Selim is now prince regent.

Dimitri, the husband of the lady in the woods demands to see Selim as he knows the truth of what happened between his wife and the shezade. Selim pays him off to keep things silent but also threatens him. Selim is angry at Nurbana as he realises either she followed him or has him followed. Nurbana tells him that the couple must be killed to keep things quiet. Which they do so as they realise it was always the couples plan to exploit the prince for money and gold. The princes guards burn down the couples home.

Rustem has resigned from his position.

Sultana Fatma teases mirhimah regarding her divorce
Rustem is furious and has guessed the Elkaz  sent the letter and tells him when he finds out who sent the letter, he will kill them. However Rustems aid informs him it was fatma who sent the letter. Rustem let's mirhimah know how she was fooled. She's visibly hurt. And breaks a table. Hurrem enters in the morning after being informed what fatma did to comfort her daughters humiliation.

Fatma is leaving the palace. Melek tries to persuade her not to. Fatma scolds her but then feels bad and let's her know she's in love.  It is elkaz fatma meets. Rustem and mirhimahs aide gulbahar gets guards to follows them and tells mirhimah about farms and eklaz affair.

A mosque is being built by Sinan. 4 minerats to represent that sils imam is the fourth sultan since Istanbul has been conquered. 10 ranks on the 4 minerets and he is the 10th sultan of the Ottoman Empire (author note- does anyone know what mosque this is).

Suleiman reads Ibrahim a diary and collapses. Afife hatun discovers the collapsed sultan. The medic is unsure of what has caused the collapse. Sulieman states no one must know about the collapse or illness and threatens to kill. Afife, lockman aga and the medic if anyone hears.