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00:00:23You
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00:01:32Are you ready?
00:01:34As we commit Lord Kilmartin's earthly remains to their final resting place,
00:01:39we are reminded of the transient nature of life and the fragile beauty of human existence.
00:01:45May his spirit find everlasting peace in the heavenly kingdom.
00:01:58My elder brother Anthony, he would usually be the one to speak in times like this.
00:02:01So I apologize in advance.
00:02:06Standing before you, I know I'm supposed to say something profound.
00:02:11But to be honest, I am rather at a loss.
00:02:16This is an unfathomable tragedy.
00:02:19For Lord Kilmartin's family.
00:02:22For my sister, Francesca.
00:02:25For my family, for all of us.
00:02:28What makes his death so difficult to bear is not just its suddenness,
00:02:33but the fact he was a good man.
00:02:37One of the best of us.
00:02:40Always guided by an unshakable sense of integrity.
00:02:46His devotion to his family.
00:02:49To his seat in parliament.
00:02:51And most especially to my sister, Francesca.
00:02:54It was unwavering.
00:02:57There's nothing I can say to make sense of this loss.
00:02:59Or to fill the void we're all feeling.
00:03:05All I can offer is this.
00:03:09We will cherish our memory of John.
00:03:14And be forever grateful to have known such an exceptional human being.
00:03:45I did well.
00:03:47Would you like a moment alone?
00:03:49It's not necessary.
00:03:50There is far too much to oversee at home.
00:03:52The servants will have everything set up.
00:03:54You might wish to spend a last moment here.
00:03:56I would like to see that all is in order.
00:03:59I will meet you at the carriage.
00:04:00It's almost contempt for Ron.
00:04:21You know?
00:04:23If he's held my Jetzt.
00:04:24He pleaded by a common headache through very shocking.
00:04:27King.
00:04:30Indeed.
00:04:32Thank you both for coming.
00:04:35Is this all not rather morbid?
00:04:38It is a funeral.
00:04:40It is not morbid, it is proper.
00:04:44Because heaven forbid death be anything but orderly.
00:04:48Lady Danbury.
00:04:50Francesca.
00:04:51Lord Kilmartin was a fine man.
00:04:55I liked him very much.
00:04:58Yes.
00:04:59I did as well.
00:05:02Obviously.
00:05:03Please do enjoy the refreshments.
00:05:06My condolences to you.
00:05:08And to you.
00:05:12These arrived from Anthony and Kate, dear?
00:05:18Some of my children feel devastated they are unable to attend.
00:05:22Much of our family also could not travel down from Scotland in time.
00:05:25I am most relieved I was already in London.
00:05:28And most appreciative.
00:05:31You volunteered to host the reception today.
00:05:35I would have hosted at Kilmartin house but I thought the servants here might be better equipped.
00:05:39There is no need to explain.
00:05:41I could not imagine hosting when my husband died.
00:05:44It was my honour.
00:05:45Your son was the cherished part of this family.
00:05:48He adored your Francesca.
00:05:50I will never forget when he came home.
00:05:52The night being met.
00:05:54Yeah.
00:05:54Stars in his eyes.
00:05:56Oh no.
00:05:57Is this too overwhelming?
00:05:58No, I...
00:06:00You're running out of biscuits.
00:06:02That is all.
00:06:02Biscuits?
00:06:03The guests will expect them.
00:06:04The guests will expect them.
00:06:04Please excuse me.
00:06:11For you?
00:06:14You've been so attentive to Francesca.
00:06:16I thought I might tend to you.
00:06:19This is very kind of you.
00:06:27Is this what Papa's funeral was like?
00:06:30I was not born.
00:06:31The rest of you got to be there.
00:06:33You were there.
00:06:34You were in Mama's belly.
00:06:37Biscuit?
00:06:45Francesca, surely your servant will help with those?
00:06:48Please, allow me.
00:06:49Thank you, but I am quite capable.
00:06:58Let us all have a biscuit, shall we?
00:07:00Do you know what are in these?
00:07:02I have always wondered.
00:07:05No.
00:07:07A treacle.
00:07:09I imagine.
00:07:10What else do you think?
00:07:11I taste vanilla.
00:07:13Something spicy.
00:07:14Ginger, maybe?
00:07:16Flour.
00:07:16Probably a little salt.
00:07:18And perhaps, um...
00:07:20Mr Bridgerton.
00:07:26Ladies.
00:07:28Our deepest condomences.
00:07:30Thank you for being...
00:07:31Are you truly all right, sister?
00:07:32I'm so sorry.
00:07:34I can't believe he is gone.
00:07:36I can't believe he is gone.
00:07:42Lady Kilmartin?
00:07:44Your hair, it is coming undone.
00:07:47Perhaps we might go upstairs and I can attend to it for you.
00:08:14Thank you for giving me some respite.
00:08:18I am simply doing my job.
00:08:19My lady.
00:08:20If only I were doing mine.
00:08:23I think you were doing admirably.
00:08:28At my father's funeral, there was a very large tray of pickled salmon.
00:08:33All I could do was think how my father detested pickled salmon.
00:08:36I wanted to throw the tray and scream.
00:08:39And did you?
00:08:44I came close.
