02x06 - Episode 6

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Laudanum!

I didn't agree to poison her!

I'm not doing this

for money,

but for love.

I say to you now

in all sincerity,

you have never

looked lovelier.

Lucy and I married young.

- She wanted to stay in London.

- That's where she met Colonel Lennox.

I went to London,

only to find she was with child.

His child?

So it was the colonel that stole

Mr. Colbourne's wife?

He's the villain of the story,

not the victim?

Mr. Colbourne is not at all

the man I had been led to believe.

I cannot believe

how the colonel treated you.

I shall never forgive myself.

All these weeks, we've been

urging you to consider him.

Last night, we insisted

you dance with him.

We were all deceived.

It seems I'm

a woeful judge of character,

at least where gentlemen

are concerned.

Perhaps there's a lesson

to be drawn.

Soldiers are not to be trusted.

- Better stick to

- Artists?

For example.

Not all soldiers

are untrustworthy.

I know one who is in every way

admirable.

I cannot think who you mean.

I think I shall miss him

more than anyone else

I have met here.

Is it not peculiar?

How we can be strangers

to our own affections?

It isn't peculiar at all.

I was witness

to your behavior at the ball

last night, meine Dame.

We were all greatly concerned.

Und when you returned,

I am told you tried

to take the baby.

No.

I would never hurt my child.

Your child?

I did not mean

My dear Lady Babington.

You have to help me, Doctor.

I cannot tell what is real

and what is the work

of my imagination.

Sometimes I want to dash

my head against the wall

to rid myself of these thoughts.

Miss Heywood.

I thought I might have

missed you.

Will you come in?

Thank you.

What I have

to say will only take a moment.

I'm not a man

adept at expressing

his feelings, Miss Heywood.

Honesty has an eloquence

of its own,

don't you think?

Then let me just say that

these past few weeks,

I have grown to

to consider you a friend.

And so, I came

to offer you this token,

something

to remember me by.

Only

Do not open it until you are

returned to Willingden.

Will you promise?

I promise.

Well.

Goodbye, then.

Goodbye.

Damn!

I fear she's become a danger

not only to herself,

but to those around her.

That you have asked me here

the morning of your wedding,

Kapitän Denham,

speaks of the depths

of your concern.

And you are right

to be alarmed.

I believe her hysteria

has advanced

- beyond the point of no return.

- Nonsense!

There must be some treatment

we can find

to shock her out

of this malaise.

This is no malaise, milady!

Alas, I fear the time has come

for drastic action!

You don't mean

Not an institution.

I see you

have been packing up

your materials,

Mr. Lockhart.

You are not leaving us?

Alas, yes, Miss Hankins.

This very day.

What a great shame!

I've a restless soul.

And where will that restless

soul be taking you next?

I shall be touring

the continent.

With a dear companion.

A friend?

Rather more than a friend.

Congratulations,

Mr. Lockhart!

And who is

the fortunate young lady?

Suffice it to say,

she is the most inspiring muse

an artist could wish for.

It is done.

Well, Miss Lambe?

Have I captured you?

Utterly.

I've been doing

some calculations.

Here's the total owed

to our shopkeepers

and hostelries

by the colonel and his men.

And this is your debt

to the colonel.

Mary

Apologies serve little purpose,

Tom.

Right now, we need to decide

what is to be done. We must simply

- borrow from the children's savings.

- Sir.

Oh, Sidney's possessions.

At last.

Have it set down

in the study.

Certainly, sir.

Miss Heywood.

I wondered if we might take

a turn about the grounds.

Our work is all but done.

Babington will return to find

his wife half-mad in the asylum.

The asylum?!

We must be sure

we're rid of her for good.

- We cannot let her take our money.

- George's money.

Of course.

Keep her glass full

at our wedding breakfast.

She will want to toast

our happiness.

Yes, she will.

He'd want you to have it.

His playing cards.

I always hoped

that I might one day

b*at him at vingt-et-un.

Brother.

It's Sidney's handwriting.

I have been thinking on

our conversation last night.

I must apologize.

I said too much.

I beg you never speak of it.

I won't breathe a word.

I too

have known heartache

and betrayal.

I had sworn off

love and marriage.

And yet,

I have come to realize

I cannot hide myself away.

I must live my life.

