PEYTON PLACE Episode 409. 02-15-68 Rita undergoes open heart surgery. WA: Rita Jacks Harrington, Norman Harrington's young wife, is undergoing heart surgery. Dr. Michael Rossi, Rita's doctor, is assisting. A specialist in cardiac disease, Dr. Lewis Remmick, has been summoned from Boston and is supervising. The purpose of the operation is to clear scar tissue from one of the principal passages in Rita's heart, and thus permit normal circulation. The passage can be cleared in only one way, direct surgery. There is the possibility, of course, of failure. Intro: Main entrance to Doctors Hospital. Dr. Rossi and Dr. Lewis Johnny Remmick walking in the Hospital Corridor. Scene 1: Miss Choate suggests that Norman and Rodney wait in Rossi's office. Dr. Fielding is paged. Rodney and Norman talk. Norman looks at a folder on heart drawings. He relates that Dr. Rossi told him all about the heart. Betty comes in to comfort Norman. Scene 2: Steven is sitting in an easy chair in the livingroom of the mansion, reading, as the chimes ring. He calls for Mary. She doesn't answer. Steven goes to the door and admits Jill. Jill says that she went to see that Mr. Easton he sent her to. She doesn't like him. Steven asks her what she wants. Steven tells Jill that she doesn't have a case. Jill tells Steven that the baby is Allison Mackenzie's. Steven asks if she can prove it. She wants to know if Steven will help her. Scene 3: Meanwhile, back at Doctors Hospital, the elevator door opens and Rossi tells Norman, Rodney, and Betty that Rita is fine. Eddie walks up. Rossi says that Rita has been taken to intensive care. Scene 4: Constance is lying on the couch as Elliot comes over. Elliot says that they can resolve the situation. Constance complains about the harassing phone calls. Scene 5: Jill is on the wharf carring her baby. She is stopped by Eli in front of Ada Jacks' Tavern. Jill asks Ada if she can come in for a moment. Ada asks if she wants to borrow a bottle of milk. Ada says that it is girl. Jill says she didn't want to be rude to Eli but she didn't want to talk with him. Ada again offers warm milk for the baby. Ada scolds Jill. Jill says, "You sound like my mother. She is an authority on everything, too. She is a rotten mother." Scene 6: Steven goes into Leslie's office at the mill. Leslie asks Steven to take off his coat. Leslie asks what the girl's name. Steven says that the girl said the baby was Allison Mackenzie's. Steven says, "If your memory improves, call me." And leaves. Scene 7: A blonde-headed nurse brings hot chocolate to Rossi in his office. The machine is out of coffee and she couldn't find the maintenance man to let her in the supply room to get some more. The coffee machine is empty except for hot chocolate and chicken soup. Rossi asks if she can get him a sandwich. He asks if Remmick has left yet to return to Boston. The nurse says she thinks he is in intensive care. Dr. Lewis Johnny Remmick comes in and says he is on his way back to Boston. Rossi asks how she looks. Remmick says, "Good, it helps to be young." Rossi thanks him. Rossi calls him John, even though the narrator calls him Lewis. A nurse comes in to tell them that Rita has had a relapse. Miss Choate says that Rita has started having contractions. The doctors head back to surgery. Rossi says, "She has a mother and a father and a dream. Now it's a nightmare." Preview: Rita talks with Dr. Rossi. Ada talks to Eddie. Steven talks with Constance. RJ: All I want to know is, is it a boy or a girl? MR: Try and understand. RJ: Not until you answer my questions. AJ: Where are you going now? Back to the hospital for another big goodbye to your daughter? Like the last one that almost cost her her life? SC: I need proof that Kelly is Allison's child. CM: And how would you go about doing that? SC: By asking Allison's mother. Nurse, name not given. Mr. Easton, probably an attorney-only mentioned. Mary-Rose Hobart. Dr. Lewis Johnny Remmick-Richard Bull. Rossi always calls him Johnny. PREV HOME NEXT