PEYTON PLACE
Episode 149.
11-30-65
Betty gets caught replacing the stolen personnel file on Stella
Chernak. John Fowler attempts to call Marian.
Intro: Two men walking on the north side of the square. A young
couple walk across the square headed to the bank.
WA: The employment record of a miss Stella Chernak. A routine form
filled out and processed through the administrative channels of
Doctors Hospital. A routine form, removed secretly from the
hospital by Betty Anderson and given to Steven Cord in the name
of the defense of Rodney Harrington.
Intro: In his law office, Steven is making a photocopy of a personnel
form.
Written by Jerry Ziegman & John Wilder and Sonya Roberts
Directed by Ted Post
Scene 1: Betty comes in to see Steven. They talk about Rodney. Russ
Gehring told her that Stella was going to have Rodney thrown
back in jail. Steven says that if Rodney were drowning, and
someone were to offer to pull him out, he'd ask to see their
lifesaving badge.
Scene 2: Dr. Rossi comes in miss Choate's office and finds her
tending carnations. She said she heard he was trying to
reach her. He sees some carnations and Choate tells him
that Mrs. Adams sent them to show her appreciation after
she was discharged. Rossi says that carnations always
remind him of Dr. Zeitner in New York. He was in his 70's
and his wife would send him to work with a carnation in his
lapel.
Rossi asks for Stella's personnel file. Choate picks up
the phone and requests that they ask Evelyn if the board
had requisitioned Stella's career history.
Scene 3: Choate asks Betty to track down Stella's personnel file as
soon as possible.
Russ Gehring walks up asks Choate if a replacement has been
found for Marian Fowler. Choate says no, that Mrs.
Townsend is busy, but she says that she will be glad to
fill in at 4:00. Miss Choate leaves.
Gehring talks with Betty. He says [sarcastically] that the
children will be in for a treat at 4:00. An hour of ice
without the cream.
Scene 4: Elliot and Eli are visiting Allison in her hospital room as
Russ Gehring comes in. He exercises Allison's arm.
Gehring asks Elliot if he has had any response to his open
letter. Elliot asks about helping exercise Allison.
Gehring pretends to mis-understand the question. Gehring
says he is not qualified to teach Elliot to do therapy.
Eli suggests that they leave. Eli and Elliot leave.
Elliot says that he doesn't want Gehring "handling"
Allison. Eli reminds Elliot that Gehring is a trained
professional.
Scene 5: Dr. Rossi walks up to the information Desk and asks Betty
if the files have been found yet. She hasn't.
Betty reminds Choate that she is due in therapy.
Choate thanks her and leaves, ostensibly to go to therapy.
A nurse relieves Betty at the Information Desk.
Dr. Morton is paged for line 2.
Betty goes into miss Choate's office and opens the file
cabinet. Miss Choate comes in her office and catches Betty
replacing Stella's personnel file. Choate accuses Betty
of taking the file. Betty readily admits it. Choate says
she realizes she did it for Rodney. She says it may cost
Betty her job. Miss Choate tells a heart-wrenching story
about her three dogs named Brandy.
Scene 6: In the law office, Steven Cord is working. He calls his
secretary, miss Ann Nolan into his inner office. The phone
rings. It is Detective Lawrence. Steven wants to send the
precis [abstract] about Stella Chernak to Detective
Lawrence in Los Angeles. They talk.
Scene 7: Dr. Rossi comes in his office to talk with Stella. Dr. Rossi
says, "You think I am inclined to take people at their value.
She says that she didn't include Professor Tobin's name.
Miss Esther Choate knocks and then goes in Dr. Rossi's
office. She asks Stella to excuse them for a moment so she
can talk privately with the doctor. Stella leaves. Miss
Choate tells Rossi that she caught Betty replacing the
missing personnel file. She says that she has never
defended Betty before. Rossi talks about how important it
is to hire people of good character.
Scene 8: Russ Gehring drives up in his convertible and introduces
himself to John Fowler outside the courthouse. John tells
Gehring that Marian is in Boston, visiting her sister,
Phyllis. He says that the children have written some
letters and he would like to send them to her. Fowler
gives him the address, No. 11 Greentree Road, Boston, care
of Sloan. Gehring says he doesn't want to lose her, for
the children's sake. Fowler goes in his office and asks
his secretary if there have been any calls from Boston. He
doesn't call his secretary by name.
John Fowler picks up his phone and dials the operator. He
asks the operator to call Boston station-to-station HAncock
6-7788. Phyllis Sloan answers and John asks to speak with
Marian. Phyllis says she hasn't seen Marian in weeks.
John says that he thought she might be there. John tries
to leave the impression that Marian might be shopping and
hadn't dropped by to see Phyllis yet. John abruptly says
goodbye and hangs up.
Preview: Steven talks with Theodore Dowell. John Fowler talks to
Stella. Dr. Rossi talks to Betty.
SC: I have never hesitated to involve anyone who I thought
might be able to help me get what I wanted.
TD: You're defending a boy who's on trial for murder.
SC: Getting to feel like a conspiracy against me.
JF: Is there anything on your personnel records that I
should know about?
MR: And the next time extenuating circumstances come along
what will that force you to do? Falsify someone's
records or take a supply of narcotics?
Mrs. Townsend-only mentioned.
Phyllis Sloan, Marian Fowler's sister-Bek Nelson.
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