The character Betty appeared in Return to Peyton Place, the follow-up novel to Peyton Place, but not in its 1961 film adaptation. However, she did appear in the daytime soap opera which aired from 1972 to 1974. In this version, she was married to Rodney Harrington, but they soon estranged from each other. Rodney fell in love with Allison MacKenzie, while Betty started an affair with Steven Cord. She was aware that Martin Peyton was still alive, and agreed on keeping it a secret from the other townspeople.
In this soap opera, Betty was the mother of Steven's son Peyton, but, in mid-1973, she refused to let him see him. In late 1973, Betty and Steven planned on marrying each other, but their relationship was constantly put on the test by D. B. Bentley, a wealthy heiress who seduced Steven for business information. Betty gave Steven an ultimatum: choose between her and D. B. Steven initially followed D. B.'s advice not to rush into a wedding with Betty, but he later regrets the decision.
The series ends with Betty, now divorced from Rodney, planning on marrying Steven in the Caribbean. When Martin Peyton finds out about this, he announces he will return to town to prevent this from happening. The soap opera was cancelled before this plot was finished, leaving it unknown to the viewer whether Betty and Steven married.
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