As Lady Denham (Anne Reid) lays dying, Edward (Jack Fox) and Clara (Lily Sacofsky) can't wait to be filthy rich, only she blabs to Esther (Charlotte Spencer) about how they found the will and burnt it. Also how Edward was gagging for her as they lay on the drawing room floor and done it. Rubbing it in Esther's face and then digging the knife in deeper by saying she doesn't know how that is cos she's never done it with him.
Esther tells all this to lady Denham as she lays in her bed feeding her much needed fuel also by saying how she'll die alone without friends as it was always about money with her and hopes she's happier in heaven. This causes Lady Denham to rise from her deathbed and take drastic measures in sending Clara away to London and removing them both from the will. Giving everything to Esther. Adding she'll have to redo the drawing room floor as it's got an "indelible stain" that can't be removed. Edward thinks his fortune's made with Esther now and they can get money for their future. Esther tells him he has nothing and hasn't got her either after what he did with Clara on the floor. Could count the number of times floor was used in this ha.
Plans are underway for the regatta and Tom(Kris Marshall) is disappointed there hasn't been a larger turnout. As Charlotte (Rose Williams) helps with the planning. Stringer (Leo Suter) wasn't able to tell her how he feels but she thanks him for his listening abilities as she vents about not getting what she wanted (in Sidney) but isn't more specific.
Georgiana (Crystal Clarke) tells Sidney (Theo James) people can't change and he can't as he tells her he wants to make amends and be a better guardian as she refuses to leave her room. Prompting Arthur (Turlough Convery) to come to take her to the regatta under the guise of needing help in the duck race. There's not such a race. He wanted to get her out and about as he too is riding in the Parker boat.
Lady Susan (Sophie Winkleman) arrives in town and after the sandcastle building contest where Sidney brings Mrs Eliza Campion (Ruth Kearney) who asks about Charlotte and who she is. Looking after the children at times and nothing more, she thinks that's all she is. Tom is told about Lady Susan and he rushes to meet her but she's here for Charlotte who tells her she's mistaken about being in love with Sidney. Susan thinks they need to find the weak link in Eliza's armour. Which she does at the regetta saying it's Charlotte herself. As Eliza denigrates Charlotte by saying she should marry someone from her village and Sidney mentions how she just reads books. Charlotte walks off and Sidney follows but she doesn't want to listen to him when he tells her it's just a joke. Later he takes her out on the river as he needs practice and helps her to row by holding her hands which Eliza sees.
Edward gets drunk and remarks about Esther being worthless and they're over, to Lord Babbington (Mark Stanley) just after he's told Crowe (Matthew Needham) he's no longer pursuing her. Edward also sees Clara who's heading back to London.
Stringer wins the regatta and is disappointed in not winning Charlotte's heart. Sidney tells Charlotte Eliza's gone and he's not going with her. High hopes for Charlotte then, Ester and also Tom as he may get the investment still from Lady Denham. Maybe Georgiana may find a fondness for Arthur as he has for her, but not romantically, as well as Babbington having a change of heart with Esther and vice versa. Also Esther isn't really sure if she will inherit or not yet. Not looking for ward to the final episode as it'll just be what the writer wants more so than what would actually have been written in the book had it been completed.
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