Episode 5 (Season 3)

Episode 5 is the fifth episode of the third season of A Discovery of Witches. It is also the twenty-third episode overall in the series.

Synopsis
Benjamin's plan to bring down the de Clermonts is set into motion, while Matthew and Diana return to Sept-Tours for a christening.

Plot
Having found Watson murdered previously, a funeral is held for him at The Cotswold. Diana and Agatha attend, and the two talk about the current battle with the Congregation. Diana remarks that Agatha is among one of the only people who can be trusted and is trying to better things.

Meanwhile, news of the twins birth spreads quickly, and Gerbert is made aware. He is adamant that any threat to the rule of the Congregation must be eliminated and questions whether the twins should be slaughtered at the earliest opportunity. Baldwin is hesitant, however, and opts for a visit to see the twins to see if the brutal force of the Congregation is necessary.

Diana, Jack, Matthew and the twins return to Sept-Tours where they receive a warm welcome from Marthe and Ysabeau. With plans surrounding the christening in motion, Ysabeau reminds Matthew and Diana that the christening will be seen as an act of war against the Congregation. Diana, however, remarks that they have numerous allies and will soon find out who their true friends are.

Benjamin continues his plans to track down and bait Matthew. Outside of a club, he watches as a witch, Lena, performs magic to light her cigarette. He abducts her moments later and refers to her as "my Diana" before handcuffing her in an abandoned warehouse. His plan is more than meets the eye, however, and he allows her to use her magic to escape, hoping that this will lead Matthew to him.

Back at Sept-Tours, Diana finds that Rebecca is restless, and Marthe remarks that she is hungry, and perhaps not for milk. In the other room, Jack and Matthew talk about Benjamin whilst watching over Philip. They are distracted, however, when they both smell blood. Matthew rushes to the scent and finds Diana feeding Rebecca her blood. A small argument ensues but the two eventually reconcile.

The christening of Rebecca and Philip begins, attended by numerous allies including Chris and Ransome. The christening is generally successful, however tensions arise when Baldwin crashes the ceremony. Baldwin orders that the twins be brought before the Congregation but Diana and Matthew refuse. A fight ensues between Matthew and Baldwin, and Diana eventually intervenes to conjure elemental magic against Baldwin. Baldwin eventually retreats and, when Diana promises she will spellbind anyone who breaks from their scion, Baldwin formally recognises the scion as legit.

Later that night, Diana and Sarah talk, and Diana tells Sarah that she was ready to use the tent and final knot had Baldwin not retreated — the knot of Creation and Destruction. She remarks that Goody Alsop spoke of new worlds when the three pages are returned to the Book of Life. Diana believes herself to be at the centre of this.

Meanwhile, Baldwin returns to the Congregation and reveals that he has recognised Matthew's scion. He does, however, remark that they must still uphold the Covenant. Gerbert is furious and remarks that the council has lost its discipline, and believes that the twins will destroy everything they have build. Gerbert remarks that he and the vampires will take matters into their own hands.

Back at Sept-Tours, Lena arrives and tells Matthew and Diana about her experiences with Benjamin. She emphasises that Benjamin is infatuated with Diana and wants to make his own children — witches. Matthew is blind to the manipulation Benjamin has begun with Lena and her arrival at Sept-Tours.

As the night draws on, Matthew solidifies the scion as he and the other members of their alliance are officially welcomed into the Knights of Lazarus.

Cast

 * Teresa Palmer as Diana Bishop
 * Matthew Goode as Matthew Clairmont
 * Edward Bluemel as Marcus Whitmore
 * Peter McDonald as Baldwin Montclair
 * Aiysha Hart as Miriam Shephard
 * Alex Kingston as Sarah Bishop
 * Adelle Leonce as Phoebe Taylor
 * Aisling Loftus as Sophie Norman
 * Steven Cree as Gallowglass de Clermont
 * Peter McDonald as Baldwin Montclair
 * Owen Teale as Peter Knox
 * Malin Buska  as Satu Järvinen
 * Olivia Clayfield as Rebecca Bishop-Clairmont
 * Olivia Davies as Philip Bishop-Clairmont
 * Lindsay Duncan as Ysabeau de Clermont
 * Trevor Eve as Gerbert D’Aurillac
 * Oliver Huband as Fernando Gonçalves
 * Jacob Ifan as Benjamin Fuchs
 * Ivanno Jeremiah as Christopher Roberts
 * Genesis Lynea as Geraldine Newcopse
 * Parker Sawyers as Ransome Fayrweather
 * Tanya Moodie as Agatha Wilson
 * Greg McHigh as Hamish Osborne
 * Shobu Kapoor as Linda Crosby
 * Robert Gill as Pere Antoine
 * Nico Dowsell as Timur
 * Sorcha Cusack as Marthe
 * Edtya Budnik as Lena
 * Ken Bones as Sigismund
 * Leo Ashizawa as Osamu

Trivia
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