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Time To Show My Dark Side
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00:00:01my name was cadence chase in the shadows i was the kingdom's first ghost healer and no one had
00:00:09ever seen my true face in public i was the wife of franklin commander of the holy knights but my
00:00:16husband had never been kind to me your jealousy is sick you have to be insane to push a woman
00:00:20who
00:00:20can't swim into the deep end you don't know actually i'm also afraid of water you wear the
00:00:29sacred pring baptism medal around your neck how could someone blessed by holy water be afraid of
00:00:34it stop playing the victim with me don't be mad at her franklin it's not cadence's fault i just i
00:00:46slipped if you ever lay a hand on isabel again i will initiate divorce proceedings before you can
00:00:52blink and the prenup the second i sign those papers chase family loses all protection from
00:00:58my family three years of silence all i got in return was him holding another woman in his arms
00:01:07have the medical team meet us in the guest suite
00:01:27prepare the papers i want a divorce
00:01:35i had spent three years thinking i could forget that river i was wrong
00:02:08franklin my head is spinning so bad
00:02:10I'm coming right now.
00:02:13Every time he walked away, it felt like being cut with a dull knife.
00:02:17But not this time. I wouldn't let him hurt me anymore.
00:02:25You will apologize to Isabelle tomorrow morning.
00:02:30What kind of game are you playing now?
00:02:33I am leaving with nothing. I just want to terminate this disgusting arrangement immediately.
00:02:38If you walk out that door, I will cut off all funding to the Chase family by tomorrow noon.
00:02:44What happens to the Chase family is none of your concern.
00:02:49You are out of your mind. If you walk out of this house, don't you ever think about crawling back.
00:02:56As you wish.
00:03:01Franklin had once told the entire high society that this sculpture symbolized our marriage.
00:03:08You are pure and unbreakable.
00:03:28Have the formal divorce agreement on Franklin Mueller's desk by 8 am.
00:03:33No mediation.
00:03:40Boss, the chase manor has been cleared.
00:03:43No one will track your movements.
00:03:44Do you need the medical team on standby for the water exposure?
00:03:48No.
00:03:49Drive straight to the Moonshadow Atelier.
00:03:53I needed someone.
00:03:55Someone who could permanently erase the humiliating scar burning on my back.
00:04:01What happened?
00:04:03Your wife has left, sir.
00:04:21Look who finally decided to break out of the golden cage.
00:04:25Jet Marlant was the most skilled alchemetic tattooist in the kingdom.
00:04:29He was also one of my most trusted informants in the Shadow Courier.
00:04:37Who did this?
00:04:38The price of a stupid mistake.
00:04:40Erase it.
00:04:42Covering scar tissue this deep, the pain is going to be ten times worse.
00:04:46Pain is exactly what I need right now.
00:04:49With every drag of the needle, the memory of that frozen river, that rusted blade, that darkness, was being squeezed
00:04:56out of my flesh.
00:05:03Do you want me to put the word out?
00:05:05Tell the underground you're back?
00:05:08Keep it quiet.
00:05:09I have a game to play first.
00:05:17Sir, this just arrived via courier from Elena Rostovov's firm.
00:05:22It's the formal petition for divorce.
00:05:26Emerging from the cocoon was always painful.
00:05:28But from now on, I would fly for myself.
00:05:35Julian was one of Franklin's closest friends.
00:05:39He was reckless, but he had the instincts of a beast.
00:05:43You look like a gambler who just lost his whole estate.
00:05:46How did that little pool drama end last night?
00:05:49I threw that vicious woman out.
00:05:52Do you mean Cadence?
00:05:53She shoved Isabel into the water, got caught red-handed, and then tried to act like the victim.
00:05:58Now she's vanished and filing for divorce.
00:06:00She's just trying to get me to give in.
00:06:01For three years, all she's wanted is for me to turn around and look at her.
00:06:05She's playing hard to get, but she picked the wrong man.
00:06:11I was the one who jumped into the pool last night.
00:06:14I pulled Cadence out.
00:06:16What are you talking about?
00:06:17Isabel was the one drowning.
00:06:19Isabel was splashing around in the shallow end.
00:06:21Cadence sank straight to the bottom.
00:06:24That wasn't an act.
00:06:25She is absolutely terrified of the water.
00:06:28She wears the Sacred Pring baptism model around her neck.
00:06:31How could someone blessed by holy water be afraid of it?
00:06:34She's just a great actress.
00:06:35That's odd.
00:06:36But here's what really confuses me.
00:06:39Why does Cadence mimic Isabel's aquaphobia?
00:06:42Everyone knows Isabel developed it after she pulled you from the sighing river four years ago.
00:06:48Why aren't you resting at home?
00:06:49For the first time, doubt about Isabel crapped into his mind.
00:06:53But what he didn't realize was that the very metal he used to humiliate me
00:06:57was the chain that kept him blind to the truth.
00:07:24The grand banquet for my 80th birthday is this weekend.
00:07:28Every old money family in the kingdom will be there.
00:07:31You will arrive on time, and Cadence will be on your arm.
00:07:35Cadence is indisposed at the moment.
00:07:38I don't care.
00:07:39Don't let Isabel ruin this family's name.
00:07:41Cadence is the only one who belongs beside you.
00:07:46Where is my wife?
00:07:47Sir, we can't find her.
00:07:49The moment she left the estate, every section of the crystal on her root was wiped
00:07:53by some master shadow mage.
00:07:55It's like she vanished into thin air.
00:07:58Cadence, wherever you are hiding, I will drag you out.
00:08:01What he didn't know was that my true identity was far more dangerous than he could ever imagine.
00:08:11Kenzie Garner was my close friend.
00:08:13A wealthy heiress who was never afraid of getting into trouble and willing to stick with me.
00:08:23The scapting crystals picked up no sign of her.
00:08:26We can only hope someone has seen her.
00:08:29Cadence would never step foot in a place like...
00:08:33In that moment, I decided to show him exactly what he had lost.
00:08:38Mrs. Muller, out for a little fun by yourself?
00:08:42There is no Mrs. Muller.
00:08:46I finally dumped that jerk.
00:08:50Not now.
00:08:52Everyone's watching.
00:08:54To freedom!
00:08:55To leaving that bastard behind!
00:08:58To freedom.
00:09:13Why don't we take this up to a private suite?
00:09:23Are you trying to piss me off?
00:09:25Throwing yourself at garbage like Hunter?
00:09:27At least Hunter knows how to please a woman.
00:09:30Not like you.
00:09:32Worshipping some pathetic liar.
00:09:35Enough of this tantrum.
00:09:36Come home.
00:09:37Or I will crush the Chase family into dust.
00:09:41Dream on.
00:09:48Don't go.
00:09:50He's completely unhinged.
00:09:53Let me go!
00:09:58This is my wife.
00:09:59Anyone who looks at her again will lose their eyes.
00:10:13What the hell is wrong with you?
00:10:16Why are you doing this?
00:10:17Cutting your hypocritical family out of my life is absolutely the right decision.
00:10:22For the first time in three years, I can breathe fresh air.
00:10:25It's called a rebirth!
00:10:27You don't get a rebirth unless I allow it.
00:10:34Don't you ever kiss me with the same mouth you use on that liar.
00:10:38You make me sick.
00:10:40Stay away from me, ex-husband.
00:10:41Or I will ruin you.
00:10:50Boss, you're bleeding out.
00:10:51Patch it in the carriage.
00:10:52We're done here.
00:10:54He stood there, his lips trembling, but no words came.
00:10:58Maybe he finally understood that I no longer belonged to him.
00:11:01But pride got in the way.
00:11:02He just couldn't bring himself to plea.
00:11:14Oddly, my heart didn't even skip a beat.
00:11:21Dad?
00:11:22The Royal Charity Gala is tonight at the palace.
00:11:24Every major house will be there.
00:11:26Go.
00:11:27Not to prove anything to them, but to remind yourself that you never truly lost who you are.
00:11:47The weak, pathetic Mrs. Muller was dead.
00:11:59This was my signature tool as the kingdom's first healer.
00:12:03In the underground black market, they called me, the ghost healer, Franklin and that scheming
00:12:08bitch would also be there tonight.
00:12:11But I wasn't the prey anymore.
00:12:13I would walk into that ballroom with a scalpel, ready to cut the rot out of their perfect little
00:12:18world.
00:12:40Cadence.
00:12:47Cadence.
00:12:49You finally took off the nun's habit.
00:12:51Welcome back to the land of the living, my queen.
00:12:57Behave yourself tonight.
00:12:59I have actual work to do.
00:13:27Is this why you couldn't wait to file the divorce?
00:13:29To climb into another man's bed?
00:13:41None of your business.
00:13:49Cadence, where did you find this... new friend?
00:13:52You really shouldn't bring strangers to such an exclusive event.
00:13:56Your wealth couldn't buy you a throne in Lumina.
00:13:59Jean-Luc, keep your underground games to yourself.
