Petra tells the quartet (for all effects and purposes, Scylla is included in the Bellweather unit) that while heartbroken, she is proud of them for the brave decision to turn themselves in, as it has saved many lives. The unit is going to be taken into custody by Silver's troops. But media coverage will get them some protection, at least until they get to DC.
Somewhere in the Cession, the scene of a car accident featuring a set of bloody footprints leading to an isolated cabin. Inside, an injured Wade wakes up moaning in pain. M, sporting some cuts and bruises themselves, tells Wade about the accident. Without any warning, the Marshal aged very quickly (like Alder did when one of her Biddies died) and lost control of their car. According to M (who did not go out to seek help because they did not want to leave Wade's side), they are snowed in and there is no food. The only bright spot is that they have one day of firewood left.
At a detention facility, Tally, wearing an anti-Work collar and unsteady on her feet, is led to the cell where the others (also collared) are. She tells them that she was questioned about Petra's plan, Alder's return, where Raelle went, and about the First Song. She assumes it's important to the Camarilla to destroy the First Song and adds that with Alder dead, they won't have to. Abigail notes that they didn't leave any visible mark on Tally, meaning they will be trotted out in public for a trial, or as Raelle notes, executed in public. Raelle shares about plans to marry Scylla and how they had wanted to ask Abigail and Adil to join them in a double wedding. Abigail and Adil had wanted to marry but wanted to wait until Khalida's return. They resolve to not lose hope. A guard passes by and tosses them bundles with their cadet officer uniforms.
Silver and Kara Brandt are in a meeting about the Bellweather unit trial. Even the judge is attending the meeting, to let the audience know that nobody is getting a fair trial. As Silver announces, "Every second of this trial will be televised. it is very important that we control the narrative." Kara notes that they are to make the public understand the dangers presented by witches by having the witches give out the details of their own crimes. Smiling creepily, she adds, "We'll give them enough rope to hang themselves... and then we'll hang them for real." Of course, they need to make sure they don't make martyrs out of them, but rather, scaring the public. The guilty verdict is guaranteed.
The quartet, all of them in uniform, shackled and cuffed are led into the court. Prosecutor Zandt lists their crimes. Among them: Penelope Silver's murder; former President Wade's assassination; death of civilian hostages; aiding and abetting known terrorists; conspiring with Nicte Batan; and the destruction of property in both the Cession and the U.S.
Back at Fort Salem Izadora informs Petra that Penelope is neither worsening nor getting better. The poor girl is rocking back and forth inside her cell. She is in no condition to be paraded around in public. And Petra has not heard from Anacostia in two days.
Court. Prosecutor Zandt asks Tally about invoking the Rite of Proxy on Alder during Nicte's scheduled and lawful execution. Talking over Tally's answers, she makes it seem like Tally did it on purpose so that Nicte could escape.
Germany. Back in the ice cave from last episode. Alder finds herself talking to the frozen Ice Witch. Since she does not get a response, Alder figures the Ice Witch is using her gift of Sight to explore the world outside the cave. Alder offers to sing, at the risk of making the mountain come down. And she Sings, indeed making the cave shake.
Court. Abigail is questioned the same way Tally was, and finally has it, calling the proceedings for the b.s. that it is. She shouts out that Silver is Camarilla, and that he was the one responsible for poisoning Penelope and trying to kill Wade. Despite a motion to strike, the judge decides to allow one of the defendants to make a statement before the hearing is finished for the day. A reluctant Raelle is chosen despite her protests, as she has lived among civilians and witches. She starts by saying that it doesn't matter that Wade is alive, they still will be found guilty and the joke of a trial is about persecuting all witches. And witches, really, are no different from civilians.
Of course, Zandt brings up that they have no proof of their accusations or that Wade is alive. Just when the judge is about to call an end for the day, Petra shows up. And with her, Anacostia, Col. Jarrett, and most importantly, Kelly Wade! Silver has a Villainous Breakdown, yelling for the cameras to be cut and ordering Col. Jarrett to arrest them. "Jarrett", or rather Sterling using his face, simply says "This is for Penelope." Silver freaks out and claims that Wade is an impostor. Wade responds by slapping him and ordering a check on her fingerprints.
The reinstated President Wade addresses the nation. She has exonerated the Bellweather Unit. The Camarilla is still out there, striking around the world and staging False Flag Operations to make witches look like a threat. As she speaks about rooting out the rot and corruption and becoming stronger allies with the Cession, we get a montage of former President Silver in a prisoner jumpsuit being shoved into a cell and the judge and Oversight Officers being led away in handcuffs. Alban Hearst and Kara Brandt are nowhere to be found.
