King Henry condemns English ambassador Simon Westbrook, a friend of the Scottish girls, to decapitation as presumed spy responsible for the destruction of six companies from Calais. Prince Francis, eager to keep Mary as fiancee, hopes to see her marriage to Portuguese bastard/prince Tomas canceled by digging in his past and finds his abusive reputation confirmed, yet Mary feels obliged to a dynastic marriage. Mary's companion Greer gets over losing Tomas in the company of a charming castle cook, Kenna asks king Henry to keep her as official 'consummated' mistress. At Bash's sickbed, Francis realizes Tomas had the better motive and hastes to prevent the elimination of witnesses.*
—KGF Vissers