What are you wearing?
That's very cagey of you.
The empire was not built in a day.
Patience, Eugenia. Patience.
You alright down there, Colonel?
Oh, look: ducks.
If you say so, Doctor.
The key to mental accuity and long life.
Ah, fresh air and perambulation.
Well, all's well that ends well.
Yes, quite. Quite.
Life often brings together strange bedfellows.
Charlotte and Mortimer, together.
Who would have thought?
Not bad. You'll get better.
Yourself?
-Did you like it? -Yes, it was rather nice, actually.
Charlotte, I hardly think that in the circumstance...
I'll need to kiss you first.
Please don't make me beg. Not in the street.
Will you marry me?
I love you.
Charlotte Dalrymple,
Oh, damn it!
Mortimer, if you think...
for a partner, for an equal, in a joint venture?
I wondered if you might have an opening
Perhaps something there.
Perhaps something else.
Sounds revolting.
needy women.
sick children,
Broken bones,
Routine, I should think.
Would the cases be interesting?
I'm afraid not.
Would it pay well?
A clinic?
It might be enough for a clinic.
Are you never satisfied, woman?
a few thousand pounds will not be nearly enough.
Although, I should think by the time I finished,
Yes, of course. More than ever.
Well, I'm not too late, am I? You are still interested?
and the buildings are yet for sale.
Apparently, I'm rich,
You're not serious?
You once said that with two thousand pounds, you could change the world.
Think of it as a "getting out of prison" present.
Oh, there's something more.
Oh, that's very kind.
That's lovely.
May I?
Oh...Yes!
Right.
Apparently, there is a first time for everything.
I don't know what to say.
I realize it's a day early, but I thought you might need it.
Merry Christmas.
Hello.
Dr. Granville.
Miss Dalrymple.
You can have anything you want.
Don't you understand, Mortimer? You have your fortune now.
but, it is a rather ingenious device, even if I say so myself.
I really have to admit, I never thought it would go so high,
they're selling it directly to women for home use.
and apparently,
and they simply adored it,
and it seemed to go really well, so I showed it to a few firms,
You see, I made a very small motor,
on something rather exciting.
Yes, I told you I was working
The portable electric massager?
The portable electric massager.
from our manufacturers.
It's your share of the royalties
It's not my money, it's yours.
I told you before, I don't want your money.
Open this.
-Any prospects? -No, my name is mud.
Ring me anytime. Goodbye.
Lovely chatting to you.
Alright, then.
It is a clever old woman who can keep up with today's technology.
God bless you, Mum.
You must go out and purchase one for yourself.
No, no. Not even for Christmas.
I should never send you anything.
God, you're naughty.
And I shall miss you.
The inimitable Mr. Smiles. I shall miss him.
life will always be, to a large extent, what we ourselves make it.
After all,
I am.
You seem happy.
even you, Mortimer.
Phrenology, Chopin,
I've been living my father's idea of what my life should be
I realized I haven't been living my life at all.
Charlotte's trial was a revelation for me as well.
Don't be.
I'm so sorry.
Oh, Emily, I'm...
I'm sorry. I've giving up phrenology.
I was wondering if you might give me a reading.
And, well, actually,
I've been thinking a lot about my future.
I thought I might find you here.
Mortimer.
I'm fine. I've got lots of friends in prison.
Will you be alright?
No, no. You're quite unlike any women I've ever met.
I am a woman like any other.
compliments and common sense the next.
You're all fire and brimstone one minute,
You are a confounding woman.
Come on, miss.
that could lay claim to such an accomplishment.
I should think there are very few doctors in history
and makes anyone had comes into contact with it feel better.
You have invented a machine that does harm to no one,
instead of leeching and bleeding people, and cutting them up to no purpose.
you are a good doctor, and you should remain one,
Mortimer Granville,
Something to meditate on while I consider a new career.
That's an interesting offer.
I suppose I now owe you my uterus.
Dr. Granville.
Miss Dalrymple.
Take her.
to think most carefully, and act most cautiously in the future.
and I admonish you
thirty days in prison,
I sentence you to
for striking a police officer in the course of his duty,
Miss Dalrymple,
a policeman's safety is concerned.
I am loathe to offer precedent where
On the other matter, however,
My wife included.
suggest to me most of the women in England.
the whimsy in logic collide, which would
By your reasoning, we should lock up every female in
wanting.
I find your case for hysteria
Mr. Squyers,
there are no easy answers.
In the case of Charlotte Dalrymple,
I think they must have broken the mould.
Fortunately for all of us,
for more than one Charlotte Dalrymple.
I grant you, there may not be room in the world
she can ill afford to spare.
and England will lose a devoted and singular woman
is locked away and butchered,
but great harm may still be done if Miss Dalrymple
the constable suffered no grave injury,
Your Honour,
I beg your pardon, Doctor...
Or often enough.
to make love to them properly.
unwilling or unable
and selfish, prudish husbands who are
forced to spend their life tending to domestic chores
a catch-all diagnosis for women without opportunity,
It's nothing but a...
that hysteria is a fiction.
it is my professional opinion
and considerable reflection,
after consulting with my patients
Well, you see,
Would you not characterize that as hysterical?
even physically aggressive.
volatile,
Doctor, you have just sworn that she is erratic,
woman that I have ever met.
selfless, and truly Christian
the most generous, compassionate,
Miss Dalrymple is also
I wasn't quite finished.
for immediate surgical hysterectomy.
with a further recommendation
to the Chelmsford Institute for the Criminally Insane,
that Charlotte Dalrymple be remanded
I find that I must recommend
Your Honour, based on this evidence,
Thank you, Doctor.
She is also the most vexing woman I have ever met.
and, at times, physically aggressive.
and volatile,
erratic,
Charlotte Dalrymple is...
Without a doubt,
how would you describe Miss Dalrymple's behaviour?
as an expert in the field of hysteria,
Now, in your professional opinion, Doctor,
the persistence of Miss Dalrymple's problem.
We have already addressed the...
Thank you, Doctor.
but only in the most severe, most persistent cases.