And so we are having a wedding. Abigail will be doing all the arrangements so that as she says, there is no Necro weirdness. In the meantime, Raelle and Scylla are going to go off for a couple of days to the lighthouse.
Tally is singing to the earth, lamenting the futility of trading her Sight to be steward of a Song that will never be used. Gregorio, last seen in the last episode of Season 2 ("Revolution, Part I") pops up. He seems happy to see Tally. He had been imprisoned for insubordination towards Oversight Commanders and "interrogated" for being an associate of the Bellweather Unit. Tally is sorry about it but he considers it an honor.
The lighthouse. Scylla and Raelle in bed. Raelle says it all, "Like you said... it's perfect."
The Bellweather estate, where the Collar-Ramshorn wedding will take place. Nicte has stopped to congratulate the happy couple. Scylla convinces her to stick around. Not wanting to seem sentimental, Nicte claims to stay for the champagne and the food. Edwin and Quinn show up as well.
Anacostia and Sterling are off by themselves. The former is distracted, thinking about the Camarilla. Sterling reminds her that "today we celebrate our friends." There is a Big Damn Kiss. And Khalida and Alder show up. Apparently, Khalida heard Alder singing and moved a mountain to get to Alder. Big hug.
Inside, Gregorio sees Adil struggling with his tie. Figuring Adil for a scarf guy, he helps fix the tie into an artfully tied scarf. They muse about the weird dinner with potential candidates for marriage to Abigail. Khalida comes up. She needs to talk about something important with her brother.
Abigail is arguing with assistants about the seating chart when the rest of the unit come up. Scylla and Raelle are serious about making it a double wedding. With all the violence, it's time to grab on to something real. "But I don't even have a dress," Abigail says. They send her off to her grandmother Minerva, who is tweaking her own wedding gown so that it fits Abigail. The two women talk about all the history that has been stolen from their family, but at least a piece like the gown has survived.
Alder is going off. She tells Tally she is going to Africa to track the last piece of the Song. She declines Tally’s offer of company, as she has a bigger part to play, and Alder won't risk her safety.
Double wedding. Edwin and Petra escort their daughters to the altar where Scylla and Adil wait. With president Wade officiating, the two couples are married. There is dancing. While Nicte is helping herself to food and drink, Wade and the Marshal come over. Wade sees through Nicte's "Chef Louise" glamour. Wade is grateful for Nicte's help (the bats she sent out in the prior episode) in rescuing her, but Nicte is still going to answer for all the lives lost to the Spree. Nicte is surprisingly receptive, despite Ward's skepticism. She is aware of all the Camarilla attacks around the world, and the world is burning. And she owns the fact that she poured fuel on the fire with the Spree attacks. She does ask that her knowledge and experience be used to fight the Camarilla. Wade agrees but makes it crystal clear that there is no pardon on the table.
Inside, Tally and Gregorio are making out. He feels weird because they are doing so in front of a painting of a lady and he feels like she is judging them. Tally doesn't care. They resume.
Edwin and Raelle have a quiet moment thinking about Willa and how she would have loved being there. Edwin doesn't think he can be mad at his wife for trying to protect their daughter. Raelle thinks they should, but they also need to forgive her. They decide they will figure it out together.
Indoors. Petra and Minerva find Abigail staring at a portrait of Jem Bellweather, their celebrated ancestor. Abigail used to talk to the painting when she was little and now she wonders if Jem is answering back or talking through her. Petra sends off her mother so she can talk to Abigail. Abigail has felt something inside her since she first tried Jem's Working. She felt it again at the airfield in the Cession and again on the road. They talk about Abigail's Razor Hail, which nobody in their family has done before. Abigail points out what her grandmother said; much of their history has been stolen. Maybe they were capable, and that's why the Camarilla targeted the Bellweathers.
In his prison cell, Blanton Silver takes a nap. He wakes up when he hears a ruckus and his guards screaming. He figures whoever it is is coming for him and challenges them to come get him. It's Alban Hearst and mooks, who have come to release him.
At the Bellweather mansion grounds, there is a bonfire, with the two couples and friends (including Anacostia and Sterling). Tally has a surprise for Raelle. She asked Edwin to bring Raelle's guitar. Raelle points out that as it's her wedding somebody should sing to her, but after hearing Scylla singing, she grabs that guitar and starts with The Velvet Underground's "I'll Be Your Mirror". And it's beautiful and everyone is happy.
