All language subtitles for The Paradise_S02E05_The Paradise Episode 5_Subtitles_1

[gentle music]

[bright orchestral music]

-[crowd murmuring]
-[upbeat orchestral music]

Be honest, Mr. Dudley,

when have you ever
known me to be late?

It's not you I'm checking
on, Sam, it's me watch.

Seems to have stopped.

Ought to get yourself
a new one, sir.

I've had this watch many
years. I'll have it mended.

If I were you, sir, I'd
wanna be standing there

with a shiny new timepiece,

every little tick as
reliable as you are.

Perhaps we should let you loose

on a promotion for
pocket watches.

That would be an honour
and a privilege, sir.

Oh, would there
be a bonus in it?

[Weston] What do you
make of it, Myrtle?

[Myrtle] What do
I make of it, sir?

A moment to cherish.

The first day of our
splendid new Food Hall.

Customers who come
along Tollgate Street

will be met by all manner
of culinary delights.

You mean food, sir?

This building has stood
derelict for a year and more.

The mark of hesitation
and failure.

Now it stands as a
declaration of intent,

an assertion that Tom Weston

means to raise The
Paradise to new heights.

Well, I'm pleased that you're
so pleased, Mr. Weston, sir.

Why aren't you at work, Myrtle?

I was. I mean, I will be.

I am, I just got caught up in
all your declarations, sir.

[gentle music]

Share our commission?

At the end of every week,

we will divide the total
amongst all of the girls, yes.

Why would we do that?

Those of us who work hardest,

who take a care to pamper
our regular customers,

you'd be taking the
earnings out of our purses.

But if we pool the money,
if one of us is sick

or has a run of bad luck,
then there's a safety net.

If we feel that we're
working for each other,

then I believe we'll earn more.

Do we have to?

But, Susy, you're in the
least commission of all.

It might be nothing,
but it is my nothing.

Isn't the competition,
the jealousy and fear,

isn't that what spurs us on?

I don't believe we
have to compete.

We all love our work.

I suggest we have a vote.

A vote?

What if you lose? Won't that
undermine your authority?

I don't see it that way, Clara.

If it's a good
idea, it will win,

if it's not, then it won't.

Raise your hand, please,

if you think we should
share the commission.

[upbeat music]

Thank you.

It was Dudley's suggestion.

We've placed the
counter prominently,

and stationed decorative
clocks to draw the eye.

The rest is in
Sam's capable hands.

The point is to make the
gentlemen feel behind the times

if they don't have a little
ticker in their pocket.

It's not whether
they can afford it.

It's whether they
can afford to live

of being in fear of being late.

Jewellery, just as I have
opened the Food Hall,

you feature a prominent
display of jewellery.

These are not
ornaments, Mr. Weston,

they are practical pieces,
functional instruments.

Functional instruments of gold

and silver decorated
with jewels.

If I may, what we
need, gentlemen,

is something to
fascinate the customers.

Perhaps one watch for
them to marvel at.

Something truly extravagant
so they will dwell long enough

for me to work my magic on them.

[Denise] Clara.

[Clara] Hmm?

I can't help wondering

why you voted to
share the commission.

I'm no fool.

Put me hand up against you,

I'd have lost and be left
looking like a troublemaker.

I don't believe that
was your reason.

Then what was it?

The other girls
didn't like the notion

and you didn't wanna
leave me stranded.

Think I have a heart and soul?

Still don't know me, Denise.

[Denise] Then you
know it's a good idea.

Do you want the truth?

You asked us to vote. I
was grateful for that.

Good 'cause we're gonna
have another vote.

Oh Lord, what about this time?

I don't know, I'd like
each of the girls in turn

to make a proposal
and we'll vote on it.

I would appreciate it if
you would go first, Clara.

[brisk orchestral music]

If you watch a man with a
fine watch, what do you see?

He is a man with
time on his side,

a man who won't be
watching the clock.

Time waits for no man.

Once a week, we go swimming
together. A girls' day out.

We can all watch Susy
sinking and have a laugh.

[ladies laughing]

[ladies chattering]

If the new Food Hall
is a success, sir,

Mr. Weston will have a
taste for more expansion.

He's already said as much to me.

Are we to wait until
he is beyond reach?

We must put more
pressure on them.

