Kitty (Amy Beth Hayes) and Connie (Sacha Parkinson) talk of George (Calum Callaghan) sitting up all night with his medals thinking of Victor. He's taken it hard. Kitty tells her she's still married to Frank and she's really excited to go to New York and be part of Elizabeth Arden. Connie means about Frank, she must be nervous about leaving him.
Mae's seen the headlines of Victor being in league with the 'underworld.' Mae doesn't want to speak with the press about interviews and he reminds her of how Crabb (Ron Cook) likes free advertizing. Gordon looks at the machinists problem and tells Ellis (Ria Zmitrowicz) to hire some more,as the women laugh at him being here. Tilly (Mimi Ndweni) has more than her fair share of the workload all cos of making Miss Mardle's (Amanda Abbington) wedding dress. Keene (Oliver Dinsdale) rears his ugly head again and Harry assures him the store will show more transparency. He wants an office here a few days a week and will want to show more of his executive-ness. Harry invites him to their monthly director's meetings too. As Gordon's children arrive with Grace (Amy Morgan). He invited them here for ice cream, as part of the Summer promotion. Harry wants to get to know his grandchildren and invites them for dinner, Rosalie (Kara Tointon) was asking after Grace.
Gordon tells him about Wynnstay (Robert Pugh) issuing a writ against Harry for breach of contract. As Gordon calls the lawyers. Connie gives George a letter from Temple and Victor's left a trust "for the future generations" of George's children. George feels guilty since he hadn't been a good friend to him in a long time. He didn't know how much he loves him, but Connie tells him he knew that's why he left it. Kitty bids farewell and says how she started out cos of Harry and how he guided them and encouraged her, like part of the family. It's a store he built and it made her into who she is. Harry tells her it was pleasure working with her. She'll never forget him. George asks if she's said goodbye to Frank (Samuel West) and Connie's going to miss her. There's nothing left to say. Harry tells Frank that being far apart won't help him get his marriage back. He's already been there. Frank thinks he's needed here to help with Wynnstay which he is, but he needs to go with her. Kitty thinks the time apart will do them some good but Frank says she should stay. They've been over that already and then he says he wants to go with her and make a new start.
Miss Mardle and Grove (Tom Goodman-Hill) enjoy the last days of their honeymoon on the beach and he tells her he's not scared anymore, as long as she's by his side. He's prepared and will take what comes when it comes. As they collect shells for the children. She misses them. Meryl (Lottie Tolhurst) finds Tilly has too much work and plans on doing something about it. She tells Grove when he returns and Miss Mardle wants to have tea with her one day during her break. She tells her about Mr Lyons (Sam Swann) and how he apologized to her once and then did it again when he came into the storeroom. She has a lot to learn about men, cos he likes her.
Grove asks Ellis about Tilly and she says she's heard from the other machinists how she didn't leave on good terms. She can't tell him boat what really happened as she was accused of dishonesty cos he wouldn't believe her, but it wasn't what her manager said said. Wynnstay publishes that the provincial stores being sold off as part of Selfridge being in trouble and Gordon tells Harry it's cos of the writ. They could be in trouble for months before the case gets to court. Gordon asks if Harry would be willing to call a truce and continue the advertizing. But Harry can't go to him as it's personal. However Gordon going will be seen as a sign of weakness. Which he does. Gordon makes him an offer their counsel thinks is reasonable and Wynnstay refuses it, until Gordon tells him his board will hear how he turned down such a lucrative sum and they will hear of it. Leaving him no choice but to accept. He didn't realize Gordon wouldn't be such a pushover and a formidable force to be reckoned with.
Jimmy's back and he wants to make a new business deal. He comes to Harry with plans to take over Whiteleys of Bayswater and wants to be a 50/50 equitable partner. The Whiteley brothers are in trouble and if anyone can turn the store around it will be Harry and Gordon. They agree to the deal and Harry manages to convince the Whitely brothers to sell. That won't be good news for him. Mae is distraught cos of Victor and loses her temper at Harry. They drink to Victor's health as she says they were both alike and started out the same. She was a showgirl, a Lady and now a designer. Even Jimmy avoids Mae as he tells her he was away visiting his mother. He seems to be rather standoffish and acting suspiciously. As she tells him she was shocked.
At dinner Harry announces he's making Gordon Managing Director. Grove gives Tilly her references and two weeks pay and Meryl isn't pleased, well it was her fault for bringing it to his attention. Grove decides to retire and Miss Mardle thinks it's a good idea. Wynnstay's lackey reporter tells them the police aren't pursuing Victor's murder anymore but he says that he mixed with some shady types, as he shows them photos of D'Ancona, Jimmy and Harry, which sparks Wynnstay's interests. He wants him to dig further.
Whiteleys was actually purchased by Selfridge in 1927. Seems like everyone's going into the black and out of trouble, as the show's building everyone up for a fall. harry's going to be penniless, Gordon will run the store and Jimmy will get his comeuppance no doubt. As it seems Harry will declare his love for Mae pretty soon. Well we knew that was coming since series 1 and when he helped her escape her husband. Still, three more eps to go!
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