Reign (2013–2017): Season 1, Episode 20 - Higher Ground - full transcript
Mary enlists a mercenary to help her, which forces her to realize there are sacrifices and lives she is willing to risk to save her country. Francis embraces his role as Dauphin to lead France in a brutal battle against England, and finds a new ally in Leith. Meanwhile, as Lola grows closer to Lord Julien, she gets increasingly suspicious that he is going to betray her.
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You killed 12 of my countrymen.
I will never
forgive you for this.
Lord castleroy, I heard
what you did for leith.
Getting him out of jail,
into the army.
Castleroy: I didn't do it for him.
I did it for you.
My mother is a catholic ally.
She is under attack.
Enemies screaming for her head.
And no one cares.
But the duke of guise?
Mary: Do you know anyone
else with an army as large?
Or as loyal? Your men will report
to me as they would to you.
But why would you need my men...?
I'm going with you to scotland.
French forces marched
for calais this morning.
Henry, you're not well.
We can take calais.
Any fool knows he can't do that.
It's true,
father's army would fail
On its own...
But two armies...
Do you mean the duke's army?
Mary's army?
Mary will have to understand.
I have no choice.
Francis is trying
to save his country.
And I can forgive him for that
as I hope he will forgive me
For doing what needs
to be done for scotland.
Man:
The english attacked at dawn.
It took almost
everything we had,
But we beat them back.
Between the constant attacks
and desertions,
We won't be able
to hold the line.
Where's your commander?
Dead. Who's asking?
The dauphin of France.
Stand when you address him.
The english have been
on our soil in calais
For two centuries.
I, for one, am tired
Of seeing them attack our lines.
I'm sure you are, too.
That's why you're not gonna hold
this outpost anymore.
You're going to advance.
But we've lost
half our company.
The english know that.
That's why they keep attacking,
Taking a few of us each time,
Until we can't fight anymore
And are forced to retreat.
We're in danger
of losing this war
If we don't act.
The soldiers that you repelled
This morning come
from the castle of montmorency.
That castle stands between us
and our route to calais.
If we take it, we clear the way.
So the duke of guise can stop
holding the english back
On the eastern front,
and push his men through
Where the english aren't
prepared to defend themselves.
He has thousands of men.
But there's 12 of us.
You want us to take a castle?
Not you alone.
All the men along
the line will advance as well.
My lord, your grace.
The english have been spotted,
headed this way.
We need to get you to safety.
So much for advancing
To a bloody castle.
Send word to the duke.
Tell him to get here
as soon as he can.
Your grace, you can't stay.
If the english see you
on horseback,
If they even recognize you
as a noble,
They'll take you out first.
Meet your new commander.
We're advancing
to a bloody castle.
Greer:
We missed you at breakfast.
It's not healthy to spend
so much time alone.
I know, I'm sorry.
I'm just worried
about francis.
I know you parted
on painful terms.
He took men meant for
my mother's protection
To save french soldiers.
I know he had to.
Thousands of frenchmen
would have died otherwise.
Do all married couples
have these struggles?
I think you've redefined
marital discord.
Mary, what is it?
That guard.
Every time I see him,
I want to gouge his eyes out.
Why on earth? Who is he?
Your grace,
pardon my intrusion,
But there's an urgent
letter for you.
Ah, my cousins!
Roman, how lovely to see you.
Ah.
Hortensa.
You look well, catherine.
Given the circumstances.
What circumstances are those?
That your husband has
left the castle again.
I hear he's with a
mistress in paris.
Usually you time your visits
Around henry's availability.
Though it could be said
he's in a bad temper of late.
So you would have enjoyed
his company less than usual.
I always enjoy his company.
As I know he always
greatly enjoyed mine.
Except for the day
when he left you in tears
Because he decided to marry me.
Oh, life is full of surprises,
isn't it?
Roman has trade.
As for me,
I've come to reclaim
the team of men I loaned you.
I need them for a job
back in florence.
I assume you have no objection
As they've already
served their purpose?
Mary.
These are my cousins.
Hortensa, roman de medici.
Mary, queen of scotland.
I remember you as a child.
So talkative, free with words.
Catherine, could I have
a private word with you?
Oh, there you go.
More words.
Of course.
Uh, beatrice, will you please
Show my cousins
to their chambers
And stay with them
To ensure their comfort?
Mary, what is it?
Mary: I've received a
letter from my mother.
Marie de guise.
The protestant insurgents
surrounding her castle
Are demanding blood.
It's no longer a case
of fighting them.
If she has any hope of survival,
She needs to escape in secret.
But she needs money to do so.
For guards, transport,
bribes if necessary.
Well, this is awful.
But why are you coming to me?
You know that I can't...
She also wrote to me
Of a time when you feared
for your life.
You wrote to my mother
asking for help.
And she came through
With a loan of 50,000 crowns
To recruit an army.
I never used that money.
Well, you never gave it back, either.
I've exchanged
Ten times that amount
with your mother.
Is this really
about an old debt?
No. It's about how it feels
To be a female ruler,
trapped and alone.
If anyone knows how terrifying
that is, it is you.
And I'd help if I could.
But all of the court's money
Is tied up in the
war with calais.
I'm not talking
about the court's money.
I'm talking about your money.
The funds you keep hidden.
Just in case you have
to leave France in a hurry.
I don't...
Don't try to deny it.
Not six months ago,
You escaped the tower
and were ready to disappear
Because henry wanted you dead.
How were you going
to support yourself in exile?
You and my mother
were friends once.
I wish her well.
There is no hidden money.
Catherine, I beg of you!
You're a queen!
Don't beg.
It invites
Sympathy, then pity,
Then disdain.
Give the impression
that you're weak,
And you'll soon need
a secret fund.
That's all. You may go.
Who's there?
John priveaux.
At your service.
I wondered when
you'd get here.
You weren't seen?
I'm never seen.
And yet your name is known
In certain circles.
Your uncle's for one?
He has spoken of your rise
in your field.
A man who gets
the job done.
A mercenary.
Your messenger said you had
An urgent matter to discuss.
Queen catherine has
a secret stash
Of gold somewhere
for emergencies.
I need you to find it
and bring it to me.
I would have preferred to
have not used your services,
But I gave catherine the option
Of being a human being
And saving a life,
and she refused.
Was that wise?
Considering you're
about to steal it?
Done right, she won't
even notice it's gone.
Perhaps not for months.
By then, it will be too late.
Fair enough.
I'll have it
for you in two days.
Well, how will you go about it?
You don't want the details.
I won't have blood spilled
If that's what you're intending.
No one intends to spill blood.
But plans go awry.
Obstacles come up.
I can't be expected
to finish my job
With half my tools.
No innocent blood then.
Promise me.
I can promise I'll try.
But if it gets
in the way of success...
You will keep me apprised before
any serious action is taken.
Leave everything to me.
