0:00:02 > 0:00:03MAN: In a land of myth and a time of magic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:08the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11His name...Merlin.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16WATER DRIPPING
0:00:36 > 0:00:40CHANTING SPELL
0:00:43 > 0:00:46HEART BEATING
0:01:15 > 0:01:17SHELL CRACKING
0:01:33 > 0:01:36CHANTING SPELL
0:01:36 > 0:01:39..to Camelot he cometh.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15CHURCH BELLS RINGING
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Aren't you scared?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Of what? - You might catch whatever it is.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I'm the court physician. It's my job.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Mostly there's nothing to be scared of.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31You were saying?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34People mustn't see this. They'll panic.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Dad, your sandwich.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Ha.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Mmm. What's in it?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54It's smoked pigeon. But I'd say there's more smoke than pigeon.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56You're such a good girl.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I've done you watercress soup tonight.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Don't tell me - with more water in it than cress?
0:03:03 > 0:03:04I'll see you later.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07OK. Bye.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- What are you doing? - Er, moving something.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Looks heavy. - It's nothing really.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Someone got you flowers. - Oh, no.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Would you like one? A purple one.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Purple suits you.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Er, not that red doesn't suit you.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Thanks. Well, er...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Er, see you.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Bye.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54You look happy.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55I picked these for you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Oh, that's so sweet.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00To cheer you up. I know you're not sleeping well.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01You cheer me up.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Would you like me to put them in water for you?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I've never seen anything like this before.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Some kind of plague?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16No, this could never come from nature.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18But who has this kind of power?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- It's caused by magic? - MAN: Merlin!
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I'm on my way. Sorry I'm late.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Don't worry. I'm getting used to it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Oh. Er, Gwen, she gave it to me.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Tell Gaius my father wants him.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38OK.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Gaius... - I heard.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Why not tell you himself? - You're a servant.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- If he knew who I was... - You'd be a dead servant.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Right. Get this covered up.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I'm not YOUR servant.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56No, you're my dogsbody. Come on, hurry up.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- What's happened? - I don't know. Second case today.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Why not report it?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16I wanted to find the cause.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17And you concluded?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21No hurry for conclusions. The scientific process is long.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23What are you concealing from me?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Sire, I have seen nothing like it.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29The victims are dying in 24 hours. It's spreading fast.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30So, what is the cause?
0:05:30 > 0:05:37I think I should say the cause - the most likely cause - is sorcery.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- Find who did this. - I will, Father.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Conduct door-to-door searches in the town.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Double the guards on the gates. Lend the physician your servant.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Merlin? - We need Gaius to find a cure.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53He needs all the help we can give him.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58If Gaius is right, believe me, the city will be wiped out.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03This kind of magic undermines our authority, challenges all we've done.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08If we cannot control this plague, people will turn to magic for a cure.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13We have to find this sorcerer and quickly.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Yes, Father.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Gaius. Gaius, he's still alive.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- There's nothing we can do. - We haven't tried!
0:06:40 > 0:06:43If we don't know the disease, how can we cure him?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44With magic.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Have a look! They're suspicious of everyone.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50This is not the time to be using magic.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Science will lead us to the source of the disease.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00One thing I do know - this is magic of the darkest kind.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Why would someone use magic like that?
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Magic corrupts. People use it for their own ends.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10But not all magic is bad.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13It's neither good nor bad, it's how you use it.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15DOOR OPENING
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Over there.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Sorry, we're searching every room.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- What for? - The sorcerer.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Why would he be here? - Just doing my job.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26We've nothing to hide. Go on, then, search.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35What are these books and papers?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38My life's work, dedicated to science.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41You are quite welcome to read through them.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- What's this room up here? - It's mine.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47What do you expect to find?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I'm looking for evidence suggesting use of enchantments.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55What have you done with the magic book I gave you?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02ARTHUR: Merlin, come here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Look what I've found.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12A place to put things. It's called a cupboard.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Sss!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- How long before you find a cure? - Depends on the interruptions.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Of course. I'm sorry. We're finished here.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- We have to hide that book. - No.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15We must use it.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Don't be stupid.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21My legacy, what is it for? You say it's not for playing tricks.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25You want to practise magic with the king hunting sorcerers? Are you mad?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28You're destined for important things.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32If I don't practise, how do I become this great warlock?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35In time your skills will be recognised.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- When? How long do I wait? - Patience is a virtue.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Sitting by and doing nothing is a virtue?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Your time will come.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I could cure that man we saw.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I know it's tempting to use the way you find easiest.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52It would save a life!
