Reign (2013–2017): Season 4, Episode 13 - Coup de Grace - full transcript

- Previously on Reign...
- You were right.

As long as Mary's alive,
there will always be Catholics

who want her on your throne.

Unless you share it with
someone of their faith.

Archduke Ferdinand, you certainly have

risen above your competition.

I am well aware you've been
looking for a Catholic king.

A king's confidence

is essential.

And you are a source

of Charles' confidence.



And you are the source of my happiness.

You're wasting your
time with the wrong man.

I'm talking about Narcisse.

Round up every try offender

and throw them in debtor's jail at once.

Dear God, the Englishmen.

Spain wants Henri on the throne.

And you do not have the
power to save Charles.

Darnley can't know.

He wants the Crown
Matrimonial very badly.

You must never let him
benefit from your death.

With the right people on our side,

we can convince the council

to override Mary



and grant you the Crown Matrimonial.

English citizens believe they
can live and conduct business

on French soil and pay
nothing to the Crown.

We will show them that they're wrong.

There is an English ship in
the docks christened Hopewell.

We will begin there.

Search the ship for the captain!

Captain Evans, I am Henri Valois,

brother to King Charles of France.

Damn you and damn your brother.

This ship sails under
the flag of England.

But is currently in a French port.

Show me your manifest, I want
to know what cargo you carry.

Isn't it enough that your
brother already butchered

the man that owns this ship?

It is not.

In the name of France,
I am seizing this ship

as well as the cargo it carries.

Remove Captain Evans and make
certain the ship does not sail

- unless I authorize it.
- This is an act of war!

Don't think that Queen
Elizabeth won't hear of it.

When did King Charles' brother
become the defender of France?

Perhaps he's following Charles' orders.

We cannot afford to
go to war with France

over a few Englishmen who
chose to live in France.

I assure you,

I will negotiate concessions from France

without risking military action.

But we must also project strength,

as the alliance between Spain
and France continues to grow.

The archduke of Austria is wellliked

by both Spain and the Vatican.

We could use the fact

that he will soon be my
husband to our advantage.

What will I do with myself
while you're away in France?

I've grown so used

to having you whenever I want.

I will miss that.

How about this?

While I'm gone, and you
are overcome with desire,

write it down.

We can read your pages
together when I return.

Well, in that case,

I will need to request
an extra large supply

of parchment and ink.

I have one son... a king...
who beheads English nobles.

And another wishing to be king,

who agitates Protestants
and seizes English ships.

They seem to be at war with each other.

If we don't control them,

they'll soon have us
at war with England.

We have to return the ships.

What, and let France appear weak?

No. Our best strategy,

once Lord Blackburn arrives,

is to at first offer nothing.

Assume the upper hand.

England won't go to war over
a couple of merchant ships.

What about the nobles
that Charles slaughtered?

He was provoked. He
acted in selfdefense.

A lie, and I trust
you have a good number

of witnesses to support it?

It's the same story the king
will tell while in Paris.

Let's hope it's enough
to calm the jittery nerves

of our Protestant subjects
and avoid civil war.

I hear that Charles'
peasant lover, Nicole,

didn't accompany him to Paris.

Do you know why?

Yes.

She wants time away from her king,

so that she can smother me

with her exhausting affections.

Well, that's the price you
pay to control the woman

who controls the king.

Is it really so bad?

Each day I receive

some pointless gift.

And I am expected

to respond and share my feelings.

It's dreadful.

Such a burden.

I had no idea.

Lord Chancellor, you wished to see me?

Yes.

I thought you would like to know

that Queen Elizabeth is not happy.

I couldn't care less if
Elizabeth is happy or not.

No. You only care how you're
viewed by French nobles

and Spain.

Elizabeth is sending an
envoy to negotte a settlement.

What's to negotiate?

English citizens shouldn't
be on French soil.

And if they must, then they have to
pay for the privilege. With taxes.

While I do not disagree
with your beliefs...

