"It is the dawn of the 17th Century." "After the assassination of his father the young King Louis XIII ascends to the French throne." "His once peaceful nation is surrounded by enemies on all sides." "Within the borders of France itself Cardinal Richelieu, the King's adviser, plots in secret to seize power for himself." "The inexperienced Louis and his new bride, Queen Anne, find themselves without a single friend." "Europe is a powder keg waiting to explode in a war that will engulf the entire continent." "And only a few men can prevent the coming apocalypse..." "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" "VENICE" " ITALY" "Halt!" "Don't!" "Getting careless?" "The feeling is mutual." "For future reference" "I love you, would have been a more suitable reply." " You could have just said hello." " What would be the fun in that?" "How was the Bishop?" " Not as good as you." " You are incorrigible." "I bet you say that to all the girls." "Lord!" "Remember, I'm a lady." "Let me touch your breasts." " Lord, Keep your hands to yourself!" ""Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth."" ""as it is in heaven."" ""Give us this day, our daily bread"" ""and forgive us our tresspass"" ""as we forgive those who tresspass against us." "Amen."" "No more wine, I'm telling you." " What?" " Key." "You mean this key?" "Who are you?" " I'm not a priest." " I'm not really a lady." "I have ten minutes." ""There was once a partner and I."" ""We have incredible torts to pay."" ""She hadn't know, she have it, involving a chicken"" ""a frog"" ""and a rabbit..."" "I expected more from a man of your reputation." "Ah huh, oh!" "I don't suppose you have any idea where I could find Athos and Aramis." "Never heard of them." "You, French spies, you're very very arrogant." "And foolish." " And you're so..." " Sexy." "It's a wonder it took me so long to catch you." " Ahh, You didn't." "I Beg your Pardon?" "You didn't... catch me." "And what exactly are you doing here?" "Catching you." "(Chuckles)" "Key." "Vive la France." "The CRYPT OF DA VINCI." "The Vinci's vault" "Leonardo designed it to protect the plan of his greatest inventions." "Shall we?" "Now." "Your part's done!" "Won't you stay back in to the rally point." "We came together, we leave together." " I'll go." " Wait, wait." "Too easy." "Pressure plates under the floor." " I can scare the walls." " Run a cable along the roof." "It could be booby trap too." "Well?" "We don't have all night." "Are you absolutely certain there are no hidden passages?" "And no secret tunnels?" " Positive, sir." "It's a vault." "One way in." "One way out." "Excellent!" "I want these Musketeers dead." "I want them dead!" "The guards change in 2 minutes." "Maybe less." "Less!" "What now, "C'est la vie."?" "No." "Contingency plan." "Got it." "Athos, you do know what's up there?" "Yes, hold your breath!" "Hey, hey!" "Get back down there!" "Now!" " Do exhale!" " I love you." "I hate to ruin the mood but perhaps we can go elsewhere." "I think the first time Father is right." " All for one." " One for all." "So what's next?" " Back to Paris, I guess." " And then what?" "Wherever they send us." "Whatever France needs." "It's who we are." "It's what we do." "I do love you." "I know." "Then please try to understand." "This isn't personal." "It's ... strictly business." "He made me a better offer" "Ah Athos!" "Buckingham." "A toxin." "In case you are wondering, it wasn't in your drink." "It was on your cup." "Inactive until it came in contact with the liquid." "Don't worry." "It isn't fatal." "Although I suspect part of you wishes it was." "You take all the risk and I get the reward." "Hardly seems fair." "Just so you don't leave empty handed, a word of advice." "Trust no one." "Especially women." "You'll live longer." "Telling him you loved him right before you betrayed him." "I must say, that was cruel, even by my standards." "I only took away his prize." "You... took a lot more than that." "At last, the war machine." "ONE YEAR LATER" "Look down." "It's a trick that an old friend taught me." "Your opponent will not always be as noble as you." "Remember that, and I have nothing left to teach you." "I doubt that, Father." "Ah, keep it." "It's passed down from generation to generation, from father to son." "It's yours now." "The weapon of a musketeer." "The real weapon of a musketeer, is here." "All for one." "And one for all." "You remind me of somebody." "Let me guess." "You..." "No, no." "The man I wish I was when I was your age." "Well, you should really be on your way." "Take this purse." "There's 15 crowns in it." "It's enough to get you to Paris." "And you'll need a mount." "Your mother is insisting that you take Buttercup." " I know it's not much, and..." " It's plenty." "Take care of yourself, my son." "Try not to get into any fights." "If I'm to be a Musketeer, I think I might have to do a little bit of fighting." "Well, stay at the back if you can." " Yes, mother." "Just one more piece of advice." "I know, I know." "Don't get in any trouble." "Wrong!" "Get into trouble." "Make mistakes." "Fight, love, live." "And remember, always." "You're a Gascon." "And our son." "Now, go!" "Go!" "AFTER 3 DAYS" "In the name of God, what kind of beast is that?" "And the beast that he is riding doesn't have much a deal." "Ostler!" "See