TEXT: (In the courtyard at the castle, people - like Queen Catherine, King Henry, Mary, Queen of Scots and her Ladies in Waiting - are gathered around, watching Francis and Tomás compete against one another in a game of archery.) NOSTRADAMUS: (Speaking to Catherine, who sits between he and King Henry) Who designed the target? CATHERINE: Oh. Who knows? They say it looks like the castle ghost - the girl they blame for every girl or servant that runs off, or goes missing. (Francis and Tomás stand beside one another. Each holding their own bow and several arrows.) FRANCIS: (Speaking to Tomás) Nice shot, Tomás, but the object is to hit the heart. TOM<unk>S: Is it? (Francis nods, as Tomás goes to retrieve another arrow. The camera pans in on Mary, Kenna, Greer, Lola and Aylee, as they sit nearby; watching the events unfold) OFFSCREEN VOICE (to Mary, who looks unamused): Is he allowed to take another shot? (Tomás aims his bow and arrow toward the target. This time, he hits the target in precicely the correct place. Looking proud of his accomplishment, he gazes into the crowd - noticing the tension in the air) TOM<unk>S (to Francis): Did I take too many shots? FRANCIS: Technically, yes. Shall I take another shot too? TOM<unk>S: Take as many shots as you would like. (glancing over at Mary, then back to Francis) You will still lose. (Francis pulls out an arrow, fixes it to his bow and takes a shot - hitting the target just inches from Tomás' last shot. The crowd gives him an applause. Tomás smiles slightly and makes a hand gesture) AYLEE: Does Tomás seem different these last few days? A little more bold? KENNA: More intense? OFFSCREEN VOICE: More *unintelligible* anyway AYLEE: More engaged to Mary, certainly. MARY: Not all the way
SUMMARY:
Simon Westbrook is arrested for causing the deaths of the French troops, based on the testimony of a prostitute who claims she saw him bragging about it. Prince Tomas shows his true colours to Queen Mary by threatening her and hitting a whipping boy when she talks back to him. After receiving a hint from Clarissa, Queen Mary, Prince Francis and Bash realize that Prince Tomas had the most to gain by warning the English. She questions the prostitute, who admits she was paid for her testimony. Prince Francis and Bash find Prince Tomas when he's about to kill his whipping boy to cover his tracks in the plot; a fight ensues and Prince Francis kills Prince Tomas. Queen Mary, Prince Francis, and Bash return to court in time to prevent Simon's execution. Henry and Catherine, with the King of Portugal's agreement, agree to cover up Tomas's treachery - the official story is that his death was an accident. Simon leaves France as the new English envoy to Portugal. Due to her role in protecting France's ties with Portugal, Mary is able to reopen negotiations for her marriage to Prince Francis, this time pressuring King Henry and Queen Catherine for better terms for herself and Scotland.