#5. The Witching Hour Part 1

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MERLIN: KINGDOM COME

Season 6 Episode V
“THE WITCHING HOUR PART 1”
FADE IN:
INTRO
KILGHARRAH (V.O.)
In a land where magic is all but
myth, the destiny of a great kingdom
rests on the shoulders of the most
powerful sorcerer ever to walk the
earth. His name? Merlin.
INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN) – DAY 1.
[1] Afternoon. GWAINE and ARTHUR sit at MERLIN’s table, where

ARTHUR has just finished telling GWAINE that MERLIN has magic.
GWAINE meets ARTHUR with a blank stare. Beat.
GWAINE
So, Merlin had magic all this time
and you never even wondered?
ARTHUR
(defensive)
Neither did you.
GWAINE
Who’s to say I didn’t?
ARTHUR
You didn’t.
GWAINE
How do you know?
ARTHUR
I know.
GWAINE
Where is Merlin anyway?
ARTHUR
I told him he should go ahead and
return the car while you were resting
your head. Eventually, he obeyed. He
should be back soon.
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(beat - continues argument)

You didn’t.
GWAINE
How do you know?
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EXT. FLAT BUILDING – CONTINUOUS.
MERLIN hops onto the curb and strides across the sidewalk, having
just come back from returning the rental car. He opens the door to
his flat building and enters. A cheery mood is over him -- there's
a little bounce in his steps.
CUT TO:
INT. FLAT BUILDING (CORRIDOR) / MORGANA’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) –
CONTINUOUS.
After ascending the staircase, MERLIN ventures down the hall.

Sticking out of one of the thresholds of another flat is a gigantic
sofa.
We hear a WOMAN grunting and straining. MERLIN nears and stops by

the sofa. He peers inside and sees a WOMAN bent over the arm of the
sofa, trying to pull it inside.
MERLIN quietly continues on his way. He’s eager to check on Arthur.
But he pauses. Guilt gnaws at him.
Heaving an annoyed sigh, MERLIN spins around and strides up to the

sofa that the WOMAN is attempting to force through the door. Black
hair obscures the WOMAN’s face – we can’t tell who she is (it’s
MORGANA). Glancing past her, MERLIN sees several boxes cluttering
the room.
MERLIN
Just moving in?
MORGANA
(without looking up)
What gave it away?
MERLIN
Lucky guess. Need a hand?
MORGANA
I can manage just fine.
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MERLIN watches in amusement as she resumes her pulling. The sofa

doesn’t give. It's not going well for her...
MERLIN
You sure you don’t need a hand?
MORGANA sighs, still bent over the arm of the sofa, face still not
visible to MERLIN or the viewers.
MERLIN
I push, you pull?
MORGANA
Just don’t run me over.
MERLIN shoves the sofa while she yanks on the arm. As the sofa
explodes into the room, MORGANA dives out of the way before it has
time to hit her.
MORGANA
(straightening)
I could have managed it myself easily
enough...
She faces MERLIN. Now he sees her: the long, black hair, the cocked
eyebrow, the catalyst at fault for all their deaths. MORGANA
Pendragon, High Priestess of the Old Religion.
MERLIN's smile is gone at once. NO WAY. NOT HER. He stands there in

shock, mouth hanging open while she continues talking. It can’t be.
MORGANA
(oblivious)
But I suppose that was a bit faster.
Thank you.
No words can express the amount of horror coursing through him at

the sight of his great arch nemesis.
MORGANA rotates toward all the boxes -- her back turns to him.
MORGANA
I probably should have paid someone
to help me move, but it’s not in my
nature to admit defeat.
Now is his chance! MERLIN seizes the opportunity while her back is
turned to raise his hand, poised to fire a spell at her when...
GALAHAD (O.C.)
Mum, where are my soldiers?
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A pale, dark-haired boy around nine years of age patters to MORGANA

from down the hall.
MORGANA
Wherever you packed them, Galahad.
Upon noticing MERLIN, GALAHAD looks at him through inquisitive,

piercing eyes.
GALAHAD
Hi.
This can’t be happening. MERLIN feels like he is back in one of his

nightmares. Only in this case, there’s no waking up.
MORGANA is back.
And she has a son.
TITLES
INT. KING’S PALACE (MERLIN’S NEW CHAMBERS) – DAY 1. FLASHBACK.
[2] In his dreary, windowless chambers, MERLIN stands before one of

the four stone walls with a dagger in hand, scratching into the
wall’s surface. His shoulder blocks what he writes so that we can't
make it out just yet.
A KNOCK sounds from the iron doors.
MERLIN
(without looking up)
Enter.
The doors groan open.
GUARD
Sir, your apprentice has arrived.
MERLIN
She’s not meant to be here yet. Tell
her to come back later.
GUARD
I already told her that.
MERLIN
Tell her again.
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The GUARD exits and closes the door.
MERLIN still carves into the wall. A few beats later, there’s
another KNOCK.
MERLIN
Enter.
The GUARD enters again.
GUARD
(nervous)
I did as you instructed, sir. But she
is insistent.
MERLIN
So am I. Tell her to come back later.
The GUARD sticks his head out the door.
GUARD (O.S.)
(quietly)
He said to return later.
ELAINE (O.S.)
Well, tell him that I am disinclined
to leave after I’ve come all this
way.
GUARD
(looking back at MERLIN)
There is no persuading her, sir. She
is standing right behind me.
A smile of slight amusement crosses MERLIN’s face.
MERLIN
Very well.
MERLIN steps away from the wall. The CAMERA lingers on what he has
been writing: FIVE TALLY MARKS have been etched into the wall –
five years since ARTHUR’s death.
MERLIN
You can come in, Elaine.
The GUARD steps aside, revealing none other than ELAINE behind him.
A striking beauty, as ever. Young, inquisitive, eager to learn. A
novice, much like MERLIN at the start of his story. The GUARD exits
and closes the door.
MERLIN
(amused)
You’re very annoying.
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ELAINE
(coy)
Persistence pays.
MERLIN
Let’s get started, then.
INT. MORGANA’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) – DAY 1.
MERLIN gawks at MORGANA and GALAHAD, slack-jawed. He cannot believe

his eyes. How on earth did MORGANA ever have a son?
MORGANA
(unaware of MERLIN’s gaping)
Oh, I should do introductions. I’m
Morgana. This is my son, Galahad. And
I don’t think I caught your name.
MERLIN is too dumbfounded to form an intelligent response.
MERLIN
(stammering)
I... I... I have to go.
MORGANA
Are you all right?
He spins out of the room, startling MORGANA and GALAHAD.
CUT TO:
INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN / LIVING ROOM) – DAY 1.
MERLIN flies in through the front door, slams it shut, and locks it
in a panic.
ARTHUR and GWAINE look up from the kitchen.

ARTHUR
Merlin, what the...?
MERLIN
Where’s your sword?
ARTHUR
It’s in your room. Why do you need
it?
MERLIN marches down the hall without answering.

