You'd Know What to Do

**You'd Know What to Do** is the first episode of Season 1 of Knightfall and the pilot episode of the the series overall.

## Summary

Acre has fallen, the Holy Grail is lost deep in the sea. More than a decade later the Grandmaster of the Templars in Paris is murdered and the burden rests upon the shoulders of Third Crusade veteran Brother Landry du Lauzon.

## Plot

While in the Holy Land in the midst of a 43-day siege during the Battle of Acre of 1291, Templar knight Brother Landry is thrown into a fight with the Sultan of the Mamluks, along with protecting the Holy Grail. Fifteen years later, while stationed in Paris, Landry, now a battle-worn warrior of the Holy Wars, fears that the Order has lost its purpose. However, when the blood of Master Godfrey is shed, it forces Landry and his brothers to take up arms again and try to get the Grail back.

## Recap

1291, The Holy Land--Night 43 of the Siege of Acre by the Mamluks. As the Templars and other monks pray in their church, a messenger comes to tell Godfrey, Master of the Templars, that an emissary of the Sultan has come to parley. Godfrey takes Landry and meets the emissary, Rashid, who taunts them saying the Sultan's 100,000 men will take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land, and will take the Grail from the Templars. Landry says the Christians have God on their side, while Godfrey tries a different appeal and says the Templars protect all the people of Acre--Christians, Jews, Saracens, and other faiths--and asks the Sultan to guarantee their safety. Rashid refuses, saying their only choices are to surrender or die.

The next day, as the Sultan's army attack the city gates with siege engines and fiery catapults, Godfrey gives his troops their assignments. Landry, Tancrede, and Gawain prepare for battle. Godfrey reminds the Templars of their mission to protect pilgrims and the Grail, that their victory comes "by the grace of God," and orders them to "take every life you must take, but no more."

The battle joins, and while the formation of heavily armed Templar knights on horseback plows through the Sultan's foot soldiers, they are outnumbered and the Templars fall back to get the Grail and take it to their ships in the harbor. As Landry and Tancrede collect the grail from its hiding place, Gawain brings word that the Saracens have found the secret tunnels to the docks, where the Christians and Jews are fleeing onto boats to escape the slaughter. The Templars have been betrayed.

Landry and Tancrede fight through the enemy and make their way to Godfrey's ship with the Grail safely in tow. From the deck of the ship, seeing a Jewish father pinned beneath a falling stone as his young, injured daughter screams nearby, Landry jumps back onto shore to rescue the father and daughter both. Godfrey orders that the Grail be taken to "safety," but does not order the boat to leave while he can still see Landry fighting. Gawain leaves the boat to help Landry and, seeing an enemy archer taking aim, steps in front of Landry and takes the arrow in his leg. Landry tells him to think of the smell of his mother's hair as he pulls the arrow out and brings Gawain, the father, and the daughter to safety on the ship. As they pull away from the docks mulling over their betrayal, a flaming catapult flies through the air and hits one of the other ships. The Templars watch in horror as the boat carrying the Grail sinks.

Paris, 15 years later--Landry rides through the streets to meet King Philip, whom he tutors in swordplay. As they practice, Philip tells Landry that Queen Joan is unwell and "forever in her bed." William de Nogaret, the king's advisor, interrupts them and pulls the king away to discuss "affairs of state," insinuating to the king that the Templars are not true friends of France or the king. Philip tells de Nogaret to worry about war with Flanders or England instead; de Nogaret says wars cost money, and the only options are to take money from either the Templars or the Jews--by force, he implies. Philip declines, saying the Jews are loyal to France and he doesn't want to be "that kind of king."

Landry rides back to the Temple of Paris, passing as he goes an agitator in the streets who claims that the Jews of Paris will steal Christian babies and crucify them in mockery (a lie that has been perpetuated for centuries, though repeatedly disproven). Landry arrives at his destination. As he dismounts in the Temple courtyard, he sees a woman with a teal head kerchief, who meets his eyes as she passes the gates. Tancrede, noting the interaction, warns Landry to behave, saying looking "is the first step" to touching, and tells him to hurry to a meeting. Gawain mocks Landry with sarcasm saying, "We all have to wait for you."

Godfrey calls the meeting of the Templars to order with a prayer. Tancrede gives the financial report, noting that the de Caux loan is in arrears; Godrey waves him off this particular account. The king has still not repaid his loan to the Templars. Gawain tells Landry he should remind his "friend" the king to repay the loan next time he sees him. Landry says at least the king uses the money in the economy of France, while the Templars perform small acts of charity while ignoring their mission of protecting pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land, hoarding their wealth, and letting the Jews of Paris be slandered and mistreated. Gawain says the Jews are not the Templars' problem, and Tancrede says the Templars should not get involved in local or national politics.

Landry leaves the meeting, and Godfrey follows. Landry loses his temper in the cloister, saying he doesn't understand why the Templars don't go back and fight the sultans, who is already weak from Mongol attacks in the east. Godfrey says it's not the time and not their decision. Suddenly Godfrey notices an orange sitting atop the capital of one of the columns (oranges would have been rare in Paris at this time). His demeanor changes and he makes to leave the city. Landry makes to go with him, but Godfrey orders him to stay and take temporary charge of the Temple in his absence, and to "protect the Jews."

