While Dogtanian dreams of his beloved Juliette, she is at the Palace being given instructions by the Queen to take a message to the Duke of Buckingham. If he and the Queen are found conspiring it will be disastrous for Anne and France itself. Juliette uses a walk with Dogtanian as cover for her mission, but Widimer follows them. While Dogtanian is chasing him off Juliette slips away, leaving a note in which she apologises and asks Dogtanian to meet her at the Pomme de Pup that night. The Three Muskehounds accompany Dogtanian to the restaurant as protection. Widimer and his guards come in and start a fight, but are beaten and humiliated once more. But eight o'clock comes and Juliette does not appear; she has been kidnapped by Count Rochefort and a party of guards.