0:00:02 > 0:00:07This programme contains scenes of sexual violence and some strong language
0:00:19 > 0:00:21HE PANTS
0:00:21 > 0:00:22HE SHOUTS OUT
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Guard!
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Guard!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Search the palace, the village!
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Everywhere! Find her!
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Put him on the table!
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Will I live?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13You're a very lucky man.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Either your heart is not where it's supposed to be
0:01:15 > 0:01:17or else you do not have one.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Let us hope it's the former.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Don't even think about it!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Go. Find her.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Yes, sir.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45HORSE WHINNIES
0:02:03 > 0:02:06SHE GASPS AND WHIMPERS
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Oh!
0:02:09 > 0:02:10HORSE WHINNIES
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Will he live?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Monsieur Marchal is expected to make a full recovery, Sire.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31SHE CRIES OUT
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Did you really think you could live in my palace and kill my minister
0:02:34 > 0:02:36and his wife without suffering the consequences?
0:02:36 > 0:02:39What of my son, Sire? Please do not punish him.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40I am entirely to blame.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Every day, for the rest of his life, your son will suffer the shame of
0:02:44 > 0:02:48knowing that his mother betrayed her king, her country and her family!
0:02:49 > 0:02:54As for you, you will be decapitated in front of the entire court.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58You are walking blindly towards an enemy that you do not know.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06You have opened the door to him, and now he will destroy you.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Who is this enemy?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Have you any idea of the hell you've created here?
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Hundreds of nobles driven from their homes, forced to live in squalor,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19told how to behave, what to wear, when to eat!
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Give me a name.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25He has no name.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Everyone has a name.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Come closer, Sire, and I'll tell you.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Closer.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Closer.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- WHISPERS:- Satan.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05# I'm the king of my own land
0:04:11 > 0:04:14# Facing tempests of dust
0:04:14 > 0:04:18# I'll fight until the end
0:04:23 > 0:04:25# Creatures of my dreams
0:04:25 > 0:04:28# Raise up and dance with me
0:04:37 > 0:04:39# Now and forever
0:04:41 > 0:04:44# I'm your king. #
0:05:05 > 0:05:08If anyone here present knows a good reason why these two
0:05:08 > 0:05:11should not be joined in holy matrimony, let him declare it now.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36CHEVALIER CLEARS THROAT
0:05:43 > 0:05:45She left at dawn.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Oh, dear. A disappointing wedding night?
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Uneventful.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Good.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I was worried you may have reached the early hours and decided some consummation was in order.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Look at the table.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04That is your clothes bill for the last month.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Yes. And?
0:06:05 > 0:06:0715 pairs of new breeches.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10How many times do I have to tell you? They are not clothes, they are costumes.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12They allow me to express my every mood and whim.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- They also cost a fortune. - Since when does that concern you?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18You're one of the richest men in France, and it's never bothered you before.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23You are the apple of my eye, but stop taking me for granted.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28- PALATINE:- In two words...
0:06:28 > 0:06:32total humiliation. He showed no interest in me whatsoever.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36He said he found me unappealing to the eye and he preferred men.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38How awful for you. What will you do?
0:06:38 > 0:06:39A lot of horse riding.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43And I shall speak with him.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47I came here to bear children, not to listen to my husband snoring like a Schnauzer!
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I hope my husband shows no interest in me whatsoever.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Hm.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Judging by her frown, I would say Her Highness passed a night of frustration rather than passion.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04THEY LAUGH LIGHTLY
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- QUIETLY:- Athenais, I think you should return to your rooms.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Your daughter is unwell.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Did you summon the doctor?
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Yes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Well, what use will I be?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It is the King's child!
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Believe me, the King does not love me for my ability to bear children, let alone look after them.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Hm.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50You're free to go.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55So you found the murderer?
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Yes.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Who is he?
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- No!- Mother! What have you done?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Believe me, I did it all for you, my love!
0:08:13 > 0:08:18For me? You have destroyed our family.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- No.- You have destroyed our reputation.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- No.- You have destroyed me!
0:08:24 > 0:08:25No, don't say that!
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Oh, forgive me! Forgive me!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33SHE CRIES OUT
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Forgive me!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42When did it start?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44The child showed signs of fever during the night, Sire.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I wish to see the doctor.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Of course.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Is it the pox?
0:08:59 > 0:09:00I believe so, Sire.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05The child has a high fever and the first signs of pustules on the face and neck.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07And what treatment do you propose?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Normally, I would advise the child be removed from the palace.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Then move her.- She's too weak, Sire.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15We have no choice but to keep her here.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20I shall prepare an unguent for the pustules on the face and a herbal infusion to lower the fever.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23All the windows must be closed and the palace fumigated.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Why?
