8th Aug 1914 · 2nd Oct 1914 Podcast Storyline

Adam and Jessie

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Young Adam Wilson forms a bond with the baker's daughter

  1. 8th August 1914

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    1. The Sunday School Picnic

      Florrie has forbidden Sam from having cake at the picnic. Adam expects double helpings. But Ralph and young Jessie have other ideas.

      • The Leas, Folkestone
      • On this day The Defence of the Realm Act was passed, and with it an unprecedented level of social control

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    2. A discovery, an accident, a disappearance

      Sulking up a tree, Adam spies Ralph and Isabel kissing, falls and breaks his leg. The picnic ends but Sam and Jimmy are missing

      • The Leas, Folkestone
      • On this day The Defence of the Realm Act was passed, and with it an unprecedented level of social control

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  2. 22nd August 1914

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    1. An eclipse draws the crowds

      Jessie shirks her charitable duties to talk to Adam, whose stiff upper lip is weakening: truths about Victor, Kitty, Ralph and Isabel threaten to emerge

      • The Leas, Folkestone
      • On this day 27,000 French troops were killed on the Western Front

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  3. 26th August 1914

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    1. Another discovery

      Jessie and Adam's friendship grows: Forrester shows Florrie a boy's shoe that has been handed in

      • The kitchen, Wilsons' House
      • On this day Britain lost over seven thousand men at the Battle of Le Cateau

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    2. Young detectives

      Jessie and Adam stake out the rumoured former German consulate and spy a mysterious figure

      • On this day Britain lost over seven thousand men at the Battle of Le Cateau

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    3. Adam's secret

      Adam tells Jessie that he delivered a parcel for the mysterious man - 'Mr. Boot' - a week before war broke out

      • On this day Britain lost over seven thousand men at the Battle of Le Cateau

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    4. Jessie and Adam form a plan

      'Mr Boot' gives money to a shabby stranger - 'Laces'. Adam and Jessie follow him to the Harbour

      • On this day Britain lost over seven thousand men at the Battle of Le Cateau

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    5. An investigation interrupted

      Jessie and Adam watch 'Laces', until Mickey Macknade arrives spoiling for a fight

      • The Harbour, Folkestone
      • On this day Britain lost over seven thousand men at the Battle of Le Cateau

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  4. 29th August 1914

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    1. The day of the cake sale

      Albert grumbles about being volunteered for fundraising duty by Florrie: Adam tries to cadge cake

      • On this day The Women’s Defence Relief Corp was founded

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    2. The Cake Sale begins

      Sylvia is in her element presiding over the cake sale; Kitty's pregnancy is starting to show

      • St Jude's Church, Folkestone
      • On this day The Women’s Defence Relief Corp was founded

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    3. A false accusation

      Sylvia accuses Jessie of stealing cakes, and even though she is in the wrong, Jessie is compelled to apologise

      • St Jude's Church, Folkestone
      • On this day The Women’s Defence Relief Corp was founded

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  5. 2nd September 1914

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    1. Ralph upbraids Adam

      Ralph finds Adam and Jessie spying on the refugee 'Laces', and explodes when Adam asks about him kissing Isabel

      • Tontine Street, Folkestone
      • On this day The French government decamped for its own safety from Paris to Bordeaux

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  6. 4th September 1914

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    1. Police on Patrol

      The two policemen discuss wartime tensions and crime until their quiet patrol is interrupted by Jessie

      • The Leas, Folkestone
      • On this day Lord Alfred Douglas escaped a self-imposed exile in Paris

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    2. The dogfight

      Adam is walking a dachshund, a German dog, which is another excuse for the Macknades to attack

      • The Leas, Folkestone
      • On this day Lord Alfred Douglas escaped a self-imposed exile in Paris

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    3. Foolish prejudice

      The policeman tells Adam he can't escape stupid people, and he can't go to the harbour to watch the wounded either

      • On this day Lord Alfred Douglas escaped a self-imposed exile in Paris

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  7. 10th September 1914

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    1. A shocking discovery in the graveyard

      Kitty is utterly thrown when Adam and Jessie show her a dead baby abandoned in the graveyard

      • Graveyard, Folkestone
      • On this day Folkestone’s library committee agreed to open extra reading rooms for soldiers

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    2. Norman investigates

      Seemingly blase about the baby, Adam and Jessie leave Kitty in the vicarage, while the vicar blesses the dead baby

      • The parlour, Vicarage
      • On this day Folkestone’s library committee agreed to open extra reading rooms for soldiers

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    3. Buns or Germs?

