1 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,959 ANN: And so it begins - 2 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,000 the crumbling of the polished facade... 3 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,399 ...the unravelling of the carefully curated life 4 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,040 we've built for ourselves. WHIP CRACKS 5 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:06,599 Free of scandal and inconvenient truths, 6 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:11,039 of hidden desires and secret longings. 7 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,480 But should they emerge... do we let them lie? 8 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,999 Or do we pursue them? 9 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,000 And are we prepared for the consequences? 10 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:25,799 SHE SIGHS 11 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,520 JOS: Who was that lady that just called? 12 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,520 HOLLY: Did she upset you? 13 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,239 No, no, not at all. I just, erm... 14 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,840 Come here and take your linctus. 15 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,240 But it's horrible. And so is whooping cough. 16 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,440 Now go and do your reading. SOFTLY: Go. 17 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,720 FAINT CHATTERING 18 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,320 Everyone was loving my gown. 19 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,359 So, I was thinking, Mama, I need a new riding coat, 20 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,239 so shall we visit Miss Louisa today? 21 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,000 Oh, er... I think not. 22 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:25,239 She mentioned last night she's booked up 23 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,279 for several months in advance. 24 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,200 Well, she'll fit ME in. 25 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,279 And I wanted to take some bonbons for the children. 26 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:33,640 No. 27 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:36,760 No? 28 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,200 Their mother may not want them to have sweet things. 29 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,559 It's so sad, Grandmama. 30 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,279 Their father died before they were born, 31 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,199 and she had to bring them up all alone. 32 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,679 So brave. Yes, very commendable. 33 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,679 All the more reason not to overburden her. 34 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,919 Are you joining us for the opera tonight? 35 00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:04,639 What is it? Traviata? SHE CHUCKLES 36 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:06,959 All that weeping and wailing annoys me. 37 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,519 THEY CHUCKLE June... 38 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,239 You should wear the pink silk. 39 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,760 I've invited the Carterets to our box. 40 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,919 Why? 41 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:17,560 So we can all become better acquainted. 42 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:23,960 Hm. 43 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:28,560 DOOR CLOSES 44 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,599 June must be thrilled. So many young men clamouring to dance. 45 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,879 And what a picture she looked. And that gown was a triumph! 46 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,279 Almost a disaster! 47 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,359 But the girl worked wonders. Girl? 48 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,999 You were ogling her, remember? That little chickabid. 49 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,759 You might've introduced me. I took care not to. 50 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,999 She seemed awfully thick with Jo. The dressmaker? 51 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,519 Who's this? Pretty young thing, quite charming. 52 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,959 Remind me why she was "thick" with Jo? 53 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,879 Well, perhaps he was thanking her for saving the day. 54 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,519 Can you get an appointment with her? That's what I'm hoping for. 55 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,359 After June's ball, everyone will be after her. 56 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,880 Shall we? Mm. 57 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,759 What are you doing? 58 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,280 Seeking employment. 59 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,639 As a typist? 60 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,280 Oh, how demeaning. 61 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,919 I need something to tide me over 62 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,239 until I can find a way to pay for Paris. 63 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,279 Are you still persisting with that madness? 64 00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:37,800 Why wouldn't I? 65 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,159 Ah, congratulations! Thank you. 66 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:58,999 Congratulations! Thank you very much. 67 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,999 Thank you very much. Very well done. 68 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,519 Good to see you. THEY CHATTER 69 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,279 The point is, there is no prior instance 70 00:05:08,280 --> 00:05:10,119 of a chairman resigning... No. 71 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,879 ...and therefore no precedent for the eldest son's accession 72 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,199 before his father's death. 73 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:15,239 So in the case of Jo... 74 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,279 Increasingly at odds with the aims of the firm? 75 00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:20,959 If it were brought before the board how much further he might deviate, 76 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,079 how that could endanger the future of the company... 77 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,839 The sheer insanity of prizing tradition over merit. 78 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:28,919 It's archaic, it's wasteful, 79 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,039 and if it goes ahead, a missed opportunity. 80 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:32,959 It is not a foregone conclusion. 81 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,759 I will insist it be brought before the board. 