Traditionally, yes,
Well, yes.
Please answer the question, Dr. Granville.
demand institutionalization and surgical hysterectomy?
that incurable cases of hysteria
Is it true, Dr. Granville,
we've had few complaints of late.
And always good results, I trust?
Hundreds, certainly.
And in this capacity, how many women have you treated?
of treating women diagnosed with hysteria.
I'm a medical doctor whose practice consists
if you wouldn't mind just telling us a little of your professional experience.
But,
Now, I'm sure we all, are well aware of your celebrity, Doctor.
Mortimer Granville.
State your name.
It will.
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you, God?
The evidence you shall give shall be the truth,
Your Honour.
Dr. Mortimer Granville.
Mortimer Granville, please.
if it please the court.
I would like to call Dr. Mortimer Granville,
Proceed, Mr. Squyers.
an expert witness, Your Honour.
To buttress my opinion, I would like to call
that are best described as incurable hysteria.
erratic, aggressive, and violent emotions
Your Honour, Charlotte Dalrymple clearly suffers from
That's enough, Miss Dalrymple.
despite all her wealth.
will she be anything other than a second-class country
the worth and contributions of women,
Until England fully recognizes
Careful, Miss Dalrymple. Your symptoms are showing.
to sympathy and then to despair.
I imagine that your mirth would turn first
walk for one mile in our shoes.
I would like to see you
to make fun of women's lives?
Yes, it's very easy, isn't it,
should we extend a university education to all her women.
One could only imagine the cost to England,
resisting arrest, and assaulting police officers.
It seems that this help included prostitution,
Very admirable I'm sure.
of charity and compassion?
No? Nothing else? What's of the crime
No, Your Honour.
Anything else, Mr. Squyers?
as a maid, in my father's house.
She has since found gainful employment,
she is a prostitute. She was a prostitute.
My friend, Molly,
No, that was not me.
October 1879, solicitation.
I'm afraid there is, Your Honour.
Is there more?
his accusation if you won't let me speak?
Well, how am I to defend myself against
You will speak only when questioned, Miss Dalrymple.
No. That is not true.
most violently."
she resisted
"When finally we did try to place her in handcuffs,
to shout and jump about."
whereupon she started
"Miss Dalrymple was asked to leave the square,
The officers' sworn statements read:
when two officers arrested me.
suffragette leaflets in Trafalgar Square
Your Honour, I was handing out
and resisting arrest.
on public nuisance,
You were arrested last April
this isn't a first offence, is it, Miss Dalrymple?
then a short prison sentence might suffice, but
If this were a first offense,
assaulted a police constable carrying out his duty.
in full view of witnesses,
One fortnight ago, the defendant, Charlotte Dalrymple,
The facts are these, Your Honour.
This court will come to order.
Order! Order!
That is the only thing that will keep her out of prison.
Sir, they will send her to a sanatorium.
That she's hysterical.
-And say what? -The truth.
You must testify on her behalf.
What would you have me do?
Please, she's my sister.
Mortimer.
I'm at my wit's end.
I've tried indulging her. I've tried a firm hand.
I've done nothing but, Emily.
But we have to help her.
I would never have imagined it would come to this.
Damn! Did I miss something?
I said, let me by!
Let me by!
If we could just discuss this like civilized men.
Please, Charlotte!
Please stop. She's hurt.
I haven't done anything wrong.
I don't know that, sir, but I do know she's not staying.
I'm a doctor. I believe this woman needs medical attention.
We've got this under control.
Let me handle this.
Do not manhandle her!
-Leave her. -This is a private party.
Make way, please.
You want me to consider a party?
Party? She's bruised and bleeding.
This is your sister's engagement party.
-Charlotte. -Of a villain!
These are the actions of a villain.
and I'm closing down the settlement house. You no longer have any debt...
I purchased the note from Mr. Huddleston,
What are you doing?
I'm simply doing what's best for you.
Charlotte, calm down.
Father?
I no longer hold the note, Charlotte. Your father does.
You gave us until Monday.
Mr. Huddleston, what's the meaning of this?
They came for the money. I told them that I didn't have it...
Tell me! What happened?
Arrest her!
-Charlotte! Miss Charlotte! -Stop! You can't go in there!
Lord save us.
to celebrate the impending nuptials...
great English families have gathered in halls such as these,
Throughout history,
Bugger.
I'm sure she would have approved.
You do what you must.
Yes, they were.
They were your mother's.
So this is my last night with them.
which is due tomorrow.
These earrings are security against a loan for the settlement house
That was a little odd.
I'm sorry.
You'll have to excuse us.
Looks as though you are going to be getting these earrings, after all.
-Very nice to meet you. -Charmed.
Not personally.
Mrs. Huddleston, do you know Dr. Granville?
Good evening, Mr. Huddleston.
Oh, Mr. And Mrs. Huddleston! Come, let me introduce you.
So do I.
I despise business.
For a very generous royalty, of course.
We are licensing this machine to doctors all over London.
if one is properly trained.
Phrenology is a treasure map to the personality,
He failed to tell us how widely accomplished you are.
Mortimer was so modest.
-Phrenology. -My!
Music, I enjoy reading,
What are your interests?
Yes. Yes, it is.
Lovely party.
And tell me how you met our young Mortimer.
Delightful.
Port, Doctor?
-Oh, yes! -Excuse us.
Shall we do the once-around?
It took ever so long to get it up there.
Oh, do you think so?
Your hair is most adventurous, Emily.
That's quite alright.
I do apologize for being so late.
Miss Dalrymple.
-How very nice to meet you, Doctor. -My Lady
Never mind, dear.
My Lord.
May I present, Dr. Robert Dalrymple.
I thought he was dead.
That's my father.
Who is this man?
By Jove, she's a live one.
Marry Edmund?
I would rather marry Edmund than Dr. Granville.
There's a misunderstanding.
Oh... Oh... no, no.
Do remember to let him win once in a while, my dear.
-is the ability to enjoy a good argument. -Yes.