      Jessie has noticed Kitty's thickening middle

      • On this day Folkestone’s library committee agreed to open extra reading rooms for soldiers

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    4. A sign of shame

      Florrie sees a grim possible future for Kitty reflected in the current situation

      • The kitchen, Wilsons' House
      • On this day Folkestone’s library committee agreed to open extra reading rooms for soldiers

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    5. The hider in the toolshed

      The young sleuths find Dieter hiding in the allotment sheds; they steer Norman away from him

      • Allotment, Folkestone
      • On this day Folkestone’s library committee agreed to open extra reading rooms for soldiers

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    6. Adam shares his news

      Adam gives Kitty the button from Dieter's coat - his promise to see her.

      • The kitchen, Wilsons' House
      • On this day Folkestone’s library committee agreed to open extra reading rooms for soldiers

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  8. 11th September 1914

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    1. Kitty takes her frustration out on Adam

      Having failed to find Dieter in the allotment, Kitty vents mild irritation on her younger brother

      • On this day Police in London warned shopkeepers to turn off lights that might attract the enemy

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    2. Jessie raises Kitty's spirits

      Tensions within the Wilson family show through; Adam is getting closer to Jessie

      • On this day Police in London warned shopkeepers to turn off lights that might attract the enemy

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    3. Back to the allotment

      The visitors are surprised in the shed, just as they interpret the clue Dieter left about his whereabouts

      • Allotment, Folkestone
      • On this day Police in London warned shopkeepers to turn off lights that might attract the enemy

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    4. Dieter lost?

      Adam leads the police away from his sister, who refuses to believe her German fiance is lost or drowned

      • The Harbour, Folkestone
      • On this day Police in London warned shopkeepers to turn off lights that might attract the enemy

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  9. 17th September 1914

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    1. A new recruit for the young sleuths

      From deep despondency, Gabriel is fired by the chance of an adventure involving a missing refugee

      • On this day Kitchener informed the House that the Army had increased the separation allowances made to wives of soldiers

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    2. A couple reunited

      The upswing of Gabriel's mood continues as they take Ottoline to meet her husband

      • On this day Kitchener informed the House that the Army had increased the separation allowances made to wives of soldiers

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    3. A couple reunited, part 2

      Adam and Jessie are embarrassed by displays of adult affection: Gabriel continues to behave erratically

      • The Harbour, Folkestone
      • On this day Kitchener informed the House that the Army had increased the separation allowances made to wives of soldiers

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  10. 22nd September 1914

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    1. Albert confronts Florrie

      A disgusted Albert confronts Florrie over lying about Dieter's death

      • The kitchen, Wilsons' House
      • On this day 200 women and children arrived safely home from Germany aboard the Flushing steamer ‘Oranje’

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    2. Adam's washing delivery goes awry

      Upset by the row at home, Adam confronts 'Mr Boot' and Ralph with his suspicions

      • On this day 200 women and children arrived safely home from Germany aboard the Flushing steamer ‘Oranje’

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    3. Adam returns disconsolate

      The Wilsons have decided not to tell Kitty that Dieter might be alive: Adam is bearing a lot on his shoulders

      • The kitchen, Wilsons' House
      • On this day 200 women and children arrived safely home from Germany aboard the Flushing steamer ‘Oranje’

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  11. 23rd September 1914

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    1. Henri is missing

      Henri's experiences have clearly affected him badly: the noise of the pub has driven him away

      • Moores' Bakery, Folkestone
      • On this day Two keen soldiers were caught trying to board boats to France ahead of their regiments’ departure

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    2. Adam joins the search

      Jessie suggests the Lamberts move to the Bakery if the pub is not suitable: secrets and chagrin prey on Adam

      • The Beach, Folkestone
      • On this day Two keen soldiers were caught trying to board boats to France ahead of their regiments’ departure

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    3. Henri reveals a talent

      Baker Henri was captured with his and Ottoline's sons, and returned to her alone and silent: the Moores offer them a room

      • The kitchen, Moores' house
      • On this day Two keen soldiers were caught trying to board boats to France ahead of their regiments’ departure

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  12. 2nd October 1914

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    1. Kitty and Victor's wedding

      Victor leaves for the front tomorrow, Dorothea is angry with Ralph, Florrie hopes the Grahams will accept Kitty

      • Church Hall, Folkestone
      • On this day The Queen appealed to the women of the country to supply three hundred thousand pairs of socks

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    2. A sudden scream

      Adam has climbed the bell tower

      • On this day The Queen appealed to the women of the country to supply three hundred thousand pairs of socks

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    3. A chat in the belfry

      Adam is not suicidal but convinced he started the war: he tells Ralph the story of the ten-bob note: Ralph apologises to Adam for lying about Isabel

      • St Jude's Church, Folkestone
      • On this day The Queen appealed to the women of the country to supply three hundred thousand pairs of socks

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