Reign (2013–2017): Season 4, Episode 4 - Playing with Fire - full transcript

When Lord Darnley surprises Mary with a visit in Scotland, Mary sees a glimmer of a union that could be more than just political. Elizabeth fights to gain allies in her favor and Catherine ...

We are so disorganized right now,
it's a joke. Previously on reign...

How goes the
courting of mrs. Knox?

I can't say I'm enjoying.

Deceiving someone so innocent.

The closer you get to her,

The closer you get
to her husband's secrets.

Will you marry me?

Yes! Yes!

Charles can't even
be bothered to find.

A proper husband
for poor claude.

I'm still in mourning
over leith's death.



We know.

You're hoping that the news.

You're entertaining
other suitors.

Will light a fire
under lord darnley.

Yes, mother,
she seems marvelous.

Clearly interested in marriage
to someone else.

What if, as soon as
I am out of power,

Elizabeth turns on those
who were against her?

My subjects. I can't
risk their lives.

I love you, but
I can't marry you.

Charles. He's gutted by tragedy.

We need to engage him
in the pleasures.

Of being king.

Come with me now
so I can prove to you.



That I understand
the pain I inflict.

And then you will
understand pain, too.

It's about my daughter, bianca.

I'm afraid she never
returned to our quarters.

After being received
by king charles.

In the name of
king charles of france,

I command you to surrender!

Never! Aah!

The king is strange and cruel.

He drinks the blood of children.

Aah!

I breathe my last.

Help me.

You're saying that
charles took a young girl,

The virgin that you brought him?

I've already heard enough
about my role in this matter.

From bianca's father, thank you.

And rather than bed her,

He chose to entertain her
with an evening in the wilds.

Viewing the corpses
of dead sailors.

Apparently.

Eventually, the girl fled,
terrified of the king.

As you well know,

Royals are permitted
certain peccadilloes,

But involving the dead
in courtship,

It will have people saying
that charles is a necrophiliac.

My son is no such monster.

The only monster in this castle.

Is gossip.

And we must not feed it,

Or it will bring us
to our knees.

You're late. I'm sorry.

I was up all night taking care
of my daughter agatha.

She's quite sick.

Why were up all night
with a child?

Because I'm a widower,
as you know.

Clearly you need more nannies.

Three or four at least.

It's more difficult
than you think.

Having been separated
and now bonded to me,

Agatha is particular...

I feel as though
I'm talking to a lady,

And not even one
of my own ladies.

You're like countryfolk,

Raising goats and children
on your own.

But you are a diplomat and
a skilled adviser to the queen.

Surely your daughter
understands that.

Now, let's get to work,

Shall we?

I have learned that
the vatican has.

Sent an envoy to our
catholic nobles.

They seek to forge an alliance.

With mary and darnley,
and against me.

Rumors of the potential
match have reached rome.

A match designed
to take england.

I need you to quell
this insurrection.

Before it begins.

Take our finest soldiers.

And remind our catholic nobles.

The consequences of sedition.

Death, you mean.

Hasn't enough
english blood been spilled?

Rather than risk civil war
with those opposing you,

Perhaps we should try
a different approach...

Winning them over.

What are you proposing?

Sway the nobles to your side
to thwart the vatican's schemes.

I shouldn't have to sway them.

They're englishmen.

They are catholics who claim
the pope speaks the will of god!

And he does not like you.

The pope does not like me.

Because england stopped
stuffing gold in rome's pockets.

When my father left the faith.

Appeal to the nobles'
self-interest.

Offer them an earthly
connection to your power.

I would start with lord maxford.

I thought you didn't like him.

He is a braggart and a boor,

But he holds the largest lands.

And has many catholic followers.

He would be a powerful ally.

Fine... I will try it your way.

For now.

What are you waiting for?

Throw it!

Do you have any idea
how completely undignified.

You appear right now?

I am on holiday.

Dignity has nothing
to do with it.

I believe I asked
about james. Is he...?

Throw!

Do you know that
you're awful at this?

I do, which is why it
wasn't my idea to play.

Now it's my turn.
Wouldn't you rather talk?

In all your time here, you
haven't once mentioned...

I don't want to talk
about gideon,

Or what might have been.

Won't wallow in self-pity.

And lord darnley?

He's in england.

Lady lennox promises
he'll return.

