- A young actor in modern day Hungary gets sent back to feudal times for a week, and tries to make the best of being a serf, while a wry reporter comments on the action, finally becoming more involved in it than he could have ever wished.
- Reeve learns there is a cost to helping others, he must endure the distorted "truth and falsehood" created by the morally corrupt seeking selfish gain. Reeve must choose to "Rise" as a hero or allow the corrupt to guide others down the dark path.
- While King Louis X of France is on a campaign, Queen Marguerite is reigning in Paris. During this time, the inhabitants of the city are disturbed by mysterious murders near a tower.