Thanks to the thorough information provided by Father Franz, a new understanding of the case she is investigating begins to take shape in Archduchess Marianne’s mind. It appears that three fathers are involved in their children’s unauthorised affair. Prince Schwarzenberg senior, Prince Lobkowitz, and Count Althann each view the matter from a different perspective. Every one of them is eager to protect his own interests and extract as much benefit as possible from the public scandal caused by the youngsters’ reckless actions.
Or were those actions truly so reckless after all? Marianne begins to doubt it. A vague inkling tells her that there must have been a certain calculation behind the connection between young Monsieur Schwarzenberg and Mademoiselle Karolina. Strong evidence suggests that the seemingly inexperienced and vulnerable couple had acted with more foresight than anyone suspected — and were about to present the three fathers with a hard legal nut to crack.
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