1 00:00:13,981 --> 00:00:15,821 I have to talk to you. 2 00:00:15,821 --> 00:00:18,981 One of your courtiers kicked me in the stomach. 3 00:00:18,981 --> 00:00:19,981 What? 4 00:00:19,981 --> 00:00:21,981 Who was it? I will-I will call the guards 5 00:00:21,981 --> 00:00:23,981 and they will be banished from... 6 00:00:32,981 --> 00:00:34,981 - Really? - Yes. (laughs) 7 00:00:51,981 --> 00:00:53,981 Careful. 8 00:00:56,981 --> 00:00:57,981 Mmm. 9 00:00:58,981 --> 00:00:59,981 Do you like figs? 10 00:01:00,981 --> 00:01:02,981 So sorry I... 11 00:01:04,981 --> 00:01:06,501 What are you doing? 12 00:01:06,501 --> 00:01:09,501 We couldn't wait for you any longer. 13 00:01:09,501 --> 00:01:11,981 But that's my job. 14 00:01:11,981 --> 00:01:13,981 (Marie Antoinette) Uh, it's the other way around... No. 15 00:01:13,981 --> 00:01:16,981 - I think a bit tighter. Yep. - (Yolande) Tighter? 16 00:01:16,981 --> 00:01:18,981 (Marie Antoinette) Ah, not so tight! 17 00:01:18,981 --> 00:01:20,981 (Yolande chuckles) Sorry. 18 00:01:20,981 --> 00:01:21,981 (gasps) 19 00:01:23,981 --> 00:01:24,981 (Marie Antoinette giggles) 20 00:01:24,981 --> 00:01:25,981 (Yolande) Thank you. 21 00:01:27,981 --> 00:01:29,981 (Lamballe sobs) 22 00:01:30,981 --> 00:01:32,981 (indistinct chattering) 23 00:01:46,981 --> 00:01:49,981 You do know my heart is shattered? 24 00:02:01,981 --> 00:02:04,981 It is with the greatest happiness 25 00:02:04,981 --> 00:02:08,981 that I can announce the Queen is pregnant with our first child. 26 00:02:08,981 --> 00:02:10,981 (courtiers applaud) 27 00:02:15,981 --> 00:02:17,981 We'll never get rid of her now. 28 00:02:18,981 --> 00:02:20,981 Not unless it's a girl. 29 00:02:21,981 --> 00:02:23,981 If it's a boy we're finished. 30 00:02:28,981 --> 00:02:30,981 (theme music playing) 31 00:03:27,981 --> 00:03:28,981 So? 32 00:03:28,981 --> 00:03:31,981 You have grown two inches 33 00:03:31,981 --> 00:03:34,981 since the 27th of August. 34 00:03:36,981 --> 00:03:38,981 Is that normal or...? 35 00:03:38,981 --> 00:03:40,981 For a pregnancy of six months, 36 00:03:40,981 --> 00:03:41,981 perfectly normal. 37 00:03:45,981 --> 00:03:47,981 (Marie Antoinette exhales) 38 00:03:47,981 --> 00:03:49,981 God help us if it's a girl. 39 00:03:53,981 --> 00:03:56,981 We will have plenty of opportunities to have sons. 40 00:03:56,981 --> 00:03:59,981 Please tell that to my mother. 41 00:03:59,981 --> 00:04:01,981 Don't worry about Mama. 42 00:04:02,981 --> 00:04:03,981 You have me now. 43 00:04:05,981 --> 00:04:07,981 I do. 44 00:04:08,981 --> 00:04:09,981 (giggles) 45 00:04:14,981 --> 00:04:15,981 I'll go. 46 00:04:24,981 --> 00:04:26,981 What is it? 47 00:04:33,981 --> 00:04:34,981 Louis? 48 00:04:56,981 --> 00:04:59,981 Is this what they think of me? 49 00:05:02,981 --> 00:05:03,981 (Victoire)Poor Louis. 50 00:05:03,981 --> 00:05:06,981 How dreadfully embarrassing to play the cuckold. 51 00:05:06,981 --> 00:05:10,981 Mind you Chartres does look impressive. (laughs) 52 00:05:10,981 --> 00:05:12,981 (Victoire) Extremely. 53 00:05:12,981 --> 00:05:14,981 (both laugh) 54 00:05:14,981 --> 00:05:16,981 Well, you know what they say. 55 00:05:16,981 --> 00:05:18,981 There's no smoke without fire. 56 00:05:18,981 --> 00:05:20,981 - Mmm-hmm - Mhmm. 57 00:05:20,981 --> 00:05:22,981 (Victoire) What do you think, Provence? 58 00:05:23,981 --> 00:05:27,981 I couldn't possibly comment on that filthy smut. 59 00:05:27,981 --> 00:05:29,981 (all giggle) 60 00:05:31,981 --> 00:05:33,981 This isn't just about me. 61 00:05:33,981 --> 00:05:36,981 This is a grotesque attack on us. 62 00:05:36,981 --> 00:05:37,981 I will deal with it. 63 00:05:37,981 --> 00:05:39,981 Like you dealt with the white doves? 64 00:05:39,981 --> 00:05:42,981 I wasn't in charge of that investigation, Majesty. 65 00:05:42,981 --> 00:05:44,981 Steps were taken but unfortunately, 66 00:05:44,981 --> 00:05:46,981 they were not completely successful. 67 00:05:46,981 --> 00:05:48,981 That is why I have asked Maurepas to begin 68 00:05:48,981 --> 00:05:50,981 his investigation immediately. 69 00:05:50,981 --> 00:05:51,981 How can I trust him? 70 00:05:51,981 --> 00:05:54,981 He wanted to lock me up in a convent, 71 00:05:54,981 --> 00:05:55,981 and throw away the key! 72 00:05:55,981 --> 00:05:58,981 We have to put the past behind us. We must act swiftly, 73 00:05:58,981 --> 00:06:02,981 before the libelle spreads to Paris and to Europe. 74 00:06:03,981 --> 00:06:04,981 Let me protect you. 75 00:06:04,981 --> 00:06:07,981 And how do you propose to do that? 76 00:06:09,981 --> 00:06:11,981 We close the gates. 77 00:06:11,981 --> 00:06:14,981 Nobody enters, nobody leaves. 78 00:06:15,981 --> 00:06:17,981 Not until we find answers. 