


He could be a freelance hit man, but that seems unlikely given his sense of duty and need to belong. Pamuk had a role in pre- World War I intrigue among the great powers - the Ottomans, Germany, Britain, etc. Pamuk, but his death looks a lot like the others: a sudden plunge off mortality’s cliff with no warning and no satisfying explanation. The Turkish diplomat “dies of a heart attack” - despite the fact that he’s in his twenties and seems quite healthy. Bates received the Queens South Africa Medal and the Kings South Africa Medal, meaning he served at least 18 months service, and up to the end of the war in May 1902. Season 4 reveals that he’s a skilled pickpocket and forger (through the caper surrounding the Prince of Wales’ love letter).Īll this suggests an explanation for Downton’s forgotten mystery: the Season 1 death of poor Mr. The two deaths suggest a master assassin who can make murder look like an accident or suicide. And in Season 2, Bates’ first wife “commits suicide” - with no reason to die or prior sign of depression - conveniently releasing Bates from her blackmail attempts and freeing him to marry Anna. Green “trips in traffic” - just after Bates identifies him as his wife Anna’s rapist. The second 'Downton Abbey' movie, 'Downton Abbey: A New Era,' premieres on Friday. Jim Carter, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Phyllis Logan, Laura Carmichael, Kevin Doyle, Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville on September 16, 2019. Two of Downton Abbey’s strange deaths were convenient for Mr. How the cast of Downton Abbey: A New Era has changed since their first episodes on the show.