You'll soon find that the key to a happy marriage
A toast to the happy couple.
Don't want to keep the love of your life waiting, my dear.
Get a move on!
Oh, hurry up. Damn you.
I've not seen him, but I'm sure he'll be here soon.
No, my father is quite well, thank you.
Will he be here or is he dead, as well?
What about your father?
I trust we didn't waste an invitation on her.
No, my mother is, in fact, dead, my Lord.
And will your mother be joining us this evening?
Oh, thank you. They were my mother's.
What lovely earrings.
Thank you.
You make us proud each and every day.
We cannot be happier for you, Mortimer.
I love a good Sunday pudding.
So pleased to meet you, my dear.
Charlotte "Sunday pudding" Dalrymple.
Lord and Lady St. John Smythe.
Miss Dalrymple, my guardians.
Miss Dalrymple.
may I present
Lord and Lady St. John Smythe,
Does someone say Sunday pudding?
until my mental faculties become Sunday pudding.
but, not for me a life of darning socks, and doing chores
I would take a partner, an equal,
Oh, I'm not most women. Won't you be lonely?
Would it be enough for you?
It's simply not enough for me, or for most women.
You can make some halfwit very happy.
Bargain? For us, it's mindless housework and doting on some halfwit.
you men really did get the best side of the bargain.
and I apologize for that, but you must admit,
Yes, yes,
as an opportunity to deliver your opinion on marriage?
to use my engagement party
Faintly ironic, don't you think,
ask your patients.
Look, if you don't believe me,
for a woman who doesn't have one.
You seem to have strong opinions on husbands
or unable to make love to them properly, or often enough.
and their prudish and selfish husbands who are unwilling
Women, forced to spend their lives on domestic chores,
for dissatisfied women.
-It's not my... -It's nothing more than a catch-all
from insomnia to toothache.
according to your diagnosis, hysteria seems to cover everything,
but my point is,
Indeed it does, and it's a bargain at a guinea,
It is strictly a medical treatment that stimulates the nervous system.
Physical pleasure has nothing to do with it.
even if it can be long to come by.
that women enjoy physical pleasure just as much as men,
Dr. Granville, I can assure you
clean.
I was going to say...
Formally attired?
I just never seen you so...
No, no.
Something wrong?
Congratulations. I'm sure you'll make my sister very happy.
Dr. Granville, good evening.
Miss Dalrymple.
Will you excuse me, ladies?
Miss Charlotte Dalrymple.
Miss Dalrymple.
No doubt, you're the luckiest man in all of London.
Get of me!
Right. I'm locking the gate.
But I don't have it!
Two hundred pounds, plus interest, or we lock the gate.
Get her out of there.
Oh, I'm sorry. We're closing.
Dr. Mortimer Granville.
Bye.
Do you know? I think I will.
Go, and have a lovely evening.
and, oh, I left a candle lit in the kitchen.
So, don't forget to chain the gate,
Well done.
Bravo!
Everything all right, Mrs. Castellari?
you'll soon get used to it.
Mrs. Castellari, but don't be alarmed,
It's a little surprising at first,
He'll be attending, as well, if that's alright?
That is, my electrical assistant.
This is Mr. Edmund St...
I'll trust you, Dottore.
I'm prepared to offer you this gratis.
and, since you were so unsatisfied last time,
any treatment you've had before,
I have full confidence that the machine will equal, if not better,
I don't know.
Electric massage?
You're going to need a bigger appointment book.
What about "The Squealer"?
-The Excitetator. -Mr. Wobble-neck.
Oh! The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
-Paroxysmator.
Jiggly-Wiggly?
-The Vibratorium.
The Rubby-Nubby.
but if she comes to harm, on your head be it.
Very well. One test case,
Three paroxysms in five minutes, you say?
Not just money, fame.
all credit goes to you.
If we achieve half as much of your patients,
I believe we are on the verge of something revolutionary, sir.
Yes, well, in my opinion, change is rarely beneficial.
whom we know suffer so from hysteria?
and what better place to start than with these women,
Medical science demands a thorough investigation,
That's why we must try it here.
Yes, well, I can hardly take the word of a trollop.
She was completely satisfied with the result.
No harm came to the girl?
Three paroxysms in five minutes.
I give you my word as a gentleman, sir.
Horsefeathers.
so a girl knows what to ask for.
Well, then, think of something quick,
Well, I was calling it the feather duster.
What you call that little thing?
It's astonishing.
It got a bit muddy in the middle.
I'd say I had three from counting, boy.
Would you say you had a paroxysm?
Bloody marvellous. How do you think?
How do you feel, Molly?
Oh, that's lovely.
Oh, right there, love.
No, no. We'll try again. I'll be ready this time.
Shall I stop?
Never felt nothing like that before.
No, it just gave me a fright, that's all.
No.
-Ooh! -Are you hurt?
Do your worst.
Why not?
And we pay up front.
and, quite possibly, the vanguard of modern medical science.
a voyage of the British Empire,
For one brief moment, you can be a pioneer of technology,
Think of it this way, Molly.
we will stop immediately.
I don't believe it will involve any pain, but if it does,
That's with a man. This is a different kettle of fish.
Ordinarily, for five pounds, I wouldn't ask questions.
Now, who should we try it on?
I believe I shall regret this to the very end of my days.
That's it, then.
and press it against a lady's most gentle areas.
a dangerous, explosive, and untried electrical device
We are not going to take
Edmund, let me be perfectly clear about this.
it could put you back in good standing with Dr. Dalrymple and Emily.
If this works,
Well, I grant you.
Well, it didn't seem that much at the time.
and nothing at all like the motion and pressure that I use.
but this is crude, and rough, and inexact,
I know what I said,
But, you said yourself that you could feel the vibration deep inside your hand.
Do you smell burning?
Bugger.
That is the spot, indeed!
My feathers!
That's it! That's the spot!
Go on!
Does it go any higher?
Well, that's what I call good, steady pressure!
That's bloody marvelous!
Please.
Turn it back on.
Oh, really?
I feel it right down to the bone.
