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TV Channel Russia

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Written by Arif Aliev
Art director Vladimir Menshov

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Directed by Alexandr Baranov,
Ramil Sabitov Camera - Maxim Shinkorenko

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Production Designers
Sergey Vorobjev, Sergey Onipenko

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Music by Nikolai Rostov

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Make-up Artists
Marina Dedova, Ilona Levitskaya

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Leading Editor
Nadezhda Tarnovskaya

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Leading Producer
Alexei Kublitsky

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Producers - Alexandr Akopov
Ekaterina Efanova, Natalia Shneiderova

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Empress Elizaveta I - Yulia Aug

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Grand Duke Pyotr Fyodorovich,
Emperor Peter III - Alexandr Yatsenko

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Count Bestuzhev - Vladimir Menshov
Count Lestocq - Konstantin Lavronenko Count Razumovsky - Alexandr Lazarev (Jr.)

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Prince Saltykov - Rinal Mukhametov
Captain Orlov - Sergey Strelnikov

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Princess Johanna - Isabel Schosnig
Count Shuvalov - Nikolai Kozak General Apraksin -Vitaly Kravchenko

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Jemma - Elena Shamova
Pimen - Ivan Dobronravov Matrena - Svetlana Korchagina

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Prince Ponyatovsky - Aleksei Vorobyev
Brekdorf - Maxim Kerin Betskoy - Kirill Rubtsov

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Frederick II - Hartmut Krug
Mardefelt - Vitus Eisenach Chetardie - Patrick Roullier Rollin

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Nanny of Tsar Ivan VI -
Valentina Talyzina

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With Marina Alexandrova
as Ekaterina II

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EKATERINA

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Excuse me, Your Majesty;
there’s an urgent message.

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Empress Elisabeth has
declared war on Prussia.

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I asked not to disturb me on trifles
when I'm playing music.

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Maestro - Bach. Allegro.

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Alexei Petrovich, don't you think this peacock
bears a striking semblance to Ponyatovsky?

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Why bringing them together,
Ekaterina and this brainless Pole?

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You know very well it's
England standing behind him.

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Your Majesty, Russia has an
abundance of enemies and a deficit of friends.

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That's why a friendship of Her Highness with the future
King of Poles I consider favorable for Russia.

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And his connections with England
may become a trump card we'll be hiding in our sleeve.

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Well, Count, I was wrong to consider you a banal
intriguer. Time to bestow a king's status upon you.

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There's a letter for Your Highness.

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What an uneven handwriting?

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It's from
the Polish prince.

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Let's see whether my guess is right.

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I love you. I'll come at 7 in the afternoon
waiting near your doors until you bless me with your attention.

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Clear and laconic. What a childish behavior.

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Pyotr Fyodorovich, in Elizaveta Petrovna's will it is written that after her death

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Pavel Petrovich shall ascend the throne.
- Not you.

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So, it's Pavel.

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I anticipated something
like this. May you be mistaken?

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Alas, no.

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Under whose
regency will Pavel reign?

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I don't know. I hope Elizaveta
Petrovna will live a long life.

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I pray for her good health.

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But who’s the regent?

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I can't believe
it will be Bestuzhev.

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That awful old Bestuzhev.

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Or maybe my wife Ekaterina?
Or maybe you?

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In this case, you will be in no danger.

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What if Pavel ascends the throne?

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Then it will be the end.
Then what am I for?

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Don't think about it.
- How can I not think about it? I’m not a hero.

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Not everyone
can be strong and brave.

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I'm begging you - help me, save me.

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I can’t, Pyotr Fyodorovich, I
absolutely can't do this.

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If you don't help me,
I will write to Frederick.

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I'm against the war, I'm for the alliance of
Russia and Prussia against all of Europe.

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Should I become the Emperor,
I'll declare war against Denmark.

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Why Denmark?
Russia and Denmark have always been allies.

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Russians have never warred against
the Danes.

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I know the Danes; my mentor was Danish.

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They are cruel and sly.
They should be all destroyed.

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You wanted me to be sincere?
Very well.

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Your declaration
is half-baked.

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I would even call it outrageous.