that my horse is watered and fed!" "Oh it's a horse, is it?" "My friends here thought it was a cow." "Excuse me." "See, I know you men are just kidding around." "Buttercup... well, she gets a little sensitive." "I'm afraid I must ask you to apologize." "Well I'm afraid, I'm not in the habit of apologizing to Gascon yokels." "Not to me." "To my horse." "You've hurt her feelings." "And if I don't?" "I shall have to kill you." "You shot me!" "Most observant of you, young man." "But the real question is:" "Why are you not dead?" "Flesh wound." "The sight must be odd." "Who takes care of my business?" "Ah Captain Rochefort, I..." "Don't want to dirty my blade with peasant blood." "So, boy." "Consider it as a lesson." "His last..." "No." "He's too pretty for that." "As you wish..." "Milady." "Rochefort, come." "We are expecting Paris." "Thank you." "Make way!" "Ohh you had enough." "Where's my mug?" "Excuse me!" " You think you're better than me?" " No." " All for one." " Excuse me." " Sorry, I'm sorry!" " Are you blind?" "Look, I'm chasing after a man who insulted my horse and tried to kill me!" "So let me go." "That's not good enough." "Spoke my drink, ruined my shirt." "I am in a hurry." "Ah here, 10 suite." "Who do you think you're talking to?" "The town drunk, by smell of you." "And that my boy is a fighting to." " What are you saying exactly?" " Blind and deaf." "Fortunately for you, I'm somewhat of a doctor." "Great!" "When can you fit me in?" "2 o'clock, Cooper's Yard, St. Germain." "I'll be there." "Excuse me." "I just can't decide." "Well, if I might point out, this does make you look very dignified." "Whereas the blue one brings out your dashing side." "Equally important." "Dignified." "Dashing." "In the words of King Solomon:" "I'll take both!" "A most excellent choice, sir!" "Darling, you spoil me." "I don't know how will I ever repay you?" "Watch yourself!" "My apologies!" "Matter of life and death!" "Won't happen again!" " I believe you dropped this." " This isn't mine" "I saw the lady hands it to you, I'm not blind." "Are you implying that I take money from this woman?" "Are you saying that I cannot afford to pay for my own wardrobe?" "Do you know who I am?" " Do you know who I am?" " No." "Then we're even." "You're in luck, boy." "Ordinarily, I would slaughter you on the spot but this is a brand new jacket." "Cooper's Yard, St. Germain, 1 o'clock." "I suggest you dress for a funeral." "What?" "!" "What the hell?" "!" "Five francs?" "!" " Hey!" "Hey!" "What is this?" "!" " It's a citation." "It's a ticket." "Failure to remove animal bowel movements from public area." "French?" "Your horse to the dumped on the street." "You're joking!" "It's what they all say." "You know what?" "Cooper's Yard, St. Germain, 2 o'clock." "Strange boy." "Milady de Winter!" "A close game, your Eminence." " Hmm!" " Who's the opponent?" "Myself." "No one else proved to be a sufficient challenge." "Hmm, what news of England?" "He's coming." "Buckingham?" "hmm, and?" "... and?" "He built it." "The war machine." "And he doesn't question your loyalty?" "He thinks he's so cunning." "so evil." "Evil is just a point of view." "Ah, Richelieu." "This lady is the messenger England?" "Your Majesty is exceptionally alert." "So, ah Madame." "War at Buckingham?" "Majesty?" "What's he wearing these days?" "Green, Your Majesty." "Green?" "Very interesting." "And you have the goal to recommend blue?" "Of course it should be green." "Why am I surrounded by incompetent idiots?" "Green, green, green!" "Do I have to do it everyday myself..." "Ah there you are." "Shall we get to it?" "So are you eager to meet your maker?" " I have other appointments." " You'll miss them, I'm afraid." "Ah, I'll try my best to be on time." "My seconds." "You." "You'll fighting this rascal?" "My appointments." "One o'clock." "Two o'clock." "How long have you been in Paris?" " Arrived this morning." " You have been busy." "Patience is not one of my virtues" "Well neither of good manners." "Wait for your turn, old man." "What would you like me to put in your headstone?" "Little shit?" "D'Artagnan." "I'm Athos." "This is Porthos and Aramis." "The Three Musketeers." "I've heard of you." "From my father, a Musketeer himself." "In fact, I came to Paris to be one of you." " I'm afraid you're a little late." " What happened?" "Ohh Bad mission." "Budget cuts." "The Cardinal." "Progress." "Take your pick." "Well, welcome to Paris." "Pity we'll have to kill you." "Well, if I can't become a Musketeer, I might as well fight one." "Or three!" "Kill him already." "It's lunchtime and I'm starving." "Halt!" "Ahh Jussac!" "Well, well, well." "How the mighty have fallen." "Duelling in defiance of the edicts?" "You got tired of rolling peddlers for spare change?" "Now, surrender your weapons and come along with us." "Surround it!" "Unless, of course, you'd rather resist." "New plan." "Kill the boy, kick their asses, and then go get some lunch." "I can do them as an exercise." "You were saying?" "On the other hand, discretion is the better part of valor." "You are the musketeers." " Wrong." "We were the musketeers, now we're just... us." "Rochefort." "Shall we?" "Finish them off." "Let's even the odds." "Enjoying the show?" " You!" " Watch out!" "You didn't answer my question." " Are you always this cocky?" " Only