THE RECKONING

People have been attacked by a mysterious hooded man. Xena fights but the man disappears. She then tries to help the people and their blood ends up on her hands. (Looks bad!) Xena escapes fo a while but the rest of the town wants swift revenge. They are ambushed. Xena lets them take her to trial. In prison, the hooded man is revealed to be Ares. He wants Xena as his Warrior Queen. (She is too easy). Gabrielle is given the right to act as her advocate. Later, while being beaten, Ares seduces Xena into a fit of rage. In this fury, she accidentally strikes Gabrielle! Xena, overall, feels she's worthy of the punishment due to her past. But the judge refuses to punish her for those crimes. Then the faithful Gaby returns anyway! Xena cut a sort of deal with Ares -tricking him into bringing the slain back to life! THEY tell the truth of the story and Xena is saved.