In Hyde Park, a veteran of the Great War speaks to other vets about
how bad their situation is. |
Captain Courtney, another veteran who was wounded in the war, also
speaks. |
Courtney says,
"Give your children the opportunity to rise above you." |
Clarissa, a widow with a child, is interested in what Courtney had to
say. She offers him some brandy. |
She explains the deal to him. She lives in the back of the shop. |
He likes it there. |
Courtney tests the boy with "Half a moment." |
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Clarissa tells her son that his name is Orland, not Phipps. He is shocked. She
insists that he go away from Little Egbert street. |
Courtney is puzzled. |
Courtney tries to help Richard come to terms with the news that
Clarissa is not his mother. |
Courtney thinks he knows who the real mother is. |
Courtney tells Richard he must keep his identity secret from Julia
Trent. |
Clarissa and Courtney say goodbye to Richard, who is moving to the
West End. |
After Richard leaves, Courtney says that his job is finished, so he thinks he must
leave. Clarissa asks him to stay. It's clear that they care about each
other. |
Emily tells them of the taxi accident. |
At the premiere of Richard's play |
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