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INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (BEDROOM) – CONTINUOUS.
He takes up ARTHUR’s sword from the desk with shaking hands. He's
going to do it. He's going to run her through while he has the
chance. He will not let MORGANA lay a finger on ARTHUR. Not. Ever.
Again.
CUT TO:
INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN / LIVING ROOM) – DAY 1.
In the kitchen, GWAINE and ARTHUR exchange perplexed glances before

they head through the living room and to the hall. They meet MERLIN
as he comes back down the hall with a look of hell-bent
determination, bearing ARTHUR’s sword at his side.
ARTHUR
Merlin, what’s happened?
MERLIN
(firm)
Stay here. Gwaine, don’t let Arthur
out of your sight.
GWAINE
Why? Where are you going?
MERLIN advances towards the door. He puts his hand on the knob, and
turns it...
ARTHUR
Merlin, I order you to stop. You are
not going anywhere until you explain
yourself.
MERLIN pauses. A beat. Damn it. He releases the doorknob and walks
past ARTHUR and GWAINE into the kitchen, where he sets the sword
down on the counter.
MERLIN
(low)
Morgana’s here.
ARTHUR and GWAINE freeze. Did they hear him correctly?
GWAINE
(alarmed)
What?
MERLIN
Morgana is here. She has taken up
residence just down the hall.
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GWAINE stares ahead, taking in this chilling revelation.
ARTHUR
No... No, that can’t be. Are you
certain? Perhaps you only thought you
saw her.
MERLIN is already shaking his head.
ARTHUR
You have hallucinated before, Merlin.
Two days ago.
MERLIN
No, she’s real. It’s her... I could
never forget that face.
(beat)
She doesn’t seem to remember who she
is. Just like Gwaine.
GWAINE moves to the counter, seizes ARTHUR’s sword, and stalks

toward the door.
ARTHUR
Wait, Gwaine, what are you doing?
GWAINE
(grim)
Something I should have done fifteen
hundred years ago.
MERLIN
Wait, Gwaine: she’s not alone.
(beat)
Morgana has a son.
Wait. What? Whoa...
ARTHUR
(soft, disbelieving)
A son?
GWAINE
(hardly fazed - continuing for
the door)
If she doesn’t remember, then this is
our chance to kill her once and for
all.
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MERLIN is not inclined to object.
ARTHUR
What? No. We cannot kill her in front
of a child.
GWAINE
Sire, this is the Morgana who made
dozens of attempts on your life,
abducted your wife, tortured me to
death — we’d be doing the kid a
favor!
ARTHUR
Crimes for which she deserves to pay.
But it sounds as though she hasn’t
the faintest idea who she is. Killing
her now would hardly make you any
better. Merlin?
MERLIN raises his head at the sound of his name.
ARTHUR
You agree, right?
Agree? No, of course he doesn't agree. This woman played a part in

the death of his King. If not for her, he might not have had to
endure the 1,500 years of agonizing loneliness.
MERLIN
(Not really)
Hm? Oh... Um... Well, we do need to
think of the child first...
GWAINE
(heating up)
That’s what I’m doing: if we kill her
now, she’ll never have the chance to
corrupt the kid!
ARTHUR
(snapping)
That kid is my nephew.
GWAINE
That witch is my murderess!
ARTHUR
If we kill Morgana, what will we do
with her son? We must think matters
through before we act —
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GWAINE
(cutting him off)
Why are you defending her? If she
remembers who she is, she won’t
hesitate to kill us!
ARTHUR
I’m not defending her! I just don’t
think we should leave a child
orphaned unless we have no other
choice!
Ridiculous. GWAINE can’t believe what he is hearing.
GWAINE
(fed up)
You know what? Do what you think is
best.
(discards the sword)
I, for one, am not going to hang
around the same building as the woman
who murdered me.
He retrieves his jacket from the coat rack and slides it on.
ARTHUR
Gwaine, wait...
MERLIN
Gwaine –
MERLIN is cut off as GWAINE storms out, slamming the door behind
him.
CUT TO:
EXT. LONDON CITY (FLAT BUILDING) – CONTINUOUS.
GWAINE bursts out of MERLIN’s flat building and onto the sidewalk.
He makes to cross the street.
From out of nowhere, a BLACK CAR screeches to a halt right in front

of him -- blocking him from entering the street. The side door
opens to reveal -- who else but -- MORDRED, seated inside, a
gloating smile on his face.
MORDRED
Hello, old friend.
GWAINE
(eyes wide in horror)
You.
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Eyes flashing gold, MORDRED uses his magic to knock GWAINE out.
ACCOLON appears behind GWAINE to catch him and hauls him into the
BLACK CAR.
MORGAUSE steps on the gas, and the BLACK CAR speeds away from the
curb and down the street like they were never there.
CUT TO:
INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN / LIVING ROOM)/ INT. FLAT BUILDING

(CORRIDOR) – DAY 1.
[3] Tension is thick in the air as ARTHUR and MERLIN stand in the
kitchen, silent for a few beats.
MERLIN
Gwaine is right, Arthur. We have to
do something.
ARTHUR
I know, but if what you say is true,
we must not act rashly.
MERLIN
(hesitant)
We might be doing the boy a favor...
ARTHUR
(appalled)
By what, killing his mother before
his eyes? Absolutely not!
MERLIN
Well, we can’t just sit on our hands!
Everything will be for nothing if...!
There is a KNOCK at the door.

ARTHUR
Back already, Gwaine?
ARTHUR starts for the door -- MERLIN shoves him out of the way and
answers it himself. Not taking any chances.
GALAHAD stares up at them, those big eyes wide and curious.
Annoyed, ARTHUR joins MERLIN at the door. He freezes at the sight

of his nephew.
GALAHAD
‘Morning.
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ARTHUR
(taken aback)
How... do you... do?
GALAHAD
I heard shouting. I thought it might
be a telly. Ours is packed. Can I
watch yours?
ARTHUR
...Uh...
MORGANA (O.C.)
Gally?
MERLIN stiffens at MORGANA’s voice. No. Get her away!

MORGANA comes up from behind GALAHAD. ARTHUR is mesmerized to see
his half-sister again – there is no trace of the mad vengeance he
has come to associate with her: she’s just... relatively normal, as
far as he can tell.
MORGANA
I apologize for my son. He has a
habit of running off.
(to MERLIN, re: their
meeting)
As do you, it seems.
None-too-discretely, MERLIN attempts to nudge the door closed.

ARTHUR holds it open.
ARTHUR
(still rattled)
Uh, forgive him. He’s just...
terrified of women.
MERLIN
(outraged)
What? No, I’m not...!
ARTHUR cuts MERLIN off by clearing his throat loudly. GALAHAD is

amused by their strangeness.
MORGANA
Well, lovely to meet you both. I’m
Morgana. This is Galahad –
MERLIN
(cutting her off)
Charmed. But we really must be
going...
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Before MORGANA or ARTHUR can object, MERLIN drags ARTHUR away and
slams the door in MORGANA’s and GALAHAD’s faces.
GALAHAD blinks at the door.
GALAHAD
Ow. I wasn’t expecting a “welcome to
the neighborhood” pie, but...
MORGANA
(annoyed)
Well. Fine, then. Come, Gally. We’ve
got loads to unpack.
INT. CRYSTAL CAVE – DAY 1. FLASHBACK.

A blue haze permeates through the crystal cave, where enormous
crystals jut from the cavern, glittering, steeped in magic beyond
all imagining. At the center of this sacred realm, MERLIN and
ELAINE sit among the rocks.
MERLIN
Show me a healing spell. Now,
remember to be careful, and pronounce
the words clearly enough so that...
While he rambles, ELAINE quickly extends an ornately wrought dagger

and cuts her forearm. She holds her hand over the cut, eyes
flashing gold. When she removes her hand, the cut has vanished.
MERLIN
Oh. Well. That worked... You don’t
even need an incantation. Might as
well start teaching me.
ELAINE
Maybe I should.
MERLIN
No, really. I don’t have Willpower
Magic. You are the only person I’ve
ever known who can cast good and ill
fortune upon someone simply by
willing it. It’s truly amazing.
ELAINE
Well, you prophesy in ways no other
sorcerer can.
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MERLIN
It’s nothing to be envious of,
believe me. Besides, prophesying can
be accomplished through other means.
Your talent is unique. Destiny must
have something special in store for
you.
ELAINE
Perhaps so. We will see what the
future brings.
Both smile, but there’s something sinister in ELAINE’s eyes.
INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) – NIGHT 1.

