Reign

Previously on "Reign"... Leith: I don't care

What they say. I want you.

Bash: How did you heal

That woman's son?

I laid hands on him.

Mary: I have hired an agent to gather intelligence for me.

I need to know which harbors are safe to land

In scotland and which areas have not been infiltrated

By elizabeth's troops.

I will go to scotland with you.

You may remain at court with Condé with my protection.

Francis has had a change of heart. He's not going to stand in our way.

When this is over, you will be running for your life.

Be sensible. Meet with elizabeth's envoy.

Build a future controlled by you.

Nostradamus: I saw your son's future.

His union with mary. She will cost francis his life.

You there.

What's your rush?

Tell me your name. Collins.

You were cheated back there at the card table,

But I think you knew that. I've never had luck on my side.

You'd think it'd stop me from betting on cards, but, uh...

What business do you have in le havre,

Mr. Collins?

A port town of this size,

Surely you see your share of outsiders.

We do. Most of them

More than happy to submit to my questions.

And what news do you bring us...

From mary, queen of scots?

(fast tempo acoustic intro playing)

Forgive the sins of my body, o lord,

As they give my heart the strength it needs to heal.

Conde: Were you followed?

No. But it's getting harder to find moments

When no one's watching.

I tried to get away from the girl who brings

My breakfast by telling her I had a cold.

Now the kitchen has me on a steady diet of plain broth

And foul-smelling herbs.

The lies are piling up. They are.

For me, too.

But you're here now.

Promise me you'll be careful. Bash: You don't need to worry about me.

Not anymore. That's a wife's duty.

I am still your wife.

Perhaps in name only, but I will always worry for your safety.

That's the last of it. While I'm gone, I'll have the rest of my things

Brought to the commander's quarters in the south keep. I can set up

Your rooms for you. Make them nice.

Uh, kenna, I have something that I wanted to talk to you about.

Promise me...

You will resist the urge to annul our union.

Why would I? For another.

Bash,

Apart from you, I've only been lied to

And betrayed by men. Who want you.

They always do.

Kings and everyday bastards alike.

You prefer kings.

Bash. Eventually a man will come along

With enough power to make you feel safe.

But until then, you or any woman is better off wed.

Allow my name to protect you.

I will.

You are kind.

And strong. And the only man

Who's ever put my needs above his own.

And yet we both know

I'm not the man for you.

I can't keep living like this.

The lies, the hiding.

Facing my husband every day, knowing his thoughts

Must be consumed by images of you and I together.

We must leave France sooner rather than later.

We are leaving. Your agent ridley and his men

Are set to land in scotland in one week.

With his help, we'll know for sure if buckhaven

Is a safe port of entry under catholic control. And your men

Are prepared to accompany us? They wait only

For my word.

Promise me that when the day comes, we'll get on that boat

And you'll leave all this behind.

Yes.

For my country and for you.

Mary, we're so close.

Good morning.

Catherine, good morning.

Mary?

Oh, you look flushed.

Are you feverish? I'm sure it will pass.

Thank you for your concern.

Find out

How many times our pious queen has taken

Her morning prayers in the chapel this week.

Without arousing suspicion.

Advisor: Though our forces have had

Great success in tamping down extremists,

I'm afraid the few remaining only

Grow more militant.

I would like to divert more forces

To rouen and la rochelle.

Why?

Rouen is teeming with protestants,

But their protests remain largely peaceful.

Uh, the king would prefer a thorough review of the subject

Before making a decision.

What is it?

A hospitality matter.

The duke and duchess of berry

Have arrived and with them something

Of a panic among the servants.

You'll excuse me?

out.

Now.

Why are you so distracted?

This isn't like you.

This needs your attention.

Where is your head?

No one knows or understands better than me

What went wrong in your marriage.

And mary has been through

Considerable trauma.

But prince Condé lingers at court

With no pressing reason to be here.

He is our cousin and negotiates for his region at court.

He harbors feelings for your wife.

Your recently separated wife. Oh, careful, mother.

You need to be careful. I've been watching mary.

She's visited the chapel four times in the last five days.

Do you know what would happen to them if they got caught?

Mary's infidelity calls into question

Our alliance with scotland,

It weakens you in the eyes of elizabeth

And your enemies abroad.

There are nobles here

Who would call for her head.

Mary has always been honest with me.

despite the distance between us.

She has no interest in Condé.

She is loyal.

To me and to France.

Not another word of this nonsense.

Not to mary or to anyone.

Certainly that trauma you refer to

Has earned her respite from your petty allegations.

Servant: Some refreshment,

Lord burgess?

As expected, queen elizabeth

Was pleased to learn of your eagerness

To foster a marriage alliance.

Hmm. Well, eagerness aside,

I am willing to wait patiently for her decision.

I would never want the queen of England

To think I'm rushing her. You're not.

Her majesty wants to make your acquaintance.

We sail for England in two days.

A trip to England this soon

Is not what I'd expected. Mm, well,

Elizabeth's advisors have convinced her

It's in her best interest to settle on a husband

Without delay.

Now, a young woman ruling

Without a man to turn to for answers?

To govern her in turn?

It's unnatural and worrisome

For England's nobles.

Prince Condé?

To an objective observer, it would seem

That you're stalling for time.

Not at all.

But we would need

Time to settle terms.

What lands I'd be gifted, what...

"terms"?

The terms here are simple.

To be considered as the next king consort of England,

Queen elizabeth would like to lay eyes on you.

One's physical attributes

Are of some importance to her majesty.

Then send her my portrait.

Hmm. You will sail with me

In two days' time...

Or give up

Any hope you have of becoming king of England.

Prince Condé, what a pleasure.

Won't you join me?

Where on earth have you been?

I had business in the village.

Ridley, our advance man, is dead.

He never reached scotland.

I received a coded message from mcnabb, his second in command.

He found ridley's body robbed of his possessions,

Including the letters to the lords

At both potential ports in scotland.

Louis, those letters

Bore my seal. They were a calculated risk.

The only way for ridley to prove

The legitimacy of his mission.