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Only you understand my yearning.

Only you, Rohan, know my heart.

My queen.

I am the servant of your every desire.

I will make the necklace yours.

Someone approach his majesty.

Don't break up the diamond necklace.

I've found a buyer.

Dear Axel, Dr. Brunier says the baby is doing marvelously, and so am I.

It was an easy birth, and he seems to be the easiest child.

Louis is very pleased with him, but I can't bear not to see you.

Come when you can.

She just can't help herself.

I think she's looking quite nice.

The King!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

That

dress

is awful.

She's painted in her underwear.

That's so inappropriate.

Take it down.

Take it down.

No one else sees it.

Louis.

We return to their sign now.

Now.

The gift that keeps on giving.

We don't need plot against Louis. He's dragging down his reign all by herself.

You're too modest.

You've been using your new fortune to help things along.

May have funded a small print run about her by St. Louis. I think you went

further than that.

Well, places to be.

I thought we could dine together.

Well, if you stuck for company, it was always your wife.

A protest at St. Louis.

Bloody pig's heads and burning horse muck.

I'd love to shove Orleans' face in it.

Very tempting prospect, sir.

Did I make a mistake bringing my cousin back into the vault?

No, I don't think you had a choice, but we do need to step up our surveillance

of the Palais Royal.

And I will do my best at the Household Committee meeting, but perhaps you might

advise the Queen to be more careful.

We don't need to give anyone more ammunition.

Oh, and the delegation from the Parliament has arrived to discuss the

the new loan. We can wait.

That'll be all.

The Household Committee has permanently removed your new portrait from public

view. That's ridiculous.

Yes, it's a fuss about nothing.

Welcome, Your Majesty.

The Household Committee is charged with preserving royal standards. There is

concern that your recent official portrait was ill -advised. For ordinary

subjects to see their queen in a garment of that nature is...

Gentlemen. Paris looks to me to set trends.

Gentlemen, gentlemen, if you please.

A royal portrait must transmit authority.

A replacement will be committed by a different artist.

And the committee will have ideas about how you may present yourself.

How else do I?

Now we'll bring them to the committee in due course.

I understand that you don't like these people, but we have

to listen to them. I am not going to be dictated to by a bunch of gout -riddled

old farts. You must adhere to etiquette for once. The point is to change all

that. Madam, you just don't understand. No, don't mad at me.

Are you listening?

I've just been scolded by your household committee.

I'm the Queen of France. Yes, you are the Queen of France.

But that inappropriate portrait can clue the marriage of Figaro. You are

spoiling the reputation of the crown.

Ask anyone who's been to the Palais Royal.

Orléans is dragging your name through the mud.

Why do you care what he says?

Do you have any idea how dangerous it is to be hated?

Thank you for your support.

Gentlemen, settle down! Settle down!

With respect, Necker's financial report forecasted an annual surplus of 12

million. Are we to understand that this year alone, His Majesty has spent the 12

million livres surplus on top of the 24 million borrowed from the discount bank,

and he now requires another loan from Parliament?

It is not for the King to justify his expenses, my love.

Apologies.

We simply require some clarification.

We are exploring a new approach to stimulate economic growth.

Precisely.

The coffers are quite well. My financial controller assures me he has it all in

hand.

Now, you may approve my loan.

Dearest Cardinal, please forgive me for leaving our meeting in the garden so

abruptly.

We must be discreet.

My acquisition of Saint -Cloud attracted vicious criticism.

So no one must know that I plan to purchase the necklace.

I will write again shortly with further instructions.

Crazy bitch pulls it off.

Do you mean me or our fake queen, Nicole?

What if she rats you out?

She won't.

She thinks Courtier's hired her to play a trick on the Cardinal.

I thought the scammer in Belize was smart.

Genius. We don't have the necklace yet.

It's a detail.

It's in the bag.

And you, my dear, are about to pull off the crime of the century.

You should come visit us.

On the farm.

Yes, the farm.

I tell you what, you should get some more dreams.

Something stronger.

On me.

Country life.

I... elect a liability.

He's loyal.

For now.

Oh, you've gone too far with him.

He really thinks that you're his bestest friend.

He says I'm not.

Sooner or later, he'll see the real you.

And he'll squeal.

It's easy to hear him what he did to me.

It's kinder.

I've never been here before.

Filthy.

Can you clear this off?

Antoinette, don't. The Misadventures of Marie Antoinette starring Nicole

DeVille. Antoinette.

But not the king of France.

I want to paint your portrait.

Like that?

I shall complain.

Tell everyone not to go to that sordid little cesspit.

No, he was right.

He's dressed.

Because of me.

Does he confide in you?

We speak sometimes in the nursery.