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Guided by such thoughts,
one may bring awful tribulations upon Russia.

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This is what Elizaveta Petrovna
bore in mind fearing to pass the crown to you. Sorry.

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Her Highness does not receive visitors.

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What do you want, Your Excellency?

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Report I'm here, Mio Panna.

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Her Highness would hardly agree to talk
to the author of such a bold letter.

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My lady does not want
to see you.

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You follow your passions
and not your reason.

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You have nothing to fear?

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Not always.
But today I've lost my head.

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You are amusing.

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Why are you silent?

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Why talk when we may…

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May I?

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Should I reign,

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would you keep me from making mistakes?

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Not only me.

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There are some statesmen whose advice
even the Empress herself heeds.

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And one more thing,
Pyotr Fyodorovich.

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Please reconcile with Ekaterina
Alekseyevna. Pavel is your son.

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Can't you feel this?

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Yes, I can feel that you're right.
I felt something of the sort the other day.

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But I will not reconcile with her.

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Good morning, Your Highness.

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I ordered breakfast for just one person.

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I didn't dare without your permission…

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Don't worry, our guest
will partake of something.

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Arina, there is something
I’ve never asked you about.

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Then ask me.

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Does Count Shuvalov know everything I do?

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You're very kind to me, Your Highness.
How did you guess?

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You can tell Count
Shuvalov what you find necessary.

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I myself answer for my deeds.

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My dear friend, wake up.

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Have some coffee to feel refreshed.

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Why would I need coffee? I am refreshed.

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Like a cucumber.

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My darling Cucumber.

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Who spent the night with Her Highness?

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He didn't mention his name.

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Of course, did you expect
a report from him?

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How did Her Excellency address him?

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“My dear friend”.
“My darling Cucumber” in the moments of passion.

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So what should I write in my report?

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“Mr. Cucumber”? It is an extraordinary occurrence.

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After Count Saltykov, Her Highness
did not spend a night with anyone else.

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Yes, Sir. It's been long since she slept
with a man.

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So what should I write down?

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Grand Duke Ponyatovsky,
Polish Prince Stanislaw Augustus.

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Why didn't you report then?

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You said not to report about trifles but only
if there is some conspiracy, something presenting danger.

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That Polish boy is three years younger than her.

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Well, such is woman's nature.

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This boy serves to the British ambassador.
What did they talk about, verbatim?

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Your Majesty, I dared to disturb
you on a very important matter.

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Ekaterina Alekseevna is having
a liaison with Grand Duke Ponyatovsky -

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It is yet unknown if it has been his own
initiative or the will of the British Ambassador Williams.

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Listen, I absolutely do not care whose initiative it was.

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Shall we stop it or
let it go on?

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Alright, Count, let’s proceed like this:
let’s make no haste.

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We shall learn their true intentions.

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If situation demands it,

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we shall send Williams home.

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And Ponyatovsky as well.

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And of the girl
we can always take care.

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Matryona!

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Pimen!

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Lord, I missed you so much!

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How is your service?

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It depends. Listen, I need to tell you
something about Ekaterina Alekseyevna.

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It's very important. Remember my every
word and warn her without delay.

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What happened?

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The Empress threatens to lock Her Highness in a
convent, they are spying on her. She needs to…

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Am I interrupting? Pimen,
get back to your post.

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Is Her Majesty calling for me?

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God forbid. But she might at any
moment. On the double, I say!

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What was he going to tell you?

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Nothing special, Your Honor.

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Has this man of yours lost his mind?

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Babbling out State secrets, it calls
for a term in prison. Or even worse.

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So, what did he want to tell you?

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Yes, poor, poor Pimen.

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But I can forget about this
if you come to my chamber tonight.

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Do you know where my chamber is?

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Will you come or not?

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What for?

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You'll see.

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Very well. I will mention your invitation
to Ekaterina Alekseyevna.

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I hope she will let me come.

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You witch.
I will remember that...

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Your Highness, the Grand Prince is here.

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Ask him to wait for a minute.

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Pardon me, Pyotr Fyodorovich, I was asleep.

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There is no need to apologize;
after all, we are man and wife.