82 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,440 And in the meantime... we build the case against Jo. 83 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,079 SIGHS SOFTLY 84 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,680 BELL RINGING 85 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,359 SHE CHUCKLES 86 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,639 SHE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY 87 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,600 THEY CHUCKLE 88 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:09,480 HE SIGHS, DOOR OPENS 89 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:14,640 I saw her. 90 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,280 At the ball last night, the girl from Venice. 91 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,599 Louisa. How did she come to be there? 92 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,840 She makes gowns, June's gown. 93 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:29,959 Well, she's a widow. She lives in Soho. 94 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,960 Had you any idea? No, not an inkling. 95 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:34,920 Will you see her again? 96 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:37,200 I don't know. 97 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:46,920 JUNE: 'Were you told who to marry?' 98 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,360 I chose freely. 99 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,320 Your father was my first love... 100 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:59,919 ...and when he died, I was sure I would never get over him. 101 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:03,560 But you did? Nothing compares to first love. 102 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,080 We persuade ourselves the fever is real. 103 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:13,079 And then, if we're lucky, we meet our true soulmate 104 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:17,400 and discover something more... profound. 105 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,680 So, Papa's your soulmate? 106 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,479 Like magnets, perhaps. 107 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,920 The attraction of opposites. 108 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:38,639 Gentlemen... today, I can announce 109 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,919 that Forsyte and Co has been offered a unique opportunity. 110 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,679 My old friend Sir Jimmy Buckland has finally succeeded in his scheme 111 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,919 to deploy a tribe from Upper India to the gold mines of Ceylon. 112 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,079 Carried in the teeth of great difficulties, 113 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,439 it should double the output of his mines. 114 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,279 And quarter the lives of his workers? 115 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,159 Well, whether one expires of miserable old age 116 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,719 on one's own barren soil or prematurely of damp 117 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:02,519 at the bottom of a foreign mine, I hardly... 118 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,199 Surely of small consequence as long as it benefits the shareholders. 119 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,760 Well, I imagine it's of some consequence to the widows. 120 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,280 May I continue? 121 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,400 Thank you. 122 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:20,999 Sir Jim, as a personal favour to me, has given us advance notice 123 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,079 so that we may use the information to our advantage 124 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,439 by offering our clients, 125 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,599 and indeed ourselves, the chance to invest. 126 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:33,760 It is quite literally a golden opportunity. 127 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,280 It's a risk. 128 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,280 Which we have an impeccable record for calculating. 129 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,240 Still feels like gambling to me. 130 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:50,559 Are we agreed? 131 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:52,920 ALL: Yes. Agreed. Adjourned. 132 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,439 I'll be back later. I have an appointment. 133 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,639 Hm. Anyone we know? 134 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,760 No. Hm. 135 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:27,880 Is it to your taste? 136 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:33,159 I can admire the tonal qualities, but, no, it doesn't move me. 137 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,000 May I ask what does? 138 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,079 A more vibrant style, 139 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,559 something which captures the fleetingness of a moment 140 00:09:41,560 --> 00:09:43,320 rather than preserves it in aspic. 141 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,879 You're a romantic. SHE CHUCKLES 142 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:50,319 My stepmother says I'm "utterly unfit for decent society". 143 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,880 Your crime? I dance. 144 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,880 The polka, the waltz? The ballet. 145 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:03,479 Ah. My mother was a dancer, and I seem to have inherited her... 146 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,639 Talent? Passion. 147 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,599 There, I said it. Now's your chance to escape. 148 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,440 SHE CHUCKLES And yet... as you see... 149 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:15,600 ...I'm still here. 150 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,559 So... no escape. 151 00:10:36,560 --> 00:10:38,159 From what? 152 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,359 The opera, the Carterets, 153 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,719 the scheme to throw me to the wolves... 154 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:44,840 Horatio? 155 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:47,760 Oh, isn't he more of a poodle? 156 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,200 SHE SNICKERS, THEY CHUCKLE 157 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,759 Well, look who I have. I know she's not mine. 158 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,079 But I take her with me when I'm feeling vexed 159 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,840 or miserable... and she always cheers me up. 160 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,640 Is that why you got her? 161 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,520 She was a gift. From a friend. 162 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:12,400 Someone I met in Italy. 163 00:11:13,680 --> 00:11:15,240 An attachment? 164 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,559 Short-lived. Let me guess. 