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The Duchess with the Scalpel
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00:03Your grace, please! Send for the family doctor!
00:10My lady is with child and burning with fever. If this goes on, she will die. I beg you!
00:28Darling, what's all that noise outside?
00:30Who else? Your dear Duchess.
00:34Don't mention her. I married her only for her father's sake.
00:40Prince Alaric owes my parents a blood debt, and his daughter shall repay it.
00:45She is still your lawful wife.
00:47And carries your child in her belly.
00:50Child? She drugged me and forced that child on me. I wish I had never touched her.
00:57The only woman fit to bear my children is you.
01:03Your grace, let me deal with her.
01:18Please tell his grace my lady needs a doctor at once.
01:24You want a doctor? Then go find one yourselves.
01:28In a storm like this? You would send us out alone?
01:36The Duke said, if you had not drugged him, he never would have touched you.
01:42Just looking at your face makes him sick.
01:45And one more thing.
01:46I was never pregnant a year ago.
01:49You knelt in that chapel all night for a child that never even existed.
01:53You are dying, aren't you?
01:55When you die, he will marry me.
02:14My lady!
02:25Kale, I didn't know you despised me this much.
02:30But I won't cling to you anymore.
02:32I have no strength left.
02:35My lady! My lady!
02:38Surgery queen, where the hell are you? The party's waiting on you.
02:41That last surgery took 12 hours. I'm dead tired.
02:45I heard about it. The impossible case, right?
02:48In a field ruled by men, you became the best surgeon of them all.
02:52I seriously worship you.
03:03Wait, did I travel to the past?
03:06This feels like the memory of the original owner of this body before she died.
03:11My child.
03:12May this little soul rest in peace and find eternal joy in heaven.
03:17The service is complete.
03:18I remember now.
03:20This is one year before the original owner's death.
03:23The day Lilith faked her pregnancy and framed her for causing the miscarriage.
03:27In her last life, her husband forced her to kneel all night and pray for a child that never even
03:33existed.
03:36Since I've taken over her body, I'll live her life properly.
03:40And I'll make every last one of them pay.
03:42Elevin, the donation book is here. Sign your name.
03:46You will set up a mass fund for this child.
03:48And from this day on, you will come to this chapel every month to pray for him.
03:52Do not cry.
03:54We can have another child.
03:57Tonight, you will kneel here.
04:00Pray for that child's soul and repent for what you have done.
04:05In the house of God, forcing your lawful wife to repent for an infant who has never entered into the
04:11parish register goes against church rule.
04:13Duchess, if you do not want to pray for my child, you can simply say so.
04:19My child never even had the chance to be born.
04:22But then again, what kindness could I expect from the daughter of a man drenched in blood?
04:32Elowen, enough.
04:33Stop making a scene.
04:35I will deal with you outside.
04:40Do not touch me.
04:41You disgust me.
04:51I will not sign that.
04:53If there is nothing else, I am leaving.
04:59Is this another one of your games?
05:01Let me make this clear.
05:03Your father killed my parents.
05:05I will never forgive you.
05:06Never!
05:11This is supposedly the funeral of your mistress's unborn child.
05:15And yet all you can think about is whether your wife wants your attention.
05:22And you, Miss Lilith, were you ever pregnant at all?
05:33What nonsense are you speaking?
05:36Is this how Prince Alaric raised his daughter?
05:39To defy her husband before God?
05:40Instead of lecturing me on obedience, your grace, perhaps you should ask Miss Lilith where the child's body is.
05:49Duchess, what are you saying?
05:52Do you truly think I would lie about my own child?
05:55This is St. Candle Chapel.
05:57The only woman here with the right to speak is the lawful Duchess of Blackthorne.
06:03A mistress with no place in the parish has no right to interrupt me.
06:07So tell me, Lilith, where is the child's body?
06:10Why has no one ever seen it?
06:11I'm straight.
06:12Church law is clear.
