PEYTON PLACE Episode 419. 03-28-68 Tom Winter takes Norman and Joe to the hospital. Debut of Rev. Tom Winter. WA: The melting snow of a New England winter has left the countryside wet and slick. Norman Harrington, who was driving Dr. Michael Rossi's young brother, Joe, to an intersection outside of town, hit a curve too fast. The car spun out. The first car on the scene was driven by a man who had the compassion to stop, and the presence of mind to function. Soon he will face routine questioning by the police. His statement will form the basis of an official report which will term the crash an "accident." But it is extremely doubtful that what happened tonight on this slick road could be truly called an accident. Because there will be those in Peyton Place who must live with the knowledge that they caused Joe Rossi's flight. Intro: Norman and Joe are driving in Norman's car. Norman drives through a narrow tunnel and rolls his car. Scene 1: Tom Winter stops, calls to Norman, turns off the ignition, and helps Norman out of the car. He puts Norman in the back seat of his station wagon and goes back for Joe Rossi. Joe is not conscious. The station wagon makes a good substitute ambulance. Winter says that he didn't want to move him but the nearest phone is 8 or 10 miles and Joe is losing blood fast. Scene 2: At Doctors Hospital, the emergency team is already working on Joe. Dr. Rossi is leading the team. Norman has a bandage on his forehead. He apologizes to Dr. Rossi for the wreck. At the Information Desk, Miss Choate asks Tom Winter to look in on a Mrs. Daily. She has been calling for him all day. Rev. Winter says he had been out of town. He asks how Mrs. Daily is doing and if she is in room 221. Dr. Fielding is paged. Scene 3: In the apartment, Rodney is dozing as Norman comes in. Rodney asks what happened. Norman says it is nothing. He points to his forehead and says that it is just a scratch. Norman said he totaled the car. He tells his brother that Joe is in the hospital. Norman says that he sort of saw it coming. Rodney asks if there was something between Joe and Rita. They are still talking as Rita screams. She says, "Joe, get away from me." In the bedroom Rita is having a nachtmare. She hallucinates that Joe Chernak is still alive. Norman said that Rita had these problems when they first got married. Scene 4: At the hospital, miss Choate is attending Joe Rossi in his room. Joe's head is bandaged. She says it is too soon to know about a concussion. Choate says that Dr. Rossi will soon be there. She adds that Joe has a hairline fracture. About this time, Rossi comes in to check on his brother. Joe asks how they can tell it is a concussion. He doesn't get much of an answer. He asks if Michael is concerned. Miss Choate says, "of course, he is." Dr. Rossi tells his brother, Joe, that he will be all right. Scene 5: Steven Cord comes out of a building on the wharf and bangs on the door of the Shoreline Garage. He tells Rodney that he saw that the light was on. Rodney says, "Try the Inn, your wife isn't here. Your ex-wife." They talk about the custody hearing. Rodney opines that Steven has delivered his poison pen letter for the evening and asks Steven to leave. Rodney says there is "give and take" in every marriage. Steven leaves. Scene 6: Back at the hospital, miss Choate notices a call light has just come on. She rushes to Joe's room, looks at him, and dials a three digit number. She speaks to Dr. Rossi in his office. She tells the doctor she is in Joe's room. She adjusts Joe's pillow. Rossi responds and looks into Joe's eyes using a penlight. Dr. Rossi talks with Joe. Rossi uses his stethescope and then orders 2 cc's of chloro-promazine for Joe. A sedative. Rossi turns off the light and leaves the room. On the way out he speaks to Rev. Tom Winter. Winter offers to sit with Rossi's brother so the doctor can get some sleep. Rossi asks Tom to do him a favor. Tom gets a call from Susan Winter. Susan comes on the line. She is doubtless sobriety challenged. He tells her to stay where she is. He will come get her. Tom decides to drop in on Rita Harrington for a visit. Preview: Joe Rossi talks to Jill Smith. Betty talks to Rodney. JR: I want to make a clean start. And you're going to play it straight. JS: Don't you tell me what to do. JR: If you do anything to mess my setup here. Anything at all ... JS: You'll what? BA: You are stubborn and you're bull-headed when you want to be. And it's not fair to make me responsible. RH: What kind of a life would we have had if I forced Allison's baby on you? BA: What can kind of a life do we have now, now that you feel that I forced you to abandon it? Rev. Tom Winter-Robert Hogan. Mrs. Daily-only mentioned. PREV HOME NEXT