Then begins an invisible battle. We must act quickly! Menshikov tries to snatch Pyotr II from the clutches of the conspirators, but they organize the emperor's escape under the noses of the prince's agents.
Menshikov pursues the kidnappers who, remembering that Menshikov is terrible when he is angry, press Pyotr II to sign preparatory documents, then hide the tsar.
This intrigue that has stretched over several years ends with the arrest and sending to Siberia of the once so powerful monarch.