Sanditon (2019) s02e06 Episode Script

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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
beat 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 slave
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 beat 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.