Is it not time

you did the same?

Mr. Colbourne!

Mr. Colbourne!

It is Miss Leonora, sir.

She is nowhere to be found.

"I fear I am gravely ill

and lack the strength

"to write all that I wish to,

"but suffice to say

that you must bear no guilt

"for my part in saving you

from ruin.

"If you wish to honor

my memory,

"you must hold fast

to your vision.

"Don't be afraid

to keep on taking risks

or what is life for?"

I left my purse behind.

I'll only be a moment.

"But the most urgent matter

"I must impress upon you

"is the need to protect

Georgiana

"from the man who has been

seeking to claim her fortune.

"He is a man

quite without scruple.

"His name

is Charles Lockhart."

We have every last member

of staff combing the estate.

We've already searched

every inch of the house.

She can't have disappeared

into thin air!

Leo!

Augusta.

I gave her my word.

Augusta, for God's sake

It's all right.

She woke me up late last night.

She, she was crying.

She said she overheard you talking.

Something about Colonel Lennox.

She's gone to speak with him.

Are you here to enlist?

I wish to speak

with Colonel Lennox.

Are we expecting more guests

- to join us at the church?

- Certainly not.

We want this ceremony

to be as swift and discreet

as possible.

Ah, well, to your first point,

milady,

I have chosen hymns of no more

than five or six verses

which I shall instruct my sister

to play allegro, and I

shall limit my sermon

- to just half an hour.

- Hymns are not required.

And we can certainly live

without the sermon.

A funeral liturgy

might be more apt.

Forgive Lady Babington,

Mr. Hankins.

She's not entirely herself.

We must drink a toast.

What shall we drink to?

May your union be blessed

with children.

A little late after the fact,

I'm afraid.

To my beautiful wife, Clara.

Thank you for making

an honest man of me.

No, Esther.

Clara's right.

After last night's debacle,

perhaps you'd better abstain,

Esther.

One drink won't harm.

Will you admit the truth, Edward?

Or shall I?

Miss Lambe?

You have visitors.

What is it?

He set out to convince you

you were insane.

He took your deepest

vulnerabilities

and he exploited them.

To my eternal shame,

I have not only

remained silent,

but I have aided him

in his cruelty.

This is preposterous!

You cannot believe her.

I told myself it was

for the sake of our son.

That you stood in the way

of his inheritance.

We have stolen every letter

that Babington has sent you.

We have led you

to doubt the evidence

of your own eyes.

And Dr. Fuchs's tincture

the tincture you placed

your hope in,

we replaced with this--

laudanum.

Can't you see what

she's doing with these lies?

She's trying to turn us

against each other!

You asked for forgiveness

and I gave it!

You asked

for shelter,

and I gave it!

I chose to believe

your remorse was genuine!

More fool me!

You're despicable,

the pair of you.

I can think of no punishment

severe enough!

No, Aunt.

Clara deserves

no punishment.

She is as much

his victim as I am.

We cannot cast her out.

For George's sake,

as much as hers.

This one is a colonel,

like you.

He commands a battalion

of a thousand men.

If I were a boy,

I would be a colonel, too.

Or maybe a duke.

Do your parents know

you're here?

I do not have

"parents".

My mother is dead.

I'm sorry to hear that.

It was not long after I was born.

I never knew her.

But you did.

Her name was

Lucy Colbourne.

I wanted to meet you

to see if it's true

that you are my real father.

- How, how old are you?

- I shall be nine in October.

- I beg your pardon, Colonel.

- Leo!

Well, sir?

Are you?

No.

No, I'm not.

That man is your father.

Why did you not come

- and talk to me?

- I thought you'd be angry.

No, no, I'm not angry.

But whatever you thought

you heard, I am your father,

and I always will be.

But last night

All I meant

was that I have not been

the father that you deserve.

But I will endeavor to be better,

I give you my word.

I'm glad it's you.

Even though

you're not a colonel,

I was sad to think

I might not be your daughter.

Will you take her home?

I need a last word

with the colonel.

Of course.

Thank you.

Shall we ask if her sister

has left yet?

- I have said my farewell.

- I've always looked up to you, Fraser.

For the first time in your life,

you are acting like a coward.

I came to thank you.

For sparing Leonora the truth.

What good would have come of it?

