The Paradise (2012–2013): Season 2, Episode 5 - Episode #2.5 - full transcript

(CROWD MURMURING)

Be honest, Mr Dudley,
when have you ever known me to be late?

It's not you I'm checking on, Sam,
it's me watch. Seems to have stopped.

Ought to get yourself a new one, sir.

I've had this watch many years.
I'll have it mended.

If I were you, sir, I'd want to be
standing there with a shiny

new timepiece, every little tick
as reliable as you are.

Perhaps we should let you loose
on a promotion for pocket watches.

That would be an honour
and a privilege, sir.

Oh, would there be a bonus in it?

WESTON: What do you make
of it, Myrtle?



What do I make of it, sir?

A moment to cherish.

The first day of our
splendid new Food Hall.

Customers who come along
Tollgate Street will be met

by all manner of culinary delights.

You mean food, sir?

This building has stood derelict
for a year and more.

The mark of hesitation and failure.

Now it stands as
a declaration of intent.

An assertion that Torn Weston means
to raise The Paradise to new heights.

Well, I'm pleased that you're
so pleased, Mr Weston, sir.

Why aren't you at work, Myrtle?

I was. I mean, I will be.

I am, I just got caught up
in all your...



declarations, sir.

Share our commission?

At the end of every week, we will divide
the total amongst all the girls, yes.

Why would we do that?

Those of us who work hardest,

who take the care
to pamper our regular customers,

you'd be taking the earnings
out of our purses.

But, if we pool the money,

if one of us is sick, or has a run
of bad luck, then there's a safety net.

If we feel that we're working
for each other,

then I believe we'll earn more.

Do we have to?

But, Susy, you're in the least
commission of all.

It might be nothing,
but it is my nothing.

Isn't the competition, the jealousy
and fear, isn't that what spurs us on?

I don't believe we have to compete.

We all love our work.

- I suggest we have a vote.
- A vote?

What if you lose?
Won't that undermine your authority?

I don't see it that way, Clara.

If it's a good idea, it will win,
if it's not, then it won't.

Raise your hand, please, if you think
we should share the commission.

Thank you.

It was Dudley's suggestion.

We've placed the counter prominently,
and stationed decorative clocks

to draw the eye.
The rest is in Sam's capable hands.

The point is to make the gentlemen
feel behind the times

if they don't have a little ticker
in their pocket.

It's not whether they can afford it.

It's whether they can afford to live
being in fear of being late.

Jewellery.
just as I have opened the Food Hall,

you feature a prominent display
of jewellery.

These are not ornaments, Mr Weston,
they are practical pieces,

functional instruments.

Functional instruments of gold
and silver decorated with jewels.

If I may, what we need, gentlemen,
is something to fascinate the customers.

Perhaps one watch for them to marvel at.

Something truly extravagant

so they will dwell long enough
for me to work my magic on them.

DENISE: Clara.

Hm?

I can't help wondering why
you voted to share the commission.

I'm no fool.

Put me hand up against you,
I'd have lost

and be left looking like a troublemaker.

I don't believe that was your reason.

Then what was it?

The other girls didn't like the notion
and you didn't want

to leave me stranded.

You think I have a heart and soul?
Still don't know me, Denise.

Then you know it's a good idea.

Do you want the truth?

You asked us to vote.
I was grateful for that.

Good.
'Cause we're going to have another vote.

Oh Lord, what about this time?

I don't know. I'd Like each of
the girls, in turn, to make a proposal

and we'll vote on it.

I would appreciate it if you would
go first, Clara.

If you watch a man with a fine watch,
what do you see?

He is a man with time on his side,

a man who won't be watching the clock.

Time waits for no man.

Once a week, we go swimming together.
A girls' day out.

We can all watch Susy sinking
and have a laugh.

(LAUGHING)

If the new Food Hall is a success, sir,

Mr Weston will have a taste
for more expansion.

He's already said as much to me.

Are we to wait until he is beyond reach?

We must put more pressure on them.

What we need, sir, is for Mr Weston
to feel that being here

is a humiliation to him.

If he senses that his wife
still favours you...

It makes my skin crawl to do this.

Mrs Weston enjoys all the benefits
of privilege, does she not?

You and I have carved our lives
from nothing.

Sir, the same woman stripped you
of everything you had worked for.

The same woman did not flinch
driving you from this town.

I ask you to consider,
why did she summon you back here?

Do you think she's brimming with
good intentions toward you?

No.

We have a limited time to act.

You must focus your mind only on
what must be achieved.

We need something else, something more,

something to cut into Torn Weston.

You have an idea in mind, sir?

(SIGHING) Perhaps.

What is it?

I'd rather not say.

There is no room for hesitation.

