Taking advantage of the general bustle of the ball, Peter eludes Josephine. Tolstoy, seeing Varya in the crowd, leaves Polina and rushes after her. Sibari jealously watches Olga and Napoleon's conversation. Lugin, holding a dagger at the ready, keeps a close eye on the emperor talking to his wife. Josephine asks Napoleon to beware of Peter: he behaves very suspiciously... Xenia and D'Arnie are preparing to fulfill their master's task.

Olga refuses Sibari but asks to save the child, who is with Spartacus. Finding Mongo in Spartacus' house, Sibari realizes that Olga is his wife. Napoleon, who found Peter and Josephine in his office, demands an explanation. Peter decides to go all in. But Napoleon is amused by his confession. Returning to the masquerade, Peter notices D'Arnie and Xenia among the dancers.

On the street, Peter meets Ksenia and realizes that she really does not remember anything about her past. During a conversation with the Duke of Enghien, D'Arny invites him to lead the conspiracy. Constantine, on the instructions of Napoleon, comes to Sibari to pick up Olga and deliver her to the palace... Tolstoy and Lugin quarrel over Vari. At this time, an agent of Grand Duke Constantine brings her a letter. Young people decide to ask about its contents.

Peter intends to find out why Ksenia lost her memory and where their child is. Sibari informs Olga that her husband is rumored to be dead. Josephine appears at Sibari's house. She suspects that Olga is another mistress of Napoleon... D'Arnie introduces Xenia to the Duke of Enghien, introducing her as his sister. Ksenia asks him out on a date and leads him to the other side of the river, where the border with France passes. The Duke falls into the hands of Anatole's agents, notified by D'Arny.

Peter informs Xenia that the man she considers her husband is a murderer. Back home, Xenia tries to gently question D'Arnie. He forbids her to see Peter. Olga learns from a maid that Sibari had a conversation with Napoleon. Having decided to leave, she goes to church for confession... Varya becomes a prisoner of Spartacus. Xenia comes to Peter. His apartment is a mess: someone searched the house.

The stranger's face, who has fallen from the gunshot, rips off the hood. Olga tries to approach the wounded man, but she is intercepted by Constant. On behalf of Napoleon, he forcibly takes the girl to Saint-Cloud. Xenia, taking up arms, stands up for Peter. Napoleon again unsuccessfully tries to seduce Olga, he even decides to use force. But at the decisive moment, Josephine enters... Constant takes Olga to Sibari's house and puts a guard on her. Sibari proceeds to interrogate the Duke of Enghien.

Sitting under house arrest, Olga tries to escape. Mongo and Varya maintain a presence of mind and seek escape from the labyrinth. Xenia asks D'Arnie to talk about his past. D'Arnie, to his horror, remembers nothing. He asks about his childhood Spartacus, who raised him. Spartacus swears that he did not conduct experiments on D'Arny's memory and reports on its origin

Peter manages to arrange a secret meeting between Alexander and Napoleon, of which not even D'Arny knows. They quickly reach an understanding, and Napoleon invites Alexander to a ball in Saint-Cloud in the evening. Alexander, pleased with the meeting, expresses his gratitude to Peter. Varya and Anna Antonovna come to Olga and bring her the child Ksenia. Mongo asks them not to reveal his presence. Olga, busy thinking about her fate and the fate of the child, agrees to a meeting with Napoleon.

Napoleon signs an order pardoning the Duke of Enghien. Josephine hands the paper to Peter. Mongo reappears at Sibari's house. From Anna Antonovna, he learns that Olga has gone to the palace and is in a hurry for her. There is a fire in Spartacus' house. Varya suggests that Lugin wait until the wooden one burns out and get free. Olga tells Napoleon that she has not changed her mind: her consent to the meeting is the only way to get out of prison and talk to him.

Peter and Olga, having understood each other without words, leave the hall. They are followed by Mongo. Tolstoy lures Varya out for an evening walk and confesses his love to her. D'Arnie finds Xenia in Peter's rented apartment. She still considers D'Arnie her husband Klaus but announces to him that she loves Peter. In addition, Xenia shows D'Arny Spartacus' diary, from which D'Arnie learns that he and Pyotr Cherkasov are brothers. Napoleon gives the order to shoot the Duke of Enghien.

Olga and Peter can't talk. But time does not wait - Peter must urgently hand over a letter of pardon to the Duke of Enghien to Sibari. The owner of the tavern gives Olga gifts from an unknown sender. Mongo-Stolypin asks Anna Antonovna and Varya not to tell Olga that he is alive. Soon, a monk comes to Mongo - a member of the secret society of the Templars - and offers help in getting rid of mental anguish.

Olga sees Mongo's presence everywhere. Anna Antonovna and Varya unsuccessfully try to distract her from obsessions about her husband. But she goes to the tavern in the hope of finding out from the hostess who handed over the things and money. Varya is going to learn the real story of the baby from the house of Spartacus, she is joined by a filler. Peter understands that the murder of the duke will serve as a pretext for the termination of relations between France and Russia.

Mongo takes Peter's word that he will keep quiet about their meeting. Dreaming with Peter about the future, Olga tries to drown out her fears. Petra is also depressed by Mongo's vow of silence. Spartacus confesses to D'Arnie that he is his son. He advises D'Arnie to forget about Xenia and dedicates to his plans for the future. Meanwhile, the filler obtains information about Spartacus for Var. To learn more about the Illuminati order, Varya infiltrates an abandoned monastery library.

On the streets of Paris, Napoleon meets Olga. She is happy with Peter, but she is haunted by the ghost of her husband. Peter and Varya discuss the incidents of the last few days. They talk about the impending war, Mongo and his relationship with Olga, and the secret of the child. Varya intends to learn all about its origins. Kuragin and Adam discover that Polina, Napoleon's sister, has seduced Alexander... Spartacus tries to master the consciousness of Xenia and make her a loyal servant, instead of the murdered Charles.

Kuragin and Adam inform Peter and Olga that Grand Duke Alexander has been kidnapped! At the scene, Peter discovers an Illuminati hairpin. Mongo in the monastery is preparing to receive initiation. The Illuminati buy Luguin and bring him to the monastery, where he is met by D'Arny. Xenia manages to escape from Spartacus. But, once in the labyrinth under the monastery, she cannot find a way out. Alexander does not understand why he was kidnapped, and what trials he will face.