1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,720 In a land of myth and a time of magic, 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:08,680 the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,720 His name...Merlin. 4 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,680 Hors, beride tha heofenan... 5 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,640 Hey! Did you see it? The smoke, did you see it?! 6 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,040 No... I saw nothing. Are you blind?! You were right here! 7 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,400 It was magic, I tell you! 8 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,520 There's sorcery here! We must tell the king! 9 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,120 No... Wait! 10 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,640 It was sorcery you saw, you're certain of it? Yes, sire. 11 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:17,280 And you swear this before your king? 12 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,920 I swear it. Perhaps your eyes deceived you. A trick of the light. 13 00:02:20,920 --> 00:02:22,800 The smoke was alive, I tell you. 14 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,040 I feared for my life. 15 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,800 I thank you for bringing this to my attention. 16 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,920 Your loyalty will not go unrewarded. 17 00:02:29,920 --> 00:02:32,360 Thank you, sire. 18 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,960 It cannot continue. I will hunt down those responsible, Father. 19 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,760 I promise they will not escape unpunished. No. 20 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,680 Stronger methods are called for. 21 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,160 Send for the witchfinder. 22 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,840 Sire, is it necessary to resort to such measures? 23 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:57,000 The witchfinder is a trusted ally, Gaius. 24 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,720 His help will be invaluable. 25 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,080 Of course. 26 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:04,560 How many times, Merlin? 27 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,680 How many times must I drive it into that thick skull of yours? 28 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,320 Your magic is a secret to be guarded with your life. 29 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,720 What were you thinking? I... 30 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,920 I wasn't thinking. Well, think, boy, think! 31 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:20,200 It was just a bit of fun. It was magic and it was seen. 32 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,360 You're right... I'm sorry. You must hide the book. 33 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,080 Anything that can connect you to sorcery in any way. 34 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:33,840 What, now? Yes, now, Merlin. The man that Uther has sent for... 35 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,600 I know him. The witchfinder? 36 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,880 Some know him by that name. 37 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,200 I know him as Aredian. He is a force to be reckoned with. 38 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:43,920 But I'm not a witch. 39 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,720 Look, no dress or anything... 40 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,880 I'll get the book. 41 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,640 I am expected. 42 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,160 Is that him? Yes. 43 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,360 What's that cage for? It hardly bears thinking about. 44 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,320 So where has he been all this time? In foreign lands. 45 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,760 Wherever the pursuit of sorcery takes him. 46 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,480 He does all this in your name? 47 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,280 The witchfinder serves no-one. He is a law unto himself. 48 00:04:58,280 --> 00:05:00,920 AREDIAN: Do you smell it? 49 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,840 Do you smell it, Uther? 50 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:09,040 Aredian... It's all around us. 51 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,720 The foul stench of sorcery. 52 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,000 It's infected your great city like a contagion. 53 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:20,000 I welcome you to Camelot, Aredian. Thank you for making such haste to be here. 54 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,600 Well, let's hope I am not too late, hmm? 55 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,560 For every hour counts in the war against sorcery. 56 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,280 Unchecked, it spreads like a disease. 57 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:32,400 It seeks out the young and the old, 58 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,000 the weak and the able, 59 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,480 the fair and the foul of heart alike. 60 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,440 You have grown lazy, Uther. 61 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,200 You have grown idle. 62 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,840 Your once noble Camelot is rotten to the core. 63 00:05:47,840 --> 00:05:52,040 You stand on the brink of dark oblivion. 64 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:57,720 I am at your disposal, Aredian. 65 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,640 The knights will aid you in any way they can. You must be Arthur. 66 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,560 I must be. 67 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,200 You are a great warrior. 68 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,680 The finest this kingdom has ever known. 69 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:14,920 Thank you... So you won't be offended when I say that I shall have no need of you or your knights. 70 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,920 The subtle craft of sorcery can only be fought by yet subtler means. 71 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,800 Methods honed over decades of study. 