Your antagonistic way

in which you are expressing them

could plunge us into a war.

One we do not need or want.

Which is why I will
meet with Lord Blackburn

and handle the negotiations.

Alone.

Is that clear?

Of course.

Lord Bothwell.

David.

I hope I haven't kept you waiting.

- Not at all.
- Have you discovered

why the privy council has been
voting against every measure

I place before them?

They continue to blame you
for mishandling the money

for the disaster relief.

And you're Catholic, a woman,

they consider you a foreigner...

Darnley's been paying them.

Yes, I was

getting to that, thank you.

Bribes. Quite large. He's using them

to influence the most powerful
members of the council.

And what favor does he
ask of them in return?

He's requested a special vote.

One that gives him
the Crown Matrimonial.

Over my objections?

The privy council has such power.

If Darnley is granted
the Crown Matrimonial,

it makes him my equal.

But in their eyes, my superior!

And because he is a man,

the privy council will
look to him and not me.

We cannot let him succeed,

or they will be one step
closer to eliminating me.

I need a plan that gives me
power with the privy council.

If I can force them to
take my side over Darnley's,

then I'll be able to protect my throne.

And I believe I have a
plan that just may work.

- Lord Blackburn.
- Lord Chancellor.

Don't tell me they sent you to greet me.

I thought it'd give us some time

to spend together informally

before we begin our negotiations.

Well, wonderful.

Then may I ask, informally,

why the king's brother
Henri has become so...

active in French politics?

He supports the king, nothing more.

And the Spanish galleons
anchored off shore,

do they also support the king?

It's no secret that France and
Spain share a very close tie.

The Vatican is prepared
to stand behind Elizabeth.

She's soon be wed to a Catholic,

King Philip's nephew,
the archduke of Austria.

I do believe our
king trumps your archduke.

Please.

"Restitution for the life

"of each murdered English subject.

"Return of all seized
ships and cargo, and...

formal apology".

Something in writing
would be preferred.

France objects to your
use of the word "murder".

Your English lords were not murdered,

they were executed

when they threatened the king.

"Threatened"? Really?

There will be no apology,
formal or otherwise.

And no payment.

As for the ships,
England may buy them back.

France is owed taxes,
and we intend to collect.

However, as I am not
an unreasonable man,

I might be persuaded to give back

the ships' cargo as a sign of good will.

In the eyes of the world,

you have committed murder and theft.

A military response from England
will be seen as justified.

So I strongly urge you to
reconsider your position.

How are the negotiations going?

We're still talking.

Whatever you do, do not
give England the cargo

- from the ships.
- Why?

Because we've been
handed an unexpected gift.

The cargo is saltpeter.

The English transport
it from North Africa

to make gunpowder. Gunpowder
they will use against France.

- Or Spain.
- How tragic for Spain.

And tell me, is Spain aware

of this cargo captured in France?

You told your sister, the queen.

She's requested that we
divert the saltpeter to Spain.

So, now Spain asks you to meddle

in France's affairs on their behalf.

I'm working with Spain
to clean up the mess

that Charles has created with England.

All they ask for in
return is the saltpeter

to make ammunition.

I am working with Spain.

And you would be wise to work with me.

This is a glorious day
for all of Scotland.

God has smiled upon us.

I stand before you with great joy,

to announce to you, and the world,

that I am blessed and honored
to carry within me an heir.

An heir with a claim to both
the Scottish and English thrones.

I think it would please them very much

to hear from the father.

Long live the king! Long live the king!

Long live the king! Long live the king!

Long live the king!

The queen and I

are very much looking forward

to the arrival of our child.

And we thank you for allowing us

to share this blessed news with you.

Thank you.

That was a brilliant
move. But how did you know

that Darnley wouldn't
make good on his threat

and deny the child was his?

I didn't give him time to think.

My husband is not a complex man.

He just wants to be loved and adored.

I simply gave him an
opportunity to feed his ego.