00:14:02What kind of leverage did she use to get you to play her guard?
00:14:06Mr. Muller, I have enough loose change in my pockets to buy out three of your overseas trading
00:14:11fleets before breakfast.
00:14:14Isabel is not just my date tonight, she is the one I'll protect for the rest of my life.
00:14:21She will be the next Mrs. Muller.
00:14:24Congratulations.
00:14:26Birds of a feather flock together.
00:14:29He thought announcing his engagement would break me.
00:14:32What he didn't know was that I had already buried everything about him at the bottom of the signing river.
00:14:46The rotation speed on this cranial drill is too high.
00:14:49The sanctified probe will burn the nerve before you even reach the lesion.
00:14:57Walter, a wealthy merchant, was lying on the floor, struggling to breathe.
00:15:01His business partner, Quentin Shaw, was panicking, completely at a loss.
00:15:17I know a bit of healing. Let me help.
00:15:21Stop. He is not in cardiac arrest.
00:15:24Chest compressions will kill him.
00:15:26Shut your mouth!
00:15:27You're just a new money upstart who schemed her way into the Muller family.
00:15:32Get out of the way!
00:15:37Cadence, this is not the time for your theatrics.
00:15:39Let the professionals handle it.
00:15:41In that moment, I finally realized something.
00:15:44He would rather believe in actresses' lies than trust his own wife.
00:15:53He has died.
00:15:55He has died.
00:16:04Dad!
00:16:06Who did this?
00:16:08She didn't...
00:16:10She broke his ribs!
00:16:14I didn't know!
00:16:16I was just trying to help!
00:16:19Back off, Leland.
00:16:21Isabelle is under my protection.
00:16:27The airway is completely locked.
00:16:29I cannot cast the breath-opening spell.
00:16:32Then cut his throat!
00:16:34I can't!
00:16:35No sanctified field, no alchemical tools.
00:16:38A blind cut could sever his artery.
00:16:40He'll bleed out.
00:16:40He has less than two minutes!
00:16:46If you don't want him to die, get the hell out of my way.
00:16:49Hey.
00:16:55In this moment, I shed my disguise.
00:16:58I was not Mrs. Moolah.
00:16:59I was not a noble lady.
00:17:01I was the ghost healer.
00:17:09Take one more step, and his brain death is on your hands.
00:17:13Take one more step, and his brain death is on your hands.
00:17:35He stood there watching me.
00:17:37He finally saw what I could truly do, but it was far too late.
00:17:47Save him.
00:17:49Please, you have to save him.
00:17:59Vitals are stabilizing.
00:18:01He's out of danger.
00:18:04Who did this?
00:18:06Which attending physician is in this room?
00:18:11Healer!
00:18:13She doesn't even have a physician's medallion.
00:18:15She just hacked into his neck with a skeppel.
00:18:17Are you insane?
00:18:18No sanctified field, no scumming crystals, no alchemical tools.
00:18:22Finding the psych-thyric muscle in under 60 seconds?
00:18:25This is true skill.
00:18:27The incision bypassed the artery perfectly.
00:18:29The depth control is flawless.
00:18:31Though I have 30 years of experience, I would not have dared to make that blind cut.
00:18:37Madam, if it weren't for your textbook execution, Mr. Kendrick would be in a body bag right now.
00:18:55Who performed chest pressures on him, three ribs shattered, one shard is a hair's brink from piercing his lung.
00:19:01The person nearly killed him before he even suffocated.
00:19:07The Perez family will pay for this.
00:19:20Please, we would be honored to have you guest lecture at the Royal Healer's Hall.
00:19:26I saved him out of mercy, not for reward.
00:19:28If I have the time, my assistant might reach out.
00:19:31They finally saw me, but this was only my first step.
00:19:38Mr. Shaw.
00:19:45Are you leaving so soon?
00:19:47Just a few minutes ago, you called me a new money upstart who schemed her way into the Mueller family.
00:19:52Mrs. Mueller, Cadence.
00:19:54I was panicked.
00:19:55I didn't know what I was saying.
00:19:57Please forgive my foolishness.
00:19:58Your arrogance almost cost your partner his life.
00:20:02Effective Monday morning, the Chase Medical Guild will permanently sever the supply of all high-grade healing elixirs to the
00:20:08Shaw Hospital Network.
00:20:11Please, I was wrong.
00:20:13I am a fool.
00:20:14Please, don't destroy my hospital.
00:20:19That's for the last three years of you snaring at my father in the Physician's Council.
00:20:27Franklin, let's go.
00:20:29Everyone is looking at us.
00:20:39He was coming after me, but this time, I wouldn't look back.
00:20:50Cadence.
00:20:52Keep your hands off me, or I will break your fingers.
00:20:57I admit it.
00:20:58I've underestimated you.
00:21:00You've proven your value.
00:21:02We're calling off the divorce.
00:21:04Come back to the Mueller estate.
00:21:05I will double your shares in the holding company.
00:21:08I will give you a permanent seat on the family council.
00:21:11Do you honestly think that everything in this world has a price tag attached to it?
00:21:17So why did you save Walter?
00:21:18Trying to win over the Kendricks?
00:21:20Building your own connections before our divorce is finalized?
00:21:23I saved that man because I am a healer.
00:21:26I showed you my ability to prove that you are a blind, arrogant fool.
00:21:33You don't want me back because you love me.
00:21:36You want me back because your fragile male pride is terrified that I don't need you.
00:21:43If I don't sign those papers, you are never getting out of this marriage.
00:21:49Didn't you check your desk this morning?
00:21:52Elena's filing is already on it.
00:22:02If you get in that carriage, I will wipe the Chase family off the map.
00:22:08Try me.
00:22:10He meant what he said, but he forgot one thing.
00:22:14I had nothing left to lose.
00:22:23Do you want me to have my people dispose of this trash for you?
00:22:37Let me go!
00:22:39You are my wife.
00:22:41If you die, you die in the Muller family graveyard.
00:22:54You are declaring war on every trading flea on the continent, Muller!
00:22:58This is Lumina.
00:22:59Even the gods follow my rules here.
00:23:04Put me down, you lunatic!
00:23:16There it was again.
00:23:18He had locked me in a cage once more.
00:23:20But this time, I was the one holding the key.
00:23:24Let go of me, you bastard!
00:23:26You make me sick!
00:23:29Stop fighting me.
00:23:31Or I swear, I will do something in this carriage that we both regret.
00:23:35You are nothing but a coward.
00:23:37You solve everything with force because you can't face losing.
00:23:48Don't touch me.
00:23:50I'm not Isabelle.
00:23:51I don't need you to fuss over a cut.
00:24:04Hold still.
00:24:06You're wasting your time.
00:24:08Your guilt means nothing to me.
00:24:11I'm sorry.
00:24:13Late affection is cheaper than dirt.
00:24:16Hate me all you want.
00:24:17But tomorrow night is my grandmother's 80th birthday.
00:24:19We're having a banquet.
00:24:20I am taking you with me.
00:24:22And I am going to show everyone that you are the only Mrs. Muller.
00:24:29You will be at my grandmother's birthday banquet tomorrow night.
00:24:33You will stand by my side.
00:24:35The land tax review season is starting.
00:24:38Muller family credit is volatile.
00:24:40A divorce would wipe a fortune off your house.
00:24:43You don't want a wife.
00:24:44You want a shield for the family council.
00:24:46Protecting this family's legacy is my responsibility.
00:24:49You are my wife.
00:24:51Obeying is your duty.
00:25:08Thirty minutes ago, exactly when Franklin had disappeared from the ballroom after the medical emergency,
00:25:13before he dragged me out of the ballroom.
00:25:18What tantrum is this now?
00:25:19Keep your crocodile tears and your cheap bandages.
00:25:23You make me sick.
00:25:26Don't touch me with the same hands you used to hold her.
00:25:42Cadence!
00:25:49Open the door!
00:25:50It's a lie!
00:25:51I wasn't at the infirmary!
00:25:53He shouted until his voice broke.
00:25:55But behind that door, I could no longer hear him.
00:25:58Or perhaps, I no longer wanted to.
00:26:07My lawyer will file this with the royal court this afternoon.
00:26:11Unilateral.
00:26:12Contested divorce.
00:26:13Are you out of your mind?
00:26:16You're declaring war on me during the review season?
00:26:19I don't care about that.
00:26:20I want the divorce.
00:26:22And the black velvet box in your safe.
00:26:24Until the decree is signed, you're not taking a single thing out of this estate.
00:26:28Open the safe.
00:26:30Or by tomorrow morning, the Merchant Guild will receive an anonymous tip about your Oveseer's merchant banks complete with ledgers.
00:26:38Your choice.
00:26:39How could you possibly know about this?
00:26:41These ledgers are known only to my treasurer and two trusted men!
00:26:44It's not as buried as you'd like.
00:26:48Trying to prove your loyalty to Jean-Luc by Erase Me?
00:26:54Cadence!
00:26:58Look at yourself.
