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Season 4 Episode 6: The Paper Trail
A letter Maximilien has planned for years finally reaches the government, claiming that Minister Thibault hid troop losses, delayed arrests, and kept certain rebels alive because he “might need them later.” Thibault is brought before a public trial where the forged letter and a full chain of documents are read aloud. He does not defend himself and only says that the records will speak for him as the evidence builds against him. The court sentences him to life imprisonment in a remote facility, and he is taken away, repeating that he served the Empire as required. In the days after, Maximilien studies Thibault’s old reports and discovers links that point toward Bellac and Étienne, realizing the plan has only begun. Weeks later, a report reaches Maximilien saying Thibault died in prison, and he decides it is time to move against Étienne.