[4] ARTHUR walks into the living room from the hall. He sees
MERLIN: sitting on the sofa, Excalibur in his hands, facing the
front door, having fallen asleep keeping watch against Morgana.
Rolling his eyes, ARTHUR takes Excalibur and leans it up against

the wall.
ARTHUR
(murmuring)
Your nightmares are dangerous enough
without this.
Gently he lays MERLIN down in a more comfortable position, and then

goes to the window.
The lights of a city night meet him. CARS dart by in the street.
ARTHUR
(nervously scanning outside)
All right, you can come back any time
now, Gwaine...
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A moan from MERLIN. ARTHUR glances over. For the most part, MERLIN
seems to be in a peaceful sleep. A few more quiet moans, but it’s
nothing concerning.
Gradually MERLIN’s breathing intensifies. ARTHUR starts to pay a

little more attention. He stands over the sofa with a frown, ready
to wake him if need be.
A sickening choking noise comes out of MERLIN. His feet start to

kick wildly. His fingers grope at his neck.
He’s not breathing.
ARTHUR grabs hold of him, shaking him.
ARTHUR
(frantic)
Merlin? Hey. Merlin.
Underneath MERLIN’s fluttering eyelids, we see his eyes flash gold.

His magic causes the flames of the room’s candles to begin leaping
off their wicks into the air. The flames accumulate into a
floating, flaming image of a clock that is spinning in reverse.
ARTHUR
(panicking)
Merlin! Breathe!
ARTHUR rattles MERLIN, but he won’t wake.
The logs in the fireplace suddenly ignite. Smoke from the fire
begins to twist and spin, taking on a shape: the shape of a skull.
Slithering out of the eye socket of the skull is a snake made
entirely of smoke.
ARTHUR
Come on! BREATHE!
MERLIN’s body starts to relax, his weakly clawing hands going limp.
The magical occurrences cease. He lies limp. He’s still not
breathing.
ARTHUR
(desperate)
Merlin... Merlin? Wake up!
EYES BURST OPEN. MERLIN rears up suddenly with a huge gasp. He

falls back against the sofa, coughing, panting.
ARTHUR tries to calm him, although he himself is terribly shaken.

ARTHUR
Hey, just... deep breaths. You're...
we're all right, see?
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MERLIN
(hoarsely)
It’s all right. I’m all right.
That was terrifying. It takes a beat for MERLIN to recover his

breath and for ARTHUR to decide there is no more danger.
ARTHUR
Which memory was that?
MERLIN
(ashamed)
I’d rather not talk about it.
ARTHUR
Merlin, nothing like that has ever
happened before with your nightmares.
In what memory do you just -- stop
breathing?
MERLIN
It's not me who stopped.
ARTHUR
Then, who?
Mmmm, nope. MERLIN's not going to go there.
ARTHUR
(gentle)
Merlin, please. If I’m to help you
conquer this, I need to understand
why it's happening.
MERLIN
(beat)
You won’t like it.
ARTHUR
Tell me.
MERLIN looks at ARTHUR, thoughtful. All right... you asked for it.
Here goes. He is going to tell him.
CUT TO:
EXT. ELIZABETH TOWER – NIGHT 1.
[5] Establishing.
CUT TO:
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INT. ELIZABETH TOWER (BELL TOWER) – CONTINUOUS.
BLACK SCREEN. Voices can be heard in discussion.
MORGAUSE (O.S.)
How can we be certain he has his
memories back?
ACCOLON (O.S.)
He recognized Mordred, didn’t he?
Besides, even if he didn't yet
remember, we could remedy that
ourselves. We must hurry our
questioning along, or Elaine will
start to wonder where we have gone,
and I doubt the Lady will be pleased
with our brash course of action.
GWAINE's POV. MORGAUSE, ACCOLON, and MORDRED blur in and out of
focus.
MORGAUSE
Sir Gwaine awakes.
Big windows. Big bells. Big Ben? He’s inside Elizabeth Tower on
some sort of wooden platform, chained by the arms to a railing. He
groans; the effects of MORDRED’s spell are still heavy upon him.
MORDRED
Sir Gwaine. If I am not mistaken, the
last time we saw each other was when
you denied me the mercy for which I
asked.
GWAINE
(groggy)
You... are a traitor.
MORDRED
(bitter)
You would know all about treachery,
wouldn’t you?
GWAINE
What do you want with me?
ACCOLON
We want nothing more from you than
this: to know the location of the
Lady Morgana.
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Whoa -- that sobers GWAINE. This isn't just an abduction: it's an

interrogation. And the last time this happened, he was tortured to
death. GWAINE stares, deeply alarmed.
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EXT. FLAT BUILDING (ROOF) – NIGHT 1.
A livid ARTHUR explodes onto the roof of MERLIN’s flat building.

MERLIN tails him. Evidently it didn't go over well when he
explained the memory from his nightmare.
MERLIN
It’s not as bad as it sounds.
ARTHUR
(furious, incredulous)
“Not as bad as” – ?! You poisoned
Morgana! Before she had turned
against us! How could you ever do
something like that?!
MERLIN
She had turned against us! In
plotting against your father, she was
plotting against you. I didn’t see
any other way! I tried to make amends
later, but she could never find it in
herself to forgive me.
ARTHUR
And that surprises you?
MERLIN
I didn’t want to hurt her.
ARTHUR
And I suppose your reluctance makes
it less wrong? You can’t kill someone
innocent to save someone innocent.
That just makes you a hypocrite.
MERLIN
I saved your life that day and
countless others, didn’t I? I had no
choice.
ARTHUR
No choice? Tell me this: if our roles
had been reversed, if I had been the
source of the spell, would you have
killed me too?
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MERLIN
(without missing a beat,
earnest)
No, never. I would have found some
other way or died...
(realizing he’s been cornered)
...trying...
ARTHUR
You did have a choice. You chose not
to try.
The two fall silent. Wind brushes over the rooftop. The sounds of
the city life below them fill the air.
ARTHUR
(beat - soft)
I want to save her.
MERLIN is a deer in the headlights at that. Has ARTHUR lost his

mind?
ARTHUR
And if I die trying... then so be it.
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EXT. OFFICE BUILDING – DAY 2.
[6] MORGANA exits a cab and steps onto the curb, heading toward a
broad office building. On her way, she passes a sign that reads:
PSYCHIATRIC COUNSELING. HOLD on that sign.
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INT. OFFICE BUILDING (LOBBY) – CONTINOUS.
MORGANA approaches the front desk.

