Churchill's Secret Page #3

I'll take his head.

Get his feet.

And round.

Thank you gentlemen, some privacy please.

- How bad is it?

- Shh.

- Charles.

- Heart is struggling.

Circulation is very poor.

He may not last the weekend.

Jock, will you give me a hand

with the boxes?

How is he?

- What?

- He, um... they had a difficult journey.

I'm so sorry, Mary.

- Have you told anybody?

- Nobody.

Why has his bed been moved in here?

It's easier for us to attend to him.

What happened, Charles?

I suspect he has had a more severe stroke.

And will he be alright?

Tell me the truth.

If he regains consciousness at all

he may suffer paralysis and brain damage

and there is also the risk

of heart failure.

Oh, Papa...

The Prime Minister wasn't

in the house this afternoon

because he is preparing

for his voyage to Bermuda, Stephen.

No, no, Lord Moran's

visit to Downing Street

was a routine check-up

before such a long journey.

Soames. Christopher Soames.

I don't know, I'll have to ask Mr Colville.

Thank you, Steve, one minute please.

Downing Street want to confirm

the travel arrangements to Bermuda.

He'll get back to you. Later on.

We need to let the Americans know first

he isn't making Bermuda.

The minute you do that,

everyone will know he's sick.

Moran thinks he's dying.

What?

We have to decide what we're

going to tell the press.

Mama.

Well, you've seen him?

Yes.

I want us all together, here.

I don't want the family

reading about it in the papers.

I'll telephone the others now.

Hello, Express?

Lord Beaverbrook's office, please.

I don't care, the Prime Minister wants

to speak to him, just put him through.

This is the Prime Minister's

parliamentary private secretary.

Which theatre?

The Savoy.

No, I'll do it myself, thank you.

Jock, which telephone can I use?

Er, you can use one of mine.

The message reads: "Urgent, the Prime

Minister requires your immediate presence

tonight at Chartwell."

Pimlico, double 3, double 2.

That's it. Thank you.

Piccadilly 8000 please.

The Savoy concierge.

Diana? It's Mary.

- What are you doing?

- His left side is very weak.

I feel that working the muscles might...

encourage better blood flow

and maybe improve his chances of recovery.

At the very least,

it must be comforting to be touched.

Christopher.

- "Operation Hope Not."

- His funeral.

What's this?

The only precedent

was the Duke of Wellington's.

It was the Queen's personal suggestion

that we base it on that.

Was the name your idea?

Afraid so.

Lords of the press.

We'll see them in the studio,

we don't want Lady Churchill disturbed.

Look at them.

Who?

The cronies.

Gathering at the deathbed of their leader.

Thank you. I'll sit with him now.

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