0:09:52 > 0:09:57It's no good saving one. We have to discover how this is spreading.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Arthur is out looking for the sorcerer.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04A sorcerer this powerful will never be found searching the town.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08So, what can we do?
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Hope that science can find the answer before it kills us all.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22ROARING
0:10:28 > 0:10:31We've searched everywhere - the entire city.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Nothing? - I don't know where else to look.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Impose a curfew.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42No-one is to be on the streets after the great bell.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Father. - Cordon off the lower town.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- Why? - It's where most of the victims are.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Let's isolate it, stop this disease from spreading.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53What about the people who live there?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56You think I haven't considered it?
0:10:58 > 0:10:59What else can I do?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I have to protect the rest of the city.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13GAIUS: What's different about this victim?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Um...she's a woman.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Sometimes I do wonder
0:11:18 > 0:11:22whether your magical talents were given to the right person.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Anything else?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Um...she's a courtier. - Ah!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28How does that help us?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Courtiers seldom go to the lower town. What does that mean?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Um...she hasn't spoken to any townspeople.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Yes, it suggests that the disease is not spread by contact.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41They probably eat different food.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Good. Anything else?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Don't breathe the same air.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47What's the only thing they do share?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Water?
0:11:50 > 0:11:51You think the disease is spread through water?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Merlin, you're a prodigy.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08It's time to get up, Dad.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Dad!
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Gwen?
0:12:28 > 0:12:29MERLIN: Gwen?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Gwen!
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- Gwen. - Gaius.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- You have the sickness? - My father.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Please, Gaius, he's all I have.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Gwen, I have no cure.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I am begging you!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I wish there was something.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51But so far the remedy is beyond what I can achieve.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I'm sorry, Gwen.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59There must be something we can do.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Let's hope this can provide answers.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- Too late for Gwen's father. - I fear you may be right.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37SNORING
0:14:18 > 0:14:20GUARD: What about that one? In there.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23GUARD 2: Sentries, sir.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44WHISPERING SPELL
0:14:46 > 0:14:48DOOR CREAKING
0:15:34 > 0:15:37CHANTING SPELL
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Father!
0:16:04 > 0:16:08What's happened? I can't believe it!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27GAIUS: Don't touch it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30I had this in the water for no more than a few hours.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Where's the water from?
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- The people's daily supply. - We must stop using it.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37This city can't survive without water!
0:16:37 > 0:16:39We have to find this sorcerer!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I don't believe they're inside Camelot.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Then extend the search to the villages.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45We've started, but I can't search the entire kingdom.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And I can't stand by and watch our people die.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01MERLIN: How's your father?
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- Is he feeling better? - Yeah. It's incredible.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06It's a miracle.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- His skin's clear? Back to normal? - Yes.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Great. - You don't seem surprised.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14No, no, I am. It's a miracle.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17But how did you know he was well?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Er...you're smiling.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25That's really weird. I haven't told anyone, but you know.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28How could you know?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Yep, all right.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36You finally found out. I'll tell you.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39I'm psychic.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- No, you're not. - It's true.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44All right, what am I thinking?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- That I'm not psychic. - You're strange.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I don't mean that in a nasty way.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54You're just...funny.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I like that.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I'm pleased for you. - Thank you.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- What for? - Dunno. Just for asking.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I didn't like to see you upset.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I have to...
0:18:11 > 0:18:12..get on.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27METAL CLANGING
0:18:30 > 0:18:32The story is you were sick.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Not any more.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Perhaps it was some other ailment.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Oh, you're joking. I felt like death itself.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Not enough strength in me to stir the air.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Then...what happened?
