LADY SYBIL
You're not really fighting Granny,
are you, Papa?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Your grandmother merely wishes to
do the right thing. And so do I.
[Carson enters.]
MR CARSON
Dinner is served, my lady.
--
[00:34:40, INT. KITCHENS - EVENING]
DAISY
Does anyone else keep dreamingabout theTitanic? I can't get it out of my mind.
GWEN
Not again. Give it a rest.
ANNA
Daisy, it's time to let it go.
DAISY
But all them people freezing to
death in midnight icy water.
MISS O'BRIEN
Oh, you sound like a penny
dreadful.
GWEN
I expect you saw worse things in
South Africa, eh Mr Bates?
MR BATES
Not worse, but pretty bad.
DAISY
Did you enjoy the war?
MR BATES
I don't think anyone enjoys war,
but there are some good memories, too.
ANNA
I'm sure there are.
GWEN
Mr Bates, could you hand me that
tray?
[Mr Bates
gets up to grab it, but his knee twinges and he spills the whole contents on
the floor as he grabs his knee. Anna gets up quickly.]
ANNA
I'll do it.
[Gwen clearly feels awkward.]
MR CARSON
Ladies are
out. We've given them coffee. His Lordship's taken his port to the library.
Anna, Gwen, go up and help clear away. Er, Daisy, tell Mrs Patmore we'll eat in
15 minutes.
[Mr Bates, Mr Carson, and Miss
O'Brien sit at the table.]
--
[00:35:43, INT. DINING ROOM -
EVENING]
[The servants clear the table.]
GWEN
I keep forgetting, does this go
next door or back to the kitchen?
THOMAS
Those go back, but the dessert
service and all the glasses stay in the upstairs pantry.
WILLIAM
Put it on here.
[Gwen sets the dish down on the
tray. O'Brien creeps up to Thomas in the antechamber.]
THOMAS
What is it?
MISS O'BRIEN
Her
Ladyship's told him she thinks Mr Bates ought to go. She said to me, "If
only His Lordship had been content with Thomas."
THOMAS
Did she really?
ANNA
What are you doing up here?
MISS O'BRIEN
It's a free country.
ANNA
Well, I'm going for my dinner. You
two can stay here...plotting.
--
[00:36:23, INT. THE DOWER HOUSE -
DAY]
[Violet holds a letter.]
VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF
GRANTHAM
So, the young Duke of Crowborough
is asking himself to stay.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
We know why?
VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF
GRANTHAM
You hope
you know why. That is not at all the same. You realise the duke thinks Mary's prospects
have altered?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
I suppose so.
VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF
GRANTHAM
There's no
suppose about it. Of course, this is exactly the sort of opportunity that will
come to Mary if we can only get things settled in her favour. Is Robert coming
'round?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Not yet. To
him, the risk is we succeed in saving my money, but not the estate. He feels
he'd be betraying his duty if Downton were lost because of him.
VIOLET,
DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM Well, I'm going to write to Murray.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
He won't say anything different.
VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF
GRANTHAM
Well, we
have to start somewhere. Our duty is to Mary. Well, give him a date for when
Mary's out of mourning.
[Violet hands the letter back to
Cora.]
VIOLET,
DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM No one wants to kiss a girl in black.
--
[00:37:30, INT. LADY MARY'S BEDROOM
- DAY]
[Sybil puts a flower in Mary's hair
as they stand in front of the mirror.]
LADY EDITH
Oh, do stop
admiring yourself. He's not marrying you for your looks. That's if he wants to
marry you at all.
LADY MARY
He will.
LADY SYBIL
You look beautiful.
LADY MARY
Thank you Sybil, darling.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
We should go down. They'll be back
from the station at any moment.
[The girls file out.]
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Let's not gild the lily, dear.
[Cora takes the flower out of
Mary's hair and lowers her voice to a whisper.]
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
And Mary, try to look surprised.
--
[00:37:57, INT. SERVANTS' CORRIDOR
- DAY]
MR CARSON
You all ready?
[Carson inspects William's
uniform.]
MR CARSON
Very well. We shall go out to greet
them.
DAISY
And me, Mr Carson?
MR CARSON
No, Daisy, no you.
[Daisy's expression falls.]
MR CARSON
Can you manage, Mr Bates, or would
you rather wait here?
MR BATES
I want to go, Mr Carson.
MR CARSON
There's no obligation for the whole
staff to be present.
MR BATES
I'd like to be there.
