At wit’s end, Prince John decided the only way he can be rid of his brother once and for all, is to kill him. An archer hidden in the forest will eliminate Richard while he’s standing at his cell window. Sneakily obtaining the plans of Richard’s Tyrolean prison, Bois-Guilbert realises no archer can hit the king from this distance. The job will require a cross-bow ... But this deadly weapon was outlawed by Richard and the Pope. All the crossbows in the kingdom have been destroyed. So the Regent decides to have one made and he finds exactly the craftsman for – an unscrupulous “mercenary” who hates Richard. Luckily, Ivanhoe will step into action just in time.