The departed Gangadhar advises Laxmi Bai to adhere to her decision to meet Queen Victoria in the face of popular dissent. As Rose is escorted out of the palace by Rao Dulhajo, she overhears Karma's wish to kill him. In a secret meet with her royal Indian allies in Rao Dulhajo's presence, Laxmi Bai declares her plan to detonate an explosives-filled cake during the peace ball on June 1 to kill top British officers, and she gets popular backing. Queen Victoria authorises Rose to finish Laxmi Bai.