- At the party, Will sneaks in to find Thomas Kent.
- Meanwhile, Wessex is bargaining with Viola's father for her hand in marriage… and her uterus. "Does she breed?" he asks. Ew.
- When Viola starts dancing, Will is entranced by her.
- He joins the dance with the intention of getting closer to her.
- When he becomes her partner, she sees that it's Master Shakespeare, and she becomes breathless.
- Then the partners switch, and Viola must join hands with Lord Wessex. She is clearly uninterested in Lord Creepy.
- She returns to Shakespeare and stops dancing to talk to him. We're surprised no one bumps into them.
- Wessex pulls Shakespeare from the dance floor and pulls a knife on him, accusing The Bard of coveting his property.
- Will gives his name as "Christopher Marlowe" and flees the dance. Very sneaky.