06:13Even an unborn child must be entered into the parish record and witnessed by a priest before burial.
06:19If you want me to kneel here and pray, then show me the body.
06:23Father Damaso, bring the register.
06:26As Duchess, I have every right to know this child's record and where the body is.
06:31Your grace, it seems this child never existed.
06:38Your grace, this was our first child.
06:44I could not bear to let him go.
06:47That is why I did not ask Father Damaniel to register him.
06:50Then when the body is properly brought here and properly entered, I will come and pray.
06:55Until you know the truth, do not use a false charge to humiliate your lawful wife.
07:06Lilith, were you lying to me?
07:08Your grace, do you doubt me too?
07:11I see now.
07:12In your heart, I mean less than a few words from the Duchess.
07:15Of course.
07:16I am only a mistress.
07:18I have no title.
07:19No name.
07:23Elowen.
07:24One day that title will be mine.
07:27Just wait.
07:51What is it, Flora?
07:52Is something on my face?
07:53No, my lady.
07:54It is only...
07:55You seem different now.
07:57No matter how much I change, I am still your lady.
08:03Bring me pen and paper.
08:17Get everything on this list for me, as quickly as you can.
08:20My lady, why do you need surgical tools?
08:22Do not ask.
08:24Just do as I say.
08:26Take the small path by the cottages, and make sure no one sees you.
08:40I need the body of a newborn who died at birth.
08:49Quickly.
08:52What do you want it for?
08:57That is none of your concern.
08:59Do not worry.
09:01Once I secure my place as Duchess, that Duke will die soon enough.
09:05And when he does, the whole estate will be ours.
09:10But then you will be a Duchess, and I will still be nothing.
09:13You will forget me.
09:15Never.
09:16This is proof that I love you.
09:33Don't worry.
09:34The Duke and Duchess won't live long.
09:51My lady, I took the small path like you told me, and I saw Miss Lilith with a man by
09:56the cottages.
09:57And I heard her.
09:59She is planning to get rid of both you and the Duke.
10:02Lilith, I never cared to dirty my hands with your filth, but if you want to destroy me, then do
10:08not blame me for destroying you first.
10:20I need a private room.
10:22No one is to disturb me.
10:24I am about to perform surgery.
10:26And I need a trustworthy nun to assist me.
10:31Surgery?
10:32The Duke would never allow such a thing.
10:36Your Grace, you should go elsewhere.
10:40Father, do not refuse me so quickly.
10:42Miss Lilith was never pregnant.
10:44Is that the truth?
10:47I would never lie in the house of God.
10:53Father, if Miss Lilith brings in a body, will you register it?
10:56If you do, you dishonor the Lord.
10:59If you do not, you risk offending the Duke and losing his support.
11:03But I can help you, Father.
11:05I can make this chapel known far and wide.
11:08My father is a prince.
11:10Compared to him, the Duke is nothing.
11:13Your Grace, what would you have me do?
11:20Find out who Lilith has been meeting in secret.
11:24If you can, bring me proof.
11:31This scar stayed with her for twenty years.
11:34So did the Duke's disgust.
11:38Today, I cut this scar away with my own hands.
11:42From this moment on, she and I are both reborn.
11:47Father, I have brought the child's body.
11:50Please enter it into the register at once.
11:54Right on cue.
12:05Your Grace, Father DiMio refuses to register our child.
12:10Must our child be denied even a resting place?
12:13Father DiMiano, register the child at once.
12:17Follow the proper process.
12:20Duchess, the child's body is here now.
12:22When you will pray for him and repent for your sin?
12:26My poor child from my last life.
12:28May your next life be kinder than this one.
12:30May God protect you.
12:32If your Grace wants everything done by the rules,
12:36then let us speak of the rules properly.
12:38What is there to discuss?
12:40Apologize to Lilith and spend the night repenting!
12:44Go on, Elowen.
12:46Take the blame for what never existed.
12:49Your Grace, Miss Lilith, please remain calm.