72 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,520 Methods known only to myself. We are grateful for your help. 73 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,280 Gratitude alone can't keep a man alive - 74 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:31,640 you must put food in his belly. 75 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,280 I will pay your price, Aredian, whatever it may be. 76 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,320 I will bid you good night. 77 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:39,760 Aredian? 78 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,880 When do you begin? 79 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,600 I have already begun. 80 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,880 Gaius, isn't it? 81 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,000 I never forget a face. 82 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,640 Nor I, Aredian. 83 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,680 A physician now, I hear. 84 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,520 You always did have a thirst for knowledge. 85 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,120 Scientific knowledge. Of course. 86 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,120 My assistant, Merlin. 87 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,480 Merlin... May your investigations prove fruitful, Aredian. 88 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,360 However, you'll have to excuse us, we have work to do. 89 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,120 Naturally. Merlin? 90 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,000 I have a few questions I would like you to answer. 91 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,040 Please be at my chambers in an hour. 92 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:51,040 You are aware, then, that sorcery has been practised in the vicinity of Camelot? 93 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,720 Yes. I mean... 94 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,000 Apparently. No, it cannot be denied. 95 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,680 There was a witness. 96 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,600 Yes, I know. 97 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,760 Did you also know that the woman has named you as a witness? But... 98 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,760 I have already spoken to her. She was quite clear on the matter. 99 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,760 But I wasn't a witness. Sorry, perhaps I misheard. 100 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,880 Do you deny that you were present at the time of the incident? 101 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:21,080 No. I was there. So you saw it, the horse conjured from the smoke? 102 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:25,160 I saw the smoke, but it was only smoke. 103 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:29,480 I saw nothing else. Are you saying that she lies? 104 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,440 No, I didn't say that. I said I didn't see what she saw. 105 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,960 Hmm. How can that be, I wonder? 106 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,800 How can one person see something and the other not? 107 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:41,800 I can't explain it. 108 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,560 I am at a loss as to explain it myself. 109 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,360 Unless it was you who performed the magic. 110 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,200 It wasn't. Can you prove that it wasn't? 111 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:02,520 No. 112 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,560 Hmm. 113 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,240 That will be all. 114 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,200 For now. 115 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,600 Speak. Do not be afraid. 116 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:39,160 I... I was drawing water from the well, sire, 117 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,920 when I saw them. 118 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,960 Faces... 119 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,520 In the water, sire. Terrible faces... 120 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,440 Like people who were drowned... 121 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,840 Screaming... Screaming... Mmm. Mmm. 122 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,280 I haven't done anything, I promise. 123 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:00,720 Tell them what you saw. 124 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,520 A goblin. 125 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:07,320 Dancing on the coals, it was. Dancing in the flames. 126 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,240 And it spoke, sire... 127 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,560 My heart near stopped for fear of it. 128 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:18,040 As you have heard, my lord, the incident in the woods was only the beginning. 129 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:22,760 There was a sorcerer, sire, in the square. 130 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,960 There were creatures jumping right out of his mouth. 131 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,080 What manner of creature? 132 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:36,080 Toads, sire. Great, green, slimy things as big as your fist! 133 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,400 The sorcerer laughs in your face. 134 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,520 Even now, magic flourishes on the streets of Camelot. 135 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,120 I scarcely believe it. Yet it is the truth, my lord. 136 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:52,160 Fortunately, I have utilised every facet of my craft to bring this matter to a swift resolution. 137 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,160 The sorcerer... 138 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:55,800 You have a suspect? 139 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,280 Oh, I do, my lord. 140 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:02,560 I regret to say they stand among us in this very room. 141 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,960 My methods are infallible. My findings incontestable. 142 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:17,200 The facts point to one person and one person alone. 143 00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:20,880 The boy, Merlin. 