Plot summary
In hopes of ousting Queen Mary, Queen Catherine arranges for her son's former lover, Lady Olivia ( Yael Grobglas ), to return to court and profess her romantic feelings for him. When Francis refuses to send Olivia away, Queen Mary vents her frustrations to Bash and the two kiss, witnessed by Prince Francis.
Aylee is caught stealing Queen Mary's ring by Queen Catherine, whom she blackmails into letting her read Queen Mary's letters before they are posted. Queen Mary is aware of this arrangement, as she deliberately planted Aylee as her spy for Queen Catherine. Pagans are practicing human sacrifice to appease a creature in the woods; one of the pagans tells Bash he has to kill someone to replace the victim he had removed before the ritual was complete. Queen Mary learns that Kenna is having an affair with King Henry and advises her to end it, but Kenna refuses; claiming that King Henry is planning to make her his new mistress to replace Lady Diane.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Reign season 1. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.