12:55According to Church custom and the law of Victoria,
12:59before an infant who died young may be entered into the parish register,
13:03the body must first be examined,
13:06the cause of death and time of death confirmed,
13:09and a death certificate issued by a licensed physician.
13:13Only then may the process continue.
13:16This rule cannot be broken.
13:19Miss Lilith, where is the death certificate?
13:23Can you provide the time of death?
13:25The birth record?
13:30Where is the death certificate?
13:32Answer me!
13:33Since this child supposedly died, I have not even seen him once.
13:37What are you hiding?
13:39I was heartbroken.
13:41I forgot to call the doctor.
13:43Your Grace, please.
13:45You must believe me.
13:47You cannot show proof because this is not your child with the Duke.
13:51It is just a body you found somewhere else.
13:56You lied to me?
14:01This concerns the bloodline of House Blackthorn.
14:04If such a record were entered unlawfully, the entire family would be shamed.
14:09Your Grace, if I remember correctly, it was my father who secured your title.
14:14And House Blackthorn does not end with your branch alone, does it?
14:19No one speaks of what happened here today.
14:22No one!
14:23Lilith, how does it feel?
14:26Being thrown away.
14:28And this is only the beginning.
14:30No!
14:50My lady, I found out.
14:53Lilith's lover is named James.
14:58Good.
15:06This is my scar salve.
15:07It helps heal and fade scars.
15:10Yes, my lady.
15:11I'll have it tested at once and get everything ready for the free clinic.
15:17You lied to me for six whole months.
15:21You made House Blackthorn a joke.
15:26I know I was wrong.
15:28I was just so afraid of losing you.
15:30I was foolish.
15:34I know my words mean nothing now.
15:36So let me prove my love another way.
15:53Your Grace, I heard Princess Ariana is hosting a tea in a few days.
15:59Will the Duchess be there?
16:00Why are you bringing her up now?
16:07I know I have no place there, but...
16:11I want to apologize to you.
16:15Fine.
16:16You'll go as my distant cousin.
16:18Dress well.
16:19Do not embarrass me.
16:21Eloine, at the princess's tea, I'll tear off your veil in front of everyone and make them all see that
16:28ugly face.
16:37My lady, you're so beautiful.
16:40Like a goddess.
16:42Tomorrow is Princess Ariana's tea.
16:45I want the whole capital to see this.
16:49The Duchess of Blackthorn was never some weak woman hiding behind a veil.
17:06Is the woman in white the Duchess?
17:08Yes.
17:09I heard she has a scar on her face.
17:11They say she's horribly ugly.
17:14Today's pastries were made by our new French chef.
17:17Please, everyone, do try them.
17:20Mmm.
17:22Mmm.
17:25Your Grace.
17:27The weather is lovely today.
17:29Why not take off your veil and enjoy it with the rest of us?
17:32I'm used to wearing it.
17:33Or do you think you're above the rest of us?
17:36You won't even show your face.
17:47Oh, Your Grace.
17:50I didn't mean to do that.
17:52You won't blame me, will you?
17:54My God, Elephant.
17:56Let's see how you hold your head up now.
17:59Go back to being that pathetic coward under my heel.
18:04You're beautiful.
18:06Like a fairy stepped out of a painting.
18:18No, that's impossible.
18:20No, that's impossible.
18:27Why are you so nervous around me?
18:29Feeling guilty about something?
18:31No.
18:32Of course not.
18:40Miss Lilith, there was a flower petal on your shoulder.
18:43I was only helping you remove it.
18:45Surely you don't mind?
18:51Go on, Lilith.
18:52Enjoy my special powder.
18:54This will be an afternoon you never forget.
19:08Miss Lilith, are you all right?
19:11Your face is flushed.
19:14It's so, so itchy.
19:15I can't bear it.
19:25Miss Lilith, what's wrong with you?
19:28Someone hold her back.
19:32Princess, I want it so badly.
19:54What is wrong with Miss Lilith?