You must go after her, Moray,
with all those charms you're famous for.

I realise that this is something
that I need to ask your husband about

but I felt obliged to seek
your permission first,

since it's such a personal matter,
such a tender issue to you.

What could be so sensitive?

Your father's watch.

I can't shake off the idea
that it would make the most

magical centrepiece for a display...

My father's watch?

Yes, yes, it's such a thing of beauty
that I'm convinced it would draw...

It is precious to me beyond reckoning.

Do you suppose I would allow you
to dangle it before any drayman who

might be passing, in the hope that he
will spend a few pennies in your store?

I had no wish
to cause offence, Katherine.

And you made no effort
to exercise consideration.

Then I am glad that I did not ask
your husband...

Torn does not have it.

I'm sorry, I simply thought that...

I remember your father saying,
since he had no sons,

he would leave it to
the man you married.

Yes, well, that may have been something
he considered at one time.

(SIGHING)

I hope you can forgive
my clumsiness, Katherine,

but I intended for the display
to be a show of respect.

I would appreciate it if you would
address me as Mrs Weston.

Of course, Mrs Weston. Of course.

(KNOCKING)

(DOOR OPENING)

Denise, come in.

You wanted to speak with me,
Mr Weston, sir.

Since you've become
head of Ladieswear,

there is a matter
that is of growing concern to me.

I'm sorry to hear that, sir.

It seems you're introducing
more modern...

One might even call them
democratic methods.

- Sir, I only wanted...
- Most impressive.

My concern is why the other departments
so patently lag behind.

I intend to gather all the heads
of department together

so that you might address them.

Perhaps you can infuse them with
a touch of your magic.

Sir, I am not sure that it is my...

You don't like the idea?
What could be better?

I will gain the benefit
of your youthful ebullience

and you will enjoy
the recognition you deserve.

Surely, Denise,
you can let yourself bask,

just a little,
in the admiration of your peers.

Well, I...

Good. I will make the arrangements.

I have been asked to make a presentation
to the heads of department

about how we do things here
in Ladieswear.

Why would Mr Moray want you
to do a thing like that?

It was not Moray who asked,
it was Mr Weston.

What I thought was,
we could do it together, show them.

Do we have to vote on it? I'll vote.

I'll vote yes, I never get to show off.

(LAUGHING) It's not about showing off,
Susy, it's a presentment.

Clara?

Why would Mr Weston ask you to do
such a thing?

He said he wants to introduce
more modern ways of working.

Oh, that must be it, then.

What does Mr Moray
think about all this?

I haven't told him yet.

Cat, pigeons?

All young girls are the same.

When we are 10, we want to be 11.

When we are 11, we want to be 12.

I insist you delight in the age
that you are, Flora.

I was saying quite the same thing
to Denise today.

- Denise?
- Mm.

Her youth is her defining asset
in her role in the store.

All that enthusiasm. (CLICKING TONGUE)

One can hardly put a cap on it.
I've determined to make the most of it.

Oh. And how will you do that, darling?

I will let her serve as an example
to others of how to do their jobs.

She's quite something.

I'm sure you will, no doubt, charm
and educate every one of us, Denise.

All I will do is share
a few things I have tried

which seem to make our work easier.

I only hope the more senior
members of staff don't see you

as placing yourself above them.

But it will be a wonderful day for you,
of course.

I don't think her colleagues
will think badly of Denise.

They all know her well enough.

We all realise that she only wishes
to be of benefit to the store.

I'm sure it will be done
in the spirit of companionship.

I, for one, will be interested
in what methods she's introduced.

Mr Weston would not countenance
any doubts...

You've already accepted?

Yes. He asked me and...

Then you must make the most
of the occasion.

MORAY: Mrs Weston.

I have had a change of heart.

My father's watch.

I appreciate now that your intention is
to honour my father

by putting it on display.

I see no good reason why I should not
concede to your wishes.

Then I am most grateful.

Sam!

Sam, it seems we have your centrepiece
for you.

It is over a hundred years old.
My father inherited it.

To be honest,

as much as I cook up a tale
for the customers,

I always thought
a watch was just a watch.

I know I asked for something magical,
sir, but...

that'll have them queuing up
just to take a look at it.

My father taught me
to read the time with this.

It was the high point of every day.

It has me bewitched.

(LAUGHING) You remind me
of when I was a child, Sam.

I used the selfsame words about it.
It had me bewitched.

My father used to hypnotise me with it.

He would swing it gently before my eyes,
and speak softly, and convince me

he had induced a trance over me.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

It is little wonder that I should
treasure it so.

SAM: We will treasure it
just as much, ma'am.

There is one aspect of this matter
for which I would ask

your consideration, Moray.