It makes your hand feel all... all warm and tingly.
I think you're enjoying yourself too much.
Don't stop.
Got to rush, actually, now. Goodbye.
Well, yes, do that. Stay...
Yes.
Yes. Very good.
No, I'm inventing a new cleaning tool.
My God!
Oh, yes, indeed.
I'm very, very flattered. Yeah.
I didn't know you had a telephone.
Ahoy!
Someone is telephoning!
God!
All due to hand cramps.
I had the perfect life within reach, and I lost it.
Completely buggered.
I'm finished, Edmund.
I'm terribly sorry.
-Doctor... -Dismissed!
You're dismissed.
but, clearly I was mistaken.
my reputation,
with my business, my family,
I thought you were someone I could trust,
No.
I can assure you...
If you could only see your way towards giving me one more chance,
I discovered that Mrs. Parsons has stopped coming altogether.
and now,
Mrs. Castellari tells me you failed to complete the treatment,
Your disability is clearly far more serious than you led me to believe.
Sorry will hardly suffice.
I'm very sorry.
You have discredited my entire practice.
I assure you Mrs. Castellari, this has never happened to me before.
Mrs. Castellari!
Feeling better, then?
I think that's enough for today, Dottore.
Is that better?
Yes.
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Castellari. I forgot.
Your hand is so cold, Dottore.
Aii!!!
Good, good. Lie back, please.
Very sad today.
Sad, Dottore.
Mrs. Castellari, how are you?
-Send her in, Nurse. -Mrs. Castellari?
Mrs. Castellari, Doctor.
silly, comfortable life.
Run along, Doctor. Back to your...
Thank you for the tea.
To keep me from bringing Fannie back to his posh little practice?
Is that why you came here?
It's my father. He wouldn't allow it, would he?
I know, I know. It's...
It's a bit more complex than that.
or you won't?
You can't,
I'm afraid I can't help.
-Please. Please. -Miss Dalrymple.
I'm sorry.
Or even a few hours on a Sunday. Anything would help.
I don't believe I would have the time.
I only mean... I only mean a weekend a month.
I'm afraid my patients keep me very busy.
with knowledge and resources.
All preventable, as you know,
even cholera and typhus.
All the children suffer from malnutrition, rickets, scurvy,
Broken ankles are the least of it.
I could really use the help of an able doctor on a more regular basis.
You know,
and I set my own hours.
and I'm given a useful life,
They only get food and laundry,
I get much more out of it than they do.
Honestly,
Your passion, your devotion to this work is admirable.
I'd like to see your face.
You just wait and see, Doctor.
I would.
Absolutely, and then, you should teach them how to fly.
and I'd like to play some small part in making that happen.
they'll have equal education and rights over their own bodies,
women will have the vote,
I know, by the time I'm gone,
No, I don't think so.
Two thousand pounds is aiming quite high, don't you think?
a proper school; maybe even a medical clinic.
We're a centre for the neighbourhood, with a garden,
and we're not just a classroom and a kitchen.
Put them together,
and the one behind, are both for sale for two thousand pounds.
The building adjacent,
It is a bit like a pond. It is true. I noticed. -Yes.
Drop a stone in a pond, and it will make ripples.
will you achieve it all from here?
And this revolution that you're planning,
there's no telling what we could accomplish.
If women pulled together, if they weren't so frightened,
is nothing more than a group pulling together.
Socialism, at its heart,
Are there not eight oarsmen and crew?
What if I am?
A socialist?
You, Madame, are a socialist.
we could get on to the important work of changing their minds.
we can ease their work-load a bit,
I think that if
Good hot meal. Safe place for their children and communal laundry.
we're trying to provide services that will offer the most direct result:
For the women,
Bravo.
but, eventually, the children will teach them themselves.
I know. With the parents it's another story,
And with great success.
unsuccessfully, and then here you are teaching it to the children.
that hand-washing prevents disease,
I spent years trying to convince the medical establishment
I do read, Doctor.
You know about germs?
but, you can't imagine the filth and the germs.
to keep the settlement sanitary,
We do our best
We use soap and boiled water.
this is where the children wash their hands.
Oh, you might like this. Actually, look. For example,
Occasionally, we sneak in something slightly progressive.
Sums and letters mostly.
Promoting some aggressive political agenda, no doubt.
We do fit in the odd bit of teaching, now and then.
We use this room mostly as a nursery.
-Milk, Doctor? -Please.
I wouldn't have been able to sleep, without knowing how that turned out.
Thank you.
Just getting to the good bit.
Hang on.
Hello.
Very good. I won't be a moment. You can wait just through there.
-Take it easy on that for a few days. -Yes, Doctor.
Yes, alright, then. A cup of tea would be lovely.
Dr. Granville, it's the least we can offer.
Oh, no, thank you.
Would you like a cup of tea, Doctor?
-How's that feel? -Fine. Thank you, Doctor.
I was... I was near the neighbourhood.
There's no bother. I was in the neighbourhood.
I was going to take her to see you on Friday.
No. Nothing.
No pain?
None at all.
Surely there's no harm in following up with a patient?
A house call?
No. I came to enquire about Miss Fannie's broken ankle.
Ah, Miss Dalrymple. Always speaking out of turn.
Women are all too busy trying to find enough to eat.
I'm afraid you'll find no cases of hysteria here.
Trawling for patients?
Dr. Granville.
Hello?
Scandalous.
Thank you! Thank you!
It means a great deal to so many people.
Mrs. Huddleston, thank you.
Thank you. Thank you for your time and your generosity...
Mr. Huddleston.
Thank you.
I understand.
We won't hesitate to collect.
Yes, yes, yes, yes!
Now I want you to be sure you understand this is strictly business, Charlotte.
Thank you.
We will give you two hundred pounds at eight percent interest.
They were my mother's. They should cover the balance and more.
Generally, a loan has some security, dear.
Two hundred pounds.
A loan? How much?
If not charity, perhaps a loan.
the draught horses of society. I don't see how charity will help.
but this element you work with are nothing more than
and we're lifelong friends of your father,
You know how much we admire your spirit, Charlotte,
Isn't she a Chinese firecracker?
