Charles Blake stages a scene where Mabel and Tony come across Charles and Mary supposedly in a passionate kiss, and finally Tony gives up on Mary and decides to marry Mabel. She is an actress, known for Westworld (2016), Raising Hope (2010) and The Riches (2007). She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. She tells him that she believed she was pregnant, but that she had miscarried, and that it had potentially happened twice before. However both Molesley and Baxter investigate Bates's confession and find the pub he claims he was at in York the day Green died, and a witness confirms Bates was indeed in York. Anna worries that Mr Bates will have his revenge if her attacker's identity is ever revealed. Elsie Hughes Obituary. After tying him up she tries to leave, thinking he will be saved by the security team, but Bernard catches up to her and reveals that Delos is refusing to rescue them. He tries to convince her that despite wanting children, she alone is enough for him, which she has trouble accepting. He leaves Downton, telling Carson in a letter that he has confessed to murdering Green in order to have Anna freed. His protectiveness leads Baxter to discover Anna's pregnancy. At the Christmas carol service Bates manages to sneak in; he sneaks up on Anna, surprising her, and pulls her away from the crowd. He and Anna fall in love, but he explains he has yet to divorce his estranged wife, Vera.
She searches for anyone Vera may have been in contact with, and finds a neighbour who saw her the day of her death. Elsie appears in a memory that Bernard sees before Ford wipes his memory. But Mrs Hughes and Mrs Patmore intervene and Carson eventually gives in and takes Molesley on as a second footman. When Barrow begins treating himself to cure his homosexuality and is suffering, Baxter convinces him to see Dr Clarkson, after which Barrow treats her with more respect. In the second Christmas special, Thomas, now known mostly as Mr Barrow, participates in the Tug-of-War match for the Downton side. Edith's grandmother (and Rosamund's mother) is highly suspicious of this plan, and discovers later that Edith left when she was around 3–4 months pregnant to give birth there. In the second series, William wanted to enlist in the Army but was forbidden by his father, as he was the only other surviving member of the family. He also tells her that he could never live a "friendly" marriage. Soon, however, Mrs Hughes tells Mr Bates what happened to Anna, although she refuses to disclose who was the culprit. In episode 3, Mary asks if Anna has considered Dr Ryder's advice. He is arrested in front of the entire Downton staff after Lavinia's funeral and is put on trial, during which some other staff members at Downton and Robert are called to testify. Determined to prove him innocent, Anna and Robert try to appeal the decision and are successful in reducing Bates's sentence from execution to life imprisonment. Rose becomes restless, and persuades Anna into accompanying her to a dance hall in York, where Anna attracts the attention of some young men but barely escapes when a fight ensues. Mary offers to take Anna to London, paying for her to visit Dr Ryder, the doctor that had treated Mary for problems when she had trouble conceiving a child with Matthew. She seems affectionate to some of the hosts, especially the females: she is shown treating Dolores gently. He is caught by Alfred, who walks in on this scene and eventually tells Mr Carson at O'Brien's insistence. View the profiles of people named Elsie Hughes.
Anna is then given a trial date and Bates is forced into taking action.