MORGANA
I’m here for my ten o’clock
appointment.
SECRETARY
Of course. Go right ahead.
MORGANA carries on her way.
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INT. ELIZABETH TOWER – DAY 2.
MORDRED stands before GWAINE, who is still chained up. While

MORDRED and MORGAUSE question him, ACCOLON stands off to the side,
observing in silence.
MORDRED
Where is Morgana?
GWAINE
Behind you.
MORDRED nods to MORGAUSE. The witch's eyes flash gold. Blue bolts
of electricity ignite about GWAINE’s limbs. Her magic tortures him,
causing him to writhe and shout in pain.
MORDRED
Where is Morgana?
GWAINE gasps as MORGAUSE releases him from the spell.
GWAINE
(out of breath)
I don’t know. Why should I?
MORDRED
Don’t try me, Sir Knight. Emrys must
have told you by now.
GWAINE
Who the hell is Emrys?
MORDRED
Merlin. Your traitorous friend.
GWAINE
What makes you think Merlin has any
idea where Morgana is?
MORDRED
He’s been alive for 1,500 years. He’s
sure to have encountered her by now.
GWAINE
Don’t you think if he did know where
she was, she’d be lying dead
somewhere?
MORGAUSE’s eyes flash again -- more electricity zapping at GWAINE

as she inflicts him with her torture spell. When it ends...
MORDRED
Where is the White Dragon?
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GWAINE
(panting)
Mordred... give it up. You of all
people would know us Knights of
Camelot. Even if I knew what you were
talking about, I wouldn’t say a damn
thing.
MORDRED
(beat)
Hmm. I suppose the stories about your
death must be mistaken, then. Stories
that tell how you failed your King,
because you were weak. How you
betrayed his whereabouts to Morgana,
all for the pleasurable company of
one woman. One Eira.
Outraged, GWAINE lunges at MORDRED, but his chains hold him back.
MORGAUSE inflicts GWAINE with her torture spell again, sending him
through more pain than he felt before. He SCREAMS -- MORDRED looks
on, satisfied.
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INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) – DAY 2.
[7] MERLIN faces ARTHUR, an incredulous look on his face.
MERLIN
(dead-pan, disbelieving)
You want to invite a murderer over
for dinner.
ARTHUR
No, I want to invite my sister and
nephew over for dinner.
MERLIN
(to himself)
This is ridiculous.
(to ARTHUR)
This is... If she remembers, she’ll
kill you.
ARTHUR
No, we'll fight her off.
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MERLIN
Look, I understand that you're
excited, that you feel the need to
make amends. I cared about her just
as much as you, but please think
about --
ARTHUR
(cutting him off)
Don’t you see? Maybe this is my
chance to right the wrongs between
us. A chance to be there for her.
MERLIN
You're not listening to me --!
ARTHUR
(cutting him off)
Perhaps that is why we've all been
brought back -- to right our
mistakes. Merlin, Morgana’s here.
She’s just within reach. If I don’t
do something, I will always be
haunted by her loss.
(beat)
Are you still on my side?
This is a horrifically bad idea. But... ugh, he cannot refuse his

King. Begrudging, MERLIN nods.
ARTHUR
(relieved)
Thank you.
ARTHUR strides past him for the hall.
MERLIN is extremely uneasy at the idea of having MORGANA over for

dinner. His gaze roams to Excalibur, where it leans up against the
wall, just begging for him to wield it in defense of ARTHUR before
Morgana kills him first.
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INT. OFFICE BUILDING (PSYCHIATRIST’S OFFICE) – CONTINOUS.
MORGANA is on her back, on the psychiatrist’s sofa.
ELYAN (O.C.)
How is Galahad adjusting to the move?
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MORGANA
Very well. He’s always been good at
adjusting. He’ll be starting up
school in a few days after we’re
settled.
ELYAN (O.C.)
Where is he now?
MORGANA
The landlady offered to look after
him for me whenever I need her to.
Shot of the room. Now we can see the rest of the office: a serene
place, warmly furnished, designed for comfort. Seated behind a
desk, we see none other than ELYAN – wait, what? Elyan? – nodding,
taking notes.
This is one of the strangest sights the world will never know:
MORGANA, renowned High Priestess and infamous murderess, receiving
psychological counseling from ELYAN Thomas, a man she once tortured
and later killed.
ELYAN
Have you heard any more voices since
the last time we talked?
MORGANA
(beat - reluctant)
Yes.
ELYAN looks at her.

MORGANA
It was that... that woman again. The
one who says she’s my sister. She
told me to pick up the phone and call
her – she even gave me the number.
ELYAN
Did you listen?
MORGANA
Almost, just to get her to stop.
ELYAN
(beat)
Are you still taking your medication?
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MORGANA hesitates – ELYAN looks disapproving.
MORGANA
Well, I was – but I researched the
side effects, and they sounded even
more dangerous than my current
behavior.
ELYAN
Such as?
MORGANA
Thoughts of suicide, for one.
ELYAN
(exasperated sigh)
Miss Le Fay, do you remember why
you’re here?
MORGANA
Yes...
ELYAN
When Galahad told his classmates that
Mummy starts fires in her sleep and
hears people talking in her head, his
teachers contacted the NSPCC, and
Galahad was nearly taken away.
MORGANA is nodding: she remembers all too well.
ELYAN
I am trying to help you, Ms. Le Fay,
but I need your cooperation if you
want to be seen as a stable mother —
MORGANA
(cutting him off)
I’m not crazy.
ELYAN inhales, exhales. He doesn’t respond to that statement.
ELYAN
Just do as you were instructed.
(writing more notes)
I insist you come back and see me
next week. Keep me informed on how
you and Galahad are adjusting. And
try making some friends. It would do
you good.
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As ELYAN is talking, MORGANA rolls onto her side and stares dully
ahead. She's never exactly been good at the whole "friends" thing.
CUT TO:
INT. FLAT BUILDING (CORRIDOR) – DAY 2.
[8] MORGANA ascends the steps and heads down the hall – she stops,
seeing MERLIN and ARTHUR standing outside her door, and slows to
observe them.
MERLIN
(to ARTHUR, low)
This is a horrible idea.
ARTHUR
Just be polite. Try to let me do the
talking.
ARTHUR raises his hand to knock.
MORGANA
Can I help you?
ARTHUR and MERLIN notice MORGANA, who eyes them with caution.
MERLIN sidesteps in front of ARTHUR to shield him with his body,
just in case.
ARTHUR
Morgana. We met yesterday. Do you
remember?
MORGANA
I remember you closing the door in my
face.
ARTHUR
Well, you caught us off-guard. You
see, we’re just terrible with...
people. Both of us.
MORGANA
Clearly.
(walking past them to her
door)
Now, if you’ll excuse me...
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With her back to them, MORGANA fiddles with her doorknob, trying to
unlock it: it’s stuck. Typical.
ARTHUR shoves MERLIN to prompt him into speaking up. MERLIN sends
him a glare. He refuses to say it, so ARTHUR is forced to step in.
ARTHUR
We want to make it up to you.
MORGANA
No, thank you. I have a little too
much self-respect to buy that.
MERLIN
(murmuring)
Well, if you insist...
Grabbing ARTHUR's wrist MERLIN starts to leave, but ARTHUR yanks it
away, forcing him to stay.
ARTHUR
My Lady. Our rude behavior was
unacceptable, and I am truly sorry.
Would you be so kind as to grace us
detestable, unworthy, uncouth fools
with your presence for dinner?
MORGANA pauses. Well, that was a tad more sincere... ARTHUR’s

always known the key to getting her attention: groveling. She looks
over her shoulder at them, considering.
MORGANA
(playing hard to get)
I don’t know... I’m quite busy...
Besides, I don’t even know your
names.
ARTHUR
I’m Arthur. This is Merlin.
MORGANA
Arthur and Merlin? That’s ironic. Are
you two brothers?
ARTHUR
(overlapping with MERLIN)
No.
MERLIN
(overlapping with ARTHUR)
Yes.
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ARTHUR and MERLIN stare at each other.
MORGANA
Right...
(beat)
Could Galahad come?
ARTHUR
Absolutely.
MERLIN
(warning, under breath)
Arthur...
MORGANA
What time?
ARTHUR
Uh, dinnertime?
MORGANA
I suppose it wouldn’t hurt...
ARTHUR
Terrific. We’ll see you tonight.
Great. Just great. MERLIN is so distressed right now. But what can
he say when ARTHUR's eyes are so bright with hope?
MORGANA gives the door one final ram, opens it, and enters.
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INT. ELIZABETH TOWER – DAY 2.
GWAINE is exhausted from his interrogation by now. Sweat causes his

