Sun, Nov 2, 1969
Soames hires Philip Bosiney to build him a house at Robin Hill. He accepts the design Bosinney has come up with and the price, which is considerably more than he had planned to spend. June is over the moon now that her fiancé has a contract. She's less pleased however when she overhears Philip and Soames' wife Irene making plans for an assignation. Feeling his age, Young Jolyon's father drops him on his son unexpectedly and meets his grandchildren for the first time. Young Jolyon is sympathetic to his father assuming that he is lonely but his wife Helene is outraged that he would come to see them as if nothing had ever happened between them. Soames' sister Winifred consults him on her husband's extravagant spending - he's particularly fond of gambling on the horses. The eldest of the Forsyte clan, Anne, dies in her bed. Young Jolyon refuses his father's request that he attend the funeral but eventually relents.
Wed, Nov 19, 1969
Rumors abound that Irene Forsyte and Philip Bosinney are having an affair.Young Jolyon and Helene see Philip Bosinney and a beautiful woman meeting secretly. Young Jolyon had met Philip at his Aunt Anne's funeral but has no idea who the woman is. When they learn that it is Soames' wife Irene, Old Jolyon suggests that Young Jolyon should speak to Bosinney and as June's father, he feels obliged to do so. It's clear to him that Bosinney will continue his affair regardless of the impact on June. Soames meanwhile is upset at the ever increasing cost of finishing his house and tells Old Jolyon and June that he may have to seek a remedy through the courts. Old Jolyon and Soames' father James have a falling out over the issue. Irene thinks Soames is despicable and asks that she be released from her obligations to him, a condition she had imposed on him when he proposed to her.
Sun, Dec 21, 1969
Irene and Jolyon are named as co-respondents by Soames in divorce proceedings but the suit only serves to draw them closer together. When the divorce is finalized, Jolyon and Irene marry and she later gives birth to a son, also called Jolyon but who they will refer to as Jon. Soames decides to retire and sells his practice to another firm. He will continue his art collection and bequeath it to the nation on his death. He proposes to Annette Lamotte who accepts. They are soon married but just as Annette goes into premature labor, Soames' father James takes a turn for the worse and is lying on his deathbed. Annette gives birth to a daughter, Fleur. Holly and Val marry in South Africa.
Sun, Nov 23, 1969
Most everyone is upset at the death of Philip Bosinney. Young Jolyon suspects that it may have been a suicide - his cousin George Forsyte told him of his encounter with Bosinney in the street - but does his best to hide the facts as they are known to him. Old Jolyon tells his son of his plans to purchase Robin Hill and have them live together. Some four years later, Old Jolyon comes across Irene sitting in the garden. He learns that she is living on her own and teaching music. She's also involved in helping women who find themselves in difficulties. Young Jolyon, Helene and June are away in Spain and Irene becomes a regular visitor to Robin Hill and even begins tutoring Holly, giving her music lesson twice per week. For the elderly Jolyon however, the end is at hand.
Sun, Nov 16, 1969
After Soames forced his way into her bed, Irene packs her bags and has moved into a small hotel. She refuses to move in with Philip Bosinney fearing that it would ruin his career. When he learns what Soames did to her the previous night, Philip goes out in a rage but fails to return as promised. The following day is the scheduled court case between Soames and Philip but the architect fails to appear and loses the case. His disappearance is soon explained when the police inform the family that he was run over by a carriage in the heavy fog. With no place to go, Irene returns home but informs Soames that it is to be for one night only and promptly the next day, leaves his house forever.
Sun, Mar 29, 1970
Fleur makes a point of seeing Jon at Harold Blade's studio and invites him to visit the rest house she's opened for working girls. She pours her heart out to him and breaks into tears but Jon knows that they musn't continue seeing one another. They both realize that they are playing with fire and when they again visit Robin Hill, they make love in the garden. Jon feels terribly guilty and wants to tell Anne but Fleur would be happy for them to keep it all to themselves and continue as lovers. Irene immediately senses what has happened between her son and his first love and confronts Fleur. She also has some important news for her. Fleur goes to her father's house but tragedy results when fire breaks out in Soames' beloved art gallery.
Sun, Oct 12, 1969
Young Jolyon's affair with his former nanny is now widely known and he asks his wife Frances for a divorce. Old Jolyon has become aware as well and takes his son to task for abandoning their values and their way of life. Frances for her part doesn't plan on taking this lying down and visits her husband's love nest in Chelsea to see if she can talk sense into Helene. Old Jolyon tells his son that he has to break it off completely with his mistress but the younger Jolyon chooses to take his chances. Old Jolyon as a result removes him from his will. Soames meanwhile once again visits his client Mrs. Heron and this time gets to meet her beautiful daughter Irene. He is clearly taken with her and wants to see her again. In London a pregnant Winnifred, married all of four months, finds something shocking in her husband's jacket.
Sun, Dec 14, 1969
Jolyan returns hurriedly from Paris, sad at leaving Irene for whom he has developed deep affection, but feeling it is important to be home now that Jolly has enlisted in the Imperial Yeomanry. June has been training as a nurse and intends to go out to South Africa as soon as they will take her. With her brother and her fiancé going to South Africa, Holly also wants to go as a nurse and Jolyon consents. James hosts a dinner party for his children, Soames and Winifred, and his grandchildren, Val and Imogen. Val informs the family that he too has joined the Yeomanry, but he doesn't tell them about Holly. Soames meanwhile receives a report from his private detective of Irene's meeting someone regularly in Paris and learns that it is Jolyan. He travels to Paris to again beg her to return to him. When she refuses, he decides to pursue the matter in the courts. Winifred is shocked when her husband, against whom she had initiated divorce proceedings, shows up on her doorstep. She decides to allow him to stay, but only according to her rules.
Sun, Dec 28, 1969
The story jumps ahead several years. World War I has come to an end and of the older generation, only Uncle Timothy remains. Jon has an interest in farming and his parents agree that he should go live with his sister Holly and her husband Val Dartie. June is running an art gallery - for her lame ducks, as Jolyon calls them - and quite by accident, Jon meets Fleur Forsyte, Soames' beautiful daughter. They soon realize that they are cousins of some sort but know nothing of the family feud as no one will tell them what happened all those years ago. Fleur has another admirer however, Michael Mont, though she is so caught up with Jon that she doesn't pay much attention to him. As for Jon, his father suggests that he accompany his mother on her forthcoming trip to Europe.
Sun, Nov 30, 1969
It's a time of change in the for many in the Forsyte clan. Jolyon has inherited the bulk of his father's estate, with June and Irene also inheriting substantial amounts. June, now 23 years-old, decides to leave Robin Hill and find her own accommodation in London. Helene, who is not well, is convinced that she is leaving because of her. Helene's condition deteriorates rapidly from severe headaches to wild imaginings and seizures. A fall leads to internal injuries and death. Irene is shocked that she was left £15,000 in trust in Old Jolyon's will, the interest from which will provide her a very nice life. Uncle Swithin, Aunt Susan and Uncle Roger all died in the next few years. Montague Dartie has lost his shirt by betting everything he had - and losing - on a horse he co-owned with George Forsyte. He's also been having a fling with a Spanish dancer and has given her the pearls the gave his wife when they were first married. He leaves for Buenos Aires and Winifred seeks her brother Soames' advice. Val Dartie is on his way to Oxford as is Jolyon's son, Jolly. He calls on Jolyon where he meets his cousin Holly. While calling on some of his father's tenants, Soames meets Anette Lamotte and decides that he wants to divorce Irene.