1 00:00:01,752 --> 00:00:05,089 Dragon: In a land ofmyth and a time of magic, 2 00:00:05,214 --> 00:00:10,261 the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. 3 00:00:10,386 --> 00:00:13,181 His name, Merlin. 4 00:00:24,775 --> 00:00:25,943 - Boo! - Ohl 5 00:00:27,111 --> 00:00:29,655 - did I surprise you? - You certainly did! 6 00:00:29,947 --> 00:00:31,507 I've got another surprise for you, too. 7 00:00:39,624 --> 00:00:40,917 It's lovely. 8 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,960 In case you ever need a spare, 9 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:44,253 you know, 10 00:00:44,587 --> 00:00:46,964 for this. 11 00:00:47,465 --> 00:00:48,966 It's beautiful! 12 00:00:50,051 --> 00:00:52,803 But you're a beautiful girl, Gwen. You deserve beautiful things. 13 00:00:53,763 --> 00:00:55,056 But how? I mean... 14 00:00:55,431 --> 00:00:56,682 It must have been expensive. 15 00:00:56,766 --> 00:00:59,393 Oh, very. But we're on the up now. 16 00:00:59,477 --> 00:01:01,145 Things are going to be different. 17 00:01:02,063 --> 00:01:03,105 What's going on? 18 00:01:03,189 --> 00:01:05,650 It will be all right. Trust me. 19 00:01:07,818 --> 00:01:09,987 I won't be back for supper. 20 00:01:26,003 --> 00:01:27,255 Hello? 21 00:01:31,342 --> 00:01:32,885 Tau ren: Is it prepared? 22 00:01:34,345 --> 00:01:35,346 Yes. 23 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:37,848 Look. 24 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:50,820 Tauren: Very good. 25 00:01:57,201 --> 00:01:58,577 What is that? 26 00:01:58,786 --> 00:02:01,038 I'm not paying you to ask questions. 27 00:02:01,539 --> 00:02:03,124 The lead, please. 28 00:02:28,190 --> 00:02:30,776 You didn't say anything about magic. I don't want any trouble. 29 00:02:45,791 --> 00:02:46,959 Gold? 30 00:02:48,085 --> 00:02:50,087 Pure, priceless gold. 31 00:02:56,844 --> 00:03:00,264 Yours, blacksmith, if you keep your mouth shut. 32 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:03,934 Seize them! 33 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:05,853 Quickly, after him! 34 00:03:08,481 --> 00:03:10,441 Guard: Stop! Arthur: He must be caught. 35 00:03:10,608 --> 00:03:11,984 Guard: Stop that man. 36 00:03:13,944 --> 00:03:17,031 Tom: Sire, please... 37 00:03:17,114 --> 00:03:18,157 You're under arrest. 38 00:03:55,111 --> 00:03:56,445 Gaius: Can't sleep? 39 00:03:57,988 --> 00:03:59,323 Something woke me. 40 00:04:00,032 --> 00:04:01,200 What? 41 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:03,160 I don't know. 42 00:04:03,994 --> 00:04:05,413 A feeling. 43 00:04:06,831 --> 00:04:08,457 What kind of feeling? 44 00:04:10,126 --> 00:04:12,002 Powerful magic. Here, in Camelot. 45 00:04:14,213 --> 00:04:15,423 Gwen! What's wrong? 46 00:04:15,506 --> 00:04:17,174 My father's been arrested. 47 00:04:17,258 --> 00:04:18,426 Arrested? What for? 48 00:04:18,509 --> 00:04:20,678 They say he was making weapons for a sorcerer. 49 00:04:20,761 --> 00:04:22,388 They're charging him with treason. 50 00:04:22,471 --> 00:04:25,307 - Treason? - Yes, morgana. Treason. 51 00:04:25,391 --> 00:04:28,310 The blacksmith was consorting with a known enemy. 52 00:04:28,394 --> 00:04:31,105 - Enemy? What enemy? - Arthur: Tauren. 53 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:33,649 The leader of a band of renegade sorcerers 54 00:04:33,732 --> 00:04:35,943 sworn to bring down the king. 55 00:04:36,026 --> 00:04:38,612 And where is this tauren now? 56 00:04:39,155 --> 00:04:40,281 He escaped. 57 00:04:40,406 --> 00:04:41,782 Well, then how can you be sure? 58 00:04:41,866 --> 00:04:44,827 Because Arthur saw him with his own eyes. 59 00:04:44,910 --> 00:04:46,745 Even if the man is who you say he is, 60 00:04:46,829 --> 00:04:49,057 you can't sentence Tom to death for just being seen with him. 61 00:04:49,081 --> 00:04:52,084 We have reason to believe he was forging weapons for tauren. 62 00:04:52,168 --> 00:04:54,044 Rubbish! He would never do such a thing. 63 00:04:54,879 --> 00:04:57,047 Every man has a price. 64 00:04:59,049 --> 00:05:01,385 Found this on the blacksmith. 65 00:05:02,011 --> 00:05:03,304 So, he was paid! 66 00:05:03,554 --> 00:05:05,389 He's a blacksmith. He could've been paid 67 00:05:05,473 --> 00:05:07,558 - for shoeing tauren's horse! - In gold? 68 00:05:07,975 --> 00:05:10,728 This is madness. You condemn a man with no proof. 