Fully recovered, Gaius decides no longer Agrippa should succeed him, but young Marcellus, whom he intends to adopt. As he would probably banish her and hoping for her sons Drusus or Tiberius to succeed instead, team Livia plans to murder Marcellus. His Spanish slave-lover Aprio has optimal access, but seems loyal, impossible to bribe, until his stash of innocent bribes is found in the villa: he risks torture and execution, unless he accepts payment in gold and liberation document with safe passage. Meanwhile Marcellus's arranged wife seduces naive lover Iullus to impregnate her, but her infidelity is discovered. The poisoning takes place at the coastal luxury resort Baiae, but affects many people, including Livia, whom Antigone saves.
—KGF Vissers