on Tuesdays." "And whenever beautiful women are involved." "Damn you!" "Can't you see we're trying to have a conversation?" "What is your name?" "Constance." "Constance... sounds very steadfast." "A quality you seem to know little about." "Oh I beg to differ." "Deep down behind me, a hopeless romantic." "Beg for more?" "I forgot what it feels like." "We all have." "The name is D'Artagnan." "You must come from a very small town." "How did you know?" "Lines like yours might actually work there." "This is Paris." "I suggest you stick to swordplay." "In the battle of wits you, Sir, are unarmed." "She's right lad." "The ladies of Paris are infinitely more complicated." "They have a thousand ways of saying no, and only some of them mean yes." "I hate to ruin the mood, but they will be back." "And unless you wish to fight the entire army." "Elsewhere." "So now, what?" "Do we pick up where we left off?" "I think there's been enough fighting for one day." "Besides, any man who is an enemy of Rochefort is a friend of mine!" " Who's Rochefort?" "Captain of the Cardinal's Guards." "The right hand of the most powerful man in France." "Rochefort, is the most feared swordsman in Europe." "You certainly know how to pick your fights." "Like I said, he insulted my horse." "You're reckless, arrogant, impetuous and probably be dead by sundown." "But I like you lad." " Where are you staying?" " No idea." "Ah, do you have any money?" "Well, good sir, you and your fine stead are welcome in our humble home." "For the time being." "Fine..." "He's in there." "Come on." "What should we drink to?" " How about the King?" " He's a child." "The Cardinal rules, all but in name." "We might as well drink to him." "To France." "We served it." "Fought for it." "Bled for it." "Look where it got us." "Friendship, Love." "Word of advice, boy." "Trust no one." "There must be something you still believe in." "This..." "This..." "And this." "Anyone who tells you otherwise is either a fool or trying to sell you something." "I know Athos may seem cold and unfriendly, but don't let it fool you." " Deep down..." " He really is cold and unfriendly." "What happened to him?" "What happens to any man?" "A woman." "You know, I do not want to offend anyway, but I thought you were a little bit more..." "Heroic." "What my esteemed colleague was trying to say in his own way is that we are... obsolete." "We are warriors, but there's no war for us to fight." "So we drink and brawl and quarrel with Cardinal's Guards and then we drink some more." "What we need is a great cause, but there are no great causes left." "Which is why I keep telling you it's not too late to do that priest thing again." "Beats working for the city." "Free booze at wakes and weddings." "And then, there's the nuns..." " You were a priest?" " Until I realized being a man of God and being a man of the cloth aren't always the same thing." "And yet, he still says prayers for those he kills." "Old habit." "On the contrary." "The men I kill deserve to die." "But they also deserve peace." "After all, they must have believed in something." "We all do." "Even the worst of us." "I'll drink to that." "Planchet!" "More wine!" "Planchet!" "Sorry Sirs, I'm afraid there's none left." "You've drunk a lot." "What sort of answer's that?" "Go get some more, man!" "Very good sir." "It's just..." "I can't sir..." "We've..." "we've ran out of money." "Planchet, what are you?" " Completes a lot of waste of space sir." " And?" " As much as use as a fart in a bottle, sir." " Right." "In short sir, a total tits sir." "But I can't work bleedy miracles." "Planchet." "Ohh..ohh.." "Thank you very much, sir." "That's, that's incredibly generous for such a handsome, young man." "Thank you very very much." "Will you, will you be staying here tonight?" "He'll be taking your bed Planchet." "Ugh, right, so I'll be sleeping..." " You may take the balcony." "Outside?" "On the balcony outside, in the cold?" "With birds shitting on my head all night?" "Great!" "Uhm Can I just say..." " Wine, wine, wine, wine" " Yes, of course." " Wine as he says." " Wine, wine, wine, wine" "Check." "This is a ridiculous game." "Surely the King should be the most powerful piece?" "The King is the most important piece, but he's vulnerable." "He needs protection." "May I suggest you castle him?" "Checkmate." "There!" "What do you think about?" "Your Majesty is a force of nature." " Took you by surprise, eh?" " Yes, Indeed, you did." "May we speak a little about foreign policy?" "It's not about Buckingham, is it?" "I'm afraid it is." "He's arriving in Paris tomorrow." "His master, King James, has agreed to hear our peace proposal." " Good, good." "It's better than to mess with me then!" "There's also another matter." "A dangerous rivalry has sprung between your Majesty's Musketeers and my personal Guards." " Who was involved?" " Athos, Porthos and Aramis." "The usual suspects." "And a young man called D'Artagnan." "I have summoned them to the palace so that your majesty can punish them severely." "His Majesty, the King" "Well, well, well." "Brawling with the Cardinal's Guards." "That's very bad," "What have you got to say for yourselves?" " We.." " Humbly beg your pardon, your Majesty." "Yes, yes, I should hope so too." "So tell me, how many were involved in the altercation?" "There