In the new land, Ubbe and the settlers engage in carefuldiplomacy when they are surrounded by the locals. In Wessex,the Vikings ambush the Saxon army, but Alfred is convinced theLord is with his army and refuses to retreat.
Aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick totry and fool the world-famous team of Penn & Teller, whowill get to see the trick only once and have to immediately tryto work it out. Anyone who succeeds wins the right to performwith Penn & Teller in their celebrated show at the RioHotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The live studio audience andthe TV audience watch along with Penn & Teller as they tryto figure out the secrets. The magicians featured in theepisode include Abby Segal, Noel Qualter, Christoph Kuch andRay Lum.
Natalie realizes that her memories of her mom are starting tofade when Michelle and Delia have a memorial to honor Wade'swife. Also, Forrest and Ben get competitive when their kidsenter a fundraising contest at school.
Emma finds herself isolated and finally making sense of a pastwhere she murdered Theresa because she was having an affairwith Kit. To assuage her guilt she pursues the truth about Jessand puts herself in further danger and leaves herself open tothe terrifying presence of John Tyler. Mary numbs her pain withsex and drugs and renews John's mission, unaware he isreaching his dangerous peak.