PEYTON PLACE
Episode 4.
09-24-64
Rodney Harrington and Allison Mackenzie have a first date.
WA: In New York City, a man from Peyton Place stands brooding
at a hotel window. His mind is tormented by a compulsion
to try to uncover a truth he knows he cannot face.
Intro: New York City. George picks up the phone to make a call.
Written by Richard de Roy
Directed by Ted Post
Scene 1: George Anderson places a call to Peyton Mills in Peyton
Place, Massachusetts 555-2786, and asks the hotel operator
to route the call through Boston. He is calling from
room 1104 in his hotel. He inquires about Betty. He asks
Julie what she wants to do the following evening. They
talk a while and he tries to get her to give him a kiss
over the phone. She is reluctant to comply since Leslie
has come in the outer office. [The area code for Peyton
Place, Massachusetts is 311].
Julie tells Leslie that George will be back in the morning.
Leslie tells Julie that she looks scared-to-death.
She is worried because Rodney walked in on them the other
night. Leslie mentions that the kiss the other night was
the first time he kissed her. And that was the time Rodney
walked in.
Scene 2: Allison rushes into the Book Gallery, asks Constance for a
dollar on account to buy a lipstick, and opens the cash
register. She asks her mother if they can have dinner
early that evening because she has a date. Allison
rushes off.
Matthew Swain speaks to Dan as he is crossing the square by
the bandstand. Allison runs into her uncle Matt in the
middle of the square and confides to him she has a date
with Rodney Harrington.
Matthew goes in the Book Gallery to talk with Constance.
She is bringing in the newspaper stand because she has
decided to close early. She tells Matthew about naming
Allison after Rossi's mother Alicia. Constance says she
felt Allison sounded more New England. She locks up
and goes to visit Dr. Rossi.
Scene 3: Rossi is helping a patient, Seth Clay, on with his coat.
This patient is a mill worker who is afraid he is going to
lose his job. Rossi tells him not to do any heavy work.
Seth asks Rossi to put in a word to Harrington for him.
Rossi says, "I'll make it my business to."
Constance comes in to have a chat with Dr. Rossi. She says
it isn't a professional visit. She admits that she wasn't
completely honest with him earlier. Rossi says that he
knew it. Constance says that she is sorry. Rossi asks her
what she is afraid of. She says that she has told a story
to Allison about her birth. Constance was too ashamed to
tell Allison that Allison was born in a public ward in a
New York City hospital, Bellevue. Rossi reminds her that
he was the orderly who brought her flowers in the hospital.
He asks her to have dinner with him that evening. She
declines. He warns her that he will ask again.
Scene 4: Rodney and Allison are walking on the street and Officer
Dan comes by and speaks to Rodney and Allison. A couple
meet them in front of the Real Estate office and the lady
turns around and stares briefly at young couple. The lady
appears to be one of the waitresses at the Colonial Post
Inn, seen during the Harrington murder trial. They
continue down to the wharf and climb on board an excursion
boat. Allison says that she likes it on the wharf because
she feels free. She allows that Portuguese Joe used to
bring them lobsters when she was a child. They talk about
life. Rodney asks her to be his friend. He calls her
"Allison Wonderland." It is 11:00 p.m. He asks her if
she has had a good time. She admits she has. Rodney takes
her home.
Scene 5: In the Anderson house, Betty is listening to loud music and
Julie comes downstairs to ask her to turn it down. Betty tells
Julie that the world is full of boys. She can always snap her
fingers and get another one. Betty tells Julie that she
thought that Rodney loved her. Betty says that she ran out of
Rossi's office because Rodney's aunt Laura was there.
George is heard outside whistling. He comes in and presents
Betty with a 5-pound box of chocolates. Julie tells George
that she hadn't expected him til the morning. Betty tells
her father that she and Rodney will make up. George tells
Betty to come to him if she has any problems, that he will
take care of Rodney. George tells Julie that he missed her.
He wants to hug and kiss Julie but she is rather cold to him.
George shouts at her. George complains about the crummy
hotel rooms. He asks her to tell him exactly what is going
on. George shakes his finger at her. Julie screams.
Preview: Dr. Rossi talks to Constance. Rodney talks with Norman. Julie
talks with Dr. Rossi.
MR: Well, let me say it bluntly. You have no reason to
try and shut me up or shut me out. And I'm not going
to let you do that, Mrs. Mackenzie.
RH: Well, it could be business. He just got back from a
selling trip.
NH: Could it be about you and Betty breaking up?
RH: No. He wouldn't be here about that.
NH: Maybe about Dad and Betty's mom?
JA: George flares up. He can't help himself.
MR: Does he need help?
JA: He's angry.
Portuguese Joe, only mentioned.
The officer Dan in scene 4 is not the same Dan as in scene 2.
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