The Buccaneers (2023) s02e07 Episode Script

1
["New York" playing]
[crowd clamoring]
Your Grace, will your natural mother
be making an appearance?
[gasps]
[judge] Mrs. Patricia St. George,
would you state for the court
the grounds on which
you are petitioning for divorce?
Adultery.
[court murmuring]
[attorney] The court may well wonder why,
after 22 years of seemingly happy
and profitable marriage,
you're bringing this petition now?
May I ask what's changed?
In my marriage, nothing.
My husband has been a philanderer
since the day we met,
and his infidelity continued
before the wedding, after it,
and, I can only imagine, to this very day.
[attorney 2] Objection, Your Honor.
Surely not to this very day.
[court laughing]
So, why now, Mrs. St. George?
Because I've had enough. Finally.
Of being disregarded and lied to.
I also have two daughters.
And I believe standing up to their father
sends a message to my girls
that they should never allow any man
to undervalue them
the way their father has me.
[court murmurs]
[Patti] And, Mr. Summers,
I'm loath to sound grand,
but I am also here today
for every woman in America
who questions whether she has
the strength to break free.
The court will be aware
that the respondent, uh, Colonel?
Colonel Tracy St. George has been
the subject of press attention
this last year.
- That his infidelity has…
- [door opens]
[court gasping, muttering]
That his infidelity
has been widely reported by newspapers
on both sides of the Atlantic…
[judge] A reminder, Mr. Summers,
that in the state of New York,
the only way a claimant can be
granted a divorce
is by providing proof of adultery.
In the court of law,
journalism is no substitute
for hard evidence.
We will now take a short recess.
[gavel raps]
[bailiff] All rise.
We'll now take a short break…
["North American Scum" playing]
- Peekaboo!
- [Minnie coos]
Peekaboo!
[gasps] Here I am.
- [chuckles]
- [Minnie coos]
Should we look for some daisies
and make a chain?
[children laughing]
[Conchita] What's that?
- [chuckles] What is that?
- [Minnie coos]
- You are in a good mood today. [chuckles]
- [chuckles]
[door opens]
[Conchita] We're home now, darling.
[chuckles]
- [Minnie chuckles]
- [Conchita] Yes, it's funny, isn't it?
[blows raspberry] Oh, I know. I know.
Let's get you properly dressed
for the boating lake, yes?
You're back. How… How are you?
H-How are you doing?
Uh, can I get either of you anything?
[gasps] Here are your mittens.
Here they are.
Oh, honey, you're getting so big. [gasps]
[mutters, sighs]
- Six weeks since the funeral.
- [Conchita] Oopsie…
She hasn't cried.
She can't even look at me.
We all love you…
including her.
Conchita!
Lord and Lady Bembridge are here
to pay their respects.
Minnie and I are busy.
[scoffs] What is it today? Dancing?
Hopscotch?
No. But those are both good thoughts
for tomorrow.
Tell me she does realize
- tomorrow is the memorial.
- Yes, she does.
Well, both she and the child
must be in black.
[sighs]
- My girl.
- Hi.
I'm so, so sorry I'm late.
But why are you here? I told you…
I-I begged you not to come.
I could not have missed this.
[sighs] Darling, how's Jinny?
Safe. And Freddie's settled.
Now that Seadown's behind bars,
she can breathe. Everyone can.
And my poor Conchita?
[sighs] She's doing astonishing
on the outside.
She's living for Minnie.
What the lawyer said in there
seems hopeful.
They hardly ever get women to testify.
But the amount of girls
who have reached out to me
since they started covering the case…
There's any number of women
who have stories about your father.
And two of them have agreed
to take the stand, so…
we have a real shot.
Patti…
they're asking for you.
Well… What a surprise.
I see congratulations are in order.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[attorney 2] Mrs. St. George…
do you consider yourself
to be a good wife?
I have done my best
to create a happy household.
And your greatest achievement?
Raising two wonderful daughters.
Oh. You raised them? Alone?
Tracy came home for dinner occasionally.