144 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,360 Merlin?! 145 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:32,120 You can't be serious. This is outrageous! You have no evidence! 146 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,800 The tools of magic cannot be hidden from me. 147 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,720 I am certain that a thorough search of the boy's chamber will deliver us all we need. 148 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,640 Merlin? 149 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,840 I have nothing to hide from him. 150 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,600 Very well. Guards, restrain the boy. 151 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,280 Let the search begin. 152 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,120 Careful, please! 153 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:02,680 That's my life's work! 154 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,720 Comb every inch. The sorcerer is a master of concealment. 155 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,840 There's nothing here, Aredian. I'll be the judge of that. 156 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:18,320 Over there, behind this tapestry. And there, upend that stool. 157 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:23,280 Be sure to check for hollow legs. There, within those powder jars. 158 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:29,880 Here! 159 00:12:33,680 --> 00:12:37,360 An amulet of enchantment. 160 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:43,000 Were you aware, physician, that your assistant kept instruments of sorcery? 161 00:12:45,560 --> 00:12:49,520 No. Well, our work is done. 162 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:52,600 I must inform the king. 163 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,600 Aredian! 164 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:01,640 I know for certain that the amulet does not belong to Merlin. 165 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:06,480 Oh? Well, who does it belong to, then? 166 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,880 It belongs to me. 167 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,600 You're free to go. 168 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,560 Gaius! What's going on? 169 00:13:27,560 --> 00:13:30,640 Say nothing, Merlin. Do nothing. Promise me! 170 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:03,440 Gaius has served me with unfailing dedication. 171 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:07,920 Without his knowledge, his wisdom, I would not be sitting here today. 172 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:13,880 You have shown great faith in him, sire. Great faith indeed... 173 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,760 considering that he was known to practise sorcery. 174 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:23,960 Gaius? Mmm. You're mistaken. No, Arthur. 175 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,280 He speaks the truth. 176 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:31,520 I am well aware of his past, but I have every reason to believe he has turned his back on sorcery. 177 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:35,120 Until now. We don't know that. 178 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:39,240 This amulet you found could just be a stupid mistake. 179 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,360 Or maybe he has fallen back into old habits. 180 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:46,640 We must give him the benefit of the doubt, surely? Why? 181 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:53,520 Anyway, there is a sure way to establish his guilt. 182 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:58,760 I know your methods are effective, Aredian, but Gaius is an old man, 183 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:02,280 he could not withstand such... treatment. 184 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:07,600 It is the only way to rid your mind of doubt. 185 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:19,600 HE CHOKES AND SPLUTTERS 186 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,160 What time is it? 187 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,960 Time for you to confess. 188 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,720 The amulet was a relic from the past, a keepsake. 189 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,520 But such artefacts are banned on pain of death, surely you must know this? 190 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,160 I was wrong to have kept it. 191 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,160 I am grievously sorry for it. 192 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,080 Well, that's a good start. 193 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,240 It's an excellent start. 194 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,440 But not nearly enough, I'm afraid. 195 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:54,840 Aredian, I... Guards! 196 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:06,360 Was your conscience clear when you practised magic in the days of the great purge? 197 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:10,800 I have not used magic for many years... Your assistant kept instruments of sorcery... 198 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,400 It belongs to me. So if someone else were to practise magic... No, no! 199 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:19,880 If you're an enemy of this kingdom, you're an enemy of your king. No! My conscience is clear. 200 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,560 I'd like a drink of water, please. 201 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,880 And you shall have one. When you have confessed. 202 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,480 Then I shall die of thirst, Aredian. 203 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,720 What is wrong, young warlock? You look so pale. 204 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:09,520 I did a stupid thing. A stupid, stupid thing! 205 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,680 And now Gaius is going to die for it! 206 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,480 Gaius means nothing to me. 207 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,440 But he means a great deal to me! 208 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:23,320 Very well, tell me what has happened. 209 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:27,200 A witchfinder has come. 210 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:32,440 He's arrested Gaius for sorcery, but I am the sorcerer. 