69 00:05:10,811 --> 00:05:12,354 I have enough proof. 70 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:17,401 Arthur, have you nothing to say? 71 00:05:21,447 --> 00:05:23,240 Father, the blacksmith committed a crime, 72 00:05:24,408 --> 00:05:26,660 but we don't know for certain he meant treason. 73 00:05:29,872 --> 00:05:32,625 No, you are right. Nothing's certain. 74 00:05:33,918 --> 00:05:38,506 Save one thing. The law stands or this kingdom falls. 75 00:05:38,756 --> 00:05:40,424 But the law must give him a fair trial. 76 00:05:40,549 --> 00:05:42,301 He'll get a fair trial 77 00:05:42,384 --> 00:05:44,595 and he'll be found guilty 'cause that's what he is. 78 00:05:46,889 --> 00:05:51,018 You execute Gwen's father, and I will never forgive you. 79 00:05:52,978 --> 00:05:54,230 Never. 80 00:06:00,819 --> 00:06:02,446 Maybe we should investigate further. 81 00:06:02,530 --> 00:06:04,740 Tauren slept somewhere, he fed somewhere. 82 00:06:05,366 --> 00:06:09,662 Find anyone who helped him in any way. They must be punished. 83 00:06:09,745 --> 00:06:14,333 The people must see the laws of Camelot are not to be trifled with. 84 00:06:15,459 --> 00:06:17,711 Yes, father. 85 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:24,176 Tom: I didn't know tauren was a sorcerer. I meant no harm, I swear. 86 00:06:24,260 --> 00:06:26,762 Gwen: Why didn't you tell me what was going on? 87 00:06:26,845 --> 00:06:30,766 Tom: I knew you wouldn't like it, Gwen. You're cautious. 88 00:06:31,141 --> 00:06:32,977 I didn't want to let an opportunity pass... 89 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:34,895 Opportunity? 90 00:06:34,979 --> 00:06:36,564 You call this an opportunity? 91 00:06:36,814 --> 00:06:38,357 I know. 92 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:39,900 I've been a fool. 93 00:06:41,944 --> 00:06:45,114 I just wanted to make a better life for us. 94 00:06:45,406 --> 00:06:46,949 Foryou. 95 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,910 I wanted to make you happy. 96 00:06:49,994 --> 00:06:51,412 But I am happy! 97 00:06:51,996 --> 00:06:53,455 I don't need anything else. 98 00:06:53,539 --> 00:06:55,332 I have everything I want. 99 00:06:55,416 --> 00:06:57,501 And I've thrown it all away. 100 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:00,004 It's all right. 101 00:07:00,504 --> 00:07:03,882 We will get you out of here, I promise. 102 00:07:09,888 --> 00:07:10,931 What did he say? 103 00:07:11,265 --> 00:07:13,100 He said tauren came to him at the forge, 104 00:07:13,183 --> 00:07:14,810 offered to pay a fortune for his help. 105 00:07:14,893 --> 00:07:16,103 Not to make weapons. 106 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:17,438 For an experiment or something. 107 00:07:17,521 --> 00:07:18,647 What kind of experiment? 108 00:07:18,731 --> 00:07:22,443 Tauren didn't say. But he used some kind of stone. 109 00:07:22,943 --> 00:07:25,696 Some kind of magic. 110 00:07:26,196 --> 00:07:28,365 She's sleeping now. 111 00:07:28,449 --> 00:07:29,783 I don't understand it. 112 00:07:29,867 --> 00:07:31,994 What would a sorcerer want with Tom? 113 00:07:32,077 --> 00:07:35,122 His forge, Merlin. It's the finest in the kingdom. 114 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:36,749 You think Tom was lying? 115 00:07:37,041 --> 00:07:38,626 You think he really was making weapons? 116 00:07:38,709 --> 00:07:40,919 - No, I don't. - Then what? 117 00:07:41,420 --> 00:07:43,714 When Tom was arrested, they found gold on him. 118 00:07:44,923 --> 00:07:46,717 From what Gwen was saying, 119 00:07:47,426 --> 00:07:51,847 tauren's experiment bears all the hallmarks of alchemy. 120 00:07:52,389 --> 00:07:54,058 Alchemy's impossible, isn't it? 121 00:07:54,183 --> 00:07:56,560 To change the very nature of one thing to another 122 00:07:56,644 --> 00:07:58,854 has defeated all who have tried. 123 00:07:58,937 --> 00:08:01,607 But if you used magic. 124 00:08:04,276 --> 00:08:06,445 Do you think that's what woke me? 125 00:08:07,655 --> 00:08:09,406 It's possible, I suppose. 126 00:08:16,789 --> 00:08:19,083 Gwen? 127 00:08:20,918 --> 00:08:23,087 Gwen? 128 00:08:30,135 --> 00:08:32,262 Gwen? 129 00:09:20,686 --> 00:09:23,021 - Merlin. - Morgana? 130 00:09:25,691 --> 00:09:26,775 How is she? 131 00:09:27,151 --> 00:09:28,402 She's doing okay. 132 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:33,323 Morgana: We should let her rest. 133 00:09:38,829 --> 00:09:41,832 Morgana, have you spoken to uther? 