MR CARSON
Well, it's certainly a great day
for Downton to welcome a duke under our roof.
THOMAS (to William)
Remember to help me with the
luggage. Don't go running off.
MR BATES
I'll give you a hand.
THOMAS
Oh, I couldn't ask that, Mr Bates,
not in your condition.
[The servants head upstairs and
Thomas turns to Mr Carson.]
THOMAS
How long do we have to put up with
this, Mr Carson, just so I know?
--
[00:38:35, EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY,
FRONT WALK - DAY]
[The
servants line up and the family exits the house. William opens the car door for
the duke and Robert.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Welcome to Downton.
[Mrs Hughes and the housemaids
curtsy and the men bow their heads.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Lady Grantham, this is so kind of
you.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Not at all,
Duke. I'm delighted you could spare the time. You know my daughter, Mary, of
course.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Of course, Lady Mary.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
And Edith, but I don't believe
you've met my youngest, Sybil.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Ah, Lady Sybil.
[They step forward to shake hands.]
LADY SYBIL
How do you do?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Come on in, you must be worn out.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Oh, Lady Grantham, I have a
confession to make, which I hope won't cause too much bother.
My man was taken ill just as I was
leaving, so...
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Oh, well, that won't be a problem,
will it Carson?
MR CARSON
Certainly not. I shall look after
His Grace myself.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Oh, no, I wouldn't dream of being
such a nuisance, surely a footman...
[The duke looks at Thomas.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I remember this man. Didn't you
serve me when I dined with Lady Grantham in London?
THOMAS
I did, Your Grace.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Ah, there we are. We shall do very
well together, won't we...?
THOMAS
Er, Thomas, Your Grace.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
...Thomas.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Good.
[The family heads inside.]
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
I hope you had a pleasant journey.
[O'Brien kicks Bates's cane out
from under him and he falls.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Bates, are you all right?
MR BATES
Perfectly, my lord. I apologise.
[The family
continues inside and Bates looks up at O'Brien. Anna crouches down to help
Bates.]
ANNA
Mr Bates.
[William closes the front door and
Anna helps Bates to his feet.]
ANNA
That's better.
MR BATES
Please, don't feel sorry for me.
[Bates and Anna walk around to the
servants' entrance behind the others.]
--
[00:40:26, INT. CORRIDOR - DAY]
LADY MARY
What shall we do? What would you
like to do?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I think I'd rather like to go exploring.
LADY MARY
Certainly. Gardens or house?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Oh, house, I think. Gardens are all
the same to me.
[They chuckle.]
LADY MARY
Very well. We can begin in the
hall, which is one of the oldest--
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
No, not all those drawing rooms and
libraries.
LADY MARY
Well what, then?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I don't know. The...the secret
passages and the attics.
LADY MARY
It seems a bit odd, but why not?
I'll just tell Mama.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
No Don't tell your mama.
LADY MARY
But there's nothing wrong in it.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
No, indeed, I'm--I'm only worried
the others will want to join us.
[Mary smiles, flattered.]
--
[00:41:17, INT. DRAWING ROOM - DAY]
[Robert enters while Cora is
embroidering.]
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Mary's settling him in.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Cora, don't let Mary make a fool of
herself. By the way, I'll be going up to London next week.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Do you want to open the house?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
No, no, I'll just take Bates and
stay at a club. I won't be more than a day or two.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
I see. Are things...progressing?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
What "things"?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Oomph.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
It's just a regimental dinner
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
It's a pity Bates spoiled the
arrival this afternoon.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
He didn't spoil anything. He fell
over.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
So undignified. Carson hates that
kind of thing.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I don't care what Carson thinks.
[Carson clears his throat.]
MR CARSON
A message
from the Dowager Countess, milady. She says she won't come to tea, but she'll
join you for dinner.
[Cora gives Robert a slightly
exasperated look.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Oh, Carson,
I hope you weren't embarrassed this afternoon. I can assure you the Duke very
much appreciated his welcome.
MR CARSON
I'm glad.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Is Bates all right?
MR CARSON
I think so, my lord.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Must be so difficult for you all
the same.
[Carson looks at the floor and
raises his eyebrows and leaves without a word.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Don't stare.
--
[00:42:36,
INT. SERVANTS' BEDROOM CORRIDOR - DAY] [Mary and the duke sneak through the
servants' passages.]
LADY MARY
Do you realise this is the first
time we've ever been alone?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Then you've forgotten when I pulled
you into the conservatory at the Northbrooks.