[court laughing]
So, tell me, Mrs. St. George,
which of the lessons that you, alone,
drilled into your children
recently inspired your eldest daughter
to flee her home,
deprive her husband of his son,
lose all track of that son
for over a week,
publicly assault her husband
to such a degree
that she was committed
to a mental facility,
and now sees her raising a baby
alone in London,
with no income
and her husband incarcerated for murder?
[court clamoring]
Virginia's husband hurt her! He beat her!
[attorney 2] Lord Seadown, Your Honor,
a man of previously impeccable
public standing,
who, following his wedding
to the St. George girl,
was driven, in anger,
to shoot dead his brother.
[court gasps, clamors]
How fortunate Colonel St. George
has no brother of his own.
[court laughing]
[attorney 2] And what about your husband,
Mrs. St. George?
A wife has a duty
to honor the man she married.
Your husband provided an extraordinary
home in a very nice neighborhood.
Did you ensure his needs were met?
- Your intimate life together…
- [court gasps, murmurs]
Was it satisfying?
That is none of your concern.
[attorney 2] Mrs. St. George,
the detail of your husband's
intimacies is exactly
what you have brought us here
to ascertain.
- We were intimate.
- [court clamoring]
[attorney 2] And your husband, you claim,
was so insatiable,
he also had to seek comfort elsewhere.
So, I imagine the intimacy
between the two of you
was always initiated by him.
Mrs. St. George…
a reminder you're under oath.
While you believed your husband
to be sleeping with numerous other women,
who generally initiated
the regular marital relations?
- [slams table]
- [shouts] Who was it?
[clears throat, inhales sharply]
- Me. I did.
- [court gasping, clamoring]
Not always, but often.
In order to keep my husband coming home,
I initiated it.
And what might have been…
a typical first move?
Just as an example.
Mrs. St. George, what was in your arsenal?
A tender hand, perhaps?
A whispered word?
I would sit on his lap.
[court gasping, clamoring]
No further questions, Your Honor.
[gavel raps]
[Summers] The petitioner calls
the first witness.
[door opens]
The petitioner calls the second witness.
[court murmuring]
[door opens]
[whispers indistinctly]
All right, get… Just go.
Mr. Summers, is there a problem?
[Summers] Um…
Your Honor, it appears our two witnesses
who had agreed to give testimony
no longer wish to testify.
They're reluctant to subject themselves
to the base questioning
of Colonel St. George's representatives.
So, not one of the women
who Mrs. St. George claims was intimate
with her husband is prepared
to give evidence?
No, Your Honor. No.
[court gasping, clamoring]
[Nell] Drinks.
Nan.
Patti.
- [door opens]
- [footsteps approach]
Now, in my family,
when someone's had an awful day,
that calls for pie.
And I'd like to announce that the pie
is the size
- of a small field. [chuckles]
- [Nell chuckles]
I'm hoping 20 other people
might drop by to help eat it.
- Mmm.
- [chuckles]
Arthur walked six blocks
to buy us dessert.
[sighs] It's the only way I can help.
Nan, this is Nell's new husband, Arthur.
I've tied myself in knots
trying to decide if I ought to bow,
- curtsey.
- [Patti chuckles]
[Arthur] I could pretend
to know nothing about you,
but I confess to having heard
every detail.
And I promise I won't tell Jinny
that you're Nell's favorite niece.
[chuckles]
[Patti] Nell and I spent
the entire crossing
talking and laughing with each other,
paying no mind to any other passengers.
And then, when we got off the boat,
Arthur helped her with her bag,
and they laughed about his hat
and, well, that was it.
- [Arthur] It was a very unflattering hat.
- [Nell chuckles]
You know I never…
knew who my natural mother was?
I heard she passed. I'm so sorry.
[Nan] I haven't really felt her loss
up until now.
But surely if she was here,
she'd give some evidence, right?
I… I believe we should go
open another bottle.
We'll be right back.
[door opens, closes]
It's going to be a big room
with lots of pretty flowers in it.
And a lot of people are going to be saying
really nice things about Daddy.
Won't that be fun?
