The Labyrinth

S2 E1: Louis has every reason to be happy - his palace is expanding and is admired the world over; and his troops are preparing to invade Holland and crush Guillaume d'Orange. However, he is still haunted by nightmares, and his paranoia grows, whilst his brother, Philippe, refuses to set foot back in Versailles. Louis finds strength and comfort in the arms of his favourite, Madame de Montespan, who is pregnant with their child, and whose influence continues to grow, much to the dismay of the King's entourage, and, in particular, the Queen, Marie-Thérèse, who is forced to suffer daily humiliation inflicted by Montespan. Louis, however, has much reason to be afraid: poisonings are rife in Versailles, murders are on the increase, and assassins remain at large without a trace. Louis allows a "wolf into the sheep-pen" when he welcomes the playwright Thomas into his Court to write the "official" history of Versailles.