EPISODE

18. No Exit

When Mary's brother James arrives in France and convinces Mary to return to Scotland, Francis is suspicious and uncovers a plot that would destroy Mary, which causes a rift between them. King Henry's downward spiral continues, leaving Penelope in charge, causing Catherine and Kenna to take drastic measures. Meanwhile, Lola becomes wary of Lord Julien's motives behind his marriage proposal.

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Queen Mary's younger half-brother James Stewart, Earl of Moray (Joe Doyle) arrives to tell her that the Scots are chafing under Marie de Guise's rule and advises her to return to Scotland. Queen Mary wants to go immediately, but Prince Francis is reluctant. He discovers Prince James's footman was paid by the English to kill Queen Mary during her voyage so that James can be King of Scotland. When Queen Mary still insists on going, Prince Francis locks her in the tower. Queen Catherine and Lady Kenna work together, staging an intervention where a false "Bishop" condemns King Henry's sexual activities and scares the King into humility and dismissing Penelope. When this succeeds, Queen Catherine gives Penelope's estate and jewels to Lady Kenna and Bash, who celebrate with a kiss. Lady Lola and Julien are married, but Lady Lola starts to suspect that Julien has financial difficulties. Nostradamus and Lady Olivia have started a romantic relationship. But when Nostradamus has a vision of Lady Olivia's death, he sends her away to Trinidad alone, knowing that Queen Catherine will never let him go.

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