79 00:06:17,981 --> 00:06:21,981 We'll show this court that we mean business. 80 00:06:28,981 --> 00:06:29,981 Search Versailles. 81 00:06:31,981 --> 00:06:32,981 (soldiers marching) 82 00:06:33,981 --> 00:06:34,981 (guard shouts) 83 00:06:36,981 --> 00:06:37,981 (guard) Go upstairs. 84 00:06:37,981 --> 00:06:42,981 This is simply outrageous. Have you any idea who I am? 85 00:06:46,981 --> 00:06:48,981 (courtier) Keep your hands off me. 86 00:06:49,981 --> 00:06:50,981 Stop it! 87 00:06:51,981 --> 00:06:55,981 Your distain for the Queen is hardly a secret. 88 00:06:55,981 --> 00:06:56,981 Is that a crime? 89 00:06:56,981 --> 00:06:57,981 (mumbles) 90 00:06:57,981 --> 00:07:00,981 It's... It's certainly a sign of... 91 00:07:01,981 --> 00:07:02,981 ..disrespect. 92 00:07:03,981 --> 00:07:08,981 How far are you prepared to go, Madame de Noailles? 93 00:07:09,981 --> 00:07:13,981 The libelle is the product of a warped mind. 94 00:07:13,981 --> 00:07:17,981 My mind as you're well aware Maurepas, is far too straight. 95 00:07:17,981 --> 00:07:19,981 (Maurepas chuckles) 96 00:07:21,981 --> 00:07:23,981 (guards shouting indistinctly) 97 00:07:30,981 --> 00:07:31,981 (snickers) 98 00:07:36,981 --> 00:07:39,981 The public rooms have been scoured, 99 00:07:39,981 --> 00:07:42,981 hundreds of courtiers questioned, 100 00:07:42,981 --> 00:07:46,981 and what have we found? Nothing. 101 00:07:46,981 --> 00:07:48,981 What do we do now? 102 00:07:48,981 --> 00:07:50,981 We move closer to home. 103 00:07:52,981 --> 00:07:54,981 Well we have no choice. 104 00:07:54,981 --> 00:07:56,981 Very well. Do it. 105 00:07:57,981 --> 00:07:58,981 (Maurepas groans) 106 00:08:00,981 --> 00:08:02,981 Thank you, Maurepas. 107 00:08:07,981 --> 00:08:09,981 (door opens) 108 00:08:11,981 --> 00:08:13,981 - Do you have a moment? - I'm working. 109 00:08:13,981 --> 00:08:17,981 I feel obliged to voice my concern. 110 00:08:17,981 --> 00:08:18,981 Do you now. 111 00:08:19,981 --> 00:08:22,981 Your sense of duty truly knows no bounds, brother. 112 00:08:27,981 --> 00:08:30,981 - What is it? - It's about the investigation. 113 00:08:33,981 --> 00:08:36,981 Have you even considered the possibility 114 00:08:36,981 --> 00:08:38,981 that Chartres is the father? 115 00:08:38,981 --> 00:08:41,021 Your concern is unwarranted. 116 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:42,981 Come on! 117 00:08:42,981 --> 00:08:44,981 You've seen the way he looks at her. 118 00:08:44,981 --> 00:08:46,981 The man is cunt struck. 119 00:08:49,981 --> 00:08:53,981 (Saint-Georges) The question that's on everyone's lips. 120 00:08:54,981 --> 00:08:55,981 Tell me. 121 00:08:55,981 --> 00:08:59,981 Is this an accurate depiction of the Duc du Chartres? 122 00:08:59,981 --> 00:09:01,981 Stop that. 123 00:09:02,981 --> 00:09:04,981 It's in the ballpark. 124 00:09:04,981 --> 00:09:06,981 Though I'm not sure the artist 125 00:09:06,981 --> 00:09:08,981 captures Antoinette in her best light. 126 00:09:12,981 --> 00:09:14,981 I wonder how she's taking it. 127 00:09:15,981 --> 00:09:18,981 She's not like us Saint-Georges. 128 00:09:19,981 --> 00:09:21,981 She's a sensitive soul. 129 00:09:22,981 --> 00:09:24,981 Do I detect an air of wishful longing? 130 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:28,981 Am I speaking to a man who has fallen in love? 131 00:09:28,981 --> 00:09:32,981 Love is not a word I recognise. 132 00:09:33,981 --> 00:09:34,981 Lust then. 133 00:09:34,981 --> 00:09:36,981 Primitive insatiable lust. 134 00:09:36,981 --> 00:09:39,981 (Saint-Georges laughs) 135 00:09:39,981 --> 00:09:42,981 Monseigneur, come with us. 136 00:09:43,981 --> 00:09:45,981 What's going on? 137 00:09:49,981 --> 00:09:53,981 Thank you for coming to see me. 138 00:09:56,981 --> 00:09:58,981 Did I have a choice? 139 00:09:58,981 --> 00:10:05,981 I invited you here because you're depicted in the libelle. 140 00:10:06,981 --> 00:10:08,981 Has it caused you distress? 141 00:10:08,981 --> 00:10:13,981 On the contrary it has lifted my spirits no end. 142 00:10:17,981 --> 00:10:20,981 Do you have any idea who may be responsible? 143 00:10:21,981 --> 00:10:22,981 None at all. 144 00:10:24,981 --> 00:10:27,981 As the heir to the house of Orleans, 145 00:10:27,981 --> 00:10:29,821 wouldn't you benefit from 146 00:10:29,821 --> 00:10:30,981 casting doubt on the Bourbon line? 147 00:10:30,981 --> 00:10:33,981 It's not me who calls her the Ostrich Bitch. 148 00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:36,981 Why aren't you investigating the Bourbons? 149 00:10:37,981 --> 00:10:39,981 I'm investigating everyone. 150 00:10:40,981 --> 00:10:42,981 This is an outrage. 151 00:10:42,981 --> 00:10:44,981 (Victoire) Father would spin in his grave. 