165 00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:20,519 She wasn't "suitable". 166 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,799 You were forbidden to pursue her. 167 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,840 We just went our separate ways. 168 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,360 And then you met Mama. 169 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,200 Yes. 170 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,839 I'm not sure I want to fall in love. 171 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,920 It sounds like torture. HE CHUCKLES 172 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,640 Well, it can also be magnificent. 173 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,080 Hm. 174 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,039 DOG BARKS JAMES: Jo never seems to learn. 175 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,319 Today in the boardroom, 176 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,919 wittering on about widows and gambling. 177 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:55,279 Oh, poor Cyril. How he frets when he knows I'm going out. 178 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,039 Shall I stay behind and pet him for you? 179 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:58,279 Oh, dear, no! 180 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,719 That would defeat the whole purpose of the evening. 181 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,519 The purpose being to dangle June and I 182 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,159 before the Carterets and hope they bite? 183 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,519 What he fails to grasp is the need for us to be led 184 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,279 by sound commercial nous. 185 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:12,399 Darling, we simply want you to find someone who deserves you. 186 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,999 If we're to maintain our position as London's premier brokers, 187 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,959 the board should be worried. And you look so handsome. 188 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,639 The board will be worried. She won't be able to resist you. 189 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,440 I will make sure of that. 190 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,640 PEOPLE CHATTERING 191 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,359 So glad you could join us, Lady Carteret. 192 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:50,799 Oh, my dear. 193 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,679 To be seen in the company of the illustrious Forsytes, 194 00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:56,679 who wouldn't leap at the chance? 195 00:12:56,680 --> 00:12:58,799 Hm. LADY CARTERET CHUCKLES 196 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,400 Lovely to see so many young people... 197 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,439 ...but sad to think they're seldom masters of their own fate. 198 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,999 I like to think we take their views into account. 199 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,439 JAMES: Tradition is what counts, stability. 200 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,000 No impulsive changing of the guard. 201 00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:19,959 But sometimes, is it not a fresh perspective 202 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,479 that is exactly what is needed? 203 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,720 Provided the proposed candidate's up to the task. 204 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,320 I understand you're an avid reader. Er, well, I... 205 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,199 SHE STUTTERS Have you read Frankenstein? 206 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:35,559 Er, no, I... 207 00:13:35,560 --> 00:13:38,919 You'll find you have some sympathy for the creature. 208 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,039 No will of its own, forced to do another's bidding, 209 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,000 until, of course, it rebels. 210 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,040 Ah, I seem to have left my wallet at home. 211 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,479 Perhaps I could prevail on your father. 212 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:00,160 Or you could just not drink. 213 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,999 Oh, my cousins. 214 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,640 Mama, I might just, erm... Of course. 215 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:18,120 Ooh! 216 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:23,720 Hm. 217 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:28,480 I do beg your pardon. Are you hurt? 218 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,999 Do I look like a damsel in distress? 219 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,560 On the contrary. 220 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,399 Are you here with friends? Family. 221 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,599 My mother thinks this is the place to meet the right people. 222 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,359 Would I fall into that category? 223 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,560 SHE CHUCKLES I seriously doubt it. 224 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:48,480 Do I sense a renegade? 225 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,200 June Forsyte. 226 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:55,240 Philip Bosinney. 227 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,040 Buccaneer. 228 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,760 BELL RINGS GIRLS: Come on! 229 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,680 PEOPLE CHATTERING 230 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,439 ♪ Addio 231 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,959 ♪ Del passato 232 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,239 ♪ Bei sogni 233 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:37,799 ♪ Ridenti... ♪ 234 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:38,959 SHE GASPS 235 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:44,359 ♪ Le rose del volto 236 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,879 ♪ Gia sono... ♪ 237 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,559 Hm. Hm. 238 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,799 I adore Traviata. 239 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:54,919 Makes one positively melt, don't you find? 240 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:59,119 ♪ Sostegno, ah 241 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:04,399 ♪ Della traviata 242 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:07,159 ♪ Sorridi 243 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:11,079 ♪ Al desio 244 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,359 ♪ A lei 245 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:18,159 ♪ Deh, perdona 246 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:21,839 ♪ Tu accoglila 247 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,440 ♪ O Dio 248 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:36,999 ♪ Or tu 249 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,479 ♪ Tutto 250 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:45,439 ♪ Fini. ♪ 251 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,840 HOLDS NOTE 252 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,520 APPLAUSE 253 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,759 DOG BARKS Did you miss me, pudding? 