What we need, sir,
is for Mr. Weston

to feel that being here
is a humiliation to him.

If he senses that his
wife still favours you...

[sighs] It makes my
skin crawl to do this.

Mrs. Weston enjoys all
the benefits of privilege,

does she not?

You and I have carved
our lives from nothing.

Sir, the same woman stripped you

of everything you
had worked for.

The same woman did not flinch
driving you from this town.

I ask you to consider, why
did she summon you back here?

Do you think she's brimming
with good intentions toward you?

No.

We have a limited time to act.

You must focus your mind only
on what must be achieved.

We need something
else, something more,

something to cut
into Tom Weston.

[sombre music]

You have an idea in mind, sir?

[sighs] Perhaps.

What is it?

I'd rather not say.

There is no room for hesitation.

You must go after her, Moray,

with all those charms
you're famous for.

[Moray] I realise
that this is something

I need to ask your
husband about,

but I felt obliged to seek
your permission first,

since it's such a
personal matter,

such a tender issue to you.

What could be so sensitive?

Your father's watch.

I can't shake off the idea

that it would make the
most magical centrepiece

for a display-

My father's watch?

Yes, yes, it's such
a thing of beauty

that I'm convinced
it would draw-

It is precious to
me beyond reckoning.

Do you suppose I would
allow you to dangle it

before any drayman
who might be passing

in the hope that he will spend
a few pennies in your store?

I had no wish to cause
offence, Katherine.

And you made no effort to
exercise consideration.

Then I'm glad that I did
not ask your husband-

Tom does not have it.

I'm sorry, I simply
thought that, um,

I remember your father
saying, since he had no sons,

he would leave it to
the man you married.

Yes, well, that may
have been something

he considered at one time.

[sighs] I hope you can forgive
my clumsiness, Katherine,

but I intended for the display
to be a show of respect.

I would appreciate it

if you would address
me as Mrs. Weston.

Of course, Mrs.
Weston, of course.

[fist knocking]

[door creaking]

Denise, come in.

You wanted to speak with
me, Mr. Weston, sir.

Since you've become
head of Ladieswear,

there is a matter that is
of growing concern to me.

I'm sorry to hear that, sir.

It seems you're
introducing more modern,

one might even call
them democratic methods.

Sir, I only wanted-

Most impressive.

My concern is why
the other departments

so patently lag behind.

I intend to gather all the
heads of department together

so that you might address them.

Perhaps you can infuse them
with a touch of your magic.

Sir, I am not sure
that it is my-

Well, you don't like the
idea? What could be better?

I will gain the benefit of
your youthful ebullience

and you will enjoy the
recognition you deserve.

Surely, Denise, you can let
yourself bask, just a little,

in the admiration of your peers.

Well, I...

Good. I will make
the arrangements.

[gentle music]

I'm sure you will, no doubt,

charm and educate every
one of us, Denise.

All I will do is
share a few things

that I've tried which seem
to make our work easier.

I only hope the more
senior members of staff

don't see you as placing
yourself above them.

But it will be a wonderful
day for you, of course.

I don't think her colleagues
will think badly of Denise.

They all know her well enough.

We all realise that
she only wishes

to be of benefit to the store.

I'm sure it will be done in
the spirit of companionship.

I, for one, will be interested

in what methods
she's introduced.

Mr. Weston would not
countenance any doubts-

You've already accepted?

Yes. He asked me and...

Then you must make the
most of the occasion.

[Moray] Mrs. Weston.

I have had a change of heart.

My father's watch.

I appreciate now
that your intention

is to honour my father
by putting it on display.

I see no good reason

why I should not
concede to your wishes.

Then I am most grateful.

Sam! Sam, it seems we have

your centrepiece for you.

It is over a hundred years
old. My father inherited it.

[gentle music]

To be honest,

as much as I cook up a
tale for the customers,

I always thought a
watch was just a watch.

I know I asked for
something magical, sir,

but that'll have them queuing
up just to take a look at it.

My father taught me to
read the time with this.

It was the high
point of every day.

Has me bewitched.

[chuckles] You remind me
of when I was a child, Sam.

I used the selfsame words
about it. It had me bewitched.

My father used to
hypnotise me with it.