[Mary smiles.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
How sad.
LADY MARY
No, I haven't. It's not quite the
same with twenty chaperones hiding behind every fan.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
And are you pleased to be alone
with me, my lady?
LADY MARY
Oh dear, if I answer truthfully
you'll think me rather forward.
[The duke steps forward to open the
door behind Mary.]
LADY MARY
I don't think we should pry. It
feels rather...disrespectful.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Oh,
nonsense. It's your father's house, isn't it? You have a right to know what
goes on in it. Where does this lead?
LADY MARY
To the men's quarters, with a lock
on the women's side. Only Mrs Hughes is allowed to turn it.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Mrs Hughes...
[The duke opens the door.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
And you.
[Mary and the duke enter the men's
corridor.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
In here?
LADY MARY
A footman, I imagine.
[Mary seems
uncomfortable as the duke opens the door and then enters another room. The duke
rifles through the dresser drawers.]
LADY MARY
Should you do that?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Why not? I'm--I'm making a study on
the genus footman. I seek to know the creature's ways.
[Mary laughs, then turns when she
hears something.]
LADY MARY (whisper)
Someone's coming!
[Mary
stands awkwardly in the corridor and the duke closes the footman's bedroom door
as Bates steps out of his room into the corridor.]
MR BATES
Can I help you, milady?
LADY MARY
We were just exploring.
[The duke steps out of the
footman's room.]
MR BATES
Were you looking for Thomas, Your
Grace?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
No, as Lady Mary said, we've just
been exploring.
[Bates nods and opens his door.]
MR BATES
Would you care to explore my room,
milady?
[Mary is embarrassed and ashamed.]
LADY MARY
Of course not, Bates. I'm sorry to
have bothered you. We were just going down.
[Mary walks stiffly back to the
women's corridor and the duke follows calmly behind and she locks the door.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Why did you apologise to that man?
It's not his business what we do.
LADY MARY
I always apologise when I'm in the wrong.
It's a habit of mine.
--
[00:44:57, INT. LIBRARY - DAY]
MR CARSON
The plain fact is Mr Bates, through
no fault of his own, is not able to fulfil the extra duties expected of him. He
can't lift, he can't serve at table, he's dropping things all over the place.
On a night like tonight, he should act as a third footman. As it is, my lord,
we may have to have a maid in the dining room.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Cheer up, Carson. There are worse
thing happening in the world.
MR CARSON
Not worse than a maid serving a
duke.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
So you're quite determined?
MR CARSON
It's a hard decision, Your
Lordship, a very hard decision, but the honour of Downton is at stake.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Don't worry, Carson, I know all about
hard decisions when it comes to the honour of Downton.
Don't I boy?
[Robert kneels down to pet his
dog.]
--
[00:45:47, INT. LUGGAGE ROOM -
EVENING]
[William sighs with the effort as
he puts down some luggage.]
MRS HUGHES
William, you mustn't let Thomas
take advantage. He's only a footman, same as you.
WILLIAM
Well, that's all right, Mrs Hughes.
I like to keep busy. Takes your mind off things.
MRS HUGHES
What things
have you got to take your mind off? If you're feeling homesick, there's no
shame in it.
WILLIAM
No.
MRS HUGHES
Means you come from a happy home.
There's plenty of people here would envy that.
WILLIAM
Yes, Mrs Hughes.
--
[00:46:28, INT. LORD GRANTHAM'S
DRESSING ROOM - EVENING]
MR BATES
Will that be all, milord?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Yes. That is...not exactly. Have
you recovered from your fall this afternoon?
MR BATES
I'm very sorry about that, milord.
I don't know what happened.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
The thing
is, Bates, I said I'd give you a trial and I have. If it were only up to me.
It's this question of a valet's extra duties.
MR BATES
You mean waiting a table when
there's a large party.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
That and
carrying things and...you do see that Carson can't be expected to compromise
the efficiency of his staff.
MR BATES
I do,
milord, of course I do. Might I make a suggestion? That when an extra footman
is required, the cost could come out of my wages.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Absolutely not. I couldn't possibly
allow that.
MR BATES
Because I am very eager to stay,
milord. Very eager, indeed.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I know you are. And I was eager
that this should work.
MR BATES
You see...it is unlikely that I
should find another position.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
But surely in a smaller house where
less is expected of you...
MR BATES
It's not likely.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I mean to help until you find
something.
MR BATES
I couldn't take your money, milord.