254 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,560 Ooh, don't sulk. I promise I'll make it up to you. 255 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,280 Always affecting, Traviata. Lost love and all that. 256 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,120 Perhaps we should be celebrating love found. 257 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:25,440 Perhaps we should. 258 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,600 Can you believe June tonight? 259 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,080 Determined not to cooperate. 260 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,040 The Carterets, our plans. 261 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,240 Will you speak to her? 262 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:58,640 Saying what? 263 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,280 That there's a time and a place for everything. 264 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,720 And the time for June is now. 265 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,080 She's 18. 266 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,640 She has to put away childish things. 267 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,239 She worships you. HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY 268 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,800 If you tell her we would only ever choose someone worthy of her... 269 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,040 But perhaps you think your father made the wrong choice for you? 270 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,160 I made the choice. 271 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,120 You must go. 272 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:22,680 I can't bear to leave you. 273 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,840 Your family needs you. 274 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:30,000 Your father's summoned you home. 275 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:32,320 When I return... 276 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:34,760 ...where will you be? 277 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,360 Florence? Rome? 278 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,359 Will you write to me, tell me where you'll be? 279 00:19:42,360 --> 00:19:43,680 Jo, stop. 280 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:47,960 Let's not pretend. 281 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:51,320 What? 282 00:19:52,360 --> 00:19:54,119 These past few months... 283 00:19:54,120 --> 00:19:55,759 Have been the most precious of my life. 284 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,680 And mine too. But... 285 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,360 ...we always knew they would come to an end. 286 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,119 Why must they? 287 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:09,119 Because I am a lady's maid, and you're a gentleman. 288 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:12,440 What, and no gentleman ever married a lady's maid? 289 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:15,760 You're dreaming. 290 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,080 SOFTLY: Believe me, I'm not. 291 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:26,799 If you still feel this way in a year's time... 292 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,840 I'll feel the same way in 50 years' time. 293 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:35,800 Then I have your address. 294 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:38,960 I'll write. HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY 295 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:43,880 Wherever you are... 296 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:47,520 ...I'll come to you. 297 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,359 BELL RINGS, HORSE WHINNIES 298 00:20:57,360 --> 00:21:00,120 CHATTERING 299 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,079 Jo... Louisa. 300 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:27,440 Louisa, please. 301 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:34,480 SHE SIGHS 302 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,440 Please, keep your voice down. 303 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:45,600 My assistant is asleep. 304 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,560 Why have you come? 305 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:54,960 Honestly, I don't know. 306 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,520 To prove you weren't a figment of my imagination? 307 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:08,720 Or to see the only person... who ever completely understood me. 308 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,679 Did. We are very different now. 309 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,080 And yet here we are. 310 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:22,440 HE EXHALES 311 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:24,800 SHE EXHALES 312 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,440 Do you still paint? 313 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,200 Rarely. 314 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,320 It was one of the many things I gave up to serve the god of commerce. 315 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:41,120 I'm sad to hear it. 316 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,960 Now tell me about your husband. Late husband. 317 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,280 Is there any point in...? Well, were you happy? 318 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,680 Did you love him? 319 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,599 BANGING, SHE GASPS 320 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,120 Er, that's my assistant. Erm, she sleepwalks. 321 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:06,520 You must go. 322 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:09,960 Please don't come here again. 323 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:50,240 SHE EXHALES 324 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,400 SHE EXHALES DEEPLY 325 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,320 CHATTERING 326 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,000 THEY SPEAK FAINTLY 327 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,600 Hm. HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY 328 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,079 You needn't have gone to such trouble. 329 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:13,999 I'm happy with bread and cheese. Oh, so am I. 330 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,799 And when nature arranges a feast for the soul, 331 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,440 what more does one need? 332 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,160 When we lived in Paris, we used to picnic by the Seine. 333 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:28,559 You were happy there. 334 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,439 When my mother was alive and I could watch her dance. 335 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,719 And you were destined to follow in her footsteps? 336 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,560 As you were destined to follow your father's? 337 00:25:38,360 --> 00:25:40,440 I seem to have a talent for numbers. 