All language subtitles for The Paradise_S02E04_The Paradise Episode 4_Subtitles_1

[dramatic music]

[upbeat music]

[horse and carriage rattling]

Thank you for agreeing to
meet with me, Mr. Fenton.

Doesn't Moray know you're here?

No, sir.

As we agreed, this meeting
is between you and I.

I can't seem to leave.

There's always
something else to do.

I just want to be
prepared for my first day.

Oh, I don't doubt you will be.

Have you come to wish me luck?

I would if I thought
you needed it.

We have everything
we wished for.

Yes. Almost.

I'm sorry, Edmund.
What could I do?

Saw the door was smashed,
had a look inside

but I couldn't see anyone.

So all I could think
of was send for you.

Who do you think it was?

Robbers? Doesn't look
like they've taken much.

How many years have I
taken care of this shop?

Built it up from
nothing. It's my shop!

Lovett's Drapery.

Look at this.

Who would do this?

Who would come here and not
give a care for a man's life?

Tidy it up, get the glass fixed.

Yeah, but then I go back
to my little cottage

with a head full of worries.

You'll just have to sell
it, then, won't you?

What kind of people live
in this world now, Sam?

[frantic upbeat music]

Denise, um...

Look, I'm not going to pretend

this is the happiest
day of me life.

I'm not going to stand here

and say I think it's fair
because honestly it's...

Oh, you better
watch out, Denise.

Myrtle's looking for you.

I do believe that she
got hold of a kipper

especially for you.

I just want you to know that.

Oh, I nearly forgot.

Your uncle's back.
Problem at the shop.

Look, I knew all along
I didn't stand a chance-

-Morning!
-So-

I don't know whether I'm
hungry or not hungry,

I'm so excited.

Am I allowed to kiss
the head of ladieswear?

I'll never be as fine as you two

but I can say now "Susy
Bell, ladieswear".

Well, that's fine enough for me.

There you are.

I have cooked a bloody
lovely kipper for you

and it's going bloody cold.

I'll be along in
a minute, Myrtle.

I'm not doing this because
you're in a position

to put me front of house.

I would never do such a thing.

Morning, Myrtle. I'm here, too.

Just happened to get me hands
on a kipper, that's all.

Well, I'd better say it quick

before Arthur comes
doffing his cap at you.

Look, I won't make
it difficult for you.

Just try and...

I'd find it really hard
if you spoke to me-

Clara, I'm not going to turn
into Miss Audrey overnight.

I promise. I'm going
to need your help.

But most of all, I never
want to lose your friendship.

Denise, kippers.

I don't even like kippers.

I'm sure Susy will help you out.

[door opens]

[door closes]

What are you doing in my shop?

Did you hear me? What
are you doing in my shop?

-It was empty.
-You broke the door!

Look at the mess you've made!

Get back to the gutter you
came from. Do you hear me?

-God bless you.
-Get out!

I have three objectives.

To find a way back
into the store-

-You've done that.
-We've done that.

Nothing would have been possible

without you keeping
it together here.

And the other two
are to find the funds

and persuade Mr. and
Mrs. Weston to sell.

To sell to me.

Mr. Moray, Mr. Dudley.

I have a proposal for a
promotion in ladieswear.

You didn't waste much time.

Afternoon tea.

Indeed, a tea party.

Tables with white tablecloths.
Fine teas, cakes and scones.

The ladies would come
in to sit and gossip.

And who would serve the
cakes and fine teas?

I thought Myrtle.

Right.

Well, it is good-hearted
of you, Denise,

we all know that Myrtle nags
away to come front of house

but goodheartedness is
not the best quality

for running a department.

Myrtle must never be let
loose on our customers.

Cakes in ladieswear? [chuckles]

Do you honestly suppose
that is the impression

we're trying to make?

No, sir.

No. Right.

It is true, Denise,
what he says.

You need to step
into the role now.

That means making decisions
that others won't like.

You have to be strong. In the
end, they will respect you.

But to begin with, you
can't let yourself worry

whether they'll like you or not.

Miss Denise, are these
hats to go on display?

Yeah, Susy, put
them by the window.

Miss Denise, shall I put
all of them out, ma'am?

Oh, Miss Denise, shall I
fetch some fresh flowers

for the changing closet?

Clara usually likes
to do the flowers.

Come on, we'll
fetch them together.

Miss Denise, Myrtle's
asking for you.

-But you promised.
-I said I'd try, Myrtle.

Well, you didn't try
hard enough, did you?

