Carême declines a coveted cooking job, putting a target on his back and endangering his father. Talleyrand offers to help, for a price.

An attempted bombing of Napoleon's carriage goes under investigation. Carême and Talleyrand devise a plan to save divorce from being outlawed.

Protests rage across the streets of Paris. To stop the violence, Talleyrand sends Carême to confront a revolutionary who may be fanning the flames.