Steven’s identity questioned over the Doctor

In de Coligny’s house, tensions escalate as Steven’s desperate search for his missing friend collides with Muss and Gaston’s ideological divide. Muss, initially skeptical of the overheard threat about Vassy, defends Steven’s credibility, while Gaston—convinced Steven is a Catholic spy—accuses him of working for the Abbot of Amboise. The arrival of Roger Colbert, the Abbot’s secretary, seeking Anne Chaplet, exposes Steven’s recognition of the Abbot as ‘the Doctor,’ a man he claims to know. When the Abbot is spotted outside, Steven insists on leading Muss to Preslin’s shop to prove his loyalty, but Gaston’s hostility and suspicion threaten to derail the fragile alliance. The scene pivots on Steven’s credibility, the Abbot’s true identity, and the Huguenots’ fractured trust, setting up a high-stakes confrontation at the apothecary’s shop.