Well, now that you've
claimed the child as your own,

you've given up our
leverage with the queen.

We'll need a new way
to rid ourselves of her.

Rid ourselves?

I'm not looking to do away with Mary.

All I want is the Crown Matrimonial...

to be her equal.

Thanks to you, it's
now too late for that.

So, you want to kill her?

Is that what you're suggesting?

She carries the future heir.

No one, not even a child, is innocent.

And as long as this woman
is allowed to draw breath,

she will continue to ruin
this land as completely

as she has ruined everything
and everyone that I love.

There has to be another way.

Well, I'm afraid I'm out of ideas...

unless you've got one?

Think hard.

I've received news from Bothwell.

Your plan was a success.

Nearly all the council members

who were prepared to grant Darnley

the Crown Matrimonial
have changed their minds.

They know that it will make them

very unpopular to vote against a queen

who carries the heir to the throne.

How many minds have remained unchanged?

Only one that matters.

Lord Ruthven.

We already know that the lord treasurer

isn't above accepting
bribes, but I'm willing to bet

that his dishonesty
goes further than that.

You're familiar with bookkeeping.

I would like you

to find the privy council ledgers

and see if there's evidence

of any further financial wrongdoing.

I'll request the ledger at once.

David.

I don't know how to thank you
for all you've done for me.

With my brother, James, gone,

and Greer away...

I feel as though I can
trust you with my life.

You can.

This is my home now.

And you are my friend.

Thank you.

A queen doesn't have many friends.

I treasure you.

With Charles in Paris,
I thought we could

get to know each other a little better.

Is that what this stroll is?

Yes. You're important to
my brother and my family,

and I realized I hardly know you.

Yet, you thought you knew me well enough

to tell me that I'm with the wrong man.

Because I know Narcisse and
I was trying to protect you.

Protect me? Why? You hardly know me.

Which brings us back

to why I asked you on a stroll.

So, let's start at the beginning.

Tell me how you came
to be here at court.

I'm sure you've heard my story.

The simple farm girl who rose
to become the king's mistress.

You're so much more than that.

I don't think my brother
would be king without you.

Charles is quite capable.

With you whispering in his ear

after Narcisse has whispered in yours.

You think Narcisse is manipulating me?

I think you're a beautiful,
ambitious, young woman

who's learned to pull
the strings of men,

and yed can't see when her
own strings are being pulled.

You're still a naive farm girl at heart.

You don't know what
you're talking about.

Thanks for the stroll.

He doesn't love you any more
than you love my brother.

Meet me tomorrow,
I'll prove it to you...

before he breaks your heart.

As for your demands, on further review,

France's position has changed.

I'm glad to hear that.

You still have the option
to buy back the ships,

but I'm afraid the cargo
is now property of France.

You were prepared to return the cargo.

But you failed to disclose
the contents of the cargo,

saltpeter.

A fertilizer.

Don't patronize me.

We both know it is used
to produce gunpowder.

This is hardly a negotiation.

Your hardline stance
threatens war with England.

Why would you risk that?

I can't help but feel

you're driven by something
much more personal.

Revenge.

My queen executed your wife.

I understand your bitterness,
but don't let your grudge

push our countries to war.

Elizabeth had no choice.

She suffers from the
loss of Lola as well.

She suffers?

No one understands loss

until they've felt it.

I do.

I lost my wife and then my daughter.

I went through a period
where I hated the whole world.

And what helped you to recover?

Love.

And I don't mean just
finding someone to love.

What healed me was
knowing that I was loved,

more than I ever thought possible.

Well, I'm happy for your good fortune.

Allow yourself to love
and be loved again,

or the bitterness will just destroy you.

That is wise advice.

So I have some advice for you.

The Spanish are not here

because France and Spain
are getting on well.

They're there to show
support for Prince Henri.

Imagine how that makes the king feel.

So I think if you were
to talk with King Charles,

you would be surprised

how receptive he might
be to your demands.

