0:00:02 > 0:00:03In 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.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Hors, beride tha heofenan...
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Hey! Did you see it? The smoke, did you see it?!
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- No... I saw nothing. - Are you blind?! You were right here!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30It was magic, I tell you!
0:01:30 > 0:01:34There's sorcery here! We must tell the king!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37No... Wait!
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- It was sorcery you saw, you're certain of it?- Yes, sire.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17And you swear this before your king?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- I swear it.- Perhaps your eyes deceived you. A trick of the light.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22The smoke was alive, I tell you.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I feared for my life.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I thank you for bringing this to my attention.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Your loyalty will not go unrewarded.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Thank you, sire.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- It cannot continue.- I will hunt down those responsible, Father.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- I promise they will not escape unpunished.- No.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Stronger methods are called for.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Send for the witchfinder.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Sire, is it necessary to resort to such measures?
0:02:52 > 0:02:57The witchfinder is a trusted ally, Gaius.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58His help will be invaluable.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Of course.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04How many times, Merlin?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07How many times must I drive it into that thick skull of yours?
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Your magic is a secret to be guarded with your life.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- What were you thinking?- I...
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- I wasn't thinking. - Well, think, boy, think!
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- It was just a bit of fun. - It was magic and it was seen.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- You're right... I'm sorry. - You must hide the book.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Anything that can connect you to sorcery in any way.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- What, now?- Yes, now, Merlin. The man that Uther has sent for...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- I know him.- The witchfinder?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Some know him by that name.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42I know him as Aredian. He is a force to be reckoned with.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43But I'm not a witch.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Look, no dress or anything...
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I'll get the book.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I am expected.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Is that him?- Yes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- What's that cage for? - It hardly bears thinking about.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- So where has he been all this time? - In foreign lands.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Wherever the pursuit of sorcery takes him.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54He does all this in your name?
0:04:54 > 0:04:58The witchfinder serves no-one. He is a law unto himself.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00AREDIAN: Do you smell it?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Do you smell it, Uther?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Aredian...- It's all around us.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11The foul stench of sorcery.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15It's infected your great city like a contagion.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20I welcome you to Camelot, Aredian. Thank you for making such haste to be here.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Well, let's hope I am not too late, hmm?
0:05:22 > 0:05:27For every hour counts in the war against sorcery.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Unchecked, it spreads like a disease.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32It seeks out the young and the old,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35the weak and the able,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39the fair and the foul of heart alike.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41You have grown lazy, Uther.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44You have grown idle.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Your once noble Camelot is rotten to the core.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52You stand on the brink of dark oblivion.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I am at your disposal, Aredian.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- The knights will aid you in any way they can.- You must be Arthur.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I must be.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06You are a great warrior.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08The finest this kingdom has ever known.
0:06:08 > 0:06:14- Thank you...- So you won't be offended when I say that I shall have no need of you or your knights.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18The subtle craft of sorcery can only be fought by yet subtler means.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Methods honed over decades of study.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- Methods known only to myself. - We are grateful for your help.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Gratitude alone can't keep a man alive -
0:06:29 > 0:06:31you must put food in his belly.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I will pay your price, Aredian, whatever it may be.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38I will bid you good night.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Aredian?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42When do you begin?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I have already begun.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Gaius, isn't it?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I never forget a face.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Nor I, Aredian.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00A physician now, I hear.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03You always did have a thirst for knowledge.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Scientific knowledge.- Of course.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11My assistant, Merlin.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- Merlin...- May your investigations prove fruitful, Aredian.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18However, you'll have to excuse us, we have work to do.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Naturally. Merlin?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27I have a few questions I would like you to answer.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Please be at my chambers in an hour.
0:07:44 > 0:07:51You are aware, then, that sorcery has been practised in the vicinity of Camelot?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Yes. I mean...
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Apparently.- No, it cannot be denied.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57There was a witness.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Yes, I know.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Did you also know that the woman has named you as a witness?- But...
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I have already spoken to her. She was quite clear on the matter.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- But I wasn't a witness. - Sorry, perhaps I misheard.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Do you deny that you were present at the time of the incident?
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- No. I was there.- So you saw it, the horse conjured from the smoke?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25I saw the smoke, but it was only smoke.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- I saw nothing else. - Are you saying that she lies?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32No, I didn't say that. I said I didn't see what she saw.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Hmm. How can that be, I wonder?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38How can one person see something and the other not?