So, just this once,
we're gonna wear dark colors.
But in our minds, we'll be… [sighs]
…thinking about wearing pink or red,
and just feeding the ducks
or watching the horses in the street.
You know, a lot of people might be feeling
or looking very sad tomorrow.
But what makes us feel happy, huh?
We like to dance.
We like to wave, huh?
- [Minnie coos]
- [chuckles]
We like to wiggle.
So, we'll just pretend
that we're somewhere else,
and we'll wave our fingers at each other,
and pretend that we're far away.
And that's how we know
that we're happy inside.
[softly] Has Nan said anything else?
[whispers] Not yet.
Do you think she will?
Let's just get this trial over with.
Let's get it done.
[sighs]
You know,
if it helps, I will take the stand.
You know I will…
And have Arthur hear all of it?
Absolutely not. No.
- But, Patti…
- Eleanor,
you have a baby on the way,
and that must come first.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Is Honoria with her mother?
Always.
Of course, her mother is
the only person in her family
to have suffered a tragedy.
I wish Honoria could get away.
[Theo, softly] How are you?
[softly] Oh. We're managing.
Jinny, Conchita…
But how are you?
Same as I was.
You?
I'm the same too.
[clears throat]
Lady Honoria,
you know France is still there,
should it be required.
The school would be delighted to have you.
[whispers] There's no chance of that now,
but thank you.
Do excuse me.
Your Grace, you came.
Of course.
[shakily] May you never know
the pain of losing a son.
Two sons.
One lost. One…
mis… [sighs] …misplaced.
Unimaginable.
[no audible dialogue]
You're up early.
I couldn't sleep.
[Nan] Nor could I.
- [sighs]
- [clears throat]
- [softly] Mother…
- [chuckles, sniffles]
I-I know we haven't spoken
about the day that you and Nell left
after my wedding,
- and I've been thinking…
- [clears throat]
This is a conversation we will have.
We will, I promise.
[sniffles]
After this wretched trial is over.
But wouldn't it change things?
They need evidence,
and if my natural mother were here,
- if she weren't dead…
- Nan… don't, please.
But she might help.
[sniffles]
You saw what happened yesterday.
No one should have to be put through that.
[sobbing] But I've made
a million mistakes.
I am so sorry.
[sniffles] And those mistakes will end.
They will.
[clears throat]
[sniffles]
But until then…
your natural mother is unavailable.
[sighs]
Then I'll testify.
I'd… Annabel… [sniffles]
…they don't need another reason
to write about you.
I begged you to not even come.
But aren't I living proof?
And being the most famous illegitimate
in New York has to have some benefits.
I have nothing to hide.
I will do it happily.
There's nobody else.
[people chattering]
There he is.
[softly] Hello.
Now, Romeo, after today,
might we start making plans
for happier events?
I'm afraid I ought to be honest with you.
It's unlikely that the wedding
will be rescheduled.
- Oh, Hector…
- I know.
Unlike me to lose a fight.
I'd so hoped
it was a temporary impediment.
[Hector] No, no.
Impediments I can overcome.
But the simple fact of the matter is…
bizarre as it may seem…
is Lizzy just changed her mind.
No other impediment.
[sniffles]
- [door opens]
- [inhales sharply, clears throat]
Oh. She's here.
[Conchita] I'll just be in here, okay?
Hello, let me show you…
[head teacher] My lords, ladies,
and gentlemen.
Welcome to Barton House School.
Today, we gather to celebrate
and honor the life
of an alumni of the school,
Lord Richard Marable.
[Tracy] Ah, little Nan.
Well, I guess… [chuckles]
…not so little anymore.
Oh, I couldn't move in the bar last night
for folks telling me how grand you looked.
And how English.
How's your duke treating you?
Oh. That well, huh?
And your sister?
She wanted to come… for Mother.
Of course.
Nan, I w…
I want you to understand that all this,
this circus,
I never wanted any of it.
I just want things to go back to normal.
For your mother to love me.
- For my girls to be able to…
- [chuckles]
…look me in the eye. [stammers]
That's all I ever wanted.
