On behalf of the prince, András Géczy goes to Szeben, where he offers business to the Saxon lords, with which Szeben could rise to unprecedented wealth. Erzsébet Báthory is accused of witchcraft and lust murder.

The conceptual trial against Erzsébet Báthory is progressing unstoppably: the countess is being accused of more and more impossible things. Meanwhile, Bethlen is surrounded by someone whom she never thought of, encouraging her to betray her. Báthory is tormented by remorse for her cruel actions, but she knows that the monster she has awakened can no longer be stopped.