Act I Daphne meets Gerard in the mysterious room and Gerard asks Daphne to marry him, but Daphne does not say yes despite her arguments. Samantha walks in as they are about to kiss. She is furious with Gerard and threatens to go to Quentin, Barnabas or the court. He slaps her and talks her out of her mood. After she leaves, he realizes that Samantha is a "problem that will have to solved". Daphne and Samantha have a confrontation in the drawing room. Samantha wants to know what Joanna told Daphne about her. Act II Act III