Bye!
Well, I suppose that depends on whether you're over the table or on it.
Madame, pleasure has nothing to do with it. I can assure you.
It must be difficult pleasuring half the women in the city.
Oh, it seems that your hand is no better.
I must be going.
How fascinating.
Ah, yes. Miss Dalrymple runs a settlement house in the East End.
Begging for money, unsuccessfully 'til now.
What brings you to the West End, Miss Dalrymple?
Well, actually I did, rather.
Sounds as if you had a jolly good time.
and I can swear that I never met that horse before in my life.
I attended that party only as a favour to a dear friend,
Overblown, I assure you.
Oh, Edmund Smythe from the papers.
Edmund St. John Smythe.
Charlotte Dalrymple,
Edmund, this is Emily's sister, Charlotte.
Are you quite finished, Doctor?
Thank you.
-Are you all right? -Yes, I think so.
-Dr. Granville. -Oh...
Just... just...
Oh... Excuse me.
I wish I could share your optimism.
-Oh, don't worry, something will come along, simply... -Oww!!
Aren't you a rainy day?
truly useful.
Perhaps for the first time, I feel...
They need me.
Please be serious. We're speaking of my patients.
I believe the French have quite a bit of luck using their tongues.
I must find some way to attend to these women properly.
Mortimer, must you wear that ghastly hand brace?
-Shush... Friday, then. -Ta!
My boy Frank says you're the strawberries and the cream.
Nobody appreciates more than me what you've done here.
I'll make it stick, miss.
and I will bring him the money myself?
to the settlement house this coming Friday,
has absolutely promised a very large donation
that my father, Dr. Dalrymple,
Would you tell your employer,
Cash only, he said, and get the balance.
I'm sorry, miss, but the gov was very clear.
Yes, that looks right. May I pay you Friday next?
seven and six, I think.
three, carry the one...
plus what's on account...
Now, then. It's two hundred late today,
Oh, Jack, thank you.
That's the last of it, Miss.
about your future here.
I thought we had an understanding, you and I,
I have taken a solemn oath, sir.
and, I might add, lucrative practice. Appearances matter.
This is a very exclusive,
but we can't have day-labourers traipsing through the office.
Well, I admire your dedication, Doctor,
The woman had a broken ankle.
It merely prolongs her relationship with those people and that place.
I must insist that you give Charlotte no further assistance of any sort.
A word?
Granville.
Oh, quite, yes.
Life is of little value unless it be consecrated by duty.
Duty first, as always, Emily.
Oh, that's settled.
Umm...
Right... right.
Most especially as it will make father so happy.
I should be honoured.
Mortimer...
well, an arrangement?
what would your feelings be, about...
and I one day inherit the practice,
Should things progress as your father suggested,
I've been thinking.
I've been... Oh, Emily...
Emily...
Please, sit down.
Hello, Mortimer.
feel free to pay us a visit.
If you ever get bored of nervous housewives,
You're both very welcome.
Yes, you've been a great help.
Thank you, Doctor.
Well, I'll need to see you again in six weeks, Fannie, to remove the cast.
Good.
And few friends, I would imagine?
At least I've got the courage of my convictions.
I've only ever seen you shout at people and slam doors.
Do you find me disagreeable?
Does wonders for disagreeable personalities.
Keeps you busy, I see.
Hysteria is a disabling condition suffered by half the women in this city.
I apologize.
That one is a little bit sloppy. Thank you, nurse.
It's hardly trivial.
instead of the trivial work he does here.
I simply wish he helped people like Fannie who really need it,
You know, he's never been to the settlement house.
My father.
Why are you so opposed to your father?
A bit stiff actually.
Is your hand alright?
Crimean War surplus, I imagine.
I didn't know my father had any proper medical supplies in here anymore.
I need some plaster for her ankle.
Forgive me. I wanted her thoughts elsewhere.
She's out, I think.
You said three! Bloody hell!
Ow!
two,
One,
Yes, I think so.
I want you to count to three for me. Can you do that?
-Now, Fannie... -Yes.
Very good.
-There we go. -Lie back.
-What are these for? -I'll explain later.
Want a look?
Well, I'm sure it's an honest mistake.
I'm not wearing any knickers.
-Let's take her inside. -Thank you.
Oh... Good night.
Good night, Miss Smalley.
I should tell you, we've no money.
Let have a look at it.
but it's probably a very good choice.
Normally I don't recommend extreme drunkenness,
That's the rum talking. It's all I had to ease the pain.
I'll have the fish 'n' chips.
Fannie has broken her ankle. I was hoping to persuade you to treat it?
Well, in that case I must tell you that we work only to appointment.
Good.
I'm afraid that your father isn't here.
Miss Dalrymple, what a surprise.
We'll set you down.
Righto. Just in here.
I do hope so.
I'll be on schedule tomorrow. I promise.
I'm very sorry, Miss Smalley.
here until after supper everyday.
I do hope I'm not expected to stay
Lovely.
with that experience.
I've no doubt that one day she would make a fine doctor's wife,
Emily has diligently and professionally managed the household.
God rest her soul,
Since my dear wife Melodia, passed away,
And, who knows, if things go well, this practice may end up yours.
I...I'm speechless.
Father, that's a wonderful idea.
becoming a partner.
I was wondering whether you might like to consider
I have no one to carry on the practice.
and with only two daughters,
Now, you may have noticed that I'm not getting any younger,
You seem to have settled in nicely, Dr. Granville.
Allow me.
Just a twinge.
Something wrong with your hand?
These may be broken.
It's all because of you.
Really? I hadn't noticed.
You know, they're turning patients away.
Next.
You are very welcome, signora.
Mille grazie.
I'll do anything.
It's completely impossible, madame.
The situation is desperate.
Can't you understand? It's an emergency.
Very nice, indeed.
That's very nice, Doctor. Thank you.
Please let me know if anything is uncomfortable.
Here we go, then.
-You alright, Doctor? -Yes, quite. Thank you.