00:27:00A rabid dog guarding a bone you don't even want to eat.
00:27:03Pathetic.
00:27:11If it means that much to you, dig it out of the trash.
00:27:15The memories I have of you are worth exactly that price.
00:27:20Remember how high and mighty you are right now, Franklin?
00:27:23You'll regret it.
00:27:26He thought he had humiliated me.
00:27:29He didn't know that he had just handed me the key to unlock my cage.
00:27:44My poor girl.
00:27:46The entire liquid capital of the Chase family is mobilized.
00:27:51Every connection, every favor, at your disposal.
00:27:57I will handle him, Dad.
00:27:59This is the plan.
00:28:01Since Franklin dared to humiliate you publicly,
00:28:04we will sever his entire potion supply chain during the banquet tomorrow night.
00:28:09Bleed his family dry.
00:28:16The strategy is too conservative.
00:28:18Don't just cut the supply chain.
00:28:19Short the subcubsidiary simultaneously.
00:28:22Force a margin call on his overseas merchant banks.
00:28:31Excuse me, Dad.
00:28:44What's up?
00:28:45Boss, the Shadow Korea's core is under attack.
00:28:47The European cartels you angered have pooled their resources.
00:28:50They've hired the best codebreakers to brute force our dormant dark crystals.
00:28:53The wards are collapsing.
00:28:55If they breach the final layer, your identity will be exposed.
00:28:58The entire continent will know Cadence Chase's M.
00:29:00Initiate the self-destruct sequence.
00:29:02I'll link my consciousness directly and rebuild the core wards.
00:29:07You can't do it remotely!
00:29:09To wake the dormant core, you need the physical master key.
00:29:12The metal badge!
00:29:18Franklin is not at home.
00:29:20I have three hours free.
00:29:23I have three hours free.
00:29:45The moment I stepped into the study, I knew this night would not go smoothly.
00:30:03Well, well.
00:30:04Look who came crawling back.
00:30:06Did you come to beg Franklin to take you back?
00:30:08I didn't realize the Perez family was so bankrupt.
00:30:11Their daughter has to dig through another woman's closet to find something to wear.
00:30:14This robe belongs to the lady of this house!
00:30:17And soon, that will be me!
00:30:19Franklin told me to make myself at home!
00:30:22He's tired of you!
00:30:23This place is mine now!
00:30:30Oh my god!
00:30:31You actually came back to dig through the garbage?
00:30:34Did Franklin throw your little trinket away?
00:30:36Does it hurt to know he doesn't give a damn about you?
00:30:43If you ever come near Franklin again, I will ruin you.
00:30:53The next time you point that finger at me, you won't get it back.
00:30:59She laid there, seething with hatred and shame.
00:31:02But I didn't care.
00:31:03I had my key.
00:31:12Let go.
00:31:13Don't make me use force.
00:31:16Do you really think you won?
00:31:20Hillary, cancel the overseas follow-up.
00:31:23I need a drink.
00:31:28Cadence, no!
00:31:29Please!
00:31:30Please!
00:31:38Isabel!
00:31:44She...
00:31:45She pushed me.
00:31:46It hurts.
00:31:47Franklin.
00:31:48It hurts so much.
00:31:55He was coming.
00:31:57With his rage.
00:31:58His misunderstanding.
00:31:59His loyalty that always picked the wrong person.
00:32:03What the hell did you do?
00:32:05What the hell did you do?
00:32:08I walk in, and she's bleeding on my floor!
00:32:11Is this your revenge?
00:32:13You are a blind fool.
00:32:15Check your own Skining wards.
00:32:30From this second forward, we are nothing but enemies.
00:32:41Franklin.
00:32:43Please, help me.
00:33:00He finally saw the truth.
00:33:03But it was already too late to undo anything.
00:33:11He was still there.
00:33:14To you too.
00:33:25To you too, to be in peace.
00:33:33Mr.
00:33:33Who that's in love!
00:33:47Who did that to you?
00:33:49Save it for later. We have a job to do.
00:33:52They breached the outer ward.
00:33:53We have less than 60 seconds where they bypass the core encryption.
00:33:57I need the key.
00:34:19Access granted. Welcome back, M.
00:34:22Wards reset. I'm locking them out. Burning their dark crystals.
00:34:27Open the highest tier global broadcast channel. Encrypt it. Send it to every syndicate boss and every shadow broker.
00:34:34A global ping? They'll all know you're active.
00:34:40That is the point. I am back, M.
00:34:43The European cartels that tried to break us, drain their accounts, send their ledgers to the Royal Merchant Guild.
00:34:54Done.
00:34:57What about the Mooler family?
00:34:59What do we do about Franklin?
00:35:03Franklin loves his empire, so we are going to burn it to the ground.
00:35:29Sir. Go ahead.
00:35:32Miss Perez has been admitted to the Mooler private infirmary, but she is screaming at the staff.
00:35:37She is demanding the Royal Guard. She wants to press attempted murder charges against Mrs. Chase.
00:35:44Let her call them.
00:35:46My God.
00:35:49Sir, where are you going?
00:35:51There are rumors that M, the master of the Shadow Curia, has returned.
00:35:54The council needs you.
00:35:59Seal the floor.
00:36:01No one in or out, without my authorization.
00:36:19Franklin!
00:36:20You came!
00:36:21I was so scared!
00:36:22Cadence is a monster!
00:36:24Why are you looking at me like that?
00:36:27She tried to kill me.
00:36:31No. That's... that's fake.
00:36:36You made me put my hands on my wife.
00:36:40You are done.
00:36:42Tomorrow morning, the Mooler family will sever all financial ties with the Perez family.
00:36:47Your father's trading company will be bankrupt by noon.
00:36:50You will be permanently blacklisted from high society.
00:36:54You can't do this to me!
00:36:57I saved your life!
00:36:59Four years ago!
00:37:00In the Signing River!
00:37:02I jumped into the freezing water!
00:37:04I fought off those heretics!
00:37:06I almost died for you!
00:37:07You...
00:37:09You owe me your life, Franklin!
00:37:11You can't destroy me!
00:37:13You can't destroy me!
00:37:26Fifty million gold coins?
00:37:30Here.
00:37:31This makes us even for saving my life.
00:37:34From this second forward, if you ever speak Cadence's name again...
00:37:40I will crush you and your family into dust.
00:37:58What the hell did you do?
00:38:11I walked into the Noble Club.
00:38:13Eleonora, Franklin's grandmother, was hosting her 80th birthday banquet.
00:38:18The hall was packed with the kingdom's most powerful nobles, all buzzing with whispered rumors.
00:38:23The master of the Shadow Curia, M, had returned.
00:38:26Arthur Finch was the chief advisor to the Royal Treasury, and Eleonora's most trusted financier.
00:38:33Cadence, the Chase family looks strong tonight.
00:38:36Have you heard the rumors?
00:38:38M is back.
00:38:44Boss, I've activated the Dormant Curse you planted four years ago.
00:38:48One-time bypass of their primary wards.
00:38:50We have a thirty-second window to hit their core treasury before the wards seal themselves.
00:38:59Executed.
00:38:59He loved his fortune, so I was going to let him watch it all burn to ash.
00:39:07Money is everything.
00:39:09You're right, my dear.
00:39:10You look stunning tonight.
00:39:11Allow me to introduce David Foster, the Royal Healer's Executive Officer.
00:39:21Ma'am, your father's surgical devices are making waves.
00:39:25We were just discussing sanctified probes.
00:39:27By the way, the European syndicates are in a frenzy.
00:39:31They're looking for the elixir of life.
00:39:34Have you heard of it?
00:39:36They say it can cure heart failure.
00:39:38Eleonora just turned 80 tonight.
00:39:39Her heart is failing.
00:39:40The European cartels are desperately searching for it, hoping to offer it as tribute to the Mullahs.
00:39:45The rumor is, it's in the possession of M, the master of the Shadow Curia.
00:39:49Cadence, your family deals in alchemical recipes and healing secrets.
00:39:53Have you heard anything?
00:39:54Who has the elixir?
00:39:56I'm afraid you are chasing shadows, David.
00:39:58I have never heard of an elixir.
00:40:00And even if M possesses it, I highly doubt a simple healer like me would be privy to such secrets.
00:40:05Well, if the Chase family hasn't heard of it, it truly is untouchable.
00:40:15Excuse me.
00:40:22Cadence.
00:40:25Stop.
00:40:27Look around you.
00:40:28Half the nobility is watching.
00:40:30This is Eleonora's banquet, not your private chamber.
00:40:33Keep your dignity.
00:40:39Chet Kowalski, a nouveau riche merchant who made his fortune in smuggling.
00:40:44Excuse me.
00:40:45Don't go, Mrs. Mullah.
00:40:47I heard some rumors.
00:40:49Step aside, Mr. Kowalski, or you will lose your entire fortune.
00:40:53You're nothing now.
00:40:55Just used up trash.
00:40:57I bet you're desperate for a new sponsor.
