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12. No Way Out

Mary might have to sacrifice her cousin's life to save her own, as she and Gideon find themselves in unchartered emotional territory. Catherine's past returns to haunt her, while Lola and Elizabeth become unlikely allies.

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Queen Elizabeth publicly names Mary as her successor, on the condition that Elizabeth choose Mary's next husband. Mary has Rome's approval to raise an army, and is ordered by Archbishop Ridolfi ( Juan Chioran ) to accept Elizabeth's terms, as they plan to assassinate Elizabeth and have Mary become queen of England. Mary asks Gideon for help finding a way to protect Elizabeth, and has sex with him; soon after, Gideon kills his servant to protect Queen Mary. When Queen Elizabeth sees how much Robert is hated in England, she makes him Earl of Leicester and commands him to sail to France and wed Queen Mary, hoping to save his life. Lola reaches out to the heartbroken Queen Elizabeth. Queen Mary asks if Greer will return with her to Scotland, but Greer declines. Queen Catherine is threatened by the mysterious thirteen Red Knights who seek vengeance for the wrongful execution of thirteen knights by King Henry II (actually it was Philip IV ) many years ago for allegedly worshipping Baphomet.

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