TOMMY SIGHED, walking to answer the phone. "Yea?" he asked. "Yes i'll accept the call."

"Hello, Lizzie"

"Tommy, it's Ruby she's not well, she's got a temperature of 101 the doctors just left." she said quietly. "What did he say?" he asked. "He says he thinks it's flu but he's gonna come later to check on her, she's been coughing..Tommy he says it's not a good idea for us to travel, we can't board that ship to Boston today,"

"That's all right, Lizzie, don't worry" Tom glanced at the whore who was collecting her things.

"Don't worry you just stay there for now and get her better and..can i speak to her?"

"She's sleeping."

"Yeah, we'll let her sleep. Let her sleep. Lizzie i have a bit more business to do here. Look, you just book a new passage when Ruby's feeling better, doesn't matter if you don't get here for Christmas. Just get here"

Lizzie lit a cigarette. "And then i'll get this business done. You get here with the kids and then no more. It'll just be us and the clean air out in the West. I found a place in the mountains. There'll be snow"

Lizzie smiled slightly. "Tell Ruby i'll build her a snow man. How long has she been coughing"

"A few days. She's been out running wild with Johnny Dogs' kids out in the cold by the river." Lizzie sighed. "Are you okay Tommy? Your voice it sounds different"

"It's just cold. I'll get this business done in Boston and that'll be the end of it. Then i just want to..just want to pick Ruby up and hold her in me arms, you know, i miss the weight of carrying her. Lizzie, I want you to keep an eye on Cassidy whilst Micheal is away, make sure her and the girl are okay."

"I will, they both seemed fine. I gave Ruby the presents early, she loves them. Last night, she was burning up, she was delirious. She kept talking. Johnnys kids have been teaching her to speak Gypsy" she turned to the window.

"Teaching her to rob and steal more like" Tommy laughed.

"When she was delirious, she kept saying these words. 'Tickner Maura, Tickner Maura, O Beng O Beng' over and over again" she said.

Tommy sat straight.

"What, Lizzie, what did you say, what did ruby say?"

"Tickna Maura, something like that?"

"Did she say any other words that you didn't understand?" he asked. "O Beng, i don't know"

"No, Lizzie did she say any other words in Romany? Fucking listen to me" he shouted. "I don't know Romany words, Tommy, i don't think so"

"Just 'Tickna Maura' and 'O Beng'?" he asked. "Yes"

"Did she see anything when she was burning up, what could she see?" Tommy paced. "Fuck" she whispered. "Lizzie please just answer the fucking question" he shouted. "She said she could see a man. A man with green eyes, she was delirious she was burning up. What the fuck is the matter?"

"All right, Lizzie i'm coming home."

"Tommy it's just a fever, love"

"Listen i'm coming home on the next steamer. You keep her out of school, keep her away from the river, don't let her ride or go near a horse"

Lizzie sighed.

"Tell Johnny Dogs and his wives what she's been saying. Do you hear me? Tell Johnnys eldest wife to put a Black Madonna around her neck" he shouted.

"You listen to Esmeralda the same way you listen to a fucking doctor"

"Fucking Gypsy stuff" Lizzie held her head. "Yes it is Gypsy stuff, Lizzie! Yes it fucking is" he shouted loudly. "Get curly there. Tell him to stay in the stables with Ruby's horses. And you do everything that Johnny Dogs and his wives fucking tell you. Do you understand me? I'm sorry Lizzie do you understand?"

"Okay" she sighed. " I'll do it"

-

"Daddy!" Ruby shouted as the car approached, Tommy smiled widely. The girl ran around the fountain, waiting. "Hello, Ruby" he smiled as he got out of the car. She ran into his arms. "Come here. Let me see you. I missed you, missed ya. That's the black madonna" he nodded, looking at the necklace around her neck.

"What presents did you get us dad?" Charlie ran up to him. He placed his arm around the two children. "Son." he smiled. "She's all better, Tommy. You came back for nothing" Lizzie said softly. He hugged her. "But i'm glad you're back"

He nodded.

"Right before we do anything else, we're going to go out for a drive" he said to Ruby. "What about me?" Charles asked.

"Yeah, come on" he said, opening the door to the car.

"A drive where?" Lizzie asked. "I've asked the driver to take us to see Dr Robert. To have a look at Ruby" Tommy told her. "Why?" she frowned. "The appointment is in one hour. You can stay here or you can come"

Lizzie sighed, getting into the car.

-

They arrived at the Shelby Sanatorium for sick children and Tommy stood on the steps outside, holding onto the bar as he threw up.  "Tommy?" Lizzie came outside. "Yeah," he said quietly. "It was all good, everything was clear"

"That's a relief" he sighed, holding her arm. "Drivers bringing the car around"

Ruby banged on the glass. "Dad" she gleamed, the two waved at the girl. "Come here" Lizzie pulled him aside. "When did you last sleep?"