Fort Salem. Two guards at the gates are keeping watch and making small talk when all of a sudden, the ward in front breaks down. The guards call for reports from South Gate and don't get any. At Izadora's lab, someone pounds on the door. She tells Penelope to hide. The door breaks down. It’s Alban and his mooks. He sees Penelope and instead of capturing her or killing her, he just says "Oh my." He orders his troops to deal with Izadora, who fights back quite well with her scourge and some lab equipment. Unfortunately, she is outnumbered and one of them cuts her throat. As Izadora drowns in her own blood, Alban, smarmy as always, laments that he is not going to get a chance to chat with her about her work, saying she was extraordinary. From the other room, he hears an echo of the song Raelle was singing coming out of the Mycelium. He stares at it, grinning. "Hello, Mother".
Back at the bonfire, the happy mood is gone. Anacostia is getting a series of reports telling her that Fort Salem has fallen. It's all so garbled that she struggles to listen. They take a look at Raelle, who appears to be in a trance. Her eyes glow bright and her mouth is dripping blood.
Tropes present
- Bitch Slap: President Wade gives Silver a pretty excellent one when she arrives in the court room.
- Blood from the Mouth: Raelle begins bleeding from her mouth in the final shot.
- The Bus Came Back: Gregorio hasn't been seen this season until now. He explains to Tally that he was locked up for mouthing off to the Oversight officers and interrogated as a known associate of the Bellweather Unit.
- Can't Tie His Tie: Adil is getting dressed for the ceremony but he has no idea how to tie on his necktie. Gregorio helps him by arranging it around his neck, claiming Adil is more of a scarf guy.
- Exposition: Due to cuts and limited time left in the series, several plot holes are filled with expository dialogue, e.g. how President Wade's party escaped the safehouse after being Snowed-In (Nicte's bats located M when they went out to chop firewood) and how Alder got rescued from the ice cave (Khalida heard Alder's song and moved a mountain in the literal sense to get to her).
- Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Scylla begins to sing in a terribad voice to encourage Raelle to sing instead.
- It Has Been an Honor: Tally is sorry about Gregorio being interrogated for being associated with the Bellweather unit. He is proud of the fact, though.
- Just Here for the Free Snacks: After stopping by to congratulate Scylla and Raelle on their nuptials, Nicte is ready to hurry off. Scylla tries to persuade her to stay, and Nicte claims she is staying for the food and drink.
- Kangaroo Court: The trial against the Bellweather Unit doesn't even pretend to be fair (the unit is not afforded a defender or advocate of any kind, for example). While the Camarilla has pretty much guaranteed a guilty verdict (and execution), their main purpose is to scare the public about the dangers presented by witches.
- Rapid Aging: According to M it struck the Cession Marshal while he was driving due to the death of one of the area marshals in the previous episode, making him lose control of the car and get into an accident. We briefly see him lying unconscious in bed in the cabin in this condition. However, he is in attendance at Wade's speech and the wedding and looks like he normally does, presumably because he found a replacement.
- Red Herring: After President Wade reappears, everything proceeds to go so well for the heroes that the audience is strongly teased with the possibility that this is All Just a Dream, an impression already encouraged by the trailer (where the double wedding is intercut with Scylla closing her eyes in the cell) and synopsis (which says, "The unit dreams of a brighter future."). Turns out it was all very real.
- Slashed Throat: Izadora has her throat slit by Camarilla soldiers.
- Stock Legal Phrases: Prosecutor Zandt calls for "Move to strike!" when Abigail claims that the unit was not involved in Penelope's murder or Wade's assassination.
- Snowed-In: Part of the precarious situation President Wade finds herself in, along with the Marshal and M. They also have no food and limited firewood.
- Title Drop: The title quote is Abigail's justification for not turning Scylla and Raelle's wedding into a double wedding to include her and Adil after Khalida surfaces alive and well. Petra soon fixes that by sending Abigail to Minerva.
- Trumplica: Played With. The judge at the Bellweather Unit's trial could easily pass off as a Mike Pence impersonator.
- Unconventional Wedding Dress: Played straight with Raelle (short skirt/dress and tailored jacket) and Scylla (black skirt, white lace top), befitting their personalities. Averted with Abigail, who wears her grandmother Minerva's gown.
- Wedding Episode: Both Raelle and Scylla and Abigail and Adil get married in this episode.
- Worthy Opponent: Mad Scientist Alban does appear sincerely impressed with the work Izadora has done, despite viewing her life as expendable.