0:09:25 > 0:09:26We're close to marshland here.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31There's evidence that ailments such as this are transmitted through the ears and mouth.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Sire, I believe you place too much faith in this doctor.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39This doctor saved my life and will save the life of our daughter.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Fumigate the palace.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Yes, Sire. It may become stifling.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54May I suggest that His Majesty removes himself from the palace and takes the air?
0:09:54 > 0:09:58You're right. Inform my brother that he will hunt with me.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44My dear fellow, you seem lost. Is it the smoke?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46LAUGHTER
0:10:46 > 0:10:48No, I'm not lost.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Well, if not lost, then not welcome. The door is behind you.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57And if you see your mother, do thank her for the gift.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Another reason to fumigate the palace.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09LAUGHTER
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Excuse me.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Ah, Thomas!
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I wanted to discuss something you said to me the other day.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38You said you knew about my past.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41What exactly did you mean by that?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44You have not always been a loyal servant to the King, have you?
0:11:44 > 0:11:45What do you mean?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48You were involved in a plot against him.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Bold accusations need strong evidence.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Believe me, I have enough evidence to have you sent to the gallows.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57We've all of us made errors we later regretted.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02You made one error. Don't make another by ignoring what I say.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06What do you want from me?
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Information.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09What sort of information?
0:12:09 > 0:12:14The sort of information that only a minister to the King has access to.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16The King is planning to go to war against Holland.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I want to know his plan of attack.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And what will you do with this information?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Use it in my book. What else?
0:12:51 > 0:12:52PHILIPPE COUGHS
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Care to explain what's going on?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55We are fumigating the palace, Your Highness.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58And asphyxiating its occupants.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00His Majesty's daughter is sick.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04And this is going to make her better?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06The King has asked me to inform you that
0:13:06 > 0:13:09he wishes you to hunt with him today.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Thank you for the invitation, but I must decline.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I have an appointment with a poet.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Perhaps I may accompany His Majesty?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I don't see why not. I shall...
0:13:20 > 0:13:23That's an excellent idea.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24..inform the King.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Your Highness.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33Well, follow me.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Of course.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Was His Majesty aware that it is the female wild boar who rules the group?
0:13:40 > 0:13:41I was not.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44And that the mating season lasts only a month and a half?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51She has the King's favour!
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Talking of mating seasons, I hear that your marriage is prospering.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Yes, Sire.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Monsieur Marchal, I'm relieved to see you returned to your post.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Have you questioned the prisoner?
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Not yet, Sire.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I wished to discuss the matter with His Majesty first.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12She is a member of the nobility.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Treat her as you would any other murderer.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- BOAR SQUEALS - Over there, Sire. Through the trees.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30I see nothing.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33A wild boar, 200 pounds. Fair game, I'd say.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35It would be a trifle dangerous.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Hya, hya, hya!
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Where did you acquire these poisons?
0:14:57 > 0:14:58I want to...
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- SHOUTS: Where did you acquire these poisons?- I want to see my son!
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Tell me first who sold you the poisons.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09To do so may save your life.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11We both know that I'm already condemned.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Then you have nothing to lose.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16Nothing to gain.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Allow me to see my son and I'll tell you what you want to know.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31With any luck, this will alleviate the inflammation to the skin.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32And the scarring?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35She'll be blemished for life, won't she?
0:15:36 > 0:15:37If she lives, yes.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Then she'll be put in a convent.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45You would deny your child a place at court because her skin is not perfect?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48You do not know how the court works.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Oh, I know. Beauty opens every door in the palace.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Even the King's.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57How would you know?
0:16:11 > 0:16:16One step to the left, one step to the right, two steps forward.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And remember to straighten your shoulders thus.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Right.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Mm-hm.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Oh!
0:16:31 > 0:16:36I was just telling Thomas that, if he wants to dazzle the women at court, he must learn to dance.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Well, I see I am surplus to requirements.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Where are you going?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Elsewhere.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Did I upset your friend?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55He's just a little jealous.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Of me?- Of anyone that breathes.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Room for one more?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Certainly.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Excellent.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21CARDS DEALER CLEARS THROAT
0:17:21 > 0:17:225,000.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31The 9 of diamonds.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35The queen of spades.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36Oh, bother.
0:17:42 > 0:17:4310,000.
