Marys secret assignation is very nearly blown, but Violets quick thinking saves the day. Robert is left red faced and furious when things do not go as planned. The events surrounding Greens death come under scrutiny once again. Mrs Patmore is devastated when old wounds are reopened but Carson is unsympathetic. Branson receives an interesting proposition concerning the future of the Downton estate. A figure from Violets distant past suggests she has buried secrets of her own.