Anyway.
Look, I-I understand, Nan.
I understand why you have to do this
for your mother.
[bell ringing]
I am truly sorry, Nan.
I never wanted any of this, kid.
It will surely be of comfort
to Lord Brightlingsea's family
- that he is honored in this…
- [Minnie cries]
[head teacher] …his alma mater.
[head teacher speaks Latin]
Deus animum ad caelum revocavit.
God called him home to heaven.
And now, a moment for silent prayer.
[Minnie crying]
Stay where you…
Sorry.
- [crying continues]
- [Lady Brightlingsea] Conchita.
[whispers] It's no surprise you'd raise
a child who expects constant attention,
but I'd expect one of you at least
to understand how to mourn.
How dare you tell me or my daughter
or anyone how to grieve?
How dare you?
[attendees murmuring]
You know, Richard would have hated this.
And don't tell me what a comfort it is.
There is no comfort!
[breathes shakily]
Dicky's life was not some ugly plaque
in a building he loathed.
Our daughter is his memorial!
And I will make sure
to tell Minnie every day
that her father was a breathtaking,
big-hearted titan of a man…
who, one summer in New York,
spent all night, till dawn, dancing…
[chuckles, sniffles]
…seminaked on a bandstand.
And also,
God did not call Richard
back home to heaven.
No kind of God did this.
[Mabel] Jinny.
[Jinny] Conchita.
[Conchita] Okay, Minnie.
I mean, you're right, of course.
It wasn't God that did this to Dick.
So, who was it? Who do you blame?
You want to have this conversation?
Yes. Yes. Yes, I do because I can't…
- I can't stand it anymore, Conchita.
- You can't stand it?
Well, I'm very sorry to hear that.
Do you wanna know why I can't look at you?
Because I blame you. How could I not?
No, I don't…
I don't blame you like the papers do.
I don't think that you running to Italy
made your husband pick up a gun.
I blame you because every time
I look at you,
I'm reminded of what was stolen from me.
And I blame you for tiptoeing around me,
and smiling sadly at me,
and assuming that I must want to cry.
I mean, God! Why… [sighs]
Why does the world want me to cry?
I blame you. I blame you
for treating me like a widow
when that's the last thing in the world
that I wanna be!
All right. I love you.
- I love you so much, Conchita.
- [scoffs]
Stop.
[sobs, sighs]
I will be here waiting every day
until you're ready.
The petitioner calls
the Duchess of Tintagel.
[court murmuring]
[Summers] Your Grace,
how's your relationship with your father?
Well, growing up, he was my hero.
He made us laugh. He bought us gifts.
And now?
What do you feel about him now?
- Shame.
- [court gasps, murmuring]
You don't understand your parents
or their relationship
until you're an adult yourself,
and I can now clearly see
how he treats my mother.
He says he adores her.
But if you were to ask what he loves
about her, it's the way she looks.
It's how people talk about her.
He loves to show her off.
My mother is the one who raised me
and my blameless, fearless sister.
And in the face
of his regular infidelities,
she responded
with nothing but love and kindness.
Shielding us from the numerous encounters
he had with other women.
Which went on my whole life.
Including with the woman
who gave birth to me.
[court gasping]
[Summers] Uh, Your Grace,
just to be clear,
we've all heard the rumors, but…
Let me confirm them.
I know for a fact
my father has been unfaithful,
because I am a product
of one of his affairs.
[court gasps, clamoring]
[Summers] No further questions,
Your Honor.
Your Highness? Your-Your Grace?
Your… Duchessness? Is that it?
So I read that over in England,
you're a pretty big deal.
I am a duchess, if that's what you mean.
- Ought we to have found you a throne?
- [court laughs]
A crown perhaps?
A little plate of cucumber sandwiches?
[court laughs]
That was a stirring speech you gave
in praise of a woman
who isn't actually your mother.
But in this courthouse,
we deal in the business of facts.
Actual evidence.
So do you have anything factual to prove
you're not the daughter
of Patricia St. George?
I mean, you two look a lot alike,
don't you think?
