"Do you love your fiancee?" Confronted by Maximilien's question, Albert is forced to examine not only his arranged marriage to Eugenie, but also his parents'. Did they marry for love, or was it a merger of money and prestige?
"In a fury, Albert instigates a duel and endangers his own life. The Count steps in to save him, but Albert gets drawn in even closer to his web of cold and bitter revenge."