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The episode centers on a chaotic rumor that a crocodile—viewed as a demonic omen—is roaming the palace. As Catherine attempts to use reason and science to dispel the court's fear, she eventually finds herself forming an unlikely alliance with the Patriarch to maintain control.

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In a gruesome display of the show's dark comedy, Arkady and Tatyana deliver a message by stuffing a treaty proposal into the neck-hole of the decapitated Sunduk. The episode centers on a chaotic rumor that