0:08:40 > 0:08:41I can't explain it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I am at a loss as to explain it myself.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Unless it was you who performed the magic.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- It wasn't. - Can you prove that it wasn't?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02No.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Hmm.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10That will be all.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20For now.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Speak. Do not be afraid.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39I... I was drawing water from the well, sire,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41when I saw them.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Faces...
0:09:43 > 0:09:46In the water, sire. Terrible faces...
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Like people who were drowned...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- Screaming... Screaming...- Mmm. Mmm.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59I haven't done anything, I promise.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Tell them what you saw.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02A goblin.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07Dancing on the coals, it was. Dancing in the flames.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And it spoke, sire...
0:10:09 > 0:10:11My heart near stopped for fear of it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18As you have heard, my lord, the incident in the woods was only the beginning.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22There was a sorcerer, sire, in the square.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25There were creatures jumping right out of his mouth.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28What manner of creature?
0:10:28 > 0:10:36Toads, sire. Great, green, slimy things as big as your fist!
0:10:36 > 0:10:38The sorcerer laughs in your face.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Even now, magic flourishes on the streets of Camelot.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- I scarcely believe it. - Yet it is the truth, my lord.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52Fortunately, I have utilised every facet of my craft to bring this matter to a swift resolution.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54The sorcerer...
0:10:54 > 0:10:55You have a suspect?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh, I do, my lord.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02I regret to say they stand among us in this very room.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09My methods are infallible. My findings incontestable.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17The facts point to one person and one person alone.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20The boy, Merlin.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Merlin?!
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- You can't be serious.- This is outrageous! You have no evidence!
0:11:32 > 0:11:34The tools of magic cannot be hidden from me.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39I am certain that a thorough search of the boy's chamber will deliver us all we need.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Merlin?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I have nothing to hide from him.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Very well. Guards, restrain the boy.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Let the search begin.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Careful, please!
0:12:01 > 0:12:02That's my life's work!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Comb every inch. The sorcerer is a master of concealment.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- There's nothing here, Aredian. - I'll be the judge of that.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18Over there, behind this tapestry. And there, upend that stool.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23Be sure to check for hollow legs. There, within those powder jars.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Here!
0:12:33 > 0:12:37An amulet of enchantment.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43Were you aware, physician, that your assistant kept instruments of sorcery?
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- No.- Well, our work is done.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I must inform the king.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Aredian!
0:12:56 > 0:13:01I know for certain that the amulet does not belong to Merlin.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Oh? Well, who does it belong to, then?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10It belongs to me.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19You're free to go.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Gaius! What's going on?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Say nothing, Merlin. Do nothing. Promise me!
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Gaius has served me with unfailing dedication.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Without his knowledge, his wisdom, I would not be sitting here today.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13You have shown great faith in him, sire. Great faith indeed...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16considering that he was known to practise sorcery.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Gaius?- Mmm.- You're mistaken. - No, Arthur.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26He speaks the truth.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31I am well aware of his past, but I have every reason to believe he has turned his back on sorcery.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Until now.- We don't know that.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39This amulet you found could just be a stupid mistake.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Or maybe he has fallen back into old habits.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- We must give him the benefit of the doubt, surely?- Why?
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Anyway, there is a sure way to establish his guilt.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58I know your methods are effective, Aredian, but Gaius is an old man,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02he could not withstand such... treatment.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07It is the only way to rid your mind of doubt.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19HE CHOKES AND SPLUTTERS
0:15:19 > 0:15:21What time is it?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Time for you to confess.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36The amulet was a relic from the past, a keepsake.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40But such artefacts are banned on pain of death, surely you must know this?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I was wrong to have kept it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I am grievously sorry for it.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Well, that's a good start.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49It's an excellent start.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53But not nearly enough, I'm afraid.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54- Aredian, I...- Guards!
0:16:01 > 0:16:06Was your conscience clear when you practised magic in the days of the great purge?
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- I have not used magic for many years...- Your assistant kept instruments of sorcery...
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- It belongs to me.- So if someone else were to practise magic... - No, no!
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- If you're an enemy of this kingdom, you're an enemy of your king. - No! My conscience is clear.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I'd like a drink of water, please.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25And you shall have one. When you have confessed.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Then I shall die of thirst, Aredian.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04What is wrong, young warlock? You look so pale.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09I did a stupid thing. A stupid, stupid thing!
