A Grain of Deception

“	Even a queen cannot change how people are.	”
	— Greer to Mary

A Grain of Deception
Production Information
Air Date	February 17, 2017
Writer	Patti Carr Lara Olsen
Director	Fred Gerber
Episode Guide
Previous	With Friends Like These
Next	Leaps of Faith

A Grain of Deception is the second episode of Season Four and the sixty-fourth episode of Reign overall. It aired on February 17, 2017.

Synopsis

A SPY THREATENS MARY'S TRUST WITHIN HER INNER CIRCLE — Queen Mary discovers there is a leak amongst her advisors and sets out to uncover the traitor. Queen Elizabeth enlists in Narcisse to further her quest for supremacy. Meanwhile, Catherine takes desperate measures to regain some of the power she has lost.

Cast

Main Adelaide Kane as Mary Stuart Celina Sinden as Greer Castleroy Megan Follows as Catherine de' Medici Rachel Skarsten as Elizabeth I Will Kemp as Lord Darnley Ben Geurens as Gideon Blackburn

Recurring Craig Parker as Stéphane Narcisse Rose Williams as Claude de Valois Dan Jeannotte as James Stuart Anastasia Phillips as Elisabeth de Valois Jonathan Goad as John Knox Sara Garcia as Keira White Guest Claire Hunter as Emily Knox Shauna Black as Lady Donal

Soundtrack

Title	Album	Artist
Tilikum	-	Benjamin Francis Leftwitch
The Weatherman	Love and War	The Saint Johns
Complaint	Single	Marco Pesci

Trivia

• In history, John Knox was married twice. First to Margery Bowes, then to Margaret Stewart. This means that Emily Knox is an original character, created for the series.
• Lord Darnley was never previously engaged, nor looking to marry anyone besides Mary, Queen of Scots.

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