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It's the holidays, which means a shooting party and a servants' ball – and, of course, plenty of drama, intrigue, and some comedy.

Mrs. C and Cathy are taken hostage by bank robbers in their store. The incident ends up being connected to a murder Geordie is investigating. 

A monk is found dead in a monastery, bringing the detectives into a cloistered, secretive world. 

Cora and others suffer a dire illness even as her marriage teeters, while other marriages and engagements are considered and reconsidered.

Both Cathy and Alphy are in the building when a man is murdered, to Geordie's surprise and disappointment; both would rather Geordie didn't know they were there.

Patience investigates the death of a botanist from poisoning in a greenhouse, while her relationship with Frankie also comes to a head. 

Edith believes she meets a lost relation, Sybil continues to put off a decision on Branson, and Mary contemplates a new house with her fiancé Carlisle.

Alphy finds himself at a gathering of vicars and is quickly disappointed by his counterparts and their failures as he investigates a murder.

Patience starts to doubt her relationship as she and the detectives investigate the death of a star archaeologist. 

When Matthew returns severely wounded from the war his future seems ruined, even as Mary is forced into a difficult situation to protect Downton's staff.

Geordie and Leonard fight over the fate of a delinquent boy while Alphy is out of town, solving a mysterious death that occurs on his train. 

A girl with autism witnesses her father's murder at the train museum where he works as her mother also goes missing. 

Bates returns to Downton Abbey even as it continues to host convalescent officers from the war, while bad news comes before a concert.

Larry is showing promise under Miss Scott's tutelage as Geordie considers a promotion while also investigating the death of a lonely old lord. 

Frankie is warming to Patience as she sees her worth, and includes her in an investigation into a confounding murder that involves magic and an international jewel thief.