Lord Ruthven, my advisor, David Rizzio,

has found some discrepancies
in the privy council ledger.

You are responsible for
that ledger, are you not?

Your advisor is obviously wrong.

He has found proof

that in addition to cheating the Crown,

you have also been
swindling your fellow nobles.

How do you think they will respond

when they discover the
lord treasurer is a crook,

stealing from them?

Perhaps you should
discuss this with the king.

I'm certain he will find that
I have done nothing wrong.

If you expect Lord
Darnley to pardon you,

it will do you no good,

not if I make this public.

You'll lose your standing,

your reputation, your friends.

And you will remain silent

if I vote against giving
Darnley the Crown Matrimonial?

What has happened to Scotland?

The queen is more
French than Scottish...

and takes the word of an
Italian over her own treasurer.

I will keep my trust in the king.

Lord Ruthven, wait.

- What is it now?
- I beg of you.

Under no circumstances
must you allow Darnley

- to receive the Crown Matrimonial.
- Why?

What new threat does the queen offer?

It's not a threat from the queen.

This is my threat alone.

There are places that men frequent

when they desire the discreet
companionship of other men.

You've been seen at such places.

I'm married.

Even so,

you and I have known the
company of the same gentleman.

You be very careful
what you're suggesting.

We take no pleasure in
revealing your secret.

It's not an easy life,

desiring what we're told we should not.

But if you defy the
queen, I will make certain

that everyone knows we are the same,

and not even the king will
be able to save you then.

Nor you.

You'll be burned right alongside me.

Are you prepared for that?

For Mary... anything.

How the hell did we lose Ruthven?!

He won't even discuss
the Crown Matrimonial.

That was our last chance at a
peaceful transition of power.

- Time to take out Mary.
- No.

You asked me if I had a better idea.

I do.

We can try Mary for adultery.

Carnal lusting.

Even though she's pregnant?

Mary is a woman of passion.

Whatever she feels,
desires, she must act upon.

She once took me in the
hallway before our wedding.

If her desires are not
being fulfilled with me,

then surely with Bothwell.

Women are capable of ungodly things.

We must catch them together,

with witnesses to make certain
she's found guilty of adultery.

And then what?

She'll be forced to abdicate.

But she will... live?

Yes.

She'll be banished or imprisoned,

but she'll live.

And the privy council
will empower me to rule.

I am the father of the next monarch.

In a heartbeat.

Adultery is a just cause.

Once she's judged as immoral
and unfit, the Vatican itself

will push her off the
throne, leaving you.

And what about Bothwell?

Well, that's up to the king.

Well, in that case...

I will have his head.

I wasn't expecting the
archduke back so soon.

What do you think he wants?

Was he not away to draw up
papers for your engagement?

Perhaps he now wishes your permission

to make a formal announcement.

Do you think?

Now that the world knows
Queen Mary is pregnant,

I need this alliance more than ever.

But still, I can't help but
feel I'm cheating on Gideon.

Lord Blackburn loves you as much
as any man has loved a woman.

He understands the situation.

Smile.

My lord,

you have certainly...

What is it?

"Your lips... hungry...

"devour me. They steal my breath.

"Your body is mine.

Our hearts beat in joined ecstasy."

I apologize for reading
your private papers.

I was moving them to
make room for the flowers.

Are you involved with another man?

You weren't supposed to see those

before our

wedding night.

I beg your pardon?

Ever since we met,

I can't stop thinking about you.

Your...

powerful gaze, your confident stride.

You've driven me mad with desire.

Which is inappropriate

for a queen.

Especially a virgin queen.

I've been inspired,

by the things that I've read in secret,

to write down my deepest longings,

so that I might share them with you

after we were married.

The queen of England reads erotica?

My queen,

if I had only known
your feelings toward me,

I could have spared us so much grief.

Because I feel the same way.

Forgive my boldness,
but is there any reason

we should deny ourselves any longer

of something we both so clearly want?

I've returned from Austria
with my family's blessing.