134 00:09:42,207 --> 00:09:45,586 He must realize this is a mistake. Whatever Tom was doing, 135 00:09:45,669 --> 00:09:47,463 it wasn't plotting against the king. 136 00:09:47,546 --> 00:09:49,256 I know that. Of course I do. 137 00:09:49,882 --> 00:09:51,675 But, uther... 138 00:09:52,134 --> 00:09:54,178 Uther only sees enemies. 139 00:09:54,636 --> 00:09:57,806 But Tom is the most gentle soul I've ever met. 140 00:09:59,141 --> 00:10:02,686 But he was seen with tauren. That makes him an enemy. 141 00:10:05,481 --> 00:10:09,359 Then, there's little hope? 142 00:10:10,235 --> 00:10:11,987 There's no hope, Merlin. 143 00:10:12,404 --> 00:10:14,490 None at all. 144 00:10:22,748 --> 00:10:24,875 Arthur? 145 00:10:49,191 --> 00:10:51,693 I bring you no relief, Tom. I'm sorry. 146 00:10:51,777 --> 00:10:54,738 I came only to see you were comfortable. 147 00:10:54,863 --> 00:10:57,407 - How's Gwen? - She's a brave girl. 148 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,577 She wishes only to see you free. 149 00:11:02,371 --> 00:11:05,040 I know what uther thinks about sorcery. 150 00:11:06,625 --> 00:11:10,045 - I'm a dead man, aren't I? - I cannot see the future, 151 00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:11,755 only the present, 152 00:11:14,633 --> 00:11:17,386 and one must always seize the moment. 153 00:11:20,639 --> 00:11:22,099 Good luck. 154 00:11:35,946 --> 00:11:38,407 - They're to be executed? - Yes, Merlin. 155 00:11:38,490 --> 00:11:42,202 - By order of the king? - They committed a very serious crime. 156 00:11:42,286 --> 00:11:45,747 - Giving a man a bed for the night? - Not a man. A sorcerer. 157 00:11:45,831 --> 00:11:46,999 Maybe they didn't know that. 158 00:11:47,124 --> 00:11:49,501 It is not for you to question my father's actions. 159 00:11:49,626 --> 00:11:51,169 Is that understood? 160 00:11:51,587 --> 00:11:52,838 Yes, sire. 161 00:11:53,130 --> 00:11:56,842 Now go. Get on with whatever you're meant to be doing. 162 00:12:53,523 --> 00:12:54,858 Sound the warning bell! 163 00:13:17,714 --> 00:13:20,676 He's just proved his guilt. You will kill him on sight. 164 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:23,136 - But the trial, father. - The trial is a formality. 165 00:13:23,220 --> 00:13:25,597 Now, I want him dead. And an end to it. 166 00:13:52,249 --> 00:13:54,042 Please. 167 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:55,168 Kill him. 168 00:13:55,252 --> 00:13:57,713 Gwen: No! 169 00:14:02,217 --> 00:14:04,344 No! Father! 170 00:14:10,434 --> 00:14:13,437 No! Father! 171 00:14:20,944 --> 00:14:23,280 You have blood on your hands, uther pendragon. 172 00:14:23,405 --> 00:14:25,115 Blood that will never wash off! 173 00:14:25,907 --> 00:14:29,453 May I remind you that you are speaking to your king? 174 00:14:31,038 --> 00:14:34,291 May I remind you that a king is wise and just? 175 00:14:34,416 --> 00:14:37,127 You are neither. You rule only with the sword. 176 00:14:37,252 --> 00:14:40,505 You know nothing of what it means to be king. 177 00:14:40,922 --> 00:14:43,759 The fate of Camelot rests in my hands. 178 00:14:44,926 --> 00:14:47,155 It's my responsibility to protect the people of this land 179 00:14:47,179 --> 00:14:48,221 from its enemies. 180 00:14:48,513 --> 00:14:50,057 Then the kingdom is doomed. 181 00:14:50,766 --> 00:14:53,310 One by one, you make enemies of us all. 182 00:14:53,477 --> 00:14:55,604 You speak treason, morgana. 183 00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:58,815 Only a mad man hears the truth as treason. 184 00:14:59,608 --> 00:15:02,486 Take care, child, or I'll have you restrained. 185 00:15:02,986 --> 00:15:05,155 You just try. 186 00:15:16,958 --> 00:15:20,170 And you will remain here until you learn your lesson. 187 00:15:20,337 --> 00:15:22,798 Then release me because I have learned it already. 188 00:15:23,173 --> 00:15:26,593 That you care not for me, nor anyone, but yourself. 189 00:15:26,676 --> 00:15:28,929 That you're driven mad with power. 190 00:15:29,179 --> 00:15:30,764 That you are a tyrant. 191 00:15:49,783 --> 00:15:50,992 All right? 192 00:15:54,121 --> 00:15:57,124 I still don't understand. Why did he try to escape? 193 00:15:57,207 --> 00:15:58,287 His trial was this morning. 