TEXT: [OPENING TITLES] [SCENE_BREAK] [EXT. RIPON, CITY HALL COURTYARD - DAY] May 1914 Speaker: Last June saw Emily Davison crushed to death beneath the hooves of the king's horse! Will the summer of 1914 prove as fatal for the hopes of women? It cannot! This historic by-election can be the first step of the journey to women's equality! Woman: If you're so keen on women's rights, let a woman speak! Man: But why stop there? Let's get the dogs up and listen to them bark! Speaker: Women! Women...are thrown out of jail...! [Branson appears next to Sybil in the crowd.] Branson: Are you all right, milady? Lady Sybil: Isn't it exciting? Speaker: Only to be dragged back inside! Man: You're an idiot! [Isobel sees Sybil in the crowd and pushes through to reach her.] Isobel Crawley: Sybil, I think it's time for Branson to take you home! Lady Sybil: Not yet. Isobel Crawley: I think so. I applaud your spirit in coming, and I will applaud your discretion when you leave! Lady Sybil: But you agree with everything he says? Isobel Crawley: I do, my dear, but I also know if anything happens to you, Branson will lose his place. Branson: Better safe than sorry, milady. Speaker:...is an act of mercy. I disagree. [Branson puts an arm around Sybil and pushes a path for her through the jeering crowd.] Branson: The car is just here. Lady Sybil: Women must get the vote, mustn't they, Branson? Why does the prime minister resist the inevitable? Branson: Politicians can't often recognise the changes that are inevitable. [Branson opens the car door for Sybil and she steps in.] [SCENE_BREAK] [EXT. COUNTRY ROAD, MOTOR CAR - DAY] Lady Sybil: I hope you do
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.