[court murmuring]
You have any proof
she didn't give birth to you?
She told me. As did my father.
Pardon me, Duchess. [stammers]
Which one's your father?
[court gasps, murmuring]
Colonel Tracy St. George is my father.
You got any proof of that?
[court gasping, murmuring]
I mean, we're only taking your word
for all of this.
Do you know who your natural mother is?
Got a name?
I wasn't given a name. No.
Colonel St. George, do you know for a fact
who this young woman's natural mother is?
Were you there at her birth?
Uh, no. No, I was not.
[attorney] In point of fact,
can you say for certain
who her natural father is?
I cannot.
[court gasping]
No proof of paternity?
No birth certificate?
Uh, no.
No, they were destroyed.
[court gasping, clamoring]
Then I'm not sure what relevance
the duchess has in this divorce case,
or why we're wasting the court's time.
[court clamoring]
["Lover" playing]
[gasps]
Couldn't stand the thought
of you doing this alone.
So I just, uh…
wanted to be nearby.
As a friend.
[chuckles]
[giggling]
[giggling]
- [squeals, laughs]
- [chuckles, strains]
Okay. Well, I'm just going to
go in there and…
- Ask a question. [sighs]
- Ask a question.
Okay.
Oh.
Your mother will be so relieved.
We looked everywhere for you.
Am I right? Is it you?
What my mother was trying to say
before you left England?
- Your mother's resting. I'll…
- This isn't about her.
- Arthur will be back from…
- Are you my mother?
Well?
Yes.
Yes, it's me. I'm your mother.
[gasps]
It should be no surprise
that you are a coward.
You've stayed away my whole life,
not daring to come near me.
- [Nell] Well, I wanted to. I tried…
- [Nan] I'm not interested
in what you wanted.
Why aren't you testifying?
After everything my mother did for you,
taking me in, protecting you,
allowing you
to live your life unencumbered,
and now you're just going to
let her face all of this on her own?
You're the only person,
the one person in this whole world
who can make a difference.
How come you get off scot-free
in all of this?
How dare you?
- You don't know the first thing about me.
- I don't. You made sure of that.
Where do you get off
throwing about words like that?
As if you know the first thing
about the world.
Growing up in your mansion,
married to your duke,
never feeling cold, or hungry, or unloved.
- You do not understand me.
- Why?
Because you're so complicated?
I have lived a hell of a lot longer
and a lot harder than you, Annabel.
I promise you.
My parents were a dead loss.
My sister abandoned me.
I was treated like a whore
by my sister's husband
and after that,
by plenty of other people's husbands.
And the only thing that I had any chance
of getting unconditional love from,
my baby,
was taken from me and taught to hate me.
Then, just as I got to an age
where I thought
it was completely impossible,
I met a good man.
Arthur loves me
and he's giving me a chance
at what everybody took for granted
decades ago.
A family. A life.
And for your information,
Patti has forbidden me from testifying.
If I testify… [sniffles]
Nan, i-if my name is out there,
not only will Arthur leave me,
but before it has even been born,
my baby will be the child of a slut.
And I cannot let that happen.
Well, that would be a new feeling for you.
Putting your baby first.
[scoffs]
What did you ever do for me?
[sighs]
I kept you from being the child of a slut.
[footsteps running]
[sighs]
[door closes]
[chuckles] What is that? [gasps]
What is that? [chuckles]
Take that out of your mouth, Freddie.
What is that?
- Hi.
- [Conchita] Hi.
Hi, Freddie.
I brought some cakes
to say sorry to your mommy.
No… [chuckling]
["Life Is" playing]
- [chuckles]
- Mmm.
Look what she did. [chuckling]
- [gasps, laughing]
- [laughing]
I just had my first ever argument
with my mother.
Is it quite the achievement
to have lost a father
and gained a mother in the same day?
- I have always said you can do anything.
- [sighs]
And I'm proud of you. How do you feel?
Different.
The same. [stammers]
At least I'm getting some answers.
Well, answers are good.
They're always good.
They're useful.
Yes. They are useful.