211 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,520 Yes, I suppose you are. 212 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:38,080 Well, I'm going to confess. It's the only way to save him. 213 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,400 Then your stupidity continues. 214 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:45,680 I won't sacrifice a friend to save myself! Bravely spoken. 215 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:47,840 But Gaius is already doomed. 216 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:51,680 If you confess, the witchfinder will just burn you both. 217 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,240 But it's my fault! Don't you understand? 218 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:59,680 All too well, young warlock, but understand this - 219 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:06,120 if you were to die, you would endanger the lives of all those that rely upon you. 220 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:10,360 There must be something I can do. There must be. 221 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:13,120 Please, help me. 222 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:17,680 Merlin, I see you are distressed by this. 223 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,280 But I cannot help you, 224 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,880 because I do not know how to. 225 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:30,320 I can't just stand by and watch Gaius die. 226 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,480 I can't! 227 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,400 I am sorry. 228 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,080 You're a traitor, you're an imposter. 229 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:57,800 Sorcery is your only master. 230 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,560 I serve only my king. 231 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:01,800 Huh! In what way have you served him? 232 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,560 You have lied to him, you have broken his laws, you have betrayed his trust. 233 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:10,040 I have saved his life, I have treated his ward, I have protected his only son! 234 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,760 You have treated his ward? 235 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,720 I have striven to help all those in need. 236 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,000 It is a physician's duty to do so. 237 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,520 The Lady Morgana? Among others. 238 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:27,880 For what malady does she receive this treatment? 239 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:33,400 She... she suffers from nightmares. 240 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,640 I see. 241 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,720 But as I said, I feel it is my duty to attend to the needs of... 242 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:43,200 Yes, yes. You seem very keen to change the subject, Gaius. 243 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:48,720 Perhaps I should question her myself. 244 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,120 There's no need to be concerned, my lady, I won't detain you long. 245 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:29,240 There's just a small detail I wish to clarify. 246 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:37,120 Now, it is true, is it not, that you have received treatment for nightmares? 247 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:43,600 And it was Gaius, the court physician, 248 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,880 who administered these treatments, these potions? 249 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:48,600 Yes. 250 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:53,480 I'm sorry, could you speak up? 251 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:54,840 Yes. 252 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,880 Thank you. Now, you may go. 253 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:10,640 You don't happen to know what was in these potions, I suppose? 254 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:16,080 Oh, no. No, of course not. You are not a physician, after all. 255 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:22,400 So, for all you know, these potions could have been magical, 256 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,520 your dreams, the product of an enchanted elixir? 257 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:31,680 Oh, I had these dreams before Gaius started treating me. But have they got better or worse 258 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,280 since Gaius began treating you? 259 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:41,280 Worse. 260 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,720 As I thought. 261 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,920 Thank you. You have been most helpful. 262 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,160 Gaius? 263 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,800 Are you prepared to confess? 264 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,560 I'd rather die first. 265 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,480 Good. And die you shall. 266 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:16,320 But not alone, I'm pleased to say - you shall have company. 267 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,840 What? 268 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:23,240 Merlin and the Lady Morgana are to join you in the flames. 269 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,440 No! 270 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,240 This is a trick. 271 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,840 You have corrupted them, Gaius, 272 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:34,440 and they must answer to their king. Unless... 273 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,760 Unless what? 274 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:43,120 Confess! Confess! 275 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,320 I am a sorcerer, sire. 276 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:01,480 I am responsible for conjuring the smoke. 277 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:05,640 I am guilty of practising magic in Camelot. 278 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,800 The goblin, the faces in the well... 279 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:14,200 I am the sorcerer who conjured the toad from his mouth. 280 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,600 You have betrayed me, Gaius. 