were 4 of us against 40 of them, your Majesty 4 is to 40?" "And you beat them like a drum?" "!" "And yes, you shall have to be reprimanded, of course." "Most harshly," " I'm afraid." "You understand that, don't you?" " We do, your Majesty." "Your Majesty: the Queen." "Anne." "What a pleasant surprise." "My ladies and I wanted to see the valiant Musketeers who stood against Cardinal's Guards." "Four against forty." "Or was it four hundred?" "Just forty, your Majesty." "It was an off day." "That's my Musketeers for you!" "By the time they write songs about them, it'll be four thousand!" "I hope you won't be too harsh with them." "After all, boys will be boys." "You must be D'Artagnan." "My lady in waiting has told me about how brave and dashing you are, yesterday." "But you must try not to be so reckless." "Can't help myself, your Majesty." " Your Majesty, the culprits..." " Ah, yes, yes." "Ahm.." "Stand up, then." "Athos." "Porthos." "Aramis." "Forgive me for saying this D'Artagnan, but uhm, it looked you're little undressed." "My father is a poor man, your Majesty." "A former Musketeer as well." "These are the only clothes I have." "My Lord." "We must not rectify that." "Can't have my Musketeers or a son of one, looking like tramps." "New suits all round!" "I think.." "Yes, you'll see to that, Cardinal?" "And a yes, I think a purse of gold for each as a reward for your courage." "You'll see to that as well, Cardinal?" "Oh, yes before I forget, no more fighting with his Eminence's Guards, hm?" "or there will be none of them left!" "Your Majesty, might I suggest a more..." "Forgive my impudence, Cardinal, but I doubt the King requires your advice in this matter." "After all, they are his Musketeers." "Good day, gentlemen." "Well now, off with you, rascals." "But be there for the parade tomorrow." "With new suits on." "I'm tired of this world, children." "It's time to make our move." "We shall use Buckingham as a rival to our advantage." "During his visit, we we'll reveal that he arranged a secret rendezvouz with the queen." "May I inquire how your Eminence has uncovered the scandalous affair?" "By reading Buckingham's letters to the Queen." "Found in her possession." "Written in Buckingham's hand and authenticated by his seal?" "A woman of your talents should have no trouble procuring either." "Your Eminence is too kind." "However, I doubt that the King will accept such letters as definitive proof of his wife's indiscretion." "Then we shall provide him with something a bit more... substantial." "A piece of the queen's jewelry given to Buckingham as a token of affection." "Buckingham will be humiliated." " The King will be outraged." " The Queen will be executed." "France will have no choice but to go to war." "And in times like these prince will naturally turn to a stronger leader." "Someone better equipped to rule the nation than a cuckolded teenager with a grudge." "Hhm!" "Someone like your Eminence." "Turn around!" "Where is he, then?" "He's just a pole in manners." "Damn his impudence!" "What is that thing called anyway, Richelieu?" "An airship, your Majesty." " Why don't I have one of those?" " An oversight on our part." "Right, right." "Well, build me one." "(Tie the strings)" "Buckingham." "Blue." "Your Majesty." "Love the outfit." "Very... retro." "We were all wearing those in London." "When was it?" "Last year?" "or the year before." "Lord Buckingham." "I trust your journey wasn't too uncomfortable." "Not at all." "No, on the contrary." "Handles like a dream and keeps me one step closer to heaven." "Cardinal." "Of course, being a servant of God, you have no need for such crude devices." "The King James is most eager to hear your peace proposal." " Lord Buckingham." " Anne." "Your Majesty." "I must say your beauty is far more radiant than I remember." " You've met before?" " A long time ago." "An evening I shall cherish, forever." "Right." "Well, Shall we?" " Now, this is a pleasant surprise." " Hm, another acquaintance of yours, I see." "We've met, yes." "As I recall, last I saw you, you were on your knees as well." "Most unfortunate habit." "That habit I shall have to break during our next encounter." "I look forward to it." "In the meantime, Shall we talk peace?" "You must pass me the name of your interior decorator." " Wine?" " I don't drink." "What about the nice bottle of Bordeaux in your middle left hand drawer." "You must pass me the name of your spy in the palace." "And yours in mine." "England cannot afford a war on two fronts." "Both our nations have stretch to breaking point." "A peace treaty would be of immense strategic advantage." " Whose advantage" " Yours." " Ours." "I have a feeling my new war machines may address the balance." "Very impressive." "Stay where you are!" "This is the Queen's wing." "You can't be up here." " Oh, thank goodness." "I got so lost." "I took the wrong turn and the door slammed behind me." "Oh, I've been trapped up here, in the sun's heat." " It's going to be alright." " I'm gonna faint." " You're in safe hands." " Oh, thank you." "You can't shoot." "They'll hear you." "Ssshh.." "Constance!" "Constance!" "Hey, hey!" "Excuse me!" "Pardon, Your Majesty." "This only will take a moment." "What are you doing here?" "His Majesty wants to have a word with me." "Imagine that." "Yes, lovely." "Now, excuse