Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Henry examines the remains of Anne's miscarried child while searching for an explanation that will free him from responsibility for the failure of their marriage. Brandon chooses a court gathering to renew accusations about Anne's conduct, and this time Henry listens. Cromwell and Richard Rich receive authority to investigate alleged treason within the household. They begin by questioning Anne's attendants, turning denials into uncertainty through the threat of punishment for concealing information. Henry sends Jane away from the palace during the inquiry. Her removal keeps the woman he wants close away from the disgrace being prepared for the wife he already has.
The investigation draws Anne and several men into custody. Mark Smeaton is tortured, and gossip about flirtation becomes material for charges of adultery and treason. Anne's brother George is caught in the case as well, while Wyatt is left to watch the destruction around him. Conviction brings the condemned men to the scaffold before Anne's own execution. Brereton faces the block willingly but suffers repeated blows, and Smeaton must be carried out after the injuries inflicted during interrogation. Anne tries to gather herself as the executions proceed. Wyatt gives words to the losses through his poem, while the king's commission has turned a damaged marriage into a set of death sentences.