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I came to talk to you about Pavel.

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Is he alright?

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We were having a drill together today,
and I saw inclinations of a military leader in him.

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Yes, but I'm afraid his mentors
won't develop his endowments.

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He is surrounded by some old hags, French at that.

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They will raise him not as a man, but as a pantywaist.

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Do you think that Pavel does not receive
the due upbringing as the future Emperor?

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Exactly.

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Then talk to Elizaveta Petrovna.
Try to persuade her.

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In fact that's why I came. You talk to her.

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For some reason she is more fond of you than me.

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You're mistaken

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In any case, we should talk to
her together

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as Pavel's parents.

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If you wish so.

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Good night.

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I haven’t thought your husband
is such a caring father.

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Don't discuss my family matters with me.

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Your Majesty.

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Take a seat, my dear.

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I’ve been waiting for a while, my dear.

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I thought you would
guess it yourself, but...

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Then let me give you a hint of what I mean.

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Prince Ponyatovsky
Stanislaw Augustus.

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He calls himself the future
King of Poland.

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A loafer, a posture, and your lover.

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Tell me, my dear, have you forgotten
that you have a husband?

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My husband has entirely
forgotten that he has a wife.

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It seemed to me, you did not
care either how I fared.

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I don't care.

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- Anyway, he's off on his journey already.

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Who?

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Your Count Ponyatovsky.

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I see.

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Have you imagined
that I will bear with all this?

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But I bear with a lot of things.

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You’ve taken away my son, but still I smile at you.

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I bow to you and say sweet words.

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You have taken away everything from me.
My life is meaningless. And it’s your fault.

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I only intended to put you to order.

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In return, I heard accusations in a most impossible tone.

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Get out of my sight, my dear.

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I wish you all the best too, Your Majesty.

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Maybe I should send her away to a convent.
She is too impudent.

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We should reconcile them.

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And it's time for Pyotr Fyodorovich to take up military service.

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A war is on, My Lady.

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Stay seated.

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It fits you. Look how handsome you are.

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Pyotr Fyodorovich, I don't understand
why are you displeased?

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I made you a Premier Major;

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I commissioned you with the Imperial Guard of
Izmailovsky Regiment in the position of Platoon Commander.

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I kindly thank Your Majesty.

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But my status entitles me to command a battalion.

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Why did you
decree it in your own way?

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Pyotr, dear,

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it is not the Poteshny (toy) Regiment,
but a real one.

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Let you learn to command
over a platoon at first.

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You will serve together with your wife.

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That's all. Go away.

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I don't understand, are you glad or not?

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I'm glad, Auntie, very glad.

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In the regiment, we issue commands in Russian.

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The soldiers don't know German.

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Put it down, Brekdorf.

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The guardsmen obey
directly to the Platoon Commander,

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that is to you,

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and to the Regiment Commander,
that is to me.

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I will need to acquire a lot of skills.

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And here you practice
fencing skills, right?

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Yes, Sir.

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Would you like
to examine it?

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Lieutenant Grigory Orlov,
you’re under arrest!

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Stop it!

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Atten-tion!

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What's going on here?

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00:23:41,667 --> 00:23:43,291
He is under arrest.

238
00:23:43,291 --> 00:23:44,625
On whose order?

239
00:23:44,625 --> 00:23:48,625
On the order of Count Shuvalov,
the Chief of the Imperial Secret Police.

240
00:24:31,417 --> 00:24:33,625
Grigory Orlov visits damsels and ladies…

241
00:24:33,625 --> 00:24:38,625
- So?
- Several of them. Frankly, quite many of them.

242
00:24:39,417 --> 00:24:40,625
So what?

243
00:24:40,792 --> 00:24:43,625
A damsel turned out to be Count Shuvalov's mistress.

244
00:24:43,625 --> 00:24:47,166
Lieutenant Orlov tried to challenge
Aleksandr Ivanovich to a duel.

245
00:24:47,166 --> 00:24:50,375
- Well…
- Imagine a lieutenant challenging a general.

246
00:24:50,375 --> 00:24:52,500
Was there a duel?
- There wasn’t one.