We'll see if she can do it.

Now, enough of politics
right now.

All I want to do... Is
throw tiny fruit at me.

Precisely. And help you
set up your home.

For when sweet rose and
castleroy arrive from france.

You did it! Of course I did!

You provide a huge target.
Gigantic, really.

I see now why lola spoke
of her childhood here so fondly.

And now your daughter will
get to experience the same,

Living here with you
and your husband.

Greer, what is it?

What's wrong?

Aloysius is not the man
you knew.

You saw him when
he was freed from prison.

He seems to have lost
all sense of purpose.

Have faith, my friend.

When he gets back to court
he will find his footing.

He says he no longer
has the stomach for court.

You will have to
convince him otherwise.

How?

We no longer share a bed.

Or intimacy of any kind.

I've tried talking, reassuring.

I can't break through.

He encourages me to spend
my time away from him.

But I don't want
to live separate lives.

I won't abandon him, ever.

I'm so sorry, greer.

You're exhausted,
and you miss your child.

Why don't you go inside
and lie down?

And leave you?

I'll go for a walk.

I can't remember the last time

I had the luxury of being alone.

Would you use that
to bash the skull.

Of your future husband
and king of scotland?

We have yet to be introduced.

But I already know
that you're a presumptuous man,

Lord darnley.

If you're so concerned for
your well-being, then perhaps,

Instead of intruding
on my private time,

You should have waited for me
at court.

Tried that once. Didn't go well.

Though you are a lovely dancer.

I'm sorry about that.

My circumstances have...
Changed.

As have mine. The
circumstances of scotland.

And your rule,
however, have not.

England remains a threat.

With me at your side,

As husband and partner,

I believe that we can
not only preserve your rule.

But expand it.

Would you not agree?

I would.

Let's get on with
it then, shall we?

Are you saying
that we should marry?

Would it be the worst thing?

It would not.

For the good of scotland.

Of course.

I'm trying to picture this,
charles. I really am.

You and that sweet girl, bianca,

Together in a field
of weathered bones.

And putrid remains.

Was that your idea
of a romantic evening?

Well, aren't you a charmer.

Or am I wrong? Because this is.

The tale that she is telling,

The reason that she fled
from you in the dark.

And, in blind desperation,
fell down a ravine.

Do you even care?

I told you, he's been
like this for weeks.

Sullen,

Unresponsive.

Just vanishing
whenever he pleases,

Avoiding all responsibility.

Your mother told me that...

You have been traumatized.

By the red knights,

That you saw your
friend die horribly.

But, my dear boy,
this has to stop.

You are not my father.

Stop speaking to me
as though you are.

No, he is the lord
chancellor of france,

And you are putting
your entire rule in jeopardy.

If your sister,
the queen of spain,

Gets wind
of your exploits, she could.

Declare you unfit to rule.

And will, no doubt, petition
the vatican to remove.

Not just you
but the entire valois line.

And few would object.

The valois are not beloved.

They say that francis was frail.

And you, the next
king, too young.

And now there is talk
of your mental state.

You barely eat.
You look like the living dead.

You are silent to the
servants, to the nobles,

To the privy council.

You rarely leave your chambers.

And when you do,
where do you go?

You say that you're out hunting.

What kind of hunting
are you doing?

When bianca fled,
were you giving chase?

Answer me!

You do realize.

That this girl's story.

Could rob us of all we possess.

She's lucky to be alive.

How is my brother?

Not feeling up to being king
again today?

Good day, your majesty.

Charles is fine.

He's just taken
to his chambers for rest.

A bear in hibernation
does not rest.

As much as my young brother.

Perhaps a touch
from "st. Claude".

Can miraculously revive him.

You know that your sister.

Has put her "saintly" days
behind her.

Clearly,

As she has now
taken up the hobby.

Of sleeping with married men.

Married men?

Are you sure? Absolutely.

If I may, that does not
sound like claude.

She's free-spirited...
She is partaking in adultery.

And the church will
deal with it swiftly.

And harshly.
Stop playing the prude,

Leeza.

These laws are not enforced,
not really,

Or half the court
would be punished.

In france.

Let me speak to her.

You're too late for that.

I beg you, look at me.

Why?

Why must I look?

Why must I kiss?
Why must I speak?

You have a wife for such things.

