Imprisoned in a cell in Rumeli, Gulbahar Sultan succeeds in protecting Sinan Pasha's espionage strategy when Sultan Murad interrogates her. Sultan Murad shows mercy to the Persian war commander who lost the recent border battle against him and summons up with him. Kösem Sultan rebels against Sultan Murad's authority by arranging a political gathering with all the governors and counselors in the empire, when he is not around.