0:17:49 > 0:17:507 of hearts.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Ace of clubs.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Oh, dear. Lost again. Please note that down.
0:17:58 > 0:18:0110,000 francs debited to the account of the Duc d'Orleans.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09There's no greater pleasure than losing somebody else's money.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13I was hot on its heels, the scent of victory in my nostrils.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Then the stag fell into the ditch and I fell in with it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19The stag escaped and they had to haul me out with a rope and a mule!
0:18:19 > 0:18:21LOUIS LAUGHS
0:18:21 > 0:18:25I must tell you, Madame, you are a breath of fresh air.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Sire, my friends call me Liselotte.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Liselotte, then.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36DOGS BARK
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Move! Move! Move!
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Move!
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Again.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33HE PLAYS MOURNFUL TUNE
0:20:15 > 0:20:17You should come, Your Highness.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19What is it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21It's the Chevalier de Lorraine.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Is he hurt?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Not exactly.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33He has placed all of his losses on your account.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39How much?
0:20:39 > 0:20:40400,000.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50My fucking money! How dare you?!
0:20:50 > 0:20:51The luck was against me.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52It certainly is now!
0:20:54 > 0:20:55You hit me!
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Yes. And?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Aargh!
0:21:02 > 0:21:05400,000 francs in two days!
0:21:07 > 0:21:10That's almost a third of my annual income!
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- You're hurting me.- Good! Aargh!
0:21:12 > 0:21:13CHEVALIER GRUNTS
0:21:13 > 0:21:14You're killing me.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Even better.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16CHEVALIER GRUNTS
0:21:19 > 0:21:24THEY GROAN
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Don't come any closer!
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Ha! That's right!
0:21:38 > 0:21:39SOUND OF SWORD BEING UNSHEATHED
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Stop!
0:21:47 > 0:21:50This little shit gambled away half of my fortune!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Was he good in bed - that little slut of yours?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Did he get down on all fours like a sheep?
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Yes, and I loved every minute of it!
0:21:56 > 0:22:01- Liar!- Will you two shut up? I've seen turkeys with more sense.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07And just when I was winning.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Per istam sanctam unctionem
0:22:16 > 0:22:18et suam piissimam misericordiam,
0:22:18 > 0:22:23adiuvet te Dominus gratia Spiritus Sancti,
0:22:23 > 0:22:30ut a peccatis liberatum te salvet atque propitius alleviet.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Sire.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Get your hands off me!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23What about the gardeners and wardens?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25They saw nothing, heard nothing.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I believe the murder took place at night.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Whoever killed him knew what they were doing.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33And Madame de Foix?
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Stubborn.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42I'm beginning to suspect she's not the only murderer at court.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43What do you mean?
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I've been looking over the death records at the palace over the past three years.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52So far, I've found almost 40 which were either premature or
0:23:52 > 0:23:54connected to a promotion or an inheritance.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22What are your sins?
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Since my last confession, I accuse myself of adultery and murder.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35What are your sins?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I accuse myself of murder by poisoning.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46What are your sins?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48I know...
0:24:48 > 0:24:53I was weak, but I did it not for myself but for my husband.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54- I am damned.- Stop!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Get out! Get out!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00All of you! Get out!
0:25:00 > 0:25:01Get out!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Sire, your meeting with the master of...
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Will not take place!
0:25:21 > 0:25:24With the Lord's help, the tide is turning in our favour.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28The number of women at court seeking consolation is most reassuring.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31The palace will not be cleansed so easily.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38Confession is one thing, discovering the path of purity is another.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40We cannot prevail without the King's support.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42If he chooses to remain in sin,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44most of the court will choose to remain with him.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47You'll lead him to it.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51I know you will.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56His Majesty must be told of this.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58I fear he will not listen.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Then he's a deaf fool. These women are confessing to murder!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Do not underestimate his stubbornness.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05I do not.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Just as he should not underestimate the power of God.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13I will speak with him.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Surely the time for speaking is over.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18I shall threaten him.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Then you shall have my support.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24If they come to confession,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27then at least they're pricked by conscience.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Without the truth in the soul, it is mere hypocrisy.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35No, hypocrisy is part of our being, we cannot tamper with nature.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38My people look to the Church for spiritual guidance
0:26:38 > 0:26:41and wellbeing. They look to me for security and happiness.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I cannot make them good people. That is your job.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Then His Majesty will be refused communion at Easter.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56It is the King's duty not merely to appear devout before his people but to be devout.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05You would carry through on such a threat?