He would swing it gently before
my eyes, and speak softly,

and convince me he had
induced a trance over me.

[both chuckling softly]

It is little wonder that
I should treasure it so.

[Sam] We will treasure
it just as much, ma'am.

There is one aspect
of this matter

for which I would ask
your consideration, Moray.

[Moray] Hm.

My father's wishes that
the watch be passed on

to the man I marry.

Tom does not know.

I would appreciate it
if you made no mention.

Oh, yes, yes, of course. It's
not my place to tell him.

I realise how deeply attached
you are to it, Mrs. Weston.

Please, call me Katherine.

I never laid my eyes on
anything quite so marvellous.

How much do you suppose
it's worth, Mr. Dudley?

[Dudley] This thing
would keep the two of us

in wages for the rest
of our lives, Sam.

Aye, I get the feeling

that this is worth more than
pounds, shillings, and pence.

Can you feel your
eyes drawn to it,

like you can't
stop looking at it?

That's not the beauty
of it, of course.

Well, it is a handsome thing,

but what we have here is a
power beyond explanation.

We all fall down and die.

Does it not feel as though
time itself has stopped?

Do you own a watch, sir?

You look to me like
the kind of man

who knows the
importance of time,

that you wouldn't have
any old piece of tin

in your pocket, am I
right or am I right?

This watch here,
it's not a matter

of whether a fella
can afford it,

it's whether a fella can
afford not to own it.

If there's an issue we need
to decide upon, we vote on it.

I didn't want to share my bonus,

but when it was
voted in, then I did.

I think I'll work harder now

because if the girls are
earning commission for me,

I ought to make
commission for them, too.

We even had a vote

about whether we would
talk to you all today.

As a shop girl, I
did my best work

when I felt involved,
part of a team.

I think if we all
enjoy ourselves,

then customers will
enjoy coming here.

I think that's everything.

Thank you for coming today.

Perhaps we should
all have a vote

to see if our little
presentation's over?

[everyone chuckling]

[people applauding]

Splendid!

What Miss Denise, and
her girls, of course,

have illustrated for us today,

is that we must not
rest on our laurels.

What has brought success in
the past will not do today.

Clearly, we would do well to see

that today's presentation
leads the way.

Is she not formidable, Moray?

Oh, they all were,
sir. They all were.

[people applauding]

[people chattering]

[sombre music]

[Denise chuckling]

Everybody was so kind to me.

They were full of questions
and congratulations.

What did you think,
sweetheart? Tell me.

Tell me honestly. Your opinion's
the only one that matters.

I, uh...

I delight in seeing you
light up this place,

Denise, but we must not forget

it is not meant to be this way.

We're not meant to be under
their mercy or favour.

This place should
be ours, do you see?

Of course. Sometimes
I get carried away.

I must do my best.

That is why you must
go to any lengths

to make The Paradise mine again.

And then you will
be my leading lady.

[gentle music]

I was a selling
machine today, Edmund.

I wish you could have seen us.

[chuckles] You're always
a selling machine, Sam.

Every man has to be
good at one thing.

No, I was peddling like it
was the end of the world,

and you wanna know why?

My lucky charm.

What are you doing with a
thing like that in your pocket?

It's worth a fortune!

I thought for a few hours,
while the shop's closed,

no one will notice,
see what it feels like

to have something
precious in my pocket.

And to be honest,
it feels marvellous.

It's not like you, Sam,
to flirt with trouble.

No, I put a black cloth over
the spot in the cabinet,

no one will even
notice it's missing.

Well, what if you drop
it or you lose it?

I saw it there, spellbinding,

I couldn't resist it,
feeling it, the idea of it.

You have to admit, Edmund,

it's a thing of beauty,
a living wonder.

It's certainly splendid,

but I wouldn't thank you for
having that in my pocket.

Just by having it there,
I feel an inch taller,

more handsome, more
fearless, king of the world.

There's a name for that,
it's called temptation.

Thing is, lad, to resist it.

Ah, you're old! That's all.

Lost your daring, man.

Ask me what time it is?

[Edmund] What time is it?

Sam's time. That's what.

Sam's time to be on top.

[watch ticking]

He is toying with me.

He knows that he can heap praise

and advancement onto Denise
and it will torment me.

Now you have a choice, sir.

