Black as His Purpose Did the Night Resemble

"**Black as His Purpose Did the Night Resemble**" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of *The Royals*, and the thirty-fourth episode overall in the series.

## Synopsis

As London suffers an extended blackout, Helena is trapped in the wine cellar with her mother and Cyrus; Liam faces the consequences of using Greta; Eleanor steps up to help the populace; and a recovering Jasper is in danger.

## Cast

Starring
* William Moseley as **Prince Liam**
* Alexandra Park as **Princess Eleanor**
* Jake Maskall as **Cyrus Henstridge**
* Tom Austen as **Jasper Frost**
* Max Brown as **King Robert**
* Genevieve Gaunt as **Wilhelmina Moreno**
* Elizabeth Hurley as **Queen Helena**

## Quotes

**Queen Helena:** Anyone! Help!

**Cyrus Henstridge:** It's locked.

**Queen Helena:** Damn it, Cyrus! You're creepy enough in the light of day! What are you doing down here? Same as you, I assume. I came to get drunk.

**Duchess Alexandra:** So we're trapped?

**Cyrus Henstridge:** Holy shit! And you thought I was creepy.

**Queen Helena:** Mother! What are you doing here?

**Duchess Alexandra:** This is always my first stop whenever I visit the palace. I need a little bracer before I visit my disappointing daughter.

**Queen Helena:** I meant: what are you doing here at all? - I banished you!

**Duchess Alexandra:** Well, I unabashed myself.

**Cyrus Henstridge:** You've run out of money.

**Duchess Alexandra:** Shut up, Scar.

**Duchess Alexandra:** What would you do without me?

**Queen Helena:** Ooh, let's see. Have more self-confidence, sleep better, not worry about being accessory to murder.

**Duchess Alexandra:** Not become Queen.

**Queen Helena:** You need some food in that stomach. You might want to slow down there, Cyrus.

**Cyrus Henstridge:** To your hangover tomorrow.

**Queen Helena:** To us. (cheese)

**Greta:** My father. He has motion detectors in his office. Security cameras. He feigned sympathy, pretended to be protecting me, but I could tell. He was thrilled that, once again, I was the fool.

The simple, stupid girl who will never be good enough.

**Prince Liam:** Greta.

**Greta:** He's not wrong. I don't know why, I just I've never been interesting to boys in the way that most girls are. I know it's true. I'm aware of it, I just I just thought maybe this time you actually liked me. What I said about you is true. And I meant it.

**Prince Liam:** Your father's wrong. And so was I.

**Queen Helena:** We're a family of liars. We lie about everything. All of it.

**Duchess Alexandra:** What have I ever lied about?

**Princess Eleanor:** Um.. killing someone?

**Duchess Alexandra:** I never lied about it. I told the truth.

**Princess Eleanor:** Mum, Robby and Liam are missing. So who does that leave in charge?

**Willow Moreno:** You're right. Honey, where's your daddy?

**Princess Eleanor:** Me! It's me. I’m number four. I’m in charge!

**Princess Eleanor:** Those people, my people, are scared, tired and hungry…Now, Rosie, shoot the lock off.

**Willow Moreno:** I just think we should wait until we- *(GUNSHOT)*

**Rosie:** Always wanted to do that.

**Sarah Alice:** Can anyone else hear right now?

**Willow Moreno:** Nice going. You deafened the kid.

**Princess Eleanor:** Mary Alice, do you want to have a sleepover?

**Sarah Alice:** Sure.

**Princess Eleanor:** See? She's fine.

**Queen Helena:** What about your children?

**Cyrus Henstridge:** Who knows if they're even mine?

**Queen Helena:** Trust me, those inbreds are definitely yours.

**Cyrus Henstridge:** You can talk. Your first-born son is an arsehole.

**Doorman:** Your Majesty, apparently a Count Bellagio has arrived.

**Princess Eleanor:** Who?

**Queen Helena:** Your grandmother's boyfriend…. I suppose we'd better look presentable.