PEYTON PLACE
Episode 130.
10-19-65
Shattering news for Rodney.
WA: For the first time since he was charged with the murder of
Joe Chernak, Rodney Harrington finds his jail cell
intolerable. He has learned Allison Mackenzie is the victim
of a hit-run driver. And Betty Anderson now carries his
feelings away from his cell to the outside world.
Intro: Square. Police Station.
Written by Michael Gleason and Rita Lakin
Directed by John Newland
Scene 1: In Doctors Hospital, Betty goes through the double doors
and walks up to the Information Desk to asks permission to
make a five minute telephone call. She goes to a pay phone
and calls Leslie Harrington. [She drops in a dime and
immediately dials six digits, but who's counting? Dial
tones were instantaneous in Peyton Place back then.] She
asks for Mr. Harrington. She tells Leslie that Rodney
wants to see him right away. Leslie asks her what it is
about. Betty says that Rodney had better tell him. Leslie
thanks her and says goodbye.
Scene 2: Dr. Rossi is giving instructions to miss Choate at the
Information Desk as Betty walks up. Miss Choate asks Betty
if she has checked the linens yet. Betty says that she
will do it right away. Choate says, "Well, good." Rossi
tells Choate that he will be in miss Mackenzie's room.
Scene 3: Rossi walks out to the waiting room and sits with
Constance. Constance says that Allison could be asleep.
Constance has been in the cafeteria staring into a bowl of
soup. She says that she doesn't want anything. Rossi
tells her to go home, that she can't do anything there.
Constance say that at least she can be there.
Scene 4: Stella comes in the reception area and introduces himself
to miss Choate. Choate tells her that Rossi is expecting
her. Choate asks her to fill out the personnel form. She
says that Stella can bring them back tomorrow. Choate
gives her condolences. She tells Stella she would be more
comfortable in Dr. Rossi's office. Betty is watching.
Scene 5: Betty goes in Rossi's office and talks with Stella. Betty
tells her that she saw her the night that came in to tell
her mother about Joe. Betty says that Stella accused
Rodney of killing Joe. Betty says that Rodney did not kill
Joe. Betty says it was an accident. Rossi comes in and
talks with Stella. He asked her why she accepted this job.
She says it's going to be a long cold winter.
Scene 6: Doris, David, and Kim walk over to the Book Gallery from
the courthouse. Kim asks where Allison is. David suggests
that they get ice cream at the drug store. Doris
enthusiastically says, "I'd love some ice cream." They
walk past the Les Femmes botique to the Pharmacy. Norman
comes over and talks with Kim. Kim says,"I want to see
Allison." Norman asks David what happened to her. David
apologizes for taking Kim to the authorities. Kim asked
how he knows that KIm didn't make the story up. Kim is
given ice cream and eats it. Norman tries to put ideas in
Kim's mind. David tells Norman to shut up.
Scene 7: Leslie goes to visit Rodney in his jail cell. Rodney
complains that he wasn't told about Allison. He says he
has to see Allison. Leslie says that he can't get a fair
trial in this town. Rodney says that he doesn't want the
trial moved. Rodney shouts, "Dan, Dan."
Scene 8: Outside of the bank building. David Schuster goes to see
Theodore Dowell. Schuster asks Dowell authorization to
spend some money. Dowell says he can't authorize money for
things that Peyton hasn't approved. Dowell says to mail
the report to him. Schuster asks if this is Peyton's way
of easing him out. Leslie comes in introduces himself to
Schuster. He says that he needs to talk with Dowell.
Leslie thanks Schuster for giving Rodney the job at the
mill. Schuster leaves. Doerll has a bandage on his head.
Dowell had forgotten he wasn't getting in a convertible.
Leslie wants Rodney out of jail. Dowell says that it will
probably be six figures. Leslie says it's not important.
Scene 9: Elliot goes in to see Rossi. He says that Choate told him
that Dr. Rossi wanted to him and Constance. Rossi says
that Allison is alive and will probably stay alive. But
there can be further complications. Just outside room 212,
ICU, he makes detailed doctor talk. Elliot asks about
surgery. Rossi says that Allison is a healthy child and
that is good. Her body is responding to the initial shock
of the accident. She will be in a comatose condition for a
period of time. Elliot asks for how long. Rossi says that
he can't tell him. Rossi makes a baseball analogy.
Scene 10. Constance is looking at Allison, through an oxygen tent, as
Elliot and Rossi come in. They leave.
Preview: Stella talks with Dr. Rossi. Steven talks with Norman.
Leslie shouts at Gus Chernak. Gus grabs Leslie.
SC: I see the doctors still let their cases get to them.
MR: Well, Allison is a kind of a special case.
SC: When Rodney gave a statement to the police, he said quote,
"I had to stop Chernak from tormenting my brother."
NH: You're lying, he never said that.
LH: I put bread on your table, for your wife, your daughter,
your son. Do you understand?
Gus grabs Leslie's lapels.
Hit-and-run is pronounced as hit-run in the narration.
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