You can let him win the day.

Or you can meet him with
as much cunning and daring.

If you manage to plant
into Mr. Weston's mind

the clear idea that his
wife is pursuing you,

he will want someone to talk to.

I have already established
some trust between he and I.

If I let him see that I
hold a festering resentment

towards you, he might
begin to confide in me.

[gentle music]

[Man] That's it, that's it.

[Jonas thumping]

[man yelling]

[Jonas thudding]

[Tom] What is it, Jonas?

Oh. [panting]

Forgive me, sir.

I should not let my frustrations
show in such a manner.

Ah, if I may, I will
return to my duties.

Something has upset you?

I appreciate your concern, sir.

But it is not my
position to trouble you

with my grievances
against my employer.

It was petty of me to
behave in this way.

If I may.

Moray. What has he
done to disturb you?

I've served that
man for some years

with loyalty and dedication.

Beyond the call of duty.

Do I not deserve the reward
of my employer's trust?

I don't know why it
matters so much to me

to be trusted, sir.

But it does.

It seems to me, you
have the equation

the wrong way around, Jonas.

You should ask yourself if
Moray is worthy of your loyalty.

She told me herself,
Katherine Weston,

"That watch has powers.
Hypnotic powers."

Her family, in her
family, going back,

they used to mesmerise
each other with it.

Her father was the master of it.

How else do you suppose
he got his riches?

Powers. Incredible powers.

Save your patter for
the customers, Sam.

As I stand here, well, sit
here, I felt it meself.

I believe him. What
is hypnotic, Sam?

Hypnosis, Susy.

It's a kind of sleep.
Well, not sleep exactly.

It's like, ah, it's
not like being asleep.

It's like being here,
but not being here.

That's what Susy feels
like at the best of times.

It's like being
dazzled, kind of thing.

Or like being drunk.

What do you know
about being drunk?

No, hypnosis, it's...

Being hypnotised is
like being in a world

where everything is possible.

If you wanna dance, you'll
be like a ballerina.

If you wanna sing, you'll
warble like a songbird.

It's like being
in a kind of wish.

Oh, we should all
do it, all the time.

Well, I wanna be hypnotic.

No, hypnotised.

Can you? Can you
hypnotise me, Sam?

Careful, Susy.

He'll put you
under, then tell you

to give him your
wages every week.

If you are looking for an
out-of-body experience,

you have come to the
right fella, Susy.

Tonight? After we close?

Can we all come?

Why not? Go on, then.

In the Great Hall,
after we're closed.

I wanted to say
well done, Myrtle.

To me, sir?

Breads, pies,
pastries you've cooked

for the new Food Hall
are mouth-watering.

The sales are extraordinary.

Are they, sir? I
mean, thank you, sir.

Oh, yes. Now we must
step up the splendour.

Perhaps, something
special from your kitchen,

to make the Food Hall
the talk of The Paradise.

That sounds marvellous, sir.

So what will you
provide me with?

What did you have
in mind, Mr. Weston?

I had in mind that
you would offer me

something truly irresistible.

Something to put in the
front window, Myrtle.

Something that might
outshine even a jewel.

I will, sir.

Let me just scratch
my head for a while,

see what I can come up with.

Of course. We'll
speak again soon.

[enigmatic orchestral music]

Katherine.

Oh!

You father's watch has
proven to be quite a success.

You were right.

Of course, I should
have known you would be.

[chuckles] Well, it's such
a magnificent treasure,

I can understand why you might
want to keep it to yourself.

Oh, but I did not
always wish to keep it.

I know it is difficult to
say and to hear such a thing.

But it seems to me now, it
is better to tell the truth.

We have been through so
much together, you and I.

Surely we have no room
for pretences any more.

I have a confession to make,

why I have never passed
the watch on to Tom.

My father wanted you to have it.

Is that true, Katherine?

Your father did not exhibit
such a fondness for me.

It is true. Almost true.

I wanted him to give
it to you at our...

I can't seem to
let that idea go.

Perhaps that is why I can't
face giving it to Tom.

I know you can never forgive
me for what happened.

For what I did to
you and to your fam-

Don't spoil it, please.

It feels unfair to
Tom to feel this way

which is why I have decided
it is best he never knows

that my father intended his
watch to go to my husband.