281 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,000 You have betrayed your friends. 282 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:29,040 But above all, you have betrayed yourself. 283 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,160 By the laws of Camelot, I must sentence you... 284 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:42,240 ..to death. 285 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:47,200 The sorcerer will be purged of his magic by means of fire! 286 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,960 He shall be burned at the stake tomorrow at dawn! 287 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,920 Bear witness and heed this lesson! 288 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:02,440 You are a liar! 289 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:07,680 Guards! You are a liar! I'll deal with this. 290 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:20,120 I know you're upset, I know you're angry, it's all right. I'm not throwing you in jail. 291 00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:21,640 Then what are you doing? 292 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:24,760 I'm breaking the law. 293 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:31,280 I can only give you a few minutes. They wouldn't let me see you. There was nothing I could do... 294 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,400 I know... I understand. 295 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,240 I can't believe it. I can't believe Uther could do this to you. 296 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,240 He had no choice. Once Aredian had found the amulet... 297 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,480 I didn't even know you had such a thing. It isn't mine. 298 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:47,040 Why did you say it was? I was trying to protect you. 299 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,440 I don't know what to say. It's all right, Merlin, 300 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,400 you don't have to say anything. 301 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:02,280 Yeah, I do. The amulet isn't mine either. 302 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,000 Then how did it get there? 303 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,640 Aredian. Aredian? There's no other explanation. 304 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,600 But why? All that matters is if I can prove he planted it, you're saved! 305 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,400 No. You must let this go. 306 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,440 You are falsely accused. I have a chance to prove that. 307 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,560 I must take that chance. No, you must not. 308 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:22,200 I don't understand. 309 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:27,800 Do you want to die? No. But neither do I want you to die. 310 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,000 And die you surely will if you get too close to Aredian. 311 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,120 He will trap you, Merlin, he will manipulate you, 312 00:25:34,120 --> 00:25:40,600 and without ever meaning to, you will incriminate yourself... But... You must let this go. 313 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,680 I must let you go? 314 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,800 To do otherwise would be an act of suicide. 315 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:23,240 Ah, Gaius. I hope you have found some relief, 316 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:24,800 now that your ordeal is over. 317 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:29,560 Your concern is touching, Aredian. 318 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,560 Now, will you please get out of my sight? Of course. 319 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:37,080 I just thought you'd want to hear the news, that's all... What news? 320 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:41,160 My investigations have begun. 321 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:46,240 Begun? But you've already extracted my confession. Indeed. 322 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,640 Which just leaves Merlin and the Lady Morgana. 323 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,640 But we struck a bargain! 324 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:56,440 Pah! I don't bargain with sorcerers. 325 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,120 HE LAUGHS 326 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,400 Merlin? 327 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,600 He won't let go! What happened? The witchfinder's questioning Morgana again. 328 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,560 I'm worried, Merlin. She's close to breaking point. 329 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:34,680 That's what he does. In the end, you confess whether you're guilty or not. What do you mean? 330 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:39,040 Gaius was set up. Aredian planted that amulet. But why would he do such a thing? 331 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,920 Aredian is paid to catch sorcerers. Maybe he doesn't care if someone is guilty. 332 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,800 Maybe he gets confessions by lying, by planting evidence. 333 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,000 As long as he gets a confession, he gets his money. 334 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,440 Even if this is true, what can we do without proof? 335 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,640 Get some. 336 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:21,520 Tospringe... 337 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,600 NOISE FROM OUTSIDE 338 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:44,800 Daefte thaet bedd... 339 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,240 HE EXHALES 340 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,480 This is hopeless. Keep looking. 341 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:14,200 We don't even know whether this flower means anything. No, we don't, but it's all we've got. 342 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:21,320 Here. Belladonna. 343 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:26,680 "For the alleviation of ulcers, allergies, Muscular inflammation..." This is hopeless, Merlin. 344 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:32,720 Wait, listen - "Under certain conditions, a tincture of the flower can produce hallucinations." So? 345 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:39,280 Aredian's witnesses. It wasn't magic they were seeing, it was visions. 