Francis having agreed to recognize his bastard from Lola and create him a baron, Catherine throws a grand baptism party. Shortly after Frances hears the happy news, she intrudes the royal bedroom shamelessly to plan a really rand one for an heir to the throne, but during this one Mary must swear Bash to help her sneak off and keep quite for now her miscarriage. Leith Bayard is shocked to find to royal of his estate undone as part of the appeasement of Lord Narcisse, completely disqualifying him as catch for lover Greer Norwood, who now reneges on her refusal of wealthy family friend Lord Aloysius Castleroy, who now decides himself against an unhappy union. Despite Mary agreeing that 'ingrate' Lola should move from court, they conspire for old times sake to help Estelle flee her allegedly serially-abusive husband, Lord Narcisse, who was another story.
—KGF Vissers