Miss Scarlet: Season 5, Episode 4 Recap, who does Miss Scarlet bid farewell to? Details explored

Initially titled Miss Scarlet and The Duke, Miss Scarlet is currently in season 5. The six-episode season began airing on January 12, 2025 and will conclude on February 16, 2025. The PBS series is set in late 19th century London and follows Eliza Scarlet, a detective, and her friend William Wellington, a detective inspector in the Scotland Yard.

The fourth episode of season 5 titled, The Deal is a farewell to a certain character. The said character is none other than actor Felix Scott's Patrick Nash, who is out of prison. He asks for Eliza's help in solving a case. The synopsis for this episode reads:

"Eliza finds herself dragged into a missing persons case with a recently released convict by the name of Patrick Nash."

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Why did Nash leave in this Miss Scarlet episode?

This Miss Scarlet episode opened with the early release of Patrick Nash. The prison is overcrowded, and inmates with a sentence of less than a year are pardoned. However, we soon realize that something bigger is at play. An aristocrat is responsible for releasing Nash. The aristocrat is a Lord who needs Nash's help with a case.

The Lord wants Nash's help in locating the former's brother, who is deep in gambling debts. The Lord wants Nash to find his brother and board him on a ship to Australia. If Nash fails to do so, the Lord threatens Nash with a longer prison sentence. He gets on the case but before he can start, he needs to find an office to work from, and that's when he turns to Eliza.

Miss Scarlet accepts to help Nash, but she has some rules, all of which Nash breaks but, with a good reason. Nash breaks the rules to be a free man and to handle another corrupt lord with the power to throw the former behind bars. It is here that Nash and Miss Scarlet realize that both are seeking the same man. The Lord's brother is currently disguised as a doctor.

Turns out, the landlady Mrs. Parker has given the doctor £1,000 for what he claims for his charitable needs. After finding out that she was scammed, Mrs. Parker is embarrassed, but Eliza assures that the landlady has nothing to be embarrassed about.

Finally, Nash manages to capture the brother and takes him to the lord who hired him to get paid and safe passage to Australia. However, Nash decides to hand the brother over to Eliza who can take him to Scotland Yard, while he can escape London. Nash also finds out that his license is revoked, and therefore, ineligible to work as a private detective in London anyway but he can work in Australia.

Therefore, from the looks of it, Nash leaves London and even the show. But Nash's farewell is not the only major storyline in this episode though.

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Ivy Woods makes a major decision

Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Ivy Woods' relationship with Mr. Potts, when he realizes that the former's feelings aren't as strong as his feelings for her. Ivy doesn’t want to live in the house that Mr. Potts believes is perfect for them. Because of that, she repeatedly dodges the conversation about the time to get married. Thus, he breaks the engagement.

However, Ivy realizes her feelings for Mr. Potts, and therefore, arranges a meeting with the vicar to decide their wedding date, which is ultimately decided to be the end of the month. However, Ivy also reveals that she is not ready to leave Eliza alone yet. Hence, Mr. Potts has chosen to move in with Ivy and Eliza for a year or so. While Miss Scarlet isn't excited to hear about this, she decides to accept this living arrangement.

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