I understand.

Have you noticed?

We have fallen into
promenading along the street

as we used to.

Some things are never lost.

[sombre music]

[people chattering]

[Denise laughing]

[Clara] Mrs. Weston.

Sit with me, Clara.

I was hoping to speak
with you privately.

Why would you wish to
speak to me, ma'am?

You are perhaps
closest to Denise.

I have been concerned

how she might be
feeling about the watch.

The watch?

I don't know that she's greatly
aware of it, Mrs. Weston.

What I mean is that I
should entrust Moray

with such a precious
thing from my family.

My understanding is that it
was here for promotion, ma'am.

Yes. Yes, that is so.

But these things can
easily be misinterpreted,

given the kind of man Moray is,

as both you and I know.

And what kind of man is that?

A man ruled by his passions.

I would not like anyone to
think I had encouraged him.

By anyone, you mean Denise?

Why would you be concerned
for Denise's feelings?

There comes a point
when our fellow feeling

for another woman is
what touches us most.

Frankly, since Moray has
hurt both you and me, Clara,

our sympathies go, do they not,

to the woman who loves him now?

Who trusts him now?

Ma'am, are you
telling me that he is-

You know the kind of man he
is as well as I do, Clara.

Now, I want you to relax, Susy.

[exhales] Relax.

Relax. Relax.

Perhaps, if you
just breathe gently.

Now.

I want you to look at the watch.

I want you to believe in the
power that is in this watch.

[watch ticking]

It is the only thing
that your eyes can see.

The only thing in the world.

Let your eyes follow the watch.

You can feel your
eyes growin' heavy.

Tired.

You can feel you
wanna close your eyes.

Let your eyelids fall.

Close. Close.

[bright orchestral music]

You can still see
the watch, Susy,

'cause the watch
is in your mind.

It feels wonderful.

It is the best you
have ever felt.

Now, I want you to hold out
your hands for me, Susy.

I'm gonna put a pencil
in between your fingers.

Can you feel that?

Now the pencil is becoming
stuck to your fingertips.

The watch wants you to feel
how stuck the pencil is.

You wanna let go of the pencil,

but you can't 'cause it's
stuck to your fingertips.

It won't drop.

Now I'm gonna take the pencil
from your fingertips, Susy,

because the watch
wants you to let it go.

Now.

[Clara] Mm.

When I whistle a tune, Susy,
you will open your eyes.

Slowly. Slowly.

When you open your eyes,

you will have only one
thought in your mind.

"I must buy Sam a beer.

"I will buy Sam a beer.

"Sam is a fine lad.

"Sam is a handsome beast.

"A girl could fall
for a lad like Sam.

"Buy Sam a beer."

[Sam whistles]

Are we goin' over to The
Three Crowns tonight?

I want to buy Sam a beer.

[crowd laughs]

[crowd applauds]

[Tom] Jonas, thank you for
coming out here at night.

Shall we have a drink?

[suspenseful music]

[people chattering]

I never realised how
handsome Sam is before.

I've quite fallen for him.

I see in you, Jonas,
a man who wishes

only to be of service
to his employer.

Sadly, we have
established, have we not,

that Moray is undeserving
of your loyalty.

I know how you feel.

My wife and I have in good
faith brought Moray back here,

given him a position of
responsibility and trust.

Yet I have the
feeling he's plotting

to take The Paradise
away from us.

Well, if he is, sir, he's
keeping it well hidden.

The point is, Jonas,

I value and trust your
dedication to the store.

I do have to admit, sir,

that what The Paradise sorely
needs is a man like you

to restore some
honour to the place,

a soldier of distinction.

How can we not follow you?

To think that I am working

for a man who served his
country so heroically.

How do you know about
my time in the army?

Forgive me, Mr. Weston.

Military history is
a passion of mine.

The Indian Mutiny was
a barbaric business.

For me to find myself sitting
next to a man who was there,

an officer who led the fight,
was decorated for his courage.

It would be a great
honour to serve you

in any way you consider, sir.

Keep a watch on Moray.

Find out what he is contriving.

Yeah, it's a wonderful
piece you've chosen.

Yeah, spectacular.

Well, enjoy. Thank you.

Shall we walk out tonight?