me." "I" " I was..." "I was thinking, after I'm finished with His Majesty maybe, we could talk?" "I can't." "I have plans." "How about tomorrow?" " I have another plans." " Well, I..." " Look, D'Artagnan." "You may have a new sets of clothes and the King's favor but you still act like a clumsy country boy." "Now, excuse me." "Two summons in two days?" "Your Majesty's all of me." "No, cut that!" "Please think about it." "You're a good fellow, D'Artagnan." "So, ah how are the ladies treating these days?" " I can't complain." " Yes, indeed." "Well, same here, of course." "The thing is..." "I got this... friend." "Just a regular child, like you and me." "He got married very young." "Political alliance, arranged marriage." "You know, the sort of thing." " Hardly knew the girl." " But he likes her?" "Oh, ah yes, hhm hhm." "Very much!" "Well, does she like him?" "Well, it's funny you should say that." "That's the problem." "He's uhm." "He's not sure." "He just feels like a fool when he's around her." "He's always saying the wrong thing." "Palm sweating." "The heart's pumping so loud." "He's afraid, she might hear it." "It's torture just to look at." " Have you ever felt this way?" " Not until recently." "So- so..." "What do we do?" "I mean, my friend." "What is he do?" "He should speak his heart." "Being someone who cares for her and isn't afraid to show it." "Being himself." "Oh that's what I told him." "Then he's definitely lucky." "After all, he does have You Majesty as a friend." "Yes, yes." "It's good to have friends." "Will you excuse me for just one moment?" "(I don't believe it.)" "How are you?" "Very well." "I'm wearing blue." "And you're very handsome on those." "Thank you." "Yes, and you're looking very lovely." "In fact, I was talking to D'Artagnan..." "How beautiful you are." "Thank you, my Lord." " How did it go?" " Clock work." "Good!" "You'll go back to London with Buckingham." "And the diamonds." "And what should I do with them?" "Put them in his personal vault." "The most secure location in all of England." " The Tower of London." " Yep." "When the scandal breaks, he'll deny everything." "But once the diamonds are discovered in his possession..." "He would have led England to war through his indiscretion." "and what about the future of France?" "I am France." "One last thing." "I suppose it's quite easy, perhaps even tempting for a double agent to play both sides." "Have I given your Eminense any reason to doubt my loyalty?" "Spare me the rhetoric." "I know who you are." "I know what you are." "You have a gift for corruption and a penchant for betrayal." "I admire such skills." "But I'll destroy you the moment I suspect you might be using them against me." "Do we understand one another?" "There... is another side to that coin." "It's quiet easy for an employer to severe all ties with his operative in the event they are compromised, leaving them to rot in jail or on the gallows." "Your point being?" "I require a guarantee that I shall not suffer a similar fate." "An insurance policy, if you will." "My word should suffice." "I'm afraid I need something a bit more... substantial." "It is by my order and for the good of the State that the bearer of this has done what has been done." "Satisfied?" "Immensely." "Your Majesty." "Purple." "Fashion favors the bold." "Here." "Try this for size." "However, do my regards to the Queen." "I will convey your diplomatic proposal to King James immediately." "Cardinal Richelieu, a pleasure." "All mine." "Your Eminence." "Richelieu, Richelieu." "There has been a most distressing development!" "Certain letters, love letters, were discovered in a Queen's possession." "Letters from him." "Buckingham, of course." "Who else?" "Have you spoken to the Queen about these letters?" "No, of course, I haven't." "They will just deny the whole thing." "I can see Your Majesty's dilemma." "Is there any mention of a specific encounter?" "A detail?" "A token of affection, perhaps?" "Yes!" "Yes there is." "A necklace." "The one I gave her for our anniversary!" "Here!" ""I shall always cherish the 12 studded diamonds you gave me."" ""The proof of our consummated love."" "Does "consummated" mean what I think it means?" "Yes, I'm afraid it does." "Oh, my God!" "All your Majesty has to do is throw a ball." "What?" "How would that help?" "It would give you, Majesty, a pretext to suggest to the Queen that she wear your gift." "Oh, Richelieu." "That's very clever." "So if she has the diamonds?" "Then your Majesty can rest easy." "And if she doesn't?" "He wants to have a celebration ball, five days from now." "Send my diamonds to the jewelers to be polished." "I want the King's..." "undivided attention that evening." "I hope I am not interrupting." "Hardly, your Majesty." "To what do I-?" "I know." "Perhaps your Majesty would care to be a bit more specific?" "I know." "Yeah, I assume this is the part where I'm supposed to laugh maniacally and regale your Majesty with the details of some diabolical plot." "However, I regret to inform your Majesty that I have no idea what you're talking about." "I thought you would say that." "Then, why did you grace me with the honor of your visit?" "To look into your eyes when you said it." "Your Majesty." "All may not be lost yet." "Coming, coming!" "Hold your horses!" "It's not