0:27:09 > 0:27:10I would, Sire.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13You would question my faith?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Your child is sick, is it not, Sire?
0:27:17 > 0:27:18Yes.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22It is sick because it was born out of a union unsanctified by God
0:27:22 > 0:27:24and because it is surrounded by sickness.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28The palace may gleam on the outside but, on the inside, it is contaminated.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Remind me, who's this man?
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Father Pascal, Sire. Confessor to Her Majesty, the Queen.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46I wish never...
0:27:46 > 0:27:48SCREAMS: ..to see him again!
0:27:59 > 0:28:00What sort of help?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03That sort that enables you to continue your trade.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06And if we're caught?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Are you always so pessimistic?
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Yes. That's why I'm still alive.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Look, I know every noble at court.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19They have deep pockets and desires without limits.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22It is simply a question of getting the produce into the palace
0:28:22 > 0:28:24without being noticed.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27How?
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I'm glad you asked that. Silk.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33Silk?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36In two weeks' time, a cargo of silk will arrive at the palace.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Every noble at court will want to buy some.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40What if, at the same time as silk,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42they can buy a little something extra?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Hidden, for example, inside an ornamental box.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50What's in it for you?
0:28:50 > 0:28:5530%. And as much produce as I require.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59The die is cast.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02The English fleet will be in sight of the Dutch shores within a month.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I want our armies at the Dutch border in two weeks.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07What news from Germany?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Le Marechal de Turenne has divided his army into two, Sire.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12One half stationed here, outside Cologne,
0:29:12 > 0:29:17the other outside Munster, ready to strike Holland's allies.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18And Conde?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Conde expects to cross the Rhine before the end of the week.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24We have also received a message from the Elector Palatine
0:29:24 > 0:29:26reaffirming his support.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27CASSEL CLEARS THROAT
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Sire, the Elector Palatine, do you trust him?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Allies can swiftly become enemies.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38I should remind you that his daughter
0:29:38 > 0:29:40has recently married my brother.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44And I should remind His Majesty that he married the Spanish Infanta,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47but he is now at war with Spain.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Fire!
0:29:50 > 0:29:51GUNFIRE
0:29:52 > 0:29:54You can do better than that!
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Come on!
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Is that my brother? - I believe so, Sire.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00In position!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Aim!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- Fire! - GUNFIRE
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Bayonet! Charge!
0:30:11 > 0:30:15SOLDIERS SHOUT
0:30:16 > 0:30:18It's called the bayonet, Sire.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21It enables the soldier to continue fighting if
0:30:21 > 0:30:24he has shot his musket and does not have time to reload.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26PHILIPPE WHISTLES
0:30:26 > 0:30:27I should have known.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- I thought you'd be pleased to see me.- I am.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Now, then, I've been thinking about this plan of yours to take Arnheim.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37You can tell me later. How was your wedding night?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40You did your patriotic duty, I trust.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41My canon succeeded in...
0:30:43 > 0:30:47..breaching the enemy's defence, if that's what you're asking.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Now, then, back to my point about strategy...
0:30:54 > 0:30:56How many platoons of bayonets do we have?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- Four, Sire. - I want four times that number.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07You must come, Sire, at once.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11What does the doctor say?
0:31:11 > 0:31:12That we should be patient.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Then we shall be patient.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Sire, he will not save our daughter!
0:31:17 > 0:31:18His Majesty will enter?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32The pustules have lost their inflammation,
0:31:32 > 0:31:33but the fever has increased.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35She should be bled.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Bleeding will only weaken her.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39She needs all her strength to fight the disease.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Sire, the doctor to my family, Dr Rigaud.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I could send word to Paris. He would be here before nightfall.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55You cannot let this child die.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Here you are!
0:32:10 > 0:32:12If you banish Father Pascal from court, you banish me.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- My dear...- He stays at court or I return to Spain.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21Argh!
0:32:21 > 0:32:24But if Maastricht falls,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27then so will Amsterdam and the whole country.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Amsterdam will not fall.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30De Witt will fall.
0:32:30 > 0:32:31But what of Louis?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Louis is greedy, impetuous.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37My lord, the latest intelligence from France
0:32:37 > 0:32:41indicates that Louis has gathered an army of almost 200,000 men.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Some of them have already arrived in Germany ready to attack our allies.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Mr de Witt.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53My dear friend.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59Please.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I have sent you a dozen messages in the past week.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10You have replied to none of them.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14So, I have to travel all the way from Amsterdam to find out
0:33:14 > 0:33:17what your plans are to defend our country from invasion.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19My plan is to defend my country
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- with all the men and strength at my disposal.- No doubt.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26But a man more cynical than myself would see an ulterior motive
0:33:26 > 0:33:27in your silence.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Hm. Such as?