346 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,440 It makes sense. 347 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,360 If he's faking the evidence... But how can we prove it? 348 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:47,800 Aredian's too clever to have given the tincture to them directly. 349 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,600 They must've got it from someone else. 350 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,000 They could've been getting it from anyone. 351 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,480 Is there anything, anything at all that these people had in common? 352 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,120 They were all women. But that doesn't tell us anything. 353 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:05,120 Yes, it does! What's the one thing only women would buy? 354 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,680 Things to make them look beautiful. 355 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,080 Gwen? 356 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,440 Do you sell a tincture of belladonna? 357 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,280 What's this all about? Please, it's important. 358 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,080 Well, I think I've got some somewhere. 359 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:41,440 But what you'd be wanting with eye drops in the middle of the night, I really don't want to know. 360 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:46,320 Eye drops? Yes, women use them to make their eyes more beautiful. 361 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,160 Where did you get this? Well, my usual suppliers. 362 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:52,920 Are you sure you didn't get it from someone else? Of course I'm sure. 363 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,800 Now, if it's all the same to you, I'd like to get some sleep. 364 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:59,560 It was Aredian who gave you the belladonna. I don't know what you're talking about. 365 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,640 But you know that Gaius will be executed tomorrow, don't you? 366 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:07,520 That has nothing to do with me. That has everything to do with you. Aredian's witnesses saw visions. 367 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,600 Visions produced by the belladonna in these eye drops. 368 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:16,880 If we can prove this, we have a chance of saving Gaius. 369 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:27,600 He...forced me to sell it. 370 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:33,360 He said he'd kill me if I said anything to anyone. But it was him? 371 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:34,400 It was Aredian? 372 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:38,080 Yes. It was him. 373 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,200 Thank you. Thank you. 374 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:49,600 That's it. We've got everything we need. But is it enough? We've got a witness as well, 375 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:53,080 surely that's enough. It's still just our word against Aredian's. 376 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:57,880 Gwen, we don't have a choice! By dawn tomorrow, Gaius will be dead! 377 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:01,280 Merlin, we've got to give Uther something he cannot deny, 378 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:05,160 something not even Aredian can talk his way out of. 379 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,080 I'll be as quick as I can! 380 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:25,600 Hly... 381 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:40,320 Hlyste min nexte bebod... 382 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,040 Ceolwaerc... 383 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,040 BIRDS TWEETING 384 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,400 Come on, Merlin, come on... 385 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,920 HE COUGHS 386 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:11,400 Good morning, Gaius. 387 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:25,600 Merlin! Where have you been? Everything's in place. But Gaius has already left the dungeons! 388 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:30,280 Then... Then we have to delay the execution! 389 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,600 How?! Arthur... I'll speak to Arthur. No! 390 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,760 Leave Arthur to me. 391 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,720 Easy there! Show him some respect! 392 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:17,840 Sorry. Excuse me...excuse me... 393 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:20,120 I need to get through... Sorry... 394 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,880 Excuse me... 395 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:28,240 Arthur! Arthur, Arthur, you've got to stop this. 396 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:30,000 I can't, Gwen. You know I can't. 397 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,160 Merlin has proof that Gaius is innocent! 398 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,680 My father has passed sentence. Nothing I can do. 399 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,440 You can do the right thing, Arthur Pendragon! 400 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:41,520 You can show some faith in a loyal friend, or stand by and watch an innocent man die. 401 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,920 Guinevere... You did it to my father. 402 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:47,400 Are you really willing to let it happen again? 403 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:50,760 And you can stop looking at me like that. I know I'm only a servant. 404 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:53,640 I thought you were a prince. So start behaving like one. 405 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,640 Wait! 406 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:21,360 Sire, the witnesses saw nothing but hallucinations... 407 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:27,240 ..induced by the belladonna in these eye-drops. 408 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:34,160 And you bought this belladonna from this man? 409 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:36,960 Where did you get it from? 410 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,600 Don't be afraid. No harm will come to you here. 411 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,520 The witchfinder... 