The Forsyte Saga S01E05 - Fifth Episode
S01E05 Fifth Episode
Episode Overview
Title: Episode Five Plot: Years have gone by since Irene departed, and Soames has made up his mind to seek a divorce. He is enamored with a young woman named Annette Lamotte, who co-manages a restaurant in Soho with her mother. Soames enlists Young Jolyon, the trustee of his father's legacy to Irene, to inquire if Annette can provide grounds for their divorce. However, Annette insists to Jolyon that she has no romantic involvement, a claim Soames dismisses. Desperate, he visits Irene, but without any valid reason for divorce, he instead attempts to win her back, only to frighten her into fleeing to Paris. Meanwhile, Val Dartie feels repulsed by his father, Montague, who is seen indulging with courtesans at a casino. Montague chooses to leave his family for Buenos Aires. Soames pressures his sister Winnifred to initiate divorce proceedings. A close bond forms between Val and Holly,