0:17:09 > 0:17:12And now Gaius is going to die for it!
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Gaius means nothing to me.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18But he means a great deal to me!
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Very well, tell me what has happened.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27A witchfinder has come.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32He's arrested Gaius for sorcery, but I am the sorcerer.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Yes, I suppose you are.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Well, I'm going to confess. It's the only way to save him.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Then your stupidity continues.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- I won't sacrifice a friend to save myself!- Bravely spoken.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47But Gaius is already doomed.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51If you confess, the witchfinder will just burn you both.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55But it's my fault! Don't you understand?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59All too well, young warlock, but understand this -
0:17:59 > 0:18:06if you were to die, you would endanger the lives of all those that rely upon you.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10There must be something I can do. There must be.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Please, help me.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Merlin, I see you are distressed by this.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21But I cannot help you,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24because I do not know how to.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30I can't just stand by and watch Gaius die.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I can't!
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I am sorry.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56You're a traitor, you're an imposter.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Sorcery is your only master.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I serve only my king.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Huh! In what way have you served him?
0:19:01 > 0:19:05You have lied to him, you have broken his laws, you have betrayed his trust.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10I have saved his life, I have treated his ward, I have protected his only son!
0:19:10 > 0:19:12You have treated his ward?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I have striven to help all those in need.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21It is a physician's duty to do so.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- The Lady Morgana?- Among others.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27For what malady does she receive this treatment?
0:19:27 > 0:19:33She... she suffers from nightmares.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I see.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39But as I said, I feel it is my duty to attend to the needs of...
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Yes, yes. You seem very keen to change the subject, Gaius.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Perhaps I should question her myself.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24There's no need to be concerned, my lady, I won't detain you long.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29There's just a small detail I wish to clarify.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37Now, it is true, is it not, that you have received treatment for nightmares?
0:20:38 > 0:20:43And it was Gaius, the court physician,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46who administered these treatments, these potions?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Yes.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53I'm sorry, could you speak up?
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Yes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Thank you. Now, you may go.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10You don't happen to know what was in these potions, I suppose?
0:21:10 > 0:21:16- Oh, no.- No, of course not. You are not a physician, after all.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22So, for all you know, these potions could have been magical,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26your dreams, the product of an enchanted elixir?
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- Oh, I had these dreams before Gaius started treating me. - But have they got better or worse
0:21:31 > 0:21:34since Gaius began treating you?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Worse.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43As I thought.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Thank you. You have been most helpful.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Gaius?
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Are you prepared to confess?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I'd rather die first.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Good. And die you shall.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16But not alone, I'm pleased to say - you shall have company.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18What?
0:22:18 > 0:22:23Merlin and the Lady Morgana are to join you in the flames.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25No!
0:22:25 > 0:22:27This is a trick.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29You have corrupted them, Gaius,
0:22:29 > 0:22:34and they must answer to their king. Unless...
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Unless what?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Confess! Confess!
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I am a sorcerer, sire.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01I am responsible for conjuring the smoke.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05I am guilty of practising magic in Camelot.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08The goblin, the faces in the well...
0:23:08 > 0:23:14I am the sorcerer who conjured the toad from his mouth.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21You have betrayed me, Gaius.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25You have betrayed your friends.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29But above all, you have betrayed yourself.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35By the laws of Camelot, I must sentence you...
0:23:37 > 0:23:42..to death.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47The sorcerer will be purged of his magic by means of fire!
0:23:47 > 0:23:50He shall be burned at the stake tomorrow at dawn!
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Bear witness and heed this lesson!
0:24:01 > 0:24:02You are a liar!
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Guards!- You are a liar! - I'll deal with this.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20I know you're upset, I know you're angry, it's all right. I'm not throwing you in jail.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Then what are you doing?
0:24:23 > 0:24:24I'm breaking the law.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31- I can only give you a few minutes. - They wouldn't let me see you. There was nothing I could do...
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I know... I understand.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37I can't believe it. I can't believe Uther could do this to you.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40He had no choice. Once Aredian had found the amulet...