00:41:00Come here, you little bitch.
00:41:20How dare you hit me?
00:41:28I'm going to kill you.
00:41:37It was Franklin.
00:41:41Take your hand off my wife.
00:41:43Mr. Mueller, listen.
00:41:45It's a misunderstanding.
00:42:14Franklin, stop!
00:42:15You're going to kill him!
00:42:38Good God.
00:42:39Franklin, what happened here?
00:42:41Mr. Kowalski consumed a lethal amount of illegal darkomotics.
00:42:46He suffered a psychotic break.
00:42:48He tripped and fell against your stone wall.
00:42:51If a single word of this reaches anyone,
00:42:53if anyone suggests that my wife was involved,
00:42:56I will dismantle this club stone by stone.
00:42:59Do you understand me, Arthur?
00:43:01Yes.
00:43:02Yes, of course.
00:43:03A tragic drug overdosed.
00:43:05We will handle it immediately.
00:43:10He stood there, his hands covered in blood,
00:43:13looking at me, as if expecting a thank you,
00:43:16as if finally seeing what kind of monster he really was.
00:43:23Wipe your hands, Mr. Mueller, you are dripping on Arthur's carpet.
00:43:28Cadence, I saw the footage.
00:43:30I saw Isabel throw herself down the stairs.
00:43:32I know she lied.
00:43:34I know everything.
00:43:35I was blind.
00:43:37I was a fool.
00:43:38Just give me a chance to fix this.
00:43:40So you watched a clip.
00:43:42You realized you were wrong.
00:43:45You beat a man half to death to feel like a man again.
00:43:50Then you apologize.
00:43:51You aren't apologizing to me, Franklin.
00:43:53You are apologizing to yourself.
00:43:56You are trying to scrub the guilt off your own conscience
00:43:58because you can't handle the fact that you choked your innocent wife for a liar.
00:44:03That's not...
00:44:04I don't care about your apologies.
00:44:06Your remorse means nothing to me
00:44:08because I do not love you anymore.
00:44:12You are nothing to me.
00:44:17Don't say that.
00:44:19You are my wife.
00:44:20We are not done.
00:44:22Did you tell Isabel we were done
00:44:24when you ran to her infirmary bed to comfort her?
00:44:26How much did it cost to buy your consciences this time?
00:44:30Tens of millions?
00:44:31A hundred million?
00:44:38Keep your money.
00:44:40Keep your guilt.
00:44:41And keep your hands off me.
00:44:47He was coming after me again.
00:44:49But this time,
00:44:50I wouldn't stop.
00:45:06Get out.
00:45:10Tell me how to fix it.
00:45:12Tell me what you want.
00:45:13Gold?
00:45:15Estates?
00:45:16Or should I destroy the Perez family?
00:45:18Name your request.
00:45:20But you are not leaving me.
00:45:23I want a time wandering so I can go back three years
00:45:27and stop myself from wasting my youth
00:45:30on a blind, arrogant fool.
00:45:47You are disgusting.
00:45:49You run to her infirmary,
00:45:51pay her off,
00:45:52and then come back
00:45:53and try to force yourself on me.
00:45:56Like an animal in heat.
00:45:58Tomorrow morning,
00:45:59nine o'clock.
00:46:00Elena Rostava's law firm.
00:46:03Bring your pen.
00:46:06He sat there,
00:46:07like a hollowed out shell.
00:46:09But I had no strength left to pity him.
00:46:11Not anymore.
00:46:17Your wife's teeth are quite sharp.
00:46:19That needs stitches.
00:46:22Shut your mouth.
00:46:23I'm in no mood for this.
00:46:25What was that out there?
00:46:27You beat a man into a coma.
00:46:29You chased your wife like a stalker.
00:46:32Are you trying to protect your ego
00:46:33or are you finally admitting
00:46:34you don't want this divorce?
00:46:36I want the divorce.
00:46:38I am sick of her lies.
00:46:42I just won't let her walk away
00:46:45thinking she won.
00:46:46I won't let Jean-Luc touch her.
00:46:49You don't care about winning.
00:46:52You looked at her in that hallway
00:46:54like a starving dog
00:46:55guarding a bone.
00:46:56Watch your mouth.
00:46:58Tomorrow at nine,
00:46:59you sign the paper.
00:47:01By nine o'clock,
00:47:02she is a free woman.
00:47:04Tomorrow night,
00:47:05she will be sitting
00:47:06at another man's table.
00:47:08By midnight,
00:47:09another man will undress her.
00:47:11Can you handle that, Franklin?
00:47:16What's wrong?
00:47:17Sir,
00:47:18Miss Perez discharged herself
00:47:19from the infirmary.
00:47:20She is in the main lobby,
00:47:21screaming at the guards,
00:47:22demanding to see you.
00:47:24Bring her to the top floor
00:47:25private lounge.
00:47:26Keep her away from everyone.
00:47:31He was rushing to see his savior.
00:47:34He didn't know.
00:47:35He was walking himself
00:47:36right into the abyss.
00:47:47Franklin!
00:47:51Sit down.
00:47:57The whole city is talking.
00:47:59You beat a man half to death
00:48:01because he looked at Cadence.
00:48:03Tell me it isn't true.
00:48:05Tell me you didn't forget
00:48:06who saved your life.
00:48:07I hit him because he assaulted
00:48:09a representative
00:48:10of the Muller family.
00:48:11It had nothing to do with Cadence.
00:48:14What is that?
00:48:16She bit you?
00:48:17Were you kissing that bitch?
00:48:21Watch your tone.
00:48:22Until the documents are signed,
00:48:24Cadence is still my wife.
00:48:27You will not disrespect her.
00:48:31Mobilize the entire reserve fund.
00:48:34Initiate a hostile takeover
00:48:35of Chet's trading company.
00:48:36I want him bankrupt.
00:48:37Yes, sir.
00:48:38When will she be gone?
00:48:40Franklin,
00:48:40when will you be free?
00:48:43Tomorrow morning,
00:48:45nine o'clock.
00:48:46Elena Rostova's law firm.
00:48:48I am signing the papers.
00:48:49I will come with you.
00:48:51No.
00:48:53You will stay in your apartment.
00:49:06He had backed himself
00:49:07into a corner for a lie.
00:49:09He was about to sign
00:49:10his own ruin with his own hand.
00:49:20To freedom.
00:49:22Thank you, Mom and Dad.
00:49:23Elena sent the confirmation.
00:49:25Tomorrow morning at nine.
00:49:27Then you will never have to look
00:49:28at that blind fool again.
00:49:37Excuse me.
00:49:40Excuse me.
00:49:51Boss, the black market is in chaos.
00:49:53Your broadcast worked.
00:49:55But the bounty for the elixir
00:49:57just broke the ceiling.
00:49:58The Perez family placed an anonymous bid
00:50:01for two billion gold coins.
00:50:03Update the bounty.
00:50:05M does not accept gold.
00:50:06State that the elixir
00:50:07will only be traded
00:50:08for the controlling shares
00:50:09of the Perez family's
00:50:10alchemical research labs.
00:50:19Everyone was searching frantically
00:50:21for the elixir.
00:50:22And it was right here in my hands.
00:50:24Eleven hours remained
00:50:26until I signed those divorce papers.
00:50:28By then,
00:50:29I would shed the title
00:50:30of the Holy Knight's
00:50:31commander's wife.
00:50:33And then,
00:50:34as M,
00:50:35I would burn
00:50:36Franklin's world to ash.
00:50:39You are walking away
00:50:41with nothing.
00:50:42No assets,
00:50:43no compensation.
00:50:44I have never seen
00:50:45a nobleman's wife
00:50:46demand so little.
00:50:48I don't want his money.
00:50:49I just want my freedom.
00:50:53Madam heard the rumors
00:50:54from last night.
00:50:55She is on her way
00:50:56to the Muller estate
00:50:57with her guards.
00:50:58She wants to see for herself
00:50:59that you two are fine.
00:51:01If she discovers the divorce,
00:51:03her heart won't withstand it.
00:51:06Cancel the signing.
00:51:08I have to go.
00:51:09If you walk out now,
00:51:11his lawyers will claim bad faith.
00:51:13A woman's life is on the line.
00:51:20I am not late.
00:51:21It's 9.02.
00:51:23What are you doing?
00:51:24The divorce is canceled.
00:51:26Your grandmother
00:51:27is searching your estate.
00:51:28If she finds out,
00:51:29we are divorced.
00:51:31Your host.
00:51:32We have 15 minutes
00:51:34to get back
00:51:34and pretend we are
00:51:35madly in love.
00:51:37Take off the coat
00:51:38and the tie.
00:51:40Unbutton the top
00:51:41three buttons
00:51:41of your shirt.
00:51:43You don't look like
00:51:44you spent a lazy morning
00:51:45with your wife.
00:51:49Is this a game?
00:51:51Delaying the signing?
00:51:53Extorting more assets?
00:51:55You think I want to be
00:51:56trapped in a carriage
00:51:56with you?