194 00:16:04,673 --> 00:16:05,715 Sire. 195 00:16:08,844 --> 00:16:13,890 Guinevere, I want you to know that your job is safe. 196 00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:18,061 And that your home is yours for life. 197 00:16:18,645 --> 00:16:20,355 I guarantee you that. 198 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:26,736 I know that under the circumstances, 199 00:16:27,737 --> 00:16:30,073 it's not much, but 200 00:16:31,116 --> 00:16:33,660 anything you want, anything you need, 201 00:16:35,245 --> 00:16:37,080 all you have to do is ask. 202 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:45,714 I'm sorry. 203 00:16:46,590 --> 00:16:48,175 Thank you, sire. 204 00:17:12,199 --> 00:17:14,409 I want the stone. 205 00:17:14,701 --> 00:17:15,785 Where is it? 206 00:17:15,952 --> 00:17:18,622 I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know anything. 207 00:17:18,747 --> 00:17:20,540 Now, you listen to me. 208 00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:22,375 In two days' time, 209 00:17:22,459 --> 00:17:25,378 I'll be at the darkling woods at dawn. 210 00:17:25,462 --> 00:17:26,755 You find the stone, 211 00:17:27,130 --> 00:17:28,632 you bring it to me, 212 00:17:29,090 --> 00:17:31,134 or you will die. 213 00:17:32,260 --> 00:17:34,095 Do I make myself clear? 214 00:17:34,471 --> 00:17:35,805 Mmm-hmm. 215 00:17:39,726 --> 00:17:41,937 Merlin, come and take a look. 216 00:17:42,020 --> 00:17:44,814 I've been doing some research and found this. 217 00:17:45,982 --> 00:17:47,150 The mage stone? 218 00:17:47,234 --> 00:17:50,487 Wonder of the ancients. Lost for a thousand years or more. 219 00:17:50,946 --> 00:17:51,988 What does it do? 220 00:17:52,072 --> 00:17:54,699 Theoretically, it could give the bearer 221 00:17:54,824 --> 00:17:57,327 the power of transformation. 222 00:17:59,663 --> 00:18:00,872 Gold. 223 00:18:01,623 --> 00:18:03,083 The power of alchemy. 224 00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:04,501 Exactly. 225 00:18:04,918 --> 00:18:09,422 I believe it was the mage stone you sensed on the night of Tom's arrest. 226 00:18:09,506 --> 00:18:10,757 Of course! 227 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,095 Gwen said that tauren had some kind of stone. 228 00:18:24,271 --> 00:18:25,480 You. 229 00:18:26,564 --> 00:18:28,441 How proud you must be. 230 00:18:28,775 --> 00:18:30,860 Son of the mighty uther. 231 00:18:31,194 --> 00:18:33,029 How you must look up to him. 232 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,844 Does the king's little helper bring a message, 233 00:18:38,868 --> 00:18:40,328 or have you just come to gloat? 234 00:18:43,456 --> 00:18:45,500 Guards! 235 00:18:47,836 --> 00:18:50,213 Get away from me, you cowards! 236 00:18:50,338 --> 00:18:52,173 You're free to go. 237 00:19:00,724 --> 00:19:01,891 Morgana? 238 00:19:02,434 --> 00:19:03,476 Yes? 239 00:19:05,687 --> 00:19:09,649 I swore to him you'd never challenge his authority again. 240 00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:12,027 I swore that you'd learned your lesson. 241 00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:14,904 Tread carefully. 242 00:19:16,239 --> 00:19:18,241 Next time, I may not be able to help you. 243 00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:22,912 Thank you. 244 00:19:23,371 --> 00:19:25,373 You're a better man than your father. 245 00:19:25,749 --> 00:19:27,500 Always were. 246 00:19:30,754 --> 00:19:32,047 My lady? 247 00:19:32,881 --> 00:19:34,466 Gwen. 248 00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:37,761 I didn't expect to see you here. 249 00:19:40,055 --> 00:19:42,265 - What happened to you? - Nothing. 250 00:19:43,725 --> 00:19:45,977 Well, nothing a hot bath wouldn't fix. 251 00:19:51,107 --> 00:19:52,776 I spent the night in the dungeon. 252 00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:55,111 Uther. 253 00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:57,238 He doesn't like to be challenged. 254 00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:01,451 It wasn't about my father, was it? 255 00:20:03,620 --> 00:20:05,848 You've enough to deal with without worrying about such things. 256 00:20:05,872 --> 00:20:07,791 You shouldn't have done that. 257 00:20:08,249 --> 00:20:09,959 Not on my behalf. 