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Previously on Merlin... recap the last episode.

We open to people doing the last-minute preparations, and some servants getting Lily into her dress. Everyone is at the service, eagerly waiting for Lily to walk down the aisle. Gwaine and Kate share a look and she smiles as if to say congratulations, he is relieved. The music starts and everyone stands and turns to see Lily looking beautiful. They start the service and Lily keeps on looking to her right, slightly up. Kate follows her eyeline and sees an archer aiming for Gwaine. Just as they are about to say; 'I do', she signals the archer to shoot. Everything goes into slow motion. Kate runs towards them and pushes them both out of the way, she gets shot in the shoulder and falls to the floor. Everyone is in shock.

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Merlin has already rushed to Kate's care, Lily signals for the archer to run away which Gaius sees. Leon, Elian and Percival pick Kate up and carry her to Gaius's chambers. Gwaine makes sure Lily is ok – she is complaining about a tear in her dress, they watch Kate be carried away. Gaius goes to quickly talk to Arthur and explain what he has seen. Arthur says that he will investigate, he and some guards go to find the archer.

Cut to Gaius's chambers. The knights lay Kate on the table, she is losing a lot of blood. Gaius tells Leon to get some fresh water and tells merlin to get various herbs and things like that. Kate starts to run a fever which suggests that the arrow was poisoned. Kate groans, "Lily knew the archer was there, it was because of her". Gaius tells her to stay still and calm and that he knows, he tells her that he has already spoken to Arthur about it. Gaius then pours some sort of anti-septic liquid onto the wound and Kate screams from the sting. When Leon brings the water, Merlin asks for them all to leave as they need some space to work. They slowly pull the arrow out of her shoulder and she screams in pain. Merlin tries to use his magic to cure her, but it is not working. "until we know what poison it is, we won't be able to cure her Merlin". Gaius encourages him to go and find the archer and he reassures him that Kate will be well looked after. Merlin leaves frustrated and upset. He is going to try and help Arthur and the knights.

The archer is giving up quite a fight. Everyone luckily manages to dodge his shots. Soon, he has run out of arrows and by this time the knights have him surrounded. Merlin runs to Arthur and tells him that arrow was poisoned. They capture the archer and bring him back to the cells. He smiles at them when the door locks. Gwaine kicks off at him threatening him. Leon and Percival pull him back and take him away. Arthur stays and asks the archer some questions. He asks what the poison is, but the archer just spits in his face. Arthur walks away and orders the guards that he is to have no food or water until he talks.

Cut to Gwaine and Lily talking. Lily is annoyed by the fact that Kate saved him/them. "she is obviously trying to be the hero. Why couldn't she just let things be and leave you alone?". Gwaine is suspicious after this comment and explains that she would have done it for anyone if she needed to. Lily doesn't believe him and continues to bitch about Kate. Gwaine decides that he doesn't want to listen to this anymore and tells Lily that he is going to see if Merlin and Gaius need any help.

Instead of going to Merlin, Gwaine sneaks to the cells to talk to the archer. He asks him who hired him and what the poison is. "what is the information worth to you?". The archer is trying to get something in return for what he knows. Gwaine offers him 20 gold pieces and they make a deal. "the poison is made from the root of the hardrake flower, and my employer is the woman who you just vowed to continue loving for the rest of your life". Gwaine is very angry, he says he will pay the money if his information is correct and runs to tell Merlin and Gaius what he found out.

Cut to Gaius's chambers. Kate is holding on to her last moments of her life. Gwaine runs in and tells them what the poison was. Luckily, Gaius knows how to cure this and gets to it straight away. Merlin is sat with Kate, is it obvious that he is very upset. Gwaine asks to talk to him and explains what the archer said. "Kate already told us that it was Lily, she noticed Lily signalling him at the ceremony and she wouldn't be able to live with herself if she saw you die, she still loves you". Gwaine cannot believe what Merlin has just told him and immediately leaves. Gaius gives Kate the elixir and she begins to get better. Merlin is very grateful to Gaius.

Cut to Arthur in his chambers. There is a knock at the door, "come in". Gwaine enters and tells Arthur that the archer told him about the poison and who employed him. Arthur is proud of him for getting the information but tells him that he will have to arrest Lily. Gwaine is upset but he knows that it is needed to be done. However, he refuses to arrest her himself.

Cut to Kate waking up. Merlin is by her side and is very happy that she is ok. She is still in a lot of pain. She then remembers what happened starts to panic about Lily, who "could be anywhere, doing anything". Merlin assures her that everyone knows what happened and that Lily has been arrested. She relaxes slightly. They start to talk. Shortly after, there is a knock at the door. It is Gwaine. He asks for them to talk in private. When Merlin and Gaius leave, he sits next to her. "thank you for saving my life". He says softly. "thank you for finding out the poison. Merlin said that Lily has been arrested, I'm sorry for what she has done". They talk a little more. Gwaine goes to hold Kate's hand, but she moves it away – she doesn't know what is going to happen with him and Lily. "you are my happiness, Kate. I shouldn't have hurt you or left you behind". They kiss, a tear runs down Kate's face. She pulls away. "I can't do this in secret, not behind your wife's back". She tells him that he should be with her, even though this happened. He leaves, they're both upset.

Cut to Lily in her cell. She is crying. The archer is watching her through the bars. "stop your crying wench, you brought this on yourself". She ignores him and turns to go to sleep for the night.

During the night, the archer escapes the cells, gets his money off Gwaine and leaves Camalot.

The sun rises over Camalot. It is the day of Lily's hearing. She is brought to the court – everyone is there, Merlin is helping Kate to stand, Gwaine is by her side – he hasn't slept. All the knights have very serious faces. Arthur asks if she pleads guilty to her crimes, she is silent. "your silence shows indication of your guilt. By the laws of Camalot, you will spend the rest of your life in exile. If you enter the boundaries of Camalot, you will be killed." Everyone is shocked and she is taken away. Kate sees that Gwaine is upset and holds his hand. As she is leaving, Lily sees this and runs up to them. She pushes Kate to the floor and slaps Gwaine. She starts screaming, accusing them of an affair. The guards restrain her and take her away. Merlin helps Kate to stand back up, she says she is fine.

Cut to Gwaine visiting Lily in the cells. He explains that he and Kate have had feelings for each other for a while now and he tried to deny them when she came into town, but he can't. She apologises for the trouble she has caused him. He asks why she did it and she explains that she wanted to save him and be the hero – no one was supposed to know about her plan, she was careless at the ceremony which made Kate realise what was happening. She tells him that she loves him. "Lily, you will always have a piece of my heart, and I am going to miss you. But we were never going to work this time around. I hope you will find happiness. May we meet again." He leaves her, she is in tears.

The time arrives for her to leave. We see her being escorted out of Camalot by the knights. Gwaine is on the top of a hill, watching her leave. Kate is watching Gwaine from her window, as she turns and leaves Gwaine turns to look in her direction and begins to walk back to join training with the knights.

Cut to Camalot being back to normal for now, Merlin and Arthur are having their usual banter – Arthur is teasing Merlin, who is being chased by the knights for their training. There are a lot of laughs.

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