Hm.

My father's wishes that the watch
be passed on to the man I marry.

Torn does not know.

I would appreciate it
if you made no mention.

Oh, yes, yes, of course.
It's not my place to tell him.

I realise how deeply attached
you are to it, Mrs Weston.

Please, call me Katherine.

I never laid my eyes on anything
quite so marvellous.

How much do you suppose it's worth,
Mr Dudley?

This thing would keep the two of us in
wages for the rest of our lives, Sam.

Aye.

I get the feeling that this is worth
more than pounds, shillings and pence.

I hope you are not meddling in Moray's
affairs again, Jonas.

As you can see, Mr Dudley,

I am simply going about my duties.

It is what I cannot see
that concerns me.

I have watched Moray with Mrs Weston.

Why is he so cordial,
so intimate with her? What is going on?

I cannot speak
on Mr Moray's behalf, sir.

The more polite your tongue,

the more slippery you are
at avoiding my questions.

I mean no offence.

Yet you have no wish to be open
and honest with me either.

I know it is you leading him
down this path.

And since I can prise no information
from either of you, I will say this.

Do you suppose you know best?

I ask you to consider
the circumstances, sir.

Who owns The Paradise?

Is there justice in what you see?

Do you believe life will get easier
for any of us

while Torn Weston holds the whip?
Especially for Mr Moray.

Can you feel your eyes drawn to it,
like you can't stop looking at it?

That's not the beauty of it, of course.
Well, it is a handsome thing,

but what we have here is
a power beyond explanation.

We all fall down and die.

Does it not feel as though
time itself has stopped?

Do you own a watch, sir?

You look to me like the kind of man
who knows the importance of time,

that you wouldn't have any old
piece of tin in your pocket, am I right?

Or am I right?

This watch here, it's not a matter of
whether a fella can afford it,

it's whether a fella can afford
not to own it.

If there's an issue we need
to decide upon, we vote on it.

I didn't want to share my bonus, but
when it was voted in, then I did.

I think I'll work harder now because

if the girls are earning
commission for me,

I ought to make commission
for them, too.

We even had a vote about whether
we would talk to you all today.

As a shop girl, I did my best work
when I felt involved,

part of a team.

I think if we all enjoy ourselves,
then customers will enjoy coming here.

DENISE: I think that's everything.
Thank you for coming today.

Perhaps we should all have a vote to see
if our little presentation's over?

(POLITE LAUGHTER)

Splendid! What Miss Denise,
and her girls, of course,

have illustrated for us today, is that
we must not rest on our laurels.

What has brought success in the past
will not do today.

Clearly, we would do well to see that
today's presentation leads the way.

Is she not formidable, Moray?

They all were, sir. They all were.
(CHUCKLES)

(LAUGHING)

Everybody was so kind to me. (CHUCKLES)

They were full of questions
and congratulations.

What did you think, sweetheart?

Tell me.

Tell me honestly. Your opinion's
the only one that matters.

I, uh...

I delight in seeing you light up
this place, Denise,

but we must not forget it is not
meant to be this way.

We're not meant to be
under their mercy or favour.

This place should be ours, do you see?

Of course.

Sometimes I get carried away.

I must do my best.

That is why you must go to any lengths
to make The Paradise mine again.

And then you will be my leading lady.

I was a selling machine today, Edmund.
I wish you could have seen us.

(CHUCKLES) You're always
a selling machine, Sam.

Every man has to be good at one thing.

No, I was peddling like it was
the end of the world,

and you want to know why?

My lucky charm.

What are you doing with a thing
like that in your pocket?

It's worth a fortune!

I thought for a few hours, while
the shop's closed, no one will notice.

See what it feels like to have
something precious in my pocket.

And to be honest, it feels marvellous.

It's not like you, Sam,
to flirt with trouble.

No, I put a black cloth
over the spot in the cabinet,

no one will even notice it's missing.

Well, what if you drop it,
or you lose it?

I saw it there, spellbinding,

I couldn't resist it,

feeling it, the idea of it.

You have to admit, Edmund, it's a thing
of beauty, a living wonder.

It's certainly splendid,

but I wouldn't thank you for having that
in my pocket.

Just by having it there,
I feel an inch taller,

more handsome,

more fearless, king of the world.

There's a name for that,
it's called "temptation".

Thing is, lad, to resist it.

Ah, you're old! That's all.

Lost your daring, man.

Ask me what time it is?

What time is it?

Sam's time.

That's what.

Sam's time to be on top.

(WATCH TICKING)

He is toying with me.

He knows that he can heap praise
and advancement onto Denise

and it will torment me.

Then you have a choice, sir.

You can let him win the day.

Or you can meet him with
as much cunning and daring.