0:18:45 > 0:18:50I don't know. Suddenly it was gone. I'm fitter than I was before.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Remarkable. Was anybody with you when all this happened?
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Just my daughter, Gwen.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Seize her.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45No.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Guinevere,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50I'm arresting you for crimes in contravention to the laws of Camelot,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- that you did practise enchantments. - Gwen?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I haven't done anything! Help me!
0:19:54 > 0:19:56What are you doing?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58We found a magic poultice in her house.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59That's ridiculous!
0:19:59 > 0:20:01How else do you explain her father's recovery?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03She's innocent! I know she is.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06What can I do? I can't turn a blind eye.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11No! Please, you've got to listen to me!
0:20:11 > 0:20:14I haven't done anything wrong! Please!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16I'm innocent, I swear.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Let me go! I swear to you.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Merlin! Merlin, please help me!
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Why won't you listen to me?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Merlin! Please!
0:20:32 > 0:20:33What have you done?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- What? - I warned you!
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Oh, I understand. You thought you were doing good.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I couldn't let her father die, knowing I could cure him.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44It looks a bit suspicious, curing one man!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Well, then, all I have to do is...
0:20:46 > 0:20:50I'll cure everyone. No-one has to know it was magic.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53It's too late. They think Gwen caused the disease.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55But she didn't!
0:20:55 > 0:20:58And how are you going to prove that?
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Please listen to me. I have done nothing. Please.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I swear I haven't done anything.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Well done.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Why will no-one believe me?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23He got better. He just recovered. I didn't do anything.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27I believe you. Perhaps this disease is not always fatal.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Have you thought of that? Perhaps he recovered naturally.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34And what of this poultice that was found?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36What? I don't know anything about a poultice.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38It was found in your house.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Undo this enchantment. Put an end to this contagion.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43I can't!
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I can show you no mercy.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I'm not a witch! I don't know how to stop the illness.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52If you will not undo your sorcery, I must find you guilty.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54But I've told you...
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It is my duty to pronounce judgment.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Under the circumstances, I have no choice but to sentence you to death.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02No.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06I can only hope that when you die, this evil plague dies with you.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Take her away. - No!
0:22:08 > 0:22:13Please, no! I'm innocent! Please! Please, no!
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Please help me! Please, I beg you.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18No!
0:22:18 > 0:22:23I know Gwen. She's my maidservant, not an enchantress.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Have you ever seen an enchantress?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Believe me, they bear no sign, no mark.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30There is no sense of evil in the eye.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I've seen the way the girl works.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Her fingers are worn, her nails are broken.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37If she was a sorceress,
0:22:37 > 0:22:42why would she kneel on a cold stone floor, morning after morning,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45when she could do it with a snap of her fingers?
0:22:45 > 0:22:46Like an idle king.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48You have no right!
0:22:48 > 0:22:49You have a right to cast a judgement...
0:22:49 > 0:22:54I have a responsibility to take care of this kingdom.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56I take no pleasure in this.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58You're sentencing the wrong person.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02She's right. You hear "magic", you stop listening.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05You saw yourself - she used enchantments.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09To save her dying father, not to create a plague.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11One's an act of love, the other of evil.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Evil isn't in this girl's heart.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16I have witnessed what witchcraft can do.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18I've suffered at its hand.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I cannot take that chance.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25She must die or the whole kingdom may perish.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I understand that.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29One day you may become king.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32THEN you will understand.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Such decisions must be made.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38There are dark forces that threaten this kingdom.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42I know. Witchcraft is an evil, Father. So is injustice.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Yes, I am yet to be king and I don't know what kind of king I will be.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49But I do have a sense of the kind of Camelot I wish to live in.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52It would be where the punishment fits the crime.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I fear you're right.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58She's played with fire.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00And sadly, she must die by fire.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I thought I was doing good
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and that curing Gwen's father would help her.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26I thought I was saving a life.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31It seemed...so simple.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34An easy solution is like a light in a storm, Merlin.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Rush for it at your peril. It may not always lead to a safe harbour.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I can see that now.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I have warned you about the responsibilities of a warlock.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I must see her.
