Owen Marshall

Smiles From Yesterday
(First aired: 1971)

After taking time off from her career, Jenny Rush begins her comeback with the hit song 'Smiles From Yesterday'. Soon she has to consult with Owen Marshall because former member of her band, Boyd Davies, said she'd stolen the song from him.
     At first she is undecided whether or not to fight the accusation. After her son Peter Hamilton (Mark) who now lives with her former husband, Alan, comes to her asking about the song (he felt that part of the songs are about her feeling for him), she decides to fight. A very close friend, Uncle Walter, goes to Las Vegas and discovers that Alan Hamilton is behind all the trouble. He ends up in hospital, and is visited there by Marshall who is told all the information. Pete should not witness the trial, but he does.
     That evening, while talking with his father, Boyd Davies rushes into the apartment, surprising Pete. He has one question- WHY? His father said because Jenny Rush had destroyed his life, he now wanted to destroy hers. He felt if he made her son hate her, Pete would love only him.
     By the way - you can find out very quickly if that's the right episode. Just take a closer look at one photo standing on a shelf atop the fireplace - yes, it shows a very young Pete/Mark.