If you manage to plant into
Mr Weston's mind the clear idea

that his wife is pursuing you,

he will want someone to talk to.

I have already established
some trust between he and I.

If I let him see that I hold
a festering resentment towards you,

he might begin to confide in me.

(BANGING)

What is it, Jonas?

Oh. (PANTING)

Forgive me, sir.

I should not let my frustrations
show in such a manner.

If I may, I will return to my duties.

Something has upset you?

I appreciate your concern, sir.

But it is not my position to trouble you
with my grievances against my employer.

It was petty of me
to behave in this way.

- If I may.
- Moray.

What has he done to disturb you?

I've served that man for some
years with loyalty and dedication.

Beyond the call of duty.

Do I not deserve

the reward of my employer's trust?

I don't know why it matters
so much to me to be trusted, sir.

But it does.

It seems to me, you have the equation
the wrong way around, Jonas.

You should ask yourself if
Moray is worthy of your loyalty.

She told me herself, Katherine Weston,
"That watch has powers.

"Hypnotic powers."

Her family, in her family, going back,

they used to mesmerise
each other with it.

Her father was the master of it.

How else do you suppose
he got his riches?

Powers.

Incredible powers.

Save your patter for
the customers, Sam.

As I stand here, well,
sit here, I felt it meself.

I believe him.

What is "hypnotic", Sam?

Hypnosis, Susy.

It's a kind of sleep.
Well, not sleep exactly.

It's like...
Ah, it's not like being asleep.

It's like being here,
but not being here.

That's what Susy feels like
at the best of times.

It's like being dazzled, kind of thing.

- Or like being drunk.
- What do you know about being drunk?

Hypnosis. It's...

Being hypnotised is like being in a
world where everything is possible.

If you wanna dance,
you'll be like a ballerina.

If you wanna sing,
you'll warble like a songbird.

It's like being in a kind of wish.

(SIGHS) We should all do it,
all the time.

Well, I wanna be hypnotic.

No, hypnotised.

Can you?
Can you hypnotise me, Sam?

Careful, Susy.

He'll put you under, then tell you
to give him your wages every week.

If you are looking for an
out-of-body experience,

you have come to the right fella, Susy.

Tonight? After we close?

Can we all come?

Why not? Go on, then.

In the Great Hall, after we're closed.

I wanted to say, "Well done, Myrtle."

To me, sir?

Breads, pies, pastries you've cooked for
the new Food Hall are mouth-watering.

The sales are extraordinary.

Are they, sir? I mean, thank you, sir.

Oh, yes.
Now we must step up the splendour.

Perhaps, something special,

from your kitchen, to make
the Food Hall the talk of The Paradise.

That sounds marvellous, sir.

So, what will you provide me with?

What did you have in mind, Mr Weston?

I had in mind that you would
offer me something truly...

irresistible.

Something to put in
the front window, Myrtle.

Something that might outshine
even a jewel.

I will, sir.

Let me just scratch my head for a while,
see what I can come up with.

Of course.

We'll speak again soon.

- Katherine.
- Oh!

You father's watch has
proven to be quite a success.

You were right.

Of course, I should have
known you would be.

(LAUGHS) Well, it's such
a magnificent treasure,

I can understand why you might
want to keep it to yourself.

Oh, but I did not
always wish to keep it.

I know it is difficult to say
and to hear such a thing.

But it seems to me now,

it is better to tell the truth.

We have been through
so much together, you and I.

Surely we have no room
for pretences any more.

I have a confession to make.

Why I have never passed
the watch on to Tom.

My father wanted you to have it.

Is that true, Katherine?

Your father did not exhibit
such a...fondness for me.

It is true.

Almost true.

I wanted him to give it to you at our...

I can't seem to let that idea go.

Perhaps that is why I can't
face giving it to Tom.

I know you can never
forgive me for what happened.

For what I did to you.

- And to your family...
- Don't spoil it, please.

It feels unfair to Torn to feel this way.

Which is why I have decided it is best

he never knows that my father intended
his watch to go to my husband.

I understand.

Have you noticed?

We have fallen into promenading
along the street as we used to.

Some things are never lost.

Mrs Weston.

Sit with me, Clara.

I was hoping to speak
with you privately.

Why would you wish
to speak to me, ma'am?

You are perhaps closest to Denise.

I have been concerned how she
might be feeling about the watch.

The watch?

I don't know that she's greatly
aware of it, Miss Weston.

What I mean is

that I should entrust Moray with
such a precious thing from my family.

My understanding is that it
was here for promotion, ma'am.

Yes. Yes, that is so.

But these things can
easily be misinterpreted,

given the kind of man Moray is.

As both you and I know.

