- Camille and Valmont make shocking discoveries at a grand society ball.
- In the Merteuil crypt, Pascal is abhorred by the sight of the ruthless Camille in the aftermath of Rambouillet. At Madame Berthe's, as preparations for the Masked Ball are underway, Ondine details the utter ruin of the Sevigny family: Christine is disowned, shorn, and headed for a convent, and Maurice and Emilie are pariahs. Camille delights in flaunting her engagement to Merteuil, but Ondine threatens Camille. The masks are chosen by Madame Berthe as reflections of the wearer: Camille is a fox, Jacqueline a lamb, Montrachet a pig, and Pascal a dog. The masks offer carte blanche for any depraved behavior for one night. Jacqueline begs Pascal to attend the ball for a tryst before the Montrachets relocate to Versailles. After realizing Camille's intent to destroy the Montrachets, Victoire seeks Pascal's help. Camille offers Jean secrets in an attempt to extract a formal commitment. Pascal and Jacqueline unwittingly find themselves in a room full of masked fornicators before Pascal sends Jacqueline home. Her resolve steeled upon hearing the news of Montrachet's appointment, Camille confronts Henri with scissors to his throat, only to find that Pascal is wearing the pig mask. Camille recounts her rape and impregnation at Henri's hand, the death of her baby girl, and expulsion. Pascal vows to seduce Jacqueline and bids Camille return to him the next day to start a new life. Camille finds a distraught Marie Antoinette lamenting the betrayal and absence of Christine. At Saint-Honoré, Camille is alarmed to find that Victoire has fled along with the letters and prepares to admit defeat to Jean. Tearfully declaring that Camille is above his equal and that he cannot be without her, the Marquis slips a ring on a surprised Camille's finger.
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