• 518
• Merchant
  Hey, did you hear about the Cage Countess?

• 519
• Youth
  Yeah...
  They say an anonymous letter accusing her made its way to Paris.

• 520
• Merchant
  Apparently she was illegally helping to fund the Huguenot extremists.
  What a terrible story.

• 521
• Youth
  Oh yeah, there was a poisoning a while back in the harbour.
  Apparently the police are thinking that was the Countess's doing too.

• 522
• Merchant
  What is it? What do you want from me?

• 523
• What do you want to ask?

• 524
• I want to ask you about the Cage Countess.

• 525
• Who are the Huguenots?

• 526
• Don't ask anything

• 527
• Merchant
  Hm.
  I see.

• 528
• Merchant
  They say that Countess De Broglie was using the money she squeezed from us to help illegally fund the Huguenot extremists.
  Apparently it was an anonymous letter charging her with the crime that made its way to Paris that did it.

• 529
• How will you respond?

• 530
• Who are the Huguenots?

• 531
• It's outrageous.

• 532
• Maybe the truth is suspect?

• 533
• Merchant
  You don't know anything about the religious wars?
  The Huguenots, that want to reform the Catholic Church and are spreading far and wide among merchants, call themselves Protestants.
  They mostly consist of serious-minded merchants, but they also contain some extremists who do things like destroy temples and readily pillage the city.
  And apparently the Cage Countess was involved with them and planning something bad.

• 534
• Merchant
  Oh yes.
  Whether their ideas are right or wrong, I don't want this peaceful city to get caught up in unnecessary conflict.

• 535
• Merchant
  Well, they do have some incomprehensible points.
  But, if the Countess loses her power over this, and stops taxing us all to death, I couldn't be happier.

• 536
• Merchant
  You don't know anything about the religious war that threatens to split this country in half?
  The Huguenots, that want to reform the Catholic Church and are spreading far and wide among merchants, call themselves Protestants.
  They mostly consist of serious-minded merchants, but they also contain some extremists who do things like destroy temples and readily pillage the city.
  And apparently, the Cage Countess was helping to fund them with the money she squeezed from us.

• 537
• Merchant
  At any rate, this'll send the Countess herself right behind the bars of her own Chateau d'If prison.
  I couldn't be happier.

• 538
• Voice
  We don't know for sure that she's guilty yet.

• 539
• Official
  Player, right? We'd like you to testify about the Countess.
  Please come with us immediately to the imperial villa.

• 540
• Merchant
  At any rate, this'll send the Countess herself right behind the bars of her own Chateau d'If prison.
  I couldn't be happier.

• 541
• Official
  Player, right? We'd like you to testify about the Countess.
  Please come with us immediately to the imperial villa.

• 542
• Guard
  Enter, witness Player.
  The Duke of Guise awaits you.

• 543
• Julien
  So, they summoned you here too, eh Player?

• 544
• Duke of Guise
  So, you are Player.
  Thank you for coming.
  I assume you have heard about the charges levelled at Countess De Broglie?
  Today, we have summoned you here at Madame De Broglie's request to have you testify.

• 545
• Guard
  Countess De Broglie has arrived.

• 546
• Duke of Guise
  Very good.
  Then we will now begin the questioning.

• 547
• Duke of Guise
  According to an anonymous letter, the Countess has donated over 5 million ducats to the Huguenot extremists.
  Madam De Broglie, you are also accused of forging a secret agreement with them saying that you will open the castle gates when they attack this city.
  Do you deny these charges?

• 548
• Countess De Broglie
  ...The fact that I am standing here now answering that ridiculous question can only show that there has been some kind of huge mistake!

• 549
• Duke of Guise
  But, as the letter indicates, the High Court of Justice have already searched your belongings, and we know that the 5 million ducats are no longer in your possession.

• 550
• Countess De Broglie
  That is because I used it to pay Julien for his artwork!
  Julien, what happened to those 5 million ducats?!

• 551
• Julien
  I...have never received anything like such an enormous amount of money.

• 552
• Countess De Broglie
  Julien! So, you have...!
  Never mind.
  Player! You were there at the time.
  Tell me, am I, or am I not telling the truth?

• 553
• How will you respond?

• 554
• The Countess is telling the truth.

• 555
• Julien is telling the truth.

• 556
• I don't know who is right.

• 557
• Countess De Broglie
  There, you see.
  Julien is lying in order to frame me!

• 558
• Countess De Broglie
  ...Y-you are trying to frame me too?!

• 559
• Countess De Broglie
  What are you unsure of!? Just tell the court the truth of what you saw!

• 560
• Countess De Broglie
  ?

• 561
• Soldier
  Duke! Upon searching the Count's home, we found this letter that appears to be from the extremists!

• 562
• Duke of Guise
  A letter...?

• 563
• To thank you for your generous contribution of 5 million ducats, please accept this necklace made by the finest of artisans.
  When we come to Marseilles, we will be counting on your invaluable assistance.

• 564
• Duke of Guise
  Hmm...
  This all matches the contents of the accusation letter.
  And is that not the necklace in question around your neck?

• 565
• Countess De Broglie
  No! This is a present that Julien excavated and gave to me...! ...So, this too was your plan...

• 566
• Duke of Guise
  Let's go over this again.