00:08:47But I realised we all know different versions of the same person.
00:08:51Perhaps someone thought he loved pickled salmon.
00:08:54The best any of us can do is honour the memories of those we have loved.
00:08:59And let them live on through us.
00:09:01How does one do that?
00:09:04Well, I always try to think logically, like my father.
00:09:08And for my mother, I wear her necklace.
00:09:14I must have forgotten it today.
00:09:23Thank you for your help.
00:09:27I had better retire while my mother will fear I have fled.
00:09:31If you need more respite, simply give me a nod and I will slip some brandy in your drink.
00:09:51Not even an invitation to funeral from the Bridgetons.
00:09:54The reputation for warmth is undeserved.
00:09:57At least Rosamond has a new suitor, and one of rather high rank even.
00:10:02We are fortunate in Lord Stotter's interest.
00:10:05You don't know how distraught your sister has been after failing to capture Mr Bridgeton's affection.
00:10:09She had her heart set on that match.
00:10:12Perhaps it is for the best.
00:10:13She and Mr Bridgeton may not have been well suited.
00:10:16Rosamond is well suited to anyone.
00:10:18She could charm a statue, if it were not for Sophie's interference.
00:10:22Sophie?
00:10:26Is that why we went looking for Sophie at Bridgeton House the other week?
00:10:30Because you suspect she has formed an attachment to Mr Bridgeton?
00:10:33It would not be the first time she interfered in our lives.
00:10:39Do you know where Sophie's working, Posey?
00:10:43No.
00:10:44I hardly know how to stitch my embroidery in the right direction.
00:10:47Let alone keep track of Sophie's whereabouts.
00:10:52Very well.
00:10:54I will have to find her myself then.
00:10:57And you enjoy dancing?
00:10:58The cotillion is my favorite dance.
00:11:00My governess said I was excelling at all forms.
00:11:03I prefer a walrus.
00:11:04Why do you prefer a walrus?
00:11:22What are you doing out here? It's very cold.
00:11:25Uh, I nearly wanted to feel something other than despair.
00:11:29So, I chose to feel cold.
00:11:33Is it helping?
00:11:34Not particularly.
00:11:37They are in need of more mint for the refreshments.
00:11:40I shall leave you be shortly.
00:11:44It was kind of you to stay for the funeral.
00:11:47You've been a great comfort.
00:11:50To Eloise and Hyacinth.
00:11:56As have you.
00:11:58They are very fortunate to have you, you know.
00:12:01Hm.
00:12:06I'm so sorry for your loss.
00:12:12It's all right, Sophie.
00:12:13You are not required to give me comfort.
00:12:15I know that.
00:12:17I know it is not a condition of my employment,
00:12:19but my heart is breaking for you.
00:12:24For all of you.
00:12:31Who are still planning on leaving?
00:12:34At the end of the week.
00:12:37After the family has had some time.
00:12:39Yes, of course.
00:12:40As you should.
00:12:44I wish you luck, Sophie.
00:12:49Please go inside.
00:12:50I cannot send you off to your new position with influenza.
00:12:58I can stay a moment if you-
00:13:00No.
00:13:01Forgive me.
00:13:06I'm trying desperately to be strong for my family,
00:13:10for Francesca,
00:13:12on this dreadful day.
00:13:14And if you stay,
00:13:15I am afraid I will not be able to hold it together.
00:13:20I understand.
00:13:31I do not see you again.
00:13:36Goodbye, Mr. Bridgerton.
00:13:41Goodbye, Sophie.
00:13:56Goodbye, Sophie.
00:14:10Goodbye, Sophie.
00:14:10My entire life I have found comfort in silence.
00:14:14Presumably because I never found any growing up amongst all my siblings.
00:14:22But now...
00:14:25Now, I should be grateful if you might fill it.
00:14:28I dare say this is the longest I have ever seen you go without talking.
00:14:33I am merely enjoying the peace of not having to listen to one more stranger apologize for my loss.
00:14:40Everyone is simply trying to be respectful.
00:14:42Yes.
00:14:44I realize it is proper here to speak in euphemisms and act as if we are statues in the face
00:14:51of death.
00:14:55You know...
00:14:57In Scotland...
00:15:00A life lost is celebrated.
00:15:02Instead of mourned.
00:15:04Everyone eats.
00:15:06Drinks.
00:15:07Tells stories of the dead.
00:15:09Cries and...
00:15:11laughs.
00:15:13Is that not a little...
00:15:16indulgent?
00:15:18In fact, it can be rather cathartic.
00:15:21Joyful.
00:15:22Even.
00:15:24Perhaps we could still have a celebration for a smaller group here at Kilmartin House.
00:15:29I am sorry if you found the funeral lacking.
00:15:32You did a splendid job, Francesca.
00:15:37I was merely suggesting a celebration so that John might be remembered not for his death but for his life.
00:15:43I knew John better than I know myself and I truly believe he would not want to be the cause
00:15:48of tears or sorrow.
00:15:49He was a Scotsman.
00:15:51He would not want to be mourned by strangers.
00:15:53He would want his life rejoiced at by family, friends, his wife.
00:15:57He would want for us to get up and dance and...
00:15:59John did not want anything.
00:16:02He is dead.
00:16:03Gone.