Forgive me, father.
Since my last confession,
I have taken the lord's name
in vain many times.
And ordered the assassination
of a dozen scottish visitors.
I struck my servant.
A slap, which I regret,
As it was a loss
of self-control.
And she's been sulky ever since.
Also, my cousin
Hortensa is here.
Expect worse of me.
I loathe her.
I'm prepared for my penance.
Father?
they all need
something to hold on to
they all mean well
you could never
feel my story
it's all you know... Oh!
Oh, come, bash, the air is
bracing, we're all young
And wed, and you must shake
this black mood.
There's nothing that you can do.
That's exactly
the problem, isn't it?
I'm here while thousands bleed
from english swords.
And my brother...
Francis will survive the war.
You must believe that.
It's true, bash.
There's no point in
imagining anything else.
Come play.
Is that as good as you've got?
Lola!
Are you all right?
It's just a cramp.
Uh, they've been happening.
But this one...
Uh, perhaps I should lie down.
We need to take care of you.
Francis:
We'll stop and rest here.
Gaston: How much further
to the english line, sir?
Francis:
Just a few miles.
Aah!
What is your name?
Leith bayard, sir.
I am in your debt,
leith bayard.
I told him you were
a good luck charm.
Who'd kill the
dauphin of France?
We were safe with you.
I'm not a good luck charm.
Gaston:
No.
I know you're there.
Oh, you're wise
Not to speak,
though it tells me more
Than you think.
For one thing,
This has nothing
to do with the war.
If it did,
our negotiations
Would be much more
in the open.
You'd be boasting about
your english superiority.
And for another,
it tells me
That you don't
intend to kill me...
...At least not yet.
Which means you want something.
Information,
perhaps?
Money?
And since you got into
the castle so easily,
You either work there...
unlikely...
Or you're a mercenary,
Hired to kidnap me
for someone else.
Someone close to me,
In desperate need of funds,
Who has long had it in for me.
A young queen, perhaps?
The good news is,
You've chosen
your victim wisely.
I'll double
whatever they offered.
But you must bring me the head
Of the person
responsible for this.
Do we have a deal?
Oh, there you go,
that's a nice kick.
The baby's well.
You'll be fine, too.
Bit of blood
isn't anything
As long as it stops,
and yours did.
Rest here a bit.
Thank you, agnes.
Would you like more water?
Another
pillow?
I think all I need is rest.
It's getting harder
as the weeks go by.
You're sharing a bed
with two of us,
One who steals the covers
And the other one kicks
and turns all night.
Perhaps I should sleep in
my quarters this evening.
That's not what I want.
Not at all.
You've been so kind to me.
A better husband than
I could have hoped for.
Or might deserve.
Don't
do that.
All I meant was,
I've been happy.
Really and truly happy
these last months.
When I think of how things
might have gone for me...
I'd be facing moments
like this alone,
Save for some
cold nuns around me,
Judging me.
I'm glad I'm a step up
from a nunnery.
I am a bit scared
About giving birth.
I know you fear
it as well.
It's dangerous
for women.
Lola...
Would you be with me?
At my side?
I-I think you'll be
in better hands
With your lady friends.
I want to hold your hand.
You make me feel safe.
I need...
You don't.
I always want to be
there for you.
That's not the same
As saying you'll be with me.
I, uh...
It's all right, I understand.
It's not common for men
to witness childbirth...
It's not
that.
If I'm careful with my words,
It's only so you'll understand.
You have a strength
you have yet to realize.
Remember that.
Always.
What do you mean,
the queen has been kidnapped?
I would keep
your voice down,
Unless you're trying to
alert the entire country
To the vulnerability
of henry's court.
Someone slipped this note
Under my chamber door
Ten minutes ago.
"20,000 francs
"to be delivered to the base
Of the louis xi obelisk
by sundown tomorrow."
Good lord.
As you're the last
royal in the castle,
I thought it prudent
to let you know.
In case you want to do
anything about it.
What do
you mean?
The medici family
Has a long-standing
tradition
Not to negotiate
with kidnappers.
If we bowed to their demands,
We would never be safe.
Well, what of catherine?
Well, perhaps henry will pay the ransom.
It will take days
To get word to
him in paris,
Long after
the deadline.
The letter makes it clear
That if we do not
give into the demands,
Catherine's body will be
dumped at the castle gates.
My dear,
I've been in
this situation before,
And there are really only
Two possible outcomes.
Either catherine's kidnappers
Intend to return her alive...
In which case,
they'll certainly
Wait a few days
for the ransom...
Or they don't.
In which case, there's really
no rush to do anything.
A servant just dropped
this off at my door.
She said it was found
at the castle gate.
my god.
That earring...
It's catherine's.
Then there is a third
possible outcome.
The kidnappers intend
to return catherine alive,
But in pieces.
Our policy is clear.
We simply can't give in
to their demands.
The castle of montmorency
lies before us,
Ours for the taking.
What makes you
So sure we'll take it? Did you see
the men who attacked us this morning?
I was too busy soiling my pants,
your grace.
There was a man
with a red beard
And another wearing
a lady's favor.
I saw them before, twice.
Don't you see?
The castle is undermanned.
The same few men
are being sent each time.
They strike fast and withdraw
to deceive us into thinking
That the castle is
too strong to take.
Soon it will
be too strong.
We must get there before
The english
reinforcements arrive.
Wait.
Get in position! Move!
Take cover!
We can't fight that, your grace!
We can't even turn
and run. What now?
We have no choice.
We stay
And finish this,
or we die trying.
Kenna told me that
you were unwell,
That it might
be the baby.
We're both fine,
thank you.
You don't
look fine.
What is it?
I received word
from my family's banker.
The dowry was transferred
to my husband two days ago.
The money
julien
Has been waiting for has arrived
And is in his grasp.
I thought you were
holding it back.
No, the banker
couldn't, not anymore.
Legally, he's owed it.
And worse still, the banker said
Julien had been pressing for it.
That he'd been relentless.
But you have no proof
he needs the money, do you?
No.
But julien married me
Before he loved me,
or I loved him.
And I do love him...
But...
Why would he,
why would any man,
Marry a girl pregnant
with another man's child
Unless he was going to get
something out of it?
And what if he did?
What if he's
secretly broke
And ashamed,
or in debt.
And he met
and married
A very rich girl
Who only married him
because she's pregnant
With another
man's child.
And what if
those two people
Fell in love anyway?
If the end of your story
is a happy one,
Then does how it began
really matter?
I hope lord castleroy
is your happy ending.
Do you think of leith often?
Every day.
I pray for his future,
I pray for his survival...
Even though I'll never
set eyes on him again.
English soldier:
Fire!
The english have placed
a wagon full of gunpowder
Next to the cannon,
For ease of
reloading.
One flaming arrow, well-aimed,
would take it out,
As well as the entire
english squad.