338 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,639 In their own way, they have a magic which intrigues me. 339 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,599 You make them sound quite mysterious. 340 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,360 Well, they are. But also immensely practical. 341 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:54,879 Like you, one learns techniques, one practises one's craft. 342 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:59,040 But beyond that... one learns to trust one's instincts. 343 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,079 Exactly that. 344 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,599 Not that I lay claim to any form of artistry. 345 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,680 SHE LAUGHS Perhaps you underestimate yourself. 346 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,360 HE CHUCKLES 347 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:24,679 Your dancing, is it the only profession you've ever considered? 348 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:28,359 I've prepared for it my whole life. And if my audition goes well... 349 00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:29,599 Your audition? 350 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,319 I sold my jewellery to go and try for the Corps de Ballet. 351 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,039 In Paris? Yes, in Paris. 352 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:36,680 And when would this be? 353 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:39,720 I leave in a month. 354 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:42,520 Oh. THEY CHUCKLE AWKWARDLY 355 00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:53,679 I'm convinced he has Miss Carteret in his sights. 356 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:58,359 Pargetter told me he's on the river this afternoon with a picnic! 357 00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:01,679 Which can only mean... An imminent announcement. 358 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:06,239 I'm sure we can all agree Olivia Carteret is an excellent choice. 359 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:10,480 Certainly fits the bill for a man destined to be chairman. 360 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:12,600 Miss Heron... 361 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:15,679 ...we've known each other a matter of weeks, 362 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,439 so I've no right to question any choice you might make. 363 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,199 But today when I heard you speak of Paris... 364 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,039 Ah, you thought me rash, irresponsible. 365 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,679 Far from it. 366 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,639 I understood the impulse, the desire, 367 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,999 and I recognised that I wished to encourage it. 368 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:31,439 Encourage? 369 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,439 It's true that Paris has a somewhat shady reputation... 370 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:35,639 SHE CHUCKLES 371 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,959 ...though I myself found it captivating. 372 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,239 You've been? 373 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,199 In my youth, 374 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,519 and would not be averse to visiting again... 375 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,359 if you were there. 376 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:50,639 Though, my family, well, no doubt they'd disapprove. 377 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,200 Perhaps we needn't tell them. 378 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:55,520 SHE CHUCKLES 379 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,600 DOORBELL CHIMES, DOOR CLOSES 380 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:10,200 Mrs Forsyte. 381 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,120 I hope I'm not disturbing you. 382 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,520 Won't you take a seat? 383 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,800 I have always been curious about you... 384 00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:29,880 ...the girl who first captured his heart. 385 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,839 Not that he ever spoke of you. 386 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,039 One just instinctively knows... 387 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,360 that one wasn't the first. 388 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,120 What made you come to my house? 389 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,560 You begged me to. And you were curious. 390 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,719 And hoped to see him? 391 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,719 I've never attempted to see him. I've... 392 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,319 I've never tried to contact him, 393 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,440 I've... I've never asked him for anything. 394 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,079 Does he know about the children? No. 395 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,519 You understand he never can. 396 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,119 It would ruin him. 397 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,839 In his business, reputation is everything. 398 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:11,639 And in mine. 399 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,839 I came here with nothing, singlehandedly raised... 400 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,519 SOFTLY: ..two children whilst building a business. 401 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,319 Do you seriously imagine that I wish to endanger my own good name? 402 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:22,800 And should he try to see you? 403 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,160 I will tell him to go away. 404 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,320 SHE SIGHS, DOORBELL CHIMES 405 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,040 BELL RINGS 406 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,079 I thought your scrawling days were long gone. 407 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:31,759 Something you wanted, Soames? 408 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:33,280 Perhaps you should give it all up. 409 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,760 Quit the grind, and daub away to your heart's content. 410 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,120 Perhaps I should. 411 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:42,880 Why don't you? 412 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,480 Ask my father, or yours. Ah, of course. 413 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,040 You're here to save us. 414 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,000 How noble. 415 00:30:57,800 --> 00:30:59,080 Good day to you, Soames. 416 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,600 THEY PANT 417 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:15,239 What did I say, first time we boxed at Oxford? 