The librarians are all back safe and sound and Flynn immediately wants to send the team out. It's Eve who bothers to acknowledge the good work that team did but Flynn can only point out that they didn't actually beat Prospero. Flynn is sulking because he feels that he and Eve had a good thing along but Eve points out that if they work together, they can get the drop on the bad guys.
Unbeknownst to The Librarians, Prospero has sneaked into the Library.
Flynn decides to give the team a pep talk about joining their forces to defeat Prospero. He explains that in rare cases when a story is really well read and the character written beautifully, the ambient energy allows them to step out of their story. While Flynn updates the team, Jenkins is busy giving him the side eye. I guess Flynn forgot that Jenkins is the one who first explained this to him. Jenkins finally intervenes to say that what Prospero is doing is weird because characters normally lack the will to change their own stories. When Flynn gives him the eye, Jenkins gives Flynn back the floor. Flynn tells the group that Prospero's next move will be to find and repair his staff. Jenkins interrupts again, and explains that he normally does the briefings and Flynn does the rapid fire conclusions. Yeah, one day Flynn will realise that he is not the only smart person in the room. Flynn finally gives the floor to Jenkins, who says that they don't know what happened to the pieces of the staff. The team break up to look for clues as to where the pieces of the staff are located.
When Flynn get a moment alone with Eve, she suggests that they need a Plan B in case Prospero gets to the staff first. Flynn has a eureka moment and thinks that he knows where the staff is and suggests that the team work on a Plan B. Eve is immediately suspicious and wonders if this is a plan to be alone together.
Prospero calls on Moriarty and uses electricity to discipline Moriarty and remind him of his place. Prospero then calls on the sprite to help him find the heart. The sprite however does not move and Prosepero believes the magic in the library is confusing the sprite. It's then that Jenkins walks in.
Eve and Flynn arrive at the estate of John Dee, who was a contemporary of Shakespeare. Flynn discovers Shakespeare's stage and rambles on about how he thought he would have made a good actor. Eve suggests words that never would have been spoken on the stage would lead to the staff. Flynn whispers Macbeth. Yes, they are invoking the superstition where an actor cannot say Macbeth because it is believed by some that the play is cursed. Flynn utters Macbeth and magical writing appears on the stage. Flynn figures out that the staff is below them.
Jones and Jake are looking for references to the sword and Jake is astonished that Jake doesn't know how to use a card catalog. Jones points out that it's the 21st century and he doesn't know how to shoe a horse either, causing Jake to leave in disgust. When Jake tries to open the door, he finds that he is locked in. Jones says that the library is in lock down security as an intruder alert. They realise that Prospero must be in the library with Jenkins.
Prospero tells Jenkins that they are going to walk the path of power. Jenkins refuses to help and asks Prospero and Moriarty if they know who he is. Moriarty deduces that Jenkins was a knight of the round of the table, so Jenkins says that he has been tortured and grilled long before Moriarty and Prospero were even conceived of. It seems however that Prospero is interested in the tree of knowledge and so has set his sights on the library's heart.
Jones is all chill while Jake and Cassandra are freaking out about the fact that Prospero has Jenkins. Jones says that the alert which is going off is low level security and that there's a hidden pass code if a librarian needs to get back in. Jones pull out his phone and says that they need to go the local library. Jones is astounded that no one has bothered to read the security manual.
Flynn pulls out a box from under the stage and finds it locked. There's another code on the box and Eve suggests that it is an anagram. After several attempts, it's Eve who figures it out, relying on her knowledge of Macbeth. Once Flynn opens the box, they find a parchment which indicates that a Librarian from 400 years ago collected the staff.
The crew is at the regular Library and Jones approaches the Librarian and asks to check out a book. It seems that he doesn't have a library card and resorts to insisting that he is a Librarian. Jones asks for the complete works of William Shakespeare unabridged and learns that it was checked out. The crew chase down the little girl who checked it out and beg her to give them the book but she is savvy and starts demanding money. When they resist, she increases the price. Jones is clearly impressed with her.