152 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:48,981 (Victoire gasps) 153 00:10:49,981 --> 00:10:50,981 (voice trembling) 154 00:10:53,981 --> 00:10:56,981 Ostrich Bitch. 155 00:10:56,981 --> 00:10:59,981 Those words first came out of your mouths, 156 00:10:59,981 --> 00:11:01,981 did they not? 157 00:11:01,981 --> 00:11:04,981 Oh, dear lord have mercy. (voice trembling) 158 00:11:04,981 --> 00:11:06,661 What will happen to us? 159 00:11:06,661 --> 00:11:08,981 Bugger all! We're not criminals. 160 00:11:08,981 --> 00:11:10,981 But you must admit you said it. 161 00:11:14,981 --> 00:11:16,981 - Yes. - No! 162 00:11:17,981 --> 00:11:19,981 We admit nothing. 163 00:11:19,981 --> 00:11:22,981 You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Maurepas. 164 00:11:22,981 --> 00:11:25,981 Without us you wouldn't be sitting in that chair. 165 00:11:25,981 --> 00:11:30,981 Oh, for which I am immensely grateful, Mesdames. 166 00:11:30,981 --> 00:11:35,981 Nevertheless I intend to be thorough in my investigation. 167 00:11:36,981 --> 00:11:41,981 Are you responsible directly or indirectly, 168 00:11:41,981 --> 00:11:43,981 for the libelle? 169 00:11:52,981 --> 00:11:57,981 (voice trembling) Perhaps inadvertently we might... 170 00:11:57,981 --> 00:11:58,981 (gasps) 171 00:11:59,981 --> 00:12:01,981 Be quiet! 172 00:12:01,981 --> 00:12:04,981 Antoinette only has herself to blame. 173 00:12:06,981 --> 00:12:08,981 Are you suggesting 174 00:12:08,981 --> 00:12:11,981 that there is some truth in the libelle? 175 00:12:12,981 --> 00:12:15,981 That is all we are prepared to say. 176 00:12:21,981 --> 00:12:23,981 (knock at door) 177 00:12:25,981 --> 00:12:26,981 (door opens) 178 00:12:28,981 --> 00:12:30,981 No! 179 00:12:30,981 --> 00:12:32,981 Are you insane? 180 00:12:33,981 --> 00:12:35,661 We can't be seen together. 181 00:12:35,661 --> 00:12:38,981 I only want to know how you are, my love? 182 00:12:41,981 --> 00:12:43,981 They won't give up. 183 00:12:43,981 --> 00:12:45,981 Not until they destroy me. 184 00:12:49,981 --> 00:12:52,981 It will all blow over, I promise you. 185 00:12:53,981 --> 00:12:56,981 Please, please, Chartres. 186 00:13:07,981 --> 00:13:08,981 You can't stay. 187 00:13:39,981 --> 00:13:43,981 Imagine yourself drifting, 188 00:13:43,981 --> 00:13:47,981 on a calm and sunlit river. 189 00:13:50,981 --> 00:13:53,981 As your body relaxes, 190 00:13:54,981 --> 00:13:57,981 you can let go. 191 00:13:58,981 --> 00:14:03,981 Drift and let go. 192 00:14:03,981 --> 00:14:10,981 Now turn your thoughts to the source of your distress. 193 00:14:15,981 --> 00:14:17,981 How do you do this? 194 00:14:18,981 --> 00:14:20,981 How do you manage to calm me down 195 00:14:20,981 --> 00:14:24,981 even in the middle of this nightmare? 196 00:14:24,981 --> 00:14:25,981 It's my job. 197 00:14:26,981 --> 00:14:32,981 When will you stop being so stubborn? 198 00:14:32,981 --> 00:14:35,981 Accept a position in my household. 199 00:14:35,981 --> 00:14:39,981 (Tibetan bowl rings) 200 00:14:43,981 --> 00:14:45,981 Hold her image 201 00:14:46,981 --> 00:14:49,981 in your mind. 202 00:14:50,981 --> 00:14:52,981 She is a small fly. 203 00:14:52,981 --> 00:14:56,981 And you can flick her away. 204 00:14:56,981 --> 00:15:00,981 (Tibetan bowl rings) 205 00:15:00,981 --> 00:15:02,981 Try it now. 206 00:15:04,981 --> 00:15:08,981 Flick the Polignac fly away. 207 00:15:22,981 --> 00:15:26,981 (high-pitched laughs) 208 00:15:31,981 --> 00:15:33,981 There is somebody 209 00:15:33,981 --> 00:15:35,981 you have to meet, Toinette. 210 00:15:36,981 --> 00:15:38,981 Well you're looking extremely flushed. 211 00:15:38,981 --> 00:15:40,981 Who is it? I'm intrigued. 212 00:15:40,981 --> 00:15:42,981 Doctor Mesmer. 213 00:15:42,981 --> 00:15:43,981 (scoffs) 214 00:15:43,981 --> 00:15:46,981 He was all the rage in Paris, and now, 215 00:15:46,981 --> 00:15:48,981 he is all the rage at Versailles. 216 00:15:48,981 --> 00:15:51,981 Doctor Mesmer is an imposter. 217 00:15:51,981 --> 00:15:53,661 He is a charming man. 218 00:15:53,661 --> 00:15:56,981 And what do you know about charming men, superintendent? 219 00:16:03,981 --> 00:16:04,981 (scoffs) 220 00:16:28,981 --> 00:16:33,981 How do I look? Ah, don't answer I've been eating for Austria. 221 00:16:33,981 --> 00:16:35,981 France. 222 00:16:37,981 --> 00:16:39,981 You've been eating for France. 223 00:16:42,981 --> 00:16:44,981 (Antoinette whispers) France. 224 00:16:44,981 --> 00:16:46,981 I'm sorry. 225 00:16:46,981 --> 00:16:49,981 Maurepas has been interviewing Mesdames this afternoon. 226 00:16:49,981 --> 00:16:51,981 Well I wouldn't be at all surprised if those 227 00:16:51,981 --> 00:16:53,981 vicious old goats were behind this. 228 00:16:53,981 --> 00:16:55,981 They would never do anything to hurt me. 229 00:16:55,981 --> 00:16:57,181 You, perhaps. 