The Gilded Age

Miss Gladys?

Miss Gladys!

Miss Gladys?

She's not in the ballroom or any of the rooms on that floor.

She's nowhere to be found, Mr. Church.

Who will tell the mistress?

Mother?

Mother, wake up!

- What is it? - Gladys is missing.

Her maid went to her room this morning.

The bed hasn't been slept in,

and they've checked the whole house.

You don't think she's eloped?

Oh, my God. Did she say anything to you?

No.

But if she has run away, it's because you left her no choice.

You're blaming me?

How will that help find your sister?

- Should we contact the police? - Of course not.

Madame.

This just arrived for you.

I need to get dressed. - What does it say?

It says where your sister has been all night.

- Where are you going? - The servants' entrance.

No. We have been asked to come here.

We are going through the front door.

Arthur, please, let's not make a fuss.

We need to see our daughter.

Don't you go down those steps.

Whoa.

Oh, Dr. Kirkland.

Mrs. Scott.

You are very punctual.

- Thank you for coming. - Of course.

Shall we go in? - Yes.

Mrs. Van Rhijn is expecting you.

Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Scott.

I do wish this were under happier circumstances.

Thank you for sending for us.

And, of course, this is good of you, Dr. Kirkland.

We're so grateful.

Oh, you have Mr. Scott to thank.

I have a mixture here.

Mrs. Van Rhijn wrote that Peggy had a cough.

It's muriate of morphia, powdered acacia,

and subnitrate of bismuth.

Thank you. It will help.

I'd also like some hot water for her feet.

I'll ask the footman to take up a bath,

and our maid will bring the hot water.

Marian, show Dr. Kirkland the way to Miss Scott's room.

Of course. Will you come this way, Doctor?

Please. Uh, we can wait in here.

I'm afraid Peggy's room is on the fourth floor.

That's quite all right.

There are two colored men in the hall.

The doctor and Miss Scott's father.

Well, I've seen it all now.

Miss Scott saved your job out of Christian kindness,

and you have nothing in your heart but prejudice.

The world I have lived in since I was born

has been turned on its head.

Can you blame me if I'm shocked?

Yes, Miss Armstrong, I can.

I'm only saying what everyone is thinking.

- I wasn't thinking that. - No one is thinking that.

- But surely-- - That's enough!

I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth

unless it's something nice, which it never is,

so I trust you'll keep it shut.

Are you gonna let her speak to me in such a manner?

Hmm? Yes, I believe I am.

We're so grateful

Dr. Kirkland was able to treat her.

Yes, and I'm deeply ashamed that our doctor refused.

He's taken care of my family for years,

so I was rather stunned.

- Why would you be stunned? - Arthur.

You're a wise woman.

You know how the world works.

I suppose so, but it still saddens me.

It is not how we were raised.

Our father was a patron

of the Institute for Colored Youth

in Philadelphia, where Miss Scott studied.

Yes, she told us.

Any word on Peggy? - Not yet.

I'm just going down to ask for more hot water.

He's a good doctor.

I know he is.

That's her now.

This is not how I meant for our engagement to be.

My mother left us no choice.

What if she thinks I kidnapped you in the night?

I'll tell her it was all my doing.

She has to grasp that I mean to stand up to her,

that we both will.

Please come with me.

Please.

Billy, we must be strong and united.

- Gladys? - I do love you.

Your mother's here.

Mother.

Mrs. Russell, we took good care of Gladys.

It was 2:00 when she arrived. They had to wake me up.

It seemed too late to send her back.

Of course.

I made sure my footman took the message

first thing this morning.

It was kind of you to look after her.

I want to stay here until Father returns--

Wait for me in the carriage.

- But I-- - Now, Gladys.

They were never alone.

I made sure of that. You have nothing to fear.

I woke to find my daughter gone--

a nightmare for any parent.

She was at the breaking point when she came.

I nearly sent for a doctor.

- But not for her mother? - I suggested that.

But you can imagine her reaction.

It's a family matter, Mrs. Carlton.

Mrs. Russell, won't you sit down?

Can't we start again?

Meaning what, exactly?

I know Billy got off on the wrong foot,

but the children seem well-suited.

Not to me.

I hesitate to pull rank, but my great-grandfather

signed the Declaration of Independence.

What were your ancestors doing then, I wonder?

I thought you understood that Gladys is about to be engaged.

It isn't what Gladys said.

Well, according to you, she was out of her mind.

What if they can't be stopped?

But they can.

And they will be.

Good day, Mrs. Carlton.

Doctor, how's Peggy?

We must act fast, or it may turn into pneumonia.

She should be kept warm.

I've asked Miss Brook for more blankets.

And she needs to keep drinking. - Our cook can make some broth.

I'd like to check back in a few hours

and look in again tomorrow.

We prefer to take her home, and you can visit her there.

I don't advise moving her,

not into the cold for a long ride.

She'd be better off staying here.

We'd feel more comfortable to have her back

in Brooklyn, where you could--

With Mrs. Van Rhijn's permission,

she will stay here until you say otherwise.

I'll see you later on, if that's all right.

It's more than all right.

Thank you for everything, William.

We are certainly in your debt.

We weren't expecting you to return so soon, sir.

I have some business that needs my attention.

I'm going up to change.

JP Morgan will be here later for a meeting.

Very good, sir.

Where's Mrs. Russell?

She had an urgent matter

to see to concerning Miss Gladys.

What do you mean?

Mrs. Russell will explain, sir.

A panic's coming.

It's only a matter of time.

Stocks are plummeting.

There's a new firm going under every day.

Grant & Ward just collapsed.

The Metropolitan isn't alone.

I couldn't let it fail.

Seney was innocent.

And as you just said, a run on a bank can be contagious.

I'd have lost more than I care to admit.

Well, if I have you in my debt,

then I have grounds to ask a favor.

My trip out west wasn't about buying copper mines.

I said that because--

Because you wanted me to believe it.

What really you're after was the land

that went with the mines.

I have a vision...

a railroad that will transform this country

and perhaps the world.

An illusory vision.

I want to connect all the major cities of America

to create a continuous line from New York to Chicago

and then from Chicago to California,

without ten stops along the way.

It can be done. - Perhaps.

But you say it too easily.

This will be a feat to rival Moses parting the Red Sea.

You think you have a problem getting round Morenci?

Wait till you start trying to rearrange Chicago.

It's ambitious, yes.

But neither of us would be who we are today without ambition.

This line will be built.