The 2012 Christmas special ends on a ruthless one-two: Matthew Crawley meets his newborn son, glows with relief and joy, then—sun high, roads empty—his car flips in a sudden crash. The cut language is simple and surgical: Mary’s radiant close-ups cross-cut with Matthew lifeless under the wheel.
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