230 00:16:57,181 --> 00:16:58,981 They would revel in my downfall. 231 00:16:58,981 --> 00:17:00,501 It could be anyone. 232 00:17:00,501 --> 00:17:02,661 Come on it could only be a member of your family. 233 00:17:02,661 --> 00:17:04,981 And what exactly makes you so certain about that? 234 00:17:04,981 --> 00:17:07,981 It's obvious to everyone except for you. 235 00:17:08,981 --> 00:17:10,981 I need to know if there's any truth in it. 236 00:17:12,981 --> 00:17:14,981 Truth in what? 237 00:17:16,981 --> 00:17:17,981 You and Chartres. 238 00:17:23,981 --> 00:17:26,981 - (courtier) Your Majesty. - (woman) Your Majesty. 239 00:17:26,981 --> 00:17:27,981 Good evening. 240 00:17:43,981 --> 00:17:45,981 So tell me. 241 00:17:46,981 --> 00:17:48,661 Who's next in the firing line? 242 00:17:48,661 --> 00:17:50,661 I don't want to talk about the investigation. 243 00:17:50,661 --> 00:17:52,981 Oh. What shall we talk about then? 244 00:17:54,981 --> 00:17:55,981 The weather. 245 00:17:55,981 --> 00:17:58,981 (Josephine and Provence laugh) 246 00:18:03,981 --> 00:18:04,981 Oh! 247 00:18:05,981 --> 00:18:08,981 - Shall we eat? - Yes, let's. 248 00:18:19,981 --> 00:18:21,981 Will you have something? 249 00:18:22,981 --> 00:18:24,981 I am not hungry. 250 00:18:24,981 --> 00:18:27,981 Oh. Try this. 251 00:18:29,981 --> 00:18:31,981 It'll do you good. 252 00:18:53,981 --> 00:18:55,981 Have another oyster. 253 00:18:55,981 --> 00:18:58,981 You're eating for two now. 254 00:19:04,981 --> 00:19:10,981 I need you to keep digging. She might be hiding something. 255 00:19:10,981 --> 00:19:13,981 Chartres for example. 256 00:19:14,981 --> 00:19:16,981 Leave it to me. 257 00:19:23,981 --> 00:19:26,981 This will barely keep me in stockings. 258 00:19:26,981 --> 00:19:29,981 If you're looking for financial security, 259 00:19:29,981 --> 00:19:31,981 why don't you take a position in her household? 260 00:19:31,981 --> 00:19:34,981 A position. What do you suggest? 261 00:19:34,981 --> 00:19:38,981 Lady of the bedchamber? Mistress of the robes? 262 00:19:40,981 --> 00:19:42,981 What more do you want? 263 00:19:43,981 --> 00:19:46,981 I will accept nothing that requires me to grovel 264 00:19:46,981 --> 00:19:48,981 to the superintendent. 265 00:19:55,981 --> 00:19:59,981 You must be so excited about the new arrival? 266 00:19:59,981 --> 00:20:01,981 We are very happy. 267 00:20:01,981 --> 00:20:03,981 - May I touch your bump? - I don't... 268 00:20:04,981 --> 00:20:07,981 Isn't it a joy to be pregnant? 269 00:20:10,981 --> 00:20:12,981 When did you last feel it kick? 270 00:20:12,981 --> 00:20:17,981 I can't be certain. Perhaps this morning. 271 00:20:19,981 --> 00:20:21,981 What? 272 00:20:24,981 --> 00:20:26,981 Well I don't feel anything. 273 00:20:28,661 --> 00:20:29,981 No. 274 00:20:29,981 --> 00:20:33,981 Nothing at all. Are you quite sure it's still alive? 275 00:20:45,981 --> 00:20:46,981 (gasps) 276 00:20:49,981 --> 00:20:53,981 (runs away sobbing) 277 00:20:59,981 --> 00:21:03,981 I would have expected better of you, Madam. 278 00:21:08,981 --> 00:21:12,981 (Provence whistles) Bravo. 279 00:21:12,981 --> 00:21:18,981 That was remarkably callous. Even for you. 280 00:21:22,981 --> 00:21:27,981 Why should she have a baby if you won't let me have one? 281 00:21:37,981 --> 00:21:39,981 (Louis-Auguste) May I come in? 282 00:21:45,981 --> 00:21:47,981 How are you feeling? 283 00:21:49,981 --> 00:21:52,981 Oh, I feel on top of the world. 284 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:55,981 Please. 285 00:21:57,981 --> 00:21:59,981 Please forgive me. 286 00:22:02,981 --> 00:22:04,981 Forgive you for what? 287 00:22:06,981 --> 00:22:09,981 For accusing me of committing adultery, 288 00:22:09,981 --> 00:22:11,981 or for your monstrous family? 289 00:22:16,981 --> 00:22:17,981 Both. 290 00:22:34,981 --> 00:22:36,981 How is life at Versailles, Madam? 291 00:22:38,981 --> 00:22:40,981 It can be a lonely place. 292 00:22:41,981 --> 00:22:43,981 So far from your own family. 293 00:22:49,981 --> 00:22:51,981 It's been such a difficult time for you. 294 00:22:51,981 --> 00:22:55,981 Pain, suffering, the failed pregnancy. 295 00:22:55,981 --> 00:22:57,981 A strain on your marriage no doubt. 296 00:22:57,981 --> 00:23:00,981 How is this relevant to your investigation? 297 00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:03,981 There has been talk 298 00:23:03,981 --> 00:23:06,981 about some distance 299 00:23:06,981 --> 00:23:08,981 between you and Provence. 300 00:23:10,981 --> 00:23:13,981 But still he is your husband. 