Rachel is introduced as a mysterious and wild girl hiding in an abandoned cabin in the woods near Peyton Place.

When they notice that she is wearing a bracelet belonging to Allison MacKenzie, a young woman who has been missing for a while, they take her along to the Doctor's Hospital.

She went to live with her mother Georgine's sister Lucy and her new husband Jack Chandler in Hastings Valley.

[4] A neighbor visits Peyton Place to warn Dr. Rossi not to send her back to her uncle, claiming that he is abusive.

[6] She was asked to come back for an audition, during which she performed a scene of the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

[6] Taylor-Young's mother finally convinced her to do the screen test, explaining that it would financially secure her and that it would be a good experience.

[6] She took the screen test on set during a shooting day, which meant that all the cast members were present when she started acting.