00:16:04And turning his funeral into a circus will not change that.
00:16:28It meant a great deal having you at the funeral.
00:16:32I do not know what we will do without you, Agatha.
00:16:34I am not leaving for another two weeks.
00:16:37So there are plenty of goodbyes still to say.
00:16:40And I will not be gone forever.
00:16:42I am happy for you.
00:16:44I think I am still in disbelief that the Queen granted me leave to go.
00:16:50I hear you are making a life change of your own with my brother.
00:16:56You know?
00:16:57I do not believe he told anyone else.
00:17:00He would have been a fool not to ask.
00:17:04I am delighted for you both.
00:17:09Only I am...
00:17:12Violet.
00:17:15Is everything all right?
00:17:17Yes. Yes, of course.
00:17:20I simply feel that in the wake of John's passing...
00:17:24Your mind is on Francesca.
00:17:26Indeed.
00:17:28I am rather concerned that she is not allowing herself to grieve.
00:17:35Give her time.
00:17:37We both know it is a winding and illogical road to mourn a lost love.
00:17:44She is not in her right mind.
00:17:58Are you all right, Sophie? You look as though you did not sleep a wink.
00:18:01I lost my necklace. I spent half the night searching for it.
00:18:04What does it look like?
00:18:05It is a silver chain with an amicus pendant.
00:18:07Do you know when you last saw it?
00:18:09I have no idea. I hardly notice when I am wearing it as I so rarely take it off.
00:18:14Deliveries are here.
00:18:16Make haste.
00:18:17I will look out for it, Sophie.
00:18:20Perhaps this is the heavens telling you that you should not leave us for Penwood House.
00:18:24No, it is merely telling me that I have been unforgivably careless.
00:18:28I have been so caught up.
00:18:30I have lost the only piece of my mother I ever had.
00:18:32We will find it.
00:18:43Will Michaela be joining us?
00:18:47I do not believe so.
00:18:49We are giving each other space.
00:18:51Which suits me quite well as I am rather busy with my correspondence to John's relatives.
00:18:56Surely you do not need to write to all of them now.
00:18:58People deserve to know.
00:19:00Writing certainly can be cathartic.
00:19:02Sometimes when I am feeling lost, I find that writing steadies me.
00:19:06I am steady.
00:19:15Francesca, you do not need to be.
00:19:17You are amongst family.
00:19:18If you would like to throw something or scream.
00:19:22Heloise, please, that is not how I wish to proceed.
00:19:24I should like to stay calm.
00:19:26But you need not.
00:19:28Yes, I do.
00:19:33I am with child.
00:19:37My courses were supposed to arrive days ago, but they never came.
00:19:42That is splendid news.
00:19:45John has left me with a gift, a piece of himself, just as father left mother with hyacinth.
00:19:50So, if I must remain calm for the sake of our child and the future of the Kilmartin line, so
00:19:55be it.
00:19:56It is a worthy cause.
00:20:00I am delighted for you, sister.
00:20:05But let us just keep this between ourselves for now until I speak to the men from the House of
00:20:10Lords.
00:20:11Of course.
00:20:17How is Lady Kilmartin faring?
00:20:20She is faring as best she can, I imagine.
00:20:23Hmm.
00:20:24It is quite a cruel twist of fate to lose one's husband at such a tender age.
00:20:30I imagine it cruel to lose one's husband at any age.
00:20:33And yet for some of us, a release.
00:20:38Hmm.
00:20:39What was she wearing at the funeral?
00:20:41Lady Kilmartin.
00:20:42If one must endure, I do hope she at least was enduring in a marvelous ensemble.
00:20:50She looked quite elegant.
00:20:53Hmm.
00:20:54These bonbons do not taste the same.
00:20:58It is a shame when a good thing changes.
00:21:01You know, Charlotte.
00:21:03Charlotte, there is a fortnight yet before I leave.
00:21:06Yes, I know.
00:21:08I should like the bonbons from Switzerland instead.
00:21:11Perhaps I should arrange for some new exotic animal to be imported for the grounds.
00:21:17I will write, Charlotte.
00:21:23I am sad, Agatha.
00:21:27It is a sad time.
00:21:30Yes.
00:21:32Goodbyes are never easy.
00:21:33Particularly as I have just bid farewell to Whistledown.
00:21:39She would have written something profound about Lord Kilmartin's passing.
00:21:45Not to mention a detailed report of the funereal fashions beyond elegant.
00:21:51It would have been something to look forward to.
00:21:56I miss her.
00:21:59Mrs. Mondridge, I should like to hold mercury now.
00:22:06Your Majesty.
00:22:09Oh!
00:22:11She is quite excitable.
00:22:14Perhaps the bitch needs some water to cool down.
00:22:30There you are.
00:22:32Here I am.
00:22:34I hope I am not interrupting.
00:22:36I have just sent word to the House of Lords to arrange their visit with Francesca concerning the Kilmartin estate.
00:22:43I will attend as well, of course.
00:22:46For all you have done in Antony's absence.
00:22:52Are you alright?
00:22:54It is not me you should be worrying about.
00:22:55We are most fortunate that Sophie remained to help.
00:22:58I do hope she will be content.
00:22:59Please do not bring her up.