258 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:13,671 If anything happened to you, I couldn't bear it. 259 00:20:15,632 --> 00:20:18,259 You need to go home, Gwen. 260 00:20:18,343 --> 00:20:20,011 Get some rest, please. 261 00:20:20,095 --> 00:20:21,137 I'm fine, my lady. 262 00:20:25,850 --> 00:20:27,310 I insist. 263 00:20:28,019 --> 00:20:29,354 Gwen? 264 00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:34,943 - Gwen? - I can't go home. 265 00:20:38,113 --> 00:20:41,908 It's understandable to feel so alone. 266 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:44,828 Tauren. 267 00:20:45,703 --> 00:20:47,580 Tauren? 268 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:53,169 He attacked me. He threatened me. 269 00:20:54,003 --> 00:20:55,964 He was looking for some kind of stone. 270 00:20:57,048 --> 00:20:58,341 A stone? 271 00:20:58,425 --> 00:21:00,593 He said if I didn't bring it to him, he'd kill me. 272 00:21:00,677 --> 00:21:02,317 He's waiting for me in the darkling woods. 273 00:21:02,846 --> 00:21:04,973 I have to do something. 274 00:21:05,056 --> 00:21:09,352 If I don't get this stone to him by dawn tomorrow... 275 00:21:11,646 --> 00:21:13,273 What are you going to do? 276 00:21:14,274 --> 00:21:16,734 I'm going to send the guards, of course. 277 00:21:16,818 --> 00:21:20,405 It won't be you that tauren meets. It will be the knights of Camelot. 278 00:22:57,794 --> 00:23:00,922 - Where's your maid? - I have come in her place. 279 00:23:01,714 --> 00:23:04,092 - Kill her. - No, wait. I brought the stone! 280 00:23:04,175 --> 00:23:07,428 What else have you brought, my lady? The knights of Camelot? 281 00:23:08,513 --> 00:23:10,139 Morgana: I came alone. I promise you. 282 00:23:11,558 --> 00:23:13,017 Give me the stone. 283 00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:17,480 You were foolish to come here. 284 00:23:18,690 --> 00:23:21,067 I had no quarrel with your maid. 285 00:23:21,985 --> 00:23:24,779 But you, my lady morgana. 286 00:23:25,488 --> 00:23:27,699 You are uther's ward. 287 00:23:29,450 --> 00:23:30,952 If you kill me, you'll regret it. 288 00:23:31,703 --> 00:23:33,746 Why's that? 289 00:23:34,497 --> 00:23:39,085 - Because I want uther dead, too. - You? An enemy of the king? 290 00:23:39,419 --> 00:23:40,795 And I'm to believe that? 291 00:23:40,878 --> 00:23:42,755 Why else would I be here? 292 00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:45,049 I can only guess at your motives, my lady. 293 00:23:45,842 --> 00:23:48,177 You could be a spy for all I know. 294 00:23:48,344 --> 00:23:50,430 And this? 295 00:23:51,055 --> 00:23:54,350 Is it usual for uther to chain his friends to a dungeon wall? 296 00:24:04,694 --> 00:24:06,321 The stone. 297 00:24:07,071 --> 00:24:08,448 You took it to the forge. Why? 298 00:24:09,157 --> 00:24:11,826 With it, a man can alter the very essence of things. 299 00:24:13,369 --> 00:24:17,165 He can turn a lump of lead into gold. 300 00:24:17,707 --> 00:24:21,711 Gold? A good man died in your quest for riches, tauren. 301 00:24:22,295 --> 00:24:24,047 His daughter is now an orphan. 302 00:24:24,547 --> 00:24:27,508 I'm sorry for that. Truly. 303 00:24:29,135 --> 00:24:31,387 But we did not want the gold to line our pockets. 304 00:24:31,554 --> 00:24:33,514 The gold was but a means. 305 00:24:34,349 --> 00:24:38,728 A means to rid this kingdom of uther pendragon once and for all. 306 00:24:39,687 --> 00:24:40,980 What are you saying? 307 00:24:41,064 --> 00:24:43,650 Bribery is rife at Camelot. 308 00:24:45,068 --> 00:24:47,528 I will use the corruption at the heart of his kingdom, 309 00:24:48,571 --> 00:24:52,075 and such abundance of gold will buy me into the king's chambers. 310 00:24:52,325 --> 00:24:54,661 Even to the king himself. 311 00:24:54,911 --> 00:24:58,039 The guards may be fools, tauren, but the king is not. 312 00:24:58,915 --> 00:25:01,417 Do you have a better plan? 313 00:25:02,043 --> 00:25:04,921 To get to uther, you need someone close to him. 314 00:25:06,255 --> 00:25:08,758 And you know of such a person? 315 00:25:09,926 --> 00:25:11,552 I do. 316 00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:18,935 Gaius: Pass the salt, please. 317 00:25:29,445 --> 00:25:32,115 - You all right? - What? 318 00:25:33,282 --> 00:25:37,286 Yeah. Just got a few things on my mind, that's all. 319 00:25:39,622 --> 00:25:41,916 Anything you'd like to talk to me about? 320 00:25:44,252 --> 00:25:46,629 I can't imagine you'd be interested. 