They've agreed to your demands.

We shall soon be husband and wife.

I can think of no reason at all.

I will give flesh to your words.

And I'll be gentle.

That's remarkable.

Subtle use of form without
sacrificing attention to detail.

Is it a...?

It's a Da Vinci.

My grandfather Francis purchased it.

But you didn't come here

to discuss my art collection, did you?

No, Your Majesty.

I came with the hope of resolving

the situation in Granville.

I understood Lord Narcisse

was handling those negotiations.

I've learned something
that isis too sensitive

for anyone except for the king himself.

Spain is trying to
influence the outcome.

My investigation into the
disputed ships and their cargo

has revealed that your brother, Henri,

intends to send them to Spain,

at Spain's behest.

Tread lightly, Lord Blackburn.

You are suggesting that my brother

goes behind my back and works against me

to do Spain's bidding.

Forgive me if I am overstepping.

As a diplomat, it appears to me

that Spain would like to
see our countries at war.

They would use it as an
invitation to help France,

stepping in and elevating
your brother's power.

And if I were to return the
ships and cargo to England?

Then there's no cause for
war between our countries.

And you would have shown Spain...

and your brother...

who truly wields the power in France.

- Bothwell?
- You are in grave danger.

I just received word
from one of my spies

that your privy council is
planning to overthrow you,

and your worthless traitor

of a husband is helping them.

Darnley means to remove you from power.

I've asked Rizzio to keep watch,

but everyone at this court
is a potential conspirator.

The act of a desperate man.

I have stopped all of Darnley's attempts

at gaining the Crown Matrimonial.

Knox and the privy council must
have promised him my throne.

Which means they're not
above taking it by force.

We must leave court
and get to safety, now.

No.

I must show strength.

We can't risk you coming to harm...

I am the rightful monarch of Scotland.

You go.

Collect those loyal to me

and regroup somewhere defensible.

I could go to Dunbar.

I have friends there,
unwavering royalists.

Your Majesty, Bothwell...

Darnley and Lord Ruthven
are headed this way.

Are you certain it was him?

It was Lord Bothwell, I swear.

He entered the queen's chambers?

I saw it with my own eyes.

You have to leave now.
I'll send word when I can.

Muster our forces and
prepare to storm the castle.

I'll wait in Dunbar.

David, what are you
doing? You need to go, too.

No. Whatever they try,
I'll be your witness.

There's no more time. Go.

Whatever happens, I'll
always be on your side.

You're the queen.
They can't change that.

Remember, we need
Bothwell for this to work.

Do not let him escape.

Where is Bothwell?
Show yourself, coward!

Is that your plan?

To accuse me of adultery with Bothwell?

Did you warn him?

Let him slither out of here
like the snake that he is?

The queen and I have been
alone here for the past hour.

I have no idea where Bothwell is.

Like I told you, I have remained

faithful to our vows. I am innocent.

No, you're not, and we're
here to bring you to justice.

How dare you barge in here

with an empty claim.

If you stand down now,

I am willing to pardon all
of you for this treason,

the punishment for which is death.

Do you want her off the throne or not?

Are you blind?

Without Bothwell, we have no proof.

We have found the queen alone

in her chambers with a man.

The Italian will serve our purpose.

No one will believe
you, and you know why.

- What's he talking about?
- Lies, no doubt. What's it matter?

This is our opportunity to rid ourselves

of this French imposter,

this whore of a queen,
like we've wanted.

There can be no backing down.

We kill the Italian,

but we do this together.
No one person to blame.

You can't let them
murder an innocent man!

Ruthven, this was never the plan.

This is not the time
for fear or weakness.

Tonight we make history.

Tonight we take back Scotland

from the woman who stole the throne.

This is my final warning. Stand down.

Stand up, I say, to her tyranny.

We've come too far now to back down.

We must act as one for Scotland.

Please.

No! David!

No. No. No.

Are we in this together or aren't we?

No! No!