You won't make
it ten feet out of
These trees before
you're blown to pieces.
If I acted alone, yes,
but not if we work together.
That cannon can only shoot
In one direction at a time.
If you were to charge
down the right flank,
Drawing its fire,
I could sneak down the left
and get close enough
To take
the shot.
Calais...
They don't care about calais.
They know how lords
and generals talk of battle.
The men are chess pieces.
But we don't see
ourselves that way.
No one risks their life
For some lord's
strategy.
We do it for those we love,
For our brothers-in-arms,
And so we don't
look like cowards.
And for money.
I don't view you
as chess pieces.
Then prove it.
Get us out of here alive.
I can't promise that.
But this is not
a lord's strategy.
This is about
survival.
That cannon is the fist of god.
If we stay here and do nothing,
it will pound us to pieces.
But if we advance,
Dispersed and on the move,
The english won't know
who to target.
It is the best chance
for most of us to survive.
Greer told lola not to worry
about julien, but I worry.
All I'm asking is
that you get close to him,
Feel him out on his finances.
No.
His background?
No.
Well, why not?
You don't want
to pick this marriage apart.
It came together
very quickly.
Let them find their way.
You know.
That lola got pregnant
by someone else.
That's why she rushed
to the altar.
Do you know by who?
No.
But I suspect you do.
Some cad who can't
take responsibility.
But she found julien.
And maybe she's lucky.
Her child will have a
name, respectability...
She's in love with him.
And if he's not
In love with her...
She can never be free of him.
They're wed.
She can protect her heart.
And as her friend,
I want to help her do that.
As my husband,
I want you to help me.
Please?
You said you would
keep me apprised
Before any serious
action was taken.
I've spilled no blood.
You kidnapped
the queen of France!
And cut off her ear.
You really are new at this,
aren't you?
The queen is fine.
I purchased the ear off
a grave-digger.
And put catherine's earring on
it to better tell the tale.
Besides,
Your orders were
to get the money
As quickly as possible.
By stealing it.
Not by ransoming her.
The medicis are refusing to pay.
I could have warned you
about that.
The ransom is a distraction.
What anyone would expect
in a kidnapping.
And is it your intention
to kill the queen?
Since she surely
suspects I'm responsible.
Oh, she suspects all right.
She's offered me double my fee
to bring her your head.
Relax, mary.
I wouldn't
succeed in my line of work
If it were known that I
could be turned so easily.
I'm not going to
kill catherine.
And you won't be blamed
for this.
How do you intend
to pull that off?
The queen has no way of proving
you're responsible.
So all we need is
a credible alternative.
Someone we can frame
for the crime.
I'll deliver the
queen the head.
She'll pay me,
and I'll give you the money.
Minus my cut.
The queen goes free,
and everyone's happy.
Except for the innocent soul
who dies in my stead.
If you're worried
about innocence,
Then choose someone who isn't.
Given all the treachery
and backstabbing at court,
It shouldn't be that hard.
Pick a name.
Someone this world would be
better off without.
And don't waste time about it.
You hired a mercenary
To kidnap catherine?
I didn't mean for it
to go that far, but yes.
Now, to get out of it, I have to
pin the crime on someone else.
You'd do that? You'd send
an innocent to their death?
I don't know what I'm capable
of anymore, to be frank.
But there is one possibility.
For months I've been
trying to figure out
Which of catherine's
men participated
In the massacre of my countrymen
At the brothel.
Some time ago,
I paid a servant
To track down one of the
prostitutes who escaped
To find some descriptions
Of the men involved.
According to the prostitute,
One of the men had a scar
On his left cheek
from brow to chin.
Lots of men have scars.
He also badly burned his hands
After the massacre.
This isn't justice.
It's solving your problems
With the blood of another.
I know how this goes.
As do you.
That's why you came to me.
You killed someone in the woods
When the pagans forced you
to choose a sacrifice.
I did it for you.
And for myself.
I murdered a man who was
about to kill another.
And to this day I wonder.
Did he have a family?
Did he die for his own beliefs?
Or was he simply acting on
the orders of those above him?
Was he really as guilty
as I thought at the time?
And what's the answer?
The answer is, you have
to be sure.
Because if there's
any doubt in your mind,
Your conscience won't
ever let you rest again.
Mary.
What a talent you have
for sneaking up on people.
Oh, I couldn't help
but notice you speaking
With catherine's guard.
You mean my guard.
I lent catherine
My men some time ago.
Why do you ask?
I, um, wanted to employ him
To help me find catherine.
my dear.
You need to be a
much better liar
If you want anyone to
take you seriously.
I wanted to question him.
He did some work for catherine.
And I'm curious
to the specifics.
The whorehouse massacre.
Don't act so surprised.
My guards may have
served catherine,
But they're loyal to me.
Did she put you up to this?
Who? Catherine?
She's been trying to banish me
From court for years.
Afraid I'll steal her husband.
She already assigned that
little harlot of hers,
Beatrice, to spy on me.
And now she's got
you doing it, too.
You're trying to gauge
my involvement
In the slaughter
of your countrymen.
Well, I had nothing
to do with it.
I loaned catherine those men
Long before she
planned the incident.
And if you intend
to say otherwise,
I'll deal with you in
the same way as beatrice.
Queen or not.
Are you threatening me?
Let's just say I can't
have either of you
Bearing false witness to henry
When he returns.
If it means
Stepping on an insect,
A servant, a nothing
To make my point clear,
I don't mind getting the
heel of my shoe bloody.
If I've read you wrong,
I apologize.
But catherine must be taught
To stay out of my affairs.
Assuming she makes it
back to the castle.
I was about to send the servants
to look for you.
Where have you been?
Looking into julien's
background.
Among other things.
Is he destitute?
He was married before.
Did he kill his wives?
I have no idea.
But I did learn of
his activities closer to home.
He's planning a hunting trip.
Lola mentioned it.
With one horse
And a carriage
to carry some belongings.
But no hounds, no falcons.
He didn't request
hunting gear of any kind.
You said her dowry came through.
Yes. It's in his possession.
You think he's going
to leave her?
I don't know.
But he's leaving
the castle tonight.
And I don't for a minute
Think he's going hunting.
Did you do as I asked?
I don't believe it.
Did you cut off the head
of mary, queen of scots?
No.
I brought the head of the one
Behind your kidnapping.
As you asked.
What? Not mary?
Then who?
Answer carefully.
If you lie,
I won't tell you
where to find the money.
Someone who's hated you
for a long time.
Who needed money
desperately.
You'll find proof
of what I've said
When you return to the castle.
Now, where's the gold?
If you lie, I'll find you again.
And next time
I'll take your children as well.
There's a chest of gold
In an empty sarcophagus,
Beneath the apse
of the church of st. Isabelle.
Hortensa.
Be fast.
Don't miss.
Sir, they're advancing!
God save us all.
