PEYTON PLACE
Episode 288.
11-21-66
WA: A bitterly cold fall has descended on Peyton Place. And with
the sudden turn of the seasons, Martin Peyton has come down
from his house on the hill. The entrance of his limousine
into the square heralds an extraordinary event. The man who
is the symbol of the town whose antecendents once owned and
ruled all of what is now Peyton County. This man, Martin
Peyton, is steeling himself for a rare public appearance. He
will testify for the prosecution in the preliminary hearing of
Lee Webber, accused of the murder of Ann Howard.
Martin Peyton has spent most of his mature years walking away
from questions, [knocks camera to the ground] questions about
his personal life, about his control of the town. About his
manipulations of human life. Now, District Attorney John
Fowler has forced him to submit to an interrogation. Martin
Peyton knows that his answers could determine the course of
countless lives for many years to come.
Intro: Peyton is being driven into town in his Rolls Royce limousine.
He is assisted out of the limousine by Thomas. He
acknowledges a photojournalist by knocking his Speed
Graphic® camera out of his hands using one of his canes.
Peyton using both canes walks up the courthouse steps and into
the courthouse.
Scene 1: Rodney greets his grandfather inside the courthouse. Rodney
invites his grandfather to sit down a second. Rodney offers
to get Peyton something to dring, water. Peyton says he'ss
take brandy. John Fowler offers the old man a drink of water.
Peyton in annoyed that everyone is trying to get him to drink
water. Rodney telephones Dr. Rossi at the hospital to tell
him that Martin Peyton is already at the courthouse. Steven
talks with Betty. Steven asks to speak with John Fowler.
Steven says he wouldn't miss the chance to cross-examine
Peyton.
Scene 2: Rita is returning from the storeroom as Norman comes in the
pharmacy carrying eight school books. He asks Rita to take
care of the books. He cautions her not to get catsup and
mustard on them. He doesn't want them messed up when he tries
to sell them at the end of the semester. Rita observes that
Norman has cut a class. He started to go to court but decided
not to and then came to the pharmacy. Norman says that he
wants his own family. Rita encourages Norman to show respect
for his mother by going to court to see his grandfather. That
Peyton is his mother's father. Norman kisses Rita.
Scene 3: In a crowded courtroom, Peyton is being examined by John Fowler.
Chris wEBBER is seated to the right of Sandy. Fowler asks about
Peyton's relationship to Hannah Cord. Rossi comes in during the
testimony and sits on the aisle on Rodney's right. Peyton has
an attack and almost collapses. He is taken to the judge's
chambers. Lee asks Steven where he fits into all of this. He
says that he doesn't want to be the forgotten man. Hannah,
still seated waits.
Dialog
Scene 4: Rossi examines Peyton in chambers. Peyton says he is not in
pain, but has a tightness in his chest. Rossi takes Peyton's
blood pressure while waiting for Rodney to bring in the EKG
machine.
Scene 5: Steven Cord and Betty Anderson Cord talk about the trial and
Peyton. Steven says that Peyton is faking. Leslie comes up
and talks briefly with Steven and Betty.
Scene 6: Rossi uses the portable EKG machine on Martin Peyton to
produce an electro-cardiograph. He tells Peyton that there is
nothing abnormal. Rossi says that his optimism is justified.
He can return to the witness stand. Fowler and Judge Irwin A.
Chester go back in chambers and talk with Martin Peyton.
Fowler offers Peyton to get a second medical opinion. In the
courtroom Hannah asks the judge if she can go in to see
Peyton. Judge Chester tells her to go in. She talks briefly
with Peyton and tells him that he is scared. Peyton says to
Hannah, "Let's get it over with."
Scene 7: Jack Chandler drives up in his red 1957 Ford panel wagon and
parks it directly behind the Peyton limousine. He skips up
the 6 steps 2-at-a-time and goes in the main entrance of the
Town Hall. He walks past Judge Chester's courtroom and goes
into the police station. At the desk, he announces to police
Sgt. William Wilson Walker: "I've come for Rachel Welles."
Walker replies, "Is that so?" Chandler says, "Ok. My name's
Chandler. I've got a farm in Hastings Valley. I've come to
get Rachel Welles, my niece."
Preview: Chandler talks with Rachel. Martin Peyton shouts at Steven
Cord. Lee jumps up and denies killing Ann Howard. Steven
Cord speaks. Judge Irwin A. Chester reprimands Cord.
JC: I fixed up things around home so you'll be happy there.
You're going to like her, Rachel. I know you are.
RW: I won't come. Don't, don't. (screams).
MP: You're defending a man who murdered your own sister.
LW: I didn't murder anybody.
SC: We're going to inspect this, Mr. Peyton. We're going to
inspect all of it.
JC: Mr. Cord.
Judge Irwin A. Chester-Jon Lormer.
EKG machine.
Electro-cardiograph.
Ralph, the bailiff-Gino De Agustino, uncredited.
The camera knocked to the ground by Peyton was probably a Speed Graphic®.
There was no preview in the previous episode.
In Episode 59, George tells Paul Hanley that Betty referred to the
Harrington mansion as the Harrington Castle. In episode 66, Rossi asks
Claire to go out with him to the Castle Farms with him. In Episode
101 a reference is made in the Clarion to Schuster's paperwork castle.
These are the only episodes in which the word Castle is used to refer
to the Peyton-Harrington mansion. The movie "Return to Peyton Place"
refers to the Castle.
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