And what kind of man is that?

A man ruled by his passions.

I would not like anyone
to think I had encouraged him.

By anyone, you mean Denise?

Why would you be concerned
for Denise's feelings?

There comes a point

when our fellow feeling for another
woman is what touches us most.

Frankly,

since Moray has hurt
both you and me, Clara,

our sympathies go, do they not,

to the woman who loves him now?

Who trusts him now?

Ma'am, are you telling me that he is...

You know the kind of man
he is as well as I do, Clara.

Now, I want you to relax, Susy.

(EXHALES) Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Perhaps, if you just breathe.

Gently.

Now.

I want you to look at the watch.

I want you to believe in
the power that is in this watch.

It is the only thing that
your eyes can see.

The only thing in the world.

Let your eyes follow the watch.

You can feel your eyes growin' heavy.

Tired.

You can feel you wanna close your eyes.

Let your eyelids fall.

(WHISPERING) Close.

(WHISPERING) Close.

You can still see the watch, Susy,

because the watch is in your mind.

It feels wonderful.

It is the best you have ever felt.

Now, I want you to hold out
your hands for me, Susy.

I'm gonna put a pencil

in between your fingers.

Can you feel that?

Now the pencil is becoming
stuck to your fingertips.

The watch wants you to
feel how stuck the pencil is.

You wanna let go of the pencil,

but you can't 'cause
it's stuck to your fingertips.

It won't drop.

Now I'm gonna take the pencil
from your fingertips, Susy,

because the watch
wants you to let it go.

Now.

Mmm.

When I whistle a tune, Susy,
you will open your eyes.

Slowly.

Slowly.

When you open your eyes, you will
have only one thought in your mind.

"I must buy Sam a beer."

"I will buy Sam a beer."

"Sam is a fine lad."

"Sam is a handsome beast."

"A girl could fall for a lad like Sam."

"Buy Sam a beer."

(SAM WHISTLES)

Are we goin' over to
The Three Crowns tonight?

I want to buy Sam a beer.

WESTON: Jonas, thank you for
coming out here at night.

Shall we have a drink?

I never realised how
handsome Sam is before.

I've quite fallen for him.

I see in you, Jonas,

a man who wishes only
to be of service to his employer.

Sadly, we have established, have we not,

that Moray is undeserving
of your loyalty.

I know how you feel.

My wife and I have in good faith
brought Moray back here.

Given him a position of
responsibility and trust.

Yet I have the feeling

he's plotting to take
The Paradise away from us.

Well...

if he is, sir,
he's keeping it well hidden.

The point is, Jonas,

I value and trust your
dedication to the store.

I do have to admit, sir, that what
The Paradise sorely needs is a man

like you, to restore some...

honour to the place.

A soldier of distinction.

How can we not follow you?

To think that I am working for a man
who served his country so heroically.

How do you know...

about my time in the army?

Forgive me, Mr Weston.

Military history is a passion of mine.

The Indian Mutiny
was a barbaric business.

For me to find myself sitting
next to a man who was there,

an officer who led the fight,
was decorated for his courage.

It would be a great honour to serve
you in any way you consider, sir.

Keep a watch on Moray.

Find out what he is contriving.

SAM: Yeah, it's a wonderful
piece you've chosen.

Yeah. Spectacular.

- Well, enjoy.
- Thank you.

Shall we walk out tonight?

Aye. We'll probably all go over to
The Three Crowns, I suppose.

No, I don't mean all.

I mean just you and me.

Susy, all that carry on with
the watch, it was just a lark.

(LAUGHS) You're such a handsome beast.

Susy,

hypnosis is nothing more than a joke.

That watch has no power.
It's just a watch.

You tell the time with it.

I could fall for a lad like you.

Can I just say, slow down.

You're not in love with me.
Nothing happened.

Now, you might think that something
happened, but that's just because,

well, it's the kind of person you are.

So if you could just
get it into your mind

that that watch did not
make you fall in love with me.

Oh, there's Mr Dudley, you'd better
get back to your department.

- See ya tonight.
- Sure.

(KNOCKING)

Any chance of a cup of tea, Myrtle?

I daren't go to the pub tonight.

Susy seems to think that
that damn hypnotism was real!

She keeps making eyes at me and
pestering me like a devoted puppy.

Oh, Sam, you're just the lad I need.

Mr Weston has asked me to do
something special for the Food Hall

and there's not a notion in my head.

I'm no cook, Myrtle.

No, but you could mesmerise
me with the watch,

so that something might appear.

Didn't I just say? It's nonsense!
I was pretending. It was a joke. Ha, ha.

Yes, I know that.

But will you try?

Hello, Sam.

Denise.

Your presentation was
quite an inspiration.