Well done, men!
All of you!
Where's leith?
He was behind me.
Leith!
A carriage but no hounds
for a hunting trip?
Isn't that odd?
Bash found his lack of interest
In hunting supplies
quite odd, yes.
Oh, he's going to leave me.
If you love julien,
you should talk to him.
See if he will share
his troubles.
And pray that they're
just financial.
I was just checking in
on your beautiful bride.
Lola:
Thank you, kenna.
Uh, no, darling, don't.
Please.
I want to talk.
What you need
is rest.
And I'm going to sleep
in my quarters
This evening so you get it.
And the hunting trip?
Are you still going on it?
I may, yes,
if you're well.
Don't.
Please don't.
Stay with me.
All right.
Uh...
But I may stop in court
for a hand of cards. Hmm?
I'll have your dinner
sent to you.
Julien, please hear me.
I don't need
elaborate things,
Anything that
you can't provide.
I admit I-I went
into this marriage
As a means of survival.
But I never would have done that
If I hadn't thought
I'd found someone
I could
care for.
And I do.
I want you.
And you can keep
me for much less
Than you might imagine.
I wish you could believe that.
Who could believe that
of a girl like you?
You're everything
I ever dreamed of.
Get back!
I want every entrance
to the castle locked down
Till further notice.
Catherine. Thank god.
Catherine: You.
You expect me to believe
You know nothing of this?
No, I swear.
Organize a search
of hortensa's rooms
And those of mary,
queen of scots.
I want to know
everything about her:
Her movements, her letters,
anyone she's been meeting with.
Until I'm satisfied with the
details of what happened,
I will seek the identity
of my true abductor
And destroy them.
Go!
francis:
Leith!
Leith?
Over here!
He needs a physician.
The nearest french encampment
is a few miles away.
We'll go get help.
No, you must
Join the others. We need as many
men as possible at the castle.
See that they send a rider
to the duke of guise,
Telling him
that the way is open,
But it may not be for long.
Hurry... the war is all but won
if we press our advantage.
You should
go as well.
I'll be all right.
Shut up.
You'll bleed out in the field
as our army passes by.
I am not about to let you die.
You're coming
with me.
Oh, please.
No, I can't...
I can't make it.
Please. Please.
A wise man once told me...
Yesterday, as a matter of fact...
That we fight for
those that we love.
I'm just like you.
I want to go home.
There must be someone that
you'll fight to see again.
There's a woman.
But it could never work.
Is she married?
No.
Not yet, anyway.
But she's above my station.
Well, have you considered
That maybe you have more
to offer her now?
The friendship of
the next king of France.
Do you know what
kings get to do?
They get to give
lands and titles
To those they wish to reward.
It's one of the better aspects
of being king,
Because, trust me, some of them
are far less enjoyable.
You'd do that?
For me?
Why wouldn't I?
Because you're merely
a chess piece?
I have lost
good men,
And I'm not prepared
to sacrifice any more,
Especially if
I can help it.
Live, leith bayard.
Live...
And go home
to the woman you love.
Marry her and be happy
And live for as long
as you possibly can.
But live.
Francis:
It's our men.
The road to calais
is now open.
and I
will hold you tight
like the moon in the arms
of the sky
and I
will keep you warm
I will build a fire
in this house.
Hmm.
Roman de medici,
your grace.
I supervised the search
of hortensa's room.
Her jewel box was empty.
Turns out she was penniless.
How?
I thought her husband left her
a fortune when he died.
We found this
among her things.
Bring it.
Instructions on
the delivery of money?
It would seem she was
being blackmailed.
By someone who suspected
She had arranged
her husband's death.
and did she?
You know hortensa.
It's distinctly possible.
According to
that letter,
She had been paying vast sums
For years to keep the secret.
That's why she came here
And held you for ransom.
I'm sorry,
catherine.
I don't know how any of
this escaped our notice.
For a moment, what I thought
had escaped my notice
Was mary, queen of scots.
A child I'd raised for a while.
I wondered what lessons
she'd learned from me lately.
I warned her not to beg,
Not to look weak.
You think she
arranged all this?
I think she's capable
of all of it,
Except the murder of hortensa.
It takes
time
For a woman to grow that hard.
I was nearly 30
When I killed an innocent.
I suppose innocence
is all relative.
I wonder how long
mary's will last.
Because once gone,
it can never be reclaimed.
Lola: Julien.
I didn't play cards.
I was going
to leave you,
And I suspect
you knew that.
I've fallen out
with my family.
They're not good people.
I-I don't want to go into it
Beyond that.
I only...
I have no money of my own.
I was going to live off yours.
What I could get
my hands on, anyway.
Your dowry.
I am about as close
to penniless
As a son of a wealthy family
could ever be.
And is that why you married me?
Why you didn't care about me
carrying another man's child?
Because of my money?
Yes.
But as I came
to love you,
I knew I couldn't keep such a
secret from you any longer.
The shame of
telling you the truth,
Of admitting that our life
could only be funded
By your family's money...
What about my shame?
Abandoned not one year
into our marriage.
Did you think about that?
I wasn't thinking clearly.
You said you didn't
want to be alone,
That fear made you want me
at your side.
Well, my fear made me
want to run away.
What are you
so afraid of?
All I have to offer you...
Is me.
But I thought if you
meant what you said,
If you needed less,
If you could live
a simpler life...
I could.
I want to.
I want to forgive you,
I-I want to be with you,
But how do I trust you?
With time.
With our
whole lives.
I will prove myself to you.
it's all to come
Promise me: No more lies.
I promise.
for now we're still young.
You came back.
This is just a sample.
The rest is hidden safely,
awaiting your instructions.
Minus my cut, of course.
And hortensa's body?
Buried safely,
With a forged letter
Planted in
her chambers
To convince catherine
of her guilt.
I took her head quickly,
If that brings
you peace.
I'm not sure there is one
when it comes to murder.
But I've been at
court long enough
To know how
the medicis work,
And how they act.
Hortensa was going to have
beatrice killed.
Her guard confirmed it.
I traded one life
for another today.
And I pray that
I've saved my mother.
But at what price?
Count yourself lucky
It was bought so cheaply,
your grace.
It's been
a pleasure
Doing business with you.
Actually,
I'm not quite done
with your services yet,
If you're
still willing.
That gold you acquired
is bound for scotland,
To help
my mother.
I need to be sure it arrives
in the right hands.
I need someone I can trust
To lead a group of men
to secure her rescue.
There would be
a substantial purse
In it for you, as well,
of course.
Finding men like myself,
Willing to do
whatever's necessary
In spite of the risks,
isn't easy.
I've already taken
care of that part.
Follow me.
These men used
to work for hortensa,
Until their mistress
lost her head,
And now they
work for me.
And they
answer to you.
Pack your
belongings.
Be ready to sail
within the hour.
Yes, your grace.