0:33:30 > 0:33:31SCUFFLING
0:33:31 > 0:33:34William...
0:33:34 > 0:33:37I brought you up as my own son.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- I know you.- A son to whom you would deny his inheritance.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41I denied you nothing.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Holland is not a monarchy.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50And you are not Louis.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Do not try to be like him.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Wit and wisdom, music and dance
0:33:59 > 0:34:03A palace of light for the glory of France
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Then he turned his eyes to lands far afield
0:34:06 > 0:34:09With army and fleet, his power to wield.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I hope this meets with His Majesty's approval.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16Yes.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19NOBLES TAP CANES POLITELY
0:34:21 > 0:34:23You had mentioned to me once, Sire,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25an enemy who would stand in your way.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28I thought perhaps I should include him in my account.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Have you ever heard of William of Orange?
0:34:33 > 0:34:34Only vaguely, Sire,
0:34:34 > 0:34:36from the pamphlets.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41- He's a young man, not dissimilar to myself.- A king?- No.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44His family were once rulers -
0:34:44 > 0:34:47or "Stadtholders", as they call them in Holland.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49His parents died when he was a child.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51He was taken under the wing of a certain de Witt,
0:34:51 > 0:34:54who is currently leader of the government.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56And why is he not Stadtholder?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Because Holland is a republic.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03But he will be, once he's eliminated de Witt.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Why do you ask all these questions?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Man is defined by his foes, is he not, Sire?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27It must arrive within two days.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Yes, sir.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31FOOTSTEPS RECEDE
0:35:52 > 0:35:54FOOTSTEPS PASS
0:35:58 > 0:36:00SHIVERING NEARBY
0:36:03 > 0:36:05LOCK CLANKS
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Ten minutes.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12Oh, my son...
0:36:12 > 0:36:13I knew you'd come.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Are you hurt?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21You know what they're going to do to me.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25It's the sound of the blade that I fear the most.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29I shall shut my eyes and think of you
0:36:29 > 0:36:32when you were a child, my love.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37He's a cruel man.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Your father died fighting in his service
0:36:40 > 0:36:44and now he's made of me a criminal and of you an outcast.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- I shall return home... - No, no, no, you must stay.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- What other path is open to us? - You have to find her.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- Who?- She'll help you. She's in a house, in the square.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54- I do not know...- That's enough!
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Tell her Ariadne sent you.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58LOCK CLANKS
0:36:58 > 0:36:59SHE WHIMPERS
0:36:59 > 0:37:01That's enough.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03SHE WHIMPERS
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Farewell, Mother.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15SHE SIGHS
0:37:29 > 0:37:31SHE GRUNTS
0:37:34 > 0:37:37SHE GROANS
0:37:42 > 0:37:44SHE SPLUTTERS AND COUGHS
0:37:56 > 0:37:58FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
0:38:05 > 0:38:07SHE PRAYS QUIETLY
0:38:16 > 0:38:17I'm sorry.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20You promised.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I promised nothing, Sire.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Then I could do nothing.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32It was not meant to die.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42You no longer work in the service of the king.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48I shall ensure you receive a royal stipend.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52His Majesty is generous.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- You did the right thing, Sire. - Did I?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34How do you know?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Did our daughter die through the fault of the doctor?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Through its own weakness?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Or was it simply God's will?
0:39:45 > 0:39:46What does it matter, Sire?
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I'll soon make you another one.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14DOOR CLOSES >
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I am sorry for your loss.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Do you believe in divine punishment?
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Yes.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I also believe in divine forgiveness.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Thank you.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Goodnight, Sire. Your mistress will be waiting for you.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55No, it is you I need tonight.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22When you look at yourselves, what do you see?
0:41:23 > 0:41:24Beauty?
0:41:25 > 0:41:26Wit?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Refinement?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Intelligence?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34You are the cream of the French aristocracy
0:41:34 > 0:41:37and the envy of every court in Europe.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40But when I look at you...
0:41:42 > 0:41:44..I see corruption.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Darkness.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Temptation.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Greed.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58Murder.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05There are two paths open to you.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08The path of punishment.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Or the path of redemption.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Redemption through light.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Through good.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Redemption through puri... FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Am I under arrest?
0:43:16 > 0:43:17I'm putting you to bed.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32How can those hands which have killed so many times be so gentle?