I-I'm sorry. I only want to...

Pleasure me?

Then do as we agreed.

Use your lips where I might
forget who you are.

And imagine you as I wish.

Or better yet,

Make me stop thinking at all.

Stop! Stop!

What are you doing?!

I command you, leave at once!

Release me!
This is not what it appears!

I've given it thought, james.

You should not be here.

Not in my home.

But I am only here because
you invited me.

And I only invited you because
you have been.

Relentless in your pursuit.

I needed to speak to you freely,

But now...

I am truly sorry if my presence
causes you discomfort.

Please,

Don't lie to me.

Or to yourself.

In my position,

I am constantly surrounded
by those.

Who would seek to deceive me.

It would pain me to think
that you are no different.

James,

I would never deceive you,

But I cannot.

You invited me here.

Because you think of me.

As often as I think of you.

Sir, you are too bold.

Because your husband
is safely away.

And because,

From the day we met,

We've both burned for this.

I will burn for this.

God save my soul.

I can't.

You humiliated me!

What happens within this room
is my business alone.

Not yours, not the church's,
not...

Spare me your humiliation.

What about the shame you've
brought to this family?

Not to mention this country
and to god himself?

Enough!

God himself has seen
much worse and survived.

He will this, as well.

Can't you see your sister
is grieving?

She's trying to
push away the pain.

Of leith's death.

Of course.

Take her side.

Rules don't apply to claude.

They never have.
She does as she pleases,

Whereas I've always
been dutiful,

Marrying for the good of france.

Yes! And you're happy
with philip!

Why do you punish mother,

All of us, for something that
made your life better?

Because my life used to be
so much worse.

When I lived here.

Yours seems as if
it's been grand.

So close to mother,
always defends you.

There is a price to pay...

For being loved?

For growing close
to one another?

For the sins of the flesh.

You are not my judge!

No, but my church
and my god are.

And they've already decided
on your punishment.

No.

You're being sent to a nunnery.

You can't do that.

Thanks to the laws of our faith.

And my friends at the vatican.

Who enforce them,

It's already been done.

Your form is very impressive.

I'm glad you think so.

I've been playing
since I was a child.

Really?

Perhaps we'll take
our own children.

To the links at st. Andrews
one day.

We just met an hour ago
and already we have children?

Well, the sooner
we have a child,

The sooner our line is ensured.

Politics?

And just when I was
beginning to enjoy myself.

You may have intruded
on my holiday, lord darnley,

But I will not let you
spoil it with business.

Although I am curious.

Have you already
named our children?

Or did you leave
at least that part for me?

Well, I hope one of them
will be called james.

After our father.

You must be lord darnley.
Indeed.

I'm going to hazard a guess
that you are james?

Lord moray, my brother
and most trusted adviser.

And it is as your adviser
that I am here.

I have news that cannot wait.

For the queen.

Please excuse us, lord darnley.

I've learned that john knox
is speaking this very day.

At a farm outside perthshire.

He intends to turn catholics
against you.

What import could a place
like that have for knox?

They are hosting
a harvest festival.

People travel for miles
to attend.

His hope is that they will take
his poisoned seeds of discontent.

And scatter them as they return
to their homes.

Why would loyal catholics listen
to anything knox has to say?

Their crops have failed.

The people have little to eat.

He's going to portray you.

As a distant and uncaring queen.

You could only know this if...

I was in knox's study.

I read his personal notes.

You have entered
the enemy's camp.

Well done.

And now I must do the same.

We will go to perthshire.

And where knox has sown hatred,

We will scatter seeds of hope.

And if the people are hostile?

I will give them a reason
not to be.

And I will take darnley with me.

Give him a chance to make a good
impression on the people,

As he has with me.

I was there.

When his majesty faced the boar,

Armed with only a spear.

But king henry viii
was no ordinary man.

My father was a giant among men.

"The hunting king,."

We called him.
How I miss the days.

When men were men
and kings were kings.

Fortunately, we are
blessed with a queen.

Who stands strong in defense
of her kingdom.

And blessed to have nobles
such as yourself, lord maxford,

Setting such.

A catholic lord treating fairly
the protestant farmers.

Who till his land.

You are a living symbol.

Of the unified england
I wish to preserve.

I'm a businessman.

Matters of faith should never
interfere with one's accounts.