John:
Are you sure
You know what
you're doing?
Those men are rumored
to have carried out
The massacre of
your countrymen.
They're monsters.
Indeed they are...
But they're my monsters now.
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Girl:
Oh, no.
You killed 12 of my countrymen.
I will never
forgive you for this.
Lord castleroy, I heard
what you did for leith.
Getting him out of jail,
into the army.
Castleroy: I didn't do it for him.
I did it for you.
My mother is a catholic ally.
She is under attack.
Enemies screaming for her head.
And no one cares.
But the duke of guise?
Mary: Do you know anyone
else with an army as large?
Or as loyal? Your men will report
to me as they would to you.
But why would you need my men...?
I'm going with you to scotland.
French forces marched
for calais this morning.
Henry, you're not well.
We can take calais.
Any fool knows he can't do that.
It's true,
father's army would fail
On its own...
But two armies...
Do you mean the duke's army?
Mary's army?
Mary will have to understand.
I have no choice.
Francis is trying
to save his country.
And I can forgive him for that
as I hope he will forgive me
For doing what needs
to be done for scotland.
Man:
The english attacked at dawn.
It took almost
everything we had,
But we beat them back.
Between the constant attacks
and desertions,
We won't be able
to hold the line.
Where's your commander?
Dead. Who's asking?
The dauphin of France.
Stand when you address him.
The english have been
on our soil in calais
For two centuries.
I, for one, am tired
Of seeing them attack our lines.
I'm sure you are, too.
That's why you're not gonna hold
this outpost anymore.
You're going to advance.
But we've lost
half our company.
The english know that.
That's why they keep attacking,
Taking a few of us each time,
Until we can't fight anymore
And are forced to retreat.
We're in danger
of losing this war
If we don't act.
The soldiers that you repelled
This morning come
from the castle of montmorency.
That castle stands between us
and our route to calais.
If we take it, we clear the way.
So the duke of guise can stop
holding the english back
On the eastern front,
and push his men through
Where the english aren't
prepared to defend themselves.
He has thousands of men.
But there's 12 of us.
You want us to take a castle?
Not you alone.
All the men along
the line will advance as well.
My lord, your grace.
The english have been spotted,
headed this way.
We need to get you to safety.
So much for advancing
To a bloody castle.
Send word to the duke.
Tell him to get here
as soon as he can.
Your grace, you can't stay.
If the english see you
on horseback,
If they even recognize you
as a noble,
They'll take you out first.
Meet your new commander.
We're advancing
to a bloody castle.
Greer:
We missed you at breakfast.
It's not healthy to spend
so much time alone.
I know, I'm sorry.
I'm just worried
about francis.
I know you parted
on painful terms.
He took men meant for
my mother's protection
To save french soldiers.
I know he had to.
Thousands of frenchmen
would have died otherwise.
Do all married couples
have these struggles?
I think you've redefined
marital discord.
Mary, what is it?
That guard.
Every time I see him,
I want to gouge his eyes out.
Why on earth? Who is he?
Your grace,
pardon my intrusion,
But there's an urgent
letter for you.
Ah, my cousins!
Roman, how lovely to see you.
Ah.
Hortensa.
You look well, catherine.
Given the circumstances.
What circumstances are those?
That your husband has
left the castle again.
I hear he's with a
mistress in paris.
Usually you time your visits
Around henry's availability.
Though it could be said
he's in a bad temper of late.
So you would have enjoyed
his company less than usual.
I always enjoy his company.
As I know he always
greatly enjoyed mine.
Except for the day
when he left you in tears
Because he decided to marry me.
Oh, life is full of surprises,
isn't it?
Roman has trade.
As for me,
I've come to reclaim
the team of men I loaned you.
I need them for a job
back in florence.
I assume you have no objection
As they've already
served their purpose?
Mary.
These are my cousins.
Hortensa, roman de medici.
Mary, queen of scotland.
I remember you as a child.
So talkative, free with words.
Catherine, could I have
a private word with you?
Oh, there you go.
More words.
Of course.
Uh, beatrice, will you please
Show my cousins
to their chambers
And stay with them
To ensure their comfort?
Mary, what is it?
Mary: I've received a
letter from my mother.
Marie de guise.
The protestant insurgents
surrounding her castle
Are demanding blood.
It's no longer a case
of fighting them.
If she has any hope of survival,
She needs to escape in secret.
But she needs money to do so.
For guards, transport,
bribes if necessary.
Well, this is awful.
But why are you coming to me?
You know that I can't...
She also wrote to me
Of a time when you feared
for your life.
You wrote to my mother
asking for help.
And she came through
With a loan of 50,000 crowns
To recruit an army.
I never used that money.
Well, you never gave it back, either.
I've exchanged
Ten times that amount
with your mother.
Is this really
about an old debt?
No. It's about how it feels
To be a female ruler,
trapped and alone.
If anyone knows how terrifying
that is, it is you.
And I'd help if I could.
But all of the court's money
Is tied up in the
war with calais.
I'm not talking
about the court's money.
I'm talking about your money.
The funds you keep hidden.
Just in case you have
to leave France in a hurry.
I don't...
Don't try to deny it.
Not six months ago,
You escaped the tower
and were ready to disappear
Because henry wanted you dead.
How were you going
to support yourself in exile?
You and my mother
were friends once.
I wish her well.
There is no hidden money.
Catherine, I beg of you!
You're a queen!
Don't beg.
It invites
Sympathy, then pity,
Then disdain.
Give the impression
that you're weak,
And you'll soon need
a secret fund.
That's all. You may go.
Who's there?
John priveaux.
At your service.
I wondered when
you'd get here.
You weren't seen?
I'm never seen.
And yet your name is known
In certain circles.
Your uncle's for one?
He has spoken of your rise
in your field.
A man who gets
the job done.
A mercenary.
Your messenger said you had
An urgent matter to discuss.
Queen catherine has
a secret stash
Of gold somewhere
for emergencies.
I need you to find it
and bring it to me.
I would have preferred to
have not used your services,
But I gave catherine the option
Of being a human being
And saving a life,
and she refused.
Was that wise?
Considering you're
about to steal it?
Done right, she won't
even notice it's gone.
Perhaps not for months.
By then, it will be too late.
Fair enough.
I'll have it
for you in two days.
Well, how will you go about it?
You don't want the details.
I won't have blood spilled
If that's what you're intending.
No one intends to spill blood.
But plans go awry.
Obstacles come up.
I can't be expected
to finish my job
With half my tools.
No innocent blood then.
Promise me.
I can promise I'll try.
But if it gets
in the way of success...
You will keep me apprised before
any serious action is taken.
Leave everything to me.
Forgive me, father.
Since my last confession,
I have taken the lord's name
in vain many times.
And ordered the assassination
of a dozen scottish visitors.
I struck my servant.
A slap, which I regret,
As it was a loss
of self-control.