00:51:57If you hadn't beaten
00:51:58a man half to death
00:51:59in public last night,
00:52:01the rumors wouldn't
00:52:01have reached Eleonora.
00:52:03This is your fault.
00:52:04I am just trying
00:52:05to keep her alive.
00:52:21Eleonora!
00:52:22What are you doing here?
00:52:24Franklin and I
00:52:25just got back
00:52:25from a walk
00:52:26in the royal gardens.
00:52:27We didn't know
00:52:28you were coming.
00:52:30You should have called.
00:52:31A walk?
00:52:31Then why is
00:52:33half the nobility
00:52:34whispering that
00:52:34my grandson
00:52:35is signing divorce
00:52:36papers this morning?
00:52:38What is that?
00:52:42The divorce rumors
00:52:43are a smoke sheen,
00:52:44Grandma.
00:52:44We leaked them
00:52:45to distract
00:52:46the vanguard contortion.
00:52:47As for this,
00:52:49Cadence and I
00:52:49had a rather
00:52:50passionate disagreement
00:52:51last night
00:52:52about the leak.
00:52:53You know how she is.
00:52:54Young couple's passion.
00:52:56Fine.
00:52:57I believe you,
00:52:58but the council won't.
00:53:00To prove this
00:53:01marriage is solid,
00:53:03Cadence,
00:53:04you will move
00:53:04back into this
00:53:05estate immediately.
00:53:06Eleonora,
00:53:07you will live together
00:53:09until the annual
00:53:10Muller Charity Gala
00:53:11next week.
00:53:12You will attend
00:53:13it together.
00:53:14You will sleep
00:53:15in the same bed.
00:53:16Of course, Grandma.
00:53:23The cage had
00:53:25closed again,
00:53:25but this time,
00:53:26I had no intention
00:53:28of being a
00:53:28well-behaved wife.
00:53:34The reputation
00:53:35of this family
00:53:36rests on your
00:53:37shoulders,
00:53:37Cadence.
00:53:39You are the
00:53:40lady of this
00:53:41house.
00:53:41I will not allow
00:53:43any cheap women
00:53:44to ruin the
00:53:44Muller name.
00:53:45Do you understand?
00:53:48I understand,
00:53:49Eleonora.
00:53:59Great acting,
00:54:00Cadence.
00:54:01When did you
00:54:01call her?
00:54:02How much did you
00:54:03exaggerate the
00:54:04rumors to get her
00:54:04here from across
00:54:05the continent?
00:54:06Last night?
00:54:07Or did you plan
00:54:08this the moment
00:54:09I handed you
00:54:09the papers?
00:54:11You have quite
00:54:12an imagination.
00:54:13Do you think
00:54:13everyone in the
00:54:14world is calculating
00:54:15how to squeeze
00:54:16more gold out of you?
00:54:17Brilliant strategy.
00:54:19As long as we
00:54:20don't sign the
00:54:21papers,
00:54:21you remain
00:54:22Mrs. Muller.
00:54:23You keep the
00:54:24power and status
00:54:25of my family.
00:54:26You wear that
00:54:26brooch and play
00:54:27the victim
00:54:28manipulating
00:54:28everyone around
00:54:29you.
00:54:30You are
00:54:31absolutely right.
00:54:33What?
00:54:35I orchestrated
00:54:36the entire thing.
00:54:38I want the
00:54:39power.
00:54:40I want the
00:54:41status.
00:54:42And most
00:54:42importantly,
00:54:43I want to make
00:54:43sure that you
00:54:44and your
00:54:45pathetic little
00:54:46mistress never
00:54:47get a single
00:54:47day of peace.
00:54:49Do not play
00:54:50games with me.
00:54:51You are playing
00:54:52with fire.
00:54:53And I will
00:54:53burn you to
00:54:54the ground.
00:54:58He thought I
00:54:59cared about the
00:55:00power and
00:55:00status.
00:55:01He didn't know
00:55:02that I no longer
00:55:03cared about him
00:55:03at all.
00:55:05Sir, I checked
00:55:07your wife's
00:55:07communication logs,
00:55:08the messaging
00:55:08towers near the
00:55:09estate, the
00:55:09encrypted channels,
00:55:10nothing.
00:55:11Her records are
00:55:12clean.
00:55:12no contact
00:55:13with Eleonora.
00:55:14Keep digging.
00:55:15Sir, look at
00:55:17today's Royal
00:55:17Financial Gazette.
00:55:18Page 3.
00:55:20The headline
00:55:20reads,
00:55:21Franklin's
00:55:21marriage solid,
00:55:22Duchess
00:55:23confirms.
00:55:30Are you proud
00:55:31of yourself?
00:55:32Watching the
00:55:33standing go up?
00:55:34Was the
00:55:35royal messenger
00:55:36your idea?
00:55:37Or did you
00:55:37hire someone
00:55:38to take the
00:55:38still?
00:55:40If that's
00:55:41what you want
00:55:42to believe,
00:55:42then believe
00:55:43it.
00:55:44I am done
00:55:44explaining myself
00:55:45to you.
00:55:48Use my
00:55:49family to
00:55:49keep your
00:55:49title?
00:55:50Fine.
00:55:51Until my
00:55:51grandmother
00:55:52leaves this
00:55:53city, you
00:55:54will play the
00:55:54perfect, obedient
00:55:55wife.
00:55:56If you step
00:55:56out of line, I
00:55:58will make your
00:55:58life a living
00:55:59hell.
00:56:00I can't wait
00:56:01to see you
00:56:02try.
00:56:05Get your
00:56:05things.
00:56:07Once again,
00:56:08he used
00:56:08violence to
00:56:09assert his
00:56:09control.
00:56:09But this
00:56:11time, even
00:56:11his fists
00:56:12couldn't
00:56:12scare me.
00:56:16I told my
00:56:17staff to
00:56:17pack your
00:56:18things from
00:56:18the chase
00:56:18estate.
00:56:19They will
00:56:19be delivered
00:56:19within the
00:56:20hour.
00:56:20You will
00:56:21unpack them
00:56:22on this
00:56:22side.
00:56:23I am
00:56:23not moving
00:56:24back.
00:56:24I will
00:56:25sleep on
00:56:26the sofa
00:56:26when Eleanor
00:56:27visits.
00:56:27I am
00:56:28not playing
00:56:28house with
00:56:29you.
00:56:29You don't
00:56:30have a
00:56:30choice.
00:56:31My
00:56:31grandmother
00:56:31has eyes
00:56:32everywhere.
00:56:33If your
00:56:33clothes are
00:56:34not in
00:56:34this closet,
00:56:35she will
00:56:35know.
00:56:36You wanted
00:56:36to be
00:56:37Mrs.
00:56:37Muller
00:56:37so badly,
00:56:38now you
00:56:39get to
00:56:39play the
00:56:39role.
00:56:4024 hours
00:56:41a day.
00:56:42Under my
00:56:42roof.
00:56:43Under my
00:56:44rules.
00:56:52Isabel.
00:56:53Franklin,
00:56:53you have
00:56:54to help
00:56:54me.
00:56:54I'm
00:56:55going
00:56:55crazy.
00:56:56Your
00:56:56guards
00:56:56won't
00:56:56let me
00:56:57leave.
00:56:57I
00:56:57ordered
00:56:57them to
00:56:58keep
00:56:58you
00:56:58safe,
00:56:58not
00:56:59make
00:56:59you
00:56:59a
00:56:59prisoner.
00:57:00The
00:57:00whole
00:57:01city
00:57:01is
00:57:01talking
00:57:01about
00:57:02the
00:57:02still
00:57:02of
00:57:02you
00:57:02and
00:57:03Hayden.
00:57:03They're
00:57:04laughing
00:57:04at
00:57:04me.
00:57:05Even
00:57:05my
00:57:05gown
00:57:06tailor
00:57:06cancelled
00:57:07my
00:57:07order.
00:57:08I
00:57:08am
00:57:08sorry.
00:57:09It's
00:57:10a
00:57:10misunderstanding.
00:57:11Are
00:57:11you
00:57:11still
00:57:11divorcing
00:57:11her?
00:57:12Please
00:57:13tell me
00:57:13you
00:57:13are
00:57:13still
00:57:13leaving
00:57:14her.
00:57:14Yes.
00:57:15The
00:57:16divorce
00:57:16is
00:57:16still
00:57:16happening.
00:57:17I
00:57:17am
00:57:18coming
00:57:18over
00:57:18to
00:57:18your
00:57:18apartment
00:57:19right
00:57:19now.
00:57:33Those
00:57:34papers
00:57:34stay in
00:57:34there
00:57:34until
00:57:35the
00:57:36side
00:57:36to
00:57:36sign
00:57:36them
00:57:37you
00:57:37will
00:57:37sign
00:57:37them.
00:57:38Until
00:57:38then
00:57:38you
00:57:39are
00:57:39my
00:57:39wife.
00:57:52Cancel the
00:57:53luggage
00:57:53delivery.