Does he ever tell you?

He's ashamed of me.

Never. Not once.

I can tell him you don't mean any harm.

Help him see your point of view.

Perhaps. But I need to make some serious changes.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

I'm beginning to believe it does.

My dear Rohan, when the contract is signed and returned to me, we can

the purchase.

Yes, of course.

But remember, if any person raises the matter with me in public, I will deny

knowledge of the necklace.

Wait.

It's like they're singing to you.

Ready?

You hear it?

Governor Zahoy.

We're listening to the sea.

And charting the epic voyage of La Perouse.

Sounds fun.

He's going to Chile, then the Sandwich Island, Alaska, America, provisional

stops along the way, and then on to Asia.

How wonderful. But now I'm afraid the children must set sail for their baths.

And

I

hear you're off on your own adventure?

Yes. I'm going to see the progress of the new harbour at Shell.

It's hardly an epic voyage.

It's probably the closest I'll ever get.

The journey will allow me to take the temperature of the country, so... And

lovely to be away from both of you for a while.

You should come.

We depart this afternoon.

I'm sorry. It was a silly suggestion. No, no, no.

I would like to.

Really? Yes.

I've invited Jolande on our trip to Cherbourg. I thought you might like some

time to yourself to make those changes you mentioned at the Petit Trianon.

Well, I shall try not to be lonely.

You better go and pack.

Cool.

I don't know why I invited her. It just came out. That's fine.

I'm sorry for shouting.

Well, you were right.

People look to their monarchs for stability.

I have undermined that by appearing so frivolous and foolish.

Not foolish.

So, by the time you return, I will have regained my image as your beloved queen.

What is this? What's going on?

Margarita's moving in.

Mar... What will people think?

I imagine they won't care.

I care.

Have you asked my brother's permission?

Oh, no.

I'll... Ask him right away. Louis?

Yes?

Oh, can Marguerite move in? Yes, of course. How charming.

Happy?

What about us?

There is no us.

I mean, there never has been.

Sign here. I will sign on behalf of the purchaser.

Do not ask, for I cannot tell.

Let's just say these are jewels fit for a queen.

I knew it. Who else could afford such a piece? You mustn't tell anyone.

And she will not acknowledge the purchase publicly.

I understand.

Good. An acquisition of this magnitude could put her in an uncomfortable

position.

I'm not getting close to the count. Look at all the guns.

Laris Argentat.

Their technical name?

Said to trap salient souls.

Their cry is a dead man's cry.

That's cheerful.

You know, I've never seen the sea.

I've read about it.

Imagined it.

My older brother and I were sickly children.

Stayed inside.

But now I'm well and I'm king and I'm still inside.

Not today?

No.

Marguerite is a bad influence.

She has to go.

Navigating the vast ocean of life, finding companionship in a friendship

that is more precious than precious and rare, precious and

rare, than all the diamond in the world.

That's beautiful.

Get up. No, I mean it. You're so good with words.

Well, there's plenty more where that came from.

Give it to him tonight after you get the necklace. It should buy us more time.

Hey, what are you doing?

Getting rid of the draft we made.

Burn it.

Throw all the evidence.

I have missed you so much.

These past months without you felt like years.

I went to the Palais Royal.

I wanted to see for myself.

These people don't know the first thing about you. They know I am an adulteress.

I need to make some changes

and

I am one of them

My father's been pestering me to get married.

I'll write and tell him to find me a wife.

Axel, don't think badly of me.

Never.

Majesty, a gift from the villagers, a local delicacy.

Farmer's pate.

This is the most delicious thing I've ever eaten.

They seem to like me.

What's not to like?

Seems I am more popular than my wife.

That's treason to attack a king.

The critics find a scapegoat.

Usually the royal mistress.

But you don't have a mistress, so... Antoinette gets it instead.

The new official portrait will be stately.

Classically inspired, royal colours, limited jewels.

Seated, of course.

So we'll hate everything about it.

The committee will love it.

Excellent vision, Majesty.

Now, how about your hair?

Stop pretending, Leonard.

We both know what's there.

Ah, everyone's got it.

It's the large pin, see, Paul? Cut it.

Ta -da!

Voila.

Tomorrow the court will see a whole new queen.

It's perfect.

I understand that the formalities have been completed.

The necklace will be collected by my personal guard.

Do not entrust it to another.

Do this for me, Rohan, and you will be in my favour forever.

Bills. And the first installment?

Four hundred thousand?

The purchaser will send it by return.

You may deliver the item to your mistress.

No, it will travel with my own guard.

It's this guard or none.

The purchaser insists.

This is the most expensive necklace in the world. And she is the Queen of

France. What she wants, she gets. And she wants him to deliver the necklace.