00:23:00I know, I know. It has been a difficult week.
00:23:02Not today. Please.
00:23:06It is all a tad hypocritical, do you not think?
00:23:10What is hypocritical?
00:23:11You.
00:23:13You spent our entire lives claiming the one thing that matters is marrying a love match.
00:23:18For years I did not understand it, nor want it. In fact, I ran from it.
00:23:22And now, now I have found someone I love, more than I could even have thought possible.
00:23:29Someone captivating and maddening and real, just as you wanted.
00:23:33Just as Daphne and Antony and Colin and Francesca...
00:23:36You love her.
00:23:37It does not signify, does it?
00:23:38She is not of the right class, so I cannot be with her. Not truly.
00:23:42I must let her go, as if she means nothing.
00:23:44Tell me, is that what you would have done had father been of the lower classes?
00:23:48Tossed your love aside to search for someone of proper breeding.
00:23:53Forgive me.
00:23:59Where is it?
00:24:09Are you looking for something?
00:24:12No.
00:24:14Lady Bridgerton, I simply noticed some dust. Pardon me.
00:24:21I wanted to thank you for staying on to help with the funeral.
00:24:25Oh, it is the least I could do.
00:24:27I do regret that I am leaving at such a difficult time.
00:24:30Well, you must do what is best for you.
00:24:37Sophie?
00:24:41Is it because of Benedict that you feel you must depart?
00:24:47Why did you not dismiss me?
00:24:49Well, perhaps I should have done, but I like you.
00:24:52You are the sort of woman I would like for my son.
00:24:55If I were not a maid.
00:25:00You must know it is not Mr Bridgerton's fault.
00:25:02Your son is a good man. I...
00:25:05I knew better.
00:25:07Sophie?
00:25:09If there is perhaps something about your history that you have not shared.
00:25:14Your accent, your education, your proclivity for languages.
00:25:18Perhaps if there is something that you are running from.
00:25:27No.
00:25:28I am a maid.
00:25:30I am not a suitable match for your son.
00:25:36I wish the world were different.
00:25:47Leave me alone, Gregory. It's all well.
00:25:50Get out!
00:25:52I tried talking sense into Hyacinth, but she is highly unreasonable.
00:25:55Mother should have stopped at seven.
00:26:03What is going on in here?
00:26:04I am simply ridding myself of things I shall not need, as I have decided to delay my debut.
00:26:10Or perhaps not to make my debut at all.
00:26:13God.
00:26:13Same curtains, same ceiling, yet surely I am in a foreign land.
00:26:16What is the point of finding love when your husband will probably die?
00:26:19Why?
00:26:23Now, so this is about John?
00:26:27It's only John.
00:26:29Father.
00:26:30Even Lord Featherington, all gone.
00:26:32I have been taken up with foolish fantasies when all love truly brings is hardship and sorrow.
00:26:40I suppose it is difficult.
00:26:43Well, I for one want no part of it.
00:26:46I have finally seen the wisdom in what you have been telling me.
00:26:48You were right all along, sister.
00:27:05How is Francesca?
00:27:07Oh, what she is going through, I would not wish on anyone.
00:27:12Shall we?
00:27:17Losing someone unexpectedly, it is as if your very breath is ripped from you.
00:27:22Your entire reality is shifted within the blink of an eye.
00:27:26It is natural you must be thinking of Edmund.
00:27:29Yes, I am.
00:27:30I think about Nessa every day.
00:27:35Anything you need, I am here for you.
00:27:43There is one thing I must request.
00:27:48I was wondering if we might keep our betrothal to ourselves for a while.
00:27:52Only because I do not want our happy news to overshadow.
00:27:56Say no more.
00:27:57I have told only my sister.
00:27:59Otherwise, we shall wait.
00:28:18Alfie, what are you doing here?
00:28:20Looking for you.
00:28:21You are so eager to see me that you cannot wait until my return to Penwood house.
00:28:24I am flattered.
00:28:25That is why I have been trying to find you.
00:28:28I gave the new lady Penwood your note about delaying your style until after the funeral, but...
00:28:32she would not wait.
00:28:34She hired someone else. I... I'm sorry.
00:28:36What?
00:28:38No, I have already given my notice to Lady Bridgerton.
00:28:42Surely she will not mind if you stay on a little longer.
00:28:44I did not.
00:28:45Seeing Mr Bridgerton, it is torture, Alfie.
00:28:48I only want to come home to you.
00:28:50Irma Rumsey, it is all I want.
00:28:51I know. We all wanted that.
00:28:53But we will find you another position.
00:28:55There are so few just now.
00:28:56I have heard of one opening for a housemaid on Bruton Street.
00:28:59That is far too close to Bridgerton House.
00:29:01Perhaps I should return to the country.
00:29:05I have heard of one other position.
00:29:07A family in Mayfair is in need of a lady's maid to help them move.
00:29:11Their servants speak very highly of them.
00:29:14I can do that.
00:29:15You know I am skilled at...
00:29:16They are moving to the Americas.
00:29:19You would need to be on a ship in three days.
00:29:39Francesca, this is Mr Dundas from the House of Lords.
00:29:43Good day.
00:29:43Good day.
00:29:44My condolences for your loss and apologies for the timing of this visit, Lady Kilmartin.
