Anna joins him.] Branson: I took her to Ripon for the count. Cora, Countess of Grantham: She hasn't said anything yet, except that she's going to have to tell him about Pamuk. Everything comes to him who waits. Good night. He was threatening to tell Mr Carson. It cannot! It seems His Excellency has made him privy to a scurrilous story concerning Lady Mary and the late...
[Carson checks over his shoulder.] Lady Edith: But I'd love to. Lady Mary: As a second footman? Lady Mary: By the way, what happened to William's mother? Lady Mary: I think that Sybil is--
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham: What? Mr Bates: And you are right, there is no truth in them. Mr Carson: Do you want to leave, Mr Bates? Mr Carson: That is correct. Papa does not. She isn't until she is married. The by-election isn't far off. Who was with him? [Branson and Matthew lift her up and Branson carries Sybil out of the courtyard.] [Cora rolls her eyes.] [Matthew smirks.] [They chuckles]
Sir Anthony Strallan: No, I'm not really here at all, but I was driving past your gates on the way to the Callender-Becketts, and I thought I'd take a chance. [They regard each other for a moment, and then rush in for a passionate kiss.] [Violet nods.]
Plan: A: May 1914; Q: When did gossip about Lady Mary and the "handsome Turk" intensify? A: Gossip; Q: What intensifies about Lady Mary and the "handsome Turk"? A: Lady Mary; Q: Who arranges for Second Footman William to visit his mother? A: Carson; Q: Who is unwilling to let Bates go? A: the Dowager Countess; Q: Who was Carson's mother? A: Violet confronts Cora; Q: Who confesses the truth about Lady Mary and the handsome Turk? A: Edith; Q: Which Downton resident finds an admirer in Sir Anthony Strallan? A: Bates; Q: Who reveals to Carson that he was once a drunkard and was in prison for theft? A: the story; Q: What does Carson suspect there is more to? A: Sybil; Q: Who made Branson take her to Ripon? A: a brawl; Q: What event caused Sybil to be injured? A: Lord Grantham; Q: Who blames Branson for Sybil's injury? A: their love; Q: What do Mary and Matthew confess to each other? A: her scandalous secret; Q: What does Mary feel she cannot accept Matthew's proposal without telling him? A: her earlier harsh treatment; Q: What does Violet apologize for to Cora? A: Second Footman William's mother; Q: Who is seriously ill? A: Anna; Q: Who tells Mr Bates that she does not want him to leave Downton? Summary: May 1914. Gossip about Lady Mary and the "handsome Turk" intensifies, reaching Carson and the Dowager Countess. Violet confronts Cora, who confesses the truth. Edith finds an admirer in Sir Anthony Strallan. Bates reveals to Carson that he was once a drunkard and was in prison for theft; Carson is unwilling to let him go, suspecting there is more to the story. Sybil makes Branson take her to Ripon under false pretences to attend the by-election count. She is injured during a brawl but Matthew, who happens to come along, and Branson rescue her. Lord Grantham blames Branson but Sybil defends him. Later that night, Mary and Matthew confess their love for each other, but Mary feels she cannot accept his proposal without telling him her scandalous secret. Violet apologises to Cora for her earlier harsh treatment. When Lady Mary learns that Second Footman William's mother is seriously ill, she arranges for him to visit her. Anna tells Mr Bates that she does not want him to leave Downton, and they almost kiss.