321 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:51,092 So long as you're sure. 322 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:54,971 I should be getting to work. 323 00:25:56,472 --> 00:25:57,765 Uh, Merlin? 324 00:26:00,476 --> 00:26:02,145 That's a broom cupboard. 325 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:46,481 Well, young warlock, what is it you come to ask of me? 326 00:26:47,815 --> 00:26:49,358 I need your help. 327 00:26:49,692 --> 00:26:51,694 Of course you do, 328 00:26:52,487 --> 00:26:56,866 but this time, will you heed my words? 329 00:26:58,659 --> 00:27:02,622 The sorcerer tauren is plotting to kill the king. 330 00:27:02,705 --> 00:27:04,248 He's made an ally of morgana. 331 00:27:04,874 --> 00:27:06,375 I don't know what to do! 332 00:27:06,793 --> 00:27:10,588 Do nothing. 333 00:27:10,797 --> 00:27:12,465 What do you mean? 334 00:27:12,882 --> 00:27:14,759 If I do nothing, uther will die. 335 00:27:14,842 --> 00:27:17,970 Don't you want uther dead? 336 00:27:18,054 --> 00:27:22,892 It is uther that persecutes you and your kind, Merlin. 337 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:25,978 It is uther that murders the innocent... 338 00:27:26,062 --> 00:27:28,564 But surely that doesn't make it right to kill him. 339 00:27:28,815 --> 00:27:33,236 Only if uther dies can magic return to the land. 340 00:27:33,903 --> 00:27:37,740 Only if uther dies, will you be free, Merlin. 341 00:27:37,865 --> 00:27:39,951 Uther's reign is at an end. 342 00:27:41,077 --> 00:27:43,246 Let Arthur's reign begin. 343 00:27:44,539 --> 00:27:47,375 Fulfill your destiny. 344 00:27:47,834 --> 00:27:49,168 Wait! 345 00:27:49,252 --> 00:27:53,005 Where does it say my destiny includes murder? 346 00:27:53,422 --> 00:27:56,926 Free this land from tyranny, Merlin. 347 00:27:58,219 --> 00:28:00,930 Free us all! 348 00:28:13,776 --> 00:28:15,611 I didn't expect to see you. 349 00:28:18,281 --> 00:28:20,074 You wish to say something? 350 00:28:20,783 --> 00:28:22,410 I came to apologize, my lord. 351 00:28:22,493 --> 00:28:23,619 Good. 352 00:28:25,496 --> 00:28:27,248 I didn't mean to rile you. 353 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:30,793 I thought only of Gwen. 354 00:28:33,129 --> 00:28:34,881 Poor girl's all alone in the world. 355 00:28:34,964 --> 00:28:37,675 Not my intention to hurt your maid. 356 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,302 I know. 357 00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:41,554 But now she suffers. 358 00:28:41,637 --> 00:28:44,473 - And I know how she must suffer. - Morgana... 359 00:28:44,599 --> 00:28:48,185 I only meant... I know what it's like to lose a father. 360 00:28:54,025 --> 00:28:57,820 That was a terrible day. Your father was a great friend. 361 00:28:59,488 --> 00:29:01,324 I had no part in his death. 362 00:29:01,532 --> 00:29:03,618 You sent him into battle. 363 00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:08,748 You promised him reinforcements and then gave him none. 364 00:29:09,665 --> 00:29:10,833 You sent him to his death. 365 00:29:10,917 --> 00:29:12,293 That is not true. 366 00:29:12,835 --> 00:29:13,920 It was never my intention. 367 00:29:14,003 --> 00:29:15,796 But it happened! 368 00:29:16,047 --> 00:29:17,673 And it keeps on happening. 369 00:29:18,716 --> 00:29:19,884 Morgana. 370 00:29:20,051 --> 00:29:21,552 I'm sorry, my lord. 371 00:29:35,066 --> 00:29:36,901 Do you think uther's a good king? 372 00:29:39,028 --> 00:29:40,029 Sorry? 373 00:29:41,697 --> 00:29:44,492 Uther. Do you think he's good for the kingdom? 374 00:29:47,328 --> 00:29:49,872 Yes. Yes, I do. 375 00:29:52,041 --> 00:29:55,544 In the light of recent events, you may find that hard to believe. 376 00:29:56,087 --> 00:29:58,798 Hard? No. Impossible? Definitely. 377 00:30:01,384 --> 00:30:03,010 - Merlin... - Everyone hates him. 378 00:30:05,721 --> 00:30:08,224 It's not uther's job to be liked. 379 00:30:09,725 --> 00:30:12,436 It is uther's job to protect the kingdom. 380 00:30:12,728 --> 00:30:16,023 Most of his methods are right. Sometimes he may go too far. 381 00:30:16,107 --> 00:30:17,667 Really? You mean, like executing anyone 382 00:30:17,733 --> 00:30:19,333 who even passes a sorcerer on the street? 383 00:30:21,570 --> 00:30:22,697 Yes. 384 00:30:23,906 --> 00:30:25,574 Despite uther's failings, 385 00:30:26,117 --> 00:30:29,912 he has brought peace and prosperity to this kingdom. 