Mr Selfridge

Wasn't there cause for concern with Selfridge? Is that company in hand?

Staff out of control.

Stock shifted to a business that that has nothing to do with Selfridge's.

Why have you been avoiding me, Mae?

You need to give her time, prove to her that you're the right man.

I'm not the enemy. I've been trying to protect you and your father more than you think.

Mr Crabb told me that he asked you to come back. Now I'm asking.

It's a boy, George.

A beautiful, healthy baby boy.

You're the largest supplier of linen and cotton in the country.

Wholesalers take their cues from you.

If anyone can persuade them to lift the embargo, you can.

- Jimmy killed Victor. - So it's true? - You knew?

I have to take this in. I thought I knew you. I don't know who to trust.

- Pay your price. - Harry -- - Pay your price.

I want nothing more to do with you.

"Murder suspect Jimmy Dillon may also have been facing financial ruin.

There are rumours the store Whiteleys is in serious trouble."

"Mr Dillon invested heavily in the purchase of Whiteleys,

guided by business partner Harry Selfridge."

Will he be at work today?

He can't leave you to deal with everything.

He'll be back when he's ready.

Pa?

Pa?

Will you be going to the store later?

Not today.

It's been a week now.

Today's papers are here.

- I think we've seen enough. - No.

Everyone else will see them.

Surely there's nothing left to say.

Pa, whatever happened, Jimmy's death is not your fault.

Mae called again.

She wants to talk to you.

Unbelievable. I read about it. I cannot believe it.

- Excuse me. - (Oh, she's coming...)

- Can I help you, ladies? - No, thank you.

I'm surprised she's still working here. Look at her.

Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

- I'll look after things if you'd like to take a break. - Thank you.

Erm, I'll be in the Sewing Room.

No, look. It says she was going with Victor Colleano

- and Jimmy Dillon at the same time. - And that's why Jimmy did him in.

"Twice divorced." I'm not surprised.

We're here to work, not gossip.

- Excuse me! - Quite right, Miss Brockless.

Here we go.

I made you some tea.

You don't have to wait on me hand and foot, George.

- Hello. - Ssh, ssh.

- Work'll be missing you. - I've told 'em I'll be in later.

The chief's still off.

There's a lot of gossip.

Ooh. Like what?

He's got money troubles.

Mr Selfridge? No.

There's something new in the paper every day.

I still can't believe Jimmy Dillon killed Victor.

And I nearly lost my job, helping him move that stock.

George, you didn't know.

I just don't like seeing Victor's name mixed up in it all.

He was my friend.

That's not how I want to remember him.

Well, it's a good job we've got him to take your mind off things.

Come here.

I can't go back to work until you've got a name.

There's people want to know.

Here, what about "Victor"?

Victor George Towler.

Now, that's a better way to remember him.

- Yeah. - Eh?

Your behaviour, concealing the movement of stock, has been hugely unprofessional.

If it were up to the Civic, up to me, you would be fired.

I regret my involvement in the events that have led us here.

Meanwhile, the papers are full of scandalous stories about Mr Dillon.

And I gather Mr Selfridge is nowhere to be seen.

Mr Gordon is holding the fort.

The Civic need to be reassured that matters are in hand.

I would like to see

- Mr Selfridge's personal accounts. - Why?

Openness and accountability.

I trust everything is in order.

Of course.

It's not working. Not working. Not working.

Ooh!

A-ha!

- What are you doing? - No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Come with me!

Ta-dah!

Three days to go until the 20th anniversary celebrations.

- And it will change every day, counting down. - You're very clever.

Yes, I am.

Mr Keen to see you, sir.

Mr Keen.

Publicity for our 20th anniversary.

- What does Mr Selfridge think? - I'm sure he'll be very happy.

He's not in, then?

I'm managing things in my father's absence.

Everything's under control.

Excuse me, sir, you may not just come in!

Mr Hardcastle.

Not a man to be made a fool of.

- Perhaps we could discuss this a little more... - Whiteleys employs a lot of people.

Did you think no-one'd notice you moving stock from Selfridge's to Whiteleys?

- That shouldn't have happened. - I went to my members in good faith

to end the embargo on Whiteleys.

Your father promised he would make good the debts there in time. And I trusted him.

Whiteleys and Selfridge's are under embargo until our debts are paid in full.

Mr Hardcastle, that could close us down.

No more newspapers, definitely no press, only family.

Certainly, Mrs De Bolotoff.

Hello?

Rosalie, I need to speak to Harry.

Mae, I'm so sorry.

I just need to talk to him, Rosalie, please.

Mae, excuse me one moment.

- Oh, Gordon. - Is he in there?

Yes, but he doesn't want...

Mae, I-I don't know what to say.

I've told Pa you want to speak to him.

Tell him I'm here.

Pa, why aren't you at the store?

- I told Rosalie I didn't want to see anyone. - I'm not "anyone".

I need to talk to you.

There's a trade embargo on Selfridge's.

Hardcastle found out about the stock switch.

Which means no-one will supply Selfridge's

until we pay their debts at Whiteleys.

I know Jimmy's death has been a shock

but, because of what he did, we're in terrible trouble.

I put too much trust in him.

We were all dazzled.

You know, I... I think you saw yourself in him.

More than you did in me.

I dragged you into all this.

I'm sorry.

What's done is done.

Now we need you back at the store.

I can't do it.

You were a success long before any of us heard of Jimmy Dillon.

And you can be again.

- I don't trust myself. - I trust you.

You're still Harry Selfridge, Pa.

You can come back or you can leave it all up to me, but you need to decide.

Fast.

- Thank you. - Good morning.

- Pa... - The 20th anniversary is next week,

so we need to break the embargo before then.

I want every department to do a stock check today.

I need to know exactly how much we have, or how little.

Yes, Chief. Welcome back.

Jimmy Dillon was the joint owner of Whiteleys. He didn't leave a will,

so his share passes automatically to you and the chief.

- Which will take months. - So selling Whiteleys is out of the question.

If we can't pay the suppliers' debts,

we're gonna have to offer them something else.

Relations with suppliers have been badly damaged.

Whatever it is, I think it'd be a hard sell.

That's exactly what I'm good at.

Draw up a list of suppliers. Let's see what I can sell them.

I'll call them. A personal invitation.

Mr Gordon, there was something else.

Mr Keen has asked me to show him our internal accounts.

Specifically anything involving the chief.

Pa's been profligate in the past, but that's all under control now, isn't it?

Personal and business accounts are entirely separate.

However, the chief does owe rather a lot to the chairman's account.

He was going to repay this.

Funds were diverted to the Whiteleys purchase by your father.

The Civic might not take a kind view of this.

If Pa breaks the embargo, the Civic won't care one jot about the chairman's account.

With our support, Mr Crabb, my father will pull this off.

Let's hope he does.

So... you're back.

Mae.

How have you been?

Oh, I've been here, Harry, every day,

trying to do my job while you've been hiding away at home.

And I've been stared at, gossiped about...

- Don't you read the papers any more? - I read them all.

- I owe you an apology. - Yes, you do.

I blamed you for not telling me about Jimmy.

I didn't tell you because... I just wanted to protect you.

I'm sorry. Let me get on top of things here.

I promise you I will make it up to you.

You can't just shut me out when you feel like it

and then expect to pick me back up again like nothing's happened.

Mae, wait...

A Palm Court reception?

I've got my hands pretty full with this anniversary.

It's important. Chief's orders.

It will go ahead, won't it?

The er... the celebrations?

There are rumours among the staff the store's in trouble.

Of course it will.

Oxford Street's biggest party.

For me?

Thank you.

Wait.