0:00:28 > 0:00:31I have a mind to taste the air of the forest.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Will you join me?
0:00:39 > 0:00:41You do know there will be others?
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Not like him.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51The Chevalier is a traitor.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53I had no choice.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Come!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01A gallop always lightens your mood.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18You could've won!
0:01:18 > 0:01:19The King would've lost.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22We can't have that now, can we?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25My advice would be to take the matter less to heart.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30You've put my dearest friend behind bars.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32How else would you have me take it?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Your dearest friend, the Chevalier, was plotting against the Crown.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37How would you have me take that?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40He was trapped.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41You know as well as I do,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44he is gullible and easily influenced.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46He meant no harm.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49I took the decision as your king, not as your brother.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Are you still my brother?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Sometimes I wonder.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05# I'm the king of my own land
0:02:11 > 0:02:14# Facing tempests of dust
0:02:14 > 0:02:19# I'll fight till the end
0:02:23 > 0:02:28# Creatures of my dreams raise up and dance with me
0:02:38 > 0:02:40# Now and for ever
0:02:41 > 0:02:49# I'm your king. #
0:03:19 > 0:03:20What is the meaning of this?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Her Highness is taken ill, Sire.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Is my doctor in attendance?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I'm on my way to find her now.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27A...and regarding her appearance?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29The matter is already in hand, Sire.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Very good.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35SOBS AND RAGGED BREATHING
0:03:45 > 0:03:46It's ridiculous!
0:03:46 > 0:03:47It's passable.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Until I open my mouth.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Then I suggest you speak as little as possible.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I shall be discovered within an instant.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I understand your anxiety, but it serves little purpose.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17What happened?
0:04:17 > 0:04:18A miscarriage.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Will she recover?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Yes, Your Highness,
0:04:27 > 0:04:28with sleep and repose.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Why did it happen?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I do not know, Your Highness.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Many of nature's secrets remain a mystery to us.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I'm expecting our visitor from England today.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Bring him to me without announcement and in private.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Yes, Sire.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06And where is Fabien?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I have been looking for him, Sire, but so far without success.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12I want him to interrogate the Chevalier.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15He has a loose tongue, and I'm certain he has much to tell us.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26You are a fool.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29What do you want of me?
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Your silence.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36They're going to hang me!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39The King will not dare kill his brother's lover.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41He will spare you,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44but not without torturing you first.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45But if you talk of our little group,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I will neither torture nor spare you.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51I will simply cut you open, from gullet to groin, with a fish knife.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Is that clear?
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Yes.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01All of the prisoners
0:06:01 > 0:06:04involved in the plot have been removed to La Bastille.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06We are awaiting Monsieur Marchal to question them.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09They will say whatever they think will save their skin.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11The question is, are they acting on their own,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14or is someone behind them pulling the strings?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I don't think you should worry too much about the nobles, Sire.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20For all their bluster, they are a lazy and cowardly bunch.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Are you not a noble, Rohan?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25My point exactly. I am lazy and a notorious coward.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27If I may suggest, Sire,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29they should be executed.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32That's the only way to deal with a traitor.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33What are they saying in the salons?
0:06:33 > 0:06:34They're frightened.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Good. I want them to be frightened.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I believe you should release them, Sire.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45And why should I do that?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Because their gratitude will translate into obedience
0:06:48 > 0:06:49and fidelity.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Perhaps.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54But I should like them to taste the cold floor of
0:06:54 > 0:06:56a prison cell for a little longer first.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09'There's nothing to fear.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11'Don't fight.'
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Rest.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Shh... Rest!
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Rest, my love.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26What did you give me?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Just a little potion
0:07:31 > 0:07:34to add spice to our passion.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I took some myself.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Remember?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Now close your eyes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44You need to sleep.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Water!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48I need water!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Of course you do, my sweet.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Now don't worry.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I won't leave your side until you are fully recovered.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I think you must have eaten something that disagreed with you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07You yourself said the pheasant tasted a little off.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It must've been that. Don't you think?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Fabien?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Has the King visited me?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Please tell him I wish to see him.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49His Majesty is attending to matters of state,
0:08:49 > 0:08:51but I'm sure his thoughts are only with you.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I didn't see you there.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Will you come and sit with me?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I'm pleased to see you haven't forgotten your priorities.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Good day.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Did I lose the child?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Yes, Highness.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18It is perhaps for the best.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36DOOR OPENS
0:09:40 > 0:09:43His Majesty will be with you shortly, Sir William.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45These are the plans for the palace?
