To defeat the cardinal (Peter Capaldi) and Milady (Maimie McCoy) the Musketeers come up with an elaborate plan where they will fall out with one another. Athos (Tom Burke) in a drunken state threatens to shoot Milady and wants everyone out of his way. D'Artagnan (Luke Pasqualino) won't let him do that and tries to stop it, thus Athos shoots him. He ends up at Milady's house who bandages him and wonders why they left him in the street to die, if they were his so-called friends. She wants him to become part of her benefactor and the cardinal will help him. Treville (Hugo Speer) tells D'Artagnan he is no longer a part of the Musketeers and that duelling is also prohibited. as Athos doesn't want to face him as a Musketeer. D'Artagnan objects to this and turns up at the garrison. Shortly after Constance (Tamla Kari) goes in search of him too Aramis (Santiago Cabrera) and Porthos (Howard Charles) send her away, saying if they have news on him, they'll tell her.
In a private meeting the Musketeers laugh at their plan coming together and D'Artagnan also tells Athos Milady will trust him more as she wants Athos dead. In the street, he challenges Athos to a duel and throws his glove at him, more like slaps him with it. They fire and Athos is shot, Porthos pouring blood onto him, as Milady watches from the shadows. She takes D'Artagnan to the cardinal who tells him he was caught duelling. D'Artagnan tells him Gallagher, the man Milady hired last ep, left a letter with Treville, accusing the cardinal of being behind the plot to kill Anne (Alexandra Dowling). He can get it from Aramis who will know where it is, as they will want D'Artagnan for killing Athos. He takes Milady hostage and the cardinal has no option but to agree to his demands, as he's also requested a commission with the Red Guard. Milady wants the Musketeers all taken care of but tells the cardinal that "Musketeers don't die easily."
Athos meanwhile is given a proper Musketeer send off, with Porthos crying and as they meet him in an inn they tell him about it. Well Athos was easily recognizable. He wishes he could've been there. A note is delivered saying the cardinal wishes to meet. Aramis also getting to see his son at the palace, saying he's paying his respects to the dauphin. Also getting in with Marguerite (Charlotte Salt) so he can see him more often, pretending to be enamoured of her. Milady meets with Sarazin (Sean Pertwee) her old patron and he recalls how she was nothing but a thief when he met her. She convinces him to help her and she has Constance abducted by him. Which was a little futile in plot terms since was she trying to rid her for D'Artagnan's affections or did she just want to use her as some sort of bait. She's lured by Celine (Holly Earl) to a warehouse saying D'Artagnan needs her help, but is met by Sarazin instead. Being held hostage until she gets herself free but is punched out by Milady.
Bonacieux (Bohdan Poraj) comes looking for her saying she's missing and D'Artagnan worries too. Aramis assures him they'll find her after they take care of Milady. At the meeting with the cardinal Porthos and Aramis have the letter, but they trick the cardinal into confessing he wanted the queen dead, but he was thinking of France. She hears him confess telling him Louis (Ryan Gage) will listen to her, if not the Musketeers. However she pardons him since Louis loves him and France will be lost without him. The Count (Roger Ringrose) and Charlotte (Charlotte Hope) will return home and no one will speak of this matter again, as France can't afford a war.
They have a showdown with Sarazin who has Constance and she doesn't run when D'Artagnan tells her to, just standing there, so much for saying she's not afraid of anything, Just like Anne she likes to stand around in the middle of a shoot out. D'Artagnan manages to shoot him and this time she does run, only to fall into Milady's hands. Don't know why Milady was standing there for so long, considering she could've just ridden away ages ago. Constance knocks the gun away and Athos tells her to kneel as he draws his sword. Aramis tells him she'll be judged by the proper authorities and when it comes down to it, he can't kill her. He tells her to leave and never come back. D'Artagnan is glad he saved her. Athos rips the necklace from his neck and throws it onto the ground. As they prove Musketeers don't die so easily, also repeated by Constance. Which the cardinal called, "a charming sentiment."
All the loose ends being tied for the time being in the series 1 finale and D'Artagnan finally realizing just how manipulative and murdering Milady really is, as she lied to Athos when she told him how his brother wanted her and she had to defend her honour. But Athos couldn't see that, showing him her neck and the scar.
Aramis: "So at the end of it all, what do we have? No glory."
Porthos: "No money."
D'Artagnan: "No love."
Athos: "We have honour."
Aramis: "I can live with that."
D'Artagnan: "For honour then."
Porthos: "Still a little money would be nice."
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