This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Géran in 1640s France. Familial jealousies harboured by her sister-in-law, the Marchioness de Bouillé, intertwine with the greedy schemes of a fugitive relative, the Marquis de Saint-Maixent, to produce a scandalous series of events.
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