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Yes, Sir William.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48He lacks nothing in ambition.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I thank you for coming, Sir William.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01It is an honour, Your Majesty.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12I have asked you here today because I have a proposition for your king.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Which I shall hear with great interest.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18It goes without saying that the substance of our discussions
0:10:18 > 0:10:21is to be divulged to no-one but the King and those in whom
0:10:21 > 0:10:23he has complete trust.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Of course.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I want to invade Holland.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I see.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37The one thing that could stop me is her principal ally -
0:10:37 > 0:10:38England.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Now, how could I persuade England to join me in such a venture?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Money?
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Possibly.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47A share of the Dutch trade routes?
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Almost certainly.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50But that's not enough.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53What does one give a king who has almost everything?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Well, you give him what his family so carelessly tossed away -
0:10:57 > 0:10:59his faith.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Well, Your Majesty, far be it from me to contradict...
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Your king publicly claims that he is a Protestant,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05but in his heart, he is a Catholic.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Let's not pretend otherwise.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09He seeks to renew relations with Rome but cannot
0:11:09 > 0:11:11because, in their eyes, he is a heretic.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14The agreement I propose is simple.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17We invade Holland. England provides a third of the troops and ships.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19All costs are borne by France,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23and I effect a reconciliation between the English crown and Rome.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Well, now...
0:11:25 > 0:11:28And what better way to seal an alliance between friends?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I suggest a meeting, ten days hence, at Dover Castle.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Your Majesty will come in person?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I have not yet decided.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Wake up!
0:12:19 > 0:12:20HE COUGHS
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Have I been poisoned?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Yes, I believe so.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35With what?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Swollen eyes, marks on the hands, vomiting...
0:12:40 > 0:12:42When I saw these symptoms before,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44the principal ingredient was arsenic.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Will I live?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47If I can find an antidote, yes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50But first, I must apply a herbal salve to your eyes.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51You will not.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56In that case, you may lose the sight of both.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59A handicap in a profession such as yours, no?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06No-one must know of my presence here.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Very well.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11HE COUGHS
0:13:18 > 0:13:22May I congratulate His Majesty on the brilliance of his plan?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Its brilliance remains to be seen.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28What counts is that King Charles becomes an ally and not a foe.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Whom shall you send to carry out the discussions, Sire?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Will you go yourself?
0:13:32 > 0:13:33No.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I do not wish for them to think I'm so desperate for their support.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38If I may be so bold, Sire,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I would send Feuquiere.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43He is an experienced diplomat and thinks only of the good of France.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Too methodical.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45What about Chanut?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48His last visit to Sweden was a great success.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49A loose cannon.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Croissy, perhaps?
0:13:51 > 0:13:52He is a committed Anglophile.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54He's even rumoured to like the food!
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Henriette will go.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02I beg your pardon, Sire?
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Unless I am mistaken,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- you pronounced the name of... - Indeed, I did.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Henriette will go.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15(What is the meaning of this?)
0:14:15 > 0:14:17(Perhaps His Majesty is not recovered from his illness?)
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I'm perfectly recovered, thank you.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Sire, with all due respect, she has no experience in such matters.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27The stakes could not be higher,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29and, for all her qualities, her Highness is nonetheless...
0:14:29 > 0:14:31A woman?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33That fact had not escaped my attention.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36But she has the wit of any man here and courage beyond.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Furthermore, she is King Charles' sister.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41She knows his weaknesses.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46She has one thing no French diplomat can hope to have -
0:14:46 > 0:14:47his ear.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Your thoughts, Bontemps?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Should we not consider the possibility that Her Highness
0:14:57 > 0:15:02is weak and does not have the strength for so arduous a journey?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Her mind may be willing, but her body...
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Is also willing.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09And if we waited a few months?
