Alfred and Deflotte are imprisoned, and their jailer, the knight Lucan, is unsympathetic, so the two must resort to desperate measures. Didier reveals to the princess some hidden memories involving the king before sending her off to be executed.
But why are they in such a rush to get rid of Marius?
Sie scheinen es ja eilig damit zu haben,
Marius hinzurichten!
Pero, ¿por qué tienen tanta prisa
por deshacerse de Marius?
¿Por qué tanta prisa 
para deshacerse de Marius?
Mais pourquoi ils veulent
se débarrasser de lui aussi vite ?
लेकिन वे मारियस को मारने
की इतनी जल्दी में क्यों हैं?
Ma perché questa fretta di sbarazzarsi di Marius?
Mas por que estão com tanta pressa
para se livrarem do Marius?
Но почему они вдруг так торопятся
избавиться конкретно от Мариуса?