Matt Ford
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Darnley scrambles upright, but as he does, he's grabbed from behind.
Strong hands lock around his throat.
He claws at the finger squeezing his windpipe.
He feels the pinch of nails are burning in his lungs before consciousness starts to slip away and everything goes black.
Yeah, I mean, fair play to him.
He survived a weird sex game, his house exploding, but then he got strangled.
Well, if it wasn't, he's got a very good instinct for when Mary might need to get out of something.
Moments later, Holyrood Palace.
Mary bolts upright in bed, heart hammering.
She rushes over to the window.
In the distance, an orange glow lights the night sky.
The door bursts open and her advisors rush in, still pulling on their robes.
Your Majesty, we think there's been an explosion at Kirk of Field.
Mary feels cold, sharp panic.
My husband, we don't know.
Mary's thoughts spin.
She sprints to the nursery.
She rounds the door and collapses with relief at the sight of James sleeping peacefully in his nurse's arms.