247
00:24:52,667 --> 00:24:55,291
Grigory thumped Shuvalov on
the head not knowing who he was.

248
00:24:55,583 --> 00:25:01,041
And Shuvalov ordered his men
to cripple Grigory, but Grigory’s brothers interfered.

249
00:25:01,041 --> 00:25:03,291
So, there was a fistfight.

250
00:25:03,291 --> 00:25:06,417
Is Count Shuvalov the innocent party?

251
00:25:07,458 --> 00:25:10,458
The army is first of all about
discipline and subordination.

252
00:25:10,458 --> 00:25:16,375
She’s just a mistress, not a wife. For how long
has Lieutenant Orlov been in the regiment?

253
00:25:16,375 --> 00:25:18,667
He was enrolled 7 years ago.

254
00:25:18,667 --> 00:25:22,792
He gave a good account of himself
and enjoys respect.

255
00:25:22,792 --> 00:25:25,709
For a zealous service,
he has efficiency decorations.

256
00:25:25,709 --> 00:25:28,041
Then why is he still a lieutenant?

257
00:25:28,041 --> 00:25:32,291
Not enough years in grade. But you have
the right to promote him.

258
00:25:34,375 --> 00:25:39,792
Prepare the epaulets of...
a Staff Captain. Am I right?

259
00:25:39,792 --> 00:25:43,834
Your Highness, I'm afraid he won't need them anymore.

260
00:25:43,834 --> 00:25:47,417
Nobody easily returns
from Shuvalov's dungeon.

261
00:25:47,417 --> 00:25:52,208
Pyotr Fyodorovich,
we shall find a way to save the lieutenant!

262
00:25:54,959 --> 00:25:56,834
I don't know.

263
00:25:59,625 --> 00:26:01,625
How can we save him?

264
00:26:03,458 --> 00:26:05,375
I know how.

265
00:26:10,291 --> 00:26:12,291
Alexei Petrovich!

266
00:26:13,792 --> 00:26:16,583
Can I be of any help, Ekaterina Alekseyevna?

267
00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:19,166
Yes, you can.

268
00:26:20,083 --> 00:26:23,667
Yesterday a staff captain
of our regiment was arrested.

269
00:26:23,667 --> 00:26:27,291
The troops, including our regiment,
are leaving on a campaign tomorrow,

270
00:26:27,291 --> 00:26:35,583
and assistant of the platoon commander
has been thrown into the dungeon, and on no charges at that.

271
00:26:35,834 --> 00:26:39,125
Count Shuvalov won't be slow
in making up charges.

272
00:26:39,125 --> 00:26:43,625
Yes, I suspect some petty
vengeance being the case.

273
00:26:43,625 --> 00:26:47,458
What a base act and bad temper.

274
00:26:48,083 --> 00:26:53,583
I would offer you to turn
to Stepan Fyodorovich, for he is the Commander in Chief.

275
00:26:53,583 --> 00:26:57,625
If you manage to persuade him, the staff
captain will be released at once.

276
00:26:57,625 --> 00:26:59,291
Is Count Apraksin in Petersburg?

277
00:26:59,291 --> 00:27:05,250
Yes, he attends the Council.
But he’ll be leaving for Narva today; make haste.

278
00:27:10,291 --> 00:27:11,375
Stepan Fyodorovich...

279
00:27:11,375 --> 00:27:16,291
Ekaterina Alexeyevna, I'm too old to run;
my vivacious days are over.

280
00:27:16,291 --> 00:27:19,625
But you're right, every minute is precious.

281
00:27:19,625 --> 00:27:24,291
Count Shuvalov drags to the rack everyone
he catches in his spiderweb.

282
00:27:24,291 --> 00:27:25,834
Dear friend, hurry up.

283
00:27:25,834 --> 00:27:29,709
I would gladly end on
the rack for such a look…

284
00:27:41,792 --> 00:27:46,250
Stepan Fyodorovich – sadly,
I can see no grounds for Orlov’s release.

285
00:27:46,250 --> 00:27:48,583
What other grounds do you want?

286
00:27:48,583 --> 00:27:50,125
Most substantial ones.

