PEYTON PLACE
Episode 101.
08-12-65
Allison suffers rejection.
WA: David Schuster's move to Peyton Place was a gamble. In
both his career and his family life. So far, he has
neither won nor lost.
Intro: City scenes.
Written by Michael Gleason and Peggy Shaw
Directed by Ted Post
Scene 1: David Schuster comes home to the mansion and calls out for
his wife. He greets her as she comes down the stairs.
They kiss. She asks David if he had a rough day. He asks
about Kim. Doris says it is going well. She asks again
about his day. He says thathe talked with Allison on the
square. He asks Doris her reasons for telling Allison
that she can't visit Kim anymore. They commence to argue.
Scene 2: Allison is in her upstairs bedroom as Elliot knocks and
comes in to chat. He assures her that she can talk with
him anytime. Allison talks with Elliot about the job she
lost with the Schusters. She tells him that she had felt
that the Schusters were pleased with her work. Elliot
beats around the bush but is trying to tell her that it
seems to him that David Schuster is attracted to her. He
talks about seeing Schuster talk with her on the square.
Scene 3: Kenneth Markham enters the Colonial Post Inn and goes to
the desk to register. The desk clerk assumes that he is
his brother Dr. Vincent Markham. When he is informed who
the guest really is he becomes flustered at dealing with
such an industrial tycoon. Markham orders a suite of [two]
rooms and a room for Mr. Harry Fletcher, his executive
assistant, who will arrive the next day with his additional
luggage. He requests two extra phones. The clerk warns
Kenneth that the rooms cost $25 per day. He is assigned
rooms 108 and 109 and is told that the two extra phones
will be installed in the morning. Kenneth is told that
Vincent is in room 206. Vincent walks up and the brothers
talk. Kenneth asks why he hadn't been told that his
brother Vincent was married.
Scene 4: In the living quarters, back of the tavern, Rita talks with
her mother. Ada asks about her day and Rita, rather
uncharacteristically, is sarcastic with her answer. The
phone rings and Rita jumps. Ada tries to get Rita to tell
her what is making her edgy. Rita doesn't communicate.
Scene 5: It is 5:00 a.m. in the Harrington brothers apartment over
the Pharmacy as the phone rings four times. Rodney
finally stirs and answers. It is Leslie Harrington
calling from Switzerland. He tells his father that he will
not be able to come to Europe and they had planned. Rodney
says that he has gotten a job at the mill. Leslie wishes
him good luck on the job, says goodbye, and hangs up.
Scene 6: Rodney Harrington is in Schuster's outer office as the mill
whistle sounds. He is there to fill out employment papers
for Julie, at his first day on the job as a loading dock
worker. Julie is apparently the human resources
department. Theodore Dowell comes in to see Schuster and
chats with Rodney for a moment. Dowell tells Rodney that
he is foolish for taking a loading dock job when he could
have done better office job.
Scene 7: Dowell and Steven Cord go in to talk with Schuster to warn
him of the consequences of automating the mill and
throwing the town's worker population out of a job.
Steven offers to take Schuster's report to Peyton because
he is going to Boston and can deliver it personally.
Schuster says that he is going to deliver it personally.
Dowell and Cord leave and a troubled David Schuster sits
at his desk.
Scene 8. Steven Cord is in his room at the Colonial Post Inn and
places a station-to-station phone call to Boston, AMber
2-4470. Hannah Cord answers the white phone and they
inquire of each others' health. Steven inquires of Martin
Peyton's health. They have a strange conversation and
Hannah tells him that he has to make his own decisions.
Hannah asks Steven why he called. She mentions that it
isn't her birthday. Hannah ends the call with "Goodbye,
Steven."
Scene 9. Matthew Swain is typing with two fingers [a lá Paul
Harvey] as Elliot Carson comes in the Clarion office.
Matthew begins the conversation with the question, "Have
you ever tried to justify the fire department, to three
angry families whose homes have been burned to the ground?"
Referring to Elliot's letter to the editor, Matthew goes on
to say, "This is pretty strong stuff. You're harsh. You
are attacking Schuster for firing 15 men from the
factory." Matthew reads a portion of the letter:
If the town is to survive Mr. Schuster's reign of
power, Mr. Schuster must be pried loose from the
safety of his paperwork castle and be made to reckon
with the faces and feelings of the people whose
lives he controls. In the best tradition of New
England self government and self preservation, I
urge that a town meeting be held to hear the
grievances against Mr. Schuster and permit Mr.
Schuster to defend his recent actions and explain
his future plans.
Matthew comments, "As an editor, I would say there are too
many Mr. Schuster's." He goes on to tell Elliot that
this could spell trouble. He refers to defamation or libel.
Matthew tells Elliot he has received an offer from the
[newspaper] syndicate, and that he is going to take an
extended vacation. Elliot says that Matthew deserves a
vacation. Matthew offers to let Elliot run the newspaper
while he is gone. He refers to the fact that Elliot ran
the prison newspaper and that this would be different.
Elliot says he will think it over carefully and give him an
answer the next day.
Preiew: Vincent talks with Kenneth. David Schuster talks with
Steven Cord. Constance talks with Rita.
VM: Thank you for the gesture.
KM: What's the matter?
VM: I'll tell you what's the matter. If I sign that
agreement, I'll be working for the Kenneth Markham
Foundation.
DS: What do you hope to get out of backing me?
SC: A good scrap, maybe. In a town like Peyton Place they
can be few and far between.
CM: If there has been trouble with Joe Chernak.
RJ: Who said that?
CM: I don't mean to interfere, but I do think I can help
you.
RJ: Mrs. Carson, you can't help me.
Hannah Cord, Martin Peyton's housekeeper-Ruth Warrick.
Vincent Markham-Leslie Nielsen.
Kenneth Markham-Leslie Nielsen.
David Schuster-William Smithers.
Harry Fletcher, assistant to Kenneth Markham.
Mr. Ferguson on Dr. Vincent Markham's phone but for Kenneth Markham.
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