I Know What I'm Doing

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("Scarborough Fair")

[Man] This is Yorkshire, England.

A land steeped in history and folklore.

Where a man's word is his bond.

And this bond, the centuries

that he cannot shake

from his character.

[Woman] This is London, England.

A land steeped in history.

Where a woman can be who she wants to be.

Her character formed

by decades of progress

and emancipation won by

determination and action.

[Alan] Darling, yes

everything's arranged.

I'll be with you tomorrow.

I've got Frankfurt on hold,

I have to get back to them.

You're always so busy lately, Alan.

[Alan] You want us to have

a great lifestyle or not?

I'm doing this for us, you understand?

Yes, of course I understand.

Will you call me later?

[Alan] You bet.

Bye, sweetie.

Bye.

(gentle music)

(cell phone ringing)

June?

Where are you?

I'm just around the corner.

Just closed a big deal.

Had to fight for it.

It's hard with all that's

happened with the banks.

Yeah well I'll come and meet you.

Oh, it'd be lovely to see you.

You too.

I hope I have your blessing.

I'm to be a lady now.

The wife of Sir Alan Pennington.

Your employer?

How did this happen?

We've been in negotiations

for a while now.

Oh, this just another

merger for you then?

No Dad, it's not like that at all.

We've been seeing each

other for months now.

He's very sweet.

He's a bit old for you.

He must be my age.

So, my daughter's to be a trophy wife.

Mum was a lot younger than

you, and you always adored her.

I don't have to worry

about anything anymore.

I'm going to live in a

mansion, have whatever I want.

You always did.

Well I don't think we're

gonna agree on that, Dad.

Let's not differ.

I've made up my mind.

I know what I'm doing.

'Course you do.

You always were difficult, June.

I'm independent.

That's a strength, not a curse.

Tell me one thing then.

Are you gonna marry Sir Alan

or Pennington Imperial Industries?

Dad, let's not do this.

Can't you be happy for me?

I want a child, let's face it.

My clock's ticking.

I wish Mum was here.

I'm going to wear her wedding dress.

She'd say to me, give my

little girl anything she wants.

OK, I give in.

You have my blessing.

Can you take this soup

away please, it's gone cold.

Thank you.

You're already acting

like Lady Pennington, June.

Won't be acting much longer.

I'm getting on the train tomorrow to York.

We're to be married the day

after tomorrow in Caldwell.

Where on earth is that?

It's his country estate.

It's in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Near Scarborough.

Have you been there before?

Only in my dreams.

Hills with hawks.

Sands with basking

seals, it takes two hours

just to walk around the estate.

I'm sure it does.

Well I thought you preferred

walking around London.

Bright lights, expensive shops.

I've done all of that.

We want to be married

somewhere we can get away.

Everything's planned.

One long romantic weekend.

It's gonna be a short marriage then.

Dad.

Alan is a tycoon.

One weekend away is an eternity

to someone who runs a multinational.

Am I to be invited?

We won't have any guests.

It's just for the two of us.

You can meet him when

we get back to London.

Our main residence is to be in Chelsea.

Really June, I'm at a loss for words.

After all, you're my only child.

My only family, really must you?

Dad.

Trust me.

I know what I'm doing.

Is there anyone to meet you in York?

Yes.

Everything's taken care of.

Alan's estate manager, Mrs.

Watts, has arranged my journey.

And Mr. Claxton will

be waiting with a car.

Oh, cheer up, Dad.

Your only daughter's getting married.

Be happy for me.

(gentle music)

Do you, June Pennington of

Pennington Imperial Industries,

do you?

[June] Indeed, I do.

Oh, how grand you look, Lady Pennington.

Yes, I do.

Charge that to my account, please.

[June Voiceover] 9:35 a.m.

King's Cross, Platform 2.

Arrive Doncaster 11:12 a.m., Platform 3.

11:
19 a.m. Platform 4

and out the other side.

Arrival in York.

11:
45 p.m.

Welcome to god's own county, my lady.

(speaking foreign language)

My name's Claxton.

Lovely to meet you, Claxton.

Is that Tyke you're speaking,

like in Wuthering Height?

Yeah.

It's a Yorkshire dialect, isn't it?

Ah, it is.

God's own language, a miracle of English.

It's about half hour's

drive to the big house.

Is Sir Alan in yet?

Oh, bad luck my lady.

My lady, have you not heard about volcano?

A volcano?

In England?

Aye.

Mr. Howden.

Stanley.

Can you give me a lift to Briley's?

Aye certainly, sir.

Ms. Bennet, this is Mr. Howden.

I beg your pardon.

Pleasure to meet you, Ms. Bennett.

The volcanic ash from Iceland

has disrupted my travel plans.

I hope you don't mind sharing.

Oh, no not at all.

Um, may I ask where we're going?

Don't worry.

You will find out.

Geoffrey!

Africa too much for you?

Not at all.

I was too much for it.

Let's have tea, old chap.

Tell me all about your trip, your mission.

Sure they didn't throw

you out for misbehaving?

Any photos of the action with you?

This the missus?

Where'd you pick her

up, she looks English.

This is Ms. Bennet.

She's going up to the big house.

[June] Hello.

Is she, by gads?

How do you do?

Then she better have some tea, too.

You might get lost up there.

Well...

Best not to disagree with the Major.

He's a bit strange, isn't he?

Who's normal anywhere these days?

Makes me laugh.

Tells great long stories.

I'll tell Stanley to take

your bags up to the big house.

I'll walk up with you later.

[June] Hello?

Where's Mrs. Watts?

Some big fuss up at the

main house about a wedding.

Marriage never interested me.

Rather be out on the river, fishing,

than under the spell of a woman.

Last time I was in a London pub,

two politicians were

having a heated debate.

Finally, one of them jumps up

and yells at the other.

What about the powerful

interest that controls you?

At which the other screams back,

you leave my wife out of this.

Spellbound?

Hypnotised by a woman?

Not for me, old chap.

Not for all the coffee in Brazil.

Now now, Major.

Ms. Bennett might be the kind of woman

a man would enjoy being spellbound by.

Sorry, Ms. Bennett, my bachelor views

are not meant to offend.

None taken, Major,

marriage is not for everyone.

Nowadays, people seem to

view marriage as a trap

rather than a joyous event.

I still think it's the right thing to do.

Call me old fashioned, but

I still believe in marriage.

If the match is right.

Well, of course, that

goes without saying.

You're like an Exocet missile, Geoffrey,

always popping up out of the blue.

Mrs. Watts has no idea

you're coming, has she?

None.

I am scheduled to meet

Mrs. Watts this afternoon.

She's my cousin.

She manages the estate.

Oh.

Damn good manager.

She married a southerner,

in the Merchant Marine.

She bought this place

with her inheritance.

It's not much.

But it has character.

It's Briley.

She's gonna be over the

moon to see you, my boy.

Howden!

You Yorkshire, stubborn, son of an ox.

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