287
00:27:50,125 --> 00:27:54,166
Tomorrow this officer will go to the war in
order to protect Her Majesty and his native country.

288
00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:58,500
And you, Count, will return in the rear.

289
00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:02,625
They will use bullets and sabers against him,
and you will be amusing leisure with your mistress.

290
00:28:03,583 --> 00:28:06,375
Why all this criticism?
Why say such things?

291
00:28:06,375 --> 00:28:08,834
To wake up your conscience.

292
00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:16,625
What do you need the knife for?

293
00:28:16,625 --> 00:28:19,291
Ah, there's an interesting trick, Stepan Fyodorovich.

294
00:28:19,291 --> 00:28:25,041
You make incisions on the man's arms and legs,

295
00:28:25,041 --> 00:28:29,166
and then you pull off the
skin like a stocking.

296
00:28:32,625 --> 00:28:34,959
What are you going to do?

297
00:28:35,625 --> 00:28:39,001
Once upon a time, a count comes to his mistress.

298
00:28:39,001 --> 00:28:42,667
She's lying naked, and officer's boots
are sticking from under the bed.

299
00:28:42,667 --> 00:28:45,834
The count takes the straight razor
and sharpens it against his belt.

300
00:28:45,834 --> 00:28:55,125
"Count, what are you going to do?"
"If those boots are empty, I'll shave."

301
00:28:58,583 --> 00:29:02,041
Release Staff Captain Orlov immediately.

302
00:29:20,291 --> 00:29:22,500
Bow down, brat.

303
00:29:39,375 --> 00:29:44,667
Hello, Petersburg! I’m free!

304
00:29:45,792 --> 00:29:46,709
Come on!

305
00:29:49,250 --> 00:29:51,291
It's a salute in Your Highness's honor.

306
00:29:51,291 --> 00:29:55,291
We should make it a tradition,
to shoot salvos at noon.

307
00:30:14,625 --> 00:30:18,001
Didn't I tell you not to drink toasts to all relatives?

308
00:30:18,001 --> 00:30:19,875
And I kept saying to lay off the drink!

309
00:30:19,875 --> 00:30:21,291
Did you?
-I did!

310
00:30:21,291 --> 00:30:25,917
Shut up, damn your mother!
- She’s your mother too, Brother.

311
00:30:32,125 --> 00:30:33,291
Gentlemen!

312
00:30:33,458 --> 00:30:37,834
Brothers, here she is,
my Empress!

313
00:30:38,208 --> 00:30:40,458
Is Grygory in love again?
- Bite your tongue.

314
00:30:40,458 --> 00:30:43,500
Please, accept gifts from ladies of the Court.

315
00:30:44,291 --> 00:30:48,208
Thank you, Your Highness,
- From the very heart.

316
00:30:48,667 --> 00:30:51,792
God will be your protector on the battlefield.

317
00:30:53,417 --> 00:30:55,458
May God help you.

318
00:30:55,959 --> 00:30:57,959
You're my savior.

319
00:31:01,291 --> 00:31:03,375
Ekaterina Alekseyevna, please meet
my brothers.

320
00:31:03,375 --> 00:31:06,792
Thank you, Your Highness,
for our Grishka!

321
00:31:07,125 --> 00:31:10,208
I'd have throttled him if he
died on the rack.

322
00:31:11,001 --> 00:31:12,834
And all of you are the Orlovs?

323
00:31:13,834 --> 00:31:17,458
Fully rely upon us, Your Highness.

324
00:31:19,125 --> 00:31:21,792
Get up and choose your presents.

325
00:31:21,792 --> 00:31:23,792
- Go get your gifts.

326
00:31:26,125 --> 00:31:27,834
And you...

327
00:31:28,250 --> 00:31:32,834
promise that you will come back alive.
I will be waiting for you.

328
00:31:32,834 --> 00:31:36,458
Your Highness, I can't promise you that,

329
00:31:36,458 --> 00:31:39,001
it's not in my power.

330
00:31:39,083 --> 00:31:41,291
Do you remember that I’ve saved your life?

331
00:31:42,458 --> 00:31:44,417
So now it belongs to me.

