PEYTON PLACE Episode 92. 07-20-65 Norman triumphs. WA: A sudden summer storm in Peyton Place has just as quickly come to an end. But for Allison Mackenzie the storm seems only to have intensified the isolation she feels from her family. Intro: Wharf. Carson house. Scene 1: In the Carson house, Allison says that she didn't hear the phone ring. Constance tells Allison that she has called the hospital and that Elliot has gone already. He is on his way home. Elliot comes in and tells them about the accident. He told them that he gave blood and they gave him orange juice. Constance asks what he was doing on the highway. He tells them that some boys were bothering Rita Jacks. Allison relates that some boys were bothering Rita outside the Book Gallery the other day. Elliot has type "O RH negative" blood. [In Star Trek, Mr. Spock has "T negative" blood.] Scene 2: In Doctors Hospital, Dr. Vincent Markham is being examined by Dr. Rossi. Dr. Markham inquires what time it is. Rossi tells him that it is 8:00 in the morning. Markham says that that is impossible. Dr. Rossi introduces himself. Rossi says that there are no fractures. Markham observes that Dr. Rossi is not from Peyton Place. Rossi admits that he is from New York. Scene 3: Steven comes into the reception area of the hospital and walks up to the nurses duty station, station 23, and begins bothering Betty Anderson. The phone is ringing almostly constantly. [This was very humorous back in 1964. The intensity of the humor has somewhat abated by now.] Steven invites Betty to lunch. She tells him that she is on duty. Scene 4: Back in Markham's room, Rossi is still talking to Vincent. They talk about Dr. Zeitner in New York. Rossi leaves. Claire comes in to talk. Scene 5: Joe drives up in front of the Pharmacy and honks. Rodney comes down and asks Joe if he is honking for him. They swap barbs. The firestation is seen clearly in the background. Scene 6: Rodney goes in the Pharmacy to talk about Joe Chernak with Rita. A customer comes over and asks Rita for a comb with the teeth far apart. Rodney and Rita talk. The customer asks if they serve lunch. Rita says that they start serving at eleven. Rodney and Rita continue to talk. Norman comes in to act silly. Norman announces that he will be graduating. Rodney congratulates him. Norman kisses Rita. Scene 7: On the wharf, Elliot walks by a service station to talk with Joe Chernak. Joe says he was going to come down to talk to Elliot. Elliot doesn't believe him. Joe says that everyone in town is turning his back on him since he returned. Preview: Dr. Markham talks with Dr. Morton. Betty talks with Claire. Children begin to tease Kim. VM: Why, Dr. Morton, so you can pigeon-hole our marriage neatly and then move on to something more important? Something less aggravating? RM: So I can find out why my daughter's marriage failed. BA: I'm not permitted to give out any information about the patients to anyone. CM: Dr. Markham is my husband. BA: Your husband? C: I bet you can't talk at all. Kim is a baby. Kim's a little baby. (screams) KS: Mommy. [Rodney gets up and runs over.] Another service station is seen in scene 7. Norman kisses Rita. Joe Chernak-Don Quine. PREV HOME NEXT