I'm a jeweler from Paris called Boehmer.
Lady Marie Antoinette, I've asked for this audience...
because I was in urgent need of your help.
What I have here was actually commissioned by the previous King, Louis XV, to give to Mme. DuBarry.
But since the king died so suddenly, this was left without a buyer.
This necklace is so expensive that no one but the royal family could afford it, even if they want to.
As the Prosperous Queen of France, Your Majesty Marie Antoinette, no one but you can buy this!
How much is it?
1,600,000 Livres
1,600,000 Livres...
That's about $200 million dollars today.
Because of its outrageous price...
Antoinette gently suggested that she had no intention of buying it.
But this necklace would later get Antoinette into a deep and unexpected scandal.
The Rose of Versailles
Kusamurani namo shirezu
The flowers blooming in the wilderness
Saiteiru hana naraba
they are without names
Tada kaze wo ukenagara
A gentle breeze
Soyoide ireba iikeredo
makes them sway
Watashi wa bara no sadame ni umareta
My destiny is of a rose
Hanayakani hageshiku ikiro to umareta
Born to live in glory and passion
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Bara wa bara wa, Kedakaku saite
Roses, oh roses, blooming with dignity
Bara wa bara wa, Utsukushiku chiru
Roses, oh roses, withering with regret
Your Majesty, the Queen is here to see you.
I wonder what she wants?
What's wrong? Why are you acting so formal?
Your Majesty?
Yes?
I've come here to complain to Your Majesty...
about a vassal who audaciously kicked me in the stomach.
Kicked you in the stomach?!
You look so gay...
Why?
Can you possibly be...
be...
The Queen is with child!
Her Majesty is expecting a baby!!
~Episode 22 ~"The Necklaces Shines Ominously"
It's a boy, André!
The heir is finally born!
After the affair with and separation from Fersen...
Queen Marie Antoinette gave birth to the first Princess,
followed by the birth of the Crown Prince, Joseph, in 1781.
Now Her Majesty is the Mother of France both in name and reality.
Let's drink and celebrate, André!
Take me to anywhere you know for a drink.
Leave it to, Captain!
The City of Paris was gay.
Everyone was celebrating for Queen Antoinette.
That's what Oscar thought and felt, being affected by the heartfeltjoy.
Oscar did not realize at this point that the people were gay, but only for the moment.
She did not sense their true feelings...
nor their reality.
Drink, everyone, while you can.
Soon we have to carry guns instead of beers.
Drink, everyone, while you can.
Tasteless soup and heavy taxes, drink up all of it.
Call me when Joseph wakes up.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Now, Marie Therese, it's your turn now.
Let's go out to the garden.
We'll go to the south flower bed today.
Isn't the Queen here yet?
I'm sorry, it's time for the audience.
Please come to the audience room.
Audience with Wofold!
I have some property in Montparnasse by Belfort.
Because of the long rain, the harvest of grapes is poor this year.
Tax payments by the peasants are not going smoothly...
Next, please.
Yes.
Audience with Merviende.
Baroness Molliere...
Moving from the Place to the Villa?
Yes. If I stay here, I'll have no time to spend with my children because of my duties.
I don't know...
You're the only one who can hold audiences with nobles.
Please, Your Majesty.
Marie Antoinette moved from Versailles Palace to a small villa.
She despised the duties and rules at the Palace.
The Petit Trianon was a small cozy villa in within the vast Gardens of Versailles.
It was the best environment for the Queen to spend carefree time with her children.
Furthermore, only a limited number of close friends were allowed to visit it.
Thus, it virtually meant an end to audiences with Queen Marie Antoinette.
More and more nobles speak ill of the Queen these days.
Even after they spend 10 days or 20 days to come all the way from their provinces for an audience...
they're denied access to the Trianon.
Some complain aloud that the Queen has forgotten her gratitude...
for what the nobles have done for the royal family.
Stop, André!
I don't want to hear such things.
Have you seen her playing innocently with her children?
She shows a bright smile that I haven't seen for such a long time.
That itself is gratifying enough.
Austria
Schönbrunn Palace
What a fool, my daughter Antoinette!
She has forgotten and neglected her duties as the Queen...
and moreover, she has withdrawn to a villa!
Mother!
Mother, are you all right?!
Hang on, Mother!