You can't just let them murder him!

- For Scotland!
- No!

- No!
- For Scotland!

No!

No!

David! No!

No! No! David!

No!

Let me go.

No.

No! No!

Let me go!

No! No!

What have you done?

Is this really necessary?

I don't need to see
Narcisse's reaction to my gift

to prove that he loves me.

Then you have nothing to worry about.

They're coming.

Get behind the screen.

I haven't yet heard back from Gideon,

but I'm certain that I
have sent him on a course

that will deliver us

each what we desire.

"So that I may stay close
to your beating heart,

always. Nicole."

Isn't that adorable?

Joy, she's found a new way

to suffocate me.

Now I'm expected to carry this

vile, little locket.

She's so tedious,

feigning affection
while feeling nothing.

If it weren't for the
effect she has over Charles,

this would be more
work than it is worth.

I find that hard to believe.

This comes easily to you.

I've seen it.

No, experienced it myself.

Yes, but at least,

in your case, we were equally matched.

Look at us.

After all we've been through,

all we've lost,

the two of us, we're still here.

Keeping the kingdom from falling apart.

Together,

we really are a force
to be reckoned with.

When I told you to get
over the loss of Lola,

I didn't mean for you to sleep
with every woman in the castle,

which is what I hear you've been doing.

And does that... bother you?

I was controlling.

Yeah.

Not cloying.

- And never once dull.
- Never.

So, no, this time, it doesn't bother me.

This time?

I do like the sound of that.

For Scotland!

No! No! David!

I think there's something
wrong with the baby.

I need my husband.

I am under strict orders

not to leave you unguarded.

This is your king's child.

Go!

Mary.

Your Majesty.

Are you all right?

Is the baby...?

I'll summon for a physician right away.

No, the baby is fine.

I needed to talk to you in private.

Knox is using you.

Mary, it's over.

The coup was a success!

You have to accept your fate.

And what about your fate?

Who is in power now?

- You or the privy council?
- It's only temporary.

It all happened so fast, they
said it would take time, but...

What did Knox promise you?

That while I rotted
in jail for an affair

that never happened, that
they would make you king?

You, an Englishman, a Catholic?

I'll convert, and then I'll
take the English throne, too.

Don't be a fool.

We are married because

I couldn't take England without you.

What makes you think that you
can take England without me?

Knox may despise me,

but he hates the idea
of a monarchy even more.

You will never be safe.

- Well, II...
- They killed Rizzio.

They will turn on you, as easily

as they turned on me, as easily

as they turned to murder.

I never intended for Rizzio to die.

All I wanted was to
catch you with Bothwell.

There was nothing to catch.
I have been faithful to you.

Darnley.

They will kill you.

What am I to do?

Help me escape the castle.

- No.
- Help me,

and we will get back all that is ours,

as king and queen together.

Or stay...

and be cast off by
those who have used you.

How could I have been so naive?

All this time, I gave myself to him.

How can I erase those
sounds, seared into my brain?

- You didn't know they were lovers?
- Lord, no.

I knew Narcisse didn't care about you,

but had no idea about them.

There, there, Nicole.

I truly am sorry.

I just felt that you deserved the truth.

You deserve someone that cares for you,

and I don't mean a weak, boy king.

I mean me.

You don't care about me.

- I do.
- No.

My God, look at you. How could I not?

Narcisse is a fool, an utter fool,

and someday, when you're
with the right man,

someone he knows he's truly lost you to,

he will realize that.

I have a trusted servant

waiting south of the castle with horses.

If we're going to escape,

we have to do it now.

I can walk on my own.

There's a path that
will lead us outside.

So, this is how you pulled
off that disappearing act.

Are you all right?
Maybe you should rest.

We've been riding for hours,

and in your condition...

Dunbar is close.
Bothwell will be waiting.

Without us, the conspirators
have no leverage.

We must strike now, while they are weak.

Mary.

I'm so sorry.

Rizzio didn't deserve to die like that.