"Not much since we last spoke on the phone,"

"Now you know Ruby is all clear you can sleep" she nodded. "Yeah. Lizzie i'm very happy that Ruby's results were clear-"

"But still you won't sleep."

"I will speak to Johnny and i will speak to Esmeralda," Lizzie stepped away, looking up, "we could be on holiday," she said. "We could be up a mountain in America."

"That wouldn't have been possible" Tommy interrupted. "The man i'm dealing with, he's coming to London. I need to be there."

"No escape" she scoffed.

"We will escape, Lizzie. One last deal to be done. It'll be difficult but difficulties are to be expected. This is why i must move from item to item"

Lizzie grabbed his hand. "Do you feel that, do you feel anything? You know you talk as if you're watching everything on a screen."

"When we go home..when we go home, we'll give the kids to Frances, and then you and me will go to bed." He held her face. "And i will be the next item" she whispered. He dropped his hand. "That's how it feels now, Tommy"

He sighed. "Yeah."

"Everything on a list."

Their eyes diverted to Ruby who stood at the door. "Hey, baby" Lizzie went to her. "When are we going home?" the girl asked.

-

Lizzie shot up, opening her eyes. She reached for her gun then placed it down. "Tommy, Tommy" she shouted, rushing to the bathroom. Her eyes widened when she saw him on the floor having some sort of seizure. The water from the bath was overflowing.

"Tommy, tom what's happened" she asked in a panic, reaching beside him. "Oh fuck, fuck" she whispered, turning the water off. "Come here, what's happened" she pulled him close. "Tommy" she said as he stopped. "Love," she touched his face.

-

She soaked a piece of cotton in rubbing alcohol, placing it on the cuts on Tommys back. He hissed in pain.

"It is four years, one month and six days since i had a drink" he said. "My head is clear. I am myself."

"Is this the first time?" she asked.

"Once on the ship back, not as bad"

"Tommy. You need to see a doctor" she touched his shoulder. "I have work to do" was all he said. Lizzie scoffed. "It's the work that's to blame. People you meet, lies you tell"

"I've got to keep going until this Boston business is done. Then we rest. Then we peaky blinders fucking rest"

-

Gina unlocked the door that seperated her and Micheal.

"Johnny?" he asked. She slammed the door. "Only me today" she said. "Jack says a few more weeks, and you'll be free"

He stood. "When do you travel to London?" he asked. As he stepped forward, she closed the door over. "Tomorrow. I came to say goodbye" she said, sitting on the table.

Micheal lit a cigarette, scoffing.

"When you go to London, stay away from the Devil. Block your fucking ears if you have to" he sighed.

"I'll be with you, Micheal" Gina spoke. "I've been thinking about you" she removed her coat. "Only you," she leaned back. "And don't worry about Tommy Shelby, i have no interest in a dead man. Jack says yes to die"

"Well you tell Jack to wait. If anyone's going to kill Tommy Shelby-"

"It'll be you" she finished his sentence. "I know, i told Jack. And jack said okay let the kid do it. And in return he can collect the cash that Tommy won't. Five million dollars. The devil will be dead. The future belongs to us. Oh and Micheal, every night, midnight in Boston 5 am in London, i'll be wide awake in my big wide bed, and you'll be wide awake in this prison cell. And our souls will come together and we'll fuck. I won't need an alarm clock. And you won't sleep till i'm done"

He swallowed, not sure what to do. "Gina, stop." He said coldly, sitting back on his bed. "I told you the night that you refused to divorce me was the night i agreed never to touch you again."

-

Cassidy knocked on the door of her old house, waiting patiently. A maid opened the door, bowing her head at Cassidy and letting her inside, Adeline close behind. "Where's my father?"

"His office,"

She nodded and pushed open the door where both her parents stood.

Juliette gasped. "If it's not my daughter," she gleamed happily, cupping Cassidy's face before looking down at Adeline. "Oh you beautiful little girl, i've not seen you in so long." The older woman smiled.

Joseph looked over from his desk, his mouth parted.

"Go on, Adeline, go show your grandmother what you learnt in school the other day."

They both left the room, allowing the door to close.

"I need your help."

"Hm, my only daughter doesn't speak to me for months and now needs my help?" He asked.

"Yes, Michael has been locked up in Miquelon and we don't know when he'll be out. And i plan on Adeline seeing him for Christmas."

He stood up, placing down some papers.

"I'm not asking, father, i'm begging. I'm desperate for him to be out of that place. Adeline misses her father and so do i. Do it for her, please."

He tilted his head back, thinking. "I can get him out on one condition."

"And what's that."

"He needs to kill Thomas Shelby."