Susy has a position. What's
Susy got that I haven't?

She shared a room
with you, is that it?

I still want us
to remain friends.

Friends? Is that
what you call it?

I know I'm a friend to you.

I'm not so sure
you're a friend to me

now that you have a
"Miss" before your name.

Well, I have work
to do, Miss Denise.

The store's to be scrubbed.

This old barber
shop was purchased

over a year ago, I understand.

Yes, sir. I believe
the plan was to expand.

Then why does it
stand like this?

Mr. Moray reconsidered, sir.

Ask him to come out
here to join me.

I'm afraid Mr.
Moray has gone out

to meet with one of
our suppliers, sir.

-How long will he be?
-I don't know.

I think perhaps he's visiting
more than one merchant.

Then I will wait.

Will you look at this old witch?

Ugh. Smell her from here.

Eh, do you think she's
coming in to buy a fur?

We should ask her.
Measure her up.

[dramatic music]

I'm sorry I spoke
to you that way.

There was no call for that.

Are you hungry?

It's clear what you want, Moray.

You crave the same
thing as I do.

Mr. and Mrs. Weston stand
in the way of both of us,

do they not?

Perhaps you and I
may be of benefit

to one another in this matter.

How might that be
possible, Mr. Fenton?

I have the funds,
you have the means.

You would loan me the money?

Slowly, Moray. Slowly, please.

I would purchase The Paradise

and we would become
joint owners.

That is what I offer.

Let us be forthright.

Each of us intends to
own the store outright.

That battle lies ahead.

I suppose each of us
would take that on

rather than be at the mercy

of Tom Weston and
his wife, is that so?

-It is so.
-Then if you have the price

of a good lawyer, we can
proceed to an agreement.

And how do you propose we
might remove them, sir?

We don't. They
remove themselves.

-If we come between them-
-Between them?

And how might we do
such a thing, sir?

As I say, I have the
funds, you have the means.

Jealousy. Man detests a rival.

But more than this, he cannot
bear the sight of the man

who has enjoyed
intimacy with his wife.

I see.

I must taunt Tom Weston,

show kindness to Katherine,
exhibit concern for her

and remind her, remind them
both, of our closeness.

I cannot do such a thing, sir.

Cannot or will not?

Thank you for your
consideration, Mr. Fenton.

I thought you were a
serious man, Moray.

I took you for man
of purpose, ambition.

You could have your store back

for the sake of a
little flirting.

Yet you find it beyond you
to toy with Mrs. Weston.

Perhaps for sentimental reasons?

My reasons are for me to know.

If you should reconsider,

I'm always available to you.

Susy.

Susy, we have a customer.

He's in your office. He's
been here all morning.

I had to make up some story

to explain why
you were not here.

Where have you been?

Mr. Weston.

Forgive my absence, we
weren't expecting you today.

Have you been waiting long, sir?

Did your meeting
prove to be fruitful?

Well, these things
take delicate handling.

Dudley told me you were
meeting with new clients.

I had various meetings.

Tell me about the barber shop.

It's an eyesore.

A well-run enterprise would
get on with developing it.

My plan is to use the premises
as a jewellery department.

Are you intending
to expand, sir?

The whole street. Both sides.

I intend to be the owner

of the largest department
store in this country.

What brought you to a
life like this, Ruby?

I had a daughter.

I still do, I suppose.

She ran off, left me.

I was ill and...

Well, she was only 15,
she was still a child.

Hmm.

She was a flighty thing
but you had to love her.

She's not much of a
daughter to do such a thing.

I was a burden to
her, I know I was.

A girl can't live only to
take care of her sick ma.

I just want to tell her that,

that I am on me feet.

And she don't have
to look after me.

Are you searching for her?

-I've found her.
-What, in this city?

In this street.

She wrote to me sister.

And I was so glad to hear

that the child has a good
life for herself now.

For herself, yeah, not
a care for her mother.

Your own bairns can
be forgiven anything.

There's more food if you want.

Do you know what would help?

The way I'm feeling?

A little drink.

Just to soothe the soul a touch.

It's been on my mind all
day. You're wrong, John.

My motives for
staging the tea party

in ladieswear are
the right ones.

More than anything,

our customers like to
see each other shopping.

I want to feed their jealousies

and the tittle-tattle
that comes with them.

If Mrs. Spiro buys the
summer hat with ribbons,

then Mrs. Vaughn
wants the same hat.

They try to loiter as it is

but they feel conspicuous
so they leave.

I want them to stay.