00:57:54I am
00:57:55not moving
00:57:55back.
00:57:56He
00:57:56thought
00:57:56locking
00:57:57me
00:57:57in a
00:57:57cage
00:57:58meant
00:57:58he
00:57:58had
00:57:58won.
00:57:59He
00:58:00didn't
00:58:00know
00:58:00that
00:58:00he
00:58:00was
00:58:01the
00:58:01one
00:58:01trapped
00:58:01inside
00:58:02it.
00:58:03I
00:58:03went
00:58:03to
00:58:03see
00:58:04my
00:58:04grandfather
00:58:04Theodore
00:58:05Chase.
00:58:06I
00:58:07told him
00:58:07everything
00:58:08that had
00:58:08happened
00:58:09between
00:58:09Franklin
00:58:10and me.
00:58:16This is
00:58:17not just
00:58:17about
00:58:17divorce
00:58:18anymore.
00:58:18This
00:58:18is war.
00:58:19The
00:58:20Perez
00:58:20family
00:58:21is
00:58:21liquidating
00:58:21their
00:58:22assets,
00:58:22splitting
00:58:23the
00:58:23black
00:58:23market
00:58:23with
00:58:24gold,
00:58:24searching
00:58:24for
00:58:25something,
00:58:25the
00:58:25elixir.
00:58:27Eleonora's
00:58:27heart
00:58:27is failing.
00:58:29The
00:58:29Perez
00:58:30family wants
00:58:30to find
00:58:31the elixir
00:58:31and present
00:58:32it to
00:58:32her.
00:58:33If
00:58:33that
00:58:34happens,
00:58:34that means
00:58:35Eleonora
00:58:35owe her
00:58:36one.
00:58:36She
00:58:37will force
00:58:37Franklin to
00:58:38marry
00:58:38Isabel.
00:58:39You
00:58:39will
00:58:39be
00:58:40thrown
00:58:40out
00:58:40and
00:58:40the
00:58:41Perez
00:58:41family
00:58:41will
00:58:41take
00:58:42over
00:58:42the
00:58:42Muller
00:58:42empire.
00:58:44They
00:58:44are
00:58:45fighting
00:58:45a
00:58:45war
00:58:45they
00:58:45have
00:58:46already
00:58:46lost.
00:58:47What
00:58:48is
00:58:48your
00:58:48next
00:58:49move?
00:58:49Arrange
00:58:50a
00:58:50meeting
00:58:50for
00:58:51me.
00:58:51A
00:58:52visible,
00:58:52exclusive
00:58:53introduction.
00:58:55A
00:58:56blind
00:58:56date?
00:58:57A
00:58:57political
00:58:58statement.
00:58:59I
00:59:00need
00:59:00the
00:59:00entire
00:59:01nobility
00:59:01to
00:59:01see
00:59:02that
00:59:02the
00:59:02Chase
00:59:02family
00:59:03is
00:59:03seeking
00:59:03a
00:59:03new
00:59:04alliance.
00:59:11that
00:59:11bastard.
00:59:13I
00:59:13heard
00:59:13Franklin
00:59:13took
00:59:14Isabel
00:59:14to a
00:59:14coastal
00:59:15estate
00:59:15and
00:59:16bought
00:59:16her
00:59:16a
00:59:16pink
00:59:16diamond.
00:59:17The
00:59:18whole
00:59:18nobility
00:59:18is
00:59:18talking
00:59:19about
00:59:19it.
00:59:20He
00:59:20locks
00:59:20you
00:59:21in
00:59:21the
00:59:21estate
00:59:21while
00:59:22he
00:59:22goes
00:59:22off
00:59:22with
00:59:23that
00:59:23scheming
00:59:24woman.
00:59:24I
00:59:24will
00:59:25destroy
00:59:25his
00:59:26medical
00:59:26workshop.
00:59:28No.
00:59:29Make
00:59:30the call.
00:59:31Set up
00:59:32the
00:59:32meeting
00:59:32with
00:59:32the
00:59:32Kendrick
00:59:33family.
00:59:34And
00:59:34make
00:59:35sure
00:59:35the
00:59:35royal
00:59:35messengers
00:59:36know
00:59:36exactly
00:59:36where
00:59:37we
00:59:37will
00:59:37be.
00:59:38Elinanna
00:59:39had
00:59:39left
00:59:39last
00:59:39night.
00:59:40My
00:59:40performance
00:59:41was
00:59:41over.
00:59:42Now
00:59:42it
00:59:42was
00:59:43time
00:59:43to
00:59:43show
00:59:43Franklin
00:59:44what
00:59:44a
00:59:44real
00:59:45declaration
00:59:45of
00:59:45war
00:59:46looked
00:59:46like.
00:59:49Madam,
00:59:50I
00:59:51heard
00:59:51that
00:59:51Mr.
00:59:52Franklin
00:59:52bought
00:59:52a
00:59:53pink
00:59:53diamond
00:59:53for
00:59:54Miss
00:59:54Perez.
00:59:55It
00:59:55is
00:59:55already
00:59:56spreading
00:59:56through
00:59:56the
00:59:57nobility.
01:00:00She
01:00:01got
01:00:01the
01:00:01diamond
01:00:01I'd
01:00:02waited
01:00:02three
01:00:02years
01:00:03for.
01:00:04But
01:00:04I
01:00:04didn't
01:00:05care
01:00:05anymore.
01:00:12Your
01:00:13grandfather
01:00:13spoke
01:00:14with
01:00:14Walter
01:00:14Kendrick.
01:00:15This
01:00:15is the
01:00:15profile
01:00:16of his
01:00:16son,
01:00:17Leland.
01:00:22The
01:00:23Kendrick
01:00:23family has
01:00:24deeper roots
01:00:25on the
01:00:25continent
01:00:26than
01:00:26the
01:00:26Muller.
01:00:28If
01:00:28you
01:00:28align
01:00:29with
01:00:29Leland,
01:00:30Franklin
01:00:30will
01:00:30never
01:00:31be
01:00:31able
01:00:31to
01:00:31touch
01:00:31you.
01:00:35It's
01:00:35set
01:00:35for
01:00:35tomorrow
01:00:36evening
01:00:36at
01:00:367.
01:00:37I
01:00:37will
01:00:37be
01:00:38there.
01:00:39You
01:00:40don't
01:00:40have to
01:00:40do
01:00:40this
01:00:40if
01:00:40you
01:00:41aren't
01:00:41ready.
01:00:43I
01:00:43am
01:00:43ready.
01:00:52Boss.
01:00:53Initiate
01:00:54phase
01:00:54two.
01:00:55Standing
01:00:55by.
01:00:56What's
01:00:56the
01:00:57broadcast?
01:00:57Post a
01:00:58global
01:00:58alert
01:00:58on the
01:00:59black
01:00:59market
01:00:59auction
01:01:00boards.
01:01:00Announce
01:01:01that
01:01:01the
01:01:01Shadow
01:01:01Courier
01:01:02will
01:01:02host
01:01:02an
01:01:02exclusive
01:01:03invite
01:01:04only
01:01:04auction.
01:01:05The
01:01:06item
01:01:06is
01:01:06something
01:01:07that
01:01:07could
01:01:07revolutionize
01:01:08the
01:01:08kingdom's
01:01:09medical
01:01:09practices.
01:01:10The
01:01:11seller
01:01:11will
01:01:11only
01:01:11accept
01:01:12alchemical
01:01:12workshops
01:01:13in
01:01:13exchange,
01:01:14not
01:01:15gold.
01:01:16The
01:01:16Perez
01:01:16family
01:01:17will
01:01:17lose
01:01:17their
01:01:17minds
01:01:18over it.
01:01:18They'll
01:01:19think
01:01:19it's
01:01:19the
01:01:19elixir.
01:01:20They'll
01:01:21leverage
01:01:21everything
01:01:21they have
01:01:22to get
01:01:22an
01:01:22invite.
01:01:24bleed
01:01:24them
01:01:24a
01:01:25little.
01:01:31They
01:01:32wanted
01:01:32to
01:01:33humiliate
01:01:33me
01:01:34with
01:01:34their
01:01:34public
01:01:35display
01:01:35of
01:01:35affection.
01:01:37Then
01:01:38I
01:01:38would
01:01:38show
01:01:39them
01:01:39who
01:01:40the
01:01:40real
01:01:40winner
01:01:40was.
01:01:47Are
01:01:48you
01:01:48thinking
01:01:48about
01:01:48me?
01:01:49No.
01:01:54I'm
01:01:54just
01:01:55tired.
01:01:56You're
01:01:56lying.
01:01:57You
01:01:57won't
01:01:57even
01:01:58look
01:01:58at
01:01:58me.
01:02:05What
01:02:05is
01:02:06wrong
01:02:06with
01:02:06you?
01:02:07I
01:02:07told
01:02:07you
01:02:07I
01:02:08am
01:02:08dealing
01:02:08with
01:02:08a
01:02:08crisis.
