Leontes decides what is to be done with his newborn daughter. His first word is to have her thrown in the fire. His lords go on their knees and beg the order down.
It becomes an order to carry her far off and leave her. Antigonus is given the task. He is also the man who said the order was wrong.
The ship reaches the coast of Bohemia. He carries the child ashore. A storm was already coming up.