Mary’s life hangs in the balance — Childbirth threatens to take Mary’s life, which leaves her and her unborn child’s safety in jeopardy. Elizabeth discovers that someone in her inner circle was the cause of the death of someone close to her.
Breathe — Fleurie
Mary demands that the court doctor save her baby and not her as Bothwell and Greer plead with her not to give up; Mary gives birth to a boy as hangs on with Bothwell and Greer's strength.
Mary writes a letter to Elizabeth telling her of the birth of her son and asks her to make James her heir if she remains a Virgin Queen. Darnley promises his son that he'll always protect him.