Danton Page #2

the nation's enemies

But it cannot clamp down on criminals

Fabre, Danton and the rest are guilty

of numerous crimes

The axe will fall on Fabre who

undermines the Revolution

But we won't touch Danton

who bears the most blame

Executing Danton would only plunge

the bourgeoisie into counter-revolution

The Convention would rise against us

We'd shake the people's faith

in the Revolution

And in that case...

...we'd have to rule by terror alone

You know what that means?

Terror is despair, nothing else

Yes, l'm afraid

So afraid of terror that to avoid it...

...l'll make any compromise,

stoop to the basest humiliation...

...any lie

The traitor, Danton, must be granted

an exorbitant favour: amnesty

For the good of the country,

we must submit

We can't afford to be just

You're here, at last!

- So you're back

- Yes, l was bored

- l've come for my orders

- What orders?

Here's what l say: first,

free all the prisoners

l'll summon our fighting men, raid

the Convention and kill the leaders

Splendid! l wish you luck

But you don't understand,

Robespierre's on the move

The Committee is about to pounce on

us, and you, after what you've done

Why me? What have l done?

Not much, but if the Supreme Judge is

mentioned and your name comes up -

Easily done

''Danton is after a dictatorship!'' One

single whisper, and you've had it

Who'd dare condemn me?

The Committee, of course

- Robespierre's on his feet again

- Oh, that puny Committee

You're so sure of yourself

Use your head, Westermann,

l have all of Paris behind me

lt's now or never, believe me

lt's a wonder you're still free

lt's not a miracle, it's because

you're my friend

They cannot arrest my friends

l have one thing Robespierre lacks:

my newspaper

lt makes me far more powerful than

that powdered charlatan

Does that reassure you?

The paper's been seized,

the printer arrested

Very reassuring! We've had it

Can't you say hello, Camille?

And you, Lucille, how are you?

Maybe we've gone too far

lf you're scared, run to Robespierre,

tell him l forced you to write

Stop it, l did what l had to do!

l urged the people to end the terror

Now it's your turn to make a move,

otherwise my action was pointless

- We must act at once

- Why?

- The printer

- l know

- Don't you care for your life?

- Of course

What about yours?

- We must strike

- You talk like a butcher

This is politics.

Come, use your heads

So Camille's humiliated Robespierre

To salvage his prestige he arrests

the printer and seizes the paper

lt's a provocation

He just wants us to show our hand.

So we do nothing, we stay calm

Understand? Calm

- Philippeaux wants you

- Who's he? Liberal? Moderate?

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