Or... Alliances.

Well, if only others
shared your view.

I wish to work with
enlightened men such as yourself.

To bridge that chasm...
The real threat.

To england does not come
from petty squabbles.

Over prayer books
or even scotland.

Our greatest threat
is from overseas.

You're a reasonable man.

You know of what I speak.

You mean spain.

Spain is building a vast fleet.

That will one day bring
an invading army to our shores.

And our navy is
too weak to stop them.

England once ruled the seas.

But alas,

There are no men left with
king henry's vision.

That pompous prig.

He couldn't... no, he wouldn't.

Even look at me.

It is though my sex
rendered me invisible.

Maxford is a blowhard.

But his support will
protect your throne.

He will never protect my throne.

As long as a woman sits on it.

You're not just any woman.

You are the daughter
of henry viii,

A king he reveres.

You're right.

If I am to win his favor,

The best way is to show him
who I really am.

Gideon,

Tell lord maxford
I'm inviting him.

And the other catholic nobles
on a royal hunt.

I can't guarantee he'll accept.
He will...

If you, a reasonable man,
joins us.

Once we're
on the hunting ground,

He'll learn...

I am nothing less than
a tudor queen.

I must admit,
since first hearing of it,

I have given a great deal of
thought to claude in a nunnery.

Why is that?

Because it arouses me.

A common enough fetish,
I'm told.

Have you convinced leeza
to spare her yet?

If you haven't noticed,

The spanish crown she wears
has made her deaf.

Where I'm concerned.

If leeza can push out claude,
who's next? Charles?

I think we are yet
a distance from that.

Well, you better hope so.

Without a valois on the throne,

There's no saying who
the next king will choose.

As lord chancellor.

Leeza's already tried
to replace you once.

Well, perhaps I should
talk to her.

On claude's behalf.

What are you up to?
I desire only to help.

And because I am not her mother,

I believe her hearing might
greatly improve when I speak.

Very well. Speak with her.

Today, we celebrate the harvest.

And yet...

Many go hungry.

I have cried out, "why, god?"

"Why must the people who
work the hardest.

Suffer the most?"

It is because queen mary.

Is a spoiled french girl
who does not care.

She and her church.

Take your tithes
and spend it on clothes.

And outlandish luxuries.

While she gets fatter,
you starve.

To her, you are less than chaff
blowing in the wind.

That is a lie!

It's the queen.

Reverend knox is good
with words.

But what good are words
when you are hungry?

You cannot eat them.

You cannot fill your children's
bellies with them.

Lord darnley,

Show these people that
their queen has brought them.

More than words.

I bring you food
for your families.

Thank you, your majesty.

God save your majesty.

God bless you.

Can't deny they are well suited,

And mary could do much worse.

Perhaps.

Look at her.

She's got the ignorant
fools eating.

Quite literally from her hand.

Bless you.

We must end this gathering.

Now.

Bless you.

It was christ himself
who instructed all of us.

To pray for our daily bread.

And it is god who answers.

We are merely his servants.

Knox is leaving.

I think you've won.

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

We need to get you out of here!

No, the fire could spread
to the crops! We must help!

Mary!

Are the girls all right?

Is everyone all right?

I feel as though my arms
are going to drop off,

But the fire is out.

That's all that...

James, you're burned!

It's nothing. I'm fine.

Three cheers
for mary, queen of scots!

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

Your gracious majesty,
thank you!

You'll be as good
as new in no time.

Has either of you seen
lord darnley?

I can't seem to find him.

I saw him with the
horses during the fire,

But since then...

Fire!

Not again.

Help! My boy's in there!

Help!

It's darnley!

The farmer says,
"I think my wife's dead.

The sex is about the same,
but the dishes are piling up."

It's unfortunate gideon
couldn't be here.

I hope he's not out
courting some other queen.

I'm thankful you were
gracious enough.

To continue the hunt
without him.

You seem surprised
yourself he didn't show.

Ha!

Your majesty,

The skill you showed
on the hunting grounds today.

Reveals a warrior's instinct.

A trait you no doubt inherited
from your father.

I'm not sure I would have
bagged such a prize stag.

Had you not flushed him out
for me.

Being in your woods today
reminded me.

Of something you said.

Your concern of a possible
spanish invasion,

And you're right.