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- I didn't even know you had such a thing.- It isn't mine.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Why did you say it was? - I was trying to protect you.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- I don't know what to say. - It's all right, Merlin,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57you don't have to say anything.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Yeah, I do. The amulet isn't mine either.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Then how did it get there?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Aredian.- Aredian? - There's no other explanation.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- But why?- All that matters is if I can prove he planted it, you're saved!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13No. You must let this go.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16You are falsely accused. I have a chance to prove that.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- I must take that chance. - No, you must not.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22I don't understand.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27- Do you want to die?- No. But neither do I want you to die.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31And die you surely will if you get too close to Aredian.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34He will trap you, Merlin, he will manipulate you,
0:25:34 > 0:25:40- and without ever meaning to, you will incriminate yourself...- But... - You must let this go.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50I must let you go?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58To do otherwise would be an act of suicide.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23Ah, Gaius. I hope you have found some relief,
0:26:23 > 0:26:24now that your ordeal is over.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Your concern is touching, Aredian.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Now, will you please get out of my sight?- Of course.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37- I just thought you'd want to hear the news, that's all...- What news?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41My investigations have begun.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46- Begun? But you've already extracted my confession.- Indeed.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Which just leaves Merlin and the Lady Morgana.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51But we struck a bargain!
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Pah! I don't bargain with sorcerers.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00HE LAUGHS
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Merlin?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- He won't let go! - What happened?- The witchfinder's questioning Morgana again.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29I'm worried, Merlin. She's close to breaking point.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34- That's what he does. In the end, you confess whether you're guilty or not.- What do you mean?
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- Gaius was set up. Aredian planted that amulet. - But why would he do such a thing?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Aredian is paid to catch sorcerers. Maybe he doesn't care if someone is guilty.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Maybe he gets confessions by lying, by planting evidence.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48As long as he gets a confession, he gets his money.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Even if this is true, what can we do without proof?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Get some.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Tospringe...
0:28:40 > 0:28:42NOISE FROM OUTSIDE
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Daefte thaet bedd...
0:30:02 > 0:30:05HE EXHALES
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- This is hopeless.- Keep looking.
0:30:08 > 0:30:14- We don't even know whether this flower means anything.- No, we don't, but it's all we've got.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Here. Belladonna.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26"For the alleviation of ulcers, allergies, Muscular inflammation..." This is hopeless, Merlin.
0:30:26 > 0:30:32- Wait, listen - "Under certain conditions, a tincture of the flower can produce hallucinations."- So?
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Aredian's witnesses. It wasn't magic they were seeing, it was visions.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41It makes sense.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44If he's faking the evidence... But how can we prove it?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Aredian's too clever to have given the tincture to them directly.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50They must've got it from someone else.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53They could've been getting it from anyone.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Is there anything, anything at all that these people had in common?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- They were all women. - But that doesn't tell us anything.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05Yes, it does! What's the one thing only women would buy?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Things to make them look beautiful.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Gwen?
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Do you sell a tincture of belladonna?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- What's this all about? - Please, it's important.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Well, I think I've got some somewhere.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41But what you'd be wanting with eye drops in the middle of the night, I really don't want to know.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46- Eye drops?- Yes, women use them to make their eyes more beautiful.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- Where did you get this? - Well, my usual suppliers.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Are you sure you didn't get it from someone else?- Of course I'm sure.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Now, if it's all the same to you, I'd like to get some sleep.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- It was Aredian who gave you the belladonna.- I don't know what you're talking about.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02But you know that Gaius will be executed tomorrow, don't you?
0:32:02 > 0:32:07- That has nothing to do with me. - That has everything to do with you. Aredian's witnesses saw visions.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Visions produced by the belladonna in these eye drops.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16If we can prove this, we have a chance of saving Gaius.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27He...forced me to sell it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33- He said he'd kill me if I said anything to anyone.- But it was him?
0:32:33 > 0:32:34It was Aredian?
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Yes. It was him.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- That's it. We've got everything we need.- But is it enough? - We've got a witness as well,
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- surely that's enough.- It's still just our word against Aredian's.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Gwen, we don't have a choice! By dawn tomorrow, Gaius will be dead!
0:32:57 > 0:33:01Merlin, we've got to give Uther something he cannot deny,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05something not even Aredian can talk his way out of.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I'll be as quick as I can!
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Hly...
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Hlyste min nexte bebod...
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Ceolwaerc...
0:34:21 > 0:34:23BIRDS TWEETING
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Come on, Merlin, come on...