After Godfrey leaves, Landry, who has noticed the orange and guessed at its symbolism, tells Tancrede he is worried about his master. The bells toll the time; Landry leaves the Temple.

As Godfrey travels by horseback through the woods, he is set upon by six men posing as robbers. One carries a whalebone crossbow, a unique weapon. Godfrey injures one and runs away at a gallop; the others give chase.

At a nearby farm, Parsifal tells Marie about the four boys he imagines them having after they marry. Suddenly they hear horses and turn to see Godfrey emerging from the woods, pursued by the highwaymen. Parsifal tells Marie to hide in the house and goes to help Godfrey, whose horse is shot from under him. The highwaymen tell Godfrey to talk and they'll kill him painlessly, but their leader with the crossbow tells them not to waste their breath: "Templars enjoy pain. They think it brings them closer to God. Isn't that right, Godfrey?" Godfrey, with Parsifal's help, kills four of the five highwaymen, but their leader escapes just before Godfrey succumbs to his wounds. With his dying breaths, Godfrey tells Parsifal to go to the Temple in Paris and give his sword to Landry, who will know what to do with it. "You have no idea how important it is," he says; "God's kingdom depends on it." Parsifal prepares to leave, despite Marie's objections, and promises they'll have a daughter named Rose after he returns.

Back in Paris, Landry, in street clothes, climbs up the side of a building and enters an upper window. There he finds the woman he saw in the street earlier; he calls her "Joan," and they make love. After, Landry shares his concern about Godfrey and how his father-figure would be disappointed if he knew of his behavior.

On the street, the agitator is still spreading bile about the Jews when a Jewish man, sporting a horned skullcap and a yellow badge, approaches him, stabs him, and runs away.

Parsifal arrives at the Temple of Paris and turns over Godfrey's sword, and message, to Landry. Though unsure of the meaning of the message, Landry gives the sword to Master Draper for cleaning, and orders that word of Godrey's death be sent to the pope and that Gawain go with Parsifal to collect Godfrey's body so he may be buried in the Temple. Brother Pierre brings word of the murder by a Jew in the city and says the people of Paris want revenge.

As the king prays in the Sainte-Chapelle, he remembers marrying the queen there when she was only 11. He tells de Nogaret he should marry; de Nogaret responds, "Sometimes the object of a man's desire is beyond reach." He then shares the news about the murder and says the best way to protect the Jews now is to empty the Jewish quarter and expel the Jews from Paris.

Later, de Nogaret meets the assassin; it is no Jew, but Reynard, who is in de Nogaret's service. de Nogaret orders that once the Jews are on the road, Reynard should surround, rob, and kill them. Joan overhears the plan, and as the king's heralds announce the evacuation of the Jewish quarter, she leaves a note for Landry telling him what will happen once the Jews leave the city. Landry uses his authority as acting Temple Master to order the Templars to arms, and they are able to fight off Reynaud's men--with help from the same Jew and his daughter whom Landry rescued in Acre 15 years earlier. de Nogaret brings the news to the king, who has already heard and tells his advisor that if he finds out his orders were disobeyed, he'll see de Nogaret hang. De Nogaret falls to his knees as the king meets his wife, Queen Joan, and takes her in to dine with their nobles.

On the way back to Marie's farm, Parsifal asks Gawain about his leg wound from Acre. Parsifal doesn't explain why anyone would want to fight and die in a foreign land. Gawain chides him harshly and in a threatening manner. When they arrive at the farm, they find Marie tied to an upturned wagon bed. She has been tortured, raped, and killed; an arrow is still lodged in her throat.

As Draper cleans the sword, he notices a rattling sound from the pommel. Noticing a sliding cover and hitch, he opens the pommel and finds a large sapphire set in gold and wrapped in sackloth. Noticing that the shape of the jewel and its setting fit the alter lanterns in the Temple chapel, he fits it into place and shines it against the wall. Scratched into the jewel, and now projected onto the chapel wall, is a drawing of the Holy Grail with the fleur-de-lys inside. When Landry and Tancrede return, Draper says he has a message from Godfrey and shows them what he's found. The symbolism is clear: The Holy Grail is in France.

## Cast (First Appearances)

* Tom Cullen as Brother Landry
* Pádraic Delaney as Brother Gawain
* Simon Merrells as Brother Tancrede
* Julian Ovenden as William De Nogaret
* Olivia Ross as Queen Joan
* Ed Stoppard as King Philip IV of France
* Sabrina Bartlett as Princess Isabella
* Bobby Schofield as Parsifal
* Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Adelina
* Sam Hazeldine as Master Godfrey
* Nasser Memarzia as Master Draper
* Sai Bennett as Marie
* Cengiz Dervis as Roland
* Ryan Early as Reynard
* Akin Gazi as Rashid
* Adam Levy as Simon
* Joey Batey as Pierre
* Jan Blahák as Daniel
* Ben Bradshaw as Chamberlain Marigny
* Daniel Brown as Soldier
* Chris Dunkley-Clark as Seth
* Ayya Graoui as Young Adelina
* Sofia Marangoni as Young Adelina
* Guy Lewis as Templar Captain
* Roy McCrerey as Charles
* David Sterne as De Beajeau

## Episode Deaths

* Grandmaster Godfrey
* Seth
* Marie