hair to stick to his forehead. But as he hangs from his chains,
recovering, he resolves to flip the interrogation on his
interrogators.
GWAINE
Bit dramatic of a location. How come
our eardrums haven’t burst from the
bells going off every hour?
MORGAUSE
You forget, Sir Gwaine, that we three
are sorcerers. We need your ears
intact so that you can hear our
questions.
GWAINE
Why aren’t there any tourists
interrupting us?
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ACCOLON
Don’t embarrass yourself. Clearing
out a clock tower is the easiest task
we’ve had in years.
GWAINE
If you know where Merlin and Arthur
are, why haven’t you already taken
them out?
MORDRED
(glancing at ACCOLON)
Interesting point. Why haven’t we?
ACCOLON
Emrys is a powerful sorcerer. To make
an attempt on their lives with him
around would be suicide.
GWAINE
What makes you think I even know
where Morgana is?
MORGAUSE
Emrys has been here long enough to
know my sister's whereabouts.
MORDRED
His army is no doubt planning the
best way to assassinate her as we
speak.
GWAINE
(snort)
Right. Arthur’s army. What about your
army, Mordred? What are they up to?
MORDRED
Do not think you can trick me into
disclosing information to you.
GWAINE
I’ve already learned enough to write
a book. I think I’ll call it “The Not
So Secret Secrets of Mordred.”
Eyes flashing gold, MORGAUSE uses her magic to inflict more

electric torture on GWAINE. More shouts of pain, but GWAINE braves
it, while MORDRED looks on, flustered by his remarks.
ACCOLON
Don’t let his taunts rile you,
Mordred. That is what he wants.
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MORDRED spins away from them. MORGAUSE ceases the use of her spell
on GWAINE, giving him a chance to breathe.
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INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN) – NIGHT 1.
[9] Evening. ARTHUR comes down the hall into the living room –
showered, clean-shaven, fresh clothes – where MERLIN is
straightening up the flat. MERLIN has not bothered to freshen up
whatsoever. Messy hair, wrinkled clothes -- the usual.
ARTHUR
She should be here soon.
(surveying MERLIN’s appearance)
Merlin. We have a lady coming over.
Would it kill you to clean yourself
up?
MERLIN
Trust me: it's the least of my
concerns right now.
ARTHUR
When was the last time you even
bathed?
MERLIN opens his mouth to answer. He never gets back to ARTHUR on

that – he just resumes cleaning. That’s comforting.
ARTHUR
It’s clean enough as it is, Merlin.
You can stop. Honestly, all you ever
do is clean. Don’t you ever take time
for yourself?
MERLIN
Isn’t that what this is?
ARTHUR
Wait... you can’t tell me you clean
for fun. You must do something else
in your free time. Right?
MERLIN
I clean the castle.
ARTHUR
That’s your idea of getting out?
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MERLIN
(trying to make it sound more
acceptable)
I usually walk there. It’s nice this
time of year. There are... ducks in
the ponds. Sometimes I see some
geese.
ARTHUR
(dead-pan look; he shakes it off)
You know what? Will you do something
for me — wait, no — will you do
something for you for me? Just do
something selfish. Please.
MERLIN
(confused and amused)
You want me to be selfish?
ARTHUR
Yes. You have my permission to be
selfish. Just do something for you
for once. Come on. What’s your
selfish wish?
MERLIN
(beat; thoughtful)
Can I save it? For later on?
ARTHUR
I suppose.
MERLIN
Good.
There is a KNOCK at the door. A look of dismay returns to MERLIN’s

face. ARTHUR tries to answer the door, but MERLIN pushes him back
and does it himself -- gotta protect the King.
MORGANA and GALAHAD stand side by side. As always, MORGANA is an
absolute knockout in her little dress – simple but sexy.
MORGANA
I hope we’re not late. I just threw
this on.
ARTHUR joins MERLIN at the door to welcome her. He stops, in awe of

his sister's beauty. GALAHAD, who stands beside his mother, takes
note of ARTHUR's captivated expression and smirks.
ARTHUR
(trying to recover)
Late? Uh, no, not at all...
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MORGANA
You going to let me in, or are you
going to just stand there catching
flies?
A mischievous GALAHAD imitates the sound of a fly buzzing.
ARTHUR
Oh, right. Of course. Where are my
manners?
MORGANA and GALAHAD enter.
MORGANA
It’s a nice little place you have
here.
GALAHAD
It looks like ours, but with more
furniture instead of boxes.
ARTHUR takes hold of a chair to pull it out for MORGANA. MERLIN's

hand shoots for it: he tries to do it himself, but ARTHUR bumps him
out of the way.
MORGANA
(eyeing them)
Thank you.
ARTHUR
My pleasure.
MERLIN's eyes do not leave MORGANA. He is so uneasy to have her and

ARTHUR at such close proximity.
EXT. FOREST – NIGHT 1. FLASHBACK.

[10] With a hood drawn over her blonde hair, ELAINE steals through
a dark forest, gliding through the mist like a ghost. Moonlight
paints the trees in a soft, silver light as she passes, cloak
grazing the earth. She comes to the entrance of a yawning cavern
and slips inside.
CUT TO:
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INT. DISIR’S CAVE – CONTINUOUS. FLASHBACK.
She weaves betwixt hanging relics, making her way to the heart of
the cave until she comes upon three hooded figures who stand over a
glistening pool: the DISIR, mouthpiece of the Triple Goddess.
ELAINE pulls back her hood and lowers herself onto one knee with
the utmost reverence.
DISIR #1
If it isn’t Elaine.
DISIR #2
The Lady of the Axe.
DISIR #3
The Apocalypse.
ALL DISIR
Faithful servant of the Triple
Goddess.
ELAINE
You summoned me?
DISIR #1
These eleven months, you have studied
under Emrys. You have mastered every
subject.
DISIR #3
The time has come for you to carry
out your great task.
ELAINE
Are all those in Camelot to share the
same fate?
DISIR #1
That is the will of the Goddess.
ELAINE
And what is the Goddess' will for the
innocent?
DISIR #1
Death in payment of death.
DISIR #2
For you are the Blind Judge, the
highest servant of the Triple Goddess
after the Disir. The Goddess
discerns...
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DISIR #3
The Disir relay...
DISIR #2
...And the Blind Judge executes the
verdict, no matter what that might
be.
DISIR #1
And now, you are ready to fulfill
your destiny.
DISIR #2 and DISIR #3 present ELAINE with two objects: one is a

white blindfold, the other a menacing triple-bladed axe.
ALL DISIR
The Circle of Fate has already been
sealed.
DISIR #1
Now you must play your part.
ELAINE studies the blindfold and the axe, taking in the gravity of
her task.
ELAINE
I will not fail you. Email: merlin6kingdomcome@out
INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN) – NIGHT 1.
ARTHUR, MORGANA, and GALAHAD sit around a small table.
MORGANA
This is nice. I've been wanting to
get acquainted with our new
neighbors.
MERLIN brings three glasses to the table, two of them filled with
ice water. The ice clinks loudly; MERLIN's hands are shaking. He
places them in front of ARTHUR and GALAHAD, then heads back to the
counter.
ARTHUR starts to converse with them in the background.
ARTHUR
So... have you found the means to
support the two of you?
MORGANA
(amused)
You mean, have I found a job? Well,
I’m searching for one at the moment.
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ARTHUR
I see.
While the others are distracted, MERLIN removes a tiny, leather

