Xena has been captured by Ming'Tien. She is thrown in a dungon and has a very uncomfortable thing around her neck. She starts talking to the prisoners there to find out what they are doing there and why they like her so much((she tried to kill Ming'Tien she's cool!)) It turns out Ming is a really bad emperor. He and Gabrielle are having a nice little talk and getting to know each other. He tells Gabrielle what happend to him when he was Kidnapped by Xena all those years ago. starved of food and hidden in a wall he learns to fight emotion and hate peole who show it. Gabrielle feels bad for him. Meanwile Xena is learning that Lao'Ma has died. She was executed by Ming'Tien. This leads to more memories coming about. Seems like Lao'Ma was realy good with snaping jars with her head. She tries to get Xena to do this. At this you just look at Xena's face and have to laugh as she tries to will the thing to break. This is not a good thing. More quotes come about and Xena learns she has to try to silence her will. Not a good thing for Xena to do: Stop hating stop wiling. As Lao Ma puts it .She decides that Xena would be a good waitress and has her serve dinner for herself and Ming'So because she has to serve someone she hates. This goes well. He dosn't even reconize her. Lao 'ma takes Xena to show her her husband. She's keeping him in a coma because he's a bloody tyrant. Meanwhile Gabrielle is slaping Xena around trying to get her to say that she won't try to kill Ming'Tien again. This dosn't work. Xena has had enough. She s too mad at Gabrielle to even talk to her . More memories come around.:) Lao'Ma was the one that healed Xena's leg when she got it broken so long ago. Then she taugh Xena to fly. Borias comes in Xena gets mad and falls down. Then she shows up Borias by knocing him around a little.Lao 'Ma settles her down and gets them to talk she leaves and everything is ok. ((they start making out not making up)) Now since Xena has been sentenced to die Gabrielle can now visit her. This is a very touching scene. Gabrielle cries Xena cries and every one is ok. Xena tells Gabrielle that La healed not only her body but her soul she just didn't know it. Turns out that Xena killed Ming'Tzu and tried to kill Ming'Tien as a kid but Lao 'Ma stopted her and well it went downhill from there. Xena is getting ready to get executed . She see's Lao'Ma telling her to be good and stop willing and stop hating and stop desiring. Xena uses her mind psycic abilities to get out and kill Ming'Tien. Even though she told gabrielle she didn't kill him. Lyla