I only hope you take

better care of her

than you did of her mother.

Whatever you told

Miss Heywood

I remember the state

Lucy was in

when I first met her.

Lost.

Abandoned.

I know I could have been

a better husband.

But I never abandoned her.

It was you who preyed upon

her vulnerabilities. It was you

- who made a victim of her.

- All I did

was offer her the comfort

her husband couldn't.

You know

I speak the truth.

Miss Heywood's plainly

in love with you.

Can you trust yourself not to

fail her as you failed Lucy?

You are not fit

to speak their names.

I was beginning to fear

you would not come.

Are you sure

you still wish to marry me?

Given that I am

the mulatto daughter

of a sl*ve

who conspired to claim

the fortune

of a white man

who is not even my father.

That was your argument,

was it not?

- Georgiana

- That because you are his nephew,

you have a greater claim

to my fortune than I.

May we talk apart

This was always your plan.

Your suit had failed,

so you thought to gain

my money by marrying me.

Was any of it real?

Yes!

The more I have grown

to know you,

the more I have come

to ardently admire you.

Things needn't change.

We can still marry,

still travel the world.

Can you honestly say

that you would

rather remain here

in this stifling place,

with these preposterous people?

We may be preposterous,

Mr. Lockhart,

but we are honest

and sincere.

These people have shown me

a kindness

a man like you

could never understand.

Leave, Mr. Lockhart.

Now.

I've been considering

which punishment

best fits your crime.

I will spare you

the trouble.

I assume I'm banished forever.

What is the point

in throwing you out

when you will only return

like the bad penny you are?

So, instead, I propose

a vigorous program of reform.

You will submit to hard labor,

religious instruction, and

whatever daily humiliations

I can devise.

And in return,

once I am satisfied

that you are

genuinely repentant,

I will consider

a small monthly allowance.

I would sooner die in battle.

Now that we have dealt

with one treacherous interloper,

we must deal with the other.

But how?

What would Sidney say,

were he standing here

instead of me?

He would tell me

the only way to conquer

a man like the colonel

is to b*at him

at his own game.

You had us

worried sick, Miss Colbourne.

Mr. Colbourne?

He wanted one last word

with Colonel Lennox.

But all is well?

All is well.

Lockhart is a disgrace.

If only I'd seen these sooner.

Georgiana,

there's something else

you should know.

Something Sidney mentioned

in his letter to Tom.

What is it?

In the process of building

his case against Mr. Lockhart,

Sidney learned that contrary

to what you believe,

your mother did not die

when you were a child.

As recently

as five years ago,

she was still hoping

you might be reunited.

She left you this

to remember her by.

Sidney tried to as certain

your mother's present whereabouts,

with no success.

But there's every reason

to believe that she's still alive.

My dear

- Colonel. - Not now, Parker,

I'm not in the mood.

Uh, I'm sorry, what I have

to say will not wait.

In the guise of friendship,

you and your men

have taken gross advantage

of this town.

You behaved abominably

towards Miss Heywood.

You insulted me

and my family.

And I will not stand for it.

What are you going to do?

You claim to be

a man of honor.

I ask you now to prove it.

Are you

Are you

challenging me to a duel?

Here is the money

I owe you.

100 pounds.

You can take it right now.

Or

- Or

- You can accept my wager.

What's the stake?

If you win,

you keep our money,

and I shall honor

the shopkeepers' debts myself.

And if you win?

Then you will pay every penny

that you owe the town,

you will write off my debt,

and you will leave Sanditon,

never to return.

Very well.

One round of hazard.

No.

This time,

we choose the game.

Colonel.

Will you stand

or choose another card?

My late brother and I

could never agree

on the nature of this game.

I've always thought

it was a game of luck.

But he claimed

it demands strategy.

If I put all my faith in luck,

I'd be long dead.

As would most of my men.

Tom.

Then again,

I never won a game

against Sidney.

So I have to concede

he may have been right.

So, Colonel.

Can you match me?

Or do you surrender?

Game to Mr. Parker.

Please.

Here you go.

Feed your families.

You did the Parker name proud.

You did Sidney proud.

No, Arthur, we did.

Short honeymoon, Denham?

- I came to the conclusion

marriage isn't for me. - Denham!