pouch from his pocket, unties it, and empties a white powder into
the pitcher of ice water.
MERLIN
(lowered voice, incanting)
Myrðrian Morgana Pendragon.
His eyes ignite with gold. The water bubbles for a few seconds as
the spell permeates through it, and then settles back down. It
appears untouched.
MERLIN retrieves an empty glass and the pitcher of water and brings
it to the table. He sets the glass in front of MORGANA and goes to
fill it.
In a flash MORGANA's hand flies over the glass to stop him from
pouring.
ARTHUR and MERLIN stare. Does she remember? Is she about to blast a
spell at them?
MORGANA
(retracts hand)
Sorry, I don’t know why I did that.
Yes, I’ll have some.
They both know why she did it. Hands aquiver all the more, MERLIN
fills her glass.
MORGANA
Are you all right?
MERLIN
Fine.
GALAHAD
(to ARTHUR)
Where do you keep your crown when
you’re not wearing it?
ARTHUR's head snaps toward him. In shock MERLIN accidentally spills

some water on MORGANA. She yelps in surprise. Realizing it, MERLIN
thrusts some napkins to her.
ARTHUR
(playing dumb)
Ahem. What crown?
GALAHAD
Your crown.
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ARTHUR
I’m not sure what you mean.
(noticing that MERLIN is still
serving; low voice)
Sit down.
Slow and reluctant, MERLIN takes his seat.
GALAHAD
What’s a king without a crown?
MORGANA
What’s a little boy without his
manners, Galahad?
ARTHUR
No, it’s... fine. What makes you
think I’m a king, Galahad?
GALAHAD
I can just tell.
MORGANA clears her throat, hoping to silence GALAHAD.
ARTHUR
So, Morgana. Is it... just you and
Galahad?
MORGANA
Ah... yes. It’s just the two of us.
GALAHAD
(mouthing to MERLIN)
She’s single.
MORGANA shoots GALAHAD a testy look.
Not seeming to have heard, MERLIN sits with his eyes trained on his
plate, bouncing his leg.
ARTHUR
So. How old are you, Galahad?
GALAHAD
Ten in January. Almost old enough to
be a knight.
(eyeing ARTHUR)
You’re a knight.
ARTHUR
(uncomfortable)
So you say.
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GALAHAD
Will you knight me?
ARTHUR
You want to be a knight, do you?
GALAHAD
Of the Round Table.
MORGANA runs a finger around the rim of her glass. MERLIN's eyes
lock onto her -- staring, willing her to pick it up... But no, she
doesn't drink it yet.
ARTHUR
Well... in order for a man to be
knighted, he has two options: spend a
lifetime in training, or do a great
service to his king.
GALAHAD
Like save the king’s life?
ARTHUR
That’s right. If you save my life, I
promise I will make you a knight. How
is that?
GALAHAD is delighted.
MERLIN's eyes clench shut. Leg still bouncing. Sweat collecting on

his brow. It's like he can barely hear them.
MORGANA
Galahad loves magic and fairytales,
don’t you?
GALAHAD
Knights aren’t fairytales, Mum. And
magic is real. What else could be
causing your dreams?
ARTHUR
(intrigued)
Dreams?
MORGANA
(low, to GALAHAD)
Galahad, we don’t talk about things
like that here.
GALAHAD
But you tell Dr. Thomas.
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ARTHUR
Who’s that?
MORGANA
(clenched teeth)
Galahad.
GALAHAD
He’s Mum’s psychiatrist —
MORGANA clears her throat loudly into her napkin, glaring at

GALAHAD. When GALAHAD looks her way, MORGANA shakes her head
fiercely. GALAHAD lowers his gaze to his plate.
MERLIN heaves a shaky breath. He's looking green around the gills,
positively sick. ARTHUR looks at him in worry.
ARTHUR
Hey. Merlin, what's wrong?
MERLIN discretely tries to wave him off.
MORGANA
Are-Is he all right?
GALAHAD
I can call a doctor.
MERLIN
(agitated)
I'm fine...
He sees GALAHAD distractedly reach for MORGANA's glass.
MERLIN
(frantic)
No!
MERLIN swats GALAHAD's hand away, startling everyone. Roughly, he
moves the correct glass in front of the boy.
MERLIN
That is your mother's glass. This one
is yours. All right?
Wait a minute... ARTHUR zeroes in on MORGANA's glass.
He wouldn't...
MORGANA
(to MERLIN, angered)
Hey, you will not talk to my son like
that.
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ARTHUR
(to MERLIN, low, dark)
What did you do?
MERLIN can't bring himself to look at ARTHUR.
MORGANA
Now, if this is a bad time for us to
visit, just say so. We'll leave.
ARTHUR
No - don't leave. Please. It's
just... a misunderstanding. The truth
is we’re honored to have you here, My
Lady.
Beat. MORGANA stares at ARTHUR for a few moments, quizzical.

MORGANA
You know... there’s something about
you two that’s so familiar. Have we
met before?
MERLIN's head snaps up to her. Not good.
ARTHUR
(startled)
Uh, I doubt it. We never get out.
MORGANA
Are you sure? I feel as though I know
you from somewhere.
ARTHUR is unsure how to handle this. MORGANA’s thoughtful frown

deepens. If someone doesn't intervene, she's going to place it!
MERLIN
(pointedly)
I wonder, where is Galahad’s father?
MORGANA
Excuse me?
MERLIN
(deliberately rude)
You know — was it divorce, death, you
left him, he left you, was it
mutual...?
ARTHUR
(shocked)
Merlin!
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That is it. Offended, MORGANA pushes her chair back and rises.
MORGANA
(to ARTHUR, short)
Thank you for dinner. Come on, Gally.
GALAHAD reluctantly gets up. ARTHUR jumps to his feet.
ARTHUR
Wait! Just... ignore my servant.
He’s... I mean — not my servant...
I...
MORGANA
Say good night, Gally.
GALAHAD
(disappointed)
Good night, Gally.
ARTHUR
Wait. Morgana, please...
MORGANA
Good night.
MORGANA and GALAHAD exit. The door slams shut after them.
ARTHUR whirls around on MERLIN.
ARTHUR
(furious)
What was that?! You said you were on
my side!
Now MERLIN's pent-up hurt and frustration break through.
MERLIN
I am! That’s why I did it! She came
too close to remembering us. And I
can’t be the only one who noticed
that her son most definitely has
magic! How else would he know you’re
a king?
ARTHUR
So let me get this straight -- one of
your biggest regrets is poisoning
Morgana, and you were going to do it
again?
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MERLIN
You think I want to? You think I want
to relive that, to hurt her? No, but
it's better than having to put up
with another fifteen hundred years
BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING STUPID!
ARTHUR is taken aback by the outburst.
MERLIN
Everything I've done for you,
everything I've given up -- you're
going to throw it all away for the
woman who brought about your death?
Yes, I acted, because I will not live
through losing you again! I WILL NOT!
MERLIN holds ARTHUR's gaze -- he will not back down this time.
ARTHUR turns away, afraid that his chances of bringing the old
MORGANA back are gone for good.
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INT. MORGANA’S FLAT – NIGHT 1.
[11] Most of MORGANA’s and GALAHAD’s belongings haven’t been

