The episode opens with a heavy rain beating against the stained-glass windows of the Count's manor. stands in the library, his back to Irina , his hand clenched around a letter sealed with black wax.
Suddenly, —the servant everyone underestimated—throws a heavy candlestick at the General’s hand. The gun fires into the ceiling. In the chaos, Andrei tackles the General, and they struggle across the antique rug.
The General laughs. "You think paper arrests frighten me? My men surround the manor."
Irina’s tears mix with the raindrops on her face. "I kept silent to protect you, Andrei. If I had told you five years ago, you would have challenged him to a duel. You would have died."
"You knew," he whispers, his voice cracking. "You knew that my father didn't die in a hunting accident. He was murdered… by my own godfather, General Moroșanu."