Sorry about that.
Shall we begin?
Good day.
Thank you, Doctor.
Oh..hahaha...
As I said before, I'm leaving you in very good hands, Mrs. Bellamy.
Yes, quite. Thank you.
Going well?
Indeed.
So you are aware of the procedure?
-You've been here before? -Yes.
Very pleased to meet you, Doctor.
Dr. Dalrymple's new associate. Good morning.
I'm Dr. Granville,
Mrs. Bellamy, is it?
I'll see you tonight.
No stopping.
Straight to the landlord.
No, take it. Take it.
Oh, no, no, miss. I can't.
I think he's gonna land us on the street this time.
Again.
It's George.
Fannie, what is it? What?
It's nothing.
Yeah...
You alright, Fannie?
Suit yourself.
Well, if you'll excuse me.
No, no, no. What I mean to say is...
so... so... so... perhaps another time, okay?
but I have a very busy day ahead of me,
Well, that's a generous offer, I'm sure,
It won't take me a minute.
Only six buck for a gentlemen like yourself.
No, no. Thank you.
Fancy a lick?
Molly the Lolly. That's an unusual nickname.
and I think that we can be friends.
But my friends call me Molly the Lolly,
That's right, sir.
Molly, is it?
It's quite alright, handsome.
Pardon me.
Drawing.
Do you know what we going to start with?
You know what? I was thinking about you this morning.
We're doing fine. He just misses his mum.
How are you this morning?
Go on, Frank.
Good night, Miss Dalrymple.
Good night, Doctor.
I shall never speak poorly of her.
and admiration from one so kind and gentle as yourself,
Well, if she's earned such love
you would see she's terribly clever and wonderfully charitable.
If you truly knew her,
feels everything so strongly.
Charlotte, she just...
well, I'm hardly ideal, Doctor. And...
so volatile?
and your sister is so...
tha you are so much the ideal,
How is it, Miss Dalrymple,
Good night, Doctor.
Very difficult case, that one.
Does she slam every door?
And don't slam...
to be my own true path.
but I shall never veer from what I know
with a life that knows only hunger and squalor,
and you may threaten me with privation, with bankruptcy,
not for charity or for company,
Then I won't come here anymore,
and until you do so, I will not give you another penny.
Now, you give up this settlement house and step up to your responsibility,
No! It's not proper.
It's not the Middle Ages. She should be able to marry whomever she pleases.
I do find they work wonderfully with the fish. Don't you think?
The parsnips are delicious, are they not?
I would rather offer myself to a band of ravenous Cossacks.
No, no. Not until you marry.
I don't think so.
Why, so you can waste it on prostitutes and factory workers?
Haha...
Then, Father, please give me my dowry.
inexperienced maids at your request, but no more.
I've taken into my own home the employ of...
Streets that I would be frightened to go into in broad daylight.
I've allowed you to roam the streets of London late at night.
I've induldged you too long.
Well, if that what it takes to bring to your senses, so be it.
I know you did, but I didn't think you mean it.
I'm not giving you any further support in that regard.
I already told you yesterday,
No, no, no, no.
We're out of coal again and I need ten pounds.
It isn't my sole intention.
if your sole intention is to be disruptive.
I don't know why you bother coming here at all,
Mustn't be late for supper"
Just got to pop home.
won't be a minute.
I suppose I should've said to Lizzie, "Hold tight, darling,
Oh, that's probably true.
punctuality or decorum.
Yes, unfortunately, the experience has left her without a sense of
House of Haven for the less-fortunate.
Charlotte is the mistress at the East End Settlement,
What say you, then?
can only steady his scalpel with a quart of gin.
The lone doctor in my neighborhood
are best left to those who are trained.
I believe that serious medical matters,
or miracle of life suited for any setting?
best avoided at supper,
Childbirth. Nasty, uncomfortable topic
what say you?
Dr. Granville,
Only trying to make the conversation sufficiently benign.
Oh, that's enough, Charlotte.
And Emily, are the parsnips to your liking?
Very fresh and very flaky. Thank you.
How is your fish?
Dr. Granville.
Emily.
Must we speak of such things at table?
It was unbelievable.
She was turn the wrong way around, it took forever to get her out.
Lizzie Burke had her eighth baby today. A little girl.
I'm so sorry.
You are aware that dinner begins at six.
What... oh!
Careful not to prick yourself, Doctor.
Oh, hello. Lovely to meet you properly.
My new assistant, Dr. Mortimer Granville.
Daughter?
You remember my daughter? Charlotte Dalrymple.
Yes, please.
Most days, miss. Wine?
Staying out of trouble, I hope?
Molly! Hello!
Good evening, Charlotte.
Emily, hello. Love the earrings.
Charlotte...
I'm so sorry I'm late.
Hello, Father.
that England's gospel is spread to all those who hunger for...
through simple Christian kindness,
It's through generosity, through compassion,
You're a woman of many talents, Miss Dalrymple.
Phrenology.
Music. Philosophy.
Quite.
Is there anyone more sensible? More supremely British?
You read the book of Samuel Smiles?
There is no greater charity than the gift of education.
Just what you'd expect from a man of his standing.
brought me into his own home and provided for my welfare and education.
Lord St. John Smythe knew of my fate, and without thought of the cost,
No doubt, that's where you gained your interest in medicine.
Oh, terrible.
Oh, how dreadful.
After coming to London to volunteer, they contracted the disease themselves.
when I was a boy.
Unfortunately, he and mother perished in the last cholera outbreak
And my father was Anglican minister of Mortlake.
Thank you.
It's lovely with the fish.
Sauce, sir?
Oh! Missed me, Charlie!
Hello.
Is that you, Sarah?
Moderation in all things.
Moderation in all things, Mrs. Parsons.
Same time tomorrow, I should say.
So, same time next week.
Wonderful.
Gone, Doctor.
And those nagging thoughts?
A powerful demonstration.
Startling, Dr. Dalrymple.
would you say, Mrs. Parsons?
Well, I think we can judge this treatment a great success,
a very satisfactory paroxysm.