301 00:23:13,981 --> 00:23:19,981 You clearly feel a great sense of loyalty towards him. 302 00:23:21,981 --> 00:23:22,981 Do I? 303 00:23:23,981 --> 00:23:27,981 Casting doubt on the legitimacy of the heir 304 00:23:27,981 --> 00:23:29,981 would work to his advantage. 305 00:23:29,981 --> 00:23:32,981 If you suspect my husband, why don't you speak to him? 306 00:23:32,981 --> 00:23:37,981 Oh yes, of course. How could I forget? 307 00:23:37,981 --> 00:23:40,981 Monsieur's above the law. Madame isn't. 308 00:23:40,981 --> 00:23:44,981 Nobody, apart from the King, is above the law. 309 00:23:45,981 --> 00:23:50,981 But only the King can interview his brother 310 00:23:50,981 --> 00:23:54,981 if he feels there is reason to do so. 311 00:23:59,981 --> 00:24:05,981 I admit my marriage is not as happy as I'd hoped. 312 00:24:08,981 --> 00:24:12,981 I admit to feeling lonely in this soulless place. 313 00:24:14,981 --> 00:24:16,981 And I admit to grief not being able 314 00:24:16,981 --> 00:24:19,981 to hold my own child. (sobs) 315 00:24:20,981 --> 00:24:22,981 (exhales) 316 00:24:22,981 --> 00:24:25,981 But I am not so bitter in my misfortune 317 00:24:25,981 --> 00:24:27,981 to accuse an innocent man. 318 00:24:32,981 --> 00:24:35,981 Why should I suffer the indignity of being interviewed? 319 00:24:35,981 --> 00:24:37,181 I am your wife! 320 00:24:37,181 --> 00:24:38,981 Perhaps it was unwise to upset my brother. 321 00:24:38,981 --> 00:24:40,981 You upset him all the time. 322 00:24:40,981 --> 00:24:42,981 That's different. 323 00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:44,661 You should know that Maurepas 324 00:24:44,661 --> 00:24:45,981 was more interested in you than me. 325 00:24:45,981 --> 00:24:47,981 He can't touch me. 326 00:24:54,981 --> 00:24:55,981 Sir, there is news. 327 00:25:09,981 --> 00:25:14,981 A tip off enabled us to locate the printing press in the town. 328 00:25:14,981 --> 00:25:16,981 I can finally confirm 329 00:25:16,981 --> 00:25:19,981 that the court is now clean. 330 00:25:19,981 --> 00:25:21,981 Thank you Maurepas, thank you. 331 00:25:21,981 --> 00:25:25,981 However uh-the original's still missing. 332 00:25:25,981 --> 00:25:27,981 So it can come back to haunt us? 333 00:25:27,981 --> 00:25:29,181 (hesitates) 334 00:25:29,181 --> 00:25:30,981 Who is behind this? 335 00:25:30,981 --> 00:25:32,981 Oh, no, no, don't take it personally. 336 00:25:32,981 --> 00:25:35,981 Versailles is a snake pit spewing out poison. 337 00:25:35,981 --> 00:25:38,981 The snakes generally end up destroying each other. 338 00:25:38,981 --> 00:25:41,981 If they don't destroy us first. 339 00:25:41,981 --> 00:25:44,981 We must narrow down the investigation. 340 00:25:44,981 --> 00:25:47,981 The Orleans threat is obvious. 341 00:25:48,981 --> 00:25:50,181 Is it? 342 00:25:50,181 --> 00:25:52,981 On the other hand, the birth of a Dauphin 343 00:25:52,981 --> 00:25:57,981 makes the crown slip further away from your brother's reach. 344 00:26:03,981 --> 00:26:05,981 What do you suggest? 345 00:26:05,981 --> 00:26:08,981 We close in on them. 346 00:26:11,981 --> 00:26:13,981 The question of who is responsible 347 00:26:13,981 --> 00:26:15,981 looms large in my head. 348 00:26:15,981 --> 00:26:18,981 Provence or Chartres? 349 00:26:18,981 --> 00:26:20,981 I think I know the answer. 350 00:26:49,981 --> 00:26:52,981 This was discovered in your apartment. 351 00:26:55,981 --> 00:26:56,981 What? 352 00:26:56,981 --> 00:26:59,981 Well obviously, it's been planted. 353 00:27:00,981 --> 00:27:02,981 You would say that, wouldn't you? 354 00:27:02,981 --> 00:27:06,981 Whatever you may think of me I am not capable of this. 355 00:27:06,981 --> 00:27:08,981 My feelings for her run far too deep. 356 00:27:08,981 --> 00:27:11,981 Are you confessing your love for my wife? 357 00:27:11,981 --> 00:27:13,981 I'm pleading my innocence. 358 00:27:13,981 --> 00:27:14,981 That doesn't answer my question. 359 00:27:17,981 --> 00:27:21,981 I am not responsible for the Libelle. 360 00:27:21,981 --> 00:27:25,981 (Maurepas) But the evidence cannot be disputed. 361 00:27:25,981 --> 00:27:28,981 This is the original. 362 00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:31,981 - Let me speak to him. - You can't. 363 00:27:31,981 --> 00:27:33,181 (Marie Antoinette sighs) 364 00:27:33,181 --> 00:27:34,981 He's been placed under armed guard. 365 00:27:34,981 --> 00:27:37,981 What is this really about, Louis? 366 00:27:37,981 --> 00:27:40,981 Chartres guilt or your jealousy? 367 00:27:40,981 --> 00:27:44,981 Does your loyalty to him come before your trust in me? 368 00:27:54,981 --> 00:27:56,981 You owe me an apology. 369 00:27:56,981 --> 00:27:58,981 I have nothing to apologise for. 370 00:27:58,981 --> 00:28:00,981 My apartment was ransacked. 