In a cell in Nottingham, Robin’s uncle and other Saxons are brought before the Sheriff for a decidedly unfriendly “conversation.” Robin Hood has escaped, and the Sheriff is certain he had help. His solution is exemplary cruelty: one of the prisoners will be released to deliver the message that if Robin does not surrender within a week, they will all be hanged. Secretly, the Sheriff is counting on the archer’s refusal.

Priscilla arrives at Queen Eleanor’s court — the real question is not if, but how long it will take her to win over Prince John. The resident, a jealous figure, Celena, is quick to mark her territory and decrees that Priscilla has “one week” to survive in Westminster.

Little John takes Robin to London, where they meet Ibrahim, a weapons dealer, and purchase steel-tipped arrows. Tuck senses that Robin is hiding something (his agreement with the queen). With the ammunition secured, Robin goes to the palace and meets Marian, asking her to deliver a message to Eleanor. Marian is still upset with him, yet her feelings remain complicated. We still have no word on what happened the night he spent with Ralph/Rosemary. Celena interrupts the tense exchange just as Marian tells Robin that the problem is not whether she loves him — it’s that she does not want to love him. Still, she falters when she finds the flower Robin left on her bed.

Pembroke and Eleanor scheme against Prince John, attempting to frustrate his movements. He has proven more astute than expected, but Eleanor takes this as confirmation that, as her son, he possesses traits of his own — and dangerous ones.

The reunion between Priscilla and Marian is full of gossip: Priscilla admits she is in love with Marshal de Pembroke and realizes that Marian still loves Robin. Once again, she warns her against nurturing false hope: he is a condemned man, and any life together would mean a future of constant flight.

Back in Nottingham, the Sheriff speaks with Gamewell, Robin’s uncle, who offers to be hanged alone for his nephew’s crimes. The conversation takes on an openly anti-Norman tone and returns to the root of the conflict: the death of Hugh Locksey, which — according to the Sheriff — was only possible because of the betrayal of a Saxon, Alwin.

Returning from London with Ralph waiting for him, Robin learns that Gamewell’s execution is imminent. Together with the Merry Men, he searches for alternatives to prevent his uncle’s death. Once again, it is Tuck who finds the solution: using a secret entrance to the castle, with Milange’s help.

Ralph admits she missed Robin and reveals that their night together went no further than kisses — she did not feel it was right to sleep with him. She then asks for a chance to make him forget Marian and proposes a deal: if they survive the rescue, the two of them will sleep together. Tuck makes it clear that he has already figured out the entirety of Robin’s agreement with Eleanor, but Robin insists that, for now, all he wants is to save his uncle.

Milange helps the outlaws slip quietly into Nottingham Castle, and the imprisoned elders are freed. Soon, however, they fall into a trap laid by the Sheriff and are forced to fight his soldiers. Henry is killed, leaving Ralph devastated. Little John leads everyone’s escape while the Sheriff pursues Robin. The two duel, but the Sheriff wastes time boasting about how he killed Hugh, how Robin will die alone, giving Ralph the chance to save Robin by wounding the Sheriff’s arm. Honestly, if Robin keeps pining over foolish Marian and fails to see what is right in front of him…
As for the Sheriff, he celebrates the prisoners’ escape as part of a larger game. Now, he assures, he has “eyes and ears” in Sherwood Forest.

The night holds more revelations. Back at the hideout, Ralph mourns Henry’s death and says she finally understands Robin — she wants the same thing he does: vengeance. Gamewell then reveals to his nephew that his father, Hugh, was betrayed by Alwin. Without hesitation, Robin hunts him down and executes him.

At court, Celena provokes Priscilla, who answers in kind. Prince John continues to flirt with Marian, speaking of a future with a new queen, after complaining that she always leaves his parties early. At the court ball, Pembroke and Priscilla make their romance public by dancing together, much to Celena’s irritation. Inspired, Prince John dances with Marian as well. Finally, Eleanor writes to Richard, warning him that his brother is plotting to seize the throne. He must act — and return to England.