19:56Even for a shameless woman, this is quite a scene to make in public.
20:02Get this shameless, vulgar woman out of here.
20:05She is never to attend one of my gatherings again.
20:18It seems all those rumors about you were lies.
20:21They said you were an ugly, lovesick fool.
20:25But actually, you are dazzling.
20:28Thank you, Your Highness.
20:37Everyone, stay calm.
20:40Guards, seal off the estate to protect the princess.
20:47Ariana Valimum, the first heir to the kingdom.
20:51Today marks your death.
20:53Ariana Valimum, the first heir to the kingdom.
20:54Ariana Valimum, the first heir to the original square, we're doomed.
21:17Stop!
21:17Stop!
21:19What do you think you're doing?
21:22What do you think you're doing?
21:26Elven! What are you doing?
21:28House Blackthorn will go down with you!
21:31Hold on. Is that Elowen?
21:33Where is her scar? Why she becomes so pretty?
21:37The princess was hit by an arrow. It has to come out now!
21:42Please, all of you, save the princess!
21:50You cannot pull that arrow out here. It hit her in the right chest.
21:54The tip is too close to the subclavial artery.
21:58Idiot. Even I couldn't save her. Let her try.
22:02If the princess dies, it will all fall on her.
22:05If this lady insists on treat the princess herself, then let her.
22:09I am still here. If she fails, I will step in.
22:25What is going on? What happened to my daughter?
22:28Your Majesty, the Duchess insisted on treating the princess herself.
22:32None of us could stop her. Even physician Sebastian was forced aside.
22:38Take the princess inside. She needs surgery now.
22:41Stop!
22:42And what exactly are you doing here?
22:44You are a Duchess, not a physician.
22:47Your Majesty, I can save the princess.
22:50I can keep her alive.
22:54Your Majesty, think carefully.
22:56A Duchess who has never practiced medicine dares to speak like this?
23:00The princess is royal blood.
23:02Her life is not something to gamble with.
23:07Your Majesty, if my daughter cannot save the princess,
23:10I will surrender every title and office I hold.
23:14I will take my family back to our lands and never set foot in the capital again.
23:20Take the princess inside.
23:23If you fail, you will pay with your life.
23:38Everyone out.
23:40Prepare a tourniquet, clean linen, a scalpel, forces, scissors, cat lid, needles, alcohol, anaesthetic, and a clean change of clothes.
23:47Quickly!
23:48And what is that supposed to mean?
23:50Will our being here somehow ruin your little performance?
23:53This is basic medicine.
23:56Get out.
24:03Your Magi-
24:04Get her whatever she needs.
24:27Why is it taking so long?
24:29Unless the Duchess can't save the princess at all.
24:45Your Majesty, she drove everyone out.
24:48She must be trying to harm the princess.
24:50If anything happens to her highness, none of us can bear the blame.
24:54Your Majesty, search the operating room now.
24:56She may not be acting alone.
24:58Her accomplice could still be trying to kill the princess.
25:00Lord Chancellor, what exactly do you mean by that?
25:19Princess.
25:20Princess is not breathing.
25:22This is bad. The princess-
25:33This is bad. The princess isn't breathing. Elwynn killed her!
25:45Your Majesty, the princess isn't breathing. The Duchess killed her. She's one of them.
25:50She only pretended to treat the princess so she could finish the job.
25:55This is all my fault. I should have stopped her.
25:58If Sebastian had treated the princess instead, none of this would have happened.
26:02She ran because she knows what she's done.
26:05Alaric! Where is your daughter?
26:08Your Majesty, this is treason.
26:11Seal the palace. Find the Duchess. And search House Valamont.
26:17Who says I've done anything wrong?
26:22Your Grace! Thank God you're back! Hurry!
26:25Kneel and beg His Majesty's forgiveness.
26:27The princess is already... gone!
26:30Confess now, and he may still show mercy.
26:34Enough!
26:35If the princess dies because you kept delaying treatment...