371 00:28:00,981 --> 00:28:02,981 What the hell were you playing at? 372 00:28:02,981 --> 00:28:04,981 It wasn't a game. 373 00:28:04,981 --> 00:28:06,981 It was crystal clear from the start 374 00:28:06,981 --> 00:28:08,981 your wife's lover was responsible. 375 00:28:08,981 --> 00:28:11,981 One more word about my wife 376 00:28:11,981 --> 00:28:13,981 and you will regret it. 377 00:28:15,981 --> 00:28:17,981 How can you be so naive? 378 00:28:18,981 --> 00:28:21,981 Not so naive actually. 379 00:28:24,981 --> 00:28:26,981 Josephine's miscarriage? 380 00:28:27,981 --> 00:28:30,981 There was never a pregnancy, was there? 381 00:28:31,981 --> 00:28:35,981 If you can lie about that, what else are you capable of? 382 00:28:36,981 --> 00:28:38,981 (metal hisses) 383 00:28:43,981 --> 00:28:46,981 (Yolande)I refuse to believe for a second that he is guilty. 384 00:28:46,981 --> 00:28:48,981 (Lamballe) Chartres is a scoundrel. 385 00:28:48,981 --> 00:28:49,981 I know him better than you do. 386 00:28:49,981 --> 00:28:52,981 Yes, of course. Just like you knew that Mesmer was a genius. 387 00:28:52,981 --> 00:28:54,981 (Lamballe) You can tease me as much as you like, Yolande. 388 00:28:54,981 --> 00:28:56,981 It is like water off a duck's back. 389 00:28:56,981 --> 00:28:58,661 - You look pretty wet to me! - Shut up! 390 00:28:59,981 --> 00:29:01,981 Leave me alone. 391 00:29:02,981 --> 00:29:04,981 - Toinette. - Both. 392 00:29:04,981 --> 00:29:06,981 Both of you. 393 00:29:12,981 --> 00:29:14,981 (knock on door) 394 00:29:19,981 --> 00:29:21,981 Thank you. 395 00:29:31,981 --> 00:29:33,981 (Tibetan bowl rings) 396 00:29:34,981 --> 00:29:37,981 You know your own mind, Majesty. 397 00:29:38,981 --> 00:29:42,981 I can't change that and nor do I wish to try. 398 00:29:47,981 --> 00:29:50,981 Please I need you. 399 00:29:50,981 --> 00:29:53,981 I need your help, Doctor Mesmer. 400 00:29:53,981 --> 00:29:57,981 I'm overwhelmed with anxieties. 401 00:29:57,981 --> 00:30:02,981 I don't have the spirit to face them alone. 402 00:30:02,981 --> 00:30:04,981 Oh, but you do. 403 00:30:04,981 --> 00:30:07,981 The Princess de Lamballe was simple to treat 404 00:30:07,981 --> 00:30:09,981 because she's suggestable. 405 00:30:09,981 --> 00:30:13,981 She lacks what I call animal magnetism. 406 00:30:13,981 --> 00:30:15,981 Hence, her delicate nature. 407 00:30:15,981 --> 00:30:20,981 In your case it courses through your veins. 408 00:30:20,981 --> 00:30:22,981 Then why am I so terrified? 409 00:30:23,981 --> 00:30:26,981 Because you don't believe in your own strength. 410 00:30:27,981 --> 00:30:29,981 Trust your instincts, 411 00:30:30,981 --> 00:30:31,981 and you will find it. 412 00:30:35,981 --> 00:30:38,981 (Provence) Well, you must have told someone. Who was it? 413 00:30:38,981 --> 00:30:41,981 Why would I discuss my fake baby with another living soul? 414 00:30:41,981 --> 00:30:46,981 Because you are a witless hysterical fool. 415 00:30:51,981 --> 00:30:54,981 Is that the work of witless hysterical fool? 416 00:31:03,981 --> 00:31:05,981 You? 417 00:31:05,981 --> 00:31:06,981 Yes. 418 00:31:07,981 --> 00:31:08,981 Me. 419 00:31:22,981 --> 00:31:24,981 (both laugh) 420 00:31:29,981 --> 00:31:32,981 (distant giggling) 421 00:32:06,981 --> 00:32:08,981 (sighs) 422 00:32:21,981 --> 00:32:27,981 Look at me, look me in the eye and tell me it wasn't you. 423 00:32:27,981 --> 00:32:28,981 No. 424 00:32:29,981 --> 00:32:30,981 Of course not. 425 00:32:31,981 --> 00:32:35,981 But unless you believe me then what good is a clear conscience? 426 00:32:45,981 --> 00:32:47,981 (sighs) 427 00:32:48,981 --> 00:32:49,981 I believe you. 428 00:32:54,981 --> 00:32:58,981 You know how I feel about you, Antoinette. 429 00:32:59,981 --> 00:33:01,981 Yes. 430 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:04,981 Yes. You merely tolerate me. 431 00:33:05,981 --> 00:33:06,981 (chuckles) 432 00:33:13,981 --> 00:33:14,981 (screams) 433 00:33:14,981 --> 00:33:15,981 (water breaks) 434 00:33:20,981 --> 00:33:23,981 (distant screaming) 435 00:33:24,981 --> 00:33:26,981 (screaming gets closer) 436 00:34:04,981 --> 00:34:06,981 (Marie Antoinette continues to scream) 437 00:34:27,981 --> 00:34:30,981 (screaming) 438 00:34:32,981 --> 00:34:35,981 (Doctor) Push, push. 439 00:34:35,981 --> 00:34:37,981 (scream intensifies) 440 00:34:44,981 --> 00:34:46,981 (Doctor) Push, push. 441 00:34:46,981 --> 00:34:48,981 -Push -(continues screaming) 442 00:35:02,981 --> 00:35:05,981 (ominous laughs) 443 00:35:08,981 --> 00:35:09,981 (ominous growls) 444 00:35:12,981 --> 00:35:14,821 (incoherent screaming) 445 00:35:14,821 --> 00:35:15,981 Shh... 446 00:35:17,981 --> 00:35:18,981 (Doctor) Push. 447 00:35:55,981 --> 00:35:57,981 - (groaning) - (Louis-Auguste) Shh. 448 00:35:57,981 --> 00:36:01,981 It's me. Hold my hand. Hold my hand. Breathe. 