Our royal navy needs
a much larger fleet,

But such a fleet would require
a vast amount of lumber.

Lumber you have in abundance
in your own backyard.

I wonder, would you
consider selling.

That lumber to the crown?

At a very fair price, of course.

Such patriotism deserves
to be richly rewarded.

That is a brilliant idea.

In exchange for such
an arrangement,

I would need to know
I had your full support.

And the support
of your catholic friends.

That would include not meeting.

With representatives
of the vatican,

Should they choose to turn their
attention your way.

I hereby pledge my undying
loyalty to the crown.

And if the vatican were to call,

They would find us
otherwise occupied.

To the hunting queen!

Queen! Queen! To the queen!

Please tell me you've
succeeded in curbing my

Spanish mule of a daughter's
flight of jealousy.

Leeza will no longer require
claude to join a convent.

Well, surely not out
of the goodness of her heart.

There was only one way
that she would agree.

To allow her sister
to lead a non-celibate life.

Leeza wants claude wed.
To a catholic noble.

Of respectable rank and title.
Claude has.

Earned the right
to choose her own husband.

Yes, well...

Her husband has
already been chosen.

Terms of the deal.
I've never even.

Heard of this luc narcisse.

I have a handful
of adult children.

If it puts your mind
at ease, this particular apple.

Fell some distance from the tree.
That's hard.

To believe when he carries
your name. This is your fault!

Your fault you weren't
a better mother to leeza.

Your fault she's turning years
of resentment against me...

I know, claude. I'm sorry.

She has the laws
of our faith on her side.

Marriage or the nunnery.

Do I at least get to meet my
future husband before I choose?

Father.

Queen mother.

And you must be princess claude.

I have a confession to make.
I'm not a virgin, either.

I'm glad you're
enjoying this situation.

And I don't mean to make light
of the circumstances.

Believe me, this is
all happening.

Just as quickly for me.

But I want to make this work.

Plenty of arranged marriages do.

And plenty don't.

Two random people forced.

To spend the rest of
their lives together?

You don't even know who I am,

What I like...

Who I love.

No, but I have heard about you.

Enough to know
that I would not seek.

To change your spirit,
but to embrace it.

I will prove myself
to be a loyal husband,

One who can protect you.

I know who you are.

You're the son of the most
ruthless man at french court.

Well, I was never
his favorite son,

Because I was never like him.

Certainly, my father
has his reasons.

For suggesting this marriage,
as I do for accepting,

But they're not
the same reasons.

My relationship with
my father has had many...

Challenges.

That's not the life I
wish for my children.

Yes, I do expect to have heirs.

You are a princess, after all.

They would get a good life.

Not to mention...

I would be marrying
a most stunning woman.

Luc, may I have.

A moment to speak
with my daughter in private?

Of course.

Things are going well,
I take it?

It's not... Awful.

Mother,

Leith. Is gone.

And luc may appear
to be a decent man,

But I've learned to never trust
the beginning of a book.

He is a narcisse, after all.

I know this isn't
what you wanted,

But for now,
this marriage will protect you.

And because I am
partially to blame.

For your situation,
here is my promise to you.

Once we rid this court of leeza,

I will help you deal
with the consequences of.

Your union to luc,
should there be any.

If he ever lays a hand on you,

I will get you out
of this marriage.

Do you mean that? I may not.

Be able to get you back
from a nunnery,

But when the time is right,
I can make you a widow.

All right.

I'll do it.

I'll... Marry luc.

You showed great courage
when you saved that child.

It has convinced many,
who will persuade many more,

That you would be a worthy king.

The courage I showed was no more
than your own.

And the only person I wish.

To persuade
of my worth sits before me.

I'll be honest, lord darnley.

I did not expect to like you...
But I do.

If you find the terms.

That I have laid out
for our marriage acceptable,

Our union will
serve scotland well.

But I find myself wondering.

If this is something
that you would...

Am i...?

Am I what you expected?

You are more so.

I only wish that your regard
for me could be as generous.

Why do you say it is not?

Because of what you withhold.

The crown matrimonial.

How romantic.

Your thoughts are already
of your life without me.

After I am dead.

Not at all. I'm thinking of you.

Of carrying on your legacy.

Mary, people die all the time.

Women more so
of illness, childbirth...

Assassination?

I would protect you with my life.

Against all things.