And she's been sulky ever since.
Also, my cousin
Hortensa is here.
Expect worse of me.
I loathe her.
I'm prepared for my penance.
Father?
they all need
something to hold on to
they all mean well
you could never
feel my story
it's all you know... Oh!
Oh, come, bash, the air is
bracing, we're all young
And wed, and you must shake
this black mood.
There's nothing that you can do.
That's exactly
the problem, isn't it?
I'm here while thousands bleed
from english swords.
And my brother...
Francis will survive the war.
You must believe that.
It's true, bash.
There's no point in
imagining anything else.
Come play.
Is that as good as you've got?
Lola!
Are you all right?
It's just a cramp.
Uh, they've been happening.
But this one...
Uh, perhaps I should lie down.
We need to take care of you.
Francis:
We'll stop and rest here.
Gaston: How much further
to the english line, sir?
Francis:
Just a few miles.
Aah!
What is your name?
Leith bayard, sir.
I am in your debt,
leith bayard.
I told him you were
a good luck charm.
Who'd kill the
dauphin of France?
We were safe with you.
I'm not a good luck charm.
Gaston:
No.
I know you're there.
Oh, you're wise
Not to speak,
though it tells me more
Than you think.
For one thing,
This has nothing
to do with the war.
If it did,
our negotiations
Would be much more
in the open.
You'd be boasting about
your english superiority.
And for another,
it tells me
That you don't
intend to kill me...
...At least not yet.
Which means you want something.
Information,
perhaps?
Money?
And since you got into
the castle so easily,
You either work there...
unlikely...
Or you're a mercenary,
Hired to kidnap me
for someone else.
Someone close to me,
In desperate need of funds,
Who has long had it in for me.
A young queen, perhaps?
The good news is,
You've chosen
your victim wisely.
I'll double
whatever they offered.
But you must bring me the head
Of the person
responsible for this.
Do we have a deal?
Oh, there you go,
that's a nice kick.
The baby's well.
You'll be fine, too.
Bit of blood
isn't anything
As long as it stops,
and yours did.
Rest here a bit.
Thank you, agnes.
Would you like more water?
Another
pillow?
I think all I need is rest.
It's getting harder
as the weeks go by.
You're sharing a bed
with two of us,
One who steals the covers
And the other one kicks
and turns all night.
Perhaps I should sleep in
my quarters this evening.
That's not what I want.
Not at all.
You've been so kind to me.
A better husband than
I could have hoped for.
Or might deserve.
Don't
do that.
All I meant was,
I've been happy.
Really and truly happy
these last months.
When I think of how things
might have gone for me...
I'd be facing moments
like this alone,
Save for some
cold nuns around me,
Judging me.
I'm glad I'm a step up
from a nunnery.
I am a bit scared
About giving birth.
I know you fear
it as well.
It's dangerous
for women.
Lola...
Would you be with me?
At my side?
I-I think you'll be
in better hands
With your lady friends.
I want to hold your hand.
You make me feel safe.
I need...
You don't.
I always want to be
there for you.
That's not the same
As saying you'll be with me.
I, uh...
It's all right, I understand.
It's not common for men
to witness childbirth...
It's not
that.
If I'm careful with my words,
It's only so you'll understand.
You have a strength
you have yet to realize.
Remember that.
Always.
What do you mean,
the queen has been kidnapped?
I would keep
your voice down,
Unless you're trying to
alert the entire country
To the vulnerability
of henry's court.
Someone slipped this note
Under my chamber door
Ten minutes ago.
"20,000 francs
"to be delivered to the base
Of the louis xi obelisk
by sundown tomorrow."
Good lord.
As you're the last
royal in the castle,
I thought it prudent
to let you know.
In case you want to do
anything about it.
What do
you mean?
The medici family
Has a long-standing
tradition
Not to negotiate
with kidnappers.
If we bowed to their demands,
We would never be safe.
Well, what of catherine?
Well, perhaps henry will pay the ransom.
It will take days
To get word to
him in paris,
Long after
the deadline.
The letter makes it clear
That if we do not
give into the demands,
Catherine's body will be
dumped at the castle gates.
My dear,
I've been in
this situation before,
And there are really only
Two possible outcomes.
Either catherine's kidnappers
Intend to return her alive...
In which case,
they'll certainly
Wait a few days
for the ransom...
Or they don't.
In which case, there's really
no rush to do anything.
A servant just dropped
this off at my door.
She said it was found
at the castle gate.
my god.
That earring...
It's catherine's.
Then there is a third
possible outcome.
The kidnappers intend
to return catherine alive,
But in pieces.
Our policy is clear.
We simply can't give in
to their demands.
The castle of montmorency
lies before us,
Ours for the taking.
What makes you
So sure we'll take it? Did you see
the men who attacked us this morning?
I was too busy soiling my pants,
your grace.
There was a man
with a red beard
And another wearing
a lady's favor.
I saw them before, twice.
Don't you see?
The castle is undermanned.
The same few men
are being sent each time.
They strike fast and withdraw
to deceive us into thinking
That the castle is
too strong to take.
Soon it will
be too strong.
We must get there before
The english
reinforcements arrive.
Wait.
Get in position! Move!
Take cover!
We can't fight that, your grace!
We can't even turn
and run. What now?
We have no choice.
We stay
And finish this,
or we die trying.
Kenna told me that
you were unwell,
That it might
be the baby.
We're both fine,
thank you.
You don't
look fine.
What is it?
I received word
from my family's banker.
The dowry was transferred
to my husband two days ago.
The money
julien
Has been waiting for has arrived
And is in his grasp.
I thought you were
holding it back.
No, the banker
couldn't, not anymore.
Legally, he's owed it.
And worse still, the banker said
Julien had been pressing for it.
That he'd been relentless.
But you have no proof
he needs the money, do you?
No.
But julien married me
Before he loved me,
or I loved him.
And I do love him...
But...
Why would he,
why would any man,
Marry a girl pregnant
with another man's child
Unless he was going to get
something out of it?
And what if he did?
What if he's
secretly broke
And ashamed,
or in debt.
And he met
and married
A very rich girl
Who only married him
because she's pregnant
With another
man's child.
And what if
those two people
Fell in love anyway?
If the end of your story
is a happy one,
Then does how it began
really matter?
I hope lord castleroy
is your happy ending.
Do you think of leith often?
Every day.
I pray for his future,
I pray for his survival...
Even though I'll never
set eyes on him again.
English soldier:
Fire!
The english have placed
a wagon full of gunpowder
Next to the cannon,
For ease of
reloading.
One flaming arrow, well-aimed,
would take it out,
As well as the entire
english squad.
You won't make
it ten feet out of
These trees before
you're blown to pieces.
If I acted alone, yes,
but not if we work together.
That cannon can only shoot
In one direction at a time.
