[THE VILLAGE - DAY]

　　[Matthew and Isobel ride in a motorcar.]

　　TAYLOR

　　Here we are, ma'am. Crawley House.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　For good or ill.

　　[The chauffeur opens the door for them.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I still don't see why I couldn't just refuse it.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　There's no mechanism for you to do so. You will be an earl. You will inherit the estate. Of course, you can throw it away with your habit, that's up to you.

　　[A man comes out to meet them.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Can I help?

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　I'm Molesley, sir, your butler and valet.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Mr Molesley, I'm afraid--

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　May I introduce ourselves? I am Mrs Crawley, and this is my son, Mr Matthew Crawley.

　　MR MOLESLEY (nods)

　　I'll just give Mr Taylor a hand with the cases.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I can--

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Thank you, Molesley.

　　[Molesley helps with the luggage and Matthew sulks alongside his mother.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I won't let them change me.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Why would they want to?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Mother, Lord Grantham has made the unwelcome discovery that heir is a middleclass lawyer and son of a middleclass doctor.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Upper middleclass.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　He'll have to limit the damage by turning me into me into one of his own kind.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　When you met him in London, you liked him.

　　[INT. MAIN STAIRCASE - DAY]

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I simply do not understand why we are rushing into this.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Matthew Crawley is my heir.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Patrick was your heir; he never lived here.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Patrick was in and out of this house since the day he was born. You saw how many of the village turned out for the service.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　But nothing's settled yet.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　It is settled, my dearest one, whether you like it or not.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　I wouldn't say that. Not while your mother breathes air.

　　[INT. CRAWLEY HOUSE - DAY]

　　[The Crawleys' housemaid leads them through the new house.]

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Oh, Ellen. This is much better than I thought it would be. You have done well.

　　ELLEN

　　Thank you, ma'am.

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　Would you like this in here, ma'am, or taken up to your room?

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　In here, thank you. So, are you the whole of our new household?

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　There's a local girl, ma'am, Beth. She to double under housemaid and kitchen maid.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　This is ridiculous--

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Thank you very much, Molesley. Might we have some tea?

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　Very good, ma'am.

　　[The servants leave.]

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　We can go right now.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Why?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Because we do not need a butler or a  valet, if it comes to that. We've always managed perfectly well with a cook and a maid and they cannot expect us to alter our--

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　What they expect, Matthew, is that we won't know how to behave. So, if you don't mind, I would rather not confirm their expectations.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　I have to be myself, Mother. I'll be no use to anyone if I can't be myself. And before they, or you, get any ideas, I will choose my own wife.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　What on earth do you mean?

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Well, they're clearly going to push one of the daughters at me. They'll have fixed on that when they heard I was a bachelor.

　　[Molesley enters to announce...]

　　MR MOLESLEY

　　Lady Mary Crawley.

　　[Matthew turns, stunned.]

　　LADY MARY

　　I do hope I'm not interrupting.

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Lady Mary.

　　LADY MARY

　　Cousin Mary, please. Mama has sent me down to welcome you and to ask you to dine with us tonight. Unless you're too tired.

　　[Matthew stares at Mary.]

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　We would be delighted.

　　LADY MARY

　　Good. Come at eight.

　　[Mary turns to go.]

　　ISOBEL CRAWLEY

　　Won't you stay and have some tea.

　　LADY MARY

　　Oh, no. You're far too busy.

　　[Mary finally looks at Matthew.]

　　LADY MARY

　　And I wouldn't want to push in.

　　[Matthew takes that blow for a moment before going after Mary outside. Mary is already astride her horse with a servant mounting another horse next to her.]

　　LADY MARY

　　Lynch, I think we'll go back by the south road.

　　LYNCH

　　Very good, my lady.

　　MATTHEW CRAWLEY

　　Lady Mary, I hope you didn't misunderstand me. I was only joking.

　　LADY MARY

　　Of course. And I agree. The whole thing is a complete joke.

　　[Mary rides off.]

　　[INT. SERVANTS' HALL - EVENING]

　　THOMAS

　　So, what do you think we'll make of them?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　I shouldn't think much. She hasn't even got a lady's maid.

　　ANNA

　　It's not a capital offense.

　　MR BATES

　　She's got a maid; her name's Ellen. She came a day early.

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　She's not a lady's maid. She's just a housemaid that fastens hooks and buttons when she has to. There's more to it than that, you know.

　　[Mrs Patmore shouts in the kitchens.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Daisy!

　　ANNA

　　We'll want some very precise reporting when dinner's over.

　　WILLIAM

　　Are we to treat him as the heir?

　　MISS O'BRIEN

　　Are we heck as like. A doctor's son from Manchester? Humph. He'll be lucky if he gets a civil word out of me.

　　ANNA

　　We're all lucky if we get a civil word out of you.

　　[Carson enters with a package and the other servants stand.]

　　MR CARSON

　　Gwen, parcel for you. Came by the evening post.

　　GWEN

　　Thank you, Mr Carson.

　　[Carson motions for the servants to sit.]

　　MR CARSON

　　William?

　　THOMAS

　　Have you seen him yet, Mr Carson?

　　MR CARSON

　　By \"them\", I assume you mean the new family, in which case, no. I have that pleasure to look forward to this evening.

　　[Mrs Patmore enters.]

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Daisy, did you hear me call, or have you gone selectively deaf?!

　　DAISY

　　No, Mrs Patmore.

　　MRS PATMORE

　　Then might I remind you we are preparing dinner for your future employer, and if it goes wrong, I'll be telling them why!

　　[Daisy rushes after Mrs Patmore.]

　　[INT. LADY MARY'S BEDROOM - EVENING]

　　LADY MARY

　　Why are they here at all when you're going to undo it?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Your father's not convinced it can be undone.

　　LADY MARY

　　But you'll still try?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Granny and I are willing to try.

　　LADY MARY

　　And Papa is not?

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　We'll bring him 'round, you'll see. We're trying to find lawyer who'll take it on. So, what are they like?

　　LADY MARY

　　She's nice enough, but he's...very full of himself.

　　CORA, COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM

　　Why do you say that?

　　LADY MARY

　　Just an impression. Let's go down and you can decide for yourself.