As you can see, Granville,
Arghhh...
without actual penetration of the male organ.
incapable of experiencing any pleasurable sensation what so ever,
The female organ is, as you know,
Amazing.
and coaxing the uterus back into its normal position.
thereby inducing the hysterical paroxysm,
we're able to elicit the pain/pleasure reaction,
You see, by fierce external stimulation,
Steady as she goes.
Steady as she goes, Mrs. Parsons.
Tally-ho!
That's the key to it.
Good steady pressure.
Steady on, Mrs. Parsons. Steady on.
Up and over!
Come on, boy!
Oh... Oh, come on!
Merely an involuntary physiological reaction to the treatment.
Vocalization. All perfectly normal.
Come on! Crimson!
twitching.
a fluttering of the eyelids,
blushing of the skin,
Shortness of breath,
Notice the effect, Doctor?
Of course, reapply oil as needed.
Oh... Thank you, Doctor. Thank you.
Good steady pressure. That's the key.
this is the most direct, most effective treatment we can offer.
But, today, in a clinical environment with a trained professional
-No offense, Mrs. Parsons. -None taken, Doctor.
and women of religious orders.
who prescribed it most especially for widows
Vulvar massage was popularized by Pieter Van Foreest in the 16th century,
but you'll soon get the hang of it.
and rubbing your tummy at the same time,
It's a bit like patting your head
still pressing gently.
slowly in a circular motion,
and slowly,
Applying gentle pressure,
Now, you begin with the index finger.
Ooh...
Yes. Yes, Doctor. Quite ready.
Now, are you ready, Mrs. Parsons?
A good dollop.
followed by oil of lilies.
with a drop of musk oil,
Now, I like to begin
but I favour a more direct approach.
horseback riding, even,
mesmerisation,
warm baths, ice baths, water jets,
a veritable smorgasbord of treatments:
the medical establishment has offered hysterical women
Throughout history,
Yes.
I've been having those distracting thoughts we discussed all week.
Yes, quite anxious, Doctor.
Still feeling anxious?
And how are we this morning, Mrs. Parsons?
Notice the general pallor.
Doctor.
Very pleased to meet you, Mrs. Parsons.
He'll be assisting me this morning.
This is Dr. Granville.
Oh, good morning, Doctor.
Morning, Mrs. Parsons.
To calling the Queen on the telephone.
-To the telephone. -To the Queen.
Especially if it has anything to do with the science of electricity.
and supreme waster of time and money.
sometime drunkard, full-time sexual deviant,
benefactor, miserable student,
bachelor,
Edmund St. John Smythe:
and now, hand-maid to anxious, middle-aged women.
most recently a visionary doctor to the poor,
once a brilliant student,
A toast, then. To the end of Dr. Mortimer Granville,
Oh, I see.
Oh, I've read it in a magazine.
And you know this, because?
A few laughs. Stiff prick. That's all a girl wants.
Overrated.
Better income. Social equal.
A handsome, young doctor. What more could a woman ask?
I haven't a hope.
The epitome of English virtue and...womanliness.
Oh, Edmund, she is magnificent.
But what?
I only met her briefly, but...
Emily Dalrymple.
She's his daughter.
Hmm?
What?
Who is she?
Quite looking forward to it, actually.
Tomorrow.
When do you start?
how ghastly for you.
Oh, God,
leading specialist in women's medicine.
I have just been offered a position by London's
Well,
Right.
I have no idea, but imagine if everyone had one.
Do you think they'll catch on?
yet we're able to speak to each other instantaneously.
Here I am in Grosvenor Square; he's miles away,
Nothing to value if you have nothing to speak about.
Nothing. I don't even know the chap.
What about?
on the other side of London.
Do you realize? I have been speaking to a barrister
Sounds thrilling. Very well, carry on, then. Goodbye.
How are things going over there?
You're the only person they could connect me to.
I've installed this telephone and I wanted to test it.
No, I don't work at the telephone exchange. You see,
This is Edmund St. John Smythe.
Yes.
Can you hear me now?
Can you hear me?
Mr. Stanton, huh?
Who is this, please?
Who is this?
Ahoy?
you are destined for fame.
Whether you seek it or not, Dr. Granville,
And I can assure you, your thrombus is the key to your future.
I have no ambition for notoriety.
I must complain that you've misread me. I am but a simple doctor.
While I have the utmost respect for your method, Miss Dalrymple,
No, no, no...
It augurs fame.
Sorry? Rigid thrombus?
Rigid thrombus?
so jutting and prominent. It startled me.
Well, your... your thrombus is so... rigid;
It's just...
-Oh, I'm so sorry! -What?
Oh!
What else? What else?
Umm... well...
Doctor, you're quite sympathetic, aren't you?
And your mastoid is... is very well-pronounced.
I knew it. I knew it.
He is a man of great wisdom.
Nimbus?
perfectly-formed nimbus I've ever felt.
Dr. Granville, you have the most
Why,
Please.
It would be most convivial.
I think a demonstration is in order for our young skeptic.
I didn't mean to imply that...
if one is properly trained to read them.
on one's head's are a veritable road map to the personality,
Yes, the size and relation of the bumps
I can assure you, phrenology is an accurate science, Doctor.
(laughing) -Phrenology, yes.
Phrenology.
Lepidopterology?
Botany?
Geology?
Let me guess.
Don't boast, Father.
Oh, and she's also quite a scientist in her own right.
Emily has run things in proper order.
Since my dear wife, Melodia, passed away,
Emily is the angel of the house.
So pleased to meet you, Dr. Granville.
Your servant, ma'am.
My daughter, Emily Dalrymple.
Dr. Mortimer Granville.
I want you to meet my new assistant.
Emily.
Your room is up... Oh...
So, breakfast at eight, dinner at six.
Good God, man. What a grip.
We're going to do great things together, Granville.
I accept.
Four. Plus board and lodging.
Three pounds?
Shall we say, umm... three pounds a week?
Jolly good.
in the pursuit of helping the most needy among us.
