[INT. DOWNTON GARAGE - DAY]

　　[A woman‘s heels click on the garage floor and Branson stops as he hears Sybil‘s voice from his position under the motorcar engine.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I wish I knew how an engine worked.

　　BRANSON

　　I can teach you if you‘d like.

　　[Branson gets up. Sybil shakes her head.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　That‘s Edith‘s territory.

　　BRANSON

　　I thought you were avoiding me.

　　[Sybil walks purposefully forward.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Of course not.

　　BRANSON

　　But you haven‘t come up with an answer yet, have you?

　　[Sybil ducks her head and stares at the floor.]

　　LADY SYBIL

　　Not yet, I‘m afraid. I know you want to play your part in Ireland‘s troubles, and I respect that. But I just can‘t think about it all until the war is over. It won‘t be long now. So, will you wait?

　　BRANSON

　　I‘d wait forever.

　　LADY SYBIL

　　I‘m not asking for forever. Just a few more weeks.

　　[EXT. COURTYARD - DAY]

　　THOMAS

　　You know, Old Ma Patmore's not as mad as I thought.

　　O'BRIEN

　　Why do you say that?

　　THOMAS

　　I made some inquiries and she's right. There's a big demand for rationed food if I can find it.

　　O'BRIEN

　　And can you?

　　THOMAS

　　Maybe. Been given a name. I'll have to come up with the money, though.

　　O'BRIEN

　　And can you find the money?

　　THOMAS

　　I think so. I've a bit put by, but I could borrow some.

　　O'BRIEN

　　It's a risk, though, isn't it?

　　THOMAS

　　You got to speculate to accumulate. Hadn't you heard?

　　O'BRIEN

　　No. But I know the one about neither a borrower nor a lender be.

　　[INT. LORD GRANTHAM'S DRESSING ROOM - EVENING]

　　[Robert tries on his new dinner jacket.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What do you think? All the chaps are wearing them in London. Only for informal evenings, of course.

　　MR BATES

　　I'm not sure you'll get much use out of it when the war is over.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Maybe not. But I can wear it when Her Ladyship and I are on our own. You're very preoccupied tonight.

　　[A knock at the door. Edith enters.]

　　LADY EDITH

　　Papa, can I have a word?

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Now?

　　[Robert nods to Bates and he leaves.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　What is it?

　　LADY EDITH

　　I think you better sit down.

　　[INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING]

　　[Mr Carson measures the distance between table settings. Mary enters.]

　　LADY MARY

　　I knew you'd be in here...making last minute adjustments.

　　MR CARSON

　　Never leave anything to chance, my lady, that's my motto.

　　LADY MARY

　　Mine too, really. Sometimes I wish it wasn't. I gather Sir Richard's asked you about coming with us when we're married.

　　MR CARSON

　　I need to hear what you think.

　　LADY MARY

　　It's a terrific idea. If anyone can keep me out of trouble, it's you.

　　MR CARSON

　　What about His Lordship?

　　LADY MARY

　　Of course he'll kill me. But I'm sure he'll understand.

　　MR CARSON

　　Well, I'll give you my answer when you've spoken to His Lordship. It'd be a huge wrench for me to leave Downton.

　　[Mary stares at Carson for a moment, then nods.]

　　[INT. DOWNTON ABBEY, WARD - EVENING]

　　[Robert enters and stares at Patrick Gordon for a moment before going to him.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Major Gordon, Edith has given me an account of your conversation.

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　She said she would.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I wish you'd spoken to me first. Obviously, I need time to consider what you've said.

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　Well, I--I can offer little proof except that I know things only the real Patrick would know. I was never fingerprinted or anything.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Presumably, you understand, that people will be seriously affected should your story be true.

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　You mean Cousin Matthew.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　It would be very hard on Matthew.

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　Of course it would be. Robert, I--

　　[Robert reacts badly to the informal address.]

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　I--I mean, Lord Grantham, if you'd prefer it.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　I would, until we know more.

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　When I was in the hospital, I had my story written down.

　　[Patrick Gordon picks up a book painfully and hands Robert a letter from inside it.]

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　So you can have it checked as far as that's possible.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Thank you. I'll send it to my lawyers in London and I'll break the news to the family tomorrow.

　　[Patrick makes the same gesture that Mary made when she said "no pack drill" back in episode 2x03.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Where did you learn to do that?

　　[Patrick (possibly) feigns innocence.]

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　Do what?

　　[Robert stares at him for a moment.]

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　Nevermind.

　　[Robert begins to leave.]

　　PATRICK GORDON

　　Am I really a stranger? Do you not recognise me at all? It feels very odd to be talking so formally.

　　ROBERT, EARL OF GRANTHAM

　　The whole situation is certainly odd. That I freely admit.