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Darnley and John Knox conspire to depose Mary by accusing her of adultery with Bothwell. Darnley leads his anti-Queen Mary allies in storming Queen Mary's chambers, but find her with Rizzio instead of Lord Bothwell; Lord Darnley loses control of the situation and Lord Ruthven ( John Ralston ) incites the others to collectively stab Rizzio to death. They put Queen Mary under house arrest, but she convinces Darnley that he's being used, and they escape the castle together. After Lord Darnley flees to save himself, Mary meets up with Bothwell and their pro-Mary allies, and vows to take back Edinburgh castle by force. Gideon travels to French court to settle a diplomatic issue; while he is away, Ferdinand confronts Queen Elizabeth about her affair with Gideon and gets her to promise to end it. Lord Henry shows Nicole that Narcisse has only been using her, and the pair have sex. Narcisse resumes his affair with Queen Mother Catherine.
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