00:29:50It's procedure.
00:29:52Quite right.
00:29:52Despite the circumstances, it is of the utmost importance the lines of succession are followed to the letter.
00:29:58Your brother has been a tremendous help with the paperwork.
00:30:01I will be speaking with the Stirling family next.
00:30:04But of course, there is one question I must ask you first.
00:30:07As a formality, really.
00:30:08I am with child.
00:30:12Sister?
00:30:15That is...
00:30:16wonderful news.
00:30:18Indeed.
00:30:20Well then, I shall alert the physician for an examination at once.
00:30:25Examination?
00:30:26Well, yes. We must have confirmation.
00:30:28Can you not simply take her word for it?
00:30:31Of course, Lady Kilmartin. Your word is of great value.
00:30:33It is only that the crown has grown quite stringent.
00:30:35When it comes to succession, there is an estate and title at stake, not to mention a seat in Parliament.
00:30:40I... I... I do not wish to have an examination.
00:30:43My sister has been through a great loss, Mr. Dundas. Any examination will have to wait.
00:30:47Believe me, I sympathise.
00:30:49But this is the way society demands things be done.
00:30:51I've had quite enough of the demands of society and its utterly antiquated way of doing things.
00:30:57This is an honourable family.
00:30:59You have no idea of the sacrifices we have made to maintain that honour.
00:31:03I'll not stand here and let you pressure my sister after the nightmare she's been through.
00:31:10I assure you, Lady Kilmartin, it will be swift and dignified.
00:31:14And then, we can all take comfort in knowing for certain.
00:31:18Hm?
00:31:42that's not true, Oryna.
00:31:43So true and there's an Africdory monument in the church.
00:31:43Is he necessary?
00:31:44A chance!
00:31:44No, I understand how there is nothing worse.
00:31:45So true and there, but he was all Ooh!
00:31:58It's hard.
00:32:22Forgive me, I heard a noise.
00:32:24I do not mean to startle you.
00:32:27I have been tasked with organising John's affairs, and I've misplaced a document.
00:32:32You need not explain.
00:32:35Please, I will do it.
00:32:39It's been a hell of a week.
00:32:42I know.
00:32:45Every time I see you, I'm conscious it may be the last.
00:32:49And I hated how we said goodbye at the funeral.
00:33:01I'm conscious it may be the last time I see you, but I'm conscious it may be the last time
00:33:14I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:14I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:14I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:14I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:15I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:16I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:16I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:17I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:18I see you, but it may be the last time I see you, but it may be the last time
00:33:22I see
00:33:36Hi.
00:33:38I know.
00:34:09Have you finished your tea?
00:34:11Yes.
00:34:12Shall I take you to your bedchamber?
00:34:15No.
00:34:16Would you like another cup of tea?
00:34:18No, I should like to sleep in here.
00:34:20In the drawing room, Francesca, are you avoiding sleeping in your room?
00:34:29I do not blame you.
00:34:34I could not bear to be at Aubrey Hall for months.
00:34:39But being there and facing it and feeling it...
00:34:43Oh, stop it. Will you please stop it?
00:34:44I am so sorry, my dear. I am only trying to...
00:34:47You were trying to tell me that you understand.
00:34:54I can see it in your face, even when you say nothing, that we are the same now.
00:34:59Because we have both lost our husbands.
00:35:01But we are not the same.
00:35:04You have eight children.
00:35:09Eight pieces of your husband to remember him by eight.
00:35:12Eight times you did your wifely duty and gave father the gift of children.
00:35:16And what did I give John?
00:35:17Nothing.
00:35:17And I only have myself to blame.
00:35:19Francesca, none of this is your fault.
00:35:21Oh, it is.
00:35:22It is my fault.
00:35:24I cursed it.
00:35:26John wanted to have a child and it was my duty to give that to him.
00:35:30To continue the Kilmartin line.
00:35:32And I failed him.
00:35:32I gave him nothing.
00:35:34I have nothing.
00:35:35I have nothing.
00:35:35It's all right.
00:35:36It's all right.
00:35:39It's all right.
00:35:40It's all right.
00:35:41It's all right.
00:35:45It's all right.
00:35:50It's all right.
00:35:53It's all right.
00:35:57Can I bring you some tea, my lady?
00:36:01No, thank you, Mrs. Wilson.
00:36:05Sometimes I sit here and just stir at this portrait.
00:36:10We were supposed to be in this together, Edmund and I, through every trial.
00:36:16And children, they look to me for answers, and I...
00:36:20I do not have all the answers.
00:36:24You were supposed to be here.
00:36:31If I may, Mom.
00:36:33Your children do not need you to have all the answers.
00:36:37Or even half the answers.
00:36:41They only need you to love them.
00:37:13Mrs. Wilson told me you were still here.
00:37:16Mother.
00:37:19I was just about to take my leave.
00:37:23Shall I pour you a drink?
00:37:25A strong one, perhaps.
00:37:47I owe you an apology.
00:37:49You know, I have been thinking about your father quite a lot.
00:37:53Of course.
00:37:53That you were also very unlucky to lose him when you did.
00:37:57You were so young.
00:37:59But for me, in many ways, I...