0:43:47 > 0:43:48Are you ready?
0:43:51 > 0:43:53Yes.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03HE CHUCKLES
0:44:04 > 0:44:06You really are divine.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15Give me your hand.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20HE SIGHS
0:44:20 > 0:44:23I could...eat you up.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29Do you like games?
0:44:32 > 0:44:34What sort of games?
0:44:34 > 0:44:35HE CHUCKLES
0:44:41 > 0:44:43I don't think I like this sort of game...
0:44:43 > 0:44:45Oh, you're not supposed to like it.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48HE CACKLES
0:44:48 > 0:44:51SHE WHIMPERS
0:44:51 > 0:44:52So, that's how you want to play!
0:44:53 > 0:44:55SHE STRAINS
0:44:55 > 0:44:58HE GRUNTS
0:44:58 > 0:45:00- BLOW LANDS - Urgh!
0:45:00 > 0:45:02Argh!
0:45:02 > 0:45:04Ah...
0:45:04 > 0:45:07Have you never heard
0:45:07 > 0:45:09of conjugal duty?
0:45:09 > 0:45:11SLAP! SHE SCREAMS
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Squeal all you like! It excites me.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15SHE SOBS
0:45:15 > 0:45:17HE GRUNTS, SHE SCREAMS
0:45:21 > 0:45:24QUIET SOBS
0:45:47 > 0:45:50SHE SOBS
0:45:50 > 0:45:51Oh, you poor thing...
0:45:55 > 0:45:57SOPHIE CRIES
0:46:12 > 0:46:13Do you know what day it is today?
0:46:16 > 0:46:19It is the anniversary of the day that you took over as king.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Do you remember what you said to me that night?
0:46:29 > 0:46:30Remind me.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35You said that the secret is not just to be king.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39It is to be SEEN to be king.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44And that, my dear brother, is what you have forgotten.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52You have taken off your clothes and shown us your frailty.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58I suggest you put them back on.
0:47:18 > 0:47:19Thank you.
0:47:42 > 0:47:43< Yes?
0:47:48 > 0:47:50I came to offer my condolences.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Is that all?
0:47:54 > 0:47:58You think you can destroy the bond between the King and me.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00But we are stronger than any of your sermons.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03You're a sinner, driven only by the desires of the flesh.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Am I alone in that?
0:48:07 > 0:48:08I've seen you and the Queen.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11Her Majesty shares my faith.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13Your devotion is just a mask!
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Behind it, you're like any other man.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17That is what you would like to believe.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20When I look at a woman, I see only her soul.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24Let's put that to the test, shall we?
0:48:28 > 0:48:29How dare you?
0:48:31 > 0:48:33I wonder how the Queen would react
0:48:33 > 0:48:35if I told her you placed a hand on me.
0:48:35 > 0:48:36She would not believe you.
0:48:36 > 0:48:40Perhaps not, though she's stupid enough to believe anyone.
0:48:40 > 0:48:41Take you, for instance.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44However, the King will take my word.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46For now.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48You continue to seduce him with your wit and wiles,
0:48:48 > 0:48:52but the day will come when he sees you for who you really are.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54An empty husk...
0:48:54 > 0:48:56of vanity and manipulation.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04STREET BUSTLE
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Ariadne sent me.
0:49:20 > 0:49:21Hm?
0:49:29 > 0:49:32The answer is yes.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35I didn't ask a question.
0:49:35 > 0:49:36Why did you come here?
0:49:38 > 0:49:39I wanted to meet you.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43No, you didn't.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48You came here to ask for my help, even if you didn't know it.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51Why would I want your help?
0:49:51 > 0:49:53To help avenge your mother's death.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56My mother's not dead. SHE GRASPS TIGHTLY
0:49:59 > 0:50:01Yes...
0:50:01 > 0:50:02She is.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09And you want my help taking revenge on the man who killed her
0:50:09 > 0:50:11and ruined your life.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14You want to destroy Versailles.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17That's not possible.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20Everything is possible if you want it enough.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24And why would you help me?
0:50:25 > 0:50:27Because I want the same thing.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32What do I have to do?
0:50:32 > 0:50:36First of all, convince the King to let you return to court.
0:50:36 > 0:50:37You will stop at nothing.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41Bribery, corruption,
0:50:41 > 0:50:42murder, extortion.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47The King floods the palace with light.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49You will engulf it in darkness.
0:50:50 > 0:50:51Do you agree?
0:51:09 > 0:51:10Now...
0:51:11 > 0:51:13..you belong to me.