If there are tables
of women watching,

those who are
shopping will buy more

-in order to show off.
-You're right.

I'm sorry.

And will Myrtle be
serving the tea?

All she will have to do is
take a tray to each table.

I can't ask my girls to do it.

Then by all means, go ahead.

Tom Weston is intent
on expanding the store.

Well, that's a good
thing, isn't it?

No, not for us, it isn't.

I've been wracking my brains

to find a way to raise the funds

to buy The Paradise
as it stands.

If he builds more,
builds along the street,

it will be beyond my reach.

I thought I had time
on my side. I don't.

Denise, if I was to
find a way to act now,

-soon, if it was precarious-
-You must take it, John.

You must.

We need to get you fit
for a new uniform, Myrtle,

if you're to be serving tea
and cakes in ladieswear.

I bloody knew it. I said
Denise would not let us down.

[giggles]

Girls! Girls, wait till
you hear about this.

You're forgetting
yourself, Miss Denise.

Your table's over there.

I'll sit with my
friends, if no one minds.

There's no fathoming
your uncle, Denise.

His shop is broken into,
the place is a mess,

he finds some tramp
woman who's responsible,

swears he'll strangle her.

The next time I see
him he's escorting

the very same vagabond
into his shop for shelter.

It must be that old witch
we saw on the street, Susy.

What did you call her?

Toothless hag.
Smell her from here.

Why would Moray lie to me
about where he was today?

Why does it matter?

It matters because he
has something to hide.

My darling, there is no secret.

Moray did not come back
to serve our purpose.

He intends to try to wrest
The Paradise from us.

He has been scurrying around
trying to borrow money

but no one will so
much as consider him.

I have made sure of that.

Papa's banking friends
know I would be most upset

if any of them so much as
considered Moray for a meeting.

Then who was his
engagement with today?

It's so beautiful!

What are you doing with that?

Will you put it on? Please?

Where did you get it?
Where did you get it?

All day, every day,

Flora keeps asking me questions
about when you were younger.

I thought she-

You never touch my belongings!

Do you know what never
means? It means not ever!

Your Papa did not mean to
be so harsh, darling girl.

You shocked him, that's all.

Oh, it is my fault.

Perhaps that tunic
has memories for him.

Memories of the war.

I made a mistake. Let
me make it up to you.

We'll have a treat, you
and I, in the morning.

What shall we do?
Shall we go riding?

-Perhaps a picnic?
-The Paradise.

Yes.

We will go to The Paradise
and we will indulge ourselves.

[dramatic music]

Goodnight, Susy.

What are you doing here?

-I've come to see you, child.
-I don't want you here.

Can you not give your ma a
chance to say that she's sorry?

Sorry? Am I supposed
to believe that?

All these years and that's
all you want? Sorry?

-I've been looking for you.
-I'm not so hard to find

and Bella knows where I am.

There's not a day goes by

where I don't think
about my girl.

Shall I tell you
what I think of?

My own voice, pleading
with you not to leave me,

not to let me go.

And my own mother
too drunk to hear me,

too drunk to even kiss me.

I have a life now and
you are no part of it.

Come inside with me.

Come on. Come and sit with me.

Let your ma feast her eyes
on her beautiful girl,

just for one night.

Sit with you while you drink?

Tell me some story
that will trick me

into believing
you're not so bad?

My mother lied to me.

That's what she does. She lies.

You go and drink, Ma.

How many glasses till you
forget you even have a daughter?

You go and drink yourself.

If you have any mercy,

you will walk down that street
tonight and never come back!

[dramatic music]

[sobbing]

There are things we
believe we cannot bear.

But we can bear them.

We do bear them.

[bell ringing]

Morning.

We need your daughter to
see you looking at your best

if she's to know you're back
on your feet and well again.

That is kind of you.

You can wash and
clean up in the back.

It's me favourite colour.

It's many years since I
wore a dress new and pretty.

Ruby, uh, I need to be
getting back to my wife.

I'm newly married.

We've a cottage by the
sea. I can't stay here.

So what are we to do with you?

I've nowhere to go.

What about your daughter?
If you talk to her-

I'll put the dress on. And
I'll smarten meself up.

And she will see that I'm
not sickly no more. [coughs]

Are you sure you're well enough?

If I could stay until such
time as I speak with her.

I would like to be at me best.

Of course. Of course you can.

Jonas?

I want to talk with you.

Tom Weston is considering-

He intends to develop
the store, sir.

How...

If I were to request further
discussions with Mr. Fenton.