412 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:51,880 He gave them to me. Did he tell you what it was for? 413 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:53,520 No. 414 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:57,040 Only that if I did not sell it, he'd have me burnt at the stake. 415 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:03,600 How do you answer to these accusations? They are absurd. 416 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:08,800 The boy has clearly concocted these lies in the hope of saving his master. 417 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:12,600 Then you won't mind if we search your chambers? Silence! You have no authority. 418 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:16,280 Father, let's settle this once and for all. 419 00:38:19,720 --> 00:38:25,120 If what Merlin says is wrong, then he must bear the consequences. 420 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:28,600 But if there is some truth in what he says... 421 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:37,280 I have nothing to hide. 422 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:45,040 You're wasting your time. The cupboard over there. 423 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:02,440 These things don't belong to me! 424 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:04,880 This is a trick! 425 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,000 HE COUGHS 426 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,240 That boy plots against me! 427 00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:13,800 HE COUGHS 428 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,680 TOAD CROAKS 429 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:34,480 Sorcerer! 430 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:40,400 Aredian, think very carefully about what you are doing. 431 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,880 You'll never escape from Camelot alive. 432 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:47,760 I will if you value the life of your ward. 433 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,720 Forbearnan! 434 00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:55,080 HISSING NOISE Aargh! 435 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:03,400 HE SCREAMS 436 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:24,160 Gaius. 437 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,400 I'm glad I found you here. 438 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:31,080 As am I, my lord. 439 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:33,960 I thought I would never see these chambers again. 440 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:38,160 If anything was damaged in the search, 441 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:41,120 I will be only too glad to replace it. 442 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:43,160 You're very kind, my lord. 443 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,280 Aredian... 444 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:48,000 I can still scarcely believe that he was a sorcerer. 445 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,120 Indeed. 446 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:55,080 Was there some reason you wished to see me? 447 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:58,480 Yes... I... 448 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:06,480 I wanted to say, I'm sorry if you suffered at his hands. 449 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:09,720 But I did not suffer at his hands, Uther. 450 00:41:09,720 --> 00:41:12,800 I suffered at yours. He worked for you, my lord. 451 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:16,720 He was merely following your orders. But I was deceived... No. 452 00:41:16,720 --> 00:41:20,200 You were deceived long before Aredian, for you deceived yourself. 453 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,320 You see foes where there are friends, 454 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:24,840 you see sorcerers where there are but servants. 455 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:28,560 I am not the first to be wrongly accused in your war against magic. 456 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:32,080 And not all have been as lucky as I. 457 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:35,160 I assure you, Gaius, 458 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:40,440 every measure will be taken to ensure that nothing like this will happen again. 459 00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:44,160 I hope that is true. 460 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,520 For all our sakes. 461 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:56,840 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. 462 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:20,280 What I don't understand is how you knew he'd concealed evidence in his chamber. 463 00:42:20,280 --> 00:42:22,240 Oh, just a hunch, really. I see. 464 00:42:22,240 --> 00:42:26,120 And the toad? That... 465 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:31,880 I...er...can't explain. Hmm. I can hardly explain it myself. 466 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:33,440 Unless, of course... 467 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:36,240 you put it there. 468 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:39,720 OK, Gaius, fair enough, 469 00:42:39,720 --> 00:42:42,920 I promise I will never save your life again. 470 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:45,160 Promise? Absolutely. 471 00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:50,160 THEY LAUGH 472 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:54,680 Honestly, Merlin, the toad was a step too far. 473 00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:59,320 I know, I know, but you should have seen the look on his face! 474 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:02,080 HE MAKES A CHOKING SOUND 475 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:11,640 My name is Morgause. 476 00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:15,520 You think that Morgause knows the true circumstances of Arthur's birth? 477 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:17,640 I fear that more than anything. 478 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:20,360 I want to hear what she knows about my mother. 479 00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:23,400 Maybe we should turn back. The woods could be full of Odin's men. 480 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:26,200 You're nothing but a hypocrite and a liar! 481 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:28,360 They're going to kill each other!