PEYTON PLACE
Episode 32.
01-05-65
Elliot returns to Peyton Place on New Years Day.
WA: The beginning of another year, a year that may bring great
changes in the lives of the people of Peyton Place. But few
greater than that occuring in the life of a man named Elliot
Carson.
Intro: Stream, deer, skaters, prison.
Scene 1: Elliot is escorted, by a guard, and Prison Parole Officer
Massey, to a room to change clothes prior to his release. He
is given a new suit. Massey has him sign some papers and tells
him he has to report to his parole officer White River within
24 hours. He asks Elliot if he knows White River. Elliot says
he used to take a girl there. He puts on a dress shirt without
an undershirt. Officer Massey helps him tie his tie. He gives
Elliot the $40 mustering out pay.
Scene 2: In the Harrington house, Leslie is pouring a drink for Mr.
Blaine, owner of the Blaine Detective Agency. Rodney comes
down and is introduced to the detective. Blaine says that he
tracked Betty to the Quincy Hotel in Boston where she stayed
for two days. The detective says three years is desertion. He
goes to the hall to check in with his office. Rodney talks to
his father. Leslie asks Rodney if he wants a divorce. Rodney
says he wants to know where Betty is. Leslie asks, why.
Leslie walks over to the fireplace and looks at the portrait of
Samuel Peyton. [1845-1912]
Scene 3: George has driven over and walks up to the Mackenzie house and
is admitted by Julie. He removes his hat. Rodney is there.
George asks if Rodney has heard from Betty. Rodney says that
he has. He received a post card this morning. Rodney leaves.
Rodney leaves the Mackenzie house and runs into Allison. He
asks her what she has. Allison asks Rodney to help her put up
a bird feeder that a boy at school made for her in wood shop.
Rodney asks if the boy was an admirer. She says that he was a
fellow bird lover. [We infer that the school has a metal shop
as well as a wood shop, or she wouldn't have had to specify
wood. Mr. Klinger is the wood shop teacher. see episode 479.]
Back inside the Mackenzie house, George Anderson is still
talking with Julie. Julie has a sister Lois. George has
called her and little Tommy says that he hasn't even seen
his cousin Betty. Julie had not told George the truth about
Betty. She tells him a detective is looking for Betty.
Scene 4: Back outside, Rodney puts up Allison's birdfeeder for her. She
thanks him. George comes out and talks to Rodney and Allison.
George threatens that if Betty doesn't come back he will kill
Rodney. George leaves. Rodney says he didn't even know Betty
was leaving. Allison tells Rodney that she did. She promised
Betty not to tell anyone. Rodney goes to his car and leaves.
Scene 5: Back at the Harrington house, Laura talks with her brother,
Leslie. Laura says that she spent New Years Eve alone. Leslie
says that he went to bed early. Leslie says that Catherine was
mentally unbalanced when she added the codicil. He says that
Theodore Dowell is going to go ahead and fight the codicil.
[A codicil is an amendment to a will.] Laura tells Leslie that
Elliot is coming home tonight.
Scene 6: Matthew Swain goes into the Book Gallery and talks with
Constance. He helps her take down a promotional placard. She
was having trouble removing a tack with her fingers. He wishes
her a "Happy New Year."
Scene 7: Outside, Matthew is walking toward the Ships Chandlery. In the
Chandlery, Eli is braiding an eye splice into a large rope.
Not really that large for a nautical rope. A large wall clock
with a pendulum is ticking. Matthew comes in to talk with Eli.
Eli says Elliot didn't tell him when the bus would come in.
Matthew says he didn't want Eli waiting out in the cold. Eli
opines that he never asked Matthew whether he thought Elliot
was innocent. Matthew agrees that they never discussed it.
Matthew says there were times when he thought that Eli might
want to discuss it. Matthew says greet Elliot and to wish him
his best.
Scene 8: In the Book Gallery, Constance is working on a display and cuts
herself on a broken ornament. Dr. Rossi opportunely comes in
and patches her up. Rossi walks Constance to the car.
Constance tells Dr. Rossi that Ellion Carson is coming home
that night. They talk about Elliot and the fact that 18 years
have passed. They leave the store and talk a moment on the
street. Constance says that She is apprehensive at Elliot's
return. Dr. Rossi talks about Elliot being Allison's father.
Rossi and Constance leave the Book gallery and continue to
talk. Rossi says that it may be a good thing for Elliot to
return. Constance may at last be able to bury her past.
Scene 9: Elliot Carson arrives in Peyton Place on the Interstate bus.
He gets off in front of the Pharmacy. The bus drives off
without taking on any new passengers. Carrying one small
suitcase, he walks down the street toward the Ships Chandlery.
Preview: George is talking to Leslie. Eli is talking to Elliot. Rodney
is talking to Allison.
GA: I could have been someone. This could have been mine.
Why did you do it, Les?
Eli: Some ways its easier to stay in prison. Is that what
you're thinking?
EC: It's not quite that simple.
Eli: That's what you're saying.
EC: My trial commences when I walk down that street tomorrow.
RH: The three of us, you, me, Betty. We've all felt guilty.
AM: Yes, maybe. All three of us were in love with the wrong
people.
Ofc. Massey-Hari Rhodes.
Lois-Julie's sister.
Little Tommy.
The bird feeder in this episode was mentioned, or appeared, in episodes
72, 203, 259, 307, 418, and 504.
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