The Edge of Night/Episode 396

Episode 396
Season 2, Episode 202
Airdate	October 7, 1957
Production Number	396
Written by
Directed by
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The Edge of Night — Season Two

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Episode 396 is the two-hundred second episode of the second season of The Edge of Night, and the three-hundred ninety-sixth episode overall.

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Plot Overview

Clayton Pike showed Mary Harper's brooch to girlfriend Irene and revealed that he intends to use the brooch to trap Liz and get himself off the hook. Pike promised Irene that once he gets the incriminating documents away from Liz, they can dispose of the Harper kid and get his inheritance. Dalton met with Phillips and reiterated that he wants to be his own man. Phillips said that he'd arrange for the publisher of the Monticello News to dramatize Dalton, who is relatively unknown to the public. Phillips' comments gave Dalton an idea about having Mike reassigned so that Dalton could prosecute the high-profile, front-page Sekuler & Holland trial. Phillips agreed that it would be a splendid maneuver if Dalton could pull it off. Dalton promised to get the ball rolling and finally agreed to run for the DA's office. Clayton baited his wife Liz, who slapped him and claimed that she'd call the police and expose him as a murderer and fraud. Liz picked up the phone to call the cops, but at the last minute, she hung up saying, "No. You haven't suffered enough." Clayton urged Liz to wear the brooch he gave her. Liz accused Clayton of taking the jewel when she discovered it was missing. Peter told an ecstatic Viriginia that he's going to run for District Attorney. After revealing his plan to get Mike reassigned to a less important case, Peter warned that he'd do anything to get elected.

Quotes

• Peter Dalton: If Mike Karr gets in my way... then Mike Karr will have to go...