Everyone's talking about it.

Thank you, sir.

Yes. It occurs to me that you might
spend a day in each department.

Infuse them with that joie de vivre
that seems to spill out of you.

Isn't this something
we ought to discuss

before implementing
policy on the hoof, sir?

In my experience of running a store,

one must consider such things
amongst management,

before speaking to the staff.

Hmm. What do you think, Denise?

- Sir, if I may...
- You may not. Denise.

It is not for me to decide, sir.

Oh, I'm not asking you to decide.
I'm asking for your opinion.

It could only work, sir,

with the consent of the
other departments.

Of course.

You can start in the kitchens.

I can't see Myrtle objecting. Can you?

Every opportunity he can find,

he's lavishing praise
and promotion onto Denise.

Moray, now more than ever,
you must show restraint.

He is a bully.

We all know what a bully is. A spoiled
child who must have his own way.

I implore you, do not rise to this.
Do not scheme against him.

I will not let him crush me.

You're up to something.

I know it.

Why won't you tell me?

Dudley, just trust that
I know what I'm doing.

I cannot.
Loyalty is not a one-way track.

I have tried to encourage you to
tell me what is going on. You refuse.

- That means you do not trust me.
- Dudley.

Yet you choose to lay
your faith in Jonas.

It's for the good of all of us.

Then why is that not
what I see in your face?

In charge? You? My kitchen?

DENISE: Not in charge, no.

Simply, for one day,

we might have some fun together.

I don't wish to do this if you
don't want me here, Myrtle.

What if one day becomes two?
What then?

Mr Weston wants a display
for the window.

I thought,

Myrtle Cake.

Myrtle Cake?

Your recipe.

18 eggs.

We could decorate the window.

At one end, chickens.

Live chickens feeding on corn.

And next to that, a mountain of eggs.

And then,

on a beautiful stand,

Myrtle Cake.

Myrtle Cake.

You could decorate it with all
manner of sweets and ornaments.

And we might sell the recipe.

And for those customers
who buy the cake,

they could come into your
kitchen and hear your tales of

how you learned to make the cake.

Did you tell Mr Weston this idea?

Not yet.

We might tell him together.

Here. If you're going to be working in
my kitchen, you'll need an apron.

You know what we might
put in this Myrtle Cake?

Lemon and treacle.

And ginger to give it
that bit of Myrtle spice.

(GIGGLES)

So busy taking over the world, Denise,

you ought to be careful you don't
miss out on what really matters.

What do you mean?

Well, you love it all
so much, don't you?

They could drop you anywhere
in the store, anywhere in the city,

and you would make it sing to your tune.

What's wrong with that?

Nothing. There's really
nothing wrong with that.

What are you trying to say to me, Clara?

Friends tried to warn me the way
I lived me life would catch up with me.

But I had to learn it for meself.

Perhaps we all have to
learn it for ourselves.

I hear my father's watch has
caused something of a stir, Sam.

More of a splash than a stir,
I would say, ma'am.

Might I ask, when you
told us about the watch,

you know, the hypnotism,

your father saying that as a child
he put you under his spell,

that was all j est?

Yes, of course.
My father was quite the tease.

That's what I thought.

He was fooling with me, that's all.

Except, there was that one time

he convinced me that
under the influence of the watch,

I had spoken a foreign language.
Greek, I believe.

- Greek?
- Yes, but it was all rather good fun.

There was that one incident
that did rather astonish me.

As a child, I refused to eat
cabbage, yet, on one occasion,

my father dangled the watch
in front of me at the dinner table,

and I ate a plateful
without complaint.

- Cabbage?
- I rather enjoyed it too.

I suppose a child's mind is
open to suggestion.

Yes, that's it.

Oh, and there was such a mystery
about the watchmaker who made it.

He had six fingers
on his left hand, apparently,

and he could see into the future.

My father loved
to tell me these stories.

They used to frighten
the life out of me.

Six fingers?

(WATCH TICKING)

You won't believe how...

Excuse me, my good sir.

You will think I'm keeping an eye on the
family heirloom, I'm in here so often.

Not at all, it's a pleasure to see you.

In truth, I wanted to...

I think I said rather
too much the other day.

No, no. I'm glad that
we spoke, Katherine.

It has eased my mind to know that
the fondness between us is not lost.

Yes, I feel the same way.

When two people have
been as close as we were,

then it hurts too much for
there to be any ill will.

Yes.

Perhaps we could meet
from time to time.

For coffee.

I would like that.

Well, then we must.

(CHUCKLING)

Perhaps, Torn can be so
unreasonably jealous sometimes,

it would be unhelpful for him to know.

If that is what you prefer, then,
of course, I will respect your wishes.

