House of Guinness

They thought they could send me away.

It's bout time the guinness family got what's coming to them.

Good luck, brother.

…and I will work night and day to make Dublin a city

that is the envy of the world!

Sir Arthur guinness.

Your speech for the rally, kind sir,

delivered with the humility of a god come to earth,

his wonders to perform.

What the fuck are all these pictures?

You see… in america,

they have discovered that likenesses of the candidate

serve to connect the voter more with the man they are electing.

And these pictures, these…

- Iikenesses? - Like… likenesses.

Yes.

They tend to show the candidate as perhaps a more

perfect creature than he actually is.

Well… a more perfect creature doesn't exist.

That's too kind.

If you will, just… in this likenesses over here…

I have a beard.

So in 1848… yeah?

An 11-year-old girl from chautauqua county, New York,

saw a depiction of Abraham Lincoln on a poster.

Now, she wrote to the great man

suggesting he grow a beard to make himself more appealing to voters.

He did grow a beard. He did get fucking elected.

And he kept the beard for the rest of his life.

- Our election is in five weeks. - You could have an electable beard in two.

"An electable beard"?

You see… hey.

Look at me.

This is not New York.

The election rally is in three days' time.

And I am not Abraham Lincoln.

There will be no whistles, no bugles, no parades.

Well, i… I've actually already invested in the whistles, so…

Fuckin' bonehead.

What the fuck are you doing back in Ireland?

I'm here to see if the rumors I'm hearing in New York about my sister are true.

So where is your man now?

The man who came in here and… and took what he wanted

and then married one of his own.

That man is the reason why you are free.

Now get out.

Ellen, you made a mistake.

- I told you to get out. - He reeled you in with his promises and...

no.

I invited him

into that bed.

Now your heart is broken.

I've explained my actions to myself.

I don't need to explain myself to you.

I came here to warn ya.

I didn't come here to hurt ya.

There's an election coming.

And the brotherhood will play their part.

Are you threatening a violent action during this election, brother?

What a monster this love must be for you to… walk

so willingly across the lines.

You can love someone and still love our cause without killing for it.

For god's sake, Ellen.

This is our cause.

Right here in my hand.

A bullet for who?

You mad little boy. No matter what instructions they've given you,

please, please don't do anything mad.

I need you alive.

The days to come are filled with danger. Stay here where it is safe.

Yeah.

I am the underworld the one you want to leave

a frail democracy benign treaty courageously foreseen

dreams collusion lines the walls… Edward,

I had no intention of breaking the silence between us,

but I am very worried about my brother.

And maybe you should be worried about your brother, as well.

Edward.

I fear you've missed the best bit.

I fear I am arriving bringing with me… the worst bit.

I have received intelligence from a very reliable source…

That trouble is coming.

I've sent Rafferty to find out more. Come on.

- Any news? - I've been all over the city.

No one will admit to the fact that Cochrane is even here.

Which leads me to ask you once again,

who is it that told you he is back in Dublin in the first place?

- Come on, Edward. I know who it is. - So why do you ask?

It's your job to find out where he is and why he came back to Dublin.

- New batch, Mr. Guinness. - Thank you.

If they have sent Cochrane back here all the way from New York,

then it is something special that they are planning.

Will you give us a minute, please, Shane?

Cochrane has a grudge against the family.

My guess is he volunteered for this.

Volunteered for what?

An attempt on your brother's life.

No. Our… Rafferty?

Our philanthropy in this city

has brought us both catholic and liberal supporters.

And that is what your enemies fear the most.

Kindness to make the status quo bearable.

By the way, that bottle is a little sweet.

Yes.

What harm is it if I go to your woman and… and…

She is not my fucking woman.

And you will not go.

I will go.

Make sure my brother stays at home. Let's get this sorted, Rafferty!

Too sweet.

Your gentleman friend is here.

- Don't worry. I don't want to come in. - Good, 'cause I don't want you to come in.

I will get my coat, and you can meet me downstairs.

You could help me peg some clothes.

Will these clothes even dry in the dark?

Your brewery gives off less black smoke at night.

So in the morning, there will be a chance

my clothes will… be dry and still white.

How is the campaign?

Ellen… -don't come close, please.

I'm sorry.

Why don't you just ask me the question you came here to ask me?

I don't know where my brother is.

I'm no longer trusted with their secrets. I'm no longer trusted by… either side.

I came here for two reasons.

To ask you that question and to answer one of my own.

I now have the answer.

Ellen, when you opened the door to your room just now, I realized…

I still love you.

You should go.

She'll be wondering where you are.

You said you were working late at the office, so…

I thought I would come and keep you company.

Where were you?

It was humiliating.

Look, I went to her because I need information.

I know.

Potter told me the situation.

Was she of any use?

- No. - No…

I… I didn't go into her room.

Bravo.

Excuse me, Mr. Guinness.

It seems like no one in this family can be with the one they truly love.

Does that include you?

I love the work that I do.

I love the fact that now we're married, I can change things for the better.

But…

My ability to love another human being is something I question.

You are close to being that person.

You're close to being that person too.

But I'm not that person.

All compromises are imperfect.

But an imperfection we can live with, yes?

I went out and bought pins.

We're getting through an inordinate amount of pins for pinning up our plans.

You could measure our virtue by weighing our pins.

You actually went into a shop and bought the pins yourself with money?

With coins.

No gloves.

I made a joke about the weather.

The people of Dublin

love me.

Anne…

Guess why you're here.

- Because love is blind. - Yes, love is blind.

I am not.

The people of Dublin are not.

I think we've been discreet.

Registering for a room in the imperial hotel

under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Guinness.

- I was drunk. - I was not.

A hotel bill as big as a working man's annual salary,

involving five bottles of champagne,

two bottles of Brandy, caviar.

And, Ben, exactly how did you break the antlers of a mounted stag's head?

Ben took the stag's head from the wall, and… it was time to rut.

I ran at her and… …missed.

We are in love, Annie.

Well, it seems you both are incurable.

As am I.

So we must all accept the limitations that our inflictions impose upon us.

May I have… if you promise to be discreet from now on,

the family will accept you as Benjamin's official mistress.

The life of an official guinness mistress is not unpleasant.

Is this Edward's idea?

Mine and aunt Agnes's and dodo's.

We have appointed ourselves

as official guardians of the family's reputation.

Because right now, something very serious is happening.

What once was just a brewery has now become a symbol in this city,

and we represent the guinness name.

Whatever happens next, the family must endure.

So we need friends.

We need Arthur to be elected.

We need our philanthropy to be accepted,

and we need both sides of the Irish divide to see us as a bridge.

We have enemies with bombs and guns.

We have enemies with bibles under their arms.

So we must all be united.