00:38:04I was lucky.
00:38:07I had a great love for a very long time.
00:38:13Some people never get that.
00:38:21After everything that has transpired, I have found myself reflecting quite a lot about love.
00:38:31About time not always being on our side.
00:38:35I did not realize how strongly you felt about Sophie.
00:38:39I assumed it was a flirtation, a dalliance.
00:38:42I never imagined it.
00:38:43I should never have allowed it to go that far.
00:38:45Starting a life with someone from another class is no easy feat.
00:38:49You would have to move to the country.
00:38:50Yes.
00:38:51We had discussed such plans.
00:38:54I would have gone back and forth.
00:38:56No, no, there would be no going back and forth.
00:38:58You would be ostracized by society, both of you.
00:39:01You would have to move there permanently.
00:39:04I imagine that would be a rather startling transition for someone who has lived a life as well-liked and
00:39:10privileged as you.
00:39:12It is important that you understand, because there is one crucial sacrifice you will have to make.
00:39:22Your family.
00:39:24And that is not to say that we shall not speak, but it will mostly be confined to letters.
00:39:30We will not be able to visit as often as we might like.
00:39:34It could impact your sister's prospects for marriage if we are believed to nurture a close relationship.
00:39:40So you will miss birthdays and weddings and...
00:39:45Stop it, please. There is truly no need for this.
00:39:49Sophie does not want to be with me.
00:39:50Oh, I very much doubt that is the case if you ask her to marry.
00:39:57How strong did I pour that drink?
00:39:59What you said...
00:40:02...was correct.
00:40:03All I have ever wanted for my children was to find love.
00:40:07So if you have found it, you deserve to go after it before it is too late.
00:40:12If you marry Sophie, it will never change how much I love you, Benedict.
00:40:22And with that said, I know my son. I know my son. I know that at times you can be...
00:40:31...just like my son who.
00:40:31Oh, dare I say it?
00:40:33Non-committal.
00:40:35Hmm.
00:40:37Well, you must have me mistaken for one of your other children.
00:40:40Yeahhh.
00:40:47Promise me you will think very carefully before making a decision.
00:40:51and whatever you choose
00:40:54you must live with it forever
00:40:58we all will
00:41:33we shall find you a dress that cannot be ignored
00:41:37Lord Stotter will have no choice but to propose
00:41:43I did not realize I was a jester
00:41:46apologies Mama
00:41:47it is only the thought of a mere dress so bewitching
00:41:51that a gentleman loses his free will
00:41:53must be quite the magical dress indeed
00:41:55it will be when I wear it
00:41:58I look forward to seeing it
00:41:59in fact I think it wise you stay behind today
00:42:03your sister and I will have a lengthy appointment to the Modiste
00:42:05and then we may speak to the magistrate afterwards
00:42:08to see if he has heard any word of Sophie
00:42:10or my shoe clips being pawned
00:42:13I am certain you will enjoy some time here
00:42:17understood
00:42:32well I should be leaving now to check on the household orders
00:42:37shall I get you anything while I am out
00:42:39no thank you Raleigh
00:42:42I should like to take the afternoon to read
00:42:46in private
00:43:17TV
00:43:17in private
00:43:17in private
00:43:23Ms. Posey, shall I have some tea prepared for you?
00:43:41Posey, what are you doing here?
00:43:43Sophie!
00:43:48I escaped out the drawing room window. I did not want to risk the servant's seeing.
00:43:52Then when I arrived, I told that handsome footman that I misplaced my glove when we came for tea,
00:43:56and as he went to look, I ran up here. I assumed your room would be up in the attic
00:43:59like most ladies' maids,
00:44:00though I had to check in three different rooms before I found yours, and thank goodness no one else was
00:44:04up here.
00:44:05I do not believe I have ever felt so exhilarated in my... I am rambling, and I do not have
00:44:11time.
00:44:12I came to warn you that we have moved in next door, and my mama is intent on finding you.
00:44:16She does not know you live here now, as I have covered for you, but she means to have you
00:44:20arrested for the shoe clips.
00:44:26And she will surely find me if I stay in Mayfair, even if I leave Bridgerton House.
00:44:32I am so sorry, Sophie. The shoe clips are my fault.
00:44:36It was very brave of you to come, thank you, but you must get back.
00:44:42I... I wish I had said this to you before, but the things she has always said about you, about
00:44:48your mother, they are cruel and untrue.
00:44:53That is kind of you to say.
00:44:54I would not have survived in that house without you.
00:44:57You were always so kind and courageous.
00:45:01You have the strongest will of anyone I have ever known.
00:45:05Perhaps you get that from your mother.
00:45:12There is a job in the Americas.
00:45:14It will keep me safe from your mother.
00:45:16I will be on a ship in two days, and with any luck, she and I shall never see each
00:45:20other again.
00:45:23I will miss you.
00:45:29Do not let her get the better of you.
00:45:31You have a strong will of your own.
00:45:34Now go.
00:45:54Are you going to play something?
00:45:59Benedict, I did not realize you were here.
00:46:04I wanted to see how you are.
00:46:09You have already taken on more than enough by tending to the estate.
00:46:15I should have compelled Mr. Dunlors to delay the examination.
00:46:19I am sorry, I could not do more.