I can take wages for a job done, that's all.
[They regard each other for a
moment.]
MR BATES
Very good, milord. I'll go at once.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
There's no need to rush out into
the night. Take the London train tomorrow; it leaves at nine.
You'll have a month's wages, too.
[Bates is about to protest.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
That I insist on.
[Bates begins to leave.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
It's a bloody business, Bates, but
I can't see any way around it.
MR BATES
I quite understand, milord.
[BREAK 3]
--
ACT FOUR
[00:48:28, INT. DINING ROOM -
EVENING]
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
I'm afraid
we're rather a female party tonight, Duke, but you know what it's like trying
to balance numbers in the country. A single man outranks the Holy Grail.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
No, I'm ter-- I'm terribly
flattered to be dining en famille.
LADY EDITH
What were you and Mary doing in the
attics this afternoon?
LADY SYBIL
I expect Mary was just showing the
duke the house, weren't you?
VIOLET,
DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM Are you a student of architecture?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Mm, absolutely.
VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF
GRANTHAM
Then I do hope you'll come and inspect
my little cottage. It was designed by Rein...
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Ah.
VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF
GRANTHAM
...for the first earl's sister.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
The attics?
LADY EDITH
Yes. Mary took the duke up to the
attics.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Whatever for?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Why was this, dear?
LADY MARY
We were just looking around.
LADY EDITH
Looking around? What is there to
look at but servants' rooms? What was the real reason?
[Thomas is interested by the
conversation.]
VIOLET, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF
GRANTHAM (chuckles uncomfortably)
Don't be such a chatterbox, Edith.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
I think we'll go through.
LADY EDITH
I still don't understand--
LADY MARY
Will you hold your tongue?
[The men rise as the women exit in
order of age.]
--
[00:49:44, INT. SERVANTS' HALL -
EVENING]
THOMAS
How long do you think they'll be?
I'm starving.
MR CARSON
Have you settled the ladies?
THOMAS
Yes, Mr Carson.
MR CARSON
Then it won't be long once they go
through.
DAISY
Do you think he'll speak out? Do
you think we'll have a duchess to wait on? Imagine that!
MRS PATMORE
You won't be waiting on her,
whatever happens.
MR CARSON
There is no
reason why the eldest daughter and heiress of the Earl of Grantham should not
wear a duchess's coronet with honour.
MRS HUGHES
Heiress, Mr Carson? Has it been
decided?
MR CARSON
It will be if there's any justice
in the world.
MRS HUGHES
Well, we'll know soon enough.
[Anna puts a plate down on a tray.]
MRS PATMORE
What you doing, Anna?
ANNA
I thought
I'd take something up to Mr Bates, him not being well enough to come down. You
don't mind, do you Mrs Hughes?
MRS HUGHES
I don't mind, not this once.
MR CARSON
Take him whatever he might need.
[Anna leaves with the tray.]
MR CARSON
Mr Bates is
leaving without a stain on his character. I hope you all observe that in the
manner of your parting.
WILLIAM
Well, I don't see why he has to go.
I don't mind doing a bit of extra work.
THOMAS
It's not up to you. I'll take care
of His Lordship, shall I Mr Carson?
MR CARSON
Not while you're looking after the
duke, you won't. I'll see to His Lordship myself.
--
[00:50:51, INT. SERVANTS' BEDROOM
CORRIDOR - EVENING]
[Anna takes
the tray to Mr Bates's room and sees him crying through the slightly open door.
She takes a step back and pauses to consider.]
ANNA
Mr Bates? Are you there?
[Bates wipes his eyes with a cloth
and comes to the door.]
ANNA
I brought something up in case
you're hungry.
MR BATES
That's very kind.
[Bates puts his cane on his arm and
takes the tray and puts it down on a table by the door.]
ANNA
I'm ever so sorry you're going.
MR BATES
I'll be all right.
ANNA
Of course you will. There's always
a place for a man like you.
MR BATES
Oh, yes. Something'll turn up.
ANNA
Tell us when you're fixed.
Just...drop us a line. Else I'll worry.
MR BATES
Well...we can't have that.
[They smile sadly at each other and
Bates closes the door.]
--
[00:52:44, INT. DINING ROOM -
EVENING]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
We must go and let the servants get
in here.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I should be grateful if we could
stay just a minute more. I have-- I have something to ask you.