Your aunt

writes to inform me

of your recent conduct

and that you have no means

of paying for your commission.

You are

a disgrace to yourself

and the company!

You're not fit

to call yourself an officer.

Out of my way!

Your sunny presence

will be much missed.

- You are always welcome.

- We will miss you, my dear.

I will miss you all dreadfully.

- You must be sure to write at least

once a week. - I am sorry

you did not get to say goodbye

to Captain Fraser.

As a matter of fact,

he called on me earlier.

What did he say?

He said he'd grown

to consider me a dear friend.

Friend?

And he gave me a small gift

to remember him by,

but made me swear I wouldn't

open it until I got home.

It is a book of poetry.

There is a flower

marking a page.

This is the poem

William sent me.

"Her face, it bloomed

like a sweet flower

and stole my heart away."

Except it wasn't William.

It was, it was Captain Fraser.

It was always him.

This was not given

in friendship, Alison.

What will I say to him?

Tell him he has won your heart,

just as you have won his.

Could it be that my cynical

sister's heart has softened?

Excuse me, sir.

- I'm looking for Captain Fraser.

- Gone, miss.

All of them.

Posted to India.

India?

All my fears that he would

abandon me,

that he stopped loving me,

they were just

ghosts in my mind,

nothing more.

Placed there

by me and Edward.

Edward exploited you.

He's incapable of feeling.

I am no different.

I've seen the way

you look at George.

I have never known love like it,

Esther.

It is so fierce

that it scares me.

I hope one day you will

discover it for yourself.

It's not meant to be.

All the herbs and tinctures

in the world cannot help me.

I shall just have to make

my peace with it.

Lady Denham has been kind enough

to offer me

a cottage

on an estate in Cumbria,

far from prying eyes

and the taint of scandal.

Will you take her up on it?

What kind of life

will it be for George?

Growing up miles from anywhere,

with only me for company.

As long as he is loved,

what else matters?

We missed him.

Here she is now.

Is it not

a strange coincidence?

Each of you

was seeking the other.

- Thomas?

- Yes, dear?

Ah! Yes.

Yes, come, Arthur, yes, we must, yes

They told me

your company had left.

They have.

I resigned my commission.

What will you do?

I have no idea.

I'm from a family of farmers

in Ireland.

Why should that be so funny?

I was always so determined

I would never be a farmer's wife.

That seems

rather a presumption.

I opened your book.

A terrible breach of trust,

given I explicitly told you not to.

I never should

have guessed

that Spartan Captain Fraser

could

have such a poetic soul.

Fool that I am,

I have fought to hide

my feelings from you,

believing them to be futile.

Never daring to hope

that you could bring yourself

to love a coarse,

battle-scarred soldier.

But, my dearest Alison,

I stand before you now

to ask you

if you will honor me

with the greatest rank of all,

that of your loving husband.

Yes.

Yes! Yes!

100,000 times, yes!

Clara?

"Do not judge me too harshly.

"The fact is that some of us

are meant to be mothers,

"and some are not.

"He is yours now, Esther.

"You will give him the life

I never could.

You will be the mother

he deserves."

- Mrs. Wheatley.

- Good morning, Miss Heywood.

You will find

your charges outside,

having breakfast

with Mr. Colbourne.

Together?

Miracle of miracles,

wonder of wonders.

So, Luna has been

telling me that she's rather lonely.

And she would like

a dog companion.

That's what she told me.

I was thinking perhaps

another lurcher?

I should like a mastiff.

Good choice, Leo.

Miss Heywood!

We're going to get

a new dog.

How exciting!

Miss Heywood.

I wondered if we might, um,

speak in private.

Of course.

I don't suppose

you'll change your mind

about marrying me.

Then I would never have

to consider the subject again.

Thank you,

but I must decline again.

I am more convinced than ever

that marriage is not for me.

Anyway, I firmly believe

the right man is waiting

out there for you.

In the middle of the sea?

I meant figuratively.

I blame myself,

you know.

For Lockhart.

You had your reservations

and I urged you to ignore them.

I let his charm

get the better of me.

He charmed us both, Arthur.

You are not to blame.

And he's gone now.

Let us never

think of him again.

Have you given any more thought

to what you will do

when you come of age

and inherit your fortune?

For now, my only thought

is to find my mother.