It's all right, Joseph.
I don't need help.
My daughter...
Love thy people, and be loved in return!
The "Great Mother," Austrian Empress Maria Theresa...
died at the age of 63...
while she was still worried about the future of her daughter Antoinette.
Please write a letter of condolence to your brother in Austria, Emperor Joseph.
Count Mercy...
Yes, Highness?
It's strange.
I can't see the letters I'm writing clearly.
Mercy, what was the name of the river you can see from Schönbrunn?
I can't seem to remember...
Mother...
It's been 4 years already since I showed this necklace to the Queen.
I went not only to other parts of Europe...
but as far as Russia afterward...
but cannot find a buyer.
I have my pride as a jeweler.
I want the French Queen, Marie Antoinette, to buy it no matter what!
With her dignity and her beauty...
This necklace suits no one else but her!
But now that she's withdrawn to the villa,
we have no chance of talking to her.
I've heard that you're very close to the Queen.
And I came here to ask you to help me.
Would you please be able to tell the Queen?
I understand, Monsieur Boehmer.
I'll figure out a way.
If you could, my efforts are rewarded by coming here then.
Please come back again a week from now.
I'll go to the Trianon tomorrow and tell her what you wish.
Please give her my regards.
Jean, what are you thinking?
You've never been to the Trianon, and you've never spoken to the Queen.
Why don't you drink, too?
A toast to 1,600,000 Livres!
What is it, Jeanne?
Why did you call me out secretly to a place like this?
What?
Something nice, hmm?
Of course.
Have I ever brought you something bad?
Please...
This way.
What? There's a necklace that Her Majesty wants desperately?
You're talking too loudly, Cardinal Rohan.
The Queen has asked me to keep it absolutely secret.
Especially from the King.
His Majesty is opposed because of its extravagant price.
But Her Majesty has made up her mind.
She will pay 1,600,000 Livres on installment.
It shows her noble birth. Very decisive.
But there's one problem.
Collateral is needed for her installments.
Someone who is noble, wealthy, discreet, and can be trusted.
Her Majesty said there's no one else but Cardinal Rohan!
Wow!
There must be plenty of candidates to choose from.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime honor!
I'll do it!
I'll do it, Jeanne!
I, Cardinal Rohan, will guarantee her loan!
Marie Antoinette de France...
1,600,000 Livres paid by installment.
400, 000 Lives every six months for a 2 year period.
Marie Antoinette de France.
It's verified.
Cardinal Rohan, please sign.
Ah, yes.
Her Guarantor, Louis de Rohan.
Is this OK?
Yes, yes. Very well.
The deal is complete.
Lady Jeanne, please take care of delivering the necklace to the Queen.
I sure will.
Please tell her that I'll be waiting for her first payment?
I know.
Well, I must be going now.
Thank you for your work.
Thanks!
Cardinal Rohan? I'll go to Trianon now.
Ah, yes, yes.
Well, come to my mansion later tonight...
and tell me how delighted Her Majesty was.
Yes, yes.
Now, Nicolas, go to England and sell the diamonds!
Sell them separately, so they can't be traced.
Villette, you escape to Switzerland.
We'll be executed if your forged signature is discovered.
Jeanne, what about you?
I'll stay in Paris for a while.
We'll arouse suspicion if we all disappear at once.
What do you mean the Queen is not at Court?!
Please don't shout.
This is Versailles Palace.
What's wrong with shouting?!
The Court without the Queen is no longer a court for us nobles!
Please stop!
Otherwise, I'll have to ask you to leave the room.
Interesting!
Kick me out if you can!
I spent 2 weeks to come all the way from Loire.
I need royal mediation of a dispute with my neighbor landlord as soon as possible.
I heard that the Queen is indulging in boat rides and music in her villa!
It's enough to make fools of us to say we can't have an audience with her.
As I said, Home Affairs Minister will see you on that matter.
A Minister isn't good enough!
I want to directly speak to the Queen!
I'm the Royal Guard Regiment Commander Colonel Oscar François de Jarjayes.
SO WHAT?!
Please leave the room for today.
Leave me!
I can walk by myself!
Move!
Let him go.
Move, move!
Colonel, if you're a noble, you should understand, too.
The royal family needs the nobles, just as the nobles need the royal family.