Aye, we'll probably all go over

to The Three Crowns, I suppose.

No, I don't mean all.

I mean just you and me.

Susy, all that carry
on with the watch,

it was just a lark.

[laughs] You're such
a handsome beast.

Susy, hypnosis is
nothing more than a joke.

That watch has no power.
It's just a watch.

You tell the time with it.

I could fall for a lad like you.

Can I just say, slow down.

You're not in love with
me. Nothing happened.

Now, you might think
that something happened,

but that's just because, well,

it's the kind of person you are.

So if you could just
get it into your mind

that that watch did not make
you fall in love with me.

Oh, oh, there's Mr. Dudley,

you'd better get back
to your department.

See ya tonight.

Sure.

[cheerful orchestral music]

Denise, your presentation
was quite an inspiration.

Everyone's talking about it.

Thank you, sir.

Yes, it occurs to me

that you might spend a
day in each department,

infuse them with
that joie de vivre

that seems to spill out of you.

Isn't this something
we ought to discuss

before implementing
policy on the hoof, sir?

In my experience
of running a store,

one must consider such
things amongst management

before speaking to the staff.

Hmm, what do you think, Denise?

Sir, if I may-

You may not. Denise.

It is not for me to decide, sir.

[Tom] Oh, I'm not
asking you to decide.

I'm asking for your opinion.

It could only work, sir,

with the consent of
the other departments.

Of course. You can
start in the kitchens.

I can't see Myrtle
objecting. Can you?

[gentle music]

In charge? You?

My kitchen?

Not in charge, no.

Simply, for one day, we
might have some fun together.

I don't wish to do this if you
don't want me here, Myrtle.

What if one day
becomes two? What then?

Mr. Weston wants a
display for the window.

I thought, Myrtle Cake.

Myrtle Cake?

Your recipe. 18 eggs.

We could decorate the window.

At one end, chickens.

Live chickens feeding on corn.

And next to that,
a mountain of eggs.

And then, on a beautiful
stand, Myrtle Cake.

Myrtle Cake.

You could decorate it

with all manner of
sweets and ornaments.

And we might sell the recipe.

And for those customers
who buy the cake,

they could come
into your kitchen

and hear your tales of how
you learned to make the cake.

Did you tell Mr.
Weston this idea?

Not yet.

We might tell him together.

Here, if you're gonna be
working in my kitchen,

you'll need an apron.

You know what we might
put in this Myrtle Cake?

Lemon and treacle.

And ginger to give it
that bit of Myrtle spice.

So busy taking over
the world, Denise,

you ought to be careful
you don't miss out

what really matters.

[Denise] What do you mean?

[sighs] Well, you love it
all so much, don't you?

They could drop you
anywhere in the store,

anywhere in the city,

and you would make
it sing to your tune.

What's wrong with that?

Nothing. There's really
nothing wrong with that.

What are you trying
to say to me, Clara?

Friends tried to warn me
the way I live me life

would catch up with me.

But I had to learn
it for meself.

Perhaps we all have to
learn it for ourselves.

I hear my father's watch

has caused something
of a stir, Sam.

More of a splash than a
stir, I would say, ma'am.

[Katherine chuckles]

Might I ask, when you
told us about the watch,

you know, the hypnotism,

your father saying
that as a child

he put you under his
spell, that was all jest?

Yes, of course. My father
was quite the tease.

That's what I thought.

He was fooling with
me, that's all.

Except, there was that
one time he convinced me

that under the
influence of the watch,

I had spoken a foreign language.

Greek, I believe.

Greek?

Yes, but it was all
rather good fun.

There was that one incident
that did rather astonish me.

As a child, I refused
to eat cabbage,

yet, on one occasion, my
father dangled the watch

in front of me at
the dinner table,

and I ate a plateful
without complaint.

Cabbage?

I rather enjoyed it too.

I suppose a child's mind
is open to suggestion.

Yes, that's it.

Oh, and there was such a mystery

about the watchmaker
who made it.

He had six fingers on his
left hand, apparently,

and he could see
into the future.

My father loved to
tell me these stories.

They used to frighten
the life out of me.

[enigmatic orchestral music]

Six fingers?

You won't believe how...

Excuse me, my good sir.

You will think I'm keeping an
eye on the family heirloom,

I'm in here so often.

