Meanwhile, rumours are beginning to circulate about Lady Mary and the "handsome Turk." Daisy is finding it increasingly difficult to keep quiet about what she has seen, and after some cajoling from Mrs O'Brien, she tells her story to Lady Edith, who reveals the truth to the Turkish ambassador. Bates and Anna make their feelings known to one another. Worried that he will be reported, Thomas attempts to frame Bates for stealing one of Lord Grantham's antique snuffboxes, but his plans are thwarted. Bates discovers that Thomas is stealing wine from the cellar. Lady Sybil continues her experimentation with feminism with the aid and inspiration of the new chauffeur, Branson. Carson fears there is a thief at Downton. Molesley suffers from an allergic reaction, prompting much debate between Violet and Isobel. Thomas asks Daisy to accompany him to the fair simply to annoy William who is fond of her. Mrs Hughes is reunited with a former suitor, who proposes to her again. A travelling fair arrives in the neighbouring village. Meanwhile, Bates's attempt to correct his limp has painful consequences. They don't notice that Daisy, the scullery maid, sees them. To avoid a scandal, Lady Grantham and Anna, the head housemaid, help her move Pamuk's body back into his own bed. Lady Mary is seduced by a handsome visiting Turkish diplomat, Mr Kemal Pamuk, who dies in her bed the same night. Isobel Crawley, having worked as a nurse during the Anglo-Boer War, pressures Dr Clarkson into performing pericardiocentesis on a hospital patient suffering from dropsy, and is made chair of the hospital board, upsetting the Dowager Countess. They, the other Crawleys, and the servants all have difficulty adjusting to differences in class and culture whilst facing some resentment from certain family members and staff. Matthew Crawley, a young solicitor and the new heir, arrives at Downton Abbey with his mother, Isobel. Lord Grantham hires Bates to be his valet. With no male offspring, speculation mounts as to who will become his heir. Lord Grantham ’s cousin, James Crawley, who is Lord Grantham's heir presumptive, and his son, Patrick, both die in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
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