athos -- is that any way to greet our guests?
don't be shy, gentlemen. come in. your friends have been expecting you. jussac is not amused.
or the cardinal.
the devil is more ethical than the cardinal.
we can't refuse rochefort's invitation. it would be impolite. athos tips back in his chair and gazes upward.
congratulations, porthos. you brought down the house.
he said he'll take those tunics.
conduct unbecoming a musketeer. wasn't that the charge?
we are refusing to serve the cardinal.
france has one king too many.
are you going to visit them alphabetically or in order of preference?
when it comes to you and women, fairness rarely applies.
citizens of france.
madam, i'm flattered but i thought you wanted me to tutor you in theology.
there's nothing unholy about expressing one's emotions. on the contrary. religion should be experienced in a passionate, all- embracing way. we should feel free to express our spirituality.
your husband!?
first we must pray to god for forgiveness.
on second thought, god's often busy. aramis leaps to his feet and sprints for the open window.
thanks. you broke my fall perfectly. but i do apologize for the inconvenience.
if there's one thing i can't abide, it's rudeness.
and i apologized for it.
i'd be honored. d'artagnan brightens. another duel!
if that's where you wish to die, i won't disappoint you. until then.
wait a minute. i've got a duel with him, too.
jussac. again. athos steps forward to meet him.
it hardly seems fair. let's give them the chance to surrender.
a poet.
impossible.
they are nearer to god.
pagan.
i'm fine, thank you.
take a look at our young friend.
don't encourage him. by killing jussac, the boy's made himself an outlaw too.
i know athos may seem cold and unfriendly, but don't let that fool you.
but he's also right. this is our fight, not yours. go on, get out of here.
you can't just leave him. athos spurs his horse, rides away. aramis and porthos exchange sad looks and hopeful comments.
he has a plan.
all for one, and one for all.
the good father is.  all tied up.
hello.
how is it that a man of god becomes a man of gold?
let's share.
would you be so good as to distribute these? your generosity will be greatly appreciated.
throw the coins, boy. the people are hungry.
ten! cut to:
your trip from home has been an eventful one.
a good man, i'm told.
d'artagnan. cut to:
a man is better measured by his life than by his death. your father was bold, and brave.
he lives in you. that's all the evidence aramis requires. d'artagnan pauses to reflect. then wonders:
i was orphaned at a young age. the church took me in.
but i did. he was a great man, a leader of the church. and his example inspired me to dedicate my life to god's service.
i was a fool. this great man, this father, betrayed the church, and turned his back on god. to worship power and gold.
it broke my heart to see it.
i joined the musketeers and a strange thing happened. i got my faith back.
all of france knows him. his eminence, the cardinal richelieu. d'artagnan nearly jumps from his boots. cut to:
what?
he rules england the way richelieu rules france. d'artagnanj a ship called the persephone waits for the cardinal's agent at calais. to take him to england. tuesday, midnight.
calais is over two hundred leagues from here.
gentlemen, i beg you. please put away your weapons and remove these kegs from the road. we'd prefer to ride on without having to kill you. d'artagnan and the "farmers" gape at aramis in surprise.
in the name of god, i'm sure. porthos is on the lookout for danger. he reaches inside his cloak for a weapon and, in doing so, accidentally exposes his musketeer tunic.
i think we've found a home.
it's hard to believe they haven't heard of the great porthos.
only if you don't know which words to say. all turn to regard aramis. he'll play along too. porthos reacts with delight. d'artagnan with interest. aramis continues:
words may make a more lasting impression than a thousand of porthos' kisses.
i'll demonstrate. please. sit beside me. aramis' courtly behavior is as out of place in these en- virons as it is persuasive. the barmaid slips from porthos' lap, sits down on the bench beside him. aramis does not touch her. he simply looks into her eyes.  and begins to speak.
'shall i compare thee to a summer's day? thou art more lovely and more temperate: rough winds do shake the darling buds of may, and summer's leash hath all too short a date; sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, and often is his gold complexion dimmed; and every fair from fair sometimes declines, by chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed; but thy eternal summer shall not fade.
nor lose possession of that fair thou owest, nor shall death brag thou wanderest in his shade, when in eternal lines to time thou growest; so long as men can breathe, or eyes can see. so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.'
shakespeare.
so little time, so much to learn.
in all the years i've know him.  i have never seen athos smile.
i hear it too. it sounds like.
how's your head now?
we'll see you in calais!
my horse will not survive another league.
ten, twenty at the most.
put away your money, madame. you and your child will cross the river under our protection. for free.
musketeers. two two cavaliers react to the word. the ferryman does, too -- into cringing, obedient servant.
porthos!
there are those who would call that treason.
well said. i'm impressed. ninnyhammers.
by all means.
porthos.
porthos.
can you swim?
that'll do.
you go first and i'll watch your progress.
a nice relaxing boat ride.
you look like you've seen a ghost.
the treaty outlines richelieu's plan to forge an alliance with buckingham.
he is not mentioned directly. but the agreement is contingent on a 'demonstration' of the cardinal's power.
i don't know. athos' face grows dark. he has been silent throughout. now he rises to his feet.
i am the resurrection and the life, sayeth the lord. he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.  the executioner's sharp blade shines in the light of dawn.
amen.
d'artagnan. kill him where he stands. these are d'artagnan's words. a son vowing to avenge the death of his father. d'artagnan wonders. rochefort confirms.
i find it hard to believe myself.
it was spectacular. and what teeth.
and freedom.