0:15:09 > 0:15:10We cannot.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12William of Orange has just been given
0:15:12 > 0:15:13a place in the Dutch government.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15The republicans are retreating,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17and the House of Orange is in the ascendancy.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21He will be king within two years.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23If we do not negotiate with England,
0:15:23 > 0:15:24he will.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Louvois, you will organise the transportation.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Colbert, you ensure that tomorrow's Gazette carries the story that
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Her Highness is travelling to Vichy to recover from a minor illness.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Have you seen Monsieur Marchal?
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Madame de Clermont!
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Oh!
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Good afternoon, Madam!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03My dear, you seem preoccupied.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Oh, really?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08We saw you the other day with Monsieur Marchal.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10What a handsome couple you made.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Yes, it is true you saw us the other day,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17but false that there exists anything between us but respect.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20How disappointing!
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Yes!
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Well, you see, I lost a necklace a few days ago...
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Mm-hmm? - ..a family necklace,
0:16:26 > 0:16:30and I asked him if he could find it, cos I feared it had been stolen.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32A wise decision.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33Yes.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35We shall be playing cards later. I trust you will join us?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Oh, thank you.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39But, erm, I'm feeling a little unwell.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Tomorrow, perhaps?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I would love nothing more.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Good afternoon, ladies!
0:16:53 > 0:16:55FOOTSTEPS
0:16:55 > 0:16:56DOOR OPENING
0:17:00 > 0:17:02This is an honour, Sire.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05May I say how terribly sorry, how ashamed...
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Mmm!
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Give me one reason why I should spare your life.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I cannot, Sire.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I have betrayed the trust you placed in me.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I've allowed myself to be led astray.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I humbly beg for your forgiveness.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Perhaps you should give me the name of the man who led you astray, then.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32I cannot, Sire,
0:17:32 > 0:17:33on my honour.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Your honour?
0:17:36 > 0:17:37What a novel concept.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38I swear to you, Sire.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I have never set eyes on the man.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I have no idea who he is or what he wants.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Do you really think you are helping my brother by plotting against me?
0:17:46 > 0:17:47No, Sire.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50No, I...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I acted without thought, and through fear alone.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Honestly, I have killed rabbits with more courage than you.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00My brother deserves better.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Yes, Sire.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05The question is, what to do with you.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Good afternoon.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I must give you the name of my tailor in Paris.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Why are we here?
0:18:44 > 0:18:45I don't know.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- I thought it was you who'd summoned us.- No.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49It was me.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I have good news for our cause.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55The King is sending his sister-in-law to England
0:18:55 > 0:18:56to see her brother, King Charles.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Why?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Whatever the reason, she will not survive the journey.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03How will you kill her?
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Leave that to us.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06And then what?
0:19:06 > 0:19:07You will learn soon enough.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I say we kill the King.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Oh, come now.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I hate the King as much as you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Oh, I doubt that.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16He destroyed your castle.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18His father destroyed my entire family,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20not to mention thousands of Huguenots.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Madame de Clermont, we will first seek to force him out of power.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Our friend and ally, William of Orange, grows stronger by the day.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31He will give us whatever we want by way of money and men.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Go now.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35When the time is ripe, each of you will be given
0:19:35 > 0:19:38a list of people at court susceptible to persuasion.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18I do not like that woman.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22She is dangerous.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26We are all dangerous. Concentrate on your duties.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Very well.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30At what time does the convoy leave?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Shortly after dawn.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35She will be accompanied by six armed guards on horseback
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and two bodyguards inside the carriage.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39They will be joined by a second convoy at Marly.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I will kill her in the forest, then.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43You are certain you can do so?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I know the perfect spot. I've used it many times.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Good.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I have told William that once she is dead, we must strike swiftly.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54And you trust him?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56I do.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00While our ends may differ, our means are the same.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Very well.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Why does the King wish to see her?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09That is not for me to say.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I am her husband. I have a right to know.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13I beg to differ.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15You have a right to ask, not to know.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17He will be plotting something, of that I can be sure.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Henriette, let me do the talking.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23The King will talk with Her Highness alone.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Your brother believes himself to be in a position of strength.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32He is not.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35He is only as weak or as strong as you allow him to be.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37He will endeavour to incline the treaty in his favour.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39You must remain firm.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43If he does not agree to join us as an ally, the agreement is worthless.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46If you return without his signature,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48your mission will have been a failure.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57What do you want of my wife?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59I am sending her away.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00What for?
