However, Paris stood so high in the theatre-loving Nero's favour that, even when the plot failed, he alone among the conspirators was not punished and was even declared freeborn (ingenuus) by the emperor soon afterwards, forcing Domitia to hand back the sum she had accepted to free him.
In the aftermath of the failed plot, Paris's close relationship with Nero's passion for theatre saved him from punishment, leading to his eventual declaration as a free man and prompting Domitia to return the payment she had made to secure his release.