332
00:31:44,875 --> 00:31:47,458
You have no right to die.

333
00:31:49,583 --> 00:31:51,208
Ekaterina Alekseyevna,

334
00:31:51,709 --> 00:31:56,125
it would be utterly foolish of me to die now,
on the verge of my happiness!

335
00:31:57,291 --> 00:32:03,417
But war is war, it kills at random.

336
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,500
It kills foolish and clever ones,

337
00:32:07,500 --> 00:32:12,125
cowards and braves, because war is like this.

338
00:32:13,500 --> 00:32:18,250
Our regiment leaves tomorrow morning.

339
00:32:18,250 --> 00:32:21,250
Farewell,
Your Highness.

340
00:32:24,208 --> 00:32:26,667
Spring, 1757.

341
00:32:26,667 --> 00:32:32,583
Empress Elizaveta Petrovna orders her army
to move toward Russia’s western borders.

342
00:32:32,583 --> 00:32:38,041
War breaks out in Europe, with Russia facing off against Prussia.

343
00:32:50,709 --> 00:32:53,375
The Russian Army is in disarray.

344
00:32:53,375 --> 00:32:56,417
We are waging the war successfully:

345
00:32:56,792 --> 00:33:05,001
we have annexed Saxony, seized
Prague, and now France is withdrawing its troops.

346
00:33:05,375 --> 00:33:11,709
We should use this opportunity to sign
a treaty with England against Russia.

347
00:33:11,709 --> 00:33:13,792
How are the
things about England?

348
00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:17,834
The English
need an excuse.

349
00:33:17,834 --> 00:33:25,792
If we find good enough grounds,
the whole Europe will join our spread to the East.

350
00:33:25,792 --> 00:33:28,041
What do you suggest?

351
00:33:28,041 --> 00:33:35,375
To demand the release of the former
Emperor Ioann Antonovich with all his family.

352
00:33:35,667 --> 00:33:37,667
They are of German blood.

353
00:33:38,959 --> 00:33:41,625
We shall put forward an ultimatum:

354
00:33:42,875 --> 00:33:46,667
to immediately release the legitimate Emperor
Ioann Antonovich from the fortress.

355
00:33:46,667 --> 00:33:50,375
Let him take the place he
is entitled to by the right of birth.

356
00:33:50,375 --> 00:33:55,083
I'm afraid, Ioann Antonovich won't
live long after the ultimatum.

357
00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:57,041
Don't be afraid.

358
00:33:57,041 --> 00:34:04,250
The murder of Ioann Antonovich will be
good grounds to destroy the imperial dynasty.

359
00:34:04,250 --> 00:34:09,000
We shall try and execute the Romanovs.

360
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,001
There are not so many of them left:

361
00:34:12,001 --> 00:34:16,583
the Empress, Pyotr Fyodorovich, and his son Pavel.

362
00:34:17,291 --> 00:34:19,625
The tree has withered.

363
00:34:20,208 --> 00:34:25,375
Pyotr Fyodorovich
remains your devotee.

364
00:34:25,375 --> 00:34:37,667
If he ascends the throne, Russia
will become a long-standing ally of Prussia.

365
00:34:37,667 --> 00:34:39,583
No exceptions for anyone.

366
00:34:40,041 --> 00:34:43,375
Because of irregular
delivery of provision and fodder,

367
00:34:43,375 --> 00:34:47,208
Apraksin can't continue hostilities in Prussia.

368
00:34:47,959 --> 00:34:52,417
The road is destroyed along
dozens of miles both ways.

369
00:34:52,417 --> 00:34:55,625
He can't reach Koenigsberg.

370
00:34:55,625 --> 00:34:58,417
The longer the war is,
the more means will be spent.

371
00:34:58,417 --> 00:35:00,250
Isn’t it true?

372
00:35:01,458 --> 00:35:05,583
Do you understand we should finish the war by autumn?

373
00:35:07,583 --> 00:35:09,417
A letter from King Frederick.

374
00:35:17,041 --> 00:35:19,208
He is seeking peace?

375
00:35:26,917 --> 00:35:28,583
It's an ultimatum!