unpacked yet. Boxes and clutter everywhere. A lamp here, a stack of
books there. MORGANA has let GALAHAD have the mattress, which lies
on the floor. She prepares to sleep on the sofa.
GALAHAD
Will you sleep here with me?
MORGANA
Aw, Gally, you know what happens when
I sleep. I’ll probably have another
nightmare.
Little GALAHAD stares up at her with those enormous pleading eyes.
MORGANA
Oh, you’ve disarmed me. I surrender.
Triumph! MORGANA curls up on the mattress beside him.
GALAHAD
Mum?
MORGANA
Yes?
GALAHAD
(beat)
What happened with Da?
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MORGANA
(beat)
Why would you want to know something
like that?
GALAHAD
Well, why wouldn’t I?
MORGANA
We don’t need Da, all right? All we
need is each other. Thick as thieves,
right?
GALAHAD
(smiles)
Thicker.
They do a little handshake. MORGANA’s smile fades as she brushes
the hair away from GALAHAD’s forehead, gazing at her son in total
adoration.
MORGANA
(soft, sincere)
I’d burn the world for you.
GALAHAD
Mum... did Merlin hurt your feelings?
MORGANA
(beat, lying)
I’m fine. You should get some sleep,
love.
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MORGANA presses a kiss to his cheek. GALAHAD gives her a kiss in

return, and then rolls over.
With her son’s back to her, MORGANA lets MERLIN’s rude words take
effect. Her eyes collect with tears that she can’t let fall. Not
when her son is depending on her.
EXT. ANCIENT SHRINE – DAY 2. FLASHBACK.
[12] The sun appears and disappears behind the clouds. MERLIN and
ELAINE pass through the jagged, stone remnants of a ruined shrine.
Dilapidated walls, crumbling, vine-riddled, stand erect around
them. Overgrowth and thick grass as far as the eye can see. All is
serene and peaceful in the quiet morning.
ELAINE
It is a shrine dedicated to the
Triple Goddess, where the High
Priestesses trained. I believe it’s
been abandoned ever since you slayed
the last of them, Morgana Pendragon.
MERLIN
How did you find this place?
ELAINE
I stumbled upon it one day while I
was out walking and thought you might
find it interesting.
MERLIN
(marveling at surroundings)
It’s beautiful.
ELAINE guides him to what looks like it was once an altar at the
end of the shrine.
ELAINE
I was curious as to your take on
this. It bears the resemblance of an
altar to me, but then again, most
altars do not open, as this does.
Her eyes flash gold. Stone grinds against stone as she uses her
magic to shove back the lid on the altar.
MERLIN
(peering inside)
I’d say it’s more of a tomb than an
altar.
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ELAINE
(eyeing MERLIN)
Perhaps it’s a combination.
While MERLIN is distracted inspecting the tomb, ELAINE slithers

around it until she is behind MERLIN. She extends a knife and
plunges it into his back.
MERLIN gasps. Searing pain surges from the wound.
ELAINE waits and observes as he struggles to turn around. He faces

her with a look of utterly confused betrayal, before she rams him
backwards into the open tomb.
MERLIN
(strained)
What are you doing?
ELAINE
It’s nothing personal.
Despite his bewilderment, MERLIN has enough presence of mind to

raise his hand, ready to use a spell against her.
But ELAINE uses her magic to fling his hand against the stone wall.
MERLIN
Why are you doing this?
ELAINE
It’s like you said, Merlin: we all
have a destiny. And this is mine.
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ELAINE’s eyes flash gold as she uses her magic to slam MERLIN’s
head against the wall of the tomb. He is knocked unconscious.
ELAINE's magic heaves the lid over the tomb.
MERLIN is immersed in darkness.
SCREEN GOES BLACK.
INT. MORGANA’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) – NIGHT 1.
On the mattress, MORGANA tosses and turns, moaning from a

nightmare. GALAHAD lies in bed, watching her like a guardian angel.
In her slumbering frenzy, MORGANA kicks the blankets off the

mattress.
GALAHAD glances down. His eyes flash gold as he uses magic to pull
the blankets back up and over MORGANA, tucking her in.
So Merlin was right: GALAHAD has a touch of magic himself.
MORGANA’s movement and moaning die down a little as the boy keeps
watch.
CUT TO:
INT. ELIZABETH TOWER – NIGHT 1.
[13] MORGAUSE and MORDRED converse in hushed tones. ACCOLON

observes GWAINE, who hangs there from his chains, exhausted.
MORGAUSE
(low)
He has yet to divulge anything.
MORDRED
(low)
We all knew it would require
persistence. He will talk. I know he
will.
MORGAUSE
Perhaps he truly knows nothing
concerning Morgana.
MORDRED
He is a knight of Camelot: nothing
that could be used against his king
will be revealed easily.
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While MORGAUSE and MORDRED are distracted, ACCOLON lurks out of the
shadows and approaches GWAINE.
ACCOLON
(whispering)
Sir Gwaine. Sir Gwaine?
GWAINE
(exhausted)
What do you want?
ACCOLON
Shh! Keep your peace. The others are
distracted. This may be my only
chance to speak with you.
GWAINE
Go to hell.
ACCOLON
(ever a manipulator...)
You’ll have to forgive me for not
stopping the interrogation earlier,
but they cannot suspect me or else
all will be lost.
GWAINE
Suspect you of what?
ACCOLON
(urgent)
Please, Sir Gwaine, if you know of
the whereabouts of the Lady Morgana,
you must tell me.
GWAINE
Why, so she and Mordred can unite
against Arthur again? You can forget
that.
ACCOLON
Oh, no, heaven forbid anything like
that should happen. I would die
before I see that day.
GWAINE
If you’re so against it, then why are
you hanging around with faithless
scum like Mordred?
ACCOLON
Someone has got to keep an eye on
them, ensure that their plans do not
succeed...
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GWAINE
Why are they looking for Morgana?
ACCOLON
Mordred and Morgause intend to put
her on the throne. But more than
that, they need a sword forged in a
dragon's breath to fell Emrys.
Morgana may not be a Dragonlord, but
she always had a connection with the
last dragon. Through her, they intend
to summon Aithusa so they can
dispatch Emrys once and for all, and
then they may kill Arthur without
opposition.
GWAINE
And you? What do you intend to do
with Morgana?
ACCOLON
Well...
(beat -- might as well)
I’m gonna kill her.
GWAINE takes this in, astounded.
ACCOLON
And it will be very difficult to find
her without your help.
GWAINE carefully considers his words... It seems logical... And oh,

how he would love to see Morgana dead.
GWAINE
Well, you don’t have to search
anymore: Morgana is just down the
hall from Merlin’s flat.
CUT TO:
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INT. CRYSTÁLLUM CASTLE (ELAINE’S CHAMBERS) – NIGHT 1.
We see ELAINE in the present now, no longer in Merlin's mysterious

flashbacks. She enters her lavish chambers. Crystals everywhere:
crystal glasses on the table by the hearth, crystal chandeliers.
She stops at a massive textile that hangs on the wall and thrusts
it back, revealing an enormous silver vault behind it. This secret,
circular vault is lined with ancient runes – there is definitely
something magical about it.
Retrieving an ornate key from a chain around her neck, ELAINE