Not at all, it's a
pleasure to see you.

In truth, I wanted to...

I think I said rather
too much the other day.

No, no, no, no. I'm glad
that we spoke, Katherine.

It has eased my mind to know

that the fondness
between us is not lost.

Yes, I feel the same way.

When two people have
been as close as we were,

then it hurts too much for
there to be any ill will.

Yes.

Perhaps we could meet
from time to time,

for coffee.

I would like that.

Well, then we must.

[both chuckling]

Perhaps, Tom can be so
unreasonably jealous sometimes,

it would be unhelpful
for him to know.

If that is what you prefer,

then of course, I will
respect your wishes.

Moray, would you be so kind

as to join my wife
and I for dinner?

If you wish, sir.

What I mean is, I'm
grateful for the invitation,

if a little surprised.

I have some news.

Good news is always
best delivered

with a glass of champagne.

Good news for me? You
have me curious, sir.

The news is for Denise.

Will you invite her or shall I?

[enigmatic orchestral music]

[watch ticking]

[Susy] Hello, Sam.

I've just gotta run
back to the store.

Mr. Weston, as I
suggested to you, sir,

was injured in battle.

Phew, hurt badly, it would seem.

Returned home from India,
retired from the army.

Then might that not explain...

Tom Weston was
serving his country

while I was here selling
the latest fashions.

Is it any wonder he holds a
grudge against men like me?

Is it not shameful of us
to inflict further turmoil

on the soldier who suffered
beyond anything I can imagine?

If you pity the man, you
will never defeat him.

Sir, if I may?

Mr. Weston must learn
about the watch, sir.

I can find an opportunity

to present him with the
knowledge that his wife

has concealed from him
her father's intentions.

No, Jonas, not
after reading this.

I don't want him to know.

I'll tell you, Edmund, I
didn't put it in my pocket.

Well, it was in your pocket,

so you must have put it there.

You've forgotten, that's all.

That's worse, isn't it?

I put it in my own pocket

and I didn't even
realise I was doing it.

It's like the watch
put itself there.

[Edmund] Sam, lad,
this is wild talk.

That thing.

Right, there's this fella
who works in the bay,

Lee, Raymond Lee, Lee the
Flea, I never liked the bloke,

and he was rattling on
me yesterday, on and on.

I'm standing at my counter,
I'm cursing in my head.

Now today, what do you think?

He's taken sick to his bed.
Now how does that happen?

It happens because
sometimes people get ill.

No! No, it's the watch.

I know it is.

I've got Susy following
me around like a sop,

I can't shake her out of
it, no matter what I do.

[Edmund] Well, if it's
bothering you that much,

why don't you ask Mr. Dudley

to take you off
the watch counter?

I will. I will ask,
that's what I'll do.

[gentle music]

It is so laudable,
is it not, Moray,

for a girl to come from a
lowly little town like...

Where is it, Denise?

Peebles, sir.

Peebles. Even the word
is a treat on the tongue.

Katherine and I have
no idea what it means

to come from such beginnings

and to prove
oneself in the city.

I suppose it's no small feat

to prove oneself in the
armed forces, Mr. Weston.

Yes, there is that.

But for a woman, a young
woman in a man's world,

and to do it all with such...

What shall we call it, Moray?

Uh, eagerness?

Oh, come, that is not
what I meant at all.

I mean with such effervescence.

[clears throat]
We were wondering

what the news might be, sir.

Does he appreciate what a
fortunate man he is, Denise?

I hope he does.

Yes, and I am very
fortunate to work with John.

He's always encouraged me.

Do you, Moray?

Do you realise quite what a
woman you have on your hands?

I'd be a fool not to, sir.

News, indeed.

We want to send you
to Paris, Denise,

on a reconnaissance mission
to visit Le Bon Marche

and to fill your eyes with
the latest French fashions.

Well, that is rather...

I don't quite know
what to say. Thank you!

Spend a week there.

Immerse yourself in
all things Parisienne.

We want our head of Ladieswear

to be versed in
La Mode Illustree.

Do you think you're
ready for such a trip?

Yes, sir.

Denise in Paris.

[sombre music]

Don't you see what he's
doing to us, darling?

He's feeding you with prizes
so that you feel happy here,

so that you accept
the way things are.