I could arrange that for
you today, if you wish, sir.

Or I could simply
convey a message to him

saying you're willing
to reconsider his offer.

If you are indeed willing to
reconsider his proposition.

How would we, uh...

Mr. Weston is a
volatile man, sir.

He is capable of behaving
rashly, wildly even.

Suppose he rashly dismisses me

or wildly decides
to get rid of me?

If I may, sir, his wife would
not permit that to happen.

Yes. Yes, I understand.

Do you wish me to
contact Mr. Fenton, sir?

I do.

Miss Flora, what brings
you to see us today?

I am intent on spoiling
Flora this morning.

Then you have come to
the right place, ma'am.

You shall receive only the
finest service from our ladies,

I can assure you.

Mrs. Weston, uh, Katherine.
Forgive me, I forgot myself.

May I say how lovely
you look today?

What I mean is it's
always a delight

to see you in the store.

And you, Miss Flora. [chuckles]

Since you're here, Katherine,

perhaps you'd join
me for coffee?

And your husband, if
he's to visit us today.

You're in fine
spirits today, Moray.

I owe you the
courtesy of kindness.

You do not owe me any
such consideration

but I'd be grateful for the
chance to earn your forbearance.

I'd be delighted to
join you for coffee.

-Flora.
-Coffee with cinnamon?

Mrs. Weston, ma'am. Miss Flora.

I want you to utterly
spoil Flora today, Denise.

Anything she wants,
she can have.

It would be our pleasure, ma'am.

Susy? Please attend
to the young lady.

I will leave it with you while
I have a coffee with Moray.

I want one of these
dresses with the feathers.

I'm afraid these gowns are
for adults, not children.

But I want one.

Let me show you some
of the things we have

that might be more
suitable for a girl, hmm?

I had myself thought of making

the extension a
jewellery department.

I imagined as customers
approached along the street,

the first thing they would see

would be windows bursting
with colours and extravagance,

but the cost of stocking the
display alone was beyond me.

However, things
are different now.

-How's your coffee, Katherine?
-It is fine.

It is delicious.

I first discovered cinnamon
coffee whilst in, uh,

was it India, Katherine?

No, no, no. I think
it was Morocco.

-It was Ceylon.
-Yes. Yes.

I had the devil to convince
Katherine to try it

but once she did, she could
never have enough. [chuckles]

Do you still drink your coffee
with cinnamon, Katherine?

-Sometimes.
-Yes, she does.

I have already sourced suppliers
for rubies and emeralds,

if you'd care for me
to have them call on us

with samples and
prices, Mr. Weston?

I plan for all the counters
to be made of glass.

Chandeliers, glass lamps, the
whole place is like a palace.

So much dazzle. Sounds
positively garish.

Yes, well, perhaps
you're right, sir.

I hope your sleep has improved

after your travels, Katherine.

I used to tell her, "It's
the coffee." [laughs]

But she wouldn't have it.

If ever a woman could
live without sleep.

[sighs] I was
pressed into spending

long nights in the garden.

The scent of magnolias
under the moon.

I think the new extension
should be a food hall or shoes

or something without sentiment.

I had meant to look over
the place with you, Moray,

but you were elsewhere.

-Let's take a look now.
-Yes, of course.

Although, I would not wish

to leave your wife
with her coffee.

I am ready now.

I want the silver shoes.

As I have explained, we
don't have your size, miss.

These ones.

I want the dress
with the feathers.

You can't have the
dress with the feathers.

But that's what I want.

Mama said I could have
anything I wanted.

You're just a spoiled little
nothing, that's what you are!

You wave your hand and
the rest of the world

is supposed to pamper you.

Do you even give a
thought? You are a child!

Susy, go down to the
refectory right now.

Come on, Susy. Go on.

I want Mama.

I am so sorry, Miss
Flora, let me...

No, I want Mama. I
want Mama! [sobbing]

I'm so sorry, ma'am.

I don't know why. Susy is
usually such a sweet girl.

I've never before
known her to...

She's a friend, usually
full of kindness

and so eager to please.

Dudley, do you think
you could take Flora

outside for a moment
for me, please?

Of course, ma'am.

What do you propose to do?

I will speak to Mr.
Moray and Mr. Dudley.

No. I want to know
what you intend to do.

You are head of
ladieswear, are you not?

You are responsible.

It was you who presided over
this humiliation of my child,

this child.

What do you propose
to do about this girl?

What is her name?

-Susy, ma'am.
-Then answer me.

What is your intention?

I will speak with
Susy most severely.