Moray, would you be so kind
as to join my wife and I for dinner?

If you wish, sir.

What I mean is, I'm grateful for
the invitation, if a little surprised.

I have some news.

Good news is always best delivered
with a glass of champagne.

Good news for me?
You have me curious, sir.

The news is for Denise.

Will you invite her or shall I?

Hello, Sam.

I've just got to run back to the store.

If he has news, then why
doesn't he simply tell us?

Why invite us to the house?

The thought of dinner
with them is excruciating.

You said yourself, we must
keep good relations with them,

-and that is what we're doing.
- I don't trust him.

I don't suppose he trusts you either.

What do you mean?

He knows that you want The Paradise back

and that you're looking
for ways to do that.

We must be wary, Denise. Whatever this
news is, there will be a trap in it.

John, perhaps this evening is an
opportunity to prove to them

how devoted we are
to one another,

and that together we're
not afraid of them.

Yes.

Dinner? Here? The two of them?

I thought it might be rather fun.

You might have asked me.

And you might have asked me
before you took to

promenading along
Tollgate Street with Moray

for all the world
to gaze upon and wonder.

I see.

I've learnt, by being about that place,
that she has quite an appetite.

Denise is bubbling with ambition.

It pleases me to foster that.
She shows every sign of outshining him.

Moray may prove to be
not man enough for her.

I like the idea of
entertaining her here.

I suspect she will have
a taste for a little glitter.

Mr Weston, as I suggested to you,
sir, was injured in battle.

Hurt badly, it would seem.

Returned home from India,
retired from the army.

Then might that not explain...

Torn Weston was serving his country while
I was here selling the latest fashions.

Is there any wonder he holds
a grudge against men like me?

Is it not shameful of us
to inflict further turmoil

on the soldier who suffered
beyond anything I can imagine?

If you pity the man,
you will never defeat him.

Sir, if I may?

Mr Weston must learn
about the watch, sir.

I can find an opportunity to
present him with the knowledge

that his wife has concealed
from him her father's intentions.

No, Jonas, not after reading this.
I don't want him to know.

I'll tell you, Edmund,
I didn't put it in my pocket.

Well, it was in your pocket,
so you must have put it there.

You've forgotten, that's all.

That's worse, isn't it?

I put it in my own pocket and
I didn't even realise I was doing it.

It's like the watch put itself there.

- Sam, lad, this is wild talk.
- That thing...

Right.

There's this fella who
works in the bay, Lee -

Raymond Lee, Lee the Flea,
I never liked the bloke -

and he was rattling
on me yesterday, on and on.

I'm standing at my counter,
I'm cursing in my head.

Now today, what do you think?

He's taken sick to his bed.
Now how does that happen?

It happens because
sometimes people get ill.

No!

No, it's the watch. I know it is.

I've got Susy following me
around like a sop,

I can't shake her out of it,
no matter what I do.

Well, if it's bothering you that much,

why don't you ask Mr Dudley
to take you off the watch counter?

I will. I will ask,
that's what I'll do.

It is so laudable, is it not, Moray,

for a girl to come from
a lowly little town like...

- Where is it, Denise?
- Peebles, sir.

Peebles.

Even the word is a treat on the tongue.

Katherine and I have
no idea what it means

to come from such beginnings
and prove oneself in the city.

I suppose it's no small feat to prove
oneself in the armed forces, Mr Weston.

Yes, there is that.

But for a woman,
a young woman in a man's world,

And to do it all with such...

What shall we call it, Moray?

Uh, eagerness?

Oh, come, that is not
what I meant at all.

I mean with such
effervescence.

(CLEARS THROAT)

We're wondering what
the news might be, sir.

Does he appreciate what
a fortunate man he is, Denise?

I hope he does.

Yes, and I am very
fortunate to work with john.

He's always encouraged me.

Do you, Moray? Do you realise quite what
a woman you have on your hands?

I'd be a fool not to, sir.

WESTON: News, indeed.

We want to send you to Paris, Denise.

On a reconnaissance mission to
visit Le Bon Marché,

and to fill your eyes with
the latest French fashions.

Well, that is rather... I don't quite
know what to say. Thank you!

WESTON: Spend a week there.

Immerse yourself
in all things Par/sienna.

We want our head of Ladieswear
to be versed in La Mode Illustriee.

Do you think you're
ready for such a trip?

Yes, sir.

(IN FRENCH ACCENT)
Denise, in Paris.

MORAY". Don't you see what
he's doing to us, darling?

He's feeding you with prizes
so that you feel happy here,

so that you accept the way things are.

I could Learn so much in Paris.

It's not that I want to
stop you from going,

I want you to see what he's doing.

I'll find a reason to say no.

