- Louis gives Philippe a tedious task that the Chevalier helps him with. Rohan makes his true intentions known. Fabian arrests and punishes Béatrice. Henriette succeeds in the diplomacy in England.
- Louis believes to triumph diplomatically when his sister-in-law Henriette negotiates an alliance with England against the Dutch for cash and a guard for her brother, English king Charles II, but when William of Orange personally comes to question the Stuart 'reunion', Charles offers him a princess's hand. Rohan continues to elude Marchal's efforts to dismantle the secret society in Orange's service, even arranges the escape of a traitor locked up for torture. Marchal, who is losing Louis' confidence, proves the Pau ladies frauds, discretely executes the mother, his 'lover' and the poison monger, and chases the daughter. Chevalier convinces Philippe not to resent Louis' demand to devise elaborate court etiquette but to enjoy becoming the aristocracy at court's puppeteers, while Louis proudly radiates as a heliocentric sun.—KGF Vissers
- Henriette arrives in England, having survived an attempt to kill her, and proves to be an excellent negotiator in gaining her brother Charles II's part in an alliance with France, also including the Swedish king. However, after she has left Charles arranges for a wedding between his niece Mary and Louis's enemy William of Orange. Henriette's would-be assassin is captured and strongly believed to be an agent for William but Rohan allows him to escape without betraying the conspirators. Fabien identifies Sophie de Clermont's mother Beatrice as the person who tried to poison him and takes appropriate action whilst disaster befalls Henriette during a masked ball.—don @ minifie-1
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