• 567
• Soldier
  Ughh!

• 568
• Soldier
  After showing the necklace to a goldworks master, there is no doubt that it was made recently.
  And the engraving on the green part of the jewel also says "To the protector of our true God, Countess De Broglie."

• 569
• Duke of Guise
  Do you continue to insist on your innocence even with all this evidence?

• 570
• Countess De Broglie
  This is wrong! I'm not...
  It was Julien who...!

• 571
• Duke of Guise
  Take Countess De Broglie away to Chateau d'If!

• 572
• Soldier
  Ughh!

• 573
• Duke of Guise
  This investigation is over.
  Leave now.

• 574
• Julien
  Well, Player, that was a close call for both of us, eh?
  Duke...
  Thank you for not listening to the Countess's false testimony.
  I truly appreciate it.

• 575
• Steward
  Everyone...! Please remain calm...

• 576
• Merchant
  Calm? How can we remain calm!? The Countess has taken away everything that I ever made!

• 577
• Housewife
  My husband died in her prison thanks to her!

• 578
• Youth
  Now, move aside! I'm going to take back what's rightfully mine from this mansion.

• 579
• Steward
  ...Ah!

• 580
• Merchant
  Find it! There must be an entrance to her underground artwork storage room somewhere.

• 581
• Housewife
  ...Here it is! There are stairs behind the shelves!

• 582
• Merchant
  Great work.
  Okay, here we go!

• 583
• Housewife
  Here! The treasure is hidden under here!

• 584
• Youth
  Hey, you were robbed by the Countess too, right? Why don't we go check out that treasure together?

• 585
• What do you want to do?

• 586
• Go together

• 587
• Stop

• 588
• Youth
  Yes, that's very smart of you.
  After all, it's the Cage Countess that's levelled extreme taxes against us.
  No one would complain if we took some of her treasure now.
  Come on, let's go.

• 589
• Youth
  Now we're talking.

• 590
• Merchant
  ...Eep!
  ...Is...is someone in there...?

• 591
• Youth
  ...N-no.
  I'm sure it's just your imagination.

• 592
• Merchant
  Oh wow! It's a mountain of treasure.

• 593
• Youth
  I can't believe how much she stored up...

• 594
• Voice
  ...Why...
  Where did it go...

• 595
• Merchant
  ...Eep!

• 596
• Youth
  W-who's there...!

• 597
• Voice
  ...They...must have been waiting...

• 598
• Merchant
  ...The devil!?

• 599
• Merchant
  Aaah! I...I can't see anything!

• 600
• Youth
  ...Oh, be quiet! The lights just went out, that's all!

• 601
• Youth
  W---what was that just now...

• 602
• Merchant
  It couldn't be...a ghost...?

• 603
• Youth
  No...it couldn't be...

• 604
• Voice
  Hey! You!

• 605
• Merchant
  Eee!

• 606
• Official
  This mansion is now the property of the Province High Court of Justice.
  Leave now, or be arrested!

• 24030
• Several days later, Player heard a rumour that the Countess De Broglie had been prosecuted due to an accusatory letter that had been posted in a Paris court.
  The Countess had apparently given a large sum of money to Huguenot.

• 24031
• The Huguenot were popular amongst the merchants and were trying to reform the church, calling themselves Protestants.
  The Countess was linked to the more extremist members of the group who destroyed churches and performed other such acts.

• 24032
• With the citizens bitter towards the Countess, with this incident, she simply said to throw her in jail and laughed.
  Then, an official appeared and informed Player to come to the Imperial Villa.

• 24033
• Adamant that the contents of the accusation letter were not based in fact, the Countess demanded to see proof of her guilt.
  Within the imperial villa, Julien was called.
  The judge for her case was the leader of the anti-Huguenot movement, the Duke of Guise.
  The Countess was brought before the court and the questioning began.
  Within the accusatory letter, it said that the Countess had paid a total of 5 million ducats to the Huguenot.
  In addition, it said she promised to assist them when they invaded.
  The Countess objected, saying she had paid those 5 million ducats to purchase pieces of art that Julien had been selling.
  However, Julien denied that he had received any money.
  The Countess knew that Julien was trying to set her up and tried to retaliate.
  She demanded that Player testify.
  Just when Player was about ready to reply, a messenger came to the Imperial Villa.
  A letter that appeared to be from the extremists had been found at the Countess's mansion.
  Within the letter, it was written that in exchange for supplying the money, she received a necklace in exchange.
  The Countess complained that she had never received a letter and that she had received the necklace from Julien.
  However, on the necklace was engraved the following message, To the protector of our true God, Countess De Broglie. Having no evidence in her favor, she was sentenced to the prison at Château d'If.

• 24034
• Having successfully ensnared the Countess, Julien thanked the Duke of Guise warmly and left the room.

• 24035
• At the Countess's mansion, citizens that heard she had been arrested began to push their way in in order to reclaim the treasures she had taken.

• 24036
• The citizens somewhat forced Player down into the underground vault.
  However, somebody was already in there.
  "...They...must have been waiting..." they said.
  However, when the citizens noticed the person's presence, it unexpectedly disappeared.
  The citizens feared that it was some kind of ghost.
  Then, a police officer that had seized the mansion came and ordered the group to leave.