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Ladies and gentlemen,\ngood evening.

Wishing to express his feelings, the young man ran to the opera house,

...where his former fiancée\nawaited him.

However, he is\nnot yet aware.

Not yet aware of his father's sordid past, which\nlies concealed behind the broken engagement.

Act 13: Haidee

That man\nis a murderer!

I am surprised to see you come\nall this way, Your Honor.

Is this spectacle being provided\nas a sideshow to the opera?

I take it that you\nrecognize this?

As I recall, that is the ring\nthat I gave to your wife.

It had poison\nhidden inside.

Goodness, what a\nfascinating contraption.

It would appear that you were\ntrying to kill even my wife.

Surely you jest. Why would I do such a thing?

It's obvious!

Isn't this a simple case of that barbaric custom\nfrom Eastern Space known as the "thrill kill"?

The Count would never\ndo such a thing!

You're being deceived\nby that man.

The Count was the one who told us\nabout the threat to Valentine's life!

Even a foreigner such as myself can expect\nto receive a proper trial, I take it?

Of course. By law, you will\nreceive an impartial trial.

Hearing that sets my mind at ease. I have a witness to offer in my defense.

What?

Someone who knows\nthe whole truth.

Heloise?!

I have heard many fascinating things\nfrom Madame and your son.

Including things which touch\nupon certain family affairs.

Why, you!

What would you like to do? Will you arrest me?

What's the deal?

I thought they were\ngonna arrest him.

Not to worry,\ngentlemen.

It would seem that His Honor the Crown Prosecutor made a mistake.

Way to go, Count!

It's nice to see that hanging judge\nget some egg on his face!

It would be best for you\nto return to your home.

But l...

You needn't worry\nabout me.

Don't think for an instant\nthat this is over!

Monsieur Villefort...

That man wants\nto ruin me.

I can't believe it! You're still\nsaying that nonsense?

I can sense it. I can feel an evil\npresence in that man's soul.

You're still worrying\nabout your former fiancée?

Marquis Cavalcanti.

By all means, please\ncall me Andrea.

I don't know what my father\nsaid to you,

...but I don't feel the least bit\ngrateful to you, is that clear?

Now, now...

It's always been my dream\nto play at the opera house,

...but using money to\nmake it come true was...

It was your own merit that won you\nthe right to that concert.

The reason, of course, is that your talent\nhas transformed me into your humble servant.

He left you there.

It would seem that he doesn't even have\nthe courage to try to steal you away.

It's not here, huh?

There were no records matching\nthe requested term...

...in any of the volumes\nowned by this library.

I see.

The Royal Library prides itself on being the\ngreatest repository of data in the universe.

It's hard to believe that there could\nbe a word that isn't registered here.

It's possible that the word is on the General Security Directorate's banned list.

What do you mean?

Regulations are in place that\nprohibit general readers...

...from browsing\nclassified topics.

What do you MEAN, you're cutting off\nmy financial support?!

I've had a few\nsudden expenses.

What am I supposed to do about\nthe presidential election?!

I'm sorry, but I'm going\nto have to cut you loose.

Me... And you... And Villefort...

I thought it was our dream to climb\nhand in hand to the top of Paris!

Oh, was it?

Why pull out when we're a single step away\nfrom making that dream a reality?!

My, um... analysts are telling me\nto quit gambling on you, General.

Is this about those letters\nfrom Edmond?

Now, now, I'm just saying that\nwe all need to watch our step.

If you win the election,

...feel free to give me\na call.

Excellency, we've established a comm channel\nwith the Seventh Eastern Space Fleet.

That was a shameful display last night,\ndon't you think?

What insolence! Who are you?!

Lucien Debray, First Secretary. I'm hurt that you don't remember me.

Ah, the spoiled rich boy\nin the Ministry of the Interior.

The Count of Monte Cristo is the\ntalk of Paris at the moment.

You won't be able to arrest him\nwithout good cause.

He's plotting something, I'm sure of it.

Can you prove it?

I'm the one who decides\nwho is guilty or innocent.

The General Security Directorate\nis stepping in.

They suspect that you're trying\nto file false charges against him.

You've gone a little\ntoo far this time.

It's probably only a matter of time\nbefore you're suspended from duty.

They can't!

