King Francis starts to believe Caroline, who claims to be possessed by his late father king Louis, as she knows too much, and forces 'him' to discuss in an exchange of sinful reproaches the regicidal patricide, but is overheard by lord Narcisse, decides against killing the more then inconvenient witness, only to find he secured the actress as blackmail trump, demanding only a pragmatic reign in France's interest, without Mary's emotional nonsense-influence. Bash and Leith discover the branding thugs are Catholic zealots setting up the hated Protestants, even prince Condé, while Greer learns her groom Castleroy converted himself while grieving his first wife. Kenna believes she can identify the nameless dream lover in a diary she confiscates from maids as count Aris, whom she therefore recommends as lover to 'neglected royal mistress' Lola, but that proves wrong.
—KGF Vissers