like it's a matter of life and death, you know!" "Actually, it is." "You want me to go to England." "Retrieve the diamonds which the Queen suspects might be in Buckingham's possession." "Which will naturally involve breaking into some heavily fortified and highly impregnable facility." "The Tower Of London." "Since the Cardinal's spies are trying to implicate the Duke, it is the most logical choice." "Then return to Paris, with every soldier, assassin, mercenary and bounty hunter on both sides of the Channel out to stop me from doing so." "Did I miss anything?" "All in five days a minor detail." "Anything else?" "No." "Well, I really have only one question for you." "Why in the world would I do that?" "England it is." "Diamonds, Buckingham Tower of London, 5 days, the Queen's reputation and the fate of France as we know it." "Who's with me?" "I should imagine the Queen would be quite generous." "Count Porthos." "Hm?" "What is it?" "That has a certain ring to it, doesn't it?" "Besides, I hear the English women are lot like a frozen ball of champagne." "Ice on the outside." "But once you warm them up..." "This isn't a great cause." "But, it'll have to do." "Buckingham's there, so is she." "Who?" "Countess de Winter." "Charlotte Backson." "Anne de Breuil." "Lady Clarick." "Milady." "Milady." "I know her." "I saw her with Rochefort." "She switched sides again." "Working for the Cardinal, no doubt." "What are you gonna do if you catch her?" "(Musketeers, Open up!" "And surrender by order of the Cardinal!" ")" " You were followed." " It's Rochefort." "Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan." "Surrender your weapons and no harm will come to you." "The moment they step out, kill them!" "Light the torches!" "I'll count to 5 and then we will burn you out." "1!" "2!" "3!" " Oh, sorry, didn't see you there." " Damn you!" " Haha!" "Let me guess." "You've come to tell me that the Musketeers are dead?" "our plan is proceeding on schedule, and I have absolutely positively nothing to worry about." "We were taken by surprise Your Eminence." "Somehow I was laboring under the assumption that the plan was for you to take them by surprise." "Was it not?" "Your Eminence..." " Yes, you are quite fond of that word, aren't you?" "Sadly repeating it does not get you into my good graces." "Alert Milady." "Watch the ports." "No one is to leave for England without my official permission." "Post a bounty on their heads." "The bigger, the better." "Yes, Your Eminence." "Rochefort..." "Do not fail me again." "PORT OF CALAIS." "Jussac, and a lot of help, has no way to get past them." "How the hell that they get there so fast?" "Now, what?" " We need a distraction." " I'll go." " I'll go." "I could go." "Probably not." "Wrong." "Wrong on all counts." "You'll need every sword where you're going." "I can't help you there but I can help." "Right here." "Right now." " If they catch you." " They won't!" " If they catch you!" " I'm the Queen's lady in waiting." "You, on the other hand, are wanted fugitive, and about to steal from the most powerful man in England." "Which one of us should be worried?" "Go!" "Go so that you can come back." "Now give me that hat!" "D'Artagnan!" "Behind him!" "Wait!" "The diamonds will be in Buckingham's personal vault." "It's located on the lowest, most secure level of the Tower, next to the Crown Jewels." "The lock is state of the art." "Requires a key that Buckingham carries on his person at all times." "The corridor leading up to its booby traps" "That's straightforward." "Does anyone want some bread and cheese?" "If you..." "You haven't finished the brief, aren't you?" "I'm so sorry." "Please don't tell me." "When it gets worse." "A lot worse." "We have to cross 3 stoned walls to the moat." "Then it's just a couple of hundred highly trained soldiers with a predilection for not being robbed although since Buckingham undoubtedly knows we are coming, thanks to Milady, that number is likely to be greater" "And why can't we just tell Buckingham Milady is plotting against him?" "Because he won't believe us." "Why should he?" "We're his sworn enemies." "Besides, Milady would have made sure." "Athos is coming." "Tell me what do you suppose his after?" "What does it matter?" "Whatever it is, it's merely an excuse." "He wants revenge for Venice." "He wants me." "And he wants you." "We shall have to be ready for him." "Want me?" "We can't outshoot them." "But we can outsmart them." "He'll naturally favor misdirection and deception." "He knows we're expecting him." "But that just ups the ante." "She knows us, know how we look like." "How we move and how we think." "He'll divide his forces." "Independent teams, each with their own point of entry to maximize their chances." " There are four of us, so we use..." " There are 5 of us, actually." "If you..." "He's a skilled diver." "He'll take the aquatic route to the trader's gate." "Aramis will undoubtedly rely on agility and stealth." "Check every tower, every rooftop." "Porthos, on the other hand, will employ brute strength." "One of his preferred method is getting captured by the opposition." "All the more reason to take none of them alive." "One more thing." "He may try and drive a wedge between us." "Claim to have secret information about some plot to get us to turn against one