In this final scene of the first half of the second half of Act II, King Edward IV's son, Prince Hal, tells his father that he has been betrayed by his father's men. He tells the prince that he will be executed for his part in the plot to kill the Duke of York. The prince, however, refuses to reveal the identity of Hal's father, and the prince tells him that his father is dead. He also reveals that Hal is the son of the Duke's brother, the Duke Senior, who was killed in battle. Hal is shocked at the prince's decision to betray his father, but the prince assures him that he is not responsible for the deaths of his father and his brother. He then tells Hal that the king has allowed Hal to live because he is a member of the royal family.