ed of treason due to his frequent travels between England and France. The prosecution calls on Lucie Manette to repeat a conversation she had with Darnay five years earlier when they rode together on the way to England. Another witness then testifies to having seen Darnay near an English army post gathering information to take back to France. Darnay is saved from quartering when the defense counsel points out the resemblance between Darnay and a barrister present in the courtroom, Sydney Carton. The witness' testimony is discredited and the jury acquits Darnay.
Despite Lucie's testimony, Darnay doesn't harbor any bad feelings toward her. On the contrary, he finds he is in love with her. When he goes to meet Lucie and her father however, Dr. Manette looks at him with fear and distrust. Sydney Carton doesn't think much of Darnay either, for he too has strong feelings for Lucie.
Back in Paris, Darnay's uncle, the Marquis St. Evremonde, recklessly rides through the streets of Paris where his carriage runs into a child and kills him. Evremonde throws a coin at the child's grief stricken father and continues on his way. When the Marquis reaches his house he discovers Darnay waiting for him. Darnay tells his uncle he has no regard for the corrupt aristocracy and will disown the Marquis'
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