Oh, here you are.

I need your advice\non a certain matter.

It's rare for YOU to need anybody's\nadvice on anything.

I had no choice but to beg an elite member\nof the Ministry of the Interior for help.

Your best friend\nisn't with you today?

Where's Victoria?

Madame is resting\nin her room.

I have no idea what to do\nwith your mother.

She's been acting like this ever since\nshe was out in the night air...

...at the party in Auteuil\nand caught a cold.

So anyway, that's why I can't\noffer you a suitable welcome,

...but perhaps you'd care\nto join us for dinner?

I'd love to!

I have a little work to finish up, so my daughter\nwill keep you company until I'm done.

Why don't you play another little tune? For Andrea this time.

I would be honored if you did! Oh, that reminds me...

Black hole futures?!

Now, then, let's get down\nto business, Michelle!

General Morcerf has called\nand made an appointment.

Never mind about that! Show me the\nultra-high density materials market!

Get to it!

Understood.

Danglars has accessed\nthe market.

Very well. Sell.

Understood!

Let him eat his fill. We'll make sure\nthat he's fattened up properly.

Wait until the time is right, and then\nleak intel that there are signs...

...of an impending massive lmperial Forces\noffensive in the Central Galaxy.

Still, the thought of lining that vulture's\npockets is a little distasteful.

"Gankutsuou," huh?

Are you ready\nto start?

Here we go.

Welcome to the Mansion\nof State Secrets.

What IS this place?

A database that's under the direct jurisdiction\nof the Ministry of the Interior.

State search keyword.

Gankutsuou.

Lucien Debray, First Secretary, class S. Access granted.

Where are we?!

Keep quiet.

Gankutsuou is the king\nof the shadows.

Which means what?

Nobody's ever seen what he looks like. His name should never be spoken.

Those who break that taboo\nmeet a fate worse than death.

Is that an\nurban legend?

It's the truth. He appeared on the fringes\nof the galaxy a thousand years ago...

...and tried to gain control\nof the criminal underworld.

He's an invader?

Gankutsuou is invincible. He controls\npeople by manipulating their desires.

However, he was defeated\nby fate.

In June of the year 4002 of\nthe Louis Philippe calendar,

...he was apprehended\nand incarcerated.

Incarcerated where?

We can't answer that.

Where was he imprisoned?

We can't answer that.

I hereby issue\nlmperial Edict 53!

Gankutsuou was imprisoned\nin the Chateau d'lf.

What happened\nafter that?

His death was confirmed\non December 23, 5043.

Ten years ago?!

He was in prison for more\nthan a thousand years?!

What was that\nprisoner's name?

The Man in the Iron Mask.

What was his\nfull name?!

Terminate access immediately.

Why?!

We can't answer that.

I hereby issue special provision 3\nof Edict 53!

His name... His name was...

Illegal access!

Illegal access!

Enacting article 6, clause 2 of\nthe Secrets Preservation Code.

T-This isn't good...

I want to know who Gankutsuou\nreally is!

No, I HAVE to know!

Old man Noirtier\nmight know.

Who, him?

A long time ago, he used to be top dog\nin the Ministry of the Interior.

But he also had a lot of enemies,\nand he was brought down.

You mean the assassination\nof the Prince?

He was a proponent of\npeace with the Empire.

Apparently, that's made it difficult for his\nson, Villefort, to move up in the world.

Of course, all that work\nhas been for nothing now.

Father... You must be laughing at me, a man\nwho's lost both his status and his family.

You must think it's poetic justice\nfor a man who's spent his career...

...sending innocent men to prison\nand presiding over merciless trials.

That this is my punishment for defying your\nwishes and supporting war against the Empire...

...and for doing away with\nyour compatriots.

I've worked hard\nto surpass you!

To surpass you, who had the power\nto sway government policy!

Do you have the slightest idea\nhow hard that was?!

Any idea how hard it was to be your son\nin a world dominated by hawks?!

"Suspended from duty," huh?

So what?! See if I care!

I won't let it\nend like this!

Just you watch! I'll come back\nfrom this stronger than ever!

She's been like that\nsince we arrived.

It's as if she's regressed\nto childhood.

Excellency, are you certain\nthat this is a wise idea?