449 00:36:01,981 --> 00:36:02,981 Breathe. It's OK. 450 00:36:02,981 --> 00:36:04,981 It's... It's OK. It's OK, it's me, it's me. 451 00:36:04,981 --> 00:36:05,981 Just breathe. 452 00:36:05,981 --> 00:36:09,981 Keep breathing. It's all right, it's all right. Just-just breathe. 453 00:36:09,981 --> 00:36:11,981 Only a few more. Right, only a few more. 454 00:36:11,981 --> 00:36:14,981 OK you can push, push, push. Push. 455 00:36:14,981 --> 00:36:17,981 - I don't think I can. - Yes, you can. Come on, push. 456 00:36:17,981 --> 00:36:19,981 Push. 457 00:36:19,981 --> 00:36:21,981 (Marie Antoinette gruffly) all right. 458 00:36:21,981 --> 00:36:23,661 - Hold my hand. - Come on. 459 00:36:23,661 --> 00:36:24,981 (Marie Antoinette straining) 460 00:36:25,981 --> 00:36:27,981 (screams) 461 00:36:30,981 --> 00:36:32,981 (screaming continues) 462 00:36:33,981 --> 00:36:36,981 (baby cries) 463 00:36:40,981 --> 00:36:42,981 See what it is? What is it? 464 00:36:43,981 --> 00:36:44,981 (gasps) 465 00:36:47,981 --> 00:36:49,981 Toinette? 466 00:36:50,981 --> 00:36:52,501 Toinette? 467 00:36:52,501 --> 00:36:54,981 - Boy or girl? Boy or girl? - Toinette? 468 00:36:54,981 --> 00:36:58,981 - (Louis-Auguste) Madam? Madam? - (Lamballe) Toinette? 469 00:36:58,981 --> 00:37:00,981 (Louis-Auguste) Someone do something! 470 00:37:00,981 --> 00:37:01,981 (Lamballe) Toinette? 471 00:37:01,981 --> 00:37:03,981 (Louis-Auguste) Madam, listen to me, 472 00:37:03,981 --> 00:37:04,981 listen to my voice, Madam. 473 00:37:04,981 --> 00:37:05,981 Please. 474 00:37:07,981 --> 00:37:08,981 (thuds) 475 00:37:14,981 --> 00:37:16,981 (baby cooing) 476 00:37:17,981 --> 00:37:21,981 Is it all right? Is it all right? 477 00:37:23,981 --> 00:37:27,981 May I present to you, Madam Royale. 478 00:37:28,981 --> 00:37:31,981 (Marie Antoinette) Oh, my God. 479 00:37:32,981 --> 00:37:34,981 My little girl. 480 00:37:38,981 --> 00:37:41,981 Oh, you may not be the Dauphin, 481 00:37:42,981 --> 00:37:46,981 but you are no less precious to me. 482 00:37:56,981 --> 00:37:58,981 (Marie Antoinette chuckles) 483 00:37:58,981 --> 00:38:00,981 She's so warm. 484 00:38:01,981 --> 00:38:03,981 She's so beautiful. 485 00:38:10,981 --> 00:38:11,981 Welcome. 486 00:38:24,981 --> 00:38:26,981 Thank you. 487 00:38:28,981 --> 00:38:30,981 You have brought me great joy. 488 00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:37,981 (door shuts) 489 00:38:42,981 --> 00:38:44,981 (grunts) 490 00:38:50,981 --> 00:38:52,981 Good work, Yolande. 491 00:38:59,981 --> 00:39:02,981 To Madame Royale. 492 00:39:02,981 --> 00:39:05,981 To us. Our positions are secure. 493 00:39:05,981 --> 00:39:06,981 For now. 494 00:39:06,981 --> 00:39:08,981 I have no doubt one way or another you will outlive 495 00:39:08,981 --> 00:39:10,981 your brother and become the King of France. 496 00:39:10,981 --> 00:39:12,981 Well, it won't be for lack of trying. 497 00:39:12,981 --> 00:39:14,981 And I will be your Queen. 498 00:39:14,981 --> 00:39:17,981 Dear God. I pray you'll be dead before then. 499 00:39:17,981 --> 00:39:19,501 (Josephine exclaims) 500 00:39:19,501 --> 00:39:21,981 Try to be your best self just to amuse me. 501 00:39:28,981 --> 00:39:30,981 We make a good team. 502 00:39:31,981 --> 00:39:32,981 (knock at door) 503 00:39:33,981 --> 00:39:34,981 Come in. 504 00:39:36,981 --> 00:39:39,981 Monsieur, the King has asked to see you urgently. 505 00:39:58,981 --> 00:40:01,981 (Marie Antoinette humming) 506 00:40:08,981 --> 00:40:12,981 (humming softly) 507 00:40:13,981 --> 00:40:14,981 Hello. 508 00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:18,981 Chartres. 509 00:40:18,981 --> 00:40:20,981 I have been liberated to offer 510 00:40:20,981 --> 00:40:23,981 my heartfelt congratulations to my Queen. 511 00:40:24,981 --> 00:40:27,981 Louis finally came to his senses. 512 00:40:28,981 --> 00:40:30,981 I am so happy. 513 00:40:30,981 --> 00:40:31,981 Have they found the bastard? 514 00:40:31,981 --> 00:40:32,981 Not yet. 515 00:40:38,981 --> 00:40:41,981 - I don't believe you. - I give you my word. 516 00:40:41,981 --> 00:40:43,981 It was all her. I-I had nothing to do with it. 517 00:40:43,981 --> 00:40:45,981 You are a liar. 518 00:40:45,981 --> 00:40:48,981 I could have you both executed for treason. 519 00:40:52,981 --> 00:40:53,981 Louis. 520 00:40:53,981 --> 00:40:56,981 But I can't do that to my brother. 521 00:40:57,981 --> 00:41:00,981 The court will be informed that a disgruntled Equerry 522 00:41:00,981 --> 00:41:03,981 was arrested fleeing with the original engraving. 