Episode Synopsis "The Purloined Letter"
An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. Monsieur G-, the Prefect of the Parisian police, encounters two of his dearest friends in a café. There, he tells them of his latest case - a letter, whose words held the greatest power, was purloined from the royal apartments by the rakish Minister D-. While the Prefect has been unable to get his hands on the letter, it may be in much closer proximity than he realizes...