PEYTON PLACE
Episode 51.
03-11-65
Elliot finds the diary of his late wife.
WA: Within his lonely beach cottage, Elliot Carson is making an
important discovery. On his table, someone has placed a
package. Its crude wrapping vividly recalled the tragedy that
sent Elliot to prison. Inside is a diary, the intimate secrets
of the murdered woman who was Elliot's wife.
Intro: The ocean. Elliot drives up in his $50 coupe and goes into the
cottage. He finds the diary of Elizabeth Hanley Carson wrapped
in an old Peyton Place Clarion. The headline reads as follows:
ELIZABETH CARSON MURDERED
Scene 1: Elliot reads the diary and the voice of Elizabeth is heard
speaking the words.
Tomorrow, Elliot comes home. I wonder if he thinks
everything will be just the same.
Home is the hero and the town put on quite a
show. The local authorities who were so glad
he was out of the way, were shaking his hand
today, telling him how happy there were to see
him back.
The gossips have been at it. Elliot thinks
there have been other men. Well what did he
expect. Four years is a long time. Now Elliot
feels it's one man.
We had a row about it just before he left for
New York. I was almost tempted to tell him who
it was, just to see the look on his face.
Leslie just phoned. He thinks Catherine's found
out about us and insists on coming here tonight
to talk things out. Well we'll talk thing out
all right.
But If he thinks he is going to break this off,
he is due for a shock. I have landed the biggest
fish in Peyton Place. Why should I let him off the
hook?
Elliot silently expresses the name Leslie Harrington.
Scene 2: At the mansion, Dr. Robert Morton talks to Leslie about
Norman's testifying in the competency hearing for Catherine.
He looks at the portrait of Samuel Peyton. Morton says that he
will have to testify about Catherine. Leslie makes a veilled
threat about Morton's competency. Morton admits that he failed
Catherine as a doctor.
Scene 3: Nurse Choate talks to Betty in her own very special nasty way.
Betty failed to give a patient a scheduled alcohol rub. The
patient had told Betty she didn't want the rub at that time.
Choate says that she tries not to make moral judgments about
her patients. Choate reminds Betty that she is there only on a
trial basis.
Scene 5: Rodney talks to Norman while waxing his skis. Raodney says
that he is planning to take Allison up to Mt. Griswald to go
skiing. Norman picks up a cue stick and makes a shot of the
pool table. He ask Norman to go with them. Norman calls
Rodney golden boy. Rodney tells Norman that he is a good
skier. Norman says he is tired of going down hill.
Scene 4: In the Book Gallery, John Pearson is trying to sell a large
book order to Constance. Allison is wrapping packages.
Pearson asks Constance to dinner, but she declines. Pearson
says goodbye and leaves.
Rodney honks and Allison goes outside. Rodney is parked in
front of the real estate office. A "Property management" sign
is painted on the window. He talks about Paul Hanley and waxes
poetical. Allison laughs. Betty walks up and speaks briefly
with Allison and Rodney. Betty tells them that she is now
working at the hospital. Allison tells Rodney that Constance
told her that Betty is a nurse's aid. Rodney helps Allison in
the car with their skis on top. Rodney wonders is nurse's
aides get paid.
Scene 6: Betty goes in to Rossi's outer office and talks with Julie
about Allison and Rodney. It makes Betty seem older. Betty
wants to talk with Dr. Rossi. Betty says that George is coming
home for a first visit and that she is fixing roast beef.
Betty thinks that Julie is frightened. Rossi escorts a miss
Lane out of his inner office. He greets Betty and offers to
let Betty and her mother go to lunch.
Betty asks to talk with the doctor a moment. Betty goes in his
inner office and tells him that the work at the hospital is not
for her. Rossi wants the whole truth. Betty explains that
miss Choate doesn't like her and is being mean to her. Rossi
tries to smooth things over and Betty agrees to stay.
Scene 7: Betty and Julie go out on the street and walk past the Clarion
and the Ships Chandlery.
Scene 8: Elliot turns the Chandlery OPEN sign over. He talks with
Mr. William Wainwright, Mr. Peyton's attorney, about Elizabeth
and Leslie. Elliot asks where Wainwright first got the idea
that Leslie was seeing Elizabeth. Elliot tells Wainwright that
he has Elizabeth's diary. He says that he came back to Peyton
Place for just one reason. He wants to trade the diary for
getting his case re-opened, that he is not guilty of murder.
Elliot and Wainwright come to an agreement and make a deal.
Wainwright agrees to help.
Scene 9: Leslie drives up in front of Chandlery and sees attorney
William Wainwright coming out and shaking Elliot's hand. He
has a worried look.
Prewview: Leslie talks with Constance in front of the mantle with the
photograph of Mr. Mackenzie. Rodney talks with Allison.
Dr. Rossi talks to Paul.
LH: Constance, you're the only person who can keep Elliot
Carson from using that diary.
CM: I can't.
LH: You can't. Allison's mother.
AM: I can't. That would be pretending.
RH: You know, in another moment, you're going to have me
believing that I'm on a blind date with a girl I've
never met before.
PH: You have been enjoying a social acquaintance with the
lovely Mrs. Mackenzie.
MR: You have been going around looking for trouble. Now
do you want it from me or do you care where it comes
from.
Mr. John Pearson, book salesman-uncredited, also seen in episode 85.
Miss Lane, patient of Dr. Rossi-uncredited.
William Robert Wainwright-Gregory Morton.
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