376
00:35:29,500 --> 00:35:31,250
That rogue!

377
00:35:31,834 --> 00:35:36,458
He demands that we release
Ioann Antonovich from Schlusselburg.

378
00:35:36,458 --> 00:35:42,458
But we shall state categorically
that Ioann Antonovich died in his infancy.

379
00:35:42,458 --> 00:35:46,792
We'll invite the ambassadors
and will show them his grave.

380
00:35:46,792 --> 00:35:52,250
We'll bring Duke Anton Ulrich
to Petersburg together with his family,

381
00:35:52,250 --> 00:36:00,208
and he will announce that his son
died seventeen years ago.

382
00:36:00,208 --> 00:36:02,625
And he should refuse
to return to his homeland.

383
00:36:02,625 --> 00:36:08,375
I'm more interested how Frederick came to know
about where we keep our secret prisoner.

384
00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:09,875
Investigate into this.

385
00:36:09,875 --> 00:36:11,458
As you wish, Your Majesty.

386
00:36:11,458 --> 00:36:16,000
I am indifferent to the ultimatums
of this impudent sodomite.

387
00:36:16,917 --> 00:36:19,667
God is my witness, I did not want this to happen.

388
00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:23,291
But I have no other choice.

389
00:36:25,291 --> 00:36:27,792
Ioann Antonovich has to die.

390
00:38:06,625 --> 00:38:10,417
Nanny, my dear Nanny...

391
00:38:24,250 --> 00:38:27,250
We observe all procedures in silence.

392
00:38:27,458 --> 00:38:30,125
The prisoner didn't hear from
us a single word uttered.

393
00:38:30,125 --> 00:38:32,166
How do you communicate then?

394
00:38:32,166 --> 00:38:35,792
By gesturing,
Your Majesty, and urging him

395
00:38:35,792 --> 00:38:37,583
like a dog, only without saying his name.

396
00:38:37,583 --> 00:38:42,917
Sometimes we punish him when he disobeys,
but we inflict no bodily damage.

397
00:39:10,001 --> 00:39:12,375
What would be Your Majesty's orders?

398
00:39:13,417 --> 00:39:15,834
Carry on with your duty.

399
00:39:30,667 --> 00:39:36,291
You will report to me directly;
I'll warn the secretary.

400
00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:42,792
Should someone else ascend the throne,
you'll start reporting to that person.

401
00:39:52,834 --> 00:39:54,375
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

402
00:39:54,375 --> 00:39:56,375
Is there a doctor?
- Yes.

403
00:39:56,375 --> 00:39:59,083
- Be quick!
- Your Majesty...

404
00:40:02,001 --> 00:40:07,625
There is no need of a
doctor. Take me home.

405
00:40:17,834 --> 00:40:18,667
Simeon.

406
00:40:18,667 --> 00:40:20,792
What? What is it, my Lady?

407
00:40:20,792 --> 00:40:22,834
I'm here, My Lady. What is it?

408
00:40:22,834 --> 00:40:26,792
The Holy Annointing...

409
00:40:32,041 --> 00:40:34,208
Bring Father Simeon.

410
00:40:43,792 --> 00:40:45,417
Your Highness,

411
00:40:47,959 --> 00:40:49,625
you are summoned to the Council.

412
00:40:50,001 --> 00:40:53,458
Can it be that I'll hear the glad tidings today?

413
00:40:53,917 --> 00:40:56,166
Am I the Emperor? Say “yes”.

414
00:40:57,041 --> 00:41:00,291
I can't go against the truth.
You are not the Emperor.

415
00:41:01,417 --> 00:41:03,375
But hasn't my aunt died?

416
00:41:03,834 --> 00:41:05,834
Your Highness, you worry me.

417
00:41:06,417 --> 00:41:09,375
Or maybe you know
something that I don't know?

418
00:41:09,375 --> 00:41:12,083
Though, you can't know anything
because you were asleep.

419
00:41:12,792 --> 00:41:15,709
I'm the Emperor! She is dead!

420
00:41:16,041 --> 00:41:17,917
I'm the Emperor!

421
00:41:17,967 --> 00:41:22,517
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