If I could.

Would you?

A wife you barely know?

Your logic is new.

But I've had this request
made of me by another.

And he plotted
to have me killed.

I am generous but
only to a point.

In the matter of the crown
matrimonial, I will not yield.

I hadn't realized
your painful history.

With regard to this.

All right.

I accept your terms.

Well, you don't seem
happy about it.

I am an ambitious man.

And if this is my one chance
at king, I will take it.

And if I am king for only
as long as you live,

Then I say long live the queen.

That's it, then.

We will be wed.

For scotland.

Leith, I pray you're at peace.

Forgive me.

Are you ready?

Little sister.

I'm so sorry charles
couldn't manage to attend.

Even a royal wedding,

But I do hope you
accept my best wishes.

May matrimony set you
on a more honorable path.

God will be watching
should you stray from it.

As he watches all
of his creatures.

Thank you, your majesty.

God should be pleased to know.

That I have every intention.

Of providing
a happy life for claude.

I do think it's time
for our first dance, don't you?

You didn't have to do that.

Do what?

I'm simply a man who wants to
share a dance with his bride.

Are you certain
that lovely young man.

Is related to you?

Is it really so surprising?

Things have turned out very
well for you, haven't they?

Yes.

For claude, as well, I trust.

I am grateful.

What is it?

Will you excuse me for a moment?

Charles!

I heard that you
had taken to your bed.

Where are you...? Charles!

Is that blood?

Are you hurt?

Did you hurt someone?

Do you realize what people
are whispering about you?

They're already saying
that you are a necrophiliac.

If anyone saw you in this state,

They will think
that you are a vampire.

Who has been feasting...

Enough!

Why can't we wave at And amy schumer
just pushed you over the side.

Gideon, you grace us
with your presence at last.

Lord maxford nearly
canceled the hunt.

When you failed to show, but I
won his allegiance nonetheless.

But you embarrassed me.

That cannot happen again.

I don't give a damn about
maxford or your embarrassment.

What?

You dare...

There's nothing you can do
to me that could cause me.

Any more pain. I have given.

Everything to your service.

And now stand to lose.

The only thing
that matters to me.

What happened? What is it?

My daughter's condition
has worsened.

The doctors don't
know what to do.

They have told me
to prepare for the worst.

Without agatha, I am lost.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't know.

Yet I should have.

But my duty to my queen
took up all my attention.

I was so busy keeping.

Your house in order
that I let my own crumble.

Don't lose hope, gideon.

I promise you

I will do everything.

In my power to help agatha.

You have no power over this.

None at all.

It's not too late
to choose the nunnery.

I think it is.

Look at me.

Would you mind
if I kissed you now?

I have not kissed
a man since leith.

When I heard it,
I didn't believe it.

We thought you were dead.

There were days I wished I was.

But I knew claude was waiting.

You shouldn't have come back.

Then it's true.

What I've just been told.

Claude has wed.

This very night.

Then there's still a chance.

If she hasn't
consummated the marriage,

It can still be annulled.
I have to find her.

Let her know that I'm alive.

That I'm back.

I'm sorry, leith.

But I cannot allow that
to happen.

Why are you doing this?

Claude has married my son.

No. No!

And it's my duty
to ensure they have.

A long and happy marriage.

Take him away.

No!

Claude!

I am an officer
of the kingsguard!

Let me go!

Claude! Claude!

You're getting married.

I do wish you were
happier about this.

It's the decision I made
when I sent gideon away.

But still,

For a moment there
I allowed myself.

To think it could be more.

When we were handing out bread,

Fighting the fire together,

Not as king and queen, but as.

Two people
of like mind and spirit.

Like you and francis.

Darnley has shown
his true ambition.

Can you blame anyone
for wanting to be king?

No, I suppose not.

You don't have to marry him.

If I want to challenge
elizabeth and survive,

I do. But what is survival.

Without even the hope of love?

My people...

I'm not talking
about your subjects.

I'm talking about you.

I know you, mary.

It won't be enough.

It will have to be enough.

What's this wood?

I don't know.

Is that wood burnt?

It says, "be careful."

"Darnley started his own fire.

To appear a hero."

It's signed, "loyal watchman."

"loyal watchman"?

Who is that?

I have no idea.

Do you think it's true?

Could darnley have done
such a thing?