
That upstart Dogtanian has just ruined Rochefort's plan to kidnap Juliette so he and Richelieu send 3 guards to arrest him. Planchet distracts the guards long enough for Pip to help Dogtanian and Juliette escape out the back. Pip helps out yet again when they see two more guards in front of the house, he pretends to be drunk and distracts the guards while Dogtanian and Juliette run to find Porthos at his house. Meanwhile Porthos has gone to Dogtanian's not realising there are guards there...
Dogtanian is fighting his rival François LaVache, son of the Mayor, with wooden swords and beats him easily. A Musketeer from Paris watches on his way to meet the noblest man in Béarn and congratulates Dogtanian on his victory. François rushes home assuming he's there to meet his father, but Dogtanian sees the Musketeer arrive at his house. We find out that Dogtanian's father is friends with Monsieur de Treville, Captain of the Musketeers...
On the road to Meune, Dogtanian is insulted by a cavalier with a black moustache, who calls him a country bumpkin.