DIANE: No. Legitimization takes time. (The room erupts in murmurs)
CARDINAL TESSON: While she has not named her successor...
(King Henry cuts the Cardinal off and finishes the sentiment)
KING HENRY: many suspect, and believe, the rightful heir to the English throne is you: Mary Stuart. While the rest of the crowd applaudes)
KING HENRY (Henry approaches Mary and takes her by the hand): The second England's queen dies, you will make your claim. QUEEN CATHERINE: A Scottish queen on the English throne? FATHER RONISSI: Of course you would want him recognized, but you must realize, with the Pope's blessing of Mary and Francis' wedding, his desire to service the faithful of England, that your efforts must stop. (The Queen asks the guard to leave)
QUEEN CATHERINE: Go. (Kenna bows and leaves, allowing the Queen to go back to her work)
QUEEN CATHERINE: Hmm. Francis knows that. MARY: For us, for his people. QUEEN CATHERINE: And what about Nostradamus? Because he will. NOSTRADAMUS: No. Do you think I want to tell a mother her son will die? MARY: Kenna. NOSTRADAMUS: Not this one. And Bash. Kenna. (The Queen picks up a bottle of poison and holds it up for Diane to see)
DIANE: You want me to poison her. Who is that? It's quite good. BASH: Go. Why did you kill her? For Aylee's death? (Mary is packing up her belongings to take with her)
MARY: Come with me.
Plan: A: News; Q: What arrives that the Queen of England is dying? A: her heir; Q: What has the Queen of England not yet named? A: King Henry; Q: Who wants to take England for France? A: Queen Mary; Q: Who refuses to claim the English throne? A: Mary; Q: Who is a strong claimant to the English throne? A: Queen Catherine; Q: Who blackmails Lady Diane? A: her marriage; Q: What did Nostradamus predict would cost Prince Francis his life? A: Lady Diane's; Q: Whose plot to legitimize Bash did Queen Catherine learn about? A: Lady Diane; Q: Who did Queen Catherine blackmail to poison Kenna? A: the castle; Q: Where does Queen Mary flee with Bash? A: Clarissa poisons Aylee; Q: Who did Clarissa poison? A: the stairs; Q: Where did Clarissa push Aylee down? A: Princess Elizabeth Tudor; Q: Who does Queen Mary declare she will not claim the English throne instead of? Summary: News arrives that the Queen of England is dying and has not yet named her heir. King Henry announces that it's time for Queen Mary and Prince Francis to finally wed, because Mary is a strong claimant to the English throne and King Henry wants to take England for France. Queen Catherine tells Queen Mary about Nostradamus' prophetic vision that her marriage will cost Prince Francis his life, asking her to leave him for his sake. Queen Mary confronts Nostradamus, who adds that one of her devoted ladies will die soon. Queen Catherine learns through Kenna of Lady Diane's plot to legitimize Bash. Furious, Queen Catherine blackmails Lady Diane, with the order her to poison Kenna and leave King Henry for good. Lady Diane refuses to poison Kenna but leaves the castle. Clarissa poisons Aylee and pushes her down the stairs, killing her in order to make Queen Mary believe Nostradamus's prophecy of misfortune and death. Queen Mary declares she will not claim the English throne instead of her second cousin Princess Elizabeth Tudor , and flees the castle with Bash.