Richard stews in inner turmoil as Edward celebrates the Yorkist victory and George jockeys for position. When the question of the captive Henry's fate is raised, Richard is forced to make an irrevocable choice.
If anyone learns that I murdered a former
king who had no intention to rebel,
Wenn rauskommt, dass wir einen ehemaligen
König getötet haben, der sich nicht wehrt,
Le peuple pourrait nous reprocher
l’exécution d’un ancien monarque
Se si venisse a sapere che 
abbiamo ucciso arbitrariamente
Se alguém souber que matei um antigo rei
que não tinha intenção de se rebelar,
Если народ прознает, что бывшего короля
убили без должного на то основания…