[Robert sits back down.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I was terribly sorry to hear about
your cousins.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
You said. Did you know them?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Not well. I--I used to see Patrick
Crawley at the odd thing. I imagine it will mean some adjustments for your...to
lose two heirs in one night is terrible.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Indeed, it was terrible.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Awful. But then again, it's an ill
wind. At least Lady Mary's prospects must have rather improved.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Have they?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Haven't they?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I will not be coy and pretend I do
not understand your meaning, though you seem very informed on this family's
private affairs. But you ought, perhaps, to know that I do not intend to fight
the entail. Not any part of it.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
You can't be serious.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
It pains me to say it, but I am.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
You will give up your entire estate
- your wife's money into the bargain - to a perfect stranger?
You won't even put up a fight?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I hope he proves to be perfect, but
I rather doubt it.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Ha. A very odd thing to joke about.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
No odder
than this conversation. So, there you have it. But Mary will still have her settlement,
which you won't find ungenerous.
[The duke coughs.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I'm--I'm sorry?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I only
meant that her portion, when she marries will be more than respectable. You'll
be pleased, I promise you.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Oh, heavens. I--I hope I haven't
given the wrong impression.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
You know very well the impression--
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
My dear Lord Grantham--
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Don't
"my dear Lord Grantham" me! You knew what you were doing when you
came here. You encouraged Mary, all of us to thinking--
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Forgive me, but I came to express
my sympathies and my friendship, nothing more. L--Lady Mary's a charming
person. Whoever marries her will be a lucky man. He will not, however, be me.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I see. And what was it you asked me
to stay behind to hear?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I forget.
[Robert glares at the duke.]
--
[00:55:27, INT. GREAT HALL -
EVENING]
[The duke and Robert part ways.
Mary waits for the duke as he lights a candle by the stairs.]
LADY MARY
Well, aren't you coming into the
drawing room?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I'm--I'm tired. I--I think I'll
just slip away. Please make my excuses.
LADY MARY
I'm afraid I've worn you out.
Tomorrow we can just--
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I'm leaving in the morning.
Goodnight.
[Mary is disappointed. The duke
turns around.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Oh, you might tell that footman...
LADY MARY
Thomas.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Thomas. You might tell him I've
gone up.
[The duke ascends the stairs and
Mary processes her disappointment, trying not to cry. Edith approaches from
behind to gloat.]
LADY EDITH
So he slipped the hook.
LADY MARY
At least I'm not fishing with no
bait.
[Mary exits, leaving Edith equally
upset.]
[BREAK 4]
--
ACT FIVE
[00:56:32, INT. GUEST BEDROOM -
NIGHT]
THOMAS
I don't believe that.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Well,
believe what you like. He won't break the entail. The unknown cousin gets
everything and Mary's inheritance will be the same as it always was.
THOMAS
Well, how was I to know when the
lawyer turned up?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
You weren't to know. You did the
right thing to telegraph me. It's just not gonna come off.
THOMAS
So, what now?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Well, you--
you know how I'm fixed. I have to have an heiress. If it means going to New
York to find one.
THOMAS
What about me?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
You...you will wish me well.
THOMAS
You said you'd find me a job if I
wanted to leave.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Do you?
THOMAS
I want to be a valet. I'm sick of
being a footman.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Yeah, Thomas, I don't need a valet.
I--I thought you were getting rid of the new one here?
THOMAS
I'll have done it, but I'm not sure
Carson's gonna let me take over.
[Thomas sits down and takes the
duke's face in his hand.]
THOMAS
And I want to be with you.
[They kiss.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I just
can't see it working, can you? We don't seem to have the basis of a
servant/master relationship, do we?
THOMAS
You came here to be with me.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Among other reasons. And one
swallow doesn't make a summer.
THOMAS
Aren't you forgetting something?
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
What? Are
you threatening me? Because of a youthful dalliance? A few-- a few weeks of
madness in a London season? You wouldn't hold that against me, surely?
THOMAS
I would if I have to.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
And who
will believe a greedy footman over the words of a duke? If you're not careful,
you'll end up behind bars.
THOMAS
I've got proof.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Mm. You mean these?
[The duke
pulls out a bound stack of letters. Thomas dashes for them, but the duke throws
them in the fire and wrestles keeps Thomas away as they burn.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
You know,
my mother's always telling me, "Never put anything in writing." And
now, thanks to you, I never will again.
THOMAS
How did you get that? You bastard.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Don't be a bad loser, Thomas. Go to
bed. Unless you want to stay.
[Thomas leaves angry.]