[both chuckle]
Useful like…
plates.
- Plates?
- Plates.
Is that the only useful thing
you can think of?
Plates are useful. They are.
Otherwise food would be all over your lap.
[Guy] Yes, that is right.
I suppose plates are useful.
All right then. Useful like, uh… hands.
[song continues]
Hands are useful?
Hands are useful.
Did you just say that
so you can hold my hand?
Excuse me, are you the duchess?
- No. No. No.
- No. She gets that a lot.
I'm also…
She's far more miserable than I am.
- And a much better dresser.
- [chuckles]
All well?
I think there's something you should know.
[breathes deeply]
- [knocks on door]
- [Conchita] Come in.
Jinny said you might be awake.
Minnie's downstairs putting toast
on Freddie's head. [chuckles]
- Very adorable together.
- [chuckles]
We're all family now. [chuckles]
I just wanted to show you this.
God, Honoria. That's hideous.
- It was Dick's.
- Oh!
- [chuckles] When he was a little boy.
- Oh. [chuckles] Aw.
And I thought Minnie
might like to have it.
[sighs]
Thank you. I love him.
I meant it.
We're family now.
You are Minnie's favorite aunt.
- Don't tell any of the other girls that.
- Mmm. I won't.
And you will always have this place
as your home.
But you have sisters now.
And having sisters means
that you don't have to
manage mothers on your own.
- I don't promise to agree with her. Ever.
- [scoffs]
But I will take care of her
so you can live a little.
Dick always wanted you
to be free of this place.
If he believed in anyone,
he believed in you.
[cries]
Thank you, Conchita.
Thank you.
[inhales sharply, clears throat]
I also found this.
It's from Dick. The summer
that he was in New York.
I think you should read it.
Thank you.
[Richard] My dear Honoria.
I have met the most extraordinary woman.
Conchita Closson is as different
from anyone in our family
as a circus is from a library.
And I can only imagine
you'd find her both mystifying
and, to be honest, a little horrifying.
[Conchita chuckles]
I first met her
at the Madison Square Ballrooms.
Her head thrown back, laughing
as if nothing in the world
had ever been so funny.
So unselfconscious. So fearless.
Honoria, she makes me feel
that the sun has risen.
Conchita is luminous.
When she dances, the world watches.
And when she looks at me,
it's as though I've run down a mountain.
I'm quite certain I will love Conchita
my entire life.
And if that life were to end tomorrow,
well, I'd die delirious and uplifted.
To have basked
in her glorious and gentle light…
to have held her hand.
Do send my regards to the dogs.
Love, Dick.
[crying]
Oh… [scoffs]
I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached.
[sighs deeply]
Can you imagine
if I'd have brought you up?
Would we have had fights
like that every night?
Oh, worse.
- It would have been a disaster.
- [chuckles]
I don't know if I'd have ruined you
or kicked you into shape.
I wasn't ready
to be the mother you deserved.
I was just a girl.
I can't explain why it hurt so much,
and so unexpectedly,
that you're having a baby.
Is it because you have
a human heart and soul?
[chuckles]
Finally ready. Oh, is Arthur coming?
He… He wasn't sure.
I should have come before.
But you were too busy?
- With Reede Robinson?
- No.
I was scared.
I have a great many things
to apologize for.
And…
- I know you'll never fully forgive me…
- You think that saying sorry is enough?
Without your interference,
Nan would've just disappeared with Guy
before the wedding, and yes,
my heart would've been broken.
But I'd have been free
for it to mend and love again.
And now I love Lizzy Elmsworth.
Did you know that?
And she loves me.
Elizabeth? Hector's Elizabeth?
No.
My Elizabeth. My Lizzy.
The woman I could've
devoted my life to making happy,
if you hadn't stepped in the way.
Why didn't you find him?
Why didn't you go straight to Reede
after Father died?
Because by then, I had another man.
You.
[sniffles]
And you were all that mattered.
[breathing shakily]
I missed you.
[softly] I missed you too.
["Eat Them Apples" playing]
All right, stand back. Get back.