418 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,880 That I'll never make it as a fighter cos I lack discipline. 419 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,279 HE CHUCKLES I wonder why we became friends. 420 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,359 Because we both needed a punch bag. 421 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,399 And I was missing Soames. HE CHUCKLES 422 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:28,799 THEY GRUNT 423 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:30,480 So, brother... 424 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:35,079 ...a number of us have been speaking, and, er... well, 425 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,879 we're keen to hear Jo's vision for the company. 426 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:39,079 Vision? Mm. 427 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:42,120 Ahead of the vote. What vote? 428 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,159 There'll be no vote. The decision is mine. 429 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:47,919 Yeah, but must be ratified. It's tradition. 430 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,879 Eldest son to eldest son. 431 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,519 Well, with respect... 432 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,159 well, you broke with tradition when you pushed Jo into the chair 433 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,959 before your demise. 434 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:58,680 Even so... I mean, surely... 435 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:00,879 ...you want all the board 436 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,479 to be fully behind the new appointment? 437 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,880 Don't think I don't know what you're about. 438 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,799 You have your eye on the prize for Soames. 439 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,760 I think we both know he's the better man for the job. 440 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,519 Isaac? Er, just curious, 441 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:28,559 did you pick up any sense from the other partners 442 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:30,680 what they think of Jo's promotion? 443 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,079 I know what I think. 444 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:35,280 Tell me. 445 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,519 He's passionate, struggles to compromise. 446 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:43,919 Mm. But that's why this company needs him. 447 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,600 In ten years, he's never let you down. 448 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,160 I don't believe he ever will. 449 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:55,360 Thank you, Isaac. 450 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:04,720 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 451 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,680 Your father just told me. 452 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:13,239 Beggars belief, the idea of a vote?! 453 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:14,839 Expected. 454 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,279 Well, you know James is setting you up to fail. 455 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:18,680 Quite. 456 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:21,200 Disappoint him. 457 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,600 You have the vision, the ability. 458 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:28,120 You deserve it. 459 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:30,719 We deserve it. 460 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:34,720 So let's be very considered about our next move. 461 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,400 Not throw it away in a moment of madness. 462 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:58,039 Cyril. Paw. 463 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:01,639 Paw. Paw. 464 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,599 Cyril, paw. Paw... Ah! 465 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:07,199 Oh! Well done, Cyril. 466 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,239 That's so funny. There you go, clever dog. 467 00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:13,639 DOG BARKS, SHE LAUGHS 468 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:15,679 Someone's looking pleased with themselves. 469 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,359 Happy Miss Carteret! Happy Soames, if he's any sense! 470 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:23,039 Which I'm certain he does. Well, I mustn't be late. 471 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:27,079 I told June I'd take her with me, but Frances has forbidden her to go. 472 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:29,560 Go where? The dressmaker, Mrs Louisa. 473 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:34,199 Who also does wedding gowns. Why did Frances forbid her? 474 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:36,359 No idea, but she was absolutely insistent. 475 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:37,839 "June is not to go". 476 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:39,959 Well, I'm heading into town myself. Can I drop you? 477 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:41,080 Silk Street in Soho? 478 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:45,479 There's a jeweller's nearby. Won't you join us? 479 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,320 Thank you, no. I will make my own arrangements. 480 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:51,000 SHE CHUCKLES 481 00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:01,200 My dear. Are you quite well? Yes. 482 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:07,000 That is, a matter has come to my attention. 483 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:10,480 I'm not quite sure how to manage it. 484 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,439 KNOCKING ON DOOR 485 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,320 That will be, er... Mrs Dartie? 486 00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:25,560 Er, is Mrs Byrne at home? 487 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,840 Children, put those down. Come here. 488 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:39,720 Hello. 489 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,120 Are you...? My children, yes. 490 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:54,839 And their father? He died. 491 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:58,960 A long time ago, before we were born. 492 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:03,319 How old are you? Ten. 493 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,479 Hannah, take the children. But, Mama... 494 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:07,679 Please do as I say. I need to speak with this gentleman. 495 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:08,960 I'll come to you soon. 496 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:19,840 SHE EXHALES 497 00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:23,960 DOOR CLOSES Who is their father? 