inserts it in the vault's keyhole and turns it.
The ancient runes begin to glow. The vault clicks -- and unlocks.
She heaves open the vault door. Within the vault is a portal,
swirling with gold and purple light. ELAINE enters...
INT. DISIR’S CAVE (TUNNEL) – CONTINUOUS.
The portal has led her to the cave of the Disir. Just as in the
earlier flashback, she passes relics that dangle from the ceiling
of the cave.
CUT TO:
INT. THE DISIR’S CAVE – CONTINUOUS.
ELAINE drops on her knees before the DISIR. They're still alive?
Evidently they have been granted unnaturally long lives.
DISIR #1
We have been expecting you.
DISIR #2
You have a question to ask of us.
DISIR #3
You may ask.
ELAINE
(frustrated, angry)
The crystals are failing me. They
show me nothing but shadow. Why?
DISIR #1
The time we have been waiting for is
nearing.
DISIR #2
This darkness is nothing to fear.
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DISIR #3
Soon the world will understand how
powerful magic truly is.
ELAINE
When will I be able to wield the
crystals again?
DISIR #1
Patience is a virtue.
DISIR #2
You have more important matters with
which to concern yourself.
ELAINE
Such as?
DISIR #3
It cannot have slipped your notice
that three of your most valued
followers are absent.
ELAINE
They are searching for Morgana and
for Lord Lot’s assassin, as I
ordered.
DISIR #1
You did not order them to abduct the
King’s recently-discovered knight,
however.
What... How dare they?! ELAINE takes this in, furious.
DISIR #2
Do not fear.
DISIR #3
No harm has come from it.
ALL DISIR
They have learned what they set out
to learn.
CUT TO:
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INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) – NIGHT. 1
[14] Middle of the night. MERLIN sits on the sofa, pensive, weary.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK. Who is it this time?
MERLIN
(grumbling)
Couldn’t have shown up a few hours
earlier, could you, Gwaine?
He opens the door. Not Gwaine: MORGANA.
MORGANA
(cold)
You. Where is Arthur?
MERLIN
He’s asleep.
MORGANA
Well... I think I left my phone here.
I've been applying for jobs, so I
need it in case someone returns my
calls in the morning.
MERLIN
...Oh.
MORGANA
(beat)
May I come in and look for it?
He wants to say no, but... he looks at her. Awkward, dismayed...

has she been crying?
MERLIN
I... suppose.
MORGANA enters and glances around.
MERLIN
Where do you think you left it?
MORGANA
I don’t know. It might’ve fallen
under the table...
MERLIN checks under the table. No phone. But there is a toy

soldier, white armor, red cross on the shield. He picks it up and
hands it to her.
MERLIN
Well, I found this deserter, here.
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MORGANA
(accepting toy)
Right, that's Gally's...
MERLIN
I figured. Are you sure you brought
your phone with you?
MORGANA
Yes, I never leave without it.
MERLIN
Well, it’s not over here... Did you
turn out your pockets?
MORGANA
Maybe it’s in the living room.
MERLIN
You never went into the living room.
MERLIN starts to rifle through the sofa cushions, though it's

pointless since she never sat there.
MORGANA
(exasperated, slipping a hand
into her pocket)
Well, it must be here somewhere. I
just told you I don’t leave without
it. Either it got left here or
someone took it, or...
She slows to a stop. Retracts her hand from her pocket. There is
the phone. She’s so damn scattered these days...
MORGANA
Found it.
MERLIN
Where was it?
MORGANA
(embarrassed)
...My pocket.
(beat)
I’m sorry for disturbing you.
She opens the door to let herself out, but pauses.
MORGANA
(with her back to MERLIN)
He left me.
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MERLIN
What?
MORGANA
Galahad’s father... He left me.
Everybody does.
She exits and shuts the door quietly.
Aaand now the guilt starts to seep in. MERLIN stares after her. So
maybe he could have handled everything a little better...
He looks about the room, walks aimlessly nearer to the table. Oh,
look: leftover dinner dishes. He can't stand a mess. He begins to
straighten up.
MORDRED (V.O.)
Hello, Emrys.
WHAT THE -- MERLIN drops a dish. It SHATTERS on the floor.
WAS THAT MORDRED HE JUST HEARD IN HIS HEAD?!
He stands there, frozen, listening to the silence, eyes wide,

breath bated. Maybe... maybe he was just hearing things. It
wouldn’t be the first time that -
MORDRED (V.O.)
(calm, casual)
I hope I’m not waking you. It is the
witching hour, after all.
OH, HELL. Horror. Absolute horror. MERLIN is shaking now. His worst
fears are true.
MORDRED (V.O.)
And speaking of witches... I have a
proposition for you.
END OF EPISODE.
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MERLIN: KINGDOM COME

INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN) – DAY 1.

[1] Afternoon. GWAINE and ARTHUR sit at MERLIN’s table, where

(beat - continues argument)

EXT. FLAT BUILDING – CONTINUOUS.

After ascending the staircase, MERLIN ventures down the hall.

We hear a WOMAN grunting and straining. MERLIN nears and stops by

MERLIN quietly continues on his way. He’s eager to check on Arthur.

But he pauses. Guilt gnaws at him.

Heaving an annoyed sigh, MERLIN spins around and strides up to the

MERLIN watches in amusement as she resumes her pulling. The sofa

MERLIN's smile is gone at once. NO WAY. NOT HER. He stands there in

No words can express the amount of horror coursing through him at

A pale, dark-haired boy around nine years of age patters to MORGANA

Upon noticing MERLIN, GALAHAD looks at him through inquisitive,

This can’t be happening. MERLIN feels like he is back in one of his

INT. KING’S PALACE (MERLIN’S NEW CHAMBERS) – DAY 1. FLASHBACK.

[2] In his dreary, windowless chambers, MERLIN stands before one of

A KNOCK sounds from the iron doors.

The doors groan open.

The GUARD exits and closes the door.

The GUARD enters again.

A smile of slight amusement crosses MERLIN’s face.

INT. MORGANA’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) – DAY 1.

MERLIN gawks at MORGANA and GALAHAD, slack-jawed. He cannot believe

MERLIN is too dumbfounded to form an intelligent response.

He spins out of the room, startling MORGANA and GALAHAD.

INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN / LIVING ROOM) – DAY 1.

ARTHUR and GWAINE look up from the kitchen.

MERLIN marches down the hall without answering.

INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (BEDROOM) – CONTINUOUS.

INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN / LIVING ROOM) – DAY 1.

In the kitchen, GWAINE and ARTHUR exchange perplexed glances before

ARTHUR and GWAINE freeze. Did they hear him correctly?

GWAINE stares ahead, taking in this chilling revelation.

MERLIN is already shaking his head.

GWAINE moves to the counter, seizes ARTHUR’s sword, and stalks

Wait. What? Whoa...

MERLIN is not inclined to object.

MERLIN raises his head at the sound of his name.

Agree? No, of course he doesn't agree. This woman played a part in

Ridiculous. GWAINE can’t believe what he is hearing.

From out of nowhere, a BLACK CAR screeches to a halt right in front

INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (KITCHEN / LIVING ROOM)/ INT. FLAT BUILDING

There is a KNOCK at the door.

GALAHAD stares up at them, those big eyes wide and curious.

Annoyed, ARTHUR joins MERLIN at the door. He freezes at the sight

MERLIN stiffens at MORGANA’s voice. No. Get her away!

None-too-discretely, MERLIN attempts to nudge the door closed.

ARTHUR cuts MERLIN off by clearing his throat loudly. GALAHAD is

GALAHAD blinks at the door.

INT. CRYSTAL CAVE – DAY 1. FLASHBACK.

While he rambles, ELAINE quickly extends an ornately wrought dagger

Both smile, but there’s something sinister in ELAINE’s eyes.

INT. MERLIN’S FLAT (LIVING ROOM) – NIGHT 1.

Rolling his eyes, ARTHUR takes Excalibur and leans it up against

Gently he lays MERLIN down in a more comfortable position, and then

Gradually MERLIN’s breathing intensifies. ARTHUR starts to pay a