PEYTON PLACE
Episode 387.
11-16-67 Pre-empted for CAROL CHANNING special.
Constance gives Rita a bassinet.
WA: Tonight, Martin Peyton is preoccupied with his manipulations of
his grandson, Steven Cord. A slight mis-step and the old man
balances precariously on one of the risers of the main
staircase. Suddenly this simple event takes on extra-ordinary
meaning. If Steven could seize this moment, but the moment is
gone.
Intro: Outside the Peyton mansion. Martin walking down the main staircase
in the Peyton Mansion. He stumbles on the riser just below the
landing, drops his canes, and grabs the banister to avert a fall.
["banister" is also correctly spelled "bannister."]
Scene 1: Martin calls to Mary. He calls to Mary again. Martin calls to
Steven. He works his way down the staircase using the
banister. Steven doesn't respond.
Scene 2: Steven goes into Adrienne's bedroom. She asks Steven what
happened. He says he saw Peyton, and he had the desire to push
the old man down the stairs. He lies down on her bed. She
asks him to save her from a loveless marriage. Adrienne says,
"I must leave this house. I love you." Adrienne kisses
Steven.
Scene 3: A man is stacking lobster crates in front of the Tavern, as the
Peyton limousine drives up and parks in front of the cigar
store. Lee gets out and walks up the boardinghouse stairs past
room 7 to the room 5 of Eddie Jacks. Lee pounds on the door
and announces himself as the police. Eddie looks a mess. He
starts combing his hair. Eddie says that he is preparing to
take his morning constitutional. Lee and Eddie walk down the
steps from the boarding house.
Scene 4: In the apartment, Eddie hears a knock on the door and Eli and
Constance arrive with a bassinet for the baby. Eli is carrying
a bassinet and Constance is carrying Matthew. Rita says that
the bassinet is really beautiful. Constance says that Matthew
has outgrown it. Rita had bought some material to decorate a
junker bassinet and she doesn't want to offend constance by
decorating the new bassinet. Constance says Rita can do
anything she wants with it. Eli suggests wiring it and making
a lamp.
Scene 5: Rossi comes to the mansion and is admitted by Mary. He asks
how her bursitis it. On the stairs, he greets Adrienne and has
a brief conversation. Adrienne asks Rossi why he is Peyton's
doctor. That is would be much simpler if a different doctor.
They discuss Philip Van Leyden's death. Adrienne says that
Peyton despises him for even hinting that she had anything to
do with Dr. Phillip's death. She says that Rossi is unethical.
Scene 6: Lee Webber is driving the limousine at a high rate of speed
toward the cemetary. He is having some kind of contest with
Eddie Jace. In the previous episode, they had bet $10 who
could take the curves the fastest. His passenger is Eddie. Lee
says, "I scared you didn't I, Eddie." They stop at the
cemetary and talk. Lee tells Eddie to keep off his turf.
Eddie tells Lee to get in back and he will drive. Lee gets in
back and Eddie drives. [Reviewer's opinion: We think anyone
who risks harm to a Rolls Royce, or other classic car, in this
manner is a crude, despicable, and irresponsible degenerate.
There was no follow-up on the race, but it is reasonable to
assume that the limousine was not wounded.]
Scene 7: Upstairs, in the mansion, Rossi is tending Peyton, taking a
blood sample. His white blood cell count [WBC] was up last
week. He says that he will call before noon tomorrow. Peyton
absent mindedly says, "Thank you, Philip." He corrects himself
by saying, "That was a stupid mistake." They talk about
doctors William Riley and Philip Van Leyden. Dr. Van Leyden
had told him that Peyton's body was preparing itself for death.
Dr. Van Leyden put him on a very intrusive regimen. Peyton is
still alive. Rossi asks Peyton how he can consider marrying
Adrienne. Peyton says that he was the last person Dr. Van
Leyden communicated with, before his untimely death. Dr. Rossi
says, "You're being deliberately blind."
Scene 8: In Mrs. Hewitt's boarding house, Leslie is waiting in Eddie's
room. Room 5. Eddie asks Leslie if he had a key made. [In
the previous episode, Betty used a hidden key to get in the
Shoreline Garage. In Peyton Place, many residents don't even
bother to lock their doors.] Leslie says that Eddie has become
sentimental. Eddie tells Leslie to get out. Leslie Harrington
puts pressure on Eddie Jacks to kill Martin Peyton. Leslie
leaves.
Preview: Dr. Rossi talks with Rodney. Leslie talks with Eddie Jacks.
Adrienne talks to Steven Cord.
MR: Talk to him. Keep him away from Eddie. Do something.
RH: I get the feeling there's more here, and you're just not
talking.
LH: Martin Peyton is getting married in 48 hours.
EJ: 48 hours is a long time. It only takes a minute to die.
LH: I want you to act now, alone.
AVL: Steven, don't force me to beg you. You know what I was
before I met you. Don't force me to go back to that.
Dr. William Riley.
Dr. Phillip Van Leyden.
Bassinet.
Boarding house is spelled correctly as either one word or two.
Bursitis, Mary's affliction.
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