CRAWLEY HOUSE, MATTHEW CRAWLEY'S BEDROOM - DAY]
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[Matthew fixes his tie in the mirror and Molesley opens a box.] Carson, is this true? Charles Grigg: I'm here to see Lord Grantham. Dr Clarkson: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this happy event: the investiture of our first chairwoman, Mrs Reginald Crawley, who has graciously agreed to share the duties of our beloved president, the Dowager Countess of Grantham. Isobel Crawley: Not just my husband, my father and brother, too, and I trained as a nurse during the war. Lady Mary: And Papa is not? Let's make her chairman of the board. Mr Carson: His name is Charles Grigg. Preferably on a dark night. The family moves into the next room.] They all rise when Dr Clarkson enters with Violet and Isobel, then sit when the ladies do.] [Isobel tries to reply, but Robert steps in first.] [Mary is shocked by her mother's gruffness.] [Mary rides off.] [The family is surprised and amused by his comment. [Violet chuckles. [Violet chuckles.]
Plan: A: September 1912; Q: When did Matthew Crawley and his mother Isobel move into Crawley House? A: Downton Abbey; Q: Where do Violet and Lady Mary openly hostility towards Matthew and his mother? A: Mary; Q: Who is opposed to Matthew marrying her? A: The families; Q: What experience some culture clash due to their differing backgrounds? A: a nurse; Q: What was Isobel's profession during the Anglo-Boer War? A: the local hospital; Q: What does Isobel Crawley occupy herself with? A: Carson; Q: Who is being blackmailed by Charles Grigg? A: a former music-hall performer; Q: What is Carson's background? A: Lord Grantham; Q: Who pays off Grigg? A: Carson's background; Q: What does Lord Grantham find amusing about Carson? A: The hostility; Q: What escalates between Mrs Crawley and the Dowager Countess? A: Dr. Clarkson; Q: Who did Isobel pressure to perform pericardiocentesis on a patient suffering from dropsy? A: Mrs Crawley chairman; Q: Who did Robert make chairman of the hospital board? A: the possibility; Q: What does Violet consider about Mary marrying Matthew? Summary: September 1912. Matthew Crawley and his mother Isobel move into Crawley House in Downton village. When they visit Downton Abbey, Violet and Lady Mary are openly hostile towards them. The families experience some culture clash due to their differing backgrounds. Isobel had trained as a nurse during the Anglo-Boer War , and occupies herself with the local hospital. Meanwhile, Carson is a former music-hall performer and is being blackmailed by his old show partner, Charles Grigg. Lord Grantham is amused by Carson's background and pays off Grigg. The hostility between Mrs Crawley and the Dowager Countess escalates when Isobel pressures Dr. Clarkson to perform pericardiocentesis on a patient suffering from dropsy . Violet tries to prevent this but the treatment is successful and Robert makes Mrs Crawley chairman of the hospital board. Violet begins to consider the possibility of Mary marrying Matthew, but Mary is opposed.