The episode centers on the Stark family, and how its lord, Eddard Stark, gets involved in the court politics after the king chooses Eddard to replace his recently deceased chief administrator ("Hand of the King").
Episoden centrerer på Stark-familien, og hvordan dets herre, Eddard Stark, bliver involveret i politik, efter kongen vælger Eddard, til at erstatte hans nyligt afdøde chefadministrator ("Hand of the King/Kongens hånd").