Crown Princess Mary is publicly arrested for high treason in a chapel on Crown Prince Cain's orders. Another woman taunts Mary, revealing Cain spent their wedding night with her and mocks Mary's scar. Mary begs for her unborn child's life, but Cain's guard orders her execution and the termination of her pregnancy. As guards move in, a loyal servant sacrifices herself to create a distraction, urging Mary to flee to Duke Edleston. Mary escapes, leaving the chapel and her protector behind in chaos.
Mary witnesses her father being killed and her family, the Edelsteins, declared traitors. As she flees, a man named Cain betrays her, revealing he used her family to seize the throne. He mocks her before leaving her for dead. Vowing revenge, Mary curses him from hell. The episode ends with her awakening, determined that her death was a second chance granted by God.
A bride is pressured to drink a ceremonial wine at her wedding by a servant, but she hesitates, remembering betrayal in a past life. Her new husband, the prince, orders the servant out, revealing he married her only for her family's political power to secure the throne. The bride is left alone on her wedding night, determined to repay his cold humiliation a hundredfold. The episode ends with someone urgently calling for 'Mary' and telling her to run.
The woman confronts a man named Cain, furious that a double replaced him in her wedding bed and vowing to turn his own power against him. As she interrogates a man about the double's actions, she asserts her ambition to rule. Her husband, Marcus, coldly rebuffs her attempts at intimacy, revealing his disdain. Undeterred, the woman orders her maid Anne to summon her father's loyal retainers to secretly surveil Marcus, declaring her intent to burn down his kingdom and watch his own shadow drag him from the throne.
Prince Cain sarcastically questions a servant who served in his place during a night with Lady Eldenstein. The servant claims she merely followed orders. Meanwhile, a woman (presumably Lady Eldenstein) is informed her homecoming will not be accompanied by the Prince, prompting her to angrily discipline the servant for arrogance. Accusing the servant of slander and defiance, she orders her face slapped. Despite the servant's claim of being 'Prince Kane's beloved,' the woman decides to march the servant to confront Prince Cain directly at the council chamber, forcefully asserting her authority as the castle's sole mistress when guards try to block her path.
A woman confronts a royal figure named Cain, accusing him of marrying her only to gain her father's army. He dismisses her claims and orders her confined to her quarters. Later, while dealing with a servant accused of treason, Cain receives the woman's soup, which he declines. The episode ends with his cold dismissal, leaving their marriage strained and her confinement in place.
The Princess Consort rewards a woman's maid, but the woman reveals her heartfelt broth was meant for someone else. The Prince, pressured by his hidden scars, confronts a servant about the poisoned wine from his wedding night with Mary. Suspecting his rival Marcus's loyalty, the Prince admits he only married Mary for the throne and must hide his scars. He orders a forbidden northern ointment to erase them. Unknown to him, another party intends to covertly supply him with the exact remedy, manipulating his desperate need.
After risking her life to obtain a precious ointment, the Lady gives it to Prince Cain, explaining that its high cost was worth it for him but not for her. The ointment's power can erase scars and obscure identities. When the Prince visits, she presents him with homemade broth and embroidered talismans for his protection. Her devoted acts visibly shake him, causing him to abruptly leave. Later, the Lady tells her servant that the Prince's uncharacteristic reaction was due to a 'sickness' of jealousy, suggesting a servant who mistakenly tastes devotion meant for his master will be consumed by resentment when the truth is revealed.
A consort urgently reminds her husband, addressed as 'Your Highness,' of their promised homecoming visit, insisting he not break his word. He orders her to depart first, claiming urgent business and promising to follow. A courtier warns that sending the princess back alone will anger her father, the Duke, but the prince dismisses the concern. Meanwhile, the consort's maid reveals she has drugged the prince's clothes with an aphrodisiac, and the man now chasing them is his decoy. She orders shadow guards to intercept the pursuer and stall for time.
A young woman returns to her family, the Edsteins, after being publicly degraded by the Crown Prince. Her furious father demands vengeance, but she stops him, warning that attacking the legitimate heir would make them look like aggressors. She reveals her goal is not mere retribution but a higher ambition. When her father suggests she wants to be Queen, a man arrives, provoking her father's rage. The woman exposes the man's true identity and challenges him: remain a nameless puppet under his master's shadow, or seize the throne for himself.