Le nouveau régime

S2 E8: Louis is determined to regain control over his palace and his life. He begins by ending his relationship with Montespan. Humiliated in front of the Court, she decides the unthinkable: if God has forsaken her, then it's to the Devil she must now turn. Palatine falls gravely ill, leading to fears she has been poisoned. But these fears are lifted when her diagnosis is revealed: she is pregnant. The Duke of Cassel, poisoned by Sophie, dies a slow and lingering death. Knowing he is on borrowed time, he reveals to Louis Thomas' true intentions. Gaston's misdoings backfire on him when the Maquet's, ruined by his blackmail, put an end to his days within the walls of Versailles. Fabien agrees to return into the King's service, determined to avenge Claudine's death and to finally put an end to the Poison Scandal.