Princess Lyra is accused after a blood-stained battle flag is brought into the study, its red-soiled footprints staged to frame her. His Highness Evander inspects the flag, notes Lyra's estate has dark soil, compares shoe sizes and confronts a servant, exposing Lily's fake evidence. Lily is dragged away and sentenced to twenty lashes. The key turn: it's revealed Lily is Prince Cassian's spy, and tomorrow she will lead Cassian to the hidden corruption witness so an assassin can kill him. The episode ends with the court stunned and the witness's life suddenly in immediate danger.