0:25:14 > 0:25:14Gwen?
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Thank you.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21What for?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Coming to see me.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- I'm sorry. - It's not your fault.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Well...
0:25:28 > 0:25:30It's all right. Don't worry about me.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34There's no point crying about it.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I mean, I'm not saying you were going to cry about me.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Obviously I don't think that.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Oh, Gwen, I can't have this happen.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Please, one thing.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47You don't have to.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50But...
0:25:50 > 0:25:51What?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Remember me.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04You're not going to die. I'm not going to let this happen.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17What if burning this witch doesn't stop the poison?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18How do I protect my people?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20We've closed down the pumps.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24The emergency supply won't last much longer.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- We have to cleanse the water. - But how?
0:26:27 > 0:26:28Well...
0:26:29 > 0:26:30It was me.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34It was me who used magic to cure Gwen's father.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Gwen is not the sorcerer. I am.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Merlin! Are you mad?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I cannot let her die for me.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I place myself at your mercy.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- He doesn't know what he's saying. - I do.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Then arrest him.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Father, please. This is madness! There's no way Merlin is a sorcerer.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Did you not hear him? He admitted it.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04He saved my life, remember?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Why should he fabricate such a story?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08As Gaius said,
0:27:08 > 0:27:15he's got a grave mental disease.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Really?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19He's in love.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- What? - With Gwen.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- I am not. - Yes, you are.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I saw you with that flower she'd given you.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30But...I'm not in love with her.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33It's all right. You can admit it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:39- I don't think of her like that! - Perhaps she cast a spell on you.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49Merlin is a wonder, but the wonder is that he's such an idiot.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53There's no way he's a sorcerer.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Don't waste my time. Let him go.
0:28:06 > 0:28:12Arthur was right to do what he did. He saved you from your own stupidity.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16What else could I do? It's my fault Gwen's going to die.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19You don't prove her innocence by jumping into the flames.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22You do it by finding out the cause of the disease.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Well, whatever it is, Arthur's not going to find it.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28He thinks he is so sharp.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Even when I said I was a wizard - he still couldn't see it.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- It's pretty hard to spot. - Maybe I should get a pointy hat.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I don't think you'll find one big enough.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Anyway, forget that.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44To save Gwen, we have to find out what's contaminating the water.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29GAIUS: This water supplies the whole town.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Take a sample.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45RUMBLING
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Let's take it back and examine it.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55ROARING
0:30:01 > 0:30:03It was an afanc.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05An... A what?
0:30:05 > 0:30:10A beast born of clay and conjured up only by the most powerful sorcerer.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Now we have to find a way to defeat it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17But where?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19That could take days. Gwen'll be dead by then.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Have you got a better idea?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Gwen?
0:30:46 > 0:30:50I'm going to get you out.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53I will.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Hello?
0:31:18 > 0:31:19DRAGON: Hello.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25The great warlock returns, as I knew he would.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I need to know how to defeat an afanc.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Yes, I suppose you do.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Will you help me?
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Trust the elements that are at your command.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Elements? But what is it I have to do?
0:31:41 > 0:31:47You cannot do this alone. You are but one side of a coin.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Arthur is the other.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50I don't understand.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Just tell me what it is I have to do.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55No!
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Please, help me!
0:31:59 > 0:32:03I have! DRAGON LAUGHS
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Oh, yeah, right. Thanks(!)
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Have you found anything more?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24I've tried.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Then keep looking.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31People are dying. We can't delay any longer.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35We must kill the witch. Bring her execution forward to tonight.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51Merlin, what are you doing?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Looking for a book.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Care to tell me which one?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- A book on elements. - Elements?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Yes. Which one would I find them in?
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Most of them. The study of base elements is at the heart of science.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08How does that help kill the afanc?