another." "Like, say, that I'm a double agent working for the Cardinal." "Or that you are looking to get rid of me." "I assure you, nothing could be further from the truth." "Although" "I suppose I should search you for concealed weapons." "That's how it's done." "And that's exactly what she'll expect." "So we do the unexpected." "We go in Broad daylight." "One man, hiding in plain sight." "With all the extra security, there'll be a lot of new faces." "That's their weakness." "And you D'Artagnan." "You're the wild card." "We are the decoys." "Now, we'll try and create a distraction, keep them occupied, keep them away from you as much as possible." "But ultimately, it's up to you." "You wanted to be a Musketeer." "You wanted to serve France." "This is your chance." "I saw your signal." "I saw you waving like an idiot." "Well, that was not the bloody signal." "I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but unfortunately, I can't get my head that far up my ass." " Are you serious?" " Yes!" "All right, that's enough of that!" " Sergeant, I want you to arrest this man!" " Arrest me?" "Sir, the first of the Musketeers has been arrested." "The game is afoot." "Bring him to me and double the guards." "Double the troops." "Double everything." "Sir!" "They'll come to us." "Well then, I think your Lordship has everything under control." "You won't mind if I don't stay to see how it all turns out?" " Do you think I might lose?" " On the contrary!" "I have no issues with you killing Athos but if it's all the same to you, I'd rather not watch him die." "Tell me." "What's your favorite color?" "Red." "Why?" "I wanted to see if you're capable of telling the truth." "As far from here as possible." "Well, well, well..." "Look what the cat dragged in." "So." "How's the old Athos, eh?" "Still his surly, insufferable self, I'm sure." "Sending a boy to do a man's job." "I should feel insulted." "What were you after anyway?" "Secrets." "Spies." "It's all a game really." "Although the price of loss, as you'll come to discover, is a bit higher." "What?" "No last words?" "No need?" "Insults?" "please for mercy or..." "What time is it?" "About 2 o'clock." "I have to say, why?" "Are you in a hurry?" "Look out of the window." "They weren't the decoys." "I was." " Permission to come aboard." " Granted." "Athos!" "The wonderful thing about fighting an imaginary opponent, Captain Rochefort, is that he's always greatly skilled yet easily defeated." "Your Eminence." "The pride of victory without the risk of loss." "I trust you didn't come here to impress me with your swordsmanship." "No, Your Eminence." "I have some good news." "Such as...?" "So, what about the diamonds?" " Doesn't Buckingham still have them?" " No." "Milady likes hedging her bets." "She'd never take the chance that we would succeed in breaking into the vault." "So where are they now?" "With the only person she trusts." "Which means we've lost." "And all this has been for nothing." "Ohh, I wouldn't say that." "You were the decoy." "We were the extraction." "But the real linchpin of the plan." "Well.." "That was someone else entirely." "Someone even Milady would never suspect." "Driver, what the hell is going on?" "Just following your instructions, Ma'am." "As far away from here as possible." "Planchet, I never thought I would say this, but" "Welldone!" "Thank you, sir." " That really means a lot, especially coming from you." " Shut up, Planchet." "Yes, sir." "Don't!" "We took the precaution of removing the gun powder." " What now?" " You give me the diamonds." "Or I take them off your corpse." "Dealer's choice." "Anything else you like me to take off?" "Outside." "Boys." "Been a while." "This must be the young Gascon." "We've met before." "Ah, yes." "Small world." "I didn't let Rochefort kill you." "You do remember that, don't you?" "Did you kill Buckingham?" "No." " But you will kill me." " Yes" "You'd spare him, but kill me." "Yes." "I don't hate Buckingham." "Here." "You might find a use for this." "Move." "Athos." "At least she died the way she lived." "On her own terms." "No." "She did it for me." "I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I pulled the trigger." "C'mon." "Let's go home." "Your Majesty!" "My dear." "You look troubled." "Hardly." "Your Majesty just startled me." "Oh, I'm so sorry." "I just..." "wanted to drop by and tell you how much I am looking forward to tonight." "It should be quite spectacular, you know." "Costumes, fireworks, and such." "But you... you shall be the most spectacular sight of all." "And especially since you'll wear the diamonds." "You will wear them, won't you?" "Well, it's very important for me that you do." "Then I shall wear them, your Majesty." "Until tonight then." "She promised she'll wear them." "You do think she'll wear them?" "Don't you, Richelieu?" "I'm sure she will, your Majesty." "I'm sure she will." "I" " I'm in trouble." "Damn!" "Now that we got their attention..." "Now let's see if we can settle this in a peaceful manner." "More or less." "Gascon!" "So you've traded up when it comes to transport once again, you're outmatched." "You can thank Milady for that." "She passed on Buckingham's plans a long time ago." "As you can see, we've made some improvements." "Isn't she a beauty?" "What do you want?" "The diamonds?" "Come and take