0:22:00 > 0:22:01To negotiate a treaty.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04I don't understand.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I am sending her abroad as my ambassador.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Ambassador of France?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Yes.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Where?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I'm not going to tell you.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14And neither is she.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19Is this all true?
0:22:32 > 0:22:33How can you let him do this to you?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Do what?
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Use you.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40That's what he's doing, though you are blind to it.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Is that really what irks you,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45or is it the fact that she's been given a role you might have coveted?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47What irks me...
0:22:47 > 0:22:49is that you would take away all that is...
0:22:52 > 0:22:53..or should be mine.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Your friend, the Chevalier, has just been released from prison.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I believe you will find him in your rooms.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14If he betrays me again...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17..he will be hanged in public.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I am counting on you to ensure that he does not.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Are you strong enough to go?
0:23:37 > 0:23:38I believe so.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42I am sorry for your loss.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Our loss.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03My darling!
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I thought my return would give you pleasure!
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Only disappointment.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16How so?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17You have betrayed your King.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21And me.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Are you going to give me a chance to explain myself or not?- No.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Very well.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28In that case, I shall go find myself something to eat,
0:24:28 > 0:24:30preferably devoid of maggots.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34No, stay!
0:24:41 > 0:24:42But do not touch me.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48If you do it again,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50the King will have you hanged.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Well, rest assured, I will not.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55I have learnt my lesson.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00And the thought of being hanged...
0:25:00 > 0:25:01in public...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I would not let that happen.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07I thank you, my love.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12I would kill you myself.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24DOOR SLAMS
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I have a message for Monsieur Marchal.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Bravo!
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Oh, the luck is all with me today!
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Another game, perhaps?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- If you insist.- Oh, but I do.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58I'm tempted to believe you wish to play cards
0:25:58 > 0:26:00simply in order to humiliate me.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03And why would I wish to humiliate you?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Because the suffering of others gives you pleasure.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Something of which you're a bit of an expert, if I remember correctly.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14Monsieur Marchal?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17He is away on business. You may deliver the message to me.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Oh, I beg your pardon, sir, but I only deliver to Monsieur Marchal.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I am the King's valet, and in his absence his duties defer to me.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Give me the message.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- Where have you travelled from? - From Pau, sir.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Hmm.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Beatrice, my dear,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58you have just played a spade and we're playing hearts.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00How foolish of me!
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Oh, dear!
0:27:02 > 0:27:05You're from Pau, are you not, Beatrice?
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Yes, I am.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10What of it?
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Nothing. Just...
0:27:11 > 0:27:13the messenger that came said that he came from Pau,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17and he had some information to impart with Monsieur Marchal.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18And for some reason, I thought of you.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Well, I'm not the only person to come from Pau,
0:27:21 > 0:27:22surely.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Of course.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28A coincidence, I'm sure.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32Yes.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35What do you know of love potions?
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Love potions?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Yes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Stimulants for the act of intercourse.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43I know what they are.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Why do you ask?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Imagine...
0:27:49 > 0:27:52two people took a love potion.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Imagine this potion contained a poison.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59How would it be possible for one of them to suffer the effects of
0:27:59 > 0:28:01the poison while the other did not?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Either that person succeeded in vomiting the poison
0:28:06 > 0:28:08before it took effect...
0:28:08 > 0:28:11or they took an antidote prior to the taking of it.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13Hmm...
0:28:16 > 0:28:20I want you to send a message to Bontemps, the King's valet.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21I know who he is.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Tell him I need to see him.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29Very well.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Do you know why I'm sending you to England?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37To test me?
0:28:37 > 0:28:38There is no need for that.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43I want you to go because it is your wish,
0:28:43 > 0:28:44not to please me.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Is there a difference?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48I don't know. Is there?
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Did I do something wrong?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58We used to be so close, and now...
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Are we not close now?