386 00:30:30,121 --> 00:30:31,372 But at what cost? 387 00:30:32,081 --> 00:30:34,417 At the cost of women and children, fathers and sons. 388 00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:36,085 When will it end? 389 00:30:37,253 --> 00:30:39,171 It will end when Arthur is king. 390 00:30:39,422 --> 00:30:41,590 Then why not let that time be now? 391 00:30:43,092 --> 00:30:45,344 Why not let Arthur be king? 392 00:30:45,803 --> 00:30:47,555 Arthur's not ready. 393 00:30:47,930 --> 00:30:50,307 The responsibility would be too great. 394 00:30:50,433 --> 00:30:54,061 Brave though he may be, he lacks experience, he lacks judgment. 395 00:31:03,654 --> 00:31:05,781 Is there anything you want to tell me? 396 00:31:05,906 --> 00:31:09,285 Ican't. I just... no, ican't. 397 00:31:09,827 --> 00:31:11,704 You've just got to trust me. 398 00:31:13,122 --> 00:31:15,916 Gaius, it's something I've got to work out for myself. 399 00:31:16,625 --> 00:31:18,335 I do trust you, Merlin. 400 00:31:19,587 --> 00:31:25,051 Whatever it is, I know you'll make the right decision. 401 00:31:47,615 --> 00:31:48,824 Morgana. 402 00:31:52,495 --> 00:31:53,954 I'm not disturbing you, I hope. 403 00:31:54,038 --> 00:31:55,206 Not at all. 404 00:31:58,709 --> 00:32:00,544 These are difficult times. 405 00:32:01,629 --> 00:32:03,881 They put a strain on us all. 406 00:32:04,965 --> 00:32:06,175 Yes, my lord. 407 00:32:08,511 --> 00:32:12,014 I cannot tell you how much it pains me to be at odds with you. 408 00:32:12,348 --> 00:32:13,849 And I, with you. 409 00:32:19,063 --> 00:32:21,190 I've been thinking about what you said. 410 00:32:22,233 --> 00:32:26,737 And I realize, 411 00:32:26,821 --> 00:32:29,365 I may have been insensitive. 412 00:32:30,032 --> 00:32:34,745 I should have foreseen the distress that your maid's loss would cause you. 413 00:32:37,039 --> 00:32:38,749 That it would stir old memories. 414 00:32:42,503 --> 00:32:47,049 I've opened an old wound. And for that I'm sorry. 415 00:32:49,385 --> 00:32:52,763 My lord, it gladdens my heart to hear these words. 416 00:32:54,223 --> 00:32:56,433 I, too, wish to heal these wounds. 417 00:32:58,352 --> 00:33:01,730 Let us visit my father's grave together and put the past behind us. 418 00:33:02,565 --> 00:33:04,567 Nothing would give me greater happiness. 419 00:33:05,734 --> 00:33:08,112 Shall we leave tomorrow at first light? 420 00:33:08,404 --> 00:33:09,822 I will make arrangements. 421 00:33:25,588 --> 00:33:26,672 Psst! 422 00:33:39,435 --> 00:33:42,396 So, my lady, what news? 423 00:33:42,479 --> 00:33:43,582 Uther's fallen for the bait. 424 00:33:43,606 --> 00:33:45,983 We ride out in the morning for the old cairn on the hill. 425 00:33:46,942 --> 00:33:49,904 Are you sure you're committed to this? 426 00:33:49,987 --> 00:33:53,699 More than ever, I want uther dead. As much as you. 427 00:33:54,158 --> 00:33:56,869 As much as anyone in this rotten kingdom of his. 428 00:33:57,703 --> 00:33:59,121 Then the deed is as good as done. 429 00:34:21,018 --> 00:34:22,394 Merlin? 430 00:34:22,937 --> 00:34:23,938 Gwen. 431 00:34:24,980 --> 00:34:26,190 How are you doing? 432 00:34:26,732 --> 00:34:29,526 I was about to ask you the same question. 433 00:34:30,319 --> 00:34:33,155 I'm fine. Fine. 434 00:34:35,824 --> 00:34:38,827 Gwen: Morgana's been amazing these last few days. 435 00:34:40,913 --> 00:34:43,332 I think you've been amazing. 436 00:34:43,749 --> 00:34:47,461 After this all has happened, 437 00:34:50,506 --> 00:34:52,383 getting your life back together. 438 00:34:53,842 --> 00:34:55,320 It's better than sitting in an empty house, 439 00:34:55,344 --> 00:34:57,846 waiting for my father to walk through the door. 440 00:35:01,016 --> 00:35:02,643 The thing I find hardest to bear 441 00:35:02,726 --> 00:35:06,689 is that people will always think he was guilty because he tried to escape. 442 00:35:06,772 --> 00:35:08,357 I know he was innocent. 443 00:35:09,733 --> 00:35:11,652 I think he tried to escape because he knew 444 00:35:11,735 --> 00:35:13,612 that whatever he said or did, he'd be killed. 445 00:35:15,739 --> 00:35:17,866 Uther had already made up his mind. 446 00:35:19,410 --> 00:35:21,203 That's the kind of man he is. 447 00:35:25,874 --> 00:35:28,252 I wouldn't blame you if you wanted him dead. 448 00:35:31,714 --> 00:35:33,674 If uther died, I'd feel nothing. 