You know I could make this…
whole thing go away, Patti.
We could both walk out of here
and have this… whole thing forgotten.
- [bailiff] All rise.
- [scoffs] You won't win.
[Patti] I may not be granted this divorce,
but every time
a woman rejects your advances,
or a wife stands up for herself,
or a mistress walks away,
I will have won.
- [gavel raps]
- [bailiff] Please be seated.
As there is no further evidence
to present,
- I will begin my summoning…
- [Summers] Your Honor.
The petitioner would like to call
a final witness.
[court murmuring]
- [inhales]
- [door opens]
I am Mrs. Eleanor Brookes.
Younger sister of Patti St. George.
And I know her husband had affairs…
because I am Nan's natural mother.
- [court gasping, murmuring]
- [gavel raps]
[judge] Order. Order in the court.
- I will have silence in this courtroom.
- [gavel raps]
[Nell] Not only letters,
written and signed by Tracy
outlining what we did.
Also receipts, hotel checks.
What else do you need?
[gavel raps]
[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
Wonderful!
- [reporter] Mrs. George! Over here!
- Thank you.
[chuckles]
Thank you.
Well played, Patti.
Well played.
You joined forces, huh?
Well, good for you.
But don't any of you expect
to get another dime from me,
let alone seeing me.
Well, we will endeavor
to work through the pain.
[stammers]
You are incredible.
So what do you want to do now?
Talk with you. All night perhaps.
- And then, please, I want to see Jinny.
- Of course.
Oh, Guy!
There you are. Thank you.
You took care of both my girls.
Mmm.
[squeals]
[chattering]
[breathing shakily]
[guests chattering]
There you are.
Could you see about some tea?
- No.
- [gasps]
No. I can't. I'm sorry.
Actually, no, I'm not sorry.
I can't get tea for you, Mother,
because I'm going to France.
- Oh, don't be silly, Honoria.
- I'm not being silly.
I'm hardly ever silly. In fact,
I think that might be the problem.
- [scoffs]
- Or at least one of them.
I'd like to be silly.
And impetuous. And brave.
And more than anything in the world,
I'd like for Richard to still be here.
And I know that you want that too.
And I am sorry about that.
But what I'm not sorry for
is wanting to live my life.
I can't live my life saying sorry, Mother.
I'd like to try being silly and impetuous
and brave for a little while.
Well, good luck with that.
I expect I'll see you in a few hours
when you've got scared
and changed your mind.
I'm not going to change my mind.
I'm not the same person that I used to be.
And in the future, who knows,
I might be an entirely different person.
I might surprise you, Mother.
[scoffs] Honoria, I don't believe
you've ever surprised me in your life.
[breathes deeply]
- [chuckles] Pick up a card.
- We were lit… Okay.
Stop coming for me!
[Jinny] I love you guys.
- 'Cause that's the only sister you have.
- [Honoria] Can I borrow you for a second?
What's going on?
[gasps] I can't believe…
[Jinny] Wait, did you know? Wait, Mabel…
No, stop. [laughs]
[laughs]
I think I might go to France now.
I'm so proud of you.
[cheers]
[women laughing, cheering]
[Mabel] It's always been under your noses.
- [squeals] Mabel.
- [chuckles]
[Patti sighs]
That boat seemed to take an age.
Do you think Freddie will be awake
when we arrive?
Oh, if he's asleep,
I'm sure Jinny won't mind if I wake him.
[chuckles] Well, if you don't, I will.
Freddie will have grown.
He grows so fast.
You know, Jinny was the same.
[both chuckle]
[Mabel] Oh, my gosh. They're here!
- [chuckles] Hey, Mabel.
- Nan!
- Welcome home.
- Thank you!
- [Lizzy] Hello!
- [chattering]
[chatters]
[whispers] Mabel.
Whose is this?
Oh. Lizzy's.
She's been tearing the place up
for the other one.
Nan, it is so nice to have you back home.
Pardon.
[doorbell rings]
[door opens]
Uh, Nan.
This is Paloma.
I'm Guy's wife.
["Burn Alive" playing]