0:29:02 > 0:29:03I don't know.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Are we?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12We are close to those whom we trust.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15When you are with your brother,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18your every move and gesture must indicate self-control.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Walking, entering a room, sitting down upon a chair.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24You must betray no emotion.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Silence is more important than speech.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28And whenever you do speak, you must hold his gaze.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Look away and you have surrendered.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32Play on his weaknesses.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Flatter him, charm him.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35Be strong when you need to,
0:29:35 > 0:29:38and give into his demands when there is nothing at stake.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42On this mission, you are not his sister,
0:29:42 > 0:29:43nor wife to my brother.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46You are France.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49You are me.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Do you remember the first night we spent together?
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Yes.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08And do you remember what I said to you when we awoke in the morning?
0:30:12 > 0:30:14No.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16"Henceforth,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19"every day that I do not touch you,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22"taste you,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24"feel you,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27"will be a day of death and mourning."
0:30:29 > 0:30:31I meant it then and I mean it now.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34I have made a mistake.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39I have offended the King,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41and I have offended you.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48But my love remains as strong as the day we met.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56And, Philippe, the truth is...
0:31:01 > 0:31:02..if you don't love me...
0:31:05 > 0:31:06..no-one loves me.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23HE SOBS QUIETLY
0:31:25 > 0:31:26I'm so sorry!
0:31:47 > 0:31:49It's Montcourt!
0:32:03 > 0:32:05What on earth are you doing here?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07It is good to see you too, Louvois.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10The King will have you strung up if he learns of your presence.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11No.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Not when I give him a piece of information
0:32:13 > 0:32:15that has fallen into my hands.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16Of what nature?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I only talk to His Majesty.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24And why would you give him this information?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26In exchange for my return to Versailles.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41How did you hear of this?
0:32:45 > 0:32:50In a tavern, Sire. I overheard the conversation at an adjoining table.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53And what exactly did they say?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55Only one of them spoke, Sire.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59He boasted that he was going to kill Your Majesty's sister-in-law,
0:32:59 > 0:33:00on her way to England.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Do you know the man?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Yes, Sire, from a former life.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13He is a thief and killer.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16And where is he to be found?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21He is a member of His Majesty's police force.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27He must be arrested.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31If I may, Sire...
0:33:32 > 0:33:34..I would strongly advise against that.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37He will simply deny all knowledge of the matter.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40To catch him red-handed is the only choice.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42And how do we do that?
0:33:42 > 0:33:43I know his methods.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I know where he will station himself.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03If what you say proves true, France will be in your debt.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06But until then, you'll be placed into custody.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Do you understand?
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Of course, Sire.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26This means there's a traitor in our midst.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27Sire,
0:34:27 > 0:34:31would this not be good reason to postpone Her Highness' departure?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34And lose the chance to discover the identity of my enemies?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36No.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Talk to Montcourt.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Find out everything he knows.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43In Monsieur Marchal's absence,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46security for the journey is in your hands.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I need hardly remind you the consequences
0:34:48 > 0:34:49if the King of England learned that
0:34:49 > 0:34:52his sister had been murdered on the way to see him.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Monsieur Marchal wants to see you.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16I went to your offices, but there was no-one there.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18You used to have an assistant.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I fear we will not see her again.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23What happened to him?
0:35:23 > 0:35:24HE COUGHS
0:35:24 > 0:35:25I have a cold.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Who gave you this...cold?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35My absence from court has been noted, I suppose?
0:35:35 > 0:35:38His Majesty is less than pleased.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41I would be grateful if you would tell the King
0:35:41 > 0:35:44that I have gone to Paris on a matter of urgency.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Very well.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Before I forget...
0:35:51 > 0:35:53..I have a message for you.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55From where?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Pau.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Have you read it?
0:35:59 > 0:36:00I have.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04She is a liar?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06She is.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11The real Madame de Clermont died in a fire, ten years ago.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12What made you suspect her?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Paper.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18I do not follow.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Her documents of proof -
0:36:21 > 0:36:23they were dated 30 years before the paper
0:36:23 > 0:36:26on which they were written was made.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28The weave was modern.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Older paper has more fibre.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32The ink bleeds differently.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35How can you possibly know this?