498 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:28,640 Is he dead? 499 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:31,280 Is he? 500 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:39,040 As good as. 501 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,479 Dear God, Louisa, you couldn't think to tell me? 502 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:48,720 What should I have said? 503 00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:52,760 I had no claim on you. We barely knew each other. 504 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:57,960 I saw myself for what I was - a diversion. 505 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:01,599 I loved you! 506 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:03,839 You desired me, as I desired you. 507 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:07,879 And what we had was... was brief and careless 508 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:10,320 and could never have come to anything. 509 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,479 You should have looked for me, after Venice. 510 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:17,959 You knew my family, you knew my name. 511 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:21,479 I did look for you... when I knew I was with child. 512 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,639 I had every intention of seeking you out. 513 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:24,920 So why didn't you? 514 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,680 I read about your marriage in the newspaper. 515 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,800 What else could I do but make my own arrangements? 516 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:37,640 Earn enough to set aside for my confinement? 517 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:40,119 I took in mending, embroidery, 518 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,800 anything I could to provide for my child. 519 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:46,719 Children, as it turned out. 520 00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:49,599 But if you'd told me... Then what? 521 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:52,520 You had a wife, a stepchild, a family name. 522 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,000 Was I supposed to be your guilty secret? 523 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:00,800 Better to find my own means to provide for my children. 524 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:04,120 Our children. 525 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:09,600 OUR children. 526 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:12,400 They can never know. 527 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:16,840 Please don't make this difficult. 528 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,359 Our lives need not be thrown into disarray 529 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,280 simply because we happened to meet again. 530 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:33,080 As you wish. 531 00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:38,240 But first, I'd like to see the children again. 532 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:41,720 Don't do this. 533 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:45,640 Please let me see them, Louisa. 534 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:48,680 Please. 535 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,000 SHE SIGHS 536 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:03,560 Children, come here. 537 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:08,880 And it is certain? 538 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:11,360 The children are his? 539 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:13,720 Beyond doubt. 540 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,919 And he doesn't know? Does anyone? 541 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:21,679 Nor must they. 542 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:24,679 James and Soames especially. Indeed. 543 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:26,759 How trustworthy is this girl? 544 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:30,039 Could she threaten to expose him? I don't believe she will. 545 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,119 She's posing as a widow... 546 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,320 Good. ...and a respectable dressmaker. 547 00:39:35,720 --> 00:39:38,440 So we're confident the matter will go no further. 548 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:40,840 We are. 549 00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:49,600 Come. 550 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,040 This is a friend of mine. 551 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:02,400 HE SNIFFLES Hello. 552 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,119 I'm Jo. 553 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:08,000 How funny! So am I. 554 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,360 But everyone calls me Jos. 555 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:16,200 May I call you Jos? 556 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,480 SHE SIGHS 557 00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:23,359 I'm Holly. 558 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:26,000 I know he looks older, but we're twins. 559 00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:31,400 It's a pleasure to meet you, Holly. 560 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:34,240 Are you crying? 561 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:39,400 Yes, I am crying. HE EXHALES 562 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:42,360 Are you sad? 563 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:44,920 SOFTLY: No. 564 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:47,640 I'm happy. 565 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,240 Happier than you can imagine. 566 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:56,880 Sorry. 567 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:02,119 I don't wish to scare you. That's the last thing I want. 568 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:03,600 Please, you must leave. 569 00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:06,399 I have clients due. 570 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:08,480 The back door, this way. 571 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:11,280 HE SIGHS 572 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:18,120 Please don't come here again. 573 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,159 DOOR CLOSES 574 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:28,120 CHATTERING 575 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:39,120 I'll see you at dinner, Pa. 576 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:52,920 JOS LAUGHS Jos, Holly, come on. 577 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:56,800 But, Ma, I don't want to... Thank you, Holly. 578 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:08,840 DOORBELL CHIMES Hm. 579 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:31,040 I was told you were looking for me. 580 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:36,639 I came just now from Soho. 581 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:38,040 Yes? 582 00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:40,720 From the dressmaker, Louisa. 583 00:42:42,240 --> 00:42:44,240 She and I knew each other years ago. 584 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:46,440 I'm aware. 585 00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:49,600 I've seen her myself. 