26:39After the way you made a spectacle of yourself this afternoon,
26:42the whole capital is talking.
26:44Save your tears!
26:52Damn it.
26:54Just like I thought.
26:57Pneumothorax.
27:02Duchess, what are you doing to the princess?
27:04Guards!
27:05Touch me and regret it.
27:07Waste one more second and she really will die.
27:27Stop checking only her nose.
27:29Watch her chest.
27:31Her lung collapsed.
27:32No breath at the nose doesn't mean she's dead.
27:34Lord Chancellor, the princess has barely made it through,
27:37and you're already trying to bury House Valamont with her.
27:40You're awfully impatient.
27:43I was only concerned for the princess.
27:45The Duchess is the one making a scene.
27:48Your Majesty, the princess is out of danger.
27:51I've treated the arrow wound, and the new Smothor has been dealt with.
27:55She needs rest now, and close observation.
27:58I've already left the physician's detailed instructions for her treatment and medicine.
28:03If there is nothing else, I will take my leave.
28:07Not so fast, Duchess.
28:09You saved my daughter.
28:11Name your reward.
28:13Your Majesty, I ask for two things.
28:15First, grant me a medical house, so I may practice medicine openly and save lives.
28:22Elwyn, have you lost your mind?
28:25Women cannot study medicine, much less practice it.
28:31Your Majesty, Elwyn speaks for herself.
28:34She does not speak for House Blackthorn.
28:36Your Grace, what you did for the princess was admirable, but I must speak plainly.
28:41Women do not belong in public life.
28:43A woman's duty is to tend the home, serve her husband, and raise children.
28:47Not stand before men with a blade in hand, diagnosing patients.
28:53What a narrow-minded thing to say.
28:56Elizabeth I ruled England as a woman.
29:00She was not hidden away.
29:02She did not depend on any man.
29:04She protected an entire kingdom.
29:07By your logic, was that great queen wrong as well?
29:14Well said.
29:15Your request is granted.
29:17As for the two of you,
29:19one is useless and the other is a liar.
29:21Sebastian, every royal medical title and office you hold is revoked.
29:25From this day on, you will never set foot in this palace again.
29:28Lilith,
29:29immediate revoke all aristocratic privileges you have enjoyed through excessive indulgence.
29:34Prohibit entry to the royal palace, royal estates, and all official social events.
29:38Your influence over the court is at an end.
29:49Everyone, listen up.
29:51Starting today, Holy Candle Chapel's charity clinic will treat wounds and fever free of charge.
29:57This medicine was made by the Duchess herself.
30:00It cleans wounds, stops infection, and helps them heal.
30:03Princess Ariana used it after the attack, and now she has fully recovered.
30:08My face was burned in a fire.
30:12I begged doctor after doctor for help, and all they told me was I should be grateful to be alive.
30:18But the Duchess refused to give up on me.
30:20She cleaned my wounds, treated me every day, and gave me a second life.
30:26Some doctors have skill but no heart.
30:29Some have heart but no skill.
30:31The Duchess has both.
30:35Step forward.
30:36The Duchess will see you herself, free of charge.
30:39Form a line.
30:39The Duchess will see everyone, one by one.
30:45Your name is James.
30:49Isn't it?
30:50Your Grace,
30:51I am James, a commoner.
30:54I greet you.
30:58I heard you've been standing outside for nearly two hours.
31:01The charity line is packed, yet you neither came forward for treatment nor left.
31:06You just stood there watching my maid.
31:08So tell me, did you come here to be treated?
31:11Or to watch us?
31:13No, Your Grace.
31:14It wasn't like that.
31:16I only heard your medical skill was remarkable,
31:18and wanted to see it with my own eyes.
31:20I did not dare come closer.
31:22You did not dare?
31:24How strange.
31:26You seemed brave enough to meet the Duke's mistress in a cottage behind the manor last night.
31:30Where did all that courage go?
31:32You...
31:33How did you...
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