PEYTON PLACE Episode 379. 10-16-67 Adrienne almost leaves. WA: 18 years ago, Eddie Jacks went out for a pack of cigarettes. He came back last month. He came back determined to enter the life of his daughter, Rita. Unfortunately for Eddie, the wife he left so many years ago, Ada Jacks, stands between him and his daughter. And Ada is now filled with doubt about Eddie. Convinced that he returned to Peyton Place for a much harder and tougher reason than to become a father to a girl who has thus far lived her life without one. Intro: Eddie Jacks walks along the wharf. He goes into Ada Jacks' Tavern. Scene 1: Ada fusses at Eddie for being gone on break too long. She tells Eddie to stay behind the bar. He wants to talk her. Eddie wants to know if Rita was hanging around with trash. They argue about Rita's upbringing. Scene 2: Eddie is drying glasses at the Tavern, Lee comes in and sits at the bar. Lee asks, "Can I get a beer?" Lee asks the bartender if he is Eddie Jacks. Eddie calls Lee, "Webber." Ada comes in and tells Lee to get out of the Tavern. Eddie gives Lee a bottle of good brandy to take to Peyton. [Peyton later had Lee return it.] Ada asks Eddie what he thinks he's doing. Eddie takes a large bill out of the till and places it in Ada's hand saying, "Keep the change." Scene 3: Eli is playing gin rummy with Elliot in the boarding house. Elliot is impatient. Eli is taking he own good time. Eli asks how long Constance will be away. She has gone to see Rachel at the sanitarium. Eli drops a card and they argue. Eli says, "Gin." Eli invites Elliot back tomorrow night. Elliot says goodnight and leaves. Scene 4: Eddie Jacks comes out of his room at the boarding house and bumps into Elliot. Eddie offers Elliot a drink. They go outside. As Elliot is leaving, Eddie goes out on the landing. He stands there for a while then goes down the stairs. Scene 5: Eddie is looking for Leslie. He goes in a warehouse and strikes a match. The lights come on and Leslie appears. They argue. Leslie doesn't want Peyton to marry Adrienne. Leslie wants Eddie to get the word to Peyton about Adrienne's sordid past. Leslie wants Eddie to give the information to Steven Cord, who can then give it to Peyton. Scene 6: Peyton talks with Adrienne in the foyer of the Peyton mansion. She has her suitcases packed and is saying goodbye. She begins to phone for a taxi. She dials zero. Martin puts his finger on the telephone cradle button. They talk. Peyton proposes marriage and the return of the incriminating letter to disuade Adrienne from leaving. She takes her suitcases back upstairs. They are packed with telephone directories and magazines, not clothes. Adrienne smiles a wicked smile. She has tricked the old puppet master. Preview: Betty talks to Steven. Elliot talks with Adrienne. Steven goes in the garage, dumps his bed and fights with Rodney. BH: I want to get away from Steven. I want to get away from you. RH: And, I want to get close to you. EC: How did you meet Dr. Van Leyden? MP: Carson, this is my house. Get out. SC: You knew all along Adrienne was going to foul up Betty and me. You got to know. RH: Will you cut it out? SC: Now, You knew all along. Admit it. RH: I knew nothing. SC: You are lying. PREV HOME NEXT