01:02:10My
01:02:11brother
01:02:11Alberto
01:02:11called
01:02:12me
01:02:12an
01:02:12hour
01:02:12ago.
01:02:13The
01:02:14Perez
01:02:14family
01:02:14brokers
01:02:15have
01:02:15made
01:02:15contact
01:02:16with
01:02:16the
01:02:16black
01:02:16market.
01:02:17They
01:02:18found
01:02:18a
01:02:19lead
01:02:19on
01:02:20the
01:02:20elixir.
01:02:23the
01:02:24seller
01:02:24wants
01:02:24workshops
01:02:25not
01:02:25gold.
01:02:27My
01:02:27family
01:02:28is
01:02:28preparing
01:02:28to
01:02:28liquidate
01:02:29our
01:02:29alchememical
01:02:30labs
01:02:30to
01:02:30secure
01:02:31it.
01:02:31We
01:02:32are
01:02:32giving
01:02:32up
01:02:32half
01:02:33our
01:02:33family
01:02:33fortune
01:02:34for
01:02:34you.
01:02:35Are
01:02:35you
01:02:35really
01:02:36going
01:02:36to
01:02:36marry
01:02:36me
01:02:37or
01:02:37are
01:02:37you
01:02:37just
01:02:37using
01:02:38me?
01:02:38The
01:02:39moment
01:02:39the
01:02:39judge
01:02:39stamps
01:02:40the
01:02:40final
01:02:40divorce
01:02:40decreef
01:02:41I
01:02:42will
01:02:42put
01:02:42a
01:02:43ring
01:02:43on
01:02:43your
01:02:43finger.
01:02:45We
01:02:45will
01:02:45be
01:02:46engaged.
01:02:49I
01:02:52love
01:02:52you.
01:02:56Sir,
01:02:57my
01:02:57source
01:02:57at the
01:02:58Chase
01:02:58Estate
01:02:58reports
01:02:59that
01:02:59Cadence
01:03:00has a
01:03:00reservation
01:03:00at the
01:03:01Silver Moon
01:03:01restaurant
01:03:01tomorrow
01:03:02at 7
01:03:02p.m.
01:03:04She
01:03:05is
01:03:05meeting
01:03:05Leland
01:03:06Kendrick.
01:03:10He
01:03:11was
01:03:11rushing
01:03:11to
01:03:12ruin
01:03:12that
01:03:12meeting.
01:03:13His
01:03:14jealousy
01:03:14always
01:03:15got the
01:03:15better
01:03:15of his
01:03:16reason.
01:03:21When
01:03:21my
01:03:22father
01:03:22said
01:03:22you
01:03:22requested
01:03:23a
01:03:23meeting
01:03:23I
01:03:23assumed
01:03:23we
01:03:24would
01:03:24discuss
01:03:24partnerships.
01:03:26I
01:03:26didn't
01:03:27expect
01:03:27to be
01:03:27having
01:03:27dinner
01:03:28with
01:03:28the
01:03:28woman
01:03:28who
01:03:28saved
01:03:28his
01:03:29life.
01:03:30I'm
01:03:30glad
01:03:31he
01:03:31made
01:03:31a
01:03:31full
01:03:31recovery.
01:03:33Thanks
01:03:33to
01:03:33you.
01:03:34He
01:03:35told
01:03:35me
01:03:35what
01:03:35happened
01:03:36that
01:03:36night.
01:03:37I
01:03:38must
01:03:38apologize
01:03:38for
01:03:39my
01:03:39aggressive
01:03:39actions.
01:03:41Leland,
01:03:42I
01:03:42believe
01:03:42in
01:03:43absolute
01:03:43honesty.
01:03:44I
01:03:45have
01:03:45to
01:03:45tell
01:03:45you
01:03:46I
01:03:46am
01:03:46still
01:03:46legally
01:03:47married
01:03:47to
01:03:47Franklin.
01:03:48I
01:03:48don't
01:03:49want
01:03:49to
01:03:49drag
01:03:49the
01:03:49Kendrick
01:03:50name
01:03:50into
01:03:50scandal,
01:03:50so
01:03:51you
01:03:51have
01:03:51to
01:03:51know
01:03:52what's
01:03:52going
01:03:52on.
01:03:54I'm
01:03:54not
01:03:54afraid
01:03:55of
01:03:55Franklin,
01:03:56not
01:03:56his
01:03:56lawyers,
01:03:57and
01:03:58certainly
01:03:58not
01:03:59the
01:04:00royal
01:04:00messengers.
01:04:02To
01:04:02honesty,
01:04:03then.
01:04:04To
01:04:05new
01:04:05alliances.
01:04:18Franklin
01:04:18had
01:04:18arrived
01:04:19with
01:04:20his
01:04:20rage
01:04:20and
01:04:21jealousy.
01:04:23Seems
01:04:23locking
01:04:24you
01:04:24in
01:04:24the
01:04:24estate
01:04:25was
01:04:25pointless.
01:04:28Not
01:04:28even a
01:04:29few
01:04:29hours
01:04:29have
01:04:29passed,
01:04:30and
01:04:31you've
01:04:31already
01:04:31laced
01:04:31onto
01:04:32a
01:04:32new
01:04:32man.
01:04:33Mr.
01:04:34Muller,
01:04:34you're
01:04:34mistaken.
01:04:35I
01:04:35invited
01:04:36her
01:04:36to
01:04:36dinner
01:04:36because
01:04:37she
01:04:37saved
01:04:37my
01:04:37father's
01:04:38life.
01:04:38We
01:04:38owe
01:04:39her
01:04:39one.
01:04:41And
01:04:42you've
01:04:42got the
01:04:42wrong
01:04:43target.
01:04:44The
01:04:44only
01:04:44person
01:04:45in
01:04:45this
01:04:45room
01:04:45clinging
01:04:46desperately
01:04:46to
01:04:46a
01:04:47man.
01:04:47She's
01:04:47standing
01:04:48right
01:04:48behind
01:04:48you.
01:04:49This
01:04:50is
01:04:50your
01:04:50plan?
01:04:52Hiding
01:04:52behind
01:04:52him?
01:04:53You
01:04:53think
01:04:53he
01:04:54actually
01:04:54cares
01:04:54about
01:04:54you?
01:04:56Franklin,
01:04:57who I
01:04:57have
01:04:57dinner
01:04:57with
01:04:57is
01:04:58none
01:04:58of
01:04:58your
01:04:58business.
01:04:59Just
01:04:59leave.
01:05:00You're
01:05:00embarrassing
01:05:00yourself.
01:05:01I
01:05:02believe
01:05:02she
01:05:02has
01:05:02made
01:05:02herself
01:05:03clear.
01:05:03If
01:05:04you
01:05:04do
01:05:04not
01:05:04have
01:05:05a
01:05:05reservation,
01:05:05Mr.
01:05:06Muller,
01:05:06I
01:05:06suggest
01:05:07you
01:05:07leave
01:05:07before I
01:05:08have
01:05:08the
01:05:08guards
01:05:09escort
01:05:09you
01:05:09out.
01:05:12We're
01:05:13not
01:05:13done
01:05:13yet.
01:05:16He
01:05:16left,
01:05:17but I
01:05:18knew he
01:05:18wouldn't
01:05:18let it
01:05:19go.
01:05:23Leland!
01:05:31Thank
01:05:32you for
01:05:32defending
01:05:32me.
01:05:34You
01:05:34were
01:05:34right.
01:05:36Life
01:05:36is too
01:05:36short to
01:05:37deal with
01:05:37unnecessary
01:05:38people.
01:05:39To
01:05:39answer
01:05:40your
01:05:40earlier
01:05:40question,
01:05:41yes,
01:05:42I would
01:05:43very much
01:05:43like to
01:05:43explore our
01:05:44future
01:05:44cooperation,
01:05:46both
01:05:46professionally
01:05:48and
01:05:48personally.
01:05:51That
01:05:52is the
01:05:52best thing
01:05:52I have
01:05:53heard all
01:05:53evening.
01:05:54Stop
01:05:54looking at
01:05:55her.
01:05:55Let's
01:05:55go.
01:06:08go.
01:06:09message
01:06:09was
01:06:09received.
01:06:10It
01:06:10worked.
01:06:11I
01:06:11used
01:06:11you.
01:06:12I'm
01:06:12sorry.
01:06:13Don't
01:06:14apologize.
01:06:15It's
01:06:15strategy.
01:06:17You
01:06:18hit him
01:06:18where he
01:06:18is
01:06:19weakest.
01:06:19His
01:06:20pride.
01:06:21He
01:06:21won't
01:06:22let
01:06:22this
01:06:22go.
01:06:23An
01:06:23enraged
01:06:24beast
01:06:24always
01:06:25would
01:06:25strike
01:06:25back.
01:06:29Why
01:06:30are we
01:06:30sitting
01:06:30here?
01:06:31You
01:06:31promised
01:06:31to
01:06:31take
01:06:32me
01:06:32home.
