Yasir begs Razia to stop Mirza from leaving. Yildiz, Shamshad Begum, and Rukn-ud-din discuss the appointment of an acting Sultan. Yildiz favours Rukn-ud-din. Razia remembers seeing Rukn-ud-din holding a torch during the murder of her family. She wonders if he and Shah Turkan are behind it. She decides to prove it. Sultan Qabacha is declared the culprit. Razia tries contacting him, but Mirza stops her. Yasir hallucinates of blood on his hands.