We can still attack after seeing how\nthe peace negotiations at Geneva go.

We must strike\nwhile we have the chance!

If we are to gain the upper hand at the\nnegotiation table, there can be no hesitation!

A victory here will give your poll numbers\na huge boost, Excellency!

His Excellency,\nthe Viscount Morcerf.

Welcome to our\nhumble home.

What may we do\nfor you today?

Actually, I had hoped to\nmeet with the Count.

The Count's illness has\nrendered him bedridden.

Yes, I'd heard.

Please, let me wish him\na speedy recovery.

I ask that you allow him\nto remain undisturbed.

At times like this, he will\nsee no one but me.

The Count has complete\nfaith in you, doesn't he?

Please tell him to be on his guard\nagainst Monsieur Villefort.

He said that he'll make the Count pay\nfor what he did. So he has to...

You care a great deal for the Count,\ndon't you, Monsieur Albert?

Yes, I suppose...

I am glad that you are concerned\nfor his well-being.

How long have you\nbeen with him?

It has been a long time now. A long time\nsince the Count deigned to purchase me.

H-He bought you?!

I was born into the royal family\nof a certain frontier planet.

Our world is situated between\nthis kingdom and Eastern Space,

...and had prospered from\nthe trade between them.

However, our good fortune\nwas not to last for long.

War broke out between\nthe Empire and Earth,

...and my homeworld was engulfed\nin the flames of war.

My father chose to establish\nan alliance with Earth.

He did this because he had heard that the\npeople of Earth valued freedom highly.

And so, reinforcements\narrived from Earth.

My father told me that ten years ago\nwas a time of great turmoil.

He said that he himself had fought\nin several wars of independence.

Those reinforcements from Earth\nbetrayed my father!

They started a rebellion, leveling\nfalse charges against my father,

...claiming that he was working\nin collusion with the Empire.

My father was killed\nas a traitor,

...and my mother and I were stripped of our\nstatus and sold into the hands of our enemies.

My mother died soon thereafter,\nand I was left to fend for myself.

I was like a\nwalking corpse.

Yes, until the day\nthat I met the Count.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to dredge up\nsuch painful memories.

I'm a fool, aren't I?

My girlfriend tells me the\nsame thing all the time.

She says I never stop to think\nabout other people's feelings.

Oh, I guess she's more like an old\nchildhood friend than a girlfriend.

She gave a piano recital at the\nopera house the other day!

"It's a wonderful thing to be able\nto express yourself that way."

That's what I thought to myself\nwhen I heard her performance.

Mademoiselle Haidee, you yourself\nare good at the harp, right?

Please do my family the honor\nof paying us a visit sometime.

Allow me to introduce\nmy friends to you.

The night we arrived in Paris, the Count said the following to me:

"Haidee, this is a land where freedom\nand human rights are appreciated."

"You should do as you wish, acting\naccording to your own free will."

But this is the way\nthat I see it...

If I remain here voluntarily, I am here\nbecause I freely choose to do so.

Our young Viscount is one\nlighthearted kid.

You know? In spite of the fact that there's\na fire lit under his old man's ass.

Stop it.

"It's a wonderful thing to be able\nto express yourself that way."

I'm gonna puke! That's so damn pathetic!

You and I are\ntwo of a kind.

I can see what you really think,\nplain as day.

You're wrong. I don't...

You hate him, don't you?! You wanna rip him to pieces, don't you?!

Come on, let's have ourselves\nsome fun.

Take your hands\noff her!

Count...

Leave us.

As you wish.

Monsieur Villefort?

I cast away all of the horrible feelings\nwithin myself after I met you.

Or so I believed.

And I thought that if I could only\nease your cruel resolve...

But I... I was unable\nto forget.

I could not forget how I felt\nwhen I swore revenge that day.

Considering how I myself feel, it was wrong\nof me to hope to change how you feel.

Count.

I caused you a great disservice the other day\nby jumping to conclusions as I did.

As an apology for my impolite\nbehavior, please... Eat this!

Count!

The person I was in the past\nis not the person that I am today.

Who we were in the past\nis not who we are today.

Next time on Gankutsuou, The Count of Monte Cristo act 14:

Act 14: Lost Souls

..."Lost Souls."

Bide your time,\nand hold out hope!