While visiting a holy mountain, Gabrielle falls down a hole in a cave. Xena follows, only to find herself and Gabrielle in a bucolic world inhabited only by Aidan, the proprietor of the estate, and his crazy caretaker. Xena is surprised to find that a gash on her leg has healed without a trace. Xena and Gabrielle seek out Aidan, whose home is decorated with faceless statues in meditative poses. Aidan claims that he has found the path to peace. Gabrielle, seeing how beautiful this land is, is curious while Xena is immediately skeptical. Though Xena is anxious to leave, they stay for a couple of days while Gabrielle receives guidance from Aidan. Aidan teaches Gabrielle to focus on her breathing and find peace in stillness. Slowly, painful images from the past come back to Gabrielle, but Aidan teaches her to quietly accept them and be calm. Gabrielle is the most relaxed she has been in years. Meanwhile, the place is having the opposite effect on Xena. She is irritable, tired, her nose is bleeding, and she is haunted by wild dreams and terrible images of her hurting Gabrielle. According to Aidan, this idyllic land draws out the essence of people. While Gabrielle feels radiant and light, something darker is coming out of Xena. Horrified by her visions, Xena goes to Aidan. He tells her that her battle with her demons can only end in death, and soon her dreams will begin to bleed into reality. If she loves Gabrielle, she will leave before she hurts her. Xena is planning to leave when she notices that the military insignia on the coats of the statues matches the insignia the insane caretaker wears. Xena learns that Aidan turned the caretaker's platoon into statues. The caretaker was the only one who resisted Aidan's preaching of stillness. Aidan feeds on people's goodness, leaving them empty statues. The caretaker warns Xena not to confront Aidan because he will use whatever good she possesses against her. Xena decides that if Aidan craves goodness, she will just have to embrace the evil inside her. Angry and rabid, Xena finds Gabrielle beginning to turn into a statue and attacks Aidan. They fight brutally, but Xena begins to want to turn her fury on Gabrielle. When the caretaker tries to protect Gabrielle, Xena prepares to stab him. Gabrielle comes out of her trance to prevent Xena from taking an innocent life. Xena knew that Gabrielle would free herself from Aidan's control in order to stop the killing. Aidan is defeated and dies and the caretaker looks forward to a life of freedom. DISCLAIMER Paradise was found but not necessarily embraced during the production of this motion picture.