00:46:22It would not have changed the outcome.
00:46:27John wished for a child and I could not give him one.
00:46:44You are rather good.
00:46:45That is all I know.
00:46:48When you were very young, I would play this to make you laugh.
00:46:52I hoped it might still work.
00:46:56You should have pursued Piano Forte.
00:47:01One of many things.
00:47:04You do not give yourself enough credit, Benedict.
00:47:07Nor do you.
00:47:12John may have wanted a child, but above all else, he wanted you.
00:47:19It was plain as day to anyone around you, how much joy you brought him.
00:47:26You lit up his entire world.
00:47:35Trust me, it was almost insufferable for the rest of us.
00:47:38Yeah.
00:47:44Is it a thing that I wanted to do?
00:48:00Yeah.
00:48:00I don't know.
00:48:07I don't know.
00:48:10I thought doing things the proper way made it the correct way.
00:48:19I thought if I acted as though I was fine, I would be.
00:48:25But I am exhausted.
00:48:27I should like to feel some joy.
00:48:31I want to celebrate Don's life.
00:48:35Will you help me?
00:48:40What do you mean, you lost her?
00:48:42Well, she must have climbed out of the window, ma'am.
00:48:46I mean, how was I to know the girl possessed such agility?
00:48:48You were supposed to follow her to see if she would lead us to Sophie.
00:48:55Posie, how was your day?
00:48:57Well spent, was it?
00:49:00I suppose so.
00:49:01I read a novel.
00:49:10I wish to speak to you.
00:49:23I owe you an apology.
00:49:24I've let my distress about Sophie and the season get the better of me.
00:49:27And at times, perhaps, I have unfairly vended my frustrations on you.
00:49:33Yes, well, I have grown quite accustomed to it.
00:49:37It started long before Sophie left.
00:49:43You know, I was much like you when I was younger.
00:49:46It is obviously Rosamond who is most similar to you.
00:49:48Now, but before my debut.
00:49:50Before the marriage part.
00:49:53I was like you.
00:49:55Joyful.
00:49:56Optimistic.
00:49:58Unconcerned with propriety.
00:50:01Clumsy.
00:50:02I was lucky your father chose me,
00:50:04considering I hardly knew how to curtsy properly.
00:50:09And then he died.
00:50:11Do you know what it is like for a young lady with two small girls
00:50:14to re-enter the marriage part?
00:50:16I was already damaged goods,
00:50:19so I could not afford a single misstep.
00:50:21I had to be perfect in every way.
00:50:24I was lucky to find a second match.
00:50:26A love match for that.
00:50:30But then Sophie appeared.
00:50:33And once again, I could not produce an heir.
00:50:37And then he died as well.
00:50:40Mama.
00:50:44Do not feel sorry for me.
00:50:48I clearly carry some kind of curse.
00:50:56But I refuse to pass it down to you and Rosamond.
00:50:59Which is why I insist on perfection.
00:51:02And this match with Lord Stotter.
00:51:05If your sister can see it through,
00:51:07it may be the tide that raises all our boats.
00:51:14But not if Lord Stotter were ever to find out about our connection to Sophie.
00:51:18That you and Rosamond were both raised with a bastard child at your side.
00:51:22She's the stain on our name, Posie.
00:51:25And the thought that she has been at Bridgerton House all this time,
00:51:28seducing the man that your sister had her heart set on.
00:51:33I thought we confirmed that she is not at Bridgerton House.
00:51:38I thought so as well.
00:51:40But Farley saw her at the market today.
00:51:44Wearing a Bridgerton House uniform.
00:51:49You need not go after her, Mama.
00:51:52She is leaving for the Americas.
00:51:54She will leave Bridgerton House soon and you can forget all about her.
00:52:00I see.
00:52:13What am I to do without you?
00:52:16I cannot believe you're abandoning us of Penwood House.
00:52:20Who will help me keep this one in line if you are gone?
00:52:24Somehow I think you'll be up to the task.
00:52:34What?
00:52:35Do not give me that look.
00:52:36Not when you were still pretending to go to Penwood House
00:52:38rather than departing for the Americas tomorrow.
00:52:41Shh.
00:52:42It will only make saying goodbye that much harder.
00:52:44And I do not want to detract from Lady Kilmartin's event tonight.
00:52:47When must you leave?
00:52:49Whilst the Bridgertons are out.
00:52:51I am to aid my new employees in finishing their packing this evening.
00:52:54What about your mother's necklace?
00:52:56You said you could not leave it.
00:52:57In many ways, I think I wore it all these years
00:53:00not to honor her
00:53:02but as a reminder of her mistakes.
00:53:05Perhaps it is time to let it go and leave the past with it.
00:53:08You can do that without crossing the ocean, you know?
00:53:11I must get the ladies ready for the festivities.
00:53:34Thank you all for coming.
00:53:39It has been a harrowing set of days, to say the least.
00:53:43But tonight, to stow away with grief
00:53:45and remember the remarkable man that John was.
00:53:49I shall go first.
00:53:51John was my greatest friend
00:53:52and partner in mischief since birth.
00:53:56He was genuine, determined
00:53:58and had patience fit for a saint to tolerate my nature.
00:54:02More like the patience of ten saints.