I will warn her that to
address customers in this way.

Can we not do something?
There must be a reason Susy-

There is a reason. Susy
was promoted too early.

-She's not ready.
-But there must be something

we can do.

These are the most
delicate of times, Denise,

I cannot afford
to rile Katherine.

We must be seen to
follow her will.

It is your job now, Denise,
this has to be done.

You wanted this position.
It is not all tea parties.

I tried, Susy.

I wanted to avoid this
but what you did...

You've left me with no choice.

When a girl is dismissed,

she must leave the
premises right away.

You must collect your
belongings and go.

Cakes, madam.

Do I look like a madam to you?

And that looks more like
gristle to me than a cake.

I'm practising . Fine teas.

Assam,

Darjeeling,

Madeira cake.

Aren't I the picture
of restraint? [laughs]

[hushed whispering]

Denise. Denise.

They all know that Susy
brought this on herself.

Their reactions are for show.

To prove to each other they
are cronies, them against us.

It won't last. It's
fear, that's all.

You have influence
on their lives now.

Act as though
you're not to blame.

Don't apologise for
what you've done.

Let them raise the matter
if they want. Not you.

Behave as though you
take on your authority

but they are responsible
for their own destiny.

Thank you, Mr. Dudley.

You do know you're not to
blame, don't you, Denise?

But I might have done more.

I saw there was something
the matter with Susy.

I wish I could say
that it gets easier.

When you hide things from me,

it is because you'd prefer
not to face them yourself.

Skulking around with Jonas,

flirting with Katherine,
taunting Tom Weston.

What is going on?

Whatever it is you are doing,

I know how much you
want the store back.

But if your schemes can be
admitted in good conscience,

then you will tell me.

Mr. Moray, sir.

You wanted a message taken
out to Belville Hall?

Not today, Arthur.
Perhaps some other time.

Miss Denise.

Please, Jonas. Call me Denise.

I'd prefer to
honour the tradition

that has been observed
down the years.

You've earned your place, ma'am.

The title is a
gesture of respect.

Yes. Well, thank you.

If I may, there is
much talk of loyalty

in a place like this.

Most of it is talk and no more.

-I had no wish for Susy to-
-Please, ma'am. Let me go on.

Loyalty is a special gift.

It binds people like no other
cause but it can take courage.

If you can find
a way to win Susy

her place back
here in the store,

you would have proven that
you're the staunchest ally

of everyone who works here.

You would be their champion.

It is not possible.

Was it not you yourself
told Mr. Moray,

"It must be possible."

-But I don't know how.
-Nor do I, ma'am.

But I trust you'll find a way.

Gin.

I didn't expect to see you here.

Wish I could say
the same of you, Ma.

I stayed so that I might
speak with you one more time.

I don't blame you
for hating me, Susy.

It has to be the worst
crime in the world

to give your child away.

I know you don't believe
me but I did it for you.

The reasons you use to blame me

are the reasons that I
had to give you away.

What kind of life would
you have with a ma like me?

Every day I promise
meself I won't be drunk.

And then every day, I find
meself with a glass in me hand.

I had to free you from me

and the only way
that I could do that

was to have another
drink inside me.

I have lied to you, yes.

But you tell me, if
you can tell the truth,

would it have been a better
life if you'd stayed with me

than the one that you've had?

No.

No, it wouldn't.

There's only one thing in this
life that I could give you.

And that was to be free of me.

I knew, though, that
there'd come the day

when I'd look at you

and I'd tell you I love you.

I love you, Ma.

I'm so proud of you, working
in that place. It's so grand.

I don't work there no more.

Why?

I was sacked. Made a
disgrace of myself.

No, not you. Not my Susy.

I offended a child.

Oh. Have they no mercy?

What kind of swines are they?

No, it's done now, Ma.

I'm just going to get one more.

It's not every day you
get your daughter back.

Cheers.

Well, to hell with them.

You know, they're
not worth a spit

if they do that to my girl.

What am I doing?

What am I doing here,
sitting here with you?

It's the same. It's
always the same.

The drinking! That's all!

Susy, Susy!

Good afternoon, madam.

Assam? Darjeeling?

Susy, what are you doing here?

Oh. I forgot.

I was hurrying home and I forgot
I don't live here any more.

Oh, you best go, girl,
before Mr. Jonas finds you.

Susy, don't go. I
want to speak to you.

Do you want your position back?

What I mean is do you want
to try and get it back?

I should say so.

I can't promise we'll manage
it. It'll take courage.