If the royal family does whatever it wants, I don't care anymore!
I'll never come to Versailles again!
Never!!
Good work, everyone.
Return to your posts.
Yes, Ma'am!
Slowly but surely, the era was changing its course.
Not only among ordinary citizens...
but even among the nobles, some were starting to dislike the royal family.
England has finally recognized America's independence.
The expeditionary forces are starting to come back to Paris.
I thought I'd let you know, just in case.
Well, good night, Oscar.
André.
I'll go to the Trianon and offer my opinion to Her Majesty tomorrow.
It can be half the number as before, but to start the audience again.
Otherwise, she and nobles will be even further estranged.
Bon Soir.
Oh, Oscar!
I'm glad that you came to visit.
Why don't you come here more often?
I'd like to see you everyday, because it's you.
Thank you very much.
I really mean it, Oscar.
Oh, Marie Therese!
Oscar, did you want to tell me something?
Uh, no.
I've come here to see how Your Majesty is doing, since I haven't been here for long.
In that case, please make yourself at home.
Formalities are not necessary at all here at the Trianon.
Have a good time.
Yes, thank you very much, Your Majesty.
Oscar...
Yes?
It seems like the expeditions are returning.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Do you think he will come see me if he's returned?
It's been 2 years already.
Maybe it's because of the time that's passed.
I can think about him calmly.
Her Majesty became even more beautiful after she became a mother.
And, she's probably spending the best time of her life now.
Let's wait to offer my opinion until a little later.
Excuse me, Sir.
Could you tell me where Sèvres is?
I heard that it's near Versailles.
I have to deliver my war comrade's keepsake to his family.
You joined the American expedition?
Yes.
Don't worry.
Sèvres is near here.
We'll escort you.
André, let's drink tonight!
Take me to Paris.
It's a good idea to get drunk once in a while.
Don't worry, Oscar. Fersen will come back alive.
I looked up his name. At least, he's not on the casualty list.
What are you saying?
You suddenly...
Yo, Monsieur.
You really gulp it down.
How about another cup?
No thanks.
What? My wine's not good enough for you?
Hey, hey, Monsieur.
I'll take it instead.
I'm not talking to you!
Wow. The more I look at you, the more amazing you look.
What a beautiful soldier. Even Zeus would drool.
Now, drink, beautiful one.
Don't, Oscar!
"A beautiful soldier"?! Ha!
If you lay your greasy paws on me again, I'll re-arrange the features of your face.
You seem to be really rough tonight.
Eh, beautiful royal guard?
You're Robespierre.
Right.
It seems fate keeps bringing us together.
The last time, we were in Arras.
Right now, I'm a lawyer in Paris.
For the People.
For the People?
A royal guardsman?
That means he's a noble.
Why would such an elegant person come to our bar?
The sight of him makes me sick.
Kick him out! He's the Queen's dog!
Bernard, if you want to be an authentic news reporter, take a good look.
The people explode in rage at the mere sound of the word "noble."
Oscar, you were lucky that they didn't find out you're a woman.
But Oscar, I can tell.
No matter what uniform you wear, you're still a woman.
Your Majesty, there is a letter from a jeweler named Boehmer.
Boehmer the jeweler?
"As the contract states, please make the first payment."
First payment?
Contract?
I don't know what he's talking about.
This is silly.
Thatjeweler probably lost his mind after not being able to sell that necklace.
Yes, poor man.
And this?
You don't need to keep it.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The so-called "Diamond Necklace Affair" was about to begin.
Ai ga kurushimi nara
lf to love is to suffer
Ikurademo kurushi mou
I will take any suffering
Sore ga kimino kokoro ni
Until my love reaches
Itsuka todoku made
To your heart someday
Kimi wa hikari, Boku wa kage
You are the light while I am the shadow
Hanre rarenai futari no kizuna
We share a bond that can never be broken
Kurushimeba kurushimu hodo
The more pain I suffer
Ai wa, ai wafukamaru
the deeper is my love
Jeanne was arrested.
The Diamond Necklace Affair would have come to an end.
Yet the trial took unexpected turn with Jeanne's cunning words.
Appalled, Antoinette was further dismayed by people'sjeers.
Next episode on the Rose of Versailles:
"Cunning and Tough"
Next: Episode 23: "Cunning and Tough"
See you.