00:54:04Yes.
00:54:07He was my guiding light, my compass.
00:54:10We were opposite ends of the pendulum
00:54:12yet somehow we balanced each other.
00:54:15I will miss you, dear cousin,
00:54:17more than you will ever know.
00:54:24I do not feel obligated
00:54:26but if anyone would like to speak.
00:54:31To John.
00:54:32A kind of gentleman I have never known.
00:54:36I always admired how deliberate John was.
00:54:40He thought through everything with such care.
00:54:43Unless, of course, you've got some brandy in him
00:54:45in which case, well, look out.
00:54:49He was exceptionally nimble-footed.
00:54:52You should have seen him climbing trees as a boy.
00:54:54Went up so high,
00:54:56I feared we would never get him down again.
00:55:01John may have been a man of few words
00:55:03but he saved them for when they counted the most.
00:55:07He knew the power of a gesture
00:55:09that actions speak louder.
00:55:12He showed his heart
00:55:14with the love he gave to Fran.
00:55:16To all of us.
00:55:17He shall be missed dearly
00:55:19but never forgotten.
00:55:23To John.
00:55:24To John.
00:55:25To John.
00:55:27Now, perhaps we might...
00:55:28I would like to speak.
00:55:38It seems inconceivable
00:55:44that he is gone.
00:55:48I had our entire lives planned
00:55:50and I thought I knew exactly what the future held
00:55:54and now
00:55:56it was only a headache.
00:55:58How could a headache take my husband away?
00:56:01For days all I could think was how
00:56:02it is not fair.
00:56:04John was a good man.
00:56:05He deserved a better fate,
00:56:06a longer life.
00:56:09That is not how I wish to remember him.
00:56:13It is quite something to spend your entire life
00:56:16feeling like you are somehow
00:56:18out of place
00:56:19and then to meet someone
00:56:21who understands you
00:56:22before you even say a word.
00:56:25Someone who's
00:56:27singular
00:56:28qualities match your own.
00:56:31Whose kindness makes you feel warm.
00:56:35You can read your mind from across the whole room.
00:56:38John was more than my husband.
00:56:40He was my truest friend.
00:56:42I may
00:56:45ache
00:56:45at present
00:56:46but
00:56:49the good John brought into my life
00:56:51that bond
00:56:52that understanding
00:56:54love
00:56:55far outweighs any pain I feel right now.
00:56:59I would not change it
00:57:01for anything
00:57:04to my husband.
00:57:18I thought
00:57:19I might perform
00:57:20a Scottish Highland dance
00:57:21that John and I learned
00:57:22as children.
00:57:24Fran
00:57:25will you join me?
00:57:28Yes.
00:57:29I'll do it.
00:57:33Follow my lead.
00:57:34Right.
00:57:35This is the stag
00:57:37everyone.
00:57:44Wonderful.
00:57:46Wonderful.
00:57:47Right.
00:57:48Then we'll go into spinning
00:57:48and spin.
00:57:52Right.
00:57:54Well,
00:57:54do not leave us
00:57:55simply dancing alone.
00:57:56Grab a partner.
00:57:57Come on.
00:57:58Pair up.
00:57:59Pair up.
00:57:59Put your drinks down.
00:58:00Mother.
00:58:01Good.
00:58:01Get into the stag
00:58:02everyone.
00:58:03One,
00:58:04two,
00:58:05three,
00:58:05four.
00:58:07Wonderful.
00:58:09And spin.
00:58:13Lovely.
00:58:14Arm.
00:58:17Switch.
00:58:20Back to the beginning.
00:58:22Yes.
00:58:23Stag.
00:58:24And let's go.
00:58:32And spin.
00:58:37Switch partners.
00:58:53Excuse me, Mother.
00:58:54Where are you going?
00:58:55There is something I have to take care of
00:58:57at Bridgeton House.
00:58:58But you could not wait?
00:58:59I've waited long enough already.
00:59:01Wait.
00:59:03I have left something for you
00:59:04in your desk.
00:59:05It was my grandmother's.
00:59:10Go.
00:59:11Go.
00:59:12Go.
00:59:18Go.
00:59:24Go.
00:59:28Go.
00:59:30Go.
00:59:31Go.
00:59:33Go.
00:59:34Go.
00:59:35Go.
00:59:35Go.
00:59:36Go.
00:59:37Go.
00:59:37Go.
00:59:38Go.
00:59:39Go.
00:59:39Go.
00:59:40Go.
00:59:40Go.
00:59:41Go.
00:59:43Oh, my God.
01:00:18Oh, my God.
01:00:46Oh, my God.
01:01:11Oh, my God.
01:01:23Sophie?
01:01:24Oh, my God.
01:01:26Oh, my God.
01:01:28Oh, my God.
01:01:28Oh, my God.
01:01:32Oh, my God.
01:02:04Oh, my God.
01:02:36Oh, my God.
01:02:39You are hereby arrested on suspicion of thievery and of impersonating nobility.
01:02:43Wait, wait.
01:02:44No, no.
01:02:46Araminta.
01:02:46Araminta!
01:02:47Do not...
01:02:48Araminta!
01:02:51Araminta, please!
01:03:05Sophie!
01:03:06Sofie!
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