0:34:49 > 0:34:51HE COUGHS
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Good morning, Gaius.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25- Merlin! Where have you been? - Everything's in place.- But Gaius has already left the dungeons!
0:35:25 > 0:35:30Then... Then we have to delay the execution!
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- How?!- Arthur... I'll speak to Arthur.- No!
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Leave Arthur to me.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Easy there! Show him some respect!
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Sorry. Excuse me...excuse me...
0:36:17 > 0:36:20I need to get through... Sorry...
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Excuse me...
0:36:23 > 0:36:28Arthur! Arthur, Arthur, you've got to stop this.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30I can't, Gwen. You know I can't.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Merlin has proof that Gaius is innocent!
0:36:32 > 0:36:34My father has passed sentence. Nothing I can do.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37You can do the right thing, Arthur Pendragon!
0:36:37 > 0:36:41You can show some faith in a loyal friend, or stand by and watch an innocent man die.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- Guinevere... - You did it to my father.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Are you really willing to let it happen again?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50And you can stop looking at me like that. I know I'm only a servant.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53I thought you were a prince. So start behaving like one.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12Wait!
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Sire, the witnesses saw nothing but hallucinations...
0:37:23 > 0:37:27..induced by the belladonna in these eye-drops.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34And you bought this belladonna from this man?
0:37:35 > 0:37:36Where did you get it from?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Don't be afraid. No harm will come to you here.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48The witchfinder...
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- He gave them to me. - Did he tell you what it was for?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53No.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Only that if I did not sell it, he'd have me burnt at the stake.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- How do you answer to these accusations?- They are absurd.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08The boy has clearly concocted these lies in the hope of saving his master.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Then you won't mind if we search your chambers?- Silence! You have no authority.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Father, let's settle this once and for all.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25If what Merlin says is wrong, then he must bear the consequences.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28But if there is some truth in what he says...
0:38:34 > 0:38:37I have nothing to hide.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- You're wasting your time. - The cupboard over there.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02These things don't belong to me!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04This is a trick!
0:39:04 > 0:39:07HE COUGHS
0:39:08 > 0:39:11That boy plots against me!
0:39:11 > 0:39:13HE COUGHS
0:39:25 > 0:39:27TOAD CROAKS
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Sorcerer!
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Aredian, think very carefully about what you are doing.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43You'll never escape from Camelot alive.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47I will if you value the life of your ward.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Forbearnan!
0:39:52 > 0:39:55HISSING NOISE Aargh!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03HE SCREAMS
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Gaius.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I'm glad I found you here.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31As am I, my lord.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I thought I would never see these chambers again.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38If anything was damaged in the search,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I will be only too glad to replace it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43You're very kind, my lord.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Aredian...
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I can still scarcely believe that he was a sorcerer.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Indeed.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Was there some reason you wished to see me?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Yes... I...
0:41:01 > 0:41:06I wanted to say, I'm sorry if you suffered at his hands.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09But I did not suffer at his hands, Uther.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12I suffered at yours. He worked for you, my lord.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- He was merely following your orders. - But I was deceived...- No.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20You were deceived long before Aredian, for you deceived yourself.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22You see foes where there are friends,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24you see sorcerers where there are but servants.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28I am not the first to be wrongly accused in your war against magic.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32And not all have been as lucky as I.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35I assure you, Gaius,
0:41:35 > 0:41:40every measure will be taken to ensure that nothing like this will happen again.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44I hope that is true.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46For all our sakes.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20What I don't understand is how you knew he'd concealed evidence in his chamber.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- Oh, just a hunch, really.- I see.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- And the toad?- That...
0:42:26 > 0:42:31- I...er...can't explain.- Hmm. I can hardly explain it myself.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Unless, of course...
0:42:33 > 0:42:36you put it there.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39OK, Gaius, fair enough,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42I promise I will never save your life again.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Promise?- Absolutely.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50THEY LAUGH
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Honestly, Merlin, the toad was a step too far.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59I know, I know, but you should have seen the look on his face!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02HE MAKES A CHOKING SOUND
0:43:09 > 0:43:11My name is Morgause.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15You think that Morgause knows the true circumstances of Arthur's birth?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17I fear that more than anything.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20I want to hear what she knows about my mother.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Maybe we should turn back. The woods could be full of Odin's men.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26You're nothing but a hypocrite and a liar!
0:43:26 > 0:43:28They're going to kill each other!
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