While following Major Chetwode (Stephen Campbell Moore), Tom and Lady Mary Talbot (Michelle Dockery) stumble on an assassination attempt on the king, and must spring into action to disarm the perpetrator.
There’s a brawl, and Lady Mary kicks the gun from Chetwode’s hands.
It was marginally exciting, but what the hell was that scene doing in this movie?
Enter Tom Branson (Allen Leech), son-in-law to the Crawley’s and a fan-favorite character who has a handful of interesting subplots to juggle in the film, including finding a new love interest (played by Tuppence Middleton, the most British-sounding castmember in all of Downton Abbey, and that’s saying something).