0:36:35 > 0:36:36My father was a printer.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Why did you not have her arrested?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I doubted my own convictions.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53But I will not doubt them again.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54It's not too late to say no.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57I want to go.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58But why?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Because he asked me to.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02He didn't ask you. He ordered you.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06I am pleased to be of service to the King and to France.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07You won't win him back.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10You know that, don't you?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17That is not my intention.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29I wish you a comfortable journey.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- Mother, what are you doing here? - Shh!
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I'm with Her Highness. I cannot leave her side.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12I wanted to remind you to take care.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14W-what do you mean?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16There are dangers everywhere.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18You understand?
0:38:18 > 0:38:22But we are heavily guarded in complete security.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23If something happens,
0:38:23 > 0:38:27be sure to place your own safety before that of Her Highness.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28What...? I...
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Enjoy your time in England.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31But...England?
0:38:31 > 0:38:32I'm going to Vichy.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59I do admire her.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02Why?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04For going away when she's unwell.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09She's going away to get better.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Don't you read the papers?
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Of course!
0:39:12 > 0:39:14She's going to Vichy.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15So silly of me.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24I am honoured that His Majesty chose to see me last night.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26I'd worried that I'd lost his favour.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30You will have to try a bit harder if you wish to lose my favour.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31SHE LAUGHS
0:40:27 > 0:40:28GUN CLICKS
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Do you know who killed my father?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Not yet, but I am close.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Your right eye seems well recovered.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54The left still shows the signs of the poison.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59What do you see?
0:41:00 > 0:41:01The truth.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19The assassin has been apprehended, Sire.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Monsieur Gruaud, you are a magician.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35Hmm?
0:41:37 > 0:41:38Try it! Try it!
0:41:38 > 0:41:42It is the perfect blend of sturdiness and refinement.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50Ah...
0:41:50 > 0:41:53my good friend, Montcourt!
0:41:53 > 0:41:57I banished this man from court, wishing never to see him again.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00It is with open arms that I welcome him back.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03He is a shining example to everyone,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06and proof that fidelity has its rewards.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Bravo, Your Majesty!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Bravo! - ALL:- Bravo!
0:42:28 > 0:42:29My friend!
0:42:29 > 0:42:31What the hell are you doing here?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34It is my home.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38How did you acquire the King's forgiveness?
0:42:38 > 0:42:40I begged him for it.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44I told him that a life away from Versailles was not worth living.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49And what about our other activities?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51MONTCOURT LAUGHS
0:42:51 > 0:42:54We shall have this discussion in private.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57If you will excuse me, I must say hello to some old friends.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06You have a choice...
0:43:08 > 0:43:10..reason or violence.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Let us begin with reason.
0:43:22 > 0:43:23What is your name?
0:43:26 > 0:43:27I forget.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35On whose orders did you try to kill her?
0:43:37 > 0:43:38You won't believe it...
0:43:40 > 0:43:43..but I can't remember that either.
0:43:44 > 0:43:45Who?
0:43:46 > 0:43:48You're too old for this...
0:43:49 > 0:43:51..and far too much of a gentleman.
0:44:25 > 0:44:26Yes?
0:44:28 > 0:44:29Monsieur Marchal, Sire.
0:44:36 > 0:44:37Good evening, Sire.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47In case you had not noticed,
0:44:47 > 0:44:48I am the King of France.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54We have recently uncovered a plot, here in my own home, to destroy me
0:44:54 > 0:44:56and everything I have built.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59My brother's wife was almost assassinated
0:44:59 > 0:45:01by a member of your police force.
0:45:01 > 0:45:07William of Orange, even as we speak, is seeking ways to destroy me.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10And you, my head of security,
0:45:10 > 0:45:13the man I pay to keep me alive, were in Paris.
0:45:15 > 0:45:16I hope you had a pleasant time.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22I was not in Paris, Sire.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25That is what I was told.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27The fault is mine, Sire.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31An attempt was made on my life,
0:45:31 > 0:45:33and I did not wish the person responsible to know
0:45:33 > 0:45:35of my whereabouts or my condition.
0:45:35 > 0:45:36An attempt by whom?
0:45:36 > 0:45:39I do not yet have certain proof, Sire,
0:45:39 > 0:45:41so I beg Your Majesty's indulgence
0:45:41 > 0:45:43until I am able to complete my investigation.
