PEYTON PLACE
Episode 441.
06-24-68
Susan catches Jill and Joe in the livingroom of the manse.
WA: Joe Rossi, Dr. Michael Rossi's young brother, has never been
able to accept the fact that Jill Smith, the mother of his
child, has flatly refused to have anything to do with him. He
has tried the waiting game with Jill, assuming the passage of
time would soften her anger. But today, another young girl,
Carolyn Russell, laughed off Joe's advances. For Joe, it is
one rejection too many. Now he is determined to force his way
back into Jill's life.
Intro: Joe walking on the wharf. He goes over to a pay phone booth
outside the Tavern. He places a call.
Scene 1: Tom Winter answers the phone but the caller (Joe) hangs up.
Jill asks who it was. Tom says it must have been a wrong
number. They hung up.
Scene 2: In the Carson [Mackenzie] house, now rented by the Russells,
music playing from the grammaphone is playing loudly. Dr.
Rossi arrives at the front door and is greeted by Eli Carson.
Dr. Rossi says that he was visiting the Woodfields around the
corner and that he wanted to stop by to see if they would like
to go out to dinner that night. He suggests 8:00 o'clock.
Marsha says 8:00 o'Clock will be just fine. Rossi leaves.
Scene 3: Carolyn asks her mother, Marsha, if she is really going out
with Dr. Rossi. Carolyn asks why she can't go out with his
brother. Marsha says that they are both going out with him.
Scene 4: Rev. Winter walks into his chapel and finds Susan sitting in a
pew toward the front. Susan explains to Tom why she drinks a
lot. She mentions Mrs. Butler. Jill comes in. Tom and Susan
leave.
Scene 5: Betty and Rita talk in the Harrington Brothers Motorcycle shop.
They discuss business and Betty mentions how she feels left out
not understanding what is being said.
Scene 6: At the Peyton mill, Joe gets off a fork lift truck and goes
over to a pay phone. He calls telephones the manse. Jill
answers, carrying Kelly. Joe talks a while using a false
voice.
Scene 7: At the Colonial Post Inn, Dr. Rossi, Marsha, and Carolyn are
seated by the hostess. Carolyn asks her mother what they
usually have to eat there. Marsha asks Dr. Rossi if he does
his own cooking. Rossi says he eats out a lot. Carolyn asks
if it is romantic being a bachelor doctor. Rossi calls Helen,
the waitress over. Carolyn announces that she has a headache
and leaves.
Rossi and Marsha stand up. Rossi says, "You aren't going after
her, are you?" The waitress asks if they would like more time.
Rossi asks if this is the first time she has been out since her
divorce. She says that it is. Rossi says he is honored.
Rossi orders two very nice steaks from Helen.
Scene 8. Jill Smith comes in the manse and finds Joe Rossi tickling the
ivories on the organ. She tells Joe to get out. She tells him
that the Winters will be home any moment. Joe gets up and
forcefully kisses her.
Susan Winter comes in and catches them. Susan berates Jill
Smith for letting this happen. Susan reminds Jill that she is
in a church. Jill runs up the stairs and Tom comes in and asks
her what happened. Jill doesn't answer. Tom asks Susan what
happened. She tells him that Jill and Joe were "making love."
Preview: Tom talks with Jill. Joe Rossi talks with Dennis and Carolyn.
TW: I have to know how I failed you.
JS: What's wrong with just cutting out? I've done it before.
TW: I have to know how I failed you.
JS: Don't pull that on me.
JR: [music] Why don't you dance yourself over to a table and
rest up, Huh?
D: When I'm tired.
CR: Well, why don't we sit down?
Mrs. Butler, parishioner of Rev Tom Winter, and the Wayside Church.
Woodfields, neighbors of the Russell's.
Helen, waitress at the Inn.
Joe forcefully kisses Jill.
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