them." "Gladly." "You see, I can blast you out of the sky with total impunity." "If you fire on me, on the other hand, you'd be killing Ms. Oh So Young and Pretty." "You have 60 seconds." "He'll shoot us down the moment he has the diamonds." "We can't outrun them." "We can fight, damn it!" "We can..." " Uh, D'Artagnan..." " What?" "Do you think you have the monopoly on loss?" "!" "What if she dies?" "The life of one woman or the future of France!" "What would you do if you were in my position?" "!" "I've made a lot of sacrifices." "Made a lot of hard choices." "For honor, for King, for country." "Do you know what I 've learned, boy?" "Hard choices and sacrifices do not keep you warm at night." "And life is too damn short and too damn long to go through without someone at your side." "Don't end up like me." "Choose the woman." "Fight for love, D'Artagnan." "France will take care of itself." "Time's up!" "An exchange." "I go aboard your ship with the diamonds." "The girl goes aboard ours." "Once I know she's safe," "I give them to you." "Fine." "But I want to see the diamonds first." "Planchet." "Cut her loose." " Aboard the gangway!" " Aboard the gangway!" "Satisfied?" "You never learn, do you?" "Fire!" "Hard right!" "Fire!" "Good!" "I really want you to see this." "Finish them off!" "We can't outrun them." "We can't outgun them." "We can try asking them to surrender, but somehow I don't think it'll work." "We hide." "In there." "Fire!" "Follow them!" "He's persistent, I'll give him that." "But sir?" "We can't go into the storm!" "Anyone?" "Anyone else who wants to question orders?" "Good." "Sir!" "Now, might be a good time to talk about the possibility" " of a raise?" " Shut up, Planchet!" "Yes, sir." "Where are they?" "You'll never gonna find them in there." "Oh, I beg to differ." "Keep after them!" "I'll take the Gascon!" "You know what your problem is, boy?" "You've read too many books." "And then you believed them." "Courage." "Honor." "All for one." "But history isn't written by heroes." "It's written by victors." "Keep your eyes open." "Round two." "Ohh ss..." " Set sail!" " We're too heavy!" "Are you scared to take me in a fair fight?" "Hardly." "I just don't fight fair." "Captain Rochefort!" "Captain Rochefort!" "Well, well." "Drop the barrells!" "Drop everything!" "And fire up the burners!" "Faster!" "Move!" "Shall we?" "Hold on!" "Get out of the way!" "I still have the diamonds." "What do you propose to do about that?" "Kill you." "If you insist." "Close." "You should have stayed in Gascon, boy." "You should have apologized to my horse." "Surround the palace!" "Shoot the Musketeers on sight!" "Use every man at your disposal!" "Any means necessary!" " Your Eminence..." " Don't interrupt!" "These men must not..." "Arrest these men!" "What is the meaning of this?" " Your Majesty..." " These men..." "Are delivering a gift for your Majesty." "Compliments of the Cardinal." "Cardinal!" "You shouldn't have!" "Well, your Majesty did ask me to get you one of those." "So I did!" "But what happened to it?" "Buckingham's spy, Captain Rochefort, attempted to sabotage the craft." " He's been dealt with." " Rochefort?" "His the Captain of your Guards, isn't he?" "Actually His Eminence was the one who uncovered the traitor." ""It is by my order and for the good of the State that the bearer of this has done what has been done."" "That's your signature, isn't it, Richelieu?" "It would appear so, your Majesty." "Well, let me get this right." "You brought me an airship and exposed a snake in our midst!" "How could I ever repay you?" "I could think of a few ways." "Anne." "I was just returning from the jewelers." "When I realized it's a little early." "but the orchestra is here, and so are we." "Would your Majesty care to dance?" "I would love to." "Well, mind out you fellas..." "D'Artagnan..." "Well, well, well." "Looks like you aren't the only one who gets the girl." "Your Majesty is a natural." "Guess I am." "As a matter of fact," "I think you'll start noticing a few more changes around here." "Thank you." "For everything." "Any time." " Well, strike out, then." " Your Majesty!" "Positions please gentlemen!" "Well played." "I could use men like you." " I already have a job." " I'm a drunk." "I'm... independently wealthy." "Thanks, but no." "The day will come when you wish you had said "yes"." "Maybe, but not today." "Maybe, not today." "Enjoying the show?" "Are you always this cocky?" "Only on Tuesdays." "And when beautiful women are involved." "So..." "You think I'm beautiful?" "Actually, it's Tuesday." "So..." "what now?" "We drink." "Then what?" "Wherever they send us." "Whatever France needs." "I thought you don't believe in that stuff anymore." "I believe in us." "And until the day I stop believing that, there are still things in this world worth fighting and dying for." "All for one, and one for all!" "You know, sirs." "I know you can be a mean, tough, foul tempered bastard." "But sometimes," "I get the feeling that deep down you're all..." "Shut up, Planchet!" "Yeah, yeah, of course..." "In case you are wondering, this isn't the afterlife." "I'm not dead." "And neither you." "How... did you?" "Followed Athos." "We fished you out of the Channel." " Where... are we going?" " To France, of course!" "To get back what's mine." "And pay back with interest."