EPISODE 53Arc VI: The ThroneNot Started

The Low Blow

Jonathan fabricates a trafficking story to destroy Reign's name. She is furious.

**FADE IN:**

**INT. JONATHAN’S OFFICE - NIGHT**

Jonathan is losing. Reign’s strategic attacks are crippling him. He is desperate.

He makes a call to his reporter contact.

JONATHAN
I have another tip for you. Galerie de Reign. It’s worse than money laundering. It’s a front for a high-end human trafficking ring.

REPORTER (V.O.)
Do you have proof?

JONATHAN
No. But the accusation alone is enough to ruin her.

**INT. NEWS STUDIO - DAY**

The story breaks. It’s a complete fabrication, but it’s explosive. Reign’s face is plastered everywhere, next to headlines about trafficking and exploitation.

**INT. REIGN’S COMMAND CENTER - DAY**

Reign watches the news, her face a mask of cold, pure fury. He didn’t just attack her business. He attacked her name. He attacked her honor.

This is no longer about the empire. It’s no longer about power. It’s personal.

He has crossed a line from which there is no return.

**SMASH CUT TO BLACK.**

**ON SCREEN TEXT: SOME STAINS DON’T WASH OUT. THEY DEMAND TO BE PAID IN BLOOD.**

**END OF EPISODE 53**