I have never shirked from hard work
Are you fit?
It's tedious, tiring work.
but I won't lie to you, Granville.
I've treated thousands of cases, and I've not lost a single patient,
with little chance of killing them.
for any position that allowed me to offer relieve to my patients
Sir, I would be enormously grateful
Not enough hands to do the work, so to speak.
Oh, you saw my waiting room.
I'm keen for help.
Look. I'll come straight to the point, Doctor.
Interesting.
it's eminently treatable.
nymphomania, frigidity, melancholia, anxiety,
but in its milder manifestations:
Institutionalization. Surgery, even,
In its most severe forms, it demands drastic measures.
It stems from an overactive uterus.
I would venture to say that half the women in London are affected.
But it's a plague of our time.
Nothing?
Nothing.
Ah...
what do you know of hysteria?
but, tell me, Doctor,
It's... It's a variety of experiences,
Fine. Fine.
The Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary...
Brompton Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest,
Good. Impressive.
the Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum...
Old St. Thomas's,
-St. Thomas's,
Excellent.
The Westminster Hospital, most recently,
Guy's, of course. Charing Cross.
year.
I have worked at a number of hospitals in the past...
Huh...
It's a very difficult case, that one.
Yes, quite.
Hysterical.
That woman was...
Charlotte!
Pity I can't stay for the pronouncement.
Yes, I can see the wheels turning.
What are you staring at?
in the professions, and in the voting booth.
until we are welcomed in the universities,
We will not rest
Try, as you might, to keep us in the kitchen and the drawing room.
Women will no longer be denied our rightful place.
You may be unaware, but there is a social revolution afoot!
Charlotte, I simply want you to behave...
of... of the moon's atmosphere!
of a woman's wants or needs than
with no idea
You're a charlatan,
Japanese, I think.
It's lovely.
Ahh...
Umm...
Ladies.
I shall wait, then.
I see. Very well,
He's with someone now.
Dr. Dalrymple. I have an appointment.
Mortimer Granville to see
Good morning.
Ha!
Really?
asleep on your stairs.
Oh, by the way, there seems to be a young man
Thank you.
You are so wonderfully middle-class.
I simply must make my own way in the world.
That's not the point.
Oh, come on, Mortimer. I'd hardly miss it.
You and your family have done quite enough for me already.
I've told you a thousand times, Edmund.
and you could do whatever you wish.
Or, I could give you ten thousand pounds,
shut my mouth, and pray that it nets me a steady income.
I shall harness myself to some greedy pill pusher,
Private practice, I suppose.
Well, what are you going to do?
but I'm beginning to fear that the world is set against me.
and to help people that actually needed it,
Since I was a boy, all I wanted was to practice medicine,
I've lost hope.
I never thought I'd say this, but,
Obsolete. This one is half the size and delivers double the power.
You purchased a generator just last year.
My new generator.
What's all the fuss outside?
Well, if you put it like that.
rather than go about, indiscriminately killing people?
what science has provided,
Is it asking too much to use just a bit of
We're meant to be in the midst of a medical revolution.
I mean, this is the 1880s.
It's no coincidence that the morgues are placed adjacent to the hospitals.
I tell you, Edmund. The healing arts in England are positively lethal.
You haven't been sacked again, have you?
Oh no.
Ahhh...
Hello.
Now, that is not what you're supposed to do.
Ow!
You. Why have you stopped?
I'll try the study.
It's a fire hazard, that's what it is.
I'd pack my bags, and all this electrical equipment.
If I didn't love his parents so, I would never stay.
Guests at all hours. Mad parties. Deliveries day and night.
I wouldn't know, sir.
Good day, Mrs. Copeland. Is Edmund in?
Whoa!
Bloody dinosaur.
we agree, Granville.
At long last,
(laughing)
just because you can't be bothered to read the latest science.
I won't stand here and watch you murder your patients,
They will do nothing but bring on stomach cramps.
Beekman's pills are rubbish.
and give her Beekman's pills for insurance.
Do as you're told,
Look... look at her, man! You'll get more blood out of a turnip.
Put back that bandage and bleed a pint.
I've had quite enough of your impertinence.
When the rot spreads to her blood and kills her?
When you amputate?
when the leg putrefies and become gangrenous?
Will you remain calm,
These are the keys to modern medicine.
A steady air of calm reassurance and regular bleeding.
No, we won't be needing those. Thank you very much.
-Pipe, Granville.
All the latest journals...
Poppycock? But Lister has proved it.
Now, stop speaking of it. You're frightening the patients.
Germ theory is poppycock, Granville.
Soiled bandages are a haven for germs.
Are you aware I specifically told the nurse not to change these bandages?
-Granville.
no matter the ailment...
and it would be Beekman's pills for everybody,
we'd perform surgery in the sewer using rusty saws,
If that oaf Richardson had this way,
Honestly...
Yes, Doctor.
just fetch me a beaker of carbolic acid solution and a fresh bandage.
Please,
They're invisible.
You can't see them.
I don't think I have those.
infections.
causing pain, fever,
Germs. They're tiny creatures that invade the body,
Infection. It's caused by germs entering the wound.
-What 'sis'? -Sepsis.
No, we must keep the wound clean to prevent sepsis.
Is he mad?
Dr. Richardson told me not to waste supplies.
I asked you to clean this wound and put on fresh bandages.
Nurse,
but, well, there they are.
I should have thought I'm far, far too old for these kinds of feelings,
Well, and with my dear Allister gone, it's two years now I...
You see? Nothing.
I open my mouth...
I cannot sing from the sadness.
How do you bear it, this English weather?
Hungering.
expectation.
A feeling of, um,
It's just a feeling that comes over me many, many times a day.
with a great, large axe.
splitting his fat, bald head
I imagine myself
and he comes to me,
Sometimes at night,
There was just... one thing.
Uh...
he's a good man; a very hard worker.
and my husband,
but they're wonderful, wonderful children,
and raising four children is exacting,
Well, of course, it's difficult running a large household by oneself,
I truly don't even know why I'm here, Doctor.