When the Archbishop of visits Nottingham, the Sheriff sees a way of depleting Robin’s band by one; he’ll get rid of the troublesome Friar Tuck once and for all. As usual, the outlaws have the last laugh.

There is an archery tournament coming up in which Robin Hood has had his name entered. The only problem is, Robin Hood is away visiting friends at the time. Marian, selected in Robin’s absence, tries to fool everyone and win the tourney in his stead.

Marian and Little John intervene when they see a little old woman being abused by two of the Sheriff’s stooges. To his surprise, Little John finds out the little old woman is his mother.

After she has been rescued from the Sheriff’s men, Robin agrees to allow two of his men to escort Ann de Brisac, a noblewoman, to a place where she claims to have hidden gold: after their departure. Marian arrives with news that the woman is a spy.

Forewarned that Robin Hood and Maid Marian will visit Nottingham Fair to buy new supplies of Lincoln Green cloth, the Sheriff stations his men-at-arms in the town square – but a tailor’s scissors provide Robin with an unusual escape route.

The Sheriff’s plans to raise money for Prince John is a type of fixed lottery and it seems foolproof, yet Robin Hood finds a way to thwart him yet again.