--
[01:00:04,
INT. MRS HUGHES'S SITTING ROOM - NIGHT] [Mr Carson knocks on the open door.]
MR CARSON
I think I'll turn in.
MRS HUGHES
No big announcement, then?
MR CARSON
No. Nor likely to be. He's off on
the nine o'clock train.
MRS HUGHES
He never
is. And when we've had a turkey killed for tomorrow's dinner. Well, I wonder
what she did wrong.
MR CARSON
She did nothing wrong, not from the
way His Lordship was talking.
MRS HUGHES
So His Grace turned out to be
graceless. Hm.
MR CARSON
Goodnight, Mrs Hughes.
MRS HUGHES
Goodnight, Mr Carson.
--
[01:00:38, INT. LADY GRANTHAM'S
BEDROOM - NIGHT]
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
If you knew that was your decision,
why put Mary through it?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
But I didn't know it was my
decision, my final decision, until tonight. But I find I cannot ruin the estate
or hollow out the title for the sake of Mary, even with a better man than that.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
I try to understand, I just can't.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Why should you? Downton is in my
blood and in my bones. It's not in yours. And I can no more be the cause of its
destruction than I could betray my country. Besides, how was I to know he
wouldn't take her without the money?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Don't pretend to be a child because
it suits you.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Do you think she would've been
happy with a fortune hunter?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
She might've been. I was.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Have you been happy? Really, have I
made you happy?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Yes. That is, since you fell in love
with me. Which, if I remember correctly, was about a year after we were
married.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Not a year. Not as long as that.
But it wouldn't have happened for Mary.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Why not?
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Because I am so much nicer than the
Duke of Crowborough.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
I'll be the judge of that.
[Cora turns off the light.]
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Just don't think I'm going to let
it rest, Robert. I haven't given up by any means.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
I must do what my conscience tells
me.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
And so must I. And I don't want you
to think I'll let it rest.
[Robert blows out the candle on his
side of the bed.]
--
[01:02:16, INT. GREAT HALL -
MORNING]
MR CARSON
My lord,
would it be acceptable for Bates to ride in front with Taylor? Otherwise it
means getting the other car out. He and His Grace are catching the same train.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Perfectly acceptable. And if His
Grace doesn't, he can lump it.
[Carson is pleased by Robert's
response.]
--
[01:02:35, EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY,
FRONT WALK - MORNING]
[Bates takes a last look at the
house. The duke exits the house with Cora.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
You've been so kind, Lady Grantham,
thank you.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Goodbye, Duke.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
You will make my farewells to your
delightful daughters?
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
They'd have been down if they'd
known you were leaving so soon.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Alas, s--something's come up which
has taken me quite by surprise.
CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM
Obviously.
[Robert joins them.]
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Well, Grantham, this has been a highly
enjoyable interlude.
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Has it? And I feared it had proved
a disappointment.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
Not at all. Not at all, a short
stay in your lovely house has driven away my cares.
[Thomas glares at the duke.]
CHAUFFEUR
We ought to go, my lord, if His
Grace is to catch the train.
[The duke gets in the motor. Robert
approaches Bates.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Goodbye, Bates. And good luck.
MR BATES
Good luck to you, my lord.
[Robert is
discomfited as Bates gets in the motorcar. The chauffeur begins to drive away
and Robert turns from heading inside to run after the car.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Wait!
[Carson walks briskly towards the
car as Robert takes Bates's travel bag.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Get out, Bates.
DUKE OF CROWBOROUGH
I--I really mustn't be late.
[Robert ignores the duke.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
Get back inside and we'll say no
more about it.
[Bates
takes his bag from Robert and heads inside. Robert closes the car door and
watches Bates walk back to the house.]
ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM
It wasn't right, Carson. I just
didn't think it was right.
--
[01:04:20,INT. MANCHESTER,
CRAWLEY'S HOUSE - MORNING]
[Matthew
Crawley and his mother, Isobel, are eating breakfast. A housemaid brings Isobel
the post.]
ELLEN
First post, ma'am.
ISOBEL CRAWLEY
Thank you, Emma. One for you.
[Isobel hands a letter to Matthew.]
MATTHEW CRAWLEY
Mm. Thank you, Mother.
[Matthew opens the letter.]
MATTHEW CRAWLEY
It's from Lord Grantham.
ISOBEL CRAWLEY
Really? What on earth does he want?
[Matthew's jaw drops as he
continues reading.]
MATTHEW CRAWLEY
He wants to change our lives