The Rose of Versailles Episode 31 "A Lilac Blooming in the Barracks" translated by GinRei [] = description of the scenes () = alternative translations (feel free to put them or drop them), and sometimes my comments or explanations {} = translation of what it says on the screen ********************************************************************** notes on names: Andre should be spelled with "/" accent acute over the "e" Francois should be spelled with a cedilla (like "5") under the "c". ********************************************************************** VOICE Help!! NARRATION Bakeries were looted and moneylenders were beaten. Paris was in turmoil (/shaken/swaying) due to the corruption of the aristocratic control and heavy taxes imposed one after another. It was clearly foreshadowing the new era. But the youths who were impatient with the flow of time resorted to terrorism. The French Guards Company B, assigned for a special alert (/patrolling) in Paris, was pressed with demanding duties. About a month had passed since Oscar gave up her position as a Royal Regiment Commander, and became the French Guards Company Commander. [opening title] {Episode 31: A Lilac Blooming in the Barracks} DIANNE Brother (Alain)! Here, I washed your shirts and underwear. ALAIN Thank you! Here's another bunch. Can you do it by the next visitors' day? DIANNE Okay. This is a lot! ALAIN I'm a bit busy now, so I don't have time to wash them myself. Sorry. DIANE I know. ALAIN Well, here. I got paid. DIANE Thank you. ALAIN How is mom's sickness? DIANE Same as always. ALAIN I see... GUARDS Hey, she's here, Diane is here! Wow, really?! That's right! Today is visitors' day! GUARDS She's cute as always! How was it ever possible for that beefy man to have such a cute sister? I'd definitely like someone like her for my wife. Maybe I should ask her out for a date on my next day off. Idiot! If you do, Alain will kill you ! No doubt about it. ALAIN She's our new Commander. DIANE My brother owes a lot to you. I'm Alain's sister, Diane. OSCAR I owe him, too. I'm Oscar Francois. OSCAR Your Excellency Bouille. I apologize for being really rude the other day. BOUILLE Never mind that. Your father and I are old friends. I'm not offended at all. OSCAR Thank you very much. BOILLE I came here to assign you a special mission today. As you may already know, Duke Ardelos and his family from Spain are visiting our country now. OSCAR Yes. I heard it's a goodwill envoy to the Royal Family. BOUILLE We were informed that terrorists are after them. They are trying to attack Duke Ardelos and ruin the authority of our Royal Family. To make the matter more complicated, the Duke is going to travel around the country. So, I want you and your company to guard him. OSCAR Your Excellency, I don't mean to argue, but I'm not in the Royal Guards anymore. BOUILLE I understand. You want to say that this is a job for the Royal Guards. But the Royal Guards is busy with other things. Furthermore, nobody from other companies knows how to treat foreign dignitaries properly. So, that's why I ask you (in particular). OSCAR We'll depart early tomorrow morning. Guard them from a distance in order not to disturb the family as much as possible. Depending on the situation, we might camp outside. All equip for expedition. Where's your rifle? Why aren't you lined up with your rifle? LASALLE I...I lost it. OSCAR Where? When? LASALLE I-I don't know. I can't remember when and where I lost it. OSCAR What? Do you think you can get away with such an ambiguous answer after you lost your valuable rifle? OSCAR If a soldier loses a gun provided from the country without a proper reason, he'll get a corporal punishment, or imprisonment in a worst case. Try to recall when and where you lost it! Right now!! LASALLE That's OK. A corporal punishment or imprisonment or whatever. It's OK. OSCAR Your name? LASALLE LaSalle Dressel. OSCAR Colonel Dagout. DAGOUT Ma'am. OSCAR Go to the armory and get a gun for LaSalle . Tell them whatever reason you can come up with. DAGOUT Yes, Ma'am! [French Guards depart] OSCAR That's Duke Ardelos and his entourage. We'll split into two groups from here. One group will guard Duke Ardelos. The other is an scouting party, and will try to find the terrorists by all means possible by looking out ahead and back of the envoy. Colonel Dagout, you instruct the guard group. I'll lead the assault squad. DAGOUT Please be extra careful. OSCAR Yeah. ST. JUST This is Ardelos from Spain. And his wife and daughter. I'd say kill them all. It's more shocking. The more shocking it is, the more scared the nobles will get. That's our aim. Monsieur Robespierre's idea of creating a National Assembly is one way. But it takes too long! I don't like it. COMRADE Ardelos and his envoy have departed from Versailles heading north. ST.JUST OK, comrades, let's go! COMRADE Wait a minute, St.Just. Today is not the day. The French Guards are guarding closely. ST.JUST Don't worry. We also have a comrade in the French Guards. [old castle] OSCAR Alain, Andre, we'll search the chateau, come with me. ALAIN/ANDRE Yes, Ma'am. OSCAR The rest of you stay here until I give a signal. GUARDS Yes, Ma'am! ST.JUST We'll attack Ardelos in the village of Agincourt. I've told our comrade