If your men make the delivery, everyone will know she has bought something.

Be on your way.

Be sure to send your mistress our personal regards.

Come straight back with the Queen's first payment.

I'll wait up. Yes, Your Eminence.

Her Majesty wants me to give you this.

Sorry, kid.

The traitor!

What happened?

Lamont said you bottled it and ran off.

Do you know what?

Don't believe a word he said.

He knocked me out.

What's going on?

He attacked me.

Did you?

No. No.

Get out.

Jeanne, please, tune me.

Get out!

Don't touch her!

I was going to wait till we got back to London.

I guess I'll just kill you now instead.

Only child.

I was never very good at sharing.

You're a dead man walking.

Dear me.

You're a dead man walking, Valette!

Perfect.

He's so... That dress is horrendous.

What on earth does she think she is?

How boring.

They're just not used to seeing you in something so conservative.

No matter what I change, I will always be wrong.

What about this?

Burn it.

Washed paper.

Where'd you get it?

The Queen's boudoir, darling.

I heard a note and it would come in useful.

Right then.

Let's be having them.

Hurry up.

We need to get to the port.

Only guilty people run.

And Jeanne de Valois isn't guilty.

Anyway, no one even knows the necklace is missing.

Not yet.

When the Queen doesn't cough up the cash, you'll be the world's most wanted.

There's no evidence to connect me to any of this.

Yes, but when it's publicly exposed as a con... It won't be.

When Rohan works it out, he'll be so embarrassed, he'll use his riches to

his mistake.

Boma gets his one and a half million, and only we will know the truth.

And Rohan.

He won't tell us all.

And we won't have to hide.

We can have our happily ever after back in London.

No. I belong at Versailles.

We're staying.

That's suicide.

Living and feeding and rotting in London with you.

That's suicide.

You'll need to flip the diamonds fast before they know they're missing.

My price contact. You say I sent you.

Oh, sorry, I don't know, I didn't mean to interrupt.

Knitting?

For the children of the poor fallen women.

Oh.

You're not pleased with my efforts?

I'm sorry.

I will leave you to your charity.

What's wrong?

Nothing. You think it's... It is

humiliating.

And ugly. No, it is not ugly. Look at me.

Sometimes they love you, and sometimes they hate you, and none of it has

anything to do with you.

The only solution is to please oneself and tosh to the rest.

Remember, you are the mother of France.

How do you feel about group portraits?

Nine caissons in position.

Thirty -one to go.

Tremendous.

So I had hoped we would get a little closer to the sea.

This is the best vantage point, Majesty.

Yes.

Yes, of course.

It really is excellent work, don't you agree, Doctor?

You look pale.

Let's get you warm.

This will be a fine legacy.

Once the harbour is built, Britain will never dare to invade.

All that war and what did we gain?

Tobago?

And an ocean of debt.

But I've seen enough.

You were right.

We must extend the taxes, the clergy and mobility must pay their way.

Back to Valkai.

We have work to do.

You're very quiet.

Are you still feeling ill?

No, I'm fine.

What's happening?

I asked the driver to stop before we turned inland.

I want one last look at the sea What are

you

doing? Hurry up!

Well, I think... Well,

what do you think of the sea?

Love the sea, thank you.

Turn around.

You know, there is a solution, Santa, and it's on popularity.

What?

What?

You can make me your mistress.

We could protect each other.

You would gain respect for your prowess. I would expand my influence.

And the crimes Antoinette is blamed for would become mine overnight.

You don't even have to touch me.

I could just come up to your rooms occasionally and play a round of PK.

That my wife is punished for my affairs.

But... If I can be a good king, the people will love us both.

You will always have my protection.

But I can't take a mistress.

It's not who I am.

I know.

And I admire you for it.

Now, come on.

Let's go home.

They should send you to war.

Who needs cannons when you have Croquet Lambeau?

You look amazing.

Give me a go.

Actually... Wait.

For you.

Lovely.

What did I do to deserve this?

Now, I know it's simple, but I

wanted to show my new friend how much I appreciate her.

This means more to me than you can imagine.

You should... What?

You should give up your home in Paris.

Move to Versailles full time.

I can find you an apartment near mine.

I would love that.

I just have one tiny spot of business to do first.

Can you stop pacing?

You're interrupting the energy flow.

The Queen's guard should have been here days ago.

It doesn't make sense. I've searched the whole palace looking for that guard.

He's nowhere.

The court jeweler is here again, asking about the first installment.

Tell him I'm not here.

If your patron hasn't delivered the money by tomorrow, I will have to visit

myself!

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules, gentlemen.

