King Louis is furious at his ‘guard dog’ Fabien Marchal for failing to prevent or punish the increasingly frequent ‘brigand’ attacks on deliveries for the vast estate’s palatial construction and even on royal guests. It’s the work of the aristocratic conspiracy against the absolutist policy around the duke of Cassel, who meanwhile rages at his enforcer Montcourt for picking a wrong target and, worse, letting a girl escape who may identify him. Prince Philippe covers himself in glory during the war against Spain, but Louis concludes a discrete peace, claiming he mainly…