0:33:08 > 0:33:13The afanc is made of earth and water, two of the four base elements.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- What about the other two? - Perhaps they will destroy it.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20You want fire. Wind and fire.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22How did you find this out?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- I just knew. Part of my powers. - And your powers say?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I am one side of a coin. The brighter side, obviously.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- Who's the other side? - That'd be Arthur.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36The execution is today. We have to prove Gwen's innocence.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- We're trying. - Tell me how I can help.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- We need Arthur. - Arthur?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45An afanc in the water supply is causing the plague.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- We must tell Uther. - The afanc is forged by magic.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Uther would just blame Gwen for conjuring it.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53So, what are we to do?
0:33:53 > 0:33:58Destroy it. The plague will stop and Uther may see sense.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- That's why you need Arthur. - He's our best chance.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05But he won't want to disobey the king.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06Leave that to me.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18You all right?
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Sorry about all this. Merlin's not been in today.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23Poor Merlin.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Yeah.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28To offer to give up his life to save Gwen's...
0:34:28 > 0:34:31I can't imagine any man loving me so much.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32No, I can't imagine that either.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36It's because you're not like Merlin.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Maybe I haven't found the right person to love.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Sadly, the age of gallantry seems to be dead.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Look around and all you see are small men
0:34:47 > 0:34:50not big enough to fill their armour.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54There's not one of them able to stand up for what is right.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55What do you want me to do?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25You'd better be right about this, Merlin.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34GROWLING
0:35:39 > 0:35:40You should stay here.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- I'm coming with you. - No.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Scared I'll show you up?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Father will slam us both in chains if he knew I'd endangered you.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- Good he doesn't know, then. - Turn back. You could get hurt.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53So could you... if you don't get out of my way.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59GROWLING
0:36:00 > 0:36:02How are we going to find it?
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Just hope we do, before it finds us.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Stop! - What?
0:36:12 > 0:36:13It's just a shadow.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23GROWLING
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Spread out.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53GROWLING
0:36:58 > 0:37:01ROARING
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- What is it? Are you all right? - Yeah.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- Did you see it? - Yes. It's... It's quick.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13MORGANA SCREAMS, AFANC ROARS
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Where is it?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22I think it's gone this way.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39GROWLING
0:37:45 > 0:37:48GROWLING
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Arthur, use the torch!
0:37:52 > 0:37:55MERLIN CHANTS SPELL
0:38:13 > 0:38:14Merlin!
0:38:17 > 0:38:19This is very good.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Good news, sire. There are no new deaths, and the sick are recovering.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Good.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Strange, I've never heard of an afanc before.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34It's conjured from clay by powerful magic -
0:38:34 > 0:38:38the type that can only be invoked by an ancient sorcerer,
0:38:38 > 0:38:42one who has the power to mirror the spirit of life.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45I found this at the water source.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49It bears the mark of Nimueh.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56We must be vigilant, sire.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Will I never be rid of her?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- Sire... - Leave me!
0:39:16 > 0:39:19DOOR CLOSING
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Dad!
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Thank you.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Don't thank me. It was more Merlin.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Really?
0:39:32 > 0:39:33He's the real hero here.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- I don't know what to say. - I didn't do anything.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41I'm grateful to you all. Come on, Gwen.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Merlin, I wanted you to know...
0:39:46 > 0:39:48your secret's safe with me.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- My secret? - Merlin, don't pretend.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53I know what you did.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- You do? - Saw it with my own eyes.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56You did?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- I understand it's a secret. - Obviously.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02But I won't tell anyone.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05You don't mind me talking to you about it?
0:40:05 > 0:40:12Er, no. You have no idea how hard it is to keep this hidden.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Well, you can continue to deny it, but I think Gwen's very lucky.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Gwen?
0:40:18 > 0:40:19It's our secret.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26HE SIGHS
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This fish didn't come from the water, did it?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Where else would it come from?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Water's fine now. That's not your worry.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42This is the work of a very powerful sorcerer.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44I only hope you didn't come to her attention.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Doubt it. No-one else appreciates my skills.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- I just want someone to see me. - One day, Merlin.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54One day.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56One day what?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00One day people won't believe what an idiot you were.
0:41:04 > 0:41:05Thanks(!)
0:41:05 > 0:41:09BOTH CHUCKLE
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Merlin, you will pay for this.
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