449 00:35:35,884 --> 00:35:38,053 He means nothing to me. 450 00:35:39,263 --> 00:35:46,228 But if you had, you know, the choice, what would you do? 451 00:35:47,730 --> 00:35:51,108 If you had the power of life and death over uther, 452 00:35:53,569 --> 00:35:56,739 would you kill him for what he did? 453 00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:10,044 What would that solve? 454 00:36:12,338 --> 00:36:14,923 That would make me a murderer. 455 00:36:15,341 --> 00:36:16,717 That would make me as bad as him. 456 00:36:20,137 --> 00:36:21,513 You're right. 457 00:36:25,309 --> 00:36:26,935 Of course, you're right. 458 00:36:28,604 --> 00:36:31,273 - Is anything wrong? - No, no. See you later. 459 00:37:29,331 --> 00:37:32,418 Do you think that we could have some privacy? 460 00:37:32,501 --> 00:37:35,504 Fine. Wait here. We're in no danger. 461 00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:36,839 Guard: Fine. 462 00:38:25,888 --> 00:38:27,306 Father. 463 00:38:45,574 --> 00:38:49,244 Your father was the greatest man I've ever known. 464 00:38:49,786 --> 00:38:53,916 He stood for everything this kingdom represents. 465 00:38:55,959 --> 00:38:59,796 Truth, justice, valor. 466 00:39:02,466 --> 00:39:06,261 A hundred times, he saved my life on the battlefield. 467 00:39:07,471 --> 00:39:10,766 His courage and his honor were without equal. 468 00:39:23,654 --> 00:39:27,032 When gorlois died, I lost the truest friend I ever had. 469 00:39:28,617 --> 00:39:31,411 For he was as fearless in questioning my judgment 470 00:39:31,495 --> 00:39:33,330 as he was in defending my kingdom. 471 00:39:34,998 --> 00:39:36,875 That's the Mark of a true friend. 472 00:39:38,794 --> 00:39:41,505 I know how he respected you, my lord. 473 00:39:44,049 --> 00:39:45,509 But I don't share these memories. 474 00:39:48,053 --> 00:39:51,181 How can I? I was 10 years old. 475 00:39:52,516 --> 00:39:56,186 I only know I loved him. And he was taken from me. 476 00:40:01,817 --> 00:40:05,487 When he died and I took you into my care, 477 00:40:07,155 --> 00:40:09,700 you fought me from the beginning. 478 00:40:10,325 --> 00:40:12,661 Your will is as strong as my own. 479 00:40:14,329 --> 00:40:18,667 You challenge me as a friend must, as your father did in his time. 480 00:40:19,376 --> 00:40:21,169 And when I do, you clap me in irons. 481 00:40:22,713 --> 00:40:28,802 I know I'm not an easy man. My temper blinds me sometimes. 482 00:40:28,885 --> 00:40:30,512 There are things that I regret. 483 00:40:30,971 --> 00:40:32,139 Gwen's father? 484 00:40:37,019 --> 00:40:38,353 Yes. 485 00:40:41,690 --> 00:40:43,942 Are you saying you were wrong to have Tom killed? 486 00:40:45,736 --> 00:40:47,070 Yes. 487 00:41:20,228 --> 00:41:24,691 Uther: I will strive to listen to you more and quarrel with you less. 488 00:41:25,567 --> 00:41:29,863 You have been a blessing to me, morgana. You are the daughter I never had. 489 00:41:30,030 --> 00:41:33,909 Your counsel is invaluable, as is your friendship and your love. 490 00:41:34,785 --> 00:41:38,455 Without you, I cannot hope to be the king this land deserves. 491 00:41:38,538 --> 00:41:40,916 - My lord... - Please forgive me, morgana. 492 00:42:06,274 --> 00:42:09,111 Die, uther pendragon! 493 00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:08,044 - Gaius: Ah! Busy day? - It had its moments. 494 00:43:08,170 --> 00:43:10,213 I hear that tauren tried to assassinate uther. 495 00:43:10,338 --> 00:43:12,924 - That's what I hear. - And that morgana saved him. 496 00:43:13,008 --> 00:43:15,677 How many men were there? Three? Four? 497 00:43:15,761 --> 00:43:18,013 - Something like that. - Morgana must have shown 498 00:43:18,096 --> 00:43:21,183 extraordinary courage to have defended the king against such odds. 499 00:43:21,516 --> 00:43:25,020 Isuppose, you had nothing to do with it? 500 00:43:25,771 --> 00:43:28,565 You know, just background stuff. 501 00:43:29,441 --> 00:43:31,401 No need to be so modest, Merlin. 502 00:43:32,527 --> 00:43:34,404 - Sorry. - It's not a criticism. 503 00:43:35,197 --> 00:43:36,364 It's a compliment. 504 00:43:37,365 --> 00:43:38,408 Right. 505 00:43:41,203 --> 00:43:42,829 Thanks, Gaius. 506 00:43:57,219 --> 00:43:58,345 Somebody help me. 507 00:44:07,813 --> 00:44:10,565 Please, Merlin. This is only the beginning. 508 00:44:13,735 --> 00:44:15,987 You should not have killed my friend.