I'll tell him I'm sick, or that
the travelling will make me ill.

It is for us that
I'm doing this, Denise,

so we can be together, in The Paradise.

I know.

(SIGHING)

I always wanted it to be me out front.

But it feels better for it to be
my baking what's in the limelight.

Thank you, Denise.

(CHICKENS CLUCKING)

Mr Dudley, sir,
with your permission, sir,

I would like to be taken
off the watch counter.

But the watches are our best-selling
item. You're working wonders here, Sam.

But still, if you will, sir,
I'd appreciate the move.

You've never earned so much bonus,
why would you turn your back on that?

Watches aren't for me.
I prefer to go back to silks.

I'll give it some thought.

Could you give it some thought now,
sir, while you're standing here?

It creates a bad impression if staff are
hopping about from counter to counter.

I want you to see it through
with the watches.

If I were to plead with you, sir?

For what reason?

Give me a sound reason and
I will give it some consideration.

Very well, Mr Dudley, sir.

(WATCH TICKING)

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Come in.

I want you to tell him.

I want you to tell Torn Weston that
Lord Glendenning intended this watch

to be left to Katherine's husband.

She's kept this from him.

You still doing the watches, then?

I asked Mr Dudley to
move us, but he refused.

Look at the thing. Hangs there
like it's mocking us.

Sam, you need to calm down, you're
letting your mind run away with you.

How can I calm down when the thing's
right there, wants to possess us.

- I hate the thing!
- Sam, stop it.

I'm getting such urges in my mind,
I want to throw it in the river.

Go down to the bridge, put it in a bag
with a stone and toss it into the water,

and be rid of it!
Then I might be at peace again.

Sam, if you do that,
you'll end up in prison.

This is a valuable watch,
it's Katherine Weston's watch.

I don't want to do it!
But I can't stop thinking it.

Perhaps it'll go back
where it came from soon, eh?

WESTON: Will you join me
in a drink, Jonas?

I should be getting on
with my duties, sir.

I'm your employer. Your duty at
this moment is to enjoy a drink with me.

What's the matter with you?

Did you find out what Moray is up to?

I have no intelligence on
Mr Moray's finances, sir.

You chose your words
too carefully, Jonas.

What are you concealing from me?

You have something
on your mind, I can see it.

It is not for me to tell
a man such things, sir.

What things?

It is dangerous when a husband learns.

My wife?

What is it? I insist
you tell me what you know.

- Please, sir.
- Tell me!

The watch, sir.

I saw your wife
talking to Mr Moray.

What about the watch?

Her father bequeathed that the piece was
to be passed on to the man she married.

Now you see, sir, why this is
impossible for me to tell.

Carry on.

She has decided not to
tell you of her father's wishes.

You heard her telling Moray this?

She asked him to keep
it a secret, between them.

I see.

Mr Weston, I'm afraid I can't accept
your kind offer of a trip to Paris.

I promise you, gentlemen, when I
closed up my counter, it was there.

But it is not there now, Sam.

No, sir. The truth is I checked
my pockets and it's not there.

Why would you want
to check your pockets?

What I mean is...
(STAMMERING)

The thing is strange, sir,
one night-

and I know this is gonna be
difficult to believe -

I put it away and I went in my room
and it was... It was in my...

Gentlemen, I have
no wish to want that watch.

That damn watch is bewitched.

Mr Weston took the watch.

I saw him take it.

Then it's gone? I'm a free man again!

SAM: How do I stop her
following me all the time?

And looking at me like
I'm the god of love?

And saying, "Hello, Sam,"
every time I see her.

You'll have to hypnotise her again.

I didn't hypnotise her
in the first place.

And the watch is gone now.

Susy would believe if you told her you
hypnotised her with a feather duster.

Leave it to me.

When you wake up,
you will think that Sam is just a Lad,

like all the other lads,
plenty of chat,

but you could never marry him.

(CLAPS)

I had the strangest feeling.
I thought I was in love with Sam.

Isn't that silly?

Do we have to tell him that you're not?

Gone lazy on me again, Sam.

May I suggest, sir? Get it fixed.

Hello, Sam.

The Food Hall has been
a great success.

I'd not imagined I might be so engaged
by how cakes and buns might sell.

Would you care to visit
the Food Hall today, Flora?

Yes, Papa.

- What time shall we go?
- Perhaps later this morning?

Yes.

(WATCH TICKING)

I found her sitting in my chair,

as though she were
trying out the throne.

(GUNSHOT)

I cannot bear one more day.

- Tom will destroy you.
- Denise will destroy you.

You think we should defy Moray?

Let's call it helping without
his knowledge or consent.

I'm not sure acting secretly
is the best way, Denise.