Plot summary
Protestant radicals take a monastery hostage in retaliation for Francis's sending troops to Scotland, but Bash and Renaude recover it successfully. When Catherine and Narcisse try to frame Louis for the hostage situation, Louis asks Mary to leave France with him, but she refuses. Louis fears he's no longer safe in France, so when he's approached by another English envoy, Lord Akers ( Vincent Gale ), he accepts Elizabeth's proposal. Louis immediately takes part in a secret proxy wedding, making him King consort of England and a traitor to France. The day after, all participants in the ceremony aside from Louis and Akers are mysteriously killed and evidence of the wedding destroyed.
Akers, uncertain whether the marriage is still valid, abandons Louis to return to England. Mary learns about the wedding and is heartbroken. Lola and Kenna visit Greer's brothel and are surprised by her success. Bash has seemingly moved on to another woman, enabling Kenna and Renaude to grow closer. Catherine and Narcisse's sexual relationship continues, though Catherine is concerned when she learns that Lord Narcisse still flirts with Lady Lola.
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