586 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,160 Then you know about...? The children. Yes. 587 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,400 Nothing about their existence... 588 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:05,360 ...is simple. 589 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:10,480 And clearly there are consequences. Yes. 590 00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:14,600 The possibility of discovery. 591 00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:18,320 How it can be used against you. 592 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:23,240 Just as we're in touching distance of everything we've worked for. 593 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:31,279 We're a partnership... a family. 594 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:34,599 Let's not complicate or compromise. 595 00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:37,880 We can put all of this behind us and go on as before. 596 00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:44,199 I don't think you understand. I can't go on as before. 597 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:47,839 Before, I was unaware. But you're under no obligation. 598 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:50,560 I can't wish away two human beings, Frances. 599 00:43:54,720 --> 00:43:56,600 You mean to acknowledge them? 600 00:43:57,960 --> 00:43:59,840 I mean not to deny their existence. 601 00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:13,240 For now... 602 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:18,720 ...promise me no-one need know. 603 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:23,120 It would be catastrophic... 604 00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:26,279 ...for you as chairman, 605 00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:28,880 for us as a family, for me as your wife. 606 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:33,240 I promise. 607 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:41,680 How could you? 608 00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:46,520 HE SIGHS 609 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:50,120 SHE SIGHS 610 00:44:57,360 --> 00:44:58,880 SHE SIGHS 611 00:46:05,720 --> 00:46:07,880 SHE SNIFFLES 612 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:14,600 What did you hear? All of it. 613 00:46:23,360 --> 00:46:25,280 I knew her before your mother and I ever met. 614 00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:29,399 But it makes no difference to us. You're still my beloved daughter. 615 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,439 Except now I have to share you. No. 616 00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:33,760 Mama has to share you. No! 617 00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:43,480 SHE SIGHS 618 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,039 It's her, isn't it? 619 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:49,720 Louisa, the one who gave you this? 620 00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:12,919 SOAMES: Forgive me, Miss Heron, 621 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:15,559 but in the spirit of our recent conversation, 622 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:17,440 I wanted to bring you a gift. 623 00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:27,120 Ah! They're beautiful. 624 00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:30,479 Aww, thank you. SHE CHUCKLES 625 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:32,879 I hope they might speed you on your way to Paris 626 00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:36,040 and the fulfilment of your desires. THEY LAUGH 627 00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:42,119 Oh, Mr Forsyte, you've been such a friend to me. 628 00:47:42,120 --> 00:47:43,719 THEY CHUCKLE 629 00:47:43,720 --> 00:47:46,159 I hope so. THEY LAUGH 630 00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:48,079 I do. 631 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:49,240 And yet... 632 00:47:53,280 --> 00:47:56,119 ...with your permission, I... 633 00:47:56,120 --> 00:48:00,440 would like to think of myself as more than a friend. 634 00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:06,079 THEY CHUCKLE NERVOUSLY Forgive me. 635 00:48:06,080 --> 00:48:09,320 I am well-schooled in matters of business. 636 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:13,080 Less so in matters of the heart. 637 00:48:14,680 --> 00:48:18,200 Which... to be frank, has never been touched. 638 00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:21,840 Not by a single soul, until... 639 00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:27,519 Believe me, I never intended to speak so soon, 640 00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:30,680 but, your imminent departure, I... 641 00:48:32,280 --> 00:48:34,079 ...I can no longer leave unsaid what I've known 642 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:35,520 from the moment I saw you. 643 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:38,240 SHE GASPS SOFTLY 644 00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:43,080 You are my heart's desire. 645 00:48:44,320 --> 00:48:48,640 I cannot imagine a life without you. 646 00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:52,360 Mr Forsyte, this is... 647 00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:55,599 ...unexpected. 648 00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:59,120 But not, I hope, unwelcome? I... 649 00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:04,199 To be truthful, I'm... a little astonished. 650 00:49:04,200 --> 00:49:05,879 We scarcely know each other. 651 00:49:05,880 --> 00:49:09,640 But what we do know might lead us to be... hopeful? 652 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:13,760 Perhaps. Erm... 653 00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:19,519 SHE EXHALES DEEPLY 654 00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:21,280 Then let me say one more thing. 655 00:49:22,720 --> 00:49:25,360 I'm convinced we could be happy. 656 00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:30,079 But if you find we cannot, though God help me, 657 00:49:30,080 --> 00:49:32,240 I'll move Heaven and Earth to make us so... 658 00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:37,000 ...I will release you, and you will be free. 659 00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:40,120 That's... 660 00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:42,600 ...very generous. 661 00:49:44,120 --> 00:49:46,400 But if you agree to our engagement... 662 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:49,120 ...we will go to Paris together. 663 00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:52,480 And from there, plan our future. 664 00:49:54,480 --> 00:49:58,240 And it will be all that you've dreamed of and more. 665 00:50:03,080 --> 00:50:04,999 THEY CHUCKLE SOFTLY 666 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:08,639 Just imagine, Cyril - 667 00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:12,679 dear Soames engaged and replacing Jo as chair. 668 00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:14,599 SHE LAUGHS 669 00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:17,320 That day could be closer than you think. 670 00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:21,800 CLOCK CHIMES 671 00:50:28,680 --> 00:50:30,200 JUNE SNIFFLES 672 00:50:33,120 --> 00:50:35,520 SNIFFLES, SIGHS 673 00:50:37,240 --> 00:50:38,720 Come on, child. 674 00:50:39,760 --> 00:50:41,280 Spit it out. 675 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:53,440 SIGHS 676 00:51:19,960 --> 00:51:21,440 SIGHS