Motorcycle shop, Betty is operating the adding machine. Steven enters the shop and hands Betty a contract and talks with her. He says that he really came to see Norman, to talk about Rodney's outing away from the hospital. Betty was unaware of the outing and is hurt that Rodney had not informed her. Scene 6: A blonde-headed nurse has just left the Information desk as Betty comes in to visit Rodney. She admits to the nurse that she knows it is after visiting hours. She has to almost beg the nurse to let her see Rodney. Betty kisses Rodney. She talks to Rodney. Rodney asks Betty to do that again. Scene 7: At the Shoreline teen hangout Nancy is singing to Jeff the band's keyboard player. Carolyn is observing the singer and the band. [Your reviewer hopes that in the next series of reruns, they delete this scene. Or at the least mercifully shorten it. We imagine that the producer did not want to include singing scenes and made the singing so awful that he would never be importuned to include singing in the Shoreline Cafe teen hangout again.] Scene 8: Carolyn runs outside the Shoreline, and past Ada Jacks' bar. She runs into Joe Rossi, and they talk. Carolyn figures out that Joe is there because the Shoreline Cafe is near Jill's boarding house. Preview: Marsha talks to Carolyn who is in bed in her nightie. Susan talks to Eli. She wants him to help her to talk to Tom. Jill talks to Joe. MR: I may have embarrassed you and Jeff. It was for the best. CR: What if I had walked in on you and Dr. Rossi? SW: It would be so important not just to me but to Tom. You'll do it? Mr. Carson, if we don't talk we'll never be able to get together. JS: Any plans I make won't include you. JR: Look, Jill. JS: Let me out of here. Special duty nurse-Jacqueline Mayo. Nancy, singer at the Shoreline Cafe-uncredited. Joe Rossi-Michael Christian. Jeffrey "Jeff" Kramer-John Findlater. The officer in scene 1 is William Wilson Walker, but he is not identified-Morris Buchanan. PREV HOME NEXT