Now, I'm sure you agree, rectifying the royal image is of utmost urgency.

Her Majesty has read our dossier of recommendation?

Oh, no. It was very long.

Ridiculous.

Gentlemen. Gentlemen. I appreciate your concern.

But I must politely remind you that I do not need your approval.

Desire it.

Respect it.

Perhaps. But I answer only to my husband.

And to God. As such.

I have decided to retain Vigée Le Brun as my official portrait object.

May I present to you the Mother of France, a queen in

service of her country and her future.

I will, of course, show the committee the finished piece before it is

And, of course, Her Majesty.

They captured everything.

Welcome home. Thank you.

What's this?

A dossier of treachery.

While you were away, Provence uncovered a spy.

Where did you find this traitor?

In my wife's bed.

She mustn't know it came from us.

Well, I will w the evident and issue a letter.

Thank you, brother.

No.

You are transformed, madam.

Into the queen France deserves, I hope.

How strong he looks.

The committee was quite pleased.

The queen in her most royal duty.

Mother of France.

Exactly.

I'm proud to be her.

And I am proud of you.

I can be real with you.

Louis, there's something I need to tell you. No.

I know that you love another.

Neither of us know what the future might hold.

We must seize happiness.

Wherever it's found.

Please. It's alright.

A gift from the villagers in Normandy.

Oranges? A precious commodity. They must think a lot of you.

What kind?

What's this?

Farmer's pate.

Thank you. I would hold off on the thanks until you've tried it.

It is without a doubt the worst thing I've ever tasted.

Excuse me, sorry.

Oh, a friendly face at last.

Are we still friends?

I hardly see you anymore.

Oh, God, save me.

Come, sweet Cardinal.

Share your burden.

I... I have a dreadful confession to make.

I've been robbed by one of the Queen's guards.

What did he take?

A diamond necklace.

The diamond necklace. The diamond necklace?

But how?

How did... The queen tasked me with secretly obtaining the item from the

jeweler, which I did.

But then I gave it to her guard, and he disappeared.

You entrusted the world's most expensive necklace to a guard?

Well, you said he was a special guard.

Oh, I see.

So now the queen waits in vain.

for her necklace and the jeweler for his payment.

And you are in the middle like a prize plum.

I imagine they're both furious at you.

I just got back in the queen's favor when she finds out about this. No, she

can't. She'll think you're an imbecile.

I know.

If you want to save faith, I think there's only one solution.

I'll pay the jeweler the money.

Exactly.

That's a lot.

But you were one of the richest men in France.

I was.

But it's gone.

How?

Houses.

Jewels. Cagliostro.

The poor fallen women.

But I have a plan.

Hire a spy to hunt down the thief and the necklace.

And when the brigand is delivered to me, I will see him hang.

I hear congratulations are in order.

Who is the lucky lady?

To be decided, my father sending portraits.

You can't do this.

Louis, you can't.

Evidence was brought to me by reliable sources.

Marguerite is a friend of the Palais Royal and of Beaumarchais.

There is reason to believe she is spying for Orléans.

Who taught you these lies?

You know I can't... I have a right to know.

Was it Provence? No.

No.

I will not tell you the names of my spies, madame.

This is about the libel I drew.

You've been waiting all this time for your revenge. Done.

She has been returned to her husband in Lille.

He was my only happiness.

I must know my enemies.

Then you must know you've made another in me.

I've spent a week trying to convince the public their queen is respectable.

And here I am.

Our love is respectable.

Even Louis has given it his blessing.

off now.

Happy ever after.

He's probably jealous.

Well, I never had any issues with your extracurriculars.

I just miss my partner in crime.

He won't get away with this.

Go on. Wouldn't it be terrible if stories got out about the king's erratic

behavior?

Pardon?

Becoming melancholic?

Paranoid?

All it would take is a little push.

And when people think he's unfit to rule? He would be forced to hand me the

crown. And when you take control of the throne, then you'll bring Marguerite

back.

You have my word.

The queen's guard gave you these?

The special guard.

These are forgeries.

Someone has pretended to be the queen to deceive you into obtaining the

necklace.

That's ridiculous. These letters are from the queen. You've been deceived.

We are two solitary ships navigating the vast ocean of life.

Finding companionship in a friendship that is more precious and rare than all

the diamonds in the world.

Never doubt me, Cardinal. For I have put my good name in your hands.

You see, my husband and I have many enemies.

Perhaps I encourage them with my foolish behavior.

But I'm a weak woman.

Powerless to resist ripperies and fantasies.

And so I must proceed in secret, indulging my desires behind closed

hiding my sins from the world.

Well.

Good night.

I must see the Queen.

Immediately.

It's about a diamond necklace.