As for where I will go,

it is strange.

Having longed

to escape Sanditon,

I'm beginning to think

I might stay a while.

You must!

After all,

you're a part of our family.

An honorary Parker!

Miss Heywood

I owe you an apology.

For what?

My behavior has been

unforgivable.

Twice I allowed my emotions

to get the better of me.

Twice I have taken advantage

of my position over you.

You make it sound as if I were

not a willing participant.

You are the girls' governess

and I am master of the estate.

I am your employer.

It was deeply inappropriate

and I feel only shame and regret.

That is all I am to you?

A member of your staff?

In the circumstances,

I understand that your position

here has become untenable

and you will wish

to leave at once.

I hope you'll accept six months

ex gratia to compensate you

for the loss of earning.

I don't care

about the money!

What will you tell the girls?

We shall say that your term

came to a natural conclusion

by mutual agreement.

No.

This is your decision.

And yours alone.

Miss Heywood!

Miss Heywood!

You will regret this.

It's better this way.

For her sake.

Xander

Do not shut yourself away again.

Please.

My dear Lady Babington.

We heard you were leaving.

And we could not let

the moment pass

without coming to bid you

bon voyage.

Well, you could have.

Thank you both.

But who is this?

This is George.

My son.

What did you say to her?!

- That is not your concern.

- I saw her leaving!

There are things

you do not understand!

I understand

that she brought light

into a house

which before her

knew only darkness.

I understand that she

brought us together.

That she cared about me

and Leonora as if we were

her own sisters!

I understand

that she almost

restored you to a

To a human being.

Are we to revert

to how things were?

Augusta!

What is it you are

frightened of, Uncle?

That we might finally be happy?

Go to her! Please!

Ask her to come back!

Tell her that you

made a mistake!

For our sake,

if not for your own.

Having had time to reflect,

I've decided

to accept your offer.

I thought you might.

It seems marginally less

horrifying than debtor's prison.

I wouldn't be so sure.

And with Esther and Clara

safely dispatched,

you shall have

my undivided attention.

Where's my son?

He's on his way

to a better life,

far removed

from his wretched father.

At least now that you're

no longer working,

we can enjoy

the rest of the summer.

Father expects me home.

I've tried his patience

long enough.

You have our friendship.

Is that not reason enough to stay?

You can help me

find my mother.

I hope I shall always have that,

Georgiana,

whether or not we are

in the same place.

And of course I'll do whatever

I can to help you find her.

You'll be invited

to Alison's wedding,

so it shan't be long before

we see each other again.

I do wish you would stay.

Charlotte.

Mr. Colbourne is here

to see you.

I've been thinking on

our conversation,

Miss Heywood.

As have I.

I came to tell you

that I regret

the circumstances under which

we parted company.

You made yourself very clear.

Augusta's rightly furious

with me.

She urged me to come

and speak with you at once.

Then you are here

at Augusta's request.

- Not of your own volition?

- No.

The house

feels your absence already.

And I'm here to ask if you

I'm resolved to leave Sanditon,

Mr. Colbourne.

You were right in what you said.

We let our emotions

get the better of us.

I mistook what I was feeling

for a certain kind of affection.

But I realize now,

I could never feel

such tenderness

for a man who showed me

so little respect.

I will miss the girls

a great deal.

But I cannot be

your governess,

if that is what you came to ask.

Thank you

for making

your feelings so clear.

Enough!

Wilt thou have this man

to thy wedded husband,

live together

after God's ordinance

in the holy estate

of matrimony?

Wilt thou

obey him

and serve him,

love, honor, and keep him,

and, forsaking

all other,

keep thee only unto him,

so long as ye both

shall live?

I will.

How long will we be gone,

Father?

I cannot say.

We've been confined here

too long.

We need a change.

All of us.

You must come and stay with us

again soon, my dear.

All of our sea view apartments

have been taken--

even one by Georgiana.

Sanditon goes

from strength to strength.

I shall be holding a party

for my 21st birthday.

Promise you will return

for that.

Forgive the interruption,

but I believe I am promised

the next dance.

May I introduce

Mr. Ralph Starling.

Charlotte talks of you often

and with great fondness.

I assume she's told you

our happy news?

What news is that?

Ralph and I are to be married.