If you were to charge
down the right flank,
Drawing its fire,
I could sneak down the left
and get close enough
To take
the shot.
Calais...
They don't care about calais.
They know how lords
and generals talk of battle.
The men are chess pieces.
But we don't see
ourselves that way.
No one risks their life
For some lord's
strategy.
We do it for those we love,
For our brothers-in-arms,
And so we don't
look like cowards.
And for money.
I don't view you
as chess pieces.
Then prove it.
Get us out of here alive.
I can't promise that.
But this is not
a lord's strategy.
This is about
survival.
That cannon is the fist of god.
If we stay here and do nothing,
it will pound us to pieces.
But if we advance,
Dispersed and on the move,
The english won't know
who to target.
It is the best chance
for most of us to survive.
Greer told lola not to worry
about julien, but I worry.
All I'm asking is
that you get close to him,
Feel him out on his finances.
No.
His background?
No.
Well, why not?
You don't want
to pick this marriage apart.
It came together
very quickly.
Let them find their way.
You know.
That lola got pregnant
by someone else.
That's why she rushed
to the altar.
Do you know by who?
No.
But I suspect you do.
Some cad who can't
take responsibility.
But she found julien.
And maybe she's lucky.
Her child will have a
name, respectability...
She's in love with him.
And if he's not
In love with her...
She can never be free of him.
They're wed.
She can protect her heart.
And as her friend,
I want to help her do that.
As my husband,
I want you to help me.
Please?
You said you would
keep me apprised
Before any serious
action was taken.
I've spilled no blood.
You kidnapped
the queen of France!
And cut off her ear.
You really are new at this,
aren't you?
The queen is fine.
I purchased the ear off
a grave-digger.
And put catherine's earring on
it to better tell the tale.
Besides,
Your orders were
to get the money
As quickly as possible.
By stealing it.
Not by ransoming her.
The medicis are refusing to pay.
I could have warned you
about that.
The ransom is a distraction.
What anyone would expect
in a kidnapping.
And is it your intention
to kill the queen?
Since she surely
suspects I'm responsible.
Oh, she suspects all right.
She's offered me double my fee
to bring her your head.
Relax, mary.
I wouldn't
succeed in my line of work
If it were known that I
could be turned so easily.
I'm not going to
kill catherine.
And you won't be blamed
for this.
How do you intend
to pull that off?
The queen has no way of proving
you're responsible.
So all we need is
a credible alternative.
Someone we can frame
for the crime.
I'll deliver the
queen the head.
She'll pay me,
and I'll give you the money.
Minus my cut.
The queen goes free,
and everyone's happy.
Except for the innocent soul
who dies in my stead.
If you're worried
about innocence,
Then choose someone who isn't.
Given all the treachery
and backstabbing at court,
It shouldn't be that hard.
Pick a name.
Someone this world would be
better off without.
And don't waste time about it.
You hired a mercenary
To kidnap catherine?
I didn't mean for it
to go that far, but yes.
Now, to get out of it, I have to
pin the crime on someone else.
You'd do that? You'd send
an innocent to their death?
I don't know what I'm capable
of anymore, to be frank.
But there is one possibility.
For months I've been
trying to figure out
Which of catherine's
men participated
In the massacre of my countrymen
At the brothel.
Some time ago,
I paid a servant
To track down one of the
prostitutes who escaped
To find some descriptions
Of the men involved.
According to the prostitute,
One of the men had a scar
On his left cheek
from brow to chin.
Lots of men have scars.
He also badly burned his hands
After the massacre.
This isn't justice.
It's solving your problems
With the blood of another.
I know how this goes.
As do you.
That's why you came to me.
You killed someone in the woods
When the pagans forced you
to choose a sacrifice.
I did it for you.
And for myself.
I murdered a man who was
about to kill another.
And to this day I wonder.
Did he have a family?
Did he die for his own beliefs?
Or was he simply acting on
the orders of those above him?
Was he really as guilty
as I thought at the time?
And what's the answer?
The answer is, you have
to be sure.
Because if there's
any doubt in your mind,
Your conscience won't
ever let you rest again.
Mary.
What a talent you have
for sneaking up on people.
Oh, I couldn't help
but notice you speaking
With catherine's guard.
You mean my guard.
I lent catherine
My men some time ago.
Why do you ask?
I, um, wanted to employ him
To help me find catherine.
my dear.
You need to be a
much better liar
If you want anyone to
take you seriously.
I wanted to question him.
He did some work for catherine.
And I'm curious
to the specifics.
The whorehouse massacre.
Don't act so surprised.
My guards may have
served catherine,
But they're loyal to me.
Did she put you up to this?
Who? Catherine?
She's been trying to banish me
From court for years.
Afraid I'll steal her husband.
She already assigned that
little harlot of hers,
Beatrice, to spy on me.
And now she's got
you doing it, too.
You're trying to gauge
my involvement
In the slaughter
of your countrymen.
Well, I had nothing
to do with it.
I loaned catherine those men
Long before she
planned the incident.
And if you intend
to say otherwise,
I'll deal with you in
the same way as beatrice.
Queen or not.
Are you threatening me?
Let's just say I can't
have either of you
Bearing false witness to henry
When he returns.
If it means
Stepping on an insect,
A servant, a nothing
To make my point clear,
I don't mind getting the
heel of my shoe bloody.
If I've read you wrong,
I apologize.
But catherine must be taught
To stay out of my affairs.
Assuming she makes it
back to the castle.
I was about to send the servants
to look for you.
Where have you been?
Looking into julien's
background.
Among other things.
Is he destitute?
He was married before.
Did he kill his wives?
I have no idea.
But I did learn of
his activities closer to home.
He's planning a hunting trip.
Lola mentioned it.
With one horse
And a carriage
to carry some belongings.
But no hounds, no falcons.
He didn't request
hunting gear of any kind.
You said her dowry came through.
Yes. It's in his possession.
You think he's going
to leave her?
I don't know.
But he's leaving
the castle tonight.
And I don't for a minute
Think he's going hunting.
Did you do as I asked?
I don't believe it.
Did you cut off the head
of mary, queen of scots?
No.
I brought the head of the one
Behind your kidnapping.
As you asked.
What? Not mary?
Then who?
Answer carefully.
If you lie,
I won't tell you
where to find the money.
Someone who's hated you
for a long time.
Who needed money
desperately.
You'll find proof
of what I've said
When you return to the castle.
Now, where's the gold?
If you lie, I'll find you again.
And next time
I'll take your children as well.
There's a chest of gold
In an empty sarcophagus,
Beneath the apse
of the church of st. Isabelle.
Hortensa.
Be fast.
Don't miss.
Sir, they're advancing!
God save us all.
Well done, men!
All of you!
Where's leith?
He was behind me.
Leith!
A carriage but no hounds
for a hunting trip?
Isn't that odd?
Bash found his lack of interest
In hunting supplies
quite odd, yes.