Will you do exactly as I say?

Then first thing
tomorrow morning,

put on your finest outfit
and meet me in the street.

[upbeat dramatic music]

Mrs. Weston.

Thank you for seeing us, ma'am.

I'm sorry to intrude
upon you in this way,

but if we might speak with
you for a few minutes.

Ma'am, on the day of
these embarrassing events

with Miss Flora,

Susy was in a state of
considerable distress.

It was my fault she was on
duty. I should have excused her.

Susy's mother turned
up on the street.

She hasn't seen
her since she was?

Since I was seven years old.

It was an unexpected arrival.

Susy found her mother
in awful circumstances.

We are asking, ma'am, that
Susy be given the opportunity

to apologise to Miss Flora
and the chance to prove to you

that she's worthy of
your trust in the future.

-Your mercy.
-Mercy?

You think I should forgive her?

[door opening]

Oh, I am truly sorry for what
I said to you, Miss Flora.

No child should be
spoken to so cruelly.

I only want to say I am sorry.

That is why I am here. No more.

Please forgive her, Mama.

You might have asked
before you ran off

to speak with Katherine
Glendenning, Denise.

You said yourself we must
keep good relations with her.

Even if she'd said
no to our pleas,

we would have shown her
contrition and respect.

Yes. Yes, of course.

Weston.

-Her name is Mrs. Weston now.
-Isn't that what I said?

Girls.

Thank you, Denise.

-Bloody show 'em, Myrtle!
-I will.

-Bloody show 'em all.
-I will!

-You look so lovely, Myrtle.
-I do, don't I?

They're ready.

[tray rattling]

-I can't, I can't do it!
-Of course you can!

Hey, it's only serving
tea to a few posh gossips.

How can the likes of me stand
before the likes of them?

They're so beautiful!

You're the one who's
beautiful, Myrtle.

No, I'm not. I'm a
rag next to them.

I'm fit for the
farmyard. I can't do it!

I'm sorry, Denise.

Myrtle.

I remember the queues of men

standing waiting for a haircut.

-Jonas.
-Mr. Weston, sir.

-You have pain?
-It is an old wound.

I tell myself I should
feel no pain. But there is.

I'm a fool.

Whenever I feel it, I chide
myself it is weakness.

People fear me because,
forgive me, sir.

-I'm speaking out of turn.
-Not at all. Go on.

I have a disfigurement.
People fear me because of it.

But it is a gift. I
realise that at my age.

People who flinch from
a man with one arm

imagine they know me,

know the worst of me
because of what they see.

That just tells me
whom I can trust.

It is a fine thing, sir,

to restore that which has
been so sorely disregarded.

I take my hat off to you, even
though I'm not wearing one.

What do you think I
should do with it, Jonas?

Oh, I do not think
I can be trusted

with the likes of
such a decision, sir.

I trust you.

Perhaps food, sir.
Breads and pies and buns.

Smell of it on the street.

[door opening]

Let me tell you how it is, Susy.

For a mother,

there are hard
choices to be made.

She can't forgive herself
until you forgive her.

What she did was unforgivable.

Nothing is unforgivable.

But you'll be bitter
and filled with hatred

the rest of your life if
you don't let go of it.

It's her that
won't let go of me.

What would I say to her?

The truth. With a
bit of love in it.

-They took you back, then?
-They took me back.

It's only right.

If it's true what you said, Ma,

that you want to give me a
chance to be free of you,

then do it now.

Do it and I will
love you for it.

I only want one
kiss on the cheek.

If there is a time when you
are sober, I will be here.

That is a time
you can come back.

The tea party was
a splendid success.

Thank you.

When I came to you with my idea,

it felt as though
whatever I brought to you,

you wanted to turn it down.

It was simply the
way you presented it.

Once I saw the benefits,
I consented, didn't I?

You consented? You didn't...

All that I ask is...

I see how difficult this
is going to be for us,

working together.

But when I come to
you, I'm not Denise,

I'm not your fiancee,

I am head of ladieswear.

Can you see that's
how it has to be?

Yes. Yes. Of course.

I'm sorry, Denise, for
the way I have been.

For the way I spoke
to you about Susy

and about visiting Katherine.

That's how it has to
be. That's your job.

I should have told you
I was going to see her

but I was afraid
you would refuse me.

When will I learn? No secrets.

We cannot let anything
come between us, Denise.

Why would anything
come between us?

I want to shower you with love.

And treasure you.
That is my job.

[dramatic music]

[upbeat dramatic music]