Julie phones Rod to let him know Betty is coming home. Rod tells his father, but insists on handling the situation his way. Betty Anderson returns to Peyton Place. She comes home and is irritated by her mother's niceness to her. This succeeds in shutting Betty up.
Rod drops by to say hello.
Connie goes to the hospital to see Elliot. Allison attends her first day of college. She basically tells Paul that Elliot has risen above the past, whereas he has let it beat him down. Paul basically tells her to shut up and get into class. Connie tells Elliot about Mike, how he was an orderly at the hospital where Allison was born.