: Their relationship shifts as they find a new way to exercise influence within the court through the very rules Louis imposed to restrain them.

: Chief of Police Fabien Marchal works to dismantle a secret society serving William of Orange. He uncovers the fraud of the Pau ladies (including his lover, Beatrice) and discretely executes the poison monger and Beatrice's mother.

: Despite her diplomatic victory, Henriette returns to France feeling ill and collapses at a masked ball, hinting at a potential poisoning or serious illness.

: Her true identity and motives are revealed, leading to a deadly confrontation with Fabien in the woods.