0:46:11 > 0:46:12She may not come back.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16Of course she will.
0:46:17 > 0:46:18You only say that
0:46:18 > 0:46:22because to think otherwise would be an admission of failure.
0:46:22 > 0:46:23She will return.
0:46:24 > 0:46:25I know it.
0:46:29 > 0:46:34Do you have any idea what sort of place you're creating?
0:46:34 > 0:46:36I know you're going to tell me.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39Your palace of dreams is becoming a haven of
0:46:39 > 0:46:41plotting, treachery, depravity,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44infidelity and immorality.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Did I miss anything?
0:46:48 > 0:46:51It was on that very subject that I came to see you.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54You are angry with me for sending your wife to England.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58She now has a purpose in life. You do not.
0:46:58 > 0:46:59I am here to give you one.
0:47:01 > 0:47:02A job?
0:47:04 > 0:47:05Yes.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08It's not following you around and saying yes all the time,
0:47:08 > 0:47:09is it, perchance?
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Sorry. That was infantile of me.
0:47:17 > 0:47:19What is it you have in mind?
0:47:19 > 0:47:20Etiquette.
0:47:23 > 0:47:24Etiquette.
0:47:29 > 0:47:30I want the nobles brought to heel.
0:47:32 > 0:47:33They plot against me,
0:47:33 > 0:47:36and they behave as if this were their home.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40They do not know how to address members of the royal family
0:47:40 > 0:47:41or each other,
0:47:41 > 0:47:43how to eat at dinner,
0:47:43 > 0:47:45how to BE at Versailles.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48From now on, I want everyone to know their place and their status.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51I want every minute of every day to be structured.
0:47:51 > 0:47:52From now on,
0:47:52 > 0:47:55everyone must abide by the same set of rules.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Including the King?
0:47:58 > 0:47:59Especially the King.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03And who better to control the King
0:48:03 > 0:48:04than his own brother?
0:48:09 > 0:48:10KNOCK AT DOOR
0:48:20 > 0:48:22Yes?
0:48:22 > 0:48:23Oh, Monsieur Marchal!
0:48:25 > 0:48:26I was worried about you.
0:48:28 > 0:48:29So was I.
0:48:29 > 0:48:30You were here -
0:48:30 > 0:48:33I went to fetch you some water and I returned and you were gone.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36I've been looking for you everywhere for two days.
0:48:36 > 0:48:37I was delirious.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41I didn't know where I was or what I was doing.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45As luck would have it, someone found me and took me to a doctor.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Oh, good!
0:48:47 > 0:48:49Yes, I thought I'd been poisoned.
0:48:49 > 0:48:50Gosh!
0:48:50 > 0:48:51But...
0:48:51 > 0:48:53you were right.
0:48:53 > 0:48:54It was the pheasant.
0:48:54 > 0:48:58I had some too, and I must say I wasn't feeling too good.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02I then had to go to Paris, on behalf of His Majesty.
0:49:02 > 0:49:03And now I'm back.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09Something on your mind?
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Well, as a matter of fact, yes. I...
0:49:14 > 0:49:15Feel free to speak.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Oh, it's nothing. I'll tell you later.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22You will stay, won't you?
0:49:23 > 0:49:25No, thank you.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27I just came to retrieve my britches.
0:49:29 > 0:49:30Of course.
0:50:02 > 0:50:03I had them cleaned.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05That's most considerate of you.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10I'm very pleased you're recovered.
0:50:12 > 0:50:13I bid you goodnight.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Goodnight.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53Everything used to be so free of fog and thicket, don't you think?
0:50:53 > 0:50:54I do.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58We knew who we were.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01We knew what we wanted. We knew where we were going.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05We knew our enemies and our friends.
0:51:06 > 0:51:07But now...
0:51:07 > 0:51:10Is there no turning back?
0:51:10 > 0:51:11No.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13The path is too narrow for turning.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18Every decision taken is a stride forward and cannot be revoked.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21What is your greatest fear?
0:51:24 > 0:51:26To be alone.
0:51:26 > 0:51:27You'll never be alone.
0:51:29 > 0:51:30Spoken by a true friend.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Well, I do my best.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38To the things and people we left behind.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40And to a brighter future.