in the French Guards to kill the commander before the envoy arrives there! GUARDS Hey, where are you going? We were ordered to stay here. Yeah, I have something to report to the Commander. OSCAR Andre, how is it? ANDRE All clear! ALAIN I don't see anything here either! OSCAR OK, good. Check the cellar then. I'll go up more and check. ANDRE/ALAIN Yes! / OK! OSCAR I told you one is enough for here! OSCAR What did you come here for? Did you forget my order? Wait in the forest. Go back now! GUARD Don't be so strict, Miss Commander. I've come to help you out. OSCAR Go back. I can court-martial you for disobeying my order. [terrace] GUARD If you die, the French Guards won't be able to focus on guarding Duke Ardelos! OSCAR You were a part of the terrorists' group?! GUARD Bye, a generous woman commander! [fires] ALAIN What was that gunshot now? ANDRE OSCAR!! OSCAR Who is your leader? If you tell me, I'll put some consideration to your punishment. OSCAR Don't! You won't be able to kill me with only one arm! GUARD WHAT?! OSCAR You should take care of your wound instead. You'll die before you kill me! GUARD He told me to be sure to kill you! For the sake of the new era, I don't care what happens to me! OSCAR DON'T SHOOT!! [Guard dies] VOICE He seems to have failed. What do we do now? ST.JUST What do we do now? The plans are not there for changes. We can only carry it out, Comrade! GUARD Commander! A message from Colonel Dagout: Duke Ardelos has arrived safely at tonight's accommodation in the village of Agincourt! OSCAR Leave the village to Colonel Dagout and we'll guard the gateways of the village. Foot squad, find a camping site with where we can have a view of the village! VOICE Yes, ma'am! [Alain and Andre on night shift] ALAIN I'm so sleepy! Hey, Andre, don't get involved with that woman. ALAIN She's quite capable at taking commands of the company. But, it looks like she's trying to get away from something. So, she can't take things easy. It's fatal to fall in love with such a woman. A man gets embroiled and won't have enough lives to spare. Here! [Andre drops the bottle] ALAIN Here. ANDRE Thank you. ALAIN You don't care about your life for that woman? Don't become reckless just because you might turn blind! It's pretty serious, isn't it? Well, we all live together. So I can tell. Does that woman know about your eyes? ANDRE No... Alain, don't tell anyone... please! ALAIN OK. [explosion] GUARDS [at the camping site] What? OSCAR Everyone, calm down! Stay where you are! DAGOUT Put the fire out! Don't let it spread to the building! Put the fire out! OSCAR Colonel! Where's Duke Ardelos? DAGOUT In his bedroom, Ma'am. OSCAR Is Duke Ardelos in this room?! Damn! [St.Just runs away] ALAIN Hey, Andre, that's...! ANDRE Oscar! OSCAR Andre! [horse chase] ST.JUST How many are after us? COMRAD Three of them! ST.JUST Three... OK, you guys take care of them! I'm going ahead, back to Paris. COMRAD OK! OSCAR Whoa! [explosion] ALAIN Andre, go for it! 1,2,1,2... BOUILLE It was unfortunate that the terrorists escaped. But thanks to you, Duke Ardelos could go back safely to Spain. Good work. OSCAR Thank you. BOUILLE By the way, there's something I want you to see. Show it. VOICE Yes, Your Excellency. [takes out a musket] OSCAR This is...! BOUILLE The Military Police found it sold at a pawn shop. From the serial number on the gun, it's been confirmed that this is from the Company B. Please find out who the owner is, and report to the Military Police right away. If the owner did sell it, he should be shot for a treason. [flashback] OSCAR Where's your rifle? Why aren't you lined up with a rifle? LASALLE I...I lost it. MILITARY POLICE This is Military Police! Is there a man named LaSalle Dressel? LASALLE I-it's me... OSCAR Come in! What is it, both of you? ALAIN Would you mind answering a question? OSCAR Why do you sound so formal? ALAIN What if Andre says he wants to marry my sister? ANDRE Hey, Alain!! ALAIN Shut up! Don't say a word! Answer, Miss Commander. OSCAR I don't know what you're talking about, but it's all up to Andre to feel that way and to do so. ALAIN Ha! I knew you'd say that. Hey, Andre, she doesn't care anything about you. You don't have to stand up for her. ANDRE But Alain! I can't imagine that Oscar would do such a thing! ALAIN Come outside, Miss Commander! OSCAR What are you talking about?! If you want to say something, say it straight out!! ALAIN LaSalle was arrested by the Military Police! OSCAR What?! ALAIN What a fabulous Commander. You sold out your own man! OSCAR I... ALAIN I said come outside! ALAIN You Bitch! You've disappointed me. I'd almost come to think better of you. OSCAR Believe me! I didn't sell LaSalle out to the Military Police! ALAIN Believe you? Believe in what you say?! LaSalle will be shot. No matter how it turns out, I can't forgive you! I heard that you're good at swordfighting. Go ahead, draw! [ending title] NEXT EPISODE: Andre was attacked in the rage of the citizens, spreading like wildfire. Oscar shouts in spite of herself, "My Andre!" My Andre...? It was right before the stormy Revolution. Next episode on Rose of Versailles: "The Prelude to the Storm." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruce Carlson carlsn1@ix.netcom.com Phoenix, AZ