01:06:33Eyes
01:06:34off.
01:06:34That
01:06:34bitch
01:06:35is
01:06:35just
01:06:35using
01:06:35him
01:06:35to
01:06:35get
01:06:36back
01:06:36at
01:06:36you.
01:06:37Shut
01:06:37up.
01:06:38Franklin's
01:06:39ego
01:06:39is
01:06:39bruised,
01:06:40but he
01:06:40will
01:06:40convince
01:06:41himself
01:06:41this
01:06:41was
01:06:41just
01:06:42a
01:06:42performance
01:06:42to
01:06:42make
01:06:43him
01:06:43jealous.
01:06:44He
01:06:44won't
01:06:44take
01:06:44it
01:06:45seriously.
01:06:46He
01:06:47needs
01:06:47a
01:06:47bigger
01:06:47shock.
01:06:48Exactly.
01:06:49We
01:06:49need
01:06:49to
01:06:49escalate
01:06:50this
01:06:50from
01:06:50a
01:06:51rumor
01:06:51to
01:06:51a
01:06:51formal
01:06:52alliance.
01:06:52I
01:06:53want
01:06:53to
01:06:53invite
01:06:53you
01:06:54and
01:06:54your
01:06:54father
01:06:54to
01:06:54the
01:06:54chase
01:06:55estet
01:06:55tomorrow
01:06:55afternoon.
01:06:56a
01:06:56formal
01:06:57meeting.
01:06:57We
01:06:58will
01:06:58discuss
01:06:58integrating
01:06:59my
01:06:59medical
01:06:59patents
01:07:00with
01:07:00your
01:07:00continental
01:07:01trade
01:07:01networks.
01:07:02My
01:07:02father
01:07:02will
01:07:03be
01:07:03thrilled.
01:07:04Tomorrow
01:07:05at
01:07:05three.
01:07:18Thank
01:07:19you,
01:07:20Leland,
01:07:20for
01:07:21everything.
01:07:23I
01:07:24knew
01:07:24Franklin
01:07:24saw
01:07:25it,
01:07:25but he
01:07:26didn't
01:07:26know
01:07:26that
01:07:26this
01:07:26game
01:07:27had
01:07:27only
01:07:27just
01:07:27begun.
01:07:36They
01:07:37are
01:07:37here.
01:07:38Just
01:07:39be
01:07:39yourself
01:07:39today,
01:07:40Cadence.
01:08:20you have a
01:08:23man who
01:08:25marries
01:08:26the chaste daughter will be the luckiest man in the kingdom. I completely agree, dad. Leland has
01:08:31done exceptional work on the continent. Did you sleep well last night? The air in the city is too
01:08:43heavy. I want to get out to the countryside estate for some fresh air. We have an estate in the
01:08:49countryside. You are welcome there. Yeah. I want to go to the noble hunting grounds. I need to shoot a
01:08:56few arrows. Do you know how to use a bow, Cadence? I'm afraid I am a beginner, Mr. Kendrick, but
01:09:03I am
01:09:03always willing to learn. Perfect. I already have an afternoon reservation at the noble hunting grounds.
01:09:11Leland can teach you. We're leaving in an hour. I didn't like the sport, but for the alliance,
01:09:15I had to play along. As the carriage passed over the river, I thought of the day I saved
01:09:22Franklin. The familiar suffocating grip clawed at my throat. Mrs. Chase, what style of architecture
01:09:30do you prefer? Leland's question pulled my attention away from the water just in time.
01:09:36Fifteen minutes later, the carriage rolled into the countryside estate.
01:09:46We are going to the front grounds. You two take your time on the archery range.
01:10:15I don't think I'm going to do it.
01:10:19Keep your head down. Now, release.
01:10:49Oh, my God. Isn't that Cadence? What is she doing with the Kendrick air?
01:11:04Mr. Kendrick, I did not know you had given up your family's trading fleets to become a cheap
01:11:10archery instructor. If the student is Mrs. Chase, I'm more than willing to offer lifetime lessons for free.
01:11:20I warned you last night. You are still wearing the Muller name.
01:11:25You do not let another man touch you in public.
01:11:29Franklin, the only thing keeping me in your family is those papers you won't sign.
01:11:39You brought your mistress to the noble archery grounds.
01:11:43After I said it, I saw his face twist.
01:11:49How can she say that about me? We are practically engaged.
01:11:55Mr. Kendrick, you might not know. Cadence is still a married woman.
01:12:01If you keep touching her, your family will not be happy about the scandal.
01:12:06Ms. Perez, you misunderstand something. I am not here on a date. I am here representing the Kendrick family.
01:12:13We are finalizing a marriage contract with the Chase family.
01:12:16The second Cadence is legally single. The contract activates.
01:12:23I am simply protecting my future fiancé.
01:12:30I will never sign those papers. She is my wife.
01:12:35You just can't stand the fact that the woman who once loved you no longer begs for your attention.
01:12:47You can't even lift a bow, yet you are really sharp-tongued.
01:12:52Cadence, let's make a bet.
01:12:54Three arrows, we'll see who hits the bullseye first.
01:12:58She wanted to humiliate me with the one thing she was good at.
01:13:05The loser has to publicly admit their family is completely inferior,
01:13:09and bow to the winner's family in front of every noble here.
01:13:14In the world of old money, refusing a public challenge was simply not done.
01:13:19It meant admitting you were weak.
01:13:21Isabel chose this moment on purpose to challenge me.
01:13:24Cadence, don't agree.
01:13:26Let's go.
01:13:28That's enough, Isabel. Shut your mouth and get back.
01:13:33What's wrong, Cadence?
01:13:35Is the Chase daughter a coward?
01:13:37Or do you just know you are going to lose?
01:13:43I accept.
01:13:46I will stand by whatever you decide.
01:13:55Perfect pull!
01:13:58Your turn.
01:14:08I guess the Chase family's gold can't buy archery talent.
01:14:31I lost.
01:14:34Bow your head.
01:14:37Tell everyone the Chase family is nothing compared to my family.
01:14:46I have never been particularly skilled at games.
01:14:50The Chase family has never derived its value from leisure.
01:14:54We derive it from innovation.
01:14:56Leland, to finalize our discussion from this morning,
01:14:59Chase Medical Guild formally accepts the Kendrick-Consura strategic partnership proposal for the continental market.
01:15:05My father and I look forward to hosting you and your father tomorrow to sign the initial merger terms.
01:15:16He had gone mad.
01:15:17But this time, his madness would only drag him deeper into the abyss.
01:15:26Take your hands off her, Franklin.
01:15:32Do you know what you are doing?
01:15:34Announcing mergers?
01:15:36Stop lying to yourself, Franklin.
01:15:38You don't care about the family.
01:15:40You are just having a meltdown because your toy is gone.
01:15:45You are jealous.
01:15:50You think finding a new noble backer will get you away from me?
01:15:55As long as you are my wife, you belong to me!
01:15:58Then sign the divorce papers today.
01:16:01Prove to everyone that you can live without me.
01:16:04Even if I sign those papers, I will freeze every gold coin you have.
01:16:09I will make sure you leave me with nothing.
01:16:13Enough! Everyone is watching you!
01:16:29Stop this right now!
01:16:31My father had arrived, but Franklin's fist could no longer be pulled back.
01:16:44We are leaving, Cadence.
01:16:46A daughter of the Chase family does not need to prove her worth to some bastard!
01:17:04My bag.
01:17:06Wait here.
01:17:19Why did you run out there?
01:17:21Why do you care if she makes a deal with the Kendricks?
01:17:24Do you still love her?
01:17:25I told you.
01:17:27I was protecting the family's image.
01:17:29You are a liar!
01:17:31I saw how you looked at her!
01:17:34I have a headache.
01:17:37Stop acting like a child.
01:17:49They were fighting like mad dogs.
01:17:52But I had no interest in watching anymore.
01:18:01So, the great Franklin Muller got punched by the Kendrick boy today?
01:18:07Shut up.
01:18:08If you are here to make fun of me, get out.
01:18:11You spent three years ignoring your wife?
01:18:14Now you're throwing punches over her?
01:18:17Why?
01:18:23Stop worrying about your bruised face.
01:18:25Look at this.
01:18:35But this time, his collapse would only drive him deeper into madness.
01:18:43Sir, we are already drafting a statement.
01:18:46To deny the rumors about you and Isabel...
01:18:48I don't care about Isabel.
01:18:50I want you to erase every message about Cadence and Leland.
01:18:55Every article.
01:18:57Every still.
01:18:59Sir, that will cost tens of thousands of gold coins.
01:19:02The Council will not approve.
01:19:04I am the Council.
01:19:05Wipe it all away!
01:19:07If any messenger mention wife's name again, I will ruin them!
01:19:18You are mine, Cadence.
01:19:21You will never escape me.
01:19:22He made his vow to an empty room.
01:19:25He thought he had won.
01:19:27He didn't know that the cage door had never been locked.