PEYTON PLACE Episode 103. 08-17-65 Elliot is offered the Clarion. WA: Vincent Markham, a doctor with a world-wide reputation for humanitarism, came to Peyton Place for highly personal reasons. Now, in Doctors Hospital he has been tested and found to be a victim of a rare blood disease. He has been tested elsewhere and found to be a victim of pride and ego. Intro. The Gazebo. The square. The hospital. A nurse coming through double doors. Written by Peggy Shaw and Michael Gleason Directed by Walter Doniger EMERGENCY NO ADMITTANCE Dr. Markham walking in the corridor. PRESCRIPTIONS VISITING TIME LIMITED TO ONE-HALF HOUR Betty's sketch Scene 1: At the Information Desk, Betty is sketching a portrait on a note pad as Dr. Vincent walks up. He asks if Dr. Rossi is available. Betty phones. Rossi is busy on the phone. Betty asks the doctor how he is. She tells Vincent that his brother was here. She says that she bets that people have been confusing them for years. Vincent asks Betty how she was able to distinguish between them. Betty mentions that she had talked with Claire. Betty says that they are just friends. She says that Steven is an attorney. Vincent again advises her to marry Steven. Betty calls Rossi and tells Vincent that he can see the doctor. Scene 2: Dr. Vincent Markham goes in to see Dr. Rossi. Rossi says that he had been trying to call him. Vincent asks if Rossi would like to go back to Peru with him. Vincent says that he is not concerned about his health. He is concerned about his work. Dr. Rossi talks about a 110,000 dollar toy. Scene 3: It is 5:00 o'clock at the mill. Rodney punches out on the time clock. Betty calls to Rodney and tells him that she is there to pick up her mother. Betty says that Julie is impressed with what Rodney is doing. Steven walks up and joins them. Steven asks Rodney how he is. Rodney tells Betty, "See you around." Rodney leaves. Steven asks if she is free friday. He says that he has been invited to a buffet dinner at the Schuster house and that she is invited also as his date. Scene 4: Rodney finds a lunch box in the seat of his car. Inside is a hard boiled egg. Allison appears. Rodney asks her if she wants to split the egg with him. He thanks her and gives her a kiss. He says he wants to take her out to celebrate when he gets his first pay check. Scene 5: Allison goes in the Clarion office to see Matthew. He had left her a note. Allison looks at the framed copy of her first column. He talks about his being an observer and that he is going away on a vacation. He is going everywhere. He says he has been a good newspaper man. He has printed the news without coloration. He says he has observed, recorded and printed. He tells her that he is going away. Everywhere. As soon as he finds someone to take over the paper. He says that it will be a few more weeks. Allison is saddened that he is leaving. Matt tells her to be happy for him. Allison hugs Matthew. Scene 6: Allison comes home and is met by Elliot at the front door. He tells Allison that he has something to discuss with her and her mother. Constance is having trouble getting the lumps out of the gravy. They go in the kitchen. [The 5 pots are still hanging on the kitchen wall.] Elliot tells them that Matthew has asked him to take over the Clarion as editor. Allison is delighted. She says that it is wonderful. Constance is not enthused at all. Elliot is concerned that the public will think of him as the ex-convict editor of the Clarion. He will be dispensing opinions. Elliot tells Constance not to be afraid of change. Allison excuses herself and goes upstairs. Elliot says that change is a part of life. Constance says, "You're right and I'm with you." Scene 7: Rita goes in the living area of the Tavern where Ada is cooking. Rita is unusually happy. Rita has bought herself a shift with black and white stripes. Ada asks Rita why she is on cloud 9. Ada asks what the occasion is. Rita says no occasion. Rita starts to set the table and Ada knows that something is up. She assumes that Rita and Norman have made up. Ada is wearing a string of beads with alternating 4 white and 1 black. Rita shows Ada some photos that Constance has just given her. Rita finishes eating quickly and leaves. Scene 8: That night, outside on the street, Joe Chernak drives up. Rita walks up the stairs to Rodney and Norman's apartment. She knocks lightly twice. She gets no answer. Joe is still watching. Preview: Norman talks with Rita. Eli talks with Matthew. Rossi talks with Claire Morton. NH: I've been thinking about going to college. If you still want me to. RJ: Excuse me. EC: Don't think I'm not grateful. MS: But. EC: But if this letter is an example, then you and Elliot can get in a peck of trouble. CM: It's not enough to be a doctor. You have to work at it. You've reminded me of that, time and time again. MR: Why don't you work at being a woman? Rodney kisses Allison. A peck is one fourth of a bushel, or 8 quarts or 8.81 liters. If this were in metric, Eli would have warned that Matthew and Elliot could get into 8.81 liters of trouble. PREV HOME NEXT