PEYTON PLACE
Episode 59.
04-08-65
George shoots Elliot by accident.
WA: Behind the iron gates of the big house on the hill, an uneasy
Leslie Harrington locks and bolts the door. For Elliot Carson
has just phoned to warn him that George Anderson has been
drinking at Ada Jacks' Tavern. And now he is on his way to the
Harrington house, angry and deeply disturbed.
Intro: The Harrington house.
Scene 1: Leslie turns off the porch light, locks the front door and goes
up the stairs.
Scene 2: Julie and Constance almost get into a fight. Julie asks
Constance if she knows something about Paul Hanley. Constance
avoids the question.
Scene 3: Paul is driving George toward the Harrington house. Paul
convinces George that Leslie killed Elizabeth, and has been his
wife's good friend. They arrive at the Harrington house.
Paul drops George off and speeds away. George wraps his scarf
around his had to protect it and breaks the window by the front
door. He reaches in, unbolts and unlocks the door.
[In episode 302 Steven Cord breaks this same window the night
of the fire. When Gus Chernak breaks in, he uses the french
doors at the rear of the mansion. If you aren't yet familiar
with that part of the story, then disregard the previous two
comments.]
Scene 4: At the Colonial Post Inn, Matthew Swain meets up with Grace and
Dr. Robert Morton. Matthew shows them a paper with Claire's
picture:
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Matthew asks to interview Claire for the Clarion. Dr. Morton
suggests that Matthew interview her now. He goes off to call
her in New York. Matthew and Grace talk. Robert tells Grace
that Claire wasn't registered at the hotel in New York.
Scene 5: Leslie hears the glass break, gets his revolver, and confronts
a sobriety challenged George Anderson. George is holding a
dagger-like letter opener. George accuses Leslie of killing
Elizabeth. Leslie denies any thing is going on between himself
and Julie. George talk and George pretends to fall and break
his arm. He kicks the gun out of Leslie's hand. George grabs
the gun and points it at Leslie. The telephone rings. George
tells Leslie to go ahead and answer it. George asks if he is
imagining that it is Julie. Leslie tells George to talk to
Julie. George says that he wants a written confession.
Scene 6: Norman is wandering around the square as Paul Hanley pulls up.
Paul invites Norman to have coffee with him at the Inn. Norman
says he would like to. [We learn in scene 9 that Paul enjoyed
a steak.]
Scene 7: Elliot arrives at the Harrington house reaches through the
broken window, opens the front door, and slips in. George
still has the gun pointed at Leslie. Leslie has signed a
confession. Elliot tells George to give him the gun. George
says that there has been enough talk. Elliot lunges for the
revolver and is shot in the abdomen. George shouts for a
medic. Leslie comes over and George asks him why he is
here instead of in Peyton Place. George is having a flashback.
He asks where the stretcher is? George demands a stretcher.
Leslie says, "Give me the gun, George." George lets him take
the gun.
Scene 8: At the hospital, miss Choate is harassing Betty. Betty says
that there was a problem at home. Miss Choate tells Betty that
the hospital is a machine. Dr. Rossi walks up and intervenes.
Rossi says, "Miss Choate is right, miss Anderson. We are the
new breed here. No feelings, no failings." The telephone
rings and miss Choate answers. She is told about the shooting
at the Harrington house and tells Rossi. Dr. Rossi shifts into
emergency mode.
Scene 9: At the Inn, Norman asks Paul how the steak was. Tough and
un-yielding. Paul talks about his family. Paul goes into his
wierd conversation mode. Paul asks for the check and tells
Norman, "The treat's on me."
Scene 10: Julie and Constance are talking in the Anderson livingroom.
The telephone rings and Julie answers. Leslie tells Julie,
"George shot Elliot Carson." Julie grabs Constance and says,
"George shot Elliot. What are we going to do?" Constance
says, "Let go of me. Sorry, Julie," and leaves angrily.
Scene 11: Allison goes in to see Matthew. She is accompanied by Rodney.
There is a police car siren heard, then an ambulance siren.
Matthew calls the police station and asks for Sgt. Brown and
then Charlie. Sirens are heard.
Preview: Leslie talks with Matthew Swain. Constance talks to Julie
Anderson. Paul Hanley talks with Rodney.
LH: Matt, I want you to soft peddle this in the paper.
MS: You do?
LH: There's no reason to go into detail. It can only cause
trouble.
MS: You've been asking trouble for a long time, Leslie.
CM: That man you just brought in, is he still alive?
Oh, Dr. Morton.
PH: You better go home, Harrington.
RH: Are you taking over, Mr. Hanley?
PH: There's been some trouble with your father.
RH: For once in your life. Just say it straight out.
What happened?
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