Episode 3

**Episode 3** is the third episode of Season One of Netflix's The Pentaverate series.

## Synopsis

At Pentaverate headquarters, a billionaire high roller arrives amid news of another death. Ken embeds with the guards and is sent on a risky mission.

## Plot

Skip Cho is kidnapped and taken to the Pentaverate HQ. On his way, he is excited about the kidnapping and all he is seeing. When facing the Pentaverate members, he starts to guess they are the Illuminati or the Masons, but that only annoys them.

A day before the Meadows, Ken is now part of the Liechtenstein Guard. Exalted Pikeman Higgins wakes the guards in the morning and trash talks one, but Ken stands up for him. Pikeman is annoyed that Ken tells him how to do his job, however, Ken uses Defendo, a Canadian martial arts he learned in the Canadian army and explains he only wanted to stick up for his fellow guard. Pikeman states that Ken will teach the rest Defendo and that he already taught them one lesson, that the guards are band of brothers.

The Pentaverate explain to Skip Cho, who they are and what they do. Skip Cho, is a billionaire with few casinos, but he is bored, so he is ready to join them. MENTOR shows Skip his fake death; died from overdose with a hooker and an eight ball, which Skip finds hilarious and accurate. As Hobart's death is quite real, Lord Lordington feels the need to mention the Demetrius Protocols, a doomsday plan if the Pentaverate falls into nefarious hands and each member kills himself using cyanide pills located on their keys. On Pentaverate TV, Maria Menounos shows respect to the recently deceased Hobart Clark, and explains that there is potentially new member joining them, Skip Cho, owner of the largest casino in Asia, who is a high roller when it comes to understanding the chaos theory of weather patterns, and could solve the climate change.

Ken walks around the Pentaverate, however, Anthony tells him he needs to film the five members. Pikeman tells Ken that he impressed him today when he stood up for his fellow guard, and asks him to come with him as he has a special job for Ken. Meanwhile, The Maester of Dubrovnik explains that both Jason and Hobart had their eyes turn blue, which makes him conclude that they were poisoned. The poison is likely sap of tree native in Dubrovnik, the Donette tree. The Master states that anyone of the Pentaverate members could be the murderer. Mishu Ivanov knows the Maester's book, but Mishu gets annoyed as each time poison is mentioned its always the Russian to blame. The Maester tells Bruce Baldwin that he is master of faking deaths, but he states he loved Jason and gave him his first companion doll. The Maester questions Lordington if the new members are threat to his position as Centralis, but he denies it, stating he had been leading the organization for over 50 years. The Maester questions Shep Gordon if he gets stoned with Jason, and he confirms, but states that stoned people don't fight, they ate. Skip wonders about him, suggesting he could have used a time machine, but the Maester tells him to not bait him or he will plug his eyes out.

Pikeman shows the office of the Fimbra Manus, who are like the hands of the Pentaverate in the outside world. Pikeman then takes Ken to the Pentaverate Hall of Achievements. He shows him various achievements like the polio vaccine, but states their greatest one is the ball bearing, which helped making cars, railroads, aircraft and other vehicles. Pikeman believes in the Pentaverate, but thinks there is something rotten in it and wants Ken to be his eyes and ears, and decides to put him on the main chamber duty.

Pikeman sneaks Ken in the main chamber, during the Initiato of Skip. There Lordington gives Skip a choice, take the key and join them or... but before he finishes, Skip accepts the key. The five members then face the Da Vinci lock, where MENTOR explains they need to insert their keys and they need three votes for Skip to be officially accepted. Skip wonders if there is a spare key, as he tends to loose stuff. He is then explained there is only one spare key, the Parce Clavem, which is located in the Pentaverate's spiritual birthplace in Dubrovnik and it could be used as an extra vote and shift the balance of power. Thus if any existing member tries to use it, he will be killed right away. The five members then turn their key and Skip is accepted with five votes. The Maester then shows up and Bruce explains that the Maester, Bruce and Mishu have a proposal. The Maester is sure that the killer will be found, but for extra protection he installs a highly elite security force, the Red Robes. As the Red Robes enter armed with machine guns and rocket launchers, Pikeman comes angry, wondering who are they. He ends in an argument with the Maester, who states he outranks him. Lordington stops the argument and explains to Pikeman that the Red Robes are just extra security, but that still leaves Pikeman angry.

Ken contacts Anthony and Reilly and tells them he saw some amazing things and will meet them at the entrance. As he heads out, he is stopped by Pikeman, who shows him that the Maester, along with Ergo and Anso, have been killed. The Maester had wrote Parce Clavem with his blood, which must have been a sign. Pikeman decides to take things in his own hands and tells Ken that they are going to Dubrovnik to take the spare key. Ken tries to tells Anthony that he is send to Dubrovnik, but not knowing what that is, Anthony thinks he is being probed in the no-no hole. Ken and Pikeman get on the train to Dubrovnik, but the Sasquatch follows them.

## Characters

* Skip Cho
* Shep Gordon
* Mishu Ivanov
* Bruce Baldwin
* Lord Lordington
* Maria Menounos
* Anthony Lansdowne
* Reilly Clayton
* Exalted Pikeman Higgins
* Ken Scarborough
* Patty Davis
* The Maester of Dubrovnik
* Ergo
* Anso
* MENTOR