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. PREV HOME NEXT