(Simon tosses her a robe and she bolts out of the room)
Simon: Her carriage back to Orleans was delayed. (Suddenly, it strikes Mary that this girl might be the same one who warned her of the rape plot)
Mary: This friend, who likes to hide... (The girls exit the room as to not wake Lola up from her sleep, but they continue chatting in hushed tones in the castle's corridor)
Mary: The French King and Queen said Colin's attack on me was an English plot, but Colin told Lola it was someone here, highly placed at French court. ACT 1, SCENE 4 - ON THE KING'S ROAD:
(A convoy of guards on horseback and carriages carry Mary, Francis and Prince Charles to meet Madeleine. All I know is it had to be someone opposed to Scotland's alliance with France; my engagement to Francis. As I suspect my brother is already doing. Back at court? Clarissa? Francis: They'll be dealt with, but in the mean-time, that English envoy needs to be detained and questioned. He should be back by now. His union with Mary, she will cost Francis his life. I feel for her.... And for Colin. Leave France, abandon the alliance. Madeleine: Charles! Madeleine: Charles!! Mary: Are you proposing, or are you trying to scare me? Mary: Clarissa? Mary: Is that a warship? Queen Catherine: The informants who pointed at the English fled, fearing retribution. She's come from far away... by ship. Stand down! Stay.
Plan: A: Prince Charles; Q: Who is the younger brother of Prince Francis? A: Peter DaCunha; Q: Who plays Prince Charles? A: Madeleine; Q: Who is Prince Charles to be betrothed to? A: Vanessa Carter; Q: Who plays Madeleine? A: a French noblewoman; Q: Who is Madeleine? A: Simon Westbrook; Q: Who is the English envoy that accompanies Madeleine to England? A: Luke Roberts; Q: Who played Simon Westbrook? A: Clarissa; Q: Who did Queen Mary ask for information about the poisoning attempt? A: Katie Boland; Q: Who played Clarissa? A: the rape plot; Q: What plot does Mary suspect Clarissa warned her of? A: Queen Mary; Q: Who believes Catherine is responsible for the various plots? A: the poisoning; Q: What did Simon feign to scare Queen Mary out of the alliance with France? A: French court; Q: Where does Queen Mary have enemies? A: the English; Q: Who does Queen Mary want to stand against? A: his mother; Q: Who does Francis warn to leave his fiancee alone? A: a united front; Q: What are Queen Mary and Prince Francis determined to be against their mutual enemies? Summary: Prince Francis's younger brother, Prince Charles (Peter DaCunha), is to be betrothed to Madeleine (Vanessa Carter), a French noblewoman. Madeleine arrives by ship, escorted by an unexpected English envoy led by Simon Westbrook (Luke Roberts), who are welcomed at court for helping Madeleine arrive safely. Mary learns from Charles that a girl named Clarissa (Katie Boland) lives in the secret passageways of the castle; Mary suspects she's the one who warned her of the rape plot. When Queen Mary avoids what appears to be another poisoning attempt, she asks Clarissa for information. She is led to Simon, learning that he feigned the poisoning to scare her out of the alliance with France. Simon points out that Queen Mary already has enemies in French court and will not be safe, but Mary declares her intent to stay and stand against the English. Queen Mary suspects Catherine as responsible for the various plots and shares this with Francis, who believes her and warns his mother to leave his fiancee alone. Queen Mary and Prince Francis are for now determined to be a united front against their mutual enemies.