Oh, he's going to leave me.
If you love julien,
you should talk to him.
See if he will share
his troubles.
And pray that they're
just financial.
I was just checking in
on your beautiful bride.
Lola:
Thank you, kenna.
Uh, no, darling, don't.
Please.
I want to talk.
What you need
is rest.
And I'm going to sleep
in my quarters
This evening so you get it.
And the hunting trip?
Are you still going on it?
I may, yes,
if you're well.
Don't.
Please don't.
Stay with me.
All right.
Uh...
But I may stop in court
for a hand of cards. Hmm?
I'll have your dinner
sent to you.
Julien, please hear me.
I don't need
elaborate things,
Anything that
you can't provide.
I admit I-I went
into this marriage
As a means of survival.
But I never would have done that
If I hadn't thought
I'd found someone
I could
care for.
And I do.
I want you.
And you can keep
me for much less
Than you might imagine.
I wish you could believe that.
Who could believe that
of a girl like you?
You're everything
I ever dreamed of.
Get back!
I want every entrance
to the castle locked down
Till further notice.
Catherine. Thank god.
Catherine: You.
You expect me to believe
You know nothing of this?
No, I swear.
Organize a search
of hortensa's rooms
And those of mary,
queen of scots.
I want to know
everything about her:
Her movements, her letters,
anyone she's been meeting with.
Until I'm satisfied with the
details of what happened,
I will seek the identity
of my true abductor
And destroy them.
Go!
francis:
Leith!
Leith?
Over here!
He needs a physician.
The nearest french encampment
is a few miles away.
We'll go get help.
No, you must
Join the others. We need as many
men as possible at the castle.
See that they send a rider
to the duke of guise,
Telling him
that the way is open,
But it may not be for long.
Hurry... the war is all but won
if we press our advantage.
You should
go as well.
I'll be all right.
Shut up.
You'll bleed out in the field
as our army passes by.
I am not about to let you die.
You're coming
with me.
Oh, please.
No, I can't...
I can't make it.
Please. Please.
A wise man once told me...
Yesterday, as a matter of fact...
That we fight for
those that we love.
I'm just like you.
I want to go home.
There must be someone that
you'll fight to see again.
There's a woman.
But it could never work.
Is she married?
No.
Not yet, anyway.
But she's above my station.
Well, have you considered
That maybe you have more
to offer her now?
The friendship of
the next king of France.
Do you know what
kings get to do?
They get to give
lands and titles
To those they wish to reward.
It's one of the better aspects
of being king,
Because, trust me, some of them
are far less enjoyable.
You'd do that?
For me?
Why wouldn't I?
Because you're merely
a chess piece?
I have lost
good men,
And I'm not prepared
to sacrifice any more,
Especially if
I can help it.
Live, leith bayard.
Live...
And go home
to the woman you love.
Marry her and be happy
And live for as long
as you possibly can.
But live.
Francis:
It's our men.
The road to calais
is now open.
and I
will hold you tight
like the moon in the arms
of the sky
and I
will keep you warm
I will build a fire
in this house.
Hmm.
Roman de medici,
your grace.
I supervised the search
of hortensa's room.
Her jewel box was empty.
Turns out she was penniless.
How?
I thought her husband left her
a fortune when he died.
We found this
among her things.
Bring it.
Instructions on
the delivery of money?
It would seem she was
being blackmailed.
By someone who suspected
She had arranged
her husband's death.
and did she?
You know hortensa.
It's distinctly possible.
According to
that letter,
She had been paying vast sums
For years to keep the secret.
That's why she came here
And held you for ransom.
I'm sorry,
catherine.
I don't know how any of
this escaped our notice.
For a moment, what I thought
had escaped my notice
Was mary, queen of scots.
A child I'd raised for a while.
I wondered what lessons
she'd learned from me lately.
I warned her not to beg,
Not to look weak.
You think she
arranged all this?
I think she's capable
of all of it,
Except the murder of hortensa.
It takes
time
For a woman to grow that hard.
I was nearly 30
When I killed an innocent.
I suppose innocence
is all relative.
I wonder how long
mary's will last.
Because once gone,
it can never be reclaimed.
Lola: Julien.
I didn't play cards.
I was going
to leave you,
And I suspect
you knew that.
I've fallen out
with my family.
They're not good people.
I-I don't want to go into it
Beyond that.
I only...
I have no money of my own.
I was going to live off yours.
What I could get
my hands on, anyway.
Your dowry.
I am about as close
to penniless
As a son of a wealthy family
could ever be.
And is that why you married me?
Why you didn't care about me
carrying another man's child?
Because of my money?
Yes.
But as I came
to love you,
I knew I couldn't keep such a
secret from you any longer.
The shame of
telling you the truth,
Of admitting that our life
could only be funded
By your family's money...
What about my shame?
Abandoned not one year
into our marriage.
Did you think about that?
I wasn't thinking clearly.
You said you didn't
want to be alone,
That fear made you want me
at your side.
Well, my fear made me
want to run away.
What are you
so afraid of?
All I have to offer you...
Is me.
But I thought if you
meant what you said,
If you needed less,
If you could live
a simpler life...
I could.
I want to.
I want to forgive you,
I-I want to be with you,
But how do I trust you?
With time.
With our
whole lives.
I will prove myself to you.
it's all to come
Promise me: No more lies.
I promise.
for now we're still young.
You came back.
This is just a sample.
The rest is hidden safely,
awaiting your instructions.
Minus my cut, of course.
And hortensa's body?
Buried safely,
With a forged letter
Planted in
her chambers
To convince catherine
of her guilt.
I took her head quickly,
If that brings
you peace.
I'm not sure there is one
when it comes to murder.
But I've been at
court long enough
To know how
the medicis work,
And how they act.
Hortensa was going to have
beatrice killed.
Her guard confirmed it.
I traded one life
for another today.
And I pray that
I've saved my mother.
But at what price?
Count yourself lucky
It was bought so cheaply,
your grace.
It's been
a pleasure
Doing business with you.
Actually,
I'm not quite done
with your services yet,
If you're
still willing.
That gold you acquired
is bound for scotland,
To help
my mother.
I need to be sure it arrives
in the right hands.
I need someone I can trust
To lead a group of men
to secure her rescue.
There would be
a substantial purse
In it for you, as well,
of course.
Finding men like myself,
Willing to do
whatever's necessary
In spite of the risks,
isn't easy.
I've already taken
care of that part.
Follow me.
These men used
to work for hortensa,
Until their mistress
lost her head,
And now they
work for me.
And they
answer to you.
Pack your
belongings.
Be ready to sail
within the hour.
Yes, your grace.
John:
Are you sure
You know what
you're doing?
Those men are rumored
to have carried out
The massacre of
your countrymen.
They're monsters.
Indeed they are...
But they're my monsters now.
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Girl:
Oh, no.