I could learn so much in Paris.

It's not that I want
to stop you from going,

I want you to see
what he's doing.

I'll find a reason to say no.

I'll tell him I'm sick

or that the travelling
will make me ill.

It is for us that I'm
doing this, Denise,

so we can be together
in The Paradise.

I know.

[Moray sighs]

[people chattering]

I always wanted it
to be me out front.

But it feels better
for it to be my baking

what's in the limelight.

Thank you, Denise.

[cheerful music]

[Denise and Myrtle giggling]

[chickens clucking]

Mr. Dudley, sir, with
your permission, sir,

I would like to be taken
off the watch counter.

But the watches are
our best-selling item.

You're working
wonders here, Sam.

But still, if you will, sir,
I'd appreciate the move.

You've never earned
so much bonus,

why would you turn
your back on that?

Watches aren't for me.

I prefer to go back to silks.

I'll give it some thought.

Could you give it
some thought now, sir,

while you're standing here?

It creates a bad
impression if staff

are hopping about from
counter to counter.

I want you to see it
through with the watches.

If I were to plead
with you, sir?

For what reason?

Give me a sound reason

and I will give it
some consideration.

Very well, Mr. Dudley, sir.

[sombre music]

[watch ticking]

[fist knocking]

Come in.

I want you to tell him.

I want you to tell Tom Weston

that Lord Glendenning
intended his watch

to be left to
Katherine's husband.

She's kept this from him.

Will you join me
in a drink, Jonas?

I should be getting on
with my duties, sir.

I'm your employer.

Your duty at this moment is
to enjoy a drink with me.

What's the matter with you?

Did you find out
what Moray is up to?

I have no intelligence on
Mr. Moray's finances, sir.

You chose your words
too carefully, Jonas.

What are you concealing from me?

You have something on
your mind, I can see it.

It is not for me to tell
a man such things, sir.

What things?

It is dangerous when
a husband learns.

My wife?

What is it? I insist you
tell me what you know.

Please, sir.

Tell me!

The watch, sir.

I saw your wife
talking to Mr. Moray.

What about the watch?

Her father bequeathed
that the piece

was to be passed on to
the man she married.

Now you see, sir, why this
is impossible for me to tell.

Carry on.

She has decided not to tell
you of her father's wishes.

You heard her
telling Moray this?

She asked him to keep it
a secret, between them.

I see.

Mr. Weston, I'm afraid I
can't accept your kind offer

of a trip to Paris.

I promise you, gentlemen,
when I closed up my counter,

it was there.

But it is not there now, Sam.

No, sir, the truth is
I checked my pockets

and it's not there.

Why would you wanna
check your pockets?

What I mean is... [stammers]

The thing is strange,
sir, one night,

and I know this is gonna
be difficult to believe,

I put it away and
I went in my room

and it was, it was in my...

Gentlemen, I have no
wish to want that watch.

That damn watch is bewitched.

Mr. Weston took the watch.

I saw him take it.

Then it's gone? I'm
a free man again!

[sombre dramatic music]

How do I stop her
following me all the time?

And looking at me like
I'm the god of love?

And saying, "Hello, Sam,"
every time I see her.

You'll have to
hypnotise her again.

I didn't hypnotise her
in the first place.

And the watch is gone now.

Susy would believe
it if you told her

you'd hypnotised her
with a feather duster.

Leave it to me.

[enigmatic orchestral music]

When you wake up, you will
think that Sam is just a lad,

like all the other
lads, plenty of chat,

but you could never
marry him. [claps]

I had the strangest feeling.

I thought I was
in love with Sam.

Isn't that silly?

Do we have to tell
him that you're not?

[people chattering]

Gone lazy on me again, Sam.

May I suggest,
sir? Get it fixed.

[Susy] Hello, Sam.

The Food Hall has
been a great success.

I'd not imagined I
might be so engaged

by how cakes and
buns might sell.

Would you care to visit
the Food Hall today, Flora?

Yes, Papa.

[Tom] What time shall we go?

[Flora] Perhaps
later this morning?

Yes.

[sombre dramatic music]

[watch ticking]

[birds chirping]

[enigmatic orchestral music]

[people chatting]

[bright orchestral music]

[logo whooshing]