No, he didn't.

You will get justice for him,

but if I come with you, I
know that Bothwell will say

that that justice means my death.

All I've ever wanted was
to be treated with respect.

I don't want to die.

Darnley, don't leave. Come with me.

It's my only chance at survival.

Where will you go?

Somewhere where I won't be found.

- Darnley, no.
- Take care, you and the baby.

I can't stop staring at you.

I am smitten.

And I thought after
last night, our intimacy,

it's time to make things official.

It's beautiful.

However, there is one
thing we must discuss

before moving forward.

I want our relationship to
be built on trust and honesty.

Of course. As do I.

I know that those words you
wrote were not meant for me.

I'm guessing they were
written for Gideon Blackburn.

I've observed you together.

You are... different when he is near.

- Lighter.
- That's not true.

I don't believe you.

If you are so sure of
my feelings for him,

then you tricked me
into sleeping with you.

Because I had to show you
what we could be together.

What am I?

A fool.

No, you're not.

You're brilliant, and you're gorgeous,

and you're willing to
marry me for your country.

But that's not enough for me.

Because your attention

has been elsewhere, and oddly

because you need this marriage,

you weren't giving me a chance.

To show me who you are.

I think I know now.

I'm the man who held you

in his arms for hours,

but I did not force you,

and I don't believe you forced
your response to me last night.

Did you? Be honest with me.

It's all right to enjoy sex, Elizabeth,

especially with one's husband,

which is what I still want to be.

Even knowing I have
feelings for another?

I believe you could
have feelings for me,

stronger feelings.

But the truth is we both
need this marriage to work.

Me, to shore up my country's finances.

And you, to gain Catholic support

to counter Mary's aggression.

If we wed, you need
never fear her again,

and together, we would be unstoppable.

But you must stop whatever is happening

between you and Gideon Blackburn.

I will.

And you must remove him from court.

I don't want to see him here again.

Those are my terms.

They are not negotiable.

All right.

I will send him away.

My congratulations, Lord Blackburn,

on your brilliant diplomacy.

You have achieved
everything you set out to do.

Your queen has returned her
ships and valuable cargo,

and the English residents of Granville

no longer need fear reprisals.

Thanks to you, Lord Narcisse, it's...

it's all worked out well.

I have to ask.

- Why did you guide me?
- I thought it might be nice

if we both claim a victory.

You, for your queen.

Me, to ensure that France

remains independent from Spain.

You're an exemplary statesman.

Setting aside your personal feelings

for the good of your country.

Lola would be proud of you.

Well, it's time to
bury the past, move on.

I wish you a safe journey
back to your queen, Gideon.

I hope she shows great appreciation

for what you achieved here.

You sent for me, brother?

On this throne, I'm your king.

You'd do well to remember that.

I stand chastened, Your Majesty.

But why?

Be grateful you're
still standing at all.

I know what you've been up to.

I unraveled your little plot

pitting England and
France against each other

strengthening your friends in Spain.

- I'm not sure...
- Don't try to deny it!

You'd plunge France into war
to sate your lust for my crown,

but you have failed.

You will never have

what belongs to me... is that clear?

As crystal...

Your Majesty.

With your forces, we should
have enough men to retaliate.

We'll continue to
recruit troops overnight.

If we don't hear from
Queen Mary by the morning,

- we'll attack.
- Lord Bothwell.

Your Majesty. Your Majesty.

You're here. What happened?

I convinced Darnley to help me escape.

He feared for his life... rightly so...

and went his own way.

The castle is still in the
hands of the conspirators.

What of Rizzio?

They wanted to accuse me of adultery,
and when they didn't find you...

they butchered David.

He was a good man.

Your loyalty to the Crown in
this time will not be forgotten.

Your sovereign queen has been betrayed,

in an unforgivable way.

But the conspirators
will not live long enough

to gloat about their treachery.

At dawn, we will take back the castle,

and the traitors will pay
for what they have done

with their lives!