523 00:41:07,981 --> 00:41:08,981 Thank you. 524 00:41:08,981 --> 00:41:09,981 (grunts) 525 00:41:09,981 --> 00:41:10,981 (groans) 526 00:41:10,981 --> 00:41:13,981 But don't think for a minute that I am going to forgive you. 527 00:41:13,981 --> 00:41:15,981 You may still be the heir to my throne, 528 00:41:15,981 --> 00:41:18,981 but you'll never play a role in the government of this country. 529 00:41:20,981 --> 00:41:22,981 Do you understand? 530 00:41:22,981 --> 00:41:24,981 - Yes. - Yes, sire. 531 00:41:26,981 --> 00:41:30,981 Yes... Sire. 532 00:41:33,981 --> 00:41:35,981 Get out. 533 00:41:36,981 --> 00:41:37,981 Get out! 534 00:41:40,981 --> 00:41:42,981 Oh she's a beauty. 535 00:41:44,981 --> 00:41:46,981 Just like her mother. 536 00:41:48,981 --> 00:41:51,981 My daughter is a Bourbon Princess. 537 00:41:52,981 --> 00:41:56,981 From the top of her head to the tips of her toes. 538 00:41:56,981 --> 00:41:58,981 Of course. 539 00:41:58,981 --> 00:42:00,981 Oh Chartres, you're back. 540 00:42:00,981 --> 00:42:02,981 How did you manage to slip the guards? 541 00:42:02,981 --> 00:42:04,981 Oh, I persuaded them to release me into your custody. 542 00:42:04,981 --> 00:42:07,981 I refuse to take responsibility for you. 543 00:42:07,981 --> 00:42:09,981 However, this little one. 544 00:42:09,981 --> 00:42:13,981 Meet Madame Royale's Governess. 545 00:42:13,981 --> 00:42:16,981 (Duc de Chartres) You trust her with your child? 546 00:42:16,981 --> 00:42:18,981 (Marie Antoinette) I trust her with my life. 547 00:42:18,981 --> 00:42:19,981 (all giggle) 548 00:42:19,981 --> 00:42:22,981 (all fussing over baby) 549 00:42:22,981 --> 00:42:26,981 (Yolande) Oh, she is just beautiful. 550 00:42:26,981 --> 00:42:29,981 - (Marie Antoinette) Stop it. - (Duc de Chartres) It's true. 551 00:42:29,981 --> 00:42:31,341 (Marie Antoinette) No. it's not true. 552 00:42:31,341 --> 00:42:32,981 (Lamballe silently sobbing) 553 00:42:32,981 --> 00:42:34,981 (Duc de Chartres) She's got your mouth. 554 00:42:34,981 --> 00:42:37,981 (imperceptible conversation) 555 00:42:37,981 --> 00:42:39,981 (Duc de Chartres laughs) 556 00:42:41,981 --> 00:42:43,981 (sniffs) 557 00:42:43,981 --> 00:42:45,981 (silently sobbing) 558 00:42:48,981 --> 00:42:50,981 It's unbelievable. 559 00:42:51,981 --> 00:42:54,981 How could she let us down again? 560 00:42:54,981 --> 00:42:57,981 I doubt she was planning to, Ma. 561 00:42:57,981 --> 00:42:59,661 If she's anything like you, 562 00:42:59,661 --> 00:43:02,981 this is the beginning of a long line of Bourbon babies. 563 00:43:03,981 --> 00:43:05,981 We will hold off on Bavaria. 564 00:43:05,981 --> 00:43:06,981 Why? 565 00:43:06,981 --> 00:43:09,981 We can't rely on France to send us troops 566 00:43:09,981 --> 00:43:11,981 until our alliance is sealed. 567 00:43:11,981 --> 00:43:14,981 And we can't wait any longer. 568 00:43:14,981 --> 00:43:15,981 Prussia is closing in. 569 00:43:15,981 --> 00:43:17,981 On my territory. 570 00:43:17,981 --> 00:43:20,981 We can and we will. 571 00:43:20,981 --> 00:43:23,981 When do I get to make a decision around here? 572 00:43:23,981 --> 00:43:25,981 Not until I'm dead. 573 00:43:49,981 --> 00:43:52,981 (Theresa)Mercy has informed me 574 00:43:52,981 --> 00:43:53,981 of the new arrival. 575 00:43:53,981 --> 00:43:58,981 I implore you to stop wasting time, Toinette. 576 00:43:58,981 --> 00:44:03,981 I can't wait another eight years to deliver the Dauphin. 577 00:44:14,981 --> 00:44:17,981 I suppose there's a strange sort of comfort 578 00:44:17,981 --> 00:44:19,981 in knowing who your enemies are. 579 00:44:20,981 --> 00:44:23,981 (Louis-Auguste) They won't step out of line again. 580 00:45:11,981 --> 00:45:13,981 (townsfolk clamouring) 581 00:45:22,981 --> 00:45:23,981 Thank you. 582 00:45:31,981 --> 00:45:33,981 (woman) You're so beautiful! 583 00:45:39,981 --> 00:45:41,981 (woman)Ostrich Bitch! 584 00:45:53,981 --> 00:45:55,981 (officiant speaks in French) 585 00:45:55,981 --> 00:45:57,981 (baby cries) 586 00:45:58,981 --> 00:46:03,981 (Theresa)I am delighted that you named the child after me. 587 00:46:03,981 --> 00:46:08,981 But producing a daughter is like producing a mouse. 588 00:46:08,981 --> 00:46:11,981 It counts for nothing in diplomatic relations. 589 00:46:11,981 --> 00:46:16,981 It's time for you to do your duty to Austria, Toinette. 590 00:46:19,981 --> 00:46:23,981 (officiant chanting) 591 00:46:32,981 --> 00:46:33,981 (baby fussing) 592 00:46:34,981 --> 00:46:37,981 (officiant continues praying) 593 00:46:39,981 --> 00:46:41,981 (repeats officiant's words) 594 00:46:42,981 --> 00:46:44,981 (all speaking in French) 595 00:46:44,981 --> 00:46:46,981 (ominous music playing) 596 00:46:54,981 --> 00:46:58,981 (woman in flashback) Ostrich Bitch! 597 00:47:18,981 --> 00:47:20,981 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com