Upstairs, Anna has helped Edith with a slightly saucier hairdo and Edith is pleased and hopes Sir Anthony will notice. Answering an unasked question, she says that she knows everyone thinks he's too old for her, but he isn't and points to Anna and Bates as an example of a loving relationship with an age difference. Anna agrees that while her situation with Bates is hardly ideal, at least at the moment, they're very happy together, and Edith smiles that that's all that matters. I mean, in many ways an older, established gentleman is ideal for Edith, not the least of which because she's characteristically going to get shafted on her family paying for her wedding.

O'Brien is waiting to talk to Thomas, but he blows past her, saying he doesn't have time. However, she informs him that Lord Grantham hasn't come up yet, so he asks her what's up in a tone that's at the other end of the spectrum from "inviting." O'Brien asks Thomas if he'd help Alfred learn to be a valet, as he's looking after Branson now, although she does concede that having been in service Branson probably doesn't need much help getting dressed. Thomas wonders what the rush is getting Alfred trained, so O'Brien eagerly tells him that since Matthew is leaving Molesley behind, he's going to need someone. Thomas wonders if she remembers what he had to go through to become a valet and tells her he's not convinced Alfred's ready. Looking exceedingly pleased with himself, he takes off and this ever-widening rift between the two has an awful lot of potential.

At night, we see cars pulling up to Downton that presumably contain the Grey family; inside, we learn that Matthew's best man has been taken ill, so he's going to have to ask someone else, but he's not sure who. Elsewhere, the aforementioned and rather oily Larry Grey has cornered Branson and tells him his curiosity was piqued when he heard he'd be there, and he never thought they'd meet in person. Branson: "As opposed to what? In spirit?" Hee. Larry's meaning, however, is that when Sybil married him, it felt like she was leaving Downton Abbey forever, and Branson -- not without a bit of heat -- takes his point. Larry then makes a crack about Branson's attire, expressing false sympathy that his suitcase must not have arrived, but Branson's like, it arrived just fine. "Along with my manners." He stomps off, leaving his drink behind and across the room, the Dowager Countess notes that he's still "dressed like the man from the Prudential" (um, hee, but of course Isobel won't play, saying how nice it is to have someone from the real world there. Lord Grantham then greets his mother and asks if she'd like "one of these new cocktails," but she declines: "They look too exciting for so early in the evening." Heh. Isobel is chatting with Sir Anthony, saying how lovely it is to see him out and about as Edith beams next to him. Isobel goes on -- referring to his injured hand -- that she was going to see if he needed any help, but he seems to be doing just fine. She asks if he's coming to the wedding and Edith jumps in that of course he is. Sir Anthony, more cautious, smiles that he will if she really wants him to and she assures him she does. "I really do." If it makes Isobel uncomfortable to be witness to this conversation about how hard up Edith is, she keeps it to herself. Sir Anthony then smiles that Edith looks very nice and even compliments her "jolly" hair, but his face falls when he sees Larry apparently putting something in Branson's unattended drink. Before he can make anything of it though, Carson steps in to announce that dinner is served...