It is 1570 and France has been torn apart by religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots. The formidable Queen Mother Catherine de Medicis calls on Henri de Malassise to negotiate a peace treaty with the Huguenots. The wily nobleman needs all his experience and psychological insight to navigate through the tactics manoeuvres and compromises of the discussions. He sees some division in the Huguenot ranks is it a weakness or a clever ploy by his adversaries Is it by chance or design that his Hu